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1. connecting a Pilot 2000 for use asa slave of a master keyboard or sequencer When several boards are connected in a MIDI chain the DMX signals aren t summed each board must be connected to the relative DMX chain The dipswitch on the rear of the board allows to select the MIDI channel on which signals sent to the board are received the MIDI channels have a range of 1 16 Commands are only transmit ted by the board on channel 1 The Pilot 2000 s software doesn t take into consideration values not within the range required for each function The possibility of transmitting MIDI data to other Pilot 2000 boards can be used to control other devices using this language If a sequencer or master keyboard enabled to receive on channel 1 has to work in sync with the lights when a Memory is enabled the relative Program Change is also sent so the two events take place simultaneously 7 3 1 Midi IN Note On This command is used to switch on one or more of the first 128 channels using the MIDI Note On command and treating the channel like a key on a piano keyboard It s therefore virtually possible to play the light channels The range of values must be between 0 and 127 If the device transmitting the MIDI signals i
2. To proceed with creation of the Chase press the right hand Scroll button Edit Pressing the left hand button aborts creation modification BD D mou SIGM page 37 Pilot2000 version 1 32 r CISIGIMI page 38 Once the required Chase has been completed go back to the menu and enter the chase s length if it has 15 Steps the setting is edit After Chase functions have been left the following appears enter Pressing the L lt button the changes made will be stored definitively pressing the light grey universal button corresponding to ESC on the display Edit is aborted without modifying the Chase pressing Back left hand scroll returns to the Edit stage 5 2 1 Editing Steps In this section it s possible to create or modify the Steps scenes which make up the Chase Scrolling with the up down cursor arrows the following appears on the display 3 Pressing OK right hand Scroll button gives access to the menu for creating or modifying the Steps step The button s red LED flashes and the green LEDs of the buttons corresponding to the 1or21 a Step being created modified The level of each dimmer channel appears on the display divided 6 to each page By means of the universal the levels from 0 to 255 can be assigned
3. uired per each channel using the universal faders C3SIGIM paye 61 r 1 DD DE ww Pilot2000 version 1 32 SIGIM page 62 edit 7 Press the button enter 8 Press the LA button to confirm creation or modification 10 11 Creating a Chase 1 Select one of the 40 Memories chase 2 Press the button 3 Press the key corresponding to the Chase to be created edit 4 Press the button the LED of the Edit button will flash whereas the LED of the Chase button will remain lit 5 The display will show the Chase selected with the number of any steps already created LENGTH If no steps have already been created two dashes will appear below the LENGTH field 6 Press the right hand scroll button to enter the Chase Edit Menu gb 7 Use the up down arrows to select the Edit Steps Menu 5 8 Confirm the choice pressing the right hand button Pilot2000 version 1 32 edit times 9 3 9 At this point the LEDs of the and keys will start flashing 10 Use the 6 universal faders to set the levels required for each channel 11 Select the new Step of the Chase to be created pressing the button of the Multifunction Keyboard corresponding to the required step The settings created at point 9 will be automatically stored 12 Repeat points 9 and 10 to store other steps 13 Once step creation procedure
4. 2 Press the button from 1 to 20 corresponding to the Preset to be selected for creation or modification 10 7 Selecting a Unit unit e 1 Press the button 2 Press the button from 1 to 20 corresponding to the Unit to be selected for manual control or positioning in a Program 10 8 Groups of Units Pilot 2000 allows to control 6 groups of units that can be stored and recalled using the 6 light grey buttons under the 6 multifunction faders 10 8 1 Creating Groups of Units unit e 1 Press and hold down the button 2 The following will appear on the display 3 Using the 6 light grey buttons under the 6 multifunction faders select the group required 4 By means of the EXE eet the units to be included in the group SIGM page 59 DBD moun Pilot2000 version 1 32 r LABIGM paye 60 unit 5 Release the button The Group of Units is stored automatically 10 8 2 Eliminating a Unit from a Group The indicates the Units used in the following way 1 LED off means that there are no Units in the group LED lit means there are Units in the patch of the Pilot 2000 flashing LED shows the Units in the group To eliminate a Unit from a group just switch off the LED of the button corresponding to the Unit which is not required when selecting the group 10 8 3 Recalling a Group of Units
5. asim LIGHT TECHNOLOGY Bs Pilot professional light controller user s manual rel 1 32 Pilot2000 version 1 32 General instructions Read the instructions in this handbook carefully as they give important information regarding safely during installation use and maintenance Be sure to keep this instruction manual with the unit in order to consult it in the future If the unit is sold or given to another operator make certain that it always has its manual to enable the new owner to read about its operation and relative instructions This unit is not intended for home use After having removed the packaging check that the unit is not damaged in any way If in doubt don t use it and contact an authorized SGM Technical Service Centre Packaging material plastic bags polystyrene foam nails etc must not be left within children s reach as it can be dangerous This unit must only be operated by adults Do not allow children to tamper or play with it Electrical work necessary for installing the unit must be carried out by a qualified electrician or experienced person Never use the unit under the following conditions In places subject to excessive humidity In places subject to vibrations or bumps In places with a temperature of over 45 C or less than 2 C Protect the unit from excessive dryness or humidity ideal conditions are between 35 and 80 Do not
6. 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 mwa 10 0 0 grand master Pilot 2000 has a general output level control by means of which the overall level of all the dimmer channels is regulated both of the conventional type and those of intelli gent units The value is expressed as a percentage ranging from 0 to 100 menu This function gives access to the Setup Menu by means of which the Units are patched and libraries controlled See chapter 4 for this function s details copy 9 The Copy function allows operators to copy the elements making up the Memory Objects obtaining new elements that are identical to the original ones When copy is enabled the relative LED flashes enter The Enter button is used by some functions to confirm the decision to modify elements or store new elements play e The Play function allows to run one of the 20 tracks of recorded events See chapter 8 for details enter play Ls Pilot 2000 has the possibility of recording 20 sequences of events and playing them back Pressing and holding down these buttons simultaneously for at least 4 seconds starts the recording process See chapter 8 for further details DBD ww Pilot2000 version 1 32 extra Pilot 2000 allows a maximum of 48 channels to be reserved for particular units or
7. Press the right hand arrow to access setting and the left hand button to leave the function Once OK right hand SCROLL has been pressed the effect string created in 4 7 1 2 will reappear the following menu appears Use the CURSOR up down arrows to set the value left right to pass from effect to effect press the right hand SCROLL to go to page 2 and the left hand SCROLL to return to the previous menu In this case in this case and them These settings therefore indicate that when the scanner is not being used the dimmer must be at 0 and the shutter closed Press the dark grey button corresponding to the string on the display it s possible to set an unva ried condition i e the last value remains corresponding to three dashes Press the left hand SCROLL to return to the creation menu now Storage is automatic 4 7 1 5 Type of effects This menu is used to decide which of the new fixture s functions are effects and which are dim mers Dimmer functions will always be subject to the action of the fader this allows a program to come up gradually along with the other luminaires controlled by the desk The screen is the fol lowing a S Press the right hand arrow 5 to access setting and the left hand button to leave the function Once OK right hand SCROLL H has been pressed the effect string created in 4 7 1 2 reappears and the following menu appears
8. The universal faders are mm to assign the levels from 0 to 255 whereas the light grey universal buttons indicated in the figure are used to select the audio frequencies to which the channels are to be assigned P 4 Oo CO tilt From left to right for as long as the button is pressed the following appears on the display SGIM page 40 Pilot2000 version 1 32 where NNNN stands for Low Mid Low Mid High and High The level of the channels is handled independently for each audio band As already seen with mixing techniques the highest level takes precedence on output see 3 1 1 1 according to the following table Low Band channel 001 level 155 Mid Low Band channel 001 level 180 Mid High Band channel 001 level 200 High Band channel 001 level 100 Output channel 001 level 200 edit When these operations have been carried out press to save modifications and leave the function 5 4 Creating a Preset As already mentioned see 3 5 Pilot 2000 has 40 Presets each with a maximum of 40 Steps It s therefore possible to create scenes of lights using the dimmer channels max 192 see 3 5 and 4 2 of which any 4 can be enabled simultaneously As with Programs Chases and Psychos it must always be remembered that modifying a Preset us
9. ge g 2 Scroll with the up down arrows 0 until Dimmer Patch appears on the display 3 Press the right hand Scroll button 4 The following screen will appear 5 Press the UP DOWN button of the cursor to set the DMX channel with which the board s physical channel will be patched until the required channel appears 6 Using the cursor Left Right cursor move below the Channel field and set the logic channel of the board which has to control channel 512 if there were no preset values preset selecting the logic channel automatically creates the LIM and EQUAL fields 7 Using the Left Right cursor move below the Equal field and set the equalization curve to be applied to channel 512 SIGM page 65 DDP D mou Pilot2000 version 1 32 menu 8 Press button to store the configuration and leave Setup 10 14 Patching Units Assuming there is a Victory II 250 fixture whose address starts with channel 50 menu 1 Press the button daB 2 Scroll with the up down arrows until Unit Patch appears on the display 3 Press the right hand Scroll button 1 4 Press key of the Multifunction Keyboard 5 The following will appear BB 6 Press the right hand button of the cur
10. SGM s new Pilot 2000 universal lighting controller is one of the results of our long experience in the manufacture of this type of control equipment and is able to control 512 channels using DMX 512 protocol of which a maximum of 192 channels can be set as dimmer channels and the rest reserved for 40 intelligent units using up to a maximum of 36 channels each the channel limit obviously remains 512 The quality and design are those the trade has come to expect from SGM and the sophisticated elec tronics used combined with ground breaking performance places this unit at the top of the best inter national products Careful in depth study of the functions an on going search for innovative materials technical updating and constant research aimed at even greater safety have led to the realization of this unique product This unit s structure and electronics were entirely designed by our R amp D lab ensuring we have comple te command of the know how and the best possible quality price ratio Like all other SGM products before being put on the market these boards underwent a lengthy burn in period passing the strict tests with brilliant results further proof of their high quality and reliability Great care taken with the lines and optimisation of the external structure to ensure utmost user friend liness enable them to be easily installed and facilitate any necessary maintenance work to the utmost The Pilot 2000 is built in compliance with c
