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1. You can click on the red and green buttons in the usual way to turn them on or off To exit full screen mode click Exit Minimising desks To make the Cue Editing screen less cluttered you can minimise compact the graphics for desks so that you see only the name and type of the desk This is useful for example if you wish to minimise some offline desks that are taking up too much room on the screen so that you only see the connected desks To minimise a device click the icon in the top right corner of the desk 19 B CueSystem TCP IP User Manual Creating cues 1 When you start with a new blank cue list the first cue number is already entered Click in the description box to give the cue a name description then press Return on your keyboard 2 Toaddan additional cue click Insert After A second cue is inserted after cue 01 The cue number is incremented by 1 Type a description for cue 02 then press Return After inserting a cue using the Insert After button to add one or more additional cues quickly descriptions only and copying the last cue light definition after the last cue simply type the cue description then press Return You can keep doing this to add further cues to the bottom of the list 3 Toinsert a cue somewhere in the middle of the cue list select the cue before then click Insert After or select the cue before then click Insert Before When you do this the cue list numbering can become undesirable For exampl2. Creating a new show To create a new show Select File gt New You are prompted to choose one of the following options reme o Do you want to overwrite the file on the Controller with the new file Yes will send a blank database to the Controller No will break the connection to the Controller and start a New file Cancel will abandon the New File procedure Ce J wo oom Create a new blank file in CueSystem TCP IP and send it to the controller overwriting the current file on the controller and maintaining the network connection Create the new file offline preserving the file on the controller and disconnecting the network connection Cancelthe new file creation Saving show files To save a show file 25 ff CueSystem TCP IP User Manual i Select File gt Save The application saves the file locally and if you chose to send the file to the controller when you created or opened the file also to the controller To save a show file with a different name 1 Select File gt Save As 2 Specify a new name for the file then click Save The application saves the file locally and if connected to a controller the show file will also be saved to the controller Opening show files To open a saved show stored on your hard disk do one of the following e From within CueSystem TCP IP select File gt Open Locate the file you wish to open then click Open Choose how to open the file see below e Fro
3. re year es p OE ofthis und press the s press the tory settings ristol BS4 4ED To modify the playback controller s configuration Basic Settings 1 Click Change The fields are un greyed 2 If required you can edit the device s IP address 3 Click Submit Changes Advanced settings The Advanced Settings screens there are three types desk I O node playback controller contain various settings for advanced configuration debugging etc This section provides an overview of what these settings are For detailed information please contact GDS Advanced Configuration To access this window for any given device select Advanced Settings Advanced Configuration This is the window for an I O node 29 B CueSystem TCP IP User Manual i Global Design Solutions CueSystem Mozilla Firefox 5 x Ee Edit Mew Hstory Boomers Toos Heb O Global Design Solutions CueSystem ll 9 D neon92 168 0 110 5 venced oho Py e 8 cse 2 t Advanced Configuration Help To change the configuration of this unit make the required changes in the boxes to the left and press the Submit Changes button WARNING THIS PAGE IS FOR ADVANCED CONFIGURATION OF CUESYSTEM Only make changes to these settings if you know what you re doing Software applications running on this Unit Warning setting the log Desk start version 1 68 level to anything other than ERROR will quickly u
4. Commands are executed when a carriage return is received A command is composed of a number of parameters each of which comprises an identifier and a value F 36 i CueSystem TCP IP User Manual Command Description Valid parameter Examples identifier range U Specifies the desk name of the A string that matches If the desk name is unit the command is destined an existent desk SM Desk the valid for The name of the desk is case command for U would sensitive be USM Desk USM DESK would be treated as a non existent desk and would return Err C Specifies the channel within th 1 96 and M C1 desk Multiple channels can be M is used to control C2 3 4 24 stringed together with commas the Master Buttons for simultaneous triggering S Specifies the Standby function 0 off RED buttons 1 on P Specifies the Preset function 0 off YELLOW buttons 1 on G Specifies the Go function GREEN O off buttons 1 on Command examples Command Description USM Desk C2 5 8 10 24 S1 Puts channels 2 5 8 10 and 24 in standby mode on the desk called SM Desk USM Desk CM S1 Clears all RED standby channels currently active on the desk called SM Desk UConsole CM G1 Executes a GO for all presets currently active on the desk called Console UConsole CM G0 Clears all GREEN channels currently active on the desk called Console Received com
5. gds uk com Go Live Renumber Cues To add a new cue Click the insert before or insert after button To edit the selected cue change the field and press ENTER Cue Description 03 Mr Costanza Channel Seconds Enabled Red 20 Green I a ikele Show saved on controller Show database saved Adding desks A new blank show contains no desks so you need to add one or more 1 Click Add Desk The Add Desk window opens 2 Type a name for the desk 20 characters maximum 17 CueSystem TCP IP User Manual i 3 Choose the number of channels that you wish to define for the desk you do not need to choose 12 channels if you have a real 12 way desk you might only want to use four of those channels 4 Click Add Desk to create the desk The desk is displayed in the Cue Editing screen 5 Add further desks as required All desks are also shown on the Patch screen The active desk the desk currently connected to the networked hardware is shown in full brightness Other offline desks are shown dimmed When you create a new desk for a new show it is shown dimmed because it has not yet been patched or connected to real hardware on your network To patch the desk go to the Patch screen see page 13 Editing desks To edit a desk s name 1 Click in the black area that contains the name 2 Edit the text then press Return Deleting desks To delete a desk 1 Click Delete
