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1. GH EF p www In Scene Menu press the F6 Edit button you will be required to select the target sceneyouintend to edit Use the Scene buttonsincombination with Bank buttons 1 8toselectthe scene a newwindow will appear immediately reminding you to start editing Use the Fixturebuttonsin combination with Bank buttons 1 4 to create a new scene Once completion press the F12 Update button You will berequiredtoconfirm by Ok ortoexitbytheF 1 button Ok confirmsthisoperation asaresult thisshow will besaved In this case if there is a oldscene1 thenewscene1willreplacethe oldone Press the F1 Esc button togobacktotheprevious menu In Scene Menu press the F5 Copy button you will be required toselect the source sceneyouintend to copy Use the Scene buttonsincombination with Bank buttons 1 8toselectthe scene then Ok continues this procedure Next you will be required toselect the target scene Once the target scene isselected you will be required to confirm by Ok or to exit by F1 Esc Ok confirms this copy procedure For instance if you choose sourcescene1and target scene2 asaresult thescene2willbereplacedbyscene1 Press the F1 Esc button togobacktothepreviousmenu In Scene Menu press the F8 Save button you will berequiredtoselect the target sceneyouintend to save as UsetheScenebuttons in combination with Bank buttons 1 8 to select thescene thenpress Ok to confirm thi2. Getting acquainted Principle Features Professional 512 channel DMX controller ideal for fixtures 64 fixtures each with a maximum of 20 channels 16 bit 8 bit resolution of Pan Tilt movement Free access of 36 shows 128scenes 9 groups andasequencer Each show is allocated with 32KB memory cross fade timeand stand timeareprogrammable Internal library is edita ble up to 255fixtures types can be created Free access of CF card 32MB for the exchange of data file Data file canbe downloaded or uploaded to a PC RS 232port Thesoftwarecanbe updatedwith newversions Music sync functions with audio gain adjustment USB socket fo r DJ lamp 5V 1W lighting adjustable Joystick forPan Tilt adjustment of projector Blackout enables to shut all fixtures off 240x128 dots LCD display with contrast adjustment Neutrik XLR sockets for 512DMX channels output MIDI In Thru Out connectors Auto Music Manual chase Jack socket forcable control for stepping AC 120V AC 230V selectable Getting acquainted Basic Control Parts Fixture Buttons 1 16 These16buttonsplay multi purpose functions depending on the operating mode Only one function is selected at a time and the LEDwill be lit accordingly There arefour statuses The LED lights up indicating the fixturecannotbeswitchedoffunlessitisenabled The LED blinksconstantly indicating the fixture can be enabled by channel faders The LED blinks briefly indicating the fixture is a part of
3. by pressing the F12 Delete button Press the F11 P1 18 button tochange between 1 18 and19 36shows theF9 Esc buttontogobackto thepreviousmenu the storage is automatic Home Page Navigation In Homepage phase pressing the F7 button Group allows to enter Group Setup Menu This menu allows you toselect several fixtures to make a group First select the group number by pressing the Group button theLCDwillshowtheGroupnumber Next press the Fixture buttons incombination withthe Bankbuttonstoselectthefixtures We suggest selecting thesamekind of fixtures Press the F1 Esc button togoback to the previous menu the storage is automatic Setup Menu Display A A A rN In Homepage phase press the F1button Setup to access Setup menu You will be required to insert the Password if FunctionLockisenabled InSetupmenu the indications in the LCD will be detailed as follows Esc Goes back to the previous menu Download Enables to swap data files withthe CFcardandaPC FixSetup Gives access to Fixture Setup menu FixPatch Allowstocarryoutpatchingprocedure of up to 64 fixtures Password Enables to change password More Gives access to Miscellaneous Options menu for extended settings of the console Music Gain Enables to adjust thegain factor of musical signal Reset Allowstodelete all the shows scenes andthelibrary andset all parameters of setup to default In Setup menu press the F3
4. In Fixture Setup menu press the F9 Tabset buttontoaccessTabset menu This menu allowsyoutopreprogramupto48tabulatingvalue 0 255 so that you can direct access this valuesfordesiredchanneleffects by pressing thebutton corresponding to theassignment channel First usethefader 1 to select the table totalitembetween1 and48 Offindicates thisfunctionis disabled Next use the fader 2 to scroll tothevalueyouwantto assigntotheflashingframe ofthetable Press the F10 Next or F11 Prev button to move from frame to frame Be careful that thenextvalue in the frameshould be biggerthan its previous value Press the F9 Esc button togobacktotheprevious menu Save In Fixturesetupmenu when youhave completed the fixtureconfiguration besure to press the F2 Save button to confirm all the settings before youleaves this menu It is very important If you fail to do so all the settingsyouhavemadewilllose 22 Fixture Patch In Setup menu presstheF4 FixPatch button toaccess Fixture Patch menu a new windowwill appear indicating all the 64 fixtures subjected to thisconsole In this menu you will have to assignoneofthefixturetypepreviously configured to patch each of 64fixtures PresstheF3 Next or F4 Prev button to scroll to the fixturenumber from 01 64 thenpressthe F11 Fix Up or F12 Fix Dw buttonto select thetype of fixtureavailableinthe library The type will be shown in thedisplay It will be also indicated the starting channel DMXs
