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Moving Head Controller 2.0 Manual Rev2
Editing Transition
and Standby
times between
Chases in a Show
with the
Controller’s
Menus
Transition
time is the programmable time in a Chase to transition from one chase to the
next.
Standby
time is the programmable time in a Chase to hold a Look before start
transitioning to the next Look. Both Transition and Standby times can be a small as 0.1
seconds or as big as 25.5 seconds, or anything in between.
To Edit Transition and Standby times mode on the controller do the following:
1-
Turn the board
ON
.
2-
Press and hold the LED/Button
<ON-OFF/...Prog>
for 7 seconds on the Chase where the Step to be
edited is saved in.
3-
The LED/Button blinks twice a second when in programming mode.
4-
The LCD displays
“
Show x Maker -EDIT-
”
on first row.
5-
The LCD displays “
Step x :Edit Times
” on
second row. Edit Times is the wanted function call.
6-
Push the Joystick
<+Y><-Y>
to select the
Step Number
to be edited (example 1). This is the Chase
Number in the Chase where the Transition and Standby times will be edited.
7-
Push and hold
<ENTER>
for 3 seconds to enter the Times Editing Mode.
8-
The LCD displays “
Show x Step -
>y “
on first row (x is the Chase number 1-9 and y is the Step number.
9-
Push the Joystick
<+X><-X>
to switch back and forth between the “Transition Time” and “Standby Time”
parameters.
10-
Push the Joystick
<+Y><-Y>
to set the
Time
parameter
, example “
3.0
”.
11-
Push and hold
<ENTER>
for 3 seconds to exit the Times Editing Mode and save the new entries.
12-
Push and hold
<Aux/Exit>
for 3 seconds to exit the Programming Mode.
Editing Transition
and Standby
times between
Chases in a Show
with the GUI
The provided GUI permits performing all the programming steps described above in a less
convoluted and more user-friendly way.
To enter Programming mode on the GUI do the following:
1-
Turn the board
ON
.
2-
Connect the USB cable between the controller and the PC.
3-
Run the
GUI
on the PC.
4-
With the Mouse, right-click over the GUI
’s
representation of the LED/Button
< ON-OFF/...Prog)>
for the
Chase where the Step to be edited is saved in.
5-
With the Mouse right-click on the Popup
Menu “
Edit Steps
”
6-
On the
Show Management tool,
the Transition and Standby times are editable fields on all steps,
navigate with the mouse and edit with the keyboard any applicable parameter (refer to
Editing
Transition and Standby times between Chases in a Chase with t
he Controller’s Menus
for more
description and example values).
7-
With the mouse left-click on
<Save>
when finished.
•
To delete all Steps from a particular Chase only using the GUI, navigate with the
mouse to the GUI representation for the LED/Button
< ON-OFF/...Prog)>
, right-click
on it then select “
Delete All Steps
”.
