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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Setting Up and Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Setting up Vector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Vector Violet - Configuring a DVI Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Vector operation modes and programming syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Tracking mode operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Compulite mode operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Programming syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Basic display layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Screen elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Pointing and navigating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Using the trackball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Scrolling and navigating displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Using console keys in window mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Setting up displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Opening new windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Opening new view panes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Setting Up Soft Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Defining soft keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Paging soft keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Using the Workspace tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Show node . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Editor Tools node . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Live node . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Saving and loading display layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Menus and toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Chapter 2: Starting a New Show and Patching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Opening a new show file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

The Patch Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Importing devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Creating and Patching Fixtures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Creating and patching fixtures with scrollers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Deleting fixtures and clearing patch assignments . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Applying the patch and exiting the patch manager . . . . . . . . . . 34

Patching using console keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Chapter 3: Selecting and Controlling Fixtures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

About selecting fixtures and setting values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Live fixture display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Selecting fixtures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Using console keys for fixture selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Using the Editor tool bar to filter fixture selection . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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Storing Fixture Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Automatic groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

User-defined groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Clearing the command line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Resetting the editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Output color code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Spot ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Setting parameter values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Using the wheels and wheel banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Setting values using pickers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Setting values using the keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Storing Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Automatic libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

User-programmed libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Using libraries for programming cues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Chapter 4: Programming and Updating Cues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

QLists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Cues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Storing QLists and cues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Deleting cues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Assigning fade times to cues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Multiple QLists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Updating cues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Blind Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Using the blind editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Blind editing for incoming cues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Chapter 5: Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Playback devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Faders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Fader playback controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Fader modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Qkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Paging faders and Qkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Loading and releasing playback devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Vector Violet Playback and Q-Key functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

The Q-Key Mode key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

The Playback Select key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

The Playback/Q-Key LEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Master Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Running a QList on the master playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Master playback color code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Releasing Playback Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Viewing the Playback Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Snaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Active snaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Updating snaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Storing a new snap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Snap Trigger modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Triggering snaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Temporary Cues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

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Chapter 6: Chasers, Loops, and Fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Programming chasers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Programming loops in QLists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Setting the fan spread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Fan timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Chapter 7: Programming Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

About Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Effects editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Fixture selection order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Pre-built effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Working with effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Storing effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Releasing effects from cues or from the editor . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Chapter 8: Opening and Saving Show Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Saving Shows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Opening a show file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Importing objects and patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Chapter 9: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Vector Violet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Black Screen Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Ultra Violet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Main Screen Appears on 7’’ Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

The 7’’ Monitor Appears Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

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TEXT CO N V E N T I O N S

Text conventions

 Panel KEYS are in BOLD CAPS.

 Touch Screen BUTTONS are BOLD, ITALICIZED CAPS.

 Dialog box captions, menus, submenus, and field names are in this font.

 Command line refers to area at the bottom of the screen where the

command chain is displayed and error messages appear.

 Messages and command line text are in italics.

 # refers to numbers entered on the numeric keypad.

 PBD stands for playback device.

 SK refers to Soft Keys.

 Desk, console, and system are used interchangeably.

 In operation sequences, optional keys or buttons appear in

parentheses. Example:

SPOT # (#) ACTIVE.

 In operation sequences written in a single line, the key presses are

separated by commas. Example:

SPOT, #,,#, ACTIVE

 When + appears between key or button names, it means: Press

THIS (and) THAT at the same time. Example:

SHIFT + FREE.

Generally used in conjunction with shift pairs.

 The term Tap is to be understood as referring to touch screen

buttons. Tap and click may be used interchangeably.

 Cells refer to the smallest information unit, such as one parameter

of a moving device.

Tip! The online manual is available through the Vector help menu.

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In this chapter you learn about:

 Setting up and turning on Vector

 Vector Violet - Configuring a DVI Monitor as the Primary Display

 Operation modes and syntax

 About the user interface

 Basic display layout

 Using the trackball as a pointer device

 Using the vertical wheel as a scroll wheel

 Setting up displays

 Setting up soft keys

 Using the Workspace tree

 Menus

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1. Place the console on a clean, stable, and level surface.

2. Make sure the voltage selection switch, located on the power supply,

is correctly set to 230V AC or 110V AC.

3. Connect the Vector to the mains supply using the cable supplied.

4. Connect any peripherals to their connectors on the back panel. All

connectors are labeled with names and standard icons.

5. Switch on the power, using the switch located on the power supply

on Vector’s back panel. The soft switch located on the front of the console is lit.

6. Open the door protecting the soft switch, on the front of the

console, and press the switch once. Wait for Vector to complete boot up.

7. Connect the DMX cables to the appropriate ports.

IMPORTANT! It is strongly recommended to use a UPS (minimum

600VA) to protect your work and the console.

To shutdown Vector

1. Press the soft switch located on the front of the console.

2. Ta p

Turn Off in the Turn Off Computer dialog box.

Vector shuts down.

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Vector Violet - Configuring a DVI Monitor

A connected DVI monitor may need to be configured as the primary display.

IMPORTANT! Connect a keyboard to the Vector console in order to

use the following procedure.

To configure a DVI monitor

1. Using the Keyboard press and hold Ctrl+Alt+F12.

The Digital Display screen will open:

2. Under the

Display Selection click on the drop down menu for Primary

Device

and select Digital Display. (DVI Monitor)

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3. Click on the drop down menu under Operating Mode and select Extended

Desktop

. This will activate all the screens.

4. Click

Apply to apply the monitor settings.

5. Reboot System.

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Vector operation modes and programming syntax

Vector has two operation modes:

 Trac k ing m od e

 Compulite mode

Vector offers two syntaxes for programming procedures.

 Action syntax

 Enter syntax

The operation mode and programming syntax are set in the

System

Settings dialog boxEditing tab.

Tracking mode operation

In tracking mode, Vector stores only the changes or moves from one cue to the next. Parameter levels that do not change are tracked through cues following the cue where the level was originally set. Levels that are being tracked are not stored again in each cue. Thus there are two types of parameter values:

 Hard values (new or changed values) - values that are stored in the

current cue.

 Tracked values - unchanged values that are tracked from an earlier

cue.

After storing a cue, the editor is released.

Sometimes you want to cancel all tracking values, for instance, when starting a new scene. Block cues are used to reset the tracking,Vector automatically maintains the cue state when playing back cues out of sequence, as often happens during rehearsals.

Compulite mode operation

Compulite mode is a cue only mode, where all fixtures and values that comprise the lighting state are stored in each cue.

The editor is not released after storing a cue. You can continue programming cues based on the editor group or reset the editor. See:“

Resetting the editor” on page 51.

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Programming syntax

Action syntax Enter syntax

Output convention

• Parameter levels that are set using @, are immediately output.

• Parameter levels set using the wheels, FULL, ZERO, or ON are immediately output.

• Parameter levels that are set using @, are not output until ENTER is pressed.

• Parameter levels set using the wheels, FULL, ZERO, or ON are immediately output.

Procedure syntax

Generally, action procedure syntax is:

1. Select items (fixtures, etc).

2. Select the object.

3. Select the operation.

Example: Store a group.

1. Select fixtures (the items).

2. Press GROUP and choose a group

number (the object).

3. Press STORE (the operation). The

group is stored.

Generally, enter procedure syntax is:

1. Select the items (fixtures, etc.).

2. Select the operation.

3. Select the object.

4. Press ENTER.

Example: Store a group.

1. Select fixtures (the items).

2. Press STORE (the operation).

3. Press GROUP and choose a group

number (the object).

4. Press ENTER.

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Basic display layouts

On start up, the touch screens open with basic display layouts. The layouts are completely customizable and you can change the layouts to suit your show and work habits. We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the supplied layouts before changing them.

Figure 1: Typical basic layout

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Screen elements

Screen element What does it show?

Window title bar • The show file name is displayed on the right.

• Minimize, maximize, and close window controls are displayed on the left.

The title bar can be hidden to maximize display real estate.

Menu bar Seven menus are available on the menu bar. Tap a

menu to view the options offered.

Display navigation • Standard display controls: go to previous view,

go to last view, go up on level.

• Vector icons to: open the Workspace tree, show/ hide the Window title bar, toggle soft key display formats, and lock the display.

Tabs for soft keys Tabs, which are added to panes, display soft keys

for show objects and playback components. The object category is set using the Workspace tree.

Tabs for displays Current status of output on the playback wings

(faders and QKeys), AB crossfader, and the master playback.

Editor tool bar Vector’s system tool bar is context sensitive,

changing according to the current function.

Wheel Assignments The wheel display is context sensitive showing the

parameters for the selected moving device. Wheels are also used for programming effects and fade rate control.

Live displays A grid format shows the current output for

fixtures. The live display grid setup can be modified in the Grid Properties dialog box.

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Note: It is recommended to lock the displays to avoid inadvertently

moving display elements. Press on the windows tool bar or choose

Lock Display under the Windows menu.

