Package Includes:
- Light-O-Rama N4-G4-MP3 Director with MP3 Player (4 Networks)
- This director can be used to control RGBPlus sequences without software or sequence modification.
- FM transmitter ( 150' range )
- 12V Wall Transformer
SD Cards and SD Reader/Writer sold separately
Existing Light-O-Rama hardware and a software license is required in order to use this package. The Showtime Central Addon Package does not include a software license or light controllers.
This addon system should be connected to your existing hardware network using a Cat5 cable and will receive its power from the nearest connected Light-O-Rama light controller. No need for a PC to run your show with the ShowTime Central.
If you're not interested in creating your own sequences, add one of our Showtime Central SD cards playlists to your cart along with this package and you'll have a ready-to-play light show when your package arrives; just insert the SD card into your Director after installing your lights and connecting them to your controller/s. If you want a different playlist than those offered on our cards, visit our sequence store and choose individual sequences to download so you can customize a playlist and write it to a card yourself using the SD card builder feature of our software.
A Showtime N4-G4-MP3 Director (4 Network) is included with this package. Learn more about using this Director with RGBPlus sequences by clicking here.
We’ve taken two of our popular products, the ShowTime N4-G4-MP3 Director and FM transmitter, mounted the components in a weather-resistant enclosure, added all the appropriate cables, created an easy-to-follow diagram and named it ShowTime Central. Just select from one of our pre-loaded SD card shows (or build your own with sequences from our sequence store) and you won't have to do any sequencing of your own in order to start a light show on your home. Just connect your Light-O-Rama controller/s, install and plug in your lights following our layout, put out a sign telling people where to tune their radios and you have a fully animated display dancing to the music.
The ShowTime Central runs your display and broadcasts the music to a nearby FM radio. Simply add one or more Light-O-Rama controllers and connect the lights you want to be part of the show. ShowTime Central is perfect for simple setups where you don’t need the power of a dedicated computer.
Push the pre-loaded SD memory card into the SD card slot of the Director, tune the FM transmitter to a clear frequency in your area, straighten out the FM antenna, plug the N4-G4-MP3 Director into your Light-O-Rama data network of controllers, step back and watch the magic.
The ShowTime N4-G4-MP3 Director pulls its power from the nearest Light-O-Rama controller, but you can also use a 12 Volt Wall Transformer if you'd like to put your show on a timer so it turns on and off at specific times each night if you have more than one controller in your network.
Most people put the ShowTime Central high up in their garage or mounted outdoors under a protected area then connect the Cat5 data cable to the closest light controller
Using ShowTime Central in real life
(Showtime Central with Mini Director is pictured. The N4-G4-MP3 Showtime Central package on this purchase page uses an N4-G4-MP3 Director)
For simplicity we use just one light controller in our examples but you can use over 200 light controllers on the same Light-O-Rama data network. Connect your lights to one or more Light-O-Rama high voltage AC light controllers and attach the power cord of the light controller to a mechanical timer. When the timer turns on power is sent to the light controller and it sends power to ShowTime Central. Inside ShowTime Central the Light-O-Rama N4-G4-MP3 Director comes alive, loads your show and starts sending commands to the light controller(s). At the same time the FM transmitter is also broadcasting the audio coming from the N4-G4-MP3 Director's SD card.
To learn about other Light-O-Rama networking configurations, click here.
