Table of Contents
Table of Contents.............................. 3
Introduction ........................................ 6
This Manual ..................................... 6
The ORB Lighting Desk ...................... 6
Front Panel Controls .......................... 9
Quick Start Tutorial ............................ 17
Getting Started............................... 17
Setting Up the Desk ........................ 17
Adding Fixtures .............................. 17
Exiting Setup ................................. 19
The main user interface ................... 20
Controlling Dimmers........................ 21
Controlling Fixtures ......................... 22
Cues ............................................. 23
Palettes ......................................... 25
User Definable Keys (UDK)............... 27
Groups .......................................... 27
Group Window................................ 28
Submasters ................................... 28
Saving Shows................................. 29
Loading Shows ............................... 30
Setup ............................................... 31
Patch ............................................ 32
Adding Fixtures .............................. 32
Add Fixtures ...................................32
Patching Fixtures.............................34
Patch Views....................................37
Patch Wizard ..................................39
Editing Fixtures...............................42
Auto Menus ....................................47
Desk Setup ....................................49
Peripheral ......................................52
Files ..............................................59
Clear Options..................................63
Network.........................................64
The Output Window ............................71
Programming .....................................74
Tagging Parameters.........................76
Smart Tags ....................................76
The Command Line..........................77
Basic Record Commands ..................77
Clear .............................................77
Updating ...........................................78
Update Options Window ...................78
Groups..............................................80
What are Groups? ...........................80
Automatic Groups............................80
User Defined Groups........................80
Naming Groups ...............................80
Copying Groups ..............................80
Moving Groups ............................... 81
Deleting Groups ............................. 81
Group Window ............................... 81
Palettes ............................................ 82
What are Palettes?.......................... 82
Recording Palettes .......................... 82
Naming Palettes ............................. 82
Outputting Palettes ......................... 82
Updating Palettes ........................... 83
Copying Palettes............................. 83
Moving Palettes .............................. 83
Deleting Palettes ............................ 83
Palette Windows ............................. 84
Cues, Stacks and Pages ...................... 85
Cues............................................. 85
Programming Cues ......................... 85
Naming Cues ................................. 86
Editing Cue Output Levels ................ 86
Editing Cue Fade and Delay Times..... 87
Editing Cue Triggers........................ 87
Changing the Next Cue.................... 88
Adding Macros to Cues .................... 88
The Cue Stack Window .................... 88
Playing Back Cues........................... 90
Copying Cues................................. 92
Moving Cues .................................. 92
Summary of Contents for ORB
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