LightJockey Installation and Introduction to Programming
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1. Drag and drop sequences E CUE 0000 No name Options Preferences Hel Sequence 0001 20 dimmer 0 0 Type Scene ST FT Static 1 00 EE BEEN ZEE ES H pese 09 eper els xe aje e Step Ill Program color sequence The next sequence is a CMY cyan magenta yellow color chase with 3 scenes In the first scene cyan fades in and yellow which comes in scene 3 fades out In the second scene cyan fades out and magenta fades in Finally magenta fades out and yellow fades in The scene and fade times for each scene is set to three seconds for a smooth continu ous effect 1 Close the Cue control and sequence list windows Click New Clear Sequence on the Sequence toolbar 3 Make sure both MAC 600s are selected a fixture is selected when the icon caption is either light or dark red 23 8 24 4 O S F button automatically changes to Fade Colors Presets Preferences Metau Help 5 Click View Sequence Control in the Sequence toolbar 6 Click the Synchronize Scene and Fade Times box Set the scene and fade time to 3 seconds 7 Click Add Scene in the Sequence dialog FE SEQUENCE 0000 No Name Help Disable Fade IL bl fo Scene Time s Dt Sunchrongfe Scie and Fade Times Global ene Tim Delete Scene Fade Time iu amp Globalg ade Time foe ine 1 a Current Scene Total Scenes Drag the Cyan fader to 0 Drag the2. Shutter Closed and click Three things happen Shutter Closed changes to Shutter Open the shutter O S F button automatically changes to Snap and the Sequence Name field in the Sequence toolbar changes from gray to yellow indicating a change to the new sequence 21 7 Drag the dimmer level Intensity to 20 Click the dimmer O S F button twice to Snap amp Intensity Ed Presets Preferences Mefault Help Shutter control Shutter Open E gt Dimmer Off Snap Fade ee Sep 8 Verify that your Intensity control looks like the one above and that the O S F buttons in all other controls are off 9 Click Save Sequence in the Sequence toolbar Type 20 dimmer in the dialog s Sequence Name field Click Save as New Sequence or press Enter Dimmer level Open Preferences Help E Gs fro I Clear after Save Create new Cue Add Sequence to Current Cue Autosave Current Cue ok Save as New Sequence a SHVEGEHUEHGE Step Il Add sequence to cue 1 Click List of Sequences on the Sequence toolbar 2 Click View Cue Control on the Cue toolbar Be careful not to confuse the Cue toolbar with the Cuelist toolbar 22 3 Drag the 20 dimmer sequence to position 1 in the cue If drag mode is not enabled choose Preferences gt Drag mode from the Select Sequence dialog menu The Cue name field changes from gray to yellow Preferences Help to cues
3. Add Sequence to Current Cue Autosave Current Cue a Save GEHUENGE ub Save as Mew Sequence Step IV Program movement sequence The LightJockey has a sophisticated effects engine for generating movements This is described in detail in the on line help In this sequence you program each fixture individually to move in opposite directions 1 Select the Left MAC 600 and deselect the Right MAC 600 2 If the pan tilt control window is not open click Movement on the Fixture toolbar 26 3 Drag the round white movement cursor to the middle of the top right quadrant Click the Pan O S F and the Tilt O S F buttons twice to Snap Movement 16 Bit Presets Default Macro Help a Pan Lock E Tilt Lack 4 Click the Left MAC 600 to deselect it select the Right MAC 600 5 Drag the cursor to the middle of the top left quadrant 6 Click both Pan O S F and Tilt O S F to Snap Movement 16 Bit Presets Default Macro Help b Fan Lack amp h Tilt Lock 7 Open the Sequence Control if it is closed by clicking View Sequence Control Set the scene time to 2 seconds Note if the Synchronize Scene and Fade Times box is 27 checked then the Fade time will automatically be set to 2 seconds as well Here it makes no difference because the effect is programmed to snap E SEQUENCE 0000 No Name Ed Help Disable Fade PI sbi _ ea Scene Time eoo Synchronize Scene and F
