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Omega 2

SYSTEM DETAILS

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Control Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Screen Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Action Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Number Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Selection Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Fader Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Command Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Alphanumeric Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Manual Slider Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Making Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Disk Drive Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Formatting a Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

SET UP SCREENS

Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Setting System Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

System Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Cues Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Submaster Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Patch Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Front Panel Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Save To Disk Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Load From Disk Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Print Functions Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Clear Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Time Functions Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Peripherals/Utilities Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Using the Help Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

STAGE SCREEN

Preview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Setting Levels from the Keypad . . . . . . . 20

Controlling Levels with the Wheel . . . . . . 22

Setting Levels with the Sliders . . . . . . . . . 23

Setting Levels in Combination . . . . . . . . . 24

Select & Control All Channels at Once . . 26

Recording Cue Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Cue Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Cue Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Time Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Delay Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Labeling the Stage Screen . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Setting Blank Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Recording Without Submasters . . . . . . . . 36

Submasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

SUBMASTERS

Recording Submasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Assigning Times to a Submaster . . . . . . . 38

Selecting the Submaster Mode . . . . . . . . 39

Page Numbers and Labels . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Merge & Insert Commands . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Copy Levels From One Submaster

to Another . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

SUBMASTER PLAYBACK

Running Playbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

FADER OPERATIONS

Running a Fader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Loading a Fader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Take Control of a Fade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Wheel Control of a Fader . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Manual Control of a Fader . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Manual Control of a Split Fade . . . . . . . . 50

Multipart Cues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Multiple Active Faders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

ADVANCED CUE FEATURES

Creating a Temporary Cue . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Modifying Cues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Previewing a Temporary Fade . . . . . . . . 56

PREVIEW SCREEN

Using the Preview Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Merge & Insert Commands . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Copying Cue Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

TRACK SCREEN

Using the Track Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Screen Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Editing Levels on Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Cue Only Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

CUE LIST

Using the Cue List Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Changing Times and Cue Names . . . . . . 62

Linking Cues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Manual Fader Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Macro Activation in a Cue . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Effect Activation in a Cue . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

EFFECT SCREEN

Using the Effect Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Positioning the Cursor & Setting Levels . 65

Effect Record Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Setting the Step Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Submaster Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Master Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Testing an Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Chase Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

PATCH SCREEN

Using the Patch Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Patch By Dimmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Position Control Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Parked Dimmers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Unpatch Dimmers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Unity Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Assigning Profiles to Dimmers . . . . . . . . 77

Bypass Grand Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

TABLE OF CONTENTS

MACRO SCREEN

Viewing Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Creating Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

PROFILE SCREEN

Using the Profile Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Selecting and Setting Modes . . . . . . . . . . 81

ACCESSORIES

Remote Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Remote Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Designers Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Hand-held Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

SMPTE (Timed Actions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Common Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

SPECIFICATIONS

Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Channel Slider Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Slider Stand Assembly Instructions . . . . 89

SHOW CONTROLLER

Remote Show Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Using the Timed Actions Screen . . . . . . 91

Selecting the Time Source . . . . . . . . . . . 91

LCD Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

SERVICE

Support Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Summary of Contents for Omega 2

Page 1: ...1 Revision 6 January 1999 1998 Electronics Diversified Inc 070 0130 Control Console User Manual ...

Page 2: ... of control status The Omega 2 gives you the flexibility to achieve the same result through a variety of screens and methods For example you can set cue levels in the Stage Preview Track or Cue List Screens By using the remote alphanumeric keyboard you can label any recorded Cue or Submaster group Channel location focus area type of lighting fixture color or special function can be labeled to assi...

Page 3: ...Manual Control of a Split Fade 50 Multipart Cues 50 Multiple Active Faders 53 ADVANCED CUE FEATURES Creating a Temporary Cue 54 Modifying Cues 55 Previewing a Temporary Fade 56 PREVIEW SCREEN Using the Preview Screen 57 Merge Insert Commands 58 Copying Cue Levels 58 TRACK SCREEN Using the Track Screen 59 Screen Positioning 59 Editing Levels on Screen 60 Cue Only Feature 61 CUE LIST Using the Cue L...

Page 4: ...ons The Omega 2 is a microprocessor based control system with all operational instruction sets and controls routines embedded in read only memory The control console front panel allows access to these instructions and routines through key selections All key selections are echoed on the system command line located at the bottom left of your monitor Here is an overview of the front panel controls FR...

Page 5: ... assigned to channels with proportional levels and profiles Dimmers can be parked at levels or assigned to submaster handles MACRO This screen shows the contents of the Macro Macros can be created and edited here EFFECT This screen will show Effects steps and times Steps can be added inserted and deleted A second press displays the TIMED ACTIONS screen This screen shows actions that can be started...

