Universal Controller
The Universal Controller
The Universal Controller allows you
to program and store a complex light
show in a few simple steps and play
it back with the touch of a button
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The Universal Controller
Provides designers
and operators with
the ability to
control
INTELLABEAM,
TRACKSPOT,
and EMULATOR
Fixtures from the
same Controller
Overview of Features
• 500 Recordable Pages
• 64 Programmable Presets
• Simultaneous control of multiple Fixture
types
• 16 Unique Addresses
• Master/Slave capabilities
• Edit and Copy functions
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Agenda
• Front Panel
• Programming
• Advanced Programming
Features
• Additional Features
•User Keys
• Menu Items
• Rear Panel
Universal Controller
Front Panel Overview
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Enable Key
• Activates Controller's power
• Activates all Fixtures connected to
Controller
Standby Key
• Closes GATES of all connected Fixtures
• Default mode upon power up
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Address/Preset Key
• 16 Addresses
• 4 Banks of 16 Presets
Power LED
• Always ON whenever AC is present in
Controller
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Adjust 1 (Up/Down) Keys
• READY STATE
– Controls MASTER DIM Level
• MENU STATE
– Select MENU Items
• PROGRAMMING
– Select Construct Parameters
Position Up/Down Left/Right
Arrow Keys
• READY STATE
– Select either the AUDIO ADVANCE or DELAY
RATE
• MENU STATE
– Select MENU Items
• PROGRAMMING
– Use as a DIGITAL JOYSTICK to position the BEAM
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Adjust 2 (Up/Down) Keys
• READY STATE
– Change PAGES
• MENU STATE
– Select MENU Items
LCD Window
• READY STATE
– Adjust the MASTER DIM Level
• MENU STATE
– Select MENU Items
• PROGRAMMING
– Displays Programming Prompts and Constructs
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Erase Key
• Use to Perform Several ERASE Functions
– PAGE ERASE
– FIXTURE ERASE
– PRESET ERASE
– UNITIALIZED PAGES
Record Key
• ADDRESS MODE
– records current pages for selected Addresses
• PRESET MODE
– Assign a program to a PRESET
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Select Key
• Initiate Programming Operations
Memory Card Slot
• PCMCIA Card
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User Keys
• Audio Advance features
• User Programmable Macros
Commonly
Used Terms
• Fixture
• Construct
• Parameter
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FIXTURE
• Lighting device attached to the controller
• INTELLABEAM, TRACKSPOT, and
EMULATOR are examples of Fixtures
CONSTRUCTS
Features of the Fixtures:
– Trackspot examples include COLOR, GOBO,
DIM, MSPEED, POSITION, GATE, XFADE,
& DELAY
– Intellabeams have an additional construct: IRIS
– Emulator constructs include ROTATION,
SCAN, PROGRAM, & SCALE
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Constructs of Each Fixture
PARAMETERS
• Values you assign to CONSTRUCTS
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Programming
Overview
• Recording a Page
• Recording a Loop
• Defining Fixture Types
• Position Memories
• Copy Features
PAGE
• Building blocks of SCENES
• One static look specifying Constructs for
one or more Fixtures
• Universal Controller has 1 large memory of
500 Pages
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Recording a Page
• 1. Select a Page using the Adjust 2 Up/Down Keys
• 2. Select the ADDRESSES to be edited
• 3. Press the MENU Key to access Constructs
• 4. Use Position Left/Right Keys to select
Constructs
• 5. Use the Adjust 1 Up/Down Keys to edit
Parameters
•6. Press Record
NOTE:
To Abort an operation press
SELECT again
Hands On Exercise
Programming a Page
• Program Page 1
– First Trackspot in Color 2, Gobo 8, Mspeed 92
– Second Trackspot in Color 5, Gobo 2,
Mspeed 96
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