Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto Universal Controller del fabbricante High End Systems
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1 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.
2 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 .
3 Agenda • Front Panel • Progr amm ing • Advanced Program ming Features • Additional Features •U s e r K e y s • Menu Items • Rear Panel Universal Controller Front Panel Overview.
4 Enable Key • Activates Controller's power • Activates all Fixtures connect ed to Controller Standby Key • Closes GATES of all connected Fixtures • Default mode upon power up.
5 Address/Preset Key • 16 Addresses • 4 Banks of 16 Presets Power LED • Always ON whenever AC is present i n Controller.
6 Adjust 1 (Up/Down) Keys • READY STATE – Controls MASTER DIM Level • MENU STATE – Select MENU Items • PROGRAMM ING – Select Construct Parameters Position Up/Down Left/Right Arrow Keys •.
7 Adjust 2 (Up/Down) Keys • READY STA TE – Change PAGES • MENU ST ATE – Selec t MENU Items LCD Window • READY STATE – Adjust the MASTER DIM L evel • MENU STATE – Select MENU Items • .
8 Erase Key • Use to Perform Several ERASE Functions – PAGE ERASE – FIXTURE ERASE – PRESET ERASE – UNITIALIZ ED PAGES Record Key • ADDRESS M ODE – recor ds curre nt page s for sele cte d.
9 Select Key • Initiate Programming Operations Memory Card Slot • PCMCIA Card.
10 User Keys • Audio Advance features • User Pr ogramm able Macros Commonly Used Terms • Fixture • Construct • Para meter.
11 FIXTURE • Lighting device attached to the controller • INTELLABEAM , TRACKSPOT, and EMULATOR ar e examples of Fixtures CONSTRUCTS Features of the Fixtures: – Trackspot ex amples include COLOR.
12 Constructs of Each Fixture PARAMETERS • Values you assign to CONSTRUCTS.
13 Programming Overview • Recor ding a Page • Recor ding a Lo op • Defini ng Fixt ure Types • Posit ion Memories • Copy Featur es PAGE • Building blocks of SCE NES • One static look spec.
14 Recording a Page • 1. Select a Page using the Ad just 2 Up/ Down Keys • 2. Select the ADDRESSES to be edited • 3. Press the MENU Key to acc ess Co nstruc ts • 4. Us e Position Left/Rig ht Keys to select Constr uct s • 5. Use the Adju st 1 U p/Down K eys to edit Param eters •6 .
15 Edit Constructs of Multiple Fixtures • To edit a Construct of multiple Fixtures on one Page without affecting all other recorded Constructs for those Fixtur es, select one Address first, change a.
16 LOOP • SEQUENCE or SERIE S of programm ed 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.
17 Hands On Exercise Building a Loop • Progr am Pages 5-8 – Trackpots in Red with Tu nnel Gobo, Mspeed 92 • Program Unitialized Pages on Pages 4 & 9 Playback a Loop • From Ready Window, pr.
18 Hands On Exercise Playing a Loop • Playback the Loop r ecorded on Pages 5-8 Presets • Instant Reference to a Page or Pages recorded in Address Mode • Recalled with a single keypres s • Univ.
19 Recording Presets • Select any Page or Loop • Toggle to Preset Mode • Choose Preset Bank using Adjust 2 keys • Press SELECT • Select PRESET Key • Press RECORD NOTE: Loops must be running in o rder to be recorded correc tly onto Presets Hands On Exercises Presets • 1.
20 Advanced Programming Features • Position Memory • Copy Featur es • Addre ss Loc kout Position Memory Preset Focus Positions • Stored on Pages 469- 500 • Record Pages with position informa.
21 Hands On Exercise Position Memory Focuses • 1. Record Positions on Pages 469-47 2 • 2. Build looks on Pages 15- 18 using those 4 Positions • 3.
22 Page Copy • Fro m READY mode, p ress SELEC T • Press Adjust 2 Key until destination Page number is displayed • Press Reco rd Hands On Exercise Page Copy • Use Page Copy to copy Page 13 to P.
23 Block Copy Copie s a Range of Rec orded Pa ges to a d ifferent Range of Pages • From Ready Mode, select first page of series to be copied • Press SELECT • Press Position UP arrow key • Pres.
24 Position Copy Copies all Constructs of one Address to same Address on a different Page – 1. Press and HOLD SELECT – 2. Select ADDRESS – 3. Rele ase Select and Addres s keys – 4.
