Code MINI 1000, Master 1500, Master 2500, Master 3500 User Manual

Lighting Controller

MINI 1000

User Manual

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Contents

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1. Setting up MINI 1000..................................................................................................................2

1.1. Front Panel of MINI 1000 .............................................................................................2

1.1.1. Quick Record Key...................................................................................................2

1.1.2. Playback Section ....................................................................................................2

1.1.3. Grand Master............................................................................................................2

1.1.4. Numeric keypad......................................................................................................2

1.1.5. Attribute keys ..........................................................................................................3

1.1.7. Selection keys..........................................................................................................4

1.1.8. Control Wheels........................................................................................................4

1.1.9. Touch Screen............................................................................................................4

1.1.10. USB Interface........................................................................................................5

1.1.11. Other Devices........................................................................................................5

1.2. The Rear Panel of MINI 1000 .....................................................................................5

1.2.1. DMX universes.........................................................................................................5

1.2.2. MIDI Interface.........................................................................................................5

1.2.3. Audio Input................................................................................................................5

1.2.4. Power Supply ...........................................................................................................5

1.3. Clear All Data........................................................................................................................6

1.4. Backup and Load Show...................................................................................................7

2. Patch......................................................................................................................................................8

2.1. Assign fixture addresses ...............................................................................................8

2.2. Patch fixtures.......................................................................................................................8

2.2.1. Patch Dimmers........................................................................................................8

2.2.2. Patch Intelligent Fixtures.................................................................................9

2.3. Check and Setup the Patch.........................................................................................11

2.3.1. Delete patched Fixtures...................................................................................12

2.3.2. Setting moving light...........................................................................................12

3. Manual Control Fixtures...........................................................................................................13

3.1. Select Fixtures...................................................................................................................13

3.2. Manual Control fixtures................................................................................................14

3.2.1. Light up the fixtures...........................................................................................14

3.2.2. Change attributes of fixtures........................................................................14

3.2.3. Special control of attributes..........................................................................14

3.2.4. Seriatim light up fixtures................................................................................15

3.2.5. Other functions of locate.................................................................................15

3.2.6. Fan Mode...................................................................................................................15

3.2.7. Clear Options..........................................................................................................16

3.3. Groups ....................................................................................................................................16

3.3.1. How to Create a group......................................................................................16

3.3.2. Group manage .......................................................................................................17

3.3.3. Select groups..........................................................................................................18

4. Preset..................................................................................................................................................19

4.1. Edit Preset............................................................................................................................19

4.2. Preset manage...................................................................................................................20

4.3. Use Preset ............................................................................................................................21

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5. Shape Effects..................................................................................................................................22

5.1. How Effect Generator Works.....................................................................................22

5.2. Using Effect..........................................................................................................................22

5.3. Effect Parameters ............................................................................................................23

5.3.1. Effect Size, Speed and Spread......................................................................23

5.3.2. Speed Group, Block Group and Width......................................................23

5.3.3. Fade time and Start Offset.............................................................................24

5.3.4. Effect Direction......................................................................................................24

5.3.5. Effect Mode..............................................................................................................24

5.3.6. Fixture Order..........................................................................................................24

5.3.7. Delete Effect............................................................................................................24

5.4. User Effect............................................................................................................................25

5.4.1. Save User Effects .................................................................................................25

5.4.2. Delete User Effects..............................................................................................25

6. Playback.............................................................................................................................................26

6.1. Playbacks and Playback Pages ................................................................................26

6.2. Playback Edit Menu.........................................................................................................26

6.3. Cue Playback.......................................................................................................................26

6.3.1. Save mode of cue.................................................................................................26

6.3.2. Run mode of Cue..................................................................................................27

6.3.3. Save Cue ....................................................................................................................27

6.4. Cue-lists playback............................................................................................................27

6.4.1. Create a Cue-lists playback ...........................................................................27

6.4.2. Edit Cue-lists playback .....................................................................................29

6.5. Time for playback.............................................................................................................32

6.5.1. Set the global times ...........................................................................................32

6.5.2. Set Individual Attribute Times.....................................................................34

6.5.3. Time for Cue-lists in Chase mode...............................................................34

6.5.4. Snap Percentage ..................................................................................................34

