Electronics Diversified Lite User Manual

Lite

Lite

Control Console

Revision 7, December, 2000
© 2000, Electronics Diversified, Inc.

with Soft-Patch

User Manual

070-0630

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INTRODUCTION

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ABOUT THE LITE CONSOLE

We have all heard the phrase and we can recognize the value of the

idea, "Keep it simple.....".

Frankly, there is nothing wrong with the idea of good, simple,
economic performance controls for the lighting market. The problem
has been that no one has focused on something that is high quality
and easy to operate.

That was yesterday. This is today. The Lite Console is designed
specifically as a "basis preset" control console.

The concept of two-scene preset operation has been a tradition in
the entertainment industry for over thirty years. This method of
control provides a foundation for training new board operators as
well as an easily recognized format for operation by people who
have more responsibilities than time.

The Lite Console is simple to operate. With direct control of the
channels through manual sliders, bump buttons as well as
crossfaders, and six independent submasters operating on three
pages of memory, the Lite Console offers features which exceed
the normal "simple control" operation.

In addition to standard controls, the Lite Console offers illuminated
bargraph displays of fader positions with crossfader timers for
delayed or timed manual crossfades. The channels LED's located
above the bump buttons, mimic proportional channels levels which
are active through the crossfaders or illuminated by the submasters.
Tricolored LEDs under the submasters indicate which page is
active as well as which memory is blank.

The Lite Console also offers an Effects package specifically designed
to repeat patterns of light for special dramatic effects. The Effects
package is straight forward and user-friendly for simple or complex
application.

Finally, the
bump button, you get an immediate response.

Meeting expectations is what makes the Lite Console simple. We
think that's the way it should be.

Lite Console is fast. This means that when you touch the

TABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS

OVERVIEW

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

CONTROLS

Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Fader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Submaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Bump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

PRESET 2-SCENE OPERATION

Setting Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

BUMP OPERATION

Configure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

SUBMASTER OPERATION

Configure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

EFFECTS OPERATION

Configure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

SOFT-PATCH OPERATION

Soft-Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Programming the Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

This User Manual is supplied with your system. Copies of this
manual may be obtained from Electronics Diversified, Inc. for a
nominal charge. It is recommended that you copy those portions
of this manual applicable to your present use in the installation,
maintenance or repair and preserve the original in a safe place.

© 1998, by Electronics Diversified, Inc. All rights reserved.
No part of this manual may be reproduced by any means, graphic,

electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording,
taping, or information storage and retrieval systems, without the
express written permission of Electronics Diversified, Inc., except
in connection with installation, repair and maintenance of
Electronics Diversified, Inc. systems.

CLEAR OPERATION

Clear Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

ACCESSORIES

Console Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

ADDENDUM

Lite Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Lite Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

SERVICE

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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OVERVIEW

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FRONT PANEL

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POWER

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BUMP

MASTER

GM EM

RUN
STOP
OFF

RATE

STEP/HOLD

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EFFECTS

PAGE

DIRMODE

PROGRAM

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1. POWER SWITCH:

Located in rear.

2. POWER INDICATOR:

Illuminated when console is On.

3. CHANNEL CONTROLS:

Two-scene channel controllers for individual level setting.

4. BUMP BUTTONS:

Channel bump buttons with mimic level indicators.

5. PLAYBACK CONTROLS:

Split dipless crossfaders with timer controls.
Bump mode Switches: On, Off, and Solo.
Effects Master and Rate Controls.
Grand Master and Blackout switch.

6. SUBMASTERS:

Three pages of overlapping submaster memories with bump
buttons and tricolored LEDs.

7. EFFECTS CONTROLS:

Program controls for Chase effects to include Mode direction
and Page selections.

8. PROGRAM KEY:

For recording Submaster memories.
For recording Effects memories.
For recording Soft-Patch.

REAR PANEL

1. CONSOLE POWER MODULE:

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On/Off Switch.
Fuse Carrier (.5 Amp).
Grounded recessed IEC connector for console power.

2. DMX512 OUT:

Console output locking 5-pin XLR connector.

3. ANALOG OUTPUT PORTS:

25D connectors for 0- +10 VDC output.
(12- 24- 36- 48- 0r 60-channel capacity).

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CONTROLS

CHANNEL

Control channels represent a single or group of dimmers
assigned to a linear slider for output.

1. CHANNEL SLIDERS:

Twenty-four (24) channel sliders arranged in a 2-Scene preset
configuration. Twelve channels are represented by fader 1,
and 12 channels are represented by fader 2.

2. CHANNEL BUMP BUTTONS:

Twelve (12) individual bump buttons for direct output control

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of channels.

3. ILLUMINATED CHANNEL LEDs:

Twelve (12) individual channel LEDs mimic the level output of
the channel directed through the crossfader.

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FADER

Control console channels output through a split dipless
crossfader between scenes.

1. CROSS FADE TIMERS:

Sets fade time for associated faders.

2. FADER 1:

Controls levels set on channels in Scene 1.

3. FADER 2:

Controls levels set on channels in Scene 2.

4. LED DISPLAYS:

Bargraph displays active position of fader during crossfade.
Displays progress of time fades.

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FADER

5. BLACKOUT SWITCH:

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In the BLACK position, all levels are forced to Off immediately.

6. GRAND MASTER:

Controls overall console output level.

SUBMASTER

Control submasters represent a channel or group of channels
with individual levels controlled as a group.

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1. SUBMASTER PAGE SWITCH:

The 3-position switch selects active memory page.

2. SUBMASTER SLIDERS:

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Six individual Pile-on memory faders.

3. SUBMASTER LED's:

Tri-colored LED announces which memory page is active on
the sider.

NOTE: If the Submaster is empty, LED will not light.

4. SUBMASTER BUMP BUTTONS:

Six individual bump buttons for direct output control.

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CONTROLS

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BUMP

Bumps allow direct output outside the fader position.

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1. MODE SWITCH:

Selects Solo, On, Off bump functions.

2. BUMP MASTER:

Controls output level for bump functions.

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EFFECTS

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Controls are used to program an Effect, Rate, and EM control
playback of effect.

1. MODE:

Activates Effect playback.

2. DIRECTION:

Selects effect direction.

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3. PAGE :

Selects effect to be played.

4. EFFECT RATE:

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Selects the effect rate.

5. STEP:

Displays the current step of the effect.

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6. EFFECT MASTER:

Controls effect output level.

7. STEP/HOLD:

Stops a running effect.

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Steps a stopped effect.
Used when programming an effect.

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2-SCENE PRESET

OPERATION

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SETTING LEVELS

SET SCENE 1 LEVELS:

Selects Solo, On, Off bump functions.

SET SCENE 2 LEVELS:

Controls output level for bump functions.

PLAYBACK

Playback each scene through the crossfaders.

SET FADE TIME:

Set Fader Time sliders to desired fader playback time

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