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1. E Virtual PC PC DOS incidental or indirect damages arising out of the use of or inability to use the Software or accompanying written materials iii Strand s liability for actual damages for any cause other than death or personal injury whatsoever will be limited to the price paid for the Software Civ Warranty claims made pursuant to Clause 5 shall be invalid unless received in writing by Strand prior to the expiry of 6 months from the date of the invoice 6 COPYRIGHT Copyright and all other rights in the Software and associated data and printed material supplied by Strand shall at all times remain in the ownership of Strand The Licensee may not copy the printed materials accompanying the Software 9 APPLICABLE LAW This Licence shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of England Enter Y if you agree to be bound by the terms of the Licence Agreement and wish to continue the installation or Enter N if you do not agree and wish to terminate the installation aone ann The software will then run through the Licence Terms and Conditions When it has finished press y to confirm that you accept them Enter Y if you agree to be bound by the terms of the Licence Agreement and wish to continue the installation or Enter N if you do not agree and wish to terminate the installation y Please wait while installing configuring Operating Software This wil
2. While here select PC Behaviour and ensure that Pause Background PCs is not selected to allow your Remote Console to run alongside other VirtualPCs Then press OK to close that window Now open the VirtualPC List window Select Remote PC and press the Settings button to bring up the Settings window Yirtual PC List Hode_PC Hot Running PC DOS Hot Running Select Networking Tick the Enable networking box then select Virtual Switch Settings for Remote_PC Current Settings gt Networking Settings a PC Name Remote_PC Enable networking E PC Memory 64 MB SS Drive 1 Remote_Drive vhdp oO Shared Networking Virtual Switch EA Drive 2 Drive 3 Undo Drives CD DVD Floppy te Shared Folders eh Mouse Keyboard i COM1 Port aS COM2 Port None None Disabled Booting Allowed Booting Allowed No Folders Shared Control click Keys Not Assigned None None Disabled If networking features are not needed some operating systems perform better with networking disabled Shared Networking uses Network Address Translation NAT to share your Mac s TCP IP connection Virtual Switch requires a separate IP address for this PC to establish its own TCP IP connection Page 16 Then press OK to close that window Now click in to your Remote_PC window again You can now start the remote console depending on
3. Installing VirtualPC on page 7 to configure your Windows PC to use a Shared folder Once you have found the Ixstrand dll driver you should move it to the WYSIWYG Drivers folder which can usually be found by clicking on My Computer then C then Program Files then scrolling down You now need to tell WYSIWYG to use this driver using a Windows pro gram called RegEdit The quickest way to locate RegEdit is to click Start then Find gt then Files or Folders Type RegEdit then press Find Now Once found double click on it to run the program i H an Files or Folders Im a OO 2 Ta E E EE Within RegEdit double click on HKEY LOCAL MACHINE then double click on Software then double click on CAST Lighting Limited g Megirtrg E dor E Ad My Corpais Bl By HREY_CLASSES ROOT sl ES HREY_CURRENT_USER s T Pangan Fieni rP VG every LPa a DE HEEV LOCAL MAREE Gy Cernig Then double click on Protocol Manager and from the Edit menu select 6 Strand Page 26 New Key A new folder will appear give it a name by typing Strand Shownet a Registry Editor Registry Edit View Help value not set C Program Files WYSIWYG Drivers LxProt dll Delete De Rename Binary Value DWORD Value Copy Key Name Find Ctrl F Find Next F3 elwor E Security E Software M
4. WINNT WIN95 WIN98 or WIN2000 on it otherwise the installation software will assume it is installing on a node and wipe your entire hard drive Your Node_PC in VirtualPC has a DOS directory and so will be fine From www strandlighting com you should download sn exe which is the node software cn exe which is the networker software unless you have already downloaded it while installing the off line editor as described above Follow the instructions in Installing the Strand Off Line Editor page 7 for setting up a Shared Folder for the Node_PC PC in Virtual PC Then in the Node_PC window type copy autoexec bat autoexec old Copy conlig Sys contig old This will copy the VirtualPC s set up information Then type mkdir strand cd strand CODY ZSNES Cc This will copy the file from the shared folder into the virtual PC s hard drive Now type sn This unpacks the installation files Then type crccheck which will check that the files have been downloaded correctly If this gives an error you should download a fresh copy of the software Page 19 G strand Now type sninstal Which will start installing the node software You will be asked whether you agree to the licence conditions press y to confirm The software will then install You now have to install a network driver to allow VirtualPC to connect to the Mac Type Cd sa copy z cn exe c c
5. alt or option key to bring up a menu then press the down arrow and move down to Save then press Return Then bring up the menu again and select Exit You will now have to create a file that will setup and run the node soft ware Type cd e node bat e stands for edit this will bring up a text editor with an empty screen aQ e am Type cd 2200s dc21x4pk 0x7e 22090 pc NOTE there IS a space between pk and Ox and between sn and pc Then save this file by pressing the alt or option key to bring up a menu then press the down arrow and move down to Save then press Return Then bring up the menu again and select Exit Next you will have to restore VirtualPC settings for this Virtual PC which the installation software will have over written Type copy autoexec old autoexec bat Page 21 and type y when asked whether you want to overwrite the existing file Then type copy config old config sys and type y when asked whether you want to overwrite the existing file Finally you have to alter the VirtualPC s settings slightly Type e autoexec bat which will edit this configuration file Delete the lines fshare exe mouse com then save the file and exit the editor program The Strand software is now configured and ready to talk to the network However you first have to configure VirtualPC to communicate with a network First go to the Edit m
6. WHOLE SHOW Effects Macros Profiles Events Submasters Fixtures Auto Mod ATC Pages Setup NHacN D Nshous thef ixNf ina IN Whee Show Cues Date Time Filename Backups 5 gt NNMacN D Remote Current Show Show to Save Show to Load Copy Delete Restore ARCHIVE x Use trackball and press to select 1 2ZCOPY SNAKE 4FORNATSBACKUP6 disk directory or file DELETE SHOW DIR FLOPPY VIEW lt BACK a Quy eiet amp Files you save to this drive will be available to your off line editor You can work on them then re load them into your console directly IMPORTANT NOTE If you open your PC DOS off line editor Virtual PC while the Remote_PC is running and configured to use the PC DOS 2000 hard drive in this way the PC DOS VirtualPC will not be able to save changes to this hard drive VirtualPC will warn you of this as it opens the PC You should either close the Remote_PC or set its Drive 2 back to None while running the PC DOS VirtualPC 6 Strand Page 35 LIGHTING LIGHTING cue data in this way a more efficient method might be to use Strand s ShowPort utility which can convert show data to other formats To extract a cuelist select Cues and a suitable cue range to be print ed but make sure Print Channels and Add Attributes are not select ed Then in Printer Setup set the Type to ASCII OUT and the Port fo FILE Note the filename which appears to the
7. grammer WYSIWYG systems allowing WYSIWYG to show a virtual display of what the lighting system is doing either modelling what the lights are currently doing or giving a blind preview of what they will be doing in a Specified cue For remote node and WYSIWYG use the connection between the con sole and the Macintosh computer can either be by RJ45 Cat 5 Ethernet cable or if the appropriate hardware is available via a wireless Ethernet network IEE802 11b WiFi AirPort Wireless networking can use the same base station as a Strand iPaq wireless handheld remote however connecting a Macintosh to a console wirelessly does not require the con sole to have the Strand WiFi application installed What s Needed To Make This Work LIGHTING An Apple Macintosh computer with a G3 or G4 processor running Macintosh System 8 6 9 x or X with at least 4Gb of hard disk space available less for VirtualPC 4 and with at least 128Mb of RAM and a CD ROM drive for software installation G4 Mac recommended for use with WYSIWYG VirtualPC for Macintosh version 4 or later version 5 or 6 required for use with Mac OS X Note that only the PC DOS version of VirtualPC is required for use with the Strand software you will only need a Windows version of VirtualPC Windows 98 or later if you are planning to use WYSIWYG VirtualPC is available from Macintosh software dealers or directly from Connectix www connectix com Strand Lighting
8. s off line editor OLE software version 2 4 or later the latest software 2 6d at the time of writing is recommended For con necting to a console the software should be the same version as Is installed on the console If you wish to connect your Mac as a network video node you will also need Strand s Node software caution read the instructions on page 19 before installing the node software This Page 2 Installing VirtualPC IGHTIANG software can be downloaded from Strand Lighting s website www strandlighting com To connect to consoles the Mac will need to have an Ethernet connec tor fitted which all recent Macs do You ll then need A Strand 300 400 or 500 Series console running GeniusPro Light Palette software version 2 5 or later with the Networker application soft ware installed and with an Ethernet connector Standard 10Basel RJ45 style Cat 5 Ethernet cabling and hub for a wired network For wireless use you will also require an IEE802 11b wireless ethernet base station connected to your console and an IEE802 11b network card for your Macintosh Apple s Airport cards are the most common IEE802 11b wireless network cards but other suitable cards are avail able for older Macs that can t accept Airport cards VirtualPC is a software package which emulates one or more PCs on a Macintosh A VirtualPC virtual machine consists of a virtual computer together with a virtual hard drive