5. menu press the F8 ChName button a new windowwill appear reminding you to name thisfixture channel The channel name consists of a maximumof8letters Usefader1toscrolltothecharacterforthefirstletterofthe channel name fader 2 for thesecond letter andsoon untilfader8forthelastletter You canalso usetheF10 Up and F11 Down buttonstoscrolltothechannelname available in the library Press the F1 Esc button togobacktotheprevious menu Fixture Configuration In Fixture Setup menu pleasecarryoutthe following procedures for channel assignment Step 1 Assign DMXchannel Use the fader 1 toassign the channel or joystick number ontheconsoletoeach channel of the fixture The indications 1 16 refer to channel 1 160ntheconsole X XF Y and YF respectively denotes Pan Pan fine Tilt and Tilt fine movement of the joystick If the indicationisOff thechannelofthefixture will be shut off and you will not able toassign the rest channels of the fixture will leave thechannel indeterminate For example BLADE 250 PanCoarse Pan Fine Tilt Coarse Tilt Fine Color Gobo GoboRot Fix CH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ch Assign D XF Y YF 1 2 Off 19 Setu p Menu ME 2 User Instruction 20 Fixture Configuration Step 2 Fade Enable Disable Using thefader2resultsintwooptions Yes and No Yes indicates fade time is enabled and No indicates fade time is disabled Step 3 Master Dimm
6. ofthefixture the number of channels DMX I used by the fixtureandthesumchannels Totch occupied by all available fixtures For example Use F3 or F4 toscroll tonumber01 nextpress FitorF12toselectYpoc250 Asa result Ypoc 250 will beassigned tothefirstfixtureonthe console Proceed in this way toassign all 64 fixtures Press the F1 Esc button toleavethis menu Thestorage is automatic Becareful that thesumofchannelmustnotexceed51 2 oranerrormessagewill appear and require you to re enter this menuorcarry outfixture configuration procedures when youleaves this menu 23 In Setup menu presstheF2 Download button to access Download menu Inthis menu pressingtheF4 Card buttonallows toaccess Memory Card Menu and pressing the F8 PC buttonresults in Download With PC Menu To leave this menu yousimply have to press the F1 Esc button Memory Card Menu In Download menu press the F4button Card to access Memory Card menu A new windowwill appear with indications as follows Esc Goes back to the previous menu Load Gives access to Memory Load FromCardMenu Save Gives access to Memory SavetoCardmenu NameSave Enables to save the zone name intotheCFcard Next Prev Allow to select thezonenumberbetween 1 and15 The central boxinthewindowshowsthezonenumberandname Usingthefaders 1 13 allows to give a zone name composed of a maximum of 13 characters Memory Load From Card Menu In Memory Card Menu press
7. the F4button Load a newwindow will appear reminding you which you want to loadfrom thiscard In this menu when you press either of the F4 FixSetuP F8 Setup F7 Scene or F10 F11 Load All buttons you will be required to confirm by Ok F10 or to exit by F1 Pressing F10 Ok will start this loading process The time it takes depends onthe volume of data file Pressing F5 Show enables to accesstonextmenunamedShow Load From Card Menu In this menu press F6 Up or F7 Down tochoosetheshow from1 to36 youcan also press F12 Keypad allowing to enter the show number by means of the Show buttons Once theshow is selected press F9 Load then Ok to load this show If you want to load all shows availableinthecard Pressing F10 or F11 LoadAll Show will make it Pressing F1 Esc to go back to the previous menu Memory Save to Card Menu B a a a a In Memory Card Menu press the F8button Save a newwindow will appear reminding you which you want to save tothis card In this menu when you press either of the F4 FixSetuP F8 Setup F7 Scene or F10 F11 Load All buttons you will be required to confirm by Ok F10 or to exit by F1 Pressing F10 Ok will start thissaving process The time it takes depends onthevolume of datafile Pressing F5 Show enablestoaccess to next menu named Show Save to Card Menu In this menu press F6 Up or F7 Down tochoosetheshow from1 to36 you can also use F12 Ke
8. thestep by raising the step Goes to thestep by lowering thestep Goes to thestep by entry of stepnumber max or min Step Gives access to Show Edit Utility Step demo to test the runningeffect Numerical entry oftheselected channel Release all manual fixtures Deletethecurrentstep Insert a newstep Modifythecurrentstep Fade time ofthecurrentstep Standing time of the current step Edit Show Menu Insert Delete Update Steps In Edit Show Menu youcanusetheFixturebuttons incombination with Bank buttons to create a new step or call thescene and regard it as a step Press F11 Insert toaddastepafterthecurrentstep If you intendtodelete a step from this show first use F2 Step Up F3 Step Dw or F4 Step Key to select thestep number next press F10 Delete You will be required to confirm by Ok or to exit bytheF1button Ok confirms this deletion as a result this step will be deleted You canusetheFixturebuttonsincombinationwith Bank buttons to modify thesteps Whenyousureyourmodification simply press the F12 Update button You will be required to confirm by Ok or to exit by the F1 button Ok confirms this modification as a result theoldwill be replaced by this new one Whencertainscenes areusedassteps of the show you will not able to modify the steps refer to Scene menu 46 Edit Show Menu BR a E BR adds Ah A A A In Edit Show Menu press F6 Utility toa
