High End Systems Universal Controller User's Manual
Contents
1. e READY STATE Select either the AUDIO ADVANCE or DELAY RATE e MENU STATE Select MENU Items e PROGRAMMING Use as a DIGITAL JOYSTICK to position the BEAM Adjust 2 Up Down Keys e READY STATE Change PAGES e MENU STATE Select MENU Items LCD Window e READY STATE Adjust the MASTER DIM Level e MENU STATE Select MENU Items e PROGRAMMING Displays Programming Prompts and Constructs Erase Key e Use to Perform Several ERASE Functions PAGE ERASE FIXTURE ERASE PRESET ERASE UNITIALIZED PAGES Record Key ie n e ADDRESS MODE records current pages for selected Addresses e PRESET MODE Assign a program to a PRESET Select Key e Initiate Programming Operations Memory Card Slot e PCMCIA Card User Keys e Audio Advance features e User Programmable Macros Commonly Used Terms High End 2 e Fixture e Construct e Parameter 10 FIXTURE e Lighting device attached to the controller e INTELLABEAM TRACKSPOT and EMULATOR are examples of Fixtures CONSTRUCTS Features of the Fixtures Trackspot examples incl2. Features Audio Effects Macros l NOTE Default settings are Audio Advance and Construct Modulate Effects 33 User Keys Audio Advance FX Construct Modulate FX e User 1 e User 2 Step on Beat Color Modulate e User 3 e User 4 Pause on Beat Gobo Modulate e User 5 e User 6 Size Modulate Dim Modulate Emulator only Macro e Series of keystrokes stored onto a single button MACROS are stored on the USER KEYS of the Universal Controller Playback of button activates the MACRO stored within 34 Editing a User Key Building a Macro 1 Press and HOLD USER key in until EDIT USER KEY is displayed 2 Press Position Right Key 2 times to RECORD 3 Press Position Down Key to start recording 4 Perform keystrokes to be stored as MACRO 5 Repeat steps 1 2 and 3 to stop recording MACRO Hands On Exercises Macros e Build a Macro for Page Copy Unitialized Page 35 High End g Universal Controller Menu Items Home e Homing a Fixture Resets each Fixture to default settings Strikes the lamp Turns on the cooling fan Resets all wheels gate and flags to HOME DEFAULT positions e HOME is accessed through the HOME Menu 36 Home e Press Menu e Press either Adjust 2 key e Select Address key to be homed Backup e Saving the Controller s Memory to Disk e PCMCIA CARD Removable device that allows
3. RECORD Address Copy Copies all Constructs from selected Addresses to a different Page From READY window press SELECT Select Address of one fixture type to be copied Press either Adjust 2 Key Select any other Addresses to be copied Press Adjust 2 keys to select destination Page Press RECORD Additional Programming Features Defining Deselecting an Fixture Types Address Erasing a Page Erasing a Fixture from a Page Pos Mem Edit Erasing a Preset Defining Fixture Types In READY mode press MENU key Press Position Right Key three times Press Adjust 2 Key to enter SETUP menu Press Position Right Arrow Key Once to FIXTURE Press either Adjust 2 key Press Address Key to be configured Press Adjust 1 Key to select fixture type Press Record when type is displayed in LCD window 26 Hands On Exercises Defining Fixture Types e Assign Addresses 1 amp 2 as Intellabeam e Assign Addresses 3 amp 4 as Emulators Address Lockout Temporary removal of Addresses from all recorded Pages FIXTURE EXCLUSION To LOCKOUT an Address press and hold desired Address Key for 5 seconds To UNLOCK an Address press the Address key again for 5 seconds ALL Addresses are reset automatically upon powering up Controller 27 Page Lock Locks selected Pages e Select first PAGE of Range of PAGES to be locked Press and HOLD SELECT Press and HOLD BOTH ADJUST 1 Keys Release Select and Adjust 1 keys Press Adjust 1 UP key to Cle
4. Universal Controller can be ideal for a number of applications including Theatre Stage Studio Concert Touring and Nightclubs 43 High End Systems Further Information Sources e www highend com e Show Technology magazine e Seminars Programming Technical High Eno A S Y S T LIGHTING WORLD WIDE
5. is Universal Controller The Universal Controller The Universal Controller allows you to program and store a complex light show in a few simple steps and play it back with the touch of a button The Universal Controller Provides designers and operators with the ability to control INTELLABEAM TRACKSPOT and EMULATOR Fixtures from the same Controller Overview of Features 500 Recordable Pages 64 Programmable Presets Simultaneous control of multiple Fixture types 16 Unique Addresses Master Slave capabilities Edit and Copy functions Front Panel Programming Advanced Programming Features Additional Features User Keys Menu Items Rear Panel Universal Controller Front Panel Overview Enable Key e Activates Controller s power e Activates all Fixtures connected to Controller Standby Key e Closes GATES of all connected Fixtures Default mode upon power up T OG Address Preset Key e 16 Addresses e 4 Banks of 16 Presets Power LED e Always ON whenever AC is present in Controller Adjust 1 Up Down Keys e READY STATE Controls MASTER DIM Level e MENU STATE Select MENU Items e PROGRAMMING Select Construct Parameters Position Up Down Left Right Arrow Keys