9. C C Aa E G E G Adobe AvantGo BTex Ltd 3 CAST Lighting Limited Oo E Clients E Connectix Description INTEL G MAL Microsoft G Mobile Application Link obec Policies G RAINBOW TECHNOLOGIES hd E 0 A E F Adds a new string value Now select Edit gt New gt String Value A new entry will appear on the right of the screen Type File then press Return Then double click on File top open a new window Edit String EET Value name Strand Value data c Program Files Wwor SIWevG OriverssLeStrand dl Cancel In the Value data area type c Program Files WYSIWYG Drivers LxStrand dll then press OK Then press the small x at the top right of the RegEdit window to close it You can now run WYSIWYG to draw your lighting rig following the instructions provided by CAST Lighting Once drawn you will have to patch your rig so that the DMX start addresses for the moving lights and dimmer addresses for conventional lights correspond to those in the soft patch in the lighting console In the Data section of WYSIWYG click on the Patch tab at the bottom of the screen then the Patch bar on the left of the screen LIGHTING D Untlhed aq Car ped harg ihe
10. ZIP 154 767 03 17 03 FA SSF 419 417 04 07 03 45p ZIP 116 378 04 07 03 51p lt DIR gt 04 09 03 23a gt SSF 279 062 04 09 03 05p Ad 90 079 04 09 03 06p SSF 351 945 04 03 03 09a ZIP 110 608 04 17 03 12p 62 file s 7 845 919 bytes 1 608 810 496 bytes free ao m m OO UIT UI e NN Re OO AN The name together with the date and time listings can then be used to determine which is the correct file Once you have exited from the Strand software You can close your VirtualPC window by clicking in the top left hand corner of the title bar You wll be asked whether you wish to Save PC s State or Turn Off PC Save PC s State is equivalent to putting a Macintosh to sleep when you next start that VirtualPC it will start in exactly the same place Turn Off PC is equivalent to shutting a Macintosh down the next time you Start that VirtualPC it will have to start up which will take a few seconds longer and will then start from a fresh condition We would recommend always exiting from the Strand software and selecting Turn Off PC If you choose Save PC s State then when you next turn on that VirtualPC it s internal clock will be out of sync with the Mac s clock and so with real time This may lead to confusion as to when different versions of a showfile had been saved Turning off the PC then re starting it ensures that its follows the correct time 6 Strand
11. gt CON SOLE SETUP 14 54 37 14704703 CONSOLE SETUP GN FL Fl Output Connect ions Start End Scaling z xripple Network Networker D54 ANR Net Video Slot es Start End Net Slot DMX1 DHa2 DNAS DHa4d NET1 NETZ NET3 NET4 Commun icat ions Reporter Net Node Port Baud Config Address WiFi Handheld Remote Handheld Remote Handheld Remote Handheld Remote ASCII Remote Input GO Key Output Macro Trigger Output Ports ZAURN R5232 4AURn RS485 Remote Test Trigger Bytes Remote Trigger Macro Audio Input Macro For all activity Networker must be turned ON If the console does not Page 41 LIGHTING have the Networker application installed this setting will not be avail able If the console does have the Networker software installed but this option is still not available the cn software has not been installed on the console For network nodes and Macintoshes used as Nodes to display video Net Video Slot must be set to a number This number can be between 1 and 9 for a system with one Main console it will generally be set to 1 To send DMX data over the network it must be enabled and the console told which data to send over the network The simplest configuration is to send as many DMX ports as are being used over the network For example NET1 DMX OUT 1 2048 1 NET2 OFF NET3 OFF NET4 OFF will send the first four universes of DMX out over the network Network DMX configurat
12. 06 51 Ethernet address 00 E 0 01 00 11 7B v2 6d No Sync ETWORK DIAGNOSTICS x 1CLEAR 2 3DIS 4 SCHANGE6 etwork diagnostic counters and tests COUNTS ENABLE ABLE VIEW lt BACK This will display a list of network devices currently connected including consoles and nodes complete with their IP address and their network name Note that any connected WYSIWYG systems will not appear on this screen A device that is on line is currently available on the network A device that is listed but shown as off line has been active on the network at some point since the Main console was last switched on but has since lost contact with the console ie it has been switched off or disconnected from the network Link status indicates whether the device Is talking back to the main console Remote consoles should show a link status of OK Nodes will show a link status of No Link unless they are talking back to the Main console in some way most usually if a handheld remote is connected to the Node 6 Strand Page 43 LIGHTING Consoles with Server Software LIGHTING Consoles that have the SERVER application software installed SVR next to Applications after pressing REPORT can be configured to support different remote users as well as just remote consoles allowing different users to have access to different functions in the system for example to allow certain users to look at cues but not e
13. G Strand INFORMATION THE APPLE MACINTOSH IN A STRAND WORLD a guide to using Macintosh computers with Strand lighting consoles Version 1 0 May 2003 CONTENTS Hod UO s aa a ae ii on ie os a Ga ay a ee 2 What s Needed To Make This Work ESE SE 2 Installing VirtualPO SE SE SE ee se 2 Creating Multiple Virtual PCs EE SE Se 3 Installing the Strand Off Line Editor ss 7 Installing a Strand Remote Console 056 14 Installing the Strand Node Software 00 19 Installing WYSIWYG and Using It With A Strand Network 25 Saving Shows Directly To Your Macintosh 34 Printing Shows From Your Macintosh 04 36 Connecting to Wired Networks 0000 5 eae 38 Connecting to Wireless Networks 000004 39 Console Software Requirements 0 00000 ee eae 40 Console Configuration 0 0 00 0 cee ee ee 41 Numbers of Remote Consoles and Nodes 42 Consoles with Server Software 0 0 00 00 eee eee 44 Consoles with Reporter Software aa aaa 44 Further MIGE LOT e aeee eaaa ee ee ee a 46 Keyboard Equivalents for Console Keys 05 47 A Note On This Document This document is designed to assist owners of Apple Macintosh computers who wish to take advantage of the Mac s ability to link to Strand consoles via ethernet and to run Strand s off line editor software via VirtualPC Because it is aimed at Macintosh
14. IP Netmask but if in doubt leave them unchanged Save this file by pressing the alt or option key to bring up a menu then press the down arrow and move down to Save then press Return Then bring up the menu again and select Exit The Strand software is now configured and ready to talk to the network However you first have to configure VirtualPC to communicate with a network First go to the Edit menu and select VirtualPC Preferences this option appears under different menus in VirtualPC 4 and 5 and in VirtualPC 6 for OS X File Maiid Control Drives Window Help Cut Copy Paste Clear Select All Capture PC Screen SEC Preferences oe K Remote PC Settings Page 15 G strand Strand LIGHTING Virtual PC Preferences dep Virtual Switch Preferences Select Ethernet adapter Current Virtual PC Preferences A Alert Behavior Hide Some Alerts A Pc Behavior Don t Pause PCs Full Screen Mode Adjust PC Resolution Ethernet built in PCs that are configured to use the Virtual Switch A Security Disabled network setting will use the network adapter Ed Sound Background Muted specified in this panel Scripting Hide Scripts Menu Select the Virtual Switch option If you are connecting to the network via a cable to the connector in the back of your Macintosh select Ethernet built in If you are connecting wirelessly select Airport
15. Page 13 LIGHTING Installing a Strand Remote Console LIGHTING 6 strand Running the Strand software configured as a remote console allows You to use your Macintosh running VirtualPC as a fully functional console in a Strand network This means that you can configure all of your screen displays independently of the main consoles and control the rig and run or edit cues exactly as you would from the main console unless limited by the use of channel or playback partitioning or via the Server software The software used as a Remote Console is actually the same software as used for the Off Line Editor only configured differently plus Strand s Networker software which allows consoles to connect to a network From www strandlighting com you should download Cl exe which is the console software unless you have already down loaded it as part of installing the off line editor as described above cn exe which contains the Strand Networker software Follow the instructions in Installing the Strand Off Line Editor page 7 for setting up a Shared Folder for the Remote_PC PC in Virtual PC Then in the Remote_PC window type copy zZ c1l exe Cc CODY BEER sexe C This will copy the two files from the shared folder into the virtual PC s hard drive You should then follow the instructions for installing the Off Line Editor software above up to the point where the off line editor software is installed Then
16. Settings for Remote _PE Current Settings Remote FC 64 HE Remote _Dr ive vhdp Mone Mone Disabled Booting Allowed Booting Allowed Mot Installed Control click Keys Mat Assigned Mone Mone Virtual Switch Disabled Sa Drive 1 Settings then browse to the hard drive w Mone ie Hard Drive document Drive 1 is the PC s primary hard drive It typically contains the system software such as DOS ar Windows needed ta boot the computer New drive images can be created with the Virtual Disk Assistant ee image called Remote Drive Press OK then repeat for Node PC setting it s Drive l to Node_Drive As you are in the Settings box for each PC you should also set the amount of Memory the PC has Current Settings la PC Name EE PC Memory Drive 1 Drive 2 a Drive 3 g Undo Drives E covovp EE Floppy kl Shared Folders g Mouse a Keyboard ae COM Port GS COM2 Port gt Networking em USB Settings for Remote PC Remote FC 64 HE Remote_Drive whdp Test Drie vhdp None Disabled Booting Allowed Booting Allowed Mot Installed Control click Keys Mat Assigned None None Virtual Switch Disabled MS PC Memory Settings Total RAM in PC ME Total YR AM in PC 4 ME up to 1152 x S70 in millions of colors The amount of RAM available to the PC is limited by the amount of memory in your Hac The optimal size is de
17. Setup Print Channels Add Attributes Level Changes Only 1 Item per Page New Line at Channel Break Landscape Printer Setup Type Paper Size Printing to Press STOP to DEFAULT No Sync When you press PRINT SHOW the printout should appear from the printer connected to your Mac For more details refer to the relevant VirtualPC documentation Page 37 LIGHTING cue data in this way a more efficient method might be to use Strand s ShowPort utility which can convert show data to other formats To extract a cuelist select Cues and a suitable cue range to be print ed but make sure Print Channels and Add Attributes are not select ed Then in Printer Setup set the Type to ASCII OUT and the Port fo FILE Note the filename which appears to the right of the word file which will be in the form c shows name prn This shows the directory the file has been stored in the shows part and then the name of the file The directory used is the last directory selected in the Archive screen To make the file easy to find in DOS keep selecting in the Archive screen until you are shown as being in just C prior to printing When you next exit exit the off line editor into DOS you will be able to copy the file to the shared folder of your Macintosh Assuming that you printed the file to C as above and provided that your VirtualPC settings have shared folders enabled see page 8 you can
