Acclaim Lighting 300 series User Manual Download

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acclaim

300 series

Lighting control system

Version 2.12

User Manual

November 1993
Copyright 1993 Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.

Summary of Contents for 300 series

Page 2: ...patch and system settings 15 Getting Help 16 Entering default one to one softpatch 17 Setting default output level 18 Creating custom softpatch 20 Entering numbers of dimmers 21 Using channel zero 22...

Page 3: ...trolling submasters 58 Modifying submasters 60 Copying submasters 61 Deleting submasters 61 Saving submaster pages 62 Loading a submaster page 63 Loading submasters into crossfaders 65 Chapter 5 Learn...

Page 4: ...e while a chase is running 93 Saving chase pages 94 Loading chase pages 95 Lesson 3 Using Sequence to load memories and submasters to cross faders 96 Chapter 6 Using diskette options 101 Formatting a...

Page 5: ...Function buttons 127 Grandmaster 127 Help 128 Console Help 128 Patch Help 128 Level slider 129 Load 129 Memory 130 Memories Mem 130 Minus 131 Out 131 Patch 131 Power switch 132 Plus 132 Rate slider 13...

Page 6: ...Appendix A Specifications 141 Appendix B Error messages 143 Index 145 Console illustration Inside back cover w w w c a r l o s m e n d o z a c o m m x...

Page 7: ...w w w c a r l o s m e n d o z a c o m m x...

Page 8: ...with 36 control channels in two scene mode and 72 control channels in single scene mode Model AC 348 with 48 control channels in two scene mode and 96 control channels in single scene mode Note Each...

Page 9: ...ndent faders to control timed and manual crossfades Single or two scene operation Proportional softpatch that accommodates up to 512 dimmers Eight manual faders that control as many as 64 programmed s...

Page 10: ...ttings Chapter 4 Tutorials on creating scenes single and Learning the two scene operations and working with basics submasters Chapter 5 Tutorials on working with more Learning advanced Acclaim 300 fea...

Page 11: ...to determine output levels for channels This means that Acclaim 300 reads all output levels it receives for a specific channel and sets that channel to the highest of these levels For example assume...

Page 12: ...number Dimmer installation type To reach Electronic Theatre Controls customer service department call 800 775 4382 Monday through Friday from 9 00 AM to 5 00 PM Central Standard Time If you call for...

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Page 14: ...nstructions for the Acclaim 300 including the following procedures Installing your Acclaim 300 console Connecting dimmers to the Acclaim 300 Installing optional monochrome monitor Installing optional...

Page 15: ...8 Chapter 2 Installation Acclaim 300 back panel illustration w w w c a r l o s m e n d o z a c o m m x...

Page 16: ...gh current AC lines 2 The Acclaim 300 power switch is a three position key switch located on the console s front panel Turn it to the Off position 3 Insert the female end of the console power cord in...

Page 17: ...back panel has one dimmer output port for DMX512 dimmers Pinout information is provided below Digital DMX512 output Connector XLR 5 pin female Pinout 1 Common 2 Data DMX512 3 Data DMX512 4 No connecti...

Page 18: ...itor are both turned Off 2 Insert the monitor power cord into the connector labeled AC Out on the back panel Warning If you do not use the AC Out connector on the console s back panel you must not tur...

Page 19: ...display OFF LAST NEXT CHANGE 9 Press F3 Change to select On or Off Selecting On activates the console s monitor interface selecting Off disables the monitor 10 Press Setup again to enter your selectio...

Page 20: ...13 Monitor pinout Console connector DB 9 male Pinout 1 Common 2 Not connected 3 Not connected 4 Not connected 5 Not connected 6 Intensity 7 Video 8 Horizontal sync 9 Vertical sync w w w c a r l o s m...

Page 21: ...1 Turn console Off 2 Insert the printer cable into the connector labeled Parallel printer on the back panel 3 Turn console and printer On Printer pinout Console connector Printer connector DB 25 fema...

Page 22: ...age XX Acclaim 300 system settings allow you to control the brightness and contrast of the console s two LCD displays and to disable features you are not using See page XX for instructions on selectin...