9. FixSetup button to access Fixture setup menu a new window will appear The indications are detailed as follows Fixture 98BLADE250 at the upper left corner indicates the type of the selected fixture and Ch 1 PanCoars at the upper right corner indicates the channel number and name of the fixture The central box shows the fixture configuration including the DMX channel assignment fade enable disable master dimmer enable disable shutter enable disable and Bo level adjustment Esc Save Next Prev Ch Up Dw FixName ChName Tabset Copy From Fix Default Goes back to the previous menu Allowstosavethefixture settings Scroll through the255fixturesin thelibrary tofind the fixturerequired Scroll through thechannels for DMX channel assignment Enables to name the fixture Enables to name thechannels ofthefixture Enables to giveupto48preset DMX values 0 255 forthechannel Replace thecurrent fixture with a new one Enables to set default fixture Name Fixture In Fixture Setup menu press the F7 FixName button a new windowwill appear reminding you to name thisfixture The fixturenameconsists of a maximum of 8 letters Use fader 1 toscroll tothe character for the first letter ofthefixture name fader 2 for the second letter andsoon untilfader8forthelastletter Press the F1 Esc button togobacktotheprevious menu Name Fixture Channel BR Aa A A amp In Fixture Setup
10. MATRIX User Manual Ww Contents MATRIX User Instruction Introduction ei cecsrccsccssctadncetcessasticcestessesesccecees 1 Sale RUES een 1 Notice Information scc2ccceasncrsssvcestnnervansecennnsuiicensddatucansnienss 2 Specifications sssssennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 3 Getting Acquainted ee een 4 Principle PAUS Jaaa 4 Basic Gontrol FANS sigs cdecvieatienendaanadliinnitdaimapsadeanatetviaaeans 5 Home Page Navigation nunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 8 Recall SHOWS EE EE 10 Recall a Sequencer egeteec ege Aebeetgeree etee geg 11 Recall a Scene Lvussssemtumsanen indere 11 Choose E a Dt 11 Group Of FEUGS asbie 12 Freeze Fixtures Luske 12 Password amp Function LOCK scicciscescinssscesestantencesnseesinee 12 SET EP E 13 Group Seip TE 14 Setup Menu avanse 15 FRITS Setup Jed 16 Name ATTEN 17 Contents MATRIX User Instruction Name Fixture Channel uk 18 Fixture Configuration 2 moeessamfeik hattene 19 NEE 20 Copy ee d 21 TER seerne i aa aea Ei Ra ESA 22 Se bV cai E E E E EEE EE 22 Fixture Pateh conen ner aa 23 Download AT E 24 Memory Card MGI Lus momentene mi je 25 Memory Load From Card Men 26 Memory Save to Card Menu errannnnvnnnrnnrnnnnnnrnnne 27 Download With PC Menu kuken 28 Back to PC Menu umuirismeivmiimessmeistedsannrneinkn 29 Restore From PC Menu iu mmeemerrmsvinun neernmrke 32 Update Software istics cseccigessdeeccvesaiiedsacceaesssneneseiuetees 33 Miscellaneous Options eicsciceiescctectse
11. RIX to 30 You must first configure Hyper Terminal towork with MATRIX Start the Hyper Terminal program by clicking on Start in Windows then Programs then Accessories then Hyper Terminal then Hypertrm IfforsomereasonsHyperTerminalisnotinstalled on your versionof Windows install it from your Windows CD Go tothecontrolpanel selectAdd Remove Programs select Windows Setup and then select Communication Followtheinstructions to complete the installation Once the Hyper Terminal Program is getting started you will be asked to choose a name and an icon Name it MATRIX then pick any icon then click OK Gotothenext dialogbox Connectto andchoose Direct to COM 2 Ignore the telephone number andothersettingsin this box then click OK In the next dialog box set bits per second to 38400 data bits to 8 paritytonone stop bits to 1 flowcontrol to none then click OK You will access Hyper Terminal desktop Click File menu in theupperleftcorner ofthe desktop then Properties then select the settings tab Fromthesettings tab click ASCII Setup In the next dialog box leave all settings deselect then OK Close Hyper Terminal and you will beprompted to savethis Hyper Terminal setup Click YES to save it thenyouwillhaveaprogramlabeled MATRIX ht You may want to make a shortcut on your desktop if you plantouseyourPCwithMATRIXoften Fromthispointon whenever necessary youcanjustclickMATRIX hticon to invoke the MATRIX Hyper Terminal config
12. Up Down Buttons Thesetwobuttonsare used toadjust the proportional factor of stand time when executionofshowsorsequencer They canalso beused to adjust step timein Edit menu Show Cross Up Down Buttons Thesetwobuttonsare used toadjust the proportional factor of cross time when executionofshowsorsequencer They canalso beused to adjust fade time of step in Edit menu Show Getting acquainted Basic Control Parts Show Buttons 1 18 19 36 Thesebuttons areusedtoenable or disable theshows In addition they can also be used as keypadforentryofpasswordand numerical value Group Buttons 1 9 Thesebuttons areusedtoenable or disable thegroups Home Page Navigation Homepage Window CH Setup SeqSetup ShowEdit CH Key Located at the upper left corner refers to the masterlevelofthe entire attached channels ranges between 0 and255 20 numerical plot dataindicating thedigital value set with the faders 1 16 and joystick X XF Y and YF Gives access to Setup menu which includes fixtureconfiguration andthesettings of function parameters Allowstomakeupasequencer by linkingshows Enables to edit a show Enables to direct enter the digital value for a selected channel using thenumericbuttons Showbuttons 1 10 Home Page Navigation Freeze Enables to freeze all theselectedfixtures so that you cankeepthe fixtures frombeingattachedtothefaders scenes and shows Lock Enables to prevent all set