11. 7 4 RS 232 connections Using a standard DB 9 connector by means of this connection it s possible to connect a Pilot 2000 board to a personal computer It s therefore possible to carry out several functions updating the board s firmware remote control of the board One PC can control up to 16 Pilot 2000 boards each with its patch set using the dipswitch loca ted on the rear of the board The protocol used is RS 232 which is a 2 way serial data transmission system and therefore only requires one connector The command format includes the command and one or two numbers between 0 and 127 Always remember that numeration starts at 0 whereas counting normally starts at 1 This means that if data has to be transmitted to channel 1 it must actually be transmitted to chan nel 0 7 4 1 RS 232 Channel On A1h This command allows to switch a channel on at a certain level The command syntax is as follows CH_ON n x where n is the number of the channel and x the value to be set If the value transmitted is not between 0 and 127 it s ignored Example switch on channel 4 at 50 CH_ON 3 64 7 4 2 RS 232 Channel Off A2h This command is used to switch off a channel The command syntax is as follows CH OFF n where n is the channel number Example switch off channel 4 CH OFF 3 7 4 3 RS 232 All Off A3h This command allows to switch off all channels previously switched on with the Channel On command There s
12. the required Memory for example As long as Jis pressed the following appears on the display 3 11 1 Levels in Preset mode levels When Is pressed the following appears on the display PREOx indicates in chronological order which Preset has been selected To set the new values use the light grey faders alongside the printing on the display Using the cursor buttons it s possible to change the values and move from one Preset to another of the 4 available 3 11 2 Levels in Chase mode The description in paragraph 3 11 1 is also valid for Chases 3 11 3 Levels in Program mode The description in paragraph 3 11 1 is also valid for Programs 3 11 4 Levels in Psycho mode The description in paragraph 3 11 1 is also valid for Psychos times EI 3 12 Times This function allows to set fade in and fade out time for Presets and Chases The time can be set between 0 and 999 tenths of a second 600 hundredths of a second corre spond to 1 minute 3 12 1 Times in Preset mode In this operating mode Times allows to set the fade up time of a Preset a lighting cue with fixed dimmable luminaires in the relative Memory The cue s fade up and fade down times are the same This function operates simultaneously but individually on all the 4 Presets assignable to a Memory and is only enabled on Presets that have already been selected time
13. unit e 1 Press the button and hold it down 2 Press the light grey multifunction button corresponding to the group required unit g 3 Release the button 10 9 Creating a Preset 1 Select one of the 40 Memories preset 2 Press the button 3 Press the key corresponding to the Preset to be created edit 4 Press the button the LED of the Edit button will flash and the LED of the Preset but ton will remain lit 5 Set the levels re edit Pilot2000 version 1 32 quired per each channel using the 6 universal faders 6 Press the button enter ON 7 Press the button to confirm creation or modification 10 10 Creating a Psycho 1 Select one of the 40 Memories psycho 2 Press the button 3 Press the key corresponding to the Psycho to be created edit 4 Press the remains lit button the LED of the Edit button flashes and the LED of the Psycho button 5 Using the first four light grey multifunction buttons select the required audio band from left to right LOW MID LOW MID HIGH HIGH lel Telefe EHEHEH Hekk Hel pss d dd LEEELLEEEEE 6 Set the levels req
14. 123456789 E logic summing all the values shown by the switches set at ON COT SSS SSE Pilot2000 version 1 32 There are two ways of using this addressing system the first uses a pure binary system whereas the second automatically adds a 1 to the address We shall therefore indicate if the 1st Channel has a value of 1 or 0 Addressing changes according to the two examples in 123456789 ka a aa 9 EE RAZE FE LIII 2484324642106 123456789 7 2 TSTTENIES fig 1 pure binary and fig 2 1 binary 1 1 Both systems are used by manufacturers throughout the world and in practical terms differ in the fact that in the pure binary system the address has a value of 1 if the switch is at ON whereas in the 1 binary mode the address has a value of 1 if all the switches are at OFF SGM uses the 1 binary system i e with a 0 base 4 7 1 11 Beam Find Value This menu is used by operators to set new units control channels conditions for use when carrying out the procedure for defining the scanning area Many scanners and moving head fixtu res are fitted with diaphragms or systems for reducing the dimension of the output beam and these can be used to advantage for the best definition of the fixtures operating areas The following menu appears S Press the right hand arrow to access setting and the left hand one to leave the funcion Onc
15. To create a multiple scanner set up the same logic is used as in parag 6 1 taking into conside ration this possible effects string Here again as Pan and Tilt aren t assigned to the joystick but to two faders nothing will be ente red in the page regarding Mirror Head settings BD D mou Pilot2000 version 1 32 7 Using the connectors 7 2 Pedal A twin pedal can be connected to the appropriate connector on the rear This remote control allows operators to run through the memories leaving their hands free for other work Intended particularly for groups or operators working in theatres who have to synchronise a scene change with the beginning of a piece of music this doesn t require any further equipment Refer to page 6 for the connection diagram The functions available are UP without memory enabled enables memory register 1 UP with a memory enabled steps forward 1 position in the memories from 1 to 2 DOWN with a memory enabled steps back 1 position in the memories from 2 to 1 DOWN with no memories enabled enables memory register 40 UP and DOWN simultaneously with memory enabled switches the memory off 7 2 SMPTE socket This socket is used to connect the board to a sync time code source which can be used to record a series of events which must take place at a precise moment This signal is generally used in broadcasting television productions It s only an inp
16. corresponding universal fader is moved 5 3 Creating a Psycho As already mentioned see 3 4 Pilot 2000 has 40 Psychos As with the Programs and Chases it must always be remembered that modifying a Psycho used by several Memories is equivalent to modifying all the Memories that contain it psycho e After having pressed the button the following message appears on the display To create or modify a Psycho press the relative key on the Multifunction 1or21 edit e Keyboard for example then press to access editing mode When several Psychos are selected max 4 the flashing LED indicates which is being created or DBD D mou SIGM page 39 Pilot2000 version 1 32 modified edit 9 Pressing again aborts creation modification and after exiting the procedure the following appears enter Nou Pressing the button the variations made will be stored definitively pressing the light grey universal button to ESC on the display Edit is aborted without modifying the Psycho pressing Back left hand scroll returns to the Edit stage 5 3 1 Editing Psychos The green LED corresponding to Psycho being created modified lights up on the Multifunction lor21 Keyboard The level of each dimmer channel divided into 6 per page is shown on the display
17. screened DMX512 cables 2x0 25mm must be used for connec 3 dmx out tions and must be of good quality to avoid faulty equipment ope 4 dmx in ration 5 dmx in Attention the cable screen braid must NEVER be connected to the system s ground as this would cause faulty fixture or controller operation gnd down up 1 4 2 Pedal up down This connector allows a pedal to be connected to the controller for stepping up and down through the memories Pressing UP and DOWN simultaneously switches the memory off The memory s enabled by pressing UP starting from Memory 1 or DOWN starting from Memory 40 2 signal hot 3 signal cold 1 4 3 SMPTE The SMPTE signal enables operators to record series of events in sync with an SMPTE signal This ensures absolutely precise sync ideal for use in musical television and theatrical applica tions 1 4 4 MIDI Pilot 2000 has Midi In Thru and Out connectors These offer a considerable amount of functions See the relative chapter for details gnd im 1 4 5 RS 232 Using this connector the desk can be connected to a PC This offers a considerable amount of functions See the relative chap ter for details left or mono 1 4 6 Audio in This socket allows to enable all the controller s music sync functions When there s no direct connection to an audio source the built in microphone is used A LINE mono ODb sign
18. while by means of the light grey universal but tons it s possible to assign a clear cut ON level 255 or OFF level 0 to the individual chan nels The Multifunction Keyboard is used to select the Step to be created or modified and storage is automatic Proceed in the same way for each Step required The Step is deleted by pressing the Reset button When this procedure is finished press the left hand scroll button to return to the Edit Menu Pilot2000 version 1 32 5 2 2 Step Time This menu is used to set the running time for each Step in a Chase Scrolling with the up down cursor arrows the following appears on the display 3 i Pressing OK right hand Scroll button gives access to the menu for setting the times This will appear At this point operators can set each Step s duration time Time and fade up time Cross96 expressed as a percentage variation of Time see 3 3 If it s necessary to set several Steps simultaneously with the same parameters GROUP OF STEPS step e can be used pressing and keeping it pressed the following appears on the display then press the keys of the 20r22 30123 4or24 Steps required on the Multifunction Keyboard for example the following appears The three asteri sks indicate that the operator hasn t yet set a new value which will replace them as soon as the
19. 999 0 There s no command for resetting a operating area once it s been set but to do so the 4 corners are selected and the co ordinates shown in the design alongside entered 0 0 999 0 999 999 0 999 Reducing the scanning area of a fixture also considerably improves the precision of moving parts whether they re mirrors or heads In fact reducing the scanning area doesn t reduce the number of steps for positioning which remains unchanged 255 for 8 bit fixtures and 65 536 for 16 bit fixtures If the fixtures being controlled don t have commands for automatic inversion of scan ning co ordinates to facilitate positioning fixtures mounted opposite each other the scanning areas allow to solve the problem by simply crossing over the corner values e g setting corner 0 0 as 999 0 and vice versa 4 6 View Free Memory This function allows to check how much memory is available for adding units to the library DATA MEM and how much for recording events RECORD When the Menus button Menu flashes use the up down cursor arrows to scroll through the options available until this screen appears To access these settings just press the right hand arrow of the SCROLL buttons on the right of Pilot2000 version 1 32 the display This function is left by pressing OK again 4 7 Internal Library This menu made up of 3 sections is a fundamental part of the Pilot 2000 s brain this is where the u
