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1. Loop at end Mode Disabled v Rate BPM Max Loop Count 1 Up Fade Down Fade Wait Time Color Fade Color Wait Beam Fade Beam Wait Position Fade Position Wait ORDER Delete Step Delete Entire Playback fs Save Exit O Fade time values for each step are shown in a grid at the top of the screen Timing can be adjusted for each property Intensity Color Beam and Position Two controls at the top of the screen manage the behavior of the Playback Page 1 Playback 2 Title Blue Rhondo Auto Chase Rate BPM Max Loop Count 1 On the left side of the screen setting the box Loop at end will make the cue list recycle from the last step back to the first On the right side changing Auto Chase mode from Disabled to Enabled will turn Page 107 XC Users Manual a cue list recorded in a Playback into a chase The Chase Rate is set in beats per minute in the text box below the Mode selector Max Loop Count can be set to stop a chase after a fixed number of cycles The count can be set for up to 1000 cycles Page 108 XC Users Manual Cue Stack Scripted shows are well suited to the Cue Stack controls of the XC 350 The Cue Stack offers timing for all cue properties and single GO button show control 10 5 Recording cues XC can save and playback up to 999 cues Point Cues can be inserted between two whole numbered Cues This is usef
2. Page 31 XC Users Manual When adding dimmers the auto patch feature can be used to assign the new dimmer to board channels without going into the Patch screen Enter a value in the Start Channel field and all channels in the newly assigned dimmer will be patched to consecutive board channels Custom length dimmers can be created by changing the field DMX Length when adding dimmers For example a 4 channel dimmer can be added by selecting the 6 channel dimmer but changing the DMX Length value to 4 when entering the dimmer Page 32 XC Users Manual 4 1 2 Adding LED or intelligent fixtures to the system Placing intelligent fixtures in the DMX assignment is also done from the Setup Dmx Assignment screen 1 Click on the Select Manufacturer drop Select Manufacturer down on the right side of the screen 2 Choose the name of the fixture manufacturer from the list Note that some fixtures have more than one DMX personality It s important that the DMX mode set in the fixture match the DMX personality selected from the fixture library 3 Click on the correct DMX start address This will place the fixture or the first of a group of fixtures Patch Dmx Assignment Control Features Settings Clear r Show Updates marin we R E S 3 Undo Fixture Add Edit F AC 250 Wash Mac 250 Wash 16 bit Mac 2K Perform Lite Mac 3 Performance MAC 301 Wash MAC 350 Entour Page 33 XC Users Ma
3. Page 99 XC Users Manual 9 3 Quick Look Preview XC uses a Preview function to check and change Quick Looks that have already been recorded Preview is available from the Run Sub screen To Preview a previously recorded Quick Look 1 From the Run Playback screen click the selector for Quick Looks Run Setup L 04 Hazer SR D 05 empty D 06 empty is lor empty 3108 empty L110 empty Set Page I Page Lock Next O 2 Press or click the Preview button The screen background color changes to green show that the channel display no longer represents Stage view lep recon xc 350 NY ES 00 00 eee al A D ex 07 es House Full Release Clear All Groups Capture Stage Page 100 XC Users Manual The display resembles the Run Screen but the data shown is specific to the selected Submaster In this view conventional channels 1 3 and 10 12 are programmed with intensity at 50 and 100 respectively Four Color Force fixtures were recorded at 72 Intensity Continuing this example pressing Details for the Color Force will show how their properties are set 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 CF 12 3 CF 12 4 CF 12 5 CF 12 6 CF 12 7 CF 12 8 CF 12 2 LEVEL 72 0 72 0 72 0 72 COLOR Samber E camber Bmagenta Bmagenta BEAM Defaults Defaults Defaults Defaults POSITION Defaults Defaults Defaults Defaults Select All Release All Clear Selected Apply Defaults
4. XC 350 Users Manual Recon Lighting for Professionals www leprecon com XC Users Manual Publication 28 0721 Document Revision A 14 Jan 2015 For XC software versions 3 1 0 and above Copyright 2015 by Leprecon L L C This document contains proprietary information No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying and recording or by any information storage or retrieval system without the prior written permission of Leprecon Lighting L L C unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright law Page 2 XC Users Manual Contents INTRODUCTION ni dd 6 1 SPECIFICA TON Sion 7 LL CHANNELCAPACITY nai 7 L2 DMX CAPACITY arab 7 La POWER SUPPLY nia 7 OA a AT E essed at vm ete pean ei ah ab aE basal diosa Di 7 L5 SHOW OS A UU AAA Sn 8 LG WORMS 8 e ACCESSORIES AM o O ONCE A TI e o PE O ES E EE E 8 2 XC CONSOLE LA YOU Tennis aa ia 9 21 SUBMASIERS POR o nn A o O PE E EA E EREE EEE AEAEE EE 9 22 O A PR o OR teeming A eee O 10 Z gt QUICKEOGOKS ti Ne terrane A EE E E EE eer ner Ome 12 2 PAGE CONTROL Seria sativa 13 Za ACUESTA aia 14 2 6 CHASE AND MASTER CONTROLS sarna a 15 A E AAA AA AAA 17 20 DATA EN Na 18 29 ENCODER Saad cabe coco iii 19 2 10 SCREENING O Nails cial 19 2 11 PALETTE SHORT CU Sana 20 3 POWERING UP THE AC sn ici 21 3 1 PERIPHERAL POR Sia larisa aa 21 3 2 CONNECTING TO YOURS STE Mar oaai 22 3 3 POWERIN
5. Click on Manage Labels to explore the options Manage Color Force 12 M9 Color labels Bomber 1 Assign Color Swatch t Mblue 2 t E cyan ir g Mgreen 4 Elt blue sil AAA y magenta Emed amber Mred Syellow green Notice that the label for Steel is selected The Order arrows on the side of the screen can be used to move the label up and down the list The color swatch shown on the Labels screen can be changed using the color control on the right side Pick a new color and click reset swatch to change to a new color tag Page 70 XC Users Manual XC has one additional feature for fast label selection On the right side of the console ten shortcut keys are available just for label selection To assign a label to a key click on the label to select it Press and hold one of the ten label keys and a small digit will appear in the upper right of the label showing the key assignment The example above shows the Amber label assigned to key 1 and Blue assigned to key 2 To Clear a key assignment go to the Label Management screen Press Clear and click on a label to clear the button assignment 6 5 The Last Bit about labels In the previous section it was mentioned that there are several ways to set values in the Attribute text boxes Here is the complete list a Use the Encoder wheels previously explained b Use the trackball and on screen sliders Click the Edit Values but
6. Channel Count 5 Delete Fixture Attributes ve pare 1 Color Name Pan Fine ol Position Parent Attribute Pan 3 limited to channel count 0 4 Position Tilt gt 255 Default 0 Delete Attribute 5 16bit low Tilt Fine Create New Attribute To create the lower resolution attributes such as Pan Fine select 16 bit low from the Type list The software will prompt you to choose the Parent attribute from the list of existing attributes Once the Parent is selected XC will treat the pair of channels as a single 16 bit attribute during cue playback 16 bit attributes can be used for all functions including Intensity Page 39 XC Users Manual 4 2 Patch Patching is a way to reassign the order of desk channels to DMX dimmer channels and is generally only used for controlling conventional dimmers Led or intelligent fixtures are best controlled by entering the fixture by name in the DMX Assignment Screen A new show created on XC will contain 48 dimmers by default To change this to match your particular system see section Error Reference source not found regarding DMX Assignment Note Using groups of conventional channels can be an easy and flexible alternative to creating a patch The default dimmer patch is set 1 to 1 which is to say desk channels 1 through 48 are assigned to DMX di
7. specific step There are effects available for Color Beam and Position Position effects are the most commonly used XC has pre programmed data for circles rectangles random moves ballyhoo and other movement sequences Key Facts about Effects 1 New Effects are created with specific instruments 2 The combination of fixtures movement and timing parameters is saved as a unique effect It s best to create a descriptive name for the effect that includes the fixture names 3 Any saved effect can be used later when building cues Effects ONLY contain fixture selection and movement information effects DO NOT automatically set intensity for fixtures When saving a cue with an effect the user MUST set the level of the fixtures as well as adding the effect To work with Effects click the Effects button on the XC main screen lepRecon LPC 48V yu Effects Cue Override Next Step Hoo Up Fade 00 00 Down Fade Upcoming Q 2 xr Q a Page 121 XC Users Manual The main screen for effects looks like this Current Stage Effects None 4 Remove All Note the top line of the screen Current Stage Effects This shows all currently running effects If an Effect name is shown here it will be included in any submaster or cue that is recorded To clear effects click on Remove All This will stop effects that are running and scenes saved will not include
8. 1 Sub 15 Sub1 Sub 02 ood e Sub 04 Page 89 XC Users Manual Locked Submasters are indicated in the Run screen with a padlock icon shown in the Sub display area Page 90 XC Users Manual 8 3 Submaster Playback The Submaster Run screen shows the status of all XC Submasters The display at the top includes Submaster name current level and page status Stage view channel levels are shown below the Submaster status display Next and Previous scroll controls allow viewing the complete set of 24 Submasters The active Submaster page can be changed from the Run screen using the Set Page control leprecon xc 350 RY C 00 00 0X 1 01 House Full 02 House half ry 03 Curtain Warmers D 04 Intermission D 05 empty empty h 07 empty D 08 empty D 09 empty 10 empty D 11 empty 4 12 empty Set Page APage Lock Run Ed ES 15 08 SIC o 0 0 a o aj A x 8 a5 8 1 Submaster Bump buttons Momentary bump buttons are used to flash a Submaster to full level The bump buttons are directly under their associated fader The four modes of bump Comment DS1 Stopping operation are chosen with the Bump key which is located above the blackout point pg 92 key See Figure 19 Page 91 XC Users Manual Off bumps are disabled Add pressing a bump button brings up a channel or Submaster without affecting ot
9. 1 Hide Timing Intensity Up Fade _ 00 01 Wait Apply Default Timing Down Fade Color Beam Position Fade 00 00 Wait 00 00 Fade 00 00 Wait 00 00 Fade 00 00 Wait 00 00 Follow Time Page 84 XC Users Manual 7 Recording Basics XC has a lot of programmable features Submasters Quick Looks Playbacks Cue Stack and Chases Fortunately the method of recording ANY of these controls is basically the same The three steps for programming 1 Set a Scene This process is discussed in detail in Section 4 Setting Fixture Properties The short version is to select fixtures from the Run screen bring them to the correct level and set the properties of intelligent fixtures in the Details Screen 2 Press Record Use the Menu key or click on screen to start the Record process A dialog box will open to guide you Cancel Save Here we have another tabbed control each tab with controls for a specific type of control Pick the area where you wish to save the scene The XC will remember that choice next time you are recording Note The Record dialog can be dragged to a new screen position if it obscures needed screen area The example shows Submaster recording A drop down allows selection of the Page 85 XC Users Manual correct page and submaster for the destination The XC will remember the last submaster used in a recording session and automatically advance to the next availa
