SubCommander - Parlights, Inc.
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1. Electronics Diversified Inc SuBGOMMANDER User Manual Revision 8 September 1998 070 0600 1998 Electronics Diversified Inc A INTRODUCTION This User Manual is supplied with your system Copies of this guide may be obtained from Electronics Diversified Inc for a nominal charge It is recommended that you copy those portions of this manual applicable to your present use in the installation maintenance or repair and preserve the original in a safe place 1998 by Electronics Diversified Inc All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced by any means graphic electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording taping or information storage and retrieval systems without the express written permission of Electronics Diversified Inc except in connection with installation operation repair and maintenance of Electronics Diversified Inc systems The SubCommander is designed to operate as aDMX copy machine Any combination of lighting levels which pass through the unit can be copied by the SubCommander The copy process can be performed locally or by remote control When the lighting levels from a DMX console are live SubCommander can learn the levels and store them for recall SubCommander looks are organized and controlled by the twelve playback handles located on the front panel Each playback can store levels independent of the other Playbacks operate on a h2. 1 Y 1 thu 12 Stores in SubCommander memory on page and playback Press Enter The remote record is complete Press es to restore Stage screen 12 OPTIONS Py LA ee do PAC DISK REMOTE TA MS SN NA RECORD EDIT AN N AR QS NA NES SuBGOMMANDER EVENTS CLOCK TO SET EVENTS CLOCK 0 2 N O 0 Ff Move Clock switch to TC position Position switch in the Time Clock ON mode To set Event number press and hold the Page button Use the RAISE or LOWER button to select number 1 99 events available Set Time for Event see Set Clock functions pg 6 Press the Edit button Press and hold the Page button Use the RAISE or LOWER button to access page number of stored presets Press and hold the Playback button Use the RAISE or LOWER button to select preset number Press and hold the Minutes button Use the RAISE or LOWER button to select fade time minutes Press and hold the Seconds button Use the RAISE or LOWER button to select fade time seconds Press the Edit button to select level for preset Use the RAISE or set level LOWER button to select the pre Press the EDIT button to complete the edit Position Clock Timer switch to Clock SubCommander Events
3. TO VIEW A PRESET Position Key Switch to RECORD ACCESS Select page Press and hold the Edit button Select the Playback bump button preset number to be edited lf memory space is empty dash bars will appear in all display windows TO VIEW A RECORDED DIMMER WITH AN ASSIGNED LEVEL O Press and hold the MIN DIMMER button O Use the arrow to select the Dimmer number The level assigned will automatically appear in the Level window TO EDIT THE LEVEL 1 Select the Dimmer for the level edit Press and hold the SEC LEVEL button Press the arrow to increase the intensity level or press the arrow to decrease the intensity level When the level adjustment is complete 4 Press and hold the MIN DIMMER button 5 Press the or arrow to access the next dimmer NOTE During a view or edit session the LED above the selected preset numberwill flash amber When the session is complete the LED will restore to a green condition TO END THE SESSION Press the EDIT button The displays will restore to the Clock or Timer condition PLAYBACK A LOOK PLAY BACKS s 6 A RS MASTER at NY NEE OS SuBGOMMANDER Playbacks operate as PILE ON memories controlled by the Grand Master Any number of playbacks may be up at the same time The LE