18. To install VirtualPC follow the VirtualPC instructions At some point dur ing the installation you will be asked which operating system you plan on using with a hard drive specify DOS You will also be asked whether you want the drive to be dynamically expanding or fixed size VirtualPC 4 would sometimes not function correctly with Strand s soft ware installers if the dynamically expanding option was selected if you are using VirtualPC 4 you should choose fixed size and pick an appro priate size for the hard drive according to the free disk space available VirtualPC should now have created one virtual machine with a hard drive the virtual machine is probably called PC DOS unless you have given it a different name If you cannot see this virtual PC select Virtual PC List from VirtualPC s Window menu File Edit Control Drives Qin Help Ta Yirtual PC List AL Virtual Disk Assistant D Pause Others Show All Cycle Through PCs di O SSS Wirtual PE List il El NEW PC DOS Not Running start Up Page 3 Creating Multiple Virtual PCs If you are planning to use the Strand off line editor and use your Macintosh to connect to consoles as a remote node or with WYSIWYG we would recommend creating separate virtual PCs with separate hard drives for each of the off line editor the Remote software the Node soft ware and WYSIWYG Having each in their own virtual machine means that you will be
19. be connected You may find that if the dongle is connected to the USB port of your Mac before you open the Windows VirtualPC it will not be recognised by WYSIWYG The solution is simply to remove then replace the dongle then re run WYSIWYG To allow WYSIWYG to listen to a Strand ShowNet network a small net work driver must be installed This driver called Ixstrand dll is includ ed with the cn network installation software If you have installed either the Remote or Node software as described above you will already have this drive otherwise download the cn software from the Strand website You will need to copy the driver to your Windows VirtualPC To do this Open your Remote_PC Move to the Strand directory by typing cd 2 6d Copy the driver to your shared folder by typing copy lxstrand dll z Close your Remote_PC Open your Windows PC Locate the Z drive which is the shared folder drive by default this can usually be found by double clicking on My Computer then double click ing on Shared Folder Z to see the contents of the Z drive G My Computer Mie x File Edit View Go Favorites Help Sal DEP x aE Address JE My Computer jie Floppy Az Windows 98 Printers Control Panel Dial Up C Ps Er Mobile Device Scheduled WebFolders Shared Folder Teels 1 10 objects 2 My Computer A Page 25 If you do not appear to have a Z drive follow the instructions under
20. com Strand 520i 530i 550i and ShowNet are trademarks of Strand Lighting Apple AirPort AppleTalk iBook Mac Macintosh PowerBook are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Connectix the Connectix logo Connectix VirtualPC are trademarks of Connectix Corporation Miscrosoft Windows MS DOS are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Cast Software WYSIWYG are trademarks of Cast Lighting Limited All other trademarks are acknowledged Strand Page 1 LIGHTING THE APPLE MACINTOSH IN A STRAND WORLD Apple Macintosh computers can now make very useful adjuncts to Strand 300 or 500 series lighting consoles By loading the appropriate software Macintoshes can be used as off line editors allowing shows to be prepared or analysed away from the theatre shows can be taken from the off line editor to a console or vice versa If using the Macintosh as a remote console as described below shows can be saved directly from a console to the Mac and loaded directly from the Mac to a console remote consoles allowing full or limited access to all of the functions of a Strand controlled lighting system independently of the main console Used in this way a lighting designer can view channel levels in their own chosen display format independently of the actions of the show pro grammer using the main console remote nodes allowing the Mac to show the same display as Strand s SN video nodes which will be the same display as seen by the console pro
21. copy the file to your Mac by typing CA sa copy name prn z You should then be able to open the file using any suitable Macintosh program To print from a console via your Macintosh you need to have either your Remote PC and or Node PC running and connected to a console and with your USB Printer enabled as described above When you select Printing on either the console or your Remote PC and set the Port to LPT1 you will be able to set the Net Node to either your Remote Mac or your Node Mac 10 Print Job s 1 PRINT FIA FINAL Archive Selection V SELEG PAGE FIRST LAST NUMBER Patch FROM Cues Groups WHOLE SHOW _ Effects Macros Profiles Events Submasters Fixtures Auto Mod ATC Pages Setup Channels In Use Cue Range Channels Not In Use Cue Range Print Option Setup Print Channels Add Attributes Level Changes Only 1 Item per Page New Line at Channel Break Landscape Printer Setup Type Paper Size Printing to Press STOP to DEFAULT No Sync When you press PRINT SHOW the printout should appear from the printer connected to your Mac For more details refer to the relevant VirtualPC documentation Page 37 Connecting to Wired Networks LIGHTING 6 strand Connecting your Macintosh to a wired Ethernet network involves the use of a Cat 5 ethernet cable which uses RJ45 connectors which resem ble oversized American telephone connectors There are however two types of cable a standard cable This
22. instead of installing the help files you need to install the Networker software Type CA ge cn The software may report that some files already exist this is because some of the file names created by the Networker installer are the same as those already created by the off line editor installer Just reply y in each case then type crccheck to check that the software has downloaded correctly then cninstal to start the installation of the Network software Answer the questions as before Specify the same directory as you specified for the off line edi tor software The installer will leave you in the correct directory in this case 2 6d You now have to configure your remote console to allow it to work with the rest of your Strand network Page 14 Type e 220node cfg e stands for edit this will allow you to edit the node configuration file Virtual PC Remote_PC aonn ee Gm You will have to pick a suitable node address for your remote console this number must be unique on your Strand network A good choice is often 192 168 0 99 You can also give your remote console a name this is the name which will appear on the console s net diagnostics screen Mac might be a good name So scroll down and then edit these lines to read nodeaddr 192 168 0 99 nodetype IOFTP hostname Mac If your Strand network has a highly specialised setup you may also need to edit other settings such as the TCP
23. right of the word file which will be in the form c shows name prn This shows the directory the file has been stored in the shows part and then the name of the file The directory used is the last directory selected in the Archive screen To make the file easy to find in DOS keep selecting in the Archive screen until you are shown as being in just C prior to printing When you next exit exit the off line editor into DOS you will be able to copy the file to the shared folder of your Macintosh Assuming that you printed the file to C as above and provided that your VirtualPC settings have shared folders enabled see page 8 you can copy the file to your Mac by typing CA sa copy name prn z You should then be able to open the file using any suitable Macintosh program To print from a console via your Macintosh you need to have either your Remote PC and or Node PC running and connected to a console and with your USB Printer enabled as described above When you select Printing on either the console or your Remote PC and set the Port to LPT1 you will be able to set the Net Node to either your Remote Mac or your Node Mac 10 Print Job s 1 PRINT FIA FINAL Archive Selection V SELEG PAGE FIRST LAST NUMBER Patch FROM Cues Groups WHOLE SHOW _ Effects Macros Profiles Events Submasters Fixtures Auto Mod ATC Pages Setup Channels In Use Cue Range Channels Not In Use Cue Range Print Option
24. select Networks then Manufacturer then Strand Lighting then Strand ShowNet and press Insert Libia Selection Devices Appearance Version Data E Networks All Manufacturer ETC Strand Lighting Strand ShowNet Yngve Sandboe AS Consoles os You should now be able to select Strand ShowNet then press the Connect button This should make WYSIWYG start listening to the data being transmitted on the Strand network Page 30 LIGHTING Device Manager 21x Device Manager Strand ShowNet Strand ShowNet Connected Connect on load New lo Properties Delete P Select All Unbind AutoFocus Connect on load Close Er If it fails to connect ensure that your Macintosh is correctly connected to the network and that the console is set to transmit DMX over the net work under REPORT ADV SETUP CONSOLE SETUP ensure that NET DMX is set to OUTPUT and to the correct range of DMX values Finally you have to tell WYSIWYG which Strand DMX universe to match to which WYSIWYG DMX universe Select Strand Shownet then press Properties This will give a list of 36 ports each corresponding to one DMX universe Properties 2x Patch Universe Select EIE Console Name Console EDM EDM pat Not bound Manufacturer St PORT Str Not bound Open Protoc
25. users who may not be familiar with PCs DOS or command line style operating systems it describes the various set up procedures in a step by step manner with screenshots to show you exactly what to do this means that it is quite a long document but you should not allow yourself to be intimidated by that The steps described are those required to configure the software with a standard Virtual PC installation However you should note that if you have customised your VirtualPC set up or use it to run other software screens may appear slightly different from those shown in the images in this document and slightly different commands may be required if for example you have different directories in your VirtualPC However in these cases it is assumed that you have enough working knowledge of DOS to ammend the instructions in this document to suit your system set up As with all work involving installing new software on computers it is recommended that you back up all important files before carrying out any of the work described in this document Instructions to be typed in DOS are denoted by this font Instructions relating to console keys follow the usual Strand conventions console keys softkeys Version Strand Lighting Information Document The Apple Macintosh in a Strand World RH Version 1 0 English Console Software 2 6d May 2003 Strand Lighting www strandlighting com Please send comments or corrections to strandmac strandlighting
