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2. ssssessseeseeeeeeenre 99 20 3 3 Loading preset Tllessns vod ti cnet led Does devais ho Deest ub esatta basta eat abe utitur sad Estas Ere bbd cosa aed 100 20 34 Loading COMNG TES ssh hiked a Mosa e tia bah ee te hed de cesi ib ac dey dado ose eda tals 100 20 3 5 Loading E US6t TIES dios oria tov qucd Ene o Pte rta guten pene idin ed tf Dep Saehon Rowe bid v ascends dU 100 204A Deleting ANC TP 100 21 ThE FOOSE CUON m 101 2 bal The SOUNG nolo SOUND were cise sical ica tenet oett aa a e e netur donde eet 101 21 2 The remote function in the Tool menu REMOTE ccccccsseeeceeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeessaeeeeeeeseeeeeeesesaeees 101 21 2 1 Basic configuration of the MIDI function sees 101 21 2 2 Linking two Licon CX lighting control consoles D LINK esses 101 21 2 3 Basic configuration of DMX channels seesessssssssssesseeeeeee nennen nnne nnn nnne 102 21 9 oetufig dale and met GEOG Res eee cnet b eoe dod tote rt enea loe oeste eb dUo aN 102 24 4 Tie INEOSIUUIGIOE 2 rodeo Ded ae satiate casa oa condici ae oce a teta cops opel tates cete esee 102 21 5 Inverting Pav Tatchannels PANTIC iie dor inta cer Er et vaso ECRE Ea etus b rda cord a bete rev d bv Da ud e Feud ceed 102 2126 Tine TeStMIMCuOn CEST tt T 103 210 4 POSING Ne Key UNCION wartenscts TM 103 2126 2 Testing the Tader TUNGUM o oeobes aca ess a a a aa a a a 103 21 7 Adjusting the console lamp DESKL
3. m CHASES rSEQUENCES opeedgroup 1 16 Beatcount 1 16 Lej ermite er el ee ee fee Tee e 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Example of how a combination of PAR channels is entered by means of the numeric block Important Make sure that no undesired channels are addressed by deleting the current selection with the softkey CLRSEL no LEDs must be lit in the FIXTURE PAR SELECTION section The desired block should consist of the channels 1 7 and 32 46 with a DMX value of 50 Enter the data in the following succession Fil Press Cue key 1 Confirm with softkey SEL ee Press Cue key 7 Y Confirm with softkey SEL SEL JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 90 EH Hm AE Arts ND M Gm oUm a WA e 1r Press Cue key 3 and Cue key 2 5 Confirm with softkey SEL e e 113 j 8 Press Cue key 4 and Cue key 6 Confirm with softkey SEL Ie 15 5 d Press Cue key 5 and Cue key 0 Confirm DMX values with SEL When all entries are made the display is shown as illustrated below Display PAR 1 16 Display PAR 17 32 Display PAR 33 48 FEATURE PAR FEATURE PAR FEATURE PAR You can name each of the 48 PAR channels separately as described below SEL gt 0 Select the desired PAR channel with the keys of the Feature 000 GELB 03 CLRSEL o GELB 04 BLOCK PAR Selection block LED is lit Then press the softkey 400 000 RO
4. 9 1 Entering the freeeze function Activation of the freeze function is not possible in the main menu Thus press any key of the Feature Selection section Then activate the fixtures to which the freeze function should be assigned Press and hold the Freeze key and simultaneously press the feature key of the desired parameter This function will now be frozen The storage matrix appears and the frozen features are marked with a dark square Example Freeze function activated for Gobo1 Pan Tiit Moves IJ LI II LI pmepmmmmm m Speed Gobo1 BEHBBHEBENH _Gobo2 T7 _Gobo3 Ex Colort 2 Follow You can assign the freeze function to each feature available by newly defining the fixture selection and pressing the Freeze key once more in combination with the desired Feature Selection key 9 2 Deleting the freeze function You can delete the freeze function for individual or all parameters 9 2 1 Deleting the freeze function for all parameters Activate all fixtures LED must be lit Press the Freeze key and simultaneously the Clear key in the Feature Selection block On the display the black squares disappear again from the storage matrix 9 2 2 Deleting the freeze function for individual parameters Disselect all moving lights LEDs go out Press and hold the Freeze key Delete the freeze function for individual paramete
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6. E ra 8 12 V B Shift _ Sync On each key of the first block each key is labelled with a number from F1 to F8 a single cue can be stored This block is reserved for important cues that are often activated The cue keys of the first block cannot be switched with the Page Bank function The keys of the other two blocks each key is labelled with a number from 1 to 16 can be switched with the page or bank keys of the PAGE BANK block Two pages and four banks A to D are available for each key The page bank activated for the cue is signalised by a red LED As shown in the illustration each cue key can be assigned to two pages and per page to four banks Thus a maximum of 128 cues can be stored on these 16 keys If the cue keys from the first block F1 to F8 which cannot be switched are added then a maximum of 136 storage places is available Pages and banks are switched by activating the corresponding page or bank key The red LED of the particular page or bank keys begins flashing The LED stops flashing if a cue key is pressed in addition Cue 1 When a cue was activated or stored the following menu is shown on the display NAME MODIFY COPY AUTSEL SS ee eae R LINK AUTFOL Tee Ce 1 a E The illustration shows that cue key no 5 on the second FLASH a page bank D was activated FADETIME TRIGPOINT 6 1 4 Naming cues G Before a cue is stored a name is assigned to it The name may
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8. The following principal steps must be performed when cues are programmed and stored Select the fixtures with the keys of the Feature PAR Selection keys 1 16 Feature Selection geng v 4 Fan Till Palema Speed Select the desired parameters and enter the DMX values either with the encoder wheels or with the preset keys COMBI Store Edit e o Press the Store key in the Combi section 12345 i Pan Tit DORE Select the parameters from the storage matrix B Moves i Speed CUES Press the cue key on which you wish to store the cue COMBI nidis Press the Store key in the Combi section again for confirmation You can store additional features for cues such as fade time trigpoint You can name the cue and set a release link These options will be described in the chapters following below JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 39 EAR Zu OO LAS 6 1 1 The storage matrix Activate the desired fixtures and enter the parameters Then press the Store key in the Combi section A similar illustration will appear on the display 11 1111111 1234567890123456 Pan Tit 4l Moves BEBHEEHHN Speed Gobo1 BHEBHNHEHENB Gobo2 Gobo3 Ex Colori 2 GR RRRRER CMY mim Iris 4NHEEHENHENEB Shutter BEBBEBENNE Dimme
9. eeeesssseseseesseeseeeeennen nnns 59 11 1 16 The Sound function Entering the De atCOUNT ccccccccscsssseeeeeeeeeeeeeesseeeeeeesaeesseeeeeeeessneaaases 59 11 2 Programming chases with the chase QeENeratOr ccccccccsseeeeecseeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeneseeeeseeeeeseaneeesseeeeeeaees 59 11 2 1 Basic programming with the chase QeNeratOl ccccecccccseeececseeeeeceeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeessaeeeesseneeessaees 60 11 2 2 The matrix of the chase generator seo spssaec eder yea Co duin cep reap cd ui BC rose bI rk orE o opea di aas eosci orco Du t auepcEs T 61 11 2 3 Advanced programming with the chase generator CREATE ccccceeeeseeeeeeeeseeeeeeeseaeeees 62 11 2 3 1 Page 1 of the chase generator preset selection seeeeeeeeeesss 62 11 2 3 2 Page 2 of the chase generator fixture sequence eeeeeeeeeeeeereeeeeeeee 63 11 2 3 3 Programming a fixture sequence ccccccesecccceeseecceeneeceeuececseuseeeseaeeecsauseeeseuseeessaneeessasees 64 122 3 dns OTIC a SCD sacnsunecnanvietinoursutteanstavacdantencrsanehoiesus 1E Pract Og EE Ei ET T EA E UP attuN dU 65 IAS Dalend a SUC o eR 65 11 2 3 6 Naming the sequence oss uec reos seva cuv ov enastesSennoliva ieduandandvartevediaeinedvinadeutOlasidssdunstbdueveareclapeWeats 65 11 2 4 Pages 3 and 4 of the chase generator chase PatteIrns ccceceecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeas 65 11 2 5 P
10. E o or and PAR 95 PARMUL PARNUMBERNG CONTINUOUS The activated function is displayed as shown on the left CHASE CONTOL AUTO SEL FIXT PAR FADER MODE SINGEL BANK DISP FIXTURE INACTIVE DSP PAR INACTIVE PAR 96 rxmRESWAP INACTIVE PAR SWAP INACTIVE F SWAP TOUCHSCREEN ACTIVE P SWAP In addition a percentage sign is displayed FEATURE PAR To deactivate the percent function repeat the procedure The deactivation was successful when the function field is no longer displayed inverted 2 11 3 CHCTRL Setting the Chase Control Section If the CHCTRL function is not activated displayed CHASE CONTROL MANUAL SEL the chase selected last in the COMBI section can be controlled via the Chase Control Section If the CHCTRL function is activated displayed inverted CHASE CONTROL MANUAL SEL a chase selected by the key combination Select Chase key can be controlled via the Chase Control Section This function applies to the Combi section since in the PAR section chases are on principle activated by the key combination Select Chase key JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 24 E E AARE cma a SS ww 2 11 4 PARNUM Numbering the PAR section With the PARNUM function you can number the PAR channels on the three PAR pages available on the display either per page from 1 16 or consecutively from 1 48 Consecutive nu
11. appeals 000 01 000 02 000 oa Stored PAR presets can be recalled on this page O00 06 O00 oF 000 o You can select the individual channels with the keys of the 000 i FIXTURE PAR SELECTION and enter the values with the lt lt lt 1 3 000 ta middle encoder wheel The channels selected are displayed 000 16 inverted PAR Caution The DMX values are entered for all activated channels If channels in the range between 33 and 48 are activated which cannot be seen on the display all at once the values of these channels are also changed 7 o SEL 0 FENTURE R Yo i z O00 p00 03 CRLSEL 0 04 BLOCK 000 08 100 000 07 HiLITE In practice however values are entered in a faster and more 000 10 effective manner with the softkeys of the PAR section Press one 0 000 11 PAROUT 000 12 of the PAR keys in the Feature Selection block twice to enter the ALL 0 009 p NUM menu shown on the left 000 16 PAR JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 87 B BAT AAR Ar Ear us ar E E re There are four different modes of direct access to PAR channels 18 2 The ENCODE mode The Encode mode is activated with the softkey ENCODE This mode is active when the function field ENCODE is displayed inverted In the Encode mode channel values are changed in analogy to the change of fixture features Activate the channel to be changed with the
12. direction When no LED is lit the chase runs in the programmed direction Go stops the chase and allows manual stepping of the individual Go Go Go chase steps a Go switches the chase one chase step opposite to the programmed direction Go switches the chase one chase step in the programmed direction Sync Direction Sound JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 113 BE ABE ArT mmm EE A ew 25 16 SEQUENCE CONTROL Seawencsscomee Changes the speed of sequences e e Man Fade Man Fade key Red LED indicates the currently active status the sequences can only be faded e e Go manually with the Time Man fader Green LED not occupied e Sound Go key Red LED indicates the currently active status the sequences can be stepped manually ee o by the GO or GO keys Green LED not occupied Rate Time Sound key Red LED indicates the currently active status Green LED indicates the count signal connected to the AUDIO input on the rear panel of the Licon CX Rate key Red LED indicates the currently active status This key overwrites the NextTime of your sequences Yellow LED indicates the speed of the rate fader Time key Red LED indicates the currently active status This key overwrites the fade time of your sequences with the values entered by the fader Rate fader ee ee The Rate fader assesses the NextTime of sequence steps When the red LE
13. function When the function is active the softkey is displayed inverted EDIT COMB MEMO R LINK AUTSEL 2D 05 AUTFOL TERT FLASH E FT 1 0000s TP 0 AUTS FL u o Press the softkey AUTSEL again and the function is FADETIME TRIGPOINT Qeactivated 7 4 Editing the name e 7 Press the softkey NAME The field on the display is shown inverted Then delete the previously entered name with the arrow key Enter the new name with the double assigned keys of the Cues Chases Sequences section Press the softkey NAME again the entry is stored and the labelling mode is left 7 5 Editing fixture parameters After pressing the softkey MODIFY all DMX values entered for the fixtures can be modified When the field is shown inverted on the display you have access to the keys of the Feature Selection block The values stored on these keys can be changed with the encoder wheels or the Preset keys when the inidvidual keys have been activated To store the mofidications press the Store key and the storage matrix appears on the display Modify the matrix as planned Press Store key again to confirm the storage the field MODIFY on the display is no longer shown inverted gt Press Edit key again or the ESC key to leave the Edit menu 7 6 Copying a cue to another cue key Enter the Edit menu of the Combi section Activate a cue by pressing the corresponding cue key Press and hold the softkey COPY and select the s
14. ue us usu Press the softkey INSERT The cue will be inserted before the chase step which is shown inverted on the display All following steps receive a number increased by a factor of one Simultaneously the storage process is triggered It is not necessary here to press the Store key in the Combi section again 11 1 6 Overwriting the chase step To overwrite an existing step within a chase scroll with the left encoder wheel until the chase step to be overwritten is displayed inverted Confirm by pressing the Store key in the combi section 11 1 7 Deleting all chase steps CLEAR Enter the Prog Comb Chase menu and press the softkey CLEAR in order to delete all steps of the chase Press the ESC key to leave the menu If you leave the Prog Comb Chase menu by pressing the Store key again you have automatically stored the current setting as your new Step 1 For visual control When a step is stored in a chase the yellow LED is lit or is flashing If the yellow LED is not lit the chase does not contain any steps 11 1 8 Deleting individual steps DEL ST Press the Store key in the Combi section to activate the desired chase Select the chase which shall be deleted with the middle encoder wheel When the chase step is displayed inverted press the softkey DEL ST The chase step is now deleted and all following steps will be renumbered Press the ESC key to leave this menu 11 1 9 Duplicating a chase step DUP ST Press the Sto
15. DIRECT Use the middle encoder wheel to select either GO or GO Press the softkey DIRECT EXTTRG GO Then consecutively press the desired key of Page Bank and M 1A01 TEST2 Cue Chase Sequence In the display the corresponding assignment is confirmed Press the softkey DIRECT again to leave the menu EXTTRG JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 20 E HAS mMA ABAB sug a er 2 10 The MIDI function The MIDI function allows complete remote control of the Licon CX If you use a MIDI keyboard or a MIDI sequencer the mode of operation always remains the same Each key of the Licon CX can be assigned a MIDI note It is important however that the MIDI section is activated The current MIDI settings are shown in the main menu in the REMOTE section If REMOTE MIDI is shown on the display the MIDI section is activated 06 03 z 05 RERADTE MIDI saan pu AUX 1 0 1 5 1 4 OUO DOO MODE SLO 2 10 1 Activating the MIDI section The MIDI function is activated in the REMOTE menu submenu of the TOOLS menu Enter the main menu and press the softkey TOOL Press the softkey REMOTE in the Tool menu to enter the Remote menu responsible for remote settings of the Licon CX Activate the MIDI function by pressing the softkey MIDI 2 10 2 Deactivating the MIDI section The MIDI function is activated in the REMOTE menu submenu of the TOOLS menu Enter the main
16. Depending on the feature activated different presets can be recalled with the corresponding softkeys On the display you will find a Short Manual on how to create chases with the chase generator lt lt lt 1 2 SHUTTER JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 60 E E SMA EAHB SM uum ter Em D n Adhere to the following order of working steps 1 Select the feature for which you wish to programme the chase by pressing the corresponding key in the Feature Selection block 2 Enter the DMX values for ON and OFF Use either the preset keys or the encoder wheels Press the softkey ON until the field ON is displayed inverted Enter a preset by pressing the corresponding softkey or enter a DMX value with the encoder wheel Then press the sofkey OFF and enter the corresponding value 3 Select the desired fixtures or dimmer channels that are to be stored in the chase Apply Page 2 of the chase generator Switching of pages is carried out with the softkeys lt lt lt or gt gt gt Ensure that the softkey DIRECT on Page 2 of the chase generator is displayed inverted 4 Select a chase pattern on Page 3 and 4 of the chase generator A variety of chase patterns is available here They can be activated with the corresponding softkeys a REATOR PAN E On the display a graph illustrating 16 fixtures is shown The inverted fields in the graph in
17. Function is deactivated FIXTURE Function accesses the fixture faders FIXT PAR Function accesses fixture faders and par faders if the swap key is pressed together with a PAR flash key D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 23 PEP ey Ear us ar E E re 2 11 1 1 Mode of operation of the swap function The swap function sets to zero the output values of all fixture and PAR faders with the exception of those faders the flash keys of which are pressed in combination with the swap key 2 11 1 2 Working with the swap function a Brightness output in the Fixture PAR Selection is controlled with the corresponding faders If the swap key is pressed simultaneously with the flash key located below a fader then Swap the brightness output of all other faders is set to zero Only the values of those fader s with activated flash keys will be output Depending on the CONFIG settings the swap function accesses the PAR faders the fixture faders or both fader banks Enable 2 11 2 Displaying DMX values in percent The DMX values of the Licon CX can be entered as values from 000 to 255 or in percent from 000 to 100 This selection can be made independently of the entry of PAR or fixture values 2 11 2 1 Activating the percent function Enter the CONFIG OPTION menu by pressing the corresponding sofkteys The following display is shown CHCTRL PARNUM Breves To activate the percent function press the softkey FIXT 96 l
18. RESET will reset date and time to 01 01 01 DAY 10 SEC 1 00 00 1 indicates time in steps of one and 10 time in steps of ten Press the ESC key to leave this menu 21 4 The INFO function You can recall the serial number and the software version of your Licon CX in the INFO menu Activate the INFO menu by pressing the softkey TOOLS in the main menui and subsequently the softkey INFO Then the serial number of the console and the software version are displayed 21 5 Inverting Pan Tilt channels PANTIL The Licon CX offers two different menus in which the Pan and Tilt values of the fixtures can be inverted on the one hand the TOOLS menu and on the other hand the CONFIG menu If the Pan and Tilt values are inverted in the TOOLS menu and the inversion is stored together with cues chases presets or sequences the latter will remain unaffected when the inverstion is deleted again Advantage You can use the PANTIL function during the programming procedure quick creation of symmetrical scenes The inversion is deleted afterwards during the show so that the fixtures can be moved synchronously to the trackball when chases are run the cues previously stored will not be changed If the Pan and Tilt values are inverted in the CONFIG menu the deletion of the inversion requires that all cues presets chases and sequences in which the Pan and or Tilt values of the corresponding fixtures are used must be completely re written JB lighting
19. i a a The keys 1 16 are used to activate fixtures or in combination with the PAR keys to activate PAR channels Highlight activates single channels in order to check their Invert assignment to the keys of the Fixture PAR Selection 6 7 8 Group stores recalls fixture groups 10 11 12 oeee Clear Clear deactivates all active fixtures or PAR channels Bell Dill eed Bed eun Pim o Invert inverts the current status activated gt gt deactivated deactivated gt activated 1314 15 16 Highlight 25 3 Display The display menu has the following control elements ESC is used to leave the currently activated menu ITN all Contrast potentiometer to regulate the display contrast lle aiil HELP recalls the Help function E 1 SOFTKEYS lin uii Their functions differ depending on the currently activated Ui menu ld UL ENCODER wheels Their functions differ depending on the currently activated menu Inner ring of encoder wheel fine adjustment Outer ring encoder wheel rough adjustment JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 109 E HASSRASBRAHBH Su 25 4 FEATURE SELECTION Feature Selection Za Ghent dudit CLEAR deletes the current values FREEZE freezes parameters FOLLOW selects single fixtures to the trackball Gebat Gobet ees PAN TILT MOVING PATTERNS SPEED GOBO1 G ROT 1 GOBO 2 G ROT el ele 2 GO
20. recalls the previous step in the list LIST recalls the next step in the list COPY copies data from one step to another Use the softkeys LIST and LIST to select the step to which the colour parameter should be added Select the desired preset with the corresponding softkey or enter the DMX value with the encoder wheels In this example the colour green was added to chase step 2 CREATOR COLOR 1 2 The chase is now structured as follows Step 1 Fixture 1 colour red OPTIONS VALUES Fixture 2 colour green CH COMB 1 Al RED Doo TPE 2 GREEN 000 Fixtures 3 6 colour blue LENtSHT 2 3 BLUE aoo E BLUE 000 5 BLUE Dao amp BLUE 000 otep 2 Eri Fixture 1 colour blue une ors i Fixture 2 colour red ee Fixture 3 colour green Fixtures 4 6 colour blue Copying the parameters of one step Activate the desired chase step with the softkeys LIST or LIST Press and hold the softkey COPY select the chase step on which you want to store the copied step with the softkeys LIST or LIST The values are adopted immediately and shown on the display You can assign a different DMX value or preset parameters to each step Press the STORE key in the Combi section to store the process After a short time the display returns to the PROG COMB CHASE menu Here you can programme further parameters JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 67 E HE JAR AE RA SS eee la 11 2
21. the channel selected starts flashing If a DMX value is entered either with fader 1 of the PAR section or with the middle encoder wheel PAR the channel stops flashing and assumes the value Use the left encoder wheel to select the channel that shall be activated and thus subjected to the HILITE mode Fields of application e Simple and comfortable subsequent change of DMX values of preprogrammed presets cues chases and sequences by adjustment of individual channels e his function facilitates working with the lighting control console if you do not know exactly on which key you have stored the individual fixtures 18 5 The PAROUT mode The PAROUT mode is activated with the softkey PAROUT The mode is activated when the function field PAROUT is displayed inverted SEL gt 0 FEATURE giat Fields of application NAME ENCODE BLOCK HILITE PAROUT NUM In the PAROUT mode you can e g take over previously programmed cues into chases Activate the PAROUT mode and select the desired cue by raising the corresponding fader The DMX value of the cue is shown on the display Now press the Store key in the PAR section and then one of the flash keys located beneath the chase faders Confirm the process by pressing the Store key again Always all values are stored that are shown on the display In this mode it does not matter which of the two master faders is raised since all values are stored that are sh
22. 1 Cue Nr 2 You may also enter the fade time in fractions of a second if the fade time of the chase is changed manually here the fade time will not be adjusted changed automatically JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 53 E HAmAWRE Zu OO DAS The runtimes of the chases can be changed manually in the Chase Control section see chapter 13 e Duration of the individual steps speed P Blase i The duration of a step is entered with the encoder wheel speed in the Chase Control section It is also possible to change the duration later also in the Chase Control section Speed e Duration of the fade time specified in percent The fade time accesses all parameters that are marked with a fade ramp in the storage matrix cf Chapter 6 1 1 The storage matrix If the fade time is entered as percentage value this in relation to the duration of the step SINGLE speed If a chase step lasts 5 seconds and the fade time is entered with 50 then all parameters capable of fading are faded in within 2 5 seconds FADETI If you wish to enter the fade time in percent make sure that the softkey LINK F is displayed inverted Enter the values with the left encoder wheel e Duration of the fade time specified in seconds You can enter the fade time independent of the duration of the chase steps themselves Press the softkey LINK F When the field is no longer displ
23. 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 81 B BAT AAR Ar Ear us ar E E re 16 Editing sequences In order to edit sequences proceed as described below Press the ESC key time and again until you have entered the main menu Then press the EDIT key in the Combi section LED is lit Select the desired sequence by pressing the corresponding sequence key NAME MODIFY Hine ll FT 80 TP 0 ID The following display is shown SINGLE l All parameters of this menu have already been dealt with in E Chapter 15 gt Cf Chapters 15 1 to 15 14 FADETIME STEP NEXTTIME Press the softkey MODIFY and the following menu is shown on the display NAME ile iN EC BLOCK DUP ST LINK DEL ST RENUM CLEAR il FT B055 a 095 ID SINGLE fl 7 TRIGP 3 30 GO 1 00006 LINK F ii FT 100 TP 0 NEXTT FADETIME STEP NEXTTIME 16 1 The BLOCK function You can combine several sequence steps to a block that can be either deleted or copied afterwards If you have for example a sequence that consists of 10 steps you can define steps 2 to 5 as block and copy this block to another position within the sequence You can use the BLOCK function to delete individual steps of your sequence Define these steps as block and then press the Delete key Defining a block A block can be formed of steps that are arranged consecutively in your sequence Move the cursor in the PROG COMB CH
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25. 3 Confirm by pressing the softkey INSERT a a aa 11 2 3 5 Deleting a step e 1 Use the middle encoder wheel to select the step to be deleted E ST 2 Confirm by pressing the softkey DEL ST onm En e 11 2 3 6 Naming the sequence mE NAME 1 Press the softkey NAME e 2 Delete the designation SEQ with the arrow key 3 Enter the new name with the keys of the Cue Chase Sequence section CUES CHASES F SEQUENCES Speedgroup 1 16 Beaicount 1 16 F51 e 5 e 3 Tee ee Teo a ag yix L 2 Press the softkey 2 6 gt gt gt to leave this F62 o e 610 i ee ee Fee e function WE RT u i jo P F 3 7 1 Gees ee See 8l SD FG J K L FB 4 812 Cla ee ieo e xc vB i M R i d 11 2 4 Pages 3 and 4 of the chase generator chase patterns A total of 24 chase patterns are available on pages 3 and 4 of the chase generator These are selected with the corresponding softkeys and combined with the fixture sequence programmed previously It a E s m um um m EBE Chase patterns are displayed in the form of a matrix that shows the ON and OFF values of a the features of a chase JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 65 Ee AV BE RA a Gm m a A An empty square L stands for an OFF value and a black square E x for an ON value The ON and OFF values are enter