6.5.5. Manually control Speed of Cue-lists.........................................................35

6.6. Link Mode of Cue-lists...................................................................................................35

6.7. Senior setting of Playbacks........................................................................................36

6.7.1. Playback Priority..................................................................................................36

6.7.2. Set Link Mode for Cue-lists............................................................................36

6.7.3. Music Trigger Function.....................................................................................36

6.7.4. Playback start time.............................................................................................36

6.7.5. Set effect of fader................................................................................................37

6.7.6. Lock faders ..............................................................................................................37

6.7.7. Rename the Playback........................................................................................37

6.8. Run Playback......................................................................................................................37

6.9. Playback Parameters.....................................................................................................38

6.9.1. Reload a Cue...........................................................................................................38

6.9.2. Other options..........................................................................................................39

7. Senior Function..............................................................................................................................40

7.1. Off Function.........................................................................................................................40

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7.2. Copy Function.....................................................................................................................40

7.3. Delete Function .................................................................................................................40

7.4. Move Function....................................................................................................................41

7.5. Lock the Console...............................................................................................................41

7.6. Record Macro Show ........................................................................................................41

7.6.1. External Midi...........................................................................................................42

7.6.2. Internal Clock.........................................................................................................43

7.6.3. Edit Macro show ...................................................................................................44

7.7. Legend Manage..................................................................................................................47

8. Setup the Console........................................................................................................................48

8.1. User options........................................................................................................................48

8.1.1. Console Manage....................................................................................................48

8.1.2. Select Language ...................................................................................................49

8.2. Misc. Setting........................................................................................................................49

8.2.1. Date and Time........................................................................................................49

8.2.2. MIDI Setting ...........................................................................................................50

8.3. System Manage.................................................................................................................51

8.3.1. Upgrade Manage...................................................................................................51

8.3.2. Manage Fixture Library ....................................................................................51

9. Touch Options.................................................................................................................................55

10. Technological Specification.................................................................................................56

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Welcome to use MINI 1000

For your convenient usage, the manual divided into 10 chapters. Important contents are highlighted by shading and sample explanations are added when necessary for the sake of your better understanding.

In the manual, a square symbolizes a key , such as Enter. While a square br ackets symbolizes soft-keys on the touch screen, such as [Playback Parameters].

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1. Setting up MINI 1000

1.1. Front Panel of MINI 1000

MINI 1000 offers 3 kinds of colors (red, yellow and green) for the backlight on the keys.

Users can set the combine of backlight and highlight color to different colors as needed. Use keys Shift and Thru to change colors, and use keys Shift and + or – to increase or reduce brightness.

1.1.1. Quick Record Key

Users can quick record the programs and setting by press key Store.

1.1.2. Playback Section

Playback section is composed of page keys, playback keys, playback faders, and playback master faders. There are 40 playback pages in MINI 1000, each page with 15 faders for editing playbacks, thus 600 playbacks can be saved totally. Users can turn pages by k eys ↑ or ↓, while indicator led displays the page number.

There are keys upon and under each playback faders. Their functions will be introduced in the relevant chapters.

1.1.3. Grand Master

It contains with a master fader and a Blackout key.

1.1.4. Numeric keypad

There are 24 keys in the Numeric keypad. The functions will be introduced in the relevant chapter.

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1.1.5. Attribute keys

There are 9 attribute and 1 Locate keys in this area. Press the same attribute key can turn to page 2 which display other channels. Each page can display 3 channels at most. Users can control fixtures by using the different attribute keys with corresponding Wheels A, B and C.

Press Locate twice rapidly, or press Locate once and select [Locate Fixture] to turn on all selecting fixtures and set all channels to default value, such as set Pan and Tilt to 128.

Hold Locate, and press attribute key can set those channels to locate value.

Example: hold Locate and press Dimmer can set Dimmer and Shutter channels to their locate value but without changing other channels. Then fixtures will lamp on in the last position.

1.1.6. Function Keys

Keyboard —Master1500 offers users a soft-keyboard to input character; Backup — Backup programs and

data;

Setup — Setup the console; Save to Cue — Save Cue

playbacks; Edit Playback — Create or edit

Cue-lists playbacks;

Edit Preset — Create or edit presets; Patch — Patch fixtures.

