Work Pro W MATRIX User Manual

User Manual

MATRIX

Contents

Introduction..................................................1

SafetyRules..................................................................1

NoticeInformation.........................................................2

GettingAcquainted.....................................4

PrincipleFeatures.........................................................4

BasicControlParts.......................................................5

HomePageNavigation...............................8

RecallShows..............................................................10

RecallaSequencer.....................................................11

RecallaScene............................................................11

FreezeFixtures...........................................................12

SequencerSetup........................................................13

GroupSetupMenu......................................................14

Password&FunctionLock.........................................12

MATRIXUserInstruction

Specifications..............................................3

GroupofFixtures........................................................12

ChooseFixtures..........................................................11

SetupMenu................................................15

FixtureSetup...............................................................16

NameFixture............................................................17

NameFixtureChannel..............................................18

FixtureConfiguration.................................................19

Default.......................................................................20

CopyFromFixture.....................................................21

Tabset........................................................................22

Contents

FixturePatch....................................................................23

DownloadMenu...............................................................24

MiscellaneousOptions.....................................................34

MemoryCardMenu....................................................25

DownloadWithPCMenu..........................................28

JoystickConfiguration................................................35

AutoRunMode.........................................................36

Single/MultiShowMode............................................37

MIDIConfiguration....................................................38

BeeperConfiguration................................................39

GooseneckDimmerAdjustment................................40

DisplayAdjustment....................................................41

MATRIXUserInstruction

BacktoPCMenu....................................................29

RestoreFromPCMenu.........................................32

UpdateSoftware....................................................33

MemoryLoadFromCardMenu..............................26

MemorySavetoCardMenu..................................27

Save..........................................................................22

Insert/Delete/UpdateSteps.......................................46

ShowEditUtility..........................................................47

ShowCopyMenu....................................................49

Steps......................................................51MultiCopy

EraseoneormoreSteps..........................................50

Clone.......................................................................52

ShowAll....................................................................52

AddaShowAfter.....................................................48

EditShowsMenu.......................................45

SceneMenu................................................53

EditScenes.................................................................54

CopyScenes...............................................................55

SaveAs.......................................................................56

Contents

MATRIXUserInstruction

ClearaShow...........................................................52

ChangePassword.......................................................43

MusicGainAdjustment.................................................42

Reset...........................................................................44

Introduction

SafetyRules

Welcome!
Youmadetherightdecisionbychoosingthissophisticatedandintelligent
product.Everyunithasbeenthoroughlytestedandcarefullypackedbefore
shipment.Unpacktheshippingcartoncarefully,savingthecartonandall
packingmaterialsforpossiblelateruse.

Checkcarefullyforsureyourproductisnotdamagedandallaccessoriesnot
missing.Ifyourproductappearstobedamagedormissing,pleasedonotuse
itandcontactyourlocaldistributorimmediately.

Pleasereadthismanualcarefullyandthoroughly,asitgivesimportant
informationregardingsafety,useand maintenance.Keepthismanualwiththe
unitforpossiblefuturereference.

Toreducetheriskofelectricalshockorfire,donotexposethisunitto
rainormoisture.

Donotspillwaterorotherliquidsintoorontoyourunit.
Besurethatthelocalpoweroutletmatchesthatoftherequiredvoltage

foryourunit.
Donotattempttooperatethisunitifthepowercordhasbeendamaged.
Turnoffimmediatelyintheeventofmalfunction.

Shouldyounoticesmokeoranunusualsmellcomingfromtheequipment,
pleasediscontinueusingitanddisconnectfromthepowerimmediately.

Donotopentheunit-therearenouserserviceablepartsinside.
Donotdismantleormodifytheunit,asthisvoidsallwarranties.

Donotattemptrepairs.Repairsbyunqualifiedpeoplecouldcause
damageorfaultyoperation.Contactyourlocalauthorizedservicecenter.

1

Introduction

NoticeInformation

Keepdry

Thisproductisnotwaterproof,andmaymalfunctionifexposedtohighlevelsof
humidity.Rustingoftheinternalmechanismcancauseirreparabledamage.

Donotdrop

Thisproductmaymalfunctionifsubjectedtostrongshocksorvibration.

Keepawayfromstrongmagneticfields

Donotuseorplacethisdeviceinvicinityofequipmentthatgeneratesstrong
electromagneticradiationormagneticfields.Strongstaticchargesorthemagnetic
fieldsproducesbyequipmentsuchasradiotransmitterscouldinterferewiththe
displayoraffecttheproduct'sinternalcircuitry.

Cleaning

Duetofogresidue,smoke,anddustcleaningtheexteriorofthecasemaybecome
necessary.Usenormalglasscleanerandsoftclothtowipedowntheoutsidecasing.

CopyrightNotice

Nopartofthemanualincludedwiththisproductmaybereproduced,transmitted,
transcribed,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortranslatedintoanylanguageinanyform,
byanymeans,withoutauthorizedwrittenpermission.

CFcards

Memorycardmaybecomehotduringuse.Observeduecautionwhenremoving
memorycardsfromthisdevice.

Attention!Thememorycardsuppliedwithyourconsolehasbeentestedand
approvedforuseintheMATRIX.UserecommendedCompactFlashCard.

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Model:

LCD:

MemoryCard:
DJLamp:

Inputs/Outputs

PowerRequirement:
Housing:

DMXChannels

Specification

MATRIX

240x128-dot,TFTLCDwithcontrastadjustment
512max.,Configurableforfixtures
ScanDisk32MBCompactFlashCard
USBconnector,5V/1Wgoosenecklight

DMXOUT:
3-pin&5-pinNeutrikchassisconnector
MIDIIN/THRU/OUT:
Standard5-pinDINconnector
RS-232Port:
DB9connector
AudioIN:
1/4"unbalancedstereojack

AC230V/AC120V
ABSplasticcasewithblackmattepainting

Audiotrigger:
OverallDimensions:
Weight:

Built-inmicrophoneorlinein
688x550x165mm
Approx.11.8Kg

3

******Allrightsreserved.Improvementandchangestospecifications,
designandthismanualmaybemadeatanytimewithoutpriornotice.

Gettingacquainted

PrincipleFeatures

Professional512-channelDMXcontroller,idealforfixtures
64fixtures,eachwithamaximumof20channels
16-bit/8-bitresolutionofPan/Tiltmovement
Freeaccessof36shows,128scenes,9groupsandasequencer
Eachshowisallocatedwith32KBmemory,cross-fadetimeand

standtimeareprogrammable
Internallibraryiseditable,upto255fixturestypescanbecreated

FreeaccessofCFcard(32MB)fortheexchangeofdatafile
DatafilecanbedownloadedoruploadedtoaPC(RS232port)

Musicsync.functionswithaudiogainadjustment
USBsocketforDJlamp(5V,1W),lightingadjustable
JoystickforPan/Tiltadjustmentofprojector
Blackoutenablestoshutallfixturesoff
240x128dotsLCDdisplaywithcontrastadjustment
NeutrikXLRsocketsfor512DMXchannelsoutput
MIDIIn/Thru/Outconnectors

AC120V/AC230Vselectable

Auto/Music/Manualchase
Jacksocketforcablecontrolforstepping

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Thesoftwarecanbeupdatedwithnewversions

Gettingacquainted

BasicControlParts

FixtureButtons(1-16)

These16buttonsplaymulti-purposefunctionsdependingontheoperatingmode.
OnlyonefunctionisselectedatatimeandtheLEDwillbelitaccordingly.There
arefourstatuses:
TheLEDlightsup,indicatingthefixturecannotbeswitchedoffunlessitisenabled.
TheLEDblinksconstantly,indicatingthefixturecanbeenabledbychannelfaders.
TheLEDblinksbriefly,indicatingthefixtureisapartofthescenesorshows.
TheLEDblinksunstably,indicatingthefixtureisfrozen.

