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Installation and Introduction to Programming

1. 3 Click Install Driver 4 Click Locate Card s and the newly installed card should appear listed in the window 5 Restart Windows 6 Goto Software installation on page 34 Installing the LightJockey 4064 ISA card on a Windows 95 98 ME system The LightJockey 4064 ISA card comes in two flavors the 2048 DMX channel Club version and the 512 channel DJ version Note that no drivers are required to operate the ISA card under Windows 95 98 or ME The card can be damaged by static electricity Release static electric charges before handling the hardware by touching a grounded metal object and always avoid touching sensitive electronic components Setting the DIP switch on the card The card s DIP switch setting may need to be adjusted To find out 1 From the Desktop right click My Computer 2 Select Properties gt Device Manager gt Properties 25 3 Select Memory to view a list similar to the one in the following illustration OOOO ODOTE Spreen board extension los Pr BIOS OA OOGA Cana Logic SEDD PO Carus Logic BEAJ PCI OCIO OE Gasan F gerwe ICA IOCAFEE hanen Aegerved CODE 0000 DOOFFFEF Gan bosd asenso bra PrP BIOS MOCOS AAE Uirasredabie for us by dewa 4 If no device is allocated to the memory from 000D2000 to OOOD2FFF the card s default DIP switch setting pins 2 and 5 on will work and you can proceed to Installing the card on page 28 26 Otherwise s
2. 12 13 14 15 for DMX links 1 and 2 the bottom connector has DMX output for DMX links 3 and 4 or alternatively DMX output for DMX link 3 and input for DMX in e Is1 connector in the PCI 512 version supporting both DMX input and output Restart the computer The LightJockey PCI card is Plug and Play compatible Windows will automatically detect the card once it has been installed and the Found New Hardware wizard will start Use the wizard to locate the 4064P Cl inf file which is located in the HardwareDrivers PCI_ISA folder on the LightJockey CD ROM or in the same sub folder of the Martin LightJockey folder if you have already installed LightJockey Once the driver has been installed and Windows has started right click on My Computer and then click Properties to open the System Properties dialog box Click Hardware Click Device Manager to open the Device Manager dialog box Check that the device Martin PCI4064 DMX PCI Card appears under Martin devices Go to the next section and install the PCI ISA driver Installing the PCIISA driver Install the PCI ISA driver L 24 Using Windows Explorer open the HardwareDrivers PCI_ISA folder on the CD ROM or if you have already installed LightJockey in the same sub folder of the Martin LightJockey folder Double click the Installer application to start it If the driver has already been installed then a message will appear indicting this
3. 2000 and Windows XP was introduced in LightJockey version 2 0 Ensure that you have the appropriate version or later before starting these procedures The version number is printed on the CD Updates can be downloaded from the Service pages at http www martin dk In order to install the required drivers you must be logged on to Windows 2000 with administrator rights LightJockey supports four types of hardware under Windows 2000 XP e LightJockey PCI card Follow the steps under Installing the LightJockey PCI card on a Windows 2000 XP system on page 6 e LightJockey 4064 8 bit ISA card Follow the steps under Installing the LightJockey 4064 ISA card on a Windows 2000 XP system on page 8 e LightJockey PCMCIA interface Follow the steps under Installing the LightJockey PCMCIA interface on a Windows 2000 XP system on page 13 e LightJockey USB interface Follow the steps under Installing the LightJockey USB DMX interface on a Windows 2000 system on page 13 or Installing the LightJockey USB DMX interface on a Windows XP system on page 17 Installing the LightJockey PCI card on a Windows 2000 XP sys tem The LightJockey PCI card comes in two flavors the PCI 2048 channel version and the PCI 512 channel version The installation process is identical for both types Support for the LightJockey PCI cards was introduced in LightJockey version 2 1 Ensure that you have this version or later before starting these
4. E teeri begen r hag Th lap Drag and drop sequences to cues E Tilt One Ro nanir Mj Dano Preferences Ch Hai Te Step 3 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 continuous effect 56 1 Close the Select Sequence Drag To Target and the Cue 0000 No name dialog boxes 2 Click the New Clear Sequence button on the Sequence toolbar 3 Make sure both MAC 600s are selected a fixture is selected when the icon label is either light or dark red 4 Click the Cyan fader in the Colors dialog box and drag it to 100 The associated Off Snap Fade button automatically changes to Fade 5 Click Seq Toggle sequence control on the Sequence toolbar The Sequence 0000 No name dialog box appears 6 Click Synchronize Scene and Fade Times Set the Scene Time and Fade Time to 3 00 3 seconds 8 Click the Add Scene button Add Scene Insert Scene De 0000 Na Sa Delete Scene Current Scene Total Scenes 9 Inthe Colors dialog box click and drag the Cyan fader to 0 and click and drag the Magenta fader to 100 57 10 In the Sequence 0000 No name dialog box click the A
5. OOOD5FFF 000D6000 OOOD6FFF 000D7000 OOOD7FFF Lo 2 9 1 24 00 3 5 185G 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 000D8000 45 000D8FFF 000D9000 000D9FFF are 000DB000 OOODBFFF 000DC000 OOODCFFF 000DDO000 OOODDFFF 000DE000 OOODEFFF 1 2 4 5 3 4 5 1 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 000DF000 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 Check that the correct DIP switches are ON and that all other DIP switches are OFF Close the Device Manager window to proceed to Installing the card on page 12 11 Installing the card To install the LightJockey 4064 ISA card L UI a E Turn off the computer Disconnect the power cord Failure to unplug the cord could result in injury to you or damage to the computer Remove the computer cover Find an available ISA expansion slot and 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 Ensure that the card is correctly seated in the ISA slot Fasten 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 top connector has DMX output for DMX links 1 and 2 the bottom connector has DMX output for DMX links 3 and 4 or alternatively DMX out
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7. procedures The version is printed on the CD Updates can be downloaded from the Service pages at http www martin dk The card can be damaged by static electricity Release static electric charges before handling the hardware by touching a grounded metal object and always avoid touching sensitive electronic components Installing the card To install the LightJockey PCI card 1 Turn off the computer Disconnect the power cord Failure to unplug the cord could result in injury to you or damage to the computer 3 Remove the computer cover 4 Find an available PCI expansion slot and remove its cover plate from the back of the computer chassis 5 Holding the card by the bracket and corner push the card s copper contacts into the expansion slot Ensure that the card is correctly seated in the PCI slot 6 Fasten the card to the chassis Replace the cover and reconnect the power cord 8 Connect the DMX output cable s to the card There e Are 2 connectors on the PCI 2048 version The top connector has DMX output for DMX links 1 and 2 the bottom connector has DMX output for DMX links 3 and 4 or alternatively DMX output for DMX link 3 and input for DMX in ra e Is 1 connector in the PCI 512 version supporting both DMX input and output 9 Restart the computer The LightJockey PCI card is Plug and Play compatible Windows will automatically detect the card once it has been installed and the Found New Hardware wizard will start 10