4. Magenta fader to 100 Colors Presets Preferences Metau Help E i mm In the Color control place the cursor over the cyan fader and drag it to 10096 The eim Add Scene S g Insert Scene 9 Click Add Scene in the Sequence dialog FE SEQUENCE 0000 No Name Ed Help Disable Fade a p gt slt Scene Time nn Sunchronize Scene and Fade Times Global Scene Time Fade Time 300 S 7 GlobalFade Time aas S 10 Drag the Magenta fader to 0 and the Yellow fader to 100 Colors X Presets Preferences Default Help 11 Now you need to change scene 1 to fade out yellow Scroll to scene 1 of 3 by click ing Next Scene not Add Scene in the dialog FE SEQUENCE 0000 No Name Ea Help Disable Fade Scene Time e 00 Global Xene Time H ail Fade Time 200 J Global ENe Time a Previous Scene nize Scene and Fade Times Next Scene 25 12 Yellow is already at 0 just click the O S F button for yellow to Fade Colors Presets Preferences Metau Help 13 Click Save Sequence in the Sequence dialog or toolbar 14 Click the Clear after Save and Add Sequence to Current Cue boxes in the Save Sequence dialog 15 Type CMY chase in the name field 16 Click Save as New Sequence or press Enter to save clear and add the sequence to the current cue Notice that the CMY faders move Preferences Help Clear after Save Create new Cue
5. Scene 4 ae obs Scene Time nn gt 4 Sunchrongie Sce and Fade Times Global Sfene Tir Delete Scene Fade Time 300 7 Globafade Time aga S Current Scene Total Scenes Saving sequences Sequences are named and saved using the Save Sequence dialog The dialog also has sev eral check boxes that can be selected to speed up programming Select Save Sequence to save changes to an existing sequence or Save as New Sequence to create a new sequence from the current sequence Preferences Help W Clear after Save Create new Cue Add Sequence to Current Cue Autosave Current Cue a Seve GEHUENGE ub Save as Mew Sequence 19 Adding sequences to a cue Windows techniques such as drag and drop can be used to add delete and rearrange items in LightJockey lists One way to add a sequence to a cue is to open the list of avail able sequences click List of Sequences on the Sequence toolbar open the Cue control window click View Cue Control on the Cue toolbar and drag the sequence to the desired position in the cue See also Add sequence to cue on page 22 Saving cues Cues are named and saved using the Save Cue dialog Click Save Cue on the Cue toolbar or in Cue control dialog to open the Save Cue dialog Click Save to save changes to an existing cue or Save New to create a new cue Preferences Help 20 Example Programming a cue This example demonstrates the s
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7. 0CA000 OOOCAFFF are occupied Set the card s DIP switch for the unoccupied memory block by moving the pins indicated under Pins On to the ON position Move all other pins to the off position Close the Device Manager window turn off the computer and disconnect the power cord Failure to unplug the cord could result in injury to you or damage to the com puter Remove the computer cover and find an available ISA expansion slot Remove its cover plate from the back of the computer chassis Holding the card by the bracket and corner push the card s copper contacts into the expansion slot Fas ten the card to the chassis Replace the cover and reconnect the power cord Connect the DMX output cable s to the card There are 2 connectors on the Club version The bottom connector has outputs for DMX links 1 and 2 the top output for DMX links 3 and 4 The DJ version has 1 connector supporting DMX in and output Installing the ADP parallel port interface The parallel port interface enables Windows 95 98 laptops and PCs without an ISA expansion slot to send DMX through the parallel port The interface provides 512 DMX channels on one link Note As the parallel port does not deliver sufficient electrical current for DMX transmis sion the interface takes power from a keyboard or PS 2 mouse port l Disconnect the PC and remove the power cord to avoid risk of injury Insert the ADP interface into the 25 pin parallel port and fasten it with
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9. Click OK to confirm Preferences Help Ld Pen crores Iv Iv Clear after Save Create new Cue Add Sequence to Current Cue Autosave Current Cue hs Save az Mew Sequence Step VI Save the cue Cues are handled much like sequences 1 Click Save Cue on the Cue toolbar 2 Type M600 CMY pan in the Cue Name field 3 Click Save New or press Enter Preferences Help Step VII Edit the cue This step demonstrates how sequence order effects cue playback Look at the Intensity control the shutter closes for 2 seconds because of the command in the pan sequence This sequence has the highest priority because it is closest to the bottom When you put the 20 dimmer sequence underneath the pan sequence the 20 dimmer sequence takes 31 priority and keeps the shutter open all the time With a little planning you can create dif ferent looks using the same sequences just by changing their order 1 Click New Clear Cue on the Cue toolbar to clear the cue from the desktop This is not required it helps demonstrate how to load cues 2 Click List of Cues on the Cue toolbar 3 Drag the M600 CMY pan cue to the desktop Its name appears in the Cue name field and the cue begins to run 4 Close the list of cues to make room on the desktop 5 Click View Cue Control on the Cue toolbar 6 Drag the 20 dimmer sequence from position 1 to position 4 Select Move Sequence from the pop up dialog