4. a previous page LED s not illuminated indicates no memory stored The Active page is always announced on the Page Display RECORD A LOOK Source generated by another device Position Keyswitch to RECORD ACCESS Select page for Preset storage Position Mode switch to PILE ON DMX Indicator light will illuminate Press and hold the RECORD button Press the BUMP PLAYBACK button under the fader for the preset number 6 Green LED will immediately illuminate to confirm For REMOTE RECORD options see page 11 12 0 007 MODE SELECTION 1 Mode Selection Switch can be positioned at any time in three distinct operational levels PILE ON Merges stored memories from SubCommander with DMX signals generated by another source PILE ON operates ona highesttakes precedence basis PASS THRU Restricts SubCommander outputs and allows DMX signals generated by another source to address dimmers Limits other DMX signals to zero and allows only SubCommander looks to address dimmers NOTE IfMode Selection switch is changed without key in RECORD ACCESS Time Clock colons will flash until switch is returned to previous position Selection is possible only when key positioned SOLO EDIT A LOOK HOURS ae PILE ON i EDIT iU NW 6 8 DN la ot HON i p AR HA n a Zi SuBGOMMANDER
5. Clock is operating in background Programs set in Events Clock are controlled by the Time Clock ON OFF switch 13 OPTIONS FF ei 7ON MORE DMX Window Packet size 0 Dimmers 1 140 Updates per second 0 23 4 5 6 7 22 42 62 82 23 24 43 44 63 64 83 84 25 26 27 45 46 47 65 66 67 85 86 87 8 28 48 68 88 9 29 49 69 89 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 10 1 30 3 50 5 70 7 90 91 110 11 130 13 12 13 32 33 52 53 72 73 92 93 112 113 1 132 133 1 14 15 34 35 54 55 74 75 94 95 14 115 34 135 16 17 18 19 20 36 37 38 39 40 56 57 58 59 60 76 77 78 79 80 96 97 98 99 100 116 117 118 119 120 136 137 138 139 140 SuBGOMMANDER REMOTE ACCESS SubCommander memories are available for recall from remote locations If remote recall stations are installed they default to the first page 10 BUTTON REMOTE The 10 Button Remote supports one full page of SubCommander playbacks The top 3 buttons on each side represent the first 6 playbacks The illuminated button indicates the active playbacks selected The MORE key simply switches from the first six playbacks to the second six When the MORE key is illuminated the second six pages are available for selection Only one remote memory can be active a
6. D s below the Playbacks identify the look as ACTIVE Green PAGED Red IN EDIT Amber Blinking Paged looks were brought up when a previous page was displayed When the playback is returned to the 0 position the current Look will automatically load on the playback TO ACTIVATE A PLAYBACK Push the playback handle UP TO FADE OUT A PLAYBACK Pull the playback handle DOWN TO CHANGE THE ACTIVE PAGE Press and hold the Page button Press the bump button under the number of the Playback to access the same page number TO PROPORTIONALLY CONTROL ALL PLAYBACKS Raise or lower the Grand Master STORE A LOOK AGE PAG DISK REMOTE 77 IN SO OVERTEMP Ur o MODE MX ps Ps AS PILEON IMECLOCK RECORD EDIT THRU E POWER AR TS OLO Ke NETA NY 2 3 4 7 8 O 11 12 0 PESAN ESAS OX EEN AA YY UY UY KY a HOURS DIMMER pm c RUN STOP CLOCK o IES cle 17 o C PLAYBACK ATE ESE ZEON EN EN z N ON SEA No Kay OF OURS MIN SEC PLAYBACK RESET gt NS NN HN J KE J ey F SuBGOMMANDER Make sure a formatted disk is installed Label disk and check Write Protect switch RECORD TO DISK Press and hold the Record amp Disk buttons simultaneoously O Press the first Bump Playback button 3 Wait LED on disk drive will show ST during record procedure 4 SubCommander will signal th