13. accccearisetecortecinianccsnetends 34 Joystick GA een 35 Auto RUN MOE usanne 36 Single Multi Show Mode A 37 MIDI Configuration EE 38 Beeper Configuration uounnertsmmesmemvinesmkisi st 39 Gooseneck Dimmer Achtustment 40 DisplayAdjustment uk 41 Contents MATRIX User Instruction Music Gain Adiusiment 42 Change PaSSNOLasesnenmasanmemindsemsnut 43 Reset Seeded tigte at alii Ee 44 Edit Shows Menu i annvnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnuennn 45 Insert Delete Update Steps AAR 46 Show EA VNR 47 Add a Show After 48 Show Copy Menu surnet 49 Erase one or more Giepe EE 50 Steps EE EE EE 51 Clear a Show rrrnrnarnrrrrvnvvvvnrnrnnsnrrrnvnvenenrnrnnsnsnrsserenn 52 G og EE a 52 ele EE 52 Scene Menu auernnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnuennn 53 Edit Scenes rrrrnrnrnnrrvnrnrrrrnrnnererervnvenrernrnnsserrnserenennvenne 54 COPY NE 55 e UE 56 Introduction Welcome You made the right decision by choosing this sophisticated and intelligent product Every unit has been thoroughly tested and carefully packed before shipment Unpack the shipping carton carefully saving the carton and all packing materials for possible later use Check carefully for sure your product is not damaged and all accessories not missing If your product appears to be damaged or missing please do not use it and contact your local distributor immediately Please read this manual carefully and thoroughly as it gives important information regarding safety us
14. c To a short move we have a slow increase of DMX values to a larger move wehaveaspeedincrease VFixLow Continuous increaseofDMXvalueatlowspeed VFixMed Continuous increaseofDMXvalueatmediumspeed VFixHigh Continuous increaseofDMXvalueathighspeed Propors The value is absoluteandgivenbythejoystick central position128 Press the F1 Esc button togobacktotheprevious menu The storage is automatic Auto Run Mode In Miscellaneous Menu press F3 Auto Run a new windowwill appear This menu allowstorunautomaticallytheshoworsequencerassoon as thisconsoleis switched on You canenable or disable this function by pressing F4 Mode and by means of fader 1 you canselect the show number or the sequencer required to be executed Press the F1 Esc button togobacktotheprevious menu The storage is automatic Single Multi Show Mode a a a M In Miscellaneous Menu press F4 ShowMode a new window will appear Pressing the F4 Mode button allowsyoutochoosewhethertheshowinexecution will be SingleorMulti Press the F1 Esc button togobacktotheprevious menu The storage is automatic MIDI Configuration In Miscellaneous Menu press F5 MIDI a new windowwill appear Pressing the F4 Mode allows to enableordisable MIDI mode andusingfader1 enables you to scroll to the MIDI channel number matching that of MIDI keyboard or device Press the F1 Esc button togobacktotheprevious m
15. ccess Show Edit Utility Theoptionsavailable areasfollows Esc Goes back to the previous menu Clr Show Allowstoclearashow InsShow Enables to add a show after a step CpyShow Enables to copy a show to replace another one Clone Allowstoclonethestep scene so that you can modify the step Erase Enables to erase oneormoresteps from this show Copy Enables to copy one or more steps andaddthemafterastep ShowAll Showsthefixture patch andthefixturesused for this show In this menu the central box of the window displays the current showand memory used Edit Show Menu Add a Show After a ann BM In Show Edit Utility Menu press F7 InsShow toaccess Show Insert menu This menu allowsyoutoaddashowintoanothershow First press F3 Show to position thecursor gt gt in Show line use F6 Up F7 Down or F12 Keypad to select the show from 1 to 36 Next press F4 In To to positionthecursor gt gt in In To line use F6 Up F7 Down or F12 Keypad to select the step after which you intend to add a show Press F10 Insert you will be required to confirm by OK or to exit by the F1 button Ok confirms this operation as a result thisshowwill be added after thestep Press the F1 Esc button togobacktothepreviousmenu Edit Show Menu Show Copy Menu BD Ah A amp amp In Show Edit Utility Menu press F8 CpyShow to access Show Copy menu This menu allowsyoutoupdatedashow
16. control beforeyoucanfreezethefixtures Tofreeze a fixture first select a fixtureunderfader control its LED blinks constantly then you canfreeze this fixturebypressing the F5 Freeze button The fixture LED blinks unstably indicating it isfrozen To unfreeze this fixture you simply have to press thefixture button Password amp Function Lock The first time that youenterany setup menu after switching the console on you will be required to insert a Password composed of 6 figures which can be inserted by means of Show buttons numeric buttons 1 10 The default Password is 1 6 8 1 6 8 The Password guarantees all datafiles of theconsole from any unauthorized changes that will enhance greatlythedatasecurity The LCD shows FunctionLockbeforeyou enter correct Password After youhaveinsertedthePassword you will be enabled to access any setup menu which can be promptedbyFunction Freeinthedisplay Every time youswitch the console on you will be required toinsert the Passwordbefore youcanmakeanyparameter settings Carefully protect your Password andalways keep it in mind You canchange the Password as necessary see Setup menu Home Page Navigation BR In Homepage phase pressing the F2button SeqSetup allows to enter Sequencer Setup This menu allows youtopickupto100showstomakeupasequencer the selected shows will appear in thedisplay You canchoose thedesired shows by means of Show buttons delete unused shows
