Pearl DLC-C003, Operator'S Manual

Page 1: ...Pearl 2010 DLC C003 Instruction for use Operator s Manual Page 1 of 163...

Page 2: ...IN THE LATEST DLC C003 SOFTWARE 51 R E F E R E N C E M A N U A L C O N T E N T S 1 SETTING UP THE CONSOLE 58 2 PATCHING 64 3 CONTROLLING DIMMERS AND FIXTURES 70 4 PALETTES 79 5 SHAPES 85 6 MEMORIES 90...

Page 3: ...t Ensure the power is off while making these connections Important Firstly check if your console has a voltage selector switch on the back of the console next to the power socket If it has make sure i...

Page 4: ...an write the playback names on the roller so you know what s in them The Master faders control the overall output of the various parts of the console You will normally have these set at Full The Playb...

Page 5: ...you to reduce the intensity of a fixture if it loses position during a show The VDU screen shows more information than the on board displays It is useful when setting up the console and programming sh...

Page 6: ...ers would be best If you can t lay your hands on any real lights you can use DORTRON s Visualiser to simulate some lights When you are preparing to start programming a new show it s handy to have the...

Page 7: ...In Run mode the Flash and Swop buttons function as flash buttons You also need to tell the DLC C003 what type of fixture is allocated to each handle When you have entered this information the DLC C003...

Page 8: ...t dimmer Press Exit when you have finished patching You can now control the dimmer channel on handle 1 using the fader the buttons do not operate as flash buttons in Program mode only in Run mode If y...

Page 9: ...e bottom bank of faders You can also patch onto the top bank of faders If you have 30 or less fixtures it s easiest to patch fixtures to the bottom faders and your dimmers to the top faders then you c...

Page 10: ...n you patch a fixture you will see on the VDU screen that it occupies a block of DMX channels rather than just one However the principle is still the same The DLC C003 has personality files for most l...

Page 11: ...but if you do this you will need to hold down the YPL button to select them when programming as well so it s easiest to only patch dimmers to the top faders as you can control dimmers just with the f...

Page 12: ...One handle on the list has an arrow next to it In the lower part of the screen more information is shown for this fixture Use the Arrow keys to move the arrow up and down the list and show informatio...

Page 13: ...the DLC C003 you can load your programming into a replacement console and the show can go on Diskbutton Backing up the DLC C003 to disk Press the Disk button in the bottom right hand corner of the DL...

Page 14: ...e the handle is patched How do I patch a Mac600 to handle 10 Press Patch then B Choose a fixture Ensure there is no disk in the disk drive Press F More until one of the softkey options is MMac600m4 Pr...

Page 15: ...s Controlling fixtures is nearly as simple except there are a few more functions to control than just intensity The first thing you have to do is to select the fixtures that you want to control The DL...

Page 16: ...s you selected can be controlled by pressing the appropriate button and turning the wheels The display will show which functions the left and right wheels are going to control Very few fixture types h...

Page 17: ...all the other fixtures of the same type the DLC C003 s Align function can do that You can also use it to make all pan and tilt positions the same for a range of units or to make dimmer levels the sam...

Page 18: ...ed by pressing the Fan button again or you will get confused when the controls don t do what you expect 3 7 Examples How do I fade up the dimmer on handles 31 36 Just push up the faders 31 36 make sur...

Page 19: ...e to another venue you can just reprogram the centre stage spot palette entry and every memory using that position will automatically be updated If you d programmed all your memories directly using th...

Page 20: ...of the fixtures is stored as a palette You can also store a palette by pressing one of the grey Palette Flash buttons below the presets If you had pressed the grey button for preset 21 that would have...

Page 21: ...one fixture the DLC C003 creates an individual palette which stores a different value for each fixture This is normally used for positioning palettes and sometimes for image focusing You can add posit...

Page 22: ...Page 22 of 163 Enter The position only because the Tilt Pan button was selected will be stored in palette 21...

Page 23: ...hapes are circles spirals squares etc There are also random shapes which do not repeat A circle shape for example would cause the beam of the fixture to move in a circular path on the stage When you a...

Page 24: ...enter the Shape Generator menu by pressing G Shape Generator Press D Set wheels A Size B Speed Control the size of the shape using the left hand wheel Control the speed of the shape using the right h...