8. real time animation of fixtures in a black box environment For more information refer to the LightJockey online help 34 3 The following window will appear AA allan da ce el e em pag Tha polera pairi riag LI EA AA A mera gaan ka sanang the Tag pagan Dki Lamon oo p3 iii ika man doce ary progres au hee ung Ca kaa sk coors call pa LULU Tias a e piacia by oopa lika and eiii mn boa Usguthaipad repacduni n da kola of Med peii a are el rel eres oad aed cord pera ara rabinos depa lor dad pora nd Lar Rie 1 4 Click Next forge slim yin Baan ll ihalal Hain Lighikaokas in the bollowing dicha Tuer bo Ba decir zbck Hai Tal to a dari desc coh Bagang and tooo naia drectory ay a AA PAPA rane ire 35 5 If the Destination Directory is appropriate click Next Otherwise specify a another one using the Browse button selecting the appropriate directory and pressing Next Sri Fr aan Pato Sead AA Fake E Bahan amay aan bok rere e bee aang Folders a Sa Mal porn 6 Accept the default program folder or select another from the list 7 Click Next encuge rica ka dai sac fa Lab bar Vs mat re cone ch Mens began cng Har a 36 8 Review the settings and click Next to continue Sr baga Lum Irie eee 9 Click Finish 10 Start LightJockey by clicking on the LightJockey icon located in the programs folder in the Windows start menu 11 Follow th
9. s 2 2 15s Bottom to top cue execution It is essential that you understand how sequences are executed 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 If 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 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 50 Outline of programming steps The basic steps for programming a cue are outlined below and explained in more detail in the following sections L Create new cue I Program up to 12 sequences A Create new sequence B Program up to 999 sce
10. the Movement 16 Bit dialog box click and drag the round white movement cursor to the middle of the top right quadrant 12 Click the Pan Off Snap Fade buttons until it is set to Fade 13 On the LightJockey desktop click to deselect the Right MAC 600 and select the Left MAC 600 14 Using the Movement 16 Bit dialog box click and drag the round white movement cursor to the middle of the top left quadrant 61 15 Click the Pan Off Snap Fade buttons until it is set to Fade 16 Click the Save Sequence button on the Sequence toolbar The Save Sequence dialog box appears 17 Type Pan in Sequence Name 18 Click Save as New Sequence or press Enter CITE E Teasa pes Cue IP Judd eric to Gent Dos Actopan Pana e Si e Ha E When you select the Left Mac 600 the round white movement cursor should move slowly from left to right The opposite will occur when you select the Right Mac 600 Step 5 Edit movement sequence Here you edit the pan sequence to black out both fixtures in the first scene 1 Click the List of Sequences button on the Sequence toolbar The Select Sequence Drag To Target dialog box appears EC 34 10000 11547 Sain THA 12 2 Click and drag the Pan sequence and drop it on to the LightJockey desktop 62 3 Close the Select Sequence Drag To Target dialog box Notice that the cursor in the Movement control stopped moving and the name of the sequence is displayed in the Sequence name fiel
11. to select and address your lighting fixtures in the Fixture Configuration window which you open by choosing Setup gt Fixture Configuration from the main menu Example Configure 2 MAC 600s ia ee 46 Click Setup Fixture Configuration from the main menu Click MAC 600 mode 2 4 from Available Fixture Drag and drop it onto line No 1 Add another fixture of the same type to line No 2 For each of the two fixtures in the list Click Auto Address click Find Addresses and then click OK Addresses can also be set manually in the DMX Address field at the bottom of the screen Regardless of the method that you use the DMX addresses and modes that affect the number of DMX channels that are used set in the actual fixtures must match those in the LightJockey fixture configuration in order for communication between the LightJockey and the fixture to function Refer to the fixture user manual for guidance 6 Click line number 1 to select the first fixture in the list Type Left in Fixture User Name located at the lower left of the window Repeat this process for the second fixture in the list assigning it the name Right ji Filo e le per albo O Aa AE 4 mi E a EG ee Wat an ig ps a ai F i AP 7 Click Save If you are prompted to Clear data for new fixtures click Yes and when the subsequent confirmation window appears click OK 8 Click Close to return to the LightJockey desktop where the Unassigned Fix
12. 0 non selected fixtures appear with blue labels 2 If the Movement 16 Bit dialog box is not open click the Movement button on the Fixture toolbar 3 Using the Movement 16 Bit dialog box click and drag the round white movement cursor to the middle of the top right quadrant 59 8 60 4 Click the Pan Off Snap Fade and the Tilt Off Snap Fade buttons until they are set to Snap On the LightJockey desktop click to deselect the Left MAC 600 and select the Right MAC 600 Using the Movement 16 Bit dialog box click and drag the round white movement cursor to the middle of the top left quadrant Click the Pan Off Snap Fade and the Tilt Off Snap Fade buttons until they are set to Snap In the Sequence 0000 No name dialog box which can be opened by clicking the Seq button on the Sequence toolbar set the Scene Time to 2 00 Note that 1f the Synchronize Scene and Fade Times check box is checked then the Fade Time will automatically be set to 2 00 seconds as well Here it makes no difference because the effect 1s programmed to snap iTo jF Echar car and Face Emma j T Gaba foes Tire p Fada Pira 200 BF Gaby Edo Tire TI gi kaw 9 Click the Add Scene button in the Sequence 0000 No name dialog box 10 Set the scene and fade times to 15 seconds Buen E lid Sg E uj r Se ajen Teet Taree fi 00 mE Echar Tanara arai Fade Emma T Goa gcee Tre Fada Tira 1500 r Tital Ende Tana Oj s 11 Using
13. E Status bar m Sequence toolbar E 4 Sea G o O D DOO Sequence name field View Sequence Control button New Clear Sequence button Save Sequence button List of Sequences button Scene number field current scene total scenes Ar a OT 43 Cue toolbar ee a O a 009 Cue name field View Cue Control button New Clear Cue button Save Cue button List of Cues button Cue List toolbar AC AA A AA a NYE 10 11 12 13 44 D 00 DO AD Current Cue List name field Toggle Cue List control button New Clear Cue List button Save Cue List button List of Cue Lists button Background Cue Control button Static Control button CD control button MCX Direct Access button 2518 Direct Access button DMX In button MIDI In button 2532 Direct Access button Fixture toolbar PO AS POS NON FFF put put a a gt gt pr NI EO OO JOY MAL A O O Intensity button Movement button Color button Gobo button Beam button Effect button Levels Extended Controls button Lamp button Reset button Hide Show Fixture Controls button Fixture Groups button Select All Fixtures button Deselect All Fixtures button Fixture Selection Mode button Inclusive or Exclusive Previous Fixture button Next Fixture button Fixture Solo button Followspot button Smoke Control button Blackout button Master Intensity button 45 Configuring fixtures The first step after setting up the hardware is