6. normal way using the CueSystem TCP IP software You can edit cues in Live Cues mode for the current cue define it then press the Record button on the playback controller to store the cue Using a playback controller To play back the cue list on a playback controller e press the green GO button to run the next cue pressthe red BACK button to run the previous cue To navigate preview the cue list pressthe single arrow up down buttons to preview the cue 1 place in the cue list before after the current cue pressthe double arrow up down buttons to preview the cue 10 places in the cue list before after the current cue To run the current cue that you are previewing press GO The cue is run and this new cue becomes the current cue LI i CueSystem TCP IP User Manual cHapterns Show files A show file consists of a configuration of cues patching information and user options The name of the currently loaded show file stored on your hard disk is displayed in the title bar of the CueSystem TCP IP software If you see the word downloaded instead of the name of one of your show files this means that the show file has been downloaded from the controller i e it is not one of your show files loaded from hard disk Name of the currently loaded show file 2 CueSystem 192 168 0 100 My Whodunnit file path Progam Help Delete IOUnit Delete Desk 4 OOO see This is the name of my desk 01 rdware Desk
7. value if you wish to communicate with a different master controller Auto connect at next start up Tick this box to make CueSystem TCP IP attempt to automatically connect to the last configured hardware on start up Auto load at next start up Tick this box to make CueSystem TCP IP load the last used show file on start up 33 fj Field CueSystem TCP IP User Manual i Description Landing Page Password Protection User options The User options window contains various settings that allow you to choose how the system behaves according to your preferences Specifies which screen to start in when the CueSystem TCP IP application starts Live Starts in the Live Cues screen see page 21 Edit Starts in the Cue Editing screen see page 17 Patch Starts in the Patch screen see page 13 If ticked in the Live Cues screen prevents the use of the Spacebar and Backspace keys on your PC keyboard to cycle forwards and backwards through the current cues the GO and Back buttons on screen must be used instead Allows you to set a password which subsequently must be provided in order to gain access to editing functions of CueSystem TCP IP Users who do not have the password will only be able to play cues To open the User options window select File gt Options then click the User options tab x Controller s Flashing or Non Flashing Standby Red Behaviour Flashing M Lose re
8. 13 for instructions Once patching has been done the system can be used manually without further configuration i CueSystem TCP IP User Manual cHaPTeR3 Patching Patching is the first main task you need to add at least one desk in the Cue Editing screen first when you use the CueSystem TCP IP software or a new hardware configuration for the first time Each hardware configuration must be patched before it can be used Patching is the process of assigning desk channels to I O units One channel can be patched to multiple channels on an I O unit or even multiple I O units if required Once patching has been done the system can be used manually without further configuration The Patch screen in the CueSystem TCP IP software is used to perform patching Click the Patch menu item to open the Patch screen Overview of the Patch screen This section describes the features of the Patch screen It is recommended that you familiarise yourself with these before you create your channel patching see Patching procedure below A channel on the desk The contents refer to the I O nodes and channels that this channel is patched to 1 0 node Inixi B Location of Name of CueSystem 1 0 node virtual desk sn Name of real A channel on the node The contents refer to the desk channel that this channel is patched to hardware desk Virtual desk Offline virtual desk i3 lj CueSystem TCP IP User Man
9. C for playing back show files Playback controller Optional Provides show control of pre programmed cue list Also allows for simple editing of existing cues Features e Ethernet connectivity Simple web page configuration of I O nodes and controllers Simple firmware upgrade to keep your system up to date Series operation the controller only lights if the outstation does Single preset mastering and cancel options for all channels Configurable user options to change logic behaviour Left and right hand mastering for all controllers over four channels Multi voltage IEC mains input Robust carry handle desk version RS 232 port for interfacing to AMX or Crestron control systems sE CueSystem TCP IP User Manual i Hardware overview PC requirements The following is the minimum specification required for a PC to run the CueSystem TCP IP software application which is used to initially configure the system and for subsequent control of operational behaviour if required Operating system Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Processor 500MHz RAM 512MB Free disk space 100MB show file storage Video resolution 1024 x 768 Software Microsoft NET framework 3 5 installer will download if not installed 4 way I O node 8 way desk 12 way I O node Standard outstation Playback controller LES i CueSystem TCP IP User Manual Operational overview CueSystem TCP IP allows for the control via your IP network o
10. CueSysiem TCP IP User Manual E CueSystem TCP IP User Manual Manufactured in the UK by Global Design Solutions www gds uk cominfo gds uk com Telephone 44 0 117 325 0063 i CueSystem TCP IP User Manual Contents CHAPTER 1 Features Hardware overview PC requirements Operational overview Red light operation Green light operation Preset OBEY GUOM icccezsansaudevasticadeonsseaedeneiundswersundeasaiazoorevnlseovercneleaaurdsaa Or ra dr bad eedem e ar ut CHAPTER 2 Installation and set up eeeeeeeeeeeee sees eene eee eene enn nennt a nasse sese orara ases ese ES 8 Installing hardware Installing the software Configuring the PC s IP address Starting the software and connecting to the network Patchirig s eros eive AT SEE AA A e Teese vaste ue STL este eee Sev BO BOC NEDO eet CHAPTER 3 Patchihg A A E A E A A E 13 Overview of the Patch screeri iueiiuiei ener iiini ia N TNE EGEE AEE A i 13 How devices and channels are displayed How network connections are shown 14 Minimising devices Other features of the Patch screen Patching procedure CHAPTER 4 Programming CUBS acc aer t rr i n GAA BAA BAS 17 Adding desks Editing desks Deleting desks Cue light states Full screen mode Minimising desks Greating EPI PRETI REE CHAPTER 5 Playing Back CUes EEN erred re e TE