17. e and maintenance Keep this manual with the unit for possible future reference Safety Rules To reduce the risk of electrical shock or fire do not expose this unit to rain or moisture Do not spill water or other liquids into or on to your unit Be sure that the local power outlet matches that of the required voltage for your unit Do not attempt to operate this unit if the power cord has been damaged Turn off immediately in the event of malfunction Should you notice smoke or an unusual smell coming from the equipment please discontinue using it and disconnect from the power immediately Do not open the unit there are no user serviceable parts inside Do not dismantle or modify the unit as this voids all warranties Do not attempt repairs Repairs by unqualified people could cause damage or faulty operation Contact your local authorized service center Introduction Notice Information Keep dry This productisnotwaterproof and may malfunction if exposedtohighlevels of humidity Rusting oftheinternalmechanism can cause irreparable damage Do not drop This product may malfunction if subjected to strongshocks or vibration Keep away from strong magnetic fields Donotuseorplacethisdeviceinvicinityofequipmentthatgenerates strong electromagnetic radiation or magnetic fields Strong staticchargesorthemagnetic fields produces by equipment such as radio transmitters could interfere with the display or affect the
18. enu The storage is automatic Beeper Configuration da M Ah M In Miscellaneous Menu press F4 Beeper a new window will appear Pressing the F4 Mode button allowsyoutoenableordisablethebuzzer which sends out an acousticssignal Press the F1 Esc button togobacktotheprevious menu The storage is automatic Gooseneck Dimmer Adjustment In Miscellaneous Menu press F7 Dimmer a new window will appear In this menu using thefadertallowsyoutoadjustthedimminglevelofthegoosenecklight from zero to full intensity Out of the adjustment Off indicates the gooseneck light gives zero output 100 indicates it is fully on Press the F1 Esc button togobacktotheprevious menu The storage is automatic Display Adjustment a a a M In Miscellaneous Menu press F8 Display a new window will appear Youcan adjust the display contrast by means offader1 from 1 to100 Press the F1 Esc button togobacktotheprevious menu The storage is automatic In Setup Menu press F10 or F11 Music Gain to access Music Gain Adjustment In this menu using the fader 1 allows to adjust music gain from 1 to 100 The line Test andthebrackets will be used to test whether the audiosensitivity issuitable or not The cursor within thebrackets will flash once when it detects the music beat Asa result you can adjusttheoptimummusic gain Press the F1 Esc button togobacktotheprevio
19. er Enable Disable Use the fader 3 toenable or disable the connectiontothemasterdimmer fader Step 4 Shutter Yes No Using thefader4resultsintwooptions Yes and No Yes indicates Bolevelis available forthis channel shutter whenthefixture shuts off and No indicates thechannel not shutter will not get involved when thefixture shuts off Step 5 Bo LevelAdjustment Use the fader 5 tosetavaluebetween0and255 for this shutter channel Default In Fixture Setup menu pressing the F12 Default button allowstomakedefault settings for the fixture that is erase this fixture from the library A dialog box will appear reminding whether youaresureornot PresstheF 10 Ok buttontoconfirm or the F1button toexit SetDefault Fixture PressF1 to Exit Copy From Fixture In Fixture Setup menu press the F10 or F11 Copy From Fix button toaccess the Fixture Copy Menu a new window will appear remindingyouhowtocopyafixture to replace the existedfixture First use the F6 Up or F7 Down button to select the desired fixture pressingthe F12 Keyboard button alsoallows you to enter a fixture No by means of Show buttons The selected fixturenumberand name will appear in the window Next press the F9 Copy button a dialogboxwillappearreminding you whether you are sure or not Press Ok to confirm this setting or the F1 button to exit Press the F1 Esc button togobacktotheprevious menu Tabset a a a a ml
