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V9.80 User Guide - University of St Andrews

1. When controlling ROBOT sub devices the cross fade time refers to the mirror sweep time i e the time taken for the mirror that directs the beam to move from its position in one Step to its new position in the next Step If the X FADE time is set longer than the STEP time the mirror will never reach the intended position because the Preset will have advanced to the next step before the cross fade time has elapsed You should therefore take care when setting the times with these sub devices It is also good practice not to set the times too low because not only will you be losing the real effect of the lights you may also be placing unnecessary stress on the motors that control the mirrors If you wish to set a separate x fade time for a parameter e g a slow Colour change the colour preset must be defined as an OVERLAY and there must be at least one other preset running e g an EXCLUSIVE or a prior overlay for mirror otherwise all parameters are set to FAST except the mirror speed ROBOT Programmable Menus The 64 Colour and Gobo menu entries may have the name and depending on the robot type settings edited Ensure some fixtures are selected if you want to see the fixtures changing though the encoder displays the percent and decimal 0 255 value to allow blind editing from the manufacturers data To do this press in manual or edit mode COLOUR or lt GOBO gt EDIT NUMERIC 0 63 then ENTER It then shows a m
2. ALS ADVANCED LIGHTING SYSTEMS gt ENIGMA lt V9 80 User Guide V9 80 User Guide English Advanced Lighting Systems Scotland Limited Copyright 1999 Table of Contents LATI RET TTE DET E M 1 DVEEVBAE AA R EEE E ibis csi Gelbe soucis ddl dn ace Mu ii eddie qua clie Ia iMi 2 Ee A A DE E E A A OE S len E E AEE A E E E P E E E E A EE ane TE 2 MISTER RET E A E E E EAA EE E E E E EA E ET 2 Device TIPES aid E tt PETER 2 EEN E aa en MM aM p M 2 IE OMISIT OU T o oom 3 ul es MAMMA EE EE E E EEE A TR 3 EDI C uuu Dia ME I nM UM D ME E PE OR ert E ee 4 TONG EEE E E M PME RT MM ME END EE NETTEN NR NIA EE 4 EIE er Pe ee PE a UEM MM MM ME EE AM ME EE CR ME 3 Master Setqueio BE caida R WFAREAFUKAT UR RREERA a ee UR UOARIAM AR MAR ARA ERR A PAR ARER 5 E DIICIDSEOEL itidem LLL E p M UM UE i Miu M ES 5 Ne Dat SCE LEE ssec ADR POBRE HO IER UAE enema ee Nn M ar ne eX Uc DA MR Da FU A D PEs t WIS on op INTENSO MPH NIMM MEL UM aM MEAE ee 5 MET LEET NOTI TU T 6 Tutreoduic oon Versions icurredut 1s v9 91 Oct 21 1999 oes o St HE DRE HER DAT ARD DWOR ED DRE NUR VE UBER RUNHAS 6 DOS CUSPOR HRS IRSE E Om 6 LUSIT 6 MESTRE NET 6 Enalnade Windas epar eb TURPE FUORI P RENE NAR cu Danes R i al RT 6 ESEBPE S I pee ch TA A HR RPM NL E E an REPE Dita qp i n Mig orta MB N S UN GEM DIM Gia ao MM NM EM d T T Eel Bia AEE E E E E E A A E E EAE E A A E AE E EA AEE DRE E T E 7 EPRE MIARSA BA
3. It is mainly there as a reminder that a Sequence is currently running to avoid confusion about why other presets are being selected Real Time Sequences are shown on a similar counter at the top right of the screen that appears only when they are active see Master Sequences Record Replay Robot Basic Manual Control Selection Joystick Shutter Level and lris ROBOT sub devices can also be controlled manually in real time The beams can be positioned using the JOYSTICK and the Colour Gobo Iris Zoom and Shutter can be altered If a PRESET is running when you enter manual control the ROBOT units you select when you toggle the select keys ON will be removed from PRESET control of a feature the first time you modify the feature They will be returned to PRESET control when you toggle the select key OFF again To enter Manual control after setting the required Current Device JOYSTICK lt ROBOT gt V9 80 User Guide 17 Selection Joystick Shutter Level and Iris The JOYSTICK will be enabled and the Manual assignment display will indicate the Device and Sub Device number e g ROBOT 1 The lighting units can be selected individually using the SELECT key or all together using GROUP SET CLEAR SELECT A P fixtures repeat as required To toggle the Shutter open and closed press ENCODER ROBOT SHUT The encoder display will indicate ROB SHUTTER With certain type of ROBOT light units you can use the ENCODER to set
4. a lamp strobe effect and vary the strobe speed when the Shutter function is selected It may also control the level when the fixture has a combined level shutter but this will not be affected by the device Sub level If the light beam does not appear after you attempt to open the Shutter it may be that the LEVEL is at minimum or the IRIS is set to its narrow position To adjust these press ENCODER ROBOT LEVEL or ENCODER ROBOT IRIS The encoder display will indicate these and allow adjustment If the fixture has a true separate level control this will be controlled by the device Sub level The JOYSTICK is used to control the beam position and the response to the Joystick movement can have various settings JOYXSTICK VEL SIZE The Joystick display will display the current velocity setting FAST MEDIUM SLOW which determines how fast the mirrors will move in response to or proportional to the Joystick operation You can use CLEAR JOYSTICK lt MENU gt to centre the fixtures VEL SIZE twice in quick succession This will toggle the velocity to the next setting You can move the mirrors with the Joystick and then have them return to their starting position when you release the Joystick by using the Joystick POSN function JOYSTICK lt POSN gt The Joystick display will now show the current POSN setting NARROW MEDIUM WIDE which determines the range of mirror movement in response to the Joystick lt POSN gt twi
5. ZOOM FOCUS is labelled MODIFY lt ZOOM gt gt ENIGMA lt users have an extra 32 keys to access Columns E F and a separate QWERTY layout key area instead of using the alphabetically labelled Column keys Otherwise the software operation is the same the difference is in processing capability and customising Original systems do not have Switched Analog Inputs though an add on upgrade is available for most systems V9 80 User Guide 7 Versions Software changes If you have an earlier version of software the following features will not apply Since V9 59 9 62 Effect Generator to automatically create circles see Robot Features Step amp Repeat to automatically create chases see Robot Presets Improved AUTO mode see Advanced Auto save Since V9 75 Desks increased to 20 and Banks increased to 200 using NUMERIC lt STEP gt and the lt gt keys see Banks Auto save changed to 5 minutes or 10 minute reminder if it is disabled using SYSTEM STORE MIDI Program commands altered to suit new desks see Advanced Effect Generator stops when enable is off to stop mirror movement during blackout Effect Generator Number Speed and Offset is now displayed see Robot Features Effect Generator Sync Trigger Multiplier Offset see Preview Sync Trigger Turning off Exclusive Robot preset selects preset 0 like other devices so it can close the shutter Columns are exclusive for Robot Overlay
6. can be stored as a DESK configuration STORE lt DESK gt NUMERIC lt STEP gt to add 10 NUMERIC 0 9 This then becomes the current Desk Loading a DESK DESK NUMERIC lt STEP gt to add 10 NUMERIC 0 9 or lt gt to browse The COLUMNS will now be loaded with the Banks stored in the chosen DESK and the display screen will show the numbers of the BANKS and the names of the PRESETs in the BANKs These PRESETs can now be run immediately using the Column keys When using the browse option the Desks are active so you can make selections you then press ENTER to retain the current one or ESCAPE to revert to the original Desk NOTE Loading a new DESK or a new BANK into a COLUMN will not affect any PRESETS that are currently running Current Device Manual Control Master Status Current Device Sub device selection for real time control Any PRESET activated for the current sub device can be monitored and controlled in much the same way as Preview but in real time You can change the STEP and X FADE times while the PRESET is running with immediate effect You can also change the trigger and trigger modes while the PRESET runs again with immediate effect Changing the current device and sub device is a simple operation DEVICE e g lt DIMMER gt NUMERIC 1 9 sub device The current device display on the screen will be updated to show the DEVICE name Sub device name and PRESET number
7. configurations are automatically saved on the PRIMARY disc or with lt SYSTEM gt STORE so that the changes are not lost if and when the system is powered OFF ON In the unlikely event of a failure with the PRIMARY disc the system would have to be booted up using a RESERVE disc inserted into the external drive Because these alternative discs are not used during normal operation the changes to PRESETs BANKs and Desks are not saved to them gt ENIGMA lt provides a BACKUP facility that lets you copy all the PRESETs BANKs and DESK information to alternative discs so that if you have to resort to using them all the definitions that you have programmed will be available as they were when the last Backup was carried out You should therefore perform the Backup procedure regularly to keep the RESERVE discs as up to date as possible especially if you have been doing a lot of programming You should also try and boot up from the alternative discs from time to time in order to check that they are still useable Note that this will only work with a disc that already has the correct software with the same configuration on NOT just any floppy disc or even an older version gt ENIGMA lt disc If you want a complete backup use the Utility Backup or Duplicate functions as these erase the old disc and and make a complete copy see section below Backing up onto the Reserve Boot disc SYSTEM ENTER You are prompted to key in an Access Code You
8. have the lamps turned on manually in addition to switching their power on V9 80 User Guide 8 ROBOT Lamp On Off Reset SYSTEM JOYSTICK ROBOT A window then offers several options These will say Not Used if the configured Robot type does not support the function refer to the specific Robot type notes for details of implementation NUMERIC lt 1 3 gt Lamp On Lamp Off Reset SELECT A P repeating for each fixture ENTER to end Aligning ROBOT Mirror movement to Joystick gt ENIGMA lt lets you synchronize the direction of mirror movement with the Joystick action for each individual channel or lighting unit This enables you to move the beams in the same direction even if the units are mounted on opposite sides of the dance floor or stage for example You do this using the Set Sense initialise option SYSTEM JOYSTICK ROBOT NUMERIC lt 4 gt Set Sense SELECT A P repeat for each fixture Move the Joystick in one direction and check how the light moves If it does not move in the direction you want press the forward arrow key gt once and move the joystick in the same direction as before Repeat this process up to 4 times till you are satisfied then select the next channel for adjustment Once you have all channels set as required press lt ENTER gt to end Preset Selection Set Clear Sound to Light Preset Selection Any PRESET on the top half of the display screen can be r
9. must key the 4 digit PROGRAMMER code to perform a backup to the Reserve Boot disc NUMERIC 4 digits You are now prompted to press STORE to start the backup or ESCAPE to abandon the process Before pressing STORE you must remove the normal Boot disc from the external drive and insert the floppy disc marked RESERVE BOOT STORE The backup begins and the keyboard is locked out until the backup completes This will normally take a few minutes When it is complete you should remove the Reserve Boot disc and re insert the Boot disc before continuing with normal operation You may wish to boot up the system from the Reserve Boot disc or the Internal disc drive to test them before returning to normal operation NOTE Remember to boot up from the normal Primary or Hard disc once you have finished checking the alternative discs Backing up onto the Internal drive Do the same as for the RESERVE disc but when you are prompted to key in an Access Code You must key the 4 digit INSTALLER code to perform a backup to the Internal disc drive Care should be taken with this as it means work done on the Hard Disc will be overwritten This is mainly to allow the Installer to restore the hard disc from a backup copy Changing Access mode without re booting As you may have noticed you have the option to press the ESCAPE key after you have keyed in the Access Code during the Backup procedure This facility allows you to change the Acc