11. Desk The Delete Desk window opens 2 Select the desk you want to delete then click Delete The desk is deleted Cue light states On an active connected desk channels can have various states These states are represented by drawing the boxes in the Cue Editing and Live Cues screens with different combinations of crosses shadows and brightness of colour The figure below shows how the various channel states are represented Patched but Patched but Patched and disconnected Un patched Un patched disconnected lit connected unlit unlit lit red unlit red 12 Way Desk Patched but Patched and Un patched Un patched disconnected unlit connected lit unlit green lit green Convention F 18 CueSystem TCP IP User Manual Crossed box channel is patched but disconnected Shadowed box channel is not on lit Bright box with no shadow channel is patched connected and on lit Very dimmed box channel is un patched A disconnected channel is one that is not physically connected In other words there is no outstation physically connected to that channel on the I O node An offline not connected desk uses just the un patched box representations Full screen mode To view and edit a desk in full screen mode click the full screen icon in the top right corner of the desk The desk fills your PC screen which makes viewing and editing cues even easier Full screen icon Minimise icon
12. NE DENTEN DESTETE a ene vaa voee oaa eus veo E TEES 21 Playback using the CueSystem TCP IP software Previewing cues Running cues Playback using a playback controller Connecting a playback controller to the system Adding a cue list onto a playback controller CueSystem TCP IP User Manual Using a playback controller CHAPTER 6 Show files 5 eroe ereee eee sre rene eere rn eee a coe esns ess eisses bonska rae sie ba cae einir o nep re eran 25 Creating a NOW SNOW ied tec etl cree ede de Mee Pre ye ee ed Ie end a RIA eee 25 Saving show files Opening show files CHAPTER 7 Hardware config rati ti 2 1 eere orte eee eee eoe eese eee peso neuer Crus EtA aoa oa eno eene 27 Br Steel riii epi ee I O node configuration Playback controller configuration Advanced settings Advanced Configuration System Network Configuration Software Update Restoring factOry settiligs eo eere erre ee ed erase eap ere Sats eek ede edet aae E RE eua CHAPTER 8 User prefererces orci er ite an apne en doe ert oy R eoo URN EL Se PE RESO EUER Ro Se oU s Enea dn 33 Controller options User options CHAPTER 9 Advanced features ecciesie eese esee esee esee eenn ness tnnn nose seeetenn nose testen nannten 36 RS 232 control protocol Physical connection Serial settings Protocol 36 Command examples Received commands 37 Firmwa
13. P t CueSystem Basic Settings Advanced Settings Configuration 10Unit Help To change the configuration node is Fwon of this unit press the Theres cu lode Change button IP Address of this fe ue cn To restore this unit to it s the factory sett The Playback unit is the master It s 1P Address is 927 p 87 Jae Global Design Solutions Un To modify the I O node s configuration Basic Settings 1 Click Change The fields are un greyed 2 If required you can edit the name of the device and its IP address 3 If you wish to specify a different master controller device answer the series of questions to specify which device is the master controller for the system and to provide the IP address of this master controller The master controller can be a playback controller the current desk you are configuring or another desk You can click a different answer to any question at any time if you make a mistake 4 When you are happy with the configuration settings click Submit Changes F 28 i CueSystem TCP IP User Manual Playback controller configuration To configure a playback controller type its IP address the default is 192 168 0 105 into your web browser s address bar then press Return The Configuration Playback Controller screen opens Ea D oe o eja Pia CueSystem Configuration Playback controller Help To change the configuration The IP Ad
14. USB port on the device Click Perform Update to update the firmware Ensure that the device has finished updating before attempting to use the device This may take a minute or two This process needs to be repeated for all devices Factory reset If your system stops working properly for some reason you can perform a factory reset of your host controller which restores the controller to its default state predefined IP settings etc These default settings are held in a file which the hardware device reads from a USB memory device inserted into it To perform a factory reset B 38 1 2 Power off the controller Remove the network cable from the controller Insert the USB memory device that contains the settings file into the controller Power on the controller The device reads the new information from the file and then reboots While the controller reboots a random arrangement of the cue lights on its front is displayed Wait for it to finish rebooting this takes around 20 seconds When it has finished rebooting all the lights on the front go off Remove the USB memory device Power off the controller Insert the network cable Power on the controller and wait for it to finish rebooting The device is now ready to use i CueSystem TCP IP User Manual
15. be set to localhost if the Master Controller is running on this device B 30 CueSystem TCP IP User Manual Log File The path to the log file A log file is used for debugging the system To view the log file click View Log Level The type of logging to use In normal use this should be set to Error Note Setting the log level to anything other than ERROR uses a large amount of memory and will result in degraded performance The other levels are for debugging purposes only Controller Settings Here you can specify the name of the controller software application that is to be used by the master controller device which could be a desk or a playback controller the path to the log file for the master controller device and a log level see above System Network Configuration To access this window select Advanced Settings gt Network Settings This page allows you to specify the IP address for this device The IP addresses entered here must be compatible with your network Ask your network administrator for these details bal Design Solut CueSystem Mozilla Firefox Ele Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help D Global Design Solutions CueSystem 9 L http 192 168 0 100 network config ph e a CueSystem Basic Settings Advanced Settings System Network Configuration The GDS CueSystem can use either a manually assigned IP address or have one automatically assigned using the Dynamic Host Configurat