14. Installation and Introduction to Programming LightJockey Version 2 5 for Windows 95 98 Me 2000 XP O 1998 2003 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 E O PA A 5 A se 3 Windows 2000 0r Windows AP sisi NAGA KANA NANANG GG 5 Installing the LightJockey PCI card on a Windows 2000 XP system oooooccccccccccnononanannnnnss 6 Installing the LightJockey 4064 ISA card on a Windows 2000 XP system cocooocnccnccccccccoos 8 Installing the LightJockey PCMCIA interface on a Windows 2000 XP system 13 Installing the LightJockey USB DMX interface on a Windows 2000 system 13 Installing the LightJockey USB DMX interface on a Windows XP system 065 17 Windows 95 Windows 98 or Windows ME 0000000001 00 a 23 Installing the LightJockey PCI card on a Windows 95 98 ME system cccccccccnnnnnnononnnnnss 23 Installing the LightJockey 4064 ISA card on a Windows 95 98 ME system 0006 25 Installing the LightJockey ADP parallel port interface on a Windows 95 98 ME system 28 Installing the LightJockey PCMCIA interface on a Windows 95 98 ME system 29 Installing the LightJockey USB DMX interface on a Windows 95 98 ME system 29 Notes on temovine the PEVISA Ci Ver vta ias A A
15. ME system on page 29 Installing the LightJockey PCI card on a Windows 95 98 ME system The LightJockey PCI card comes in two flavors the PCI 2048 channel version and the PCI 512 channel version The installation process is identical for both types Support for the LightJockey PCI cards was introduced in LightJockey version 2 1 Ensure that you have this version or later before starting these procedures The version is printed on the CD Updates can be downloaded from the Service pages at http www martin dk The card can be damaged by static electricity Release static electric charges before handling the hardware by touching a grounded metal object and always avoid touching sensitive electronic components Installing the card To install the LightJockey PCI card 1 Tum off the computer Disconnect the power cord Failure to unplug the cord could result in injury to you or damage to the computer 3 Remove the computer cover 4 Find an available PCI expansion slot and remove its cover plate from the back of the computer chassis 5 Holding the card by the bracket and corner push the card s copper contacts into the expansion slot Ensure that the card is correctly seated in the PCI slot 6 Fasten the card to the chassis Replace the cover and reconnect the power cord 8 Connect the DMX output cable s to the card There e Are 2 connectors on the PCI 2048 version The top connector has DMX output za 23 10 11
16. Save changes by clicking Save Sequence instead of Save as New Sequence in the save dialog The action of the current sequence 1s 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 moving when you load the movement sequence onto the desktop To see the sequence run add 1t 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 fixtures 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 control dialog boxes which graphically represent each effect Control dialog boxes are op
17. Use the wizard to locate the 4064PCI inf file which is located in the HardwareDrivers1PCI ISA folder on the LightJockey CD ROM or in the same sub folder of the Martin LightJockey folder 1f you have already installed LightJockey 11 Once the driver has been installed and Windows has started right click on My Computer and then click Properties to open the System Properties dialog box 12 Click Hardware 13 Click Device Manager to open the Device Manager dialog box 14 Check that the device Martin PCI4064 DMX PCI Card appears under Martin devices 15 Go to the next section Installing the PCI ISA driver on page 7 Installing the PCIISA driver Install the PCI ISA driver 1 Using Windows Explorer open the HardwareDrivers1PCI ISA folder on the CD ROM or if you have already installed LightJockey in the same sub folder of the Martin LightJockey folder 2 Double click the Installer application to start it If the driver has already been installed then a message will appear indicting this Marie PLL IM Derert are flee Ei 3 Click Install Driver 4 Click Locate Card s and any installed LightJockey ISA or PCI cards should appear 5 Itis not necessary to restart Windows Go to Software installation on page 34 Installing the LightJockey 4064 ISA card on a Windows 2000 XP system The LightJockey 4064 ISA card comes in two flavors the 2048 DMX channel Club versio
18. X Interface II DMX Out Unified Driver Martin USB DMX Interface II DMX In Unified Driver Turn on the PC with the interfaces attached Once Windows has detected an interface the Found New Hardware Wizard will appear prompting for a driver for a EZ USB device fu Bea Hadas cad 3 Click Next 4 Select Search for best driver for your device and then click Next foo Rea Harass cand 30 5 FA 8 Select Specify a location and click Browse to locate the folder containing the driver Then click Next nai Aica Hara Www If a suitable driver is found in the folder the Wizard will list the driver name and location Check this information to ensure that the correct driver has been found Click Next na Rea Haras wad If additional LightJockey USB DMX interfaces are present then repeat this proce dure from step 2 until a driver for each has been installed 31 10 To ensure that the drivers are properly installed and in working order open the device manager by right clicking My Computer select properties from the popup menu then select the Device Manager tab Expand the Universal Serial Bus Controllers entry and check that the correct driver is displayed without an exclamation mark as this indicates that there is a problem Artes Properties Gens Dedos Hanga Hades Profle Patamans O ann GATA by te O YA k Aa na E Cira Mocelerec Deve Ha Dik Gran B Dapdap adaptar D 2 Pos
19. a och coma clan 2 Hard Stk conca BF Kambad la Morda EY Moana HE Miro pan Pora EH a LFT a Sour video ancl gana cord ed a dra dana E Llorar Sad Eur contesiiers bread ESSER EE PO o USA Lira Hot Lonoke Mat LEIA deren United diver USS oot Hub To ensure that LightJockey routes DMX data to the correct interface when operating with multiple LightJockey USB DMX interfaces always connect 32 All USB DMX interfaces to the USB port s on the PC before applying power to the PC This includes a first time setup and configuration Each USB DMX interface to the same physical USB port on the PC Notes on removing the PCI ISA driver You can remove this driver using the Installer application but it is a generic Windows driver that might be used to drive other types of hardware in the PC Removing the driver may cause other types of hardware to stop functioning Do not remove the driver unless you are certain that it is not needed for other types of hardware To remove the driver 1 Using Windows Explorer open the HardwareDrivers ISA W2K folder on the CD ROM or if you have already installed LightJockey in the same sub folder of the Martin LightJockey folder 2 Double click the Installer application to start it Main PLI 194 Greece alli 11 uz ma Aird Cotten ri 3 Click Remove Current Driver 4 Click Close 33 Software installation The LightJockey CD uses the Windows auto start f