20. B a DDP E mou Pilot2000 version 1 32 r ASIGM Page 26 Utilizzando le frecce CURUse the CURSOR up down arrows to set the value left right to pass from effect to effect press the right hand SCROLL to go to page 2 and the left hand SCROLL to return to the previous menu In this case and then 6 These settings therefore indicate when the channel of the dimmer function must be considered as such DIM and when it must be considered as an effect EFF Press the left hand SCROLL to return to the creation menu now Storage is automatic 4 7 1 6 Mirror Head Patch This menu is used to set the channels dedicated to the movement of mirrors and moving heads Numerous fixtures allow both 8 and 16 bit control others only 8 bit As already said in previous chapters 16 bit movement gives a better quality movement However since DMX standard requi res that each channel is assigned with a value of between 0 and 255 two channels operating together are required for the higher resolution so the value range is between 0 and 65 536 In 16 bit mode the two channels e g those for Pan will have two special functions called Least Significant Byte LSB L or Fine and Most Significant Byte MSB H or Coarse In 8 bit mode just one channel is used e g that of the Pan so only the MSB H parameter is set leaving the LSB indeterminate Remember to check if the fixture to be co
21. accelerate up to 400 or slow down to 25 the overall chase running speed which will otherwise run at a default speed of 100 The variation is relative to the times set which will all be subject to the acceleration or deceleration required but will maintain the characteristic of different step times set when creating the Chase copy 3 13 Pilot 2000 has 40 Programs 40 Chases 40 Psychos and 40 Presets The Copy function allows operators to copy the elements making up the Memory Objects obtaining new elements identical to the original ones When Copy is enabled the relative LED flashes Pilot2000 version 1 32 AAccording to the current operating mode enabled when the Copy button is pressed one of the following messages appears on the display if in Preset if in Chase if in Psycho if in Preset The Up Down cursor arrows are used to select the elements available the Left Right cursor arrows to move from the source object to the target object Press OK right hand Scroll button to confirm the copy ESC to abort the operation There s no Undo type of function for restoring the condition before the one confirmed with OK enter oN 3 14 Enter The Enter button is used to confirm storage of the new elements that make up the Memory Objects or any modification made to them play e 3 15 Play The Play function allows t
22. address in decimal 2 w DD Pilot2000 version 1 32 numbers so this setting is useless e Setting Beam Find values of no use with this unit Setting the control of the parameters for the channels Linear or Tabular in which there is only the Linear value as the two channels have continuous regulation This setting finishes the procedure for creating multiple units Working in this way operators can also create multiple colourchangers for example by setting 5 SGM Colorbasic 250 fixtures which require 5 channels each as a single unit In this case addressing must be in blocks of five CISIGIMI page 46 r Pilot2000 version 1 32 6 2 Multiple scanner units Scanners or moving head fixtures have 4 channels reserved for control of the moving parts see parag 8 5 1 6 When creating a multiple unit it s impossible to assign more than one channel to movement con trols joystick and cursor due to the complexity of this type of control It s therefore inadvisable to create multiple scanner units unless they re extremely simple units requiring few control channels in which case it s possible setting 8 bit mirror movement on the fixture to make do by moving the mirror using two faders for Pan and Tilt In this case it s more practical to use these units as extra units and only control them using programs
23. enabled the relative LED flashes levels a This function allows to choose the general level of a Preset Chase Program and Psycho The function operates simultaneously but individually on all 4 types of programs assigned to a memory SISIGM page 54 r Pilot2000 version 1 32 times This function allows to set fade in and fade out times for Presets and Psychos and to time Programs and Chases The time can be set at between 0 and 999 tenths of a second 600 tenths of a second correspond to a minute memory Pilot 2000 has 40 Memories which operate in over riding mode Therefore only one Memory can be enabled at a time Each Memory can control a maximum of 4 Programs 4 Chases 4 Psychos and 4 Presets simultaneously The control is used to select the memory to be created modified or run program e Pilot 2000 has 40 Programs of which any 4 can run simultaneously in a Memory The maximum number of scenes steps able to be run is 40 for each program with the possibility of controlling up to 40 motorized fixtures This control is used to select the program to be created modified or run chase e 192 channels of the total of 512 can be reserved for controlling dimmer channels These 192 channels can be animated using the Chases on off sequences programmed by the operator 40 Chases are available each made up of a maximum of 40 Steps This control
24. is finished press the left hand scroll button twice 14 The following screen will appear 15 Modify the LENGTH field total number of steps programmed according to the number of gb steps created using the up down keys edit 16 Press the button enter 17 Press the L button to confirm creation or modification sEN n DD CF CED Pilot2000 version 1 32 r page 64 10 12 Modifying Chase step times 1 Select the Chase whose setting have to be changed edit 2 Press the button 3 Press the right hand scroll key to access the Chase Edit Menu 4 With the up down arrows select the Step s Time Menu 5 5 Confirm the choice pressing the right hand scroll button 6 The following screen appears Here operators can set the duration time Time and the running time Cross of each Step expressed as a percentage variation of Time It must be remembered that the time can be adju sted between 0 and 999 tenths of a second 600 tenths of a second are equal to 1 minute edit 7 Press the button enter 8 Press the Sec button to confirm modification Pilot2000 version 1 32 10 13 Re patching a dimmer channel Assuming it s necessary to patch channel 12 of the manual section to DMX channel number 512 in On Off mode menu 1 Press the button
25. is used to select the Chase to be created modified or run psycho e The 192 dimmer channels can also be switched on and off in time with the music with the sync latched to 4 audio bands Low Mid Low Mid High High Pilot 2000 has 40 Psycho set ups that can be programmed by operators This control is used to select the Psycho to be created modified or run preset This function also uses the 192 dimmer channels available on the Pilot 2000 which in this case will be used to create fixed lighting scenes The 40 available Presets are programmable by operators For each of these it s possible to assign the level of each single channel used the general level of the entire Preset Level from 0 to 100 and fade in fade out times of the entire Preset Times from 0 to 999 tenths of a second This control is used to select the Preset to be created modified or run BD D mou Pilot2000 version 1 32 step The maximum number of Step available for a single Program or Chase is 40 the step which is to be created or modified is selected by using this control This zone can be identified by the 20 dark grey buttons and the white printing and is located at the bottom of the Pilot 2000 s front panel Its use is closely linked with the section containing the keys Memory Program Chase Psycho Preset Unit Step in fact pressing one of these sets the keyboard in the mode relative t
26. on and off frequently particularly with fixtures fitted with discharge lamps reduces the lamplife sometimes considerably reset e 3 18 Reset By means of this control a command for resetting the electronics can be sent to fixtures with this function This is a type of direct action which the operator carries out on the units controlled The following message appears on the display By pressing the keys of the Multifunction Keyboard it s possible to send the command The green LED lights up for as long as the key is pressed menu 3 19 This function is used to access the Setup Menu by means of which the units are patched and libraries managed See chapter 4 for details of this function Pilot2000 version 1 32 4 Setup functions setup Access is gained to these functions by pressing the button 4 1 Unit Patch To control the 40 Units it s necessary to carry out patching procedure When the Menu button flashes the up down cursor arrows are used to scroll through the options available until the following screen appears Pressing the right hand arrow of the SCROLL buttons gives access to the setting menu The cursor arrows can be used to assign the parameters up and down to increase or decrease the values right and left to move from function to function In the above case unit 1 is an SGM Victory 11 250 whose starting add
27. that the channel of the dimmer function the gobos and their rotation and the prism and its rotation must operate in SOFT mode whereas the colourchanger and shutter operate in HARD mode Press the left hand SCROLL to return to the creation menu now Storage is automatic The operator can have two versions of the same fixture in the library one with SOFT settings more suited to live applications and the other HARD better for clubs 4 7 1 8 Unit Name This menu is used to name new units operators have a complete set of upper and lower case characters and symbols at their disposal for this purpose The following menu appears 4 Press the right hand arrow to access setting and the left hand button to leave the function The following menu appears Use the CURSOR up down arrows and the right hand fader under the display to choose the let ters left right to pass from letter to letter and press the left hand SCROLL to return to the pre vious menu In this case BD mou Pilot2000 version 1 32 r page 28 4 7 1 9 Reset Lamp Values This menu is used to set the parameters which allow the fixture to carry out Remote Reset and Remote lamp on off if it has this fixture These settings will be used for the Reset and Lamp functions The following menu appears Press the right hand arrow to access setting and the left hand button to l
28. the machine To change the equalization curve press the light grey universal button located in correspondence to the Equal function during the Setup stage The new curve appears immediately on the display 4 4 Total Dimmer Channels This function allows operators to decide how many DMX channels they want to dedicate to the dimmer channels Pilot 2000 can control up to 192 channels divided into 32 pages on the display It s important that operators set the correct number of channels as this allows the Pilot 2000 s CPU to optimize its performance and dedicate more power to the section dedicated to the intelli gent Units When the Menu button flashes use the up down cursor arrows to scroll through the options avai lable until the following screen appears To access these settings just press the right hand arrow of the SCROLL buttons on the right of the display Using the up down arrows the fader corresponding to the writing the display operators can change the number of pages and the Pilot will indicate how many channels they correspond to Pressing OK right hand scroll button on the right of the display confirms this operation pres sing ESC left hand scroll button on the left of the display aborts procedure without modifying 4 5 Working Area Operators often have to limit a fixture s scanning area for example to illuminate a proscenium without lighting the front row of the sta
29. 2 10 17 Modifying the Program step times 1 Select the Program in which the settings have to be changed edit 2 Press the button 3 Press the right hand scroll button to enter the Program s Edit Menu 4 With the up down arrows select the Menu called Step s Time 5 5 Confirm the choice by pressing the right hand scroll button 6 This will appear Here for each Step can set the duration time Time and the running time Cross expressed as a percentage variation of Time It should be remembered that the time is can be set at between 0 and 999 tenths of a second 600 tenths of a second are equal to 1 minute edit 7 Press the button enter 8 Press the L button to confirm modification C3ISIGIM Page 70 r Via Pio La Torre 1 61010 TAVULLIA PS ITALY e Tel 39 0721476477 Fax 39 0721476170 www sgm it e info sgm it cod M001215