SceneButtons(1-16)

These16buttonscanbeusedforSceneMenuandShowEditmenu.

SceneBankbuttons(1-4/5-8)

Thesefourbuttonscontroltwosettings:theyrefertobank1-4whentheLEDslight
up;theyrefertobank5-8whentheLEDsblinkhastily.

Faders(1-16)

These16faderscanbeusedtocontrolthe16individualDMXchannelsofthefixtures.

FixtureBankButtons(1-4)

Thesefourbuttonsareusedincombinationwiththefixturebuttonstochoosethe
fixturebetween1and64.

Joystick

ThisjoystickisusedtocontrolthePanorTiltmovementofthefixtures.

ChannelButtons(1-16)

Thesebuttonsareusedtoselectchannelbetween1and16.Furthermore,theycan
beusedtodirectaccessthetabsetvaluesateachpressing.

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Gettingacquainted

BasicControlParts

MasterFader

Thisfaderisusedtocontroloveralldimmeroutputlevelof16channelfaderswhen
masterdimmerfunctionisenabled.

SelectButton

PresstoshiftbetweenPanandTiltaswellbetweenPanfineandTiltfine.

BlackOutButton

Thisbuttonisusedtoenableordisabletoshutoffallfixtures.

FineButton

Presstoshiftbetween8-bitand16-bitmovementofjoystick.

Up/DownButtons

Thesetwobuttonsareusedtoadjustthedimmerdigitalvalueonebyone.

SequencerButton

Thisbuttonisusedtoenableordisabletheexecutionofsequencer.

PauseButton

Thisbuttonisusedtopausetheexecutionofsequencerorshows.

StandUp/DownButtons

Thesetwobuttonsareusedtoadjusttheproportionalfactorofstandtimewhen
executionofshowsorsequencer.Theycanalsobeusedtoadjuststeptimein

Editmenu.Show

CrossUp/DownButtons

Thesetwobuttonsareusedtoadjusttheproportionalfactorofcrosstimewhen
executionofshowsorsequencer.Theycanalsobeusedtoadjustfadetimeof
stepinEditmenu.Show

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Gettingacquainted

BasicControlParts

ShowButtons(1-18/19-36)

Thesebuttonsareusedtoenableordisabletheshows.Inaddition,theycanalso
beusedaskeypadforentryofpasswordandnumericalvalue.

GroupButtons(1-9)

Thesebuttonsareusedtoenableordisablethegroups.

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M

255
CH

1-4
5-8

9-12

13-16

000
025
000
000

000
255
128
000

000
000
000
000

000
000
000
255

X255
XF000
Y255
YF000

Function

Lock

Setup
SeqSetup
ShowEdit
CH-Key

Freeze
Lock
Group
Scene

MIDI:Enable

MultiShow

ClrFix. Manual P1-18 ShowAll

Fix:1

DMXs/l G-Crs

2.0

G-Std

5.0

1/14

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

M:

Locatedattheupperleftcorner,referstothemasterlevelofthe
entireattachedchannels,rangesbetween0and255.

CH:

20numericalplotdataindicatingthedigitalvaluesetwiththe
faders1-16andjoystick(X,XF,Y,andYF).

Setup:

GivesaccesstoSetupmenuwhichincludesfixtureconfiguration
andthesettingsoffunctionparameters.

SeqSetup:

Allowstomakeupasequencerbylinkingshows.

ShowEdit:

Enablestoeditashow.

CH-Key:

Enablestodirectenterthedigitalvalueforaselectedchannel
usingthenumericbuttons(Showbuttons1-10)

HomePageNavigation

HomepageWindow

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BLADE250

Freeze:

Enablestofreezealltheselectedfixturessothatyoucankeepthe
fixturesfrombeingattachedtothefaders,scenesandshows.

Lock:

Enablestopreventallsettingstotheconsolefromunauthorized
changes.Youcanonlybegrantedwhenyouentercorrectpassword.

Group:

GivesaccesstoGroupoffixtureswhichhelpreducerepeatedmanual
procedureofseveralequalfixtures.

Scene:

GivesaccesstoScenemenu,whichallowstocreate,copy,capture
anddetectthescenes.

ClrFix.: Clearsallmanualfixturesunlesstheyarefrozen.

Auto/Manual/Music:

Enablestochoosetherunningmodefortheshow(s).

P1-18/P19-36:

ShiftofP1-18andP19-36shows.

ShowAll:

Allowstoviewthetableoffixturespatch.

FunctionFree/Lock:

Indicatesthestateoffunctionlock/free.

MIDI:Enable:
MultiShow/SingleShow: IndicatesenabledSingleShoworMultiShowmode.

DMXs/l:

IndicatesMIDIenabledordisabledstate.

IndicatesthestartingDMXchanneloftheselectedfixtureandhow
manychannelareoccupied.

G-Crs:

Indicatesthemultiplyingfactorofthefade-inandfade-outofthe
wholeshow.

G-Std:

Indicatesthemultiplyingfactorofthestepstandtimeofthe
wholeshow.

HomePageNavigation

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M

255
CH

1-4
5-8

9-12

13-16

000
025
000
000

000
255
128
000

000
000
000
000

000
000
000
255

X255
XF000
Y255
YF000

Esc
FadeEna
ChManual
CH-Key

Freeze
Go
Back
Repeat

Step:2
Show:1

ClrFix. Manual P1-18 ShowAll

Fix:1

DMXs/l G-Crs

2.0

G-Std

5.0

1/14

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

RecallShows

Thisconsolecancontainamaximumof36shows.Whenyouhaveaccesstothis
homepage,yousimplyhavetopresstherelevantbuttonintheShowsectionto
recallandplaytheshowavailableinthelibrary.Whe
LEDwilllightupindicatingtheshowisenabled,theLCDwilldisplaytherunning
stateoftheshow,suchasthestep,thestandandcrosstime,therunningmode,
andetc.PressingtherelevantShowbuttonasecondtimewillexitfromtheshow,
sowill"Esc".

IfMultiShowhasbeenchosen,youcanselectmorethanoneshowsatonetime.

henthebuttonispressed,t

S-Crs

2.0

S-Std

2.0

FadeEna/Dis:

AllowstochangebetweenFadeEnableandFadeDisable,ofwhich
FadeenablerefertoCrosstimeenable,thelatterCrosstimedisable.

ChManual:

Cutthechannelofafixtureoutoftheshowsothatyoucandirect
controlthechannelbymeansofthefader.