10. on the display screen It is therefore important when creating presets to give them appropriate names for ease of recognition by the operator Desk display showing 8 Columns A H with a combination of Banks gos lt EDIT gt eee lt STORE gt TOUCH HELP lt DESK gt 6 Bank 62 Bank 63 Bank 68 Bank 66 Bank 66 Bank 66 Cee TEE DIMMER 1 Channel SELECT and NUMERIC JOY Em FAST Current Devicel Preset Tr i gger Tap DIMMER 1 DIMMER DIMMER 64 PRESET LOOP 4 COLUMN G COLUMN H DIMMER 1 DIMMER Touch COLUMN F The display screen also shows four additional COLUMNS labelled E through H directly below those mentioned above The PRESETS in these COLUMNS are accessible from the 32 way Touch Panel Desks The current combination of loaded columns as displayed on the screen can be saved together as a unit called a DESK configuration There can 94 be 20 such desks numbered 0 through 19 and a change from one desk to 7 another can be done by pressing just two keys lt DESK gt and then the 1 number in the section headed NUMERIC This is an example of the fast 1 and easy use of gt ENIGMA lt V9 80 User Guide Enables Enables When a preset is run it will automatically turn on the ENABLE key for the appropriate sub device The enable keys as the name suggests allow the required signals to be output from the Enigma to the lighting u
11. other words gt ENIGMA lt is waiting for completion after a couple of seconds a Hint window will appear at the bottom of the screen with further explanations Messages If at any time you press a wrong key gt ENIGMA lt will display Illegal Keypress select option on top line If you pressed a valid key but not the one you meant to you will have to press the ESCAPE key and start the operation again If the number or selection is inappropriate or too high e g trying to select the 9th channel on a device which only has 8 you will see Unsuitable Option Dialogue Windows These are small windows displayed when you are asked for text or a number Enter Character or Enter Numeric Use A lt Z gt on Column keys or QWERTY keys if present and or NUMERIC 0 9 In these the DELETE key can be used to remove mistakes When complete press ENTER You can use the lt SHIFT gt key to change the case and select alternative symbols for punctuation depends on keyboad type If you use all lower case letters they will be automatically capitalised Like This to make it easier to read V9 80 User Guide Escape Escape You can press ESCAPE at any point during an operation to abandon the process As you will see use is made of this facility during certain operations explained in this text Help There is an extensive help system built into gt ENIGMA lt you may select it at any time HELP for
12. sound to light function is applied to the current sub device see Devices and then press S to L NUMERIC 1 4 effect type The sound to light effect is now applied to the current sub device After being selected you may then STORE it in a bank like any other preset It is exclusive so it stops any preset and pressing any preset turns it off As before it uses preset 2 by default to define what each band does The effect type Switch Pulse Fast Slow is shown in the column as LI to L4 the L indicating it is S to L as opposed to PL for Preset Loop etc After pressing lt S to L gt there is an option press lt SET gt that takes the preset number in the Current Device and uses that to define the S to L action This allows a preset other that number 2 to define what each band does so in one the bass could modulate the Red while in another it could modulate the Yellow Touch Panel Touch panel sections can be assigned to either a sub device or a COLUMN of Presets When assigned to a sub device the 8 keys in the section work in conjunction with the 8 Steps defined for PRESET number 3 or 4 Pressing Touch key 1 will activate the channels selected in Step 1 key 2 the channels in Step 2 and so on If a PRESET is running for the sub device any touch key actions will overlay the actions being performed by the PRESET itself When a touch section is assigned to a COLUMN the 8 touch keys will activate the 8 PRESETS cu
13. step was selected as well as removing all channels from Manual control V9 80 User Guide 22 DIMMING specific facilities Robot Presets Overlays Colour Gobo menus Overlays an overview PRESETs for a ROBOT Sub device are by default exclusive which means that when one is selected by pressing a Column key the PRESET will run and replace or exclude any ROBOT PRESET for the same sub device that is currently running This is the normal mode of operation for PRESETs for all Devices However if the preset is edited as explained below and the trigger set to ADD then different presets can control different functions and or different intelligent light units This means for example that you can run a PRESET controlling the mirror movement and then overlay a Colour change PRESET on top of it These operate on a Last Takes Precedence LTP basis so any parameters from an earlier preset are overridden by the later ones In order to help manage these overlays each COLUMN is exclusive use TRIGGER MENU lt CLEAR3 gt to disable this It is intended that you use a COLUMN for each group of parameters e g A for movement and B for colours In this way when you chose different colours the old overlay will be automatically replaced This makes it clear which ones are active and stops the number of overlays increasing too far Up to 8 overlay PRESETs can be added on top of each other for each sub device These can be seen at the bottom of the Robo
14. the Operation section that follows Throughout this guide the terms PRESET and PROGRAM are used interchangeably and generally refer to a facility that allows a programmed sequence of lighting scenes to be activated from a single key Getting Started If you have a Hard Disc ensure no disc is inserted in the external floppy drive otherwise ensure that the Floppy Disc labelled PRIMARY has been inserted into the external disc drive on the front of the processor Switch on the power and wait for the system to boot up This can sometimes take a few minutes If it fails to come up Switch off the power WAIT 10 SECONDS and switch the power on again NOTE Safety monitoring in the power supply will not allow the system to boot up if the power is applied too soon If the gt ENIGMA lt will not boot up using the normal PRIMARY or Hard Disc switch the power off remove any floppy disc from the external drive insert the disc labelled RESERVE and power on again The gt ENIGMA lt will now try to boot up from this disc If the system still refuses to boot up contact your installer immediately for technical assistance When the system has successfully booted up all LEDs on the control panel will light up as part of a self test At the same time various messages will appear on the display screen indicating such things as the Robot type the status of DMX outputs and basic configuration of channels At the top of the screen there will be a message askin
15. topic that relates to the current function HELP again for index of topics You may then browse through this with the lt and gt keys and use ESCAPE to return to where you were Saving to Disc The system auto saves after 5 minutes if the keyboard is not used This allows fast programming with a floppy as it can all be saved to disc in one go after periods of programming However if you are working non stop you should periodically save changes to disc manually using SYSTEM STORE Note this disables further auto saves and you are reminded of this at switch on to allow choice of previous manual method This then presents reminders every 10 minutes which may be ignored if the editing is temporary or you wish to revert to the previously saved settings High Resolution Dual Screen mode This displays both the desk and the preview display at once and shows the channel names if configured using Utility for switch dimming sub devices and an expanded Master Status display SYSTEM SELECT F G Normal High Resolution Versions Hardware If you have an original gt ENIGMA lt or MICRO keyboard the ENABLE keys will be fully lit as opposed to a small LED in the corner then some of the key names are different ENCODER lt IRIS gt is labelled ENCODER MENU ENCODER lt ROBOT SHUT is labelled ENCODER lt ROBOT gt ENCODER lt ROBOT LEVEL is labelled ENCODER lt VIDEO gt MODIFY
16. with the EDIT function as described in the previous section Press PREVIEW to toggle between the edit screen and the desk display Only defined actions are shown to make it clearer what the Sequence will actually affect In other words when you start editing a new preset it will be blank and then show Enables Presets that you actually press Also note that when pressing ADVANCE through an existing preset will show the accumulative effect that is if the first step turns on Enable 1 it will STAY on until altered even though it is not actually part of subsequent steps This is generally preferable as it gives a better idea of what the preset will do reminding you which devices are still on off or not affected throughout the sequence During lt REWIND gt it shows the ACTUAL events in each step so the example Enable 1 above would disappear in steps 2 onwards as it was actually activated in step 1 This can be used to confirm what is actually happening For example the same preset being pressed repeatedly to get a re start effect would not show as any different to it being selected once when going forwards but in rewind it will show in multiple steps V9 80 User Guide 25 Master Sequence Editing The Touch panel is set to Latch mode to allow it to be used to select the other 32 presets in the desk on a Micro During EDIT pressing any key with an overlay of the same preset number as one shown in that step will turn it off Interaction wit
17. 3 Channels for a Sub Device are grouped into blocks of 16 and the first block is always assigned to the SELECT keys automatically This will be indicated by NUMERIC 1 having its LED lit SELECT A P channels The LED on the SELECT keys will light up for any selected channel If there are more than 16 channels use the NUMERIC keys to select the next block of channels i e 17 32 NUMERIC 2 2nd block of 16 channels The dimming levels can be adjusted with the ENCODER The selected channels will override any activity from a running PRESET The ENCODER box will show the percentage level of the highest selected channel and this can be used to query a channels exact level just by selecting it by itself NOTE the relevant Enable must be on for this to work Normally the channel will revert to the preset level when taken out of manual control but if you select a preset with an OFF trigger or use the CLEAR function then the adjusted level will remain in force as long as that sub device remains selected for manual control You can select or clear all the channels in one operation using the GROUP facility GROUP SET or CLEAR To exit from Manual control press the ESCAPE key NOTE Remember to deselect all channels before exiting Manual control so that they may be returned to PRESET control Sub Device Sub Level You may also adjust the OVERALL level of Dimming and some Robot sub devices by pressing MODIF
18. E The displayed time code will be offset from the time displayed on the SMPTE generator This is normal and does not indicate a problem When you have finished recording the Master Sequence press the ENTER key to end the RECORD function You must provide a name and a number for the Preset as you do with the EDIT function The Master Sequence Preset is now saved in the controller and you can proceed to store it in a Bank or check it out using Preview V9 80 User Guide 26 Master Sequence Recording Recorded sequences are exactly the same as those created using EDIT After you have recorded a Master Sequence you can make any adjustments or alterations to it using the EDIT function For example you may want to trim time codes delete mistakes or add missed events Master Sequence Replay The Real Time Sequencer replay facility has two uses It is used to run a sequence in response to a SMPTE time signal It is also useful because this sequence is separate from the normal Master Sequence Presets You can therefore run a Master Sequence Preset even while the Real Time sequence is playing The Real Time Sequence only runs through once and is not affected by the Master Sequence ENABLE key To start the Real Time Sequence replay use the PREVIEW facility PREVIEW SEQ NUMERIC 1 A window is displayed listing the Sequence Presets Choose the one that you wish to replay NUMERIC 0 127 then ENTER TRIGGER lt MENU gt to s
