Compulite Dlite, User Manual

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Page 3: ...isplay 7 Output source color code on the external monitor 7 Paging displays 8 Scrolling displays 8 Dlite menus 9 Menus and menu options 9 Universal procedures 11 Show objects 11 Selecting objects and...

Page 4: ...xtures 31 Using park 34 Testing dimmers 35 Testing fixtures 36 Chapter 3 Selecting Fixtures and Setting Levels 37 About selecting fixtures 37 Selecting fixtures 37 Command line numerical default 37 Se...

Page 5: ...libraries 61 Editing Libraries 61 Deleting libraries 63 Using libraries to program scenes steps and cues 63 Locking the soft keys to keep the library mode active 65 Chapter 5 Programming Lighting Obje...

Page 6: ...e levels to update cues 85 Overwriting lighting objects via the editor 86 Copying moving deleting and adding text tags 87 Copying lighting objects 87 Copying parameter levels from scenes chase steps a...

Page 7: ...Linking QLists 111 Chapter 7 Faders 113 Faders and fader controls 113 Fader LEDs 114 LED color code 114 LED intensity 114 Paging faders 114 Fader modes 115 Context mode 115 Wide mode 116 Two preset ma...

Page 8: ...amming effect libraries 138 Include base levels in stored effects 138 Copying effect libraries 139 Deleting effect libraries 139 Adding text tags to effect libraries 140 Using effect libraries as buil...

Page 9: ...3 About the setup screen 163 System options 164 Behavior 164 Defaults 165 Tools 166 In Out 166 System upgrades 168 Shutdown 168 Diagnostics 168 Connecting to a PC 169 Clearing all data on start up 169...

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Page 11: ...n BOLD CAPS The keys on the touch screens are referred to as BUTTONS Touch screen BUTTONS are BOLD ITALICIZED CAPS Command line text and messages appear in italics Command line refers to area where th...

Page 12: ...each programmer s preference When basic procedures are introduced various procedure syntaxes are explained separately In subsequent procedures more general terminology is used Example When first disc...

Page 13: ...m see page 2 User interface see page 4 Dlite menus see page 9 Universal procedures see page 11 Dlite default times see page 15 Console output see page 15 Getting help see page 16 Dlite panels Front pa...

Page 14: ...back sliders 14 LCD touch screen 5 Flash keys 15 Flash level master 6 Playback modes and paging 16 Fade time master for 2 preset manual operation 7 Crossfader controls 17 Preset master faders 8 Crossf...

Page 15: ...abelled with the standard keyboard icon 6 Connect the DMX communication cables to the DMX out connectors The DMX cable should be daisy chained through all of your DMX controlled devices dimmers moving...

Page 16: ...rsal keys Objects can be selected by tapping the object number on the touch screen grid Command line The command line is the area where commands entered using the console keys or the soft buttons are...

Page 17: ...t on off Press and hold SETUP and turn wheel 2 to turn the touch screen s backlight on or off External monitor The display on the optional external monitor can be set to show Live fixtures spot or cha...

Page 18: ...nal mouse clicking to select the display Then click OK to close the dialog box Using the trackball in mouse mode Press the X or Y lock keys to select the display Then click OK to close the dialog box...

Page 19: ...on libraries represents effects represents position libraries Figure 7 Indications on the live channel display Universal Keys UKs display What appears on the UKeys display depends on the state of the...

Page 20: ...keys under the Page Mode display until arriving at the required page To page sub pages Use wheel 3 when available or use the arrow keys while holding down SHIFT until arriving at the required page Scr...

Page 21: ...ing shows and other advanced functions To access the setup screen Press SETUP The touch screen buttons now show the Setup options Menus and menu options Menu Display grid Submenus What you can do here...

Page 22: ...ftware with new system software Instructions PANEL UPGRADE Replace old panel files with new panel files Instructions OUTPUT UPGRADE Replace old hardware files with new hardware files CREATE AND PATCH...

Page 23: ...moving lights are selected see Patching page 17 DIMMER PROPERTIES GM general master ON GM OFF CURVE PROP ORTIONAL PATCH PATCH BY DIMMER DMX addresses for port 1 NEXT PORT View the next DMX port see Pa...

Page 24: ...ber IMPORTANT Faders must be in Context mode when selecting objects using the UKs Storing objects You can store scenes chases chase steps cues QLists snaps groups and libraries using a key sequence th...

Page 25: ...updating exiting objects with new information from the editor you can either overwrite the object s content or merge the editor into the existing objects Pressing UPDATE merges new data from the edito...

Page 26: ...an tag all objects with text tags for easy identification Text is entered using the touch screen text or an external keyboard The maximum number of characters displayed on the touch screen is 18 20 Fi...

Page 27: ...mple Channel 6 is in scene 1 50 in scene 5 FL and in scene 9 25 Scene 1 is loaded to playback 1 scene 5 to playback 5 and scene 9 to playback 9 and all the playback sliders are full therefore channel...