10. Fixtures can be selected from the Preview screen and changes done on the fly If the Quick Look is active the changes will be seen on stage If the Quick Look is off changes will be blind When changes are complete press Save from the main Preview screen to update the Quick Look Exiting Preview without saving will discard any changes Page 101 XC Users Manual 10 Playbacks XC Playbacks are versatile programmable faders There are six playbacks on the XC 350 and each playback can contain multiple steps Playbacks therefore can be used as complete cue stacks or just contain a single look Playbacks support 20 pages of memory multiplying the available scene storage 10 1 Creating Playbacks Recording to Playback faders follows the same pattern as the other programmable elements of the XC 350 See chapter 6 for basic information on the XC Record features 1 Select fixtures Set Color Beam and Position as previously described 2 Press or click the Record button The Record dialog box will open Cancel Playback Properties Delete az lt New 1 gt Save The record dialog always opens to its previous state If necessary select the Playback tab 3 The next available Playback will be selected as the destination for recording When the destination is set correctly click save new step or Page 102 XC Users Manual press Enter 10 2Playback Run screen controls T
11. instructed Once complete the calibration values will be saved as part of the XC configuration Changing to a different size monitor may require re calibration 3 6 Real Time Clock The XC Clock can be used for real time or as a timer 00 15 This feature is located at the top of each screen in the XC title bar Clicking on the clock face will start pause or reset the ack Subs Page 25 XC Users Manual elapsed time display 4 Settings The Settings screen is where basic features and preferences are entered DMX port operation Littlite intensity and Blackout enable can be set in this screen lepdrecon XC 350 Run Patch Dmx Assignment Control Features Settings Clear r Show Updates Set Defaults Page 26 XC Users Manual DMX Mode The DMX Mode allows the user to have a choice in how the DMX channels are output The console has the capability to output a total of 1024 channels on DMX line A and line B An alternative choice would be to send a total of 512 DMX channels on 2 separate outputs DMX line A will mirror line B Note Setting DMX Mode has no effect on ArtNet universes C and D The DMX Mode has two settings Normal A amp B lines This mode allows the user to control a total of 1024 DMX channels on two lines Mirrored A mirrored to B This mode allows the user to control 512 DMX channels Line B will mirror the output of Line A Blackout Enable Disable When Blackout Ena
12. XC supports VGA and HDMI monitor types e Ethernet used for DMX over Ethernet using the ArtNet protocol XC transmits 4 DMX universes over ArtNet The audio features of the system computer are not currently used by the XC operating system HDMI Video Ethernet VGA Video USB 3 and 4 B 1 2 Page 21 XC Users Manual 3 2 Connecting to your system 1 Connect the monitor to the VGA or HDMI Video port The XC requires a minimum monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 Connect a USB mouse and keyboard if needed The on board trackball usually makes using an external mouse unnecessary If an ELO touch screen is being used connect the monitor using a USB A to B cable from the touch screen monitor to one of the USB ports Connect 5 pin DMX data cable s to DMX A or B connector s Connect the AC power cord Turn on the Power switch Page 22 XC Users Manual 3 3 Powering Up While booting the XC monitor will first display a blank screen then a Leprecon logo XC fully boots in about 30 seconds When the system is ready the Run screen will be displayed as shown leprecon XC 350 gy ES 00 00 XK _ d A 13 25 ue Channel Thru Release Clear All Groups Capture Stage To turn off the XC 1 Click on the X in the upper right corner of the screen A dialog box appears asking are you sure Confirm the shutdown dialog box by clicking or touching Yes 3 Wait for the applications to shut down a
13. a chase as well Page 117 Pattern XC Users Manual Press the Chase Pattern button to open the Chase Dialog Press Rate to set the chase rate with a numeric value of beats per minute Tap rate to synchronize the chase rate to the tap rate Close the dialog and bring up the Chase level fader Page 118 XC Users Manual 11 2 Chase properties Each XC chase has the following properties than can be set when recording the chase Delete new 5 gt Pattern specified which chase is being recorded Step shows the last step saved Rate the speed of the chase shown in Beats Per Minute BPM Loop Count Setting a value for Loop Count will stop the chase after a specific number of cycles Blend Chases can be set to snap from step to step or fade from one step to the next Setting blend to zero sets the chase to snap and a blend value of 100 will produce a fluid chase that is constantly fading from one step to the next Title A name given to a specific Chase pattern Delete used to remove a specific step Clicking Delete will open a dialog box that allows selection of any step of the current pattern Pattern 5 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Page 119 XC Users Manual Page 120 XC Users Manual 12Working with Effects Since intelligent fixture programming can be time consuming XC contains pre programmed effects that create movement and animation without setting each
14. any effect Page 122 XC Users Manual 12 1 Color effects Color chases are easy to create with XC Effects From the Effects screen click the Color tab Current Stage Effects None Remove All So far there are no current stage effects and no saved effects There are two types of Color effects Label chases and Wheel order chases e Label chases are sequences built with pre defined color labels e Wheel order chases are designed for fixtures with a mechanical color wheel and will sequence from one color to the next color on the wheel This produces a smooth chase without intermediate flashes of color Page 123 XC Users Manual To create a new Label Chase e Pick label list from the list of new effects The screen will change dramatically Color Label List Name Corni E E Please select one or more fixtures Remove Selected Fixtures Remove e Select fixtures for the effect Selecting them will set their intensity to 100 This can be changed later if needed Page 124 XC Users Manual Color Label List Name Corim E E Remove Selected Fixtures cyan green red 308 green 206 white lavender yellow yellow 603 magenta Remove pink Pick color labels from the list of available labels Clicking on them will move them to the list box Labels can be taken back out of the effect by clicking on remove The effect should now be visible on stage Add and remove labe
15. ee ls let lose enla se dos 109 10 6 STACK RUN CONTROLS as to o e o dt E de e do al 112 10 7 STACK PREVIEW AEE EN A EAEE cee ost eth ne re nc els aac Stal te ee a EES oa 114 10 8 AO E fap naam verre ete rE e VreN LC SAD OnE MEARE UCT PRISER ADEA MEP ARATE EAU Ue OOO RETR Se ES 115 MD CERAS EB cac custaodeetavorecadedtus a tacetcecdendcue vi 116 11 1 RECORDING CHASES a a a exe eed lease 116 11 1 RUNNINE CASES o E E 117 11 2 CRE PROA E e ae eae 119 12 WORKING WITH EFFECTS a 121 13 14 15 16 XC Users Manual 12 1 COLOR EFFECTS e E el danos dl e o dl o e lc ce od NE al 12 2 3157210 a 2 5 ds 12 3 POSITION ERES ll e oo nde e WIRELESS DIVIK OPTION sisesiivssatccnssatatedsidedeceiaeivadesesnsessntevadueiivetnsvcnsaestnestondsdstuvcsessseespsedusdorsecgieeas Page 5 XC Users Manual Introduction The XC console is perfect for users who need a simple approach to lighting but require features that will grow along with their needs Theatres Houses of Worship Schools Production and Rental Houses can use this console and keep it up to date with new expanding lighting technology XC can be used to control conventional dimmers LED fixtures and any type of automated fixture The combination of programmable submasters multi step playbacks button accessed Quick Looks and a full theatrical Cue Stack brings a huge amount of flexibility to lighting any event The XC 350 shares many features with the Leprecon LPC consoles and uses t
16. is controlled by a dimmer Load The amount of power required for a lighting element Non Dim A term used to describe a circuit that does not pass through a dimmer or a load that is not intended to be connected to a dimmer Patch Patching is a component of most computer memory consoles that allows dimmers to be patched electronically to control channels within the system Generally multiple dimmers can be patched to single control channels but a dimmer cannot be patched to more than one control channel The term patching takes place at several key points in a lighting system at a patch panel at a pin patch or in a soft patch Phase Control A dimming method normally used to control the power to the light Preset or Submaster A lighting term for a scene stored in the console s memory that contains levels for each board channel for later use during a performance Programming The process of recording cue values into a console s memory Page 142 16Index Blend 119 Booting up 24 Bump buttons Add 91 Solo 91 Toggle 91 Channel Capacity 7 Chase 116 Blend 116 Loop count 116 Pattern 116 Rate 116 Step 116 Clear 51 Cues 51 Groups 51 Patch 51 Quicklooks 51 Shows 51 Stack 51 Submaster 51 Clearing settings 51 Console Options 138 Console worklights 8 Cue List 114 Default Fade times 29 Setting default times 29 DMX Channels 7 Linking Wireless DMX 138 List Cue 114 Littlelite Shortcut 2
17. selection will be carried into the Group creation screen Groups Conventionals ea e a a mA Ct A eee Save Group a Number tan WD Color Force 12 M9 es CFI2 CFIQ 2 CFI2Z S CFI2 4 O CFI2A Name Groupo Mac 3 Profile mac 3 Profil Mac 3 Profil Mac 3 Profil Mac 3 Profil ss 56 57 158 Channel Thru F4 Release gt Page 59 Exit F XC Users Manual 6 Setting Fixture Properties The previous section explained selecting fixtures Once selected fixture intensity and all other properties can be adjusted quickly When first selected in Run mode fixtures remain in their current settings color beam and position values so that changes can be made live with a minimum of disruption The XC Run Stage view looks like this lepRecon xc 350 In the display above 24 conventional channels are shown and three types of intelligent fixtures The XC display is dynamic fixture types can be minimized if they are not being used by clicking on the minus sign next to the fixture type name When the fixture types are minimized they are displayed at the top of the screen as a minimized fixture The illustration below shows the Stage view with all three Page 60 XC Users Manual intelligent fixture types minimized Clicking on the sign will restore the fixture list to the display screen The basic steps for controlling fixtures live are 1 Select fixtures brin
18. 12 A012 13 A013 14 A014 15 A015 16 A016 17 A017 Sm A018 19 A019 Figure 7 Patch Edit Screen Note Multiple dimmers can be patched to a single desk channel but any one dimmer can be assigned to only one desk channel 4 2 3 Patch by Mapping Channels Mapping is a time saving way to patch a chain of DMX or dimmer channels to desk channels but starting the patch at a desired channel and given a range See Figure 8 In the Patch screen select the Edit tab in the left column Select the New Mapping tab in the left column The mapping window will appear where the patch information is entered h Q N The Start at Channel dialog box is where the starting desk channel is entered 5 Starting DMX line is where line A or B is entered 6 Starting DMX Channel dialog box is where the dimmer DMX channel number will start 7 The Number of Channels to Map dialog box is where the range of channels will be entered 8 Select Save and Exit Page 44 XC Users Manual lepRecon XC 350 Ny ae 00 00 A Dmx Assignment Control Features Settings Clear r Show Updates Record Stack Subs Playback Chase DIMMER By Channel Use this screen to create a new 1 to 1 mapping between channels and DMX addresses Start at Channel od Starting DMX Line By Dimmer ON OOP eOND New Mapping Starting DMX Address 25 Number of Channels to Map C l HHHH Note A Warning message will appear if the patch