Page 25: ...the coarse spread using the right hand wheel The minimum is Even the shape spread evenly across the fixtures then Zero all the same then 1 2 etc Set the fine spread using the left hand wheel To start...

Page 26: ...s important to understand this before going on or nothing else will make sense 6 1 What are HTP and LTP channels If two or more memories are turned on together or if you fade out a memory the DLC C00...

Page 27: ...he memory in the programmer the Include function lets you do this see page 30 The Locate Fixture function does not place any values in the programmer either In the screen shown here the Locate Fixture...

Page 28: ...imply by rolling the roller to a new segment If any playbacks are turned on when you change page they remain turned on The Swop button above the playback flashes If you want to use the same playback f...

Page 29: ...e Roller page while you are holding down the Flash button if you want to copy a memory to a different page The new memory will be a linked copy of the old one If you change a memory which is linked al...

Page 30: ...ot loaded into the programmer so you can t simply turn on a memory modify it and save it to a new memory The Include function lets you reload a memory back into the programmer You can then use it in a...

Page 31: ...ributes So if you change the pan position the DLC C003 will also record the tilt colour gobo iris and so on However the DLC C003 also has a more selective mode of operation where it only records the c...

Page 32: ...pes on the current positioning of the fixtures 6 14 Examples How do I save my dimmer settings as a scene Press Clear to remove any changes you ve made so far Set the dimmers as you want them using the...

Page 33: ...he fixture around in a pattern A chase allows you to define each attribute of the fixture in a step by step controlled manner However you will find that using shapes saves you a lot of work and you wo...

Page 34: ...s There are lots of options you can set which let you do fancy things with chases such as Random One shot special timing and manual step mode The details are in the reference manual Sequence button 7...

Page 35: ...e Unfold button one of the blue command buttons Press the playback Swop button of the chase to be edited The first 15 steps of the chase are loaded into playback faders 1 15 Raise a playback fader to...

Page 36: ...ole chase Press Enter to save the setting Raise the playback fader to activate the chase Press the Go button to run each cue You can set the fade in and fade out times independently for each cue using...

Page 37: ...in time with the music 7 11 Examples How do I program a dimmer chase Create the chase by pressing Chase then one of the flashing empty playback swop buttons Press Clear and turn on the dimmers for st...

Page 38: ...e to access them again You can get out of the Theatre menu by pressing G Quit The Exit button does not operate in this mode To turn off theatre mode completely press softkey B from the main menu then...

Page 39: ...ess F Through Enter the last dimmer handle number of the range Press G At Enter the value to be set as 0 9 or Softkey G for Full The channels you entered will all be set to the level you entered When...

Page 40: ...to type 1 then Softkey F to set the console to cue 1 The display above the control wheels shows the current cue number the next cue number and the progress of the wait and fade times for fade in fade...

Page 41: ...en onto it The button on the side of the pen doesn t do anything A quick press is like pushing a button on the DLC C003 You can also draw on the tablet by keeping the pen pressed down while moving it...

Page 42: ...reposition a fixture Press on the Absolute pad to turn off this mode You can control the intensity of the selected fixtures by drawing on the Dimmer area If the fixture can do CMY colour mixing you c...

Page 43: ...running a show there are two modes available to you normal Run mode which just allows you to play back memories and Takeover run mode which allows you to play back memories and also take manual contr...

Page 44: ...on Select the Colour palette page Hold down a softkey for a different colour from the Colour palette Press the Swop button of the memory you want to use Release the softkey The palette value will be s...

Page 45: ...n the playbacks The Preset Master controls the overall intensity of any channels turned on in the Preset faders The Grand Master controls the intensity of all output from the console 10 6 Channel mimi...

Page 46: ...w the fixtures are positioned relative to the stage You can then point all the fixtures at one part of the stage by clicking on the graphics tablet Training is described in Chapter 3 2 of the referenc...

Page 47: ...hronising themselves with other intelligent fixtures However they are actually not all that intelligent and usually need a user to make them do something interesting 12 3 How do you control it Each fu...

Page 48: ...re are a few tips for making DMX work well DMX cabling should be twisted pair data cable Microphone cable is not recommended because it doesn t transmit the signal as well You will probably get away w...

Page 49: ...their DMX addresses by Patching them When you patch you allocate a Handle to the device The handle is one of the Faders and Select buttons across the top of the console You can allocate several dimme...