Page 28: ...l The B O key can be used for a quick blackout of all dimmer output The general master can also be used for rate control The rate level set by the general master affects the rate on all playback devic...

Page 29: ...f fixtures can be patched Channels Chns Conventional fixtures that typically use one DMX channel When a scroller is mounted on a conventional fixture the channel will need two DMX channels Spots Autom...

Page 30: ...DMX addresses Dlite boots up with 48 or 72 channels depending on the Dlite model already patched to DMX connector 1 and consecutively numbered from DMX address 1 See Storing a default patch page 30 N...

Page 31: ...the patch wizard 1 Press SETUP 2 Tap CREATE AND PATCH The touch screen is now in patch mode 3 Click YES to use the patch wizard Existing fixtures and free DMX addresses are displayed To navigate the f...

Page 32: ...and continue A list of the patched channels and their DMX addresses is displayed Figure 15 Channels patched to DMX port 1 addresses 7 Tap OK The main patch wizard page is displayed 8 Optional To cont...

Page 33: ...Dlite s USB drive and tap USB DRIVE You can also use the Device Builder to configure it yourself Patching extras Extras include smoke machines and other DMX controlled devices Extras are similar to t...

Page 34: ...D PATCH 3 Press CHAN 4 Enter the number of channels in the Set no of Chns to add field 5 Tap DEVICE and FROM DISK 6 Choose a scroller device Ch Scrl 11F Ch Scrl 16F Ch Scrl 20F or Ch Scrl 32F 7 Tap ST...

Page 35: ...s always work together You can control all these PAR cans through one fixture channel DMX address assignments are protected from accidental overwriting To overwrite a fixture s DMX address you must fi...

Page 36: ...TCH The touch screen is now in patch mode 3 Tap MORE 4 Tap PATCH BY DIMMER You are prompted for a DMX address 5 Select the DMX address 6 Tap CLEAR The selected DMX address is cleared To change DMX add...

Page 37: ...s To delete fixtures 1 Press SETUP 2 Tap CREATE AND PATCH The touch screen is now in patch mode 3 If necessary tap MORE 4 Press CHANNEL SPOT or EXTRA and select the fixtures for deletion by tapping th...

Page 38: ...wn arrows or the page wheel to page the display To view the spot channel or extra patch 1 Press SETUP 2 Tap CREATE AND PATCH 3 Press CHANNEL SPOT or EXTRA The patch information is displayed on the tou...

Page 39: ...GM status is displayed on the touch screen and the external monitor 4 Select the dimmers 5 Tap PROP PATCH 6 Use wheel 1 to set the dimmers Full level at 60 7 Tap OK Dimmer curves The dimmer curve is t...

Page 40: ...general master control Example Remove channel 10 from general master control 1 Press SETUP 2 Tap PATCH BY FIXTURE The DMX Channel Properties screen is displayed on the touch screen The patch is displ...

Page 41: ...e orientation using the X Y wheels or the trackball To set pan and tilt orientation Example Swap pan X and tilt Y orientation for fixtures 1 through 5 1 Press SETUP 2 Tap PATCH BY FIXTURE The DMX Chan...

Page 42: ...as absolute numbers or in port DMX channel format Example 513 or 2 1 is DMX channel 1 on port 2 Dimmer numbers can also be selected on the touch screen grid in DMX Address mode or on the UKs Viewing...

Page 43: ...of dimmers the selection continues from the last dimmer in the range If current selection is the last dimmer in a DMX universe PREV only is available If current selection is the first dimmer in a DMX...

Page 44: ...50 to select 4 Tap SET The new DMX offset for channel 5 is stored 5 Press RESET to exit the DMX port display To patch viewing the fixture grid 1 Press SETUP 2 Tap PATCH BY FIXTURE 3 Select the fixtur...

Page 45: ...s mode 3 Select the DMX addresses on the keypad 2 12 2 24 4 Press ENTER or STORE 5 Press RESET to exit the DMX port display To clear patching Example Clear the patch assignment for channel 5 which is...

Page 46: ...ers Example If a dimmer has a propor tional patch of 50 and the dimmer or its patched fixture is parked at 70 the output is 35 This is valid only when the proportional patch has been set before parkin...

Page 47: ...IMMER DMX port 1 or 2 is displayed on the touch screen grid 3 If necessary toggle DMX PORT 2 to display the correct DMX port 4 Select the DMX channels 5 Tap PARK 6 Tap OK to exit the park options scre...

Page 48: ...3 Press PREV or NEXT to cycle through the dimmers 4 Exit by pressing RESET or clicking OK Testing fixtures Test the dimmers for selected fixtures Use wheel 1 to set the dimmer testing level To set th...