Page 6: ...the screen quickly They include UP DOWN LEFT or RIGHT GENERAL POSITION KEYS Move the screen in block movements one block at a time These keys include PAGE UP PAGE DOWN NEXT and LAST CONFIRMATION KEYS Deal directly with the Command Line instruction by accepting the statement ENTER clearing the line CLEAR or eliminating one item at a time from the line BACKSPACE MACRO 1 8 Direct access to the first ...

Page 7: ...delete items called out on the Command Line You can select the functions for Cues Submasters or Times as directed MERGE Merges a Cue and or a Submaster into an established look on a highest takes precedence basis CAPTURE Captures channels to establish a temporary cue See page 54 INSERT Inserts a Cue and or a Submaster into an established look on a last action basis GO TO CUE Routes Stage display t...

Page 8: ...e output panel heavy duty XLR connectors and standard computer grade D style connectors All XLRs are keyed locking connectors Position the connector carefully at the receptacle rotate until it mates with the key then insert it When inserting D series connectors tighten the thumb screws on the male end to insure proper connection Do not force connectors into position REAR PANEL SYSTEM DETAILS ALPHA...

Page 9: ... Omega 2 is sensitive to power fluctuations on standard power lines The console should be plugged into an isolated circuit with a full equipment ground For best results the console should be connected to an uninterrupted power supply UPS or at a bare minimum a high quality power conditioner Do not plug the console into the same outlet as motor or SCR controlled devices Thestepsbelowwillguideyouthr...

Page 10: ...ord to the monitor convenience outlet located on the rear of the console Item 12 page 8 STEP 11 Connect the male end of the console power cord to a line voltage outlet 120 VAC U S version or 220 VAC export version STEP 12 Connect the female end of the power cord to the rear of the console Item 13 page 8 STEP 13 Checkeachconnectiontoinsurecorrectmating Ifallconnections are correct remove the cardbo...

Page 11: ...ECT PERIPHERALS UTILITIES MENU Press 1 1 ENTER The Peripherals Utilities Menu will appear on the screen FORMATTING A DISK SELECT FORMAT DISK Press 1 1 ENTER The Command Line will respond with Are You Sure Press ENTER again The console will erase any information on the disk and format the disk for use with the console When completed the command line will prompt Format Complete Press any key to sele...

Page 12: ...r is positioned on Default Setup Press The Command Line will prompt Are You Sure Press The Command Line will prompt Setup Cleared SELECT THE MAIN MENU IN THE SETUP SCREEN Press The Main Menu will appear SETTING SYSTEM DEFAULTS ESTABLISH ALL DEFAULT SETTINGS FOR THE CONSOLE Press The Clear Functions Menu will appear RESTORE MAIN MENU Press The Main Menu will appear on the Screen If the system dimme...

Page 13: ...e number of channels displayed and addressed 12 When selected keyboard may enter alphanumeric label for display on Stage screen 13 Sets default fade time for go to cue selections 14 Reflects available memory units at all times SETUP Version 1 22 Grandmaster FL 9 01 00 SYSTEM 1 Return to main menu 2 Set channels to blank 3 Display name and link in TRACK Yes 4 Levels shown in hex No 5 Recording in f...

Page 14: ...u offers you a simple way to select the active Patch Table and establish a one to one patch up to the channel capacity of the console Review each item below for a statement about operation 1 Returns to Main Menu 2 Automaticallyestablishesaone to onepatchforeverydimmer called out in System menu 3 The Bypass feature is explained on page 78 4 Determines active page for system patch Default is page 1 ...

Page 15: ...isk 3 Save Submasters to disk 4 Save Effects to disk 5 Save Macros to disk 6 Save Patch to disk 7 Save Profiles to disk 8 Save Smpte to disk 9 Save Channel text to disk 10 Save Setup to disk 11 SAVE ALL TO DISK 12 Minutes for Auto Save 0 Off 0 SETUP Version1 22 Grandmaster FL 9 01 00 Enter Are You sure LOAD FROM DISK FUNCTIONS 1 Return to main menu 2 Load Cues from disk 3 Load Submasters from disk...

Page 16: ...you to print specific portions of the features recorded 14 Summarizes the highest levels and prints a list showing the levels CLEAR MENU The Clear Menu allows you to selectively clear items from the system memory one at a time or by accessing Item 11 all memory can be cleared The Clear Menu also supports the establishmentofsystemdefaults whichwillcausealluser assignable selections to default to th...

Page 17: ...es 3 Hand held remote Yes 4 Smpte input No 5 Midi input output No 6 Device ID for Midi 0 7 Debug value 0 8 SubCommander page 1 9 SubCommander playback 1 10 Remote record to SubCommander 11 Format disk Enter ñ Are you sure USING THE HELP WINDOW Group Name 6 House Lights HELP RECORD Will record shown levels to a cue group or sub Example keys RECORD GROUP 5 ENTER This will bring up a Press a Key wind...