Page 23: ...the Patch keypad to access Acclaim 300 s eight softpatch help screens Help messages are displayed in the LCD Patch Display Press Plus to move forward through screens or Minus to return to previous scr...

Page 24: ...CONSOLE QUIT 3 Press F1 Patch One of six patch option screens appears in the LCD Operator Display Use F1 Last and F2 Next to scroll through the patch options until screen reads as below 6 Set Default...

Page 25: ...the new default output level you must reconfigure your softpatch to incorporate the new default level Follow the instructions in Entering default one to one softpatch on page XX to enter the new defau...

Page 26: ...e or increase the output level displayed in the upper right hand corner of the display 7 Press F3 Set to set the new default level then follow steps to assign default softpatch to reconfigure the soft...

Page 27: ...to channels Hint If you use the same softpatch for several shows create the softpatch and record it on a diskette before you start recording submasters memories or chases Label the diskette Standard...

Page 28: ...patch option screens appears in the LCD Operator Display 4 Use F1 Last and F2 Next to scroll through the setup options until display reads 1 Number of Dimmers 512 LAST NEXT CHANGE Note This example s...

Page 29: ...eads DIMMER 2 Use the numeric keypad to enter dimmer numbers Use Thru to select range of dimmers For example press 1 Thru 5 1 2 if your system has 512 dimmers Acclaim 300 will not allow you to enter a...

Page 30: ...us set of dimmers a Enter a dimmer number b Press And c Enter additional dimmer numbers pressing And between each Shortcut Combine And and Thru commands to select a combination of dimmers For example...

Page 31: ...system settings Additional patching features These softpatch features are described on the following pages Proportional patching Setting individual dimmer outputs View by dimmer View by channel w w w...

Page 32: ...ese steps 1 Press Clear until the display reads DIMMER 2 Enter desired dimmer number or select a group of dimmers by using And and Thru in conjunction with dimmer numbers 3 Press At and enter desired...

Page 33: ...es 5 At 5 50 percent the output level goes to full Non Dim can be especially useful for controlling a practical or for devices such as smoke pots that do not function effectively when controlled with...

Page 34: ...s 95 percent Set is ideal for running dimmer checks and controlling a light that you want to stay on all the time and that you do not want to be affected by console output Out is generally used to unp...

Page 35: ...er is unpatched from its assigned channel and its output is set at the Set output level Other dimmers patched to the channel are unaffected Note Pressing Plus unpatches the next consecutive dimmer and...

Page 36: ...l through the setup options until display reads 2 Set Level 95 LAST NEXT CHANGE 5 The number in the upper right hand corner of the display represents dimmer output level Press F3 Change to change the...

Page 37: ...number or use At and Thru to select a group of dimmers 4 Press Out specified dimmer is unpatched from its assigned channel and its output is set at Output output level Other dimmers patched to the ch...

Page 38: ...1 Last and F2 Next to scroll through the setup options until display reads 3 Out Level 5 LAST NEXT CHANGE 5 The number in the upper right hand corner of the display represents dimmer output level Pres...

Page 39: ...for up to one week To store more than eight patch pages and to protect your information you can store all eight patch pages as part of a show on a 3 5 inch floppy diskette For information on saving sh...

Page 40: ...to reflect the new patch Follow these steps to load a patch page 1 Press Patch to indicate that you want to work with patch Display reads Patch Paging LOAD SAVE VIEW 2 Press Load F1 display reads To...

Page 41: ...are patched to a particular channel 1 Press Chan Display reads VIEW CHANNEL DIMMER 2 Use the numeric keypad to enter the number of the desired channel The number of the first dimmer patched to the cha...

Page 42: ...umber of the desired dimmer The number of the dimmer and the number of the channel to which it is patched are displayed 3 Press Plus to display the next dimmer and the channel to which it is patched 4...

Page 43: ...d All setup options are listed on page XX Follow these steps to change system settings i System 1 Press Setup Display reads Setup Utility DISK PRINT CONFIG 2 Press F3 Config then F2 Console to access...

Page 44: ...used to create submasters memories and chases when working in two scene mode In single scene mode you can use all channels Memories This setting enables disables memories Memories can not be created o...