26. 37 B BATUARAB ey Ear us ar EE uw Finally the following display is shown 2 WAVE WAVE INV CLRINV CLRPH OFF 105 03 15 SIZE SYM1 SYM2 c un cm co EM i Gi 05 03 00 10540301 ally 05 03 17 105 0302 ik 105 0303 een 05 03 19 105 03 04 5 05 03 05 10540306 ee 05 0322 105 0307 MEPS 05 03 23 10540308 GEES 05 03 24 05 03 09 SE 0540325 05 03 10 05 03 11 05 03 12 105 03 13 ia en 05 03 29 1050314 OEY 05 0330 ES SPEED PHASE Important Because of the total number of 32 phase steps the Licon CX assumes the presence of a sine wave If you employ less than 16 moving heads you must distribute them over the 32 phase steps The Licon CX activates such patterns on its own when the softkeys WAVE and 2 WAVE are pressed WAVE 2 WAVE distributes the phase shift always in the optimal distance in proportion to the sine wave depending on the number of moving heads distributes the phase shift of the first half of the selected moving heads in the opitmal distance to the sine wave the second half starts with the final value of the first wave and ends with the start value Movements can also be stored as presets Proceed as described in chapter 4 1 JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 38 BEA ARBRE AMA Sa ere 6 Cues scenes in the Combi section Cues or scenes are f
27. 6 Page 6 of the chase generator modifying chase patterns On Page 6 of the chase generator you can modify programmed chase patterns Press softkey OPTIONS and the parameters of the chases will be displayed The individual fields have the following function CH COMB 1 D04 storage place of the chase STEP 2 DIR idi aiam here PAGE 1 Bank D chase key 4 START ezueueeteBNPI type TYPE Serssnecedones flow mode of the chase symmetrical asymmetrical double L BUF 16BBIT symmetrical LOrs SOANE LENGTH number of chase steps mer 3 o o in this example 6 OFS L RATE GR 8 on o0 lt lt lt FADE ON OFF Test as 9 HERES This parameter means that the fadetime ramp was x set in the storage matrix You can assign a fadetime FLIP LINE LENGTH LIST to this chase DIR gt The direction of the chase pattern is for example from left to right FLIPLINE This parameter indicates that the chase pattern runs to the last step and back again TYPE By pressing the softkey TYPE you can switch the chase patterns between symmetrical asymmetrical double symmetrical double asymmetrical four times symmetrical and four times asymmetrical which is shown on the display as follows gt A aaeaaeees S SERRE A D d a a S ee LENGTH Length stands for the number of individual chase steps your chase contains This parameter can be changed with the middle encoder wheel LENGTH FADE If the softkey FADE is displayed i
28. CONFIG BACKUP TOOLS 0 0000 SEC JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 74 Be ARBRE ma a RW ww 14 Editing a chase in the Combi section The parameters of a chase can only be edited in the Edit Chase menu press Edit key in the Combi section with the exception of the manual modification of the chase speed which is performed in the Chase Control section The Edit Chase menu display has the following structure NAME MODIFY TRACE If you have entered the Edit Combi Chase menu select the desired chase step with the middle encoder wheel STEP PROC RCg PES R LINK 1A 05 TEST AUTO m Ex 1 F FLASH FT 10 TP 0 SGROUP 12 SP 1 0000s 1 000Hz SINGLE 3 EH LINK F FADETIME STEP TRIGPOINT 14 1 The LINK F function Use the softkey LINK F to select whether the fade time is processed in absolute numbers i e in seconds or as percentage values depending on the NextTime LINK F inverted in percent LINK F not inverted in absolute numbers 14 2 The SINGLE function Use the softkey SINGLE to enter whether the chase runs permanently as loop or only once SINGLE inverted chase stops after the last chase step SINGLE not inverted chase runs permanently as loop 14 3 The FLASH function The FLASH function can only be used in combination with a release link If a FLASH function is assigned to a chase this chase is only active as lo
29. Cue Nr 1 Cue Nr 2 The following runtimes are available for each step FADETIME fade in time of a step TRIGPOINT Switching time of all parameters that are not faded p O NEXTTIME duration of the entire step Speed L nge eines Steps The runtimes of a step can be entered as 33b fo 096 5096 100 0 50 100 absolute values in seconds or as percentage values depending on the NextTime fade time and Cue Nr 1 Cue Nr 2 trigpoint It is useful to enter the runtimes in percent if the sequence should not only run depending on the NextTime but if the speed should also be controlled manually afterwards Illustration of the different runtimes e Length of the individual steps The NextTime determines the length of the step Press the softkey NEXTT and enter the NextTime with the right encoder wheel NEXTTIME e Length of the fade time data in seconds The fade time is entered with the left encoder wheel FADETIME The value is displayed in seconds when the softkey LINK F is not displayed inverted e Length of the fade time data in percent The fade time is entered with the left encoder wheel FADETIME Press the softkey LINK F The value is displayed as percentage value and the function field is displayed inverted e Switching time Trigpoint The Trigpoint is referred to as switching time for all parameters that are not faded Press the softkey TRIGP and enter the Trigpoint data with the right encoder wheel TR
30. Entering the AUTFOL function eeeeeesssessseeseeseeeneeeeennn nnne nnne nnn nnne nnne nnn nnns 7 2 2 Working with the AUTFOL function lessen eene nnne nnne nnne nnne nnn nnns 7 2 3 Deactivating the AUTFOL function lsseeeeesssessessseeeeeee enne nnnm nnne nnns 7 3 AUTSEL Automatic fixture selection eeeeesssseeseeseseeeee nennen nennen nnne nnne nnns nnns 7 3 1 Activating and deactivating the Autsel fUNCtION ccccccseeeeceeeseeeeeeeceeeseeeeeseeaseeeseseeeeeeeessaaeeeees TAEJIN TVG IVAN MEET S TUI Mmm T S E GIVING TIX TUG DALAM IGES macrinii adr laudando taco d raci n Esai ccu peshbren civ aV auferat Eod a Lax Dad wa oat TO GoOpying a cue to anothier cue Key etse Uu att unte a ase da e equ sac auc a Rand e dial pU Si uM aqu 7 7 R LINK Setting the Release Link fUNCTION cccccccseeseeecceeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeecaaeesseceeeeeseauaseeeeeeessuaaaeeeeeeess 78 GIANG iid tie Tace TIC usse een totae eren i a sla be Uses Red bo ede Ia se ding chon aia 729 GWalnGiniG the mopo sses Segal alee mati o o hd Seg eal alas nO Sere hoa teeny 8 Recalling cues in the fade mode 5 oup Qe OLI cepa suce coduo Qus Tode e coe Pees oa ep sd uo eua so TP V Ree nnmnnn Uo ITE 9 Fr e ze PUNRKUUOM ee 9 1 Entering the freeeze function ce 9 2 Deleung the freeze TUEIGUON ausge dedos ovatae a a r a Aa 9 2 1 Deleting the freeze function for all parameters
31. Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 102 E HAS mMA ABAB sug SS 484 X 21 6 The Test function TEST With the test function you can examine whether the keys and faders of the console are functioning correctly Recall the test function by pressing the softkey TOOLS in the main menu and then the softkey TEST On the display you can now choose then between keys and faders 21 6 1 Testing the key function Press the softkey KEYS to test the function of the keys The following display will KEY LED TEST d aeu press BUTTON The LED of the first key in the Fixture PAR section will be lit Press this key to find out whether the key functions correctly When the LED goes out and the LED of the next key SEL 1 is lit the function of the first key is perfect If a wrong key is pressed by mistake the message KEY ERROR appears on the display To test keys without LED select the desired key with the middle encoder wheel the designation of the keys is always shown onthe display Press the selected key to perform the function test Press the ESC key to leave this menu 21 6 2 Testing the fader function F FIXTUREA nao F ooo Fixtures 0 Activate the Test menu as described in Chapter 21 8 1 and press the softkey ace Oe 008 FADER The display shown on the left appears woe 8 Saws ee The individual faders and AUX controllers can now b
32. MERGE function although they are managed differently by the lighting control console While the MERGE function is a fixed connection of two or more chases which cannot be dissolved so easily the Synchronised Start function can be deleted with only one keystroke 11 1 15 1 Entering the Synchronised Start function BLOCK The softkey SYNCST is displayed when a chase is assigned to a speed group during the storage process You can activate the Synchronised Start function by pressing the softkey SYNCST The function field is shown inverted on the display R LINK MERGE SGROUP SYNCST CREATE GPOINT 11 1 15 2 Deleting the Synchronised Start function If the Synchronised Start function is activated the corresponding field on the display is shown inverted see 11 1 15 1 Entering the Synchronised Start function Press the softkey SYNCST again to deactivate the Synchronised Start function The corresponding function field is no longer displayed inverted 11 1 16 The Sound function Entering the beatcount Chases can run sound controlled i e the bass beat connected to the sound input of the lighting control console gives the signal for switching the chase steps The input jack for the sound is located on the rear panel of the lighting control console It is a stereo jack socket The bass frequency is preset by the manufacturer and cannot be changed However you can determine the number of bass counts to be left out until the Lic
33. MIDI notes when MIDI CO the Licon CX is connected to a MIDI device KEY PAGE1 The softkeys DISP1 DISP2 DISP 3 DISP 13 DISP 14 or the _ ECS key can only be selected with the S KEY Press the S KEYOFF MIDICHANNEL 1 cu and again until the desired key appears e g KEY s Kpgv BEATSYNC OFF ng gy DIRECT BS OFF MIDIKEY MIDICH JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 292 BN L i Nm 2 10 7 BEATSYNC MIDI CO KEY PAGE1 KEYOFF MIDICHANNEL 1 S KEY BEATSYNC OFF BS ON DIRECT BS OFF MIDIKEY MIDICH IW Instead of the sound function you can also assign the Beatsync function to chases or sequences For this purpose you require e g a sequencer that is able to send a beatsync signal Beatsync means that your chase or sequence runs at the beat dictated by the sequencer To assign the beatsync function enter the CONFIG MIDI menu and press the softkey BS ON The BEATSYNC section of the display shows that the beatsync is active BS ON If you now switch the chases and sequences in the sections CHASE CONTROL or SEQUENCE CONTROL to SOUND they will react to the beatsync Press BS OFF to deactivate the beatsync function 2 11 OPTION Additonal configuration parameters for the Fixture PAR selection 2 11 1 The swap function The swap function accesses the PAR and fixture faders It is activated in the CONFIG menu The m
34. Move the red slider located between the mains socket and the mains plug to the right 115 V until it locks or move it to the left 230 V until it locks If no red slider is present on the power supply unit of the lighting control console please contact our service team before you carry out the voltage setting 1 3 DMX outputs The Licon CX has two DMX output sockets These are 5 pin sockets with the following occupation Pin 1 gt shield Pin 2 gt data Pin 3 gt data Pin 4 gt not occupied Pin 5 gt not occupied Since DMX boosters are generally required for very long DMX lines the Licon CX is equipped ex works with a DMX booster This means that two output sockets are available for the DMX line with 512 channels The output sockets are designated A1 and A2 JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 10 B BAUAAR Ar Sr aW re 2 Configuration CONFIG In order to operate the Licon CX properly all devices you wish to have access to must be configured in the setup first For this reason a comprehensive library is made available to you from which you can copy setups of the most prevalent parameters into the CONFIG menu Switch the Licon CX on and press the softkey CONFIG to enter the configuration menu The following display is shown m w w w w i 1 Ill PRESET CONFIG BACKUP TOOLS ll iTS ailll m ill nw wl ICQ 0 NY 3 2 1 L USER Configu
35. a chase program will run endlessly However if you activate the em softkey SINGLE you can determine that the chase will only run once The Single function is T active when the corresponding field is shown inverted on the display FADETI JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 55 PEP ey Ear us ar E E re 11 1 12 Working with the block function BLOCK It is possible to group several chase steps into a block This block can then be either deleted or copied Defining a block You can form a block from steps that are arranged consecutively in your chase Move the cursor with the middle encoder wheel to the first step to be integrated in the block Press and hold the softkey BLOCK the field is displayed inverted Move the middle encoder wheel to the last step to be integrated in the block and release the softkey BLOCk again All steps assigned to the block with be marked with a B on the display A graph on the display will show in addition that the block function is active This example shows that the block consists of four steps step 2 to step 5 Copying a block B COPY After you have defined a block use the middle encoder wheel to choose the position in the chase where you want to insert this block The block will always be inserted before the activated inverted step Now press the softkey B COPY The process is executed immediately so it is not necessary that yo
36. are possible selects between mirror scan gt Mirror and moving head gt HEAD To select type press key TYPE until the desired fixture type is shown on the display This affects only moving patterns indicates number and configuration of the DMX channels of the fixture Per fixture 25 control channels and 7 fixed value channels are available Control channels are standard DMX channels such as pan tilt iris colour gobo focus Fixed value channels are DMX channels with a fixed DMX value cannot be changed during programming If for example your fixture has a channel for the parameter lamp on off which is a constant value then this channel is stored under fixed and assigned the corresponding DMX value Press one of the softkeys described above and the menu on the SKIP left appears on the display lS Now assign the individual functions of your fixture to the DMX pas He ere channels as follows turn the middle encoder wheel FUNC until 3 the desired function appears and then turn the left encoder Med P wheel DMXCH to switch to the next DMX channel The names 0824 of the individual functions correspond to the names of the keys in 10 24 the Feature Selection block where the parameters will be 12 28 activated later The left encoder wheel DMXCH can only switch Ud ie peona forward by one DMX channel If this channel is not occupied in the fixture i e
37. be lit COMBI Store Edit e e Press the Store key in the Combi section again to execute the process 18 8 1 Recalling PAR presets Press one of the PAR keys in the Fixture Selection block Activate the ENCODE function Then press the corresponding softkey to recall the desired presets 18 8 2 Fading PAR presets Press one of the PAR keys in the Feature Selection block The stored Presets will be shown on the display and can be recalled with the corresponding softkeys The fading time of PAR presets is controlled with the Preset Fade fader in the Feature Selection block Select a fade time between 0 0 to 10 seconds JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 92 B BAUAAR Ar Luc ue ar E W uw 18 9 Storing PAR channels on PAR fader banks The Licon CX comes with four faders for the storage of PAR channels on PAR fader banks which as a double function can also store fixed values permanent cues or also chases depending on whether you insert one or several steps These 4 faders can be switched four times by the key combination SHIFT Flash keys 1 4 green LED Thus a total of 16 faders can be used to store PAR channels E ERIdYT1 Cz G3 4 Bank Select Flash PAR Select the desired PAR channels with the help of the individual programming Store Edit functions Chapters 18 1 to 18 6 and press the Store key in the PAR section e e LED of Store key i
38. can now enter a value with the right encoder wheel VALUE This value is fixed and cannot be changed later during programming of shows e g for lamp on off commands INVERS CLEAR P ANGL T ANGL BLACK L inverts DMX channels If for example the iris of a fixture is built in such a way that it is open at a DMX value of 0 and closed at 255 you can invert the entire channel with the softkey INVERS After inversion the iris is closed at a DMX value of 0 and fully open at 255 NICHT INVERTIERT INVERTIERT BIT EFFECT BIT EFFECT LAL Bul The entries can be deleted with the softkey CLEAR Press the softkey CLEAR to delete the entries shown inverted on the display gt Press the ESC key to leave this menu enters the maximum deflection angle pan movement of the fixture to be configured Use the right encoder wheel to enter data This is an important parameter if you wish to work with preprogrammed moving patterns later Wrong or missing data of the P ANGL will possibly affect circular movements of the fixture enters the maximum deflection angle tilt movement of the fixture to be configured Use the right encoder wheel to enter data This is an important parameter if you wish to work with preprogrammed moving patterns later Wrong or missing data of the T ANGL will possibly affect circular movements of the fixture enters a value between 0 and 255 with the middle encoder wheel This value determines the fad
39. changes direction and runs opposite to the stored sequence of chase steps Function 3 The red and the green LED are lit The chase runs opposite to the programmed sequence until chase step 1 is reached Then it changes direction and runs according to the programmed sequence of chase steps until the last step is reached Here the chase changes direction again 13 6 The Restart function Activate the desired chase as described in 13 1 Press the Restart key to run the chase once more from the beginning 13 7 The Sync function gt Cf Chapter 12 2 3 The Synchronised Start function 13 8 The Sound function The Sound function switches chases and sequences with a bass beat You must connect a sound signal to the sound input stereo jack If the sound signal is connected the green LED of the sound key will signalise when chases or sequences are switched or triggered The bass frequency is preprogrammed by the manufacturer and cannot be modified However you can enter the number of beats after which your chase or sequence shall be switched or triggered to the next step You can choose the number of bass beats between 1 and 16 beats Press the Sound key in order to activate the Sound function The LED of the key must be lit On the display the number to the right of the note sign indicates the number of the bass beats that must elapse before the chase or sequence is switched forward by one J 1 chase step In this example the next chas
40. dimmer PAR section Enter CONFIG menu and select the menu item PATCH Press the PAR1 key and the following display is shown The softkeys listed below have the following functions EE DERE SCAN 1 enters DMX addresses for fixture no 1 16 zzzzzzzz d z he zzzzzzzz4 AUX enters DMX addresses for AUX controllers aan sje mima CURVE pap enters DMX addresses for dimmer channel 1 16 Bisram 4 4 ra zzz za CLEAR PAR2 enters DMX addresses for dimmer channel 17 32 someones d folha zzz sess d PAR3 enters DMX addresses for dimmer channel 33 48 LII fel 522224 OPEN CURVE selects the dimmer curve Hines CLEAR deletes all DMX addresses Emi ilele secz csza PATCH OPEN deletes an individual DMX address te PATCH confirms data input CH A 001 SELECT PATCHNR Left encoder wheel selects DMX addresses Middle encoder wheel moves the cursor up and down Right encoder wheel moves the cursor to the left and right 2 4 1 Entering DMX start addresses for the dimmer PAR section You can assign up to four DMX addresses to each Par key 1 16 Enter Patch menu and select PAR 1 Use the middle or right encoder wheel to select the key in the Fixture PAR Selection for which you wish to enter DMX start addresses Use the left encoder wheel to select DMX addresses Press the softkey PATCH to confirm the assignment of the channel After each confirmation with the softkey PATCH the cursor jumps to the next position and the nex
41. in the PAR section it must always be activated with the SELECT key in the Chase Control section JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 93 E HASmAS AH suu Ear us ar EE re 18 10 Storing cues scenes in the PAR section As described in Chapter 6 Cues in the Combi section up to 136 absolute PAR cues can be stored on one level The storage of PAR cues is carried out in the PAR section PAR Store Edit You have access to this level exclusively via the PAR fader bank faders C1 C4 18 10 1 Linking of PAR cues to PAR faders Before you can activate the cue to be linked a fader in the PAR Fader section must be selected first PAR Store Edit e e f CUES EH HN Press and hold the Store key in the PAR section Select a PAR fader and press the flash key located below this fader Then press the Cue key on which the desired cue is stored Release the Store key again and the cue is linked to the fader Note To get an overview of the cues it is important that they are named You can then find the storage place of your cue on Table 3 of the List function Chapter 19 18 11 Storing chases in the PAR section As described for chases in Chapter 11 Chases in the Fixture section also 64 absolute PAR chases can be stored on one level The storage of PAR chases is carried out in the PAR section It does not matter here whether the chases are stored fro
42. indicate this neutral position always as a line as orientation for the user Press the Pan Tilt key in the Feature Selection section twice to activate the fan function The following display is shown P SYM P INV T INV T SYM The functions listed below are available P ABS EZAMINA T ABS P LIN Linear deflection in the Pan section 000 000 H18 000 O00 P SIN1 Sine function in the Pan section P SIN3 000 000 20 000 000 T SIN3 P SIN2 Sine function in the Pan section P SIN2 000 900 M22 000 O00 T SIN2 P SIN3 Sine function in the Pan section Boii UU OU easel cee E P ABS Function with absolute values in the Pan P SIN1 900 oo 1127 o0 000 T SIN1 section O00 000 1329 000 000 P SYM Symmetrical deflection in the Pan section P LIN 5 oo 1531 o0 o0 LIN P INV Inverse function in the Pan section based on Doo 000 16 32 000 OOO ade the neutral position SIZE 000 SIZE MULTI SIZE 070 T INV Inverse function in the Tilt section based on the neutral position T SYM oymmetrical deflection in the Tilt section T ABS Function with absolute valules in the Tilt section T SIN3 Sine function in the Tilt section T SIN2 Sine function in the Tilt section T SIN1 Sine function in the Tilt section T LIN Linear deflection in the Tilt section 5 1 1 Entering the fan function The following examples will explain the different parameters P SYM P INV T INV T SYM onthe basis of values entered in t
43. is stored as is usual in live performances channels are inverted in the TOOLS menu Presets inverted in the TOOLS menu are not changed when the inversion of Pan and Tilt channels is changed or deleted Enter the CONFIG menu and select the PANTIL menu to invert the Pan and Tilt channels After activation of the PANTIL menu the fixture list with all 16 fixture storage places keys appears Now select the desired fixtures in the Fixture PAR Selection keys 1 16 To invert the channels press the softkey INVPAN or INVTIL The inversion was successful when the letter combination on the display is shown inverted Press the ESC key to leave this menu JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 lt 17 m Nm d m jh 2 6 1 Deleting a Pan or Tilt inversion If a Pan or and Tilt inversion is no longer necessary the inversion is deleted in the same order as it was entered Select the fixtures in the Fixture PAR Selection keys 1 16 for which you wish to delete the inversion and press the softkey INVPAN or INVTIL When the letter combination on the display is no longer displayed inverted the inversion was successfully deleted Press the ESC key to leave this menu 2 6 2 Swapping Pan and Tilt channels To swap exchange Pan and Tilt channels enter the CONFIG menu and select the menu item PANTIL A fixture list with all 16 fixture storage places appears Select the desired fixture
44. keys of the Fixture Par section Enter the DMX values with the encoder wheel FEATURE PAR o emen CRLSEL ono 04 00 05 i 100 000 o7 HILITE or by recalling presets 000 0a 1 0 000 17 PAROUT This mode is applied when a channel has 000 13 to be adjusted accurately to a certain output value or when ALL 0 000 i NUM preprogrammed cues chases or sequences must be changed afterwards PAR Here the current levels of the pure PAR section without scaling by the left Par master fader are adopted as current levels for the Combi section This mode requires that you know which key 1 16 will activate the particular PAR fixture 18 3 The BLOCK mode The BLOCK mode is activated with the softkey BLOCK This mode is active when the function field BLOCK is displayed inverted NAME Blocks of different sizes can be defined in order to edit PAR channels The values of the individual channels of the o mmm SEL gt 0 Mazaliuckiguali 8 ENCODE activated block can only be changed with the faders of the 000 03 PAR section The BLOCK function requires that you slide 000 05 back the PAR fader to 0 and raise the C PAR master fader to 000 ar HILITE 100 If you wish to enter the start position of your block select uas ri the first position of the block with the left encoder wheel 000 b PAROUT POSITION With the right encoder wheel you can determine ALL 0 000 14 num the size of the block The LEDs lit in t
45. menu and press the softkey TOOL Press the softkey REMOTE in the Tool menu to enter the Remote menu responsible for remote settings of the Licon CX Deactivate the MIDI function by pressing the softkey OFF 2 10 3 Connecting a MIDI device Midi In Thru Out Slave In Slave Thru Master Out Desklink MIDI devices are connected to the Licon CX with a standard 5 pin MIDI cable The MIDI sockets are located on the rear panel of the Licon CX Connect your MIDI cable to the MIDI In socket of the Licon CX and to the MIDI Out socket of your MIDI device 2 10 4 Selecting the MIDI channel 16 different channels are available for MIDI The Licon CX will only react to MIDI commands that are received on the pru Se s selected channel Press the softkey CONFIG MIDI to enter the corresponding menu Use the right encoder wheel MIDICH to enter the MIDI channel The corresponding MIDI KEYOFF MIDICHANNEL 1 is also shown on the display see illustration on the left S KEY BEATSYNC OFF BS ON DIRECT BS OFF MIDIKEY MIDICH JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 91 jp 2 10 5 Assigning MIDI notes Assigning MIDI notes when the Licon CX is connected to a MIDI device Important If the softkey DIRECT is not displayed inverted during assignment of MIDI notes to cue chase and sequence keys access is only obtained to Page 1 Bank A MIDI CO KEY PAGE1 KEYOFF
46. message does not appear connect the USB cable to another COM port and repeat the procedure Click the button START UPDATE and select the updater software that you have stored on your PC beforehand Start the software transfer to the Licon CX by opening the Updater software The data transfer may last up to 2 minutes When the update process is completed the Licon CX is turned on automatically JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 106 E E AAMAR AMR mmm e mw o cw 24 Deleting data of the lighting control console The data of the Licon CX can be deleted completely or selectively To enter the corresponding menu simultaneously press and hold the four softkeys located above the display while you are turning the console on with the ON OFF key ON OFF e The following menu appears on the display MORE L USER ACCESS In this menu you can delete the self programmed configuration of the fixtures or the assigned passwords SELECT PART TO CLEAR Press the desired softkey and confirm the process with the softkey YES To delete other data select the extended delete menu by pressing the softkey MORE The following menu appears on the display CONFIGPRESET COMBI PAR Select the desired section to be deleted by pressing the corresponding softkey and confirm with the softkey YES TILINE SELECT PART As a precaution we recommend to perform a data backu