26. C DOS Not Running Start Up In the PC Setup Assistant select Duplicate an existing PC 6 Strand Page 4 Strand LIGHTING PC Setup Assistant This assistant will guide you through the process of creating and configuring a PC How would you like to create your PC C Install from the Virtual PC CD or an 0 Pack Installs pre configured hard drive data from the Virtual PC 6 installer disc or a Connectix OS Pack Create a PC manually Allows you to install an operating system from a manufacturers CD ar use existing hard drive data Duplicate an existing PC Copies the hard drive data and settings of a PC in the PC List Click the right arrow below to begin Select the PC to duplicate normally the PC DOS PC then give it a new name We would suggest Remote PC for the PC to be used for Remote software and Node_PC for the PC to be used for the Node software Allow VirtualPC to create this new PC and repeat as required You then have to tell each virtual PC to use its own hard drive In the VirtualPC List select Remote PC then chose Settings Yirtual PC List Node_PC e Not Running settings PC BOS Hot Running _Startup_ Page 5 dd PC Name E PC Memory E Drive 1 Sh Drive 2 Sh Drive Z g Unde Drives CD DVD Floppy Shared Folders eh Mouse ed Keyboard a COM Port Ga COM2Z Fort gt Networking es USB Select Drive l
27. Defines how CLR amp SHIFT CLR operate Cuser edited NOTES x Use trackball to move cursor then editiCUT ZCOPY S3PASTE 4 SSAUE 6LOAD text LINE LINE LINE FILE FILE Then scroll down and set the File server IP address to be the same as the IP address of your Macintosh Remote Console file server _addr 192 168 0 99 Then press SAVE FILE The changes will not take effect until the next time you switch your con sole on However once you have done that then the next time you have your Mac connected to the console and have the Remove Console soft ware running on your Macintosh when you go to the ARCHIVE display on the console you will see the VirtualPC hard drive on your Macintosh which you can select for saving and loading files exactly as you would for This will for example allow you to quickly transfer a showfile from the console onto your Mac for later editing in the off line editor then allow you to quickly load that edited file back into the console without having to use floppy disks See page 34 for information on moving files from the Remove PC to the off line editor and back Consoles with Reporter Software Macs connected to consoles running the Reporter REP software and used with SLD or other suitable fault reporting dimmers will indicate dimmer faults in the same way that the console does channel numbers with a fault logged will turn red and details of the fault will be shown in the Dimmer Log scr
28. LIGHTING Settings for PC DOS Current Settings Ch Shared Folders Settings dd PC Name PC DOS 2 Shared Folder Ed PC Memory 160 ME a Drive PC DOS 2000 vhdp Sa Drive 2 None id Drive 3 None g Undo Drives Disabled 2 CD DVD Booting Allowed Unshare Folder E Floppy Booting Allowed EE EE EE Sj shared Folders 1 Folder Shared a Automatically share m Mouse Control click O Local wolumes a Keyboard Keys Mot Assigned _ Network volumes ie COM Fort None O Removable media Gee COM Fort Mone Networking Virtual Switch USB Disabled Shared Folders allow the PC to access files and folders on a Mac volume os 7 Press Share Folder then create or pick a suitable folder It may be convenient to locate this folder on your Mac s desktop so that It Is easy to find Set its drive letter to Z and tick Share every time Choose a Folder Shared Folder Drive Letter ki Share every time The Z part means that the shared folder appears as a pretend hard drive called Z within VirtualPC Share every time means that this will be set up every time you start this Virtual PC so that you don t have to re visit these settings Once you have ticked this press Share Now switch back to the PC DOS window and type Copy zil Sxe Cc copy z hc exe C This will copy the two files from the shared folder into the virtual PC s hard drive Now type Thi
29. WWW STRANDLIGHTING COM RA gt BA eo ma dd A Back Forward Reload Horne Search Netscape images Print Security Shop bd 21 March 2003 Operating System for non I series 2 6d C5 21 March 2003 Networker version 2 6d CN 21 March 2003 Help files version 2 6d HC console help files 21 March 2003 PC help files Manual 2 6d HF 21 March 2003 PC help files Tutorial 2 6c HT 21 March 2003 SH Hode Software Version 2 6c Compatible with all console 2 5 or 2 6 software SN node version 2 6c SN SN 100 104 02 January 2003 SN node version 2 6c CHK SN 110 02 January 2003 You should download cCl exe which is the off line editor software hc exe which contains the console help files Both of these files are listed under 430 550 consoles There is no sep arate listing for console software and off line editor software since the Same software is used for both You now have to get these files into VirtualPC To achieve this VirtualPC can share a folder between the Mac and one or more virtual PCs To do this start up your PC DOS PC by selecting it in the Virtual PC List win dow then hitting Start Up EE irtal Pe ist EE Hode PL Hot Running PC BOS Hot Running Remote_PC Hot Running You should see a new window appear with a DOS PC screen inside it Now go back to the Virtual PC List window and press Settings then selected Shared Folders 6 Strand Page 7
30. a Macintosh to sleep or Turn off PC akin to Shutting a Macintosh down You should chose Turn off PC to ensure that the next time you use the node its network connections are proper ly re established 6 Strand Page 24 LIGHTING Installing WYSIWYG and Using It With A Strand Network Using Cast Lighting s WYSIWYG allows your Macintosh to show you a virtual representation of what your lighting rig is doing either alongside or instead of the numeric channel data available by using your Mac as a remote console or as a node WYSIWYG can listen to the Strand ShowNet network to either show you what the lights are doing live or using the console s DMX Preview setting to have a virtual preview of cues WYSIWYG runs under Windows 98 or later and you will therefore need to have a Virtual PC running Windows 98 or later installed Connectix sell Operating System Packs that allow you to easily add new operat ing systems to existing VirtualPC installations or you could buy a version of VirtualPC with Windows 98 to begin with adding PC DOS if neces sary Or if you already own a copy of Windows 98 or later you can install that into an existing VirtualPC setup subject to Microsoft s licensing agreement Having set up a new VirtualPC running a suitable version of Windows you can then purchase WYSIWYG and install it as per Cast Lighting s instructions To operate WYSIWYG requires a USB dongle to
31. able to use them simultaneously if required A VirtualPC virtual hard drive is actually just a file on your Macintosh s hard drive and will appear as shown in Mac OS9 left or OS X right PC DOS 20004vhdp PC DOS 2000 In VirtualPC 4 and VirtualPC 5 you can create two further hard drives by locating the virtual hard drive file usually in the VirtualPC applica tion folder and making two copies of it You can then rename them to make it clear which is which for example Remote_Drive for the hard drive which will contain the Remote software Node_Drive for the hard drive which will contain the Node software In VirtualPC 6 the file format has changed to make it compatible with both Macintosh OS 9 and OS X You will find that if you try to copy these in OSY you will not be able to rename the new file The simplest way to make duplicate hard drives is to re start your Macintosh in OS X and duplicate and re name the hard drive files You can then switch back to OS 9 if you prefer working in that operating system You will see that in OS 9 the VirtualPC 6 hard drive image files have names ending with vhdp WYSIWYG requires a hard drive containing Microsoft Windows 98 or later you should follow VirtualPC s instructions for creating such a hard drive Having created multiple hard drives you now have to create multiple vir tual PCs In VirtualPC s VirtualPC List select New Yirtual PC List Pe P
32. ample Setup would become ctrl fn F9 This depends on how your Keyboard control panel is configured 6 Strand Page 48 Time eee oe an ete ed T Wait ae ee ee ea x ES W Delay sucht ee ee a E Pole sae EE D led EIS TaD FEB nemer el alt P Goto aa ESRA Y ele oo H s H for Unhold Update a2 2a 2a ana U Sub Page K Bump Mode V Stop Blackout B MACO 25373 30545 33 M SRE aa teak S P Keys GE aa DEE N ctrl Q W E R T Y U Playback PB1 PB2 GO EE EE EE g ctrl G OGG OE ae eee X X Stop Back k alt k CUE teresa aeaea u alt U Mode ss EE Ri Ctrl A ctri B Bale eie ie r O Shift Functions Macro 1 9 s 1 s 9 Repeat Last Command s return Swap Screens s space if set to more than 1 screen Update Cue S C Update Group S G Reload playback S x PB1 s X PB2 Misc Other Console LCD screens alt esc toggles display 6 Strand Page 49
33. console to support network activity it must have the Networker application program installed You can tell whether a console has Networker installed by pressing REPORT GN FL Fl Status 14 19 03 14704703 SYSTEM REPORT SG Show system Status USED FREE TOTAL Intensity Total InUse Free Cue parts Groups Effect steps Macros Prof i les Events Attribute Total InUse Local Print Jobs Free Live Edit CPU Ports DMA D547AM AUR UGA SMPTE HIDI REM ANALOGUE Submasters Network Configuration Node Name Remote Node Type Node Address Sub Net Mask File Server Configuration Security OS Channe ls Applications SYSTEM REPORT No Sync 4DINMERSADY 6 LOG SETUP gt DIAG System Status If NET appears next to Applications in the Configuration section of the screen the Networker application is installed If it is not installed it can be purchased from Strand Lighting Note that very early consoles did not have a network card installed as standard In addition a network card is not a standard feature of 300 series consoles Note also that a Main console must be present in the system if DMX out put is required In particular this means that you cannot use WYSIWYG to visualise the lighting from the off line editor software Console Configuration For Network data to be available it must be enabled in the Main con sole These settings are found under REPORT gt ADV SETUP
