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Offline bking85295

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How to keep LED sign on constant?
« on: November 26, 2012, »
I am using Vixen 2.1 and I would like to have my LED sign for the tune-in radio station on constant through all 6 songs.

I have it set to stay on for the entire duration of each of my 6 songs, but it still cycles off and then back on between each song.  I'm assuming this is going to wear the sign out much quicker.

Is there a way for a channel to stay on constantly, even in between songs?   

Obviously another alternative is to plug it in separate from the christmas light program, but I was hoping to have the scheduled program also tell the LED sign when to turn on at the beginning of the christmas light display.

Offline keitha43

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Re: How to keep LED sign on constant?
« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2012, »
You could plug it in separate and put it on a timer.

Offline jnealand

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Re: How to keep LED sign on constant?
« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2012, »
I put my tune to sign on for the duration of each sequence.  I do not notice any on/off between songs.  Do you have a delay between songs?  My show just flows from one sequence straight into the next.  I also specify in the show setup that one profile is to be used for all sequences.
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Re: How to keep LED sign on constant?
« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2012, »
In Vixen go to the tools tab.  Then select preferences.  Then select sequence execution.  Uncheck the box that says "reset controller at end of sequences.  That should do it.
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How to keep LED sign on constant?
« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2012, »

Don't worry about wearing out the sign - LEDs don't care how many times you turn them on and off.


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Re: How to keep LED sign on constant?
« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2012, »
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In Vixen go to the tools tab.  Then select preferences.  Then select sequence execution.  Uncheck the box that says "reset controller at end of sequences.  That should do it.

I did the same thing as well... until I got fed up with Vixen's Scheduler's bugginess and started using Xlights instead. Xlights doesn't "reset" the controllers at the end of sequences either, thankfully. I have one sequence at the end of my show that turns off all the lights.
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