Page 50: ...if the channel is turned on in more than one memory the highest level will be output The movement channels are called LTP latest takes precedence channels because if the channel is turned on in more...

Page 51: ...ll be applied to all fixtures but the palette is not entered into the programmer You can apply a palette to all fixtures in a memory by holding down the button for the palette and then pressing the me...

Page 52: ...a number of beats e g on the 2nd beat of every 4 beats 14 7 Other features You can temporarily lock out the controls the desk in Run mode by typing a 4 digit code and pressing Softkey C The Include fu...

Page 53: ...2 3 1 Deleting a patched fixture 2 4 Advanced options 2 4 1 Patch Utilities 3 CONTROLLING DIMMERS AND FIXTURES 70 3 1 Create 3 1 1 Selecting fixtures and dimmers for control 3 1 2 Changing attributes...

Page 54: ...ures 5 1 4 Relative and Absolute shapes 5 2 Edit 87 5 2 1 Editing shapes which are running 5 3 Advanced options 5 3 1 Shape options 5 3 2 Updating the shape file 6 MEMORIES 90 6 1 Create 6 1 1 How the...

Page 55: ...ming information 7 6 5 Sound activation of chases 7 7 Advanced options 7 7 1 Chase options 8 THEATRE STACK 110 8 1 Create 8 1 1 Setting theatre stack mode 8 1 2 Theatre controls 8 1 3 Plotting a cue 8...

Page 56: ...ting 11 2 2 Testing the script file 11 2 3 Using Script files in Run mode 11 2 4 Looping and running script files on power up 11 3 Edit 11 3 1 The script file edit display 11 3 2 Editing an action 11...

Page 57: ...FILE SYSTEM 142 14 1 Help I can t find a personality for my fixture 14 2 Create 14 2 1 What is and how do I write or change a Personality file 14 2 2 Personality file naming conventions 14 2 3 Persona...

Page 58: ...f output 1 B comes from 2 C from 3 and D from 4 but just to add to the fun you can swap this round if you want see Patching section 2 The 4 DMX outputs come out of the 5 pin XLR sockets on the back of...

Page 59: ...connect the VDU screen as most information is shown on the console s on board display but some extra displays are available on the VDU screen which are useful when programming or operating a complex...

Page 60: ...operating system There are more details about YPL mode in Section 13 on page 1 2 2 The disk drive The DLC C003 has a 1 44MB floppy disk drive which is used to load and save shows personality files an...

Page 61: ...are used to play back memories you have programmed when you are running a show The Main display is the nerve centre of the console and shows you what is going on The display can show various screens o...

Page 62: ...ed to wheel A and wheel B The view will be blank if no fixtures are selected DMX Patch Press View then Softkey C Shows which fixture each DMX output channel is patched to the attribute of that fixture...

Page 63: ...window the display shows which fixture type is selected in blue Fixtures and attributes Press View then softkey C Displays the selected attribute for each fixture Press a different Attribute button t...

Page 64: ...e to access them You can either patch the DMX channels on your console to match your lighting rig or set up the console first and then set the lighting rig to match The DLC C003 must be in Program mod...

Page 65: ...2 On the top line of the display the DLC C003 shows the DMX address it is going to patch at You can change this by typing a new address on the numeric keypad You can also use softkey E Select a DMX li...

Page 66: ...ebsite onto floppy disk and load them that way If you use fixtures often you can add them to the internal store In the unlikely event that no personality exists for the fixture you are using DORTRON s...

Page 67: ...as the moving light part of the fixture so you can control it all together This is called a Pending dimmer 2 1 4 Checking the patching Having set the DLC C003 you need to ensure that your lighting ri...

Page 68: ...e before you can use it again If you view the fixture patch as described above the display will show park 2 2 2 Moving a fixture to a different handle You can move a dimmer or fixture from one handle...

Page 69: ...utes or 1 if you want to change other fixtures 5 Press Exit to leave Invert mode as soon as you ve finished it is easy to accidentally invert fixtures if you leave this mode active B Set Reset Instant...

Page 70: ...n Use the cursor up and down arrows to change one channel at a time 3 You can change the DMX output line using the A B C D softkeys or directly enter a channel by pressing softkey G 4 Read the DMX add...

Page 71: ...page by pressing one of the Pages of Fixtures buttons If you have fixtures patched to the top faders you can select them by holding down the YPL button and pressing the Swop button of the fader below...

