LSC Mantra Lite User Manual [EN]

• Touch Patch. Mantra takes a few moments to

make the patches and automatically increments
the DMX address for each fixture by 3.

To see the details of your patch touch View Patch.

• To finish patching and return to the “Home”

screen double tap the [Back] button.
If the patch you have created will be used on a regular
basis such as in a permanent installation, you should
save it as the "Default show". If a “Default show” has
been saved it will be automatically loaded whenever you
select a “New” show. The default show includes the
patch.

21 Fixture Editor

If you have a new fixture and it is not listed in the
Mantra fixture library you can create a template for it,
even if you don’t know the functions of its DMX
channels. Mantra’s Fixture Editor allows you to use the
red faders to directly control the DMX channels of the
fixture and hence discover the function of each channel.
You then select an attribute name for each channel,
then name and save the new template. More details can
be found by opening the fixture editor and pressing .

Lighting Control Console

For LED’s, Movers & Dimmers

Quick Start Guide

22 Rig View

The fixture icons on the “Home” screen can be
arranged geographically so that they are positioned on
the screen as they actually are in your rig. To arrange
the icons, tap and HOLD any of the icons for 2
seconds. A yellow flashing dotted box appears. You
can now drag and drop individual fixture icons to
position them on screen. You can also change the size
of the icons or reset to the default positions.
Touch to save your layout.

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Mantra Lite Quick Start Guide

Document number: MAN-T01U-A1

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From the “Home” screen touch Tools/Setup/Patch.

DMX

Manufacturers Models

Fixture Editor

Patch

View Patch

Patch Screen

To patch 12 dimmers as fixtures 1 to 12 starting at
DMX address 1:

• Under “Manufacturers” touch “Generic” and

under “Models” touch “Dimmer channel”.

• Use the +10, -10, +1 and -1 buttons to set the

DMX address to 1 (the address of the first
dimmer).

• Fixture numbers are selected using the buttons

below the yellow fixture faders. To select all 12
dimmer channels, hold [1] and tap [12]. They
light to show they have been selected.

• Touch Patch. Mantra takes a few moments to

make the patches and automatically increments
the DMX address for each dimmer.

To patch 12 RGB LEDs as fixtures 13 to 24

• Under “Manufacturers” select “Generic” and

under “Models” select “LED - RGB”.

• Use the +10, -10, +1 and -1 buttons to set the

DMX address to 101 (the address of the first
LED).

• To select fixtures 13 to 24, hold [13] and tap

[24]. They light to show they have been
selected.

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18.2 Parameters

To edit the colour or position of a fixture recorded in a
cue, fade up the cue (and fade down all other cues).
Select the appropriate App (Colour, Pan/Tilt etc) then
select the fixture(s) to be edited. Use the App to make
the changes then record the output back to the same
location, replacing the original cue.

18.3 Animations

Recorded animations cannot currently be edited
(future feature).

19 Save/Load

Shows can be saved/loaded to memory or
exported/imported to USB. From the Home screen
touch Tools.

20 Patching Fixtures

Mantra comes with a “Demo” show pre-loaded. To
delete this show and its patch, from the Home screen
touch Tools/New. This loads a new empty show with
no patch.
To patch fixtures, from the Home screen tap
Tools/Setup/Patch. In the Patch screen you tell
Mantra the manufacturer, model and DMX address of
the fixture that you want to patch. You tap a fixture
number (1 to 24) (yellow fader button) then patch the
fixture to that number by touching Patch.
Multiple fixtures of the same type can be patched in
one operation. See the examples below.

In this “quick start” guide we will patch a typical rig
consisting of 12 dimmers starting at DMX address 1
and 12 RGB (Red, Green, Blue) LED fixtures starting
from DMX address 101.

Contents

1 Overview ...................................................... 4

2 Help ............................................................. 4

3 Undo ............................................................ 4

4 Getting Connected ......................................... 5

5 Front Panel ................................................... 6

6 Touch Screen ................................................ 7

7 Controlling Fixture Intensity ............................ 8

8 Controlling Fixture Parameters ........................ 8

9 Selecting Fixtures .......................................... 9

10 Controlling Colour ........................................ 10

11 Controlling Pan/Tilt ...................................... 11

12 Automatic Fixture De-select .......................... 12

13 Animate Apps .............................................. 12

14 Clearing Fixtures ......................................... 14

15 Recording Your Work ................................... 15

16 Playback ..................................................... 16

17 Latest Takes Precedence .............................. 16

18 Editing Cues ................................................ 17

19 Save/Load .................................................. 18

20 Patching Fixtures ......................................... 18

21 Fixture Editor .............................................. 20

22 Rig View ..................................................... 20

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1 Overview

This “Quick Start Guide” provides basic information on
patching, controlling intensity, colour & position,
creating a simple animation plus recording and
playback. Full descriptions of all functions including
control of other fixture parameters such as beam are
described in the “Mantra Operation Manual” available
at:

mantralite.lsclighting.com

Mantra comes with a “Demo” show pre-loaded so that
you can familiarise yourself with the controls before
patching your own fixtures. If you want to patch your
own fixtures now then go straight to section 20,
“Patching”.

