Leprecon LPC-48V, Quick Start Manual

Page 1: ...Start Guide Publication 28 0720 Document Revision F 23 April 2009 This document contains proprietary information It is not to be duplicated or disseminated in any manner without written permission of Leprecon LLC ...

Page 2: ...faders 8 4 2 Setting channels with video interface 9 4 3 Using the keypad 9 4 5 Groups 9 4 6 Bump buttons 10 5 Submasters 11 5 1 Recording Submasters 11 5 2 Submaster Playback 13 5 3 Submaster Preview 13 6 Cues 15 6 1 Recording cues 15 6 2 Cue Playback 18 6 2 1 Manual Crossfade 19 6 2 2 Timed Fades 19 6 2 3 Taking Control with the Manual Crossfader 19 6 3 Cue Preview 19 7 Chase 21 7 1 Recording Ch...

Page 3: ... LPC uses an internal power supply operating over a voltage range of 85 to 260 VAC No separate power adapter is used Line cord connection is IEC C12 1 4 Peripherals LPC can be used with standard USB mouse and keyboard Standard VGA monitor and USB mouse needed for operation Monitor resolution 1024 x 768 ELO touchscreen monitors are supported by LPC allowing easy touch control instead of using a mou...

Page 4: ...nect AC power cord 5 Turn on power 2 2 Boot sequence 1 A Linux boot screen will appear and some text displayed showing the boot progress This is normal operation 2 3 Power off To turn off the LPC 1 Click on the X in the upper right corner of the screen A dialog box will appear asking are you sure 2 Confirm the shutdown dialog box by clicking or touching yes 3 After about 30 seconds turn off the po...

Page 5: ... screen also shows an elapsed time stopwatch Clicking on the clock face will start pause or reset the elapsed time display 3 1 Patch Dimmer to board channel assignment is set in the patch screen System default patch cannot be modified but can be copied to a new patch Patches can be viewed by channel or by dimmer Proportional patch allows maximum level to be set for any dimmer circuit Applying a pa...

Page 6: ...rs for LPC This includes fade times and chase rate and is applied to newly created items 3 4 Clear Clear functions are used to erase selected areas or the entire board memory 3 5 Park Board channels or specific DMX dimmer circuits can be set to a specific value for the duration of a show or programming session This is called parking This can be useful to turn on work lights or turn off an improper...

Page 7: ...If any channels or dimmers are Parked a red indicator with the letter P is shown on the title bar at the top of the screen 3 5 Show Backing up and restoring show data to an external device is done from the Show screen 3 6 Updates Software upgrades are installed in LPC in the Updates screen Files are loaded from flash memory to LPC program storage ...

Page 8: ... Run Mode to see Stage view Manual channel control is also available in Submaster Run and Cue Run screens controls and features are similar 4 1 Using manual faders With the Grand Master and manual master fully up push up faders to bring up channels The operation of the manual faders wide mode or two scene is set in the Setup area Two banks of faders are used to set manual levels The two banks can ...

Page 9: ...deselects channels and the green highlight disappears New channels can now be selected The release key on the front panel works the same way Pressing Clear plus Enter will set all channels to zero including manual faders 4 3 Using the keypad LPC includes a numeric keypad and function keys to set channel levels Pressing the channel key brings up the dialog for selecting and setting channel levels C...

Page 10: ...uttons are used to flash a channel or submaster to full level There are four modes of bump operation controlled by the front panel bump key Off bumps are disabled Add pressing a bump button brings up a channel or submaster without affecting other channels Solo pressing a bump button brings up a single channel or sub and blacks out all other channels Toggle pressing and releasing a bump turns on a ...

Page 11: ...nnel levels shown are the actual LPC output so previously recorded submasters can be used to build new looks 5 1 1 Moving about the screen Left and right arrow keys are used to tab from field to field Adjust the levels within a field with up and down arrows or use the keypad to enter a new value 5 1 2 Submaster Properties The Submaster record screen is used to record channel levels as well as all ...

Page 12: ...bmaster data A message will be displayed confirming that the submaster was saved The submaster number will automatically advance so that a sequence of subs can be recorded If a submaster already contains data LPC offers the options of replacing the current data inserting a new submaster or canceling the operation Inserting a new submaster will shuffle all higher numbered submasters up to make room...

Page 13: ...en Submaster Run screen allows access to manual channels as well 5 3 Submaster Preview LPC uses a Preview function to check and change subs that have already been recorded The background color changes to show that the channel display no longer shows Stage view Preview also allows blind changes to submasters Previewing and changing an active submaster will show the changes in the board output Chang...

Page 14: ...ter not stage levels In Preview mode all the channel selection methods faders touch screen channel dialog can be used to change submaster channel levels Clicking save will update the submaster channel values Another submaster can be previewed or click exit to return to Submaster Run screen ...

Page 15: ...rol Open the Cue Record screen to set new Cues 6 1 1 Cue properties In the Cue Record screen properties for the cues to be recorded are shown at the top of the screen Stage view below shows channel status which is the data for cue recording Each cue has these timing properties Wait time Time that can be set to delay the start of the fade after pressing GO Follow time Setting Hold Time will start a...

Page 16: ...in the Cue Run screen The link field can be used to set out of sequence playback 6 1 2 Saving Cues Set channel levels for a cue using manual faders video interface or channel selection keys The stage output will show levels set for the cue Any previously recorded submasters can be used to set channel levels as well Pressing the enter key or clicking on save will store the Cue A message will be dis...

Page 17: ...ary of current cue timing parameters and the cue order The graphic at the bottom of the screen represents scene timing values Future releases will enable timing to be changed by dragging the timelines Cue order can be changed by selecting a cue and using the up and down arrows on the left side of the screen to move a cue up or down the list ...

Page 18: ...t is shown to the right of the fade display The cue number and name is show as well as the fade times To jump out of sequence to a different cue use the Override controls Press the front panel Cue button this will move the cursor to the Next Step field Enter a new cue number and set timing if it is to be different than the saved time Pressing Apply or Enter loads this new cue as the next cue to be...

Page 19: ...tom position then to the top to match the level of the completed fade The Hold indicator will turn off and the word Manual at the top of the Cue Run screen will change to a bold font Move the crossfader from the top position to the bottom position to change to the next cue If the Hold button is pressed in the middle of a timed fade the manual crossfader can be used to resume the fade The procedure...

Page 20: ...ame techniques that are used to create the Cues faders channel controls or touching channel numbers Clicking or touching Save will update the cue Previous and Next can be used to preview other cues in the show ...

Page 21: ...Select Record Chase to see the options for building a new chase Data relating to the specific chase is shown at the top of the screen and channel data is shown below 7 2 Chase properties Each LPC chase has the following properties Pattern specified which chase is being recorded Step shows the last step saved Title A name that can be given to each chase pattern Rate the speed of the chase shown in ...

Page 22: ...attern button are used to control any of the chase patterns Pressing pattern will bring up a screen for picking a specific chase Bringing up the Chase fader will fade up that selected chase The tap button is used to set the rate for an active chase Tapping a tempo will update the chase rate 7 5 Chase Preview Preview a chase pattern to check and change steps that have already been recorded The back...

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