Page 45: ...s internal diagnostic test routines and messages that occur when you turn on the Acclaim 300 Diagnostics do not run when the option is turned off CRT display This setting enables disables optional mon...

Page 46: ...ard describes the Acclaim 300 keyboard including LCD displays and console controls Lesson 2 Working in two scene mode describes two scene operation Lesson 3 Working in single scene mode describes sing...

Page 47: ...ion and chase status For more information see page 2 Mode Mode buttons allow you to record and view chases record submasters and control a variety of Acclaim 300 features For more information on indiv...

Page 48: ...s include scene A and B cross faders Time sliders and Load buttons They enable you to control manual and timed crossfades between scenes submasters and memories For more information see pages XX XX an...

Page 49: ...w Crossfade view The Crossfade view is the default display mode for the Acclaim 300 It displays information on the status of the cross faders Grand master slider and Black out B O button The following...

Page 50: ...d dimmers press F1 to display previous four consecutively numbered dimmers DIMMER 1 2 3 4 LEVEL 0 0 0 0 Page view Page view displays the number of the currently active Memory Submaster Chase and Patch...

Page 51: ...ernate between the two Chase view screens Chase view Output level Chase 1 Level FL Step 4 Fade FL Number of the chase currently running Current step of the chase Intensity as set by the Level slider C...

Page 52: ...using two manual cross faders to simultaneously fade one look out and bring a new one up Acclaim 300 s two independently controlled rows of channel sliders allow you to create a new scene while a sce...

Page 53: ...ng one scene up while fading the other scene out This is called a crossfade The A and B cross faders control the output for scenes A and B respectively These two cross faders function independently On...

Page 54: ...ut Move scene A cross fader to 0 and scene B cross fader to 10 5 With scene A cross fader at 0 set scene A channel sliders at desired levels for next scene A 6 Push both cross faders up at once to bri...

Page 55: ...g cross faders Set sliders 1 through 10 Sets scene A channels 1 through at 10 set remaining scene A 10 at 70 percent all other sliders at 0 channels are set at zero percent Set scene B sliders 6 throu...

Page 56: ...of the fade In the example above if you move the scene A cross fader to 5 scene A output fades to only 50 percent over a period of 30 seconds The fade rate stays the same because the Time slider setti...

Page 57: ...red fade time settings 5 Pull both cross faders down simultaneously to start the timed crossfade The crossfade starts as soon as you move the cross faders and continues at the programmed rate The prog...

Page 58: ...ng cross faders Set scene A sliders 1 through 5 Sets scene A channels 1 through at 7 set remaining scene A 5 at 70 percent all other channels sliders at 0 are set at zero percent Set scene A and B Tim...

Page 59: ...A and B cross faders to run crossfades in the single scene mode but their operation changes In single scene mode crossfades can be run between a live scene and either a memory or submaster that is loa...

Page 60: ...le s channel sliders to create the desired look on stage Example Follow this example to create a scene in single scene mode Before you start make sure Grandmaster is set at 10 and the B O LED is not l...

Page 61: ...mple you might create a different submaster for each cyclorama wash another submaster might include a practical Or you might choose to create a series of submasters for each area of your set You can a...

Page 62: ...s recorded level To increase the output of the submaster push the submaster slider up When the slider is set at 10 the submaster is set at 100 percent its recorded level You can set the level of outpu...

Page 63: ...ow these steps 1 Adjust channel sliders and cross faders to create the desired scene on stage 2 Press Subs Subs LED lights indicating that the Acclaim 300 is waiting for you to press a submaster bump...

Page 64: ...10 and Sets scene A outputs at 100 cross fader B at 0 percent and scene B at zero Set scene A channel sliders 1 Sets channels 1 through 10 at through 10 at 10 100 percent Press Subs Prepares console...

Page 65: ...percent the channels would output at 50 percent Using submaster bump buttons The submaster bump button allows you to force a submaster to 100 percent of its recorded level for as long as you press the...

Page 66: ...submasters output is not affected Release submaster 2 bump Submaster 2 channels return to button previous intensity Using a submaster Solo button Press submaster 3 Solo Forces all submaster 3 channel...