34. d drive However this problem is easy to overcome since each VirtualPC can connect to more than one hard drive To achieve this shut down your Remote PG Virtual PC Then in the Virtual PC List window select the Remove_PC and press Settings Page 34 Settings for Remote PO a PC Name Remote_PC 2 None E PC Memory 64 MB Hard Drive document ESE SEE ali Dae a ES Soe Now select Drive 2 and then click on Hard Drive document VirtualPC will ask you to select a VirtualPC hard drive file Select the hard drive file for the Virtual PC that you use for your off line editor if you ve fol lowed this document this will be called PC DOS 2000 which will be inside your VirtualPC application folder Select this and press OK then press OK again note that if the PC DOS VirtualPC is running VirtualPC will not allow you to do this because it will consider that the PC DOS 2000 hard drive is already in use if this happens close the PC DOS VirtualPC and try again Now when you start your Remote_PC again it will have access to the PC DOS 2000 hard drive as its D drive This means that when you select the Archive screen on your Mac you will see a Mac D drive oO Virtual PC Remote PQ RE 14 43 55 25 04 03 ARCHIVE FIR FINAL GN FL FL Archive Selection SELECT PAGE FIRST LAST NUMBER Patch FROM Cues Groups
35. der House A Playback Format Net Node Port Show Last Recorded Cue Console Keys Layout Screen Henus Submaster Layout Preview Follows Live GeniusPro Palette OFF SETUP SMEMORY6 1 2 3 Select item to edit DEFLT LOCK lt BACK When it is set to OFF they are used for scrolling through the cuelist When set to ON they are available for controlling lanterns exactly as they are in LIVE To scroll through the cuelist you have to hold down the SHIFT key then move the wheel or trackball When set to SHIFT WHEEL the inverse applies the controllers scroll through the cuelist unless you hold SHIFT in which case they will control a selected lantern Using this function it is possible to check and correct cues in WYSIWYG before they actually appear on the stage in addition to using WYSIWYG just to check or pre program cues live with or without the real rig of lights present When you have finished using WYSIWYG you should leave the program by selecing Exit from its File menu You should then close the Windows VirtualPC window selecting Shut down Windows then press ing OK In VirtualPC 6 you will be presented with options about car rying forward undoable changes these allow you to recover lost or deleted files under certain circumstances and you should refer to the VirtualPC documentation for more details Normally you will want to select carry forward undoable chan
36. dit them Refer to the Server documentation for more details 14 55 39 25704703 SYSTEM REPORT FIR FINAL GN FL FL system Status Status USED FREE TOTAL Intensity Cue parts Total Groups InUse Effect steps Free Macros Profiles Attribute Events Total InUse Local Print Jobs Free Live Ed it CPU Ports D54 AM A Submasters SMPTE HID REM ANALOGUE Network Configuration Node Name Remote Node Type Sub Net Mask Node Address File Server Configuration Security OS Channels Applications SYSTEM REPORT S 4DIMHERSADU 6 System Status LOG SETUPM DIAG Consoles with Server software can also save show files to a remote Server computer in addition to saving them on the hard drive of the main console If such systems do not have a central server it is possi ble to configure them so that a Macintosh computer connected to the network appears as the Server so allowing you to save files to and load files from the Virtual PC hard drive on your Macintosh directly rather than having to first copy them onto a floppy disk Note that from software version 2 6d onwards this functionality is also possible without the Server software being installed or if Server is installed with the standard file server and the Macintosh being accessi ble simultaneously This also means that the configuration described here is not required See page 34 for details of saving to your Macintosh in this way If you do wish to config
37. e correct directory geniusp or LIGNE to start the off line editor software You are then in the off line editor Keyboard equivalents to the console keys can be found in the console user manual or at the end of this doc ument Page 11 LIGHTING oO Virtual PC PC DOS To return to DOS you must shut down as you would when you finished using a console The keyboard equivalents are ctrl F12 then F2 for SHUT DOWN If you are using a PowerBook laptop you may have to hold down a FN key to make your function keys operate as function keys WARNING When you are using a Shared Folder in VirtualPC it will appear as the Z drive in the Archive screen within the off line editor The simplest way to save and load files would appear to be to select this Z drive from within the off oine editor However problems have been noted with some Macintosh VirtualPC combinations whereby files saved or loaded in this way become corrupt and will therefore not load into another console properly We would recommend saving to and loading from the C drive from the off line editor archive screen To move files from the C drive to the Z drive from which they can be accessed from the Macintosh and so transferred by email or to a floppy drive exit from the Off Line editor into DOS Then type CA pa cd shows to change to the directory holding the show files You can then co
38. een accessible by pressing REPORT DIMMER LOG the keyboard equivalents of which are ctrl F12 then F4 D Wieki PE aie PET ai 47 43 AHi w r A 00 my OI Ed Os r a AL EE 14 IT OET For further information see the Reporter user manual 6 Strand Page 45 LIGHTING Further Information Strand Lighting www strandlighting com The latest console software and user manuals can be downloaded from the website which also includes many technical documents covering console operation and ShowNet network design and set up Strand Lighting publish a quarterly newsletter which includes tips on using 300 and 500 series consoles The newsletter is published in PDF format to subscribe send email to newsletter strandlighting com Earlier issues can be downloaded from the support gt newsletter section of the website Apple www apple com Apple s website contains a comprehensive fully searchable technical Support section Cast Lighting WYSIWYG www castlighting com WYSIWYG On Line Forum www lightnetwork com Connectix www connectix com Wireless Networking for older Macs www proxim com 6 Strand Page 46 LIGHTING Keyboard Eguivalents of Console Keys When using the Macintosh as an off line editor or remote console you will have to use the Mac s keyboard instead of the console keys The key board equivalents for the principal console keys are as follows fuller information can be found in the console s manual Some utilit
39. enu and select VirtualPC Preferences this option appears under different menus in VirtualPC 4 and 5 and in VirtualPC 6 for OS X OS Wirtual PC Preferences Sm dk Virtual Switch Preferences Select Ethernet adapter Current Virtual PC Preferences AN Alert Behavior Hide Same Alerts FI PC Behavior Don t Pause PCs C Full Screen Mode Adjust PC Resolution o gt Virtual Switch Ethernet built in PCs that are configured to use the Virtual Switch 4 our HIEELIG network setting will use the network adapter di Sound Background Muted specified in this panel Ethernet built in S 6 Scripting Hide Scripts Menu Lo Select the Virtual Switch option If you are connecting to the network via a cable connected to your Macintosh select Ethernet built in If you are connecting wirelessly select Airport While here select PC Behaviour and ensure that Pause Background PCs is not selected to allow your Node to run alongside other VirtualPCs Then press OK to close that window Now open the VirtualPC List window Select Node_PC and press the Settings button to bring up the Settings window 6 Strand Page 22 LIGHTING Current Settings FI PC Mare Ed FC Memory a Drive 1 a Drive 2 Drive 3 E Undo Drives CD DYD EF Floppy Ch Shared Folders g Mouse ad Keyboard Ok COM Port GS COM2 Port gt Networking ee USB Settings for Node PC to Netwo
40. etwork Activity DMX Output Suppressed appears in red it means that the node can t find a console on the net work or hasn t been properly connected to the network If all the con nections appear correct check that the console has the NET Networker software installed and has networking turned on in its Console Setup screen 6 Strand Page 23 LIGHTING DO Yirtual PC Node PC If your screen just shows a number at the top it means that a console has been found but that console does not have its Network Video option turned on REPORT ADV SETUP CONSOLE SETUP then set Net Video Slot to l 14 54 37 14704703 CONSOLE SETUP xripple Output Connections Network Start End Scaling z Networker D54 AMNA Net Video Slot 1 Start End Net Slot DM 1 NET1 DM2 NETZ DIMAS NETS DM 4 NET4 Commun icat ions Reporter Net Node Port Baud Config Address Handheld Remote Handheld Remote Handheld Remote Handheld Remote ASCII Remote Input GO Key Output Macro Trigger Output Remote Test Remote Trigger Macro Audio Input Macro External Submasters External 1 External 5 External External 2 External 6 External External 3 External 7 External External 4 External 8 External External Subs Scale z SETUP 2 Select item to edit When you have finished using the Node window simply close the Node_PC window You will be asked whether you want to Save PC s State akin to putting
41. flue ee v Ese erie harg dimen MedpPelsetel Irar hare DUP GR EHC ABS ee a a Eend weg Ed Uret yee af SE mmm You will probably see an icon entitled EDMX This is for patching show s using ETC s network DMX You want to use Strand s ShowNet instead so hold down the CTRL key and click in this area of the screen A pop up window will offer New Patch as an option Select that and when asked for the new Patch Universe name enter something memo rable such as Strand a initie speared J J E A FILES ass _ ai wysiwy ite al ae PET mde TH perform LEa ers a if ne MEE Cd cama ies ien You can now patch your various lights and moving lights double click on each and select the Fixture tab in the window which appears then the Control tab in the right hand side of that window Properties zjx General Light Emission Fixture VLEc Wheel 2 lt Gobo gt Options Fixture Point of View Control Wheell Control Circuit Name Number fo Channel fo Dimmer fi IV Use DMX address Under Universe select Strand then enter the start address as set on that fixture Alternatively you can follow the other patching techniques as described in the WYSIWYG documentation 6 Strand Page 28 LIGHTING G strand Once the rig has been patched you need to get WYSIWYG to listen to the Strand network To do this will first involve configuring Window
42. ges It is possible to select Save PC s state instead of Turn off PC with out first shutting down Windows This is akin to putting a Macintosh to sleep and can make it quicker to get Windows up and running the next time you use It However re starting a PC with a saved state sometimes results in the WYSIWYG dongle not being recognised by the VirtualPC and so is not recommended when using WYSIWYG Page 33 Saving Shows Directly To Your Macintosh LIGHTING When you are using a console with a Macintosh connected as a remote console you may want to save the showfile to your Macintosh as well as to the console s built in hard drive for example as an extra backup or because you want to work on the show away from the theatre using the off line editor in your Macintosh overnight With your Mac connected to the console you can save showfiles directly to your Mac s hard drive and load showfiles directly from your Mac s hard drive saving the need to save to a floppy disk then load the floppy disk into your Mac or console Note that prior to software version 2 6d this functionality was only pos sible on consoles with the Server software installed The Server software still offers some additional functionality see page 44 for a summary but all consoles that can connect to a Macintosh can now save and load files in this way If you connect your Mac to a console as a Remote then select Archive on the Mac ctrl F8 is