19. 8 Littlelites 8 Loop count 119 Monitor Requirements 8 Resolution 8 Touchscreen 8 New software 55 Number of Desk Channels 7 Panel Connections 23 Parking Channels 51 Page 143 XC Users Manual Patch Creating 41 Custom 41 Editing 41 Mapping 45 Pattern 119 Power Line cord type 7 Voltage Requirements 7 Power down 24 Power On 23 Preview Submaster 93 100 105 Rate 119 Settings Blackout 28 DMX Mode 28 Manual Mode 27 30 47 Worklight Intensity 28 Show New show 52 Storage 52 USB location 52 Software Updating 55 Step 119 Stopwatch Resetting 25 Setting 25 Submaster Fade timing 89 Linking chases 89 Naming 89 Page 89 Playback 90 Preview 93 100 105 Run 90 System Connections DMX cable 23 Keyboard 23 Monitor 23 Mouse 23 Power cord 23 System settings 25 Turn off power 24 Turn on power 23 Unlinking Wireless DMX 139 Wireless DMX 138 Connecting 138 Page 144 XC Users Manual disconnecting 139 LED signal status 138 Set up 138 Unlinking 139 Worklights Type 8
20. FIXTURE PROPERTIES a 60 6 1 SETTING PICTURE INTENSITY iror sir wees eead anaa a oido 62 6 2 DETAILS ABOUT THE DETAILS SCRE A e ion sede 64 53 SCREATIING LAB EUS xtc ccc A E TEE EE EEEE EE EO EA A ES 67 64A MANAGING LABS e E EnS 70 6 5 THE PAST BIT ABOUT ABE ee le e a De a ete o 71 66 EE R NEE COLOR e E I E E EE E a a E AA E lac aS oa eet te 73 6 6 1 Using Color Mixing da EA EE eee ONS 76 67 SETTING BEAM PRO P R TES a a do 78 68 SETMING POSTO N od cetro Pr e e 80 69 CUE IVI o e a e e al e e O 84 7 RECORDING BA MESS cas 85 8 SUBIVIASTERS da 88 8 1 CREATING A NEW SUBIVAS TER ose e dee da ores ado de o cod o do au den ta 88 2 SUBNASTERRUN DISPLAY a e e a e e ed o ee dc doo le ll e alte 89 8 3 SUBMASTER PLAYBACK a a Me Mate cian a eaaa ae at tit Os et os 91 Gly SUBMIS TER BUMP BUTTONS os ll e de Lo e eh an L E a a eis al 91 Sh SURMAST RR PREVIENE aquel ne RR ee SS E o De eee te al EN 93 Zo SUB TIMING PROPERTIES aa ide seem dears 96 9 QUICKLCDO RS AT AE E id 96 9 1 CREATING NEW QUICK LOO Sd lo 97 92 QUCL OOK RUN DAA a a waite ds 98 137 QUICK LOOK PREVIEW iiss evcocacevcti cus euctoss thee scene e aa 100 10 PLAY BAGKS wesscduscersevcncscnccswsesscoascevadvens canes 102 10 1 CREATING PEAY BACKS A a Puts ee taeda EEN 102 10 2 PLAYBACK RUN SCREEN CONTR a deeds 103 10 3 As A A elvan seat 105 10 4 PLAYBACK PROPERTIES o es eco ad a e a a a Tatas De ede alte 107 CUE STACK lt a a 109 10 5 RECORDING CUE Suture o da og o
21. G aras 23 3 4 e PU AANEEN ORE SEAE are PP o APAE AEEA EISENI TESTGA 24 3 5 TOUCH SCREEN CAMIBRAON a ida 25 3 0 REALTIME CUA A AA Ea NEEE Ei 25 4 o E E E E EE 26 4 1 DMX ASSIGNMENT AAA A AAA 29 4 1 1 Adding conventional diMmMEES ccocooncccconncnnonononannnonononnnnnnnononnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnns 31 4 1 2 Adding LED or intelligent fixtures to the SySteM ccccoccocoooononononononannnnnnnonnnananononnonannnnnnnononnnns 33 AMS Modifying existing GSSIONMECNIES ia 35 4 1 4 Editing Fixture Types aaa 35 4 1 5 Creating New Fixture TUDES ni a ia 37 A2 PATCH en e A E ta taunted eo neous deere 40 4 2 1 Creating a Custom Patch AAA aren Oddone eo iat 42 42 2 Editing a Custom Patch inn ia 43 4 2 3 Patch by Mapping Channels ai AAA AAA 44 4 3 CONTROL REMUNE Sonrisas 46 4 4 ARTNET CONFIGURATION sscssansnsd ci ando beicon 48 AS ORAR eastern PE PI COMU II OEE E s 50 A a OCN In e o In 50 Page 3 XC Users Manual A SAW a a SRR OS ROL Oe BP PaaS a CRON cl E e al o E PIA PE SOE SPECS 52 A o UPDATES A a ae niece ta aed tc ane crete ce aaa eet Aish ee een ae etn anaes 54 5 SELECTING AND CONTROLLING FIXTURES ccceccccccccccccceccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccecccccccceccecccccccees 55 Sel MOVING ABOUT THE SCREEN tos cotas es ha e oe e o e ld el bad e le Soto eas 55 52 USING THE VIDEO INTERFACES Cons E oa evi ae ieee Soh lo o ttt COs a tut 55 53 USING THE CHANNEL DIALOG KEYS 00 a 56 a S N S A EA A 59 6 SETTING
22. Manual 2 2 Playbacks To the right of the submaster section are six programmable Playbacks The playbacks have all the features of Submasters but in addition can support multiple steps on each fader Essentially each Playback can be used as an independent Cue List Playbacks support independent timing for each recorded step and can be set to loop from the last step back to the first for an animation loop Switch controls above each fader allow a sequence to be paused reversed or re started A status LED shows the level of each playback and a bump button is also provided Playbacks Page 10 XC Users Manual Page 11 XC Users Manual 2 3 Quick Looks Twelve switches each with an indicating LED makes up the Quick Look section of the console Each switch toggles on and off a programmable look with independent fade times Quick Looks are similar to Submaster controls activated by a button press instead of moving a fader Quick Looks can be very convenient ways to provide static lighting looks for venue events where a trained board operator is not available For more complex designs they provide another set of programmable playbacks that available at the touch of a button Quick Looks Page 12 XC Users Manual 2 4 Page Controls Submasters Playbacks and Quick Looks are all configured with 20 pages of memory Changing the page display using the up down switches re loads all inactive scenes with a new set of
23. ab located on the left column Active will appear next to the name in the Patch list Page 42 XC Users Manual leprecon XC 350 Ny 00 00 NH Y Run Record Effects Stage Stack Subs Playback Chase EL ED Patch Edi Conference a 4 2 2 Editing a Custom Patch The Patch can now be edited in two ways by Dimmer or by Channel The choice can be made by selecting the tabs located on the left column See Figure 7 In this example we will create a patch by using the channel method Select the Edit tab on the left column Select the Add tab on the left column and the control window opens By Channel default select desired Console channel the dialog box Enter desired light Level default is 100 Choose DMX Line output A or B E SSS Enter desired dimmer DMX channel number s by selecting the Dim Window which will highlight in yellow 7 Use the command keys on console Dim Thru Except And to enter a patch string Use the format example Dim 1 Thru 12 And 22 Enter 8 Select Save and Exit to go back to the patch list screen Page 43 XC Users Manual lemrecon xc 350 F Run Record Effects Stage Stack Subs Playback Chase Edit Patch CHANNEL DIMMER Use the keypad to enter a patch string Add 1 A 001 Use the format Dim Thru Except And i pee Channel ae tan Level z 0 Auna a Line A O Line B O Line C O Line D A006 DIM 000 Delete 7 A 007 8 A 008 7 A00 10 A010 11 A011
24. aceholder click to create gt Delete Attribute Create New Aftribute Each attribute is defined in DMX channel order The controls at the right side of the screen are used to set the properties for the highlighted attribute Choices available for Type are Color Beam Position and Intensity The edge type is used for the focus attribute on fixtures that support an adjustable edge focus If the attribute is set to the edge type it can be adjusted while programming from both the position and beam control tabs The Default value for each attribute is important This is the DMX value that is sent to the fixture when it is first selected for programming Values should be chosen that will produce white for the Color property open for the Beam property shutter open iris open and gobo open and Position set for mid range 128 Page 38 XC Users Manual The 16 bit low type is used to build two channel attributes such as Pan and Tilt Fixtures that support two byte control for movement or other attributes will use full 16 bit processing for timed fades or fixture moves To create a 16 bit attribute first create all of the high byte attributes In the case of position create Pan and Tilt before creating Pan Fine and Tilt Fine Fodure Type Eat erananonusomae Name Brand New LED fixture Notes Save Changes Manfacturer Gold Star Lucky Brand
25. ayback screen A screen control toggles the screen from Playback info to Quick Look info leprecon xc 350 NY R Setup un Moor 02 House Half D 04 Hazer SR 05 empty 17 07 empty D 08 empty Set Page S Page Lock The run screen shows the current state of each Quick Look while also displaying channel level information in the lower part of the screen Previous and Next buttons are used to change from the first set of twelve to the second set 000 Run Setup h 01 Curtain Warmer D 02 Intermission D 05 empty D 06 empty h 09 empty Set Page APage Lock Set Page selects the current page for subs playbacks and quick looks The current page can also be set at any time using the front panel Page key Page Lock Allows any Quick Look to be locked to a particular page Entering Page 98 XC Users Manual a specific page number will keep the sub forever on that page If the Lock data field is empty the Quick Look will be assigned to the active page Lock Unlock Pages Lock to Page Lock to Page Quick Look 01 1 Quick Look 07 5 1 Quick Look 08 3 Quick Look 03 1 Quick Look 07 1 H Quick Look 10 Quick Look 02 Quick Look 04 Page Locked Quick Looks are indicated in the Run screen with a padlock icon shown in the top display area E 01 House Full E Loz House Half 11305 D 04 Hazer SR 05 empty 5 07 empty 3108 empty
26. be changed on the fly by changing the fade time shown for Up Fade and Down Fade These are temporary changes and will not permanently change the recorded cue timing Page 112 XC Users Manual Stack On Cue On the front panel the available controls for the Cue Stack are Stack On turning off the stack disables it completely Cue this is a shortcut to entering a new cue number for out of Sequence operation Crossfader used to manually fade from one cue to the next Go button Starts a new fade Hold pauses an active crossfade or reverses a fade that has been paused Cue Stack Page 113 XC Users Manual 10 7Stack Preview After cues are recorded to the XC Cue Stack preview features are used to modify those existing cues New features in the latest XC release track preview with the advancing Cue Stack making editing multiple cues faster and easier Preview is available from the Run Stack screen Click preview on screen or press the preview button leprecon XC 350 Ny ES 00 00 AR Blind Preview Timing Save 2 0 Exit Preview Release Clear All Groups Capture Stage The screen background changes to Green indicating that the displayed levels and selections no longer match the stage view In the upper left the Cue data field shows the cue being previewed Levels can be adjusted in the main preview screen the Details screen is used to change attributes such as color bea
27. ble submaster when recording Intensity fade times are shown in Up Fade and Down Fade data Note that these times do not affect Color Beam or Position changes which have their own timing More on that in a bit Subs Playbacks Quick Looks and Cues can have a chase associated with the scene An independent chase rate can be set for a linked chase 3 Press Enter or click Save The record dialog as well as several other XC features will map some common functions to the Enter key Look for a yellow highlight to indicate that pressing Enter will activate a control Save Save new Sub For access to the rest of the timing functions click on Show Timing in the Record Dialog box The dialog box will expand displaying more timing controls Hide Timing Intensity Up Fade Wait Apply Default Timing Down Fade Color Fade Wait Follow Time Int Beam Fade Wait Position Fade Wait Page 86 XC Users Manual Separate fade times can be set for each fixture property Wait times are an offset time from the start of a cue For example if Beam is set to a 2 second wait time fixture color intensity and position change would start first 2 seconds later the Beam Gobo change would begin Page 87 XC Users Manual 8 Submasters The XC 350 has 24 programmable submasters that can store conventional or intelligent fixture data Submaster memory has 20 pages up to 480 un