30. 2000 version 1 32 r LABIGM paye 58 10 Practical Guide The following pages contain the sequences of commands to be carried out to obtain a certain situation The following three symbols conventionally indicate the buttons LED s status 1 1 1 QN g as off lA tl or flashing thA 10 1 Changing page page 1 Press the gt button There are 2 pages available if the button s LED is off the selection of keys 1 20 is enabled if the button s LED is lit the selection of keys 21 40 is enabled The page change can be in any selec tion 10 2 Selecting a Memory memory 1 Press the button 2 Press the button from 1 to 20 corresponding to the Program to be selected for creation or modification 10 3 Selecting a Program program 1 Press the button 2 Press the button from 1 to 20 corresponding to the Chase to be selected for creation or modification 10 4 Selecting a Chase chase 1 Press the button 2 Press the button from 1 to 20 corresponding to the Chase to be selected for creation or modification Pilot2000 version 1 32 10 5 Selecting a Psycho psycho e 1 Press the button 2 Press the button from 1 to 20 corresponding to the Psycho to be selected for creation or modification 10 6 Selecting a Preset preset 1 Press the button
31. Cross expressed as a percentage variation of the Time If it s necessary to set several Steps simultaneously with the same parameters GROUP OF STEPS step can be used pressing and holding it down the following appears on the display then pressing the 20r22 3or23 4or24 e e Multifunction Keyboard keys of the Steps required for example the fol lowing appears on the display The three asterisks show that the operator has selected steps with different values which will be replaced whenever the cor responding universal fader is moved 5 2 Creating a Chase As already mentioned see 3 3 Pilot 2000 has 40 Chases each with a maximum of 40 Steps As with the Programs it must always be remembered that modifying a Chase used by several Memories is equivalent to modifying all the Memories that contain it chase After having pressed the button the following message appears on the display PTo create or modify a Chase press the relative key on the Multifunction 1or21 edit e ki Keyboard for example then press to access editing mode When several chases are selected max 4 the flashing LED indicates which is being created or lor21 la modified The program is indicated on the display followed by its length This is initially indeterminate and indicated by two dashes
32. Programs Chases Psychos Presets Units or Steps multifunction keyboard 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 3 2 Memory obj This section of buttons is used to select the 4 elements that make up IZZZA the Memory Objects Program Chase Psycho and Preset Once they pesem chase psycho preset ve been programmed these elements must be entered in the Memories O O O O in order to be run 1 3 3 Programming Keyboard This section comprises all the keys and the functions associated store edit levels times with them which allow to edit and set the running times and general output levels of the elements that make up the Memory O O O O Objects 1 3 4 Operations This section is used to access Setup functions dedicated to the control ZAM of the desk s parameters such as channel patching and the libraries Rente ON containing the information regarding intelligent fixtures It s also possi O O O O ble to record and play back stored events using the built in SMPTE signal generator 1 3 5 Utility This section of the Pilot 2000 makes special functions such as Extra Lampe MEN Reset immediately available these operate directly on the luminaires swit Mm Sese ch
33. al is required An alternative is to use the Left hand channel of a stereo signal DD CED SIGM Page 7 Pilot2000 version 1 32 r SISIGM pase 8 1 4 7 Disconnecting the power supply Pilot 2000 boards are powered by an AL4 switching power supply This is fitted with a connector plug and a small built in locking mechanism that prevents accidental disconnection To discon nect the power supply from the board always grip the plug not the cable as shown in the dia gram 2 Unit maintenance 2 1 Access to internal components For access to the Pilot s internal components the 8 screws on the bottom of the frame must be loosened VIN There are no user serviceable components inside so it s inadvisable to open the board rit only qualified technical personnel can carry AE HE eme tonton a out work on the electronic components ss Before disconnecting the power supply always remember to switch off the board 2 2 Cleaning and periodical checks The unit should be cleaned approximately every 100 hours using compressed air to remove any accumulated dust The paint finish allows the board to be cleaned with alcohol or similar pro ducts in any case always use a non abrasive cloth Make absolutely certain to avoid damaging the display by pressing too hard To ensure perfect unit efficiency an overall check every 700 running hours is advisable Ele
34. ctrical and mechanical parts must be checked by qualified technical personnel Pilot2000 version 1 32 3 Pilot 2000 controls memory e 3 1 Memory Pilot 2000 is a universal controller able to control both intelligent lighting and dimmers Although manual control of the units can always be assumed at any point the utmost can be obtained from the board s performance by exploiting its Memories powerful groups of controls which work in a similar way to the macros used by computers Each Memory is used as a container able to hold simultaneously 4 Programs intelligent fixture programs 4 Chases dimmer channel chases 4 Psychos assignment of dimmer channel switching to the 4 available audio bands Low Mid Low Mid High High 4 Presets lighting scenes created by the dimmer channels Pilot 2000 has 40 Memories which over ride each other 3 1 1 Mixing Techniques 3 1 1 1 HTP technique Dimmer channels are switched on using HTP technique Highest Takes Precedence the highest output level passes This means that if 2 or more Presets are enabled on the same channel the channel level will be decided by the higher of the two according to the following table in which the values should only be considered as examples Preset 1 channel 001 level 50 Preset 2 channel 001 level 80 Preset 3 channel 001 level 30 Preset 4 channel 001 level 0 Outputs channel 001 level 80 HTP technique mean
35. dismantle or modify the unit Make certain that no inflammable liquids water or metal objects enter the unit Should any liquid be spilled on the unit disconnected the power supply to the unit immediately In the event of serious operating problems stop using the unit immediately and either contact the nearest SGM sales point for a check or contact the manufacturer directly Do not open the unit there are no user serviceable parts inside Never try to repair the unit yourself Repairs by unqualified people could cause damage or faulty operation Contact your nearest authorized service centre Always insist on original spare parts being fitted Safeguard the environment don t throw batteries accumulators 2 or packaging material into your waste bin return them to your I reseller or take them to the nearest special waste collection E DD CF Pilot2000 version 1 32 3 SIGIM page 2 Index General Instructiol Index Manual layout 1 Pilot 2000 layout 1 1 Main features 1 2 Technical specifications 1 3 Pilot 2000 sections 1 3 1 Multifunction Keyboard Memory obj ogramming Keyboard MUS Utili f a ty and Master iversal controls ectors X 512 dal Up Down PTE D RS 232 Audio In 147 isconnecting the power supply 2 Unit maintenance 2 1 Access to internal components 2 2 Cleaning and periodical checks 0 e BIB ge Wo wo
36. e OK right hand SCROLL has been pressed the effect string created in 4 7 1 2 will reappear the following menu appears Use the CURSOR up down arrows to set the value left right to pass from effect to effect press the right hand SCROLL to go to page 2 and the left hand SCROLL to return to the previous menu In this case then These settings therefore indicate that in beam find status we want the light to be 100 with gobo 6 small circle and the shutter open Press the left hand SCROLL to return to the creation menu now Storage is automatic N 4 7 1 12 Control Type This menu is used to choose one of the two options available for using fixtures effects Many models on the market have continuous colour and gobo wheel rotation analog functions which B rem enables operators to obtain interesting projection effects but during programming it s often more important to be able to latch a certain colour or effect immediately BD we Pilot2000 version 1 32 r CSISIGM page 30 The types of control available are Linear LIN and Tabular TAB the former enables to scroll through the parameters using the programmed fader the latter also assigns the up down CUR SOR buttons the direct passage to the centre value of an effect This means that if a certain gobo is projected using values 120 to 139 132 can be entered to recall it The use of the table
37. ease the number of channels required for the new unit The choice is confirmed by pressing the right hand SCROLL 4 7 1 2 LCD Effect Label This menu allows descriptions of the commands required by the new unit to be written on the LCD The menu is the following BD D we 23 Pilot2000 version 1 32 r pase 24 Pressing the right hand arrow gives access to setting and pressing the left hand button the function is left The display will show Using the CURSOR up down arrows or the right hand fader of the row under the display the operator can increase the number of pages required to view all the unit s effects on the display Continuing with our example the Victory II 250 2 pages are required the unit in fact has 12 channels 4 of which are reserved for Pan and Tilt and 1 for Remote Reset so 7 remain for the effects which will be divi ded by 6 the effects which can be allocated to each menu thus obtaining a result of 2 pages OK the right hand SCROLL button confirms after which it s possible to create the menus The up down CURSOR arrows are used to scroll through the set of characters available left right to pass from letter to letter pressing the right hand SCROLL gives access to page 2 and the left hand SCROLL returns to the previous menu In this case and then Press the l
38. eave the function Once OK right hand SCROLL has been pressed the following menu appears Use the CURSOR up down arrows to set the value and ihe right hand SCROLL to confirm the choice and return to the pre vious menu In this case These settings therefore indicate that the Ramot Reset channel operates on channel 10 Press the right hand SCROLL to return to the creation menu now Storage is automatic 4 7 1 10 Dip switch Configuration This menu is used to enter the data that allow the Pilot to show the exact configuration of the dipswitch for patching the units during unit assignment procedure see 4 1 If the new unit does not have a dipswitch section but a built in microcomputer these settings can be omitted The fol lowing menu appears BRUT Press the right hand arrow to access setting and the left hand one to leave the function Once OK right hand SCROLL has been pressed the following menuappears Use the CURSOR up down arrows to set the value the left and right hand ones to pass from parameter to parameter and the right hand SCROLL to confirm the choice and return to the pre vious page The number of switches n dip which make up the dipswitch section indicates which type of component the fixture s manufacturer has used The 1st channel message is used to set the method used by the manufacturer to enter the address The dipswitch enters addresses in binary
39. ed by several Memories is equivalent to modifying all the Memories that contain it preset After having pressed the button the following message appears on the display To create or modify a Preset press the relative key on the Multifunction 1or21 edit e Keyboard for example then press to access editing When several Presets are selected max 4 the flashing LED indicates which is being created or 10121 modified edit Pressing again creation modification is aborted and when left the following appears on the display SIGM page 41 DDP D we Pilot2000 version 1 32 enter Pressing the L lt button variations made will be stored definitively pressing the light grey universal button corresponding to ESC on the display Edit is aborted without modifying the Preset pressing Back left hand scroll returns to the Edit stage 5 4 1 Editing Presets The green LED corresponding to the Preset being created modified lights up on the Multifunction 1or21 S Keyboard The level of each dimmer channel divided into 6 per page is shown on the display The universal faders are vm to assign the levels from 0 to 255 whereas the light grey universal buttons are used to set edit the values 0 or 255 directly When these operations have been carried out press to store modification