6. you to backup or store the controller s internal memory Each card holds two shows 37 Backup Insert Memory card into Card Slot Press the Menu Key Press Position Right Arrow Key to BACKUP Press any Adjust Key to enter BACKUP submenu The LCD Window displays MEMORY gt CARD CARD gt MEMORY Use the Position Up Down Arrow Keys to choose between options Press any Adjust Key to enter the Upper Lower Card submenu The Window displays UPPER CARD MEM LOWER CARD MEM Use Position Up Down Menu keys to choose between options Press any Adjust Key to next display Press RECORD to COPY Press Record Display reads Copying MEMORY gt CARD or COPYING CARD gt MEMORY until Recording ends Help e From the HELP menu you can receive information about the various functions of any key 38 Allmem Automatically sequence through playback all initialized Pages up to 500 Press Menu Key Press Position Right Arrow key 2 times Press Position Down Key once to ALLMEM Press any Adjust Key to enter the ALLMEM display LCD Window displays PLAY ALL PAGES NO Press Adjust 1 Up Down Arrow Key to select Yes or No Press RECORD to finish operation While ALLMEM is active a small a will be displayed in the LCD Window Setup Set Controller s Master Slave status Set MIDI Device ID number Set Fixture type assigned to an Address Set LCD backlight level 39 Erase Controller Memory e T
7. From Ready Mode select first page of series to be copied Press SELECT Press Position UP arrow key Press Adjust 2 Key to select end page of series Press Position UP arrow key Press Adjust 2 key to select Destination Page Press Position UP key Press Adjust 1 Key to select COPY DIRECTION Press RECORD Hands On Exercises Block Copy e 1 Use Block Copy to copy Pages 10 13 to Pages 20 23 e 2 Change the Colors only on the Trackspots on each of these Pages e 3 Record this as a Loop in Preset 8 23 Position Copy Copies all Constructs of one Address to same Address on a different Page 1 Press and HOLD SELECT 2 Select ADDRESS 3 Release Select and Address keys 4 Select Destination Page using Adjust 2 keys 5 Press RECORD Position Copy Copying selected Constructs of an Address to same address on a different Page From READY window Press SELECT Press Position Left key Select SOURCE ADDRESSES Press Position Left Right keys to scroll thru constructs Press Adjust 1 key to Mark a construct to be copied Press Adjust 2 Key to select Destination Page Press RECORD If no Constructs are selected then all will be copied 24 Parameter Copy Copies Position and other Constructs from one Address to different Address on same Page From READY window Press SELECT Press Position Down key Select source Address Select destination Addresses Mark Constructs to be copied using the Adjust 1 key Press
8. ar Set value Press Adjust 2 Keys to select end page Press RECORD Hands On Exercises Page Lock e Lock Pages 495 500 e Unlock Pages 495 500 28 Posmem Edit Editing Position Memories from any Page 1 Press SELECT 2 Press POSITION RIGHT key 3 Select Address that references the PM to be edited 4 Position the Mirror 5 Press Record Hands On Exercises PosMem Edit e Record Page 20 using Position 1 for both Trackspots e Use PosMem Edit to update Position Focus 1 to a new location 29 Deselecting Addresses on a Page Select any Address Edit its Constructs Press Address Key again to DESELECT Press a different Address Key to select it DESELECT and Select other Addresses Press RECORD when all editing has been completed Erasing a Page Resetting a Page to its default Parameters e To Erase a Page Select the Page Press Select Press Erase Press Record e An Erased Page is also known as a Blackout Page 30 Hands On Exercises Erasing a Page e Erase Pages 1 5 Erase a Fixture from a Page Select desired Page Press SELECT Select Fixture Address Press ERASE Press RECORD 31 Hands On Exercises Erasing a Fixture from a Page e Erase the first Trackspot from Page 10 Erase a Preset Toggle to Preset Mode Press SELECT Select PRESET Press ERASE Press RECORD 32 Hands On Exercises Erasing a Preset e Erase Presets 2 amp 3 User Keys