Page 49: ...part of a lighting look The lighting look can be stored as a scene a chase step or a cue in a QList see Show objects page 11 Selecting fixtures Fixture selections can be made on the touch screen grid...

Page 50: ...sole keypad To select a single fixture SPOT 1 Spot is displayed in the command line All spot 1 parameters can now be selected and edited using the parameter wheels or console keys CHANNEL 1 Chn1 is di...

Page 51: ...2 Press NEXT or PREV If you pressed NEXT spot 11 is selected If you pressed PREV spot 10 is selected Note Pressing SHIFT NEXT or SHIFT PREV adds the next or previous fixture to the current selection E...

Page 52: ...tures 1 Select the fixture type by pressing CHANNEL SPOT or EXTRA The live grid is now displayed 2 Tap the live grid numbers to select fixtures The selected fixtures appear on a dark field The fixture...

Page 53: ...screen in fixture mode after pressing CHANNEL SPOT or EXTRA You can further refine the selection fixtures that are active in the editor by using ACTIVE see Using Active to select fixtures page 153 Bu...

Page 54: ...now in control mode 3 Tap RESET IMPORTANT The lamp on lamp off and reset are mapped to a dedicated control channel by the device s manufacturer Setting parameter levels Channels usually have 1 paramet...

Page 55: ...creen above the wheels Paging wheel banks If the number of parameters in the selected bank exceed three parameters then there is more than one page in the wheel bank To page wheel banks Page to the ne...

Page 56: ...s dimmer to 100 ON Fades the selected fixture s dimmer to 50 ZERO Fades the selected fixture s dimmer to black 0 To set dimmer levels using quick level keys 1 Select the fixtures 2 Press FULL ON or ZE...

Page 57: ...ilt y Pan and tilt are controlled by the trackball You can lock either pan or tilt in order to adjust just one of the axes Figure 21 The trackball with pan and tilt locks To set position Select the fi...

Page 58: ...rs in the bank 5 Press B to switch wheels to the beam bank 6 Set levels using the wheels Or Select a parameter press and choose a level using the keypad To set levels for step parameters Example Jump...

Page 59: ...re The yoke returns to its current position without the movement limit To flip pan and tilt 1 Select the spot s The touch screen is now in spot mode 2 Press and hold SHIFT More options are displayed o...

Page 60: ...or tilt a gobo or color wheel that is not identical to the wheels in the same devices In these instances you create a scene that contains levels that are referenced when the parameters return to their...

Page 61: ...o select the parameter 4 Tap RELEASE or press REL ease To release levels per parameter bank 1 Press F or C or B to select the parameter bank Skip this step if one of the parameters in the bank is acti...

Page 62: ...es are deleted from or added to the patch Working with groups Groups can be stored updated copied and deleted Storing groups Groups can contain any number of fixtures and fixture types To store groups...

Page 63: ...3 Press ENTER Dlite requests confirmation 4 Press ENTER again or tap OK OR 1 Press DELETE 2 Select the group on the touch screen grid Confirmation is requested 3 Press ENTER again or tap OK or tap DEL...

Page 64: ...w renumbered as group 11 Updating groups To add fixtures to groups Example Add fixture 15 to the group 1 Press EDIT 2 Press GROUP The touch screen shows the existing groups 3 Select the group 4 Press...

Page 65: ...keyboard or use the soft keyboard on the touch screen 4 Press ENTER or STORE or tap OK Using groups to select fixtures To select fixtures using groups 1 Press GROUP 2 Tap the group on the touch screen...

Page 66: ...2 Double press GROUP The command line shows G Group 3 Press a UK to select a group or move a fader to raise the dimmer levels of the selected fixtures To unlock groups on faders Press SHIFT GROUP OR E...

Page 67: ...ng the blind editor to avoid loading the levels to the live editor To activate the blind editor Press BLIND The key s LED blinks Blind mode is indicated on the external monitor where Blind Editor is d...

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Page 69: ...ting looks Updating focus libraries globally updates scenes chase steps and cues that reference that library Extensive use of libraries makes programming more efficient and maintaining the show s inte...

Page 70: ...re libraries or device libraries Fixture Library levels are specific to individual fixtures The default for focus libraries is by fixture Device The library levels are specific to the type of device T...

Page 71: ...Grabbing all bank parameters When the INCLUDE ALL option is enabled the levels for all the parameters in the bank are stored in the library When INCLUDE ALL is disabled only the edited parameters are...

Page 72: ...ibraries 5 Tap INCLUDE ALL to disable INCLUDE ALL appears on a pale field 6 Press C 7 Choose number 5 on the keypad and press ENTER Or Tap number 5 on the touch screen Or Press UK 5 with the faders in...

Page 73: ...xt tags to your libraries makes it easy to identify them The text is displayed on the touch screen grid in Library mode To add text tags to libraries 1 Press EDIT 2 Press F to view the focus libraries...