28. bled option is selected the Black Out button on the console which is located above the Grandmaster fader will set all desk channels to Zero when pushed Alternatively when the Black Out is Disabled option is set the Black Out button will not activate when pushed The Littlite intensity setting shortcut is located on the XC title bar at the top of every screen and is represented by the icon in Figure 10 When the screen is open the user can move the slider to the desired light level Set Littlite Intensity Page 27 XC Users Manual Defaults The Defaults area is used to set standard cue times for the XC This includes default fade times for Cue stacks Submasters Quick Looks and Chase properties These defaults are applied only to newly created items and do not affect any cues already recorded in a show Page 28 XC Users Manual 4 1 DMX Assignment The XC can be configured to control many different types of DMX fixtures The DMX Assignment screen sets up the XC to address the specific fixtures in the lighting system DMX assignment is necessary before any fixture control is possible with the XC Conventional dimmers driving fixtures with intensity only as well as intelligent fixtures are all added to the system in DMX Assignment Getting the correct fixture tyoe and DMX address entered into the XC is the first step leprecon XC 350 TED Record Stage Stack Subs Playback Chase Add New l
29. channel indicated by a dark green background Page 55 XC Users Manual Effects Playback A E N o co Eh A N w Q a FA ue 2 Deta 56 NE 20 Jf 21 aw 38 Jf 39 u up s051 ee 54 55 Ge O a Sal When selected the channel intensity level can be set using the on screen Level fader on the left side of the screen or the front panel edge wheel A group of channels can be selected by dragging across a row of indicators Once levels are properly set press release on the keypad or on screen to leave the selection at their current level New fixtures can be selected to continue building a look on stage To clear all selected channel levels set intensity level to zero press the Clear key To clear ALL manual channels selected and deselected press and hold Clear then press Enter Note Clearing channel intensity DOES NOT change fixture attributes such as Color Beam or Position 5 3 Using the Channel Dialog keys Keys on the XC front panel can be used to enter channel values using a simple syntax To begin press the channel key A dialog box will open on screen Page 56 XC Users Manual Channel Dimmer Group Type in a single channel or a Use the Keypad to enter a command string Use the format Chan Thru Except And group using the keys thru and except such as lt C
30. d Bamber el atiiisuies below y green Delete Label Edit Values Clear Attributes Red Green Blue Amber E a ESA Edit Values Clear Aliributes Red Green Blue Amber pl wi AJ _ ao sj 4 Click the button Save as Label Page 68 XC Users Manual A dialog box will open presenting options for saving the new label Save As Label P12 3 OF 12 4 OF 12 FS OF 12 AA OFT 7 PF 12 FG OF 12 Fe Save for each selected fixture Cancel 5 Choose a new name and enter it into the highlighted text box The on screen keyboard can be turned on by clicking on the icon to the right of the label field Click on the Save for All button to save the label Notice that the XC lists all selected fixtures and gives the option of selecting and deselecting fixtures In most cases the same data should be saved for all fixtures To understand the exception consider a set of color mixing fixtures that require very tight color matching It might be the case that the exact DMX values needed for consistent color would be different from one instrument to the next By saving a label per fixture a Special Red label could be created that sends different DMX values to each of the fixtures Page 69 XC Users Manual 6 4 Managing Labels Once a batch of labels have been created for a fixture it s convenient to organize them for the best use XC lists labels in alphabetical order but this order can be changed
31. d by the position of the Submaster fader they can still be used in a timed fade manner If the Bump controls are set to toggle then pressing a submaster bump button will start a timed fade at the programmed rate A second press will start the sub fading off These timing properties can be seen and modified in the Submaster Record or Submaster Preview screens 9 Quick Looks Quick Looks are button based submasters that toggle on and off Twelve Quick Looks are provided on the XC Quick Looks can be programmed with a single scene that consists of conventional LED or intelligent fixture data Fade times for all properties can be set for each quick look An LED indicator in the switch shows the state of each Quick Look Quick Looks Page 96 XC Users Manual 9 1 Creating new Quick Looks 1 Set Color Beam and Position as previously described 2 Press or click the Record button The Record dialog box will open The Record dialog will open to the tab last used If necessary click on the Quick Look tab The Quick Look to be recorded is displayed in the dialog The destination can be changed to any valid page or Quick Look number Cancel Delete Show Timing 3 When the destination is correct click the Save command or press Enter to record the new Quick Look Page 97 XC Users Manual 9 2 Quick Look Run Display Run information for all Quick Looks is found in the Pl
32. dow will open Select the desired file location for the Show Using the On Screen Keyboard name the show Select Save Page 53 XC Users Manual 4 8 Updates Operating Software and fixture library updates are installed in XC from the Updates screen Files are loaded from flash memory to the XC program flash memory Future software updates may be downloaded from the Leprecon website Record Setup Settings Defaults Clear Show Updates Install Update Page 54 XC Users Manual 5 Selecting and Controlling Fixtures There are two steps to controlling fixtures with the XC Selecting channels then setting fixture properties The principles apply to all fixture types dimmers LED s and intelligent fixtures Taking manual control of a fixture is the first step in programming any scenes in the XC XC supports three ways of selecting channels The select modes are 1 Video based Point and click or touch screen interface 2 Channel dialog keys 3 Group selection 5 1 Moving about the screen The XC features a built in trackball that is used as a screen pointer The Left and right arrow keys can used to tab from field to field Adjust the levels within a field with up and down arrows or use the keypad to enter a new value 5 2 Using the video interface All devices installed in the DMX line assignment section of the XC are visible on the video screen in Run mode Clicking on a channel indicator selects the
33. e sequences Chases can be linked to Cues or Submasters or selected and controlled standalone from a front panel fader The first four chases are permanent system chases and cannot be altered There are a total of sixteen programmable chase patterns available Chases can contain any combination of conventional channels as well as LED or intelligent fixture data 11 1 Recording Chases 1 Select instruments and set Color Beam and Position as previously described 2 Press or click the Record button The Record dialog box will open The record dialog always opens to its previous state If necessary select the Chase tab Cancel Delete New m gt y Save Show Timing Append new step 3 Click Append new step to save the first chase step 4 Set the scene for the next chase step and repeat the recording procedure Page 116 XC Users Manual 11 1 Running Chases XC chase patterns can be started and run from the front panel on a standalone basis or attached to Submasters Quick Looks or Playback steps If the chase is started from another source the rate will be used that was set when the chase was attached to the scene To select and run a standalone chase select Run Chase Click on Set Chase to select one of the available patterns Enter a value in the Chase Rate screen Set Active Chase Chase Rate BPM Close Alternatively the front panel controls can be used to select
34. e the assignment with the new data 4 1 4 Editing Fixture Types Changes can be made to the fixtures that are currently in the show This can be used to fix errors in the fixture library or create a new fixture that is not supported in the current library Clicking Edit Fixture Type brings up the following dialog Page 35 _ _ gt Fixture Type Edit macso v Name Mac 500 Manfacturer Martin Channel Count Attributes Type XC Users Manual Close Notes Downloaded wersion 3 from Martin web site Specified for Save Changes MAC 500 software version 1 1 Delete Fixture Beam Dimmer Shutter Dimmer Color Color wheel 1 Color Color wheel 2 Beam Gobo wheel 1 Beam Gobo Rotate Beam Gobo wheel 2 Position Focus Beam Iris Beam Effects 1 Create New Attnbute Any changes made to a fixture definition will apply only to fixtures in the current show If a new show is created and the fixture loaded from the library it will revert to the original definition All elements of the fixture definition can be modified such as name channel count and individual attributes Deleting the fixture from this screen will not delete it from the library but will delete the fixture and all associated data from the show Page 36 XC Users Manual 4 1 5 Creating New Fixture types New fixture
35. e types Since different fixture types can have diverse functions and control requirements the Details screen has individual tabs for each type Settings made in any tab are preserved when tabs are changed so switching from tab to tab at any time is fine As with the Run screen Fixture Select buttons are available from the Details screen Selected fixtures are highlighted in green Select and deselect fixtures as needed deselecting a fixture does not change any fixture settings Fixture Select Fixture Tabs ON 3076 Dark green Defaults Gobo Defaults Defaults AM Intensity Fixture Fader Status Set level for selected fixtures using the Intensity Fader The Fixture Status shows at a glance how each fixture is set If there is no data in the grid there will be no change to that fixture in the scene you are creating Page 64 XC Users Manual Close ow ow Select All Release All Clear Selected Apply Defaults Capture Stage Record ae Work with several fixtures at once with the controls shown above Select All will grab all fixtures in the fixture tab Release All clears selection for all fixtures in the tab Releasing does not change fixture settings Clear Selected removes all data from the selected fixtures including intensity Apply Defaults will set selected fixtures to 100 intensity white color open gobo and 50 50 pan and tilt position Record that s a shortcut to reco
36. ed channels are outside the range Page 45 XC Users Manual 4 3 Control Features XC Control Features send special commands to intelligent fixtures These commands are used to turn on and off the lamps in the fixture and to reset home the fixture Not all automated fixtures support control features and in some cases it s possible to disable control features at the fixture itself so board commands would be ignored in this case To use Control Features 1 From the Setup screen click on Control Features Selecting a fixture type from the list of fixtures in your show will display the control features available for that fixture type Run Patch Dmx Assignment Control Features Settings Clear Arena Par Please select a fixture Color Force 12 M9 Colorspot 250AT M1 Colorspot 5 5AT M3 2 Select the control feature and XC will show a list of individual fixtures Page 46 XC Users Manual Patch Dmx Assignment Control Features Settings Clear Show Updates Arena Par Home olor Force 12 M9 Lamp Off Activate For All The example above shows Lamp ON selected Click on individual fixtures to send Lamp On commands to those fixtures or click Activate For All to send Lamp On commands to all of the ColorSpot 250AT fixtures Note Control Features are applied one at a time to the selected fixture This prevents excessive current draw when using Lamp On for a large number of fixtures Page 47 XC Users Man
37. ext using the fixture select controls at the top of the details screen Colores ANE coiospotasoarmi GoospelS7SAT IS T 37 39 40 ColorSpot 250A ColorSpot 250A ColorSpot 250 LEVEL 100 100 100 100 COLOR BEAM Defaults Defaults Defaults Defaults POSITION Defaults Select All Release All Clear Selected Apply Defaults Position Capture Stage Manage Labels Save as Label Delete Label Defaults Label values are being modified by altributes below Attributes Clear Aitributes Pan Focus Tilt Pan fine Tilt fine e Continue selecting and positioning fixtures When all fixtures have been set to the new position save the new position by clicking Save as Label Page 82 XC Users Manual Save As Label Position 01 i Save for each colorpot 2 coloripot 2 colorspot 2 colorspot 2 Save for each selected fixture Cancel e Use the keyboard if connected to name the new position XC also provides a clickable keyboard image To turn this on click the keyboard icon Save As Label AMD alwfelel lgreltialx asia fig hiijk ti z x e vibinim nme Cancel Page 83 XC Users Manual 6 9 Cue Timing Each property Color Beam and Position can have independent fade times set The specific property fade times are available in the Record screen More information will be in the following section lemRecon xc 350 NY ES 00 00 Recard Fffects
