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Infinity Chimp Series 

Infinity Chimp Series  

 

Update Online 

In 

Setup 

menu click on 

Maintenance

 from the Side Menu

 and c

lick on 

Online Update

 from within the 

Factory Fixture Library group-box. 

 

Fig. 228: Online Library Update 

The select library update popup-screen will appear. 

Click on 

Refresh List

 to check for the latest software updates. 

 

Fig. 229: Select Update From List 

Select a Software Update and start the process by clicking on the 

Download

 Button. 

A wizard will lead you through a few steps and will ask you to reboot the console when done.  

Do not loose power or switch off the Chimp during the update process. This may render the Chimp un-

bootable!

 

 

Summary of Contents for Chimp 100

Page 1: ...Ordercode 55000 01 03 55010 13 14 User Guide ENGLISH Chimp 100 300 v2 05 Highlite International B V Vestastraat 2 6468 EX Kerkrade the Netherlands...

Page 2: ...he Frontpanel 23 Frontpanel 23 Playback Faders 24 Programming Section 25 Executor Buttons 25 Special Faders 26 Touchscreen Applies to Chimp 300 Console only 26 7 Basic Concepts 27 Hybrid Console 27 Fi...

Page 3: ...cial Master Fader Labels 50 8 2 9 Keypad Dialogs 52 8 2 10 On Screen Keyboard 53 9 Operation 54 To Begin Using the Console 54 9 1 1 Unpack Console and Accessories 54 9 1 2 Connect Console to Any Acces...

Page 4: ...g 84 MiB Move in Black Default Timings 85 Speed Master Settings 85 Fade Master Settings 86 14 Setting up Inputs and Outputs 87 14 1 1 Enable DMX Output over Ethernet 87 ArtNet Output 87 14 2 1 What is...

Page 5: ...mmand Line Interface 108 15 6 3 Using Fixture Groups 108 15 6 4 Using the Edit Fixture Window 108 Edit Fixture Window 109 15 7 1 Set Instance Name 109 15 7 2 Set All Instance Names 109 Coloring Fixtur...

Page 6: ...ture attribute values 120 17 1 2 Emptying the Programmers Content 121 17 1 3 Programmer Title Bar Buttons 122 Sort Function 122 Highlight Function 122 Blind Function 123 Solo Function 123 Timing 123 L...

Page 7: ...Remove a complete attribute group for the selected fixtures from the programmer 140 17 8 3 Remove all attribute values for a fixture group from the programmer 140 17 8 4 Removing Individual attributes...

Page 8: ...Preset Or Updating a Preset 164 Removing Contents from a Preset 164 Replacing a Preset 164 Copying Presets 165 Moving Presets 165 Deleting Presets 165 Coloring Preset Items 166 19 14 1 Applying a col...

Page 9: ...n between other cues using the Command Line 177 20 7 5 Copying Cues 178 Using the Cuelist View 178 Using the Command Line approach 178 20 7 6 Moving Cues 178 Using the Cuelist View 178 Using the Comma...

Page 10: ...ter Fade 191 Timecode 191 Edit Cuelist Window 192 20 12 1 Saving Options as Default 192 20 12 2 Loading Options from Default 193 Altering Cuelist Options 193 20 13 1 Renumbering all Cues in the Cuelis...

Page 11: ...g Groups Creating a Group Dimmer Master 200 21 2 3 Linking Cuelists 200 Moving a Master 200 Deleting a Master 200 21 4 1 Deleting a Master only 200 Configuring Fader and Button functions 201 21 5 1 Co...

Page 12: ...217 About Pages 217 Changing Fader Pages 217 Template Page 218 Editing Fader Pages 218 23 4 1 Adding Pages 218 23 4 2 Moving Pages 218 23 4 3 Deleting Pages 218 23 4 4 Naming one or more Pages 218 24...

Page 13: ...8 2 3 Modules Tab 235 Adding a new Module 235 Deleting a Module 236 Editing a Module 236 28 2 4 Module Editor 237 Module Editor Columns 238 Vertical Header 238 Sort 238 Parameter 238 Dimmable 238 Type...

Page 14: ...251 29 6 1 Add Multiple Ranges Dialog 251 29 6 2 Add or Edit Ranges Dialog 251 29 6 3 Module Channel Editor 251 Output View 251 MagicSheets 251 30 Maintenance 252 USB folder structure 252 Update Softw...

Page 15: ...and for general lighting Any other use not mentioned under intended use is regarded as non intended and incorrect use Product Lifespan This device is not designed for permanent operation Disconnect th...

Page 16: ...e injury Attention Indicates important information for the correct operation and use of the product Important Read and observe the instructions in this document Electrical hazard Hot surface Eye damag...