Page 74: ...the library number on the touch screen grid Or With the faders in Context mode press UK 1 Color library 1 is updated with the new information To overwrite libraries Example Focus library 1contains spo...

Page 75: ...braries Example Delete color library 1 1 Press DELETE 2 Press LIB 3 Press C to access the color libraries 4 Select color library 1 Confirmation is requested 5 Press ENTER or tap OK Color library 1 is...

Page 76: ...dure loads the entire library to the editor You can then use this as a base for programming a new lighting object 1 Press F C or B to select the type of library 2 Using the keypad select the library n...

Page 77: ...only To unlock the touch screen for libraries 1 Press LIB 2 Tap LOCK LIBS 3 The button is displayed on a light field and the touch screen is unlocked An example of the use of the library lock Keys bu...

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Page 79: ...common attributes Chases have unique attributes for flexible and accurate playback See Programming chases and chase steps on page 76 Overall fade times the amount of time it takes for the lighting ob...

Page 80: ...t mode Storing scenes on the playbacks Scenes can be stored directly on the playbacks If the playback is on the scene is immediately output When storing a scene on playbacks you can specify a scene nu...

Page 81: ...3 1 Select fixtures and set levels 2 Press STORE 3 Press SCENE 4 Press 3 on the keypad 5 Optional press TEXT and type a text tag for the scene See Adding text tags to lighting objects on page 91 6 Pr...

Page 82: ...ilable scene number is used ATTENTION This procedure is valid only if there is no QList on the crossfader Programming scenes with libraries For programming scenes using libraries See Using libraries t...

Page 83: ...rectly on playback 1 1 Select fixtures and set levels 2 Press STORE 3 Press SHIFT QLIST 4 Optional specify a QList number using the keypad If no number is specified Dlite chooses the first available Q...

Page 84: ...he fixtures 2 Set parameter levels 3 Press STORE Cue 2 is stored in QList 1 Cue Stored 2 0 is displayed 4 Optional Press GO to fade to cue 2 To store a cue to the Qlist on the crossfader Example Store...

Page 85: ...increments the current cue by 1 To store QLists and cues using UKs Example Store QList 3 cue 1 1 Select fixtures and set levels 2 Press STORE 3 Press SHIFT QLIST 4 With the faders in Context mode pre...

Page 86: ...ng in loops fade according to their set fade times Links skip the cues in between the linked cues Example Cue 5 is linked to cue 8 When cue 5 is the current cue a go command initiates a fade to cue 8...

Page 87: ...and select the first cue in the link Or Press STEP and select the first step in the link 2 Press and hold SHIFT and then tap CLEAR LINK Renumber cues Use the renumber feature to eliminate point cues...

Page 88: ...tags copying moving and deleting These procedures are common to all objects For adding text tags to QLists and cues copying moving and deleting QLists and cues See Copying moving deleting and adding t...

Page 89: ...ses on playbacks the chases start running immediately if the playback is on To store chases and steps using the playbacks Example Store a chase with steps 1 and 2 directly on playback 1 1 Select fixtu...

Page 90: ...d 5 Press ENTER or STORE Chase Stored is displayed To store chases and chase steps using the touch screen grid Example Create chase 1 and store the editor as step 1 Step 2 is automatically stored 1 Se...

Page 91: ...erted steps replace the original step and the original step is bumped to the next step number Example Chase 1 has 5 steps You want to insert a step between steps 2 and 3 Store the inserted step as ste...

Page 92: ...of loops Manual Chases that are operated manually require a go command to initiate a fade to each step The number of repeats depends on the number of loops set for the chase Chase attributes are Numbe...

Page 93: ...is 0 zero the chase repeats an infinite number of times Chases are to loop infinitely require operator action to stop the chase Use the keypad or the wheels to set the number of loops Wheel 1 x1 units...

Page 94: ...s for manual operation The default playback for chases is automatic fading from step to step You can save chases as manual operation chases or change to manual operation on the fly Manually operated c...

Page 95: ...stage picture you can isolate a particular lighting object by tapping VIEW SOLO which is available on the touch screen in scene chase step and cue modes To use VIEW SOLO Example Scenes 1 through 6 are...

Page 96: ...ects output from playbacks 2 3 and 4 are updated Updating lighting objects via the editor To update scenes cues or chase steps Example Update Scene 1 or QList 1 cue 1 or Chase 1 step 1 1 Press UPDATE...

Page 97: ...tap OK The selected range is updated To release fixtures from lighting objects 1 To update scenes Press SCENE and select the scene To update cues Press QLIST and select the QList Then press CUE and s...

Page 98: ...ch screen To overwrite cues Press QLIST and press 1 and then press CUE and press 1 on the editing keypad To overwrite chase steps Press CHASE and press 1 and then press STEP and press 1 on the editing...

Page 99: ...ess 1 To copy cues Press QLIST and select the QList Then press CUE and press 1 To copy chase steps Press CHASE and select the chase Then press STEP and press 1 3 Press 4 Press 10 on the keypad 5 Press...