Go:
Back:
Repeat:
S-Crs:
S-Std:

Raisethestepbyone.
Lowerthestepbyone.
Playthecurrentstepasecondtime.
Indicatesthestep'sfadetime
Indicatesthestep'srunningtime

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HomePageNavigation

BLADE250

UsetheF10buttontoscrolltothedesiredrunningmodefortheselectedshow(s).In
Automode,theshowswillbeexecutedatthesetstandandcrosstime.TheStandand
Crosstimebuttonscanbeusedtochangethestandandcrosstimefortheshow.In
Manualmode,pressingGoorBack(F6orF7)allowstoraiseorlowerthestepofthe
show.Asaresult,theshowswillbeexecutedstepbystep.InMusicmode,theshow
willbeexecuteddependingonthemusicbeat.

RecallaSequencer

Thisconsoleallowsyoutoproduceasequencerbylinkingtheshows.Torecallthe
sequencer,simplypresstheSequencerbutton,itsLEDlightsupindicatingitis
enabled.TheLCDshowsthecurrentshowanditsstep.Alltheshowscontainedin
thesequencerwillproceedonebyone.
PressingtheSequencerbuttonasecondtimewillexitfromthesequencer,sowill"Esc".

RecallaScene

Thisconsolecancontain128scenes.Torecallascene,youwillsimplypressanyof16
Scenebuttons,itsLEDwilllightupindicatingthesceneisenabled.Youcanonlyselect
onesceneatatime.Pressingthisbuttonagainallowstoexit,itsLEDgoesout.

ChooseFixtures

Thisconsolecancontrolupto64fixturesyouhaveassignedinFixturePatch.The
fixturesenabletohaveaccesstofadercontrol,aswelltobesubjectedtotheshows
orscenes,whichbringsyougreatflexibility.

TheFixturebuttons1-16canbeusedincombinationwithBankbuttonstoselectdesired
fixtures.TheLEDblinksconstantlyindicatingthefixtureisselectedandthatfadersare
enabled.Take
noticetoobservethestatusoftheLEDsothatyoucanbeawareoftheconditionsofthe
fixture.Thefixturewillbedefinedastheproceedingonesubjectedtothefaderswhenits
LEDblinksconstantly.ThosewithLEDsbeinglitupwillberegardedasthepreceding
fixtures.

YoucannowusethefaderstocontroltheDMXchannelsofthefixture.

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HomePageNavigation

Thisconsoleallowsyoutocreateupto9groupsbycombiningseveralfixtures.Group
offixtureshelpsreducetheprocedurewhenyouworkonseveralequalfixtures.
PresstherelevantbuttonintheGroupsectiontocallthegroup,thegroupLEDwillblink
constantlyandthefixtureswillbeenabled.PressingthisGroupbuttonasecondtimewill
leavethisgroup.

GroupofFixtures

Thisfunctionallowsyoutokeepalltheselectedfixturesfrombeingsubjectedtothe
faders,scenesorshows.M

eforeyoucanfreezethefixtures.Tofreezeafixture,firstselectafixtureunderfader
control(itsLEDblinksconstantly),thenyoucanfreezethisfixturebypressingtheF5
(Freeze)button.ThefixtureLEDblinksunstablyindicatingitisfrozen.Tounfreezethis
fixture,yousimplyhavetopressthefixturebutton.

akesurethefixturesaresubjectedtofadersmanualcontrol

b

FreezeFixtures

Thefirsttimethatyouenteranysetupmenuafterswitchingtheconsoleon,youwillbe
requiredtoinsertaPasswordcomposedof6figures,whichcanbeinsertedbymeans
ofShowbuttons(numericbuttons1-10).ThedefaultPasswordis1-6-8-1-6-8.

ThePasswordguaranteesalldatafilesoftheconsolefromanyunauthorizedchanges,
thatwillenhancegreatlythedatasecurity.TheLCDshowsFunctionLockbeforeyou
entercorrectPassword.AfteryouhaveinsertedthePassword,youwillbeenabledto
accessanysetupmenu,whichcanbepromptedbyFunctionFreeinthedisplay.

Everytimeyouswitchtheconsoleon,youwillberequiredtoinsertthePasswordbefore
youcanmakeanyparametersettings.CarefullyprotectyourPasswordandalwayskeep
itinmind.YoucanchangethePasswordasnecessary(seeSetupmenu).

Password&FunctionLock

HomePageNavigation

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SequencerSetup

InHomepagephase,pressingtheF2button(SeqSetup)allowstoenterSequencerSetup.

YoucanchoosethedesiredshowsbymeansofShowbuttons,d

Thismenuallowsyoutopickupto100showstomakeupasequencer,theselected
showswillappearinthedisplay.

eleteunusedshows
bypressingtheF12(Delete)button.PresstheF11(P1-18)buttontochangebetween
1-18and19-36shows,theF9(Esc)buttontogobacktothepreviousmenu,thestorage
isautomatic.

Esc P1-18

Delete

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

1
1
2
3
5
1
1

1
1
1
1
1
1
1

1
1
1
1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2
2
2
2

9
9
9
9
9
9
9

2
2
2
2
2
2
2

16
16
16
18
16
16

36
19
36
22
36
35

1
1
1
1
1
1

1
1
1
1
1
1

HomePageNavigation

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Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

GroupSetupMenu

GroupSetupMenu

Group:1

InHomepagephase,pressingtheF7button(Group)allowstoenterGroupSetupMenu.
Thismenuallowsyoutoselectseveralfixturestomakeagroup.Firstselectthegroup
numberbypressingtheGroupbutton,theLCDwillshowtheGroupnumber.Next,
presstheFixturebuttonsincombinationwiththeBankbuttonstoselectthefixtures.
Wesuggestselectingthesamekindoffixtures.PresstheF1(Esc)buttontogoback
tothepreviousmenu,thestorageisautomatic.

HomePageNavigation

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SetupMenuDisplay

WORK

MATRIX

Esc
Download
FixSetup
FixPatch

More

Version1.00

Pasword MusicGain Reset

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

SetupMenu

Esc:

Goesbacktothepreviousmenu.

Download:

EnablestoswapdatafileswiththeCFcardandaPC.
FixSetup: GivesaccesstoFixtureSetupmenu.
FixPatch:

Allowstocarryoutpatchingprocedureofupto64fixtures.
Password:

Enablestochangepassword.
More:

GivesaccesstoMiscellaneousOptionsmenuforextended

settingsoftheconsole.
MusicGain:

Reset:

Enablestoadjustthegainfactorofmusicalsignal

Allowstodeletealltheshows,scenesandthelibrary,andset

allparametersofsetuptodefault.

InHomepagephase,presstheF1button(Setup)toaccessSetupmenu.Youwillbe
requiredtoinsertthePasswordifFunctionLockisenabled.InSetupmenu,the
indicationsintheLCDwillbedetailedasfollows:

SetupMenu

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SetupMenu

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

Fixture:98

FixtureSetup

Ch:1
PanCoars

Save
Next
Prev

Tabset

CopyFromFix

ChUp
ChDw
FixName
ChName

Default

Ch.Assign:X
FadeType:Yes
MasterDim:No
Shutter:No
BoLevel:0

Esc:
Save:
Next/Prev:
ChUp/Dw:

Goesbacktothepreviousmenu.
Allowstosavethefixturesettings.
Scrollthroughthe255fixturesinthelibrarytofindthefixturerequired.
ScrollthroughthechannelsforDMXchannelassignment.