43. ies such as QuickKeys modify the behaviour of some keys If the keys do not seem to be doing the right thing turn any such utilities off LIGHTING 6 strand Channel Keypad Gale Es ES EE ae CUS EE DE CWC Paltscnia xa saan Group 444444444844 Submaster AR EE Dimmer tsi eie oe aloe els Console Shift Key Recording Keypad Record Rec Mode Q Only Track Channel Control ON SS EE EE lt or s gt shift THRU on a console return or enter Ctrl F or or Page 47 CU EE EE delete USET EG EREEEE EES Wheel up Home Wheel Down End Effects Playbacks AE EE SE IE alt 9 E do EE s alt 8 Fx Type RE alt 7 Fx Time Fx Rate alt 6 Px pause naan axa alt 5 FX Load RE alt 4 FX OON IE TERRORIS alt 3 FX GO KEES EES alt 2 FEED an enana alt 1 Fx Go Stop ER eS alt O Display Select MOG ska EE RE RE alt R PreVle Wie si EE ctrl F2 UO vec teed ctrl F3 VG xe eee ate ee ctrl F4 GhOUD numara ctrl F5 PAC RE RE RE ctrl F6 5 EE ee ctrl F7 Archive is a s BR RE ate ctrl F8 Setup 0 ee ctrl F9 MEES ES et ait ctrl F10 Profle MEER ER ctrl F11 Report EERS ER ctrl F12 MCI BEREA ED Ctrl F1 or Page Up Page Up Page Down Page Down Last Screen Space Step through displays esc note if using a PowerBook or iBook laptop you may need to hold down the fn key to access the function keys so for ex
44. ions will vary when multiple Main consoles are used on the same network or when using DMX PREVIEW with multiple consoles see page 32 Numbers of Remote Consoles and Nodes LIGHTING 6 strand Different Strand consoles can support different numbers of remote con soles up to a maximum of four remote consoles Standard 300 Series consoles cannot support remote consoles 310 Series consoles can support one backup console plus one remote console Non i 400 and 500 Series consoles can support one backup console plus one remote console note that not all 430 consoles have a network card installed P 500 Series consoles can support a backup console plus up to four remote consoles A Macintosh configured as a remote console counts as one of these con soles so for each 500i Main console in your system you may also have one Backup console and then four further Remote consoles Remote Macintoshes Remote PCs or any combination thereof A system may have any number of nodes You can keep track of the devices currently connected to your network by pressing REPORT then DIAG then NET DIAG Page 42 14 17 34 14704703 NETWORK DIAGNOSTICS SG Show Address Node Name Type Link Status Node Status User gt 192 168 0 68 Main 520i OK On Line NA IN 192 166 0 112 WL103_2 103 No Link On Line 192 168 0 69 Backup 510i No Link On Line BACKUP 192 168 0 89 Node Mac 100 No Link On Line Whee Remote Power on time 14
45. is used when connecting a number of items of equipment together through an ethernet hub or switch a device that looks like an splitter In a theatre a hub might have one cable going to each of the console the backup console and one or more Strand network nodes Some hubs have a port labelled uplink which is used to connect the hub on to another hub To connect your Macintosh to a hub use a standard cable and connect it to any of the ports on the hub apart from the uplink port on some hubs the uplink port can be switched between normal and uplink use in this case you can use the uplink port as long as you set it to normal a crossover cable This is used when your are only connecting two devices together for example your Macintosh to a stand alone console it is so called because two of the wires are reverse wired at one end of the cable A standard cable won t work in this situation Conversely you can t use a crossover cable to connect your Macintosh to a hub unless you are connecting to the uplink port on a hub Apple has confused the issue slightly with their latest laptops from the 15 Titanium PowerBook G4 onwards These can connect directly to another device using a standard ethernet cable where you would nor mally have to use a crossover cable Unfortunately if you do try to use a crossover cable in this situation as you would expect to things won t work In general wired ethernet connec
46. l take some time Use geniusp bat to run software Install successful 6 Strand Page 10 LIGHTING 6 strand The off line editor software will now be installed When it has finished repeat the procedure with the help files Type CA ans hic The software may report that some files already exist this is because some of the file names created by the help installer are the same as those already created by the off line editor installer Just reply y in each case Once this is complete type crccheck to check the files as before Then type hcinstal to install the help system Answer the questions as before Specify the Same directory as you specified for the off line editor software ie c 2 6d if following the example above To run the off line editor you will have to change to the correct directo ry if you are not already there then run the off line editor software You can tell which directory you re in by looking to the left of the flashing Cursor C 2 6D gt geniusp_ The installers will leave you in the correct directory in this case 2 6d so you can run the off line editor by just typing geniusp if you selected the GeniusPro off line editor software or lightp if you selected the Light Palette off line editor software When you start the PC DOS Virtual PC you will not be in the correct directory so in that case you would have to type cd 2 6d or cd directory name to change to th
47. n The software may report that some files already exist this is because some of the file names created by the Networker installer are the same as those already created by the Node installer Just reply y in each case Then type crccheck to check that the software has downloaded correctly then cninstal to install the software You will be asked for the target platform type O for off line editor Then type g for a GeniusPro installation When asked for a directory name type Gr 2 200s since this is the directory that the node software installs itself into The Networker software will then install itself You now have to configure your remote console to allow it to work with the rest of your Strand network Type e 220node cfg which will allow you to edit the node configuration file G strand You will have to pick a suitable address for your node this number must be unique on your Strand network A good choice is often 192 168 0 89 You can also give your remote node a name this is the name which will appear on the console s net diagnostics screen Node_Mac might be a good name So scroll down then edit these lines to read my_nodeaddr 192 168 0 89 sn100 my_nodename Node_Mac my_nodetype If you Strand network has a highly specialised setup you may also need to edit other settings such as the TCP IP Netmask but if in doubt leave them unchanged Save this file by pressing the
48. ol Strand ShowNet Model Strand ShowNet Bind Name Strand ShowNet UnBind Address Select Cancel Double click on a relevant port and select Strand to make it follow the data on the Strand network Note that in complex system set ups some thought may be required to match the WYSIWYG Port number to the correct slots on the Strand ShowNet network since a console can be configured to send out DMX universes to different network slots If using more than one DMX uni verse you will need to create more Strand patches in WYSIWYG In normal operation WYSIWYG will show the lighting state as it appears on stage with moving lights displaying their correct positions and colours If the lights do not appear to be moving on WYSIWYG as they are in real life you should check that the addresses they have been given in WYSIWYG match the addresses they have been given in real life and that the units have been hung in the same way in WYSIWYG and in real life since a unit that has been hung in a different orientation will appear to move in a different way Page 31 LIGHTING 6 Strand i VWirteal PL wireless Ta z HIE EE Tie Fin ery RIB EN Ee CD perform Mevgsken Pie LA bray hie Zoom Geto Bep lo Ce CAD Waas ear tb eon amp e JOC Ce EE To Bands BRA itl raad hamak 179 AETS Mr AF hie orcs Mar N aa 1 ES The Fa opera ol The FB ane i a Oe id It is also p
49. on geniusp remote Then save this file by pressing the option key to bring up a menu then press the down arrow and move down to Save then press Return Then bring up the menu again and select Exit You will now be able to start your Mac remote console by just starting up your Remote_PC then typing remote Page 18 Installing the Strand Node Software LIGHTING 6 strand Running the Strand node software allows your Mac to show the same dis play as Strand s SN video nodes which will be the same display as seen on the main console This can be useful because for example it allows you to see a cue in preview by asking the console operator to switch to preview rather than having to manually switch to the preview display yourself as you would have to do if using a Remote Console window Of course in VirtualPC the Remote Console and Node windows can be open simultaneously giving you the best of both worlds WARNING Read and follow these instructions carefully Installing the node software is slightly different from installing the console software since it Is designed to run on a Strand SN node Failure to follow the instructions may lead to the installer deleting your VirtualPC hard drive or leaving your Node VirtualPC in a state where it will not start up correctly Note that if you are installing this onto a real PC you should ensure that your hard drive has a directory called DOS WINDOWS
50. or the Light Palette off line editor for American console users Page 9 gt 0 Please specify if this is a GeniusPro or LightPalette installation g 1 gt g Please enter the full path of where to install the software The default directory is c geniusp gt c 2 6d The software is now asking which directory to store the off line editor in A PC directory is the equivalent of a Macintosh folder The default is a directory called geniusp or lightp depending software version You may want to specify a different directory name particularly if for exam ple you are planning to install different versions of the off line editor names can consist of up to eight characters then optionally a and a further three characters For example if you are installing software ver sion 2 6d you might want to specify a directory called c 2 6d gt O Please specify if this is a GeniusPro or LightPalette installation g 1 gt g Please enter the full path of where to install the software The default directory is c geniusp gt c 2 6d Please enter the full path of where the show files are to be kept The default directory is c shous gt The software is now asking which directory it should store showfiles in by default Just press return to accept its suggestion since even If using different versions of the off line editor you will probably want all of your showfiles to be stored in the same place
