Elation show designer 3 User Manual Download Page 1

Page: 1 / 44

Software Revision 1.12

Summary of Contents for show designer 3

Page 1: ...Software Revision 1 12...

Page 2: ...9 UPDATE SOFTWARE 9 LOCK UNLOCK MEMORY hidden 10 ERASE ALL MEMORY hidden 10 CONTROLLING MOVING LIGHT FIXTURES 11 NUMBER SWITCHES 1 48 and FUNCTION SWITCHES 11 FIXTURE SWITCH 11 FIXTURE GROUP 11 USING...

Page 3: ...SAVED 25 ERASE CHASE 25 RECALLING CHASES 26 RECALLING CHASES WITH PLAYBACK MASTERS 26 SHOWS 27 RECORDING SHOWS 27 ERASE SHOW 28 EDITING EXISTING SHOWS 28 PLAYING SHOWS 28 PERFORMANCE CONTROLS 30 PREVI...

Page 4: ...THE COMPUTER PORT RS 232 37 CONFIGURING YOU COMPUTER 37 MEMORY BACKUP USING THE COMPUTER PORT 37 MEMORY RESTORE USING THE COMPUTER PORT 37 UPDATING THE SOFTWARE 37 LOAD FIXTURE PROFILE 38 FIXTURE LIB...

Page 5: ...ear panel of the Show Designer 3 features the following AC input using a standard 3 prong AC cord A switch is provided for 115 230V selection The power switch is also located near the AC input Three D...

Page 6: ...trolling pan and tilt on moving light fixtures 4 rotary encoder wheels for data entry and moving light fixture channel control Live performance control section featuring 8 switches for various playbac...

Page 7: ...ng through the last items from the menu list This is a safety feature for the benefit of installers who wish to protect the memory from unauthorized tampering The various menu items are explained in t...

Page 8: ...par cans house lights or even fog machines Once patched conventional dimmers are controlled using the flex faders or by typing values with an external keyboard Please read the chapter on conventional...

Page 9: ...ithin a channel Once loaded a profile can be selected from the fixture list when choosing fixtures Fixture profiles are most useful when using the data wheels to program moving light channels The disp...

Page 10: ...s or data wheel 1 to select the fixture then use data wheels 2 or 3 to set the invert states for pan or for tilt You must press enter to save the selection MODIFY FIXTURE This menu allows you modify s...

Page 11: ...shutter or dimmer channel for this BLACK VALUE is the DMX value that will be used for blackout on the selected black channel s This will accommodate fixtures that use the gobo wheel for blackout with...

Page 12: ...mp immediately to the next scene level at the end of a crossfade Use this setting for wheels and effects that you want to take effect after a long crossfade is complete This is usually the default set...

Page 13: ...memory this way LOAD MEMORY FILE FROM CF This allows you to restore the memory from your backup CF card Pressing enter displays the message Select memory file then press enter on the top line of the d...

Page 14: ...the record switch All other menu items will also be locked out in order to protect the memory To lock or unlock the memory from this menu use the and switches or data wheel 1 to select the desired sta...

Page 15: ...data wheels can then be used to adjust the levels of each channel Pressing the fixture switch at any time will enable the channel wheel display and the channel wheels If a fixture profile is installed...

Page 16: ...o update the display to match that fixture This does not apply to the flex faders when controlling moving light channels as explained in the next section Show Designer 3 will display the channel names...

Page 17: ...ntrol with fine turned on FINE SWITCH The fine switch affects the way the joystick and the data wheels operate With fine mode on they will increment or decrement by the smallest possible amount With f...

Page 18: ...r 1 on page 3 will be dimmer 17 Press enter on the keyboard Level will appear next to the dimmer number Enter a percentage value from 0 to 100 followed by the enter key Do not press the percent key If...

Page 19: ...center with dimmers and shutters open Refer to the Menu chapter for more information on how to select a home scene SCENES A scene is a recording of the state of the entire stage Show Designer keeps tr...

Page 20: ...ew scene doesn t change those channels This is also referred to as track through or pile on by some controllers You can use this to combine several scenes into one scene To do this call any number of...

Page 21: ...emory press record then scene then erase As when recording a scene all number LEDs that contain a scene will light Next select the scene number to erase That scene name will appear in the LCD along wi...