Page 18: ... or S symbol above the bottom row Displayed in gray when inactive or mode color when in use Channel Labels Two rows of alphanumeric text can be assigned directly above each channel number A single character reverse video square represents active label position Active text color is displayed in the lower right corner of the monitor The active color is selected by the COLOR UP or the COLOR DN keys o...

Page 19: ...n cursor location FADER WINDOW The Fader Window displays the current cue number loaded to a faderposition Thewindowalsodisplaysthecurrentstateofthecue percentage played or stopped position The Fader Window is displayed on the Stage Preview and Submaster Screens Fader When highlighted indicates the active fader Cue Indicates the active cue loaded to the fader Displays percentage of fade time left T...

Page 20: ...evels from the keypad the levels display in brown Channel levels set from the manual sliders on the Independent panel are highlighted in blue Levels from the manual sliders operate on a last action basis This means that once the slider level matches the keypad entry level the color will change from brown to blue and the manual slider is now in control The blue level controls the channel The brown ...

Page 21: ...ghlighted but restored to green Finally the levels are set in brown ASSIGN A LEVEL TO THE HIGHLIGHTED CHANNELS Press Notice that the Command Line entered a double digit value 50 You can press a single digit and ENTER for a 10s value or a double digit and ENTER for a 10s and 1s value such as 12 You must enter a zero in front of a single digit figure for example enter 05 to get a level of 5 1 02 03 ...

Page 22: ...rbed by the command STAGE SCREEN SET CHANNELS 1 THROUGH 5 TO FULL Press Notice that all channels are set at the same levels CHANGE THE LEVELS OF 1 2 4 5 TO 60 Press Notice that the last channels can be re captured for address again without entry by simply pressing the AT key The channels will be highlighted and ready to receive a new level command This can only occur when the cursor has not been m...

Page 23: ...enthoughtheCommandLine instruction was correct The keypad address level must be greater than the slider level for the keypad to be in control This method of operation is called highest takes precedence CALL UP CHANNEL 1 AT 51 ON THE KEYPAD Press Noticethatthelevelcolor changed to brown SET CHANNELS 1 3 5 AND 7 AT 75 Move sliders 1 3 5 and 7 to 75 The sliders are arranged in rows to match the Stage...

Page 24: ...5 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 073 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 Sub1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 S21 S22 S23 S24 197 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pg S Cue Name Time Delay Link Mac EA EB AP 0 Blackout Cue 0 0 0 0 0 0 Enter Fdr 1 2 3 4 Channel Number Cue text ...

Page 25: ...2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 S21 S22 S23 S24 197 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pg STAGE Omega 2 Grandmaster FL 9 01 00 SET 10 AT 75 Press Channel 10 is set at 75 with 6 keystrokes Normally the best method to accomplish a task is the one you remember Either of the methods above accomplishes the same goal It should be clear...

Page 26: ...e AT ENTER keystrokes Press All the channel numbers are highlighted in yellow The Command Line calls out all system channels SELECT CONTROL ALL CHANNELS AT ONCE ALL CHANNELS CAN BE SELECTED AND CONTROLLED BY THE WHEEL IN THE FOLLOWING SEQUENCE ANY CHANNEL WITH A LEVEL ASSIGNED CAN BE ADJUSTED BY THE LEVEL WHEEL Move the level wheel up to any number Again notice that all levels move together SET 10...

Page 27: ...mand Line instructions end with the ENTER key Sometimes it may be helpful to repeat the syntax out loud as you perform the keystrokes Keep your eye on the Command Line at the base of the display as you make the keystrokes Take your time with the keystrokes to insure the correct key strokes until you feel comfortable with the structure This procedure for setting levels is the same in the Submaster ...

Page 28: ...r setting Cue and Submaster attributes and times while in Fast Mode appear in later chapters Keys highlighted CUE JUMP RECORD SELECT TIME CLEAR ALL LEVELS FROM THE STAGE SCREEN Press Notice that all channels were forced to a null output You can always press RESTORE to recall the channels to their previous values SET CHANNEL 5 THROUGH 9 AT 25 Press Notice that 5 6 7 8 and 9 all share the level of 2...

Page 29: ...the Cue Window The console can be set to default to a specific attribute each time the Record process is completed The default setting is controlled in the Setup Screen Cues Menu page 13 2 All cues have default preset Yes or No The operator can override the default by positioning the cursor in S Select column and pressing the Select key to review the capacities STAGE SCREEN USING THE WHEEL TO ADJU...

Page 30: ...em default Pressing the SELECT key simply cycles through the list of cue attributes Press the SELECT key until the Command Line states TRACKING again TO CHANGE THE CUE ATTRIBUTE IN THE SELECT COLUMN Move the cursor into the Select column position Press The attributes are displayed in the same order each time When the attribute to be assigned to the cue is displayed on the Command Line Press Notice...