38. g up intensity levels 2 Switch to Details screen 3 Set properties Color Beam and Position 4 Change fixture selection as needed Page 61 XC Users Manual 6 1 Setting Fixture Intensity 1 From the Stage Run screen select fixtures by clicking using the channel dialog or by selecting previously defined groups 2 Set intensity by clicking the on screen level fader pressing the level key or moving the Level edgewheel Levels on screen will increase and the fixtures will respond as well lepRecon XC 350 NY ae 00 00 ffkK 3 Use the Release key or click Release on the bottom screen menu bar The green highlight will disappear and the channels will remain at their level 4 Select a new group of channels Adjust the levels as needed Page 62 XC Users Manual lepdrecon XC 350 ES 00 00 Details Details The process of selecting setting and releasing channels can be repeated with any combination of fixtures including LED and Intelligent fixtures To clear the current selection highlighted in green Press Clear To clear all fixtures press and hold Clear and press Enter Page 63 XC Users Manual 6 2 Details About the Details Screen The Details screen is the entry point to setting intelligent fixture attributes There s a lot of tools available here so it makes sense to take a closer look From the top the Details screen contains Fixture Tabs for different fixtur
39. hannel gt 24 lt thru gt 40 lt except gt 33 lt and gt 45 Level ED aE Press Enter to accept the channel selection Level is set to 100 by default Press level and enter a value or use the edge wheel to change the level for the current selection The results on screen will be this 0 LEVELS Page 57 XC Users Manual Six Incremental selectors are located to the right of the level selector The purpose of the Increment controls is to change the overall light level of selected channels while keeping the individual channel levels in proportion Clicking Plus or Minus 1 increments or decrements selected channels by 1 Clicking Plus Minus 2 increments or decrements by 5 and Plus Minus 3 increments or decrements by 10 Page 58 XC Users Manual 5 4 Group selection Any set of selected channels can be saved as a group This provides a shortcut for using the same selected channels again for Cue or Submaster recording Individual channels can be selected and de selected from the group screen as well In any Run or Record screen press the Group key located on the front panel or click on the word Group located at the bottom of the screen Once channels are selected click Save As to create the new group Give the group a convenient name and it can be re used for future recording If there are channels selected when the Group button is pressed that
40. hat affect the shape or pattern of the light Gobo rotation and other gobo modifiers are set in the Beam properties As with setting Color we can start from the Run screen by selecting fixtures and bringing up the intensity For this example we ll use the Color Spot 250AT lepRecon xc 350 aD Gr E Details En Ed Www 19 f 20 Ww Olor Fi 25 26 a as J 8 wD js O ge l Details Click on the Details button or press the Shamrock key Clicking on the Beam tab will display the controls for the selected fixtures Page 78 XC Users Manual Close Select All Release All Clear Selected Apply Defaults Manage Labels Gobo 4 Gobo 5 Edit Values ACT ANOS Speed Control Gobo wheel 1 Gobowheelindex Gobo fine index Prism Prism rotate Focus fine Shuiter CC Ne Ce SL Ne CC Ne E Nc Nel Nel Nc Available gobo labels are shown Select a label to set all selected fixtures to a new value If new labels are needed use available attributes to create a new label See section 6 3 regarding label creation Page 79 XC Users Manual 6 8 Setting Position The Position controls in XC are used to set the attributes related to positioning a fixture Position labels are different from Color and Beam labels in two important ways 1 To illuminate the same spot on stage the Pan and Tilt values are different for each fixture The user must create focus positions for each fixture befo
41. he grid are controls for setting color The XC library contains some pre defined color labels for the Color Force 12 and these are shown in a clickable list Blt blue Edit Values Clear Alinbutes Red Green Blue Amber C Ne Ne Nc Nc Page 75 XC Users Manual Clicking on a label will apply that color to the selected fixtures The results will show on stage and in the status grid LEVEL 52 52 COLOR Mamber Mamber Mamber 6 6 1 Using Color Mixing Fixtures that use Cyan Yellow Magenta or Red Green Blue can use the XC color Mix control to create new labels Click the Color Mixer tab to show the color control Hue 13 Red 255 Saturation Green 55 Brightness Blue ol l AS Manage Labels Save as Label Delete Label Edit Values Clear Attributes Cyan Magenta Yellow Colorwheel 1 Lo ao as ws Page 76 XC Users Manual The Color mixer allows a range of color saturation and brightness values for new labels e Click on the outer color ring to set the color e Click on the internal triangle to set brightness and saturation e When finished click Save as Label to keep the result as a new label Note When returning to the Details screen from Color Mixer a message will be displayed indicating that values have been edited Page 77 XC Users Manual 6 7 Setting Beam Properties The Beam properties include gobos prisms shutters and all other fixture attributes t
42. he same fixture library and software base Additional copies of this XC manual can be downloaded from the Leprecon website at www leprecon com Page 6 XC Users Manual 1 Specifications The following specifications may be changed at any time without notice Future software upgrades may affect these system specs 1 1 Channel capacity The XC 350 manages up to 512 conventional dimmer control channels Channels that are not used not patched to a DMX channel are not shown on the main channel control screen 1 2 DMX Capacity XC models control 2 Universes of 512 DMX channels for a total of 1024 DMX channels using industry standard 5 pin XLR connectors For systems using DMX de e Y over Ethernet 4 universes can be p DMX de DMX B controlled using the ArtNet protocol A W dmx compatible Wireless transmitter is available as an option for the first Universe Universe A only 1 3 Power Supply XC uses an internal power supply operating over a voltage range of 85 to 260 VAC No separate power adapter is used Line cord connector is IEC type C12 and a US standard NEMA 5 15 power cord is included 1 4 Peripherals Minimum monitor resolution for XC is 1024 x 768 the desk will auto detect Page 7 XC Users Manual monitor resolutions up to 1600 x 1200 XC can be used with any standard USB mouse and keyboard Certain ELO touch screen monitors are supported by XC allowing easy touch control instead of using a m
43. he six Playback fader status is shown in the Run Playback screen leprecon XC 350 1 01 Duck Duck Goose 1 02 Blue Rhondo 1 03 Shakin 1 04 1 05 0 3 1 06 empty Set Page S Page Lock Playbacks Quick Looks Each Playback has a text box showing the current playback status The text box contains other information about the playback state 17 Ol Blue Fhondo 0 5 The current Page assignment of the playback is shown on the left side Playback number and name are next The current playback step and number of total steps is shown on the right Bringing up a Playback fader will increase the intensity for fixtures recorded into the first step As the fader moves past 10 all attributes with new values Color Beam Position will start to change at their programmed rate Page 103 XC Users Manual Playbacks e Once the fader is at 100 pressing the Next arrow key above the playback will start a fade to the second step of the playback e Pressing Pause bars will pause any fade in process e Pressing Next will resume a fade that has been paused e Pressing Pause when a fade has already been paused will fade it back to the previous step Page 104 XC Users Manual 10 3 Playback Preview The XC Preview function is used to check and change Playback steps that have already been recorded Preview is available from the Run Playback screen Click the Preview button at the bottom of the screen or press
44. her channels Solo pressing a bump button brings up a single channel or sub and blacks out all other channels Latch pressing and releasing a bump turns on a channel or sub Pressing the bump a second time turns off the channel or sub When a Submaster is turned on with Latch mode it will fade up and down using Submaster fade times Page 92 XC Users Manual 8 1 Submaster Preview XC uses Preview function to check and change subs that have already been recorded Preview is available from the Run Sub screen Click the Preview button at the bottom of the screen or press the Preview menu key The screen background color changes to green show that the channel display no longer represents Stage view The display resembles the Run Screen but the data shown is particular just to the selected Submaster In this view all fixtures are at zero intensity and have no saved data except for the Color Force fixtures that were recorded at 100 Intensity Fixtures can be selected from the Preview screen and changes done on the fly If the Submaster fader level is up the changes will be seen on stage If the fader is down changes will be blind Page 93 XC Users Manual Continuing this example pressing Details for the Color Force will show how their properties are set 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 CF 12 3 CF 12 4 CF 12 5 CF12 6 CF 12 7 CF 12 8 CF 12 2 100 100 100 100 LEVEL 100 100 100 COLOR
45. ine A Pee asa Undo Fixture Add Edit Fixture Types Page Page 29 XC Users Manual Tabbed folders Line A through Line D are used to show the state of the DMX universes and add or remove DMX devices The List View tab summarizes all DMX devices in a single table Edit Fixture Types Address Name Dimmer Rack 1 Generic Dimmer OA ECN CO CS CTN ES O po EI O E CEN EC O E CEN EI O CEM CI O E CN EC CO a IMM D HU Page 30 XC Users Manual 4 1 1 Adding conventional dimmers The default empty show in an XC contains 48 channels reserved for dimmers This is shown as two 24 channel generic dimmers as shown above More dimmers can be added to the system by 1 click on the Add New box on the right side of the screen and choose conventional dimmers Add New Conventional Dimmers Line A lineB lineC Line D List A Peels ie le Channel Dimmer 12 Channel Dirnmer 4 Channel Dimmmer amp Channel Dimmer 96 Channel Dimmer AAA 2 Select a dimmer type by clicking on the name then drag or simply click on the destination DMX address 3 Once the fixture is placed a dialog will be displayed allowing a name to be entered and changes made if needed to the start address or DMX length before the data is finally saved Add Fixture 12 Channel Dimmer Name Dmx Line Start Sl E O Dmx Length Auto Patch Start Channel Copies 1 1 patch A
46. ique scenes can be stored on subs 8 1 Creating a new Submaster 1 Select instruments and set Color Beam and Position as previously described 2 Press or click the Record button The Record dialog box will open leprecon LPC 48Y Show Timing Details 56 57 58 59 60 a a a uy LEVELS Preview Channel Thru Release Clear All Groups Capture Stage The submaster page and sub to be recorded are displayed in the dialog 3 If the destination is correct press the Save or enter key to record the new submaster Page 88 XC Users Manual 8 2 Submaster Run Display The Submaster run screen shows the current state of each sub while also displaying channel level information in the lower part of the screen Twelve subs along with their titles are shown on the screen at one time Previous and Next buttons are used to change from the first set of twelve to the second set OOOO Setup un Set Page Page Lock Next Set Page selects the current Submaster page The current page can also be set at any time using the front panel Page key Page Lock Allows any submaster to be locked to a particular page A clear data field means that the sub will be able to load a new scene for each page change Entering a specific page number will keep the sub forever on that page Lock Unlock Pages Lock to Page Lock to Page subor 1 Sub13 12 12 1 Sub 14 15 Sub 03