16. buttons found at either end of the desk The respective green lights are turned on Push one of the PRESET CANCEL buttons found on either end of the desk All preset lights are turned off There are preference settings for the Preset operation in the User Options window see page 34 a CueSystem TCP IP User Manual I cHaPteR2 Installation and setup This section covers the following tasks which are required in order to be able to set up CueSystem TCP IP Installing hardware Installing the software Configuring the PC s IP address Starting the software and connecting to the network Patching Installing hardware An overview of the various hardware devices that can be used with the CueSystem TCP IP is provided on page 6 To install the CueSystem hardware 1 Plug the device into a power supply and switch on the device 2 Connecta network cable between the device and your network CueSystem TCP IP devices are pre configured with static IP addresses as follows Desks 192 168 0 100 Playback controllers 192 168 0 105 4 way I O Nodes 192 168 0 110 12 way I O Nodes 192 168 0 120 All IP addresses must be unique If you have multiple devices of the same type e g two 4 way I O nodes the IP address of at least one of the units must be changed before you can use them together Ensure the default addresses do not conflict with other devices on your IP network before you connect them The default IP address of a device ca
17. d on go C Non Flashing T Red toggle Flashing Speed Green Behaviour Fast Latching C Slow C Momentary C Dual function Auto off Default Auto Off Time I Clear amber on go 30 seconds Amber Behaviour C Preset a B see _ ones The various settings are described in the table below After making your selections click Save to save them Field Description Choose whether to have flashing or non flashing standby cue lights Flashing or Non Flashing Standby i CueSystem TCP IP User Manual Field Description Flashing Speed Specify a fast or slow flashing speed if you chose flashing cue lights above Red Behaviour Lose red on go Red light turns off if the green button is pushed Red toggle Red light comes back on when the green light is turned off for when the red light was on when the green button was pushed Green Behaviour Latching Green light is turned on when the button is pushed and remains on Momentary Green light is turned on only for as long as the button is pushed and held Green light goes off when button is released Dual function Latching mode is enabled if button is pushed and immediately released momentary mode is enabled if the button is pushed and held for a longer period of time approximately one second Clear Amber on Go If this setting is enabled clears the amber preset light when the Go button is pushed Otherwise the amber light remai
18. e if you insert a cue between cues 01 and 02 the new cue has the number 01 50 To renumber the cue list click Renumber Cues Note that cue numbers are changed when you use this feature In this example the cues will now be numbered 1 2 3 cue number 02 is changed to cue number 3 So do not use this feature if you wish to preserve cue numbers 4 Todefine or edit a cue select the desired cue and do the following Type edit the description type in the Description box then press Return Setthe cue lights click the red and green buttons to turn the channels on off e Optionally specify a period of time before each cue light is turned off in the Auto Off panel For example to specify Red to be turned off automatically after 10 seconds type the value 10 in the Seconds box and tick the Enabled box Note When you click on a red or green channel box if a cross is displayed in the box it means that channel is not physically connected When you are happy with the cue you are currently defining click Record Desk Changes to store the cue Note You must store changes to the current cue using this button before moving to a different cue otherwise you will lose the changes you have made to the current cue Note also that the use of the Record Desk Changes button stores changes to computer memory only not to disk To store changes to disk so that you may use the changes for future sessions save the show select File Save 5 To del
19. enabled shown in high contrast and is connected to a real hardware desk The same connected desk is now also enabled in the Cue Editing screen I O nodes are automatically connected if present Note Even if you have defined a virtual desk to be say a 4 way desk if the real hardware that you want to connect to is a 12 way desk then you will select a 12 way desk from the drop down list 4 Toname channels on the desk graphic click on a channel s Title box type a name for the channel then press Return A maximum of 10 characters is permitted Repeat for other channels as required 5 Click on one of the blue channel boxes on the desk The box turns amber to indicate it has been selected 6 Click one of the blue channel boxes on the I O node This box also turns amber and a pair of alphanumeric codes will appear in the two boxes The code in the desk s channel box is the ID and channel number of the I O node that the desk channel is patched to The code in the I O Node s channel box is the ID and channel number of the desk that the I O node channel is patched to The figure below illustrates how channels are patched and the patch codes that are used 15 l CueSystem TCP IP User Manual i This channel is patched to This channel is patched to node A s channels 1 and 2 desk 1 s channel 1 my desk 01 k Controller 192 168 0 210 Channel 3 on the desk has been selected which has caused channel 4 on the node to show in a
20. escribed on page 29 Desk configuration To configure a desk type its IP address the default is 192 168 0 100 into your web browser s address bar then press Return The Configuration Desk screen opens Be Git yew Hamy Bom Took tiep Global Design Solitons CueSystem IE OCHA P a CueSystem gt 192 168 0 100 IP Address of this n p Re This Desk is the master opynght Global Design Solutions hsc 182 168 0 100 To modify the desk s configuration Basic Settings 1 Click Change The fields are un greyed 2 If required you can edit the name of the device and its IP address 3 If you wish to specify a different master controller device answer the series of questions to specify which device is the master controller for the system and to provide the IP address of 27 gl CueSystem TCP IP User Manual i this master controller The master controller can be a playback controller the current desk you are configuring or another desk You can click a different answer to any question at any time if you make a mistake 4 When you are happy with the configuration settings click Submit Changes I O node configuration To configure an I O node type its IP address the default is 192 168 0 110 for a 4 way node into your web browser s address bar then press Return The Configuration IOUnit screen opens Be Global Design Solutons CueSystem eal TT Glee