Page 22: ...trollers refer to these as palettes Refer to the section on fixture profiles for more information on how to install and use them CREATING AND RECORDING PRESETS Before recording a preset you must first...

Page 23: ...rned on even if it the fixtures were included in the preset when it was recorded This allows you to include all fixtures into a preset but use only selected ones as needed For example you could create...

Page 24: ...ber that has something recorded on it The channel settings will be added to the preset you are currently recording You can add as many presets as you wish You can use this to mix several smaller prese...

Page 25: ...ll adjustments are made or in the case of some chase types all steps are entered you can save the chase to a memory location Turn off the fixture or preset switches if they are on and the number LEDs...

Page 26: ...s turn off the fixture switch so that you can select the page and number location to save the chase Any locations that are currently occupied by other chases will be lit Select an empty location or pr...

Page 27: ...ave the chase After you have saved the chase the record and chase LEDs will continue to flash allowing you to continue to add to or edit the chase in case you would like to save a slightly different v...

Page 28: ...No Beat the chase will only run at the programmed speed and will not be affected by the beat or audio switches This is useful when you have a chase that must always run at a high speed to create a ce...

Page 29: ...next by the number of steps you select The order of offset across the fixtures will be determined by the order that you select the fixtures for the chase Run the chase while you are adjusting these se...

Page 30: ...ilable will continue to chase Whenever you press the chase switch the names of any chases that are running will be displayed along with the speed and fade time of the chase You can use data wheel 1 to...

Page 31: ...ting the page and pressing the desired scene number Next select the hold time for this step if you plan to have the show run on the clock If you plan to step the show manually you do not need to enter...

Page 32: ...SHOW To erase an existing show press record then show then erase As when recording a show all LEDs that contain a show will be lit Next select the show to erase That show name will appear in the LCD...

Page 33: ...ause the main show if it is running on its clock The stop LED will be lit to indicate the show is paused You can use go and back to manually step forward or backwards in the show while it is paused Pr...

Page 34: ...scenes are the only types of memories that can be called using the external keyboard BACK SWITCH The back switch is used to step backwards when playing through the scene list in a show STOP SWITCH The...

Page 35: ...l DMX channels to 0 and clear the scene buffer This function is useful when programming new scenes You can also select a starting or home scene that will be called whenever you use this function Refer...

Page 36: ...r the memory you want to assign to the playback After selecting the memory the LEDs will stop flashing At any time during the record process you can select a different playback If you need to change p...

Page 37: ...will begin when the playback is moved from the 0 position To prevent the dimmer levels from jumping the PB level must match or exceed any existing dimmer level before control is passed to the PB Bring...

Page 38: ...send the correct MIDI message The SD3 MIDI channel is selected using the setup menu as explained at the start of this manual The MIDI message is a 3 byte MIDI continuous controller command using the...

Page 39: ...rofiles scenes presets chases and shows The disk file is a binary file and will have the DOS file extension sdm and is compatible with Windows as long as you adhere to Window s file naming rules The f...

Page 40: ...ach channel The wheels will be able to select from preprogrammed steps within a channel such as the colors on a color wheel Fixture profiles also contain factory presets which allow you to select colo...

Page 41: ...ill be transmitted to your PC This will take several minutes to finish MEMORY RESTORE USING THE COMPUTER PORT To copy a memory file from your PC back to Show Designer 3 first go to the menu selection...

Page 42: ...CF The message Ready to receive fixture profile press enter to cancel will appear on the display Use the Send File function on the SD Backup program to send a fixture profile to the SD3 The SD3 will w...

Page 43: ...300 American DJ Accu Wash 250 American DJ Auto Spot 150 American DJ Color Fusion American DJ Concept 1 and 2 American DJ Concept Color American DJ Deco 250 American DJ Deluxe Scan 250 American DJ DJ...

Page 44: ...Robe Color Wash 700E AT Mode 3 Robe Color Wash 750 AT Mode 3 Robe Color Wash 1200AT Mode 4 Robe DJ Roller 150XT Robe DJ Roller 250XT Robe DJ Scan 150XT Mode 1 Robe DJ Scan 250XT Mode 1 Robe Dominator...

Search results

Summary of Contents for show designer 3

Reviews:

Related manuals for show designer 3

Brands by name

Popular brands

Elation show designer 3, User Manual

Search results

Summary of Contents for show designer 3

Reviews:

Related manuals for show designer 3

Brands by name

Popular brands