19. E E E E T E A A m A E ua A E E E TA 7 Heh Resolution Dual Screen Ode scorre rr RARE A UEM ha PR UXP FANE ENEIDR 7 2 OC Be e osse E E E E PAE O E UE I M E Ed MM REM IM INE E MI dS a 2E INIHI SAEI ERE ME RM MM ME 8 SU CEDE MISSE cos ap IAE subi Dre a E esse ak itt DELE Me Pra HM E A IL bru dd 8 Remote Graphis ssni oa aR RE OCEAN kaa arn aed aie lie 8 EOBOT oib device RUD UU m 8 ROBOT I amp On Off Beset iec p x E RAFERVER WERE eas ae I 8 Aligning ROBOT Mitror movement Io JOYCE uie repr ra EEAERE PSU DEFR Pu EH o ap EUR Ee Tp Se RE Re aro E EAr iia 9 Preset Selection Set C lear Sonnd 9 I dolio uu usce aeree ah IP RRYAR EUR E ia ERU Y AREE REX EE HUY FEAR ENFIN EFE VERE RE 9 reser See PHM ooi oii P MM Nu MEE MI EM MEI EE ICE MERE ae 9 BET ADOS DES DIUCUONS o HD OER SE NR NEAR M MD ERI 10 SOLDINDETO EIGHT f bctione S420 dip EGER ERE EA Mee EISE PER MU Sb PU RU PME 2 RM eI SHMBN 10 BERI TTL ELDER MI RM 10 Piecvicuing Presets Usma THOSPORR e ioprib Era et rM e pieta desi a base eem ER ee tos thacenhe e va EM Eo mu EUMD Re P eames 11 Syne TEPEE san AER R R A A RRE 12 iker TIO EEI S N 13 Panke C oiin c DE E E A ee 13 atogas d PRESET mA BANR oionn A 13 Viewing Banksa n AA A A A ARER 14 Losding BANKS ante COLUMNS remire riar EEEE E A E E AEE 14 Abbresisted Treger Mode Displayen erea EaR A ARR FUR FUR R RE ea 14 DLA E E EE AE E T ER E E A e E 15 Current Device Manual Control Master SEC Lorie ese per FER R ERER onan eR RD 15 Cu
20. Y LEVEL twice The ENCODER box will then show SUB LEVEL and the percentage this can be set and will be stored along with the trigger in Banks and Sequences If the Current Device is SEQUENCE then the level will act as a master level for all the presets in that Sequence Preset allowing overall control of a group of different sub devices Master Level affects all sub devices as opposed to only ones in the current Seq i e it is a live grand master It also operates in real time on dimmers rather than only affecting the start level of newly selected presets Note if a sub device is defined as Out of Blackout in the Device configuration the Master Level control Grand Master does not affect it This is useful when a dimming type sub device is used for something like motors or house lights which should not be affected by this facility The device s own sub level control is unaffected and may be set and stored in a Bank as normal V9 80 User Guide 16 Master Status Master Status When SEQ 1 is pressed to set it as the Current Device the status is shown in the same format as the ENABLE keys to help correlate which devices are which In Dual Screen mode it shows them in the form Sub Device Name Red Preset Name Trg White These are both highlighted when the enable is ON making it clear which are active while letting you know what presets are waiting when the enable is off The next Blue section shows the HIDDEN sub devices whi
21. a uH HEB bred LEN Lab Ic nea 23 ROBOT ORG DY DERUBDE Qoare id REEE REANA TEEPE EEEE AAPP 23 Kobar etatis So ceo a iar TA E O vU UR eee tt Eque iS 24 Lorem dumis T RORO T o oisi Hop HP pta olden ion pe M Mn red EUR be pe UR PraP HE FM pH MG 24 ROBOT Pie aire 1S IS TAS occae aed HER EPA AERE UE IE Heel ple ie eet E aber lane 24 LEOTE DEBSQTS AEE A PE ANE A EAA E RID KURIER bI IR ACD S e REDI RETI I OR EHE LUDUM INE ATE 25 BOGS ATIC SCE T COT TOL LE 23 A A AE E A A EASE E ep IE TT A E T T A E T T TETE 25 Master Scaune Kartina aikare ee E A AAAA A TAA OAA 25 Interaction with SEQS dirine replay opp AE FOTEE REI REESE ENS EER REPES ERRES ORIRE APE ARAP SR MA etna 26 M ster Sequence Record Replay Memory scere ienie EE E E EA E AR 26 Moster SoHo Recordin Osa E FERMER ERES ERER ARETE R 26 Master Seguente Replies acci iebaese pie orein e Pi AA ba dE Miete A A AA 27 Ddemor ETRAS AA AAAI po IE EDO RENT E OASE A POSSE ET A AA 27 Backup Changine Access Utility ENSE ed ceto riaan ARE EE T EA A 28 Backing up onto the Reserve Boot dis iussus rH at EREDIVELESE REPRE KS ERP NEERA A RAPIRE RAS AE AREER RA TUAE 28 Backing up onto ihe Tuternal iriteso a AE EA 28 Changing Access m de without TE DOQUING sy sicsssacrsssssacssaadiondvsssassesipiedavatcansestesesdavacievandgeinsphasecanseidessaasss kiaia 28 Restarting without switching oii esisiini aeiaaeeao anaE SEHE UHR EE R A TARRE 28 C E ia E OE AR 29 Advanced Use Auto Special Presets MIDI Analog Inpu
22. an overall level for that sub device if it is of a dimming type 31 Sets Touch Column LATCH mode which means that there will be no restoring when the GATE goes off As such the GATE period is not important This is useful for moving lights which are not fast enough and you just want them to move to a new single step position without returning Other gt ENIGMA lt operations may continue while the MIDI interface is being used but care must be taken because the MIDI DESK change facility is disabled during any manual access of the gt ENIGMA lt keyboard Also MIDI will choose from the CURRENT Desk so if this is changed on gt ENIGMA lt you will not get the expected result In general it should be one or the other Advanced Tips Sequences Effect Editor Warning Sequence types There are 3 basic types of Sequence that need to be understood in order to avoid unexpected results due to the way they act Static a single step Sequence Once it has been selected that s it it simply sets the defined sub devices as if you had pressed the presets yourself This means that a momentary preset will restore the current sub devices but not the Sequence This is a subtle but important difference any sub device presets selected since the Sequence will be correctly restored when a momentary e g Touch preset is released Both Loop and Real time Sequences just overwrite the results of a Static there is nothing to stop Loop this h
23. and then press the appropriate COLUMN key Failing that you can run it using the Preview facility and also have the option of modifying the triggers and step times and saving the result in a BANK for future access see Preview V9 80 User Guide 9 SET and CLEAR functions SET and CLEAR functions The SET function uses Preset 1 to turn ON all the channels for a sub device while the CLEAR function uses Preset 0 to turn OFF all the channels for a sub device SET or CLEAR DEVICE e g NEON NUMERIC 1 9 sub device These are useful for quick control of sub devices and for testing as it doesn t matter what you have in the current Desk SOUND TO LIGHT function S to L This normally works in conjunction with Preset number 2 for switched and dimming sub devices The sound is split into 8 separate frequency bands that are used to control the sub device channels as selected by the first 8 Steps of this preset There are four types of effect 1 SWITCH turns the lamps on whenever the sound level exceeds a threshold giving a fast high contrast effect 2 PULSE gives a pulsed flash whenever there is a transient irrespective of the level giving a very lively effect in all frequency bands 3 FAST directly modulates the light levels giving a lower contrast than the first two but it is still fast 4 SLOW as above except that it is filtered giving a gentler mood effect with lower contrast and overall level The
24. as multiple steps but the main difference is that the Sequence details are retained so it can loop round and repeat itself and more importantly if a momentary preset is selected which is also a Sequence the original multi step Sequence is restored when the momentary one ends Both Static and Real time Sequences will stop these Real time this also has multiple steps but is handled totally independently so it can run in parallel with a Loop Sequence It is normally used with time code input to synchronise to an external CD or tape The momentary presets totally ignore this type of Sequence but will take a snap shot of the settings when selected and restore that losing any Real time presets that occurred during the momentary selection Neither Static nor Loop Sequences will stop this it will stop when it is complete it does not loop unless stopped half way through though it can be aborted by pressing CLEAR SEQ 1 Effect Editor This is a separate Windows 95 98 program that allows the effects to be edited and saved to an gt ENIGMA lt Primary disc for use A range of pre programmed effects is supplied and these may be modified and added to as desired Please note This program is supplied as is and we offer no warranty on it s operation and take no responsibility for any damge whatsoever caused to the computer it is installed on We have taken all reasonable care but it is strongly recommended that you make a complete backup b
25. ce in quick succession This will toggle the sweep size to the next setting When you are moving the mirrors with the lt POSN gt key selected the mirrors will return to the starting position each time the Joystick is released You can set a new start position by pressing the lt POSN gt key while holding the Joystick at the desired position then release the Joystick To exit from Manual control press the lt ESCAPE gt key Also see section on using Robot Features NOTE Remember to toggle the SELECT keys OFF for any units that were in Manual control to return them to PRESET control before exiting V9 80 User Guide 18 Robot Features Effects Generator Robot Features Effects Generator Colours and Gobos The Robot Colours and Gobos can be changed to a setting of your choice or cycled to the next in sequence MODIFY ROBOT COLOUR or lt GOBO gt A window is displayed listing the available colours or gobos to see other pages press lt or gt To CYCLE to next in sequence this does not work with some models see below lt COLOUR gt or lt GOBO gt again OR to set direct to choice NUMERIC 0 63 then ENTER If the Gobo Cycle does not work then the Gobo menu is configured in Copy mode as opposed to Lookup mode Lookup this is always used for Colours and sometimes for Gobo It means the menu number is used to lookup the settings from the menu so any changes made to the menu affect ALL fixture
26. ch do not have enables so only the preset name is shown The bottom Green section shows the ROBOT overlays In single screen mode a compressed version without the sub device name is shown in a window but the layout is in the same order and still correlates to the ENABLE keys Setting Tap BPM counter see Preview Sync Trigger You can set this manually using TRIGGER lt MENU gt lt TAP gt key twice to define the musical Bar length Hitting lt TAP gt directly after that will re sync the Bar to compensate for drifting The display on the bottom right shows the BPM while the rotating bar shows the beats Audio gt Sync Mode This mode causes the Sync trigger to use Audio instead of the Tap BPM counter to avoid having to manually set it It is selected using TRIGGER lt AUDIO gt lt SYNC gt to allow it to use the Multiplier control with a bass trigger signal the Offset can only work with Tap or external triggering Again this allows triggering up to every 8th bass trigger to suit slower effects The fractional speed will still work they run at the Tap BPM rate so something set to 1 4 will do a 4 step burst at 4 times the BPM every bass beat It is reset to the default Tap trigger by pressing TRIGGER lt AUDIO gt ESCAPE Sequence Counter This display between the Current Device and Tap BPM displays shows the current time code of a preset selected in Loop Preset mode as opposed to Real Time mode see Master Sequences