21. ete a cue select it from the list then click Delete Cue Note You are not prompted to confirm deleting a cue i 20 i CueSystem TCP IP User Manual cHapters Playing back cues Before you can play back cues you must have done the following e Add desks in the Cue Editing screen see page 17 e Patch desks to I O nodes in the Patch screen see page 13 Program the cues in the Cue Editing screen see page 17 There are two tools that you can use to play back cues e the CueSystem TCP IP software aplayback controller device see page 23 In other words it is not necessary to have a PC running the CueSystem TCP IP software to play back cues This has the advantage of keeping the hardware required for a live show simpler Playback using the CueSystem TCP IP software The Live Cues screen provides a clear and easy to use way to navigate and playback the cue list To access Live Cues 1 Click the Program menu item The Cue Editing screen is shown 2 Click Go Live at the top of the Cue Editing screen The Live Cues screen is shown 21 CueSystem TCP IP User Manual i 2 CueSystem 192 168 0 100 downloaded nix Ele path Progam Hep TUE Live Cues CueSystem E Delete Desk Go Edit wwwgds uk com Preview EE 1 SN T c 06 Mr Fisher Not connected Loading the show fie from the Host controller To return to the Cue Editing screen in the Live Cues screen click Go Edit The current cue is shown
22. ettings and reboot the Unit Do you wish t the factory settings Yes No opyri Global Design Solution euN CueSystem Help To change the configuration of this unit press the Change button To restore this unit to it s factory settings press the Restore factory settings button 2 Torestore the device s default IP address tick the box otherwise to keep the current address leave the box clear 3 Click Yes and wait for the device to finish rebooting i CueSystem TCP IP User Manual cHapters User preferences Various user preferences can be set in the Options window To access this window select File gt Options The preferences are arranged on two tabs Controller options The Controller options window contains various settings for the host controller To open the Controller options select File gt Options then click the Controller tab NOTE Only change the IP Address value if you wantto communicate with a different Controller T Auto connect at next start up T Auto load at next start up Landing page Edit Patch T Lock keyboard This disables Space and Backspace control of cues I Password protection Password cae The various settings are described in the table below After making your selections click Save to save them Field Description IP Address IP address of the controller device The default address is 192 168 0 100 Only change this
23. f red and green lights positioned remotely The following provides an overview of how the cue lights can be used manually in practice during a live show However the CueSystem TCP IP system allows you to program automatic cues Red light operation Push the red channel button on the desk The red light flashes at the desk and on the outstation e Push the red channel button again the red light goes off You can choose the flashing speed in the User Options window see page 34 While the red light is flashing push the Acknowledge button on the outstation The red light becomes steady on e Push the red channel button on the desk The red light goes off The master cancel buttons found on each end of the desk turn off any active red lights Green light operation e Push the green channel button on the desk The green light is turned on at the desk and on the outstation Push the green channel button again The green light goes off There are various other settings to control the behaviour of cue lights according to your own personal preferences such as enabling disabling lose red on go These can be configured in the User Options window see page 34 The master cancel buttons found at each end of the desk turn off any active green lights This action cannot be undone Preset operation e Push a preset channel button The button is turned on Any number of channels can be selected e Push one of the master GO
24. in the Current Cue box and the next cue is shown in the Next Cue box As you navigate the cue list these boxes change accordingly to show the corresponding current and next cues In the cue list the cue shaded dark blue is the current cue and the cue shaded light blue is the next cue Previewing cues Previewing a cue allows you to preview a cue temporarily without running it and then to return to the current cue the cue you were working with prior to the previewing command To preview a cue 1 With the mouse click and hold the Pre button next to the cue you want to preview The cue with its associated cue lights is shown in the display 2 Release the mouse button to return to the current cue Running cues To run the next cue in the cue list do one of the following Click GO Press Spacebar on your keyboard To run the previous cue in the cue list do one of the following Click Back Press Backspace on your keyboard 22 i CueSystem TCP IP User Manual If you wish to prevent the use of the keyboard method of running cues so that the GO and Back must be used in the Options window on the Controller tab tick the Lock Keyboard box Playback using a playback controller A playback controller allows you to play back cues without the need for a PC running the CueSystem TCP IP software However before you can play back cues using a playback controller you need to transfer a cue list onto the playback cont
25. ion Protocol DHCP To manually assign an IP address you must provide the IP address and network mask in the fields below If using DHCP then these will be automatically assigned for you Note If you change the IP address of this device you must update the CueSystem Desk Unit and Output Node to match the new settings Failure to do so will cause the CueSystem to stop working Desk Unit IO Node Settings Assign IP address Manually IP Address 192 s fo 100 Only used for manually assigned 1P address Netmask 255 255 255 fo Only used for manually assigned IP address stews 11 Only used for manually assigned IP address Update Network Settings Copyright Global Design Solutions 2011 All Rights Reserved Global Design Solutions Unit 13 Riverside Business Park St Annes Road Bristol BS4 4ED Software Update To access this window select Advanced Settings Software Update See page 37 for details on using this feature Restoring factory settings If one of your devices stops working properly one feature that may fix the problem is the Restore Factory Settings feature To restore the factory settings of a device ga CueSystem TCP IP User Manual i 1 Click Restore Factory Settings The Restore Factory Defaults screen opens Configuration Desk Restore Factory Defaults Node IP Address Restore this Node s IP Address to the Factory default I Answering Yes will reset all s