20. ale Male Female j 2 a po ag P N 11820005 P N 11820004 P N 11820006 Always remember to terminate the end of a data link with a 120 0hm terminating plug Interface XLR cable connections LightJockey PCI 512 and 4064 ISA DJ cards These cards are supplied with a SUB D to XLR cable DMX out is through the female XLR and DMX nn is through the male XLR LightJockey PCI 2048 and 4064 ISA Club cards These cards are supplied with three SUB D to XLR cables The e D SUB to 2 x female XLR should be used in the top SUB D connector for 2 x DMX out Second 2 x female XLR should be used in the lower SUB D socket 1f the card is configured with 4 x DMX out e Male plus female XLR cable 1f the card is configured to receive DMX in Male plus female XLR cable should be used in the lower D SUB socket if the card is configured to receive DMX in DMX out is through the female XLR and DMX in is through the male XLR 40 DMXADP interface Connect a 3 pin XLR to the female XLR output of the interface PCMCIA interface When using e PCMCIA interface outputs for links 1 and 2 are located as displayed on the breakout box e 2 PCMCIA interfaces outputs for links 3 and 4 are located on the breakout box connected to the second PCMCIA card USB interface Connect the data link to the 3 pin XLR on the USB interface Connecting to fixtures 1 Connect the controller s output to the first fixture s data input For a DMX fixture with 5
21. d C 4 In the Sequence 0000 No name dialog box which can be opened by clicking the Seq button on the Sequence toolbar click the Next Scene button to advance to scene 1 GG 0007 Pan Diab Pada Prema Help ae afp Jal Scere Tee TT C3 jad Epiha Scare and Pade T mai hal Dene Tas Eai ie tade Tura EG FP Eolo Ends Tire 5 Select both MAC 600 fixtures on the LightJockey desktop 6 Click the Shutter Closed Open button in the Intensity dialog box which can be opened by clicking the Intensity button on the Fixture toolbar so that 1t changes to Shutter Closed 7 If necessary click the shutter Off Snap Fade button the top one of the two so that it 1s set to Snap 8 Click the Save Sequence button on the Sequence toolbar The Save Sequence dialog box appears 9 Click Save Sequence or press Enter A confirmation dialog box appears le les bisis P Deisi E bidlers on Cue Cae Ags Da cia 10 Click OK to confirm Step 6 Save the cue Cues are handled much like sequences 1 Click the Save Cue button on the Cue toolbar The Save Cue dialog box appears 2 Type M600 CMY pan in Cue Name 63 3 Click Save New or press Enter AT Probe Heb FT esa on lira Cu WB A Step 7 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 pri
22. d risk of injury Insert the ADP interface into the 25 pin parallel port and fasten it with the 2 screws Check that the interface is properly seated in the parallel port 3 Tf 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 disconnect one and connect the male PS 2 connector from the interface Then connect the keyboard or mouse to the female PS 2 connector 4 Go to Software installation on page 34 Note that e As the parallel port does not deliver sufficient electrical current for DMX transmission the interface takes power from a keyboard or PS 2 mouse port 28 e Ifthe 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 On certain 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 e Laptop users should disable power saving functionality as this can cause the DMXADP interface to malfunction Installing the LightJockey PCMCIA interface on a Windows 95 98 ME system 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 Guid
23. dd Scene button PD sour 0900 As Sar aje apa sie cars Tie 200 7 Epaima Doene and Pade Y ms El Beda tira 300 DF retire LI dbi kai Ae 11 In the Colors dialog box click and drag the Magenta fader to 0 and the Yellow fader to 100 12 To modify scene 1 so that 1t fades out yellow click the Next Scene button in the Sequence 0000 No name dialog box to reach scene 1 of 3 Previous Scene Next Scene 58 13 In the Colors dialog box click and drag Yellow to 0 Click the associated Off Snap Fade button until 1t is set to Fade 14 Click the Save Sequence button in the Sequence 0000 No name dialog box or toolbar The Save Sequence dialog box appears 15 Click Clear after Save and Add Sequence to Current Cue 16 Type CMY chase in Sequence name 17 Click Save as New Sequence or press Enter to save clear and add the sequence to the current cue he ku pis iis DO Dys peer Cos E dd arca mm Coed Da saga Cima cia 18 Notice that the CMY faders in the Colors dialog box are now moving as the sequence is performed Step 4 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 On the LightJockey desktop click to select the Left MAC 600 selection is indicated by a red label and deselect the Right MAC 60
24. e Once you have installed the PCMCIA interface go to Software installation on page 34 Installing the LightJockey USB DMX interface on a Windows 95 98 ME system There are three types of LightJockey USB DMX interface 1 Original LightJockey USB DMX 2 LightJockey USB DMX II in 3 LightJockey USB DMX H out Up to four LightJockey USB DMX out original model or version II and one LightJockey USB DMX Il in interfaces can be connected to a PC LightJockey version 2 5 or higher 1s required Note regarding the Location of the USB driver The guidelines in this section refer to the location of the USB driver in several places The exact location of the driver files will depend on if what the installation is If 1 The driver has been downloaded as a separate update the driver files will be located where they were unzipped to on the hard drive 2 LightJockey is installed updated from a CD the driver are located on the CD in HardwareDrivers USB2 3 The driver is updated from a downloaded release of LightJockey run LightJockey once to unpack compressed files The driver files are now located in lt LightJockey Installation gt HardwareDrivers USB2 Before the LightJockey USB DMX interface can be used with LightJockey you must install the correct USB device driver Note that each of the three types of LightJockey USB DMX interface has their own driver Martin USB DMX Interface Unified Driver 29 NO pa Martin USB DM
25. e Windows has detected an interface the Found New Hardware Wizard will appear prompting for a driver for a EZ USB device Mi Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wierd helps vou install soflvesre for EZUS Device f yout hardware came dh an makallabon CO lt or floppy disk insert it naw What do pou wart Hee wizard ho do Iretal the solar automaticaly Recommended 3 Select Install from a list or specific location then click Next 18 4 Select Don t search will choose the driver to install click Next Fond Hew Hardware Wizard la ero renovable made copo CUR 5 In the list of hardware types select Universal Serial Bus controllers and click Next Found Hew Hardware Wizard 6 Click Have Disk 7 Click Browse to locate the folder with the driver and then click OK 19 8 Ifa suitable driver is found in the folder the Wizard will list the driver name and location Check this information to ensure that the correct driver has been found Click Next Found Ney Hardware Wizard Select the device driver pou want bo intall tor his harderare Selaci Iha manvachwiet and model of yout hadaa device and then chek Naa If you e have a dek that contains the diver you wari bo instal cick Have Disk E Show compatible hasdeare Malin USE FO iS ba li lejl ece Ur I ad di El at This driver i is mol a CA Have Disk Lei 9 A warning may appea
