Programming
from One Mile Away
Koster
Design had the opportunity to test the limits of Wireless
Solutions brand W-DMX wireless units.
Koster
Design recently installed a searchlight on top of the Yakov
Smirnoff theatre in Branson, Mo. “For this project we
used the Omni Light 4000AK”, says designer Kelly Koster.
“The Omni Light was chosen for it unique features of
being able to color-mix and strobe, as well and beam size
and movement." Kelly also said, “Yakov has been
an artist all his life. He is very interested in details and
he knows exactly what he wants the light to do. He hires us
to make it happen”.
The system used to program the searchlight consisted of one
Hog 500, one W-DMX Transmitter, One W-DMX Receiver, one Antenna
Signal Booster, one Directional Long Distance Antenna, one
Omni-Directional Receiver Antenna and a 12v to 120v inverter.
One foggy evening Mike Gormley and Kelly Koster from Koster
Design set the wireless into place, then drove down Highway
65 over a mile away and proceeded to program the searchlight
from their vehicle.
Gormley
said “We were amazed. The response from the W-DMX units
was flawless as always. I was literally driving 70 MPH while
Kelly was programming the Hog Console next to me in the passenger
seat.”
Kelly
and Mike also praised the system saying, "The entire
wireless system (provided by Omni Lighting) was a huge time
saver for the programming of the searchlight. Normally we
would have to program it then drive down the highway to see
what it looked like. We might have to make that drive 20 times
to make sure the light is doing everything Yakov wants it
to do. Now, we simply relax and go for a “programming
drive”."