Mantra can control up to 24 lighting fixtures. The
fixtures that you control might be……

• A conventional lighting dimmer.

• A multi-colour LED fixture.

• A multi-colour fixture with additional controls for

pan and tilt and/or beam shapes.
Each fixture is patched to a Yellow fixture fader and
button.

2 Help

An LTP action occurs when a red fader is raised above
zero. When this occurs, the fader will take control of its

parameters and they will fade to their levels in that
fader following the fader movement. When that fader
reaches 100%, it fully overrides all other faders
containing parameter values for the same fixtures.

The LTP rules apply to all parameters of a fixture:

intensity, colour, position, etc.
For example:
We have 3 cues recorded on the red playback faders
with a single LED fixture in each cue. In the first cue
the fixture is red, in the second it is blue and in the third
it is yellow.

• Fade up cue 1 to full and the fixture fades to

red.

• Fade up cue 2 to full and the fixture fades to

blue.

• Fade down cue 1 and nothing happens because

cue 2 is the latest (LTP) and it is at full.

• Fade up cue 3 and the fixture fades to yellow

because cue 3 is the latest.

• Fade down cue 3 and the fixture fades back to

blue (the previous latest).
Remember that when the latest red fader to be raised
from zero is at full, other faders controlling the same
fixtures can be faded down without having an effect.

Context sensitive help is available on the touch screen

18 Editing Cues

for many functions of the Mantra. Tap the button to
open the help screen. Tap to close.

3 Undo

18.1 Intensity

To edit the intensity of a fixture recorded in a cue, fade
up the cue (and fade down all other cues). Move the

Mantra remembers all of you actions in a list. Tap
(Undo) to see the list.

Yellow fader of the fixture to zero then raise it. When it
matches the level recorded in the cue it will take control.
Set the new level then record the output back to the
same location, replacing the original cue.

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Undo

Redo

16 Playback

To playback a recorded cue, fade up the Red Playback
Master to full and fade up the Red Playback fader where
you recorded the cue (remember to select the correct
page).
You might want to fade down the Yellow master (or all
of the yellow fixture faders) after you bring up the Red
playback, so that you only see the recorded look on
the output.
Different looks can be recorded on different Playbacks
(and pages) so that you can easily change the entire
look on stage by only using the Red Playbacks.

Unlike the Yellow Fixture faders that only control
intensity, the Red Playback faders control all of the
parameters of the fixture that have been recorded in
the cue. This allows you to crossfade from one
Playback to another with a smooth transition of
intensity, colour and position. See Latest Takes
Precedence (LTP) below.

16.1.1 Page Freeze

A “PAGE FREEZE” feature prevents the contents of an
“active” Red playback fader from being changed if its
level is above 0% when a page is changed.

17 Latest Takes Precedence

The value for each parameter of a fixture (intensity,
colour, position, etc.) could come from multiple places
within the console. It might be from a yellow fixture
control or it might be from any red playback containing
a cue that includes that fixture. The value for each
parameter that appears on the output is determined by
a

method known as LTP (Latest Takes Precedence) and

by fader position.

Touch Undo to undo an action and step down the list.
Touch Redo to step up the list. Tap again to finish.
To quickly undo the last action double tap .

4 Getting Connected

4.1 Power Input

An IEC mains input socket and power switch are
located on the rear panel. Mantra will operate on
voltages between 90 volts and 260 volts.

4.2 DMX 512 Output

Connect a DMX data cable from the DMX512 output
(one universe of 512 channels) to the DMX512 input of
your first fixture (dimmer, LED or Mover) and loop to
the next fixture/s. Only use specific DMX cable (never
use audio cable) and always terminate the end of the
DMX line. Set the required DMX addresses on your
equipment. Patch each fixture to a yellow fixture fader.
See section 20 for more details on patching.

4.3 USB Connectors

The two USB connectors can be used to connect:

• A USB keyboard.

• A memory stick for show backup and software

upgrades.

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(Red)

(Red)

5 Front Panel

Record
Output

24 Fixture Faders

and Buttons

(Yellow)

10 Playback

Faders and

Buttons

Playback

Pages

Touchscreen

Back

The 24 Yellow fixture faders control fixture intensity.
Moving a fixture fader automatically selects that fixture
allowing its other parameters such as colour or
position to be controlled by Apps on the touch screen.
Moving a fader to zero deselects the fixture.
The Yellow “Fixture Master” has overall intensity
control of the yellow fixture faders.