Page 72: ...either shows the output value percentage and raw DMX value or it can show Intelligent Attribute Display for a colour wheel the display would show Open Red Orange and so on as you turn the wheel Hold d...

Page 73: ...03 has functions to step through the selected fixtures one at a time This can make it easier to program a range of fixtures because you don t have to select each one manually This mode uses the Sequen...

Page 74: ...ovements without hitting the pan stop 1 Select the fixtures to flip 2 Press ML Menu twice option A should be Flip 3 Press A Flip The other functions on the ML menu are described at the end of the chap...

Page 75: ...y 5 F down by 5 You can select multiple dimmer handles which you can then control using the wheels using softkey F Through Enter the first dimmer number press Through then the last dimmer For example...

Page 76: ...the central fixtures are affected least The amount of fan can be set using the wheels As with shapes the order in which you select the fixtures sets how the fan effect works The fixtures you select f...

Page 77: ...ing Option G is used to run macros which are used to strike lamps or reset fixtures etc These features often require a sequence of levels to be sent on different control channels which the DLC C003 ca...

Page 78: ...lect option B Top right 5 Repeat for the front corners of the stage using options C and D to store the positions 6 Press Enter to complete the process 7 The DLC C003 will go away and do lots of calcul...

Page 79: ...is is handy if you are touring a show and have to cope with different stages or truss heights every show 4 1 2 Shared and individual palettes Palette entries can be shared or individual Shared If ther...

Page 80: ...he LCD menu If you are saving palettes to be recalled from the menu system the palette numbering is as follows Page name 1st Screen 2nd screen 3rd screen 4th Screen Colour 1 5 6 10 101 105 106 110 Gob...

Page 81: ...palette number on the keypad and press B Recall palette 4 2 2 Palette pages If Palette Pages are turned Off User Settings 5 palettes 1 30 are available from the Palette Flash buttons on every Fixture...

Page 82: ...remove attributes from palettes using the Off function see page 96 You can delete a palette entry by pressing Delete then Focus then type the palette number to be deleted and press Enter You can also...

Page 83: ...ual palette a position palette is shown in the picture there will be a value for each fixture For a Shared palette there will be one value for each type of fixture 4 4 Timing 4 4 1 Recalling a palette...

Page 84: ...G Options to show the options menu If a palette page is displayed rather than the main palette menu and softkey G is Pages press softkey G to get to the main palette menu A Master time Lets you set t...

Page 85: ...DMX focusing but will do nothing on fixtures which don t have focusing When you use a shape with more than one fixture you can choose to either apply the shape identically to all the fixtures or offse...

Page 86: ...size and speed of shapes If you have more than one shape running the controls operate on the most recent one You can edit the parameters of any shape that s running using the Edit Shape function see l...

Page 87: ...a Even Usr is a relative shape which will change around the current Magenta value of the fixture If you run a memory containing a shape when you turn the memory off the shape will stop The final state...

Page 88: ...tic or whether the shape speed and or size should fade in as well Timed If the memory mode is set to 0 the size and speed settings are ignored 1 Press the swop button of the playback you want to set t...

Page 89: ...P fade time Static As mode 0 Timed Shape speed rises from zero to recorded speed as LTP channels fade in set by LTP fade time 2 Static As mode 0 Timed Shape size grows from zero to recorded size as fa...

Page 90: ...flash buttons across the near edge of the console The roller is used to select the page of memories or chases The memory functions on the DLC C003 are very powerful the first part of this section expl...

Page 91: ...will override playbacks Attributes which are in the programmer are shown with a m modified by Preset w modified by Wheel or P modified by Palette on the on board output display On the VDU screen attr...

Page 92: ...nsole back to normal mode 6 1 3 Recording the stage using Snapshots The Snapshot function allows you to instantly record the current output of the console for later use This can be useful if you sudde...

Page 93: ...ogrammer on the VDU screen by pressing View then G VDU Views unless already in the VDU views screen then D Programmer Down the left hand side of the window a list of fixtures in the programmer are dis...

Page 94: ...you have changed the memory to be Mode 1 or 2 the LTP channels fade as well except for channels set to be Instant You can Flash the memory by pressing the grey flash button You can Swop solo the memo...

Page 95: ...ted after a warning To get round this you need to use Include on the original memory see next section to load the shapes into the programmer Ensure that the playback fader for the memory is at zero i...