7. Write Protected and no new data can be written in FORMAT A DISK FROM SUBCOMMANDER 1 Turn Key Switch to Record Access position Press and hold Edit amp Remote buttons simultaneously while pressing the 12 Bump button 3 Page LED will show FD Format Disk 4 The Hours LED screen will show TR and count to 80 in the Seconds screen SuBGOMMANDER CLOCK TIMER 00 01 Turn Keyswitch to Record Access position ON position does not allow access to changes in Memory SET CLOCK O Position switch to Clock mode Press and hold Hours button 3 Press A RAISE or LOWER button for desired number Release the HOURS button O Press and hold Minutes button 5 Press A RAISE or LOWER button for desired number Release the MIN button Press and hold Seconds button Press A RAISE or LOWER button for desired number Release the SEC button The Clock will display current time when keyed ON NO SET TIMER COUNT DOWN MODE O Position switch to Timer mode Press and hold Hours button 3 Press RAISE or LOWER button for desired hour number Release the HOURS button Press and hold Minutes button Press RAISE or V LOWER button for desired minutes number Release the MIN button Press and hold Seconds button Press A RAISE or LOWER but
8. corr Pas Za N ii TIMECLOCK lan gt u Nas SL O 5 8 1 12 L ll j AO ee DA E NE WN TT DAMA Y gt LJ ue Lo SA Nes NOI Ne Ke D NET ESN ST RTS NT CN Ke SuBGOMMANDER BACK PANEL 1 STAGE PANEL UNIT 19 Rack mount configuration 2 DMX OUTPUT 14 pin connector labeled for input and out control All control terminations occur at this position 3 POWER Input power connection from power supply Connect only Low Voltage power to Stage Panel Unit See system drawings DISK DRIVE 3 5 IBM format 1 44MB Disks must be formatted before use 1 Insert the diskette as illustrated Do not force it into the drive If the diskette will not insert easily it is not correctly oriented To eject the diskette push the small button on the disk drive Ensure that diskettes are handled in the following manner Do not expose to high temperatures Do not store near magnetic fields NOTE Never eject a diskette while the disk drive indicator light is on This could result in loss of data or incomplete loading of a show Wait until the indicator light goes off before ejecting w N WRITE PROTECTION 1 Orient the diskette so that the round metal circle is pointed toward you 2 With the metal flap on top the write protect tab is located in the lower right hand corner If this tab is closed the diskette is not Write Protected If the tab is open the diskette is
9. disk 10 Clear Memory 10 Options Remote Record From EnAct Console 11 From Plus Console 12 Events ClOCKa 42 2 da taa Dune ue de REA auras 13 Remote Access 10 Button Remote 14 Remote Page Selection 14 DMX WIRD OW aies her d des da cw nd en hoe oe ne A 14 Service INOMALION ESS Le cata a eaten 15 Registration nformatie eemnes a di want et riurs 17 SuBGOMMANDER OVERVIEW CK A of EN EY ON ON My gt V C Fr 7 VY Nw Raley OFF A J 6 8 fo 14 IBK MPTE es TT OVERTEMP C y E j MODE DMX Mo FILE ON POWER C ECORD ED PASS THRU EMASTE TIMEOLOCK CN fos EM Me MASTER 1 ze 3 4 9 6 7 8 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS lg 3 5 Disk Drive DISPLAY KEYS 2 HOURS PLAYBACK Access Button 3 MIN DIMMER Button 4 SEC LEVEL Button 5 RUN STOP UP Button Raise key 6 RESET DOWN Button Lower key CLOCK EVENT CONTROLS T Clock Timer Time 8 Event Clock 9 Power Key Switch ON OFF RECORD ACCESS 10 Page Event Button amp Display FUNCTION KEYS Access to Playback pages Display 98 Event T C Memory Display dual 8 segment LED display 11 RECORD Button Access t
10. ically download any stage output to SubCommander s page and playbacks through the DMX signal transmission To copy stage output to SubCommander A Set levels on channels manually or Insert or merge Group Submaster Cue on stage or Manually activate playback B Move Fader Playback or Grandmasterto output position C Press key to activate Main Menu screen Press 17 fl 1 Mentor pherals Utilities Menu Peri ARK Press Selects page to remote record to SubCommander Press 1 thru 12 essen pa Cursor down to item 7 press El enter to assign Press playback then Cursor down to item 8 press ater Are you sure will appear in the screen s command line Press ENTER again to complete the record NOTE Playback number will automatically advance to protect against record over 11 OPTIONS SETUP 14 Remote Store lt SUBCOMMANDER REMOTE RECORD THE PLUS TO SUBCOMMANDER 1 To copy stage output to SubCommander Set levels on channels manually or load preset to fader or Load preset on submaster or Manually move submaster Move Fader or Submaster to output position On the Plus keypad Press sw 5 to display set up screen LAY EN Press ltem 14 REMOTE STORE Display window shows SET UP K Press Page 1 thru 12