Off — off function;

Copy — copy function;

Delete — delete function;

Move — move function;

Even/Odd — even/odd selection mode for fixtures;

Find — select all fixtures in sequence in find fixture mode.

Some of functions on the keys will be introduced in their relevant chapters.

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1.1.7. Selection keys

The part includes options of Group, Fixture, Preset, Effect and Macro together with page switch keys. Each kind of option has 20 pages, and 20 keys for each page.

1.1.8. Control Wheels

Control wheels A, B and C are used for setting attributes of the fixtures or the parameters

of movement effect.

Wheel D takes with a key which use for setting control values of options, and setting

Cue-lists velocity . The key in wheel D can be used as Enter or save key when setting options.

1.1.9. Touch Screen

There is a 7” TFT-LCD touch screen offers soft-keys for operating. Such as selecting

fixtures, groups, presets and menu options.

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1.1.10. USB Interface

The controller offers a USB interface for users to backup the shows or upgrade system

version and fixture libraries.

1.1.11. Other Devices

MINI 1000 has a 12V DC working lamp interface on the top right of

the front panel which close by a knob for dimming.

1.2. The Rear Panel of MINI 1000

1.2.1. DMX universes

MINI 1000 can output 2 universes of DMX signal, each of them can output 512 control channels. The console can send DMX directly to fixtures over A, B output interface. “DMX Output A” outputs signals of A001 - A512; “DMX Output B” outputs signals of B001 - B512.

1.2.2. MIDI Interface

MINI 1000 not only can be controlled by MIDI signals, but also can send MIDI signal to

control another one. Please refer to the relevant chapter for further control instruction.

1.2.3. Audio Input

MINI 1000 can pick up the bass and rhythm of the audio signal to trigger Cue-lists, so that Cue-lists can auto run by the bass rhythm of audio. There are two ways to input the audio signals: one is via a 1/4 inch stereo interface; another one is by the microphone of console. After the stereo interface is connected, the console will use the audio signals from the stereo cable. Otherwise, it will use the microphone to pick up the sound.

1.2.4. Power Supply

MINI 1000 is adapt to quite a wide voltage range (100-240V AC, 50-60Hz). Thus, it can be used worldwide. If you need to change the fuse, please disconnect the power cable for safety.

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1.3. Clear All Data

We strongly recommend you to clear all data on the new console, so that you can avoid the unpredictable errors when programming.

1> Press Backup to entry “BACKUP MENU”;

2> Press [New Show];

3> Press [Confirm] will clear all data and return to “LIVE SHOW” automatic.

Note: All data created by users will be deleted (including the patched fixtures, presets and playbacks). But the system libraries and user libraries will be saved.

Users can also press Delete and press [Delete All Data] twice to clear all data.

①

②

①Press Twice

②

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1.4. Backup and Load Show

MINI 1000 runs closed to a Windows-based operating system internally, so you need to backup your show after programmed. You can turn off the console by the power switch on the rear panel and will not damage the system. But those program operations without backup will be lost when turned off the console.

The backup show files can be saved into the internal SD card or external USB driver.

You can backup the Show by press Store for a quick save. Th e show file will be saved into the internal SD card. By this operation, the files will be saved as “defaultShow” and “defaultShow_0” by turns.

Users can also define the name of backup file;

1> Press Backup to entry “BACKUP MENU”; 2> If you had inserted a USB driver, press [Disk Source] can switch the directory

path between [Internal Disk] and [USB Disk]; 3> Press [Save Show]; 4> Press Keyboard to recall the keyboard and [Enter] to input the name; 5> Press [EXIT] or EXIT to quit the keyboard; 6> Press [OK] or ENTER to save.

Whatever you save the backup files into the internal SD card or external USB driver. The

file of ‘defaultshow’ or ‘defaultshow_0’ will be renewed.

We recommend that you backup frequently when progr amming, so that you will not loose

any programs by accident.

We recommend that you save the backup in the internal SD card as well as USB driver. So

that you can take with the backup files in USB driver, and use them in other MINI 1000.

