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MagicQ User Manual 9 Version 1.3.0.0
17.7 Manipulating bitmaps and text .......................................................................................... 109
17.8 Using the MagicQ Matrix Viewer ..................................................................................... 110
17.9 Programming LED using standard FX .............................................................................. 110
17.10 Making groups out of LED pixels ..................................................................................... 110
18 External Interfaces.................................................................................................................... 111
18.1 Serial port communication ................................................................................................ 111
18.1.1 Writing to the serial port ........................................................................................... 111
18.1.2 Enabling the serial port ............................................................................................. 112
18.1.3 Reading from the serial port ...................................................................................... 112
18.1.4 Remote programming commands .............................................................................. 113
18.2 Remote Ethernet communication ...................................................................................... 114
18.2.1 Transmitting on the Ethernet ..................................................................................... 114
18.2.2 Reading from the Ethernet......................................................................................... 114
18.3 Remote trigger input ......................................................................................................... 114
18.3.1 Enabling the remote input in MagicQ ........................................................................ 115
18.4 Sound to light (audio input)............................................................................................... 116
19 Using Multiple Consoles .......................................................................................................... 116
19.1 Hot take-over.................................................................................................................... 116
19.2 Playback synchronisation between consoles ...................................................................... 117
19.3 Grabbing shows from other consoles................................................................................. 117
19.4 Automatic backing up of shows from other consoles ......................................................... 117
20 Execute Window ...................................................................................................................... 118
20.1 Design View..................................................................................................................... 118
20.2 Full Screen View .............................................................................................................. 118
21 Media Servers .......................................................................................................................... 120
21.1 Configuring a media server ............................................................................................... 120
21.2 Thumbnail view................................................................................................................ 120
21.3 Live previews ................................................................................................................... 121
21.4 Media layer selection ........................................................................................................ 121
21.5 Copying and moving between layers................................................................................. 121
21.6 Thumbnails and live previews on a Hippotizer .................................................................. 121
21.7 Thumbnails and live previews on Arkaos .......................................................................... 122
21.8 Media Servers on MagicQ software prior to v1.2.5.4......................................................... 122
22 The MagicQ At A Glance......................................................................................................... 123
23 Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................... 124
23.1 No outputs ........................................................................................................................ 124
23.2 Console not responding..................................................................................................... 124
23.3 Strange key presses, unexpected window changes ............................................................. 124
24 Button Functions ...................................................................................................................... 125
25 Licensing ................................................................................................................................. 136
26 Glossary................................................................................................................................... 137
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