11. ighest takes precedence basis SubCommander offers twelve pages of twelve playbacks for memory storage All recorded memory is protected by a ten year lithium battery The page window which indicates the active page number can be changed at any time SubCommander allows more than one look from one page to be active at any time The LEDs under the playback handles alert the operator to the current status of any playback This manual is designed to familiarize you with the operation and capacities of the SubCommander unit Each step in the table of contents targets a specific feature Note carefully the steps required to access each of the features SuBGOMMANDER TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview Front Panel Controls 3 Front Panel Playbacks o ci br ad 3 Back Palio ii a as 4 Disk Dive ia a Ra men ee de aN 4 Format a Disk from SubCommander 4 Clock Timer Set CIOEK iii aaa 5 Set Timer Count Down Mode 5 Set Timer Count Up Mode 5 Record a Look To Selecta Page iaa la oes tien 6 Record a LOOK ts sie ci o mae ed at doe 6 Mode Selection 6 Edit a Look Viewa Preset obec a oo Pee PAS aa a he Ponts 7 Edita ee ee a e a oe 7 Playback a Look PIaYBACKS sens da bit esa DER 5 fins 8 Store a Look Record t DISK 24e eed ee aa aretha ans 9 Recall a Look Load Memory from
12. ithin 6 8 weeks Name Title Facility and or Company Street Address City State Zip Phone Fax E mail Web site Mail to EDI User Manual Registration 1675 NW Cornelius Pass Road Hillsboro Oregon 97124 or FAX to 503 629 9877 Revision 0 May 1998
13. o Write Disk 12 EDIT Button Access Edit Memories 13 DISK Button Access Disk Drive 14 REMOTE Button Remote access to recall station 15 MODE Switch Access to Output Features PILE ON Highest Takes Precedence to Primary Output PASS THRU No SubCommander output SOLO SubCommander only output 16 Indicator LED s POWER Power ON condition TIME CLOCK Active TC program in operation DMX DMX Input detected OVERTEMP Signal from Dimmer Bank heat sensors FRONT PANEL PLAYBACKS 1 GRAND MASTER SLIDER 2 PLAYBACK FADERS 12 60mm potentiometers with output scales 3 STATUS LED S Green LED Indicates active memory on active page Red LED Indicates Playback active on another page Amber LED Indicates active Edit mode 4 PLAYBACK BUTTONS Forces assigned levels to Full Access to playback edits when used with Edit key Access to page numbers when used with Page key Access to remote recalls when used with Remote key D OVERVIEW DATA E DATA PWR MASTER Disk Drive Indicator Light OO COCOOCOOO Eject Button 3 5 Disk Write protect Tab 2 gt RUNISTOP CLOCK 1 AT TIMER At J IME RESE CLOCK Ny Gi oN U 7 ey or J RTEMP S EN E FA U Move POWER AGE RECORD
14. played in the window Use the page key to access numbers not displayed in the 140 dimmer field indicated on the CRT DMX Windows is available in monochromatic or VGA color output 14 SuBCOMMANDER SERVICE EDI offers a 24 hour Service Support Network For technical questions about this product or operational assistance ask for Customer Service at 1 800 547 2690 You may communicate by FAX 44444 eee eee ene beens 1 503 629 9877 After Hours Emergency contact 2222222 1 503 645 5533 Ask for Emergency Assistance Internet gee Pend AAA oe eee ee ee ee eee ne www edionline com InternetiE Mall ie cias a dee Di A Rene nad Vela AA A Gin oie eaters service edionline com If your SubCommander needs repair call 503 645 5533 for a Return Materials Authorization number and a shipping address will be furnished Electronics Diversified Inc 1675 N W Cornelius Pass Road Hillsboro Oregon 97124 USA This auxilllary control is a product of SUBCOMMANDER NOTES SuBCOMMANDER DE CUT ALONG DOTTED LINE Attention SubCommander owners Please return this registration card immediately Your prompt attention to this matter will ensure your receiving updated technical information for this product as itbecomes available Please complete all information Look for acknowledgment of your registration w
