Dove Systems IQ 512m User Manual
OWNER’S MANUAL
IQ-512-M
12 Channel DMX Memory
Lighting Controller
OWNER’S MANUAL
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:Table of Contents
Description & Features\\ 03
Setup\\ 03
Start Up\\ 04
Manual Operation & Crossfades\\ 05
Blackout Button & Grandmaster\\ 06
Introduction To Memory Control\\ 07
Using The Menu\\ 07
Menu Tree\\ 08-09
Loading And Running A Show\\ 10
Running A Show With Timed Crossfades\\ 10
Remote Focus Unit Mode\\ 11
Enter Password\\ 11
Change Password\\ 12
Select Patch Table\\ 12
Load Wrap Patch\\ 13
Load 1:1 Patch\\ 13
Clear Patch\\ 13
Load Patch From MMC/SD Card\\ 14
Save Patch to MMC/SD Card\\ 15
Softpatch Dimmers & Channels\\ 15-16
Capturing DMX Input\\ 17
Edit Show\\ 18
Create New Show\\ 19
Delete Show\\ 20
Format MMC/SD Card\\ 21
Questions & Comments\\ 21
Trouble Shooting\\ 22& 23
Application Note: IQ512 File Format\\ 24-27
Warranty\\ 28
:Description & Features
\\The IQ512 is a memory lighting control console designed for
television studios, houses of worship, theatres, and nightclubs. The
console may be used with up to 512 dimmers. It stores an unlimited
number of cues and shows on standard MMC and SD cards. Also it
stores a distinct look on each of its sliders through a full proportional softpatch. Smooth fades from one look to another are executed through standard theatrical split crossfade controls. A
hypertext menu on a backlit L4CD display guides the user through
all operations. Memory cues and the softpatch are saved automatically and held indefinitely. Shows may be edited offline on any personal computer. The IQ512 can also serve as a Remote Focus Unit,
easily allowing control of any of 512 dimmers. Finally, it can pass
through and capture a look from another console making it easy to
use as a backup.
:Setup
\\As soon as you have received your equipment, open the boxes
and examine the contents. If the equipment in the carton does not
agree with your order or the packing slip, contact the factory immediately and we will be happy to help you. If any damage is noted,
contact the carrier immediately to file a claim for damages. You can
be sure that when the equipment left the factory it was in good condition, thoroughly tested, and properly packed.
Proper connection of electronic lighting control equipment is
very important. The IQ512 has been designed to make it as simple
as possible. The IQ512 console sends a low voltage digital signal
called DMX-512 to one or more devices called dimmer packs. Plug
the male end of the control cable into the female connector on
the IQ512. Plug the female end of the control cable into the
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dimmer pack.
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:Start Up
Slide the left sliders (GM, X, and Y) all the way up. Slide the right
sliders (channels 1 through 12) all the way down. Connect the
supplied power supply ("wall wart") to the IQ512 and an electrical
outlet. The display on the IQ512 should say:
dovesystems.com
IQ512 VXXXXXX
(where “XXXXXX” is a 6 digit version #)
Slide each of the channel sliders up and down to verify that they
are controlling dimmers 1 through 12. Press each of the bump
buttons below the the channel sliders. The appropriate lights on the
dimmers should flash to full. If they do not, try restoring the default
patch (see below).
NOTE
If the IQ512 has not been powered up for an extended period of time,
it will forget the patch table. To restore the default patch table,
do the following:
1. Press both right and left arrow keys.
2. Press the down arrow key twice.
3. If the unit asks for a password, key in "911" using the channel
bump buttons.
4. Hit the down arrow key until the display says "Load 1:1 patch in
table 0?"Đ
5. Press the right arrow key. The display should say "1:1 patch loaded
in table 0"
6.Press the left arrow key to return to the normal display.
:Manual Operation & Crossfades
The grandmaster and X and Y crossfaders should be all the way up
to make the channel faders live. Set the first scene with the channel
faders. To set the next scene, press the hold button. The hold
button lights and the display says:
New scene
Then:
Crossfaders down
Don't move the crossfaders yet! Adjust the channel faders to the
settings for the next scene. The lights on stage will not change.
When it is time to move to the next scene, move the X and Y
crossfaders all the way down, fading into the new scene. The X scene
is always the "old" held scene, while the Y scene is the scene you are
bringing up. With this in mind, it's possible to delay the fade out of
the old scene or to delay the fade in of the new scene (perhaps even
doing a fade to black betweenscenes) by delaying the motion of the X
or Y crossfader. Once the crossfaders have been moved to the down
position, the hold button goes out and the display returns to the
normal IQ512 display. At this point, the channel sliders are once
again "live." To set up a new scene, hit hold again, set the
new look, then move the crossfaders up.
