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Author Topic: Connecting Kinoton ST500-E platter to one projector Paer Hoegberg Film Handler Posts: 81 From: Borlänge, Sweden Registered: Apr 2005 posted 10-31-2010 03:53 AM                     This weekend a digital projector was installed i one of our screens. I the booth there is a Kinoton ST500-E platter connected to the 2 projectors. My question is - is it possible to use all 5 platters to the same projector (with a switch). The projector is a FP30E. /Pär Ops: Wrong forum . can someone move it?  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-31-2010 02:04 PM                     Yes, I have one customer doing just that. He is here on F-T every so often and to be honest I don't remember exactly how we did it but yes, it will work. Sorry that didn't help any more than to just say yes! Mark  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 10-31-2010 05:24 PM                     You just need a means to send the "Run" command to the "other" pair of decks. Since with Kinoton only one payout unit is installed at the same time, you could parallel the run wires between the top and bottom pair...thus whichever deck the payout is plugged into, the deck spins. You then need to create the roller path to get to either set. The picture above is an ST400E but the principle is the same. Note, we use the "red" rollers for the payout. So the upper decks (gray rollers) feed to the red payout rollers. The return path was set up so it could feed to either gray or red so any deck may be used. The system works perfectly (and has done so for years). Since the ST500E can be ordered as a single-projector system...there is a "factory" way. You might try contacting Kinoton as well. Steve  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-01-2010 06:19 PM                     I beleive we may have used a relay to do that... Lots of service calls ago! Mark  |  IP: Logged

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