Page 17: ...closed and all screws are tightly fastened Disconnect the device from electrical power supply before service and maintenance and when the device is not in use DANGER Electric shock caused by short cir...

Page 18: ...ignal or when certain menu items are selected Disconnect power supply before servicing Wear protective goggles if looking into light source during service or maintenance Attention Power supply Before...

Page 19: ...ll screws used for installing the device or parts of the device are tightly fastened and are not corroded The safety devices are not damaged There are no deformations on housings fixations and install...

Page 20: ...s Ordinary persons are all persons other than instructed persons and skilled persons Ordinary persons include not only users of the product but also any other persons that may have access to the devic...

Page 21: ...ou change it to a different level This is default behavior however you still have the option to set cuelists to a Non Tracking mode on a per cuelist basis Chimp 100 Chimp 300 On board Screen 22 Full C...

Page 22: ...are using one Touchscreen and one regular screen without touch fascilities connect the touchscreen monitor to this port Make sure both displays support 1920 by 1080 pixel resolution Connect both monit...

Page 23: ...are about to connect to the console supports 1920 by 1080 pixels of resolution Connect it before booting the console Fig 2 Chimp 300 Backpanel 1 Desklight Connector 6 Power Connector 2 Ethernet Port 7...

Page 24: ...ity Chimp Series 6 The Frontpanel Frontpanel The frontpanel contains all the necessary buttons and faders for operation The Frontpanel looks exactly the same across both products Here is a quick overv...

Page 25: ...f multiple playback fader controls each consisting of a fader and flash go pause back buttons These may contain Cuelists Groups or Special Masters like Speedmasters These are pageable and the button f...

Page 26: ...to learn but don t worry You ll be training your muscle memory over time Also all controls for value entry may be found here Fig 5 Programming Section Executor Buttons You will find ten buttons label...

Page 27: ...s1 to s4 Fig 7 Special Faders Touchscreen Applies to Chimp 300 Console only The 22 Touchscreen of the Chimp 300 Console is one of the key elements used for user interaction with the Chimp It features...

Page 28: ...wo different parts of the console such as a Preset 1 and Preset 2 at the same time the intensity will be at the higher of the two levels For example if Fixture 1 is at 50 on the first Preset bank and...

Page 29: ...rst glance but in fact is very useful since the programmer enables the user to gain additional control over the consoles output at any time Priority Overview The console has the following priority con...

Page 30: ...lts would be Dimmer Color Gobo 80 Red Gobo 1 As you can see the High Priority option is only affecting LTP channels Stopping Cuelists with different priorities Lets take our previous example again and...

Page 31: ...en up your apartment s main door Cue 1 and you switch on the light in the corridor Cue 2 You close the door Cue 3 and go straight into the living room after opening its door Cue 4 where you switch on...

Page 32: ...change it in the first cue the light appears and the change will track trough to all the cues until the next change for this attribute of this fixture While tracking can help speed up the modificatio...

Page 33: ...100 Blue Red Blue Red Cue 2 Red 100 Blue Red Blue Cue 3 Blue Red 100 Blue Red Cue 4 Red Blue Red 100 Blue Without Track Through End the intensity of a fixture is brought to 100 in each cue and these...

Page 34: ...explain the basics of finding your way around the GUI in the internal as well as the external display The Screen Layout of the Chimp Consoles is divided into three different parts The Top Toolbar the...

Page 35: ...ck the consoler and to save the show Fig 9 The Top Toolbar Main View Buttons The Main View buttons provided in the top toolbar switches the Content Areas contents between various predefined views Plea...

Page 36: ...Timecode buttons provide quick access to most needed timecode functions such as resetting the Timecode back to the start value or enabling and disabling the timecode The label on the right side shows...

Page 37: ...Series Infinity Chimp Series Network Setup Backup Lock Console and Quicksave Buttons The Network button is used to access the Multi Console Networking functions of the console OS For more detail pleas...

Page 38: ...to patch fixtures setup preferences or to back up your show to an USB key To lock the userinterface of the console to unauthorized personell click on the Lock Console button The default pin for the d...

Page 39: ...nt Area The Content Area is used to display context sensitive windows and widgets based on the selection made from the top toolbar It also displays dialogs which may be opened using the hard buttons o...

Page 40: ...n the left or right is used to switch the type of that particular Split Widget to a different type Different Types are for example Fixtures Groups Presets a Cuelist View Widget Virtual Executors and M...

Page 41: ...eries Infinity Chimp Series The Title Bar of a Split Widget may also contain some buttons that toggle between contents of the widget or are used to trigger specific functions in the console Fig 16 Spl...

Page 42: ...uelists If a single object within a Pool is referred to we will often refer to it as a Item Pool items may be used in combination with hard keys found on the face plate of the console like Record or D...