26. m outside of CueSystem TCP IP e g in Windows Explorer or on your desktop double click the show file CueSystem TCP IP is launched Choose how to open the file see below You are prompted to choose how to open the file o Do you want to overwrite the file on the Controller with the new file a Answering Yes will send the opened file to the Controller No will break the connection to the Controller and open the file Cancel will abandon the Open File procedure Ce J e os e Open the file in CueSystem TCP IP and send it to the controller overwriting the current file on the controller and maintaining the network connection Open the file offline preserving the file on the controller and disconnecting the network connection e Cancel the file opening To open the show file currently held on the controller Select File Open show on controller The application loads the show file from the host controller into the CueSystem TCP IP application Bi 26 i CueSystem TCP IP User Manual cHapteR7 Hardware configuration This section describes how to configure desks I O nodes and playback controllers Configuration is done in the respective configuration pages accessed by typing the IP address of the device into the address bar of a web browser The following sections describe the Basic Settings windows of the desk I O node and playback controller configuration utilities The Advanced Settings windows are d
27. mands The Cuelight Controller responds to valid commands with Ack If an invalid command is received or the desk name is invalid CueSystem responds with Err Firmware upgrade software update Firmware containing bug fixes and or new features is made available from time to time To install the updated firmware on a hardware device desk I O node or playback controller 1 Have the firmware upgrade file on a USB memory device to hand 37 fj 2 CueSystem TCP IP User Manual i Type the IP address of the device into a web browser s address bar then press Return The Configuration settings interface for the device opens 3 Select Advanced Settings gt Software Update The Software Update screen is displayed Global Design Solutions CueSystem Mozilla Firefox EE ia x DEEM vewi chier a tokens ene L Global Design Solutions Cuesystem l lt gt D hitp 192 168 0 100 update pho e 38 soode Pe CueSystem a Basic Settings Advanced Settings v Software Update To update the software on this unit plug a USB stick containing the update files into one of the USB ports and click the Perform Update button Warning Incorrect use could render this unit inoperable Perform Copyright Global Design Solutions 2011 All Rights Reserved Global Design Solutions Unit 13 Riverside Business Park St Annes Road Bristol BS4 4ED Insert the USB memory device into a
28. mber indicating that these channels are patched to each other 7 Repeat this process to patch other channels as required 8 Removing channel patches is done in a similar way to assigning patches Clicking repeatedly on a box toggles it between patched a patch code is displayed in the box and un patched a dash is displayed in the box So to un patch a channel click the desk channel then click the patched I O node channel 9 When you have finished patching click Send Patches to send the patch configuration to the controller A pop up box will appear to inform you that any channels currently active will be cleared Click Yes to send the new patch information You are now ready to create your cues see Programming cues on page 17 i CueSystem TCP IP User Manual cHAPTER4 Programming cues Before you can program cues you first need to patch your hardware see page 13 To program and review the cues in a show file you use the Cue Editing screen You can check your show by using the Up and Down arrows on your keyboard As you select each cue it is output live to the connected CueSystem TCP IP hardware Click the Program menu item to go to the Cue Editing screen If you see the Live Cues screen instead of the Cue Editing screen click Go Edit The Live Cues screen is used to play back your programmed cues see Playback using the CueSystem TCP IP software on page 21 Ec Add Desk Delete Desk_ Cue Editing www
29. n be changed by typing the device s default IP address in the address bar of a web browser See page 27 for further information on configuring hardware Installing the software The CueSystem TCP IP software application is required to be used initially to configure the system Subsequently the PC application may be used to control the operational behaviour and patching of the system but CueSystem TCP IP can also be used without the PC application Insert the CD ROM into your PC s CD ROM drive If the PC does not open the disc automatically browse to your CD ROM drive and open the folder Double click the CueSystemVx msi file where Bs CueSystem TCP IP User Manual x is the version number of the software Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation You may need to download additional programs to complete the installation Upon installation a CueSystem TCP IP shortcut icon is added to your desktop Configuring the PC s IP address Connect your PC to the same IP network as the CueSystem TCP IP hardware In order to be able to communicate with the CueSystem TCP IP hardware your PC must be set to use a static IP address in the same IP range as CueSystem TCP IP which is 192 168 0 x You need to set the static IP address on your PC to192 168 0 x where x is a unique number within your network If necessary consult your network administrator in order to obtain a unique number The static IP address is set on Wi
30. ndows 7 in the Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties window See the following procedure if you need instructions on how to do this 1 In Control Panel click Open Network and Sharing Center 2 Click the Local Area Connection link The Local Area Connection Status window opens Local Area Connection Status x General Connection 1Pv4 Connectivity Internet 1Pv6 Connectivity No Internet access Media State Enabled Duration 02 26 18 Speed 100 0 Mbps Sent A Received Bytes 4 825 214 y Properties Disable Diagnose 23 868 880 Close 3 Click the Properties button The Local Area Connection Properties window opens of CueSystem TCP IP User Manual i 8 Local Area Connection Properties L x Networking Sharing Connect using EP Realtek PCle GBE Family Controller This connection uses the following items Wi OM Client for Microsoft Networks m jl QoS Packet Scheduler i Ml File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Intemet Protocol Version 6 TCP IPv6 4 Link Layer Topology Discovery Mapper I O Driver f Link Layer Topology Discovery Responder Install Uninstall Properties Description Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks cme 4 Select the Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 i