26. e steps under Hardware configuration on page 38 37 Hardware configuration Start LightJockey and from the LightJockey main window 1 Click Setup Hardware Se rr DEX Hanbase tario HIH Dic Acom fva AS Died Ac pra Dain Tma Ha F iis Site HA 2 Click Detect hardware LightJockey searches for available hardware and lists all hardware found The search may take up to 20 seconds Hack pps Lois PO HB 14 HETA CU ron 12 lagpak A A OL 3 Select the appropriate hardware by clicking on it in the list 4 Click OK to return to the Hardware Setup window Note that some interfaces support settings that can be configured from the tabs in this window such as selecting the DMX refresh rate Normally the highest DMX rate should be selected 38 as lowering the DMX rate may cause some fixtures to respond less smoothly during high fade times Harder abu CAT ae ES Dua r 2 6 Follow the steps under Connecting the serial data link on page 40 39 Connecting the serial data link The pin out of the 3 pin DMX connectors is compatible with the DMX 512 standard 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 Fem
27. eature to launch the setup program when the CD ROM is inserted If this feature 1s disabled and installation does not start automatically double click on the Launch Exe program located in the root of the CD ROM If you have already installed LightJockey then go to Hardware configuration on page 38 To install on a PC without CD ROM drive 1 Copy the contents of the DiskX directories to individual 1 44 MB floppy disks 2 Insert the floppy disk with the Disk1 contents into the PC 3 Run setup exe Follow the installation procedure 1 Once the installation program starts the following window will appear manas dl br irp lasiplalign xj agi ninang podr Lights ber fheia id haa Pari oar CORO cado ta amay lah the Lol oda ial proa of COA aao mae kaa baan dc dl en thas PO na pegam ma op do adrian the CD m neriadi pran riarik Laws Es pagnasa braid in the 1004 of te CORON r CO contiene sara L of Ligbidatkry The Hea an tie CD may ba damd do cedo nme Ligh och taladros a ka prados en ed roster Sakei ki pane early Ligia os mih H thye the Care Verd dy bo one of is baal ama bawa 5 kraal Lgh sabay 2 0 al E bal Lil moh Vern 2D T Hr T 2 Click either Install LightJockey x x Offline Visualizer or Install LightJockey x x to install with or without the Offline Visualizer OV The OV is a scaled down version of the offline module from Martin Show Designer MSD that has been inte grated into LightJockey The OV offers
28. elect an unoccupied memory block with the help of the following table CO C1 00062000 C3 C5 O O O NJ C8 O Mm m G m 2 CA 000CB000 CC CD CE CF Address Range 000C0000 OOOCOFFF 000C1000 000C1FFF 000C3000 OOOC3FFF 000C5000 OOOCSFFF 000C6000 OOOC6FFF 000C7000 000C7FFF 000C8000 000C8FFF 000CA000 OOOCAFFF 000CC000 OOOCCFFF 000CD000 OOOCDFFF 000CE000 OOOCEFFF 000CF000 OOOCFFFF None 1 12 4 000C9000 2 4 3 4 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 INAWSAS qA D5 U NJ DA DC Address Range 000D0000 OOODOFFF 000D1000 000D1FFF 000D2000 000D2FFF 000D3000 000D3FFF 000D5000 OOODSFFF 000D6000 OOOD6FFF 000D7000 000D7FFF 000D8000 000D8FFF 000DA000 OOODAFFF 000DC000 OOODCFFF 000DD000 OOODDFFF 000DE000 OOODEFFF OOODFOO0O OOODFFFF 1 3 5 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 4 9 000D9000 2 4 5 000DB000 3 4 5 1 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 5 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 Check that the correct DIP switches are ON and that all other DIP switches are OFF 6 Close the Device Manager window 7 You can now install the card in your computer See Installing the card on page 28 27 Installing the card 1 Turn off the computer Disconnect the power cord Failure to unplug the cord could result
29. en found Click Next ound Hee Hardware Wizard Caeser Piles rmac Hesus Tha retard hat red aci fee Ana es ka paa banos dee Thee izo kanal archives ka the folowing desc ag Eto A AA click Heat SP uun vated ch gs Cad 8 Windows will now install the driver check that the device name has been updated Completing the Pound Now Hardeare Wirdard Bara LPS ADM ota rad diri iracar Sar Gnas naling Shen miman bor thie device Ted r pected oon Fin 9 Click Finish and if additional LightJockey USB DMX interfaces are present then repeat this procedure from step 2 until a driver for each has been installed To ensure that the drivers are properly installed and in working order open the device manager by right clicking My Computer select properties from the popup menu Select the Hardware tab and then click Device Manager 10 16 11 Expand the Universal Serial Bus Controllers entry and check that the correct driver 1s displayed without an exclamation mark as this indicates that there is a problem sl To ensure that Light Jockey routes DMX data to the correct interface when operating with multiple LightJockey USB DMX interfaces always connect e All USB DMX interfaces to the USB port s on the PC before applying power to the PC This includes a first time setup and configuration e Each USB DMX interface to the same physical USB port on the PC Installing the LightJockey USB DMX interface on a Wi
30. ened and closed using the buttons on the Fixture toolbar There is an individual button for each control window as well as a master Show Fixture Controls 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 button Some controls such as Lamp Control 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 Off Snap Fade button is Off the control sends no instructions allowing a lower priority sequence to control the effect Click the Off Snap Fade button to Snap to move the effect at maximum speed 52 Click the Off Snap Fade button to Fade to fade the effect in or out using the fade time Setting scene and fade times A scene lasts for a period of time known as the scene time Fade time 1s 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 box 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 b
31. er are located on the CD in HardwareDrivers USB2 The driver is updated from a downloaded release of LightJockey run LightJockey once to unpack compressed files The driver files are now located in lt LightJockey Installation gt HardwareDrivers USB2 Before the LightJockey USB DMX interface can be used with LightJockey you must install the correct USB device driver Note that each of the three types of LightJockey USB DMX interface has their own driver 3 14 Martin USB DMX Interface Unified Driver Martin USB DMX Interface II DMX Out Unified Driver Martin USB DMX Interface II DMX In Unified Driver Turn on the PC with all the interfaces attached Once Windows has detected an interface the Found New Hardware Wizard will appear prompting for a driver for a EZ USB device Welcome lo the Found Now Hardware Wizard The rd haka aa ral 4 dee dra dor a hada TA Te imr sit kot Click Next 4 Select Search for a suitable driver for my device and then click Next hound Ara Heer Wired Ina Hudas Davos Creve Et A device dera e aaclvvane pagan thal ovation a hardware dawaa la ved mh ng 7 an pire cyan J Lacs Dibea Files ain Whore de paaa mad Wika le th os diwi fled ng 7 6 Click Browse to locate the folder with the driver Click OK 7 Ifa suitable driver is found in the folder the Wizard will list the driver name and location Check this information to ensure that the correct driver has be