Page 43: ...executor labels on the center part and the align settings sub selection and master faders on the right side Fig 17 Bottom Toolbar Playback Fader Labels Fader labels give you a quick overview of fader...

Page 44: ...ndicator If Fader Fetch Mode is active and the physical Fader Value is different from the Value of the Object linked to the fader a red line will be shown in the dimmer bar to give you a hint on where...

Page 45: ...r function and values Clicking on the labels or pushing the encoder either shows the select slots keypad dialog or toggles between a set of commonly used values In the programmer screen labels will no...

Page 46: ...olbars Toolbars are context sensitive aid and provide quick access to multiple different functions They are shown in the same position as the Executor Labels when applicable Here is a quick overview o...

Page 47: ...s by holding the Infinity while pressing the Rec key Fig 24 Record Toolbar Merge Will merge the programmer values into the given object combining the object and the programmer values Replace Will repl...

Page 48: ...p from the Group Off Toolbar The Off Toolbar is shown after pressing the Off hard key It can be used to quickly Off all running Cuelists to reset all Sub Fixture Group Masters or assigned Grandmasters...

Page 49: ...eneral the Commandline Syntax needs to be entered in Action Source Target form When no Action is specified the source Item will be selected Please see the following table as an example Action Source T...

Page 50: ...Fan Options button will open the Fan Options Toolbar which is used to alter the way the Fan Function works Clicking on the Selection button will open the Selection toolbar that contains several shortc...

Page 51: ...s Special Master Fader Labels Executor labels give you a quick overview of executor assignments current cuelist states and much more The look of the executor labels varies a little depending on the ex...

Page 52: ...to pull your focus towards a specific task Dialog windows block the remaining GUI so they need to be closed or accepted first Dialog Windows may either be closed by clicking the X button in the top r...

Page 53: ...Dialogs Whenever a Keypad Dialog is shown the keypad on the faceplate of the console may be used to set values The Keypad may be used to directly enter values or to increment decrement values using th...

Page 54: ...nter values and names using an external USB Keyboard connected to the console whenever the On Screen Keyboard is shown For added convencience starting to type when the keyboard is shown will erase the...

Page 55: ...sole Connect DMX cables to the console s DMX output ports If you are using ArtNet for data output also connect the network cable to the consoles network port Use the supplied AC power cable to connect...

Page 56: ...eries Boot up the Console Once the system is ready to use the Welcome screen will appear and you may either start a new show file or load an existing one or use one of the tabs from the side menu to a...

Page 57: ...y hard disk memory However we advise to regularly backup old shows to a USB key and delete them off the consoles memory Create a new Show Within the touchscreen display hit the New Show button This wi...

Page 58: ...y Chimp Series Loading a Show Within the touchscreen display simply select the show you would like to open from the drop down menu After you selected the desired show to load hit the Open button Fig 3...

Page 59: ...le Disable the Autosave function For added convenience you may enable the Autosave function which will make sure your showfile is periodically saved to disk automatically To setup the autosave functio...

Page 60: ...with a given name and will automatically continue with the new showfile preventing further changes to the previous show file To save as a new Showfile head over the Backup Menu by pressing the Backup...

Page 61: ...ge Shows from the Side Menu When the Manage Shows screen is shown click on Import Show Fig 42 Manage Shows Chimp will open a wizard guiding you through the progress You can not import a showfile with...

Page 62: ...o USB Plug the USB Key into one of the Chimps USB Ports and head over to the Backup Menu Select Manage Shows from the Side Menu From within the Manage Shows screen select all shows to be exported from...

Page 63: ...ry From the top toolbar hit the Backup button Head over to the Manage Shows Screen You will now be presented with a list of shows Select the show s you would like to delete and hit the Delete Show s b...

Page 64: ...are related to the Showfile reduced to a minimum However this section will cover the different customization options All Showfile related settings Including Fixture Schedule and Patch are defined in t...

Page 65: ...Active Faders Executors Autofix is a convenience function that is used to carry over running playbacks to the new fader or executor page It is best explained with a little example Imagine you have a c...

Page 66: ...nfinity Chimp Series Set Desklight Brightness To set the desklight brightness head over to the Show Settings screen and use the Plus and Minus buttons of the Desklight text field accordingly Fig 47 Sh...

Page 67: ...ty Chimp Series Enable Button LED Backlight To enable or disable the Backlighting of Keys found on the faceplate head over to the Show Settings screen and Enable or Disable the Backlight Fig 48 Show S...

Page 68: ...e current PIN code If you already changed it Enter the new PIN in the New PIN and Repeat New PIN fextfields And click on Change PIN The Pin Code may be any Numeric Number Fig 49 Show Settings Desklock...

Page 69: ...actions regarding the fixture setup are done from within the patch screen To open the patch screen Press the Setup Button on the Chimps top menu bar Choose Patch from the left hand side menu The Patch...