Command line The command line is the area where commands,

entered using the console keys or touch buttons, are displayed. Each screen has a command line.

Indications bar The Indications bar shows system status

information. You can choose to show or hide the

Indications bar.

Status bar The status bar appears on the main screen only.

The status bar shows:

• Real time connection verification

•System clock

• General master status

Screen element What does it show?

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Pointing and navigating

Vector's user interface will be familiar to computer users (and that is just about everyone).

Menus, toolbars, file trees, and dialog boxes make it easy to find your way around and get things done.

Your pointing device can be an external mouse, connected at the mouse port on the back panel, or the trackball set to mouse function.

Using the trackball

Vector's dual mode trackball is used for setting pan/tilt values and as a mouse. The keys located at the lower left of the trackball function as right and left mouse buttons when the trackball is set to mouse.

Figure 2: Console panel detail - Vector Red and Vector Blue

To set the trackball for mousing

Press MOUSE. The MOUSE LED flashes. The trackball now serves as a pointer device.

Scrolling and navigating displays

The vertical wheel can be used as a scroll wheel in grid displays. When the vertical wheel is set to windows, console keys can be used to enter numbers in dialog box fields requiring numeric entries and to navigate between fields in dialog boxes. The key cluster above the trackball are used as arrow keys to traverse grid and fields.

To set the wheel for scrolling

Press SCROLL WIN. The SCROLL WIN LED flashes.

The message Windows Mode Active!!! overlays the command line.

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Using console keys in window mode

When the SCROLL WIN key is active, the console number pad and other console keys can be used to enter numbers and traverse dialog box fields. Console keys that are active in scroll win mode are:

Note: SCROLL WIN is automatically enabled when working in dialog

boxes. SCROLL WIN is automatically released when exiting a dialog box.

IMPORTANT! When SCROLL WIN is enabled, the numeric keypad is

disabled for fixture editing and the wheel does not control intensity.

Pane navigation tools are displayed at the end of the menu bar. You can show or hide these icons through the

Customize dialog box found under

the

To ol s menu.

Figure 3: Basic pane navigation

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Setting up displays

Each screen has one general window that includes:

 Menu bar

 The command line and status bar.

 A title bar with window control icons. The title bar does not appear

in the default windows. To show or hide the title bar: Open the

Window menu and choose Show/Hide Window Title.

Opening new windows

New windows always open, in reduced size, on the main screen. You then move them, using a mouse or stylus, to an empty display screen.

To open and place a window:

1. Go to the Window menu and tap New Window.

A new window opens on the main display screen.

2. Using the mouse, a stylus, or the trackball set to the mouse option,

drag the new window to one of the display screens.

3. When the window is located on the display screen, maximize it.

4. Optional: hide the window title bar:

Window>Show/hide window Title.

Opening new view panes

The splitter mechanism is used to segment the display area and create new view panes.

Figure 4: Display Setup toolbar

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There are three options for segmenting the display area:

 Split horizontally - Split the active pane horizontally.

 Split vertically - Split the active pane vertically.

 Add a tab to an existing pane - Open a new tab in the active pane.

The tab’s content is set using the Workspace tree.

To access display setup tools

The display setup tools are available under the Window menu.

Tap

Display Setup Tool bar to open a floating tool bar on the display.

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Setting Up Soft Keys

Tabs added to panes serve as soft keys. Each pane can host many tabs.

Soft keys can be displayed as numbered buttons or in grid format:

To open a new tab

Go to the Window menu and tap . A new tab opens in the active pane.

Right click anywhere on the display to open the shortcut display menu.

Note: Not all display set up options are available in the shortcut

display menu.

Figure 5: Right click display menu options

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Defining soft keys

Tabs can be defined as soft keys for libraries, QLists, groups, snaps, or macros.

To define a tab

Set a tab for position libraries.

1. Tap the tab to make sure it is the active tab.

2. Open the Workspace.

3. Expand the Library node.

4. Ta p

POSITION.

5. Go to the next tab and repeat step 3 until all of the soft key tabs are

set.

To toggle the soft key display

Tap , located on the menu bar or in the Window menu.

Paging soft keys

The number of soft keys displayed depends on the size of the pane.

To page soft keys

Press SCROLL/WIN and page using NEXT and PREVIOUS.

Use PageUp and PageDown on the keyboard.

Use the arrow keys on the pane’s title bar. Tap to show/hide the pane title bar.

You can hover the mouse over the SK view and use the mouse wheel to scroll through the pages.

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Workspaces

Each main window can contain more than one workspace and you can have up to 7 workspaces per window. Workspaces are accessed by tabs located above the command line, so switching is very simple. You can create a dedicated workspace for playback information, live displays, etc.

Workspaces are saved as part of the layout or they can be saved separately and loaded for re-use. (See:“

Saving and loading display

layouts” on page 24).

The default workspace is called

Main and it is the first workspace tab.

Workspace tabs can be renamed and their order can be changed.

Figure 6: Workspace tabs

Figure 7: Display controls - right click menu

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To add and configure workspaces

1. In the window, right click anywhere and choose Add View on the right

click menu.

Go to the

Window menu  Window Options and choose Add Workspace.

A workspace is added to the window. Its tab appears to the right of the last tab.

2. Right click the new tab.

The display control, right click menu opens.

3. Choose

Rename View.

4. Type a new name for the workspace and press

ENTER.

5. Through the

Window menu divide the workspace into panes and add

tabs, as necessary.

6. Open the

Workspace tree .set up the view. (See:“Using the

Workspace tree” on page 20).

Example: If you have created a Live workspace, you will probably

want to show the live fixture displays, the master playback display, and the playback wing display.

7. Optional - Save this as a display layout (See:“To

save a workspace”

on page 25).

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Using the Workspace tree

The Workspace tree is a navigable tree used to populate the workspaces you have set up on the display.

Figure 8: The Workspace tree

Tapping an item in the Workspace tree displays the selected item in the active pane.

Figure 9: Active pane

To open the workspace tree

Click , located on the tool bar.

To close the workspace tree

Click .

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To expand a node

Click the plus sign (+).

To collapse a node

Click the minus sign (-).

To collapse the entire tree

Click

To display the Workspace tree

Tap on the menu bar.

A floating

Workspace opens.

Show node

New panes always default to the Show display, which can also be selected from the

Workspace tree. This display contains general show

information.

Figure 10: Show information

Tap a child node to view or set a tab for:

• QLists • Snaps • LookAhead Mask

•Libraries •Macros •Home Cue

• Groups • TimeLine

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To view cue sheets

Example: View QList1 and examine cue 1.

1. Expand

Show.

2. Ta p

QLists.

A list of QLists is displayed in the active pane.

3. Expand

QLists and tap QList 1.

A list of cues in QList 1 and cue information is displayed in the active tab.

4. Ta p

Cue 1. The fixtures in cue 1 are displayed with their parameter

values.

5. Expand

Cue 1 and tap a fixture set.

The details of the selected fixture set are displayed.

Editor Tools node

Node Function

Context Sensitive The contents of a Context Sensitive tab or pane change

according to the current selection type. These soft keys can then be used for selections. Example: Press

CHANNEL. The CS soft keys are set to channel. Tap soft

keys to select channels.

Wheel Assignments Show/hide the Wheel Assignments display.

Editor Toolbar Show/hide the Editor Toolbar

Attachment Viewer Attach and delete attachments to show objects. Add

text notes to an attachment.

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Live node

Tip! Use a large display pane for live fixtures.

Camera Viewer View images seen by the camera connected to Vector

on the USB port or via IP address.

Scheduler The scheduler is a tool for setting events that trigger

macros according to date and time settings.

Desktop list Desktop is a special display area that functions just like

the desktop on your pc. Populate it with

icons for one click or hot key operation.

Node Function

Channel Displays, in the active pane, the channels in the show and their

current output.

Spot Displays, in the active pane, the spot in the show and their

current output.

Matrix Displays the matrix programmer.

Matrix List Displays a list of all matrixes defined in the Patch Manager.

Media Server

Displays the media servers in the show and their current output.

Topo View Displays the topo map defined in the Patch Manager.

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Saving and loading display layouts

Display layouts are saved in dedicated files and also in the show files. The extension for layout files is *.cfg

There are three default folders that contain display layouts:

 D:\Program Files\Compulite Vector\WorkDir\Show\Layout - This is the default

location for saving layouts for the current show. When saving a show, the screen layout is automatically saved with same file name as the show. The contents of this folder are overwritten when starting a new show.

 D:\Program Files\Compulite Vector\Config\Layout - The layouts stored here

are system layouts. These are the basic layouts included in the Vector software. If you customize and store your own system layouts, give them a unique name so they are not overwritten when upgrading software.

 D:\Program Files\Compulite Vector\My Layouts - The contents of this folder

are never overwritten. Display layouts that you want to save and resume copy to this folder.

Tip! You can at anytime load the system default layout if you so wish.