10. E EDIT CUE 0001 M600 CHY pan Ed Options Preferences Help Sequence Type Scene ST FT Status 0002 Choy chase 23 00 3 00 OO03 Pan ae 15 00 15 00 DOC 202 dimmer Static 1 00 0 06 Stoo 7 Click Save Cue in the Edit Cue window 8 Click Save Click OK in the confirmation dialog 9 Look at the Intensity control the shutter now stays open all the time 32 Additional cue operations When editing cues the current sequence has highest priority Normal cue execution resumes when the current sequence is cleared Note too that to synchronize the sequences in the current cue you must clear the cue and reload it onto the desktop To create a new cue and or clear the current one click New Clear Cue e To load a cue click List of Cues and drag it from the List of Cues to the desktop Click View Cue Control to open the Edit Cue window Here sequences can be added removed rearranged loaded etc e To adjust cue timing open the Cue Edit window and click Cue Times at the bottom The cue master fader adjusts times as a percent for all sequences set to CUE time Setting a sequence fader to another value overrides the master cue fader 2532 Direct Access Controller The LightJockey supports the Martin 2532 Direct Access Controller which can be used to play back cues and sequences Connect the 2532 to a serial COM port on the LightJockey computer Apply power to the 2532 Choose Setup gt Hardware Setup gt Direct Access a
11. LightJockey Installation and Introduction to Programming Martin 1998 2000 Martin Professional A S Denmark All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from Martin Professional A S Denmark Printed in Denmark P N 35002504 Revision B Lishtlockey hardware 10StalIatOD zie be toa potere tpa tee eire ae o asy euren oe tien cl e ote ge E N 4 Installitig the 4004 C dEO derniere tutes C Eta Pet orae ae PEL R P 4 Installing the ADP parallel port interface 5 ie e eere eere e e oe oxide spero tie denotat S stalin die Pe MCA AB el AC ese excede eoe betta E esten pas oe ditio 5 Vistallme the USB Amer lace ose ien de ede en t det eii i uae asado udi 6 OLUW ALS msta U ACO oreet etre ace dr eei oe uet opa tud pbo sees bua ede deu on icem AA 9 Hardware conte UtdbiOlli e doses ci a uii uer er dete Sce gue Rame d t soe 9 Breulis eersi AREE TU I TIT 9 Connecting the Serial data DBE asserit setti adorti ee bout e edu dee esu t Duae vus ub Eva d e 10 Tips for building a trouble free serial link eeeeeeeeneeeneeeneene nennen 10 ErittOd ctolt tO pFOS EATHUTITIS 5 56 curte edd eot ite dedi vad Lead Lenin dea e su ede uet ee e cates 11 Identttvrme tlie COMMONS ut ertet He OH EHE Rider deese cdi doe teds dio qd sudcurdutestcueatdadeededdied 11 IVE AIMS Che SE D UL LLL DL 11 SEGUCICS OOM Al aoxcodetise deduc fotos stb curias artis cuneate m
12. ade Times Global Scene Time Fade Time 200 F Global Fade Time agas El 8 Click Add Scene in the Sequence dialog Set the scene and fade times to 15 seconds E SEQUENCE 0000 No Name X Help Disable Fade kalca ss T Scene Time i 5 Df gt Synchronize Scene and Fade Times Global Scene Time Fade Time 15 00 7 Global Fade Time aga E 9 Drag the cursor to the middle of the top right quadrant Click Pan O S F to Fade Movement 16 Bit Ed Presets era Macro Help Pan Lock amp Tilt Lock 10 Click the Right MAC 600 to deselect it Select the Left one 28 11 Drag the cursor to the top left quadrant and click Pan O S F to Fade Movement 16 Bit ES Presets era Macro Help SERS Ge Pan Lock amp Tilt Lock EXE DER nae eee O r a a UEXERIPLES E EUER EST ES EJ ERES EE BI 12 Click Save Sequence on the Sequence toolbar Type Pan in the Sequence Name field Click Save as New Sequence or press Enter Preferences Help EH Ce CC W Clear after Save Create new Cue Gave Sequence ha Save az Mew Sequence The movement cursor should move slowly from left to right when you select the Left MAC 600 and from right to left when you select the Right one Step V Edit movement sequence Here you edit the pan sequence to black out both fixtures in the first scene 1 Click List of Sequences on the Sequence toolbar 29 2 Drag the P