InSetupmenu,presstheF3(FixSetup)buttontoaccessFixturesetupmenu,a
newwindowwillappear.Theindicationsaredetailedasfollows:

"Fixture:98"attheupperleftcornerindicatesthetypeoftheselected
fixture,and"Ch:1PanCoars"attheupperrightcornerindicatesthechannel
numberandnameofthefixture.Thecentralboxshowsthefixtureconfiguration,
includingtheDMXchannelassignment,fadeenable/disable,masterdimmer
enable/disable,shutterenable/disableandBoleveladjustment.

FixName: Enablestonamethefixture
ChName: Enablestonamethechannelsofthefixture.
Tabset: Enablestogiveupto48presetDMXvalues(0-255)forthechannel.
CopyFromFix: Replacethecurrentfixturewithanewone.

Default: Enablestosetdefaultfixture.

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BLADE250

SetupMenu

NameFixture

InFixtureSetupmenu,presstheF7(FixName)button,anewwindowwillappear
remindingyoutonamethisfixture.Thefixturenameconsistsofamaximumof8
letters.Usefader1toscrolltothecharacterforthefirstletterofthefixturename,
fader2forthesecondletter,andsoon,untilfader8forthelastletter.
PresstheF1(Esc)buttontogobacktothepreviousmenu.

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

FixtureNameInput

FixtureName:

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SetupMenu

NameFixtureChannel

InFixtureSetupmenu,presstheF8(ChName)button,anewwindowwillappear
remindingyoutonamethisfixturechannel.Thechannelnameconsistsofa
maximumof8letters.Usefader1toscrolltothecharacterforthefirstletterofthe
channelname,fader2forthesecondletter,andsoon,untilfader8forthelastletter.
YoucanalsousetheF10(Up)andF11(Down)buttonstoscrolltothechannelname
availableinthelibrary.
PresstheF1(Esc)buttontogobacktothepreviousmenu.

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

FixtureChannelNameInput

ChannelName:

Channel

NameTable

Up

Down

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SetupMenu

FixtureConfiguration

InFixtureSetupmenu,pleasecarryoutthefollowingproceduresforchannel
assignment.

Step1-AssignDMXchannel:
Usethefader1toassignthechannelorjoysticknumberontheconsoletoeach
channelofthefixture.Theindications1-16refertochannel1-16ontheconsole,"X",
"XF","Y"and"YF"respectivelydenotesPan,Panfine,TiltandTiltfinemovement
ofthejoystick.IftheindicationisOff,thechannelofthefixturewillbeshutoffand
youwillnotabletoassigntherestchannelsofthefixture."---"willleavethechannel
indeterminate.

Forexample:

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

Fixture:98 Ch:1

PanCoars

Save
Next
Prev

Tabset

CopyFromFix

ChUp
ChDw
FixName
ChName

Default

Ch.Assign:Off
FadeType:Yes
MasterDim:No
Shutter:No
BoLevel:0

BLADE250

Fix.CH.

PanCoarse

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

X

PanFine

XF Y

TiltFineYFColor

1

Gobo2GoboRot

Off

TiltCoarse

Ch.Assign

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SetupMenu

ME-2UserInstruction

FixtureConfiguration

Step2-FadeEnable/Disable
Usingthefader2resultsintwooptions:YesandNo."Yes"indicatesfadetimeisenabled,
and"No"indicatesfadetimeisdisabled.

Step3-MasterDimmerEnable/Disable
Usethefader3toenableordisabletheconnectiontothemasterdimmerfader.

Step4-ShutterYes/No
Usingthefader4resultsintwooptions:YesandNo."Yes"indicatesBolevelis
availableforthischannel(whenthefixtureshutsoff,and"No"indicates
thechannel(notshutter)willnotgetinvolvedwhenthefixtureshutsoff.

Step5-BoLevelAdjustment
Usethefader5tosetavaluebetween0and255forthis(channel.

shutter)

shutter)

Default

InFixtureSetupmenu,pressingtheF12(Default)buttonallowstomakedefault
settingsforthefixture,thatis,erasethisfixturefromthelibrary.Adialogboxwill
appearremindingwhetheryouaresureornot.PresstheF10(Ok)buttontoconfirm
ortheF1buttontoexit.

SetDefaultFixture?

PressF1toExit

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SetupMenu

CopyFromFixture

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

FixtureCopyMenu

Copy

Up

Down

Keyboard

Fixture:1
Name:

Copy

to

Fixture:1

InFixtureSetupmenu,presstheF10orF11(CopyFromFix)buttontoaccessthe
FixtureCopyMenu,anewwindowwillappearremindingyouhowtocopyafixture
toreplacetheexistedfixture.

FirstusetheF6(Up)orF7(Down)buttontoselectthedesiredfixture,pressingthe
F12(Keyboard)buttonalsoallowsyoutoenterafixtureNo.bymeansofShow
buttons.Theselectedfixturenumberandnamewillappearinthewindow.Next,
presstheF9(Copy)button,adialogboxwillappearremindingyouwhetheryouare
sureornot.Press"Ok"toconfirmthissettingortheF1buttontoexit.

PresstheF1(Esc)buttontogobacktothepreviousmenu.

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Tabset

InFixtureSetupmenu,presstheF9(Tabset)buttontoaccessTabsetmenu.This
menuallowsyoutopreprogramupto48tabulatingvalue(0-255),sothatyoucan
directaccessthisvaluesfordesiredchanneleffectsbypressingthebutton
correspondingtotheassignmentchannel.
First,usethefader1toselectthetabletotalitembetween1and48(Offindicates
thisfunctionisdisabled).Nextusethefader2toscrolltothevalueyouwantto
assigntotheflashingframeofthetable.PresstheF10(Next)orF11(Prev)button
tomovefromframetoframe.Becarefulthatthenextvalueintheframeshouldbe
biggerthanitspreviousvalue.PresstheF9(Esc)buttontogobacktotheprevious
menu.

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

Ch:5Channel:1

TableTotalItem:42

Next

SetupMenu

Esc

Prev

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Save

InFixturesetupmenu,whenyouhavecompletedthefixtureconfiguration,besureto
presstheF2(Save)buttontoconfirmallthesettingsbeforeyouleavesthismenu.Itis
veryimportant.Ifyoufailtodoso,allthesettingsyouhavemadewilllose.

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BLADE250

InSetupmenu,presstheF4(FixPatch)buttontoaccessFixturePatchmenu,a
newwindowwillappearindicatingallthe64fixturessubjectedtothisconsole.
Inthismenu,youwillhavetoassignoneofthefixturetypepreviouslyconfigured
topatcheachof64fixtures.PresstheF3(Next)orF4(Prev)buttontoscrolltothe
fixturenumber(from01-64),thenpresstheF11(Fix.Up)orF12(Fix.Dw)buttonto
selectthetypeoffixtureavailableinthelibrary.Thetypewillbeshowninthedisplay.
Itwillbealsoindicatedthestartingchannel(DMXs)ofthefixture,thenumberof
channels(DMXl)usedbythefixtureandthesumchannels(Totch)occupiedbyall
availablefixtures.
Forexample:
UseF3orF4toscrolltonumber01,nextpressF11orF12toselectYpoc250.Asa
result,Ypoc250willbeassignedtothefirstfixtureontheconsole.Proceedinthis
waytoassignall64fixtures.
PresstheF1(Esc)buttontoleavethismenu.Thestorageisautomatic.
Becarefulthatthesumofchannelmustnotexceed512,oranerrormessagewill
appearandrequireyoutore-enterthismenuorcarryoutfixtureconfiguration
procedureswhenyouleavesthismenu.