31. ns on when the Go button is Amber Behaviour Preset The clear preset option allows you to either keep the preset button lit or turn the preset button off after the green button has been pushed This applies to all channels Override In this mode a lit amber button will prevent the PC Application from taking control of the channel It can still be controlled manually from the hardware desk When turned off the channel will resume the state of the cue 35 Jg CueSystem TCP IP User Manual cHAPreR9 Advanced features RS 232 control protocol CueSystem can be controlled from an external system using RS 232 The control protocol has full control over the entire system Anything that can be achieved manually by pushing buttons on the desk can also be done over RS 232 Using RS 232 control does not inhibit manual operation of the desk Both can be used simultaneously if required Physical connection Connection to the system is via the RS 232 connector on the master device Sending commands to a device other than the master will not work The pin out of this connector is as follows Pin Function 2 Rx data Serial settings These are currently fixed and are not configurable This may change in future firmware revisions Configure your host to use the following settings Baud rate 9 600 Flow control None Protocol All commands are encapsulated within curved brackets and separated with a colon
32. onnecting to the networked hardware and automatically load the last saved show You can make CueSystem TCP IP start in Live Cues Edit Cues or Patch mode Note Your Windows display settings must be set to use text at 10096 size in order for the CueSystem TCP IP software to display correctly To set this go to Control Panel Display then select the Smaller 100 text option 2 Click on the bottom left area of the window on Connect in blue The application attempts to make a connection to the controller If connection is successful this label is changed to Online in green Any I O nodes that are connected to the network are displayed as a box on the right hand side 1g CueSystem TCP IP User Manual i 3 You are now prompted to load the show file from the controller All CueSystem TCP IP hardware is shipped with a demo show Click Yes to load the demo show from the controller This will allow you to familiarise yourself with the system In future sessions you will still see this prompt but the show file on the controller will be the last one saved in the CueSystem TCP IP database rather than the demo show LoadingFromSBC Load the Show file from the CueLight Controller Yes No Patching Your hardware configuration must be patched before it can be used Patching means assigning desk channels to I O units The Patching window in the CueSystem TCP IP software is used Refer to Patching on page
33. oo much room on the screen and you only want to see the connected devices To minimise a device click the icon in the top right corner of the device s box 14 i CueSystem TCP IP User Manual 4W IO Node Location 4w IO Node Location Minimise icon Minimised Controller 192 168 0 110 Other features of the Patch screen Click Refresh System to request a database refresh This is used for two purposes e To refresh the CueSystem TCP IP software when you change the connected hardware in your configuration to read the new hardware configuration so that it appears in the software To discard any patch information changes that have not yet been sent by clicking Send Patches Click Delete I O Unit to delete database records of real hardware I O units that are no longer required and are not currently connected A window opens in which you can choose the I O unit to delete Click Delete Desk to delete database records of real hardware desks that are no longer required and are not currently connected A window opens in which you can choose the desk to delete Patching procedure 1 If you do not see any virtual desks create one or more see Adding desks on page 17 2 Choose the virtual desk you want to patch 3 Connect to the real hardware desk by choosing the name of the real hardware device from the drop down list on that virtual desk under the label Connect to Hardware Desk The virtual desk is now
34. page 28 8 Click Change 9 Tothe question Do you have a Playback unit answer Yes then provide the IP address of the playback controller the default is 192 168 0 105 10 Click Submit Changes and wait for the rebooting procedure to complete 11 In the CueSystem TCP IP software select File gt Options to open the Options window On the Controller tab in the IP Address field specify the IP address of the playback controller the default is 192 168 0 105 12 In the CueSystem TCP IP software on the Patch screen click Refresh System The new device configuration is detected by the software and the devices are displayed accordingly 23 f CueSystem TCP IP User Manual Adding a cue list onto a playback controller There are two ways to put cues onto a playback controller manually edit cues in the Cue Editing screen of the CueSystem TCP IP software open a show file from disk File gt Open Whatever changes you make in Cue Editing screen are automatically sent and saved to permanent memory onto the playback controller without the need for any user intervention To store a cue in the Cue Editing screen select a cue number define the cue in the usual way pressing the red and or green buttons then press Record Desk Changes or press the red Record button on the playback controller which also lights up when a cue is changed prompting you to record it In Live Cues mode you can step through the cues in the
35. re upgrade software update 37 FQ CUO Dll UM M 38 E i CueSystem TCP IP User Manual CHAPTER1 Introduction The GDS CueSystem provides for simple reliable cue light control for theatres conference areas and any venue that requires a cue light system CueSystem TCP IP is a deployment of CueSystem that allows all hardware to be integrated seamlessly into a TCP IP network The CueSystem TCP IP system offers total flexibility in terms of patching and configuration on standard networks The CueSystem TCP IP controllers run on a standard TCP IP network and use the TCP IP 4 and 12way output nodes with standard or large GDS outstations to complete the system The controllers come in 4 8 and 12way as standard desk or rack mount with larger versions available to order The CueSystem TCP IP cue light system consists of five main parts Desks Provide the physical button inputs to control the outstations Only one master controller desk is allowed in any one hardware configuration 1 0 Nodes Provide either 4 or 12 outputs to connect to the outstations Outstations Remote cue light indicators provide feedback to the desk PC application Used for managing CueSystem options and patching Also used for advanced show control and cue lists The PC is used for initial configuration of the system Once the system is configured and a show file created however a playback controller could be used instead of a P