25 Parameter Copy Copie s Position and oth er Constru cts from one Addre ss to differen t Addre ss on same Page • From READY win dow, Press SELECT • Press Posi tion Dow n key • Selec t source Ad.
26 Additional Programming Features • Defining Fi xtur e Ty pe s • Address Lockout • Page Lock • Pos Mem Edit • Deselecting an Address • Erasing a Page • Erasing a Fixture from a Page •.
27 Hands On Exercises Defining Fixture Types • Assign Addresses 1&2 as Intellabeam • Assign Addresses 3&4 as Emulators Address Lockout • Tem porary rem oval of Addresses from all recorde.
28 Page Lock Locks selected Pa ges • Select first PAGE of Range of PAGES t o be locke d • Press an d HOLD SELECT • Press a nd HOLD BOTH ADJU ST 1 Key s • Release Select and Ad just 1 keys • .
29 Posmem Edit Editin g Posi tion Me mori es fro m any Page – 1. Press SELECT – 2. Press POSITION RIGHT key – 3. Select Add ress that references the PM to b e edited – 4.
30 Deselecting Addresses on a Page • Select any Address • Edit its Constructs • Press Address Key again to DE SELECT • Press a differe nt Address Key to select it • DESELECT an d Select o th.
31 Hands On Exercises Erasing a Page • Erase Pages 1-5 Erase a Fixture from a Page • Select desired Pag e • Press SELECT • Select Fixture Address • Press ERASE • Press RECORD.
32 Hands On Exercises Erasing a Fixture from a Page • Erase the fir st Trackspot from Page 10 Erase a Preset • Toggle to Preset Mode • Press SELECT • Select PRESET # • Press ERASE • Press .
33 Hands On Exercises Erasing a Preset • Erase Pres ets 2 & 3 User Keys Features – Audio Effects – Macros NOTE: Default settings are Audio Advance and Construct Modulate Effects.
34 User Keys Audio Advance FX Constr uct Modulate FX •U s e r 1 – Step on Beat •U s e r 3 – Pause on Beat •U s e r 5 – Size Modulate* * Emulator only •U s e r 2 – Color Modulate •U s.
35 Editing a User Key Building a Macro – 1. Press and HOLD USER ke y in until " EDIT USER KEY" i s displayed – 2. Press Posi tion Right Key 2 times to "RECORD" – 3. Press Posi tion Down Key to start reco rding – 4. Perform keystrokes to be stored as MACRO – 5.
36 Universal Controller Menu Items Home • Homing a Fixture: – Reset s each Fixtu re to defau lt s ettings – Strike s the lam p – Turns on the cooling fan – Resets all wheels, gate, and flags.
37 Home • Press Menu • Press either Adjust 2 key • Select Address key to be homed Backup • Saving the Control ler’s Memory to Disk • PCMCIA CARD – Rem ovabl e devi ce that a llows y ou t.
38 Backup • Insert Mem ory card into Ca rd Slot • Press the M enu Key • Press Position Right Arrow Key t o BACKUP • Press any Adjust Key to enter BACKUP submenu – The L CD Window displays : .
39 Allmem • Automatica lly seque nce through (playback) all init ialized Pages (up to 500) • Press Menu Ke y • Press Position Rig ht Arrow key 2 times • Press Position Down Key once to ALLMEM .
40 Erase Controller Memory • To Er ase Me m ory of Controller: –P r e s s M E N U – Press Po sition L eft 2 tim es – Press e ither Adj ust 2 key – Press e ither Adj ust 1 key to dis play &qu.
41 Universal Controller Rear Panel Over view Audio Threshold Adjust • Controls the sensitivity of the Audio Effects • 0-10 volts • Mono Audio Input • 1/4 inch Audio Input Jack • Signal is ne.
42 MIDI Out Port • Communications Protocol – Musical I nstrume nt Digital I nterface • Switchable between OUT and THRU • THRU is Default – Use this Port for MASTER/SL AVE Configurations • .
43 Technical Information • Updating the Controller ’s O/S – The U niversal Controll er’s Opera ting Sy stem s Software is updated by replacing the EPROM • Solid State Prog rammable Re ad-Onl.
44 Further Information Sources • www.highend.co m • Sho w Techno logy magazin e • Seminars – Programming – Technical High End Systems.
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