47. is pressed Usually left at the default 0 00 time Linked Chase This attaches a previously recorded chase to a cue when the cue is executed the chase will start a Chase Rate The speed value in beats per minute of the attached chase 2 Link Set only to execute the stack out of numeric order Defaults to an empty field 7 Title A meaningful label that will be displayed in the Stack Run screen The left and right arrow keys can be used to move from field to field on the record dialog The up and down arrows can be used to increment and decrement time Page 110 XC Users Manual values or the numeric keypad can be used to key in time values Page 111 XC Users Manual 10 6 Stack Run Controls The Cue Run screen shows a combination of channel levels and dedicated Cue Stack controls Used with the on board buttons it shows the status of the Cue Stack as a show is running leprecon XC 350 Ny ae 00 00 PR Preview Release Clear All Groups Capture Stage The upper left label shows if the Cue stack is on or off When fades are in process green bar graphs show the changing state of the crossfade Cues execute in number order throughout the show Cues can be skipped or the execution changed by entering a new value in Next Step field Enter the new cue number then press Apply The new cue number will be shown in the Upcoming field In a similar way pre set cue timing can
48. looks Page locking features allow specific controls to stay unchanged page to page Page 13 XC Users Manual 2 5 Cue Stack Stack On Cue With a minimum of controls XC implements a full theatrical crossfade stack This is most appropriate for scripted and repeated performances Since many events don t fit this description the XC Cue Stack can be turned off using the button at the top Cue allows direct button access to changing the cue order to allow out of sequence operation The manual crossfader can be used to execute a fade directly under operator control Go button advances to the next cue Hold pauses cue execution Pressing Go again resumes the fade pressing Hold again backs up to the previous step Cue Stack Page 14 XC Users Manual 2 6 Chase and Master Controls Pattern Stack On Cue Blackout Cue Stack This illustration shows the Chase level fader on the far left The Pattern button at the top selects one of the twenty available chases The rate button pops up a dialog for setting Chase Rate for the selected pattern or the rate can be set by tapping the Rate button The Manual fader controls the following board sections Submaster Playbacks and all channels selected with the on screen controls Cue Stack Quick Looks and bump buttons are independent of the Manual fader _____ _ A Page 15 XC Users Manual The Master fader controls the following board sections Sub
49. ls as needed Labels can be re arranged by using the up and dn arrows on the side of the list box This sets the order of the label in the chase Page 125 XC Users Manual Color Label List Name Color List 1 Page 126 XC Users Manual To set the chase rate click on the parameters tab e Fade Time controls the transition from one label to another A fade time of zero will snap from color to color e Rate refers to the time between steps of the sequence e Loops sets the number of times the effect will execute A blank value will repeat until the cue containing the effect is faded out e Wait Time sets a time before the effect begins Each fixture can have independent Wait time This can be used to create a chorus line where one fixture will start an effect then another then another The wait time can be set manually for each fixture but there is an easier way using Sequencing Page 127 XC Users Manual Sequencing Click on the Sequence tab to get access to the sequencing controls Color Label List Name Colorist E E Remove Selected Fixtures Add gt gt lt lt Remove Apply Sequenced Wait Times Sequencing fixtures will apply staggered wait times to each fixture To sequence the fixtures e Select fixture names from the effect Click Add to create the sequence e Arrange the correct order using up and down arro
50. m the list and select Delete Patch Dmx Assignment Control Features Settings Clear r Show Updates iM 512 100 dd A Page 51 XC Users Manual 4 7 Show Backing up and restoring show data can be achieved using an external flash device as seen below Any of the five USB ports on the XC back panel or the front panel can be used The show backup and restore features are controlled from the Show screen ES EN ES ES P CD Show Maintenance Use this screen to save your show to a USB flash drive orto load a show that you have previously saved 2 Select Show File To Load Load Show Look In E Removable Disk F Save Show Eee LPC Show 2 1 10 Clear Show C3 Show 3 1 10 PY LPC_1 0x 13 tar gz File Name Files of Type Zip archives v Cancel Keyboard Page 52 XC Users Manual Shows can be Loaded and Saved in the following example In the Setup section select Show Insert the USB storage devise Select Load Show and the window will open with the information from your USB storage devise Select the desired show and select Open The show will take a moment to load The show name can be entered or edited with the On Screen keyboard Save Show works in a similar way as loading a show ee a Se oe In the Setup section select Show Insert USB storage devise Select Save Show and the Save Show win
51. m properties and position While in Preview mode if the Go button is pressed the Preveiw scene will automatically advance with the cue stack This allows editing a string of cues quickly The work flow would be to preview edit save then press GO to advance Page 114 XC Users Manual to the next cue When in Stack Preview mode the current cue can be modified and saved as the next cue While in Preview mode select and modify fixtures as usual Use the Record function to save the new cue 10 8 Cue List From the Cue Record screen clicking or touching the Cue List control will open the Cue List screen This screen shows a summary of current cue timing parameters and the cue order The graphic at the bottom of the screen represents scene timing values Future releases will enable timing to be changed by dragging the timelines Cue Order can be changed by selecting a cue Using the up and down arrows on the left side of the screen will move a cue up or down the list See figure 30 Any of the displayed timing values for cues can be changed in the Cue List as well lepRecon xc 350 Ny 00 00 mK UpFade DownFade Follow Wait 00 02 00 02 Inf 00 00 00 02 00 02 inf 00 00 00 02 00 02 Inf 0000 5 mus down fade j wait 00 10 00 15 00 20 00 25 FS F6 F7 FS Release Clear All Groups Capture Stage Page 115 XC Users Manual 11 Chase XC Chase patterns are programmabl
52. master Playback Cue Stack and Quick looks Only Chase and bump buttons are independent of the Master fader Page 16 XC Users Manual 2 7 Mode Controls Record Edit XC offers a lot of console control methods The Mode controls set up the desk for Run Record Edit and Setup functions These same functions can also be accessed from the video interface using the control buttons at the top of the screen leprecon XC 350 Ny 00 00 O amp aa Cm La elo For each mode there is a sub mode that will display controls specific to the area chosen such as Record Subs Or while setting up for recording the destination can be changed at that time Page 17 HW___ 2 8 Data Entry XC Users Manual Front panel keys are provided for entering data in a standard syntax For example pressing Channel opens a dialog box that allows the user to enter data like this Channel Dimmer Group Enter Release Channel 10 Thru 15 And 22 Level 25 lt Enter gt The results would be what you expect The Group key is used to create functional groups of channels reducing the time needed to select fixtures The 0 9 numeric keypad is used for entering data into text boxes for channel numbers levels and parameter values The Clear button drops the intensity of all selected fixtures to zero Clear Enter clears the intensity of All manual channels Release de selects all selected channels Enter is used t
53. mmer channels 1 through 48 Dimmer to board channel assignments are set in the patch screen The XC is able to store numerous custom patches All patches will be listed in the patch screen See Figure 6 Only one patch can be used at atime Applying a patch makes it active and the dimmer to channel assignment changes at the time it is applied Patches can be viewed by desk Channel or by DMX Dimmer Page 40 XC Users Manual lepdrecon XC 350 ES 00 00 Patch Dmx Assignment Control Features Settings Clear r Show Updates CHANNEL DIMMER A 001 A 002 A 003 A 004 A 005 A006 A007 A 008 A 009 A010 A 011 A 012 A 013 A 014 A015 A016 A 017 A 018 A019 Add By Channel By Dimmer New Mapping 1 2 3 4 5 E 8 9 A d d d eo POn enh OND O Page 41 4 2 1 XC Users Manual Creating a Custom Patch Select the Set up tab select the Patch tab The patch list window will open and Default System Active is highlighted in green Select the New tab in the left column A window will open with the message Enter name for the new patch The icon to the right of the dialog box is an onscreen keyboard which can be used to name the patch If a name is not given Patch 01 is the default select Save and the new patch will appear in the Patch List window See Figure 6 Select the Newly named patch from the list it should now be highlighted in green To make the patch Active select the Apply t
54. nd then turn off the power switch Note As the Linux operating system shuts down error messages may be briefly displayed This is normal for the operating system and does not indicate a problem with the console Page 23 XC Users Manual 3 4 System Setup Open the Setup screen by pressing the mode key labled Setup or click on the on screen menu tab The setup screen shows the current software versions and contains submenus for all setup functions Three software components comprise the XC system and the revision level and release date for each of the components is shown in the main Setup screen The current fixture library version is also shown leprRecon XC 350 NY ES 00 00 f E A Fs SF f cee PEA r ee E ae eS Qe AA Po EA A AE ae eee E 2 C Ord JIGge IOCK SUDS IVDOUACK Io lo Ni 1 NA wvwuy EN vva aD td i can i j Run Patch Dmx Assignment Control Features Settings Clear r Show Updates Page 24 XC Users Manual 3 5 Touch Screen Calibration The XC operating system includes drivers for certain models of ELO touch screen monitors The first time the monitor is used the board may need to be calibrated for proper touch control To calibrate the monitor press and hold the shamrock key At the same time press the setup key The calibration routine will display a bulls eye target on the screen in four different locations Follow the on screen prompts and touch the targets when
55. ng W DMX compatible format The XC supports 2 DMX universes however only Universe A will be transmitted via Wireless DMX The wireless transmitter has a simple interface with one LED and one momentary function switch See Figure 37 The LED shows the current state of the wireless DMX link ON Normal DMX link operation Fast blink Linking all available receivers Slow blink Unlinking all receivers To set up a Wireless DMX System 1 Power on only the receiver units to be used with the XC DMX universe ensure that they are not linked with any other transmitter Receiver LINK indicators should be OFF 2 On the transmitter unit press and hold the FUNCTION switch for one second then release The transmitter will scan for all unlinked receivers for a period of ten seconds The LINK indicator will flash rapidly 2 If successful each receiver s LINK indicator will go ON If any fail check that the receiver is in range and repeat procedure Page 138 XC Users Manual To unlink all receivers from a DMX universe On the XC back panel press and hold the Function button until the Link LED begins flashing See Figure 38 All receivers linked to that DMX universe will be unlinked Link Indicator Function Switch Page 139 XC Users Manual 14Support and Contact Information The latest product information is available from our website www Leprecon com We can also be reached at our physical address Le
