PSC Bell and Light Master Power supply
Our new PSC Bell and Light Power Supply is the most compact in the industry. That means it is smaller and easier to store, use and ship. This new Power Supply design features the ability to power up to 80 of our new Bell and Light Stations. In addition, this Power Supply has been designed to allow the use of our new Dual Color Stations. This dual color feature is exclusive to PSC and allows for much better on set control of crew and staff movement.
Everyone understands what a RED Light and GREEN Light signify, what to do when they see these two different colors. If you have ever driven a car, or walked across an intersection, you and everyone else on set already knows exactly what to do. Our new system takes this human training and uses it to improve the control aspect of a Bell and Light Systems. Our new Power Supply is factory set to work with our new Dual Color Stations. The system will be lit with a soft, pleasant GREEN glow during all down times thus telling staff and set crew they are free to go about their business. When the director yells “Roll Camera” the lights change from the pleasant GREEN to a commanding blinking RED light letting everyone on set know filming has begun.
Our new Power Supply also features an Automatic Operation Mode that will self-generate the appropriate Bell Rings per time honored film set conventions. When filming is to begin, the system is armed either manually via a Wired Remote Controller or via a Wireless Remote Controller or via Wired Recorder Driven Controller.
In the Automatic Mode, the system will generate a 2-second-long bell ring at the same time it will turn the light to RED. When the director yells cut, the system will automatically give two (2) shorts rings of the bell signifying that the filming has finished and changing the light back to GREEN.
Please note: the system is not directly controlled from the directors voice.
Power Supply Functions and Features:
Dual Color Mode for Easy Set Traffic Coordination. This feature originates in our Power Supply and requires the use of our new Dual Color Stations. This feature can be disabled via an internal jumper. If you want to use this new power supply with our older stations, you must disable the dual color mode of operation. This is easily accomplished by moving an internal jumper on the top PCB of the power supply. The jumper location is clearly marked on the PCB. To disable the “GREEN LED” dual color function, simply unplug the unit from AC power and disconnect all other cables to the unit. Then remove the 8 case screws found on the Left and Right sides of the unit. Now simply lift off the cover and find the jumper marked “GREEN LED LIGHT” and reposition the jumper as shown in the photos below. Once you have moved the jumper to the desired position, simply reassemble the power supply
Most Compact Power Supply in the Industry. Our Power Supply is a fully 20% smaller than any of our competitors. This new design is the result of hundreds of hours of engineering design and development work.
Operates up to 80 Stations. Yes, even though it is the most compact, our power supply will operate up to 80 of our new PSC Bell and Light Stations. That is nearly 3x more stations than our competitor. This 80-station operation is achieved through super-efficient electronic design engineering of both the power supply and the stations.
Four Way Operation. Wired Manual, Wired Fully Automatic, Wireless Automatic, Recorder Driven Wired Fully Automatic. These features alone make PSC the obvious choice. Use it in the way that makes the most sense for your style or working
The PSC Bell and Light Power Supply has two user mode switches. These switches control how the power supply operates. The first switch is labeled “RF” and “WIRED”. This switch determines what type of control system the operator wants to use to operate the system. In the “WIRED” mode, the system is controlled via either our hand held wired Remote Controller (most common use) or via a hard-wired line to a given recorder interface such as a connection to a SD 970 recorder. The later use requires setting the second switch to “AUTO” and an appropriate interface cable form the SD 970 to the PSC Bell and Light System Power Supply.
The second switch is labeled “AUTO” and “MANUAL”. This switch controls how the bells and lights are operated. In the “MANUAL” mode, the system is operated manually using our wired remote controller. This is how all of our past bell and light systems have been operated. In the “AUTO” mode, the PSC bell and Light Power Supply is simply triggered at the start and stop of recording and the system generates the appropriate bell rings and controls the LED lights. This mode can be triggered using a simple wired remote or automatically triggered via a connection to a recorder such as the SD 970.
Switch Settings
Fully Automatic Mode: Self Generates Bell Start and Stop Pulses while controlling the dual color lights. Upon activation at the start of a take on a film set (automatic modes) the power supply generates one long blast of the bell while simultaneously illuminating the RED lights. At the end of the take, when the direct yells “cut” the power supply turns the lights from an attention getting bright RED to a soothing GREEN and then gives two short blasts of the bell. All of these timing functions are controlled and generated automatically by the power supply and thus allow the sound mixer to be doing other more important tasks at hand.
Link Connector: this is another feature originally brought to you by PSC and featured in our previous generation systems. It is used to allow easy and convenient, “Daisy Chain” wiring of additional Power Supplies for use in very large systems. While we doubt you will ever need a system larger than 80 stations, anything is possible!
Optional Wireless Remote (Available Soon): Our optional wireless remote control system frees up the operator from being tied to a cabled remote control. Our system uses Lynx TM Technology to provide both extreme range, reliability and security. This system is pre-programmed to one specific operating code with an 80-bit security code for trouble free operation. This system also offers up to a one-mile operational range.
Recorder Driven Automatic Operation: (Available Soon) Our Power Supply can be operated in a recorder driven, fully automatic mode. For example, you can operate our system directly from the GPIO “REMOTE” connector port on the rear panel of your Sound Devices 970 machine. Press “RECORD” on your SDS 970 and our bell and light system goes into action automatically. It will generate one long blast of the bell and turn the lights to RED. Press “STOP” on your SD 970 and the system automatically generates two short blasts of the bell and turns the lights to GREEN.
Please note: Requires optional PSC SDS970 Interface box and a Cat5 or Cat6 cable.
This Power Supply can be plugged into and operated from 90 to 264Vac making it easy to use world-wide with any adjustment. The rear panel of the power supply contains a standard machine AC receptacle. Simply plug in a matching AC cable to the rear of the unit and plug the AC cable into any standard AC wall outlet.