Page 31: ...the Remote Keyboard Press Now the label is loaded onto the Name column TIME CONTROLS TO POSITION THE CURSOR IN THE TIME WINDOW Press or CUE LABELING TheCueWindowholdsapositionfora16 characteralphanumeric label that can be assigned to the cue Labels help make the order of the cues easier to understand They also help identify certain Looks when editing and establishing the order of the cue structure...

Page 32: ... MANUALLY BY THE FADER Press The cursor is positioned in the Up Time Window Press The Comand Line prompts MANUAL Press Now MANUAL is loaded into the Time Window During playback this cue will be controlled by the fader handle TO CHANGE A MANUAL CUE TO A TIMED CUE Press Position the cursor to the Manual label in the Up Time Window Press Again the time in the Down Time Window has changed as well To s...

Page 33: ...whereyoucanenteralphanumeric text using the remote keyboard The text entered can be labels describingthetypeorfocusofthelightinginstruments orcomments about the area of focus or position on stage The single position cursor in the upper left corner of the screen corresponds to the remote keyboard Position the cursor by using the directional ARROW keysinthelowerrightcornerofthealphanumerickeyboard T...

Page 34: ... 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Second Electric 049 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 Third Electric 073 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 Fourth Electric Sub1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 S21 S22 S23 S24 197 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pg ST...

Page 35: ...in fast mode Yes 6 Goto Cue aborts all fades Yes 7 Flash lower intensity 10 8 Flash upper intensity 80 9 Flashing rate 1 10 Number of dimmers 512 11 Number of channels 60 12 Title in Stage Screen Omega 2 13 Time for Go to Cues 0 14 Total units 265 TO DELETE A CHANNEL NUMBER FROM THE BLANK CHANNELS LIST Press then press the channel number The number appears on the Command Line Press The channel num...

Page 36: ...used for hands on control of the working group The bottom row of sliders on the independent panel can be assigned to play back 24 Submasters per page There are four pages for a total of 96 Submasters The Submaster Screen allows you to create edit or review channels with levels assigned as a Submaster Omega 2 Submasters can be more than just manual controls for a working group of channels and level...

Page 37: ... top of the console If no submasters are recorded the cursor will automatically move to the Sub number in the Submaster Record Window Press As with other Record windows the 1 is forced into the Sub number position Press again This time the ENTER forces the cursor back to the channel field The default for Submaster Mode is Manual SET CHANNEL LEVELS FOR THE SUBMASTER 1 Press The channels 15 through ...

Page 38: ...IME WINDOW Press or TO SET AN IN TIME VALUE IN THE WINDOW Press 5 seconds is shown on the Command Line and then in the window In addition the 5 was placed in the Out Time position as well This allows the In and Out actions to be the same To make the times different a number must be entered into the Out Time Window as well If no value is set for the Dwell Time the Submaster simply goes up and then ...

Page 39: ...ro Action takes place when Bump Button is pressed LED display is red Disabled Submasters produce no output TO ASSIGN A SUBMASTER MODE While in the Submaster position Press to the right until the cursor is positioned under Mode Press Notice that the Prompt window displays Select Key Pressing the SELECT key cycles through the list of mode attributes Press until the Command Line states Manual Press o...

Page 40: ...4 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 197 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 PAGE NUMBERS LABELS The Submasters can be arranged based on a page number Each page number represents a new set of Submaster numbers that can hold another page of Submasters with channels and levels These Submaster memories are stacked four pages deep This page number feature allows for a...

Page 41: ...en forced into Submaster 3 s position All the levels are transferred on a highest takes precedence basis Levels that existed in the Submaster that were greater than Cue 4 s levels will remain Levels less than Cue 4 s levels will be superceded by Cue 4 To introduce the levels exactly as they exist in Cue 4 use the INSERT key command indicated below MERGE INSERT COMMANDS MERGE and INSERT key command...

Page 42: ...dr 1 2 3 4 Number Cue 1 Or At S ORD CUE 10 SUBMASTERS INSERT A CUE AT 85 TO A SUBMASTER Press The value of Cue 4 and 85 is now loaded into the Submaster Both INSERT and MERGE can be called up at any level of their recorded value just as in the Stage Screen Sub Pg Name In Dwell Out Mode P 1 Front of House 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Blackout 5 10 10 Enter Fdr 1 2 3 4 Number Cue 1 Text Color Or At S INSERT ...

Page 43: ...LED are amber Advancing Submaster level is controlled by slider Bump Button starts and stops timed sequence Loads next page automatically when returned to zero Capacity controlled by Submaster Setups Screen Mode color and LED are amber Solo Submasterleveliscontrolledbyslider BumpButton forces assigned level to full remainder dim Mode color and LED are red Disabled No output from Submaster Mode col...