Page 96: ...Cyan functions too This is called the Focus Mask Select the attribute button to change then hold YPL and press C User Settings to enter the User Settings mode then press C Specify Attributes for Bank...

Page 97: ...a memory edit and record a palette entry instead See page 82 for how to do this 6 3 4 Viewing a memory You can view the contents of a memory by pressing View then the swop button for the memory The ma...

Page 98: ...t affected 6 6 Timing 6 6 1 Setting fade times for a memory You can set a fade in and fade out time independently for every memory The fades only affect HTP intensity channels There is a separate LTP...

Page 99: ...ve set the shape size or speed to timed see page 88 then the shape will change with the LTP channels The changes will be timed for a Mode 1 memory and controlled by the fader position for a Mode 2 mem...

Page 100: ...and direction manually controlling the chase steps setting step times and unlinking editing a chase using unfold editing a chase which is running copying chases sound activation of chases chase option...

Page 101: ...from the previous step and have not modified it You can set a label for the chase by holding down YPL and pressing G Set Legend then pressing the Swop button for the chase as with memories There is no...

Page 102: ...u can also set the chase speed by tapping G Tap twice to set speed in time with the music You can change the speed display to BPM beats per minute rather than seconds from the User Settings menu see p...

Page 103: ...connected or running 1 Press View 2 Press the Swop button of the chase to view 3 Choose the attribute to view by pressing one of the Attribute buttons 4 Use softkeys F and G to step through the chase...

Page 104: ...p button for the step you want to delete followed by Enter You can copy a step by holding the Flash button of the step to copy then pressing the Swop button of the step to copy it to You can renumber...

Page 105: ...Insert button then press Enter If you want to insert a different step number type it before pressing Enter The Set Times menu is displayed Change the times if you want to then press Enter to insert th...

Page 106: ...r this To set the global times for a chase 1 Press C Edit Times then the playback button for the chase 2 Press Softkey A F to select the time parameter to set the times are described below 3 Type the...

Page 107: ...times and link settings press the ML Menu button while in the Edit Times screen until that the display top line shows ML Save as Simple you may have to press it twice then press Enter Any times you ha...

Page 108: ...r 3 Turn the key to Run mode and press E Enable sound to light this is the global Sound to Light enable 3 When the chase is turned on it will step in time to the sound signal 4 Press E again to turn o...

Page 109: ...chase is first turned on Skip first wait and fade time Both wait and fade times are missed when the chase is first turned on Wait and Fade for all steps C Manual mode allowed disallowed If set to Allo...

Page 110: ...ted to the controls To get out of the theatre menu press G Quit The Exit button is disabled in the theatre menu This does not turn off theatre mode but allows you to use the rest of the console To tur...

Page 111: ...or Record by Channel This is described on page 90 B Record Stage will record the whole output of the console as you see it This is useful if you want the cue to represent exactly what s on the stage...

Page 112: ...ping the input is shown on the VDU screen The name of the live cue and the next cue is displayed in the cue list on the VDU screen 8 2 Timing 8 2 1 Setting fade times for a cue Each cue can be program...

Page 113: ...er 20 mins 10 5 seconds type 20 10 5 the display will show 20 10 5 8 2 2 Displaying the cue timings Press View then Connect to display the cue timings on the LCD screen When you are in theatre mode th...

Page 114: ...e fade with the times you programmed If you want to manually control a fade you can use the in out and LTP faders 13 14 and 15 or Go Stop buttons to operate the cue The display shows the percentage of...

Page 115: ...pressing Enter If you want to output this cue press F Cut to Live fade times are ignored 8 4 3 Inserting a cue You can insert a cue between two existing cues by typing a cue number in between the two...

Page 116: ...lly loaded and run when the fade in for the cue starts C Assign a fade down autoload Allows you to turn off a memory or chase when the cue starts D Set autoload fade time Allows you to set a fade time...

Page 117: ...er LED on the tablet should be lit and when you touch the pen to the tablet surface the status LED should light up User Setting 7 Press YPL and Softkey C must be set to G Tablet to enable the tablet I...

Page 118: ...you press the pen on the stage area of the tablet all the lights will point at the same place on the stage If you draw the stage layout on the tablet overlay you can instantly focus the fixtures on a...