40. eft hand SCROLL to return to the creation menu now Storage is automatic 4 7 1 3 Softpatch This part of the instructions regards patching functions to fixtures physical channels When carrying out internal patching the operator has to set the channel relative to the functions so effects can be used as required The menu is the following Pressing the right hand arrow gives access to setting and pressing the left hand button the function is left Once OK right hand SCROLL button has been pressed the effect string created in 4 7 1 2 will reappear the following menu appears Use the CURSOR up down arrows to set the value left right to pass from effect to effect press the right hand SCROLL to go to page 2 and the left hand SCROLL to return to the previous menu In this case and then 15 Pilot2000 version 1 32 Press the left hand SCROLL to return to the creation menu now Storage is automatic 4 7 1 4 Stand by Values This menu is used to set the parameters that must be sent to fixtures when they re not involved in a scene or used manually It s very important to set these values particularly when working with fixtures fitted with dischar ge lamps whose shutters have to be closed to avoid light spill or those with halogen lamps for which as well as closing the shutter output can be lowered by dimming the light The menu is the following
41. ents which can be recorded are memory changes Procedure for event storage records each action at the moment in which it is carried out The board s available memory limit isn t based on time but quantity up to 24 576 events can in fact be recorded and run in the course of an entire day Operators are free to operate manually on all the board s sections while events are running 8 1 Creating a track No matter what operating mode they are to be run in tracks are created using the same criterion enter play By pressing and holding down the Lengte 1 buttons for at least 4 seconds use the memory registerbuttons to select the track to be recorded During the selection phase the ENTER and PLAY buttons LEDs will be lit then ENTER will start to flash and will continue flashing throughout recording Recording begins when the button of the required tracks is pressed It s only possible to record crossovers between the Memories There s no way of changing a parameter in the track if operators make a mistake they must start again from the beginning 8 2 Replaying a track To replay a recorded track no matter in what operating mode it s to be run in press the PLAY button and hold it down then using the Memory buttons select the required track Pilot2000 version 1 32 9 Quick reference This section is a brief summary of up the function buttons on the Pilot 2000 and their applica tions 1004
42. example to control the fixtures in diffe rent zones of the venue We re certain that all operators will be able to imagine convenient ways of using this control facility Each Program contains a maximum of 40 Steps scenes To select a Program first select one of the 40 Memories available If a Memory isn t enabled the following appears on the display chase 3 3 Chase Pilot 2000 has 192 channels that can be reserved for control of the dimmer channels These 192 channels can be animated thanks to Chases series of on off commands that can be programmed by the operator Pilot2000 version 1 32 40 Chases are available each made up of a maximum of 40 Steps In each step it s possible to set the level at which each channel is switched on from 0 to 10095 the length of the step Time from 0 to 999 tenths of a second the time taken to pass from one step to the next Cross from 0 to 100 of Time general level general timing To select a Chase first select one of the 40 Memories available If a Memory isn t enabled the fol lowing appears level The possibility of setting the cross time from step to step allows to have a chase with clear cut changes between steps or a soft changeover in which the cross creates a micro mix between steps If CROSS is set at 100 this means that it lasts the same amount of time as the TIME of the steps run cancelling fade up
43. fuc tions This function allows to define the DMX channels corresponding to the extras i e those units normally smoke machines or strobe lights which operators control directly without going through Memory and Program lamp e By means of this control it S possible to send lamp on off commands to fixtures on which these functions are enabled When the Pilot is switched on default status is with the lamp on reset By means of this control it s possible to send lamp on off commands for resetting the electronics to fixtures on which these functions are enabled It s a type of direct operation which operators carry out on the units controlled page Pilot 2000 has two pages for Memorys Programs Chases Psychos Presets Units and When the button s LED is off page 1 is enabled selections 1 20 whereas when it s lit page 2 is enabled selections 21 40 hold es N 1 The Hold function allows to store the elements created in the programs Hold also allows to make a copy of the Memory For example if it s necessary to copy the con tents of Memory N 1 to N 2 first select the source Memory then pressing and holding down Hold select the target Also used to confirm any modifications or additions to a memory edit 9 This control gives access to the section for creating and modifying Programs Chases Psychos and Presets When Edit
44. g a Preset Creating a Psycho Creating a Chase Modifying Chase step times Re patching a dimmer channel Patching the units Using a unit in manual Creating a Program Modifying program step times ing elements in the Memories Pilot2000 version 1 32 Manual layout All the parts of this user s manual have been laid out in such a way as to facilitate getting to know the details of the Pilot 2000 lighting control board Each section is presented using the simplest possible terminology although remaining necessa rily technical This new universal controller has been designed to ensure the utmost user friendliness Chapters 1 and 2 are deliberately generic and conversational and have the job of presenting the unit On the previous page the index also gives an initial idea of how explanations of functions and commands are divided always beginning with the easiest and working up to the most complica ted We suggest even experienced operators read this manual in its entirety as it s often possible to appreciate every nuance in the logic of the unit s design only after completely understanding the reasoning behind every choice made when designing both hardware and software LIGHT TECHNOLOGY Designed and Manufactured in Italy by SGM Elettronica sri Printed in March 1999 e Rel 1 30 BD we C Pilot2000 version 1 32 r pase 4 1 Pilot 2000 layout 1 1 Main Features
45. ing the lamp on and off the intelligent fixtures remote Reset and the con O O O trols sent to special units such as smoke machines or centrepieces Extra channels 1 3 6 Grand Master Pilot 2000 has a general output level control used to adjust the overall level of all the dimmer channels whether they are of the traditional type or of intelli gent fixtures 8 The value is shown as a percentage with a range of 0 10096 amp grand master E P DD CF CED Pilot2000 version 1 32 1 3 7 Universal controls This section includes the universal controls that are used to control the fixtures and the entire Pilot itself The functions vary according to the operating es mode selected on the Programming Keyboard Moving head unit scanner controls are com pleted by a joystick which operates on absolu te co ordinates and 4 cursor buttons which operates on relative co ordinates The combi nation of these two systems ensures extremely precise control when positioning fixtures CJSIGIMI Page 6 r Pilot2000 version 1 32 1 4 Pilot 2000 connectors socket wiring 1 4 1 DMX 512 The Pilot 2000 controller has DMX 512 input output At the moment the input isn t enabled by the software Certified e JEN
46. it LED flashes 3 8 Page Pilot 2000 has 2 pages for Memories Programs Chases Psychos Presets Units and Steps page When the button s LED is off Le page 1 is enabled selections from 1 to 20 whereas page e when is lit page 2 is enabled selections from 21 to 40 hold 3 9 Hold The Hold function allows to store the Elements created in the programs Hold also allows to copy the Memories For example if it s necessary to copy the contents of Memory 1 to Memory 2 first select the source Memory and then pressing and holding down Hold select the target memory edit 3 10 Edit This control is used to access the section for creating and modifying the Memory Objects Programs Chases Psychos and Presets When Edit is enabled the relative LED flashes Each function has different operating modes so the relative sections in this manual must be read for details levels la 3 11 Levels Allows to set the general level of the Memory Objects Programs Chases Psychos and Presets This function operates simultaneously but individually on all 4 elements of the Memory Objects assignable to a Memory and is only enabled for the elements of the Memory Objects that have already been selected hold 9 To store the new levels set press the button 1 and keeping it pressed press the button of N Pilot2000 version 1 32 1 hold
47. lls or to adapt stored programs to stage situations which often change With a view to this Pilot 2000 allows to control the 20 different scanning areas for each fixture obviously only scanners and moving head units which operators have at their disposal When the Menu button flashes use the Up Down cursor arrows to scroll through the options until the following screen appears N Ey a E For access to these settings just press the right hand arrow of the SCROLL buttons on the right or DBD D mou Pilot2000 version 1 32 r C3ISIGIM rage 22 of the display unit e The LED lights up simultaneously this shows operators that they have to choose the unit whose working area has to be modified To assign one of the available scanning areas scroll with the fader under the SET 1 until the required area is reached To check if the area meets requirements the light grey button corre sponding to TEST is pressed the message flashes and the scanning area tested by moving the joystick To modify the scanning area press the light grey button under the 4 small corner symbols d 4 g then move the joystick to the required new corner When the ideal position is reached the new corner is stored by pressing the button again Operating areas can be created as required without being obliged to form regular shapes as shown in this design 0 999 999 999 0 0
48. n the Multifunction Keyboard it s now possible to set the Units as required Among the enabled Units the one with the flashing LED is selected to have its effects enabled as shown on the display By means of the universal faders the commands can be sent to the effects of the selected Units which can be controlled individually or in Groups of units see Chapter 3 6 1 step When the button is pressed and held down the Multifunction Keyboard is used to select the Step to be created or modified hold The Mal button allows to store the new Step and make a copy in another Step When the but ton is pressed the following appears on the display The operator can then store pressing the button of the current Step or copy the Step pressing the button of the new Step Proceed in this way for each Step required When this procedure is finished press the left hand scroll button to return to the Edit Menu 5 1 3 Step Time This menu is used to set the running time for each Step in a Program Scrolling with the up down cursor arrows the following appears on the display Press OK right hand Scroll button for access to the menu for setting the times Pilot2000 version 1 32 The following appears on the display Here operators can set each Step s duration time Time and running time
49. ndication of the Program selected with the number of steps if any already created LENGTH will appear on the display If no steps have already been created two dashes will appear under the LENGTH field 6 Press the right hand scroll button to enter the Program s Edit Menu dab 7 Use the up down arrows to select the Edit Steps Menu 8 Confirm the choice by pressing the right hand scroll button edit unit 5 9 At this point the and buttons LEDs start flashing 10 Set the scanner controls as required using the faders checking the value of the command sent on the display 11 Press and hold down the Hold button followed by button of the Multifunction keyboard cor hold 1 esn e responding to the Step to be stored 12 Should more Steps have to be created all that s necessary is to modify the Step just stored at point 10 and store it in another Step Pilot2000 version 1 32 12 Once step creation procedure is finished press the left hand scroll E 13 The following appears L button twice H i 14 Modify the LENGTH field number total of steps programmed according to the number of dub steps created using the up down keys edit 15 Press the button enter 16 Press the L button to confirm creation or modification SIGM page 69 DD CF CED we Pilot2000 version 1 3