Page 44: ...dit features of the Playback Screen The Playback Screen allows active edits at any time The cursor highlights the active position Highlighted keys SELECT MERGE TO CHANGE ALL SUBMASTERS TO A NEW PAGE Press The Command Line prompts Merge all to Page Press CHANGING SUBMASTER MODES AND TIMES Position cursor in Mode column Press The Command Line will cycle through the different mode options each key pr...

Page 45: ...w time is forced to the Dwell fieldwhenthe ENTER keyispressed TO CHANGE OR ADD AN OUT TIME DIFFERENT FROM THE IN TIME Position the cursor in the Out Time column to be changed Press If the Out Time is different from the In Time the Out Time must be set in the Out Time window TO LEARN THE OUTPUT STATUS OF A SUBMASTER Identify the Submaster number Look to the Level field on the right side of the scre...

Page 46: ...ader is operational the Fader must be highlighted The highlight when active will cover the Fader number in the Fader Window If the fader is highlighted before the LOAD command by pressing the numbered Fader Takeover Key the LOAD key will force the Cue to that position If a Fader is not highlighted on the LOAD command the cue will load to the next available Fader The default for the Faders is Fader...

Page 47: ... Line assumes Cue Press The Fader Window may be highlighted but the cue set previously in the window has been removed Clearing a Fader is different from un selecting or removing the highlight from the Fader Clearing removes the cue from the fader track Fader Window S Cue Name Time Delay Link Mac EA EB AP 0 Blackout Cue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T 1 Front of House 105 0 0 0 Enter Fdr 1 2 3 4 Channel Number C...

Page 48: ...ion again This is the simplest method of control The cue is recorded with Up and Down times and can be played manually on the Fader FADER OPERATIONS TO REPOSITION THE CUE LIST Press Cue 1 defaults to Fader 1 SELECT FADER 1 FOR PLAYBACK Press Fader Takeover 1 TO START AN AUTOMATED FADE Press Noticethepercentagetimesplayoutinthedisplay TO STOP A FADE IN PROGRESS Press Again notice the fader display ...

Page 49: ...FADERS DEFAULT ALL S Cue Name Time Delay Link Mac EA EB AP 1 Blackout Cue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T 1 Front of House 105 0 0 0 Enter Fdr 1 2 3 4 Faders Cue 1 text color Move Wheel S CHANGE RATE ON FADER 1 MANUAL CONTROL OF A FADER If a cue is assigned Manual on the Cue List the playback of the cue is controlled by the highlighted fader and a red M is displayed on the percentage line The red M means that t...

Page 50: ...me column on the 1st Fader and in the Down Time column on the 2nd Fader Select both faders by pressing the TAKEOVER buttons over Fader 1 and 2 The percentage levels turn red and the M symbol appears on the right side of each window Move Fader 1 up slowly Notice that only the Up Times are associated with Fader 1 Move Fader 2 up slowly This time only the levels moving down will increment The playbac...

Page 51: ...els are set RECORD THE CHANNELS AS CUE 51 Press This sets the fade Up Time as 10 seconds Press This sets the Up delay time at 10 seconds The delay means that this cue will delay 10 seconds after the GO command to start the cue Remember to cursor over and use the SELECT key to set the attribute for this part as MT Multipart and Tracking Press S Cue Name Time Delay Link Mac EA EB MT 51 10 10 10 10 E...

Page 52: ...d with a name or numbered as a point cue to help reinforcethemultipartrole Thelikelysequenceformultipartnumbers is Cue 50 Cue 50 1 50 2 and 50 3 this tight number sequence does not allow insertions between the multiparts SET CHANNELS 58 THROUGH 63 AT 85 Press The channels are set RECORD THE CHANNELS AS CUE 52 Press This sets the fade Up Time as 10 seconds Press This sets the Up delay time at 20 se...

Page 53: ...en if the Fader Takeover button has not highlighted the destination To control the Fader position loaded press the Takeover key before pressing ENTER The structure of the Faders allows for more than one Fader to be active at one time The console will automatically deselect the old Fader to highlight the new Simply reselect the Fader by pressing the TAKEOVER button again Follow the steps below 1 Us...

Page 54: ...Level FL This feature operates differently from the other key patterns Any keypad input at this point will set the level for the channel The level is inserted in the FL position Any Bump Button that is pressed will highlight the channel number on the screen and list the number in the blank after the capture TO ASSIGN A DIFFERENT LEVEL Press The level of 75 appears after the Level on the Command Li...