20. f 16 Scenebuttons its LED will light up indicating thescene is enabled You canonly select onescene at a time Pressing this button again allowstoexit its LED goes out Choose Fixtures This consolecancontrolupto64fixtures youhaveassigned in Fixture Patch The fixtures enable to have accesstofadercontrol as well tobesubjected to the shows or scenes which bringsyougreat flexibility The Fixture buttons 1 16canbeusedincombinationwithBankbuttonstoselectdesired fixtures The LED blinks constantly indicating the fixture is selected andthatfadersare enabled You cannowusethefaderstocontroltheDMXchannels ofthefixture Take notice to observe thestatusoftheLEDsothatyoucanbeawareoftheconditionsofthe fixture The fixture will bedefinedastheproceedingone subjectedtothefaderswhenits LED blinks constantly Those with LEDs being lit up will be regarded as thepreceding fixtures 11 Home Page Navigation 12 Group of Fixtures This consoleallows you to createupto9groupsbycombiningseveral fixtures Group of fixtures helpsreduce the procedure when you work on several equal fixtures Press therelevant button intheGroupsection to call thegroup the group LED will blink constantly and the fixtures will be enabled Pressingthis Group button a second time will leave this group Freeze Fixtures This function allows you to keep all theselectedfixtures from being subjected to the faders scenes or shows Make surethefixturesare subjected to faders manual
21. icates the step s running time This consolecancontainamaximumof36shows When you haveaccess to this homepage yousimply havetopresstherelevant button in the Show section to recall and play theshowavailable inthelibrary When thebutton is pressed the LED will light up indicating theshowisenabled theLCDwilldisplay therunning state oftheshow suchasthestep thestandandcrosstime therunningmode andetc Pressing therelevant Showbutton a second time will exitfromtheshow so will Esc If MultiShowhasbeenchosen you canselect more thanoneshowsatonetime Home Page Navigation Use the F10button to scroll tothe desiredrunning mode for the selected show s In Auto mode theshows will be executedatthesetstandandcrosstime TheStandand Cross time buttons can be used to changethestandandcrosstimefortheshow In Manual mode pressing GoorBack F6orF7 allowstoraiseorlowerthestepofthe show Asaresult theshows will be executedstep by step In Music mode the show will beexecuted dependingonthemusicbeat Recall a Sequencer This consoleallows you to produce a sequencer bylinking the shows Torecall the sequencer simply presstheSequencer button its LEDlightsupindicating it is enabled TheLCDshowsthecurrentshowanditsstep Alltheshowscontainedin thesequencer will proceedonebyone Pressing the Sequencer button a second time will exit from thesequencer sowill Esc Recall a Scene This consolecancontain1 28 scenes To recall a scene you will simply press any o
22. l that youcreated for MATRIX Click on Transfer on the top menu bar andselect Send Text File Adialog box will appear allowing you to select thetext file weprovided We will provideyouthehigherversion software in Text type file Find thedrive and folder where the fileislocated selectthe file andclick on Open Hyper Terminal will begin to transmit the file t will take about two minutes to transfer the file After the filehasbeensent MATRIXwill reboot its systemand get started with its procedures Ifanyerrorshavebeendetected MATRIX will giveerrorinformation Checkyourconnectionsand retry 33 In Setup menu press the F8 button More toaccess Setup Miscellaneous Menu A new windowwill appear with indications asfollows Esc Goes back to the previous menu Joystick Gives access to Joystick Configuration Auto Run Allowstoenable or disable the selected show or sequencer to run automatically as soon as this console is switched on ShowMode Allowstoselectbetween Multi ShowandSingleShow Beeper Beeper Enable Disable MIDI Gives access to MIDI configuration Dimmer Enables to adjust gooseneck dimmer Display Enables to adjust dispalycontrast Joystick Configuration B Aa A A A In Miscellaneous Menu press F2 Joystick a new window appears indicating the current Joystick Mode This menuoffers you 5 options to choosetheJoystickmode using the F4 Mode button they are Dynami
23. o exit by the F1button Ok confirms this operation Inthis case these 5 steps from step 1 to step 5 will be addedafter thestep 9 of this show Press the F1 Esc button togobacktotheprevious menu Edit Show Menu Clear a Show Aa A A In Show Edit Utility Menu press F4 Clr Show toclearthe current show You will be required to confirmby Ok ortoexitbytheF1button Ok confirms this operation as a result this show will becleared andnotanyastep will beincludedinto thisshow Clone In Show Edit Utility Menu press F5 Clone toclonethecurrentstep scene sothat youcanmodifythestep Asisexplained before when you regardcertain steps as thesteps you can not modify the step If there is not enough memory you will fail to clone andbereminded with Out of Memory ShowAll In Show Edit Utility Menu press F12 ShowAll togetacquainted with the Fixture Patch andthefixturesavailable intheshow Scene Menu Window In Homepage phase press the F8button Scene toaccess Scene Menu A window appears with some indications The options available are detailed as follows Esc Goes back to the previous menu Used Allowsyoutogetacquainted withoutof128sceneswhichisnot used in the shows Copy Enables to copy any desired scenestoanyposition Edit Enables to create a newscene by means of the Fixture buttons Save Allowstocapture the manual fixtures and to save as a scene Edit Scenes