32. ien bead EFF FF Urb Cop 610 Grapher Con kr Hub ee PC bas ADF PS DOOPPPPF tyan boa dl W DOPPPPPE Saan board EERE Green board G FECPPFFF FCI bar mi FFFFFFFF Fia Corporation 290 Graphics Cons Hub B3 ROPE OFRECE Eon 30930 Integrated Fast Ethernet Contender 400 Tx Corpatible Fen FFOYFFFF Fis Corporation 230 Graphics Coro Hub Sa FFF nl A Parra Hub Deen A PEC FEFFFFEF Satan beard 6 If No device is allocated to the memory from 000D2000 to 000D2FFE the card s default DIP switch setting pins 2 and 5 on will work You can now go to Installing the card on page 12 Any device is allocated to the memory from 000D2000 to 000D2FFEF use the following table to locate a free block of memory and to set the DPI switch pins accordingly 10 7 8 O Mm m Q m 2 CO 00061000 C2 00063000 C4 C5 O O C7 00068000 C9 000CA000 CB CC CD CE 000CF000 or 000CFFFF 1234 Address Range 000C0000 OOOCOFFF 000C2000 000C2FFF 000C4000 000C4FFF 000C5000 OOOCSFFF 000C6000 OOOC6FFF 000C7000 000C7FFF 000C9000 000C9FFF 000CB000 OOOCBFFF 000CC000 OOOCCFFF 000CD000 OOOCDFFF 000CE000 OOOCEFFF None 2 3 2 3 1 2 3 1 4 1 2 4 3 4 2 9 4 1NAWDAS A U NJ DA 000DA000 DC DE Address Range 000D0000 OOODOFFF 000D1000 000D1FFF 000D2000 000D2FFF 000D3000 000D3FFF 000D4000 000D4FFF 000D5000
33. ill appear advising that LightJockey will need to be restarted for the changes to take effect Click Yes LightJockey will shut down and then re start Click the 2532 Direct Access button on the Cue List toolbar to open the 2532 Direct Access dialog box For more information see the on line help 67
34. in injury to you or damage to the computer 3 Remove the computer cover 4 Find an available ISA expansion slot and remove its cover plate from the back of the computer chassis 5 Holding the card by the bracket and corner push the card s copper contacts into the expansion slot Ensure that the card is correctly seated in the ISA slot Fasten 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 top connector has DMX output for DMX links 1 and 2 the bottom connector has DMX output for DMX links 3 and 4 or alternatively DMX output for DMX link 3 and input for DMX in SSA e Is 1 connector in the DJ version supporting both DMX input and output Note that once the card is installed it may not show up in the Device Manager This can occur because of a driver problem but will not prevent the card from functioning correctly If this occurs make a note of the memory address range that the card uses and when installing new devices in the future ensure that they do not use memory in this range Installing the LightJockey ADP parallel port interface on a Windows 95 98 ME system 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 1 Disconnect the PC and remove the power cord to avoi
35. ita aaa 53 Adding inserting and deleting SCENES cuesta ii drid 53 Savio AA 53 Addie sequences LO acen ta tube 54 Savia cues 5 sect sen iia 54 Example Prostate CU tr dia ede Odean 54 Step 1 Program Shutter dIMMET sequence iaa 54 Step 22 Add Sequelico O ENG aaa AN dd 56 Step 3 Prooram Color sequence ama A ANAN ANA NAA NAA 56 Step 4 Prostam movement Sequence ui AA ANG 59 Step 3 Edit movement Sequence Ka AA NANA stud stees 62 Sep Ve TNE CU iras 63 a Edite CUC iras iii iia 64 Additio al cue Operador aiii 66 25332 DEC ACCESS Controlle so ccoo 66 Installation To install LightJockey perform the following steps Hardware installation on page 5 Software installation on page 34 Hardware configuration on page 38 Connecting the serial data link on page 40 a aE This guide assumes that the installation steps will be performed in this order but this is not a requirement It is possible to install the LightJockey software first for example Hardware installation The LightJockey controller software comes bundled with hardware to enable DMX transmission to control DMX 512 fixtures from your PC This hardware must be installed and configured within LightJockey before use Follow the procedure that applies to the operating system that your PC is running Windows 2000 or Windows XP on page 5 or Windows 95 Windows 98 or Windows ME on page 23 Windows 2000 or Windows XP Support for Windows
36. ize 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 the New Clear Cue button on the Cue toolbar To load a cue click the List of Cues button on the Cue toolbar and then click and drag the cue from the Select Cue Page 1 dialog box and drop it on the desktop Click the Cue Toggle Cue Control button on the Cue toolbar to open the Cue Cue Number Cue Name dialog box This dialog box 1s used to add remove rearrange and loaded cues To adjust cue timing click the Cue Toggle Cue Control button on the Cue toolbar to open the Cue Cue Number Cue Name dialog box Click on the Cue Time Control button at the lower left of the dialog box 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 ER 66 Connect the 2532 to a serial COM port on the LightJockey computer Apply power to the 2532 Click Setup gt Hardware Setup to open the Hardware Setup dialog box Click Direct Access via RS323 Click Enabled 6 Click the appropriate COM port lier Sel i cate F mi 8 maa Lace Pa maa mia LGE a a mba Tm maa Ha Para ma aa AA EE Click OK A window w
37. miana i i A i gan pe Bele b m Te eee f Deia a eared GH ang qah Murr ihi ete E m Pig hi ire i sp CT LALA mbie a LARA Hale pl Ta EE ee a der Balak a i tn mad ri A ee et q al H Bibi Das a HS pe A n pa Li il A AE i ip o PAL de riau riben aa ee a de srl cas ee Ll o aaa ei la ii AA Sa rra a LET fast hiai 5 aaa ae r a To ensure that Light Jockey routes DMX data to the correct interface when operating with multiple LightJockey USB DMX interfaces always connect 21 e All USB DMX interfaces to the USB port s on the PC before applying power to the PC This includes a first time setup and configuration e Each USB DMX interface to the same physical USB port on the PC 22 Windows 95 Windows 98 or Windows ME The LightJockey supports five types of hardware under Windows 95 98 ME e LightJockey PCI card See Installing the LightJockey PCI card on a Windows 95 98 ME system on page 23 e LightJockey 4064 8 bit ISA card See Installing the LightJockey 4064 ISA card on a Windows 95 98 ME system on page 25 e LightJockey parallel port interface See Installing the LightJockey ADP parallel port interface on a Windows 95 98 ME system on page 28 e LightJockey PCMCIA interface See Installing the LightJockey PCMCIA interface on a Windows 95 98 ME system on page 29 e LightJockey USB interface See Installing the LightJockey USB DMX interface on a Windows 95 98
38. n and the 512 channel DJ version The installation process 1s identical for both types The card can be damaged by static electricity Release static electric charges before handling the hardware by touching a grounded metal object and always avoid touching sensitive electronic components Setting the DIP switch on the card The card s DIP switch setting 1s used to specify the location in memory that will be allocated to the card This may need to be adjusted To find out 1 From the Desktop right click My Computer and select Properties to open the System Properties window 2 Click Hardware to open the following page cm Propel ict Ha atras Het devra Hamba Iban Foes cuts ace Hajam and Mbs Hanna 19 0 helps aii ral eo f wed ged oad cong mog ujas Hada rwd oar sampaga he iha Drac Menage is change ha Kaon hag my hee PW seco Dit Mitisigor Mi al es dira corres mk aga bng ar ph en magakano anan pr fired baa par ngpa 3 Click Device Manager to open the following window bese lay dol Tat tn EA MARCHONGRE Computer E E Dick drives 4 Display adapters CASO drives TE cay een E E Floppy disk deis H IDE ATAJATAPI controllers 5 Expand Memory to view a list similar to the one in the following illustration ere A LO oot gn pe ce PAP HAPEE T rat raray aram AA TH rpa 004 salik rient request RG WRR Se