Page 100: ...mation to the selected scene To copy parameter bank levels from one fixture and apply to a range of fixtures Example Copy the color settings from spot 1 in scene 2 to spots 1 10 in scene 5 1 Press COP...

Page 101: ...r levels for selected parameters from the stage output to the selected fixture To copy and paste all levels from the stage output Example Scenes 1 3 are output from faders Copy the levels from spot 1...

Page 102: ...SPOT and select spot 1 3 Press 4 Press SPOT and select spot 2 5 Press ENTER The editor levels for x and y are copied to the selected spot Moving lighting objects Move scenes cues or chase steps by to...

Page 103: ...e object 1 1 Press DELETE 2 To delete scenes Press SCENE and press 1 To delete cues Press QLIST and select the QList Then press CUE and press 1 To delete chase steps Press CHASE and select the chase T...

Page 104: ...chases and chases is fade in 0 01 0 seconds and no delay The general default fade time can be changed in System Options Defaults Object Time Scene You can also set default fade times for each type of...

Page 105: ...imes Example Set lighting object 1 to fade in time over 1 minute and 30 seconds 1 To set fade times for scenes Press SCENE and press 1 To set fade times for cues Press QLIST and select the QList Then...

Page 106: ...ge of lighting objects Example Set the same fade time for objects 1 5 or cues 1 To set fade times for scenes Press SCENE and press 1 5 To set fade times for cues Press QLIST and select the QList Then...

Page 107: ...e time that appears in the command line is automatically saved 5 Enter the required fade time and press ENTER 6 Store the scene chase step or cue To set parameter fade times for spot parameters 1 Sele...

Page 108: ...he touch screen to view cues scenes chases and QLists The exam display is shown on the external monitor and is color coded The exam display has a green border and EXAM is shown in the title bar To exa...

Page 109: ...k priority can be LTP Latest takes Precedence or HTP Highest Takes Precedence according to fixture parameters definitions in the Device Builder Fading in and out of lighting objects on the playbacks i...

Page 110: ...de Slider on off behavior is determined by the PB JUMP OFF ZERO setting in System Options See Behavior on page 164 When running QLists on a playback the slider can be changed to a crossfader See Playb...

Page 111: ...rameter scene on page 158 Color What it means Press What the touch screen grid shows Soft Buttons Idle state The scenes and chases loaded on the playbacks This is the default display UPDATE SNAP Save...

Page 112: ...lect the range of chasers 2 Press the SELECT key for playback 11 Chase 1 is loaded to playback 11 chase 2 to playback 12 etc OR 1 Press CHASE 1 6 to select the range of chasers 2 Press PB and type the...

Page 113: ...put from all active playbacks to zero Global on off commands for playbacks To give global on off commands to the playbacks 1 Press PB 2 Select a range of playbacks 3 Press SHIFT ON The selected playba...

Page 114: ...e fly Some chase settings can be changed on the fly To set chases for manual operation on the fly Example Set chase 5 loaded to playback 5 for manual operation 1 Press 2 Press the SELECT key for playb...

Page 115: ...nd its LED is on Free is displayed in the Page Mode window 2 Press the select key for each playback you are freeing 3 To unlock press FREE The key is unlocked and its LED is off OR 1 Press and hold FR...

Page 116: ...on a dark field and the slider functions as a crossfader Note If a Qlist loaded on a playback contains a single cue setting the playback to X fader allows a cross fade between the cue to cue 0 Use pl...

Page 117: ...ll press the SELECT key to turn the playback off All parameters are released and fade to their home levels Dimmer fades to zero PB Jump Off Zero Disabled Moving the slider off zero without pressing th...

Page 118: ...eel 1 is available to control fade rates 2 Tap the playback on the touch screen or press the playback s SELECT key 3 Turn wheel 1 to override the scene s or chase s fade rate The adjusted rate is disp...

Page 119: ...er limit or press and enter a value using the numeric keys 4 Tap OK The submaster setting is displayed on the touch screen grid and the playback display on the external monitor To set a submaster leve...

Page 120: ...the selected fixtures About the crossfader QLists are played back on the playbacks or on the crossfader When a QList is loaded on the cross fader cue 0 is the active cue and the first cue is the inco...

Page 121: ...ming cue 3 The next go command initiates a fade to cue 10 In Out master position Active cue output In master at bottom end stop Out master at bottom end stop Lower display cue on stage Upper display n...

Page 122: ...e rate key to access rate control for the crossfader To control the fade rate on the crossfader 1 Press RATE 2 Press SELECT A B 3 Use the RATE wheel to control the fade speeds on the crossfader Examin...

Page 123: ...go command To link QLists Example Link QList 1 to QList 4 1 Press QLIST and press 1 on the keypad 2 Tap LINK 3 Press QLIST and tap QList 4 on the touch screen Link Stored is displayed on the touch sc...