13. ake up to 20 seconds 2 Select hardware by clicking on it in the list Click OK 3 Restart LightJockey when prompted Troubleshooting If the LightJockey does not locate the ADP interface e Check that the interface is properly seated in the parallel port fthe status LED of the interface is not lit there is no power from the keyboard or PS 2 mouse port Disconnect the cables and repeat the installation procedure e Oncertain PCs especially laptops it may be necessary to enable both the parallel port and the power supplying keyboard or PS 2 mouse port in order to use the DMX ADP Please consult your PC documentation for details if the adapter fails to work If the LightJockey software does not locate the 4064 card e Disconnect the PC and make sure the card is correctly seated in the ISA slot Check that the correct DIP switches are ON and that all other DIP switches are OFF Connecting the serial data link The pin out of the 3 pin DMX connectors is compatible with the DMX 512 stan dard i e pin 1 to shield pin 2 to cold and pin 3 to hot As some devices have 5 pin connectors or 3 pin connectors with reversed polarity on pins 2 and 3 the following adaptor cables may be required 5 pin to 3 pin 3 pin to 5 pin 3 pin to 3 pin Adaptor Adaptor Phase Reversing Adaptor Male Female Male Female Male Female 1 2 3 E ce P N 11820005 P N 11820004 P N 11820006 Connect the controller s output to the first
14. an sequence to the desktop Close the sequence list Notice that the cur sor in the Movement control stopped moving and the name of the sequence is dis played in the Sequence name field Wi The LightJockey System Setup View Help quseju e e A fe ff FX fa GE Seven ce 10003 Pon Help Disable Fade f Select Sequence Drag To Target 22 Preferences Help 4 T aa T SeqNo Sequence Name Types Scenes _ 500 F Sunctvonize Scene and Fade Times 0001 20 dimmer F Alahal Gaana Tima 0002 CMY chase Hesets Deau Hep Colors Presets Pre P Movement 16 Bit x Beses Default Macro Help EB EZ i E Ec pe Ed Pe ERI zl ER E Ed amp Pan Lock amp Tilt Lock 18048 16352 Pan Fade Tit Snap 10 07 45 AM Running 915 Cue Modified 3 Open the Sequence Control if it is closed Click Next Scene to advance to scene 1 E SEQUENCE 0003 Pan Ea Help Disable Fade JD p o Jala Scene Time eoo W Synchronize Scene and Fade Times Global Scene Time Fade Time 0 05 7 GiobalFade Time ad tat S 30 4 Select both MAC 600s Click the shutter control in the Intensity dialog It changes from Shutter Open to Shutter Closed Click if necessary to set the shutter O S F button to Snap F Intensity Presets Preferences Detant Help 5 Click Save Sequence on the Sequence toolbar Click Save Sequence in the dialog or press Enter
15. annel Club version and the 256 channel DJ version The installation process is identical for both types The card can be damaged by static electricity Release static electric charges before han dling the hardware by touching a grounded metal object and always avoid touching sen sitive electronic components 1 Thecard s DIP switch setting may need to be adjusted To find out right click My Computer Select Properties Device Manager Properties Select Memory to view a list similar to the one shown below If no device is allocated to the memory from 000D2000 to 000D2FFF the card s default DIP switch setting pins 2 and 5 on will work and you can proceed to step 2 Otherwise select an unoccupied memory block with the help of Table 1 on page 8 In the list below blocks CO C7 000C0000 Computer Properties View Resources Reserve Resources C ntemupt request IRQ Direct memory access OMA C Input output 170 Memon Hardware using the setting m OODOOOOU QOUSFFFF System board extension for PhP BIOS mj QOOA0000 QODAFFFF Cirrus Logic 5430 40 PCI m QOOBOOOO OO0BFFFF Cirus Logic 5430 40 PCI ER OOOCOO00 OCC FFF Cirrus Logic 5430 40 PCI 233 DOE SD DDCECSFFF System Reserved Fi OO0CAO00 OOOCAFFF 5 ystem Reserved QE DD OO0FFFFF System board extension for PhP BIOS DOVOOO00 O027FFFFF Unavailable for use by devices imal memme 1 mae mm 000C7FFF C8 OOOC8000 OOOC8FFF and CA 00