50. ng message appears on the display In this case the Pilot blocks all the Editing procedure and the OK button right hand Scroll button must be pressed to continue 4 9 Modifying a unit in the library This option allows operators to modify the parameters of units already in the library This procedure is carried out as explained in parag 4 7 1 and sub paragraphs Any messages that may appear on the display have already been described in parag 4 8 The function is accessed from the following menu Press the right hand SCROLL button key to access the function LABIGM Page 32 r Pilot2000 version 1 32 4 10 Deleting a unit from the library This option allows operators to delete obsolete or unused units from the Pilot 2000 s library This procedure is necessary when there is insufficient space to add new units The function is acces sed from the following menu Press the SCROLL buttons right hand key to access the function Press ESC left hand SCROLL button to leave the cancel function or OK right hand button to eliminate the fixture SIGM page 33 DDP D mou Pilot2000 version 1 32 r LABIGM pase 34 5 Creating and modifying elements in the Memories This section of the manual describes the procedure for creating the elements that make up the Memory Objects Program Chase Psycho e Preset 5 1 Creating a Program To ill
51. nits to be controlled are created modified or cancelled from the internal memory When the Menu button flashes use the up down cursor arrows to scroll through the options avai lable until this menu appears To access these settings just press the right hand arrow of the SCROLL buttons on the right of the display 4 7 1 Create New Unit Operators can use this function to enter any units the library doesn t already contain ATTENTION Before proceeding with the creation of a new unit make certain to have all the necessary information regarding the unitsor better still its instruction manual with all the Spec tables Now proceeding step by step and entering the required parameters a new unit can be ready for use in just a few minutes The initial menu is the following Access is gained to the library by pressing the right hand SCROLL button N B To simplify menu examples we shall create an SGM Victory II 250 as new fixture 4 7 1 1 Total DMX Channel This information allows the Pilot to know how many channels new units use As already seen the maximum number possible is 36 channels of which 6 are reserved for movement and auxiliary functions The menu is the following a Pressing the right hand arrow gives access to setting and pressing the left hand button the function is left The display will show Using CURSOR up down arrows operators can incr
52. no operator The command syntax is as follows ALL OFF Example switch off the channels ALL OFF Pilot2000 version 1 32 7 4 4 RS 232 Register Change AOh This command is used to pass from one memory register to another The command syntax is as follows REG CHG n where n is the number of the register to be switched on Example switch on register 24 REG CHG 23 If this command is given when the register is already on the register in question is switched off 7 4 5 RS 232 Device Select A6h This command is used to select which one of the 16 Pilot 2000 boards which can be controlled has to receive the commands Setting is carried out on the board s rear panel using the relative dipswitch The command syntax is as follows DEV SEL n where n is the identification number of the board to be controlled Example select board 3 DEV SEL 2 SIGM page 51 DBD ww Pilot2000 version 1 32 r LABIGM paye 52 8 Using Event Recording Pilot 2000 boards are able to record 20 sequences of events and reproduce them In order to do this a time code is required for sync purposes for this reason Pilot 2000 boards are fitted with a socket for connection to an SMPTE signal generator This type of signal is used worldwide mainly in the television broadcasting sector When an SMPTE signal isn t available the board generates a similar signal internally and uses it for sync The only ev
53. ntrolled is operating in 8 or 16 bit mode The following menu appears a Press the right hand arrow to access setting and the left hand button to leave the function the following appears on the display 1 i a Use the CURSOR up down arrows to set the valle left right to pass from parameter to parameter and the right hand SCROLL to return to the previous menu In this case use the Victory in 16 bit mode advisable if we want to or aie Press OK right hand SCROLL to return to the previous menu ifit s to be used in 8 bit Pilot2000 version 1 32 4 7 1 7 Hard Soft Cross This menu is used to set the speed at which the fixture passes from one effect to another This run can be HARD i e taking place at the highest possible speed or SOFT i e according to the time set with Time i e the changeover from one effect to another The following menu appears 3 Press the right hand arrow to access setting and the left hand button to leave the function Once OK right hand SCROLL has been pressed the effect string created in 8 5 1 2 reappears gt Use the CURSOR up down arrows to set the value left right to pass from effect to effect press the right hand SCROLL to go to page 2 and left hand SCROLL to return to the previous menu In this case and then These settings therefore indicate
54. o run one of the 20 tracks of previously recorded events For details see the relative chapter extra e 3 16 Extra Pilot 2000 allows to reserve a maximum of 48 channels for particular units or functions One classic example is the control of strobe lights smoke machines and generally speaking any units requiring just one DMX channel for their control All signal settings and patching must be carried out in the Setup Menu see 3 19 When Extra is enabled the relative LED flashes and on the following appears on the display GD CF CED wes Pilot2000 version 1 32 r CJISIGIMI pase 18 si The right and left hand SCROLL buttons allow to scroll through the 8 pages dedicated to the 48 Extra channels According to the type of units controlled as Extras they can be enabled using the faders and the ight grey universal buttons lamp e 3 17 Lamp By means of this control it s possible to send fixtures with this function the code for switching their lamp on and off When the Pilot is switched on default status is that the lamp is lit When Lamp is pressed the following message appears on the display By holding the keys of the Multifunction Keyboard down for a few seconds it s possible to switch the lamp on or off When the green LED is lit this shows that the lamp is lit when the LED s off the lamp s off It must be remembered that switching the lamp
55. o the but ton pressed For example if the Memory button is pressed using the Multifunction keyboard it will be possible to select one of the 40 memories available the same holds for the other keys Moreover it also allows to control lamp ignition and to reset the Units when the Lamp and Reset buttons are selected Lastly it s important to underline the fact that the button Page doubles the keyboard s selection possibility from 20 to 40 keys unit Pilot 2000 allows to control a maximum of 40 units A unit is intended as being any moto rized fixture whose various functions channels can be controlled using a digital signal called DMX A maximum of 36 channels can be configured for each unit This control can be used to select the unit to be used manually or in a program CISIGIM page 56 r Pilot2000 version 1 32 1041uo2 fo adh sanjpA uipaq Bui338s yozums dip sanjpA duiD 38s24 spaads adojs gm spaffa adh sanjpA Xq punjs d HOS sjaqu s f 171 sjouuDy2 XWwa 10101 Mau anno equum 5 dip yun JaUUDYI jowads 4aquinu pain MaLA D23JD Aouau Kup4gi 4douiuup 0303 Buvyiom jousaqui 9 1 Tree structure diagram of Setup functions appendix GD CGD CD CF Pilot
56. on curves Use of equalization curves optimizes luminous output when using fixtures with different types of lamps e g theatrical fixtures and PAR 64 There are 6 curves from 1 to 6 linear output N 7 and an On Off curve N 8 which has the following reference values 000 127 off 128 255 on 4 3 Extra Patch This function allows to define the DMX channels corresponding to the extras i e Those units normally smoke machines or strobe lights which the operator controls directly without going through Memory and Program When the Menu button flashes use the up down cursor arrows to scroll through the options avai able until this screen appears To access these settings just press the right hand arrow of the SCROLL buttons on the right of the display EXTRA indicates the Extra channel to be set from 1 to 48 DMX CH indicates the DMX channel from 1 to 512 which is to be controlled by the Extra function LABEL allows to choose using just 5 characters an abbreviation to identify the unit e g SMKO1 could indicate smoke machine number 1 KEY indicates the type of function assigned to the light grey universal button EQUAL indicates the equalization curve assigned to the channel Pressing the dark grey button below the display in correspondence to DEL the settings car ried out will be deleted 4 3 1 Extra labels The operator can replace
57. play The 6 groups are assigned to the 6 light grey universal buttons and only one group can be used at a time To select the group of Units press the button corresponding to the writing on the display then enable the Units required which must all be of the same type The green LEDs of the Units selected on the Multifunction Keyboard and assigned to a Group flash together and the Units parameters are shown on the display for example When the Units that make up a group have different parameter values these are replaced by three asterisks on the display These asterisks will be replaced by a numerical value when the effect of all the Units reaches the same value In the event of mixed groups i e those made up of different types of intelligent fixtures the only functions which can be controlled are those regarding the movement of the mobile parts mirror or moving head i e the Pan and Tilt chan nels Any difference in the running of the movements will depend on the electromechanical cha racteristics of the relative fixtures 3 6 2 Moving effects Pilot 2000 has several pre programmed moving cues dedicated to scanners and moving head fixtures Using these powerful controls it s possible to create highly effective cues with just one com mand and it s also possible to use them when creating programs with the considerable advanta ge of preparing a complete moving light effect in ju
58. r starting with the first fixture and addressing them as follows Hasher 1 001 Hasher 2 003 Flasher 3 005 Flasher 4 007 Flasher 5 009 Flasher 6 011 Flasher 7 013 Flasher 8 015 Flasher 9 017 Flasher 10 019 Flasher 11 021 Flasher 12 023 Flasher 13 025 Flasher 15 027 In the following example the effects of the 15 fixtures will be set to run in sequence We can therefore create a new Super Flasher unit setting the parameters in this way for a detai led description see chapter 4 and sub chapters Channels used Description of the commands on the Pilot display BD D mou SIGM page 43 Pilot2000 version 1 32 Allocation of control channels Allocation of control channels e Setting for standby parameters SISIGM page 44 r Pilot2000 version 1 32 Setting for Slope Speed bearing in mind that both the dimmer and the Flasher DMX 1 5 flash rate have linear regulation e Setting for the new fixture s name Setting for Re an e a Definition of the setting modes i e the way in which the start address has to be calculated Ona Flasher DMX 1 5 the setting is done using rotary switches that indicate the