(Window Layout  Load System Layout  Load “Default Layout”)

To save a display layout

1. Ta p Window Layout Save System Layout OR Save Show Layout.

The

Save As dialog box opens to the default folder.

2. Optional - browse to a different folder.

3. Type a name in the

File Name field.

4. Ta p

SAVE.

The display layout is saved.

To load a display layout

1. Ta p Window Layout choose Load System Layout or Load Show Layout.

The

Open dialog box opens.

2. Select a layout from the list of *.cfg files.

3. Ta p

OPEN.

The layout is loaded.

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Tip! Back up your saved layouts by copying the files to a different loca-

tion on the hard disk.

To save a workspace

The workspace file extension is: csl.

1. Go to the

Window menu  Layout  choose Save Workspace.

The

Save As dialog box opens to the default folder.

2. Optional - browse to a different folder.

3. Type a name in the

File Name field.

4. Ta p

SAVE.

The workspace is saved.

To load a workspace

1. Ta p Window Layout choose Load Workspace.

The

Open dialog box opens.

2. Select a workspace from the list of *.csl files.

3. Ta p

OPEN.

The workspace is loaded.

ATTENTION! If for some reason you cannot see your dialogs or

toolbars, then you can reset them using

Window  Reset Dialog Position. This

will bring all toolbars and dialogs to there default screen positions.

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Menus and toolbars

Vector’s menus are displayed in the menu bar at the top of the window. Tool bars are available in each menu or you can open floating tool bars. Floating tool bars can be docked under the menu bar.

Menu Features and toolbars

File • Save and open show files

•Print shows

View • Manipulate how grid formats fit into the display space.

This affects how many channels and spot parameters are visible.

• Set live views to jump according to fixture selection (spots and channels) and parameter selection (spots).

• Open the Grid Properties dialog box.

•Show/hide the View toolbar.

To ol s • Open the Patch Manager.

• Open the System Settings dialog box.

• View real-time status.

• Customize the default display.

Format • Set parameter value formats (percent, decimal, or hexa-

decimal) in the live spot and channel displays.

• Display time, library, effect, or profile details in parameter cells.

•Show/hide the Format toolbar.

LiveMode • Determine which fixtures are displayed in the live channel

and spot displays; All fixtures, fixtures active on stage, active in the editor, etc.

•Show/hide the LiveMode toolbar.

Window • Arrange panes and add tabs on the general window

• Toggle soft key views

•Lock displays

•Show/hide the Display Setup toolbar.

• Save and load display layouts

Attachment • Work with file attachments

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Patching

In this chapter you learn about the Patch Manager and how to:

 Open a new show file

 Import devices

 Create and patch fixtures

 Delete fixtures and clear addresses

 Apply the patch to your show

 Patch fixtures to addresses using the DIM key on the console

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Opening a new show file

Opening a new show file, clears all current data including the patch, show settings, and cues.

To open a new show

1. Go to the File menu.

2. Choose

New Show.

You are prompted to save the current show.

3. Click

YES or NO.

If yes, the current show is saved.

If no, all current data is lost.

In both cases, all current show data (including the patch) are cleared from the system.

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The Patch Manager

At start up, Vector's patch is empty. The system must be set up for the number and types of fixtures that will be used in the show. Opening a new show file resets the patch to empty and clears all current data.

Determining the type and number of fixtures used in the show and patching these fixtures is done in the

Patch Manager.

The

Patch Manager’s features include all patch and configuration

activities:

 Determining the type of fixtures used in the show.

 The number of fixtures.

 Assigning fixture numbers used when programming.

 The pan and tilt orientation for moving devices.

 Patching fixtures to DMX addresses.

Fixtures are organized into Sets, which are groups of generic fixture types:

 Set 0 - Channel

 Set 1 - Spot

 Set 2 - Matrix

 Set 3- Media server

The patch display is in grid format. Each set has its own grid.

During patching, Vector automatically calculates the DMX length for the fixtures.

When the

Patch Manager is open, you can still perform any show

programming functions.

To open the Patch Manager

Tap To o ls menuPatch Manager.

Importing devices

You must import the devices that you intend to use in your show. Devices are imported from a list of device files. The

IMPORT DEVICE button

in the

dialog boxes opens the list of device files.

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To import a device

1. Ta p .

A dialog box containing a list of device files opens.

2. Double click the device file.

Tap the device file and tap

OPEN.

The device is imported to Vector's

Patch Manager. It appears under the

Device folder in the workspace tree.

3. Repeat this procedure to add more devices to the

Patch Manager’s

Device folder.

Note: To select more than one device, hold down Cntrl and click more

devices. When your selection is complete, click

OPEN. The selected

devices are imported.

Creating and Patching Fixtures

Patching fixtures is a two-step procedure:

1. Creating fixtures

2. Patching fixtures to DMX addresses

There are separate dialog boxes for creating fixtures and patching fixtures. There is also a wizard for both creating and addressing fixtures.

Icon Opens dialog box

Create Fixtures - configure the number of fixtures for each device.

Patch Fixtures to DMX addresses.

Create and Patch Fixtures:

• Configure the number of fixtures for each device.

• Patch fixtures to DMX addresses.

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To create and patch fixtures

1. Expand Sets node in the Patch Manager workspace and choose a device

type.

2. Click .

The

Create and Patch wizard opens.

3. Select a device from the device drop down list.

Note: If the device does not appear in the list, you can import it now

by tapping

IMPORT DEVICE and following the steps for Importing devices

(see page 29)

4. Enter the desired number of fixtures in the Create Number of Fixtures

field.

5. Assign a start number in the

Start Number field.

The start number refers to the fixture number.

Example: To create 24 Mac 500 fixtures that will be numbered from

1 - 24, enter 1 as the start number.

6. Optional: Change the fixtures’ default name by typing a new name

in the

Name field. This name appears in the Live display.

7. Optional for moving devices: Change pan and tilt orientation.

8. Ta p

NEXT.

The patch address section is now displayed.

9. Enter the DMX universe number in the

Port field.

10.Enter the DMX start address in the

DMX address field.

11.Optional: In the

Patch interval field, enter the desired interval.

The default interval is the number of DMX channels used by the device

12.Click

FINISH; the wizard closes.

The grid for the selected set is displayed.

Note: If nothing is specified for steps 10 - 12, Vector automatically

assigns the next available address.

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Creating and patching fixtures with scrollers

Fixtures with scrollers can belong to either the channel set or the spot set.

Scrollers that are part of the channel set appear in the channel display. The frame value is displayed in the color column. Scrollers that are part of the spot set appear in the spot display.

The frame value is displayed in a color parameter column. In both cases, it is necessary to select only the spot or channel number to access the dimmer and the scroller.

Figure 11: Scrollers as channels and spots

IMPORTANT! Patch scrollers to external dimmer.

Deleting fixtures and clearing patch assignments

Fixtures and patch addresses can be deleted at any stage of the work.

IMPORTANT! Always clear patch assignments before reassigning DMX

addresses.

To delete fixtures

1. Select the appropriate Set (Channel, Spot, Media Server, or Matrix).

2. Ta p .

The

Delete Fixture dialog box opens.

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3. Enter the fixtures’ numbers in the From No. and To No . fields.

4. Ta p

OK to update and close the dialog box. The selected fixtures are

deleted from the patch and no longer appear in the grid.

Tap

APPLY and keep the dialog box open.

To clear addresses

1. Select the appropriate Set.

2. Ta p . Th e

Clear Patch dialog box opens.

3. Enter the fixtures’ desk numbers in the

From No. and To No . fields.

4. Ta p

OK to update and close the dialog box. The patch for the

selected fixtures is cleared and no longer appears in the grid.

Tap

APPLY and keep the dialog box open.

To adjust pan and tilt orientation in the patch manager

1. Select the spot set.

2. Ta p .

Right click on the fixture cell and choose

Modify Range from the

shortcut menu.

The

Modify Fixtures wizard opens.

3. Enter the range of fixtures in the

Fixture no. field.

4. Ta p

NEXT.

5. Choose all or one of the following options:

 INVERT PAN

 INVERT TILT

 SWAP PAN/TILT

6. Ta p FINISH.

Tip! You can also set the Pan/Tilt patch via the Editor toolbar outside

the Patch manager.

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Applying the patch and exiting the patch manager

Apply the patch when you want to save the patch, update the show, and continue working in the

Patch Manager. Neglecting to apply the

changes in the patch while continuing to work in the

Patch Manager can

cause anomalies. For instance, you have cleared the patch for a number of fixtures and now attempt to patch using the DMX addresses you just cleared.

If you have not applied the patch after clearing, the system generates the message: Patch Exists. Applying the patch after the clear operation prevents this type of error.

To apply the patch

Click .

To exit the Patch Manager

1. Click . You are asked to save the patch data.

2. Click

YES to save changes. Click NO to exit without saving.

Note: If you chose YES, exiting the patch manager automatically

applies the patch.

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Patching using console keys

Pressing DIM on the console or PATCH on the Editor tool bar puts the tool bar in patch mode.

