Wholehog 2 Technical Notes

The following hardware issues have been identified with the Wholehog 2 console and wing:

MIDI
Consoles effected: SN# 0 - 05160.
Summary: It may be necessary to remove a resister to ensure error free MIDI reception.
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SMPTE
Consoles effected: SN# 0 - 04170.
Summary: If you're experiencing problems with SMPTE transmission or reception then this may answer your questions.
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Touch Screen Calibration
Consoles effected: All.
Summary: Some notes on touch screen calibration and maintenance.
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Expansion Wing
Consoles effected: SN# 0101 - 0110 & 0201 - 0227.
Summary: If you're having problems with playback masters not zeroing properly or randomly flashing LEDs then read this.
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Hog 2PC MIDI
Summary: Some sound cards exhibit problems with the reception of Midi Show Control Messages for Hog PC under Windows 2000 & XP.
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LED Library Changes
Due to the large number of channels that LED fixtures are now utilising FPS has made the decision to split these fixtures up into two separate parts, multiply patched cells and a singly patched control section.
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Adding New Libraries
Follow these directions to load a new fixture library into an existing show file..
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Hog 2PC Additional Libraries
Newer library entries may not include a full manufacturer name.  This chart details the names of these manufacturers libraries.
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