51. ossible to configure the system to allow WYSIWYG to display cues that are being previewed on the console To do this you must make use of the console s DMX PREVIEW option In normal use the console will always send the current live state out as DMX data to the dimmers moving lights etc and this is normally correct DMX PREVIEW works Slightly differently When you are in LIVE the live state is sent out as DMX data but when you are in a PREVIEW display the state you are looking at in preview is sent out as DMX data in other words the lights follow the cue you are looking at in preview This behaviour would normally be wrong you d prefer the lights to stay where they were while you looked at cues in preview However it becomes very useful when combined with WYSIWYG since it allows you to preview cues using WYSIWYG The trick is to send the same data out twice once in normal DMX OUT mode to the lights and once in DMX PREVIEW mode to WYSIWYG If you were using one universe of DMX data you could therefore config ure your network DMX settings IREPORT ADV SETUP CONSOLE SETUP as Netl PREVIEW I 512 513 Net2 DMX OUT 1 512 1 Net3 OFF Net4 OFF WYSIWYG would then be configured to listen to network DMX outputs 513 1024 WYSIWYG port 2 while any network nodes outputting DMX data would output DMX channels 1 to 1024 correctly When using multiple remote consoles in a system Netl Net4 corre spond to con
52. pendent on the amount of memory available on your Mac Different emulated operating systems will also have different memory demands Allocating more YVR AM allows the PC to support True Color at larger resolutions This should be at least 64Mb for each of the off line editor Remote and Node PCs A PC created to run WYSIWYG under Windows will require more memory If you are installing off line editor version 2 6 or later you will see performance improvements in the off line editor by setting its PC to have more than 64Mb of RAM The maximum you can set will depend on the amount of RAM available in your Macintosh If you are planning to use your Macintosh to run more than one VirtualPC simulatenously for example to run as a Remote Console and a Node simultaneously you should select Preferences from VirtualPC s Edit menu click on PC Behavior and make sure that Pause background PCs is unselected This will ensure that your Mac will display informa tion from a lighting console in the various displays on your Mac simul taneously 6 Strand Page 6 LIGHTING Installing the Strand Off Line Editor The off line editor software allows you to prepare or edit shows away from the console You will need to obtain the relevant software usually by downloading it from the Strand Lighting website at www strandlighting com then click on support then on software oO Netscape Welcome to
53. port being Apple s brand name for the industry standard WiFi IEE802 11b wireless ether net protocol Airport edguipped Macs can communicate with any IEE802 11b wireless device Strand ShowNet network data can be sent and received wirelessly by adding any of the commonly available IEE802 11b base stations to a Strand ShowNet network Some theatres already have this kind of base station on their network as they are also used by the Strand iPaq hand held remote control In a set up with just one lighting console the wire less base station can be connected to the console s network port using a crossover cable In more complex installations it can be connected to a Spare port on a network hub Data will then be transmitted exactly as for a wired network in other words network DMX data and video data will be sent as per the Network DMX and Net Video Slot settings in the CONSOLE SETUP screen The WiFi application software is not needed for this it is only needed if the iPaq remote is to be used With a Mac running VirtualPC set to use Airport by selecting Airport under the Virtual Switch setting of VirtualPC s Preferences all of the functions described node remote PC and WYSIWYG can take place wirelessly Virtual PC Preferences Current Virtual PC Preferences Virtual Switch Preferences A Alert Behavior Hide Some Alerts Select Ethernet adapter B Pc behavior ee O Full Screen Mode Adjust PC Resolution gt Virt
54. py a file from the Z drive to the C drive the Mac to the PC by typing copy z showname ssf c or from the C drive to the Z drive the PC to the Mac by typing copy showname ssf z showname is the eight letter filename for the showfile which can be seen on the right hand side of the Archive screen on the console or the off line editor Page 12 aI Virtual PC PC DOS 17 46 05 17 04 03 ARCHIVE No Title Archive Selection SELECT PAGE FIRST LAST NUMBER Patch FROM Cues Groups WHOLE SHOW Effects Macros Prof i les Events Submasters Fixtures Auto Mod ATC Pages Setup Free 1576Mb C NshousN Whee Show Cues Date Time Filename Backups gt Ragtime Picc 50 26 02 03 10 34 ragt imep Current Show Show to Save Show to Load Copy Delete Restore ARCHIVE _ Use trackball and press to select 1 ZCOPY SNAKE 4FORNATSBACKUP6 disk directory or file DELETE SHOW DIR FLOPPY VIEW lt BACK If the name is not known a list of filenames can be produced by typing dir Oo Virtual PC PC DOS ZIP 167 722 12 09 02 50p ZIP 161 390 01 26 03 47p ZIP 116 279 01 19 03 23p SSF 325 047 02 15 03 46p SSF 436 539 02 26 03 34a Ad 139 426 02 27 03 58a SSF 343 680 03 02 03 26p ZIP 110 688 08 03 12 51a SSF 343 678 03 12 03 55a ZIP 110 559 03 12 03 56a ZIP 96 957 03 17 03 10p SSF 624 890 03 17 03 0Zp SSF 825 222 03 17 03 21p
55. rking Settings Eil Enable networking Mode FC 64 HE Hode Drive vwhdp None None Disabled Booting Allowed Booting Allowed Mot Installed Control click Keys Mat Assigned None None Virtual Switch Disabled T Shared Networking M Virtual Switch lf networking features are not needed some operating systems perform better with networking disabled Shared Networking uses Network Address Translation NAT ta share your Mac s TCE IF connection Virtual Switch requires a separate IF address for this FC to establish its own TCP IF connection Select Networking Tick the Enable networking box then select Virtual Switch Then press OK to close that window Now click in to your Node_PC window again You can now start the remote console type node This should start the Node software After a few moments you should see one of the screens from the main console appear Pressing the 1 and 2 keys allows you to toggle between the console s two screens or more if the console has more than two screens o Virtual PC Node PC Networker Version 2 5a Software Build Jan 11 2002 Hardware Platform DeskTop PC Node Name Node_Mac Node Address 192 168 0 89 Ethernet Address 00 03 FF CA 2E 42 c Strand Lighting Ltd 2001 CALI rights reserved Warning No Dmx Network Activity DMX Output Suppressed If a message No Dmx N
56. s unpacks the installation files Page 8 6 Strand LIGHTING Now type crcecheck which will check that the software has been downloaded correctly it should report 5 files checked If this is not the case the file may not have been downloaded correctly you should not proceed with the instal lation but should download a fresh copy of the file Cj Virtual PC Test_PC C gt copy z hc exe c 1 file s copied CoN el R FAST Self Extract Utility Version 2 04g 02 01 93 1989 1993 PKWARE Inc All Rights Reserved Shareware version PKSFX Reg U S Pat and Tm Off searching EXE C CI EXE Inf lating CIINSTAL EXE Inf lating CIINSTAL Z Inf lating CRCCHECK EXE Inf lating CRCFILE CRC Inf lating LICENCE TXT Inf lating RELEASE TXT C gt crccheck Crccheck V1 3 c R W 1986 c Strand Lighting Ltd 1995 1999 5 files checked CiN gt _ a El G amp gt NN Then type Ciinstal Which will start the off line editor installation This will ask you a num ber of questions Virtual PC PC DOS H gt O Nciinstal trand Lighting ciinstal utility v2 6d c Feb 27 2003 DOOOOOSOOOOODOOOOD Please indicate target platform for installation 300 series 400 series 500 series Backup PC Offline Editor File Server g 1 Type g for the Genius Pro off line editor for European console users or I f
57. s so save your WYSIWYG file and exit into Windows There press Start then select Settings gt Control Panel J Control Panel Accessibility AddNew Add Remove AvantGo Date Time Desktop Options Hardware Programs Connect Themes 49 aa 3 Game Internet Keyboard Modems Controllers Options gt amp A u ODBC Data Passwords Power Sources 32bit Management B sd Regional System Telephony Users Settings Client for Microsoft Networks Dial Up Adapter Intel 21041 based Ethernet Controller TCP IP gt Dial Up Adapter Y TCP IP gt Intel 21041 based Ethernet Controller A Remove _ _Froperies Windows Logon EE GE Select the TCP IP gt Intel 21041 based Ethernet controller then press Properties Click on Specify an IP Address then enter an IP address which is not used by any other equipment on your Strand network 192 168 000 100 is often a good choice Also enter the subnet mask which will usually be 255 255 255 0 TCP IP Properties Bindings Adv 192 168 000 100 Press OK then OK again Page 29 You now have to configure the Windows VirtualPC correctly Shut down Windows Start Shutdown then close the Windows PC Window Then from the VirtualPC list select the Windows PC then press Settings Select Networking and ensure that Enable Networking is ticked and that Virtual Switch is selected EE Settings for Windows 98 PC 55 Curren
58. soles 1 4 when set to DMX PREVIEW so in the set up above WYSIWYG would show cues previewed by console 1 which would normally be the real console in the system If you want to preview cues you are looking at on your Macintosh on WYSIWYG running on your Macintosh your Mac would normally be console 2 so you d have to con figure the network DMX as Page 32 LIGHTING Netl DMX OUT 1 512 1 Net2 PREVIEW 1 512 513 Net3 OFF Net4 OFF With DMX PREVIEW in use it is also possible to set moving lights in pre view using WYSIWYG By default this isn t possible as the channel con trol wheel trackball and rotary encoders aren t available in preview since the wheel and trackball are used for scrolling through the cuelist However under USER SETUP there is an option called Wheel CC In Preview that controls what these encoders do in Preview GENPRO 1500 COMPRO TRK REP SUR Control Modes Default Times Channel Control Mode A Back Cut CC Auto Hold Mode Cue Fade Up Down ON Level z Cue Delay Up Down UP DOWN z Cue Wait Wheel Mastering Fa Step Wheel Sensitivity FasStep In Dwel l Out Whee CC In Preview OFF FA Up Down Stop Key Undo Time GM Affects Record Display Options Console Display Language Number Screens Channel Display LCD Contr Backlit Smart Channel Display Gooseneck Bright Auto Channel Page Buzzer Volume Channel Formatting Macro Tablet Live Screen Layout Mode A Playback Colours Net Node Port A Playback Or
