User manual HICON HDVD23B

[. . . ] SERIOUS DAMAGE will occur if this desk is connected across two phases. Zero 88 Lighting Ltd. Usk House, Llantarnam Park, Cwmbran, Gwent, NP44 3HD, U. K. Tel Fax e-mail web +44 (0)1633 838088 5 +44 (0)1633 867880 sales@zero88. com www. zero88. com 5 = 24Hr Answer Phone. 7359500/p1/4 Page 1 Contents Contents Introduction This Manual The Desk DMX 512 MIDI The Memory Card 4 4 4 4 4 Manual Memory Operation Using Memories Level Match Page Overlay Manual Master Controls Outputting a Memory Previewing a Memory Using Level Match in Run 5 Editing (Using Level Match in Program) Using Page Overlay 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 Clearing an Audio Memory 15 Super User Operation Introduction To access Super User To exit Super User Memory Card Storage Super User Operation Diagram 16 16 16 16 16 Master Controls Master Controls Programming DMX Patch Programming DMX Patch To examine the patching: To re-patch the DMX channels: 17 17 17 Presets Mode Operation Preset Controls Turning on the Desk Setting Up Presets Dipless Fading Between Scenes Timed Dipless Fading Between Scenes Flashing a Channel Soloing to a Channel Flash/Solo for whole Presets Effects Section Programming Effects Programming Audio Effect Programming Programming controls Programming a Sequential Effect Editing a Step in a Sequential Effect Programming the Audio Effect Editing a Step in an Audio Effect 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 Introduction to MIDI Simple MIDI Introduction to MIDI Communication Transmit and Receive Channels Note Numbers Voices (Program Changes) Velocity Sensing Summary MIDI and the Lightmaster XL 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 Previewing and Running Sequential Effects 13 Previewing and Outputting an Audio Effect 13 Programming the Memory Programming Programming Controls Setting Up the Desk for Programming Programming a Memory Clearing a Memory Blind Programming /p2/3 8 8 9 9 9 9 Effects Operation Effects Operating Controls Adding a Step to an existing Sequence 14 15 Transferring a Memory to a Sequence Step 15 Deleting a Step in a Sequence or deleting an entire Sequence 15 Response to MIDI Received MIDI Transmitted Page 2 7359500/p2/3 Contents /P3/3 MIDI Operation MIDI Setup - In / Slave Mode MIDI Setup - Out Mode 19 19 Error Messages Memory Problems Hardware Problems Memory Card Errors 25 25 25 Use of MIDI - Transferring Memories Three ways to use Lightmaster XL with MIDI20 Memory Transfer between two Lightmaster XL desks 20 To send memories to another Desk 20 Requesting memories from the secondary desk (or another MIDI device) 20 Technical Specification Standard Outputs Mains Input Audio Physical Details To change the Mains Fuse WARNING - Mains Supplies Options and Accessories Complementary Products 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 Use of MIDI - Linking Desks Linking Desks to operate as Master/Slave 21 Advanced MIDI Programming Desk Memory Organisation Advanced MIDI Programming Set up the desk to respond to the Octave starting with Middle C (Note Value 60) Set up the desk to respond to external Program Change commands Check the Program Default setting To run the show 22 22 22 22 22 22 MIDI Implementation Chart NOTES: 24 7359500/P3/3 Page 3 Introduction Introduction /p4/3 This Manual This manual describes the operation and programming of a Lightmaster XL. It begins with simple two preset operation, and progresses in easy stages to running complete, complex shows. Each section begins with a basic description of controls and functions, followed by a step by step, diagrammatic guide, provided to give the first time user a "hands-on" approach. [. . . ] 3 Using the Memory Page +/- buttons, select the page required and press the Preview button of the memory on that page to preview it if required. Set Master B to the level required and the Memory Master to the level required. 5 Press the Effects Sequence +/- buttons to select the sequence required and the Go button to select the step to be programmed. 6 Turn the Mode switch to Program, press Effects Flash/Preview once to select the Effects section and observe the Program light flashing. 7 Press Program to transfer the memory that was set up on the Output lights into the step selected within the effects sequence. Adding a Step to an existing Sequence 1 Set the Mode switch to Program. 2 Press the Effects Flash/Preview button once to select the Effects section. Press the Go button to select the Step No before the step to be inserted. 4 Press Add Step to insert a blank step after the step that was being displayed. 5 Set up the scene to be recorded on Preset A and set Master A to the level required. 