39. ndows XP system There are three types of LightJockey USB DMX interface 1 Original LightJockey USB DMX 2 LightJockey USB DMX II in 3 LightJockey USB DMX H out Up to four LightJockey USB DMX out original model or version II and one LightJockey USB DMX Il in interfaces can be connected to a PC LightJockey version 2 5 or higher 1s required Note regarding the Location of the USB driver The guidelines in this section refer to the location of the USB driver in several places The exact location of the driver files will depend on if what the installation is If 1 The driver has been downloaded as a separate update the driver files will be located where they were unzipped to on the hard drive 17 2 LightJockey is installed updated from a CD the driver are located on the CD in HardwareDrivers USB2 3 The driver is updated from a downloaded release of LightJockey run LightJockey once to unpack compressed files The driver files are now located in lt LightJockey Installation gt HardwareDrivers USB2 Before the LightJockey USB DMX interface can be used with LightJockey you must install the correct USB device driver Note that each of the three types of LightJockey USB DMX interface has their own driver Martin USB DMX Interface Unified Driver Martin USB DMX Interface II DMX Out Unified Driver Martin USB DMX Interface II DMX In Unified Driver Turn on the PC with all the interfaces attached Onc
40. nes 1 Add scene Scene 1 is added automatically 2 Program fixtures Repeat as necessary a Select fixtures b Set desired effects c Set effects to snap or fade 3 Set fade and scene time C Save sequence D Add sequence to cue III Save cue Creating new cues To program a cue you can either create a new one or load an existing one onto the desktop 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 current one A gray Cue 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 indicate a new sequence it turns yellow as soon as an instruction is programmed 51 To edit an existing sequence drag it from the List of Sequences to the desktop
41. ng it clicking the Lamp button on the fixture tool bar and then clicking Power On in the Lamp Control dialog box Depending on the fixture this dialog box may also be used to turn off the lamp Example Strike MAC 600s 1 Perform the steps in the previous examples to configure 2 MAC 600s and place them on the LightJockey desktop 2 Click System gt Auto Strike Lamps from the main menu 3 Click Stop once the LightJockey has been through the cycle once or twice and the lamps have struck 49 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 1 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 C in Y out Min C out Yin M out 1 3 3 s 2 3 3 s 3 3 3 s Fast pan Slow pan 1 2 2
42. ntroduction to programming This part of the guide explains the controller s basic features and philosophy to help you start programming Information about new and advanced features 1s 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 controls be aware that clicking with the left and right mouse buttons often does different things You do not need to have actually have any fixtures connected to perform the exercises although it is recommended The examples are based around two Mac 600 fixtures but in theory you should be able to replicate the same cases with most other Martin MAC series fixtures 42 Identifying the controls This section describes the LightJockey controls Note that screens and buttons may differ from those shown here depending on software version that is being used Main screen Main menu Seq 4 Cue Toolbars Cue List Toolbar a an aora Offline Visualizer Fixture Toolbar ACE ACE E mc aT HEME T s Page tabs no Came nani LightJockey Desktop SS i GA a rao KI Rees E imi E l T i A CI A i Control windows ETI A Ca
43. og boxes controls can be opened and closed as needed by clicking buttons on the Fixture toolbar In the Intensity dialog box click Shutter Closed Three things happen Shutter Closed changes to Shutter Open the shutter Off Snap Fade button automatically changes to Snap and the Seq field in the Sequence toolbar changes from gray to yellow indicating a change to the new sequence Click and drag the Intensity level to 20 Click the dimmer Off Snap Fade button twice until it is labelled Snap Shutter control Dimmer Off Snap Fade Dimmer level open Verify that your Intensity control looks like the one above and that the Off Snap Fade buttons in all the other open control dialog boxes appear as Off Click the Save Sequence button in the Sequence toolbar Type 20 dimmer in the dialog s Sequence Name field Click Save as New Sequence or press Enter a Maga Seer ee FP ssl ple Sees T Case pex Dus iiien Coed Cae saa Landa 55 Step 2 Add sequence to cue 1 Click the List of Sequences button on the Sequence toolbar The Select Sequence Drag To Target dialog box appears b teri equis e hag Th Imp 2 Click the Toggle Cue Control button on the Cue toolbar The Cue 0000 No name dialog box appears 3 Drag the 2090 dimmer sequence to position 1 in the Cue 0000 No name dialog box If drag mode is not enabled click Preferences Drag mode The Cue name field changes from gray to yellow
44. on a Windows 2000 XP system The LightJockey PCMCIA interface provides two 512 channel DMX links One link may be used as a DMX input For installation please refer to the LightJockey PCMCIA Adapter QuickStart User s Guide Once you have installed the PCMCIA interface go to Software installation on page 34 Note that although the LightJockey PCMCIA interface is a hot plug interface able to be removed while Windows is running do not remove and re insert the interfaces while LightJockey is running as the interfaces will not be re initialized correctly To re initialize the interfaces restart LightJockey Installing the LightJockey USB DMX interface on a Windows 2000 system There are three types of LightJockey USB DMX interface 1 Original LightJockey USB DMX 2 LightJockey USB DMX II in 3 LightJockey USB DMX H out Up to four LightJockey USB DMX out original models or version II and one LightJockey USB DMX l in interfaces can be connected to a PC LightJockey version 2 5 or higher 1s required 13 Note regarding the Location of the USB driver The guidelines in this section refer to the location of the USB driver in several places The exact location of the driver files will depend on if what the installation is If ll pa The driver has been downloaded as a separate update the driver files will be located where they were unzipped to on the hard drive LightJockey is installed updated from a CD the driv