Page 55: ...es to a cue are made permanent only if you re record the cue or use the Update feature which is faster than rerecording However in the Submaster and Preview screens all cue changes are automatically recorded Highlighted keys CUE ONLY SELECT UPDATE MODIFYING CUES Press The EXCEPT key in this sequence will force the Except Subs condition The Command Line can be finished by pressing either the TIME k...

Page 56: ...ue 5 appears in the Cue Window and on the Preview Screen TO SEQUENCE THROUGH THE TEMPORARY FADES Press or The Temporary Fades will be displayed on the screen The NEXT and LAST keys allow the display of all the cues in the system When CAPTURE is pressed the cue list jumps to the end of the list where the Temp Fades are stored S Cue Name Time Delay Link Mac EA EB P 3 Blackout Cue 10 10 0 0 P 3 Black...

Page 57: ...and setting levels are accomplished the same as in the Stage Screen Channel levels are displayed in two different colors Hard set levels appear under the channel number in white Tracked levels from previous cues are displayed in gray Highlighted keys NEXT LAST JUMP CAPTURE TO REQUEST A SPECIFIC CUE NUMBER Press The cursor is now highlighting the cue number position in the Cue Window Press or or se...

Page 58: ... PREVIEW POSITION CUE 3 With Cue 3 in the Cue window Press Be sure to use the Submaster action key not the Submaster screen key Submaster 5 is now in Cue 3 MERGE adds the levels on a highest takes precedence basis Existing levels greater than Submaster 5 s levels will stay the same PROPORTIONAL CALL UP Both INSERT and MERGE support a proportional call up Press The levels of 75 of Submaster 5 are p...

Page 59: ...addition to the new look at the cue structure the Fader Window is also displayed on the Track Screen Active fades can be monitored while in the Track Screen Two of the features on the Track Screen can be changed on the Setup Screen To view more channels on the screen the cue name and link column can be removed from the display This is controlled on the Setup Screen System Menu page 13 3 The capaci...

Page 60: ...g session because the capacity to edit and see results of the edit is available on the screen To edit or change any level on the screen follow the examples listed below Press Notice that ENTER forces the level to be accepted in the column Move the cursor to one side The level is hard set and displayed in white Enter Fdr 1 2 3 4 Channel Number Cue 3 Text Color Page Number S AT 50 POSITION THE CURSO...

Page 61: ...ed yellow when the AT key is selected The Command Line reflects the new level to be entered Press This time the highlighted level was changed to 40 Notice what happened to the other levels in the column Move the cursor to the right and notice that the level 40 is a hard set level in white Cue Only makes the change for a single cue and maintains the old level for the Cue immediately below the latte...

Page 62: ... the new time is now at the cursor position CHANGING TIMES AND CUE NAMES CHANGE THE DOWN TIME TO 7 ON CUE 4 Position cursor in Cue 4 s second time column Press The cursor moves to the next time window The TIME key will move the cursor to the right each time it is pressed Either the cursor or the TIME key can position the highlighted cursor Press Notice the new time at the cursor position ADD AN UP...

Page 63: ...ill prompt Split Press A red S will appear between the two time columns SplittingUp DownTimestotwofadersmustbethelastinstruction on cue timing Any changes in cue timing after the assignment forces the S off the display Split fades do not require both Faders to be highlighted for operation If the first fader of the split is highlighted the second fader will also play the fade Split fades are loaded...

Page 64: ... Effect play longer than a single cue structure add the Effect number to a sequential list of cues that play on the same Fader and the Effect will remain active during the duration of cues ASSIGN AN EFFECT TO RUN WITH A CUE Position cursor in the Effects A EA column Press Effect 5 will start when the cue is started on the Faders Effect 5 will stop when it is no longer assigned to the active cue in...

Page 65: ...When an Effect is completed the number can be assigned to the Cue List under the EA or EB column on the right side of the list The Effect will operate during the time the cue number is active or controlled by the Fader When the active cue highlighted in the Cue Window does not have the Effect number assigned the Effect is no longer active If the Effect number bridges more than one cue action the E...

Page 66: ...hannel with the level is assigned to the step TO SELECT A STEP FROM ANY POSITION Press The cursor highlights the Time Field Enter Mstr Select Chase Effect Name Time Chan Test Bounce Select Channels Random 1 1 NONE NO Single 3 AT 70 EFFECT Grandmaster FL 9 01 00 Channel 3 Time 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 1 7 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2...

Page 67: ...ld at the point of the insert Press Notice how the Step List was moved down to allow the insertion of new channel information TO DELETE A STEP IN BETWEEN STEPS Position the cursor in either the Time Field or Step Field at the point of the deletion Press Notice how the Step List was moved up to eliminate the step and channel information Both INSERT and DELETE allow the Step List to be interrupted o...