27. cting Presets to run or turning Enable keys ON and OFF at different Steps and time intervals There are two forms of Master Sequence one that is created as a series of steps using the normal EDIT function the other is created as a real time recording of events using the RECORD function Master Sequence Editing With EDIT you have a TIME CODE that begins at zero and advances as you add Steps You can advance the time manually at each Step by using the ENCODER with X FADE selected You can also set a value to be added to the TIME CODE each time you press INSERT this is set as per the normal STEP time The current TIME CODE is shown in the encoder display It is important to understand that although the Enables will be off this does not mean they will turn everything off when the preset is selected It only affects Enables that are actually operated so if you DO want an Enable off you must press in on then off again This is then shown on the preview screen You may now press the Column Touch Preset keys you wish to run or the Enable keys you wish to turn ON or OFF As with normal EDIT when you press lt INSERT gt the current Step is copied to the new Step therefore you will have to switch OFF any active Enables that you do not want in the new Step or select a Clear PRESET If you make a mistake selecting a Preset or Enable for a Device that you want left alone then you must delete the step and select the other Presets and Enables Proceed
28. ding Once started any actions you perform i e pressing a Column Preset key or an Enable key are time stamped with the current elapsed time value so that when you run the Master Sequence the events or actions occur at the same time as when you were recording them As you would expect this is most useful for running a light show in time to a piece of music from a single Preset key To start the Record function RECORD A window is displayed listing the current Master Sequence Presets and you are asked to enter a number and press ENTER You can page through the list as with EDIT and you can select an existing Preset for overdubbing or press ENTER to record a new Master Sequence NUMERIC 0 127 or leave empty for new then ENTER You are then asked to indicate whether you are using an SMPTE signal or the internal clock SYNC or lt CLOCK gt If you press SYNC then gt ENIGMA lt will wait for the SMPTE code to start This is indicated by the word WAIT being displayed at the top right of the screen When the SMPTE code is received or if you press CLOCK to use gt ENIGMA lt s internal clock the clock will immediately start to run The record time will now be shown in the top right of the display screen and you can begin activating Presets and turning the Enables ON OFF as required You are may change the DESK during Record to allow access to more Presets using lt DESK gt NUMERIC 0 9 as normal NOT
29. e and make the necessary corrections see Intro Dialog Windows lt A Z gt or NUMERIC 0 9 16 chars for preset name followed by ENTER You are now asked to enter a number for the Preset 0 31 63 127 or 254 depending on the device type The current list of Presets is shown again for reference and you can page through the list using the forward arrow key NUMERIC 0 254 followed by ENTER The Preset will now be saved replacing any existing Preset with that number It is also automatically selected with the PRESET trigger and you can adjust the TRIGGER STEP and XFADE see Preview and store it in a BANK see Banks SWITCHED specific facilities The SELECT keys simply toggle the channel ON OFF while the lt X FADE gt is not applicable DIMMING specific facilities This applies to any device defined as having dimming type CONTROL as opposed to switched it may be categorised as DIMMER ZONE or NEON etc SET mode In order to make it faster to program simple chases it is possible to make Dimming control behave as if it were switched This means that the SELECT keys actually toggle the LEVEL from OFF to ON as opposed to selecting it for control by the encoder To do this press SET pressing LEVEL will restore normal encoder control Recovering a Step or Scene If you make a mistake adjusting levels in a step press GROUP lt CLEAR gt This will restore the levels to how they were when that
30. e copy of the previous step Leave the STEP and X FADE times as they are if you want them to be the same as STEP 1 Select the channels or units as before NOTE To remove dimming channels that were copied from the previous step they must be selected and their levels set to zero with the ENCODER before being deselected Once you have created all the steps you can use the forward backward keys to go through the program manually and check each step You can remove steps you do not require using the DELETE key and add more steps with the lt INSERT gt key You can have up to 64 steps in the program When you are satisfied with the program press the ENTER key to end the EDIT function NOTE You can abandon the EDIT function at any time by pressing the ESCAPE key ENTER to complete editing A window is displayed for you to key in a 16 character name for the preset Note If you make the first character a space it will use the Tag name defined in the configuration This is usually a short mnemonic such as IB for Intellabeams If it has not been defined it will show the Device type and number e g D1 If you do not use this prefix make sure you use a consistent naming method so it is clear what the preset is for Use the Column keys which are also labelled as alphabetic keys or the QWERTY keys if fitted and the NUMERIC keys to provide a name If you make a mistake while keying use the DELETE key to remove one character at a tim
31. e presets to work with a wide variety of music tempos The normal setting uses the Preset Xfade where the rate is fixed Note The SYNC xfade only works when V9 80 User Guide 12 Sync Trigger the preset is a stored in a bank and b selected after the BPM is set This is fine for normal use but means that manual adjustments do not work Other Triggers There are several other trigger types in the TRIGGER section see Banks Trigger Mode lt AUDIO gt steps the preset on the bass band though you can also select other bands using NUMERIC for more complex effects MANUAL steps the preset when the lt TAP gt key is hit so you can set the pace yourself This is useful for a live pre programmed show allowing you to step through on each cue You may also select a trigger sub mode 1 Off STATIC stops running at the current step To start again choose another mode 2 Add see Robot Presets 3 Exclusive see Robot Presets 4 Loop preset loops round through the steps continually default mode 5 Stop and freeze runs through the steps once only and stops with the last step remaining active 6 Lock same as mode 3 but cannot be interrupted or cleared while running It will always run to completion Normally used for Power up sequences or Motors Not implemented for Robots and Sequences 7 Once and Clear runs through the steps once only and clears at the end Not implemented for Robots for Sequences this se
32. e sub devices The same PRESET can be stored in several locations with a different trigger or level applied in each case Bank display simplified showing references to presets in the directories vice Preset Number Trg 66 Clear PAR D1 Par 64 Hit 4 PL 61 Static PAR a 0 04 Par 64 Hit Il D2 Pin Flash 9 PL l 63 D2 PRESETs 8 63 Pinspots 66 Clear Pins 61 Static Pins 9 Pin Flash I To mmmoeoun Di PRESETs 8 63 b 66 89 PAR 64 Devi 63 V9 80 User Guide Banks There are 200 BANKS numbered 000 through 199 The BANKS can contain up to eight PRESETs from any combination of SUB DEVICES but you would normally group the PRESETS for similar SUB DEVICES in the same BANKs This makes it easier to remember what is where and avoids problems with PRESETS controlling motors being inadvertently assigned to Touch Panel keys These banks have an automatic title based on the combination of presets stored in them Columns A BANK must be loaded into one of 8 available COLUMNS before the presets stored can be run The columns labelled A through D represent the 4 X 8 matrix of keys situated on the left side of the control panel used to activate the presets The top half of the display screen always shows which BANKS of presets are currently loaded into the four COLUMNS and the name of the preset assigned to each key Pressing a column key will run the named preset as shown in the equivalent position
33. ect Editor to avoid it being output as a normal pattern If you want to delay the start of the effect on sequential channels select them in sequential steps within a preset This does not affect the Offset so the delayed fixtures will start where they would be if they had started at the same time as the first one see Robot Presets Step and Repeat Programming Presets are created with the EDIT function When creating Presets you are actually saving the lighting scenes as one or more Steps of a program and providing times for the duration of each step and the crossfade from one step to the next Once created the sequence of steps can be run with the press of a single key It allows 255 presets for Robots 128 for Sequences and 64 for Dimming and 32 for Switched type sub devices Reserved presets Presets 0 2 are always reserved for Set Clear and S to L and 3 4 may be used for Touch Only the installer is allowed to alter these see Advanced section V9 80 User Guide 20 Programming The PRESET Trigger The only type of trigger relevant when creating a Preset is a time trigger which uses the STEP and X FADE times to control the step changes It is referred to as the PRESET trigger and like any other trigger it can be applied when the Preset is stored in a device Bank You should understand the difference between the PRESET and the CLOCK triggers Although they both make use of the STEP and X FADE settings the CLOCK trigger appl
34. efore installing the program There are some important points about the Editor The range of speeds is very wide and 4 is the norm very few fixtures will be capable of running at 15 so take care with these settings Setting a slower speed 1 2 will make the overall range lower which may suit slow fixtures such as moving head types Static effects e g Random which have 0 speed are used in conjunction with the EG Offset control so each fixture uses a separate step within the pattern in other words it is using the pattern as a set of static steps rather than a sequence to be run through This allows quick creation of a random scatter effect with fixtures pointing in different directions The Speed control does not affect these as they are preset with speed 0 in the Effect Editor to avoid it being output as a normal pattern If a speed is set in the Effect Editor it will cause the mirror to jump about at random with 0 sweep time which is of no practical use and should be avoided V9 80 User Guide 31 Warning Warning ALS takes every care in the software and hardware design and provides facilities such as Installer Only and Out of Sequence and Lock options to reduce the risk of inappropriate use However inherent in its responsive nature gt ENIGMA lt is capable of sending updates 30 times a second which may be too fast for some fixtures This includes such things as hoists power lamp switches and contactors where rapid c
35. elect real time mode as opposed to Preset mode SYNC or lt CLOCK gt for SMPTE or Internal If you are using SMPTE for the replay gt ENIGMA lt will wait for the time code otherwise the replay will begin as shown by the top right of the screen You may also store this in a BANK allowing direct selection from the Column keys see Advanced Tips for details of how Real Time and Preset Sequences interact It will run through and stop automatically if the full time elapses but with SMPTE if you stop the signal before the end it will rewind to the start This is useful for timed repeated shows as you can rewind the tape or MIDI Sequencer to the start after the music and gt ENIGMA lt will be ready and waiting to play it again To stop the replay before the end or to stop gt ENIGMA lt waiting use the CLEAR function CLEAR DEVICE SEQ NUMERIC 1 Memory Limitations Please note that you cannot expect to have 128 Robot and Sequence presets all with 64 steps These are intended mainly to allow more flexibility with Robot overlays so you can afford to have a preset simply for static Red or a shutter chase and then combine these into composite presets in the Sequence device As a guide a fully defined Robot preset step all parameters shown as a number instead of a dot needs 0 5K 1K is about 1000 bytes with 32 fixtures However subsequent steps need much less as it is changes that are stored so a second step or an o