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Page 125: ...115 Using the grab fader see page 117 Faders as editor see page 117 Faders and fader controls Figure 28 Dlite s front panel detail faders and fader controls No Panel Controls No Panel Controls 1 LEDS...

Page 126: ...ext mode store and select objects Fader flash keys In wide and 2 preset mode flash channels 7 Fader flash level master Set a maximum dimmer level for the flash keys 4 Crossfader handles for fading bet...

Page 127: ...te 2 Preset and Wide modes have red LEDs Context mode s LED is green Context mode In context mode you can select using the UKs and preview objects using the fader Context mode can be locked for specif...

Page 128: ...Preview group 2 1 When the faders are in context mode press GROUP 2 Raise fader 2 The dimmers for fixtures in the group fade in Wide mode When the faders are in Wide mode they control 48 or 72 channel...

Page 129: ...ve Both fade masters at the bottom limit of travel preset 2 is active Preset 1 fade master at the bottom end stop and present 2 fade master at the top end stop there is no output as both fade masters...

Page 130: ...fader Control the grab fader s output level with the fader handle To free the grab fader 1 Press FREE 2 Press the grab fader s SELECT key Faders as editor When FADERS AS EDITOR is enabled values from...

Page 131: ...119 DLITE Faders When enabled the button s filed is dark When enabled the button s field is dark When disabled the button s field is light...

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Page 133: ...res LOAD SHOW Shows stored on the flash disk USB DRIVE Select a show from the flash disk or USB stick and load it to Dlite for editing or playback MERGE Load two or more shows merging the show data No...

Page 134: ...ile programming use different show numbers when saving the show This ensures that you always have a back up To save shows to the flash disk Example Save show 10 1 Press SETUP 2 Tap SAVE on the touch s...

Page 135: ...en Loading all show data Load all show data which includes the patch and all show objects To load shows from the flash disk Example Load show 10 1 Press SETUP 2 Tap LOAD on the touch screen 3 Select t...

Page 136: ...e displayed 5 Tap an option The selected objects are loaded Merging shows It is also possible to load two shows merging the show data Existing objects are not overwritten Example Show file 1 which is...

Page 137: ...to the show number Use the page wheel or arrow up arrow down to view shows not visible on the first screen To delete shows from the flash disk 1 Press SETUP 2 Tap DELETE on the touch screen 3 Select t...

Page 138: ...E on the touch screen The touch screen displays the devices stored on the flash disk 5 Select the device by tapping it on the touch screen 6 Tap DELETE Confirmation is requested 7 Tap DELETE again The...

Page 139: ...console or PC and whether the operation succeeded or failed To send device files 1 Press SETUP 2 Tap SYSTEM OPTIONS 3 Tap I O 4 Tap DEVICES and select the device 5 Tap UPLOAD A message screen is displ...

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Page 141: ...can be used to create a rainbow effect The use of effects is as unlimited as your imagination Effects are applied to a parameter like any other value They can be applied at any time during the progra...

Page 142: ...141 SYNC Synchronize effects that are running simultaneously INVERT SIZE Inverting the size reverses the direction of the effect Wheels in effect mode Wheel What it does Time Sets the number of secon...

Page 143: ...arameters You can also build your effects from scratch using the movement types and attributes that are available in the Effect screen Generic effects range from effect 49 through effect 68 To use gen...

Page 144: ...through 6 1 Select moving lights 1 through 6 2 Press the dimmer wheel to select the dimmer parameter Or Set a base dimmer level 3 Press EFFECT 4 Tap JUMP The effect begins working immediately Base Bas...

Page 145: ...eam library 3 to set base levels for a new effect 1 Select fixtures 2 Apply beam library 3 3 Press B to access the beam bank and select one of the parameters 4 Press EFFECT The touch screen is now in...

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Page 147: ...the desired setting is displayed next to the fixture number on the touch screen grid Size Size determines how much movement takes place from the effect s starting point the base Size is a percentage T...

Page 148: ...ect s rate is how many seconds it takes to complete an effect cycle Example A rate setting of 4 seconds means that the entire effect cycle is completed in 4 seconds Rates can be positive or negative A...

Page 149: ...in the range of selected fixtures so that one fixture is moving while the others are waiting All The effect runs simultaneously on the selected parameters for all the participating fixtures To use wav...

Page 150: ...grouping 1 Select moving lights 1 through 6 2 Set dimmer levels 3 Press EFFECT 4 Tap JUMP The effect begins running 5 Tap WAVE ONE ON 6 Tap PAGE WHEELS 7 Tap OF FIXT 8 Turn wheel 2 of Fixt until the...

Page 151: ...n the editor on fixtures 1 thorugh 10 Release fixtures 1 3 1 Select fixtures 1 thorugh 3 2 Tap RELEASE The effect stops running on fixtures 1 through 3 but continues on fixtures 4 through 10 To releas...