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2. Patch

We will introduce how to patch and setup dimmer channels and fixtures in this chapter;

 Assign fixture addresses;  Patch fixtures;  Check and setup the patch.

2.1. Assign fixture addresses

First of all, you have to patch fixtures to tell the MINI 1000 what kind of fixtures you want

to control.

When you need to patch, the MINI 1000 will offer a free DMX address automatically . You can patch all your fixtures first and check over their patching addresses before assign on the fixtures.

You can also assign the wanted DMX addresses on fixtures first, then set the corresponding addresses when patch.

2.2. Patch fixtures

To control the intelligent fixtures or dimmer channels, you should patch them on the fixture keys first. MINI 1000 has 20 fixture pages, each of which has 20 fixture keys for patching fixtures. Thus, there are maximal 400 fixtures can be patched.

2.2.1. Patch Dimmers

Each fixture key can control single or multiple dimmer channels.

 Press Patch;  Press [Patch New Fixture];  Press [Patch Dimmer]. The patch window on the left will show the patched fixtures;  Press [A] on “Start DMX Address” option, can find out other outputs (A and B). Input

Value “xxx” to setup the initial DMX address on the blank; you can also use numeric keys or Wheel D to setup the value;

 Press Wheel D can switch the cursor to option “Unit start number”. Input

value “yyy” on the blank; (see photo 1 below)

 Press Wheel D can switch the cursor to option “Quantity”. Input value

“zzz” on the blank. “zzz=1” means to patch a single dimmer channel on No.yyy unit key; and “zzz>1” means to patch a sequence of dimmers each to its own key. The range of dimmers will be patched to sequential DMX addresses;

 Press [Confirm] to finish patching. The “PATCH SETUP” will be renewed;

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Photo 1 Photo 2

 You can also patch multiple dimmer channels on the same unit key . F or example, you can

set the same “yyy” value on option “Unit start number” when patch dimmer. In that case, if the key which had been patched, the blank will display in Green. The DMX address will increase one after patched. (see photo 2 above)

 Press [Exit] to quit to “LIVE SHOW”.

2.2.2. Patch Intelligent Fixtures

There is a bit different on patching between intelligent fixtures and dimmer channels. Because intelligent fixture has more attributes to control, such as Pan, Tilt, Colour and Gobo, but dimmer channel has only one attribute, intensity . To control the intelligent fixture needs library, you must find out and patch its corresponding library.

There are two kinds of fixture libraries for your choice in MINI 1000.

1> System library

MINI 1000 has its own system library inside. Users can download the latest library file from http://www.codelight.com

for updating;

2> User library

If you can not find out your library in system, MINI 1000 offers you multi-way to create or edit your library. (We will introduce you how to create or edit the user library on chapter 8.3)

 Press Patch;  Press [Patch New Fixture];  Press [Used Library = System], can switch to [Used Library = User];

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① When patch system library , you can use Wheel D or scroll bar to search the manufacture; or you can recall the soft-keyboard by Keyboard, and input the name of manufacture (You can input the first several words). Press [ENTER] on the soft-keyboard will select on the right option, press [Exit] to quit the soft-keyboard.

Press [Confirm] to entry the menu of manufacture and search the needed fixture as the same way above and press [Confirm]. (Channels details will be listed when the model is selected.)

② You can select the model directly on touch screen or use Wheel D when patch user library.

 Press [A] on “Start DMX Address” option, can find out other output options (A and B). Input Value “xxx” to setup the initial DMX address on the blank;

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 Press Wheel D can switch the cursor to option “Unit start number”. Input value “yyy” on the blank;

 Press Wheel D can switch the cursor to option “Quantity”. Input value “zzz” on the blank.  Press [Confirm] to finish patching, the “PATCH SETUP” will be renewed automatically;

 Press [Return] and quit to “LIVE SHOW”.

Note: The blank will turn RED if the DMX address or unit number was used when setting the “initial DMX address” or “Unit start number”.

After patched, the soft-key on touch screen will turn to dark blue, and the model name will be shown on the soft-key.

2.3. Check and Setup the Patch

Users can press Patch to entry “PATCH SETUP” to check the DMX address or other information of the patched fixtures.