Page 70: ...nufacturer and fixture type from the Show Library this is the Fixture Library that contains all Fixtures in the Show File will be opened Since we haven t added any fixture types to the show yet this L...

Page 71: ...he full text search provided Hit the Ok button as soon as you are done Fig 53 Select Fixture from Library You are asked to enter the fixture count and more importantly set a user number which will be...

Page 72: ...ext screen is used to patch the fixtures to the DMX Universes For an explanation of the options please see section 12 2 4 Change DMX Patch on page 78 To finish the process of adding fixtures to your s...

Page 73: ...the following information Fig 56 Patch Table Header Caption Description User ID Indicates and sets the User ID of the fixture Manufacturer This is the Manufacturer of the Fixture Type Type This colum...

Page 74: ...Chimp Series Change User ID The User ID is a unique ID that is used to select a single or multiple fixtures using the keypad found on the console s faceplate In order to change the User ID open the Pa...

Page 75: ...guring existing Fixtures Select the fixtures you would like to change and hit the User Number button from within the Patch Screens title bar Fig 57 Change User ID An on screen Keypad asking you to ent...

Page 76: ...75 Infinity Chimp Series Infinity Chimp Series Change Fixture Name To change the Fixture Name for one or multiple fixtures at once open the Patch window as described in section...

Page 77: ...e Set Name button from the Patch Screens title bar Fig 58 Set Fixture Name Button An on screen keyboard will be shown Notice the Auto Number button next to the Fixture Name Textfield If Auto Number is...

Page 78: ...Screen The Change Fixture Options dialog will be opened Alternatively you may select the appropriate cells from the table and press the Set key or double right or long click Fig 59 Change Fixture Opt...

Page 79: ...ion from the fixtures However the fixtures and all of their programming will be kept within she showfile Manual Patch The fixtures will be patched to the address and universe specified by the user Sel...

Page 80: ...how many addresses the fixture s you are about to patch will use and if they fit Auto Patch The fixtures will be patched at the next free address of the selected universe automatically Should the sele...

Page 81: ...at exist in both fixtures will carry over the programming RGB will be converted to CMY and vice versa Fig 63 Change Fixture Type Button A dialog window will be opened asking you to select the new fixt...

Page 82: ...so by using the Numberblock or by selecting a group from the secondary screen Then from within the Source Selection group box click on Use Selection Alternatively you may click on Open Dialog from wi...

Page 83: ...elete Fixtures from within the Patch Screen A confirmation dialog will be shown Please note that this will delete all data of these fixtures from the showfile and can not be undone We recommend saving...

Page 84: ...Timings and Speed Master Options Default timings and Speed Master settings are configured from within the Setup screen Open the Setup screen by clicking on the Setup Button on the top toolbar and sele...

Page 85: ...the Showfile Cue Default Timings may be overridden by temporary Timings which can be set using the Time button prior to recording a Cue These temporary Programmer Timings will be reset whenever the Pr...

Page 86: ...ings The Speed Master Settings may be altered on the right hand side middle part of the screen Fig 70 Speed Master Settings Each Speed Master may be configured to either count in seconds or BPM For ea...

Page 87: ...Each Fade Master may be configured to either be an absolute or relative Fade Master A Minimum and a Maximum value can be set These Minimum and Maximum values will be used by Cuelists Chasers that have...

Page 88: ...It is typically implemented in ArtNet to DMX converters often called nodes and being driven from a lighting desk or similar software operating as a transmitter ArtNet compatible products are made ava...

Page 89: ...se 0 12 Subnet 1 16 Universe 0 16 Hexadecimal values separated by Subnet and Universe 0 B Subnet 0 F Universe 0 F Decimal zero based values not separated 11 0 255 Decimal one based values not separate...

Page 90: ...Checkbox from within the DMX Output Tab in the Setup Screen To further configure each Universe select it from the List and press the Set key A new screen allowing to enable or disable the ArtNet Outp...

Page 91: ...or that given Universe will be output So if for example you have 2 devices sending the same Universe one with a priority of 50 and one with a priority of 100 the data from the device with 100 Priority...

Page 92: ...ttings When using the DMX Input the last available DMX Universe on the Console itself will be switched in direction and is used as an Input With the DMX Input enabled you may choose a Universe the inc...

Page 93: ...idi Input Checkbox Fig 76 Midi Input Settings Show Current Midi Input To enable MIDI Monitoring tick the Show Current Midi Input Checkbox The Console will now show received MIDI Signals Midi Input Map...

Page 94: ...a frequency range set a high and a low threshold Fig 77 Sound Input Settings To setup one of the triggers press the Edit Button found in the groupbox for each trigger This will open the Edit Sound Tri...