47. modifications as planned in the storage matrix Press the Store key again to confirm the modifications Press the Edit key again or the ESC key to leave the Edit menu Activate a cue with the Edit key in the Combi section and the following display appears NAME MODIFY COPY The illustration shown on the left indicates if parameters are stored in this cue or not AUTSEL Sp tere 33 9 R LINK AUTFOL Stored parameters EE FLASH EE FT 1 00005 TP 0 No parameters stored storage matrix is empty TRIGPOINT FADETIME You have no direct access to the following cue parameters name fade time trigpoint and release link Press the softkey MODIFY and you can modify all other cue values 7 1 The FLASH function The flash function can only be set in combination with a release link and an additional cue When a flash function was assigned to a cue the cue key no longer works as switch key but as flash key To activate the flash function press the softkey FLASH The field on the display is shown inverted Simultaneously press the softkey R LINK and the cue key on which the Off Cue was stored Cf 6 1 7 Entering the release link function and 6 1 8 Working with the release link JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 45 E E AARNE AMR Ear us ar E E re 7 2 AUTFOL Automatic fixture activation by the Follow key If the
48. on the right side of the display Thus press the softkey CONFIG until denied will appear on the display Enter the access rights for presets as is described for CONFIG For the access to the store function you have the choice between the following three access levels full denied and limited access Press the softkey STORE until limited appears on the display With this limited access your user has the right to store own cues on Page 2 Bank D this section is located next to the cues and chase keys This user has access only to Page 4 in the SEQUENCES section and to faders in the Fixture PAR selection Press the ESC key to leave the menu 2 12 3 Checking passwords As soon as the Licon CX is switched on the password prompt appears on the display when activated in the access menu Enter the password and confirm with the softkey OK The master password gives access to all parameters of the lighting control console The user passwords 1 4 will only activate those parameters that are defined in the ACCESS menu as full or limited If you have forgotten the master password please contact your local JB lighting dealer and ask for the main password 2 12 4 Changing passwords Passwords are entered and changed in the CONFIG menu You have access to the CONFIG menu after you have entered the master password or a user password However access rights to the CONFIG must previously be given to this user in the ACCESS menu
49. one Gobo chase and one prism chase are merged One chase 1 1 Will result that on the one hand switches gobos and on the other hand controls a prism Precondition for merging of two chases both chases must contain an equal number of chase steps A UNa 11 1 13 1 Entering the MERGE function Programme the first chase and store it on a chase key Programme the second chase with an identical number of chase steps Press and hold the softkey MERGE and activate the first chase with the corresponding chase key Release both keys Press the Store key to store the entry The storage matrix of a chase in which only one parameter is stored may look as the NS illustration shown on the left The storage matrix of a chase which has been merged and thus contains more than one parameter may look as the illustration shown on the left If two chases are merged and you activate the first of the two chases automatically both chases will run The second chase adopts the duration of the first chase If the second chase is recalled it will run alone 11 1 13 2 Deleting the MERGE function The Licon CX has no special function that will delete the merge function Activate the chase with the Edit key in the Combi section and delete all undesired features with the help of the MODIFY function and the storage matrix 11 1 14 Speed groups SGROUP The Licon CX comes with 16 different speed groups to which you may assign fixture chases as we
50. only one fixture Fixture Fixture Fixture Fixiurm No No Ha No 1 E gt 4 Fidis PAR S lectlon Gray 2 However this mode cannot be applied to all stage settings since the fixtures are often not hn arranged according to their sequence in the e e e e Fixture PAR selection see Fig 2 or sometimes more than one fixture gt a fixture group should be addressed ah Y T i For this reason you can determine the fixture sequence on Page 2 of the chase generator Fi o Fara bomi jd re aig Z L 1 Alala JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 63 eam ARBRE cma Ear usar E E re SEQ S SEQ6 BEUT MENS With the softkeys SEQ1 SEQ8 names may be changed you SEQ 4 IONAN can programme your own fixture sequences rz Select the softkey from SEQ1 to SEQ8 to which you wish to SEQ 3 store the desired fixture sequence As soon as the softkey is SEQ2 5 z EDIT displayed inverted the softkey EDIT appears in addition on a x ae e _ the display SEQ 1 Gar a6 000 0x0 lt lt lt Press the softkey EDIT to enter the menu where fixture py siars Sequences are programmed DIRECT scc i 2 6 gt gt gt ESTUNIT OFF The individual functions have the following significance CLEAR deletes the sequence caution without NAME INSERT STORE confirmation prompt CREATOR PAN TILT DEL ST deletes a step that was previously selected S with th
51. section below the ON OFF switch and has a scale ranging from 0 0 seconds to 10 seconds Parameters are either faded or switched Parameters that are faded include Pan Tilt positions iris settings CMY colour mixing and focus or zoom settings All other parameters are switched Raise the Preset Fade fader and activate a preset The preset will be faded or switched according to the time set with the preset fader JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 2 09 E E JAR AE SM a um ter Em D n 5 Programming aids for Pan and Tilt values Programming aids for Pan and Tilt values are functions that allow simple and quick programming of complex sequences This chapter deals on the one hand with the fan function Fixture Selection Pan Tilt and on the other hand with preprogrammed moving patterns Fixture Selection Moving Patterns Sequences programmed in these two parameter sections can be stored as presets 5 1 Fan function The fan function assigns different deflection angles to a group of fixtures This will result in fan shaped and wavelike cues Fan shaped cues are achieved when a deflection angle is entered in the Pan section Wavelike cues are achieved when a deflection angle is entered in the Tilt section To simplify matters the following examples are always based on a neutral position of the fixtures in the Tilt section 5096 or DMX value 127 The illustrations will
52. show values between 000 and 65535 JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 zoj z EH HA AWRE Aw Luz ues usu WwZu 4 Presets Presets are preprogrammed fixture settings that are often used by the operators They are the most important tools for the programming of fixtures Presets should be stored for all parameters since they considerably speed up the programming procedure The fixtures predefined in the library contain in part preprogrammed presets If you use different types of fixtures we recommend a uniform classification of presets for all types of fixtures If a fixture for example does not possess individual functions or has fewer colours gobos etc than another fixture then we recommend that you leave out the corresponding entries in the presets Thus you can ensure that the designation of the preset is suitable for all presets It is also possible to store presets for movements and PAR light dimmer parameters If you work with Pan Tilt presets you have the advantage that for the next live performance in another locality you only have to change the Pan Tilt to adjust the programme and can otherwise work with the same fixture configuration All cues chases and sequences that you have programmed with the help of the corresponding presets will then be output with the changed values TIP Do always work with PAN TILT presets 4 1 Creating and storing presets In order t
53. shown inverted 10 1 3 Deleting the follow function To delete the follow function in a cue enter the Edit mode and activate the corresponding cue Press the Edit key in the Combi section and then the cue key on which the cue is stored The AUTOFOL function field on the display is now shown inverted Press the corresponding softkey The follow function AUTOFOL is deleted when the softkey is no longer displayed inverted JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 51 EAR Zu OO LAS 11 Chases in the Fixture section A chase is defined as a succession of individual cues All steps of a chase have the same runtimes The Licon CX provides two different possibilities to create chases a with the help of previously programmed cues and b with the chase generator which is a quicker and more effective solution This chase generator makes available an abundance of different chase patterns to which you only have to assign the desired parameters and runtimes CHASES ee oo The Licon CX has a total of 64 storage places keys for chases 32 chases can run at the same time These eight keys of the Chases section shown on the left are used to store and recall chases They are switched by the keys of the Page Bank section 11 1 Programming chases from cues scenes If you wish to programme chases from aleady existing cues scenes programme and store these cues as described
54. the corresponding fixture group are lit Highlite Group In order to flash the moving heads of a fixture group press and hold the Highlite Group key LED is not lit and simultaneously press one of the flash keys located below the fixture faders Then release both keys again Now flash the just activated fixture group by positioning the fader on the zero value and pressing the flash key below the group fader Highlite Group Localising fixtures In the highlight mode the GROUP key allows quick and easy localisation of fixtures If you wish to employ the programming aid HIGHLIGHT proceed as follows press and hold the HIGHLIGHT key and select a fixture from the Fixture PAR Selection by pressing the corresponding key The DMX values of the channels speed gobo color prisma and frost of the selected fixture are set to 000 whereas the values of shutter and dimmer are set to 255 PAN Tilt moving patterns iris and focus remain unchanged The fixture now shows an open white beam of light The corresponding LED is flashing For deactivation press and hold the HIGHLIGHT key and simultaneously press the fixture key with the flashing LED Release both keys and the Highlight function is deactivated The Clear key deactivates all activatedcfixtures LED goes out Clear The Invert key inverts all activated fixtures Invert The key combination Clear Invert activates all fixtures Clear Invert JB lighting Lichtanla
55. urges MERGE not inverted chase runs endlessly ey mg CLEAR deletes all chase data CLEAR mw SGROUP DEL ST deletes one step of the chase SP 10000s 1 000Hz DUP ST duplicates a step iano NAME names the chase CREATE BLOCK creates a block from different steps R LINK enables combination with a release link FADETIME STEP TRIGPOINT MERGE combines chases SGROUP creates a speed group CREATE activates the chase generator FADETIME enters the fade time for the complete chase STEP enables scrolling up and down between the steps TRIGPOINT time of switching of all parameters that are not faded 11 1 3 Entering the chase name To name the chase press the softkey NAME and enter the name with the keys of the Cues Chases Sequences section double assignmen of keys Then press the softkey NAME again to store the name 11 1 4 Entering the runtimes Three different types of runtimes are available which are designated with the following abbreviations Cue Nr 1 Cue Nr 2 SP speed duration of each step FI fade time duration of fade in fade out TP trigpoint switch time for all features that are not faded Fade time and trigpoint are entered as percentage values depending on the actual duration of the step Advantage fade time and trigooint readjust themselves if the runtime is changed manually me na PAID iC Hl en Hz ele nd Speed L nge eines Steps TS 50 100 0 50 100 Cue Nr
56. with corresponding name fields Caution The cues and chases listed in the PAR secton cannot be controlled via the touchscreen as is the case in the Combi section JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 97 IM a Nm Wi gi 20 Storing data BACKUP Data backup is performed on a standard USB memorystick which is inserted into the slot located above the display 20 1 Selective data storage SAVE The Licon CX can store the following groups of data separately MEMORY cues chases Sequence data in the Fixture TILINE PAR section PRESET programmed fixture PRESETS for features MEMORY e g gobo colour iris parameters CONFIG data of the Config section PRESET L USER data of self defined fixture configurations config ALL all data of the lighting control console ALL L USER The storage procedure will always be the same no matter whether all data or only a group of data are selected for storage Caution Before data can be stored you must enter a name for the backup file You can store the data of the console several times on the same USB memorystick However existing files cannot be overwritten Insert the USB memorystick into the slot located above the display Press the softkey SAVE and select the desired data group by pressing the corresponding softkey Enter a name for the file with the double assigned keys of the Cues Chases Sequen
57. 25 B BATUARAB ey Ear us ar EE uw 2 11 6 TOUCH Turning the touchscreen on or off With the softkey TOUCH the touchscreen function of the display can be turned on or off TOUCH displayed inverted basic configuration touchscreen is activated TOUCH not displayed inverted touchscreen is deactivated 2 12 ACCESS Entering passwords In the Licon CX password can be entered on different password levels One master password and four user passwords are available The individual users may be granted different access rights The master password is superior to all other passwords It is only possible to change user passwords after entry of the master password Config FULL DENIED USER 1 Preset FULL DENIED Store FULL H DENIED H LIMITED Config FULL DENIED USER 24 Preset F LL DENIED Store FULL DENIED LIMITED MASTERH Config FULL DENIED USER 3 Preset FULL DENIED Store FULL DENIED H LIMITED Config FULL H DENIED E USER 4 4 Preset FULL DENIED Store FULL DENIED LIMITED 2 12 1 Entering the master password Enter the CONFIG menu and press the softkey ACCESS The CHECK INACTIVE display shown on the left appears MASTER Enter the master password first Use the double assigned keys of USER PASSWORD _ the cues chases and sequence sections USER STATUS INACTIVE When the master password is entered the softkey CHECK appears on the display By pressing this softkey you can ac
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60. AR values of the Combi section are shown on the corresponding feature pages The brightness values are controlled with the middle master fader Combi Par and output via DMX channels Fields of application of the combined storage of PAR and fixture data are for example e complete sequences e g for theatre applications e combined colour states for live performances e complete remote controlled shows e g via MIDI e in general all fields of application where complete lighting or colour states are already determined before the time of programming COMBI ee oe The data of combined PAR fixture cues are generally stored with the Store key 9 in the Combi section The Par section enables access to storage functions of cues or chases that only contain PAR dimmer data If cues and chases which contain only PAR data are stored on the corresponding cue and chase keys 136 cues and 48 PAR storage places are available exclusively for the PAR section The DMX output of the currently valid values works on the HTP principle This means that the currently highest value for a channel takes precedence Cues and Chases of the Par section are exclusively recalled with the keys and faders of the Par section of the Licon CX The left master fader PAR is used to activate the functions of the Par section PAR Store Edit Cues containing only PAR data are stored with the Store key in the Par o g section Fields of application of the Par s
61. ASA CS o WII c 112 29 IA FIATURE fader Soci eet a ea a oe a ee ce ee ee 113 20 to CHASE CONTROL saien aa e yA team E A A tetanic 113 25 15 SEQUENGE CONTROL serere Ee E EA E ENEA A E E E E 114 26 Technical dimerisiOnDs Mi MM eirata a aaa uan co D aA o aE ae vt dus UV erased aih 115 X Bes Ee FOR NI Grii aaa E a aaa Aa A 116 20 EICON CX Customer LIS essuie a aaa PU cu toc oes area o Ds e Aaaa aaa AE 117 JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 9 EH HA ARE aw un ue ur nm KZ u 1 First steps 1 1 Scope of delivery and installation Lighting control console Connecting cable User manual USB cable Optional accessory Desklamp Flightcase Dustcover Trackball Wooden frame with hand rest USB memorystick Please check whether delivery is complete Ensure that the voltage complies with the power unit settings and plug in the power unit The factory setting of the console is 230 V After plugging in the controller the LED of the ON OFF key is lit If this is not the case throw master switch of the power unit and activate the control console by pressing the ON OFF key 1 2 Changing the input voltage The input voltage of the Licon CX is adjusted with a slider situated beneath the mains plug You can choose between 230 V and 115 V Set the required voltage with a suitable tool e g screwdriver before you plug in the console
62. ASE matrix to the first step you wish to integrate in the block Press and hold the softkey BLOCK field on the display is shown inverted Turn the middle encoder wheel until you have reached the last step to be integrated in the block Release the softkey BLOCK again All steps integrated in the block are marked with a B on the display This process is additionally shown as graph on the display The illustration shows that the block of our example contains a total of your steps step 2 to step 5 JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 82 em ARBRE cma a RW ww Copying a block B COPY Define a block as described above and use the middle encoder wheel to select the position before which you want to insert the block Press the softkey B COPY The command is executed immediately and does not require confirmation by pressing the Store key in the Combi section Press the ESC key to leave the menu Deleting a block B DEL Define a block as described above Press the softkey B DEL The marked block is deleted immediately Press the ESC key to leave the menu Moving a block B MOVE Define the desired block as described above When a block is moved this block is not duplicated see copying a block but simply appears at another position of the sequence The block will always be inserted before the step that you have marked with the cursor For this reason it is not poss
63. AT 15 0003 LINK F inverted specifiies the fade time in 96 SINGLE l LINK F nicht invertiert specifiies the fade time in absolute IE values ii FADETIME enters fade time with the left encoder wheel FADETIME FADETIME STEP NEXTTIME STEP selects the desired step with the middle encoder wheel NEXTTIME invertiert enters step length with the right encoder wheel NEXTTIME inserts intermediate steps with the softkey ID TRIGP enters the trigpoint When the function is activated displayed inverted enter the data with the right encoder wheel TRIGPOINT ID numbers intermediate steps When the function is activated enter the data with the right encoder wheel ID GO TO selections steps directly when GO TO key is used in combination with the keys of the CUES CHASES SEQUENCE section If you press the softkey MODIFY in addition the following functions are shown on the display NAME MODIFY TRACE BLOCK DUP ST duplicaties the active step DEL ST deletes the active step LINK CLEAR deletes the complete sequence attention no confirmation prompt BLOCK forms a block from a several successive steps LINK links a chase within a sequence RHENUM renumbers the sequence steps using integral numbers FADETIME STEP NEXTTIME The following data are related to the example and will vary from sequence to sequence L 2 The sequence has a length of two steps A 05 The activated sequence is stored on Bank A
64. AUTFOL Autofollow function is assigned to a cue and this cue is recalled all fixtures stored in this cue are activated by the Follow function and their PAN and TILT values can be directly changed in PAN with a connected trackball Simultaneously all other parameters are frozen 7 2 1 Entering the AUTFOL function To activate the Follow function consecutively press the Edit key in the Combi section and the cue key on which the cue to be edited is stored Then press the softkey AUTFOL The activated key will be displayed inverted Press the Edit key again to leave the Edit menu Illustration the softkey AUTFOL displayed inverted 7 2 2 Working with the AUTFOL function When a cue with assigned Autfol function is activated all PAN and TILT channels of every fixture stored in this cue are automatically activated on a connected tracking ball and can be moved All other parameters of these fixtures are frozen and can be modified exclusivley by presets or with the encoder If another cue is recalled in which the same fixtures are active the frozen parameters remain unchanged In order to visually check which fixtures are active in the particular cue proceed as follows Press one of the keys in the Feature Selection block Then press and hold the Follow key in the Feature Selection section The LEDs that are now lit in the Fixture Selection block indicate which fixtures are stored in the active cue At the same time the function field ACT
65. BO 3 EXTRA COLOR 1 COLOR 2 C Y M IRIS SHUTTER DIMMER ZOOM FOCUS PRISM P ROT FROST Coot y n activate the individual fixture parameters s e 5 PAR 1 16 PAR 17 32 PAR 33 48 activate PAR channels Zoom ON OFF turns the console on and off Slee PRESET FADE fader used to enter the fading time between two presets Prism P Rot Frost Special Freeze PAR PAR PAR 1 16 17 32 33 48 25 5 COMBI COMBI store Edit The Combi section performs all storage and edit functions for cues scenes chases and sequences which contain either only fixtures or fixtures and PAR channels In addition all presets for fixtures as well as for PAR channels are stored by means of the keys of the Combi section 25 6 PAR The PAR section performs all storage and edit functions for cues scenes and chases which only contain PAR channels and which are activated by the PAR faders 9 For pure PAR cues and chases stored with the key of this section the HTP principle applies i e the highest DMX value takes precedence Cues and chases can only be activated with the PAR faders PAR Store Edit 25 7 CUES keypad CUES Selection of cues scenes Speedgroup 1 16 Beatcount 1 16 e e amp Additional keyboard function due to double 4 5 assignment of keys 1 Block Cue F1 F8 RT Keys for fixed cues cannot be switched via Page Bank As a rule the most important cues are stored here F G 2 3 Blo
66. Change the passwords in the CONFIG menu as described in chapter 2 12 1 and 2 12 2 JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 SD 7 E E Ana AEBH RA un ue ur Sore 3 Programming in the Combi section The Combi section offers the possibility to store combined cues chases and sequences with fixture as well as PAR data This chapter of the user manual will deal with the Combi section only with regard to fixtures If you wish to store combined cues chases and sequences you must store the data of the corresponding PAR channels together with the fixture data on the same key The Combi section works according to the LTP principle Last Takes Precedence This means that the value last adjusted or selected has precedence for a channel You will find the currently valid PAR values of the Combi section on the corresponding feature pages of the display These values are scaled with the middle master fader Combi PAR and output via DMX Fields of application of this combined storage are for example complete sequences e g for theatre performances combined colour states during touring stage applications completely remote controlled shows e g via MIDI in general all fields of application where complete colour or lighting states are already definite at the beginning the programming phase VN NN 3 1 Direct access to fixtures Fixture PAR Selection The Licon CX allows acces
67. D is lit the NextTime of sequence steps can be overwritten manually Time Man fader The Time Man fader accesses the fade time of sequence steps Time Man fader in combination with the Man Fade key Allows manual fading of sequence steps The time during which the fader is raised from O to 10 determines the fadetime When the fader is positioned either to O or to 10 the next sequence step will be activated Time Man fader in combination with the Time key Activates the time scaling of the Time Man fader The fadetime can be adjusted between 0 and 10 seconds steps as shown on the scale Rate Time Man JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 114 j 9 diiis C Gi in mm imensions 26 Technical d X9 NO I J2npoJd 9060 7c ejeg Auewuay ul apen bunufi gf 84c 3uBIeM suorsueuiq 11 45 boo Cu SERCE e oS UNT I a s HL ILI ILI EIE ji Q C 1 809 e en n2 to i L i 9 zar i L 9 9og aV G G4G OFF EN e LU LC pOL Cn ia i 5 g 18S D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 115 E E AARNE suus Ear us ar E E re 27 LICON CX for hire Dear Ladies and Gentlemen As a special customer service we have compiled a list of all owners of a Licon CX who are interested in making their Licon CX ava
68. IGPOINT JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 79 E E AARNE suus mmm m wo cw 15 6 Entering the mode of flow control With the following parameters you can determine the flow control of a sequence The parameters are activated by pressing the desired key on the display in combination with the corresponding key of the Sequence Control section AUTO The steps run automatically according to preprogrammed time intervals The auto function is activated by pressing the Rate key in the Sequence Control section MFAD The step is faded with the ManFader fader GO The step is switched with the Go and Go keys SOUND The step is switched with the Sound function 15 7 The ID function The function ID is used to assign sub numbers to steps you have inserted in a sequence Insert duplicate a step into the sequence and press the softkey ID to enter the sub numbers with the right encoder wheel You can assign numbers between x 1 to x 9 The actual number of steps is shown on the left side of the display below the storage matrix whereas a little further to the right the sub numbers are displayed 15 8 The GO TO function With the GO TO you will have direct access to a step This function is used above all to leave out some steps when a sequence is run If for example the first step of your sequence is active and you wish to activate the eighth step as next step press t
69. IR ors atis i is MUNG HONG T 6 Cues scenes in the Combi section 111 Lee eee ieeee eei ieeeeece iine enne anna anna anas an saa a asa a sn aaa nn 6 1 Programming and storing Ol CUCS osage a tus creat oec avo di Dae en es so soa sau ecu etn aseo ho cuo ttt Prasad Od TGPDeSGIOIr age TTlalllXoscs cendessuterint todas sos merayscieatuataadesDetnanz Po diea advac Cuesta c vos tutae vasi iaco oan id fatta es Das 6 1 2 Selecting features to be stored arrier a a nennen a 6 1 3 The cue keys in combination with the page bank KeYS ccccsssceeceeeseeeeeeeeeeseaseeseeeeeseneeeeeenaess sm a MGIC CUS Suite T 6 1 5 Entering tie Tade ULTIG ms eerta erp oie put deuote rogue aston edes ina des Rete Bet asitu d aes aa a 6 146 EMlening iho Mopon scc 6 1 7 Entering the Release Link function R Link 2 0 0 0 ccecccsseeceeceeeeeeceeeeeecaeeseeeeeaseeeeseeessaeseseneeeeeenaaes 6 1 8 Working with the Release Link function cccccsseceeceeeeeeeseeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeseaeeeeseaueeessaneeesaeeeeesaees 6 1 9 Entering and working with the flash fUNCTtION cccccseeeeeeseeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeseaseeeseeeeeessaeeeseneeeeeeeaees 1s EdiIUNG CUCS mer Z Ehe FLASH TUCO OM esseri a a a aa a aa aA 7 2 AUTFOL Automatic fixture activation by the Follow key sese 7 2 1