56. nual 4 Once the start address is selected a dialog will open to accept additional data Add Fixture Mac 3 Profile Int Channel Dmx Line Start 68 Dmx Length 27 1 Name Meaningful name for the fixture followed by a fixture number If inserting multiple fixtures each will have the same name with incrementing fixture numbers for each Int Channel This field allows the intensity channel for an intelligent fixture to be mapped to a particular board channel This is used to assign fixture intensity to a board fader DMX Line Drop down to select one of four DMX lines A through D Pan and Tilt Select Normal or Inverted operation for moving head or moving mirror fixtures Copies Number of consecutively addressed fixtures to be inserted 5 When all settings are correct click Save to add the fixtures Page 34 XC Users Manual 4 1 3 Modifying existing assignments Fixtures already placed in the DMX Assignment can be moved or re named later Simply click on the displayed fixtures when it has been selected it will turn magenta Undo Fixture Add Edit Fixture Types E SSD 2 53 54 55 56 57 se 59 0 61 42 3 sa 5 se o7 co CEE mn am 76 77 m8 mo e es ua os Delete Saw castes cc e eae The selected item can be dragged to a new start address or the text boxes on the right side of the screen can be used to change the address Click Save to updat
57. o conclude most programming or data entry operations Page 18 XC Users Manual 2 9 Encoders To make setting parameters Position Color and Beam easier three parameter encoders are paired with the on board LCD GOBOROTATE GOBO SHAKE GOBO WHEEL 1 The LCD labels the current function of each encoder scroll Left and Right buttons navigate through the parameters to re assign the encoders To navigate the video desktop XC includes a mouse control trackball Left and right click buttons are located below 2 10 Screen Navigation Cursor keys act to move from one control field to the next and allow changing values in the fields Page 19 XC Users Manual 2 11 Palette Shortcuts Programming intelligent fixtures requires setting a lot of data for a number of fixtures XC provides some help with dedicated keys Color Beam and Position shortcuts can be created and enabled for direct access from the ten keys shown This will be covered in more detail in fixture programming Color Position Page 20 XC Users Manual 3 Powering up the XC Getting ready to use the XC takes just a minute See the instructions below to get ready 3 1 Peripheral Ports The photo below shows the system connections available on the XC console e USB ports can be used for standard PC components such as keyboard mouse or Flash memory sticks ELO touch screens use one USB port for touch position e Video
58. ouse Contact Leprecon for order number and availability information 1 5 Show Storage All show data is stored on internal flash memory The internal show can be backed up to an external USB flash memory Note flash memory devices formatted for use with Apple products may not work reliably for XC shows storage 1 6 Work Lights The XC has provisions for two 12 VDC work lights Littlites The 4 pin XLR connectors are located on the far left and right of the console s back panel The internal work lamp dimmer supports lamps with incandescent or LED light Sources 1 7 Accessories An optional ATA style flight case and can be ordered from your Leprecon dealer Page 8 XC Users Manual 2 XC Console Layout A good way to introduce the XC feature set is to look in detail at the front panel layout The illustrations below shows the live playback controls of the XC 2 1 Submasters Twenty four faders are provided as programmable submasters Each sub can contain any combination of conventional or intelligent fixture data Submasters contain only a single scene of data but can include chases and movement effects An LED indicator and a bump button control are provided for each of the twenty four faders Subs are considered to be part of the Manual control of the console so these faders are proportionally dimmed by the Master and Manual fader and are under the control of the Blackout switch Page 9 XC Users
59. precon LLC 10087 Industrial Drive PO Box 218 Hamburg MI 48139 810 852 4300 Page 140 XC Users Manual 15Glossary of Console Related Terms Blackout A switch that when pressed will blackout the entire show It is very useful when the operator wants to show external effects like pyrotechnics video or spotlights Board Channel On a console a channel may only be represented by a number which is assigned by the system to control any number of physical dimmers color scrollers or other devices Generally a control channel represents the smallest easily divisible set of controls a designer has over groups of lighting instruments A soft patch or pin patch is used to assign dimmers or groups of dimmers to individual control channels Bump Button A switch used to quickly bring a board channel to full intensity Pressing a bump button is an alternative to using a fader Bump buttons allow rapid manual control over lighting control channels On some consoles bump buttons can be put into solo mode where all channels except those controlled by the bump button go out Chase A lighting design term referring to a group of lights which are turned on and off in a sequence A chase can be a complex multi part cue affecting large groups of lighting instruments and can be manipulated by rate intensity and fadetime Crossfade A lighting term that refers to a cue which one set of lights increases in intensity while another set simultaneou
60. rd mode directly from the Details screen There s a menu key to do that also If the console has live output from Submasters Playbacks or Quick Looks the total stage picture can be captured to record to a new scene That s done by clicking Stage Capture Close will most definitely close the Details window and return the XC display to the previous state Use the Shamrock key as a shortcut to toggle in and out of Details E Page 65 XC Users Manual Next we ll look at the part of the screen used to create and manage labels g Property Tab Labels Color Beam Capture Stage Defaults Manage Labels No Change Save as Label Delete Label Dark green Deep red Light azure Magenta Pink Q Q D 5 UW filter Attributes Clear Altributes Colorwheell Colorwheel fine Attribute Fields The XC Details screen supports LED and intelligent fixtures of all types Not all fixtures have the same properties for example LED Pars do not have Position properties So the XC Details screen uses Property Tabs to organize the fixture properties Some tabs may be empty depending on the fixture type selected Inside each tab are the attributes related to the specific fixture The easiest way to program intelligent fixtures is to use Labels Some labels are included in the standard fixture library others are created by the user Page 66 XC Users Manual 6 3 Creating Labels Taking the time to c
61. re programming 2 For this reason there are no pre defined Position labels in the XC fixture library To create Position Labels e From the Run screen select fixtures and adjust intensity e Click on Details or press the Shamrock key to open the Details screen e Click on the Position tab The screen below will be shown Defaults Position Position Timing Wait Fade Manage Labels Save as Label Delete Label Attributes Clear Attributes Focus Pan Pan fine Tilt Tilt fine N C N C N C N C N C Page 80 XC Users Manual In a new show there are no position labels Here s how to create them e Deselect all fixtures then select only one fixture to position 37 39 40 ColorSpot 2504 ColorSpot 250A ColorSpot 2504 100 100 100 100 COLOR BEAM Defaults Defaults Defaults Defaults POSITION Defaults Defaults Select All No Change Edit Values Clear Altributes Pan Focus Tilt Pan fine Tilt fine sia detente betes oe seta e Click on Defaults to start the new label with the default values This will set the fixture position to the middle of it s range DMX value 128 e Set the first position of the first instrument The left and right encoder wheels will be mapped to Pan and Tilt Page 81 XC Users Manual When the first fixture has been positioned deselect the fixture and select the n
62. reate labels will make programming any show faster and easier e Labels set many individual attributes all at the same time e Editing a label will automatically update all the cues that were recorded using that label To show the process for creating a new label we ll use a color label for an example 1 First click on the default label at the top of the screen to set all attributes to their default values This is a critical step Otherwise some attributes will be set to No Change and the label results will be unpredictable Beam Position E greer Bjt blue Wsteel lt green Edit Values Clear Alinbutes yellow green Bmagenta Green Blue Amber Defaults Defaults Page 67 XC Users Manual 2 The bottom of the screen shows the color attributes for the selected fixture In the case of the Color Force there are four Color attributes Red Green Blue and Amber Edit Values Clear Alinbutes Red Green Blue Amber ea pesan osa sta 3 The color values can be adjusted several ways easiest on XC is to use the encoders on the right side of the desk The LCD above the encoders will show the attribute labels and the attribute text box will show the new values Pink borders around the text box indicate that the data has been changed Beam Position Capture Stage Manage Labels Mgreen Mred No Change Bit blue Save as Label Label values are being modifie
63. sly decreases in intensity A crossfade is one common way in which a change of scene can be indicated in a theatrical production Cue Theatrical way of recording and playback looks A Section of a lighting desk which allows a list of pre plotted lighting states to be played back on the push of a button These lighting states normally have fade times allocated to them DMX DMX 512 is a standard dimmer control protocol administered by U S I T T to provide a means for interfacing dimming and control equipment from different manufacturers A single DMX control cable carries dimmer intensity information for 512 dimmers serially down 2 wires Page 141 XC Users Manual Dimmer A device which causes connected lamps to decrease in intensity Most dimmers for entertainment lighting use are some variation of an SCR Individual dimmers are traditionally arranged in modules of two dimmers with modules combined into dimmer racks Solid state electronic device used to vary the intensity of the lights It provides the electrical muscle for the console Fader A potentiometer used to set the level of a board channel Group A group is a convenient way to combine multiple lights and select them at once Incandescent Light Most standard household light bulbs as well as tungsten halogen lamps are incandescent The color temperature of most incandescent lamps ranges from 1800 to about 3800 Kelvin Intensity The brightness of a light usually and
64. steel Msteel Msteel E cyan Bblue Bblue Bblue Select All Release All Clear Selected Apply Defaults All Color Force fixtures were recorded at 100 intensity The first three are set to color label steel the next cyan and the last three blue Changes can be made here in the Details screen to change the contents of the submaster Back on the main Preview screen any other changes can be completed like adjusting some of the conventional levels Once all the changes are completed click on Save or just press Enter 3 00 00 a Page 94 XC Users Manual XC will remain in Preview mode so that other subs can be changed Previous and Next control buttons are available for moving from one submaster to another Preview mode also supports copying a submaster to another or copying a submaster to another type of XC scene Click the Copy button on screen to open this feature Copy Scene Where do you want to paste this scene intensity and attribute data from the Sa s r Preview sub to the selected Step lt New 4 gt destination If just the intensity values are to be The Copy dialog will transfer all copied the check box at the bottom can be used to remove the attribute Copy Levels Only Color Beam Position data en were ee C el scve Loopy ance ___ _ Page e XC Users Manual 8 2 Sub Timing properties Even though Submaster intensity is controlle