36. enu of adjustable features that are selected NUMERIC 1 4 choose feature repeat as required These are highlighted if valid and adjusted with the ENCODER If a fader panel is fitted then it is automatically enabled to control the parameters with faders 1 4 Setting the value to 255 is interpreted as IGNORE e g if there are 3 gobo parameters in the menu you can set any of them to IGNORE and when selected these parameters will be left alone This is useful if for example you want a general purpose Frost menu entry that does not alter the existing gobos When complete do as with preset editing ENTER to complete lt A Z gt or NUMERIC 0 9 16 chars or leave empty to keep then ENTER NUMERIC 0 63 for menu position ENTER NOTE If you make an adjustment and then press ESCAPE it will remain adjusted until you re boot This can be useful for temporary alterations However remember that if you are in edit mode you are not allowed to escape you must complete the key sequence V9 80 User Guide 24 Copying Presets Copying Presets During edit you may press PREVIEW and select a robot preset and this will be available to copy into the edited presets Pressing TRIGGER lt TAP gt will advance through the preset to allow you to get to the required step Once you reach it pressing lt COPY gt will copy all the parameters that are defined in the source unless you have manually set them Remember to select the req
37. equenced fixture effects such as a Mexican Wave you can set the ENCODER to control the Offset or phase between each of the fixtures This can be used with any other shapes as well causing them to start at staggered positions for a variety of effects The value displayed is the negative offset between each fixture in degrees This means that if you have 4 fixtures and the value is 45 they will be equally spead over 180 JOYSTICK lt MENU gt twice followed by ESCAPE Note the angle is the gap between each sucessive fixture i e if 4 fixtures are set to 90 they will be equally spaced along the full length of the preset The first fixture also moves from its initial position and this means that multiples of 90 will move it to a new start position but all other fixtures will be in the same position In other words 0 90 is the normal useful range of the setting 91 360 repeats this except for the position of the first fixture This is intended for creating special effects where the starting postion is important Static effects e g Random which have 0 speed are used in conjunction with this so each fixture uses a separate step within the pattern in other words it is using the pattern as a set of static steps rather than a sequence to be run through This allows quick creation of a random scatter effect with fixtures pointing in different directions The Speed control does not affect these as they are preset with speed 0 in the Eff
38. ess mode e g from INSTALLER to USER without the need to power the system off and back on again Restarting without switching off Proceed as with doing a backup but use a special access code 9999 and then press the bottom left Column key This is V9 80 User Guide 28 Restarting without switching off normally used to switch to the UTILITY disc or to test a RESERVE boot disc Utility Disc Backup Duplicate Unlike the internal gt ENIGMA lt Backup facility which only saves your presets this creates a complete backup reformatting the floppy so you can use it with any 1 44M floppy disc To do this insert the UTILITY disc and reboot When prompted insert your PRIMARY or RESERVE disc and then your usual access code You then select the option required You will not be allowed to Install or Configure unless you have the Installer access code but you can use Backup Update and Duplicate Take care not to overwrite discs you want to keep set the write protect tab to avoid this Backup copies from the internal Hard disc to a floppy while Duplicate can make multiple copies of your floppy this will also work with the UTILITY disc It does this in a way that tidies up the disc and the boot files so in some cases it can fix a corrupted disc Update To Update your version you do as above and after selecting Update and allowing it to load up your OLD disc you insert the NEW disc when prompted and it will transfer the configuration and
39. ey are technically still running as overlays even if the Touch one is exclusive Releasing the touch key does not actually swap back to the original it just allows it to be revealed External Touch Panels The 2 Switched inputs on Micro 2 are mapped as momentary swap to A D and E H respectively It is intended that if both are used the internal touch panel can have its Momentary Swap mode switched off or used for sub device scene access In this way the main panel keys are all Toggle the external ones are all Momentary Swap Touch Panel modes If the touch panel is set to COLUMN mode the MIDI or Analog input will trigger the preset when the level exceeds 5 and then control its overall level If it is set to Device overlay mode e g DIMMER 1 it will control the level of the first 8 steps in the touch preset providing a scene fading facility Note that the MIDI input to Columns A D simply act as triggers so any velocity selects the preset at 100 level Analog Input This is enabled with SYSTEM 3 after which the 16 0 10V inputs will control the lower touch panel in the same fashion as the MIDI notes or fader input This input is also automatically enabled to control the Robot parameters and Dimming channels during Edit For Robots the order of the parameters from left to right is Robot Menu parameters 1 9 Colour Gobo Position Mode Focus Level Shutter Iris In all cases the adjustment is relative so it will start co
40. f this nature are prone to one of two major failings they either spend too much time on theory and leave the operator to work out how to use the system or they go straight into the practical side without explaining the system to the operator This manual attempts to strike a balance between the two extremes This Overview section covers the basic concept and make up of the system and explains the terminology used The Operation section follows which lead you through the various processes in a hands on type structure This section is reproduced in the on line HELP system which will also cover any new features If you take the time to read through the Overview you will find the actual programming set up and operation of gt ENIGMA lt simple and straight forward whilst achieving a greater understanding of its capabilities Scope It is based on the current version of the software and covers most of the features available If you have an earlier version some features may not be implemented contact your installer for details of upgrading If you require further information you should contact Advanced Lighting Systems There is a separate guide that covers installation and configuration Device Types The structure of the system is such that any lighting effect under its control has to be classified in one of a range of device types For certain types of device specifically intelligent lighting this is an operational necessity For other
41. fault movement also stops Effects Generator V9 80 User Guide 19 Effects Generator FxGen and Position Mode Orthogonal movement limited to X and Y axis which helps positioning moving head type fixtures Slow Medium Fast internal fixture speed which allows different effects Blackout Move the shutter closes until it arrives Tilt Pan Fine allows the ENCODER to adjust these for precise positioning To select from these press JOYSTICK lt MENU gt NUMERIC lt 1 9 gt position mode The alternative is the Effects Generator these menus are exclusive that is a selection from the Position menu such as Base Spin for a Coemar NAT fixture will stop any effect on the selected fixture and vice versa On the Edit screen the relevant parameter see above will be prefixed E when an Effect is selected e g E04 values without this prefix refer to the original speed parameter of 0 9946 There are 127 possible menu options these may be edited with separate Effects Editor program and values above 99 are shown with symbols to indicate a base value of 100 110 or 120 2 JOYSTICK MENU twice NUMERIC 1 127 for effect number followed by ENTER The Speed parameter is then adjustable by the ENCODER and the display is relative to the fastest speed defined in the Effects Editor The typical range is 0 static then 6 0 06 cycles per sec 16 secs per cycle to 100 1 cycle per sec For s
42. g you to enter the Access Code Access Code The access codes are made up of four digits and are entered using the keys under the heading NUMERIC your installer will provide you with them but the default User code is 3954 If you make a mistake just press any key until the line clears itself and start again However if you continually key in an invalid access code the system will ultimately hang up and you will have to switch off and re boot since the gt ENIGMA lt assumes that you are an unauthorised user trying to access the system After you enter the correct access code the normal operating screen is displayed and the controller is now ready for use V9 80 User Guide 5 Operation Introduction Versions current is V9 81 Oct 21 1999 Notational Conventions Throughout this guide highlighted lines indicate control panel key sequences that the operator should press with square brackets indicating the group heading and angled brackets for the key e g DEVICE lt gt press a key under the DEVICE heading e g lt DIMMER gt PREVIEW press the key labelled PREVIEW SELECT A P press a key in the range A P in the SELECT section These are each on a separate line unless there are no other options in which case they are on the same line separated by a comma SYSTEM STORE Prompts The top line shows the main keys that may be pressed as you go through the key sequence If you start a key sequence in
43. h SEQs during replay The SEQ preset itself will be highlighted when selected but the presets it selects are NOT highlighted They have no relation to the desk indeed the desk that was used to create the sequence may have been completely changed the SEQ stored the actual presets at the time it was created If any of the SEQ presets are exclusive then it will clear the highlight of any manually selected presets This ensures that the desk correctly shows that those manually selected presets are no longer running This will happen even if the sequence happens to select the SAME preset number the point is that the SEQ selected it not the original manual key To avoid confusion you should not run Sequences that contain the same sub device as ones you are manually selecting as they will cancel each other possibly giving unexpected results If you want to take over then turn off the SEQ enable to stop it see Advanced Tips for more details Master Sequence Record Replay Memory Master Sequence Recording With RECORD you have a time signal to which COLUMN or ENABLE key presses are recorded The time signal can be from the internal clock or from an SMPTE source connected to the MIDI Input NOTE To use SMPTE a code that allows synchronising to tape your system must have an external SMPTE to MIDI converter You can overdub an existing sequence Preset by using it as a source and giving it the same or a different number when you end the recor
44. ies the same STEP and X FADE times as set during Preview to all steps of the program The PRESET trigger uses the STEP and X FADE times as set when the PRESET is programmed and they can of course have different values for every step in the program if you want EDIT Function EDIT Two windows are displayed on the screen one showing a list of the first 16 Presets for the sub device the other providing a window for entering a Preset number if it is the wrong sub device you may now select this DEVICE e g lt DIMMER gt NUMERIC 1 9 sub device You may well have noticed the similarity between this and the PREVIEW function and as with Preview you can page through the list of presets using the forward and backward arrow keys If you wish to Edit an existing preset key the number of the preset followed by ENTER otherwise just press ENTER on its own to create a new Preset You are immediately placed in STEP 1 of the program as indicated at the top right of the display screen NUMERIC 0 254 or leave empty for new then ENTER When editing Presets with dimming or switching channels the preview window also shows the current Step number together with the Step and Crossfade times and the channel display as used in the Preview function The prompt line on the display screen indicates that there are several operations that can be performed during EDIT MANUAL set the Step and Crossfade times selec