24. product s internal circuitry Cleaning Due tofogresidue smoke and dust cleaning the exterior of the case may become necessary Use normal glass cleaner and soft cloth to wipedownthe outside casing CF cards Memory card may becomehotduring use Observeduecaution when removing memory cards from this device Attention The memory cardsuppliedwith your console has been testedand approvedforuseintheMATRIX Use recommended Compact Flash Card Copyright Notice No part of the manual included with this product may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored i n a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means without authorized written permission Specification Model Power Requirement Housing LCD DMX Channels Memory Card DJ Lamp Inputs Outputs Audio trigger Overall Dimensions Weight MATRIX AG 230V AC 120V ABS plastic case with black matte painting 240x128 dot TFT LCD with contrast adjustment 512 max Configurable for fixtures ScanDisk 32 MB Compact Flash Card USB connector 5V 1W gooseneck light DMX OUT 3 pin amp 5 pin Neutrik chassis connector MIDI IN THRU OUT Standard 5 pin DIN connector RS 232 Port DB9 connector Audio IN 1 4 unbalanced stereo jack Built in microphone or line in 688x550x165mm Approx 11 8 Kg ert All rights reserved Improvement and changes to specifications design and this manual may be made at any time without prior notice
25. s selectionandF 1 Esc to exit This function allows to capturethescenesmadebymanualfixtures andsave as a permanent scene Press the F1 Esc button togobacktotheprevious menu LE Equipson S A www equipson es support equipson es WORK All rights reserved
26. store From PC Menu a a M IN In Download With PCMenu press the F4 button Restore a new window appears This menu allowsyoutodownloadtheFixture Setup Setup Scenes and Shows from your PC via RS 232 port Press either oftheF4 FixSetuP F7 Scene or F8 Setup buttons this console is now ready to downloadthefilefromyourPC Pressing F5 Show enables toaccess to next menu named Show Restore From PC In this menu press F6 Up or F7 Down tochoosetheshow from1 to36 oryou canpress F12 Keypad for theentryof theshownumberOncethe show isselected press F9 Restore togetdownload ready Ifyou wanttodownload all shows Pressing F10 or F11 Restore All will make it Pressing F1 Esc togobacktothe previous menu Next call theversion of Hyper Terminal that you createdforMATRIX Clickon Transfer on thetopmenubarandselect SendTextFile Adialogboxwill appears allowing you to select thetext file that you made when making backupcopies Find the drive and folder whereyoucreated the file if it is not in thecurrent window select the fileand click on Open Hyper Terminal will begin totransmitthefile Afterthe file has been sent theprompt information will appear in the LCD Update Software In Download With PCMenu press F100rF11 Software a dialog box will appear indicatingthis console isready toupdate higher version software Software Restore Wait 0 Press F1 Key to Exit Call the versionofHyperTermina
27. the scenes or shows The LED blinks unstably indicatingthefixture is frozen Fixture Bank Buttons 1 4 Thesefour buttons are used in combination withthefixture buttons to choose the fixturebetween1 and64 Scene Buttons 1 16 These16buttonscan be usedforSceneMenuandShowEditmenu Scene Bank buttons 1 4 5 8 Thesefour buttons control twosettings theyrefer to bank 1 4 when theLEDslight up they refer to bank 5 8 when the LEDs blink hastily Channel Buttons 1 16 Thesebuttons areusedtoselectchannelbetween1 and16 Furthermore they can be used to direct accessthetabset values at each pressing Faders 1 16 These16faders canbeused to control the 16 individual DMXchannels ofthefixtures Joystick This joystick is used to control the Pan or Tilt movement of the fixtures Getting acquainted Basic Control Parts Master Fader This fader is used to control overall dimmer output level of 16 channel faders when master dimmer function is enabled Black Out Button This button is used toenable or disabletoshutoffallfixtures Select Button Press to shift between Pan and Tilt as well between Pan fineandTiltfine Fine Button Press to shift between8 bitand 16 bit movement of joystick Up Down Buttons Thesetwobuttonsare used toadjust the dimmer digital value onebyone Sequencer Button This button is used toenable or disabletheexecutionofsequencer Pause Button This button is used topausethe executionofsequencer or Shows Stand
28. tingstotheconsolefrom unauthorized changes You canonly be granted when youentercorrect password Group Gives access to Group of fixtures which help reduce repeated manual procedure of several equal fixtures Scene Gives access to Scene menu whichallows to create copy capture anddetect the scenes Clr Fix Clears all manual fixtures unless they are frozen Auto Manual Music Enables to choose the running mode for the show s P1 18 P19 36 Shift of P1 18 and P19 36 shows ShowAll Allowstoviewthetableoffixturespatch Function Free Lock Indicates thestate of function lock free MIDI Enable Indicates MIDI enabled or disabled state MultiShow SingleShow Indicates enabled SingleShow or MultiShow mode DMX s I Indicates the starting DMX channel of the selected fixtureandhow many channel areoccupied G Crs Indicates the multiplyingfactorofthefade in and fade out ofthe wholeshow G Std Indicates the multiplyingfactorofthestepstand time ofthe wholeshow Home Page Navigation Recall Shows Fade Ena Dis ChManual Go Back Repeat S Crs S Std Allowstochange between Fade Enable and Fade Disable of which Fade enablerefertoCrosstime enable the latter Cross time disable Cutthechannel of a fixtureoutoftheshowsothatyoucandirect control the channel by means of the fader Raise thestep by one Lower the stepbyone Play the current step a secondtime Indicates the step s fade time Ind