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

Next
Prev

SetupMenu

FixturePatch

Fix.Up Fix.Dw

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Fix:Blade250

DMXs/l

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Totch

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Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

DownloadMenu

DownloadMenu

Card PC

InSetupmenu,presstheF2(Download)buttontoaccessDownloadmenu.Inthis
menu,pressingtheF4(Card)buttonallowstoaccessMemoryCardMenu,and
pressingtheF8(PC)buttonresultsinDownloadWithPCMenu.Toleavethismenu,
yousimplyhavetopresstheF1(Esc)button.

SetupMenu

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SetupMenu

MemoryCardMenu

Esc

Load

Save

NameSave

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

MemoryCardMenu

Esc:

Goesbacktothepreviousmenu.

Load:

GivesaccesstoMemoryLoadFromCardMenu.

Save:

GivesaccesstoMemorySavetoCardmenu.
NameSave: EnablestosavethezonenameintotheCFcard.
Next/Prev: Allowtoselectthezonenumberbetween1and15.

InDownloadmenu,presstheF4button(Card)toaccessMemoryCardmenu.A
newwindowwillappearwithindicationsasfollows:

Next Prev

Zone:1
ZoneName:

CardZone

XXXXXXXXXXXXX

Thecentralboxinthewindowshowsthezonenumberandname.Usingthefaders
1-13allowstogiveazonenamecomposedofamaximumof13characters.

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Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

MemoryLoadFromCardMenu

InMemoryCardMenu,presstheF4button(Load),anewwindowwillappearreminding
youwhichyouwanttoloadfromthiscard.
Inthismenu,whenyoupresseitherofthe

PressingF10(Ok)willstartthisloadingprocess.Thetimeittakesdependsonthe
volumeofdatafile.PressingF5(Show)enablestoaccesstonextmenunamedShow
LoadFromCardMenu.

F4(FixSetuP),F8(Setup),F7(Scene)orF10/

F11(LoadAll)buttons,youwillberequiredtoconfirmby"Ok"(F10)ortoexitbyF1.

MemoryLoadFromCardMenu

LoadAll

FixSetup Setup

Show

Scene

Esc

ShowLoadFromCardMenu

LoadAllShow

Up

Load

Show:1

Keypad

Down

Inthismenu,pressF6(Up)orF7(Down)tochoosetheshow(from1to36),youcan
alsopressF12(Keypad)allowingtoentertheshownumberbymeansoftheShow
buttons.Oncetheshowisselected,pressF9(Load),then"Ok"toloadthisshow.If
youwanttoloadallshowsavailableinthecard,PressingF10orF11(LoadAllShow)
willmakeit.PressingF1(Esc)togobacktothepreviousmenu.

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SetupMenu

SetupMenu

MemorySavetoCardMenu

MemorySavetoCardMenu

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

SaveAll

FixSetup Setup

Show

Scene

InMemoryCardMenu,presstheF8button(Save),anewwindowwillappearreminding
youwhichyouwanttosavetothiscard.
Inthismenu,whenyoupresseitherofthe

PressingF10(Ok)willstartthissavingprocess.Thetimeittakesdependsonthevolume
ofdatafile.PressingF5(Show)enablestoaccesstonextmenunamedShowSaveto
CardMenu.

F4(FixSetuP),F8(Setup),F7(Scene)orF10/

F11(LoadAll)buttons,youwillberequiredtoconfirmby"Ok"(F10)ortoexitbyF1.

Esc

ShowSavetoCardMenu

SaveAllShow

Up

Save

Show:1

Keypad

Down

Inthismenu,pressF6(Up)orF7(Down)tochoosetheshow(from1to36),youcan
alsouseF12(Keypad)toentertheshownumber.Oncetheshowisselected,press
F9(Save),then"Ok"(F10)tosavethisshow.Ifyouwanttosaveallshowsinthe
library,PressingF10orF11(SaveAllShow)willmakeit.PressingF1(Esc)togo
backtothepreviousmenu.

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SetupMenu

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

DownloadWithPCMenu

Restore Backup

DownloadWithPCMenu

Software

InDownloadmenu,presstheF8button(PC)toaccessDownloadWithPCmenu.A
newwindowwillappearwithindicationsasfollows:

Esc:

Goesbacktothepreviousmenu.
Restore: ThisfunctionallowstodownloadthedatafilesfromaPC.
Backup:
Software: EnablestoupdatethesoftwarefromaPC.

ThisfunctionallowstomakebackupcopiesofthedatafilestoaPC.

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SetupMenu

BacktoPCMenu

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

FixSetup Setup

Show

Scene

InDownloadWithPCMenu,presstheF8button(Backup),anewwindowappears.
ThismenuallowsyoutomakebackupcopiesoftheFixtureSetup,Setup,Scenes
andShowstoyourPCviaRS-232port.

ToconnecttoaPC,youwillneedaseriallaplinkcableavailableatanycomputer
store.AstandardRS-232cablewillnotwork.ConnecttheRS-232portonMATRIXto
oneoftheSerial"com"portsonyourPC.

YouwillneedaPCrunningWindows95/98orhighertoconnecttoMATRIX.Windows
comeswithanaccessorycalledHyperTerminalthatcancommunicatewithMATRIX
viaoneofthe"COM"portsonyourPC.Determinewhichofyour"COM"portsis
available.COM1isgenerallyusedforthemousesoitisalwaysadvisabletoconnect
yourCOM2onyourPC.MATRIXto

Help-RS-232connectionandWindowsConfiguration

BacktoPCMenu

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SetupMenu

YoumustfirstconfigureHyperTerminaltoworkwithMATRIX.StarttheHyperTerminal
programbyclickingon"Start"inWindowsthen"Programs"then"Accessories"then
"HyperTerminal"then"Hypertrm".IfforsomereasonsHyperTerminalisnotinstalled
onyourversionofWindows,installitfromyourWindowsCD.Gotothecontrolpanel,
selectAdd/RemovePrograms,selectWindowsSetup,andthenselectCommunication.
Followtheinstructionstocompletetheinstallation.

OncetheHyperTerminalProgramisgettingstarted,youwillbeaskedtochoosea
nameandanicon.NameitMATRIXthen pickanyiconthenclickOK.Gotothenext
dialogbox"Connectto"andchoose"DirecttoCOM2".Ignorethetelephonenumber
andothersettingsinthisboxthenclickOK.Inthenextdialogbox,setbitspersecond
to38400,databitsto8,paritytonone,stopbitsto1,flowcontroltonone,thenclickOK.
YouwillaccessHyperTerminaldesktop.ClickFilemenuintheupperleftcornerofthe
desktop,then"Properties",thenselectthe"settings"tab.Fromthesettingstabclick
"ASCIISetup".Inthenextdialogbox,leaveallsettingsdeselect,thenOK.CloseHyper
Terminalandyouwillbepromptedto savethisHyperTerminalsetup.ClickYEStosave
itthenyouwillhaveaprogramlabeled"MATRIX.ht".Youmaywanttomakeashortcut
onyourdesktopifyouplantouseyourPCwithMATRIXoften.Fromthispointon,
whenevernecessary,youcanjustclickMATRIX.hticontoinvoketheMATRIXHyper
Terminalconfigurationquickly.