Page 119: ...es any changes in the programmer The F4 and F5 pads provide special functions on fixtures which have been trained for Tracking The F4 pad moves positioning between selected fixtures On each press of t...

Page 120: ...45 extension cable if the tablet is fitted with an RJ45 connector An DORTRON s Riggers Remote cable can be used if modified so that pin 25 is connected straight through An RJ45 extension cable must be...

Page 121: ...tion into anything else which is on The Swop button turns on the function but turns off everything else while the button is held down The programmer is cleared and you can t manually control any LTP c...

Page 122: ...g overridden by the palette Palette master time You can set a Master Time option in the Palette Options so that all palettes will fade without you having to type in a time Press Focus then G Options t...

Page 123: ...level All playbacks will run at full level 10 1 5 Temporarily locking the console You can temporarily lock the console by typing a 4 digit code then pressing C Lock Desk then Enter All the controls on...

Page 124: ...code MIDI or D Internal timer 2 Press B Record script file Start the timecode source if using MIDI If using the internal timer press A Select timer source then F Start timer to start it 3 Run the show...

Page 125: ...mming mode turn the key to System and press D Script file programming 2 From the script file menu press C Select script file 3 Type the script file number on the numeric keypad or use the up and down...

Page 126: ...file to be selected same as option C on the main Script File menu D Start from Step 1 Resets the file to step 1 also resets the internal timer if you are using it to the Step 1 time E Connect timer Ru...

Page 127: ...ript file The current step is indicated with an arrow You can change the current step using the up and down arrow buttons or by typing the step number on the keypad As there isn t space to describe th...

Page 128: ...this mode is active Press to turn off on the fly editing Timing Press D Edit a script file to amend timings 11 3 5 Editing a timecode Select the step to be edited using the up and down arrow keys then...

Page 129: ...ode for the whole script file In the Assign Timecode menu Softkey B Assign TC to file start will set the current timecode as the new start time for the whole file All steps in the script file will kee...

Page 130: ...file the DLC C003 will check you want to overwrite it if not select No and use option C below to work on another file C Select script file Lets you select which script file you want to work on The dis...

Page 131: ...the file finishes Only works with the internal timer C Toggle the script file autorun Changes the Autorun setting for the current script file Global Autorun must also be On The Auto column will show...

Page 132: ...ge 90 for details of how this works This option can also be set by holding the Ypl button and pressing Softkey B 3 Speed Seconds BPM Allows you to set whether chase speed is displayed in Seconds or Be...

Page 133: ...u press a key or raise a fader This provides a simple way of recording a show straight into a sequencer 15 Midi channel xx Sets the MIDI transmit receive channel MIDI channels are actually numbered 1...

Page 134: ...mories chases and theatre stack to be erased The Patch and palettes shared and individual will remain F Wipeall Will wipe the whole memory setting the console back to factory default state The setting...

Page 135: ...135 of 163 G Load visualiser CSV file You can load a CSV file from DORTRON s Visualiser which contains the patch information from the Visualiser setup which will patch the console to match the Visual...

Page 136: ...ou what the DLC C003 is expecting you to do Press Exit to end D Cache personality file Lets you load the personality files into the DLC C003 so you don t need to carry a personality disk around with y...

Page 137: ...I oscillator is running On early motherboards a modification was required C Display Bus Errors A Bus error is generated when either the software or hardware malfunctions Up to 20 bus errors are logged...

Page 138: ...om DORTRON s if this happens F Renew license 1 Wipeall and start system Executes a Wipeall clears everything then runs the DLC C003 operating system 2 Disk to memory burn program 13 1 4 Upgrading the...

Page 139: ...power 5 The console will power up in the YPLS menu Select option A Start the System do not select any other option when the Wipeall link is fitted 6 Turn off the DLC C003 open it and remove the Wipeal...

Page 140: ...ich emulates certain buttons being pressed or faders being moved The console can also respond to MIDI Timecode which is used with script files If you want to know more about MIDI a good book to read i...

Page 141: ...level from 0 127 decimal 127 Full example 9n 03 40 Playback Fader 4 at 50 level Note that Playback Fader numbers start at zero so subtract one from the number on the console to get the MIDI note numb...

Page 142: ...number press AT then 1 9 to set the level or AT again to set full For example DIM 1 5 AT AT sets channel 15 to full You can access the 4 DMX lines using the following numbers Line A Channels 1 512 Li...