Page 67: ...In this example submaster 3 is being edited the output of channel 9 is being altered and the current output level of channel 9 is 45 percent 3 Use F1 Last or F2 Next to scroll through the options unti...

Page 68: ...submasters To delete a submaster rerecord it with all channel sliders set at zero output In effect you delete a submaster by recording a new one over it with all channels set at zero Follow these step...

Page 69: ...emory Pages and workspace information are saved for up to one week To store more than eight submaster pages and to protect your information you can store all eight submaster pages as part of a show on...

Page 70: ...bmaster page 1 has been loaded to the workspace and submaster 1 is live and set at 75 percent Submaster 1 of submaster page 2 is set at 50 percent The output from page 1 submaster 1 will remain at 75...

Page 71: ...Load F1 display reads To Load Select Page QUIT 3 Press a channel bump button to load the submaster page For example press bump button 5 to load submaster page number 5 Display reads as below Submaste...

Page 72: ...master that has been loaded into the other When the submaster is loaded submaster output can be controlled by either the cross fader or the submaster slider When you load a submaster to a cross fader...

Page 73: ...low 00 00 00 FL FL 00 S 1 MAN MAN MAN FL Cross fader settings Cross fader output levels Time slider settings Current cross fader mode S 1 indicates that submaster 1 is loaded to the scene A cross fade...

Page 74: ...hases Lesson 3 Using Sequence to load memories and submasters to cross faders describes how to use Sequence to automatically load series of submasters and memories to the cross faders Before you start...

Page 75: ...p buttons To use the channel sliders to control memories press the Memory button next to the row of channel sliders you want to use When the LED next to the button is on the channel controls function...

Page 76: ...liders to control memories press the Memory button next to the row of channel sliders you want to use When the LED next to the button is on the channel controls function as memory controls Be sure tha...

Page 77: ...r up to 10 The channels you recorded come up at the proportional levels you recorded Example Follow this example to record a memory Before you start make sure Grandmaster is set at 10 and B O LED is n...

Page 78: ...y increases from zero to 100 percent For example if you record channels at 80 percent in a memory then set the channel slider at 5 50 percent the channels in the memory are set at 40 percent Using cha...

Page 79: ...ll recorded output levels Other outputs are not affected Release channel 2 bump Memory 2 channels return to button previous intensity Using a channel bump button in Solo Press Solo button next to Acti...

Page 80: ...example memory 3 is being edited the output of channel 9 is being altered and the current output level of channel 9 is 45 percent 3 Use F1 Last and F2 Next to scroll through the options until the cha...

Page 81: ...d the copied memory Deleting memories To delete a memory rerecord it with all channel sliders set at zero output levels In effect you delete a memory by recording a new one over it with all channels s...

Page 82: ...pages are saved in memory for up to one week To increase storage capacity and to protect your information you can store all eight memory pages as part of a show on a 3 5 inch floppy diskette For infor...

Page 83: ...n loading from diskette Follow these steps to load a memory page 1 Press Mem Display reads To Record Select Mem LOAD SAVE EDIT 2 Press Load F1 Display reads To Load Select Page QUIT 3 Press a channel...

Page 84: ...these steps to load a memory into a cross fader 1 Set the cross fader to zero 2 Press the Load button over the cross fader where you want to load the memory Display reads To Load Select Mem Sub QUIT...

Page 85: ...ten chases in the console s active memory or workspace In addition you can save groups of ten chases in groups called chase pages Each chase page can contain a total of up to 100 steps You can use al...

Page 86: ...ights under the symbol of the currently selected chase type In a Normal chase the channels that make up each step flash on at the beginning of the step and flash off at the end In a Pulse chase the ch...

Page 87: ...l available in the active page 3 Press a channel bump button to give the chase a number Display reads as below Chase 1 Now 0 End 0 LAST NEXT INS DEL In the above screen Chase 1 indicates that chase 1...

Page 88: ...mp buttons the corresponding LEDs light 6 Press F1 then another channel bump button or group of buttons to add another step to the chase Press F1 twice to enter a step containing no channels 7 Repeat...