15. rough the Display Window when the process is complete SuBGOMMANDER RECALL A LOOK 5 AGE ISK REMOTE a IN SS OVERTEMP Y 0 MODE MX Das NA se PILE ON Neste RECORD EDI gt ASS THRU SO 7N SO SOLO ENA A Ka SI 2 7 8 9 1 E E E E CN y E ASA A E o CAP Sa RON E NENA 00O0OO Xx MO Ne Nog NL Ne Kea BAD Xe A AO HOURS MIN SEC DIMMER LE PM a P a UN STOP UE j gt i o c i C d BACK RATE RESET ON eS nN on iat El NY NY K OFF L L HOURS SEC Make sure a formatted disk is installed Label disk and check Write Protect switch LOAD MEMORY FROM DISK O Press and hold the Disk button O Press bump button 1 3 Wait LED on disk drive will show LD during load procedure 4 SubCommander will signal through the Display Window when the process is complete CLEAR MEMORY 1 Press and hold Edit amp Remote buttons simultaeously while pressing the 10 Bump button 2 Display window will show CLR 10 SuBGOMMANDER OPTIONS SETUP Version 2 0 11 gt Peripherals Utilities lt lt Grandmaster FL 9 01 00 Version 2 0 Are you sure gt 6 gt Subcommander page Grandmaster FL 90100 Ss REMOTE RECORD THE ENACT TO SUBCOMMANDER The EnAct has the capacity to automat
16. t asingle time Selecting another playback from a different station forces SubCommander to crossfade between the playbacks at a 5 second rate The and Keys allow Master adjustments to any playback REMOTE PAGE SELECTION FROM STAGE PANEL Press and hold Remote button Press and hold Page button Press Bump button number DMX WINDOW SIMPLE TO OPERATE The DMX WINDOW offers a simple low cost alternative to distributed video signals in any Performance Facility Unlike video signals based on a specific console the DMX WINDOW displays the whole stage picture at any time The DMX WINDOW is designed to graphically display any dimmer and level information sent from any source generator The DMX WINDOW will constantly update and refresh the screen allowing the viewer to monitor the dimmer outputs of one or more control devices addressing the system at any one time SIMPLE TO CONNECT The DMX WINDOW is as simple as a DMX in line connection Connect the standard DMX cable from any DMX control console into the labeled DMX IN connector on the chassis Connect the cable to the dimmer bank into the labeled DMX OUT connector on the chassis Connect the video monitor to the VIDEO OUT connector on the chassis Plug the power cord for the monitor into the 120VAC receptacle Plug the chassis into a 120 VAC source Switch On the chassis and turn On the monitor OPERATION Any dimmer addressed by the control console will be dis
17. ton for desired seconds number When set Timer will count down from established time ne NO SET TIMER COUNT UP MODE O Position switch to Timer mode Press RUN button Clock will automatically start to count up TO STOP TIMER Press RUN STOP button Timer will stop count TO RESTART TIMER Press RUN STOP button Timer will restart TO RESET TIMER TO 00 TIME Press Reset button Timer will restart to zero TO VIEW THE CLOCK Position the Mode switch to CLOCK TO VIEW THE TIMER Position the Mode switch to TIMER RECORD A LOOK PAGE DISK REMOTE BO EN A EDIT bles J A J 2 2 7 8 D 12 1 i Ed i hi ETS a j eo ND 7 FR TS KL 0 aa ee Koy A PES KL KF A PAGE DISK REMOTE p a e OVERTEMP 77 OZ nos Uc SP Se Y RECORD EDIT HN ES SON LI e MODE e PILE on MO SC LO PAGE 1 J We MODE MODE MODE PILE ON PILE ON PASS THRU A PASS THRI SuBGOMMANDER SubCommander memory is fixed at 12 Looks per page The unit is designed to support 12 pages of 12 Looks TO SELECT A PAGE O Press and hold the Page button O Selectthe Bump Playback number which represents the page Selected page number will appear in the Page display window NOTE Any active playback fader up will change from GREEN to RED indicating fader look is from
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