The general sequence is:
hit hold,
set up scene,
move crossfaders down,
hit hold,
set up scene,
move crossfaders up.
Repeat as necessary.
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:Blackout Button & Grandmaster
Press the blackout button to plunge the stage into darkness
immediately. The LED on the blackout button lights up in red. The
display says:
Blackout Enabled
You can press the blackout button again to return to the previous
stage look immediately, or set new channel levels while in blackout
that will come up immediately when the blackout button is pressed
again, or set new channel levels while in blackout and slowly fade
up.
Here's how:
1. Press the blackout button. The stage goes dark.
2. Run the grandmaster down.
3. Press the blackout button again.
4. Set new channel levels.
5. Run the grandmaster up. The lights get bright again.
The grandmaster slider is a proportional control over the channel
faders. If channel 1 is at 75% and the grandmaster is at 50%, the
dimmer comes on at 37% (75% X 50%). When the grandmaster slider
is down, the red LED on the blackout button flashes rapidly and the
display says:
Grand Master = 0
When the IQ512 is used as a stage manager's remote, the
blackout button and grandmaster slider also affect the incoming DMX
stream from the external controller. The incoming channels are scaled
in proportion to the grandmaster level. The blackout button plunges
the stage into darkness.
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:Introduction To Memory Control
Note: Memory control functions require use of a MMC or SD card,
sold separately . The IQ512 supports 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, and
1GB devices. 2GB and 4GB cards may work but will be formatted to
1GB. See "Format MMC/SD Card" later in this manual.
First the show must be created (see "Create New Show"), then
edited in rehearsals (see "Edit Show"), then loaded prior to a performance (see "Load Show").
A show may be created by manually adjusting the channel faders
for each scene, by writing a show file on an external computer (see
"Application Note: IQ512 File Format"), or by capturing scenes sent by
an external controller (see "Capturing DMX Input"). Most of the time,
most users will write shows by adjusting the channel faders. If the
show is created on an external computer, it must be edited there as
well. It cannot be edited on the IQ512, only played back. A show
created on an external controller must be edited there as well. It can
only be played back on the IQ512.
:Using The Menu
The menu system in the IQ512 is modeled after the Lynx web
browser. The right arrow key "follows a link" or takes you further into
a menu selection. The left arrow backs you out of the current menu.
The up and down arrows scroll through menu selections. To enter the
menu, simultaneously hold the right and left arrow keys. The display
says: Load Show?
Press the down arrow key. The display says:
Remote Focus
Unit mode?
Press the down arrow key again. The display says:
Enter Password
***
The password prevents unauthorized users from accidentally
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overwriting patch and cue information. The default password is "123".
Simply press the bump buttons under the first, second, and third
channel slide pots to enter the password. See "Change Password" to
make another selection. When the password has been entered, the
other menu items can be accessed.
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The menus in the IQ512 have a tree structure. The up and down
(arrow) keys take you up and down the tree, while the right key takes
you into a menu selection and the left key backs you out of a menu
selection. The menu is organized as shown below.
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:Menu Tree Continued:Menu Tree
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Load Show?
Load show?
SHOW1.TXT
Loaded SHOW1.TXT
1.0
Remote Focus
Unit mode?
Chan Increment =
1?
RFU Mode - Chans
1 thru 12
Enter Password
***
Change password?
New password then
right key ***
New password
saved.
Select Patch
Table?
Using pTable 0
up/dn changes
Load wrap patch
in table 0?
WrapPatch loaded
in table 0
Load 1:1 patch
in table 0?
1:1 patch loaded
in table 0
Clear patch
table 0?
Patch table 0
Cleared
Load Patch From
MMC/SD
Load Patch
FileName.TXT
FileName.txt
To PatchTable 0?
Save Patch to
MMC/SD?
Copy Patch table
0 to MMC/ SD?
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Edit dimmer
@channel@level?
dimmr@chan@level
Edit channel
@dimmer@level?
chan@dimmr@level
Capture DMX
to channel?
Press bump to
capture DMX to
Saved Rx DMX to
channel 1
Capture Rx Dmx
to new show?
New SHOW1.TXT
Save Rx as Q1?
New SHOW1.TXT
Saving Q1
Edit show?
Edit show?
SHOW1.TXT
Edit SHOW1.TXT
Save as Q1.0
Create new show?
dn001 00 up001
Save as Q1.0?
Dn001 000 up001
Saving Cue 1.0
Dn001 000 up001
Cue 1.0 Saved!
Delete show?
Delete show?
SHOW1.TXT
Confirm Delete?
SHOW1.TXT
Deleting
SHOW1.TXT
SHOW1.TXT
Deleted!!
Format MMC/SD?
Confirm Format?
Deletes all data
Formatting card
32M card
Formatting card
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