Page 152: ...braries 1 Set up the effect 2 Press STORE 3 Press EFFECT 4 Page to the desired effect number 5 Tap the effect number on the touch screen grid The message Effect Stored is displayed 6 Press TEXT and ty...

Page 153: ...or STORE Effect 6 a copy of the effect 1 is stored Note Confirmation is requested when overwriting 6 If confirmation is requested press ENTER or STORE or tap OK again To move an effect library Exampl...

Page 154: ...the touch screen 4 Tap OK or press STORE Using effect libraries as building blocks You can use existing effect libraries as the basis for programming new effects To edit effect libraries 1 Select fix...

Page 155: ...hanged Random progression is a single fixture random sequential motion To change the progression Example Apply an effect library 1 and modify the effect by changing the fixture progression to center 1...

Page 156: ...ibrary Using fan The fan feature applies a spread to levels for spot parameters channel intensity and scroller levels according to their selection order The parameter wheels are used to assign the spr...

Page 157: ...e is taken from the center fixture Parameter values are fanned from the selection s center fixture to the last fixture and from the center fixture to the first fixture The offset values increase from...

Page 158: ...ing the fan screen the fan mode is still active To set the fan direction and spread 1 Select fixtures 2 Select the parameter by pressing on its wheel 3 Tap FAN 4 Tap the fan direction 5 Move the param...

Page 159: ...parameter levels will be fanned To unlock fan mode 1 Select fixtures 2 Tap FAN 3 Tap FAN MODE Fan mode appears with a light field 4 Tap OK Fan mode is now cancelled OR Select fixtures and set paramete...

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Page 161: ...ayback the new information is added to the active snap When opening a new show snap 1 is automatically active When you begin programming a new show all scenes and chases loaded on the playbacks are au...

Page 162: ...he snap is stored and active To store empty snaps 1 Press SNAP and choose the snap number on the keypad 2 Select the snap number on the keypad and press ENTER Or Tap the snap number on the touch scree...

Page 163: ...a Qlist to the crossfader this information is added to the active snap To save the playbacks setup after freeing playbacks or freeing and reloading requires updating the snap Snaps must be updated to...

Page 164: ...Select a snap number on the keypad 4 Optional tap PBS ON or PBS OFF 5 Tap STORE PBS AS SNAP The snap is updated with the new playback setup Adding text tags to snaps Giving meaningful text tags to sna...

Page 165: ...e not released Playbacks that are empty in the active snap but have loads in the incoming snap are loaded Waiting When playbacks are active on playback loads in the incoming snap wait in the wings unt...

Page 166: ...ack 12 is not released Scene 2 is loaded to playback 11 Snap 1 Snap 3 Waiting To trigger a waiting snap SNAP SNAP ENTER Note In waiting mode the SNAP LED blinks Loading to active playbacks wait until...

Page 167: ...s off its zero limit The snap has a fade in time To set a snap fade time 1 Press EDIT 2 Press SNAP 3 If setting time for a snap other than the current snap select the snap 4 Press TIME 5 Use the wheel...

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Page 169: ...ools for merging the output when selecting fixtures and storing a new lighting object Use ACTIVE to select fixtures output from various sources The ACTIVE options allow you to filter the selection Use...

Page 170: ...han zero are selected To grab all parameters in a selection 1 Press SPOT and select spots example 2 Press SHIFT tap ACTIVE ALL Button What it does ACTIVE Grabs all fixtures and parameter levels output...

Page 171: ...nd 2 output from playback 12 Channel 1 is 50 channel 2 is 75 Adding 25 using the dimmer wheel brings channel 1 to 75 and channel 2 to 100 Use the to set an absolute level for the dimmer in all selecte...

Page 172: ...AGE Everything that comprises the stage picture is included when storing the new scene chase step or cue The output can originate from the cross fader playbacks faders grab fader and editor ALL IF ACT...

Page 173: ...5 and 6 5 Tap UPDATE SOURCE 6 Press ENTER Cues are updated with the editor levels for the parameters active in each source cue The updated output is Note The Update Source option is valid for scenes...

Page 174: ...UK for the desired scene number Excluding or including parameters when storing objects Parameters that are active in the editor can be excluded when storing a scene cue chase step or library This is...

Page 175: ...loops back to the first fixture in the selection Tip Use Highlight for a quick method of updating libraries Lowlight is highlight in solo mode In this mode the intensity of the selected fixtures goes...

Page 176: ...dit specific fixtures in library 1 1 Select fixtures 2 Apply the library 3 Tap HIGHLIGHT 4 Press NEXT until identifying the fixture that requires editing 5 Edit pan and tilt 6 Repeat steps 5 and 6 unt...

