Jands ESP II 60, ESP II 48, ESP II 24 User Manual

ESP II24/48/60

Lighting Control Consoles

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Table of Contents

Getting Started.......................................................................................................... 4

Description of Major Parts ...................................................................................... 6

Using Presets........................................................................................................ 10

Using Flash Buttons............................................................................................. 11

Using theMaster Controls .................................................................................... 12

Using the Function Buttons ................................................................................. 14

The LCD Display Window .................................................................................. 15

Setup ........................................................................................................................ 16

Patch..................................................................................................................... 17

Desk ..................................................................................................................... 19

Linking Desks ...................................................................................................... 19

LCDs .................................................................................................................... 22

Utility ................................................................................................................... 23

Midi...................................................................................................................... 25

MCard .................................................................................................................. 27

Woring with Scenes ................................................................................................ 28

Editing Scenes...................................................................................................... 30

Woring with Chases ............................................................................................... 32

Editing Chases ..................................................................................................... 35

Woring with FX ...................................................................................................... 38

Editing FX............................................................................................................ 40

Woring with XF Cues............................................................................................. 42

Editing Xf Cues.................................................................................................... 44

Reset......................................................................................................................... 47

Appendix ................................................................................................................. 48

Index ........................................................................................................................ 52

Getting Started

Connecting Power

Plug the socket end of the power cord into the IEC power receptacle located on the rear face of the ESP II. The other end of the power cord should be plugged into a 3 pin grounded outlet. It is important that the ESP II is electrically grounded, if in doubt about whether or not an outlet is grounded contact a licensed electrician.

Connecting the Output to a dimmer

ESP II provides two methods of connection to dimmer systems. The DMX output is standard on all consoles. Optional Socapex output panels can be simply fitted to the console to provide 0 - 10v wire-per-channel outputs.

• DMX-512 Output Connect from the consoles DMX output to the DMX input on the dimmer rack, check the dimmer instruction manual for details on selecting DMX Channels and looping the DMX line to other dimmer racks. Up to 512 dimmer channels can be controlled in this way.

• Analogue Outputs (Optional) Connect from the consoles Socapex outputs to the dimmer rack input Up to 8 Socapex connectors can be fitted to a console to provide up to 240 dimmer channels

Connecting Desklights

Desklights are available as an optional accessory. Only Littlelite or compatible desklights with 3 pin Cannon type connectors should be used.

Description of Major Parts

General Description of Major Parts

The front panel of the ESP II lighting control console is divided into 4 main areas. The top section consists of the Preset faders (A) and flash buttons (B) which can be used both for direct control and recording. The lower left section consists of the (C) Scene Master faders (D) and Scene Flash buttons (E). The lower mid section consists of the LCD display (F), the Function buttons (G) the Chase controls (H), the FX controls (I) and the Xfade controls (J). The lower right section consists of the Master controls for Preset 1, Preset 2, (K) Flash Buttons (L) and the Grand Master (M).

The rear panel of the ESP II houses all the input and output connections for power, control signals and desklights.

A The Preset Faders

Are used to set up channel levels both in operation and while recording. It’s possible to run a show entirely on the Presets but generally these controls are used for programming or to make impromtu changes to the stage lighting.

Event is available with 24 and 48 Channels. The console can be set to wide mode which doubles the number of channels

E Flash Buttons

B The Flash Buttons (Channel)

Are used to momentarily flash on a channel. There is a flash button for each channel when the desk is operating in the normal 2 preset mode. However if the console is set to Wide mode, only the first half has flash buttons.

PRESET 1

SCENE MASTERS

G Function buttonsD.E> Scene Masters

PRESET 2

CURSOR

RATE

VALUE

CHASE

CHASE FX

H Chase Controls

FLASH

REVERSE

P1 P2

I, J FX and XF Controls

FLASH D.B.O.

MASTER

FLASH

ALL SCENE

A. Preset Faders

BFlash Buttons

F . LCD

K. L. M Master Controls

Description of Major Parts

D Scene Master Faders

E The Scene Flash Buttons

F The LCD Display

G The Function Buttons

The Scene Masters are used to fade Scenes up and down. They also control Chases that have been Assigned to a Scene Master.