45. ority because it is closest to the bottom When you put the 20 dimmer sequence underneath the pan sequence the 20 dimmer sequence takes priority and keeps the shutter open all the time With a little planning you can create different looks using the same sequences just by changing their order 1 Click the New Clear Cue button on the Cue toolbar to clear the cue from the LightJockey desktop This is not required it helps demonstrate how to load cues 2 Click the List of Cues button on the Cue toolbar The Select Cue Page 1 dialog box appears E meet ii Page 1 3 Click and drag the M600 CMY pan cue and drop it on to the LightJockey desktop Its name appears in cr the Cue field and the cue begins to run 4 Close the Select Cue Page 1 dialog box to clear space on the LightJockey desktop 64 5 Click the Cue Toggle Cue Control button on the Cue toolbar The Cue 0001 M600 CMY pan dialog box appears 6 Click and drag the 20 dimmer sequence from position 1 and drop it on to position 4 A pop up menu appears 7 Select Move Sequence E Tii OPS AUR 9 Click Save Cue A confirmation dialog box appears 10 Click OK 11 If you now look at the Intensity dialog box note that the shutter now stays open all the time 65 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 synchron
46. 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 2 To connect additional fixtures connect the output of the fixture closest to the controller to the input of the next fixture When connecting a DMX fixture to a Martin fixture with pin 3 cold use a 3 pin phase reversing adaptor 3 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 1t does not reflect back down the link and cause interference Tips for building a trouble free serial link e 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 performance e 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 1s used terminate each branch of the link e Do not overload the link Up to 32 devices may be connected on a serial link If a splitter amplifier 1s used up to 32 devices may be connected on each branch 41 I
47. ple Programming a cue This example demonstrates the steps 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 1 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 field on the Cue toolbar Be careful not to confuse the Cue toolbar Cue with the Cue list toolbar C L 3 Ifthe field is yellow click the New Clear Cue button A new empty cue is indicated by a gray Cue field 4 Locate the Sequence toolbar and click the New Clear Sequence button if the Seq field is yellow 5 Click both MAC 600s to select them The fixture icon caption is blue when the fixture is not selected and light or dark red when it is selected 54 11 12 13 14 Click the Show Fixture Controls button on the Fixture toolbar Arrange the control windows by dragging them on the LightJockey desktop Since you will not be using beam control in this example close the Beam dialog box to make more room on the LightJockey desktop Individual dial
48. put for DMX link 3 and input for DMX in Is 1 connector in the DJ version supporting both DMX input and output You should now restart your computer and go to the following driver installation procedure Installing the PCIISA driver The LightJockey 4064 ISA card is not Plug and Play compatible It is not possible for Windows to automatically detect the card once it has been installed A driver installation program is supplied on the LightJockey CD ROM L 12 Using Windows Explorer open the HardwareDrivers PCI_ISA folder on the CD ROM or if you have already installed LightJockey in the same sub folder of the Martin LightJockey folder Double click the Installer application to start it If the driver has already been installed then a message will appear indicting this 3 Click Install Driver 4 Click Locate Card s and any installed LightJockey ISA or PCI cards should appear 5 Itis not necessary to restart Windows Go to Software installation on page 34 Note that once the card is installed it may not show up in the Windows 2000 XP Device Manager This can occur because of a driver problem but will not prevent the LightJockey or the LightJockey 4064 card from functioning correctly If this occurs make a note of the memory address range that the card uses and when installing new devices in the future ensure that they do not use memory in this range Installing the LightJockey PCMCIA interface
49. r stating that this driver has not been digitally signed checked by Microsoft Click Continue Anyway to continue Hardware Insballabbon o A The sofiane pou are Fistaling for this hades Maln USE OKT Imedace United diner e e Mio with aida MP Tel re Continuing your installation of this softeare may impair ar denabilss the correct operalson ol pour system ciber mame ditey 00 in the future Micsosodt strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendo for tollerare thal has passed Windows Logo testing 20 10 Windows will now install the driver Check the finishing dialog identifies the device correctly Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wazaid has frished inslaling the sofware for 2 Martin ISBAK Intedace Unified dive Click Finish bo close the wizard BOTH 11 Click Finish and if additional LightJockey USB DMX interfaces are present then repeat this procedure from step 2 until a driver for each has been installed 12 To ensure that the drivers are properly installed and in working order open the device manager by right clicking My Computer select properties from the popup menu Select the Hardware tab and then click Device Manager 13 Expand the Universal Serial Bus Controllers entry and check that the correct driver 1s displayed without an exclamation mark as this indicates that there is a problem lamang
50. tures dialog box will appear 47 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 multiple pages or tabs Menus for arranging the desktop and icons etc pop up 1f you right click on the desktop and icons Example Place 2 MAC 600s on desktop 1 The list of unassigned fixtures is displayed on the desktop automatically If at any point you close it re open the list by clicking View Unassigned Fixtures 2 Drag the MAC 600s from the list and drop them on to the desktop 3 Right click the desktop 4 Click Icons 5Auto Arrange 5 Click OK 48 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 1 Use the LightJockey s automatic lamp strike feature This is recommended and is described in the next example 2 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 3 Strike a lamp manually by selecti
51. uttons in the Sequence Control dialog E7 mmm G SEQUENCE 0000 Ho Hame H n Diabla Fade Add Scene Insert Scene ma M Gio kian Tai Mu Delete Scene Fade Time pa Gabalf ad Tino If sE Current Scene Total Scenes Saving sequences Sequences are named and saved using the Save Sequence dialog box The dialog box also has several check boxes that can be selected to speed up programming Click Save Sequence to save changes to an existing sequence or Save as New Sequence to create a new sequence from the current sequence ig AYE A me Soo rows al FF Deu alter Sawa I Create pew Cun FF Add Sequence to Cuns Cue Autogeve Curent Cue 53 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 available 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 Step 2 Add sequence to cue on page 56 Saving cues Cues are named and saved using the Save Cue dialog box Click the Save Cue button on the Cue toolbar or on the Cue Cue Number Cue Name dialog box to open the Save Cue dialog box Click Save Cue to save changes to an existing cue or Save New Cue to create a new cue FT o a lin Ce T Bama bas Cari Vb Exam

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