29. uration quickly Once configured youcanuseHyperTerminalto send the MATRIX datafile and save it on your hard disk Connect to your PC as describedhereinbefore Next call the version of Hyper Terminal that youcreated for MATRIX Click on Transfer on the top menu bar and select Capture Text Adialog box will appear allowing youtoselecta folder and name for the data file you send Use a name like MATRIXIib txt Be sure to give a new file name that is not available in this folder becausethedatasent from MATRIX will not beoverwritten theoldandinstead be added to theexisted file Click Start and Hyper Terminal is now ready to receive the files from MATRIX Now go to the Backup to PC Menu on MATRIX press either of the F4 FixSetup F7 Scene or F8 Setup buttons to start making backupcopies to your PC Pressing F5 Show enables toaccess to next menu named Show Backup to PC E E A amp In this menu press F6 Up or F7 Down tochoose theshow from1 to36 or you canpressF 12 Keypad for theentryoftheshownumber Oncetheshowisselected press F9 Backup to make backup copy ofthis show If you want to make backup copies of all shows inthelibrary Pressing F10orF11 BackupAll will make it Pressing F1 Esc to go back to the previous menu Once thebackup has beencompleted you can either close Hyper Terminal or return to the Capture Text pull down menuandselect Stop the backupfile will automatically be savedyour PC Re
30. us menu The storage is automatic a a IN M In Setup Menu press F9 Password you will be required toinsert your current password When you have entered the passwordcorrectly you will be required to give a new password Use the Show buttons to enter your new password next repeat thesamepassword As a result the new password replaces theold onesuccessfully If you fail to changethepassword it will return to Setup menu automatically Press the F1 Esc button togobacktotheprevious menu if you intend to abort this procedure In Setup Menu press F12 Reset you will berequiredtoinsertyourpassword After entry of password you will accesstheResetmenuimmediately This menu gives a warning message which remindsthatalldatafiles includingthe shows scenes and the library will be deleted if you confirmthis reset Press the F5 Ok buttontodeleteallthedatafiles and restore settings todefault value Press the F1 Esc button toabortthis reset and to go back to the previous menu Edit Show Menu In Homepage phase press the F3button ShowEdit you will berequiredtoselecta show you want to work on After entry of a show number by means of the Show buttons you will access Edit Show menu immediately Theoptions available are detailed as follows Esc Step Up Step Dw Step Key Utility Run Ch Key Clr Fix Delete Insert Update S Crs S Std Goes back to the previous menu Goes to
31. withthecurrent show First use F6 Up F7 Down or F12 Keypad toselect the show required to be replaced Next press F9 Copy you will berequiredtoconfirm by Ok ortoexitby the Fibutton Ok confirmsthis operation Inthiscase show6willbereplacedby show 1 Press the F1 Esc button togobacktotheprevious menu Edit Show Menu Erase one or more Steps In Show Edit Utility Menu press F10 Erase to access Step Multi Erase menu This menu allowsyoutoeraseoneormorestepsfromtheshow First press F3 Start to positionthecursor gt gt inStart line use F6 Up F7 Down or F12 Keypad to select starting step Next repeat thestepsto select theendstep Press F10 Erase you will be required to confirm by OK or to exit by the F1 button Ok confirms this operation as a result thesestepsfrom thestarting to end step will be erased In this case thestepsfrom 1 to 9 will bedeleted from this show Press the F1 Esc button togobacktothepre vious menu Edit Show Menu Step Multi Copy B Aa da aa A In Show Edit Utility Menu press F11 Copy to access Step Multi Copy menu This menu allowsyoutocopymultistepsandaddthemafterastep First press F2 Start to positionthecursor gt gt inStart line use F6 Up F7 Down or F12 Keypad to select starting step Next selecttheendstep Thenselect the step after whichyouintend addthese steps Press F10 Copy you will be required to confirm by Ok or t
32. ypad toentertheshownumber Oncethe show isselected press F9 Save then Ok F10 tosavethis show If you want to save all shows in the library Pressing F10 or F11 Save All Show will make it Pressing F1 Esc togo back to the previous menu Download With PC Menu In Download menu press the F8button PC to access Download With PC menu A new windowwill appear with indications asfollows Esc Goes back to the previous menu Restore This function allows to download thedata filesfrom a PC Backup This function allows to make backupcopies of the datafiles to a PC Software Enables to updatethesoftwarefrom a PC Back to PC Menu B a I a IN In Download With PCMenu press the F8 button Backup a new window appears This menu allowsyoutomakebackupcopiesoftheFixtureSetup Setup Scenes and Shows to your PC via RS 232 port Help RS 232 connection and Windows Configuration To connect to a PG you will need a serial lap link cable available at anycomputer store Astandard RS 232 cable will not work Connect the RS 232port on MATRIXto oneoftheSerial com ports on your PC You will need a PC running Windows 95 98orhighertoconnectto MATRIX Windows comes with an accessory called Hyper Terminal that can communicate with MATRIX viaoneofthe COM portsonyourPC Determinewhichofyour COM portsis available COM1isgenerally used for the mouse so itisalways advisable to connect your COM 2 on your PC MAT
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