16. anually in the DMX Address field at the bottom of the screen Either way the mode and address settings of the actual fixtures must match the LightJockey s fix ture configuration 4 Click the first MAC 600 Type Left in the Fixture Username field at the bottom of the screen Click the second MAC 600 and name it Right 5 Save the configuration and close the window Fixture Configuration File Preferences Special Help No Fisture Type Dmx Addr Special Usemame sd 1 MAC 600 mode 2 41 1 007 014 Lett Hoboscan 812 mode 11 2 MAC 600 mode 2 4 1 015 028 Right Hoboscan 218 made 3 a Hoboscan 518 mode 3 4 Hoboscan Pro 318 Imode 2 4 5 Hoboscan 1220 XH mode 2 4 b Hoboscan 1220 APA mode 2 4 Fi Roboscan 1220 LM YH mode z 4 8 PAL 1200 made 2 4 g PALT2Z00 Fe mede 2 4 10 MAC 1200 mode 2 11 MAC 500 made 2 4 14 Aobocolor Pro 400 made 3 15 RoboColor Il node 11 16 Robocolor Ill mode 1 17 Extenor BOO made 1 2 xl 18 13 all 14 DM addresses pr fisture 2 Fistures Configured Add MACBOD T Remove Fisture z cg Clear Fixture s D MES Link DM Address 1 2 3 TIE m Auto Address Fixture Username Right hes Save AL Close 13 Configuring the desktop Lighting fixtures are represented by icons on screen To create and place icons you drag fixtures from the Unassigned Fixtures list to the desktop Icons may be organized any way you like on multi
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18. es may be connected on each branch Introduction to programming The rest of this guide explains the controller s basic features and philosophy to help you start programming Information about new and advanced features is located in the on line help system Tip As you go through this introduction pay attention to how the Off Snap Fade control effects sequence execution If you have programmed with the Martin 3032 you will find the LightJockey similar in many ways Fade times and the Off Snap Fade control however will be new to you This guide assumes that you are familiar with Windows As you experiment with the con trols be aware that clicking with the left and right mouse buttons often does different things Identifying the controls Depending on software version screens and buttons may differ from those shown here Main screen W The LightJockey Club version Main menu System Setup View Help Seq amp Cue Toolbars Caseal Of wel es jw ke Cuelist Toolbar E aes ff Fixture Toolbar rl ele m ui o fi Page tabs owace e macso o mac 250 mecfszizizizizizi2i2 2 2 Colors Presets Preferences Default Help Movement 16 Bit xj B 1s Presets Default Macro Help PEE EEE Ric EIE Pees PRE EE EE des Presets Preferences Default Help a ej pes e conici Sedis aue 3 el same Static Gobo Control windows 41152 960 Pan Sna
19. fic location 0 You can select the driver you want Back Cancel 4 Select CD ROM drive and click Next 5 If Windows does not locate the driver select Specify a location and browse to the HardwareDrivers US B folder on the CD ROM 6 When Windows finds the driver click Next to continue 7 When the installation is complete click Finish 8 To check the installation right click My Computer Select Properties gt Device Man ager If the Martin LightJockey USB is under Universal Serial Bus controllers as shown below without an exclamation point the installation was successful System Properties General Device Manager Hardware Profiles Performance View devices by type C View devices by connection a Disk drives piu Display adapters AS Floppy disk controllers H Hard disk controllers H S Keyboard H Modem H Monitors By Mouse H E Network adapters A Ports COM amp LFT HMA Sound video and game controllers ee System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers Intel r 8280744 USE Universal Host Controller Martin Lightlockey USB USB Root Hub Properties Refresh Remove Print rea Eee Address Address Range Range CO 000C0000 Mond 000D0000 000COFFF OOODOFFF 000C1000 000D1000 000C1FFF 000D1FFF m 000C2000 5 000D2000 000C2FFF 000D2FFF 0003000 000D3000 000C4000 000D4000 C Qo00CA4FFF 3 D o00D4FFF 3 5 00065000 000D5000 C5 Qo00C5FFF DS Qo00D5FFF
20. fixture s data input For a DMX fixture with 5 pin input use a cable with 3 pin male and 5 pin female XLR connectors For a DMX fixture with 3 pin input use a cable with 3 pin male and female connectors For a Martin RS 485 protocol fixture use a phase reversing cable with 3 pin male and female connectors To connect additional fixtures connect the output of the fixture closest to the control ler to the input of the next fixture When connecting a DMX fixture to a Martin fix ture with pin 3 cold use a 3 pin phase reversing adaptor Terminate the link Insert a male 120 ohm XLR termination plug in the output of the last fixture on the link The termination plug which is simply a male XLR connector with a 120 ohm 0 25 watt resistor