Page 95: ...d level thresholds Min Frequency This is the lower bound of the frequence range this trigger will listen to Max Frequency This is the upper bound of the frequence range this trigger is active for Low...

Page 96: ...be Output using the MIDI Out connector To start the timecode generator click on Enable Timecode To disable it click the button again External Timecode Source To use an external Source to trigger the C...

Page 97: ...ue trigger is set to Timecode Enabling Disabling and Resetting the Timecode from the Top Toolbar The top toolbar has several buttons that may be used to Enable or Disable the timecode input to reset t...

Page 98: ...verify that OSC messages sent by the console will be received by mobile clients and vice versa Interference Wireless routers that operate in the 2 4 GHz radio spectrum are subject to large amounts of...

Page 99: ...release 1 press name string virtual_executor 1 128 flash 0 release 1 press name string programmer keypad record 0 release 1 press edit 0 release 1 press delete 0 release 1 press copy 0 release 1 pres...

Page 100: ...off 1 led on highlight btn 0 release 1 press led 0 led off 1 led on fan btn 0 release 1 press led 0 led off 1 led on select all_none 0 release 1 press next 0 release 1 press previous 0 release 1 press...

Page 101: ...ries Infinity Chimp Series OSC Command Path Data chimp programmer encoder 1 4 btn 0 release 1 press inc 5 5 variable value text1 string text2 string pan_tilt 0 1 XY Value use_accel 0 release 1 press s...

Page 102: ...ifferent than if you selected fixtures 1 3 2 5 4 Selecting whole Fixtures using the Numberblock To select fixtures including all their instances on the keypad simply do so by typing their user IDs omi...

Page 103: ...ces in the current selection with the order determined by the Selection Order Prev Next will bring you back to your original selection Selecting specific Instances of the current selection using the N...

Page 104: ...You may now select or deselect fixtures by simply clicking on them Fig 82 Fixture Pool Select Fixtures using a previously recorded Group Open a fixture split widget by clicking on the Fixtures button...

Page 105: ...104 Infinity Chimp Series Infinity Chimp Series Working with Groups for more information about working with Group Pools...

Page 106: ...re applied to your current Fixture selection If you do not have fixtures selected the Fixture Sub Selection will be applied to all fixtures instead If you select any of the Sub Selection functions the...

Page 107: ...eviously been made Half will on the first press of the button select the first half of the selected fixtures contained in the showfile The second press on the Half button will select the other half of...

Page 108: ...essing Prev or Next will step through individual instances Selecting X out of Y The console offers a built in modulo sub selection function which will select every Xth fixture out of Y The syntax is q...

Page 109: ...Pool Assign Name using the Command Line Interface Type Name followed by the fixture selection in example Fixture 1 Thru 5 Enter Using Fixture Groups Another approach would be to use a Group to bulk re...

Page 110: ...like to edit ie Edit 1 2 Finish the command by pressing Enter Alternatively you may use the Fixture Split Widget to select the fixture Open a Fixture Split Widget Press the Edit key and select the Fix...

Page 111: ...ill be opened Click on Set Color when done If you use the numberblock you may also color multiple Items at once using the and thru keys Complete the numberblock command by pressing the Enter key Fig 8...

Page 112: ...ctly selected by the user will be shown with a light green background color whereas groups which are implicitly selected they contain fixtures which are selected but the group itself has not been dire...

Page 113: ...toolbar after pressing record Alternatively you can also press Infinity while pressing Rec to cycle through the different record modes Merge Fixture s into Group using Group Split Widget Select the fi...

Page 114: ...og window asking you what to do will open Click on Remove Replace overwrite a Group Replace will overwrite an entire group The confirmation dialog may be omitted by selecting the Replace option from t...

Page 115: ...sing the Group Split Widget Select Groups from a split widgets side menu Press the Name key Select the group you wish to rename Assign Name using the Command Line Interface Press the Name key Then pre...

Page 116: ...g Groups using the Group Split Widget Select Groups from a split widgets side menu Press the Delete key Select the Group you would like to delete Note If you keep pressing the Delete key while selecti...

Page 117: ...lete the numberblock command by pressing the Enter key For example Appearance Group 1 thru 10 Enter A dialog window asking for the color will be opened Click on Set Color when done Fig 89 Set Group Co...

Page 118: ...eing output and the master of the group is at 50 a fixture intensity value of 40 will be output Multiple Group Dimmer Masters are compared HTP so the highest master will take precedence There are two...

Page 119: ...d like to edit eg 31 Finish the command by pressing Enter Fig 90 Edit Group Window Set Group Name Clicking on the Set Group Name button will open an on screen keyboard allowing you to rename this Grou...

Page 120: ...very similar to the group split widgets it has buttons in the title bar and features a side menu for parameter selection The Chimp groups fixture parameters in a sense full way by dividing them into...