65. the Beam tab and then Iris Flick will display the control screen Beam Iris Flick JETA Remove Selected Fixtures The properties for Iris Flick are simple related to the time to open and close the iris and the time between opening and closing the effect Page 132 XC Users Manual 12 3 Position Effects Movements such as circles rectangles and random moves are created with XC Position effects Parameter settings control the size position and speed of these movement effects Click on the Effects button on the main screen Click on the Position tab and this screen will open Current Stage Effects None Remove All Ballyhoo Circle Ellipse In a new show the list of Saved effects will be empty The choices for new effects are shown on the right in the Create New Effect list e Ballyhoo is a random movement of lights similar to random follow spot movement e Circle Ellipse Rectangle Triangle and Polygon are simple geometric shapes e Sweep is a movement from a start position to an end position with an option Page 133 XC Users Manual of repeating back to start e Label Chase is a position chase using defined position labels See the section regarding Color Effects to understand how this works To create a new Position Effect 1 Click on the Effect button from any screen 2 Click on the Position tab 3 Select the type of effect This example will
66. the Preview menu key The screen background color changes to green show that the channel display no longer represents Stage view Playback Properties Copy as EE ED Timing Exit Details The display resembles the Run Screen but the data shown is particular just to the selected Playback In the example shown two conventional fixtures channels 3 and 9 were recorded at 100 intensity Four of the Color Force fixtures were recorded at 100 Intensity Switching to the Details screen the parameter data for the Color Force fixtures is shown Page 105 XC Users Manual Close 25 26 27 28 29 30 CF 12 3 CF 12 4 CF 12 5 CF 12 6 CF 12 7 CF 12 8 0 LEVEL 100 100 100 100 100 COLOR Mamber Bblue Bamber Mblue Mamber Select All Release All Clear Selected Apply Defaults Fixtures can be selected from the Preview screen and changes done on the fly If the Playback fader level is up the changes will be seen on stage If the fader is down changes will be blind Once changes are complete press save from the main Preview screen to update the Playback step with the new values Exiting Preview without saving will discard any changes to the Playback step Page 106 XC Users Manual 10 4Playback properties Since Playbacks can contain several steps XC allows viewing cue timing information and other features in the Properties screen Page 1 Playback 2 Title Blue Rhondo Auto Chase
67. ton and a set of sliders will appear for adjusting the values Notice the shortcuts for specific values on the left Page 71 XC Users Manual l i I4 141 14M w c y w c y ma y 7 c Use the Cursor keys Left and right will move from one field to the next Up and down will increment and decrement attribute values In any particular field its also possible to enter data directly with the numeric keypad Page 72 XC Users Manual 6 6 Setting Color Once fixtures are selected and the level set all other properties Color Beam Position can be adjusted as well In this example the Color Force LED block has been selected and the intensity set to 52 le recon xc 350 00 00 Details Next to the Color Force heading on screen is a control button for Details Clicking on this button will switch to the Details screen Page 73 XC Users Manual Select All Release All Clear Selected Apply Defaults Defaults Manage Labels seve nae Edit Values Clear Altributes Red Green Blue Amber ES NA E Nel Nc I In this view the fixtures are show selected green at the top of the screen The grid below shows all current settings for the selected fixtures this intensity which was set in the Run screen Notice that the level fader is still available for changing intensity Page 74 XC Users Manual Below t
68. troduction to the ArtNet protocol is available from the Artistic License website See Application Note 13 What is ArtNet Several other useful documents regarding ArtNet are available from the Artistic License website 4 5 Clear Clear functions are used to erase selected areas or the entire board memory Each Clear function will prompt the user to confirm the operation before proceeding Patch Dmx Assignment Control Features Settings Clear Show Updates Chase Quick Looks Subs 2 Are you sure you want to clear playbacks Playbacks This operation cannot be undone Patch Stack Groups Park Entire Show 4 6 Park Board channels or individual DMX dimmer circuits can be set to a specific value for the duration of a show or programming session This is called Parking and can be useful to turn on work lights or turn off an improperly focused fixture Page 50 XC Users Manual Parked channels are not included in the channel data when cues are recorded The interface for Park is shown below Select the Park tab and the Park screen will appear e To park a desk channel use the left dialog box e To park a DMX or dimmer channel use the right dialog box Select the desired dialog box and the on screen keypad will appear 2 Enter the Channel number and Level The parked channel number and level will appear in a list to the right of the dialog box 4 Jo Un Park a channel highlight a desk channel or dimmer channel fro
69. types can be created on the XC New fixtures are can only be used in the current show are not added to the fixture library To properly define a new fixture it s necessary to have complete DMX data taken from the fixture manual To define a new fixture click on Setup then Dmx Assignment Edit Fixture Click the Fixture Type drop down box and select lt create new gt This dialog will be shown Fixture Type Edit lt Create New gt p Close Name Brand New LED fixture Notes Save Changes Manfacturer Gold Star Lucky Brand Channel Count 5 tau Delete Fixture Attributes Before defining attributes please specify a Channel Count above The Name and Manufacturer fields are text labels that will need to be completed when the fixture is created Channel count is important that is the total number of DMX channels required for the new fixture Once the Channel Count Field is filled in the software will generate a blank profile for the fixture Page 37 XC Users Manual Fixture Type Edit reene Name Brand New LED fixture Notes Save Changes Manfacturer Gold Star Lucky Brand Channel Count 5 Him Delete Fixture Attributes limited to channel count lt Placeholder click to create gt lt Placeholder click to create Default lt Placeholder click to create gt _ Use virtual intensity lt Pl
70. ual 4 4 ArtNet configuration XC software supports DMX over Ethernet using the ArtNet protocol ArtNet allows XC to send DMX data on a standard Ethernet network ArtNet nodes are used to receive data and convert it back to standard DMX The XC and all nodes in the system must be configured to communicate properly From the Setup screen click on Settings The Art Net configuration is on the right side of the setup screen lep Patch Dmx Assignment Control Features Settings r h Updates Set Defaults Universe 0 Page 48 XC Users Manual The Art Net configuration screen has the following features 10 0 0 Line Universe A 3 Network ArtNet usually is used on a network with IP addresses beginning with 2 Updates to the ArtNet specification allows addressing on a network with addresses beginning with 10 This setting must be consistent with the rest of the ArtNet gear in the system Use the drop down box to pick one of the two network choices Subnet ArtNet data can be transmitted on sixteen different subnets numbered 0 through 15 Click the arrow to select a specific subnet Universe Mapping The four XC DMX lines can be assigned to any of sixteen ArtNet universes supported by each Subnet Use the drop down box to set each XC line to a unique ArtNet universe Once settings are complete don t forget to save your changes Page 49 XC Users Manual For more info regarding ArtNet An in
71. ul for editing in additional cues after the Cue stack has been recorded Each cue has independent up and down fade times for intensity If desired each cue can have associated delay and follow times The entire Cue Stack can be turned off if XC is used only for Playback Submaster and Quick Look control When recording new cues it s best to turn OFF the Cue stack Otherwise any existing cue data will be present in the board output and re recorded into cues 1 Select fixtures and set Color Beam and Position as previously described 2 Press or click the Record button The Record dialog box will open Cancel Save Page 109 XC Users Manual The Record dialog will open to the tab last used If necessary click on the Stack tab The Cue to be recorded is displayed in the dialog The destination can be changed to any valid Cue number 3 Click the Save as button or press Enter to save the Cue The Control fields in the Record dialog are 1 Up fade and Down fade times These fields are for Intensity fades only Nr Setting the Up fade time will automatically set the Down fade time to the same value 2 Follow Time If this field is set to a numeric value the next cue will automatically follow the current cue Usually defaults to Inf Infinite so that a button press is needed for every cue start Wait Time This can be used to delay the start of a cue after the GO button
72. use the ballyhoo Position Ballyhoo A Save Remove Selected Fixtures Page 134 XC Users Manual 4 Select fixtures to include in the effect The intensity will set to 100 for these fixtures automatically 55 56 57 58 59 60 5 The fixtures will now be moving using the default parameters The Ballyhoo effect has minimum and maximum values for pan and tilt which set the area covered by the ballyhoo Page 135 XC Users Manual 6 A simple way to set min and max values for the ballyhoo is to use focus labels as the boundaries Clicking on any of the Min and Max data fields will open a window allowing focus labels to be picked Position Ballyhoo Name Ballyhoo 1 55 56 jf 57 58 If 59 I 60 Clicking on a label will transfer the pan and tilt values for the label into the Min or Max data box 7 Movement speed for the ballyhoo or other position effects is set in the Speed data box Values from 1 to 100 are accepted 8 Setting a value in Loops data box will stop the effect after a determined number of cycles A value of zero will run the effect until the associated submaster or stack cue is faded out Page 136 XC Users Manual 9 Once the effect is running correctly name and save the effect Name Ballyhoo 1 save Remove Selected Fixtures Page 137 XC Users Manual 13 Wireless DMX option XC models are available with optional wireless DMX capability usi
73. ws next to the Sequence list Page 128 XC Users Manual Remo 49 Mac 500 1 49 Mac 500 1 O Mac 500 2 Add gt gt O Mac 500 2 o o o Apply Sequenced Wait Times e Enter the Wait time for the first fixture and the time between fixtures e Click on Apply Sequenced Wait Times When the effect is started the fixtures will start the effect one at a time based on the applied wait times e When finished name the effect Referencing the fixtures in the effect is a good idea making it easier to choose it later from a list e Save the effect mM Cancel Remove Selected Fixtures Page 129 XC Users Manual Current Stage Effects M500 Blue Chase Remove All M500 Blue Chase Now the new effect is in the list of Saved Effects and is still currently running on stage Returning to the Run screen will show an animated icon to remind you that an effect is running gt Effects Page 130 XC Users Manual Recording submasters or cues with an Effect running and fixture intensity up will add the effect to the new scene Page 131 XC Users Manual 12 2 Beam Effects XC has two kinds of Beam property effects Iris Flick and Label Chase For information on the Label chase see the previous section regarding Color label chase The concepts and procedures are the same Iris Flick is an effect that opens and closes the iris of an iris equipped fixture Clicking on Effects selecting

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