Page 177: ...tored level All other fixtures are entered into the editor and forced to zr 3 Tap REM DIM to restore previous levels and release the editor 4 To select and isolate another fixture repeat steps 1 and 2...

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Page 179: ...n Out protocols SMPTE and MIDI Load Load a show from the flash disk or a USB stick See Loading shows on page 120 Save a show to the flash disk or a USB stick Saving shows see page 119 Delete Delete a...

Page 180: ...back 2 the parameters go to their home levels or tracking OFF The system never stomps overrides the previously active playback Referring to the example above if you stop playback 2 the moving lights r...

Page 181: ...n wait mode See Triggering snaps on page 151 Maint Last Level ON When parameter levels are released from the editor or from a playback device they remain at their last level OFF When parameter levels...

Page 182: ...ter slave operation Chase Pattern Set the chase pattern default for new chases See Chase patterns on page 80 Spot Home Values Designate a specific scene that is referenced when homing fixtures Fixture...

Page 183: ...Note Use z dot key to jump from byte to byte CONNECT TO PC See Connecting to a PC on page 169 ATTENTION If the modem cable is not connected make sure that Connect to PC is disabled SMPTE Enable Enabl...

Page 184: ...n a light field System upgrades Shutdown It is recommended to use this option to shut down application prior to switching off the power This action will extend the console s battery life Diagnostics A...

Page 185: ...e s back panel 2 Turn on Dlite 3 Open ActiveSync and setup the PC port COM 1 or COM2 4 On Dlite press SETUP The setup main screen is displayed 5 Tap SYSTEM OPTIONS 6 Tap IN OUT 7 Tap CONNECT TO PC If...

Page 186: ...170 Compulite Chapter 12 If you tapped YES all old data is cleared If you tapped NO the current data stored on the flash disk is loaded...

Page 187: ...sed in conjunction with the Teach function to assign SMPTE time codes and for playback To use the internal SMPTE clock to teach SMPTE triggers for playback the SMPTE function must be turned on If it i...

Page 188: ...SMPTE to trigger cues or use the Teach SMPTE feature To set SMPTE time 1 Press EDIT 2 Select the Qlist and cue 3 Press TIME 4 Tap SMPTE 5 Use the wheels to set the time Note To set hours press and ho...

Page 189: ...Tap SYSTEM OPTIONS 3 Tap I O 4 Tap MIDI 5 Tap ENABLE ENABLE appears on a light field To set the MIDI channel Use wheel 1 to set the MIDI channel To set the MIDI offset Use wheel 2 to set the MIDI off...

Page 190: ...Tap SYSTEM OPTIONS 3 Tap I O 4 Tap SOUND TO LIGHT 5 Tap ENABLE ENABLE appears on a dark field Hold Mode Put chases into manual mode and freeze effects NOTE ON 58 Change system to Hold mode ON OFF Use...

Page 191: ...playback or for the crossfader 3 Tap SOUND 4 Use the wheels to set the F Q and T levels 5 Tap OK On the touch screen grid sound to light controlled playbacks are flagged with a musical note On the ex...

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Page 193: ...layback commands Storing objects Triggering snaps Saving shows IMPORTANT Master and slave settings are not saved in the show Each time the show is loaded it is necessary to re establish the master sla...

Page 194: ...178 Compulite Appendix B To configure the master console 1Press SETUP 2Tap SYSTEM OPTIONS 3Tap I O 4Tap MASTER The button now has a dark field 5 Tap OK...

Page 195: ...LEDs 114 output 7 15 playback LEDS 98 playback LEDs 98 command line 4 numeric default 37 Compact 37 storing chase steps 77 configuration 163 connect to PC 169 context mode 39 115 lock 115 copying cues...

Page 196: ...resume all effects 99 selection order 129 size 133 swing 131 sync 128 synchronize 141 text 140 time attributes 134 using libraries 131 wave 127 135 wheels 128 Ethernet 167 evens 41 Every 41 examining...

Page 197: ...s 11 copying 60 deleting 63 device 58 editing 160 effects 138 fixtures 58 include all 59 indications 7 moving 61 programming 57 store options 156 text 61 updating 61 64 lighting objects copying 87 mov...

Page 198: ...e chases pause 101 PBs off 149 PBs on 149 PC 167 playback linked QLists 111 scenes 100 solo 102 playback stomp 105 164 playbacks all off 101 as crossfaders 104 cut all off 101 flash keys 98 free 103 L...

Page 199: ...o 105 SMPTE 167 snaps 147 active 147 copy 148 default behavior 165 default mode 152 delete 150 modes 151 moving 149 PBs off 149 PBs on 149 storing 147 text 150 time 152 updating 149 soft buttons 4 sof...

Page 200: ...ource 156 updating chase steps 83 cues 83 85 groups 52 libraries 61 64 scenes 83 snaps 149 upgrading operating system 168 panel 168 software 10 168 USB drive 119 users 166 V VC transmission 167 view s...