Page 121: ...ibrary These values are displayed in grey color This image shows how the programmer looks like if you have fixtures selected with values assigned in the programmer The programmer takes precedence over...

Page 122: ...however they are still in the programmer overriding the playback The second press of the Clear button will remove all values from the programmer and playback values will be output again The third and...

Page 123: ...for example It can also be used to quickly build groups Highlight only changes the attribute values in the output not in the current cue or in the Programmer and highlight has the third highest prior...

Page 124: ...atically touch Magenta and Yellow as well The same holds true for Hue and Saturation as well as Red Green and Blue as well as Pan and Tilt This is to make sure you are not seeing any unwanted effects...

Page 125: ...Intensity DMX Value to Value Value Will increment the current value by Value Value Will decrement the current value by Value Will increment the Value by 10 Will decrement the Value by 10 Full Will set...

Page 126: ...tribue groups Fig 93 Encoder Labels To have the encoders control different features within the selected group Ie Gobo 3 and 4 simply press the the appropriate button within the programmer s menu bar O...

Page 127: ...in the lower right corner is enabled this window will automatically close after selecting one of the items Alter Parameters using the Keypad PopUp To type in values directly from the library press on...

Page 128: ...programmer side menu Select Color Picker from the menu bar Fig 97 Color Picker Alter Color Values using Color Faders To control color values using HSI or different faders for RGB and CMY no matter the...

Page 129: ...programmer side menu and select Quick Colors from the menu bar Fig 99 Quick Colors Alter Color Values using the built in Swatch Book The integrated Swatch books enables you to look up a Gel Number su...

Page 130: ...ntensity of 100 however you have a master dimmer set for this fixture at 50 When you grab the fixtures values the console will load the value at 100 into the programmer since this is the playback engi...

Page 131: ...other value Individual Timings can also be fanned using the Fan function also in conjunction with Grouping and Buddying Switching into Timing Mode inside the Programmer will automatically switch Fann...

Page 132: ...the programmers title bar Fig 102 Timing Fade Button in Programmer Title Bar Individual Delay Times Individual delay times define the delay from the start of the cue until this value will be faded in...

Page 133: ...oder Labels will add Fan to the encoder labels to indicate the fan functions status The fan function will remain active until you press the button again However if you keep holding the Fan button for...

Page 134: ...ey to execute each command Value A Thru Value B Will fan the Intensity for selected fixtures from Value A to Value B In Example 0 Thru 100 with 3 selected fixtures will set fixture 1 to 0 fixture 2 to...

Page 135: ...e Toolbar The default Fan Settings should have most situations covered but they may be changed using the Fan Mode Toolbar To open the Fan Mode toolbar hit the Fan Mode button from within the right han...

Page 136: ...ection order remains unchanged while the values of the last fixture change the most Before Fanning 50 50 50 50 50 After Fanning 50 60 70 80 90 Fig 107 Fan Example Fan Left Center default As described...

Page 137: ...70 60 50 Fig 109 Fan Example Fan Right Fanning with Groupings Grouping allows you to control the way that attributes are fanned to make complex patterns Grouping defines the number of fixtures that a...

Page 138: ...Series You may set the number of Groups from the Fan Mode toolbar Click on the button that reads Grouping A new window will be shown asking you for the number of groups A group size of zero will deac...

Page 139: ...fanning a selection of twelve fixtures with Buddying set to three will generate four identical fan patterns with three fixtures each in the way that the first three fixtures have the same values the s...

Page 140: ...ed again in order to create unique fanning results This function does not alter the selection order of the currently selected fixtures Fig 114 Fan Example Randomize To activate the function click on t...

Page 141: ...ppropriate Fixture Remove a complete attribute group for the selected fixtures from the programmer To remove a complete attribute group for selected fixtures first select the appropriate fixtures Afte...

Page 142: ...ove individual attributes from the selected fixtures in the programmer by holding the Off key and turning the relevant encoder at the same time Alternatively you may press on the Encoder Label or the...

Page 143: ...s can be useful to have fixtures output a certain value on an attribute but not record it into cues or presets To Untouch values for a certain attribute press on the Encoder Label or the Encoder and s...

Page 144: ...ts This means that cues containing effects will turn off all previously started effects from previous cues To stop an effect running on an parameter for good you would need to add an Off Effect form w...

Page 145: ...cuelist resulting in no visible jump to the effect on stage The programmer will be stored to a running cuelist that does not contain any effects that are being played back at the time of recording the...

Page 146: ...on the console s faceplate Repeatedly pressing the Effects button will cycle through the different horizontal scroll positions in the effect programmer to change parameters easily While scrolling the...

Page 147: ...effect table operating on one of the parameters Adding a Predefined Effect Predefined effects aid in the quick creation of complex effects on stage They will add all nessecary effect rows operating o...