The current output can be recorded into any of the Red
playbacks by tapping [Record] then tapping a Red
playback button of your choice [1-10]. Different looks
can be recorded on different Red Playback faders so that

Select

Undo

Fixture
Master

(Yellow)

Help

Playback

Master

Note: Recording a cue (see below) that contains an
animation automatically clears that animation from the
yellow faders.

15 Recording Your Work

When you have adjusted the intensity and colour of your
fixtures and possibly created an animation(s) you can
record the current output of the MANTRA onto a Red
Playback fader. This is called a “Cue”.

To record the current output onto a Red Playback fader,
tap [Record] then tap the button below the Red
Playback fader of your choice [1-10].

The look on stage can now be played back from the
recorded cue (see Playback below). This frees up the
yellow faders ready for you to create another lighting
look and to record it into another cue.

15.1 Pages

There are 10 red playback faders and 10 pages of
memory giving a total of 100 cues.

• Repeated taps of the [Page] button will step

through the 10 pages of memory.

• To switch directly to a page number; HOLD

[Page] and TAP a red fader button [1 to

10].

The current page number is shown in the top left corner
of the “Home” screen and the contents of the red
playback faders are shown along the bottom of the
screen.

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• Open the Intensity Animate app icon.

• Select fixtures 1 through 4 by holding fixture [1]

button and tapping fixture [4] button (or tap

them individually).
Touch Create and the animation runs as an intensity
chase.

Fixture 1 Fixture 2 Fixture 3 Fixture 4
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 1

All animation Apps have controls for:

• Speed in BPM (Beats Per Minute).

• Crossfade: When set to “0%”, the animation

snaps from step to step. When set to “100%”, it

fades from step to step. In between settings

give a proportional crossfade and a pause.

• Direction: Forward, Reverse, Centre Out or

Centre In.
The only limitation for animations is that there must be
at least 2 fixtures selected and there must be at least
one different setting in one of the fixtures. Multiple
animations can be running simultaneously.

you can easily change the entire look on stage by using
the Red Playbacks. There are 10 red playback faders
and 10 pages of memory giving a total of 100 cues.
Repeated taps of the [Page] button will step through
the 10 pages of memory. To switch directly to a page
number HOLD [Page] and tap a Red playback button
[1-10].
The Red "Playback Master" fader has overall intensity
control of the Red playbacks.

6 Touch Screen

If the touch screen is not on the “Home” screen, tapping
the [Back] button steps back through the screens
to the “Home” screen.
Double tapping [Back] quickly returns to the “Home”
screen from any screen.
The “Home” screen is divided into two sections:

• The top section (yellow border) has fixture icons

that show the intensity, colour and position (if
applicable) of the patched fixtures.

• The bottom section shows the contents of the

red Playbacks.

Red Playback
Page Number

Fixture

Icons

14 Clearing Fixtures

If you have used any Apps to control fixture attributes
such as selecting a colour or position or created an
animation(s), you can clear these settings and restore
the fixture(s) to its default settings (open, white,
centred beam) and delete any animations.
From the “Apps” screen, touch Clear then make your
choices from the screen.

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Playback
Contents

Home Screen

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Dot shows

position

The 3 buttons below the touch screen have different
functions for different screens. Their current function is
shown on the screen above each button. You can tap
the button or touch the screen to operate them.

Touching anywhere in the top “fixtures section” of the
“Home” screen or touching Apps opens the “Apps”
screen. Apps are used to control the parameters of
selected fixtures. Move a yellow fader to automatically
select that fixture. Use an App to adjust the
parameter. Other methods of selecting fixtures are
described below.
The bottom section of the “Home” screen has Playback
icons showing the contents of each Playback (if any).
Touching any playback icon allows you to change the
name or delete the cue.

7 Controlling Fixture Intensity

The 24 (yellow) fixture faders (under the overall control
of the yellow fixture master) control the intensity of the
fixtures that are patched to them. To see the output of
a fixture:

• Fade up the Yellow Master.

• Fade up a fixture fader to set its Intensity.

7.1 Flash

When the touch screen is on the “Home” screen, the
buttons below the yellow and red faders act as intensity
[FLASH] buttons. You can set the flash intensity level
in the Tools/Setup screen.

8 Controlling Fixture Parameters

Mantra uses “Apps” on the touch screen to control the
parameters of selected fixtures.

2 or more selected fixtures and they shift the
parameters (such as colour or intensity or position)
from one fixture to the next and loop the settings of
the last selected fixture back to the first. There must
be at least one different setting amongst all of the
selected fixtures so that you can see the different
setting being shifted from one fixture to the next.
Example 1:
Let’s create a 2 colour animation using RGB LED
fixtures 1 through 4:

• From the “Home” screen, open the “Apps” page

then touch the Colour Picker app icon.

