J.R. Clancy SceneControl 500, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...ign Manufacture and Installation of Theatrical Equipment Worldwide 315 451 3440 Fax 315 451 1766 www jrclancy com Rev 1 February 15 2007 SceneControl 500 Motorized Rigging Control System Operating Man...

Page 2: ...LS 12 MULTIPLE AXIS SETS 15 MULTIPLE TARGET OPERATION DETAILS 15 USING PRESET AND CUES 17 ACCESS LEVEL PRIVILEGES 17 PRESETS AND CUES 17 LOADING PRESETS 17 PRESET AND CUE LIST 18 CUE SEQUENCING 19 SYS...

Page 3: ...make sure you are paying attention to the important stuff the moving iron not the flashing pixels While the information in this manual will not cover all possible situations nor due to the nature of t...

Page 4: ...pletely eliminate the risk of injuries Always pay attention Read and follow safety instructions in Operation and Maintenance Manual Once the boot up routine is complete the legend Accept will appear a...

Page 5: ...o the set on the touchscreen The set label will change from white to green to indicate that it has been selected A Vertical Position window will also appear in the upper right portion of the screen If...

Page 6: ...the target position will be indicated by a green wire frame If the set is variable speed a Velocity Window will appear in the lower right of the screen The desired velocity of the move can be adjuste...

Page 7: ...select it set label will turn from green to white to indicated that it is no longer selected but set label will remain bold and wire frame will remain on screen at the designated target position indic...

Page 8: ...trim Using the 3 D display select a set or sets for operation by touching the graphic corresponding to the set on the touchscreen The set label will change from white to green to indicate that it has...

Page 9: ...n touching the Electrics entry would display only the Electric sets shutting off the set identifications for all other sets Again this list can be customized by an operator with Edit Level privileges...

Page 10: ...ouch the Walk button to make this tool active button background will turn green then touch the screen and drag up will to shift the focus of the view toward the stage floor Dragging down will cause th...

Page 11: ...the upper right portion of the screen This display will show the position s of the selected set s If a single set is selected the position will be shown numerically and graphically as shown If multipl...

Page 12: ...ning that the set will start more gradually Touching the acceleration button will reduce the acceleration time meaning that the set will come up to speed more abruptly Similar to the velocity the desi...

Page 13: ...a numeric keypad When the operator keys in a distance and presses the Done key the selected winch s target will change by the distance entered If for example the current winch target is 3 6 and the o...

Page 14: ...is possible to attain the requested velocity in the space between the current position and the target If the requested speed is too fast for the distance a box will pop up showing the maximum speed th...

Page 15: ...TARGET button to run the set s During the move the position indicators on the Vertical Position Pitch and Roll displays will move to indicate the set s motion toward target the blue solid on the 3 D d...

Page 16: ...ore abruptly Similar to the velocity the desired acceleration time or deceleration time can also be directly entered by touching the numeric field associated with these values The desired travel time...

Page 17: ...t A recorded preset contains selected sets and targets for those sets If a selected set is variable speed the preset will also contain velocity acceleration and deceleration times for that set In this...

Page 18: ...window then an alphanumeric display will appear in the right pane of the screen showing winch status motor current draw as a percentage of full load and position for each of the winches in motion As...

Page 19: ...the other buttons in the sequence box The next cue can be set to start a given number of seconds after the start of the current cue or preset or after the completion of the current cue or preset The...

Page 20: ...y screen putting the system into standby mode when it is not in use for a while Touch the screen to wake the system up LOG IN LOG OUT Log In is used to open the password entry window to permit the ope...

Page 21: ...entry window The operator keys in the Edit Level password and touches the Done key on the keypad then the Close key on the System Config window to enter Edit Level Note that the borders on the screen...

Page 22: ...using the three dots button NOTE While in edit mode any changes done while a preset is loaded are being actively recorded to that preset Be very careful to note which preset is loaded while making cha...

Page 23: ...anualP1 CHANGING THE ORDER OF CUES Just at this point the director walks in and says Oh by the way the Stage Right Acoustic Reflectors need to go to to their random positions before the Stage Left one...

Page 24: ...back in and says You know I think the panels need to be around 35 at the start of that move not 30 Again smile and nod On the preset screen click on Preset Manual P1 The lower middle pane will show t...

Page 25: ...hanumeric keyboard so that the new name of the show can be typed in Touching the COPY button will make a copy of the selected show and open an alphanumeric keyboard so that the new name of the copy ca...

Page 26: ...e key Again since this is the Manual we ll name this new show Manual S1 We can now load this new show by using the SELECT button at the top right of the screen The 3 D view on the main screen will dis...

Page 27: ...a positive number for something extending above the batten Model width represents the length of the batten set from stage left to stage right end Model depth represents the width of the batten set fr...

Page 28: ...step is to designate the Set Class using the pull down menu In the current configuration of the system there are two set classes fixed speed and variable speed Other set classes are available includi...

Page 29: ...e Cumulative run time for the motor since system startup Status Status message regarding motor operation This is the same status message that is displayed in the left pane of the main screen while a r...

Page 30: ...information The process of gathering this information is called Load Learning Load Learning Every time the load on a set is changed the load profile must be re learned by the system This must be done...

Page 31: ...it decreases toward a stop Expressed in distance per second per second Deceleration time the number of seconds required for a variable speed machine to come to a stop from the specified velocity at t...

Page 32: ...able control pendant which may be used to operate individual sets or to play back presets and cues The pendant is equipped with a 10m 30 cable and is plugged into designated pendant receptacles The fe...

Page 33: ...OR FLT indicates that a system motor is in a fault condition Use the main console screen to obtain details about which motor is in a fault condition When a preset or cue has been loaded the GO TRGT bu...

Page 34: ...decrement function key F10 will back the list up by one entry If a set has been selected but the operator does not wish to move that set the set name may be touched again to toggle the choice off or t...

Page 35: ...are generally set prior to hanging scenery If a set has scenery hung on it the motor limits will likely not prevent damage to the scenery Therefore it is especially important to watch all moving piec...