Page 148: ...effect s you would like to delete by toggling the button in the first column in the editor and click on Delete FX in the Effect Editors top toolbar Fig 123 Delete FX Please note that deleting an Effec...

Page 149: ...s you would like to stop the effect and clicking on Add FX in the Effect Editors top toolbar Fig 125 Add FX Button The Add Effect Dialog will be shown Select the Custom Effect tab select the appropria...

Page 150: ...og Fig 127 Fixtures Attribute Options Replace Programmer Selection by FX Fixtures will select the fixtures which are running the effect and deselect all fixtures currently selected Merge FX Fixtures i...

Page 151: ...at 75 the effect will alternate between 50 and 100 Absolute Absolute Effects apply a mathematical function from the Size Min value to the Size Max value In this case it is also possible to use Presets...

Page 152: ...et to a fanned using the Fan key on the Frontpanel or from within the dialog that opens when you double right or long click Size Max Effect Attribute The function of the Size Max column depends on the...

Page 153: ...et key will open the Set Effect Speed Parameter Dialog window which can be used to further alter values of the size for example to randomize or fan values Offset Effect Attribute The Offset effect att...

Page 154: ...ct into a specified number of groups For example a tilt wave across 10 fixtures without grouping may look like this Fig 131 Grouping Atrribute No Grouping With Grouping set to a value of three the eff...

Page 155: ...ups whereas each group is mirrored to one another If a Pan effect is running its direction will also be mirrored automatically per group For example a tilt wave across 10 fixtures without wings may lo...

Page 156: ...effect is run Double right or long click or pressing the Set key will open the Set Number of Shots Dialog window which can be used to define the number of shots Attack and Decay Effect Attribute The...

Page 157: ...e and Indelay effect attributes can be used to add a fade or delay time to this effect line which will be taken into consideration when starting the effect Double right or long click or pressing the S...

Page 158: ...e Presets allow parameters to be recorded to be easily accessible during programming and live operation Presets are divided into different pools wheras each Pool type will filter attributes stored int...

Page 159: ...icates if this item may be applied to all of the fixtures selected green bar or only to a part of them yellow bar If a preset is selected for a part of the current selection only but could be applied...

Page 160: ...s is the case you can check how the preset is used from within the Edit Preset Dialog By default the preset widget will only show presets of the attribute group that is selected in the programmer Howe...

Page 161: ...an be generated multiple times for one or more Fixtures If no suitable Library Range Information is available then no Presets will be generated If a color or Icon is set in the appropriate Range in th...

Page 162: ...made a look you would like to store as a preset Press the Rec key found in the programming section of the frontpanel and select an empty item from a Preset Split Widget Please note Chimp will only st...

Page 163: ...tom And presets that may be applied to all of your selected fixtures will show a green bar If this preset has been applied to fixtures in the programmer it will show how many fixtures it is applied to...

Page 164: ...ing on the Direct Action button found in the title bar of the split widget Fig 143 Direct Action Button Deselecting Knocking Out a preset To deselect a Preset click on it again or press the Off Key fo...

Page 165: ...Preset Touch the attributes you would like to remove from a previously stored preset Press the Rec key Select the preset you would like to remove values from within the preset split widget or using t...

Page 166: ...and line interface Select the destination Item Deleting Presets Press the Delete key Then select the first Preset from the Preset Pool You may easily delete multiple Presets at once by using a mix of...

Page 167: ...s the Name key twice The commandline will read Appearance Now select the Preset Item using the touchscreen or by using the numberblock Complete the numberblock command by pressing the Enter key If you...

Page 168: ...to reset the user colors If you use the numberblock you may also color multiple Items at once using the and thru keys For example Appearance Preset 1 1 thru 1 10 Enter Edit Preset Window The Edit Pre...

Page 169: ...olor Icon or color a Gobo Icon for this preset Click on Set Color when done To reset the Item Color click on Reset Color Fig 146 Set Preset Icon Color Set Item Icon Clicking on the Set Item Icon butto...

Page 170: ...programmer will only be overridden if the preset contains any information for the same attributes This will load values for all fixtures the preset contains values for and will select all these fixtur...

Page 171: ...sts that are played back are displayed using a green background color items for paused cuelists are displayed with a red background color and cuelist items which are switched off and outfading are dis...

Page 172: ...Split Widget If you store a Cuelist that way it will be stored to the first free spot in the Cuelist Pool and will be automatically assigned to the selected Fader or Executor Storing a Cuelists using...

Page 173: ...es Cue 1 1 is the same as Cue 1 10 and Cue 1 100 Cue 1 01 will be inserted before Cue 1 10 and Cue 1 11 will be inserted after Cue 1 1 Timings are optional Time will be used as a fade time whereas Tim...