• Fade up fixtures 1, 2 and 3. This automatically

selects them.

• Select a colour (say Red) by touching the colour

picker.

• Fade up fixture 4. This automatically deselects

the previous selection and selects fixture 4.

• Select a different colour (say Blue).

• Tap [Back] once to return to the Apps

screen then open the Colour Animate app.

• Select all 4 fixtures by fading them up to full or

tapping their buttons then touch Create.

• The animation runs and the blue steps through

the 4 fixtures.

Fixture 1 Fixture 2 Fixture 3 Fixture 4
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 1

Example 2:
Let’s create a 4 fixture intensity animation (a chase)
using fixtures 1 to 4:

• Fade up the fixture 1 to full and fade down

fixtures 2, 3 and 4 to zero.

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Clear

Touching Fan again selects “Directional” fanning. Drag
to fan the positions around the first fixture in your
selection.
Touching Fan again selects “V–Shape” fanning. This
pan works best when fixtures are already fanned into a
line. Drag to pull the line of fixtures into a V shape.
Touching Fan again turns fanning off.
Your fixture selection order is used by the Fan App.
Experiment with different orders of selection to get
different shapes. Previous selections can be re-used by
tapping the [Select] button

12 Automatic Fixture De-select

When you open an App, fixtures that have attributes
that can be controlled by that App flash their buttons
indicating that they are available for selection. When
you select fixtures their buttons are lit. After you have
used the App to change any parameter of the selected
fixtures, the buttons of the un-selected fixtures stop
flashing. This tells you that selecting another fixture
will cancel the previous selection and start a new
selection process. This speeds up operations because
you don’t have to de-select fixtures once you have set
their parameters.
For example: Open the Colour Picker App and fade up
fixtures 1 and 2. They are automatically selected. Pick
a colour. Fade up fixture 3 and 4. This de-selects 1 and
2 and selects 3 and 4. Pick a colour for 3 and 4.
Automatic fixture de-select can be overridden by
holding the [Select] button whilst selecting
additional fixtures.

13 Animate Apps

Animate Apps provides a simple and intuitive way of
creating chases and moving patterns. They work with

From the “Home” screen, open the “Apps” page by
touching anywhere in the top half of the touch screen or
touching Apps.

Apps Screen

There are 4 columns that have Apps for their type of
parameter: Intensity, Colour, Pan/Tilt and Other. Touch
the App for the parameter that you want to control.

9 Selecting Fixtures

When you use an App, you need to select the fixtures
that you want to control with that App. Fixtures that
have attributes that can be controlled by the selected
App will flash their buttons indicating that they are
available for selection. When a fixture is selected its
button is lit. Multiple fixtures can be selected at the
same time.

• Move a yellow fader to automatically select that

fixture. Move the fader to zero to de-select it.

• Tap the button below a yellow fader to select

that fixture. Tap again to deselect it.

• To select a range of fixtures hold the first button

and tap the last button in the range.

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10 Controlling Colour

10.1 Picker

From the “Home” screen, open the “Apps” page
(described above) then touch the colour Picker app
icon. Fixtures that have colour attributes will flash their
buttons. Select the fixtures (described above) then
drag your finger to change the colour. The colour is
selected when you lift your finger from the screen. The
side of the colour picker app shows the recently
selected colours. Touch any of the recent colours to re­use them.

Recently

selected

colours

Fine Fan

10.2 Fine

Touching Fine provides finer control of colour.

RGB Sliders

centre of you fixture selection.
Touching Fan again turns fanning off.
Your fixture selection order is used by the Fan App.
Experiment with different orders of selection to get
different colour effects. Previous selections can be re­used by tapping the [Select] button.

10.4 Gels

The colour Gels app is similar to the “Picker” app but
has 100 commonly used colour gels to choose from.

11 Controlling Pan/Tilt

From the “Home” screen, open the “Apps” page then
touch the Pan/Tilt Position app icon. Fixtures that have
Pan/Tilt attributes will flash their buttons. Select the
fixtures then drag your finger around the touchscreen
to move the beam around the stage.

11.1 Flip

Touching Flip Pan or Flip Tilt reverses the direction of
movement. This is useful if the fixture has been rigged
back to front or upside down.

11.2 Centre

Touching Centre moves the selected fixtures to their
centre position.

10.3 Fan

When multiple fixtures are selected you can fan their

11.3 Fine

Touching Fine provides finer control of position.

colours to create rainbow effects.
Touching Fan selects “Directional” fanning. Drag to fan
the colours across the selected fixtures.
Touching Fan again selects “Symmetrical” fanning.
Drag to fan the colours with you finish colour in the

11.4 Fan

When multiple fixtures are selected you can fan their
positions to create symmetrical patterns.
Touching Fan selects “Centred” fanning. Drag to fan
the positions around the centre fixture.

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