Page 89: ...t Chase LOAD SAVE EDIT 2 Press channel bump button that corresponds to the chase you want to run Display reads Chase 1 Now Running If chase 1 has not been recorded display reads Cannot Run Selected Ch...

Page 90: ...0 stopping at the desired level This sets all channels included in the chase at the same level The numbers next to the slider indicate the chase channels output level The scale is marked 0 through 10...

Page 91: ...t deleting and recreating it manually or blacking out other outputs Press Stop to stop the chase temporarily This stops the chase immediately but does not delete the chase from the console s workspace...

Page 92: ...t Display reads To Edit Select Chase Unused Steps 60 QUIT 3 Press the channel bump button that corresponds to the chase to which you want to add a step Display reads as below Chase 10 Now 5 End 7 LAST...

Page 93: ...End 7 INSERT DELETE QUIT Step 6 has been added after step 5 Total number of steps is increased by one 7 Press bump buttons of channels you want to assign to the new step 8 Press Chase The new step is...

Page 94: ...IT 3 Press the channel bump button that corresponds to the chase from which you want to delete a step Display reads Chase 10 Now 5 End 7 LAST NEXT INS DEL In this example chase 10 is being edited Now...

Page 95: ...w 5 End 7 INSERT DELETE QUIT 6 Press F2 Delete Step five LEDs go out and display reads as below Chase 10 Now 5 End 6 INSERT DELETE QUIT Step 5 is deleted Total number of steps is decreased by one 7 Pr...

Page 96: ...y reads Chase 10 Now 5 End 7 LAST NEXT INS DEL In this example chase 10 is being edited Now 5 means current step is step 5 and End 7 means that there are seven steps in the chase The channel bump LEDs...

Page 97: ...se to proceed Chase runs at the same rate that you pressed the button Note Beat will not work with intervals greater than five seconds or less than 1 seconds 3 To cancel the rate established with Beat...

Page 98: ...step in the sequence and again for each subsequent step 4 Press Stop again to leave Step and restart the chase If you do not stop the chase before pressing Step the chase immediately advances to the n...

Page 99: ...e Display reads To Run Select Chase LOAD SAVE EDIT 2 Press F3 Edit display reads To Edit Select Chase Unused Steps 65 QUIT 3 Press the channel bump button that corresponds to the number of the chase y...

Page 100: ...In effect this overwrites the old chase with a new one that contains no steps Creating a chase while a chase is running You can record a new chase while one is running without affecting the active cha...

Page 101: ...you turn Acclaim 300 off the chase pages you have created are saved in memory for up to one week To store more than eight chase pages and protect your information store all eight chase pages as part o...

Page 102: ...updated immediately Any chase currently running will stop and be removed Follow these steps to load a chase page 1 Press Chase Display reads To Record Select Chase LOAD SAVE EDIT 2 Press Load F1 Disp...

Page 103: ...hen you load a memory or submaster into one of the cross faders and press Seq the other cross fader is automatically loaded with the next memory or submaster in numerical order Note When you load a me...

Page 104: ...3 Press the channel 1 bump button Display reads as below Memory 1 is used here as an example You can start Seq by loading any memory or submaster into either cross fader 00 00 00 FL FL 00 M 1 MAN MAN...

Page 105: ...When the scene A cross fader is moved up Memory 1 output will come up on stage When the scene B cross fader is moved down Memory 2 output will come up on stage 5 Move scene A cross fader to 10 bringin...

Page 106: ...re submasters or memories will load into faders Memories currently loaded will remain in cross faders until they are brought up and then faded Once all memories have been brought up and faded out cros...

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Page 108: ...e left side of the console s front panel It allows you to save backup copies of shows on diskette Each diskette can hold ten shows A show consists of eight pages each of submaster chase memory and pat...

Page 109: ...contains The formatting process interrupts all console functions Channels that are live when formatting begins remain live but fades are stopped in progress and all other controls are disabled Follow...

Page 110: ...lete Then Disk Drive Utilities LOAD SAVE FORMAT Note Be patient Formatting a diskette can take several minutes 7 Press Setup to return to regular operation LED goes out and display returns to Crossfad...