45. in the chosen COLUMN position and you can run the presets in that BANK immediately using the appropriate Column keys NOTE Loading a BANK into a COLUMN does not automatically make that BANK part of the current DESK The current DESK must be stored to incorporate the Bank permanently in that DESK number see Desks below The COLUMN will show a prefix e g IB if the name has a space as its first character The end characters are an abbreviation of the Trigger mode as explained below Abbreviated Trigger Mode Display If the sub level is adjusted from the default 100 the percentage will overwrite the last 4 characters of the preset name This is followed by a 2 character trigger mode First character options the Clock characters approximate to the Step time P Preset 1 4 1 2 1 2 4 8 Clock A Audio S Sync 0 Off L1 to L4 Sound to Light Mode both characters Second character options L Loop 0 Once and Clear B Bounce R Reverse S Stop Finally if itis an ADD preset it will have a sign at the end V9 80 User Guide 14 Desks Desks To create or modify a DESK load the eight Columns with the combination of BANK numbers you desire This can be done by first loading an existing DESK you wish to modify and then loading the COLUMNS that you wish to change or by just loading the COLUMNS in turn with the required Banks Storing a DESK The current combination of BANKs as loaded into the eight COLUMNS
46. ion gt If the current sub device is not the one you wish to preview for select the required device DEVICE lt gt e g lt DIMMER gt or lt NEON gt A window is displayed listing the available sub devices for the that device to select it NUMERIC lt 1 9 gt This now becomes the current sub device and the window listing the associated PRESETS is displayed If all that you wanted to do was view the list of available presets then you should press the ESCAPE key to terminate the Preview function at this point To select a PRESET for previewing and running key the Preset number a leading zero is not required for 0 9 NUMERIC 0 31 63 127 or 254 followed by ENTER when complete A simulation of the preset running will now appear on the display screen You can modify the various run time controls repeatedly until you are satisfied with the result The things you can change include step crossfade times triggers and trigger modes TRIGGER lt CLOCK gt The ENCODER will now be enabled for STEP time modification and the encoder display box at the bottom left of the display screen will show the STEP time as set when the preset was edited ENCODER lt X FADE gt or STEP Use the ENCODER to adjust the time from one 30th of a second up to 8 seconds The encoder display will indicate the time adjustments Sync Trigger This uses the Tap BPM clock or Audio which is very useful to synchronise multip
47. irst step is used and it is selected by the SET command Preset 2 S to L This makes special use of the sound to light facility provided on gt ENIGMA lt It is like a normal program with eight steps each step activating a different set of channels However when it is selected using the S L key it operates like an 8 channel sound to light unit Step 1 is triggered by low frequencies step 8 by high frequencies and steps 2 7 by intermediate frequency bands Not used by SEQ or ROBOT Preset 3 4 Touch Used by the touch panel at the bottom of the control panel Once again it is an 8 step program but this mode allows the steps to be overlaid The touch panel is divided into four separately assignable eight key sections named Upper left Upper right Lower left and Lower right When a sub device is assigned to one of these sections the eight steps can be selected independently using the eight touch keys i e Pad 1 selects Step 1 Pad 2 selects Step 2 and so on This is also used by MIDI and Analog In features to provide overlays Not used by SEQ or ROBOT MIDI Touch Analog Interface The MIDI input allows you to run PRESETS and perform certain related functions such as DESK changes and TOUCH assignments from a MIDI keyboard or other MIDI device Only MIDI CHANNEL 1 is listened to the others are ignored 32 of the 64 MIDI Notes are used in exactly the same way as the 32 way Touch Panel In addition to this the note velocity is interp
48. le Devices as they all share this same trigger see Devices Setting Tap Pressing the lt SYNC gt key enables the encoder to control a combined setting consisting of a Multiplier and an Offset This is displayed as a fraction and a value e g 2 1 3 means trigger every 2nd beat offset by 3 frames Note when making manual adjustments to a Sync overlay you should immediately save it in a Bank and if you wish to see its effect with another overlay reselect it as a preset from the Bank If you just leave it and select another overlay for adjustment the old one will simply stop due to the manual adjustment Multiplier the triggers can be selected to fire from 8 times a beat 1 8 to every 8th beat 8 1 This allows the triggering to be synchronised to the music but at a rate that suits the effect e g a slow effect can be triggered every 4 beats while a strobe can be pulsed every 1 4 beat on off on off to give a double time chase effect Offset the trigger time can be advanced by up to 7 frames each frame 1 30th sec to allow slow effects to be pre triggered so they are exactly synchronised with the music 0 means no pre trigger so it is simply selected as normal on the beat which is suitable for fast effects such as Strobes or Neon Xfade The higher settings of the encoder repeat the range but prefixed with an X meaning Xfade which means the Xfade is automatically set to match the tempo This allows the sam
49. lects SMPTE 8 Bounce runs forward and backward not Robots or SEQ 9 Reverse as Loop but runs backward not Robots or SEQ TRIGGER lt MENU gt NUMERIC lt 1 9 gt trigger sub mode The selected trigger and mode are indicated in the trigger area of the Current device section on the display screen If you select any of the ONCE modes during Preview the preset simulation will run through once and stop as you would expect If you wish to run it again select another trigger and mode if required then press the PREVIEW key to re start the simulation lt ENTER gt to end The Preview function will terminate You now have the option of storing the PRESET into a BANK together with the LAST trigger and mode selected within Preview The mode is indicated when stored in a Bank and in an abbreviated form in the Desks see Banks Trigger Mode Banks Columns Desks Storing a PRESET in a BANK The STORE function always acts upon the Current Device sub device and PRESET number as indicated in the red box near the bottom of the display screen Since the Preview function will have updated this you will be storing the preset just previewed which is normally what is wanted STORE V9 80 User Guide 13 Storing a PRESET in a BANK A window is displayed showing the last BANK that was referred to You can choose other Banks by keying the 2 digit number NUMERIC lt STEP gt to add 100 for Banks 100 199 or the arrows to browse You
50. may also clear a bank by pressing CLEAR which gives a clean start and is important if you want to take advantage of the auto title facility This labels the top of the Bank as follows if they are all the same sub device it will show the full name e g PAR Cans if they are the same Device grouping it will show this e g DIMMER otherwise it will show Mixed Bank So by being careful with how you create Banks you can make the title clearly indicate what the Bank contains When you have the correct BANK displayed select the position in the BANK to store the PRESET NUMERIC STEP to add 100 NUMERIC lt 0 9 gt twice for Bank 00 to 99 or lt gt to browse SELECT A H for the target position in the Bank window The preset will be stored in the position in the selected BANK If that BANK is currently loaded into one of the Columns then the display screen will be updated showing the PRESET name Viewing Banks You can quickly look through the BANKS to check for the existence of a preset by using the STORE function as above using the NUMERIC keys to browse but then just press ESCAPE instead of a SELECT key Loading BANKS into COLUMNS The next stage is to put the Bank into a Column so presets can be selected with a direct key press COLUMN SELECT A H for the target Column NUMERIC STEP to add 100 NUMERIC 0 9 twice for Bank 00 to 99 The display screen will now show the BANK of presets
51. mns Touch sections that they are assigned to At this point you can just press ESCAPE or use the NUMERIC keys to select other inputs such as using the Analog or MIDI fader inputs NUMERIC 1 4 for MIDI Analog inputs on menu or ESCAPE Before this will operate you have to assign the Touch Panel This can be done as normal from the gt ENIGMA lt keyboard or it can be done by using MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE codes as follows 1 8 Select Touch options 1 8 as would normally be done with the TOUCH NUMERIC key sequence however both sides are selected together If a key is LATCHED as is the case with the upper sections i e G and H the MIDI note will toggle it ON OFF This should be avoided with units like the PAD 80 by setting it to act on the lower sections only i e E and F 9 This turns Touch OFF and is to allow operation of the MIDI device without affecting the ENIGMA 10 29 This selects Desks 0 19 using the mode selected below which is the same as that set by lt DESK gt lt SET CLEAR gt 30 Sets Touch Column RESTORE mode which means that when the MIDI GATE goes off any previously running PRESET V9 80 User Guide 30 Checking MIDI Selecting input will be restored As such the GATE period must be set to give the required result If it is too short the PRESET will not get started One second is a reasonable value In the case of a keyboard it will be restored when the key is released The velocity is converted to
52. ms are created for individual SUB DEVICES V9 80 User Guide 2 Presets and Triggers Presets and Triggers You can create between 32 and 256 PRESETS for each sub device and store them in the controller s memory A PRESET or program comprises 1 to 64 steps where each step represents an individual lighting scene The transition from step to step can be triggered by a variety of methods such as time intervals audio signals synchronized clock manual control and TAP BPM Step and cross fade times are variable from one 30th of a second to 8 seconds in increments of one 30th of a second and they can have different settings for each step or the same settings can be applied to all program steps Preset directory as shown in Edit or Preview with illustration of what a preset contains PAR 64 66 Clear PAR B1 Static PAR 84 Par 64 Hit 63 Trigger takes to next step ONCE stops LOOP The default trigger mode PRESET is such that it continually loops round at the speed defined when it was programmed However there are other modes that can be applied to a Preset when it is stored such as CLOCK allowing the speed to be overridden AUDIO to the beat and ONCE so it does not loop Banks Once a PRESET has been created or edited it must be stored in a BANK before it can be accessed and run Any of the triggers can be applied to the same PRESET and stored with it in the BANK You may also set an overall level for dimming typ
53. nits under control The keys themselves are illuminated when ON and they are switched between the OFF and ON states with each subsequent key press An important point to note is that an active preset will remain active within the controller regardless of the state of its associated Enable key The reason for this becomes clear in a forthcoming topic dealing with a special type of program known as a Master Sequence Master Sequences Presets or programs can be created that are sequences of sub device presets These belong to a sub device called Master under the DEVICE category SEQ Unlike normal sub device presets they can have more than 64 steps and each step can hold any combination of presets of different sub devices allowing them to run together Also any combination of ENABLES can be turned ON OFF thereby controlling the output of signals to the lighting effects for any already active presets This explains the reason for allowing presets to remain active without regard to the state of its Enable Master Sequences can also be recorded in step with an event time code internal clock or synchronized with an SMPTE time signal Conclusion As well as letting you create this amazing variety of preset or programs to control such a vast array of lighting effects gt ENIGMA lt also allows you to control a sub device in real time irrespective of any presets that may be running for other sub devices All these basic facilities are covered in detail in