70. IVE is displayed inverted y Feature Selection Path MOVES Speed HOFF Fixture PAR Selection 1 2 4 4 Freeze 8 12 s Clear Group 9 Prism P Rnt Frei Special Freezu Follow e Pan FINE OFF TILT Highlight 13 14 15 16 7 2 3 Deactivating the AUTFOL function To deactivate the assigned Autfol function in an active cue press a key of the Feature Selection first Then press and hold the Follow key in the Feature Selection section the inverted function field ACTIVE will appear on the display Press the assigned softkey and the inversion as well as the Follow function will be deactivated JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 46 Be ARBRE ma a RW ww 7 3 AUTSEL Automatic fixture selection If the Autsel function automatic selection of fixtures was assiged to a cue and this AUTSEL cue is activated the LEDs of those fixtures are lit in the Fixture Selection block which are stored on this cue The moving lights thus selected are active and their parameters can be modified 7 3 1 Activating and deactivating the Autsel function To activate the AUTSEL function consecutively press the Edit cue in the Combi section and the cue key on which the cue to be edited is stored The following display is shown NAME MODIFY COPY Press the corresponding softkey to activate the AUTSEL
71. K CLOCK sets the console clock SOUND INFO INFO provides information on serial number and software version of the console TEST TEST tests the function of keys and faders DESKLAMP DISPLAY 21 1 The sound function SOUND Since many music tracks have passages with a very close succession of bass beats a so called gate time down time can be entered The gate time corresponds to a rest period where bass beats are not count by the Licon CX To enter the gate time press the softkey TOOLS in the main menu and afterwards the softkey SOUND Use the middle encoder wheel GATE TIME to enter the desired gate time Tip A gate time of 0 3 seconds is recommended gt Press the ESC key to leave this menu 21 2 The remote function in the Tool menu REMOTE In the Remote menu of the Licon CX the basic configuration of the following three funcions can be performed a the MIDI function b the linking of several Licon CX lighting control consoles and c the control of functions of the Licon CX by an external DMX console 21 2 1 Basic configuration of the MIDI function See Chapter 2 10 21 2 2 Linking two Licon CX lighting control consoles D LINK In order to be able to control 16 fixtures you can use the D LINK function to connect two or more Licon CX lighting control consoles to each other The fixtures cabling patch are activated separately separately by the different consoles The PAR faders master faders and fixture faders are also
72. MIDICHANNEL 1 akey BEATSYNC OFFi ae on DIRECT BS OFF MIDIKEY MIDICH If the softkey DIRECT is displayed inverted also cues chases and sequences can be assigned that are stored on the other pages and banks Press the softkey CONFIG and then MIDI to activate the MIDI menu Now press a random key on the connected keyboard The display shows the MIDI note e g G 5 A preprogrammed assignment of cues chases and sequences to MIDI notes is available which is not binding however You can change this assignment by selecting another cue chase or sequence key To assign a cue to the MIDI note press the cue key on which you want to store the corresponding cue The assignment is shown on the display Bear in mind that you will have access to page 2 and the banks B C and D only when the softkey DIRECT is displayed inverted Assigning MIDI notes when the Licon CX is not connected to a MIDI device If no MIDI device is available to you when you make the assignment of MIDI notes then you can select the MIDI notes with the middle encoder wheel The assignment of the MIDI notes to the cue chase and sequence section is carried out by pressing the corresponding keys Bear in mind that also here you will have access to page 2 and the banks B C and D only when the softkey DIRECT is displayed inverted 2 10 6 Assigning softkeys The sofkeys are designated DISP MIDI notes are assigned to _ these keys as described under Assigning
73. NCE CONTROL Man Fade Each activated sequence will run according to the programmed runtimes and mode of flow control However it is possible to overwrite these times with the keys and faders of the Sequence Control section The Sequence Control section has higher priority than the previously programmed data Rate Time Rate Time Man JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 84 Ip BN L i 3 Nm IW 17 2 1 Changing the speed of sequences Man Fade key Red LED displays current status sequences can only be faded manually with the Time Man fader Green LED no function Go key Red LED displays current status sequences can be switched manually with the GO or GO keys Green LED no function Sound key Red LED displays current status Green LED indicates the beat count connected to the sound input on the rear panel of the Licon CX Rate key Red LED displays current status this key overwrites the NextTime of sequences Yellow LED indicates the speed of the rate fader Time key Red LED displays current status the fade time of sequences are overwritten by the time entered with the fader Rate fader The rate fader addresses the NextTime of sequence steps As soon as the red LED of the rate key is lit the NextTime of the sequence steps can be overwritten manually with the fader Time Man fader The Time Man fader addresses the fade times
74. NE EARE nup SSS SS HM Se SEES NNNM NN SF UD UN o UN User manual Version 2 1 ud HB LIGHTING JB lighting Lichtanlagentechnik GmbH sallersteig 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 7304 96170 Telefax 49 7304 961799 http www jb lighting de JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 29 B BAUAAR Ar Luc ue ar E W uw Foreword Thank you very much for the confidence you have placed in us by purchasing the Licon CX The Licon CX allows you to control both intelligent light that is presently on the market and up to 48 channels for conventional light DMX controlled dimmers The Licon CX comes with a clearly structured operation design This user manual will help you to become easily familiarised with the mode of operation of the Licon CX All working steps are described in detail in the user manual which will allow unexperienced users to work with the lighting controle console as well If you have already gained experience with similar lighting control consoles however please have a look at our abbreviated version that will describe only the most important functions of the Licon CX Enjoy working with your new lighting control console Your JB lighting team JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 L9 BEARDS F ELS uuu wel General remarks The Licon CX by JB lighting was designed to facilitate and ac
75. T HILITE NAME Enter the name with the double assigned keys of the gt 900 0B Cues Chases and Sequences sections 0 Ho M PAROUT f you wish to delete the name press the softkey CLRNAM 000 i and the names of all keys selected are deleted ALL 0 000 M NUM 000 16 PAR JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 91 E HE JAR AE Sm um um ter Em ue n 18 8 Storing presets In the PAR section as in the Fixture section you can store presets PAR presets must always be stored in the Combi section Enter the main menu and press the softkey PRESET Select one of the PAR keys 1 16 PAR 17 32 COMBI PAR 33 48 in the Feature Selection section and enter the DMX values for the Mon s desired PAR channels Press the Store key in the Combi section the Store LED is lit and press the corresponding softkey to select the desired storage place on the display the Store LED is flashing When the Preset field is displayed inverted IN L P you can name the Preset with the double JT ailll assigned keys of the Cues Chases and Sequences sections lim l e When presets of the PAR section are stored not all channels are activated automatically w WI as is the case in the Fixture section Here only those channels are stored in a Preset that have been activated previously at least one LED in the Fixture PAR selection section must
76. X channels to the dimmer PAR S CtION cccccccceneeeeeeeeeeeceeeeseeeeeeeeeeaeeaeees 2 4 1 Entering DMX start addresses for the dimmer PAR section eeeeeeeesesssssss 2 4 2 Deleting particular DMX start addresses ssseesssssssssssssseeeen nennen 2 4 3 Deleting all DMX start addresses elssessesssssseeseseeesene nennen nennen nnne nnn nans nnn nnns 2 4 4 Selecting the dimmer CUVE rerai ea a eene enne nnne a nnn nan n nnns s snas annis nnn aa 2 5 P GOPY 7 GODVING FESEIS ateen a ettet ps tbi pesas use av ibt deasut esque beau iue Prencibesum tae dicx ened ate 2 6 PANTIL Inverting Pan and Tilt channels ccccceeecccceeeeeceeeeeceeeeeeseeseeeeeaeeessaeeeeeseeeeeseaeeeesneneeeeas 2 6 1 Deleting a Pan or Tilt inversion ccccccceececcesseecceeeececseseeeceuseeecsaueeceeuseeeseaeeessaueeessenseesssaseeeses 2 6 2 Swapping Pan and Tilt channels ssseseseessessessseeeeeee nne nnne nnne nnn nnne nnn nnns 2 7 AUTORUN Starting the LICON CX automatically eeeeeeeesseseseeeeeeeeeenenn nnn 2 8 DMX Remote control via external DMX CONSOLE cccccececcseeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeesseeeeeseseeeseaeeeesseeeeeeas 2 8 1 Selecting the DMX Channels cccccccccceceeeeeeseeeceecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeesseeeeeeeseseeeeeeeeesseaeaseeeeseeeeesaaas 2 9 EXTTRG Remote control via external trigger INDUt c
77. X values of each step are listed below ace or 4 goo the designation VALUES FUPUNE aF e ce To enter the individual chase parameters press the softkeys lt lt lt or STEPSEE SIARTPOS gt gt gt to switch to page 5 d dA OPTION CH COME 1 ADT LINE BLIF LINE OFS TESTUNIT Press the Store key in the Combi section to confirm and store the data The display returns to the PROG COMB CHASE menu JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 66 em ARBRE cma a RW ww 11 2 5 Page 5 of the chase generator chase switching between more than two parameters A standard chase always switches between two parameters em presets or DMX values On Page 5 of the chase generator you can extend the list of parameters to be assigned to a ve ST4 chase OPTIONS VALUES _ We use a shutter chase as example to explain Page 5 of the OPEN ea i zs chase generator SOSED Gs 1 777 The illustration shows a chase with six steps which switches gt gt 1 2 je k 5 6 gt gt between open and closed SHUTTER Step 1 Fixture 1 open Fixtures 2 6 closed Step 2 Fixtures 1 and 3 6 closed Fixture 2 open The shutter switches in each step of the chase between open and closed You have now the possibility for example to programme an additional color to a colour chase For this purpose use the three softkeys described below LIST
78. a dex epu c aaa aeae cows pura iS puto duis UE 80 tos M Dor NIBhiyiqeio mm ICD oe ne Ce 80 15 9 The GO TO TUDCHOL Eus aa aii aa a quu tesdu tub talia emis cU tat i qux dins eua iC tnb idesiit 80 jen The DUP Ie C 80 19 T0 bhe DEL ST THEOHOR o iesioteuesisiutpaiS a a eee ee 80 SX RIEN Adele m M 80 152 Ihe BEOGI TUNIC TOM si nap au pIOU EU Ror Ste a ANE QuEta a a dias as se 81 UN EC WAS MS SWISS NN RT om em 81 JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 oy an E HASmA ABANH RA NENNEN EN Se GS CUN WUENB AP G 19 14 He INI TU GUO i koci uat bu eae tnit a Mea etate caterers eu a Cutis ad eduboee 81 pBEelnirek einige momle euewackubudesssieeczecucccuscastect 82 To done BLOCK IU C HOM aede aa ava exta dece allemand x a Facete ev de ee t ves intct exi Lee dat oras rds 82 16 2 Linking chases or cues to a sequence step LINK cccccsssececeesseeeceeseeeceeseecseseeessageeessaeeesseaees a3 17 Working wilh SEQUENCES dcos naea e cu De pua n bien e oes Uo odio E COO se hd e Gases beu cu oe age ease s eve ose uw Deus 84 17 A OWALCHING Seguente DaliKS queue iie Peer diee siio o tace De yat a pee a Lato Sov dos 84 17 2 The 5eduernce Control SSCHO Ms cosa ortae cce a tate PCI a oe ed eant Yee ceo vu REIR Ve eee au ea Yo Ferte eases 84 17 2 1 Ghanglng the sp
79. age 5 of the chase generator chase switching between more than two parameters 67 11 2 6 Page 6 of the chase generator modifying chase patterns eeeeeeseeeseessssse 68 12 The MERGE and SPEEDGROUP function ecce Le ieeeee eee iieeeee enn enean nna a nnn nena anna sana nnan 69 12 1 Entering the MERGE function copying one chase on another ccccceeccseeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeaeeeeeeeeneaees 69 12 1 1 Deleting the MERGE function eeeeeessssseesseseeeeee nennen nnne nnne nnne nennen nnns nnn nnn nnns 69 12 1 2 Assigning chases to speedgroups SGROUP cece ceccccccseeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaeeseeeeeessaeaaeess 69 12 1 3 Deactivating a speedgroup ccccccssssececcceesseceeccueuseceeceeaseeeeeseaseceesssauaeceesssaaecessssaaseeeeessaneeness 70 12 1 4 The synchronised start function SYNCST eeesssssessesssseeee nennen nennen nnne nnne nnns 70 13 The Chase COhIFol SeCl D oe cci iecore ces ero a cL emus e ws cu EC Oa URS 72 13 1 Activating a chase for speed regulation ccccceeececcesseeeceeeeeecceseecseaseecseseeeseseeessaueeeesageeeessaeenenes 72 13 2 Changing speed with the encoder wheel SPEED ccccccseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceeaeeeesseaeeeesesaaeeseseesaaees 72 13 3 Changing speed with the Learn Keytin in AE nennen nennen near nnn nnns 72 13 4 Manual stepping of chase steps with the Go K YS
80. always specify your Licon CX serial number so that the updates are managed correctly 23 1 Quick installation and configuration guide for the Licon CX UPDATER 23 1 1 Installing the Licon CX Updater programme Download the Licon CX Updater from the JB lighting hompage under www jb lighting de or have the Licon CX Updater sent to you by e mail Store the programme on your PC syste and save all data of your Licon CX on a memory stick Then click the setup exe and follow the instructions of the installation software 23 1 2 Recalling the Licon CX Updater 1 Start menu Programmes JB LICON CX Updater 23 2 Updating the Licon CX 1 CAUTION Data in the Licon CX will be lost once the update process is performed gt It is therefore absolutely necessary to perform a data BACKUP on a USB memory stick before you start the update process The Licon CX will be completely reset to factory settings Use the USB cable to connect the Licon CX with the corresponding COM port of the PC The suitable USB cable is included in the delivery If not please contact your local dealer Fixture PAR Selection Press and hold the no 8 in the Fixture PAR Selection of the Licon CX in the OFF state of the console and simultaneously turn the console on with the ON OFF key gt Now the LED of key 1 is off and the LEDs 2 8 are lit gt n additon the Updater programme displays the message LICON CX on the PC gt If this
81. assigned to a speedgroup run at the RAMS d 5 ddl same speed The chases of a speedgroup may have a different UN e 5 e e 7 number of chase steps If the speed of a chase which belongs to 3 4 5 6 a speedgroup is altered the speed of all other chases of this 2L 1513 1 speedgroup will automatically be adjusted The speedgroup E 5 function has the advantage that each chase of the group can be od E recalled and run separately unlike the merge function where the 2 I2 2 Js chases can only be recalled and run in combination ji ES i The keys 1 to 16 of the Cue section are used to assign e e 5727 e e speedgroups C V B N Enter the Program Combi Chase menu in order to assign chases to speedgroups Programme your chase as usual and store it on a chase key Then press the Edit key in the Combi section and recall the chase by pressing the chase key JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 69 Ee ARBRE suu SS ee n In the Edit Combi Chase menu the function SGROUP is displayed Press and hold the softkey SGROUP Simultaneously press one of the speedgroup keys in the Cue section to which you want to assign the chase MODIFY TRACE z eo eu PES R LINK TEST ESE E E Ps Lr oup FT 10 TP 0 12 SP 1 0000s 1 000 Hz STEP TRIGPOINT The assignment is shown in the menu on the display z geel Nes R LINK In the middle of the display th
82. ayed inverted you can enter the fade time with the left encoder wheel The values are entered in steps of 0 0250 seconds Keep in mind that the fade time will not be readjusted automatically when the duration of the chase is changed manually Possible changes must be entered manually for each chase step It is also important that the fade time is not longer than the Cue Nr 1 Cue Nr 2 chase step itself since otherwise the step cannot be imaged completely e rigpoint Trigpoint designates the moment at which all parameters are switched that are not faded These channels are not marked with a fade ramp in the storage matrix cf 6 1 1 The storage matrix 596 Tot i ue ue bua Um l 09 The trigpoint is specified in percent of the n l S i Cue Nr Cue Nr total duration of the step If the duration of a chase step is 5 seconds and the trigpoint is set at 75 parameters such as gobo and prism are switched to the new DMX value after 3 75 seconds 11 1 5 Inserting a chase step If not otherwise specified each new step is added to the existing chase during the storage process If you wish to insert the chase step to another position within the chase use the middle encoder wheel STEP to scroll up and down the existing steps As soon as the encoder wheel is moved the softkey INSERT is shown on the display JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 B4 E HA AARE ew
83. call cues chases and sequences directly via the display Pess the List key in the Combi section and the following display is shown ETIN J scucsia Sa Fixed cues cannot be switched via Page Bank Cue keys F1 to F8 CUES 14A Cues that can be switched via Page Bank Cue keys 1 to 16 CHASES 1A CHASES 1 A Chases of selected Page Bank SEQ A Sequences of selected Page Bank The individual faders are displayed indicating their name and the corresponding output level of the DMX signal JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 96 inf vee Press the List key twice in the PAR section and the following display is shown CUESF CUES 1A PAR FADER C1 C4 BANK A C1 CH 1A01 The list shows the occupation of the chase faders This list also indicates to which key of the memory the chase is linked e g Line 2 CH 1A02 You will see from the description that fader no 2 accesses the chase on Page 1 Bank A key no 2 Important the cue keys and the chase keys are completely separated from each other in the Combi and PAR section i e there are 136 cues and 64 chases possible in the Combi section and in the PAR section as well Press the List key in the PAR section again and the third list available will appear on the display CHASES 1A This list shows the level of the cue and chase keys for the PAR section
84. ccccceccsseeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeesseaeeeeeesaeaseeeeeeas 2 9 1 Assigning keys independent of PAGE BANK cccccccccsseeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeesseeeeeessaaeeeeeesaaeees 29 2 ASSIGMING SOULKCY S ster axactcgsiancdeaateteca tart waserate a an Eua Ee Monica E a ttu dt MEOS 2 9 3 Assigning keys dependent on PAGE BANK csssscccccceescececeeseececsceeuseeeceseeueeeessuaseeeessaauseesnaeas 2 ATRO NIONU CON eL Rm 2 101 Ac vating the MIND ISC CUO Maene a a a naci audi nam daeecsatauadbivissneniaus 2 10 2 Deactivating the MIDI section castcccusicteu deri anii iene heawsansnassGiereina dev sulle banieaeee Sieantucvsxncteduutaieadadeuatedeee 21059 Gonnecung GING VIC Soest aes ctor sat dus i efe ra dn uri eadeni shor Dede ete tetas bts intone eau uus 2 10 4 Selecting the MIDI Channel xr eee a trc ute tried tb oes 2 10 5 AS5lgtilig MIDI NOLES xta dee rui deiude Te said DEUS aea x cire un Ese vERa is sette edat oman 2 10 65 ASSIGNING Sollte Sosa edes ve teris ualde cou o eaa ta i corta Mbit estat R ANTE ubendr m or T 2 11 OPTION Additonal configuration parameters for the Fixture PAR selection Zl Ae AAV Swap AUC ION MN e 2 11 1 1 Mode of operation of the swap function esses nennen 2 11 1 2 Working With ine Swap TUhcllOnhi uunc viae ec quo cro gae ce deae Dura ua dern n Ro Va cet ea vare ro Gara ku m dde 2 11 2 Displaying DMX values in percent cccccceeececcesececcee
85. celerate the control of intelligent fixtures as well as conventional DMX dimmer channels The Licon CX is capable of controlling up to 16 fixtures with a maximum of 25 control channels and 7 fixed value channels In addition you have access to 48 conventional DMX channels You can control the fixtures by direct selection of the individual fixtures and the corresponding parameters The keys on the console are labelled so that even untrained operators will always find the various functions of the Licon CX Since sequences and chases can be created with the help of presets in the Licon CX simple and effective programming becomes possible Moreover the console comes with a chase generator that allows creation of chases on the basis of presets In this way you can realise effectful sequences in a matter of seconds Even during a show you will have access to individual fixtures or fixture groups and their parameters as well as to the runtimes of chases The desk can be synchronised by external signal input such as MIDI SMPTE or may be run music animated It is possible to link several desks in order to multiply the number of control channels The Licon CX is equipped with a DMX In interface for insertion of a DMX desk console 3 AUX controllers are available in order to control additonal DMX devices such as fog machines Data are stored on an USB memorystick The software of the Licon CX is upgraded via PC The latest software version is ava
86. ces section After you have assigned a name to the file the softkey EXEC appears on EXEC the display Nom Start the storage process by pressing the softkey EXEC TET During the storage process the message Writing data will be displayed 20 1 1 Storing data of the All section If you activate the softkey ALL in the Backup menu all console data will be stored To store all console data press the softkeys in the following succession BACKUP SAVE ALL Enter a name for the backup file with the double assigned keys of the Cues Chases Sequences section and confirm the process by pressing the softkey EXEC 20 1 2 Storing data of the Memory section The memory section manages data of cues chases and sequences To store the Memory data press the softkeys in the following succession BACKUP SAVE MEMORY Enter a name for the backup file with the double assigned keys of the Cues Chases Sequences section and confirm the process by pressing the softkey EXEC 20 1 3 Storing data of the Preset section To store the Preset data press the softkeys in the following succession BACKUP SAVE PRESET Now you can choose between ALL all presets or SINGLE the presets of a certain fixture Enter your choice by pressing the corresponding softkey and enter a name for the backup file with the double assigned keys of the Cues Chases Sequences section Confirm the process by pressing the softkey EXEC JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteig
87. ck Cue 1 16 Keys can be switched via Page Bank a V B total of 136 cues can be stored In addition 16 speedgroup and beatcount parameters JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 110 B aAa A mau usar RW ww 25 8 PAGE BANK PAGE BANK This block is used to switch the individual cue chase and sequence keys gt 00 00 y S S SHIFT switches the banks with green LED in the sections PAGE BANK SEQUENCES PAR and FIXTURES functions on a key with red LED are switched X ee T directly without the SHIFT key m mu SYNC As a rule cue banks and chase banks are switched separately With the C C Sync function cues and chases can always be switched by the same Page or 3 6 Bank co cO Shift Sync 25 9 CHASES CHASES These keys are used to activate chases ee e e The yellow LED shows whether a chase is stored on the corresponding key The 8 flashing of the yellow LED shows at which speed the chase runs C6 The keys can be switched via Page Bank in combination with the SHIFT key C7 A total of 64 chases are possible 32 of which can run simultaneously Additional keyboard function by double assignment of the keys C8 25 10 SEQUENCES SEQUENCES ee e 9 These keys are used to activate sequences Additional keyboard function by double assignment of keys eoe Banks of this block ar
88. controlled separately on the different lighting control consoles What is linked is the Feature Selection as well as the Cues Chases and Sequences section A MIDI cable is required that you insert in the MIDI Master OUT output of the first Licon CX master and connect it to the MIDI Slave IN input of the second Licon CX slave A further Licon CX slave can be connected via its Slave IN input with the Slave TRHU output of the previous Licon CX and so forth JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 101 Enter the Remote menu as follows Enter the main menu and press the softkey TOOLS REMOTE Then activate the softkey D LINK inverted on all slave consoles 06 02 05 swore pu The function is activated when the main menu displays Ane aus au 10 15 44 MOUSE FE EMOTE D LINK MODE SLOW Press the softkey OFF to delete the Remote function 21 2 3 Basic configuration of DMX channels See Chapter 2 8 21 3 Setting date and time CLOCK Date and time are set in the Tool menu Enter the main menu and press the softkey TOOL and afterwards the softkey CLOCK Press the corresponding softkeys listed below to enter data YEA 1 RESET for date and time YEA 1 YEA 10 year HOUR YEA im e MON 1 MON 10 month MON 1 MIN 10 DAY 1 DAY 10 day 01 10 02 HOUR hour MON 10 14 10 03 MIN 1 MIN 1 MIN 10 minutes DAY 1 ME SEC 10 SEC 1 SEC 10 seconds
89. dicate activated fixtures B if ane a g EM EN E t mH EE EE FADE f TE LITER ee ee DiR i UNTEN NTEN u um aem BENBNNNE us E r MIEN UNTEN T T oL FLIFi 3 unde E reper L ne a x l 3 6 gt 5 Press the flashing Store key in the Combi section once to start the calculation process creation of chase starts When the calculation process is finished the yellow LED in the Chase section starts flashing The display returns to the PROG COMB MENU Press the Store key in the Combi section again to store the chase the LED of the Store key stops flashing whereas the LED of the chase key starts flashing 11 2 2 The matrix of the chase generator Chase patterns are displayed in the form of a matrix which you will find on pages 3 and 4 of the chase generator This matrix shows the ON and OFF values of a the features of a chase An empty square L symbolises the OFF value A black square W symbolises the ON value A chase switches between the ON and OFF value according to the matrix of the chase generator The matrix displayed her can be decoded as follows JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 61 E HE sanS m H Um ww y EN EN UD Oo m ow a uA Example Schritt Nr 1 amp The chase addresses 6 fixtures ON value shutter is open Fixture Nr 1 2 3 4 5 6 i OFF value shutter is closed Schritt Nr 2 FwueN 1 2 3 4 5 6 In
90. e Tool menu to enter the Remote menu responsible for remote settings of the Licon CX Activate the DMX function by pressing the softkey DMX Deactivate the DMX function again by pressing the softkey OFF 2 8 1 Selecting the DMX channels The DMX channels for remote control are selected in the CONFIG DMX section DMX1 must be displayed inverted if you wish to program the positions 1 16 and DMX2 must be displayed inverted if you wish to program the positions 17 32 Use the left encoder wheel to select the DMX channel with which you want to remote control the Licon CX Then press the corresponding key cue chase sequence which is to be remote controlled The softkeys display keys are designated DISP keys The softkeys DISP1 DISP2 DISP3 DISP13 DISP14 or the ESC key can only be selected with the softkey S KEY Press the softkey S KEY again and again until the desired key e g KEY DISP 13 appears Press the softkey KEYOFF to delete a position already occupied JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 18 EEA ABE A tT M Gm m C e AN S WA DMX 2 In the example to the left the DMX channel 1 of the external console controls CUE1 of the Licon CX 02 10 o3 11 KEYOFF MM 05 13 S KEY dh DIRECT 77 DB l CH 001 SELECT Important If the function field DIRECT is not displayed