soldered between pins 2 and 3 soaks up the control signal so it does not reflect back down the link and cause interference Tips for building a trouble free serial link 10 Use shielded twisted pair cable designed for RS 485 devices Standard microphone cable is not designed for use in serial links and often causes unpredictable perfor mance Never use a Y connector to split the link To split the serial link into branches use a splitter such as the Martin 4 Channel Opto Isolated RS 485 Splitter Amplifier If a splitter amplifier is used terminate each branch of the link Do not overload the link Up to 32 devices may be connected on a serial link If a split ter amplifier is used up to 32 devic
21. g The action of the current sequence is displayed differently from the action of the current cue The controls for effects programmed in the current sequence do not move This is to make programming easier The pan tilt cursor to take the previous example stops mov ing when you load the movement sequence onto the desktop To see the sequence run add it to the current cue and clear it from the desktop Selecting fixtures Fixtures must be selected before they can be programmed The icon caption field is light or dark red when a fixture is selected and blue when it is not selected Click on fixture icons to select and deselect them If you want to program a group of identical fixtures say 2 MAC 600s to do exactly the same thing you can select and program them together When you want to program fix tures to do different things you must select and program them individually The effects generator is a little different Of course you can program some effects together and some effects individually Usually you will program fixtures of different types separately but some effects such as pan and tilt may be programmed at the same time Programming effects You control and program effects using slide bars palettes buttons etc in the fixture con trol windows which graphically represent each effect Control windows are opened and closed using the buttons on the Fixture toolbar There is an individual button for each control wi
22. nd select the COM port Click Direct Access on the fixture toolbar to open the 2532 Direct Access window For more information see the on line help E 33
23. ndow as well as a master Show Fixture Con trols button that opens and closes all the commonly used control windows Once open the windows may be dragged anywhere on screen Setting the Off Snap Fade control Most controls have an Off Snap Fade O S F button Some controls such as Lamp Con trol have Off and Snap only In the default setting the button is red and Off One click makes it a yellow Snap button Two clicks makes it a green Fade button Leave the button on Off the default unless you are programming a command When an effect s O S F button is Off the control sends no instructions allowing a lower priority sequence to control the effect Click the O S F button to Snap to move the effect at maximum speed Click the O S F button to Fade to fade the effect in or out using the fade time 18 Setting scene and fade times A scene lasts for a period of time known as the scene time Fade time is the period of time over which an effect moves if its Off Snap Fade control is set to Fade If the control is set to Snap the effect changes instantly at maximum speed Scene and fade times are entered in the Sequence Control dialog which is shown below Adding inserting and deleting scenes A sequence can have anywhere from 1 to 999 scenes Scenes are added inserted or deleted by clicking buttons in the Sequence Control dialog B SEQUENCE 0000 No Name ame Add Scene Help Disable Fade A um Insert
24. ontrol may also allow you to turn off the lamp Example Strike MAC 600s l 25 3 4 Configure 2 MAC 600s and place them on the desktop Setup the fixtures for operation in mode 4 as described in the MAC 600 user manual Choose System gt Auto Strike Lamps from the main menu Click Stop after the LightJockey has been through the cycle once or twice and the lamps have struck 15 Programming cues Cue building blocks A light show is typically divided into cues that you program and then play back from the list of available cues The LightJockey also supports cue playback from the Martin 2532 Direct Access Controller which is available as an accessory A cue points to up to 12 sequences that all run together at the same time 1 e in parallel A sequence is made up of scenes Scenes run one after the other i e in sequence and can have different lengths scene times Later on you will program a cue with 3 sequences The sequences have 1 3 and 2 scenes respectively with scene times as shown below With the default loop settings once a sequence finishes it loops back to the start and repeats for as long as you play the cue Scene action number and time Open shutter Open dimmer 20 1 s Y in M out C in Y out M in C out 1 3 8 s 2 3 3 s 3 3 3 s Fast pan Slow pan 1 2 2 s 2 2 15 s Bottom to top cue execution It is essential that you understand how sequences are exec