The

Editor toolbar buttons are:

 CLEAR PATCH  EXTERNAL PARAMETER (patch address for an external dimmer)

 PARK  PROPORTIONAL LEVEL

 CLEAR PROPORTIONAL LEVEL

 FLASH

 INPUT PATCH TO

 DIMMER PROPERTIES

When patching in live mode it is useful to view the patch sheet. Open the patch sheet through the

Workspace tree. See: “Using the Workspace

tree” on page 20.

To patch channels or spots

Example: Patch channel fixture 5 to DMX address port 2 dimmer 24.

1. Select channel 5.

2. Press

DIM.

3. Press

2 (the port) / (slash) 24 (dimmer) or use the direct dimmer

number, in this example, 536.

4. Press

STORE. The command line shows Assigned when the operation is

successful.

1. Press

DIM.

2. Enter the dimmer number on the numeric keypad.

3. Press

CHANNEL and 5.

4. Press

STORE.

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To clear patching

Example: Clear the patch assignment for channel 5 which is patched to

port 1, DMX offset 5.

1. Select channel 5.

2. Press

DIM.

3. Press

DELETE. The Delete dialog box opens.

4. Press

DELETE again. or tap DELETE in the dialog box. The command

line shows

Released when the operation is successful.

1. Press

DIM.

2. Select the dimmer by pressing

1/5.

3. Ta p

CLEAR PATCH (on the Editor toolbar). The Delete dialog box

opens.

4. Ta p

DELETE.

To patch external dimmers

Example: Channel 8, patched to DMX channel 8, is a fixture with a

scroller. Patch the external dimmer number, for the scroller, to DMX channel 108.

1. Press

DIM and select the dimmer number, 108.

2. Ta p

EXTERNAL PARAMETER.

3. Select fixture channel 8.

4. Press

STORE.

To patch channels or spots

Example: Patch channel fixture 5 to DMX address port 2 dimmer 24.

1. Press

DIM or PATCH.

2. Enter the dimmer number on the numeric keypad.

3. Press

CHANNEL and 5.

4. Press

ENTER.

1. Select channel 5.

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2. Press DIM.

3. Press

2 (the port) / (slash) 24 (dimmer) or use the direct dimmer

number, in this example, 536.

4. Press

ENTER. The command line shows Assigned when the operation is

successful.

To patch external dimmers

Example: Channel 8, patched to DMX channel 8, is a fixture with a

scroller. Patch the external dimmer number, for the scroller, to DMX channel 108.

1. Press

DIM and select the dimmer number, 108.

2. Ta p

EXTERNAL PARAMETER.

3. Select fixture channel 8.

4. Press

ENTER.

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Fixtures

In this chapter you learn how to:

 Select fixtures and setting parameter values

 Reset the editor

 Clear the command line

 Set parameter values using the wheels

 Set parameter values using the numeric keypad

 Store Groups

 Store Libraries

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About selecting fixtures and setting values

There are many ways to select fixtures and filter fixture selections. Parameter values are set using wheels,

Editor tool bar options, the

numeric keypad, or a combination of the parameter keys and the numeric keypad.

To select fixtures and set parameter values

Example: Select spot 1  12 set and set values.

1. Press

SPOT.

2. Press

1  12 on the numeric keypad.

3. Use the wheels to set parameter values.

4. Press the parameter type keys to switch parameter wheel banks.

5. Save the lighting state as a cue. See:“

Storing QLists and cues” on

page 69.

To select fixtures and set parameter values

Example: Select spot 1  12 set and set parameter levels.

1. Press

SPOT.

2. Press

1  12 on the numeric keypad.

3. Use the wheels to set parameter values.

4. Press

ENTER to output levels

5. Press the parameter type keys to switch parameter wheel banks.

6. Repeat steps 3 and 4.

7. Save the lighting state as a cue. See:“

Storing QLists and cues” on

page 69

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Live fixture display

Current fixture selections and values, as well as output from playback devices, are shown in the live fixture display. The live fixture display is in grid format.

To view the live fixture display

Go to the Workspace and choose Channel, Spot, Matrix, or Media Server under the

Live node.

Figure 12: Live channel display with side headers

Tip! Use the tools in the LiveMode menu to control which fixtures are

displayed in the Live displays.

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Selecting fixtures

Fixtures are selected using console keys and the selection options available on the

Editor tool bar.

Using console keys for fixture selection

Key Name What it does

SPOT

Set the keypad for spot selection.

CHANNEL

Set the keypad for channel selection.

MATRIX / MEDIA SERVER

Set the keypad for selecting fixtures in the matrix set.

Note: SHIFT + MATRIX is used to access the Media server. If

you do not have a Matrix set patched then the default is Media server.

GROUP /SET

Select fixtures using the set organizer by pressing SHIFT +

GROUP

Example:

SET0/ 1  12, selects channels 1 through 12.

SET 1/ 1  12, selects spots 1 through 12.

SET 2/ 100  200, selects fixtures in a matrix.

SET 3/ 1  12, selects media server devices 1 through 12.

0 - 9

Use for numeric entries.

 ‘Thru’ for range selections. Example:

SPOT, 1, , 24; selects

all the spots in the range.

+ (plus) Functions as an “and” key when used between fixture

selections. Example:

CHANNEL 1 + 3 + 7 + 11, selects channels

1, 3, 7, and 11.

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— (minus) Used to remove a channel/spot form a range selection.

Example:

SPOT 1  5 — 4, selects channels 1, 2, 3, 5.

 (dot)

or wheel

Makes the last selection available. Example: Before pressing

RESET, the selection was spots 1, 3, 6, and 8.

Press

SPOT  or move a parameter wheel to access the last

fixture selection.

Fixture

Note: This is not a key on the console panel.

When fixture numbers in the various sets do not overlap, the command line numeric default is automatically set to

Fixture. When using this setup, it is not necessary to select a

set prior to selecting the fixture numbers.

Example:

Channels are numbered 1  100.

Spots are numbered 101  164.

To select (channel) 98, press 98 on the keypad; press 124 to select spot 124.

Key Name What it does

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Using the Editor tool bar to filter fixture selection

The Editor tool bar provides fixture selection filters. Tapping EVERY displays the selection filter options. The example shown here is especially useful for television studio cyc lights.

BUTTON What it does

Console key equivalents

EVERY

Opens filter options none

ODDS

Selects every other fixture, within the designated range, starting with the first fixture.

Example 1: The range 1 thru 8 is selected. Tap

ODDS to select 1, 3, 5, and 7.

Example 2: The range 2 thru 8 is selected. Tap

ODDS to select 2, 4, 6, and 8.

none

EVENS

Selects every other fixture, within the designated range, starting with the second fixture.

Example1: The range 1 thru 8 is selected. Tap

EVENS to select 2, 4, and 6.

Example 2: The range 2 thru 8 is selected. Tap

EVENS to select 3, 5, and 7.

3RD

Selects every third fixture, within the designated range, starting with the first fixture.

4TH

Selects every fourth fixture within the designated range, starting with the first fixture.

Advance selection by a specified increment.

Example:

4 / 2, selects the second fixture in

each group of four fixtures.

Therefore:

CHANNEL 1  20 EVERY 4 / 2, selects

channels 2, 6, 10, 14, and 18.

Note: Even though the Tool bar buttons are

only up to 4th (every fourth fixture), you can select 5th, 6th, etc. by choosing a number on the keypad Example: 6/2, selects the second fixture in each group of 6 fixtures.

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Storing Fixture Groups

Groups are selection shortcuts. Groups can be combined and manipulated like all other selection sequences. It is convenient to save groups of fixtures that are related by type, function, or hanging position.

Automatic groups

Through the Generate Groups and Libs dialog box, Vector automatically generates fixture groups.

The automatic fixture group options for spots per device, channels, scrollers, matrix set devices, and media server set devices, are:

 All

 Even

 Odd

 Every third - counting from the first fixture of a device type.

 Every fourth - counting from the first fixture of a device type.

You can choose to generate groups for some or all of the fixtures used in the show.

Figure 13: Generate libraries and groups dialog box

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You can number groups to your convenience in the dialog box’s numbering area. The numbering option fields are:

If there are existing groups you can choose to:

 Leave them as is

 Overwrite them

 Update them

To generate groups automatically

1. Open the To o ls menu and tap Generate Groups and Libs.

The dialog box opens.

2. Expand

Generate All.

3. Make sure

Groups is checked and selected.

When selected Groups appears on a dark field.

4. Expand

Generate for Devices and make sure the devices you want

organized into groups are checked.

5. Set the start number in the

Start from fields and the offset in the Align

field.

6. Select the type of group (

Even, Odd, All, 3rd, 4th).

7. Select the behavior (

Leave, Overwrite. or Update).

8. Ta p

APPLY.

Start From Store the first group to the number in this field and

sequentially increment the libraries or groups.

Align Choose an offset to leave space for groups that will be

stored later on. Generally, it is convenient to choose an offset that corresponds to your display set up.