59. red Program has been completed return to the menu and enter the Length of the Program if it has 10 Steps the following will be set Pilot2000 version 1 32 edit After leaving the Program s functions the following appears on the display enter Pressing the button the variations carried out will be stored definitively press the light grey universal button in correspondence to ESC on the display to abort Edit without modifying the Program press Back Left hand scroll to return to the Editing phase 5 1 1 Selecting Units Effects It must be remembered that a Unit or its effects cannot be used by 2 or more Programs simultaneously because of the board s LTP mixing technique chap 3 1 1 1 For this reason the first operation is to decide which Units and effects are to be used in the Program Scrolling with the up down cursor arrows the following appears on the display a Pressing OK right hand Scroll button gives access to the menu used to choose Units effects unit 9 The button s red LED flashes and the green LEDs of the keys corresponding to the ena bled Units which were previously patched see 4 1 light up on the Multifunction Keyboard 10121 20122 3or23 40124 5or25 e It Ss now possible to enable or disable the Units the enabled ones with the LED lit
60. ress is set at 100 Pilot 2000 automatically calculates the last channel required by that unit and on the right hand side of the display shows the configuration to set on the dipswitch on the rear of the fixture In this case as conventionally done the dipswitch s ON position is that in which a small square appears at the top Pressing the button corresponding to DEL deletes what has been previously set The operator isn t obliged to assign the units numerically rising patches for example 100 for number 1 and 125 for 2 but can handle the Units at his or her disposal as required Press one of the SCROLL buttons again to leave this function storage is automatic 4 2 Dimmer Patch This function allows to set which DMX channels correspond to the dimmer channels When the Menu button flashes use the up down cursor arrows to scroll the options available until this screen appears For access to these settings just press the right hand arrow of the SCROLL buttons on the right of the display shows which dimmer channel of the Pilot will control the chosen channel channels LIM indi cates any attenuation on that channel and EQUAL the equalization curve assigned to the channel amp Pressing the light grey button below the display corresponding to DEL the settings made will Si be deleted B rem BD D mou Pilot2000 version 1 32 r LABIGM paye 20 4 2 1 Equalizati
61. ror messages If the procedure for creating a new fixture is carried out successfully no particular message will appear on the display and operators can continue patching work and use of the new fixture If any mistakes are made or any steps forgotten when creating new units the display will show a mes sage like this Press the right hand SCROLL button to see all the parameters again and correct any wrong data press the left hand button to abort the session for creating the new unit obviously losing all the work done up until then When changes are made to a unit that already exists the following appears on the display Press YES to confirm the modification to the existing unit NO the light grey button correspon ding to the message to return to the main menu and QUIT to return to parameter modification procedure When all available storage space has been used and the operator tries to add new units the fol owing appears E possibile liberare memo Storage space can be freed by eliminating unused units see 4 6 Pressing OK switches off the error message Different use of the memory for Event Recording chapter 10 doesn t indicate the lack of space with a message in this case recording stops automatically see 10 2 When operators selects more than 4 elements of the same type of Memory Objects which make up a Memory 4 Programs 4 Chases 4 Psychos 4 Presets the followi
62. s 9 When Is pressed the following appears on the display 15 DBD D mou Pilot2000 version 1 32 r rage 16 Once the times required have been set when OK is pressed right hand scroll button on the right of the display use Hold to store the changes 3 12 2 Times in Chase mode When working in Chase mode the Times function can be used to set the following for each of the 4 Chases Trigger TRIG built in or musical sync signal INTRN or MUSIC Direction RUN normal or reverse running NORM or BACKW Speed SPEED running speed from 25 to 400 of default speed times A When is pressed the following appears on the display 257 To select the Chases use the Multifunction Keyboard keys The 4 Chases of the current Memory will be indicated by the 2 relative lit LED the Chase whose Times are being set will have the relative LED flashing 1 S The music sync uses the signal picked up by the built in microphone or the Audio In connector When Pilot 2000 is connected to an audio signal the built in microphone is automatically by pas sed Chases normally run from step 1 to step 40 When a run is set on BACKWard it goes from Step 40 to Step 1 When creating a Chase operators can set the duration time of each single Step By means of the Speed control it s possible to
63. s and leave the function CISIGIM page 42 r Pilot2000 version 1 32 6 Advanced use of the Pilot 2000 In this section some easy ways for increasing the possibilities offered by the Pilot 2000 are described 6 1 Multiple units NEVER try to create new units or multiple units without first having all the data regarding the units to be created or modified As has already been seen each Pilot 2000 can control 40 fixtures each using up to 36 channels There are at present no intelligent fixtures on the market requiring this number of channels the SGM Galileo IV Live 1200 at present the most powerful in the SGM range in fact only uses 18 Considering that the board operates on all 512 DMX channels it s possible to exploit the 36 chan nels available by creating Multiple Units i e units made up of more than one fixture This programming must be carried out carefully particularly when setting the fixtures addresses To give a practical example we ve 15 SGM Flasher DMX 1 5 units at our disposal to enter among the units already available Using the normal method 15 of 40 units availablewill be used for control but by analysing the Flashers it can be seen that they only use 2 channels for the dimmer and flash rate respectively It s therefore possible to create a multiple unit made up of all 15 fixtures but in this case the assignment of the addresses to be set on the fixtures must be in rising orde
64. s fitted with Velocity control the channel is switched on at the level indicated by Velocity if not it s simply switched on 7 3 2 Midi IN Note Off This command allows to switch off one or more of the first 128 channels using the MIDI Note Off command The range of values must be between 0 and 127 Values not included in this range are automati cally ignored 7 3 3 Midi IN Program Change This MIDI function allows to change the presets a unit has On Pilot 2000 boards transmitting this data allows to pass from one memory to another The range of parameters must be between 0 and 39 In MIDI numeration 0 stands for 1 so the correspondence is as follows 021 122 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 39 40 The transmission of one of the above values switches the memory on and transmitting the same value again switches it off NF Dr DD CF CED we Pilot2000 version 1 32 r LABIGM paye 50 7 3 4 MIDI IN All channels Off In MIDI this command is part of the vast Control Change series followed by hexadecimal codes 7Bh and Oh and results in all the channels that were previously on being switched off 7 3 5 MIDI OUT Program Change As seen at 9 3 3 MIDI IN if for example another Pilot board is connected to the one being used this allows to send the command for changing the memory The patch of the Pilot 2000 that receives this command must always be set at Channel 1
65. s requi res more memory when adding new units to the library see parag 4 7 1 2 The following menu appears Press the right hand arrow to access setting and the left hand one to leave the function Once OK right hand SCROLL has been pressed the effect string created in 4 7 1 2 will reappear the following menu appears Use the CURSOR up down arrows to set the value left right to pass from effect to effect press the right hand SCROLL to go to page 2 and the left hand SCROLL to return to the previous menu In this case then ZE These settings therefore indicate that tabular control will only be used for the gobo channel To set the tables parameter press the light grey button below where GOBOS is printed The fol lowing will appear on the display TO ITEM is intended as the number of parameters to be entered in the table maximum 50 Press the right hand CURSOR button to decide which INDEX to change and then the VALUE to enter for that index Continuing with the example of the Victory Il 250 the following appears Pilot2000 version 1 32 Press the right hand SCROLL button to return to the previous menu Storage is automatic Press the left hand SCROLL button to leave this menu and return to programming BD D mou Pilot2000 version 1 32 4 8 Er
66. s that in all cases the output level never exceeds the highest and the level doesn t correspond to the sum of the 4 which would give a level of 160 the maximum output level of a preset or a channel can never exceed 10095 These is also the case for the Chases and Psychos and obviously for Chase Psycho Preset com binations Consequently if channel 001 is used in the 3 elements the output level of the channel will be the highest of the 3 Again in this case it s possible to represent this condition with a table assu ming we observe the output at the instant x Preset 1 channel 001 level 50 Chase 1 channel 001 level 40 Psycho 1 chabbel 001 level 70 Outputs channel 001 level 70 So in the condition shown here only the Psycho will be visible as its level is higher than that of the Chase and Preset BD D mou CN Pilot2000 version 1 32 r CSISIGM rage 10 3 1 1 2 LTP technique LTP Latest Take Precedence technique is normally used to control the intelligent lighting sec tion In this way the moderator of the signals in output which will control moving head fixtu res scanners and anything else is time when a unit is controlled by several Programs and the refore by several Memories only the most recent command will be sent to it Here again a table is of assistance Unit 1 instant x operation moving Pan to point 0 0 in 10 sec Unit 1 instant x 1sec operation moving Pan to poin
67. sor to set the field to be changed 7 With the buttons Up Down select the Victory 2 8 With the Left Right buttons select the From field start address and set the value required 9 Check the configuration of the dipswitches shown on the display and set it on the fixture menu kI 3ISIGIMI page 66 m 10 Press the button to store the configuration and leave Setup r Pilot2000 version 1 32 10 15 Using a Unit in manual Assuming Unit 1 as set in paragraph 10 12 is to be controlled unit 1 Press the button 2 Press the button its LED will start to flash 3 Set the scanner s controls as required using the faders checking the value of the command sent on the display 10 16 Creating a Program Assuming program 1 made up of 1 scene and using unit 1 has to be created 1 Select one of the 40 Memories program e 2 Press the button 3 Press the button corresponding to the Program which has to be created N edit m Ki a 4 Press the button the Edit button s LED will flash whereas the Program button s LED Si will Ol remain lit Dr DD CF CED Pilot2000 version 1 32 SIGIM page 68 5 I
68. st one scene After having selected a unit e g a scanner use the right hand scroll button to reach the page dedicated to these functions The following appears on the display The effects available at the moment are Circle Square Diagonal 1 Diag1 Diagonal 2 Diag2 Corner Infinity Inf ty and Zigzag The parameters which can be changed by the operator are X SCL scale on the X axis from 0 to 100 5 Y SCL scale on the Y axis from 0 to 100 SPEED speed at which the effect runs from 0 to 255 gt RUN direction of movement normal or reverse ANG starting angle of the effect from 0 to 359 B 0 rmm Using the scale and speed parameters it s possible to deform the initial shape thus creating DBD D mou Pilot2000 version 1 32 r CISIGIM 14 others When several scanners are used with the same effect the use of the ANG parameter allows to create spectacular chase effects this value in fact staggers the various fixtures which appears as a delay in carrying out the movement Some moving light effects give the most spectacular results when the fixtures used have a regular or symmetric layout step e 3 7 Step This control is used to select the step to be created or modified in a Program or Chase edit program chase a e It s only enabled when Edit mode Jis enabled along with or The Ed