25. p _TitSnap Rotating Gobo Presets Preferences Default Help Shutter Open E Fade 4 intensity 100 0 Presets Preferences Default Help Presets Default Help Bl s m Status bar 50ox144M Running NOB Seq Modified 11 Sequence toolbar 9 2 OG 1 Sequence name field 2 View Sequence Control button 3 New Clear Sequence button 4 Save Sequence button 5 List of Sequences button 6 Scene number field current scene total scenes Cue toolbar LLL ial 1 Cue name field 2 View Cue Control button 3 New Clear Cue button 4 Save Cue button 5 List of Cues button Fixture toolbar neue Em ele VYAOOOOODMO a Intensity button Movement button Color button Gobo button Beam button Effect button Levels Special button Lamp button 9 Reset button 10 Show Fixture Controls button 11 Fixture Groups button De od de ge 12 Configuring fixtures The first step after setting up the hardware is to select and address your lighting fixtures in the Fixture Configuration window which you open by choosing Setup gt Fixture Con figuration from the main menu Example Configure 2 MAC 600s 1 Choose Setup gt Fixture Configuration from the main menu 2 Select MAC 600 mode 2 4 from the list of Available Fixture Types Drag and drop it on line 1 Add another to line 2 3 Click Auto Address Click Find Addresses and then click OK Addresses can also be set m
26. ple pages or tabs Menus for arranging the desktop and icons etc pop up if you right click on the desktop and icons Example Place 2 MAC 600s on desktop l The list of unassigned fixtures is displayed on the desktop automatically If you closed it reopen the list by selecting View gt Unassigned Fixtures from the main menu Drag the MAC 600s from the list to the desktop Right click on the desktop Select Icons gt Auto Arrange Click OK i The LightJockey BE Ei System Setup View Help me a e e jul ahve af a eee 12 23 31 PM Running 833 ag 14 Striking lamps Most Martin fixtures with discharge lamps also known as arc lamps must be struck turned on from the controller There are three ways to do this Use the LightJockey s automatic lamp strike feature This is recommended and is described in the following example Program a lamp on cue This is not recommended because Martin fixtures use the same DMX channel for lamp and shutter control The lamp on command will be overridden by any higher priority sequence with a shutter command If you choose to program a lamp on cue turn on the lamps one at a time with 3 5 second inter vals to avoid excessive voltage drop and current draw Strike a lamp manually by selecting it clicking the Lamp button on the fixture tool bar and clicking Power On in the Lamp Control dialog Depending on the fixture the Lamp C
27. teps concepts and displays involved in programming It is designed to be programmed blind without fixtures attached The screen shots show how your screen should look if you follow the steps correctly Note though that the color palette is hidden in the Colors control window and that Show Special is disabled in the Intensity Control window These options are selected in the windows Preferences menu Step I Program shutter dimmer sequence In this step you program a sequence to open the shutters and set the dimmers to 20 1 Configure 2 MAC 600s and place them on the desktop if you have not done so Locate the Cue name field on the Cue toolbar Be careful not to confuse the Cue tool bar with the Cuelist toolbar If the field is yellow click New Clear Cue A new empty cue is indicated by a gray Cue name field 3 Locate the Sequence toolbar and click New Clear Sequence if the Sequence name field is yellow 4 Click both MAC 600s to select them The fixture icon caption is blue when the fix ture is not Selected and red when it is selected 5 Click Show Fixture Controls on the Fixture toolbar Arrange the control windows any way like by dragging them on the desktop Since you will not be using the Beam control in this example close it to make more room on the desktop Individual controls can be opened and closed as needed by clicking buttons on the Fixture toolbar 6 Find the Intensity dialog Place the mouse over the words