91. e fixtures is controlled with the faders located above the group keys If you work in the Combi section the fixture fader on which you have stored the group and the Combi master fader must be raised The master fader for the Combi section is the right fader in the master section Id b EE SE PAR C PAR Fixture Flash 3 2 3 Switching fixture fader banks A total of 8 group faders is available which can be switched four times The flash keys with incorporated LEDs located below the fixture faders 1 4 indicate the individual banks In order to switch the banks press the SHIFT key in the Page Bank section and simultaneously one of the flash keys located below the fixture faders Faders with a value greater than zero are only switched to the new bank when the fader is pulled down to zero JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 29 HE HS HN RA un ue ur nm wm d 3 3 The Highlight Group key Highlight This key has two functions activating fixture groups localising fixtures Group Activating fixture groups There are two different ways of working with the group function Press the Highlite Group key LED is lit Now you can activate fixture groups that have been previously stored on the fixture faders Press the flash key located below the corresponding fader If the master fader and the fixture fader are raised the fixtures integrated in
92. e key 1 starts flashing and the first fixture shows a white open beam take care that the corresponding group fader is raised to full The Highlight function is described in more detail in Chapter 3 3 The Hightlight Group key You can now position the fixtures with the trackball Activate the next fixture of the group by pressing the left big key and then in addition the right big key of the trackball The LED of the next fixture of the group will start flashing One fixture after another of the defined group is activated in this way After activation of the last fixture of the group the first fixture will be automatically activated again To leave the Highlight function press and hold the Group Highlight key Then press the flashing fixture key in the Fixture PAR selection 1 16 The LED stops flashing JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 105 E HAmAWRE Zu ind ue an Dm Tz 23 Performing a software update via a PC system The software updates for the Licon CX are made available directly by the company JB lighting and can be obtained either by e mail or by download from the service section at http www jb lighting de Since the Licon CX is often purchased at wholesale your e mail address is not automatically in the distributor of JB lighting If you wish to be included in our mailing list please call us 49 0 7304 9617 0 or notify us under sales jb lighting de Please
93. e middle encoder wheel STEP DEL ST NAME naming the sequence by keys of the Cues NAME SEQ1 fates Chases or Sequences section CLEAR LENGTH 2 ZU INSERT inserts a step STEP 3 z STORE stores a step 2 6 gt SIEP 11 2 3 3 Programming a fixture sequence 1 Select Page 2 of the chase generator and press the softkey EDIT 2 Activate one of the possible 8 fixture sequences softkeys SEQ1 SEQ 3 Press the key of the Fixture PAR Selection block keys 1 16 on which the fixture is stored that shall be activated as first fixture in the sequence LED must be lit If you press several keys of the Fixture PAR Selection block simultaneously you can include several fixtures in one step 4 Press the softkey STORE on the display to store the step Each newly programmed step is added to the other steps You can see on the Im display how many steps you have already programmed The number of steps of NAME SEQ the sequence already programmed is displayed after the designation LENGTH LENGTH 2 STEP on the display indicates the step which you are currently programming SEP 3 JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 64 em ARBRE mua mau usar RW ww 11 2 3 4 Inserting a step 1 Select the desired fixture s LED must be lit 7 2 Use the middle encoder wheel STEP to select the step before which you wish to insert the new step oen
94. e name of the speedgroup is shown uw to which the chase has been assigned here speedgroup 1 G1 mw scRouP Simultaneously another function the synchronised start function 12 Gi 0 46258 2 162 Hz SYNCST appears on the display SYNCST The speed of the chase can be changed with the keys and the encoder wheels of the Chase Control section gt Chapter 13 12 1 3 Deactivating a speedgroup If you wish to remove a chase from a speedgroup proceed as follows Press the Edit key in the Combi section and recall the desired chase by pressing the corresponding chase key Then press the softkey SGROUP The assignment is deleted immediately You will see that instead of the name of the speedgroup the speed is specified in seconds In addition the function SYNCST disappears from the display 12 1 4 The synchronised start function SYNCST All chases of a speed group to which the Synchronised Start function was assigned will start synchronously when one chase of the group is activated The illustration below shall explain the principle of the Synchronised Start function SGROUP G1 The Synchronised Start function has the same visual effect as the MERGE function although they are managed differently by the CHASE 2B01 CHASE 2B02 CHASE 2B03 CHASE 2B04 lighting control console Whereas the MERGE SYNCST SYNCST SYNCST function is a fixed connection between two or more chases which cannot be dissolved so easily you can delete t
95. e step is recalled after one bass beat Recall the sound function by pressing the Edit key or the Store key in the Combi section simultaneously with the chase key JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 73 EBA Al BE su ENEN ED ND om C A MEE LL NEN D cx ae __ In the Prog Chase or Edit Chase menu you can enter Ss i Tean cues the number of bass beats by simultaneously pressing e Speedgroup 1 16 Baatcount 1 16 e e 59 e e v the Sound key in the Chase Control section and one of va Onda wu 3 4 5 e the beat count keys in the Cues section e ee oe z as 2 z E se e n e Ihe Cue keys 1 to 16 correspond to the number of Go Got Go D FG 4 bass beats that are counted until the chase is e e e 812 e e 16 switched forward by one chase step If you wish to j dki switch the chase after each fourth bass beat you must E ae ee __ press the cue key 4 C Since many music tracks have passages with a very close succession of bass beats a gate time down time can be entered in addition The gate time corresponds to a rest period where bass beats are not count To enter the gate time press the softkey TOOLS in the main menu and afterwards the softkey SOUND Use the middle encoder wheel GATE TIME to enter the desired gate time 0 3 seconds is a figure based on experience that meets the requirements of most music tracks SOUND GATE TIME PRESET
96. e switched via the SHIFT key in combination with the sequence keys with an incorporated green LED A total of 32 sequences can be stored JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 111 B BAT AAR ey Ear us ar E E re 25 11 FLASH RELEASE ENABLE SWAP FLASH Flash function of cue keys or chase keys in combination with the Flash Release EE release function This function will only work in combination with an R Link RELEASE Activates the Release Link for cues and chases This function will onyl work in combination with an R Link ENABLE Enable active sequence returns priorities to the sequence without starting the sequence from the beginning SWAP TheSwap function sets all output values of the faders in the fixture and PAR section to zero An exception are those faders the assigned flash keys of which are pressed simultaneously with the Swap key 25 12 FADE MODE FADE MODE This mode sets the fadetime of cues scenes Time Mode red LED is lit the programmed duration is overwritten with the duration data entered with the fader Man Fade mode green LED is lit manual fading between two cues scenes Time Man Fade ee 25 13 PAR faders Faders C1 C4 can be occupied with cues PAR scenes that work according to the HTP principle Highest Takes Precedence Additional single channel function during programming block mode Banks are switched via the flash
97. e taedas g eti 11 19 Duplicating a chase step DUP ST oin dam beoteseo te theoSaxmp eui open eI bebit exte noc itat ie tut nese euayee 11 1 10 Overwriting stopping a chase R LINK eeeeeeeesssesseeeeeeeeeeeenenn nmn 11 1 11 Terminating the loop function SINGLE essseeesesesseeeeneeeeennnn nnne 11 1 12 Working with the block function BLOCK sesseeesseseeeeeeeeeeennnn nennen JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 6 E HAS mMA UBAB su mn Se GN o UN END AP T T1T1 1 13 Merging chases MERGE TUNCHON ei cora e ree a an Cebu biete usate ro upeect 57 TrA Entering Ne MERGE TUDCOHOFR oret ana e a a E 57 T T2135 2 Deleting the MERGE TUNGOR cessaret cec hap etos a ese ae eva EF Ie e Ex oa e Y eo eder aec tete se eae 57 1h 14 opeed Groups SGROUP aceite ooi a eee v B aee ci e eate ris eto eus 57 11 1 14 1 Combining chases to speed groups SGROUP ccccececessseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeaaaeeeeeess 58 TTI T214 2 Deactvalng a speed grob esessvemtestisto ems vaeciu cc be asses es Aes eue Eee ue ec ae ro erue 58 11 1 15 The Synchronised Start function SYNGCST eeessesssssssseeeeeeeeeeennnnnnn nennen nnn nnns 59 11 1 15 1 Entering the Synchronised Start function seeeeessssseseesseeeeeeeeeennnnn nnns 59 11 1 15 2 Deleting the Synchronised Start function
98. e tested by sliding or M COMB PAR 000 SEOQ TIME 000 A M COMB FIX 000 PRES FADE 000 turning of the corresponding control element The display must show one FIXTURE 000 AUX2 000 value between 0 and 255 for each control element If more than one value is FIXTURE3 DOD AUIS oog FADERTEST ADE MODE 000 AR C1 changed although only one control element was moved an error is present gt Press the ESC key to leave this menu 21 7 Adjusting the console lamp DESKLAMP The console lamp can be dimmed in the Tools menu Enter the main menu and press the softkey TOOLS Adjust the console lamp by means of the left encoder wheel DESKLAMP 21 8 Adjusting the display brightness DISPLAY The brightness of the display is adjusted in the Tools menu Enter the main menu and press the softkey TOOL Turn the middle encoder wheel DISPLAY to adjust the brightness of the display The contrast of the display can be adjusted separately with a potentiometer located above the display JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 103 E E AARNE suus mmm m wo cw 22 Trackball The trackball considerably facilitates the Pan Tilt positioning of the fixtures In addition you can change the focus with the trackball in the Zoom Focus section of the console Only use a trackball that is recommended by the manufacturer If damages occur to the lighting control console or to the trackball du
99. e to the use of a trackball not recommended by the manufacturer JB lighting will refuse all warranty claims The trackball is preconfigured by the manufacturer After configuration each trackball is equipped with a sticker on which the positions of the dip switches are illustrated If this sticker on your trackball is missing please contact JB lighting or your local dealer Connect the trackball to the RS 232 interface located on the rear panel of the Licon CX 22 1 The keys of the trackball The trackball deliverd by the manufacturer has 4 keys The 2 smaller keys arranged above the big keys perform the same functions as the big keys Big key on the left press this key to switch the trackball on or off For visual control on the display MOUSE ON trackball is activated MOUSE OFF trackball is deactivated Big key on the right press this key to switch between the slow mode and fast mode Press and hold left key and press right key in addition switches from current fixture to next fixture important this function will only work with fixture groups as will be described in the following chapters TRACKBALL PRO a TE 22 2 Activating a fixture group and entering Pan Tilt or focus data Highlight There a two possibilities to activate fixture groups Ld Firstly Press the key Highlight Group LED is lit Select a fixture group with the flash keys located beneath the fixture faders Secondly Select the desired fi
100. ecalled and executed in the Program Combi Chase menu Programme the first chase and store it on a chase key Programme a second chase with an idientical number of steps as the first one Then press and hold the softkey MERGE and activate the first chase by pressing the corresponding chase key Release both keys again Store the process by pressing the Store key If you now recall the first of the two steps the second will start automatically with the first chase and assumes the same length as the first chase If the second chase is recalled it runs alone without the first chase You can check whether your merging was successful with the help of a small diagram from the storage matrix shown on the display The storage matrix of a chase that addresses only one parameter may for example be displayed like the one shown on the left The storage matrix of a chase that has been merged and thus addresses more than one parameter may for example be displayed like the one shown on the left 12 1 1 Deleting the MERGE function The Licon CX offers no special function for the deletion of the Merge function Activate the chase with the Edit key in the Combi section and delete all undesired parameters manually with the help of the softkey MODIFY and the storage matrix 12 1 2 Assigning chases to speedgroups SGROUP The Licon CX comes with 16 different speedgroups to which both fixture chases and Par chases can be assigned All chases that are
101. ection are for example e front light which is controlled manually during a show e effect lights e g ACL sets e in general all fields of application where the user requires direct access to lighting and colour states during a show Thanks to the flexible combined use of both sections the use of PAR channels with the Licon CX is considerably simplified in many fiels of application CAUTION Direct access to PAR channels as well as the programming and editing of all presets cues chases and sequences for the Combi and Par section take exclusively place in the Combi section also pure PAR presets can only be stored in the Combi section This means for the visual control of PAR channels e activate middle master fader Combi PAR e deactivate left master fader PAR JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 86 em ARBRE cma a RW ww MASTER FIXTURES NAME ENCODE BLOCK ISEL 7 0 CRLSEL 10095 HILITE PAROLIT C3 i mcm EN COICO TT Bank Select i Flash Bank Salegi 1 4 Fiash 1 8 Groups 1 8 18 1 Direct access OE PAR PAR PAR 1 46 17 32 33 48 e e e In order to gain direct access to the edit functions of the PAR section one of the three PAR keys in the Feature Selection block must be pressed first Ao When one of the PAR keys is pressed the display shown on the
102. ed on page 1 of H the chase generator A chase switches between the ON and OFF value according to the sequence entered in the matrix of the chase generator The matrix displayed her can be decoded as follows Example Schritt Nr 1 amp The chase addresses 6 fixtures FixtureN 1 2 3 4 5 e ON value shutter is open OFF value shutter is closed Schritt Nr 2 e FixtureNr 1 2 3 4 5 6 Inthe first chase step the shutter of fixture 1 is open whereas the shutter of Schritt Nr 3 the other five fixtures is closed FxtuureeM 1 2 3 4 5 6 j In the second chase step the shutters of fixtures 1 3 4 5 and 6 are closed ities e whereas the shutter of fixture 2 is open Fixture Nr 1 2 3 4 5 6 Schritt Nr 5 e Inthe third chase step the shutters of fixtures 1 2 4 5 and 6 are closed FxueN 1 2 3 45 6 Whereas the shutter of fixture 3 is open etc Schritt Nr 6 eo Fixture Nr 1 2 3 4 5 6 If a pattern is marked with two arrows it will run to the end last step and back to the first step again Patterns not marked with arrows will always run as loop from the first to the last step When you have selected the number and sequence of the desired fixtures or dimmers press the corresponding softkey to select the desired chase pattern The display will immediately show the number and the sequence of the chase steps After the designation VALUES the number of steps is specified in TE 2 Close brackets In addition the DM
103. eed of segLleriGeS oido oie cnc sten e ieu ee de cone dd tune tu dE ua ica ode dta de dados 85 T Se ENABISEKOV usui oiseau tearedia nsi cui coat niente sdeed actam elo e iomudiuiuia tos sedat a uias Cos mu ds 85 18 Programming in the PAR SeCLHOT iiir eis vi aco a a e conos uee cud sue e euis a ease sus ie vl Cus E yv Ueu 86 Tos T DII GC EC COSS meaniacenick a a idiom acetic fosbica Redes asap tts dottanusdd iu lo cro brc audiam pcd fonanca ifo cM sah iud 87 18 2 TNE ENCODE MOJE edis tisuatbebostsuq enses t undi C dst vago Pese ep blunt e OUS Dust a S 88 Io 9 The BEOGIS IHOGOG oootieoridi saecu bI eom stet dta IUE fonte pasion ecu dyut A 88 ES M Be ral B NOC E E RE E ETT 89 TO PNG le ARODUT OCIO setate nita demkocqons 0oceode it 0eaadosbaesoc uat uran iion eesceosue edam acsi tace osos natn dac dos anend tds 89 18 0 The UI CHG all eo MR E D T TEUER 90 POs OIN AMIN FRAR CHARNE S znae faci burmedi e tut Ces MC dou bo cdadNM ar eiavi eo asi EIU sio enE Rd 91 LO OONO DOSE E RT EET DT DTE 92 19 9 1 Recalling PAR DIesels usse vestro e are DE Mya Deus iud eh Seas aV Ua heestiu bus Vra eid Oa uva RR dba Uo va rae 92 19 9 2 Fading PAEFSDIeSOLS assualt doceas Suis tear t ara EE ald a AR Me DN a nl DU Uu oS DER SE 92 18 9 Storing PAR channels on PAR fader DankS ccccccccccesseeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeseeeeeseeeeeeessseaeseeeeeeesaesaas 93 18 10 Storing cues scenes in the PAR SECTHION ccccccccecceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeseeeeeeeseaees
104. eeeeeeeeesssaaseeeeeeeeeeaaas 94 18 10 1 Linking of PAR cues to PAR faders eeesssssesssssseeeeeeeeeeenn nennen nennen nnn nnn nna nnn nnn 94 18 11 Storing chases in the PAR section ccccccccceseseeececeeesececceaeseceesceeuececesseaseeeesseaeeeesssaceeeessnsaaeeeess 94 18 11 1 Linking of PAR chases to PAR faders ccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseaeeeeeeesaaaeeeeesseseeessaaess 94 19 TMG LIST UNGON me 96 20 Storindg data BACKUP saiicci sera cea rade edet turum eet SL ua Pus eiua xo uin dU tines D Eq 98 20 1 Selective data storage SAVE cccccccccssssseeecceeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeesaeessecceeeeessueasaueeeeessuauaeeceeeeessusaageeeeeeees 98 20 1 1 Storing data of the All section eessssessssssseseeeeeeeeenn nennen nennen nnn nnn nnn nnns 98 20 1 2 Storing data of the Memory section cccceecccccecseeeseeeeceeeeeceecseeseeeeesaeeseeeeeesaaseeeeessaneeeeesaanseeeees 98 20 1 3 Storing data of the Preset Section enero hinten ore aes ea loc cesse se daxdonsiGieleecdeadacda 98 20 1 4 Storing data Of Ihe Config SeGLHOFI 25 ieraio sides Rp ae Eau a eeu evi den Ree Der dadas 99 20 1 5 Storing data of the E User section coe ette in pnis denas a E a 99 20 2 EelccieonaIDlosete P e 99 2053 LOadinG Gata OAD MM rmm 99 20 3 Loading all console dala osha lis eoe a a eie ette beto gi stoner 99 20 3 2 Loading memory files cues chases sequences
105. enter the second page of the delete menu Here press the softkey PRESET If you wish to delete the preset data of the Licon CX press the softkey YES You will not be prompted to confirm the process After deletion of the data the Licon CX returns to the extended delete menu If you do not wish to delete data press the softkey NO or the ESC key 24 4 Deleting data of the Combi section Press and hold the four softkeys located above the display simultaneously while you are turning the Licon CX on with the ON OFF key Press the softkey MORE to enter the second page of the delete menu Here press the softkey COMBI You can choose between the following data groups CUES deletes the stored cues CHASES deletes the stored chases SEQS deletes the stored sequences FADER deletes the fader assignments ALL deletes all data groups listed above Press the softkey YES to execute the deletion process You are not prompted to confirm the process When the data are deleted the Licon CX returns to the CUES CHASES SEQS FADER ALL selection If you do not wish to delete data press the softkey NO or the ESC key 24 5 Deleting data of the PAR section Press and hold the four softkeys located above the display simultaneously while you are turning the Licon CX on with the ON OFF key Press the softkey MORE to enter the second page of the delete menu Here press the softkey PAR You can choose between the following data groups CUES deletes the stored c
106. er position at which the blackout will be activated blackout level Important do not select the DMX value 255 gt Press the ESC key to leave this menu JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 55 E HAAS EAENB ASAT me ue ar Ew umi 2 2 SELECT CONFIG Setting up a fixture list with the help of the fixture library Enter the main menu and select the menu item CONFIG by pressing the corresponding softkey Then activate the menu item SELECT The following display is shown ieee m Now select the fixtures to be added to the fixture list with the bi keys in the Fixture PAR Selection block keys 1 16 During the initialising process only one fixture type at a time can be selected Repeat the procedure for each different fixture type CLEAR As soon as the LEDs of the desired fixture storage places keys 1 16 are lit use the middle encoder wheel SELECT to select the desired fixture type On the display the function fields of the activated fixture places and the selected fixture type are shown colour inverted Now press the softkey INIT and the selected fixture will be assigned to the selected fixture storage places If you wish to assign additional fixture types to the fixture places SELECT keys 1 16 deactivate the active keys in the Fixture PAR Selection block first LEDs must not be lit Then select the new T places and repeat the initialisi
107. ged by means of the Chase Control Section will overwrite the data programmed previously The following control elements are available to enter data CHASE CONTROL Encoder wheel SPEED for manual speed regulation Speed Restart key resets chase to the first chase step when key is pressed simultaneously with the corresponding chase key Select key activates chases Learn key regulates speed by tapping the desired speed with the key Sync key not occupied Direction key changes chase direction Sound key for music control Restart Select Learn Go key manual stepping of the chase against the direction of the chase Go key manual stepping of the chase in direction of the Sync Direction Sound chase ee Go key stops the chase and allows manual stepping with the Go und Go keys 13 1 Activating a chase for speed regulation Press and hold the Select key in the Chase Control section Press the chase key in addition on which the desired chase is stored Now you have direct access to the activated chase and can modify its parameters with the above listed control elements 13 2 Changing speed with the encoder wheel SPEED After successful activation of the chase as described in13 1 it is possible to progressively regulate the speed with the encoder wheel SPEED The speed range can be adjusted from 0 0500 seconds to 819 18 seconds You can change the speed at intervals of 0 0125 seconds by turning the inner
108. gen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 30 W p E 3 4 Entering fixture parameters with the encoder wheels Fixture parameters can only be entered when the desired fixtures have been activated before by pressing the corresponding keys in the Fixture PAR Selection LEDs must be lit After that you have access to the individual features e g PAN TILT or gobo Activate these features by pressing the corresponding keys in Feature Selection and enter the values with the encoder wheels Caution The Licon CX controls the brightness values separately For visual control of the entered parameters raise the corresponding brightness faders Then proceed as described in chapters 3 2 1 and 3 2 2 Storing and activating fixture groups which means that you have to define the fixture groups first in order to gain access to the brightness faders 3 4 1 Positioning fixtures with 16 Bit Rough positioning of the fixtures is carried out with 8 bit The display shows this in steps from 0 to 255 For a more precise positioning of the fixtures the fine adjustment is carried out in the 16 bit range This is only possible when the Pan Tilt parameters of the fixture can be controlled by the Licon CX with 16 bit and when this feature was entered during the configuration of the fixture and the Licon CX You can switch between the 8 bit and 16 bit range with the middle encoder wheel FINE OFF The display will then
109. have a maximum of 13 characters Press the softkey NAME until the field in the display is shown inverted and enter a name for the cue with the double assigned keys in the cue chase sequence sections If the cue is already named delete the characters with the arrow key After deletion you can enter the cue name as described above JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 44 em ARBRE mua Ear us ar E E re 6 1 5 Entering the fade time Each cue can be assigned a fixed fade time This fade time accesses all parameters marked with a fade ramp in the storage matrix It determines the speed at which the corresponding features are faded in Enter the fade time with the left encoder wheel FADETIME The maximum fade time amounts to 1638 3 seconds The fade time is FT 1 0000s TP 0 entered in one tenths of a second iu m You will find the entered fade time on the display next to the abbreviation FT 6 1 6 Entering the Trigpoint A trigpoint can be assigned to all switchable features It designates the moment at which all parameters that cannot be faded are switched This applies e g to gobos prisms etc The trigpoint is entered with the right encoder wheel and is a percentage value The percentage value depends on the fade time where 10096 corresponds to the complete FT 1 0000s TP 0 fade time Now enter the percentage value at which the m m functio
110. he Fade Mode fader has a higher priority than the fade times you have stored previously The scale ranges between 0 0 and 10 seconds The Time Man fade key below has two incorporated LEDs If the red LED is lit the fade time set with the Fade Mode fader is used If the green LED is lit you can manually fade between two cues The fading process between two cues e g Cue A Cue B will last until you have raised the fader to 10 seconds If you slide the fader back the second cue cue B fades out and the first cue Cue A fades in again However if the fader has reached the 10 second limit you can Time Man Fade recall a new cue Then Cue B fades out and Cue C in while you are sliding the fader back ee JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 49 HE HS HN RA un ue ur num KZ 9 Freeze Funktion m Feature Selection yj TTT iri The freeze function is used to lock fixture parameters The Freeze key is located in the Fixture Selection block in the middle of the left column All parameters can be locked by the freeze function Freeze means that a parameter a ar 5 remains unchanged when another cue chase or sequence is activated the freeze function must have been entered previously for this parameter eree However it is always possible to overwrite features to which the freeze function was mm assigned with the help of presets
111. he Fixture PAR 000 15 f 000 16 Selection block will show you which channels are currently POSITION SIZE pap Srvatec ww Since the DMX values of a channel are entered with the 4 xssuwmmmw3 cos PAR faders a maximum of 4 PAR channels can be assigned m de to a block i 2 7 You can change the position of a block with the left encoder wheel FEATURE PAR OO uu uM 2 ES PAROUT ALL 0 Se a NUM POSITION SIZE 4 Fields of application Simple and fast programming of presets cues chase steps and sequence steps JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 88 18 4 The HILITE mode ARAB A Ve Rm ur The HILITE mode is activated with the softkey HILITE It is activated when the function field HILITE is displayed inverted NAME SEL gt 0 Maza cH M ENCODE ao 000 04 BLOCK 000 05 E i mes i HILITE 000 do I 000 11 PAROUT 000 12 ooo d ALL 0 em ie NUM 000 16 POSITION PAR In the HILITE mode always one active channel is highlighted alternate switching of the channel between 100 and 0 Thus individual channels can be localised The DMX value for the active channel can be changed either with the middle encoder wheel or with the first fader in the PAR section This mode requires that the middle master fader C PAR is raised In order to avoid confusion slide the left master fader PAR back to 0 If the HILITE mode is activated