Page 143: ...rmation on how the desk should patch each channel of an instrument Since the files are in ASCII text format you can easily modify them and create new versions for your own use When editing files you m...

Page 144: ...acters long and no spaces or tabs are allowed This instrument name will appear on a soft button when patching and is used in various view screens when operating the desk It is usually easier to make t...

Page 145: ...d of the fixture switch detail is marked by DEVICEADDRESS and DAEND The formula to display this information is restricted to 10 lines by 79 characters The three other variables must be defined for the...

Page 146: ...e displayed 2 First item here Address is ascii text 3 04b 4 bits of binary data 0 means dislay leading 0 s 4 next is a space 5 1b 1 bit of binary data 6 001 is ascii text again 7 Close quotes 8 first...

Page 147: ...llers I instant LTP channel which does not fade S double byte 16 bit LTP channel which does not fade s double byte 16 bit LTP channel D This is the relative DMX address of the attribute being defined...

Page 148: ...ettes which are automatically loaded when an instrument is patched Two key lines are required for tables the definition line and the data line The definition line looks like PFTABLE table name A B Whe...

Page 149: ...me scale Whilst a macro is running all other desk functions are locked out The macro progression is presented on the prompt line of the screen There are three key types of data line associated with ma...

Page 150: ...used a low val b high val c DMX val RANGE 8 Shutter 0 7 Closed 8 119 Strobe 3d 0 c a 100 b a 120 136 Flash Beat 137 153 Flash Music 134 170 BO Gobo 171 187 BO Colour 188 204 BO Col Gobo 205 221 Slow G...

Page 151: ...P H HTP I Instant LTP S 16 bit instant LTP s 16 bit Fadeable LTP 4 DMX offset 1 number of DMX channels 5 The output level is proportionally reduced by this level 0 100 6 The curve number applicable on...

Page 152: ...Col 6 6 0 0 ff ff Col 7 7 0 ff 0 ff Col 8 8 0 97 32 c8 Col 9 9 0 3d a3 bd Col 10 10 0 eb 5a 17 PFEND Gobo PFTABLE Gobos 1 9 10 11 Gobo 1 1 11 2 0 0 Gobo 1 2 12 af 0 0 Gobo 1 3 13 b9 0 0 Gobo 1 4 14 c3...

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Page 154: ...are BACKUPS Copies of a show stored to disk for safety BPM Beats Per Minute CHASE A sequence of one or more pre recorded steps programmed using the CHASE button It can be replayed automatically if des...

Page 155: ...le Historically called the ADD button See also SWOP FLIP A function for use with Moving Head Fixtures They have two possible Pan and Tilt positions for each point on stage and FLIP will alternate betw...

Page 156: ...in Open White with Pan and Tilt at 50 LTP Latest Takes Precedence a mechanism for passing control of a channel from one Playback Fader to another on the basis that the latest Playback Fader to be mov...

Page 157: ...y independent of each other See COPY PLAYBACK Area of the console that can replay recorded Memories or Chases using Playback Faders PRESET FADERS The 100 faders across the top of the console which are...

Page 158: ...nting at the same spot TRAINING The process of recording points on a stage so that the console can work out the TRACKING for Moving Lights TRIGGER POINT The level set in the User Settings which determ...

Page 159: ...rting a step 162 jumping back a step 160 163 linking or unlinking steps 164 live editing 162 manual fading using wheels 160 options 157 pausing 42 159 162 preloading first step 37 158 programming 36 1...

Page 160: ...ent values 130 even spread 26 142 F fade times for memory 33 155 fader trigger point 193 fading to palettes 139 fan button 17 130 Find fixture 123 finding a lost fixture 123 fine spread 26 142 fixture...

Page 161: ...ies editing 32 151 recording a snapshot of the stage 149 memory applying palette to fixtures in 49 181 copying 31 154 deleting 31 155 editing 32 151 fade times 33 155 playing back 30 record stage 148...

Page 162: ...re by channel modes 33 147 record palette entries on graphics tablet 177 record stage 148 recording a chase 36 157 recording a memory 29 148 recording in Blind mode 156 recording in real time 184 reco...

Page 163: ...197 theatre mode advanced options 174 autoloads 170 controls 42 168 cue timings 44 170 deleting a cue 173 displaying cues 169 displaying timings 171 editing a cue 173 enabling and disabling 42 168 jum...