Example: Assume that you have sized the soft keys pane

to show 5 soft keys per row. You choose to generate 5 groups for each fixture type. If the start number is 1 and the offset is 10, the generated groups will appear in every other row.

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User-defined groups

Groups can contain any number of fixtures and fixture types.

Groups retain the selection order. This is useful when planning groups to use in effects.

Example: You can select spots in reverse order, for instance spots 26

24, 22, and 20, and save as a group. When recalling this group to use in an effect, the first fixture selected (spot 26) is the first fixture participating in the effect.

To store groups

Example: Store group 9 containing all fixtures used in an audience

sweep.

1. Select fixtures using any selection sequence.

2. Press

STORE

3. Ta p 9 on the group soft keys.

1. Select fixtures using any selection sequence.

2. Press

GROUP and enter a number on the numeric keypad.

3. Press

STORE.

To add text tags to groups

1. Select the group.

2. Press

TEXT.

The

Te xt dialog box opens.

3. Use the keyboard to type the group’s name.

4. Press

STORE or tap OK.

The dialog box closes.

Immediately after storing the group, press

TEXT and follow steps 3

and 4.

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To delete groups

1. Select the group or select more than one group: GROUP #  #.

2. Press

DELETE.

The

Delete dialog box opens.

3. Press

DELETE again or tap DELETE in the dialog box.

To store groups

Example: Store group 9 containing all fixtures used in an audience

sweep.

1. Press

STORE.

2. Select fixtures using any selection sequence.

3. Ta p

9 on the group soft keys.

1. Press

STORE.

2. Select fixtures using any selection sequence.

3. Press

GROUP and enter a number on the numeric keypad.

4. Press

ENTER.

To name a groups

1. Press TEXT.

2. Select the group.

3. Press ENTER.

The

Te xt dialog box opens.

4. Use the keyboard to type the library name.

5. Press

ENTER (on the console or the keyboard) or tap OK.

6. The dialog box closes.

Immediately after storing the group, press

TEXT and follow steps 4

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To delete groups

1. Press DELETE.

2. Select the group or select more than one group:

GROUP #  #.

3. Press

ENTER.

The

Delete dialog box opens.

4. Press

DELETE or ENTER again or tap DELETE in the dialog box.

1. Press

DELETE.

2. Tap the group soft key.

3. Press

ENTER.

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Clearing the command line

The command line can be returned to its idle state or regressively cleared, starting from the last entry.

To clear an entry (backspace)

Clear the command line entries in reverse order.

1. Press

CE.

The last entry is cleared.

2. Continue pressing

CE.

Each press clears the last entry in the command line.

To set the command line to idle

Press SHIFT + CLEAR.

All the entries in the command line are cleared.

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Resetting the editor

To reset the editor

Press RESET.

All editor values are released in a 1 second fade (default) or according to the default release time. Set default release time in the

System Settings

Timing

tab accessed through the Tools menu.

Press

RESET RESET quickly.

All editor values bump out.

Note: The last fixture selection remains active.

To reset the editor and clear the last fixture selection

Press SHIFT + RESET.

To clear selection without resetting the editor values

Press SHIFT + • (dot key)

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Output color code

The default color scheme for the console’s output shows the output source:

Color What it means

Yellow Fixture numbers for fixtures that are active in

the editor.

Red Backround Values active in the editor and currently under

wheel control.

White Background Values in the editor, but not currently under

wheel control.

Blue Output from Master PB values that are higher

than those in the previous cue for the same fixtures.

Green Master playback output values that are lower

than those in the previous cue for the same fixtures.

Yellow Output from the playback devices (faders and

QKeys).

Purple Tracking in Master PB.

Red Redundant tracking in Master PB.

Note: Values displayed in white and red are the values normally included

when storing a cue. More specific store commands are available in the Store Options dialog box; see the Vector Reference Guide.

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Spot ignition

The Control picker allows access to all control features. The functions available in the picker depend on the type of spot.

Figure 14: Typical Control picker

To turn the lamp on

1. Select the spots.

2. On the

Editor tool bar, tap CONTROL.

The

Control picker opens.

3. Ta p

LAMP ON and CLOSE.

To turn the lamp off

1. Select the spots.

2. On the

Editor tool bar, tap CONTROL.

The

Control picker opens.

3. Ta p

LAMP OFF and CLOSE.

To reset the fixture

1. Select the spots.

2. On the

Editor tool bar, tap CONTROL.

The

Control picker opens.

3. Ta p

RESET and CLOSE.

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Setting parameter values

The wheels, trackball, and console keys are used to set values for moving light parameters and channel levels.

Parameter values are displayed in the live displays. The parameter’s display format options are found under the

Format menu.

Using the wheels and wheel banks

The vertical wheel controls the dimmer for all fixtures. The trackball controls pan and tilt for moving devices. When fixtures do not have pan and tilt parameters, such as Channels, the trackball will also function as a dimmer wheel.

Figure 15: Vertical (intensity) wheel, trackball, pan and tilt locks

Parameters are organized, by type, into wheel banks.The five flat encoders control all parameters including the dimmer, pan, and tilt.

ATTENTION! The Vector Violet has a 6th wheel which acts as a

dedicated dimmer wheel.

Wheel banks (Parameter types)

Possible parameters

Figure 16: Parameter (type) bank keys

INTENSITY

Dimmer, strobe

POSITION

Pan, tilt, movement speed

COLOR

Cyan, yellow, magenta, color wheels, color speed

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Figure 17: Parameter wheels, wheel layer keys, and parameter selection keys

Each parameter wheel has 2 associated keys:

ATTENTION! In Vector Violet you can select a parameter by clicking

on the wheel itself. Double clicking on the wheel opens the picker for the parameters if the picker exists (for example color wheel picker).

BEAM

Focus, zoom, iris

IMAGE

Gobo wheels, prism, gobo spin.

SHAPE

Framing shutters, frost

Parameter wheel key

What it does

Left key Pages the bank layers when the parameter bank includes

more than 5 parameters.

Right key Selects the parameter.

Parameter wheel and the associated keys

Wheel banks (Parameter types)

Possible parameters

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To switch parameter banks

Press one of the parameter type keys: INTENSITY, POSITION, COLOR, BEAM,

IMAGE, or SHAPE.

To set intensity

1. Select the fixtures.

2. Use the vertical wheel.

When the wheels are set to the intensity bank, use the flat encoder that shows

Dimmer on its local display.

To set position

1. Select the fixtures.

Use the trackball to set pan and tilt.

When the wheels are set to the position bank, use the flat encoders that show

Pan or Tilt on its local display.

Note: Keys for locking pan or tilt are adjacent to the trackball.

See ƒigure 15, page 54.

To set color, image, beam, and shape values

Parameters are pre-defined as either continuous parameters or step parameters:

 Continuous parameters wheel up from 0 (zr) to 100% (FL) with no

internal divisions.

 Step parameters are defined with internal divisions. There can be

continuous control between steps or a step can transmit a preset value. Steps are commonly used for parameters controlling both dimmer intensity and strobe and with gobo wheels and color wheels.

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Example: Set color and image values.

1. Select the fixtures.

2. Press

COLOR to switch to the color wheel bank and use the

appropriate wheel to set the color value.

3. Press

IMAGE to switch to the image wheel bank and use the

appropriate wheel to set the value.

To move parameter steps

For absolute moves from step to step:

Use

, located on the Editor tool bar.

Setting values using pickers

Vector has preset pickers for gobo and color parameters. Pickers show bitmaps that logically correspond to the steps.

Some pickers have more than one page. Use the

PREVIOUS and NEXT

buttons that appear in the picker to page.

Figure 18: Gobo picker

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In color pickers, you can design your own custom color or choose colors from the Roscolux and Lee Designers swatch book.

Figure 19: Color picker for designing custom colors or choosing colors from swatch books

To set values with pickers

Example: Set the gobo

1. Select fixtures.

2. Press

IMAGE to switch to the gobo (image) bank

3. Double click

GOBO WHEEL in the Wheel Assignments display.

The gobo picker opens.

4. Tap the gobo of your choice.

The selection is immediately applied to the fixtures.

5. Click

CLOSE to close the Gobo Picker dialog box.

Moving a wheel closes the picker.

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Setting values using the keypad

Values can be set using the numeric keypad. Values are a percentage from 0 - FL depending on the Value input method.

Note: Value input method is as follows:

 European - Enter 1 digit for levels (example: 6 for 60%, 5.5 for

55%).

 American - Enter 2 digits for levels (example: 60 for 60%).

Absolute values for parameters with steps, is a recognized as a percentage value.

Example: Step 1 (0% - 50%) is dimmer and step 2

(51% - FL%) is strobe, the value 65% is within the strobe step.

Note: The following examples relate to American value input.

To set values using the numeric keypad

Example: Set dimmer at 60%, pan at 40, tilt at 35, and cyan at 20.

1. Select the fixtures.

2. Press

@, 60.

The dimmer intensity is set to 60%.

3. Press

POSITION, PAN, 40.