Page 68: ...ime Chan Test Bounce Step Number Random 1 Look 1 5 NONE NO Single 5 11 AT 60 TO SET INDIVIDUAL STEP TIMES FROM THE RECORD WINDOW Press The cursor moves to the Channel Field then moves to the left to the Time Field Make sure the cursor is in position for Step 1 then Press The step time of 1 is set for Step 1 Press The Time position for Step 2 time is highlighted Press Step 2 now has a different tim...

Page 69: ...tely Press the Stage Screen to view the results of the Effect EFFECT SCREEN SUBMASTER CONTROL The Effect Record Window is also used to assign an Effect to a Submaster When the Time position is highlighted a Submaster can be assigned the level control of the Effect Follow the examples below to set a Submaster as a level master for the Effect HIGHLIGHT THE RECORD WINDOW Press Until the Effect number...

Page 70: ... in the Test position of the Effect Record Window Attributes appear in the lower right of the Record Window Attributes determine the relationship of the steps by patterns The patterns are detailed below Chase Traditional loop Effect that steps from beginning to end and repeats beginning to end Bounce A simple back and forth loop that steps a pattern from beginning to end and end to beginning Rando...

Page 71: ...ct number whilethe NEXT keyincrementstherecorded Effect and displays the channel levels TO RESTORE THE PREVIOUS EFFECT Press The previous Effect is displayed Press Follow the procedure outlined above to test the Attribute Step through each attribute to understand the definitions EFFECT SCREEN TO SET THE ATTRIBUTES OF THE EFFECT FROM THE RECORD WINDOW When the Record Window is highlighted Press The...

Page 72: ...er definable custom dimmer curves that can compensate for unusual lamp performance poortrackingdimmers orpracticalapplicationswhere lighting outputs need special attention for visual effects Profiles are directly assigned to the individual dimmer or dimmers Profiles display in brown The Omega 2 supports two distinct Patch Tables Each one operates independently from the other A Macro can change the...

Page 73: ...EL 2 Press Notice that the dimmer numbers selected are all highlighted yellow when the transition key AT is pressed The Command Line suggests the number will be the channel number based on the AT key Press Again ENTER forcestheupdateonthescreen and clears the Command Line More than one Dimmer can be patched at the same time PATCH DIMMER 7 TO CHANNEL 7 AT A LEVEL OF 90 Press Again the AT key bridge...

Page 74: ...er Format Dimmer Number Channel Number Profile Number Level Profile 13 AT CHANNEL 13 AT PROFILE 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 2 3 4 1 2 7 2 2 02 02 12 13 14 15 95 90 75 nd4 02 02 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 5...

Page 75: ...t is completely independent of the front panel controls The advantage to parking a dimmer is the independent output This advanced feature is normally used in general utility applications A parked dimmer with an assigned level is the simplest method to provide backstage work or utility lighting during rehearsal or performance situations Parked dimmers are activated when the console is turned on The...

Page 76: ...uring this procedure because the RESTORE key is not active on this screen After the dimmers are released from the channel assignments the onlywaytoreassignthechannelsistomanuallyentertheassignments or assign a Unity Patch If a custom patch has been created it is best to save the patch to disk before experimenting with the unpatching process TO UNPATCH A DIMMER Press Notice that dimmer 17 now stand...

Page 77: ...rsor key The cursor moves to the 2 position Press The Command Line prompts Are You Sure Press The action Unity Patch is now complete Press any Screen key to reposition the point of view Press the PATCH Screen key to examine the Unity Patch Notice that all items are reset one on one to the console s channel capacity UNITY PATCH Unity Patch resets the dimmer to channel assignments on a one to one ba...

Page 78: ...tems controlled by the DMX signal Color scrollers or moving lights are typical examples of control sources that may need to be independent of the console s Grand Master To assign channels to bypass the Grand Master follow the steps below TO ENTER A CHANNEL FROM THE BYPASS CHART Press Notice that the Command Line reflects the keystrokes Channel 1 is now assigned to the chart Repeat this step for ev...

Page 79: ...y for Macros 1 through 8 or press MACRO key in the number and press ENTER VIEWING MACROS TO CHANGE THE MACRO VIEWED Press or The Macro screen will advance or step back through the Macro list TO VIEW A MACRO OUT OF SEQUENCE Press The cursor will highlight the Macro number at the top of the screen Enter the Macro number to be viewed Press The Macro selected will be displayed TO DELETE KEYSTROKES FRO...

Page 80: ...3 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 025 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 049 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 073 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 Sub1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 S21 S22 S23 S24 197 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05...