9. o Erase Memory of Controller Press MENU Press Position Left 2 times Press either Adjust 2 key Press either Adjust 1 key to display ERASE MEMORY Press RECORD Erase USER Keys e To Reset USER keys to factory effects Press Menu Press Position Left 2 times Press either Adjust 2 key Press either Adjust 1 key to display ERASE USER KEYS Press RECORD 40 Universal Controller Rear Panel Overview Audio Threshold Adjust Controls the sensitivity of the Audio Effects 0 10 volts Mono Audio Input 1 4 inch Audio Input Jack Signal is necessary to trigger Audio Effects stored on the USER keys 4 MIDI Out Port Communications Protocol Musical Instrument Digital Interface Switchable between OUT and THRU THRU is Default Use this Port for MASTER SLAVE Configurations MIDI In Port Cue Numbers are one for one with the Controller s Preset numbers The Universal Controller only accepts whole numbers Remote Enable Connect Signal to PINS 1 2 of MIDI IN Port Allows Control of STANDBY mode from a Remote Location 42 Technical Information e Updating the Controller s O S The Universal Controller s Operating Systems Software is updated by replacing the EPROM e Solid State Programmable Read Only memory device that contains instructions used by the microprocessor e All EPROMS are programmed externally The Universal Controller The
10. rding Presets Select any Page or Loop e Toggle to Preset Mode e Choose Preset Bank using Adjust 2 keys e Press SELECT e Select PRESET Key e Press RECORD l NOTE Loops must be running in order to be recorded correctly onto Presets Hands On Exercises Presets e 1 Record the Loop on Pages 5 8 to Preset 1 e 2 Build a 4 Page Loop on Pages 10 13 and record to Preset 2 19 Advanced Programming Features High nd D e Position Memory e Copy Features e Address Lockout Position Memory Preset Focus Positions e Stored on Pages 469 500 e Record Pages with position information e Reference these pages as positions 1 32 from all other Pages e All other Pages that reference these positions will automatically reflect any change to the position information on the reference Pages 20 Hands On Exercise Position Memory Focuses e 1 Record Positions on Pages 469 472 e 2 Build looks on Pages 15 18 using those 4 Positions e 3 Store each Page to Presets 3 6 Copy Features PAGE COPY BLOCK COPY POSITION COPY PARAMETER COPY ADDRESS COPY 21 Page Copy e From READY mode press SELECT e Press Adjust 2 Key until destination Page number is displayed e Press Record Hands On Exercise Page Copy e Use Page Copy to copy Page 13 to Page 14 and change the Gobos on Page 14 e Record Page 14 to Preset 7 22 Block Copy Copies a Range of Recorded Pages to a different Range of Pages
11. t the range of Fixtures you want to edit All fixtures will retain their previously recorded values while responding only to the constructs edited as a group Hands On Exercise Editing Constructs e Edit both Trackspots on Page 1 to have Color 6 without changing their respective Gobos amp Mspeeds 15 LOOP e SEQUENCE or SERIES of programmed pages that runs continuously in a loop when played back Building a Loop Record all Pages to be part of the loop Loops require an Unitialized Page before the first recorded Page and after the last recorded Page of the loop Unitialized Pages act as boundary or marker Pages To record an Unitialized Page press SELECT ERASE ERASE 16 Hands On Exercise Building a Loop e Program Pages 5 8 Trackpots in Red with Tunnel Gobo Mspeed 92 e Program Unitialized Pages on Pages 4 amp 9 Playback a Loop e From Ready Window press the Position Right key to start Loop e Press Position Up Down Keys to adjust Delay time RATE for Loop e To stop playback of Loop press Position Right key again 17 Hands On Exercise Playing a Loop e Playback the Loop recorded on Pages 5 8 Presets e Instant Reference to a Page or Pages recorded in Address Mode e Recalled with a single keypress e Universal Controller has 64 Presets 4 BANKS of 16 e To access Presets toggle to Preset Mode Toggle the ADDRESS PRESET key until the PRESET mode LED is on 18 Reco
12. ude COLOR GOBO DIM MSPEED POSITION GATE XFADE amp DELAY Intellabeams have an additional construct IRIS Emulator constructs include ROTATION SCAN PROGRAM amp SCALE Il Constructs of Each Fixture CONSTRUCTS FIXTURES tracspot intelabeam PARAMETERS e Values you assign to CONSTRUCTS 12 Programming Overview Recording a Page High nd KA Recording a Loop Defining Fixture Types Position Memories Copy Features PAGE e Building blocks of SCENES e One static look specifying Constructs for one or more Fixtures e Universal Controller has 1 large memory of 500 Pages 13 Recording a Page 1 Select a Page using the Adjust 2 Up Down Keys 2 Select the ADDRESSES to be edited 3 Press the MENU Key to access Constructs 4 Use Position Left Right Keys to select Constructs 5 Use the Adjust 1 Up Down Keys to edit Parameters 6 Press Record NOTE To Abort an operation press SELECT again Hands On Exercise Programming a Page e Program Page 1 First Trackspot in Color 2 Gobo 8 Mspeed 92 Second Trackspot in Color 5 Gobo 2 Mspeed 96 14 Edit Constructs of Multiple Fixtures To edit a Construct of multiple Fixtures on one Page without affecting all other recorded Constructs for those Fixtures select one Address first change any Construct one value and back to its original value then selec
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