69. standard Labels e g EXT01 with a 5 character abbreviation which faci litates identification of the fixture controlled To modify the abbreviation press the light grey universal button corresponding to EXTO1 on the display The green LED will flash Using the cursor arrows up down right and left the operator can modify the description as required To confirm the new Label press the light grey button again the LED goes off 4 3 2 Extra Key mode 2 modes are available OR and AND When the OR mode is set it s possible to control the Extra unit can be controlled using the universal fader and using the button as a flash control flash always has a value of 255 When AND mode is chosen the Extra unit is only enabled for as long as the button is pressed and its output level regulated by the fader To change operating mode just press the light grey universal button during the setup stage Pilot2000 version 1 32 located in correspondence to the function Key The new operating mode appears immediately on the display 4 3 3 Extra equalization curves By means of this command the operator can choose one of the 2 curves available LIN and ON OFF When the Extra being controlled is for example a simple smoke machine with just a start but ton linear regulation LIN is useless and sometimes doesn t give good unit control For this type of unit there s an On Off curve which has a clear cut threshold ensuring ideal control of
70. t 255 0 in 15 sec Unit 1 instant x 3sec operation moving Pan to point 100 100 in 2 sec Output instant x 3sec operation moving Pan to point 100 100 in 2 sec In this example if the initial movement requires 10 seconds there will be a first change at instant x 1 second which will reach the new co ordinates in a time of 15 seconds and a final change at the instant x 3 seconds which will reach the final co ordinates in 2 seconds LTP technique means that the total time of the movement isn t the total of the 3 27 seconds but is obtained by summing the last time with the time from the start of the sequence therefore approximately 6 seconds This mixing technique is used with Program and Memory program 3 2 Program Pilot 2000 has 40 programs any 4 of which can run simultaneously The use of several simultaneous programs has the obvious limit that a certain controlled unit e g a scanner cannot have one of its effects e g the colour used simultaneously by several pro grams due to LTP mixing technique see 3 1 1 2 only the last command received would be run not all of them simultaneously Simultaneous use of programs however allows operators to control light shows with the utmost freedom for example using program 1 for the colourchangers for a backdrop 2 for the scanners downstage 3 for moving head fixtures and 4 for front of house colourchangers In permanent installations this feature can be used for
71. time and thus obtaining a clear cut ingnition seconds psycho g 3 4 Psycho The 192 dimmer channels see 3 3 can also be used to control fixtures in time with the music with the sync linked to 4 different audio bands Pilot 2000 has 40 Psycho set ups which can be programmed by the operator For each of these it s possible to assign the level of single channels for each audio band the general level input output time To select a Psycho first select one of the 40 Memories available If a Memory isn t enabled the following appears preset e 3 5 Preset This function also uses the 192 dimmer channels available on the Pilot 2000 which in this case are used to create fixed lighting scenes There are 40 Presets available programmable by the Operator For each of these it s possible to assign the level of each single channel used the general level of the entire Preset Level from 0 to 100 the fade up fade down times of the entire Preset Times from 0 to 999 tenths of a second DBD vm SIGM page 11 SGIM page 12 Pilot2000 version 1 32 To select a Preset first select one of the 40 Memories available If a Memory isn t enabled the following appears unit 3 6 Unit Using this function available even when no memory is enabled access is gained to manual con trol of intelligent fixtures This gro
72. trol Type mic 9 Modifying a unit in the library 410 5 Creating and modifyi 5 1 Creating a Program Deleting a unit from the library 5 1 1 Selecting Units Effects 5 12 Editing Steps 5 1 3 Step s Time 5 2 Creating a Chase 5 2 1 Editing Steps 5 2 2 Step s Time 5 3 Psycho 5 3 1 Editing Psycho 5 4 Creating a Preset 5 4 1 Editing Preset 6 Advanced use of the Pilot 2000 6 1 Multiple units 6 2 Multiple scanner units 1 Using 1 1 Pedal 1 2 SMPTE socket 7 3 MIDI connectors the connectors 7 3 1 Midi IN Note On M tot Ni 7 4 L gt Midi IN Note Off Midi IN Program Change Midi IN All Channels Off Midi OUT Program Change 232 connectio RS 232 Channel On Ath RS 232 Channel Off A2h RS 232 All Off A3h RS 232 Register Change A0h 74 5 RS 232 Device Select A6h 8 Using Event recording 8 1 Creating a Track 8 2 Replaying a track 9 Quick Reference 91 Tree structure diagram of Setup function 10 Practical guide 10 9 10 10 10 11 Changing Page Selecting a Memory Selection a Program Selecting a Chase Selecting a Psycho Selecting a Preset Selecting a Unit Groups of Units 10 8 1 Creating groups of Units 10 8 2 Eliminating a Unit from a Group 10 8 3 Recalling a Group of Units Creatin
73. up of controls is made up of 6 light grey faders 6 light grey buttons movement controls and display rN GAN oN ON 2 7 N Y No NU NI Above each fader the display indicates the effect it s controlling and the value set Pressing one of the buttons control is assigned to the four cursor arrows When Pan and Tilt are lit the cursor controls the positioning of the effects fixtures mirrors and heads The two SCROLL buttons on the right of the display allow to scroll in groups of 6 at a time the pages of unit s effects in group of 6 at a time The units controlled can have a maximum of 36 channels 30 for effects 6 reserved for the moving parts and 2 for the options each unit will the refore have a maximum of 5 pages of effects The 6th page contains preset moving effects only for scanners and moving head fixtures which allow to create remarkable effects in a single program with traditional controllers this would require dozens of steps cues Pilot2000 version 1 32 3 6 1 Groups of Units Pilot 2000 is able to control 6 groups of Units independently of each other and offers the possibi lity of recalling the groups whenever required unit e When is pressed and held down the following appears on the dis
74. urrent CE norms 1 2 Technical Specifications Power supply external AL 12V DC 2A max cod 003 1286 Power required 12VDC 700mA Power absorbed 8 4W Electronics pFeatures CS 0238 0239 main logic circuits CS 0237 control circuit CS 0234 0236 cursors and joystick Storage protection dipswitch allows programs and or setup to be protected Setting via dipswitches for RS 232 and MIDI Inputs Outputs DMX IN OUT via 5 pin XLR F connector for serial digital return signal 6 3mm stereo jack for up down memory change pedal 3mm unbalanced stereo jack for audio IN OdB mono or left DB9 connector for RS 232 serial connection with a personal computer 3 pin XLR F for SMPTE signal input Standard 5 pin DIN connector for MIDI IN THRU OUT DMX channels 512 max configurable for intelligent units and dimmer channels Unit frame Sheet metal with epoxy powder finish Dimensions 5 rack 19 cm 48 2 x 22 2 x 6 5 h max Peso Kg 3 7 wired for DMX return signal not operative with this software version SGM Elettronica reserves the right to improve or modify their products at any time without prior notice Always consult the handbook of the unit being used to avoid errors and differences between the actual functions and those shown in the book Pilot2000 version 1 32 1 3 Pilot 2000 sections 1 3 1 Multifunction Keyboard According to the function selected this keyboard can be used to recall Memories
75. ustrate the following examples operators will have patched the Units from 1 to 5 setting them as SGM Victory II 250 scanners starting addresses 200 225 250 275 300 For patching options see chapter 4 1 As already anticipated each Memory contains a maximum of 4 Program able to work simulta neously and it s not possible to create or modify a Program without first having selected the Memory it belongs to A total of 40 Programs are available so it must always be remembered that carrying out a modifi cation in a Program used by several Memories is equivalent to modifying all the Memories that contain it program When the button is pressed the following message appears To create or modify a Program press the relative key on the Multifunction 1or21 edit e 3 Keyboard for example then press to enter editing mode When several Programs are selected max 4 the flashing LED indicates which is being created 1or21 or modified The program is indicated on the display followed by its length This is initially indeterminate and indicated by two dashes To continue creating a Program press the right hand scroll button Edit Press the left hand button to abort Program creation modification Once Edit is confirmed the first operation to be carried out is to select the Units that will be ope rative in the Program Once the requi
76. ut the Pilot 2000 doesn t generate a signal for external use The SMPTE signal is normally obtained using the MIDI Time Code from a sequencer for exam ple and converting it with one of the numerous devices available for this purpose 7 3 MIDI connectors By means of these connectors which use a protocol recognized throughout the world it s possi ble to carry out various operations the most important of which are linking several Pilot 2000 to increase the units and programs available Master Slave connection midi in midi thru 0 Pilot gis i9 hd IN B dB C3ISIGIM page 48 r Pilot2000 version 1 32
77. will be used by the Program those which are disabled LED off will be ignored Among the enabled Units the one whose LED is flashing is selected to have effects enabled which will be shown on the display The buttons of the effects of the Unit selected will be enabled when the LEDs of the universal but tons corresponding to the indications on the display are lit In this function Pan and Tilt can also be enabled or not It must always be remembered that there may be effects on the following pages in this case pressing the right hand Scroll button The selection of the effects to enable is carried out for every unit enabled in the Program Once this procedure is finished press the left hand scroll button to return to the Edit Menu BD D we SIGM page 35 Pilot2000 version 1 32 r CISIGIM 36 5 1 2 Editing Steps In this section it s possible to create or modify the Steps scenes which make up the Program Scrolling with the up down cursor arrows the following appears on the display j Pressing OK right hand Scroll button gives access to the menu for ceini or modifying the Steps unit 9 The button s red LED flashes and the green LEDs of the keys corresponding to the ena bled Units which were previously patched see 4 1 and for which the effects to be used have 10121 20r22 3or23 40124 5or25 9 e e e e been enabled light up o
78. wo wo wo or 0 3 3 Pilot 2000 controls 3 1 Memory 3 1 1 Mixing techniques 3 1 1 1 HTP technique 1 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 1 5 1 5 1 5 1 5 1 6 1 7 14 Pilot 7 1 7 1 7 1 7 1 7 1 7 1 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 3 1 1 2 LTP technique 10 3 2 Program 10 3 3 Chase 1 3 4 Psycho 1 3 5 Preset 12 3 6 Unit 13 3 6 1 Groups of Units 13 3 6 2 Moving effects 14 3 7 Step 14 3 8 Page 14 3 9 Hold 14 3 10 Edit 14 3 11 Levels 15 3 11 1 Levels in Preset mode 15 3 11 2 Levels in Chase mode 15 3 11 3 Levels in Program mode 15 3 11 4 Levels in Psycho mode 15 3 12 Times 15 3 12 1 Times in Preset mode 16 3 12 2 Times in Chase mode 16 3 13 Copy 17 3 14 Enter 17 3 15 Play 17 3 16 Extra 18 3 17 Lamp 18 3 18 Reset 18 3 19 Menu 19 4 4 Setup functions 19 4 1 Unit Patch 19 4 2 Dimmer Patch 20 4 2 1 Equalization curves 20 4 3 Extra Patch 20 4 3 1 Extra labels 20 4 3 2 Extra key mode 21 4 3 3 Extra equalization curves 21 4 4 Total Dimmer Channels 21 4 5 Working Area 22 4 6 View Free Memory 23 4 1 Internal Library 23 4 7 1 Create New Unit 4 a Error messages Total DMX Channel LCD Effect Label SoftPatch and by Values pe of effects irror Head Patch Hard Soft Cross Unit Name Reset Lamp Values 0 Dip switch Configuration 4 7 1 1 Beam Find Value 4 7 1 12 Con

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