These buttons are used to momentarily flash on a Scene (or Chase).

The backlit LCD screens display the current Page, Chase, FX and Xfade settings. It is also used to display various menus during editing and console setup.

There are 8 buttons: Left and Right Arrow - move the cursor in the LCD. Plus (+) and Minus(-) - change values for Page, Chase, etc. Edit - Press and hold Edit then press a Flash button to open the Edit menu Setup - Press to open the Setup menus. Exit - Press to close a menu. Record - Press and hold Record then press a Flash button to Record a Scene, Chase, FX or Xf.

H The Chase Controls.

There are five controls in the Chase section: A level fader A Flash button which is used to run one cyle of the chase pattern and to single step a stopped chase. A rotary rate control A direction button An Assign button - Press the Assign switch then any Scene Flash button to assign a Chase to the control of a Scene Master.

I The FX controls (Effects)

Intended for use in controlling color scrollers. The fader controls the FX level while the Flash button is used to step through the FX. Up to 100 FX can be recorded.

J The Xfade controls (Crossfades)

These controls are used to run timed crossfades. The fader controls the fade rate while the Flash button is used as the cue GO button. A cue consists of an Xfade number (0-9) and a Q number (0-99).

Description of Major Parts

K P1 and P2 Masters

L Flash Master Controls

M Grand Master

K Power Input

L Desklight Outlets

These 2 faders scale the level of the top (P1) and bottom (P2) presets.

The Flash Master fader scales the level of the flash buttons. The Add / Solo switch above this fader sets the method of operation for the flash buttons.

Scales the level of all outputs (except the flash buttons).

Consists of an IEC power input complete with fuse and on/off switch.

Designed for use with Littelite or compatible desklamps

M DMX Output

Control output for connection to dimmer systems or interfaces using DMX-512 protocol

N Midi

Control input allowing Midi signals to control various functions of the console.

Using Presets

Preset Controls

The preset controls can be used to set up desired lighting levels both in operation and while recording. It’s possible to run a show entirely on the Presets but generally these controls are used for recording or to make impromtu changes to the stage lighting.

Channel Preset Faders

There are 2 rows of presets faders on the ESP II, the top row of faders is Preset 1 and the bottom row is Preset 2, these faders can be used to smoothly fade a light to the desired level. The output level produced by the preset faders is dependent on the level of the Grand Master and the P1 (or P2) fader.

Example

Bring the Grand Master and P1 Master faders to 10 (100%). Move the Channel 1 Preset fader to 100% and you should see the lights connected to that channel fade up to full level. Now fade up Channel 2 to 5 (50%), check that the lights connected to channel 2 are at about 1/2 level. Finally fade the P1 Master down and Up to see how it scales the Channel Preset faders.

More Information.

Pg 20 Using all Preset faders as a single preset to obtain double the

number of channels

Pg 23 Reversing the P2 fader to provide 100% output when positioned

at 0

Using Channel Flash Buttons

Channel Flash Buttons

These buttons correspond to the Channel faders and perform two functions:

1 Flash. The buttons are used to momentarily flash on a channel. The

type of operation (add, solo, latch) of the flash button depends on the setting of the Add / Solo master switch

2 Inhibit. To prevent a channel from appearing in any output, hold the

Flash button down and press the DBO button. Repeat this procedure to cancel inhibit.

Using Masters Controls

P1 and P2 Faders

The P1 Master Fader scales the top row of preset faders, likewise the P2 Master Fader scales the overall level of the bottom row of preset faders. By moving the P1 fader up while moving the P2 fader down it’s possible to crossfade between the settings on the 2 rows of channel preset faders.

Add / Solo Master Switch

The Flash buttons can be set to operate in 3 different ways or turned off completely. To change the operation of the flash buttons press the Add / Solo switch. With each press of the button the 2 leds within the switch change to indicate which mode has been selected.