Page 111: ...lows you to save up to ten complete shows on each 3 5 inch diskette Note Show information in the workspace must be saved to pages before it can be saved to diskette Follow these steps to save a show t...

Page 112: ...the show you are saving Display reads as below Saving show 1 Show 1 is used here as an example Display then reverts to Disk Drive Utilities LOAD SAVE FORMAT 5 Press Setup to return to regular operatio...

Page 113: ...splay reads Disk Drive Utilities LOAD SAVE FORMAT 3 Press F1 Load Display reads To Load Select Show QUIT 4 Use a channel bump button to enter show number 1 through 8 Display reads as below or press F1...

Page 114: ...the following Acclaim 300 optional accessories Monochrome monitor Parallel printer For accessory installation instructions see Chapter 2 Installation For purchase information please contact your local...

Page 115: ...100 percent and channels 11 through 15 are outputting at 50 percent ETC LMI 2 12 ACCLAIM STAGE CHAN 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 LEV FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL...

Page 116: ...dicates position of cross fader Fade Indicates current status of fade Page indicator Indicates page currently loaded for memory submasters chase and patch An N next to the number indicates that the pa...

Page 117: ...7 8 9 10 11 12 1 L FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL O D DIMMER C CHANNEL L LEVEL O OUTPUT PATCH WITH LEVELS D 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41...

Page 118: ...ing with submasters see page XX In the example below submaster 1 consists of channels 1 through 10 recorded at 50 percent ETC LMI 2 12 ACCLAIM SUBMASTER CHAN 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14...

Page 119: ...g with chases see page XX The lower portion of the screen is the same as in Stage display See page XX for a description In the example below step 2 of chase 1 is displayed This step includes channels...

Page 120: ...th memories see page XX In the example below memory 1 consists of channels 1 through 10 recorded at 50 percent ETC LMI 2 12 ACCLAIM MEMORY CHAN 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19...

Page 121: ...e specified submaster page or in workspace prints in numerical order Submasters print regardless of whether or not they contain recorded channel output Chase Each step of each recorded chase in the sp...

Page 122: ...ories are used here as an example Whichever function you printed last will appear when you select print 3 Press F1 Last and F2 Next until the desired option is displayed Print options are Memories Sub...

Page 123: ...and F2 Next until the desired page number is displayed In addition to pages 1 through 8 you can also select Workspace which will print the contents of the console s workspace or active memory The work...

Page 124: ...erence This reference chapter lists all Acclaim 300 buttons and features in alphabetical order Listings include a description of the feature and instructions for using it w w w c a r l o s m e n d o z...

Page 125: ...And 7 And 9 selects dimmers 1 7 and 9 1 Thru 1 0 And 1 5 Thru 2 0 selects dimmers 1 through 10 and dimmers 15 through 20 At When you create a custom softpatch At indicates that the next number entere...

Page 126: ...presses to determine the rate of the chase To use the Beat feature follow these steps 1 Create a chase and start it running as described on pages and 2 Press Beat five times at the rate you want the...

Page 127: ...hen console is in blackout mode 2 Press B O again to restore channel levels Chase B O The chase B O button is located to the left of the chase Level and Rate sliders It blacks out a chase on stage but...

Page 128: ...of its recorded intensity level Mem channel bump button 1 forces memory 1 to 100 percent of its recorded intensity level Channel Button Disable CBD CBD or channel button disable allows you to disable...

Page 129: ...enter the number of the desired channel Console displays the number of the channel and the number of the dimmer patched to it If more than one dimmer is patched to the channel three greater than signs...

Page 130: ...e the intensity level at which the channel is set Scale numbers represent the percentage of maximum output divided by 10 For example if a slider is set at 5 the channel is set at a 50 percent output l...

Page 131: ...sliders that control scene output levels Cross faders control both manual and timed crossfades Cross faders can also be used to control crossfades between submasters or memories To bring up scene A an...

Page 132: ...to which a given dimmer is patched 1 Press Dim Display reads VIEW DIMMER CHANNEL 2 Use the numeric keypad to enter number of the desired dimmer The number of the dimmer and the number of the channel t...