Pan is set to 40%.

4. Press

TILT, 35.

Tilt is set to 35%.

5. Press

COLOR, CYAN, 20.

Cyan is set to 20%.

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To set values using the numeric keypad

Example: Set dimmer at 60%, pan at 40, tilt at 35, and cyan at 20.

1. Select the fixtures.

2. Press

@, 60, ENTER.

The dimmer intensity is set to 60%.

3. Press

POSITION, PAN, @, 40, ENTER.

The position is updated with the new value.

4. Press

TILT, @, 35, ENTER.

The position is updated with the new value

5. Press

COLOR, CYAN, @, 20, ENTER.

The color is updated with the new value

Note: There are dedicated keys for FULL (100%), ON (50%), and ZERO

(zr).

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Storing Libraries

Libraries are user-programmed or automatically generated presets of parameter values. The library database is used as building blocks when programming cues. Using libraries when programming cues makes global updating of cues quick and accurate.

Example: The piano’s position has changed. Updating the piano

position library updates all occurrences of the library in all the cues.

Automatic libraries

Vector can automatically generate:

 Color libraries

 Intensity libraries

 Image libraries

You can choose to generate some or all of these objects for some or all of the devices used in the show.

Automatic libraries are generated in the

Generate Groups and Libs dialog

box.

To generate common color or image libraries for multiple devices

1. Open the To o l menu.

2. Choose (tap)

Generate Groups and Libs.

The

Generate Groups and Libs dialog box opens.

3. Expand

Generate All.

4. Make sure

Color or Image are checked.

5. Ta p

Color or Image to select.

The item appears on a light field.

6. Set the start number in the

Start from fields and the offset in the Align

field.

7. Select the primary device from the drop down dialog menu.

8. Make sure the devices are checked under the

Generate for Devices list.

9. Select the behavior (

Leave, Overwrite. or Update).

10.Ta p

APPLY or OK.

The libraries are generated according to the primary device.

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Note: You can also generate separate color or image libraries for

different devices.

User-programmed libraries

To store a library

Example: Store color library 8.

1. Select the fixtures and set the color values.

2. Press

STORE.

3. Tap color library soft key

1. Select the fixtures and set the color values.

2. Press

COLOR and 8.

3. Press

STORE.

To add text tags to libraries

1. Select the library.

2. Press

TEXT.

The

Te xt dialog box opens.

3. Use the keyboard to type the library name.

4. Press

STORE or tap OK.

The dialog box closes.

Immediately after storing the library, press

TEXT and follow steps 3

and 4.

To delete libraries

1. Select the library.

2. Press

DELETE.

The

Delete dialog box opens.

3. Press

DELETE again or tap DELETE in the dialog box.

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To store a library

Example: Store color library 8.

1. Select the fixtures and set the color values.

2. Press

ENTER.

The values are output.

3. Press

STORE.

4. Tap an available space on the color library soft keys.

1. Select the fixtures and set the color values.

2. Press

ENTER.

The values are output.

3. Press

STORE.

4. Press

COLOR and 8.

5. Press

ENTER.

To add text tags to libraries

1. Press TEXT.

2. Select the library.

3. Press

ENTER.

The

Te xt dialog box opens.

4. Use the keyboard to type the library name.

5. Press

ENTER or tap OK.

The dialog box closes.

Immediately after storing the library, press

TEXT and follow steps 4

and 5.

To delete libraries

1. Press DELETE.

2. Select the library.

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3. Press ENTER.

The

Delete dialog box opens.

4. Press

DELETE or ENTER again.

Tap

DELETE in the dialog box.

1. Press

DELETE.

2. Tap the library soft key.

3. Press

ENTER.

Using libraries for programming cues

Using libraries to build lighting looks makes cue editing easier, quicker, and more accurate.

Use of position libraries is particularly important since updating libraries globally updates the cues programmed with libraries. If your show moves to a new venue, updating your position libraries ensures that the positions in cues will be on the mark.

More than one library can be selected and then applied simultaneously to the fixtures.

To program a cue using libraries selected via soft keys

Example: Program a cue using position library 5.

1. Select the fixtures.

2. Switch to the position library tab.

3. Ta p

5 on the position library soft keys.

The pan and tilt values are set according to the values stored in the library. The library icon is displayed in the pan and tilt cells.

4. Store the cue.

To program a cue using libraries selected on the keypad

Example: Apply position library 5, color library 3, and image library 1

to selected fixtures

1. Select the fixtures.

2. Press

POSITION and enter 5 on the numeric keypad.

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3. Press ENTER.

The pan and tilt values are set according to the values stored in the library. The library icon is displayed in the pan and tilt cells.

4. Press

COLOR and enter 3 on the numeric keypad.

5. Press

ENTER.

The color values are set according to the values stored in the library.The library icon is displayed in the relevant parameter cells. Press IMAGE and enter 1 on the numeric keypad.

6. Press

ENTER

The image values are set according to the values stored in the library. The library icon is displayed in the relevant parameter cells.

7. Store the cue

To apply multiple libraries simultaneously

Example: Select position library 1, color library 3, and image library 5

and then apply them to the selected fixtures.

1. Select fixtures.

2. Press

POS and 1 to select position library 1 (or use any other library

selection procedure).

3. Press

COLOR and 3 to select color library 3 (or use any other library

selection procedure).

4. Press

IMAGE and 5 to select image library 5 (or use any other library

selection procedure).

5. Press

ENTER.

All of the selected libraries are applied to the fixtures.

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Cues

In this chapter you learn how to:

 Create QLists

 Store cues

 Delete cues

 Set cue fade times

 Update cues

 Blind Mode

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QLists

All cues are organized into QLists.

QLists can be loaded to all playback devices - AB crossfader, playback faders, and QKeys.

All cues are stored to the default QList, which is the QList loaded on the master playback device, unless otherwise instructed. The default master playback is the AB crossfader, but any playback device can be designated as the master playback.

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Cues

Cues are always organized in QLists. The values stored in cues are normally the editor values that are displayed in red or white. Cues can be numbered from 0.01 to 9999.99.

Programming cues consists of:

 Selecting fixtures

 Setting parameter values

 Setting the fade times

 Storing the resulting lighting state as a cue in a QList.

Storing QLists and cues

Use the SELECT key to create QLists and store cues. The lighting state can be stored as a cue in more than one QList. All that is necessary to do is to press

SELECT for each QList.

Figure 20: Select keys for playback devices

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To create a new QList

Example: Create QList 1on the AB crossfader.

1. Press

QLIST and 1 on the numeric keypad.

2. Press

SELECT for AB.

The command line shows:

Playback AB Assigned. QList 1 is loaded to

AB.

To store cues to the master playback device

Example: Store cue 1 to QList 1 that is loaded on the AB crossfader

and is the default master playback device.

1. Select fixtures and set values.

2. Press

CUE and enter a cue number on the numeric keypad.

3. Press

STORE.

The cue is automatically added to the QList on the master playback.

The command line shows:

Playback AB Assigned: QList 1 Cue 1 Stored.

4. Store the next cue by selecting fixtures, setting values, and

pressing

STORE, SELECT.

Press

STORE+.

The editor is stored as cue 2.

To store point cues

Example: Store cue 2.5 in QList 1 that is on the AB playback.

1. Select fixtures and assign values.

2. Press

STORE.

3. Press

2  5.

4. Press

SELECT.

The command line shows:

Playback AB Assigned: QList 1 Cue 2.5 Stored.

Cue 2.5 is output from AB.

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To store cues to the master playback device

Example: Store a cue to the default QList (the QList loaded to the

master playback).

1. Select fixtures and set values.

2. Press

ENTER.

The values are output.

3. Press

STORE.

4. Press

CUE and enter a cue number on the numeric keypad.

5. Press

ENTER.

The cue is automatically added to the QList on the master playback.

1. Select fixtures and assign values.

2. Press

ENTER.

The values are output.

3. Press

STORE +.

The editor is stored to the next available cue number. It is displayed in the command line with the QList number for the cue on the master playback.

To add cues to the QList on the master playback device

Example: Store a new cue to the default QList (the QList loaded to the

master playback).

1. Select fixtures and set values.

2. Press

ENTER.

The values are output.

3. Press

STORE +.

The editor is stored to the next available cue number. It is displayed in the command line with the QList number for the cue on the master playback.

1. Select fixtures and set values.

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2. Press ENTER.

The values are output.

1. Press

STORE.

2. Press

CUE and press NEXT.

The next available cue number is displayed in the command line with the QList number for the cue on the master playback.

3. Press

ENTER.

The cue is automatically added to the QList on the master playback.

To store point cues

Example: Store cue 2.5 in QList 1 that is on the AB playback.

1. Select fixtures and assign values.

2. Press

ENTER.

3. Press

STORE.

4. Press

2  5.

5. Press

SELECT.

The command line shows:

Playback AB Assigned: QList 1 Cue 2.5 Stored.

Cue 2.5 is output from AB.