36. roller using the software This section describes how to connect a playback controller to the system e adda cue list onto a playback controller using the CueSystem TCP IP software e usea playback controller without the CueSystem TCP IP software to play back cues and navigate preview the cue list Connecting a playback controller to the system To do this you set all connected units desks and all I O nodes in your hardware configuration and the CueSystem TCP IP software to have the playback controller as their master controller A detailed description of this procedure now follows To connect a playback controller 1 Connect the playback controller to the network using a network cable 2 Connectthe playback controller to a power source and switch the playback controller on 3 Gotothe Desk Configuration utility by typing the desk s IP address the default is 192 168 0 100 into the address bar of your web browser For full details on how to use this utility see page 27 4 Click Change 5 Tothe question Do you have a Playback unit answer Yes then provide the IP address of the playback controller the default is 192 168 0 105 6 Click Submit Changes and wait for the rebooting procedure to complete 7 Goto the I O Node Configuration utility by typing the I O node s IP address the default is 192 168 0 110for a 4 way node into the address bar of your web browser For full details on how to use this utility see
37. screen automatically If a desk or I O node is shown dimmed it means the device is not currently connected to the network or both That is thereal desk is offline select a real hardware desk from the drop down list e the CueSystem TCP IP software is not connected to the network click Connect in the bottom left corner of the screen to connect to your hardware If neither of these work check your network connections are working properly All the channels on a connected desk are shown in high contrast because they are all available to be patched However if a channel s box on an O node is dimmed it means that channel is not physically connected to an outstation Note Cue lights for a given patch a desk channel patched to one or more I O node channels can only be lit if all of the outstations involved in that patch are physically connected to the respective channel on the desk For example if you patch one desk channel to two different I O node channels one that is physically connected and the other that is not neither the connected not the unconnected outstation can be lit by the desk Both outstations must be connected This helps to ensure that cue delivery is reliable and robust Minimising devices To make the Patch screen less cluttered you can minimise compact the graphics for desks and I O nodes so that you see only the name and type of the device This is useful for example when offline devices are taking up t
38. se memory The other logging levels are for debugging purposes only 10 Node stan version 1 68 Controller version 1 68 Directory Service Namelvmud Channels f92 SSS Controller Name Contoller Controller Addressifiocalhost Log File usrlocal evelightoglVitualButon og view Log Level Error IO Node Settings Name4WIONode Channels Controller Name Controller Controller Address 192 168 0 105 Log File fusr local cuelightlog lO 1og View Log Level Error Controller Settings Name Controller Log File usr local cuelight log Controllerlog view Log Level Error Submitchanges Undo changes The various fields of the Advanced Configuration windows are now described Software applications running on the device Each CueSystem TCP IP hardware device has various software applications running on it Using the Start and Stop buttons you can turn on off these software applications if required The version number of the currently installed software application is shown on the right Name The name for the real hardware device that is not a virtual device that will be shown in the CueSystem TCP IP software Channels The number of channels the device supports Controller Name This is an internal name used by the all CueSystem devices This value must remain as Controller Controller Address This is the IP address of the Master Controller It may also
39. tem from the list then click the Properties button The Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties window opens Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties 2x General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address TP address 192 168 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway 192 168 1 1 Obtain DWS server address auto Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server 192 168 1 6 Alternate DNS server 192 168 1 7 T Validate settings upon exit n 9 ee 5 Click the Use the following IP address radio button then specify the IP address in the field below Click OK to save changes then close all the various other windows you opened to get to this window Starting the software and connecting to the network 1 Double click the CueSystem icon on your desktop The CueSystem TCP IP software application opens The software is pre configured to connect to the desk at IP address 192 168 0 100 i CueSystem TCP IP User Manual aloja O6 CueSystem Be Tip To set start up preferences choose options in Controller Options settings see page 33 For example you can make CueSystem TCP IP start by automatically c
40. ual I How devices and channels are displayed Desks are shown on the left and I O Nodes on the right The desk graphics the boxes shown on the Patch screen do not represent physical hardware they are virtual desks to which you can assign programmed cues The real hardware desk is denoted by the name of the item you choose from the drop down list under the label Connect to Hardware Desk at the top of the desk box Channels on both desks and I O nodes are represented by the blue boxes Each patched channel box contains one or more alphanumeric codes which describe which channels are patched to each other A channel that is not patched is indicated by a dash in its box Names of the various devices are set as follows e Names of real hardware devices are set in the device s configuration page that you access in a web browser see Hardware configuration on page 27 e Names of virtual desks are set in the Cue Editing screen e Names of I O nodes are set in the device s configuration page that you access in a web browser see Hardware configuration on page 27 Names of locations of I O nodes are set in the black box on the I O node graphic To rename an I O node s location type in the black box then press Return How network connections are shown You may have several virtual desks and several hardware desks available But if there is more than one I O node physically connected to the network these are shown in the Patch
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