Page 133: ...to display the next dimmer patched to the channel Example 1 At 7 5 Enter assigns an output level of 75 percent to dimmer 1 in softpatch Full When creating a custom softpatch Full sets a dimmer or grou...

Page 134: ...other controls except black out See page for more information on black out Normally the Grandmaster is set at 10 100 percent so that all channels operate at 100 percent of their set levels When the Gr...

Page 135: ...ief description of the button s function in the LCD Operator Display Help messages are displayed for five seconds After five seconds the display reverts to the mode that was displayed when you pressed...

Page 136: ...100 percent to zero Setting the Level slider at 0 has the same effect as pressing chase B O black out See page XX for more information on B O The numbers next to the slider indicate the output level...

Page 137: ...set at any point from zero percent to 100 percent Pressing a bump button forces the memory to full recorded intensity for as long as you press the button In Solo mode the bump button forces the memory...

Page 138: ...independent of other dimmers patched to the same channel When you use Out to unpatch a dimmer Acclaim 300 automatically sets the selected dimmer s output at a user definable default level The factory...

Page 139: ...us Plus increases the value of a number entered in a field It is used in four patch operations When you are assigning an output level to a dimmer in patch press Plus to increase the intensity level Wh...

Page 140: ...cal order For more information on using Seq see pages XX through XX Example Scene A Load submaster bump button 1 Seq loads submaster 1 into scene A cross fader and automatically loads submaster 2 into...

Page 141: ...F3 Config to access patch and console setup options Single Press Single to enable Acclaim 300 s single scene mode In single scene mode instead of two rows of sliders creating looks for two distinct s...

Page 142: ...ther of the two Solo buttons at the end of each row of channel bump buttons When the Solo LED is lit the bump buttons function as Solo buttons Channel Solo buttons also control memories when the chann...

Page 143: ...while in Step 1 Press Rev 2 Press Step to continue in the new direction 3 Press Rev again to return to the original chase direction 4 Press Stop again to leave Step and restart the chase Stop Stop al...

Page 144: ...the look 4 Set all channel sliders at zero then push the submaster slider up to 10 The channels you recorded come up at the proportional levels you recorded For more information on submasters see pag...

Page 145: ...program different fade rates for each scene To change the speed of a crossfade move the Time sliders up or down As you pull the sliders down from 5m to 0 the duration of the fade decreases from five...

Page 146: ...0 s active memory in which patch and system setting information is entered and submasters memories and chases are created and edited Workspace can contain up to eight submasters 24 to 96 memories depe...

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Page 148: ...ity of the console Eight pages each of submasters memories chases and patch information Each submaster page may contain up to eight submasters Each memory page may contain from 24 to 96 memories depen...

Page 149: ...assignments Proportional channel levels Bump switches on all eight submasters Up to 48 memory sliders 24 with AC 312 Eight pages of 48 or 24 on AC 312 recorded memory looks Fully overlapping channel...

Page 150: ...Write protected Console cannot read from or record to disks that are write protected Insert another diskette or close the write protection window on current diskette and retry operation No diskette in...

Page 151: ...show you are trying to save already exists Continue save procedure if you want to overwrite the existing show Diskette full Ten shows have been recorded on the diskette No more shows can be recorded A...

Page 152: ...difying rate and intensity 83 reversing 90 running 82 saving pages 94 stepping through 91 136 stopping 84 136 types of 79 Chase display 112 Chase view 44 Clear 124 Connecting dimmers 10 Console instal...

Page 153: ...ch pages 33 Loading submaster pages 63 Loading submasters into crossfaders 65 M Memories 68 controlling 71 copying 74 creating and recording 69 deleting 74 editing 73 loading a memory page 76 loading...

Page 154: ...bmaster 137 Softpatch 15 channel zero 22 creating 15 20 custom 20 default 17 Help 16 loading saved patch pages 33 Non Dim 26 patching dimmers to channels 23 proportional patching 25 saving patch pages...

Page 155: ...148 Index U Using diskette options 101 formatting 102 Loading from diskette 106 saving to diskette 104 V View 139 View softpatch View by channel 35 View by dimmer 34 W Workspace 139...

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