28. the 2 screws If a keyboard or PS 2 mouse port is not in use connect the male PS 2 connector to the port Use a PS 2 to DIN adapter if required If there are no free ports discon nect one and connect the male PS 2 connector from the interface Then connect the keyboard or mouse to the female PS 2 connector Installing the PCMCIA interface The PCMCIA interface provides two 512 channel DMX links One link may be used as a DMX input For installation please refer to the PCMCIA Adapter QuickStart User s Guide Installing the USB interface The Martin USB interface allows control of 32 fixtures and 256 DMX channels through a USB port LightJockey version 1 07 build 14 or higher 1s required Windows 98 is rec ommended Most versions of Windows 95 do not support the interface however version OSR2 can be used 1 Start the computer and insert the LightJockey CD ROM If auto start is enabled install or update the LightJockey software at this point Leave the CD ROM in the drive until hardware installation is complete 2 Plug the interface cable into a USB port on the computer The Windows Hardware Installation Wizard automatically starts Click Next 3 Select Search for the best driver for your device Click Next Add New Hardware Wizard What da vou want Windows to da RERARRRRRRRARRARRRRRRRRRRRRRRERRSRRRSHSERSRSRRSRRRRRRR RR RRRIRSRIRGRHRRHRHHRHHSHSHA SHAH SARAR RAM HR HN A A T C Display a list of all the drivers in a speci
29. ures b Set desired effects C Seteffects to snap or fade 3 Set fade and scene time C Savesequence D Add sequence to cue IIl Save cue Creating new cues To program a cue you can either create a new one or load an existing one onto the desk top using Windows techniques such as dragging and dropping The cue on the desktop is called the current cue Click the New Clear Cue button on the Cue toolbar to create a new cue and clear the cur rent one A gray Cue name field indicates a new empty cue It turns yellow when a sequence has been added to the current cue The action of the current cue is dynamically represented in the control windows The pan tilt cursor for instance moves back and forth to show a pan movement This allows you to see the effects of your programming without actual fixtures Creating and editing sequences Just like cues you program sequences by creating new ones or loading existing ones onto the desktop The sequence on the desktop is known as the current sequence To create a new sequence and clear the current one click the New Clear Sequence button on the Sequence toolbar The Sequence name field changes from yellow to gray to indi cate a new sequence it turns yellow as soon as an instruction is programmed 17 To edit an existing sequence drag it from the List of Sequences to the desktop Save changes by clicking Save Sequence instead of Save as New Sequence in the save dia lo
30. uted within a cue Picture it as if the LightJockey takes effects one at a time and looks for instructions at the bottom of the cue f the effect s Off Snap Fade control is set to Snap or Fade the controller executes the instructions in the sequence and then moves to the next effect If the effect s control is Off it looks for instructions in the next higher sequence The LightJockey continues up the cue until it finds a Snap or Fade command If an effect is programmed in two sequences at the same time the controller executes the instruction closer to the bottom If an effect does not behave as predicted it is probably being controlled by a sequence lower in the cue In the example cue that follows you open the shutter in the 20 dimmer sequence the top sequence and close it in scene 1 of the Pan sequence the bottom sequence Sequence 3 has priority so the shutter closes during scene 1 and opens again in scene 2 where the shutter control is Off If you move 20 dimmer below Pan however 20 dimmer has priority and the shutter stays open all the time 16 Outline of programming steps The basic steps for programming a cue are outlined below and explained in more detail in the following sections I Create new cue II Program up to 12 sequences A Create new sequence B J Program up to 999 scenes 1 Add scene Scene 1 is added automatically 2 Program fixtures Repeat as necessary a Select fixt
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