112. he Synchronised Start nS function with only one keystroke gleichzeitiger Start wenn ein Chase angewahlt wird JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 70 E HAmAAEH Su Ear ue cu EG uec Entering the Synchronised Start function The softkey SYNCST is displayed when a chase is assigned to a speed group in the Edit Combi Chase R LINK menu You can activate the Syonchronised Start function by pressing the softkey SYNCST The function field is shown inverted on the display FT 10 TP 0 12 G1 0 46255 2162Hz J SGROUP a SYNCST Deleting the Synchronised Start function If the Synchronised Start function is activated the corresponding field on the display is shown inverted Press the softkey SYNCST again to deactivate the Synchronised Start function When the corresponding function field is no longer displayed inverted you have deactivated the function JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 71 B BA AWRE Aw ua um ter Em De n 13 The Chase Control section The Chase Control section allows direct access to active chases and speed groups The speed of a chase is indicated by the yellow LED incorporated in the chase key You can change the speed of a chase manually in the Chase Control section indpendent of the speed data previously programmed The speed chan
113. he Tilt section 0 In order to enter the fan function press the Pan Tilt key P ABS FEATURE PAN TILT vis T ABS twice 000 99 T ejua he display as shown on the left appears 000 000 P SIN3 000 000 BE 000 P SIN2 06 Qoo x0 99 T SIN2 Activate the desired fixtures Be careful to work with fixture P SIN1 203 909 1026 000 900 T GNI groups i e either the fixtures of the back truss or of the front 000 000 12 28 000 000 truss or those placed on the floor If you activate all fixtures 000 000 13 229 000 000 P LIN 90 00 1430 000 00 T LIN forthis function and do not pay attention to the way they 000 000 16 32 000 000 have to be arranged in line then no beautiful fan or wave SIZE 000 SIZE MULTI SIZE 070 Will result JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 2534 em ARBRE mua mau usar RW ww Our examples and the respective graphs shown below will always refer to 8 fixtures that are mounted in one line Mittelstellung The initial graph looks like the one shown on the left The 8 fixtures are T LIN mounted in one line Select one of the functions e g T LIN by pressing the corresponding ve softkey Enter the size of the radiation angle e g size 70 with the uL right encoder wheel The line shown on the the left changes until it reaches the angle shown on the right The following graphs wil
114. he softkey GO TO and then enter the number of the desired step either by turning the left encoder wheel or with the keys of the CUES CHASE SEQUENCE section CHASES gt SEQUENCES 5 Speedgroup 1 16 Beatcount 1 16 Five ef5 e e e e ee ee ee e 1 28 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Press the softkey EXE GO to confirm the process Important While you are selecting a step with the GO TO function a programmed and activated sequence is running according to the entered runtimes and mode of flow control 15 9 The DUP ST function Use the function DUP ST to duplicate the currently active step Select the desired step with the middle encoder wheel and press the softkey DUP ST 15 10 The DEL ST function Use the function DEL ST to delete the currently active step Select the desired step with the middle encoder wheel and press the softkey DEL ST 15 11 The CLEAR function Press the softkey CLEAR to delete the entire sequence ATTENTION There is no additional confirmation prompt JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 80 B BAUAAR Ar EE ue ar E uz 15 12 The BLOCK function gt Cf Chapter 16 1 The BLOCK function 15 13 The LINK function Cf Chapter 16 2 The LINK function 15 14 The RENUM function Use the function RENUM to renumber a sequence With this function all sub numbers are converted into integral numbers JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg
115. ible to move a step to the immediately pursuant step You must skip the first step after the marked block This graph will illustrate the individual working steps 1 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 B B B B 2 3F EARE STE 1 Programme a sequence B B B B 2 Define the desired block 4 i EXT 4 i 4 3 Select the step before which you want to position 3 1 2 7 8 9 10 the block possible positions marked with arrows In EP this example it is step 8 E E 4 Press the softkey B MOVE to confirm the process 5 The sequence renumbers itself 5 125 RENE MM 8 9 10 Press the ESC key to leave the menu 16 2 Linking chases or cues to a sequence step LINK A sequence must contain at least one step in order to be able NAME MODIFY TRACE BLOCK to link a chase or a cue to this sequence Enter the Edit Combi SEQ menu and use the middle encoder DUP ST Misliee AS PE wheel to select the step to which you wish to assign a chase T 2 SE or a cue Press the softkey LINK the softkey is displayed inverted Afterwards select the chase or the cue to be linked cHass_ to the sequence step This LINK function has nothing to do with the R LINK function of a chase or a cue SINGLE EN ET 1 00 If you have selected for example a chase LC 1A01 Shutter appears on the display This means that the linked chase is stored on PAGE 1 on BANK D KEY no 1 and is designated Shutter It is now possible to change the runtimes independently
116. ilable for download on the Service section of our homepage at www JB lighting de JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 4 i gel lee EMG Fal TemarKS uo uci metr a eese eit dev tecto renis a br esses us er essa t EE vase Pes cus PEE 1 ulcikj e m Il SCOpe or delivery and Installallol s x iiuio vae e Oeo uai esas Ges ere reae oe s Vader ea eles es Reese ENR eos Candino Ne INDULVONI GE M T T mU ESDM SIUE TU 2 Gonlliguradon CONFIG iania drelionc OR Uu Qewb ger a a atus va uM UE CURE u ENG M ieR DU eMe au CUM EHE NE 2 LAD SER T GoOWmIg ring a MIU Geesen aa Cou bos eap r Sca ds aaea seve 2 2 SELECT CONFIG Setting up a fixture list with the help of the fixture library 2 2 1 Deleting individual fixtures from the fixture list sees 2 2 e Delen the emire MUo S Essais vxsahyds at a orae amp Scodol oma fn c a ubica 2 3 PATCH Assigning start addresses to fixtures cccecccccccesseeeecceeeeseeeeceusececesaaaseeeesssaaseeesseaageeeeeeaas 2 3 1 Entering DMX start addresses for fixtures cccccccsssseceecceesseceecceeeseeesaaaseeeeessaaueeeeessuaeeeessssaaaes 2 3 2 Deleting a particular start address toiture ooi Cetera Io ror 1o Eo Dose octies esi ecton ts 2 3 9 Deleting all Statt addres SES cs ieatbeic tese situ tadr kdo ias e Re E quodi a 2050 Cep a Dose Fuctat ssec ducto tus 2 4 PATCH Assigning DM
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118. in Chapter 6 1 Programming and storing of cues In order to create a chase from existing cues the following working steps must be carried out Select the cue key which shall be the first step of your chase by pressing the corresponding key in the Cues block COMBI Store Edit z Then press the Store key in the Combi section 12345 Pan Tit BARG Select the desired parameters in the storage matrix Moves aan Speed CHASES eo oo is Select the chase key on which you wish to store and recall the chase u IMPORTANT The LED of the Store key begins flashing Activate the function NAME and enter the name with the keys of the Cue Chase Sequence section JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 52 EB AWB EE su ND M Gm oUm C e AN S WA COMBI Sume Fn Confirm the process by pressing the Store key in the Combi section again Repeat these working steps in order to add a further chase step 11 1 2 The chase menu First select a cue press the Store key in the Combi section select the parameters in the storage matrix and press the desired chase key then the chase menu shown below appears on the display The fields displayed below have the following function NAME BLOCK INKF inverted specifies fade time in 96 not inverted specifies absolute fade time DUP ST asecsee NenSSLME R LINK SINGLE inverted Base runs once DEL ST
119. inverted access is only possible to Page 1 Bank A when cue chase and sequence keys are assigned If the function field DIRECT is displayed inverted access is also given to cues chases and sequences that are stored on the other pages or banks 2 9 EXTTRG Remote control via external trigger input With the external trigger function two different keys can be activated by a footswitch The external trigger function is only possible in the Combi section 2 9 1 Assigning keys independent of PAGE BANK Press the softkey EXTTRG to activate the corresponding menu The following display is shown Use the middle encoder wheel to select either GO or GO These designations are placeholders for the key to be assigned EXTTRG GO When you have selected either GO or GO press the key KEY which you want to remote control later with the footswitch The assignment is also shown on the display KEYOFF o KEY DIRECT EXTTRG If you have for example assigned the Cue key CUE6 to the command GO the following is shown on your display EXTTRG GO KEY CUE 6 If your footswitch is equipped with two switching functions you can also assign a key to the second GO function Use the middle encoder wheel and select the second GO function Repeat the procedure as described above JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 19 E HAmAWRE Zu a um er mm hme n Acti
120. is not assigned to a function you can skip this FUNC channel by pressing the the softkey SKIP To invert a DMX channel select the function first and then press the softkey INVERS this does not apply to pan and tilt movements Since the Licon CX has a separate dimmer and shutter management you are required to make an additional assignment when you enter the dimmer or shutter channel Fixtures with dimmers and shutters on one channel Assign a DMX channel to the shutter then press the softkeys BRIGHT and BLACKO to assign the dimmer and the s hutter function to the same channel In the line next to the shutter the letters B and O will appear in addition on the display JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 12 EH HA AWRE aw un ue ur num KZ Fixtures with separate channels for dimmers and shutters Assign a DMX channel to the shutter and then press the softkey BLACKO In the line next to the shutter the letter O will appear in addition on the display Assign a DMX channel to the dimmer and then press the softkey BRIGHT In the line next to the dimmer the letter B will appear in addition on the display The entry of these parameters will ensure that you can later control the brightness of your moving lights with the fixture faders When a fixed value channel is entered first of all three times a zero will be shown on the display next to the term fixed You
121. is stored you can name it with the double assigned keys of the Cues Chases Sequences section For this purpose a letter of the alphabet is assigned to each of these keys The letters are arranged as on a conventional PC keyboard Confirm the entry with Store JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 2 5 BH HAmAWARH Z ua ue ter Em D n If you wish to name a preset later enter the PRESET menu and select the field to be named As soon as itis displayed inverted you can name the field with the keys of the Cues Chases Sequences section T You can change the name of a preset as follows select the preset as described above Delete the previous entry with the arrow key and enter the new name Your preset will be stored when you leave the menu with ESCAPE or press the next preset key The named field will then no longer be displayed inverted 4 3 Recalling presets The presets are shown on the display when you have activated a parameter with the keys of the Feature Selection block e g PAN TILT or gobo Activate the desired feature by pressing the corresponding softkey The presets of the Feature Selection are stored on page 1 of the keys press the keys once The Edit functions are activated by pressing the keys of the Feature Selection twice 4 4 Fading presets The fading of presets requires that the Preset Fade fader is raised This fader is located in the Feature Selection
122. ixed parameter settings for fixtures and dimmers A cue consists of DMX values of one or more functions of one or several fixture Cues are stored on the cue keys and acvtivated by pressing these keys The individual parameters can be defined as preset or as standard setting If cue parameters are stored as presets the settings change automatically when the presets are modified Cues can be stored containing all features parameters of a fixture or only a part of the features of a fixture If a cue is output by the lighting control console and another cue is activated afterwards then the values of the last activated cue are valid LTP principle If the cue activated last does not contain features of the cue activated before the output remains unchanged Example In Cue 1 DMX values for a certain Pan Tilt position and DMX values for one gobo are stored Cue 2 on the other hand does only contain the DMX values for a Pan Tilt position If now Cue 1 and Cue 2 are activated consecutively then the Pan Tilt position of the Cue 1 will change and the values of the gobo remain unchanged Tip If possible always use presets when you are programming cues chases or sequences programmes If you change the presets afterwards the changes will apply to all cues chases and sequences in which the presets were stored 6 1 Programming and storing of cues In order to store cues you must enter the main menu or the Feature Section never the Preset Section
123. key 05 OFF The sequence selected is deactivated With the following functions you can determine flow control of a sequence The functions are activated with the corresponding keys in the Sequence Control section AUTO The steps run automatically according to preprogrammed time intervals The auto function is activated by pressing the Rate key in the Sequence Control section MFAD The step is faded with the ManFader fader GO The step is switched with the Go and Go keys SOUND The step is switched with the Sound function JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 78 Ip BN L i Nm Wf 15 2 The NAME function During the storage process you can name the sequence Press the softkey NAME and enter the name with the double assigned keys of the Cues Chases Sequences section Press the softkey NAME again to leave the function 15 3 The SINGLE function Use the softkey SINGLE to enter whether the sequence shall run endlessly as loop or run only once SINGLE inverted Sequence stops after the last step SINGLE not inverted Sequence runs endlessly as loop 15 4 The LINK F function Use the softkey LINK F to enter whether the fade time shall be processed as absolute numbers seconds or as percentage values depending on the NextTime LINK F invertied fade time in percent LINK F not inverted fade time in absolute values 15 5 Entering runtimes
124. keys with green LEDs in combination with the SHIFT key Db ii CTT The faders C1 C4 are used to activate pure PAR chases Bank Select Flash JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 112 E E AARE cma a SS ww The MASTER faders regulate the output of the DMX values as illustrated below FIXTURES 333413 44 PAR C PAR Fixture s E felee lee lee Flash 25 14 FIXTURE faders FIXTURES Fixture faders control the brightness of fixture groups brightness groups 8 faders are availabe that can be switched four times each SHIFT key in combination with one of the flash keys 1 4 A total of 32 brightness groups is possible T1 d EE Eg AALALA E dO Bank Select 1 4 Flash 1 8 Groups 1 8 25 15 CHASE CONTROL CHASE CONTROL Changes the speed of chases Speed SPEED encoder changes speed by turning the outer or inner ring RESTART resets the activated chase to chase step 1 and starts it anew SELECT is used in combination with a chase key to select a chase to which the individual parameters of the Chase Control Section are then assigned LEARN enters the speed by tapping the rhythm SYNC not occupied at the moment Restart Select Leam DIRECTION changes the direction of a chase The red LED indicates a change of direction The green LED indicates a permanent change of
125. l show all fan functions possible that can be created with 8 fixtures and the basic setting of the size at 70 Above the graphs the designation of the currently active function is displayed T LIN T SIN2 T SIN3 T LIN T LIN T LIN T INV T SYM T ABS T SIN1 T SIN1 T SIN1 T INV T SYM T ABS T SIN2 T SIN2 T SIN2 T INV T YM TABS T SIN3 T SIN3 T SIN3 T INV T SYM T ABS JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 35 In addition the particular parameters e g line or sine wave can be combined with a Multi function The results of these combinations are shown in graphical form below Einstellung MULTI MULTI 1 T SIN1 MULTI 13 T SIN1 MULTI2 T SIN1 MULTI6 T SIN1 MULTI 14 T SIN 2 9 9 299 JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 36 MULTI3 T SIN1 MULTI 7 SIN 0o0 9 eooo MULTI 11 T SIN1 MULTI4 T SIN1 MULTI8 T SIN1 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 BEA ARBRE AML SS ee n 5 2 Preprogrammed moving patterns The Licon CX offers six different moving patterns These moving patterns are activated by pressing the Moving Pattern key twice You will find the Moving Pattern key in the Feature Selection block As with all other parameters you can store moving patterns as presets The individual field have the following functions OFF
126. le encoder wheel SELECT to select the file to be loaded Press the softkey EXEC to start the loading process When the loading process was successful the message COMPLETE is shown on the display JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 99 EH HA AWRE Aw Luz ues usu WwZu 20 3 3 Loading preset files To load a preset file from a USB stick proceed as follows Activate the backup menu by pressing the softkey BACKUP in the main menu and press the softkey LOAD Then press the softkey PRESET The Licon CX offers two possibilities ALL will load all files that are stored in this file group SINGLE will load the preset files of a certain fixture Use the middle encoder wheel SELECT to select the file to be loaded Press the softkey EXEC to start the loading process When the loading process was successful the message COMPLETE is shown on the display 20 3 4 Loading config files To load a config file from a USB stick proceed as follows Activate the backup menu by pressing the softkey BACKUP in the main menu and press the softkey LOAD Then press the softkey CONFIG The Licon CX will list all files that are stored in this file group Use the middle encoder wheel SELECT to select the file to be loaded Press the softkey EXEC to start the loading process When the loading process was successful the message COMPLETE is shown on the display 20 3 5 Loading L user files To load anL
127. ll as PAR chases All chases assigned to a speed group have the same runtime speed You can also assign chases to a speed group which differ in their number of chase steps If the runtime of one chase of a speed group is changed the runtime of all chases belonging to this speed group is automatically changed The advantage of speed groups is that each chase can be recalled separately and chases are not combined as is the case with merging JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 57 PEP ey Ear us ar E E re 11 1 14 1 Combining chases to speed groups SGROUP Speed groups are assigned to keys 1 to 16 of the Cues section and are activated again with these keys Speedgroup 1 16 Beatcount 1 16 ive ie gt 9 e ie 1 Chases are assigned to a speed group either in the Program Combi 3 45 6 Chase menu or in the Edit Combi Chase menu 2 o e 65670 e 14 E R T z Program your chases as usual and store them on the chase keys 3 e 71 e 15 D FG H 4 e e 812 o e 6 C V B N During the storage process the softkey SGROUP appears on the display BLOCK Press and hold the softkey SGROUP and then press the speed group keys in the Cues R LINK section to which you want to assign the chase MERGE CUBR oo n i 7T 2S Sel 2 8 SGROUP 3 5 h z 8 1 a 14 E iye 77 amp e 5 CREATE p 1 a a IR a e 5 wv B N GPOINT The assignment made is shown on the display as fol
128. lows PROG COMB CHASE 1 In the middle part of the display the name of the speed group is shown to which the assignment of the chase was made here speed group 1 G1 In addition another function appears on the display i e the Synchronised Start function SYNCST FT 10 TP 096 G1 04625s 2 162 Hz You can now change the speed of the chase in the Chase Control section as described previously gt Chapter13 11 1 14 2 Deactivating a speed group If you wish to remove a chase from a speed group proceed as described below Press the Edit key in the Combi section and activate the desired chase with the chase key Then press the softkey SGROUP The assignment is immediately deleted The speed of the chase is now displayed in seconds no speed group and the softkey SYNCST has disappeard from the display JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 58 BEA ARBRE AML lt a Sore 11 1 15 The Synchronised Start function SYNCST SGROUP G1 All chases of a speed group to which the Synchronised Start function SYNCST is CHASE B01 CHASE2B02 CHASE 2B03 GUISE 2804 assigned will start collectively when one chase of the group is activated s The illustration on the left shall explain the principle of gleichzeitiger the Synchronised Start function Start wenn ein Chase angew hlt wird The Synchronised Start function has the same visual effect as the
129. m cue keys or from the PAR faders 1 8 PAR Store Edit You have access to this level exclusively via the PAR fader bank faders C1 C4 18 11 1 Linking of PAR chases to PAR faders Before you can activate all 64 PAR chases possible in the PAR section the PAR faders C1 C4 must be linked with these 64 chase storage places JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 94 E E oe a YS mua a SS re Press the Select key in the Chase Control section and simultaneously a flash key C1 C4 Release both keys again and press the Select key again The following display is shown The active chase of our example is indicated as 1A04 i e Fader C4 on Page 1 Bank A ACTIVE CHASE 1A04 Use the middle encoder wheel to select the next chase that shall run on this fader In our example this is Chase 07 on NEXT CHASE Page 1 Bank B 1B07 Press the Select key again to return to the Standard menu The chase selected will become active on the corrsponding fader as soon as this fader is drawn to zero JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 95 uit gee 19 The List function COMBI With the List function you can have all named cues chases and sequences shown on the display This function is activated with the List key in the Combi or PAR section If the touchscreen is activated you can re
130. mbering PARNUM not displayed inverted PAR NUMBERING CONTINUOUS Display of the PAR channels FEATURE PAR 050 17 050 18 050 19 050 20 050 21 050 22 050 23 050 24 050 25 050 26 050 27 050 28 050 29 050 30 000 31 000 32 Numbering per page PARNUM displayed inverted PAR NUMBERING SINGLE PAGE SINGLE PAGE FEATURE PAR FEATURE PAR FEATURE PAR 050 01 050 01 000 02 000 02 000 03 000 03 000 04 000 04 MENS MEM 050 07 050 or 000 08 000 08 000 09 000 09 000 10 000 10 000 11 000 11 000 12 000 12 000 13 000 13 000 14 000 14 000 15 000 15 000 16 000 16 2 11 5 PARMUL Accessing PAR fader banks The PARMUL function controls the access to the fader banks which can be switched four times PARMUL not displayed inverted PAR FADER MODE SINGLE BANK If on a bank the value of faders is greater than zero the faders will be switched to another bank not until the operator slides the fader back down to zero i e the corresponding fader can never be used by more than one bank at a time PARMUL displayed inverted PAR FADER MODE MULTI BANK If on a bank the value of faders is greater than zero the faders will remain active when the operator switches to another bank By undershooting the corresponding fader value the faders can be activated on the bank switched to and thus be used four times JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0
131. ng as the chase key is pressed Enter the release link as described in Chapters 6 1 7 and 6 1 8 Use the softkey FLASH to activate the FLASH function FLASH inverted function is active FLASH not inverted function is deactivated 14 4 The NAME function Use the NAME function to name the chase If the NAME function is activated name the chase with the keys of the CUE CHASE SEQUENCE section NAME inverted function is active NAME not inverted function is deactivated JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 75 B BATUARAB ey Ear us ar EE uw 14 5 The MODIFY function Use the MODIFY function to modify and re store fixture parameters of individual chase steps MODIFY Press softkey MODIFY to activate this function If the MODIFY function is active the corresponding field on the display is shown inverted Select the chase step to be modified with the encoder wheel STEP When the MODIFY function is active the data of the chase steps are always output via the DMX line Activate the fixtures of the chase step to be modified with the keys of the Fixture Selection block Use the keys of the Fixture Selection block in combination with Preset keys or the encoder wheels to modify the parameters of the chase step Edit Press the Store key of the Combi section to store the process Store Press ESC to leave this menu 14 6 The TRACE function The TRACE func
132. ng is present symmetrical arrangement on all four sides of a stage the chase pattern on Page 3 of the chase generator should be used here 11 2 1 Basic programming with the chase generator The chase generator enables fast programming of chases We will explain the mode of operation of the chase generator on the basis of the creation of a shutter chase It can be applied of course to all other features of your fixture Activating the chase generator COMBI Store Edit e Press the Store key in the Combi section CHASES ee ee 7 B Then press the chase key from which the chase shall be recalled later Ci U NAME i eee The Programme Combi Chase menu as displayed on the left R LINK appears DUP ST gzrejexee ess DEL ST TET MERGE CLEAR E AUTO SEGUE Now press the softkey CREATE to activate the chase FT 0 TP 0 generator i SP 1 0000s 1 000Hz SINGLE LINK F CREATE FADETIME STEP TRIGPOINT The chase generator has the following menu In the example on the left the feature shutter is activated in the Feature Selection The display varies depending on the selected feature CREATOR SHUTTER USED VALUES Ri OPEN o SHORT MANUAL 1 SELECT FEATURE 2 SELECT ON AND OFF VALUES 3 SELECT DIRECT MODE ON OPEN PAGE 2 AMD CHOOSE DESIRED UNITS OR SELECT ANY USER SEQUENCE ON PAGE 2 CLOSED 4 SELECT PATTERN ON PAGE 3 OR PAGE 4 5 PRESS FLASHING STORE BUTTON FOR CALCULATION
133. ng process as described above mew 1Q Caution If you copy a fixture type from the library the PRESET name is copied along with it Press the ESC key to leave this menu 2 2 1 Deleting individual fixtures from the fixture list If you wish to delete one or several fixtures from the fixture list activate the fixtures by pressing the corresponding keys in the Fixture PAR Selection block keys 1 16 Press the softkey OPEN in the CONFIG SELECT menu to delete the fixtures 2 2 2 Deleting the entire fixture list If you wish to delete the entire fixture list enter CONFIG SELECT menu and press the softkey CLEAR Confirm the process by pressing the softkey YES 2 3 PATCH Assigning start addresses to fixtures When the fixture list is completed you must assign start adresses to the fixtures This assignment is carried out in the CONFIG PATCH menu Enter the main menu and activate the CONFIG menu by pressing the corresponding the softkey Then select the menu item PATCH The following will be shown on the display The fixture list you have entered before is shown Each fixture is displayed by its short name and the number of DMX channels of the fixture is specified in brackets below JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 14 Ip ane J L i Nm d IW The individual softkeys have the following function SCAN 1 enters DMX addresses for fixture n