59. t Settings dr Networking Settings PC Name windows 98 PC ER E PC Memory 256 MB Drive 1 Windows 98 PC vhdp Drive 2 None E Drive Z None OD Shared Networking Virtual Switch If networking features are not needed some Gy Undo Drives Ask To Discard Changes operating systems perform better with CD DVD Booting Allowed networking disabled i EF Floppy Booting Allowed Shared Networking uses Network Address wi menaa EES Trans lat ion NAT to share your Mac s TCP IP connection eh Mouse Control click Keyboard Keys Not Assigned Virtual Switch requires a separate IP address for this PC to establish its own TCP IP EK COM1 Port Internal Modem connection oS COM2 Port None gt Networking Virtual Switch USB No Devices Selected OQ Cone C Then press OK You may also have to go to the VirtualPC Preferences box as described on page 15 to select whether you are using a wired or wireless connection to the Strand network Note that if you use the Windows VirtualPC to run other Windows soft ware which accesses the Internet you may have to toggle these VirtualPC and Windows settings between connecting WYSIWYG to a Strand network and using your other software Now start the Windows VirtualPC again and run WYSIWYG Open your file then switch to LIVE mode If you now select Live then Device Manager you will be able to insert a Strand ShowNet network press New then
60. the keyboard equivalent you will see the console archive screen but will also see an additional C drive with the name you gave to your Mac s remote console setup next to it if you followed the Remove Console set up in this document exactly this name will be Mac and so you will see Mac C This is the Virtual PC hard drive for your Remote_PC the hard drive called Remote_Drive if you followed the set up procedure described earlier Virtual PC Remote_PC A 14 51 04 25 04 03 ARCHIVE FIR FINAL Archive Selection SEE PAGE FIRST LAST NUMBER Patch FROM Cues Groups WHOLE SHOW Effects Macros Profiles Events Submasters Fixtures Auto Mod ATC Pages Setup Free 1958Mb NNS30_REMNN C N Whee ues Date Time Filename Backups Current Show Show to Save Show to Load Copy De lete Restore ARCHIVE Use trackball and press to select 1 ZCOPY SNAKE 4FORNATSBACKUP6 disk directory or file DELETE SHOW DIR FLOPPY VIEW lt BACK YTA MTEAE You can now save files to and load files from this hard drive as you would normally save and load files to the console s hard drive F3 is the key board eduivalent for Browse Files While this provides a useful way of making backup copies of showfiles it does not immediately allow you to open these files in your off line edi tor since in the configuration described above that uses a different Virtual PC har
61. tions are reliable If you experience problems you should first check that you are using the correct type of cable and that it is plugged correctly ie not into an uplink port on a hub You should then check that the connectors are pushed fully and securely home a common problem is for the clip on the top of the con nector to become damaged and for the cable not to remain fully seated in the connector If you experience a very slow or unreliable connection particularly when using a long cable run it is likely to be because the cable is damaged in some way You should replace the cable at the earliest opportunity Strand s ShowNet can co exist with other network data such as Apple s Appletalk It is therefore possible to set up one network that carries lighting data between the consoles nodes and Macintoshes as well as other data such as shared files and printer data between Macs and printers However this is not recommended in show critical applications since the bandwidth available for the lighting data may become con stricted without warning by other network traffic Further information about ethernet and Strand ShowNet can be found in the Shownet Design Guide which can be downloaded from the Support gt Tutorials section of the Strand website www strandlighting com Page 38 Connecting to Wireless Networks Late model G3 PowerBooks second generation iBooks and all G4 Powerbooks can be fitted with an Airport card Air
62. to ensure coverage under a bal cony for example Alternative antenna are often available for the base Stations to improve signal strength However Strand do not recommend using WiFi for carrying show critical data such as the DMX data from the lighting console to the dimmer unless the link can be proven to work prior to being used in a show Older Macintosh PowerBooks first and second generation G3s and all earlier models do not contain the internal slot required for an Airport card However those models that include a PCMCIA Card slot can be fit ted with a Wireless PC card to add wireless network functionality Not all Wireless PC cards are compatible with Macintoshes but those made by Compaq as supplied by Strand with the iPaq remote and Orinoco and others where the card is actually based on the chipset from Agere Systems do function Suitable Mac driver software and control panels can be obtained from www proxim com these will appear as their rele vant brand name rather than AirPort in the VirtualPC Preferences win dow The latest PowerBooks from the 12 and 17 G4 PowerBooks onwards include Airport Extreme cards this is Apple s brand name for IEE802 11 g a faster version of the IEE802 11b standard These cards remain compatible with existing IEE802 11b networks but the entire wireless network will operate at the speed of the slowest transmitter in use Page 40 Console Software Requirements For a Strand
63. trand Page 17 LIGHTING LIGHTING 6 Strand network ie the network cable is connected to the rear of your Macintosh or that your Airport card is turned on if using a wireless net work and check that the console on the network has the NET Networker software installed and has networking turned on in its Console Setup screen If the Mac has connected to a console but the displays appear strange you will have to set your Remote Console to just use one dis play USER SETUP CTRL F9 gt Number Screens 1 To return to DOS you must shut down as you would when you had fin ished using a console The keyboard equivalents are ctrl F12 then F2 for SHUT DOWN Alternatively just close down the Remote_PC window since all of the show data Is stored on the main console there is no harm in doing this You will want to select Turn off PC rather than Save PC s State to ensure that the next time you use the Remote PC its network connections re establish correctly It is possible to simplify the process of starting up the remote console by making a remote command which will initialise and start the remote console To do this exit from the remote console into dos then type You will now have to create a file that will setup and run the node soft ware Type CA ax e remote bat e stands for edit this will bring up a text editor with an empty screen O Wriual FC Node PO RR Type cd 2 6d net
64. ual Switch AirPort E security Disabled PCs that are configured to use the Virtual Switch network setting will use the network adapter cd Sound Background Muted specified in this panel aA Scripting Hide Scripts Menu You just need to make sure that the Mac has an Airport card installed and that it is switched on select the Airport control panel and press Turn Airport On AirPort Status AirPort Off 7 Settings AirPort AirPort Off Tin EEN on AirPort ID v Allow selection of closed networks AirPort Network Choose network Base Station ID Software Base Station LIGHTING 6 Strand Page 39 With Airport on you should be able to see a signal strength meter show ing the wireless network If other wireless networks are available in the building for example an office network you can select which network to join from this control panel The operating speed of an IEE802 11b network is dependent on its sig nal strength In areas of low signal strength you may experience slow downs in the response of the node remote and WYSIWYG PCs in the Remote_PC if commands are not appearing as you type them it is because the Mac is losing contact with the console Care with the posi tioning of the wireless base station can help with this perhaps locating it on stage Instead of in the control room
65. ure your Mac as a Strand fileserver you must set up your Mac to function as a Remote Console as described on page 15 You must then note the IP address you assigned to this Macintosh and set your console to use this as the address of the fileserver If you fol lowed the set up procedure as described this IP address will be 192 168 0 99 To configure the console you need to edit its node configuration file Press MORE NOTES DISP LOAD FILE CONF FILES NET CONFIG Page 44 14 48 43 15 04 03 220node cfg NOTES bZ2b AT PREMIERE TCP IP Netmask Cuser ed ited netmask 255 255 255 0 TCP IP Gateway Cuser edited gateway 0 0 0 0 File server IP address Cuser edited 0 0 0 0 means file server not used Used by consoles and PCs to locate the file server file server addr 192 166 0 99 IP address of main console to connect to user edited Used by backup and remote consoles to locate the main console console_addr 0 0 0 0 Disable or enable the login display user edited Whee The Server application needs to be installed for this to work 0 disable or 1 enable login display 0 Disable or enable console outputs Cuser and system ed ited Offline means all local and network DIMA and handhelds are off 0 Coffline or 1 online on_line 1 Define how this node starts up Cuser and system ed ited 0 remote or 1 backup or 2 main console backup_mode 2
66. whether you installed the Genius Pro or Light Palette software type neton geniusp remote or lightp remote if you have just started up your Remote_PC you will first have to type Cd 2ubd to change to the correct directory If you are connected to a Strand network you should see a list of con soles on the network To connect to a console select its number and press Return H Virtual PC Remote _PC HH CE Enter the number of a console or press Return to shut down D Eingabe der Nummer einer Steuerung oder RETURN fur Ende 1 After a few moments you will see the console screens on your Mac s screen and should be able to control channels playbacks and displays using the usual off line editor keys H0 z Virtual PC Remote PC P H 25 14704703 gt gt LIVE ripple 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 2 28 29 30 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 0050 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 6 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 0075 ff 78 79 80 81 62 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 96 99 0100 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 0125 41 Playback Whee P Type Up Down Delay Wait Link Loop Cmd Page 1 Submasters Sub Text Sub Text Sub Text Sub Text Remote 13 6 14 j 10 11 ifr 18 If you can t see any consoles listed check that you are connected to the s

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