Page 81: ...VEL FOR THE PREHEAT MODE Select the Mode Type in the lowest starting level Press TO SET A LEVEL FOR THE EXPONENTIAL MODE Select the Mode Type in the exponential value Press Enter SELECT Preheat Level LEVEL INPUT PREHEAT EXPONENTIAL ANGLE INVERSE Enter SELECT Exponential LEVEL INPUT PREHEAT EXPONENTIAL ANGLE Value INVERSE Enter SELECT Output Level LEVEL INPUT PREHEAT EXPONENTIAL ANGLE INVERSE TO SE...

Page 82: ...monitor The console can be fitted to output the Super VGA signal to remote locations Distances greater than 25 feet When fitted with this option the 6 pin XLR connector will output the signal When installed with a system a Remote Video Receiver is required to interface to a standard SVGA monitor Top View Bottom View SETUP Version 1 22 Grandmaster FL 9 01 00 PERIPHERALS UTILITIES 1 Return to main m...

Page 83: ...tput port configured for Epson Standard protocol Printers tested Citizen GSX 190 Panasonic KX P1124 Citizen 200GX Panasonic KX P2023 Epson FX 870 TO SET UP Set up printer Load paper and test printer functions as identified in printer manual Configure printer for standard Epson protocol Set switch for line feed on carriage return Turn off power to printer Connect printer cable to console printer po...

Page 84: ...LE WILL RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING COMMANDS __GO __Go to Cue __Stop __Resume same as GO __Timed Go treated as Go to Cue Next Cue with Time __Timed Go to Cue __Set only services channels __Fire Macro __Reset Go to Cue Zero 1 02 30 30 01 GO 26 xx xx xx xx 2 01 00 00 02 Cue 15 4 27 xx xx xx xx 3 00 15 00 03 GO 28 xx xx xx xx 4 02 15 05 04 Macro 17 29 xx xx xx xx 5 00 20 00 00 Macro 5 30 xx xx xx xx 6 xx x...

Page 85: ...to in the LINK position in the cue 8 How do multi parts work It is best to look at it simply If a cue has a multipart flag that cue will load the same time as the previous cue If there are cues 8 9 and 10 where cues 9 and 10 are multi parts all three cues will be loaded on and started at the same time 9 How does cue only work One of the most important things to understand is how cue onlyworks Acue...

Page 86: ...els 17 Can the wheel control the fade speed manually Yes Press the Time button while in Stage It will ask which fader you want to affect Type a number then press ENTER or just Enter if you want all The fader will now speed up and slow down according to how you move the wheel 18 Can I write a macro to select setup options Yes Macros are just a sequence of keyhits If you can do something from the ke...

Page 87: ...splay S2 R23 SPECIFICATIONS DESCRIPTION EDI PART NUMBER A Power Supply B Video Card 119 0062 C Expanded Memory 1 M 903 3100 D Personality Module 670 8902 E Battery Back Up Off On Switch S4 146 0006 Lithium AA F CPU Board 670 8906 G Optical Isolator 670 8908 H I O Card 670 8907 I Disk Drive 119 0057 J Remote Video Card 670 8920 I 6 1 2 3 4 5 E 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 ...

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Page 89: ...ch the three cross braces to the left and right panels using six 10 32 screws provided Position the footed cross braces as shown for 30 or 60 mounting 4 Tighten all screws and knobs 1 Install rubber feet to two of the three cross braces as shown using the four 10 32 screws provided DESCRIPTION QTY EDI PART NUMBER Cross Brace 3 M54 3005 Side Plate Right 1 M54 3006 Side Plate Left 1 M54 3009 Knob Cl...

Page 90: ...ay be programmed with the same options as a timed event CLEANUP INPUTS TheseinputsactivateSubmasters1 3 Whentheinputisactivated it sthesameasrunningamanualSubmasterto100 Submaster time functions may be used to control the up and down time Operation of this does not affect any cue sequences that are operating GO INPUTS There are four Go inputs these are the same as the go buttons on the console One...

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Page 92: ...up 1 09 Remote Input 9 27 Cleanup 2 10 Remote Input 10 28 Cleanup 3 11 Remote Input 11 29 Standby 12 Remote Input 12 30 Go 1 13 Remote Input 13 31 Go 2 14 Remote Input 14 32 Go 3 15 Remote Input 15 33 Go 4 16 Remote Input 16 34 Common 17 Remote Input 17 35 Common 18 Remote Input 18 36 Common 37 Common ACCESSORIES Remote Input Panel Power Supply for use with dry contacts Wall mount kit Includes wal...

Page 93: ... or operational assistance ask for Customer Service at 1 800 547 2690 You may communicate by FAX 1 503 629 9877 After Hours Emergency contact 1 503 645 5533 Ask for Emergency Assistance Internet www edionline com Internet E Mail service edi online com If your Omega 2 console needs repair call 503 645 5533 for a Return Materials Authorization number and a shippping address will be furnished ...

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