IMPORTANT! In Compulite mode, storing a cue does not clear the

editor and the cue is not output from the playback device. In tracking mode, storing a cue clears the editor. The stored cue is immediately output from the playback device.

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Deleting cues

Individual cues or a range of cues from a single QList can be deleted from the show.

To delete a cue

Example: Delete cue 9 from QList 1.

1. Select Qlist 1 cue 9.

2. Press

DELETE.

The Object Exists dialog box is displayed.

3. Press

DELETE again.

Tap

DELETE in the dialog box.

Deleted, displayed in the command line confirms a successful

deletion.

To delete a cue

Example: Delete cue 9 from QList 1.

1. Press

DELETE.

2. Select Qlist 1 cue 9.

3. Press DELETE or ENTER.

The

Delete confirmation box is displayed.

4. Press

DELETE or ENTER again.

Tap DELETE in the dialog box.

Deleted, displayed in the command line confirms a successful

deletion.

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Assigning fade times to cues

If no fade times are set, the cue default time is automatically assigned. The default cue time can be changed in

To ol s  System Settings  Timing.

If no time-out is set it defaults to the time-in setting.

Use

0 to set a cut (bump) time.

Time settings Function

TIME

Sets the Editor tool bar to cue time mode.

Prepares to set fade times for the current cue on the master playback device.

TIME IN

On Go, all the fixtures fading to higher values begin their fade. The fade takes place in the set time.

TIME OUT

On Go, all the fixtures fading to lower values begin their fade. The fade takes place in the set time.

DELAY IN

On Go, all the fixtures fading to higher values begin to count the delay time before beginning their fade.

DELAY OUT

On Go, all the fixtures fading to lower values begin to count the delay time before beginning their fade.

WAIT

Pressing WAIT opens two options on the Editor tool bar:

FOLLOW ON and MANUAL.

If you set a wait time (

WAIT #), the cue is automatically

tagged as a follow-on cue.

FOLLOW ON

Fade to the next cue without waiting for a Go command. “Follow on” of the next cue starts X second after current cue is entetring

MANUAL

Wait for a Go command before fading to the next cue.

Manual is the default setting for all cues.

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To set fade times when programming a cue

Example: Add fade times when programming QList 1 cue 5.

1. Select fixtures and set values.

2. Select QList 1 and cue 5.

3. Press

TIME.

The

Editor tool bar is now in time mode.

4. To set time-in, press

4.5 on the numeric keypad.

5. Press

DELAY IN and 3 on the numeric keypad.

6. Press

DELAY OUT and 2 on the numeric keypad.

7. Press

STORE.

To set fade times when programming a cue

Example: Add fade times when programming QList 1 cue 5.

1. Select fixtures and set values.

2. Press

ENTER.

3. Press

STORE.

4. Select QList 1 and cue 5.

5. Press

TIME.

The

Editor tool bar is now in time mode.

6. To set time-in, press

4.5 on the numeric keypad.

7. Press

DELAY IN and 3 on the numeric keypad.

8. Press

DELAY OUT and 2 on the numeric keypad.

9. Press

ENTER.

Time: Time in Time out Delay in Delay out Wait

Set to:

4.5 Default (4.5) 3.0 2.0 Manual

Time: Time in Time out Delay in Delay out Wait

Set to:

4.5 Default (4.5) 3.0 2.0 Manual

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To set time-in and time-out

Example: Set time-in to 5 and time-out to 10.

(QLIST #), CUE #, TIME, 5, / (slash), 10, STORE

(QLIST #), CUE #, TIME, 5, / (slash), 10, ENTER

To set delay-in and delay-out

Example: Set delay-in to 3 and delay-out to 5.

(QLIST #), CUE #, TIME, DELAY-IN, 3, / (slash), 5, STORE

(QLIST #), CUE #, TIME, DELAY-IN, 3, / (slash), 5, ENTER

To set a follow on cue

Example: The fade to cue 3 automatically begins when cue 2

completes its fade.

(QLIST #), CUE 2, TIME, WAIT, FOLLOW-ON, STORE

(QLIST #), CUE 2, TIME, WAIT, FOLLOW-ON, ENTER

Note: The follow-on setting, which begins an automatic fade to cue 3,

is set in cue 2.

To set a counted wait time

Example: Set a wait time of 3 seconds for cue 5. The fade from cue 5

to cue 6 will be automatic.

CUE 5, TIME, WAIT, 3, STORE.

CUE 5, TIME, WAIT, 3, ENTER.

Cue 6 automatically becomes a follow-on cue. When cue 5 starts there is 3 second wait and cue 6 begins its fade.

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Multiple QLists

While programming a show, you may have a number of Qlists loaded to different playback devices. Storing cues to the different QLists is done as described in Storing QLists and cues

(see page 69).

Note: The QList located on the master playback device is the default

QList. This means that unless you specify a Qlist when storing a cue, the new cue is stored to the default QList. See:“

Master Playback” on

page 94.

To store a cue to any playback device

Example: Store cue 1 in QList 11. QList 11 is resident in fader 6.

1. Select fixtures and assign values.

2. Press

STORE.

3. Press

SELECT for fader 6.

The command line shows:

Playback 1/6: QList 11 Cue 1 Stored.

1. Select fixtures and assign values.

2. Press

QLIST 11.

3. Press

CUE 1.

4. Press

STORE.

The command line shows:

Playback 1/6: QList 11 Cue 1 Stored.

To add cues to the QList on any playback device

Example 1: Store cue 2 (the next available cue number) in QList 11,

loaded on fader 6. The next cue number is the current cue incremented by one.

1. Select fixtures and assign values.

2. Press

STORE

3. Press

SELECT for fader 6.

The command line shows:

Playback 1/6: QList 11 Cue 2 Stored.

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To store a cue to any playback device

Example: Store cue 1 in QList 11. QList 11 is resident in fader 6.

1. Select fixtures and assign values.

2. Press

ENTER. The values are output.

3. Press

STORE.

4. Press

SELECT for fader 6.

The command line shows:

Playback 1/6: QList 11 Cue 1 Stored.

1. Select fixtures and assign values

2. Press

ENTER. The values are output.

3. Press

STORE.

4. Select

QLIST 11. Skip this step if you are storing this cue to the

master playback.

5. Press

CUE, 1.

6. Press

ENTER.

The command line shows: Playback 1/6: QList 11 Cue 1 Stored.

To add cues to the QList on any playback device

Example 1: Store cue 2 (the next available cue number) in QList 11,

loaded on fader 6. The next cue number is the current cue incremented by one.

1. Select fixtures and assign values.

2. Press

ENTER. The values are output.

3. Press

STORE.

4. Press SELECT for fader 6.

The command line shows:

Playback 1/6: QList 11 Cue 2 Stored.

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Updating cues

Edit cues using the UPDATE or STORE keys. As a rule of thumb, use

UPDATE to edit cues that are output from one of the playback devices.

Use

STORE for cues that are not output on a playback device.

Pressing

UPDATE when editing cues, opens the Update Items dialog box.

Figure 21: Update Items dialog box

The cues, which are currently output from a playback device and will be changed by completing the update command, are listed in the

Cue

column. Libraries that can be updated are listed in the

Library column.

The buttons at the bottom of the dialog offer options to filter the update command.

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Using the Update dialog box options:

Option What it does

GRAB ALL New values can be stored to cues currently output

from playback devices, on the condition that the cues are selected in the Cue column.

NEW TO MASTER PBNew values are stored in the cue output from the

master playback. This is the default.

MASTER PB

ONLY

Updates the cue on the master playback only.

UPDATE ALL

LIBS

Updates all libraries where appropriate. The relevant libraries are displayed in the library column.

COPY NEW

DELTA

Copy the values active in the editor to the clipboard and use as a delta..

CUE ONLY

(Tracking mode)

The updated value(s) are for the current cue only. When fading to the next cue the updated values return to the tracked value.

BACK TRACK

(Tracking mode)

Change the value(s) in all the previous cues.

To update cues using back track

Example: Channel 1 is tracking through the cues at

70%. Update cue 5 for channel 1 at 35% and update the previous cues (cues 1 - 4) with same value.

1. Select channel 1 and set the intensity to 35%.

2. Press UPDATE. The update items dialog box opens.

3. Ta p B A C K T R A C K .

4. Tap OK. The value for channel 1 is updated in cues

1 - 5.

SAVE AS DEFAULT

By using this option you are guaranteed that the Item selected from the Update Items box remains saved as the Default.

FACTORY DEFAULTS

The Factory Defaults button returns the options in the Update Items dialog box to their factory Default value which is New to Master PB and Update All Libs options selected.

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To update cues

1. Select the fixtures and adjust the values.

2. Press

UPDATE.

The

Update Items dialog box opens.

3. Press

SELECT for the playback device where the cue is output.

1. Select the cue, select the fixtures, (

CUE #, CHANNEL/SPOT #) and

adjust the values.

2. Press

STORE.

The cue is stored with the new values.