Onceconfigured,youcanuseHyperTerminaltosendtheMATRIXdatafileandsave
itonyourharddisk.ConnecttoyourPCasdescribedhereinbefore.Nextcallthe
versionofHyperTerminalthatyoucreatedforMATRIX.Clickon"Transfer"onthetop
menubarandselect"CaptureText".Adialogboxwillappearallowingyoutoselecta
folderandnameforthedatafileyousend.Useanamelike"MATRIXlib.txt".Besure

togiveanewfilenamethatisnotavailableinthisfolder,becausethedatasentfrom

MATRIXwillnotbeoverwrittentheoldandinsteadbeaddedtotheexistedfile.Click

"Start"andHyperTerminalisnowreadytoreceivethefilesfromMATRIX.

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SetupMenu

NowgototheBackuptoPCMenuonMATRIX,presseitheroftheF4(FixSetup),
F7(Scene)orF8(Setup)buttonstostartmakingbackupcopiestoyourPC.
PressingF5(Show)enablestoaccesstonextmenunamedShowBackuptoPC.

Show:1

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

Backup

ShowBackuptoPC

BackupAll

Up

Down

Keypad

Oncethebackuphasbeencompleted,youcaneithercloseHyperTerminalor
returntothe"CaptureText"pulldownmenuandselect"Stop",thebackupfile
willautomaticallybesavedyourPC.

Inthismenu,pressF6(Up)orF7(Down)tochoosetheshow(from1to36),oryou
canpressF12(Keypad)fortheentryoftheshownumber.Oncetheshowisselected,
pressF9(Backup)tomakebackupcopyofthisshow.Ifyouwanttomakebackup
copiesofallshowsinthelibrary,PressingF10orF11(BackupAll)willmakeit.
PressingF1(Esc)togobacktothepreviousmenu.

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SetupMenu

RestoreFromPCMenu

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

FixSetup Setup

Show

Scene

InDownloadWithPCMenu,presstheF4button(Restore),anewwindowappears.
ThismenuallowsyoutodownloadtheFixtureSetup,Setup,ScenesandShows
fromyourPCviaRS-232port.PresseitheroftheF4(FixSetuP),F7(Scene)or
F8(Setup)buttons,thisconsoleisnowreadytodownloadthefilefromyourPC.
PressingF5(Show)enablestoaccesstonextmenunamedShowRestoreFromPC.

RestoreFromPCMenu

Esc

ShowRestoreFromPC

Up

Restore

Show:1

Keypad

Down

Inthismenu,pressF6(Up)orF7(Down)tochoosetheshow(from1to36),oryou
canpressF12(Keypad)fortheentryoftheshownumberOncetheshowisselected,
pressF9(Restore)togetdownloadready.Ifyouwanttodownloadallshows,
PressingF10orF11(RestoreAll)willmakeit.PressingF1(Esc)togobacktothe
previousmenu.

RestoreAll

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SetupMenu

NextcalltheversionofHyperTerminalthatyoucreatedforMATRIX.Clickon"Transfer"
onthetopmenubarandselect"SendTextFile".Adialogboxwillappearsallowingyou
toselectthetextfilethatyoumadewhenmakingbackupcopies.Findthedriveand
folderwhereyoucreatedthefileifitisnotinthecurrentwindow,selectthefileand
clickon"Open".HyperTerminalwillbegintotransmitthefile.Afterthefilehasbeen
sent,thepromptinformationwillappearintheLCD.

UpdateSoftware

InDownloadWithPCMenu,pressF10orF11(Software),adialogboxwillappear
indicatingthisconsoleisreadytoupdatehigherversionsoftware.

SoftwareRestore,Wait......

PressF1KeytoExit

[]0%

CalltheversionofHyperTerminalthatyoucreatedforMATRIX.Clickon"Transfer"on
thetopmenubarandselect"SendTextFile".Adialogboxwillappearallowingyouto
selectthetextfileweprovided(WewillprovideyouthehigherversionsoftwareinText
typefile).Findthedriveandfolderwherethefileislocated,selectthefileandclickon
"Open".HyperTerminalwillbegintotransmitthefile.Itwilltakeabouttwominutesto
transferthefile.Afterthefilehasbeensent,MATRIXwillrebootitssystemandgetstarted
withitsprocedures.Ifanyerrorshavebeendetected,MATRIXwill giveerrorinformation.
Checkyourconnectionsandretry.

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SetupMenu

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

MiscellaneousMenu

ShowMode Display

Software

InSetupmenu,presstheF8button(More)toaccessSetupMiscellaneousMenu.A
newwindowwillappearwithindicationsasfollows:

Esc:

Goesbacktothepreviousmenu.
Joystick: GivesaccesstoJoystickConfiguration.
AutoRun:

Allowstoenableordisabletheselectedshoworsequencertorun

automaticallyassoonasthisconsoleisswitchedon.

SetupMiscellaneousMenu

AutoRun

Joystick

Dimmer

Beeper

MIDI

ShowMode:

AllowstoselectbetweenMultiShowandSingleShow.
Beeper:

BeeperEnable/Disable
MIDI:

GivesaccesstoMIDIconfiguration.
Dimmer:

Enablestoadjustgooseneckdimmer.
Display:

Enablestoadjustdispalycontrast.

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SetupMenu

JoystickConfiguration

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

Mode

InMiscellaneousMenu,pressF2(Joystick),anewwindowappearsindicatingthe
currentJoystickMode.Thismenuoffersyou5optionstochoosetheJoystickmode
usingtheF4(Mode)button,theyare:

JoystickConfiguration

Mode:VFixMed

Dynamic:

ToashortmovewehaveaslowincreaseofDMXvalues,toa
largermovewehaveaspeedincrease.

VFixLow:

ContinuousincreaseofDMXvalueatlowspeed.
VFixMed:
VFixHigh:
Propors:

Thevalueisabsoluteandgivenbythejoystick;

centralposition128.

ContinuousincreaseofDMXvalueatmediumspeed.

ContinuousincreaseofDMXvalueathighspeed.

PresstheF1(Esc)buttontogobacktothepreviousmenu.Thestorageis
automatic.

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SetupMenu

AutoRunMode

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

Mode:Disable

AutoRunModeSelection

Mode

Show:SEQ.

InMiscellaneousMenu,pressF3(AutoRun),anewwindowwillappear.Thismenu
allowstorunautomaticallytheshoworsequencerassoonasthisconsoleisswitched
on.Youcanenableordisablethisfunctionbyp,andbymeansof
fader1youcanselecttheshownumberorthesequencerrequiredtobeexecuted.

ressingF4(Mode)

PresstheF1(Esc)buttontogobacktothepreviousmenu.Thestorageis
automatic.

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SetupMenu

Single/MultiShowMode

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

Mode:Single

ShowSelectionMode

Mode

InMiscellaneousMenu,pressF4(ShowMode),anewwindowwillappear.Pressing
theF4(Mode)buttonallowsyoutochoosewhethertheshowinexecutionwillbe
SingleorMulti.

PresstheF1(Esc)buttontogobacktothepreviousmenu.Thestorageis
automatic.