• Add - Indicated by the Green Led being on. Pressing a FLASH button causes that output to flash instantly to the level set by the Flash Master fader.

• Add Latch - Indicated by the Green Led Flashing. The Flash buttons push-on and push-off instead of flashing. When a Flash button is latched on, the Channel LED will flash synchronously with the Add / Solo switch LED. If Add Latch is disabled while some channels are Latched, the channels will unlatch but will not become latched again if Add Latch is subsequently enabled.

• Solo - Indicated by the Red Led being on. Pressing a Flash button causes that output to flash instantly to the level set by the Flash Master fader, while at the same turning off all other desk output.

• Disabled - Indicated by neither Led being on. Pressing a channel Flash button has NO effect.

Add / Solo Fader

This fader scales the intensity of the flash buttons.

Grand Master Fader

Scales the intensity of all console outputs except the flash buttons.

D.B.O. Switch

This button performs two functions: 1 Blackout. Press to black out the output of the console. The button can

be set to momentary or latching operation.

2 Inhibit. To prevent a channel from appearing in any output, hold a

channel Flash button down and press the DBO button.

Masters Controls

The Function Buttons

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The Cursor Buttons

The left arrow and right arrow buttons are used to move the cursor to the various fields in the LCD display window.

The Plus (+) On and Minus (-) Off Buttons

These buttons are used to change values. The plus button will either increase a value or change a setting from off to on. Likewise the - button will decrease values or change a setting from On to Off. These buttons are also used in a few menus to toggle between several choices. These buttons operate in three ways.

1 Press. The value increases by 1 with the + button or decreases by

1with the - button

2 Press and Hold. The value scrolls up with the + button or down with

the - button

3 Double Press. The value snap to the maximum for that field with the

+ button or to 0 with the the - button. It may take a couple of attempts to double press at a fast enough speed to see this work.

EDIT

SETUP

X D

The Edit Button

The EDIT button is used in conjuction with the Scene, Chase, FX and XF flash buttons to open the Edit menu. Hold the button down for approxiametly 2 seconds to show a help message.

The Setup Button

The SETUP button is used to open the Setup Menus.

The Exit Button

The EXIT button is used to close the menu. Hold the button down for approxiametly 2 seconds to show the ESP II software version number.

The Record Button

The RECORD button is in conjuction with the Scene, Chase, FX and XF flash buttons to store levels.. Hold the button down for approxiametly 2 seconds to show a help message.

LCD Window

The LCD display is used to perform two functions.

1 Normal Display.

In operation the LCD shows: The current Page number. The current Chase number and Step number. The current FX number and the Next FX. The current XF Q number and the Next XF Q.

• Changing a Setting Use the arrow buttons to move the cursor to the required field. Use the Plus (+) and Minus (-) buttons to set the field.

• Freeze Indication When the Page or Chase field is flashing it indicates that the Page or Chase number has been changed while the old Chase or a Scene was set above zero. That fader will not change to the new Chase or Page until it is faded to zero.

2 Menu Display.

A number of menus can be accessed to Setup the console and Edit Scenes, Chases, FX and Xf Q.

Menu Fields

Page Number

Chase & Step Number

Next FX

Current FX

Next XF:Q

Current XF:Q

Page Chs:Step Next:FX Next X Q# 1 1 1 2 1 1: 2 1: 1

Settings

Setup

Setup is used to perform various procedures which control the way the console operates. The setup menu consists of 6 top level menus, some of which have sub-menus. Some of the menus, such as PATCH and LCDs are used to customise the desk while others such as MIDI are used to extend the control cababilities of the ESP II. When the SETUP button is pressed the Setup menu appears in the LCD window. The Setup menu is illustrated below. To open one of the Setup menus use the arrow buttons to select a menu and then press the ON (+) buttons

The Setup Menu

Menu Fields

Set Ptch Desk Lcds Util Midi Mcrd up +to◊ +to◊ +to◊ +to◊ +to◊ +to◊

Move the cursor & Press the Plus (+) button to open a submenu

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