54. ntrolling it from wherever the fader happens to be and the position will not reflect the actual current setting This means that it may not be able to control it over the full range so in this case you just wipe the fader from top to bottom and it will lock into the correct value Latched mode This causes the touch panel to operate in the same fashion as the Column keys so the presets latch instead of being momentary The latch mode can be used during SEQ Record Edit DESK SET momentary swap presets or CLEAR latched presets Previewing Presets Using Triggers The preview facility will show you a PRESET running in simulation mode on the display screen and depending on the sub device will output the signal to the lights You can change the step and cross fade times as well as the trigger type and this will have an immediate effect The applicable Enable key is automatically turned on and the selected PRESET will become the Current Device You can then store the PRESET in one of the BANKS see the following section Preview is also a useful way of listing the names of the PRESETS that have been created for a sub device V9 80 User Guide 11 Previewing Presets Using Triggers lt PREVIEW gt A window is displayed listing the PRESETS for the current sub device Only the first 16 are shown on the screen but you can page forward through the complete list of 32 256 presets by pressing the forward arrow key in the NUMERIC sect
55. of the last PRESET selected You can activate a preset from the Column keys in the normal manner and the PRESET number with associated trigger details will be shown in the current device display The Desk banks shows these trigger details in abbreviated form see Banks Trigger Mode The screen will display a mimic of the sub device but pressing ESCAPE or any other key that uses the Desk will clear this unless it is in dual screen mode The STEP lt X FADE gt TRIGGER and lt MENU gt facilities are used in exactly the same way as with Preview NOTE If you select one of the trigger modes with the ONCE feature the preset will stop at the last step Pressing the PRESET Column key again will re start the program Dimmer Manual Control Dimming channels for a sub device can be controlled manually in real time using the LEVEL function Manual actions will override those that are being carried out by any PRESET that is running for the sub device that you have in manual control LEVEL gt ENIGMA lt V9 80 User Guide 15 Dimmer Manual Control A window is displayed showing the Sub Device list for the current DEVICE Sub devices with dimming channels are normally contained in the DIMMER or ZONE Device categories DEVICE lt gt e g lt DIMMER gt or lt ZONE gt NUMERIC 1 9 sub device The encoder display will now show LEVEL and the Manual assignment display will show the Device name and Sub Device number e g DIMMER
56. ommand changes could cause actual physical damage blown fuses or breakers As such please take care when programming fast chases if in doubt ask the fixture manufacturer about any restrictions ALS specifically take no responsibility for any damage resulting from data that is output by gt ENIGMA lt in any form whether as a result of normal operation inappropriate programming or fault or other conditions It is up to the installer and operator to ensure that no presets place stress on the fixtures and that hardware fail safe mechanisms are in place to protect against erroneous outputs V9 80 User Guide 32
57. reted and used as a level modification The other 32 MIDI notes are directed to the COLUMNS but the preset is always at 10096 There is a default mapping defining which MIDI notes are used for each Column Touch pad but this may be altered by using the UTILITY disc under Global MIDI MIDI Program Change codes are used to alter the Touch Panel assignments and to load new DESKS into the 8 Columns in both Touch RESTORE or LATCH modes This allows you access to all 640 stored PRESETs from a MIDI keyboard There are options for selecting Analog In allowing 0 10V control from faders only works on Micro 2 or with add on adaptor MIDI level control allowing fader programmed control over MIDI or to switch it off to allow use of the Touch panel without interruption In all these cases the Touch option is that is being controlled allowing either presets in Columns to be accessed or sub device overlays to be selected see Special functions presets above Checking MIDI Selecting input SYSTEM A window is displayed on the screen and the last MIDI note received by gt ENIGMA lt along with its velocity is shown at the bottom This enables you to check that the MIDI communication is OK Each time you send a note by pressing a key on your MIDI keyboard it should appear here with its velocity The maximum velocity is displayed as 127 and 0 is Note Off It also shows the current MIDI Note mapping table which contains the MIDI note numbers and the Colu
58. rrent Device Sub device selection for real time control pta pto rrt anra ainina e EAE E ii 15 Tnm TM Aa Te E Od ERO o es v dd dU eR RR ETE E Qr ES RE prine ave Eau td IL ETE 15 ele DE e R aa Io a PRI AEE E E AE E EEE M P Mm E A EA EPI LE 16 Der SIME eM M MM MM MEE AEA 17 setting Tap BPM counter see Preview Syne Tie Ber iiio ree ERr RERO RES ePE FERA FRE RR DRE IR SEE ee SEP IPEA EDU EAA 17 MISI RSS Mi Mem 17 Itobot Dac Maniak e n a E NEM Eo DNE PPM SIM DE SOR aM ERI Bii api fS 17 Selecion Joystick Shutter Level aud s s nR AR A RE RE 17 Itobot Feats Eeee ener batt sd oH REN DERE a mie lied S ues cud ihi EE QUE tM CU p soa DUE Ged 19 t nior ani IO DOE Louie TOR Inda eU Mii nim M MU M EU M ES 19 DIRET BOHEUEE S uos ap SEIS bip tap desea o eos DII SEND EN MM D MM MI RM REMEDIUM RE 19 V9 80 User Guide Table of Contents Effects Generator Fxien and Poston MIO usse oe o o Dt a EH URSUS EAR COPAS Aa EU ER E E Rak dn 19 PAI PEME AEA E re Fae TTE D EOS 20 DIMMING Specie Tae Ie uiae i e ER PP HER RE HEU DM AE HP bI IE bin E labia ana anmidananees 22 Dico mmn ooi Peat er um diva dpt Een M RE RA TIN T PAIESE AS POSA EUCU VER rte A Na RIS Cu UM DEN RURAL 22 Robot Presets e Overlays Colour Do Do RES oec oro RH Ure ER SAC ERES E RE OLI HERR UE RRG AERE DERE UR HAE DIU ER QE Llc RIA rai a PR Vd 23 US LE ed eR POVERI od pH OVER Hs US E E APR MS DARUM DUM PUSH IRIS rrerav errr 23 PCa PEeSSbe oi E bu TR ne od UP tase a UE HER TERME Lap Cale alat
59. rrently loaded in that COLUMN For example if a touch section is assigned to COLUMN E touching key 4 will activate the PRESET in position 4 of COLUMN E This is much the same as pressing the Column key except that as soon as you remove your finger the PRESET will revert to its previous state a momentary swap This is either off or to the preset previously selected by the Column keys The available assignments for the touch panel sections are configured using the Utility disc They are listed when you press the TOUCH assign key The Utility disc can also be used to set the external touch panels to Latch mode ASSIGN TOUCH left or right V9 80 User Guide 10 Touch Panel A window listing the available options for the Upper and Lower sections is displayed to switch off the touch panel select option 0 NUMERIC 0 8 The touch keys will now be enabled and the selection will be shown at the bottom of the screen Internal Touch Panel This defaults to Momentary Swap so releasing the key will swap back to whatever was running before If a non robot preset is selected it will turn off the highlights on the affected sub device indicating that the touch preset has taken control Releasing the Touch key will cause the original preset to be restored along with its highlight for technical reasons this will only be done once ALL Touch keys are released If a robot preset is selected it will leave the original highlights as th
60. s see Robot Presets Since V9 80 Column Exclusives can be disabled using lt TRG MENU CLEAR Colour xfade works correctly Access Initialisation Access Codes There are three access codes that define the degree of access allowed The PROGRAMMER code allows operation of the controller and programming of the normal user Presets above 16 as well as updates to DESK configurations 2 to 9 The USER code is the same but prohibits all saving to disc The INSTALLER code allows operation of the controller and programming of all the Presets and changes to all the Desks 0 9 These restrictions are because some of the presets in the 0 15 range need special care when programming and should not be altered unless the operator fully understands gt ENIGMA lt Furthermore some sub devices may not allow any access if defined as Installer only this is normally done with items like moving rigs where presets should be carefully programmed to work in a specific way Remote Graphics If you have a second screen for Robot graphics the network link must be allowed to connect and you should not enter the access code until it has booted up and displaying Waiting for data ROBOT sub device selection In both the following functions if you have more than one type of Robot sub device you should set the Current Device first DEVICE lt ROBOT gt NUMERIC 1 9 sub device ROBOT Lamp On Off Reset Some Intelligent lighting units must
61. s and presets that use that number and you cannot change the setting within the preset you must edit the menu Copy this is usual for Gobos as especially with rotating types it is useful to be able to make individual adjustments to each channel It means the setting is copied from the menu into the preset so any subsequent changes to the menu do NOT affect the preset Furthermore it means you can use the lt ROBOT MENU keys 1 4 to adjust the setting the menu setting is intended as a starting point to save time Other Features Some fixtures have a Focus or Zoom control which is adjusted with the ENCODER after pressing MODIFY ZOOM FOCUS Some types of Intelligent light are fitted with a other features also controlled by the ENCODER MODIFY ROBOT MENU NUMERIC lt 1 9 gt repeat to adjust each one ROBOT MENU to close If a fader panel is fitted then it is automatically enabled to control the parameters indicated on the Hint bar at the bottom of the screen The adjustment is relative so it will start controlling it from wherever the fader happens to be and the position will not reflect the actual current setting This means that it may not be able to control it over the full range so in this case you just wipe the fader from top to bottom and it will lock into the correct value Effects Generator FxGen and Position Mode The first menu of options is fixture dependent but can include Normal de
62. s such as those controlled by standard switching and dimming channels it is more of an aide memoire for the operator The categories or Devices are as follows DIMMER fittings that are controlled only by dimming channels e g Par Cans Par 56s EFFECT effects usually controlled by switching channels such as Strobes Motors Smoke machines Hoists ZONE for dimming and or switching channels for lighting units such as Pinspots Motorised Lamps Scanners NEON as the name suggests is used for channels specifically controlling Neon ROBOT intelligent lighting units e g fixtures from Clay Paky High End and Martin VIDEO graphics and message units such as Video Walls and moving message systems LASER for Laser systems Argon Krypton as well as Colour Boxes and Beam Actuators Sub Devices For each DEVICE there can be up to nine sub devices A sub device can be one lighting unit or a group of related lighting units channels There may be 1 144 channels in a sub device Some typical examples of sub devices might be A group of 16 channels for Pin spots ZONE 7 A group of 40 channels for Par cans DIMMER 4 A group of 8 Golden Scans ROBOT 1 A Neon display comprising 96 channels NEON 2 The Sub Devices are given user friendly names when the system is configured and this can be altered using the Utility Disc to cater for any changes to the lighting environment PRESETs or Progra