134. nly possible when a release link was assigned before The flash key as well as the release key and enable key is located in the block right to the Sequences section The release link can be assigned in the Combi Store or Combi Edit section according to the procedure described in Chapter 6 1 7 The keys of the Cue section are switch keys When you need these keys to apply the flash function e g for strobe sequences press the flash key in the release block first and then press the cue key to which you have stored the desired cue The cue will remain active as long as you are pressing and holding both keys The cue will be deactivated when you release both keys Flash Release Enable e Swap 5 0 6 P 7 Flash JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 44 em AR BE mu a RW ww 7 Editing cues All functions and parameters of a cue can be modified separately You are not required to rewrite the whole cue On principle the followng working steps are necessary for editing cues COMBI Enter the Edit menu by pressing the Edit key LED is lit in the Combi section Store Edit Select the desired cue by pressing the corresponding cue key and press the e softkey MODIFY You can now edit the individual parameters In order to store the modifications press the Store key in the Combi section and the storage matrix appears Carry out your
135. ns should be switched You will find the entered trigpoint on the display next to the abbreviation TP 6 1 7 Entering the Release Link function R Link The Licon CX offers no possibility to switch off an active cue or chase by simply pressing the corresponding key again The active DMX ouput value remains effective until a new DMX output value for the active parameters is adjusted A separate cue a so called stop cue is necessary which has a DMX value of open or 000 for one or several parameters Since a stop cue is often only programmed for one specific cue you can assign the stop cue to this cue This assignment is called release link The assignment of a release link offers the following advantages as compared to the separate management of two cues Since the cue and the corresponding stop cue are activated by the same key the stop cues can be stored to subordinate banks gt The stop cue activated will always be the suitable stop cue gt The stop cue addresses exactly those parameters that are required Create a cue as described in chapter 6 1 Programming and storing cues Then create a stop cue which will set the desired parameters to the DMX value open or 000 To assign the release link to the corresponding key select the Edit key in the Combi section and activate the cue by pressing the cue key JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telef
136. nverted a fadetime can be assiged to this chase fader In order to switch the chase via the trigpoint time press the softkey FADE The softkey is no longer displayed inverted and the message OFF appears in the Fader section DIR The field DIR will show the direction of the chase If the softkey DIR is displayed inverted the chase runs in one direction Press the softkey DIR softkey is no longer displayed inverted and the chase runs in the opposite direction Confirm the storage process and leave the menu by pressing the Store key in the Combi section again JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 68 B IPAn aw uum ter Em Du n 12 The MERGE and SPEEDGROUP function As described above the chase generator can create chases for one parameter per chase only If you wish to run different chases simultaneously you must merge copy one chase on another these chases Precondition for merging chases is that they possess an identical number of chase steps length The speedgroup function combines several chases in terms of time Whether the chases are in the Combi section or in the Par section if one chase of a chase is stopped by a GO command every other chase of the speedgroup which is active at this moment is also stopped The length of the individual chases is of no significance here 12 1 Entering the MERGE function copying one chase on another The Merge function is r
137. o 1 16 AUX enters DMX addresses for AUX controllers PAR 3 vss EEG PAR1 enters DMX addresses for dimmer channel 1 16 lm e Mo uu PAR2 enters DMX addresses for dimmer channel 17 32 PAR 2 ds nen PAR3 enters DMX addresses for dimmer channel 33 48 uem uz alb cua p CLEAR deletes all DMX addresses PART ld CHEAR OPEN deletes an individual DMX address AUX years lelhd OPEN PATCH confirms data input MENS mx hd acc Left encoder wheel selects DMX addresses 0B VS4575 lejja oa Ce a SSS PATCH Middle encoder wheel Right encoder wheel moves the cursor up and down moves the cursor left and right 2 3 1 Entering DMX start addresses for fixtures Press the softkey PATCH The first fixture in the fixture list is automatically activated and start address no 1 or the first not occupied DMX address is recommended by the controller for the patch DMX channels cannot be double assigned If you wish to control fixture no 1 with DMX channel 1 DMX line A then confirm by pressing the softkey PATCH Now the second fixture of the list is displayed inverted and the controller automatically recommends the next not occupied channel for the patch The example above recommends DMX channel 9 since the Varyscan 4 is controlled with 8 DMX channels Press the softkey PATCH again to confirm this start address If you need a start address other than that recommended by the controller selec
138. o create and store presets enter the main menu and press the softkey PRESET Then activate the desired fixtures When the corresponding LEDs are lit you can select the feature in the Feature Selection section e g Pan Tilt or Color for which you want to create and store a preset You can only store one the selected feature as PRESET If you wish to store several features simultaneously e g Pan Tilt and color this is a cue and not a preset Enter the values with the encoder wheels and press the Store key in the Combi section LED is lit Now all fixtures will be activated that you have stored in the Setup The numbers of the activated the fixtures will be displayed inverted Select a storage place key on the display and press the corresponding softkey The particular field is displayed inverted and the LED of the Store key begins flashing Confirm by pressing the Store key again The LED stops flashing and the field will no longer be displayed inverted You can name the function field whenever the field is displayed inverted Below you will find an illustration of the individual working steps ali 2 4 Feature Selection T Pan Tilt pattems Speed Iin Ail llin utili l til Ld ifj y EE Wi 4 2 Naming a preset CUES CHASES SEQUENCES speedgroup 1 16 Beatcount 1 16 F51 e e 5 s e lee e 23 4 5 9 a F6 2 6 10 ee e WE R T D P FT 3 T4 35 e gt D F G 8 12 XC v B Before a preset
139. ode of operation of the swap function will be described in Chapter 2 1 1 1 2 Working with the swap function The basic configuration of the swap function is made in the CONFIG OPTIONS menu Press the softkey CONFIG and then the softkey OPTION to enter this menu The following display is shown CHCTRL PARNUM Leto PARMUL PAR NUMBERING CONTINUOUS CHASE CONTOL AUTO SEL o PARFADER MODE SINGEL BANK FIXT DISP FIXTURE INACTIVE o DISP PAR INACTIVE PAR rpiURESWAP INACTIVE PAR SWAP INACTIVE F SWAP TOUCHSCREEN ACTIVE P SWAP You can assign the swap function to the PAR and fixture faders separately or in combination To activate the swap function press the either the softkey F SWAP or P SWAP Three assignments can be made for PAR faders and three for fixture faders Fixture assignment status can be seen on the display Display representation Standard After pressing the softkey F SWAP once After pressing the sofkey F SWAP twice INACTIVE Function is deactivated FIXTURE Function accesses the fixture faders FIXT PAR Function accesses fixture faders and par faders if the swap key is pressed together with a fixture flash key PAR assignment status can be seen on the display Display representation Standard After pressing the softkey P SWAP once After pressing the sofkey P SWAP twice JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 INACTIVE
140. of sequence steps Time Man fader in combination with the Man Fade key Enables manual fading of sequence steps The time in which the fader is raised from 0 to 10 indicates the fade time As soon as the fader is on position O or on position 10 the next sequence step will be activated Time Man fader in combination with the time key Activates time scaling of the Time Man fader The fade time can be set between 0 and 10 seconds steps as shown on the scale 17 3 The ENABLE key If the priority of fixtures is taken from an active sequence e g by a preset cue or chase these priorities can be returned without having to start the sequence anew This function has no effect in the Follow and Freeze function see Chapters 9 and 10 Press the key combination of Enable key of active sequence SEQUENCES i 5 ee Swap 9 0 2 0o E O JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 85 m 0 D dilina 5 Ui o jh 18 Programming in the PAR section In the Licon CX you have access to PAR dimmer channels in two main sections namely the Combi section and the PAR section The Combi section enables the use of combined cues chases or sequences which allow access to both PAR channels and fixture channels The Combi section works exclusivley according to the LTP principle i e the value entered last for a channel takes precedence The currently valid P
141. of the four sequence keys with incoporated green LED The green LED begins flashing signalising that a preselection was made If a sequence is activated on this bank by pressing the corresponding key the green LED stops flashing Shift 15 1 Entering a sequence step Sequences are programmed in the Combi section You can use preprogrammed cues scenes or newly created cues Feature Selection Speed LLL m Pan Tit Patiems 12345 Par Tilt a ES ESI ESI Moves EEEn Speed SEQUENCES ee e C 8 Y COMBI Store Edit Select the fixtures with the keys of the Feature PAR Selection keys 1 16 Select the desired parameters and enter the values with the encoder wheels or the preset keys Press the Store key in the Combi section Choose the parameters from the storage matrix Press the sequence key to which you wish to store the cue Confirm the process by pressing the Store key in the Combi section again JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 77 ip Mum ng lh If a sequence is recalled by pressing the Store key the following display is shown The individual fields have the following function NAME MODIFY Wae NAME names the sequence SINGLE inverted the sequence runs once and stops 7 after the last step caer TP 0 SINGLE not inverted the sequence runs endlessly 2 0 0 BE
142. of the programmed length data It is also possible to link the same chase several times and enter different runtimes each time If you have linked a chase to a sequence which was part of a speed group this chase will be removed from the speed group DEL ST L OFF CLEAR FADETIME STEP NEXTTIME JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 83 BE AQ BRE S sunu Ear us ar E E re 17 Working with sequences Only one sequence can be active at a time The sequence keys are numbered from 1 to 8 The left column of keys 1 4 has two incorporated LEDs per key the right column of keys 5 8 has one incorporated LED per key The red LEDs display the status of the sequence the green LEDs indicate the selected bank Hed LED is lit The sequence is active Red LED is not lit The sequence is deactivated Green LED is lit The bank is active Green LED is flashing The bank is preselected but a sequence has not yet been activated 17 1 Switching sequence banks SEQUENCES ee elt o Press and hold the Shift key Simultaneously press the desired bank key in 2 e e 5 the Sequences block key with two LEDs The green LED of the selected P T Shift o bank begins flashing Now press the desired sequence key As soon as a T Teele sequence is selected both the red LED of the sequence key and the green L LED of the bank key are lit 17 2 The Sequence Control section SEQUE
143. on 49 0 7304 9617 0 42 PEP AL ey a RW ww On the display the softkey R LINK appears Press the softkey R LINK The softkey will be displayed inverted Simultaneously another softkey RL OFF appears MODIFY COPY on the display To assign a stop cue release cue press the cue key to which you have stored the stop cue previously Your entry is shown on the display e g RLM 1A01 This means that this cue has a release link to the cue of Page 1 VERDE RL OFF Bank A and Cue key 01 mE mm Delete the release link by pressing the softkey RL OFF EDIT COMB MEMO E FT 1 00005 TP 0 6 1 8 Working with the Release Link function Use the Release Link key to activate a release link Together with the Flash Release Enable key this key is located to the right of the Sequences block By entering the release link you have assigned two cues to one cue key The first cue is activated by pressing the cue key Flash Release Enable e Swap The second cue stop cue is activated when you press and hold the release key and simultaneously press the same cue key as before Release the cue key first and then the Release key 1 2 3 Flash Release Enable JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 43 B BAT AWAB ey Ear us ar E E re 6 1 9 Entering and working with the flash function SEQUENCES lee 6 Working with the flash function is o
144. on CX switches to the next step How to programme the Sound function and its mode of operation will be described in detail in Chapter 13 8 11 2 Programming chases with the chase generator The chase generator is an effective and fast means to programme chases The chase generator provides a number of pre programmed chase patterns to which you only have to assign the fixtures and the desired parameter Only one fixuture parameter can be assigned to a chase that is programmed with the help of the chase generator This means that you can create either a shutter chase or an iris chase or a Pan chase depending on how many features your fixture provides You can however combine chases with the Merge or the Speed Group function as described above If you use these functions in combination with the chase generator you can programme chases for individual parameters and then recall these chases simultaneously JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 59 PEP ey Ear us ar E E re The chase generator provides chase patterns for a variety of stage applications If for example your fixtures hang in alignment e g on the backtruss of a stage you can apply the chase patterns of Page 1 of the chase generator display If you fixtures are arranged symmetrically e g to the left and right side of a stage Page 2 of the the chase generator will apply here If a double symmetrical stage setti
145. on and simultaneously press the switch key in the Fixture section keys below the fixture faders on which you want to store the fixture group choose between switch keys 1 8 Then release both keys again FIXTURES COMBI Store Edit e e LT LI T S O LILITILE E EH EE EH ER ER ER ER 1 4 6 8 Bank Select 1 4 Flash 1 8 Groups 1 8 Use the 4 switch keys with incoporated green LEDs in the FIXTURES section to switch the eight faders to four banks In order to switch the banks press and hold the SHIFT key and simultaneously press the desired bank switch key with green LED in the FIXTURES section e Highlite i Note during the storage of fixture groups the LED of the group key in the Fixture PAR Selection must not be lit Group Clear Invert Jf you wish to alter the composition of the group repeat this procedure and choose another combination of fixtures 3 2 2 Activating fixture groups First of all press the GROUP key in the Fixture PAR Selection the LED of the Group Highlight key is lit Then activate the stored groups by selection of the desired switch keys 1 8 in the Fixtures section The LEDs of the activated fixtures are lit If you need more than one fixture group at a time press the corresponding switch keys in the Fixtures section simultaneously All fixtures will be activated that are stored on the corresponding switch keys group keys The brightness of th
146. or fixture sequence Illustration of the fixture sequence Choose direct Select Select feature Select values Select pattern Chase runs mode fixture PARs for ON OFF as combination from moving pattern and moving sequence 1 2 3 Eon Ne d Shutter lixtues Crupes hr 12 3458 a e e ON Scene 2 s DIRECT gt OFF Fein 123 4 5 B L prer 3 Aw o0o0oc zi E JL 1p J u Four rugs he 3 12 345 6 Ll Choose a Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Select feature Select values Select pattern Chase runs sequence save fixture s save fixture s save fixture s for ON OFF as combination in step 1 in step 2 in step 3 from moving pattern and moving sequence Schrit Hr FT 2 5 amp 7 22 24 SHUTTER Fukarne Gruppe hr 1 12 5 6 L1 ON chris Mir 2 EE OO a i J l fi e i Fiba iruei Ns 2 12 34 5 6 Ooo m m OFF m IN L L IL IL I __ Fene 12 3 4 5 6 oo The chase runs as a combination of a fixture sequence and a chase pattern e inthe Direct Mode a step always consists of one fixture Par moving light e inthe SEQ1 SEQ8 mode a step consists of one fixtue Par moving light or a group of fixture Par moving lights Fixture PAR Selection Grafik 1 If a chase pattern is programmed in the DIRECT mode the fixtures are always recalled according to the sequence of the keys in the Fixture PAR selection see Fig 1 Every chase step F 7 A addresses
147. our example for the shutter T You can select another feature by pressing the corresponding SHORT MANUAL ore Keyin the Feature Selection block 1 SELECT FEATURE 2 SELECT ON AND OFF VALUES CREATOR SHUTTER USED VALUES Bil PEN OPEN 3 SELECT DIRECT MODE ON P TR The presets are shown in the upper and left fields of the display UNITS OR SELECT ANY CLOSED USER SEQUENCE ON PAGE 2 and can be activated by pressing the assigned softkeys If more 4 SELECT PATTERN ON presets are stored than can be shown on the display use the 5 PRESS FLASHING STORE BUTTON FOR CALCULATION i65 Softkey lt lt lt to switch to the other preset pages lt lt lt 102 SHUTTER The chase steps switch from the ON values to the OFF values according to the chase pattern which are described in more detail in Chapter 11 1 1 Now enter the ON value Press the softkey ON until is is displayed inverted Then press one of the softkeys to which a preset is assigned or enter the DMX data with the encoder wheels Subsequently enter the OFF value Press the softkey OFF until it is displayed inverted The inversion of the softkey ON is simultaneously deleted Then press one of the softkeys to which a preset is assigned or enter the DMX data with the encoder wheels JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 62 p 11 2 3 2 Page 2 of the chase generat
148. own on the display e Visual control of cues or chases of the absolute PAR section gt important when you are programming in the blackout mode without level output via DMX e Use of already programmed cues of the absolute PAR section to create other lighting states composed of several cues e Use of already programmed cues of the absolute PAR section to create PAR chases JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 89 B BAT AAR ey Ear us ar E E re 18 6 The numerical block The numerical block is used to activate combinations of PAR channels Press the softkey NUM to activate the numerical block Since this function can be followed on the display the middle master fader C PAR must be raised Activate the numerical block and the softkeys shown below in the illustration will appear on the display Combinations of PAR channels can only be entered with the softkeys SEL SEL and SEL together with the keys of the CUES CHASES SEQUENCES section SEL SEL SEL gt Yo SEL gt 0 ENCODE 000 02 CRLSEL 000 04 BLOCK 000 05 9 9 100 000 o7 HILITE 000 09 0 000 E PAROUT 000 12 000 i ALL 0 9 14 NUM 000 16 PAR NUM SEL confirms entry of a single channel number SEL confirms deletion of a single channel number OBL confirms selection of a channel block Jo entry of DMX values for the selected channels in percent CUES
149. p on TO CLEAR MIDI a USB memorystick before you delete data of the console ALL 24 1 Deleting all data Press and hold the four softkeys located above the display simultaneously while you are turning the Licon CX on with the ON OFF key Press the softkey MORE to enter the second page of the delete menu Here press the softkey ALL If you wish to delete all data of the Licon CX press the softkey YES You will not be prompted to confirm the process After deletion of the data the Licon CX returns to the extended delete menu If you do not wish to delete data press the softkey NO or the ESC key 24 2 Deleting Config data Press and hold the four softkeys located above the display simultaneously while you are turning the Licon CX on with the ON OFF key JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 107 B BA AWRE Aw SS ee la Press the softkey MORE to enter the second page of the delete menu Here press the softkey CONFIG If you wish to delete the Config data of the Licon CX press the softkey YES You will not be prompted to confirm the process After deletion of the data the Licon CX returns to the extended delete menu If you do not wish to delete data press the softkey NO or the ESC key 24 3 Deleting Preset data Press and hold the four softkeys located above the display simultaneously while you are turning the Licon CX on with the ON OFF key Press the softkey MORE to
150. r BEG RERRRR PrismPr BREESE Zomm Foc BEBNBBENB Frost ee eee ee eee eee Par 01 32 Par 32 64 Par64 06 SEL FADE FADE 0 1 The Illustration shows the storage matrix The storage matrix is the most important tool when cues chases and sequences are stored The storage matrix will be activated each time you press the Store key in the Combi section and afterwards one of the keys of the Cue Chase and Sequence section The storage matrix gives you an overview of all programmed fixtures and dimmer channels If a hyphen is shown in the matrix the corresponding parameter is not available for the fixture or no fixture has been configured on this fixture storage place keys 1 16 In front of the individual features you will recognise a little triangle With this triangle you can enter either a fade or a switch function for different parameters This triangle represents the cursor within the matrix and can be moved up and down with the left encoder wheel SEL FADE With the middle encoder wheel FADE 0 1 you can activate or deactivate the fade function Whenever a ramp sign is displayed in the storage matrix the corresponding features will be faded Fading is meaningful parameter for dimmers iris Pan Tilt as well as for zoom or focus A 3 When features are marked with a P a preset has been adopted If you will change the preset data afterwa
151. rds then the cue will also be automatically changed When features are marked with a dark square the DMX values absolute values entered with the encoder wheels previously have been adopted 6 1 2 Selecting features to be stored In a cue you can store all parameters available or select only a few for storage Selecting all features available Make sure that all desired fixtures are activated LED is lit Then press the CLEAR key in the FEATURE SELECTION block until all features in the matrix are activated selected fields are displayed inverted in the matrix Clear Selecting particular features If all feature fields in the matrix are displayed inverted you can deselect individual features Proceed as follows deactivate all fixtures first and then press the feature key of those parameters you do not want to store The feature is immediately removed from the storage matrix Clear field is empty Then choose the desired storage place key for the cue and confirm by pressing the Store key once more JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 40 em ARBRE cma a RW ww 6 1 3 The cue keys in combination with the page bank keys The cue section has 24 keys that are distributed in three blocks of eight keys CUES Speedgroup 1 16 Beatcount 1 16 PAGE BANK sie Ce e ee ee on Cn 23 4 5 Li s F6 2 6 10 s Teo oo WE RT 5 5 7 11 i See ee
152. re key in the Combi section to activate the desired chase Select the chase step to be duplicated with the middle encoder wheel Then press the softkey DUP ST The step is duplicated and positioned directly after the source step If you duplicate step 5 for example your chase contains one step more afterwards Step 5 and step 6 contain the same parameters Press the ESC key to leave this menu 11 1 10 Overwriting stopping a chase R LINK A chase will run permanently if not otherwise programmed with the help of the softkey SINGLE In order to stop a chase a stop cue is required This stop cue is stored as cue and must contain new DMX values for all parameters that are activated in the chase When you have stored this stop cue you can create a link between the chase and the stop cue with the softkey R LINK Enter the Prog Combi Chase menu and press the softkey R LINK When the corresponding field on the display is inverted press the cue key to which you have previously stored the stop cue You can see now on the display that the number of the stop cue is displayed behind the abbreviation RLM Press the softkey R LINK again to leave the menu cf Chapter 6 7 7 Entering the release link function R LINK and 6 1 8 Working with the release link function With the release link you can also create a between two chases i e one chase is replaced by the next chase 11 1 11 Terminating the loop function SINGLE If not otherwise defined
153. ring a fixture If you will use fixtures the data of which are not yet stored in the library you have to configure your fixtures first Enter the main menu and press the softkey CONFIG and afterwards the softkey L USER The following display is shown PANTIL AUTRUN DMX GE anie S NAME USERI P COPY EXTTRG TYPE MES _ AER PATCH MIDI SELECT OPTION gt L USER ACCESS DMXCH T ANGL USER1 BLACK L P ANGL With the left encoder wheel cou can select up to 20 different L User fixture parameters Now consecutively enter data of the fixtures Activate the corresponding parameters with the softkeys arranged to the right and left of the display When the field is displayed inverted you can enter data with the double assigned keys of the following sections CUES CHASES and SEQUENCES JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 247 x EAR Zu OO LAS Clear the fields with the arrow key first and enter your data CUES Speedgroup 1 16 Beatcount 1 16 Sif we J e e e 2 3 4 5 F62 6 10 WE RT SEQUENCES 1 D 0 9 2 0 e O P T 3600 9 L e The individual fields have the following functions NAME S NAME TYPE DMXCH CLEAR z DMXCH names the moving light a maximum of 20 characters is possible short name shown on the display later up to 6 characters
154. ring of the encoder wheel SPEED By turning the outer ring of the encoder wheel the intervals become greater depending on how far the ring is turned to the left or right 13 3 Changing speed with the Learn key Activate the desired chase as described in 13 1 Then press the Learn key two times at the speed at which the steps are intended to run e g to the rhythm of a music track The time interval will be adopted that elapses while the LED is blinking The chase immediateley runs at the new speed The blinking intervals of the yellow LED show the speed at which the chase runs JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 792 E HAS mA AB su SS 484 X 13 4 Manual stepping of chase steps with the Go keys Select the desired chase as described in 13 1 Then press the Go key As soon as the LED of the Go key is lit you can manually step through the chase steps The Go key switches to the next chase step and the Go key to the previous chase step 13 5 Changing direction You can change the direction of a chase while the chase is running Select the desired chase as described in 13 1 Enter the change of direction with the Direction key The following three functions are availabe which are indicated by the particular LED that is lit Function 1 No LED is lit The chase runs according to the stored sequence of chase steps Function 2 The red LED is lit The chase