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SetupMenu

MIDIConfiguration

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

Mode...:Dis

Mode

MIDICH:1

InMiscellaneousMenu,pressF5(MIDI),anewwindowwillappear.PressingtheF4
(Mode)allowstoenableordisableMIDImode,andusingfader1enablesyouto
scrolltotheMIDIchannelnumbermatchingthatofMIDIkeyboardordevice.

PresstheF1(Esc)buttontogobacktothepreviousmenu.Thestorageis
automatic.

MIDIConfiguration

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SetupMenu

BeeperConfiguration

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

Mode:Enable

Mode

InMiscellaneousMenu,pressF4(Beeper),anewwindowwillappear.Pressing
theF4(Mode)buttonallowsyoutoenableordisablethebuzzerwhichsendsout
anacousticssignal.

PresstheF1(Esc)buttontogobacktothepreviousmenu.Thestorageis
automatic.

BeeperConfiguration

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SetupMenu

GooseneckDimmerAdjustment

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

Dimmer:50

InMiscellaneousMenu,pressF7(Dimmer),anewwindowwillappear.Inthismenu,
usingthefader1allowsyoutoadjustthedimminglevelofthegoosenecklightfrom
zerotofullintensity.Outoftheadjustment,"Off"indicatesthegoosenecklightgives
zerooutput,"100"indicatesitisfullyon.

PresstheF1(Esc)buttontogobacktothepreviousmenu.Thestorageis
automatic.

GooseneckDimmerAdjustment

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SetupMenu

DisplayAdjustment

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

Contrast:100

InMiscellaneousMenu,pressF8(Display),anewwindowwillappear.Youcan
adjustthedisplaycontrastbymeansoffader1(from1to100).

PresstheF1(Esc)buttontogobacktothepreviousmenu.Thestorageis
automatic.

DisplayAdjustment

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SetupMenu

MusicGainAdjustment

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

Gain:1
Test:[]

InSetupMenu,pressF10orF11(MusicGain)toaccessMusicGainAdjustment.In
thismenu,usingthefader1allowstoadjustmusicgainfrom1to100.ThelineTest
andthebracketswillbeusedtotestwhethertheaudiosensitivityissuitableornot.
Thecursorwithinthebracketswillflashoncewhenitdetectsthemusicbeat.Asa
result,youcanadjusttheoptimummusicgain.

PresstheF1(Esc)buttontogobacktothepreviousmenu.Thestorageisautomatic.

MusicGainAdjustment

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SetupMenu

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

InsertyourPassword

PresstheF1(Esc)buttontogobacktothepreviousmenuifyouintendtoabort
thisprocedure.

ChangePassword

InSetupMenu,pressF9(Password),youwillberequiredtoinsertyourcurrent
password.Whenyouhaveenteredthepasswordcorrectly,youwillberequired
togiveanewpassword.UsetheShowbuttonstoenteryournewpassword,
nextrepeatthesamepassword.Asaresult,thenewpasswordreplacestheold
onesuccessfully.Ifyoufailtochangethepassword,itwillreturntoSetupmenu
automatically.

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SetupMenu

Reset

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

!!Alldatawillbedeleted!!

Ok

InSetupMenu,pressF12(Reset),youwillberequiredtoinsertyourpassword.After
entryofpassword,youwillaccesstheResetmenuimmediately.Thismenugivesa
warningmessage,whichremindsthatalldatafiles,includingtheshows,scenesand
thelibrarywillbedeletedifyouconfirmthisreset.

PresstheF5(Ok)buttontodeleteallthedatafilesandrestoresettingstodefaultvalue.
PresstheF1(Esc)buttontoabortthisresetandtogobacktothepreviousmenu.

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EditShowMenu

M

255

CH

1-4
5-8

9-12

13-16

000
025
000
000

000
255
128
000

000
000
000
000

000
000
000
255

X255
XF000
Y255
YF000

Esc
StepUp
StepDw
Step-Key

Utility
Run
Ch-Key

Step:2
Show:1

ClrFix. Delete Insert

Update

Fix:--

DMXs/l

G-Crs

2.0

G-Std

5.0

multi

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

S-Crs

2.0

S-Std

2.0

Esc:

Goesbacktothepreviousmenu.
StepUp:

Goestothestepbyraisingthestep.
StepDw:
Step-Key: Goestothestepbyentryofstepnumber,max.ormin.Step.
Utility: GivesaccesstoShowEditUtility.
Run:

Stepdemototesttherunningeffect.

InHomepagephase,presstheF3button(ShowEdit),youwillberequiredtoselecta
showyouwanttoworkon.AfterentryofashownumberbymeansoftheShow
buttons,youwillaccessEditShowmenuimmediately.Theoptionsavailableare
detailedasfollows:

multi

Goestothestepbyloweringthestep.

Ch-Key:
ClrFix.:
Delete:
Insert:
Update:
S-Crs:
S-Std:

Numericalentryoftheselectedchannel.

Releaseallmanualfixtures.

Deletethecurrentstep.

Insertanewstep.

Modifythecurrentstep.

Fadetimeofthecurrentstep

Standingtimeofthecurrentstep.

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Insert/Delete/UpdateSteps

InEditShowMenu,youcanusetheFixturebuttonsincombinationwithBank
buttonstocreateanewstep,orcallthesceneandregarditasastep.Press
F11(Insert)toaddastepafterthecurrentstep.

Ifyouintendtodeleteastepfromthisshow,firstuseF2(StepUp),F3(StepDw)orF4
(Step-Key)toselectthestepnumber,nextpressF10(Delete).Youwillberequiredto
confirmby"Ok"ortoexitbytheF1button."Ok"confirmsthisdeletion,asaresult,this
stepwillbedeleted.

YoucanusetheFixturebuttonsincombinationwithBankbuttonstomodifythesteps.
Whenyousureyourmodification,simplypresstheF12(Update)button.Youwillbe
requiredtoconfirmby"Ok"ortoexitbytheF1button."Ok"confirmsthismodification,
asaresult,theoldwillbereplacedbythisnewone.
Whencertainscenesareusedasstepsoftheshow,youwillnotabletomodifythe
steps(refertoScenemenu).

M

255

CH

1-4
5-8

9-12

13-16

000
025
000
000

000
255
128
000

000
000
000
000

000
000
000
255

X255
XF000
Y255
YF000

Esc
StepUp
StepDw
Step-Key

Utility
Run
Ch-Key

Step:2
Show:1

ClrFix. Delete Insert

Update

Fix:--

DMXs/l

G-Crs

2.0

G-Std

5.0

multi

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

S-Crs

2.0

S-Std

2.0

multi

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EditShowMenu

ShowEditUtility

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

Show:2

ClrShow

InEditShowMenu,pressF6(Utility)toaccessShowEditUtility.Theoptionsavailable
areasfollows:

ShowEditUtility

Clone Erase Copy ShowAll

InsShow
CpyShow

MemoryUsed

0%

[-----------]

Esc:

Goesbacktothepreviousmenu.
ClrShow: Allowstoclearashow.
InsShow:
CpyShow: Enablestocopyashowtoreplaceanotherone
Clone: Allowstoclonethestep(scene)sothatyoucanmodifythestep
Erase: Enablestoeraseoneormorestepsfromthisshow

Enablestoaddashowafterastep

Copy:
ShowAll:

Enablestocopyoneormorestepsandaddthemafterastep

Showsthefixturepatchandthefixturesusedforthisshow

Inthismenu,thecentralboxofthewindowdisplaysthecurrentshowand
memoryused.