63. sets To intentionally create an overlay you must REMOVE THE FIRST STEP because by default all parameters are stored in STEP 1 of the PRESET While in EDIT and on STEP 1 of the PRESET do the following before programming any of the Steps lt INSERT gt You will now be on STEP 2 so rewind back to step 1 and delete it lt back to step 1 lt DELETE gt Although the screen will show that you are still on STEP 1 the original STEP 1 will have been removed You can carry on with EDIT as normal Remember if you do not want mirror movement in the overlay do not touch the Joystick The same applies to the other ROBOT functions V9 80 User Guide 23 Robot status screen Robot status screen Parameters are shown as dots when they are completely unaffected by the current preset as a highlighted number when it is changed and as a normal number when it is defined but unchanged In this way it is clear what the overlay will do as advancing through the preset will correctly show what parameters will be defined Only the Channel number is highlighted when the channel is selected for manual control the parameter is only highlighted once it is adjusted Once you have completed editing as with normal presets you may alter the TRIGGER see Preview and adjust the speed and store in a BANK as normal see Banks The entry will have a next the Trigger mode mnemonic e g PL means Preset Loop with Add Cross fade times for ROBOTS
64. t 4 enirn rre tn rnt er ote enn 29 TONS L XU ULIS TETTE 29 Special E OUR ata eir oo E ERU FRANE LESER UA DAR EAA DUAE DER UH M Mc utente 29 Special Presets cC lear et so LA ouch os oue ssnsunsasncdonancacansastensuasinqadsensstucbadienats REL REPE ERE PARKS ERIT E REER RUPEM QAAE 29 NIUDIPT ooo Arie ie IST CS iieri equ p EH AER VAR qp MEHR HTR LEE AH SER lac botte Etre apri Labb AOA 30 C heckine fEDILGSEISOHNO MPU angioma DERE HR IRE ER ERIS rH EE APE RERE NIORT FRA PIA DDR a RN CURIAM EEO 30 Advanced Tips Sequences Effect Editor Wsariing iuu eese rere etae Ret kt t eer ge en th X OU Y ER di HEU IER 31 EOE SLE MAUI RR LE NTC LU 31 Iriset o E EEA E lek meson EP E E T PE Va ia E A P AE AE T AA E 31 UADIT OLEI IE I TEE 32 ENIGMA V9 80 User Guide ii ENIGMA Contacts ALS ADVANCED LIGHTING SYSTEMS Advanced Lighting Systems Scotland Limited 1 3 Hillside Street Edinburgh EH7 SHD UK Tel 44 0 131 556 1771 Fax 44 0 131 557 1973 Sales E mail sales advanced lighting com Support E mail support advanced lighting com Web www advanced lighting com Installer V9 80 User Guide Overview This guide has been created to provide first time users of the gt ENIGMA lt Micro 2 and original gt ENIGMA lt programmable lighting control unit with a greater understanding of the system design and in turn simplifying the programming and operation of the controller Objective User guides o
65. t adjust and control the lighting units or channels to create the desired scene for the current step lt INSERT gt add a new step to the program by copying the one you are currently on All steps following the current step have their step number incremented by one DELETE remove the current step from the program All steps following the deleted step are shifted back one in step number gt forward arrow key lets you advance through the steps manually in ascending sequence lt backward arrow key as above but in descending sequence ENTER terminate the EDIT function When you are creating a Preset from scratch you can set the Step and Crossfade times at STEP 1 and have them automatically applied to each STEP you add See INSERT operation STEP or X FADE Adjust the times as required with the ENCODER There are special considerations for ROBOT type sub devices see Robot Presets Cross fade Select the channels or units you wish to control using the SELECT keys or GROUP SET set levels for dimming channels position beams and set Colour Gobo Iris and Shutter for intelligent lights Proceed by setting the requirements for STEP 1 When you have completed STEP 1 use either lt INSERT gt to go on to STEP 2 or ENTER if you are only creating a one step program V9 80 User Guide 21 Programming lt INSERT gt add a step You are now on STEP 2 which has become a complet
66. t or Master Status screens In the unlikely event that this limit is exceeded the last one will be over written causing it to freeze at its last position When selected with TOUCH ROBOT PRESETS always overlay irrespective of the trigger mode How COLUMN and TOUCH presets interact appears complex but if you imagine it as a canvas that each each preset paints on and understand that presets only record changes it actions become clearer What happens when the Touch key is released depends on what type of COLUMN preset was selected None the touch selection will effectively latch on because there is nothing for it to return to Exclusive it will re impose itself as it runs through which may mean that not all parameters return immediately If an immediate return is wanted like a shutter flash then the COLUMN preset must have a single step and a fast speed so that it can re impose itself quickly Overlay it will re impose itself as above but any parameters from the Touch preset that are not defined in the COLUMN will latch Normal Presets The default mode is to store all Robot parameters colour gobo etc in all channels This ensures that What you see is what you get avoiding the confusion caused by accidentally creating a preset which only changes the mirror position as when this preset is selected you will get whatever colour happens to be set which may be different to the colour used during edit ROBOT Overlay Pre
67. uired DESK before you start EDIT as you cannot change it Step and Repeat This allows the fast creation of the chase and wipe effects by repeating the settings of Channel 1 through the following channels with each subsequent step To do this set up the first channel the way you want and then press the NUMERIC lt STEP gt key If there is only 1 step in the preset it will insert the same number of steps as there are channels otherwise it will step and repeat for however many steps are already there If for example you just opened the shutter and pressed STEP this would wipe through the channels opening each one in turn To make this a chase you go back to step 2 turn off the shutter on Channel 1 and press STEP again This copies the closed shutter through the steps one channel behind the open shutter so you end up with a shutter chase Note that this only works for Shutter On Off not values set by the encoder Gobo Colour and EG Effect Generator parameters You also have to actually set the value so it knows to use it i e even if the colour is already Red you must re select Red from the numeric entry the colour cycle command will be ignored Adjusting the Step time to match the EG speed allows a sequence of circles to be created Note that the EG speed and offset is fixed within each step the CLOCK trigger will not allow it to be overridden Master Sequences When you create a Master Sequence you are sele
68. un by pressing the associated COLUMN preset key A1 D8 Pressing another preset key for the same sub device will cause the program that was running to be replaced by the one selected Pressing the same key again switches off the preset actually it selects Preset 0 This also applies to EXCLUSIVE Robot presets For Robot overlays with the ADD trigger pressing the same key REMOVES that overlay it does not select Preset 0 allowing them to be added and subtracted This gives enormous flexibility but note that unless there is an exclusive preset for the parameter e g colour to return to it will appear to latch so this needs some care to get the expected result see Robot Presets The preset name is highlighted and correctly shows which have been cancelled by exclusive operation However it only shows manually selected presets and there may be others running that were selected within another Desk so it is not a definitive status display use Master Status to show what is actually running see Devices When a PRESET is activated its associated ENABLE key will be illuminated Pressing this key is the quickest way to turn OFF the lighting effect being controlled by the PRESET If the preset that you wish to run is not currently shown on the screen you have two methods by which you can access it If it has already been stored in a BANK you can load that BANK into one of the four COLUMNS see Banks replacing what is currently there
69. usually your presets will remain compatible If not you will be warned and you may need to keep using your old version for active use while you program new presets for the new version In any case you should ALWAYS keep the old version as a backup in case the new version turns out to have a problem Advanced Use Auto Special Presets MIDI Analog Input AUTO function This operates by pressing COLUMN keys in time to the music HOWEVER to be of any use a DESK must be created with a sensible range of presets for it to choose from It is limited to 1 second minimum but it is not wise to include anything too dramatic or things like Rig movement or Smoke machines A mix of presets in each sub device and perhaps a few single step Master Sequences with Enables is enough to give variety It is selected with TRIGGER AUTO This forces Enigma to Desk 1 if it is currently on O or 9 this is to allow these desks to be reserved for purely manual use with no risk of AUTO selecting presets from them Any sub devices defined as Out of Seq in the configuration will be ignored by AUTO this is useful for things like Rig movement that should never be run automatically even if an inexperience lighting operator puts them in Desks other than 0 or 9 AUTO mode starts by selecting the preset in Col A 1 then it selects a preset from Col A D excluding A 1 every bar Also note that When selected it stops all Sequences including Realtime types If A
70. uto selects a Realtime Sequence this blocks all other presets except manual selections to allow it to run to completion without being interrupted by other presets Upon completion an Auto preset is immediately selected on the beat to avoid any long gaps Presets and enables can be manually selected without stopping Auto mode any other keypress will abort the mode Special Modes Using the Utility Disc the Installer can define Latch or Toggle operation for Column keys external Touch MIDI inputs Auto user mode no access code needed and or auto preset A1 start and or AUTO mode Ask your Installer for details Special Presets Clear Set S L Touch These presets are normally automatically generated during configuration but may be altered by the installer They should NOT be programmed as general purpose chases though they may be stored as normal in Banks if required V9 80 User Guide 29 Special Presets Clear Set S gt L Touch Preset 0 Clear normally all channels in sub device OFF but may be altered to leave some channels at a low level Only the first step is used and is selected by the CLEAR command NB This also applies to Master Sequences being selected in Touch Column mode and if you escape from Sequence edit so leave it unless you specifically want something turned off in these situations Preset 1 Static normally all channels in sub device ON but may be altered to limit level to say 75 Only the f
71. verlay that changes all 32 fixtures to Green needs under 0 1K A typical system has over 500K free for all devices so it is easy to see that it would only take 20 50 step presets with every parameter changing in every step to use all the memory Conversely on a typical 16 fixture system 128 overlay presets each with 16 steps would only take 100K so with care it is possible to have a very wide range of effects You can check available memory by pressing SYSTEM SYSTEM In the case of Sequences each action such as a preset or an enable press uses 8 bytes so the extreme limit here is 30 presets of 64 steps with 32 presets in each step More sensibly 100K bytes allows 128 presets with 24 steps each with 4 Presets or Enable presses There is also a limit of 4000 Presets or Enables in any one Sequence preset This limit can be very easily reached if you select a looped sequence while in Record mode as it records every event so avoid this Take particular care with momentary Restore Touch presets as they effectively create two events one when selected and another when released as well as being capable of fast repeated selection As such you can very quickly use up memory The Touch panel may be switched to Toggle using DESK CLEAR so they act as latching presets like Columns V9 80 User Guide 27 Backup Changing Access Utility Disc Backup Changing Access Utility Disc Any changes that are made to PRESETs BANKs and DESK

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