7 Turn the Mode switch to Run, fade the Effects Master to full and Master A to 0 to view the resulting sequence. If no Memory Card is present, the Step No display flashes `IC' (Insert Card) until a card is inserted or the Go button is pressed again. Using Compare (CP) If the Card contents are not the same as the desk contents, `NO' with two flashing dots will be displayed in the Step No display. Press Go to continue. Loads all desk contents FROM the Memory Card. Compares all desk contents with those on a Memory Card. Selects Strobe outputs. * Sets channel for Full Level (Switch) outputs. Strobe and Full Level Outputs Channels default to proportional output. To set an individual channel for Strobe outputs, press the required channel Flash button to turn on that channel's Preview light. Any channels already set up for strobe operation will have their Preview lights on. The same procedure is used for setting Full Level outputs (Full Level outputs are On / Off only). 1986 DMX break time (4 microseconds) / 1990 DMX break time (8 microseconds) Clears Memory except MIDI, DMX Patch and Flash/Strobe channel settings. * Resets MIDI, DMX Patch and Flash/Strobe channel settings to their factory defaults. /p16/3 Clearing Memories There is a second or so delay before CL and RS are started. It is not possible to clear the channel memories and the MIDI, DMX Patch, Full Level and Strobe settings at the same time. Each is totally independent of the other. * Factory Default Settings: No Strobe or Full Level channels set, DMX Patch - desk channels 1 to 12 are patched to DMX channels 1 to 12 , MIDI set to defaults detailed on Page 19 Page 16 7359500/p16/3 Programming DMX Patch Programming DMX Patch /p17/3 Programming DMX Patch The 12 output channels of the desk can be patched to up to 96 DMX channels. The default state is that desk channels 1 to 12 are patched to DMX channels 1 to 12. 2 The Memory Control DMX Channel light comes on, the display shows the DMX output channel and a preview light shows the desk channel that drives that DMX channel. If there is no desk channel driving the DMX channel, the display has a `. ' in it. [. . . ] Middle C on the keyboard now drives Memory 97 (Page 8 Memory Master 1) Remember - Program Change commands may need two or more numbers - for `1', key `01'. /p22/3 Page 22 7359500/p22/3 Advanced MIDI Programming Memory Page Ch 1 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 Fixed 1 2 Fixed 2 3 Fixed 3 4 Fixed 4 5 Fixed 5 Memory Master No 6 7 Fixed 6 Fixed 7 8 Fixed 8 9 Fixed 9 10 Fixed 10 11 Fixed 11 12 Fixed 12 2 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 3 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 4 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 5 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 6 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 7 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 8 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 9 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 Sequence Memory Audio Memory 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 HINT - Enlarge this page to A3 on a photocopier /p23/3 7359500/p23/3 Page 23 MIDI Implementation Chart MIDI Implementation Chart /p24/3 Version : 6114 Function Basic Default Channel Channel Default Messages Altered Date: 2 April 1993 Transmitted Received O 1-16 O 1-16 Mode 1/3 X X O 0-127 O 0-127 O 0-127 7 O 0-127 O 0-127 O 0-127 X O 7 Volume O 0-120 O 0-120 O X X X X X O O O O 1 2 3 Remarks O 1-16 O 1-16 Mode 3 Mode X X Note O 0-127 Number True Voice O 0-127 Velocity Note ON O 0-12 Note OFF X After Key's X Touch Ch's X Pitch Bender X Control Change X Prog X Change True # X System Exclusive O System : Song pos X : Song Sel X Common : Tune X System : Clock X Real Time : Commands X Aux : Local ON/OFF X Messages : All Notes Off X : Active Sense O X : Reset Notes NOTES: 1 Transmitted channel number The transmitted channel number is selectable by the user; this is set to 15 following a Super User Reset. 2 Receiver channel number The receiver channel number is selected by the user; the channel number is ignored when the receiver is operating in Mode 1. 3 Receiver mode The receiver may either operate in: Mode 1; All channels of MIDI data accepted Mode 3; Only a single channel of MIDI data accepted: This is set following a Super User Reset. 4 Transmitted Note On Note On data is sent in Preset and Run mode in a format only understandable by a desk running in MIDI In / Slave mode 5 Controller Change 7 The level of all channels is controlled via MIDI Note On. 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