Avolites Pearl Expert Titan, Operator'S Manual

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Page 112 – 12 . Working with Fixture Personalities
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the complete personality cache.
12.1.2 Updating the personality cache on the console
Download the current Pearl Expert Titan personality cache by clicking
on the disk icon in the Cache column for any fixture. Alternatively you
can get this file by clicking on the Download link at the top of the
screen, then clicking on Pearl Expert Titan.
Then use the following procedure.
1> Copy the downloaded file PearlExpertTitanFixtureLibrary.exe onto
a USB stick or CD.
2> On the VDU, click on the folder icon at the top of the toolbar.
3> Locate the PearlExpertTitanFixtureLibrary.exe file either on CD or
usb stick and double click on it to run it. Click “Ok” on the warning
box.
4> If you had any custom fixture personalities installed, copy them
from the C:\Program Files|Avolites|Titan\FixtureLibraryBackup
folder into the FixtureLibrary folder.
5> Shut down and then restart the console.
• The Pearl Expert Titan caches the FixtureLibrary folder when the
Patch option is used. You therefore need to restart the console to
ensure new fixture personalities are loaded (restarting the Pearl
Expert Titan application is sufficient).
• Once a fixture is patched, its personality is embedded in the show
file. Any changes to the fixture library will not affect fixtures
patched in the show.
12.1.3 Requesting a new fixture personality
If a personality does not exist for your fixture, Avolites will create one
for you. Click on the “Request” link on the above web page to submit
your request. A list of current requests is shown.
Your new personality will be incorporated into the cache – to install the
new personality, download and install the latest personality cache as
described above.
12.1.4 Reporting a personality bug to Avolites
If you find a problem with a fixture personality, Avolites would like to
know about it so it can be fixed. Search for the personality on the
website then click on the “Report Bug” icon on the right of the screen.
If you click on the “Bug Reports” tab at the top of the window, a list is
shown of currently outstanding problems, so you can check if someone
else has already reported the problem.
12.1.5 In an emergency
The Pearl contains a selection of “Generic” fixtures which you can use in
an emergency if you need to operate a fixture with no personality.
When patching, go through the manufacturer list until you find
[Generic]. In this section (among other fixtures) are the following:
Multi-DMX: Has up to 10 DMX channels, all channels are LTP. You can
select from 1-10 channels on the Mode screen. Press Attribute Bank
and use the softkeys to select channels.
Generic RGB: Allows you to control an RGB fixture such as LED colour