ATTENTION! Using UPDATE also, by default, updates libraries. If you do

not want to update libraries now, deselect

UPDATE ALL LIBS in the Update

dialog box

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Blind Mode

You can program and update cues in the blind Mode. When the blind mode is active, the fixture values in the live editors are not output.

When

BLIND is active it is indicated in the command line:

Using the blind editor

To activate the blind editor

Press BLIND.

The key’s LED is on.

To store cues in blind mode

1. Press BLIND to switch to the blind editor.

2. Select fixtures and assign values.

3. Use any store sequence, including

STORE, SELECT.

Note: When storing a cue in blind mode, the playback device does not

advance to the new cue.

To exit the blind editor

Press BLIND.

The key’s LED turns off and the blind editor indication is removed from the command line.

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Blind editing for incoming cues

This feature provides quick, blind editing of the incoming cue. When editing is completed, exiting the blind editor is automatic.

To edit the incoming cue in the blind editor

1. Ta p BLIND PB PREVIEW EDIT.

The blind editor is now active.

2. Press

SELECT for the playback outputting the cue.

The contents of the next (incoming) cue are active in the editor.

The command line shows the QList, cue number, and fixtures in cue.

Example:

QList 3, cue 6, channel 3  14, spot 1  12.

3. Select fixtures and set parameter levels.

4. Press

STORE.

To edit the incoming cue in the blind editor

1. Ta p BLIND PB PREVIEW EDIT.

The blind editor is now active.

2. Press

SELECT for the playback outputting the cue.

The contents of the next (incoming) cue are active in the editor.

The command line shows the QList, cue number, and fixtures in cue.

Example:

QList 3, cue 6, channel 3  14, spot 1  12.

3. Select fixtures and set parameter levels.

4. Press UPDATE, then ENTER

The incoming cue is updated and the blind editor closes.

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Chapter 5 Playback

In this chapter you learn how to:

 Load QLists to playback devices

 Free playback devices

 Use the Master Playback device

 Release playback devices

 Use snaps

 Convert temporary cues to cues in QLists

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Playback devices

Vector's playback devices are:

 AB crossfader

 Faders

 QKeys

Faders

Figure 22: Playback fader and its function keys. Default functions are shown in this illustration.

Fader playback controls

Fader control Function options

Programmable keys Go, Back, and Flash

Slider (fader) Default function is intensity master

Key and slider functions can be changed in Playback Properties dialog box  PBD tab.

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Fader modes

Faders also have different working modes.

Figure 23: Mode keys are located to the left of the faders

ATTENTION! Fader modes are global, affecting all the faders.

Qkeys

Qkeys, located below the touch screens, are playback devices without a fader. Each QKey has an associated select key and one programmable control key. The default control key command is Go. This can be changed in the

Playback dialog box  Playback Definitions tab.

For Vector Violet - please see Vector Violet Playback and Q-Key

functionality (see page 91)

Figure 24: Qkeys

Mode What it does

PB (Playback) The faders are intensity masters.

RATE

The faders are rate masters.

CHN (Channel) Each fader controls one channel. Channel pages are

unlimited.

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Paging faders and Qkeys

There are 5 fader pages and 5 Qkey pages for Vector Red and Vector Violet. There are 10 fader pages and 10 Qkey pages for Vector Blue, Green and Vector Orange and Vector PC.

This comprises 100 playback faders and 100 Qkeys per snap.

To page faders

Arrow UP to page up; the page number appears in the faders' LCD display and on the playback wing displays.

Arrow

DOWN to page down; the page number appears in the faders' LCD

display and on the playback wing displays.

Figure 25: Playback device (faders and QKeys) paging controls

Note: When paging the playback wing faders, the QKeys are also

paged in the background.

To page Qkeys

Press PB/QKEY DISPLAY to toggle the playback wing and use the arrow keys. The page number appears in the LCD display and on the playback wing displays.

Note: On the actual console the up and down keys are represented by arrows.

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Loading and releasing playback devices

All playback devices have a SELECT key. This key allows loading a Qlist or a temporary cue and also serves to commission the master playback device. Each

SELECT key has a green LED. When the playback device is

the master playback the LED is on.

Note: There can be only one (1) master playback.

Each playback device has a LED above the

SELECT key. The LED color

represents assignment types.

To load a Qlist to a playback device

1. Choose the Qlist: QLIST #.

2. Press

SELECT for a playback device. The Qlist is loaded to the

selected device. The LED above

SELECT is lit.

To load a range of QLists

Select the QLists (QLIST #  #) and press SELECT for a playback device.

The selected QLists are loaded to consecutive playbacks.

ATTENTION! If the selected range contains more QLists than the

playback devices available on the current page, the remainder is loaded to the next page.

Example: The selected range of QLists is 1 through 15 with QList 1

loaded to playback 1on page 1; QLists 11 through 15 will be loaded to playbacks 1 through 5 on page 2.

LED Color Assignment Type

Green QList

Red Chaser

Orange Temporary cue Te m pora r y Cue s

(see

page 103)

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To free playback devices

To free one playback:

FREE, SELECT; the LED above the SELECT key is extinguished.

To free all the playback devices:

Press

SHIFT + FREE.

Note: A double hit on FREE locks the key. When the key is locked, press

as many SELECT keys as needed.

To free all playback devices except the Master PB

FREE + (Arrow key).

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Vector Violet Playback and Q-Key functionality

IMPORTANT! This section applies only to Vector Violet and Ultra Violet

consoles.

The Vector Violet and Ultra Violet do not have their own physical QKeys, instead they have a “Q-Key” mode key that can simulate 20 QKeys. This gives the ability to change the functions of the PB Select key to the Q-Key control key. Once the System is in Q-Key mode you have have access to 20 PB’s and 20 Q-Keys per page.

The Vector Violet has 2 additional keys:

Figure 26: Q-KEY MODE and PLAYBACK SELECT keys

 Q-KEY MODE is a toggle to switch the Playback keys to function as

either PB or QKeys. When the

Q-KEY MODE is ON the LED is Red and

the Command line displays

[Q-Key].

 PLAYBACK SELECT when pressed enables all PB keys to become the

Select keys.

The Q-Key Mode key

When Q-KEY MODE is ON:

 When the Q-KEY MODE is ON the LED is Red and the Command line

displays

[Q-Key].

 There will be 20 PB's and 20 Q-Keys available per page and the

SELECT keys of the PB's will become the Q-Keys control key.The Sequences for using the PB's and Q-Keys are slightly different as there are NO select keys for the PB's and Q-Keys.

When

Q-KEY MODE is OFF:

 There will be 20 PB's per page with NO access to the Q-Keys and the

operations are the same as on all the other Vector Consoles.

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The Playback Select key

PLAYBACK SELECT key has a green LED that turns on whenever the key is

pressed. e.g

STORE, PLAYBACK SELECT, (LED turns green), SELECT for

Playback # (After the assignment -the LED turns off).

The Playback/Q-Key LEDS

Each Playback/QKEY has 2 LEDS indicating whether this control is assigned. The Left LED is for Playback assignment and right LED is for QKey assignment. The color of these 2 LEDS is the same as in all Vectors models. (green for QList, orange for Temporary cue, red for Chaser).

Figure 27: Each PB/Qkey has 2 LEDS

IMPORTANT! When a show is loaded from a Vector with Qkeys

assigned, the Qkey assignments will be loaded to the virtual Qkeys. The right (Q-Key) LED of the PB will be ON according to the assigned object (Qlist, Chaser or temporary cue) which helps you see what assignments are on the Qkeys. Pressing the Qkey Mode key will give you physical access to the Qkeys.

To assign QLIST 2 to Q-Key 19

Q-KEY-MODE is on (red LED is on).

1. Press

QLIST, select number 2.

2. Press

PLAYBACK SELECT.

3. Press Select for a Qkey device 19.

Qkey 19 LED (above the SELECT key) is lit green.

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To free QKEY 19

1. Press Q-KEY-MODE.

2. Press FREE.

3. Press PLAYBACK SELECT.

4. Press Select for a QKEY device 19.

QKey 19 led (above the SELECT key) is turned off.

To play QKEY 19

1. Press Q-KEY-MODE.

2. Press [Top Key] (below the SELECT key).

Tip! All playback control keys (such as FREE, SOLO, PAUSE etc) operate

in similar sequence order in QKey mode. Please look at sequences for

PB RELEASE to operate any one of them.

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Master Playback

AB is the default master playback, but any playback device can be used as the master playback. When a playback device is acting as the master playback its

SELECT key’s LED is on.

There are dedicated control keys and an LCD display for the master playback device. The Qlist resident on the master playback is the default Qlist. “

Multiple QLists” on page 77.

Figure 28: Master playback LCD and control keys

To designate the master playback device

Press SELECT twice; the key's LED is lit.

Running a QList on the master playback

The master playback has a set of dedicated controls and an LCD display that shows the current and next cue.

To fade to the next cue

Press GO.

To fade to the previous cue

Press BACK.

To pause the fade

Press HOLD.