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2.3.1. Delete patched Fixtures

On “PATCH SETUP” menu, users may select multiple patched fixtures and select [Unpatch] to delete all fixtures you do not need.

2.3.2. Setting moving light

Users are allowed to swap or invert Pan and Tilt of the moving lights installed on the stage. So that users can control the moving lights to run as mirror movement more conveniently. Dimmer channels can be inverted as well.

Press Patch to entry “PATCH SETUP” can setup the channels of moving lights:

Users can multi-selec t fixtur es to se tup the pan, t ilt or d immer cha nnels o r dele te the m.

 [Swap PAN/TILT] -------- to swap the controlling of Pan and Tilt channels;  [Invert TILT] -------- to invert the controlling of Tilt channel;  [Invert PAN] -------- to invert the controlling of Pan channel;  [Invert Dimmer] -------- to invert the controlling of Dimmer channel.

Note: All the same model of moving lights will be inverted if invert the Dimmer channel.

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3. Manual Control Fixtures

We will introduce how to manual control fixtures, set attributes, save groups in this chapter.

3.1. Select Fixtures

MINI 1000 offers several ways for users to select the fixtures:

1> Touch Screen --- users can select the fixtures on the touch screen directly. 2> Selection keys --- when the indicator led is on Fixture of “Select” area, press keys

from 1 to 20 can select the needed fixtures. If you want to select a serial of fixtures, you can hold the first key and then press the last one. A serial of fixtures will be selected after released.

3> Numeric select --- on “LIVE SHOW”, when the indicator led is on Fixture of

“Select” area，input the number can select those fixtures. For example: If you want to select fixtures 1 to 9, you can press keys orderly as 1，THRU，9. The top right of touch screen will display ‘1～9’. Then press ENTER will select those fixtures;

If you want to select fixtures of 1,3,5,7, you can press keys orderly as 1，+，3， +，5，+，7.The touch screen will display ‘1+3+5+7’. Then press ENTER will select those fixtures;

If you want to select a serial of fixtures but without any in it, such as select 1,2,4,5, you can press keys orderly as 1，THRU，5，-，3. The touch screen will display ‘1～ 5-3’，Then press ENTER will select those fixtures;

 Those fixtures being selected display in gray blue on touch screen, while the

indicator led of the keys in Fixture of “Select” will turn on.

 If press the selecting keys again, the soft-keys will change from gray blue to light

blue. It means they had ever selected.

 Select new fixtures will turn off the selected fixtures if you ever adjusted the

channels on the fixtures. The soft-keys of fixtures had been set will display in light blue. It means they had ever selected or edited. The new selecting ones will display in gray blue, means they are being selected.

Non select

Ever Selected

Non Patch

Selecting

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3.2. Manual Control fixtures

3.2.1. Light up the fixtures

Press [Fixture Open/Full] to light up the selecting fixtures in open white and move them to a central position. Users can also press Locate and select [Locate Fixture] to light up fixtures. All attributes will be defaulted.

If you do not want to default other attributes, you can hold Locate and press attribute key. The channel attributes on that key will be defaulted, but attributes on other keys will keep their latest values. For example: hold Locate, and press Tilt/Pan. Pan and Tilt of the selecting fixtures will be set to central position, but other channels will keep in their own value.

3.2.2. Change attributes of fixtures

Select the fixtures and attribute keys and change their value by using Wheels A, B or C.

After selected the attribute key, users can also input the number value, then touch the attribute name on the touch screen. So that can set the channel value directly.

3.2.3. Special control of attributes

There is an absolute color-mix system in MINI 1000. If the selecting fixtures with tricolor channel, select Colour Mix and press the attributes names on touch screen can call out a palette. Users can select your needed color on the palette directly, the system will auto-mix your color.

MINI 1000 can read the channels range data from R20 library files. For example, after users selected the fixtures and attribute key Colour, press the name on touch screen can call out a range table. You can select the range value by Wheel D or touch the options directly.

Note: 1. the function can only be used in fixtures which patched with R20 library.

2. before using Wheel D to select range value, users should notice whether the channel range table with focus on. Otherwise, you may change the speed of the running Cue-lists. The yellow frame indicates the focus on.

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