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EditShowMenu

AddaShowAfter

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

ShowInsert

InTo

InShowEditUtilityMenu,pressF7(InsShow)toaccessShowInsertmenu.This
menuallowsyoutoaddashowintoanothershow.

FirstpressF3(Show)topositionthecursor">>"inShowline,useF6(Up),F7(Down)
orF12(Keypad)toselecttheshow(from1to36).
Next

stepafterwhichyouintendtoaddashow.

PressF10(Insert),you

pressF4(InTo)topositionthecursor">>"inInToline,useF6(Up),F7(Down)

orF12(Keypad)toselectthe

willberequiredtoconfirmby"Ok"ortoexitbytheF1
button."Ok"confirmsthisoperation,asaresult,thisshowwillbeaddedafter
thestep.

PresstheF1(Esc)buttontogobacktothepreviousmenu.

Show

Insert

Keypad

Up

Down>>1

9

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EditShowMenu

ShowCopyMenu

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

CopyShow1

to

Show:6

ShowCopyMenu

InShowEditUtilityMenu,pressF8(CpyShow)toaccessShowCopymenu.This
menuallowsyoutoupdatedashowwiththecurrentshow.

FirstuseF6(Up),F7(Down)orF12(Keypad)toselecttheshowrequiredtobe
replaced.NextpressF9(Copy),youwillberequiredtoconfirmby"Ok"ortoexitby
theF1button."Ok"confirmsthisoperation.Inthiscase,show6willbereplacedby
show1.

PresstheF1(Esc)buttontogobacktothepreviousmenu.

Copy

Up

Down

Keypad

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EditShowMenu

EraseoneormoreSteps

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

StepMultiErase

End

InShowEditUtilityMenu,pressF10(Erase)toaccessStepMultiErasemenu.This
menuallowsyoutoeraseoneormorestepsfromtheshow.

FirstpressF3(Start)topositionthecursor">>"inStartline,useF6(Up),F7(Down)
orF12(Keypad)toselectstartingstep.
Nextrepeatthestepstoselecttheendstep.
PressF10(Erase),youwillberequiredtoconfirmby"Ok"ortoexitbytheF1button.
"Ok"confirmsthisoperation,asaresult,thesestepsfromthestartingtoendstepwill
beerased.Inthiscase,thestepsfrom1to9willbedeletedfromthisshow.

PresstheF1(Esc)buttontogobacktothepreviousmenu.

Start

Erase

Keypad

Up

Down>>1

9

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EditShowMenu

StepMultiCopy

StepMultiCopy

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

End

Start

Copy Keypad

Up

Down5

9

InTo

>>1

InShowEditUtilityMenu,pressF11(Copy)toaccessStepMultiCopymenu.This
menuallowsyoutocopymultistepsandaddthemafterastep.

FirstpressF2(Start)topositionthecursor">>"inStartline,useF6(Up),F7(Down)
orF12(Keypad)toselectstartingstep.Nextselecttheendstep.Thenselectthe
stepafterwhichyouintendaddthesesteps.PressF10(Copy),youwillberequired
toconfirmby"Ok"ortoexitbytheF1button.

"Ok"confirmsthisoperation.Inthiscase,these5stepsfromstep1tostep5will
beaddedafterthestep9ofthisshow.

PresstheF1(Esc)buttontogobacktothepreviousmenu.

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EditShowMenu

ClearaShow

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

Show:2

ClrShow

ShowEditUtility

Clone Erase Copy ShowAll

InsShow
CpyShow

MemoryUsed

5%

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InShowEditUtilityMenu,pressF4(ClrShow)toclearthecurrentshow.Youwillbe
requiredtoconfirmby"Ok"ortoexitbytheF1button.
"Ok"confirmsthisoperation,asaresult,thisshowwillbeclearedandnotanyastep
willbeincludedintothisshow.

Clone

InShowEditUtilityMenu,pressF5(Clone)toclonethecurrentstep(scene)sothat
youcanmodifythestep.(Asisexplainedbefore,whenyouregardcertainstepsas
thesteps,youcannotmodifythestep.)
Ifthereisnotenoughmemory,youwillfailtocloneandberemindedwith"Outof
Memory".

ShowAll

InShowEditUtilityMenu,pressF12(ShowAll)togetacquaintedwiththeFixturePatch
andthefixturesavailableintheshow.

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EditShowMenu

SceneMenu

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

SceneMenu

Used

InHomepagephase,presstheF8button(Scene)toaccessSceneMenu.Awindow
appearswithsomeindications.Theoptionsavailablearedetailedasfollows:

Copy
Edit

Save

Esc:

Goesbacktothepreviousmenu.

Used:

Allowsyoutogetacquaintedwithoutof128sceneswhichisnot

usedintheshows
Copy:
Edit: EnablestocreateanewscenebymeansoftheFixturebuttons.
Save: Allowstocapturethemanualfixturesandtosaveasascene.

Enablestocopyanydesiredscenestoanyposition.

SceneMenuWindow

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SceneMenu

EditScenes

InSceneMenu,presstheF6(Edit)button,youwillberequiredtoselectthetarget
sceneyouintendtoedit.UsetheScenebuttonsincombinationwithBankbuttons
1-8toselectthescene,anewwindowwillappearimmediatelyremindingyouto
startediting.

UsetheFixturebuttonsincombinationwithBankbuttons1-4tocreateanewscene.
Oncecompletion,presstheF12(Update)button,Youwillberequiredtoconfirmby
"Ok"ortoexitbytheF1button."Ok"confirmsthisoperation,asaresult,thisshow
willbesaved.Inthiscase,ifthereisaoldscene1,thenewscene1willreplacethe
oldone.

PresstheF1(Esc)buttontogobacktothepreviousmenu.

M

255

CH

1-4
5-8

9-12

13-16

000
025
000
000

000
255
128
000

000
000
000
000

000
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255

X255
XF000
Y255
YF000

Esc

Scene:1

Update

Fix:--

DMXs/l

multi

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

multi

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SceneMenu

CopyScenes

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

SceneMenu

Used

Copy
Edit

Save

InSceneMenu,presstheF5(Copy)button,youwillberequiredtoselectthesource
sceneyouintendtocopy.UsetheScenebuttonsincombinationwithBankbuttons
1-8toselectthescene,then"Ok"continuesthisprocedure.
Nextyouwillberequiredtoselectthetargetscene.Oncethetargetsceneisselected,
youwillberequiredtoconfirmby"Ok"ortoexitbyF1(Esc).

"Ok"confirmsthiscopyprocedure.Forinstance,ifyouchoosesourcescene1and
targetscene2,asaresult,thescene2willbereplacedbyscene1.

PresstheF1(Esc)buttontogobacktothepreviousmenu.

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SceneMenu

SaveAs

InSceneMenu,presstheF8(Save)button,youwillberequiredtoselectthetarget
sceneyouintendtosaveas.UsetheScenebuttonsincombinationwithBank
buttons1-8toselectthescene,thenpress"Ok"toconfirmthisselectionandF1
(Esc)toexit.

Thisfunctionallowstocapturethescenesmadebymanualfixturesandsaveas
apermanentscene.

PresstheF1(Esc)buttontogobacktothepreviousmenu.

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9 F10 F11 F12

SceneMenu

Used

Copy
Edit

Save

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