155. rs by pressing the desired key in the Feature Selection block The corresponding fields on the display are no longer inverted JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 50 Be Al BRE mun a RW ww 10 The Follow function The follow function allows you to define and move fixtures as follow spots independent of activated cues chases or sequences The fixtures defined as follow spots will only react to PAN and TILT values received from a connected trackball 10 1 Programming the follow function In order to be able to program the follow function press any key of the Feature Selection section first Then press and hold the Follow key and select the fixtures you wish to use as follow spots corresponding LEDs are lit y Feature Selection 1 Pr Clear Freeze e P Rei Fro Special Frenrn s e o Follow Activate the follow function by pressing and holding the Follow 000 O00 i key in the Feature Selection block The softkey ACTIVE appears 000 000 M on the display Press this softkey to activate the follow function 000 000 os The function field on the display is shown inverted when the 000 000 10 function is active Pan FINE OFF TILT 10 1 2 Deactivating the follow function Press and hold the Follow key Press the softkey ACTIVE in addition The follow function is deactivated when the function field on the display is no longer
156. s in the Fixture PAR selection keys 1 16 Swap the Pan channel and the Tilt channel by pressing the softkey X CHG owapping was successful when letter combination on the display is shown inverted Press the softkey X CHG again and the swapping will be revoked 2 7 AUTORUN Starting the LICON CX automatically With the Autorun function the Licon CX can be started automatically by a cue chase or sequence when you switch on the console Enter the CONFIG menu and press the softkey AUTORUN Then select the cue chase or sequence with which the Licon CX is to be started Press the softkey KEYOFF to delete the particular input Important If the Autorun function is active the Licon CX will no longer show the welcome routine on turning the console on but will switch directly to the selected function 2 8 DMX Remote control via external DMX console The DMX function allows remote controlling of the Licon CX via an external DMX console The DMX In input is located on the rear panel of the Licon CX You can assign 16 keys of the Licon CX for remote control It is important that the DMX section is activated The current setting is shown in the main menu in the REMOTE section 19 05 06 or ox If REMOTE DMX is shown on the display the DMX section is 10 18 25 FEE E activated The DMX section is activated in the REMOTE menu submenu of the TOOLS menu Enter the main menu and press the softkey TOOL Press the softkey REMOTE in th
157. s lit Then select a fader C1 C4 in the PAR section and press the flash key located below this fader Note If the storage process is carried out in the PAR section these flash keys correspond to the keys C1 C4 of the Chase section The following display appears for the keys C1 C4 NAME BLock LINKF inverted enters fade time in 6 not inverted enters fade time as absolute DUP ST zzie cliz eina sica EG value 1A 03 CLEAR deletes complete chase ume TEST MEISTE DELST deletes a step CLEAR SGROUP DUP ST duplicates a step Te NAME names the chase BLOCK forms a block with different steps _ MERGE combines chases CREATE SGROUP forms a speed group CREATE activates chase generator FADETIME STEP FADETIME enters fade time for entire chase STEP enables scrolling up and down between steps Press the Store key again to confirm the storage process the LED of the Store key is no longer lit An occupied chase fader is signalised by the yellow LED of the flash key situated below the fader Repeat this step as often as you like a maximum of 99 chase steps are possible If only one step is stored on the fader the yellow LED is lit permanently When several steps chase are stored the yellow LED flashes at the speed selected in the Chase Control section Caution The chase will be activated as in the Fixture section Chapter 11 with the keys of the Chase Control section In order to control the particular chase
158. s to a total of 16 fixtures The fixtures are activated with the keys of the Fixture PAR Selection keys 1 16 The fixtures are activated when the corresponding LED is lit In order to be able to enter the individual n A parameters the corresponding fixture must be l f stored at least in one fixture group and the corresponding master and group faders must be raised is 5 A 6 2 2 7 we g 5 9 10 11 12 N e e G lear gt Storing and recalling fixture groups Group BEONE e 1314 15 16 Highlight 3 2 Fixture groups The Licon CX controls the brightness of fixtures separately In order to see a beam of light at all both the master fader of the Fixture section and the fixture fader of the corresponding group must be raised A total of 8 group faders are available which can be switched four times so that you have access to a total of 32 groups JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 28 em ARBRE cma a RW ww 3 2 1 Storing fixture groups Eight fixture faders are available for the storage of different fixture groups These fixture faders can be switched four times To define a fixture group activate the desired fixtures with the keys of the Fixture PAR Selection LEDs must be lit Then press and hold the STORE key in the Combi secti
159. seecceaseeeceueeeceeuseeessueeessauseessegeeesssaseeeess 2 11 2 1 Activating the percent function ccccceeccecseseeeceeseeeceeseecceaeeecsaseeeseuseeeseaseeessageeessaeeessssass 2 11 3 CHCTRL Setting the Chase Control Section eeessseseeeeseeeeeeeennneeeeennnnn 2 11 4 PARNUM Numbering the PAR section eessseseseeeseeeeee nnne nnne nnn nnns 2 11 5 P ARMUL 7 Accessing PAR fader Dan otio itecto Peto S eaae E e veto e Peta ceti egere eta een iave e conos 2 11 6 TOUCH Turning the touchscreen on or off esses eene 2 12 AO GESS BEntenng pdssWOLFCS 4 tior cs tei od adedea tote cde iod etie Pete cocos ieu Pria aii eeror 2 12 1 Entenng the master password ui eos tedie si vui e ve ei dr febe vase ivescu ss Pte civit ved eletas Enc viUa ge Us 2 122 EMtening Me User passwords iot aetate oevims echas past ou tage p bep etum dun tutae bc semt utto in 2 12 93 C hiecking HASS WOS rysa dunt mi cd dS iip dux Sci abi amet cbe e ident E LU MMPIII IDEE LL ed Lb 2 124 Chahgilid DassWOFGS sisti mati a a c datio iens mic en idaxtutd aa oU I ei cubus 3 Programming in the Combi section 1 1 Leeee eee Lii ieeeeeeeeeu liie e eene nnne e nnn n nana annona asas uasa nn sean ananas s d Direct access TO XU GS 556 datas ico peso atl ait ancstch da sedata Bwtnle staan vacant cada Near Qe a aa ada dae 32 TOMO NIUE GROUPS fisccc 25 met m C
160. select the mode of operation The graph on the display shows which mode you have chosen for the channel gt Press the ESC key to leave this menu 2 5 P COPY Copying presets With this copy function you can copy presets after you have changed the fixtures list in the CONFIG menu It is possible to copy all parameters of the fixtures with the exception of Pan Tilt and moving patterns since it makes no sense to copy position presets It is not possible to copy PAR presets To enter the Preset Copy menu press the softkey CONFIG in the main menu and afterwards the softkey P COPY Use the middle encoder wheel SOURCE to select the fixtures PRESET COPY the presets of which you want to use as source presets FROM I 3 Then select the keys of the fixtures in the Fixture PAR Selection SHORT MANUAL m keys 1 16 to which you want to copy the presets EXEC 2 SELECT DESTINATION BY CAUTION The presets will be copied to all keys in the Fixture FIXTURE SELECTION i 3 PRESS EXEC To START Copy 4 Par selection with lit LEDs Press the softkey EXEC to execute the process SOURCE Press the ESC key to leave this menu 2 6 PANTIL Inverting Pan and Tilt channels Pan and Tilt channels can be inverted in two different menus depending on the purpose of the inversion If the inversion should be permanent channels are inverted in the CONFIG menu If the inversion should be deleted again after the preset
161. stops the movement of all activated fixtures CLRPH sets a programmed phase shift of the activated fixture to 0 CLRINV converts a negative inversion into a positive inversion INV inverts the movement of all activated fixtures WAVE see Phase function 5 2 1 2 WAVE see Phase function 5 2 1 SYM1 inverts the movement of every second fixture SYM2 inverts the movement of the second half of the selected fixtures O circular movements OO Lissajou double circle 2 NAVE SYM1 SYM2 sweeps up down FEATURE MOVES L Fi WAVE ojh M Us us sweeps left right INV En i i LRINV m diagonal sweep left down right up C B CLRPH We diagonal sweep left up right down qug z OFF Bl SIZE size of the moving patterns l SPEED speed of the moving patterns SIZE SPEED PHASE PHASE phase shift Before you can enter a moving pattern activate the desired fixtures first LED is lit the fixture is displayed inverted Then press the key of the desired moving pattern and enter size and speed with the Size and Speed encoder Take care that size and speed are in due proportion Fixtures of different manufacturers often diverge in speed and mirror movement The size speed ratio must be chosen in such a way that the fixture is able to carry out the complete movement If you have entered speed and size correctly and you are nevertheless not satisfied with
162. t not occupied DMX channel is recommended automatically by the controller You will only have to confirm with PATCH 2 4 2 Deleting particular DMX start addresses To delete the DMX assignment of one particular key select this key with the middle encoder wheel and press the softkey OPEN SCAN 1 DMX Adressen f r die Moving Lights Nr 1 16 Encoder rechts Bewegen des Cursors nach links und rechts 2 4 3 Deleting all DMX start addresses x CR LT _ f you wish to delete all start addresses enter CONFIG PATCH menu and press the softkey CLEAR The ALL SCAN AUX PAR menu shown on the left appears on the display a ee _ After you have pressed one of the the softkeys ALL SCAN AUX or PAR the deletion procedure starts immediately without prior confirmation prompt Press the ESC key if you do not wish to delete a start address ALL deletes all DMX start addresses SCAN deletes start addresses of fixtues AUX deletes start addresses of AUX controllers PAR deletes DMX assignment of dimmer PAR channels gt Press the ESC key to leave this menu JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 16 BEA ARBRE AAs Ss Sere 2 4 4 Selecting the dimmer curve In the dimmer PAR section you can choose between the following three modes of operation for each channel Linear dimmer curve d Exponential dimmer curve E Switch mode switches from a value of 127 Press the sofkey CURVE to
163. t the desired start address with the left encoder wheel and press the softkey PATCH for confirmation Select the fixtures with the middle encoder wheel gt Press the ESC key to leave this menu 2 3 2 Deleting a particular start address To delete a particular start address press the softkey CONFIG PATCH to enter the Patch menu Select the corresponding fixture with the centre encoder wheel As soon as the fixture is displayed inverted press the softkey OPEN to delete the start address gt Press the ESC key to leave this menu 2 3 3 Deleting all start addresses If you wish to delete all start addresses enter CONFIG PATCH menu and press the softkey CLEAR The following selection appears on the display ALL deletes all DMX start addresses SCAN deletes start addresses of moving lights AUX deletes start addresses of AUX controllers PAR deletes DMX assignment of dimmer PAR channels After you have pressed one of the the softkeys ALL SCAN AUX or PAR the corresponding parameters are deleted without prior confirmation prompt Press the ESC key if you do not wish to delete a start address Press the ESC key to leave this menu JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 15 EH HASMAS EAB Sw mu uw uer Em E 2 4 PATCH Assigning DMX channels to the dimmer PAR section In analogy to the fixture section the Patch menu is also used to assign DMX channels are assigned to the
164. the first chase step the shutter of fixture 1 is open whereas the shutter of Schritt Nr 3 the other five fixtures is closed FxtureM 1 2 3 4 5 6 In the second chase step the shutters of fixtures 1 3 4 5 and 6 are closed SMA e whereas the shutter of fixture 2 is open Fixture Nr 1 2 3 4 5 6 Schritt Nr 5 e Inthe third chase step the shutters of fixtures 1 2 4 5 and 6 are closed FxueN 123 4 5 6 Whereas the shutter of fixture 3 is open etc Schritt Nr 6 e Fiture Nr 1 2 3 4 5 6 11 2 3 Advanced programming with the chase generator CREATE The following chapters will deal in more detail with the functions of the chase generator To simplify matters for you we will describe the functions of the chase generator on the basis of its pages 1 to 6 When the chase generator is activated as described in Chapter 11 1 you can switch the pages with the softkeys located in the left and right lower part of the display They are marked with the arrows gt gt gt or lt lt lt Next to the arrows the page is indicated that is presently displayed e g 2 6 means that page 2 of a total of 6 pages is active 11 2 3 1 Page 1 of the chase generator preset selection The centre of this page displays a Short Manual in English which specifies the working steps of Chapter 11 1 Basic programming with the chase generator In addition this page displays the presets that were previously stored for the activated feature in
165. the result check whether your configuration is correct If you have configured the fixtures in the L User setup it is possible that the Pan or Tilt deflection angle was entered wrongly 5 2 1 The Phase function After you have assigned a moving pattern with regard to size and speed to your fixtures you can assign a phase shift in addition Phase designates the different start positions of the fixtures included in the moving pattern You will need this function for example if you wish to programme a wave Each movement pattern is divided into a maximum of 32 phases numbers 0 31 When you programme a movement with phase shift assign different start positions to each fixture When you programme a wave movement over 16 fixtures you must first of all activate all fixtures LEDs are lit Then recall the preprogrammed moving pattern with the Feature Selection key and select the up down sweep Enter size and speed with the encoder wheel The phase shift is shown in the last column on the display Since the first fixture is to start without phase shift 00 must be indicated in this column Assign the first phase to the second fixture 01 For this purpose activate the fixture first and then enter the value with the left encoder wheel Now deactivate the second fixture again and activate the third Proceed with all fixtures in this way JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0
166. the same no matter what kind of data are loaded Enter the main menu and recall the BACKUP function by pressing the corresponding softkey Press the softkey LOAD and then the softkey BACKUP again to select the data group from which you want to load a file to the console Press the desired softkey and the corresponding directory appears in which all files are listed that have been stored in this file group Select the file with the middle encoder wheel SELECT Press the softkey EXEC and the loading process is started During the loading process the message READING DATA is shown on the display When the loading process was successful the message COMPLETE is shown on the display 20 3 1 Loading all console data Activate the backup menu by pressing the softkey BACKUP in the main menu and press the softkey LOAD Then press the softkey ALL The Licon CX will list all files that are stored in this file group Use the middle encoder wheel SELECT to select the file to be loaded Press the softkey EXEC to start the loading process When the loading process was successful the message COMPLETE is shown on the display 20 3 2 Loading memory files cues chases sequences To load a memory file from a USB stick proceed as follows Activate the backup menu by pressing the softkey BACKUP in the main menu and press the softkey LOAD Then press the softkey MEMORY The Licon CX will list all files that are stored in this file group Use the midd
167. tion indicates which chase step of an activated chase is currently active i e is output In order to use the TRACE function start one or several chases first Press the Edit key in the Combi section and then the chase key the steps of which you wish to follow Press the softkey TRACE to activate the TRACE function Now it is possible to trace the activity of the individual steps on the display Press ESC to leave this menu 14 7 The R LINK function Cf Chapters 6 1 7 and 6 1 8 14 8 The S GROUP function Cf Chapters 11 14 11 14 1 and 11 14 2 JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 76 HEAR EE SM SS ee n 15 Sequences Sequence is referred to aS a programmed succession of cues scenes Each sequence step can address different PAR and fixture channels as well as different parameters The runtimes and the mode of flow control can also be varied from step to step unlike chases where the runtimes and the mode of flow control entered once for a step are applied to all other steps SEQUENCES ee e 9 0 2 eo 6 O P i 3600 L 4 Eight keys are available in the Sequences section to select and store sequences They can be switched with the Shift key in combination with the activated sequence key with incorporated green LED To switch the sequence press and hold the Shift key and select the desired bank where the sequences are stored by pressing one
168. tivate or deactivate the password function If the password function is activated the display confirms with the message CHECK ACTIVE CONFIG ACCESS FULL PRESET ACCESS FULL STORE ACCESS FULL gt Press the ESC key to leave the menu JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 96 EH HA AWRE aw un ue ur num Zu 2 12 2 Entering the user passwords After activation of the master password access is given to CHECK the user profiles They can be activated by means of the _ middle encoder wheel You can choose between four user STATUS i i i CHECK ACTIVE profiles Select the user profile for which you want to enter the acess rights USER 1 USER PASSWORD DJX CONFIG Example on the left USER 1 USER STATUS INACTIVE CONFIG ACCESS FULL PRESET EADEM 2 MIT _ USER 1 is a DJ He shall have no access to the STORE ACCESS FULL store configuration and the storage of presets First enter the user password Then activate the password PROFILE by pressing the sofkey STATUS The fourth line on the left shows whether the status is INACTIVE or ACTIVE Then you can define the individual access rights For the access to the CONFIG and Preset menu you can choose between the possibilities full full access or denied access denied Since a DJ normally does not need to change configurations or presets enter DENIED The entry is made with the softkey of the corresponding item
169. torage place cue key on which you wish to store the cue Release both keys again and the storage process is completed You can now recall the corresponding cue from both cue keys JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 47 E HASmAS AH suu Ear us ar EE re 7 7 R LINK Setting the Release Link function Cf Chapter 6 1 7 Entering the release link function and 6 1 8 Working with the release link function Press and hold the softkey R LINK R LINK is displayed inverted Then press the cue key stop cue on which the zero values of the desired parameters have been stored You can see your entries on the display Next to the three letters RLM the storage place and the name of the cue on which you have stored the release link are displayed If you have set a release link you can recall this link with the RELEASE and FLASH key 7 8 Changing the fade time Enter the Edit Cue menu and change the fade time by turning the corresponding encoder wheel FADETIME 7 9 Changing the trigpoint Enter the Edit Cue menu and change the trigpoint by turning the corresponding encoder wheel TRIGPOINT JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 48 E E AARE cma a SS ww 8 Recalling cues in the fade mode rFADE MODE Whether or not you have assigned a fade time to your cues you can activate a fade time with the Fade Mode fader T
170. u press the Store key in the Combi section Press the ESC key to leave the menu Deleting a block B DEL Define the desired block as as described above Press the softkey B DEL The selected block will be deleted immediately Press the ESC key to leave the menu Moving a block B MOVE 1 ilz i8 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Define a block as described above Moving a block does not mean that this block B B B B is duplicated see Copying a block Your P 19 7 8 9 40 block is only moved to another position within the chase The block is always inserted before the step that you have B B B B selected with the cursor M The illustration on the left shows the 3 1 2 7 8 9 10 individual steps of the moving procedure B B B B 1 Programme your chase 2 Define the desired block 5 112 3 8 9 10 3 Position the cursor on chase step before which the block shall be inserted you can move the block to every position that is marked with an arrow here Step 8 4 Press softkey B MOVE to confirm the process 5 The chase will renumber its steps gt Press the ESC key to leave the menu JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 56 BEA ARBRE Z Su usta ere 11 1 13 Merging chases MERGE function Merging will combine two chases that activate different fixture parameters so that one chase will result Gobo Chase Prisma Chase Gobo Prisma Chase This illustration shows how
171. ues CHASES deletes the stored chases FADER deletes the fader assignments ALL deletes all data groups listed above Press the softkey YES to execute the deletion process You are not prompted to confirm the process When the data are deleted the Licon CX returns to the CUES CHASES FADER ALL selection If you do not wish to delete data press the softkey NO or the ESC key 24 6 Deleting MIDI data Press and hold the four softkeys located above the display simultaneously while you are turning the Licon CX on with the ON OFF key Press the softkey MORE to enter the second page of the delete menu Here press the softkey MIDI If you wish to delete all MIDI data of the Licon CX press the softkey YES You will not be prompted to confirm the process After deletion of the data the Licon CX returns to the extended delete menu If you do not wish to delete data press the softkey NO or the ESC key JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 108 em ARBRE cma a RW ww 25 Description of control elements and indicators 25 1 AUX CONTROLLERS AUX CHANNELS DMX devices such as fog machines can be assigned to the AUX AUX 1 AUX 2 AUX 3 controllers These devices are controlled directly irrespective of the O O e other contoller functions The corresponding DMX output values are shown on the display in the main menu 25 2 FIXTURE PAR SELECTION Fixture PAR Selection 1 23 4
172. user file from a USB stick proceed as follows Activate the backup menu by pressing the softkey BACKUP in the main menu and press the softkey LOAD Then press the softkey L USER You can choose between ALL and SINGLE Select one of the two possibilities and the Licon CX will list all files that are stored in this file group Use the middle encoder wheel SELECT to select the file to be loaded Press the softkey EXEC to start the loading process When the loading process was successful the message COMPLETE is shown on the display 20 4 Deleting a file To delete individual files proceed as follows Activate the BACKUP menu by pressing the softkey BACKUP in the main menu and press the softkey DIR The Licon CX will now list all files stored When the list is complete the message COMPLETE will be shown on the display Use the middle encoder wheel SELECT to select the file to be deleted Then press the softkey DELETE The file will be deleted without prior confirmation prompt JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 100 y TT T i a 9 Je Nm 21 The Tool section The Tool section of the Licon CX allows access to the following console functions DISPLAY adjusts display brightness PANTIL DESKLAMP adjusts brightness of console lamps SOUND sets the gate time down time for sound control REMOTE configures the MIDI function PANTIL inverses Pan Tilt channels REMOTE CLOC
173. vating an assigned key with the footswitch If you activate a key with assigned remote function during a show the current PAGE BANK settings are applied As an example you have assigned the key Chase 1 to the command GO If e g Page 2 Bank D is active during a show and you apply the footswitch GO then the chase is automatically activated that was stored on Page 2 Bank D key M1 If e g the PAGE Bank setting Page 1 Bank C is active then the chase will be activated that was previously stored with this setting This means that a key is assigned independently of the currently active pages or banks Press the ESC key to leave this menu 2 9 2 Assigning softkeys It is also possible to use the footswitch for activation of the softkeys on the display For this purpose select either GO or GO with the middle encoder wheel and then press the softkey that you wish to activate with the footswitch The softkeys no 1 no 2 no 3 no 13 no 14 and the Escape key cannot be activated by pressing the key directly but by pressing the softkey S KEY several times The assignment is shown on the display as follows You can repeat the procedure with the second GO function or EXTTRG GO assign another key KEY DISP2 gt Press the ESC key to leave the menu 2 9 3 Assigning keys dependent on PAGE BANK If you wish to assign to the footswitch a particular key with previously programmed PAGE BANK settings proceed as follows
174. weg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 98 E PAA ew ue us usu 20 1 4 Storing data of the Config section To store the Config data press the softkeys in the following succession BACKUP SAVE CONFIG Enter a name for the backup file with the double assigned keys of the Cues Chases Sequences section and confirm the process by pressing the softkey EXEC 20 1 5 Storing data of the L User section To store the L user data press the softkeys in the following succession BACKUP SAVE L USER Now you can choose between ALL all L user configurations or SINGLE the configuration of a certain fixture Enter your choice by pressing the corresponding softkey and enter a name for the backup file with the double assigned keys of the Cues Chases Sequences section Confirm the process by pressing the softkey EXEC 20 2 The directory DIR The directory gives an overview of all files stored on the inserted USB memorystick Recall the directory as follows LOAD SAVE DIR FORMAT Enter the main menu and press the softkey BACKUP and subsequently the softkey DIR The file extensions will indicate the data source LDA stands for a file containing all console data LDM stands for a file containing cue data LDP stands for a file containing preset data LDC stands for a file containing config data LDU stands for a file containing user scan data 20 3 Loading data LOAD The loading procedure of console data is always
175. xture group with the keys of the Fixture PAR Selection LEDs must be lit Select a fixture group as described above Then activate the desired feature i e the Pan Tilt or the Zoom Focus parameters Press and hold the left big key and simultaneously press the right big key of the trackball The LEDs of all fixture keys will go out with the exception of the first fixture of the fixture group You can now adjust the values of this activated fixture by moving the ball of the trackball JB lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH Sallersteigweg 15 D 89134 Blaustein Telefon 49 0 7304 9617 0 104 rA A mas ue 7 ue To activate the next fixture of the fixture group press and hold the left big key again and then in addition press the right big key of the trackball The LED of the next fixture in the group will be lit In this way you can step through the entire group When the last fixture of the group is activated and you step to the next fixture this will automatically be the first fixture of the fixture group You can change the composition of the group by selecting other fixtures 22 3 Trackball and Highlight function Select the desired fixtures with the keys of the Fixture PAR selection keys 1 16 or with the keys of the Fixture Groups brightness groups as described in Chapter 22 2 Then press and hold the Group Highlight key and simultaneously press the first key of the activated fixtures in the Fixture PAR selection The fixtur

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