Page 174: ...nal Item and vice versa You may also copy the Cuelist using the Command Line Copy Cuelist 1 Cuelist 10 Enter Move a Cuelist Press the Move key Select the Cuelist you would like to move Select the dest...

Page 175: ...he numberblock you may also color multiple Items at once using the and thru keys Complete the numberblock command by pressing the Enter key For example Appearance Cuelist 1 thru 10 Enter Fig 150 Set C...

Page 176: ...ntains one Cue the action will be executed right away If the Cuelist contains more than one Cue a window will be opened asking you to select the Cue you would like to update Click on Merge after selec...

Page 177: ...key Type the number of the cue you would like to update i e 1 Press Enter to execute the command If the cuelist is selected you can simply Touch the attributes you would like to remove Press the Rec k...

Page 178: ...ing Rec to cycle through the different record modes Insert a Cue in between other cues using the User Interface Touch the attributes you would like to record Press the Rec key Make sure the the Insert...

Page 179: ...ould like to copy The new cue will be added to the end of the list Using the Command Line approach Copy Cuelist 1 Cue 5 Cue 10 Enter or Copy Cuelist 1 Cue 5 Cuelist 2 Cue 10 Enter or Copy Cuelist 1 Cu...

Page 180: ...the Delete Cues option from the record toolbar is selected A window will be opened asking you to select the Cue you would like to delete Click on Delete Cue after selecting the appropriate Cue Delete...

Page 181: ...Line Press the Load key on the keypad Press the Cuelist key Type the number of the cuelist you would like to load a cue from i e 1 Press the Cue key Type the number of the cue i e 1 5 Press Enter to e...

Page 182: ...used to alter Cue Timings and other The Cuelist View may also be used as a Cue Sheet indicating the current previous and next cues It also displays the state of running crossfades and delays in the na...

Page 183: ...r Pause Back Key or simply hit the Executors Button Open Cuelist View Window Using the fader label You may quickly open up a cuelist view and settings dialog for any cuelist assigned to a fader by cli...

Page 184: ...indow also shows live status information in the background of the columns for running Cues Live Status Data includes Fade and Delay information for Cue In and Out Timing and wait time countdown for st...

Page 185: ...round Color State This is the Cue that will be run when the Cuelist is switched on This is the current Cue and the Cue is in active state and running This is the current Cue but the Cuelist is paused...

Page 186: ...hat have decreasing dimmer values By default the Out Fade is equivalent to the In Fade Out Delay This is the delay that needs to pass for this cue to start any out fade after it has been started In Sn...

Page 187: ...ter a positive or negative time to delay or antedate the start of this Cue Timecode This can be used to have the Cue played back by Timecode The Trig Time Cell for this Cue will change into Timecode M...

Page 188: ...per cue basis by giving the MIB property of the cue a value which tells the console when it should do the prepositioning for the cue in which MiB is defined Default MiB Fade and Delay Times can be se...

Page 189: ...o set MiB to one of the following options None If None is selected this Cue will not be Moved in Black Early If this option is selected the appropriate Cue will be pre set as early as possible Late If...

Page 190: ...the start of a cue using the CMD Delay column How setup and remove Cue Commands To setup a command to be executed when a Cue is run open a Cuelist View and scroll to the CMDs column Select the cell o...

Page 191: ...xisting Command In order to modify an existing command select it from the list of commands and click on the Edit Line Button The editor window described in the Add a Command section will be shown Dele...

Page 192: ...racts the amount of time entered in the Combobox Multiply Time Multiplies the time of the Speed Master by the given amount Divide Time Divides the time of the Speed Master by the amount entered in the...

Page 193: ...mand line type Edit Cuelist followed by the ID of the Cuelist you would like to edit the options of eg 1 Finish the command by pressing Enter Alternatively you may press the Edit key and select the Cu...

Page 194: ...Cuelist A Chaser will Disable Cue Timings such as In Out Fade and Delay Timings All timings will be replaced with global Fade and Snap Timings which are part of the Chaser configuration options Disabl...

Page 195: ...show any effect Release Time This is the amount of time the cuelist will fade out for when it is switched off providing a smooth transition instead of just snapping fixtures to their default or other...

Page 196: ...With Auto Off other Effects turned on effects played back by other cuelists will be stopped automatically for attributes stored in this cuelist when it is started Add Zero Cue Automatically adds 0 Dim...

Page 197: ...ue trigger settings Instead the Chaser has a global Trigger source for all Cues which can be selected in the Chaser Setup Menu If a Chaser is set to trigger on a Master Speed then each time a Cue has...

Page 198: ...e selected from the Cuelist Split Widget by simply clicking on them or by pressing the Select key followed by a Master or Virtual Executor Switching Off Cuelists The Off Key Cuelists may be switched o...

Page 199: ...switch off running cuelists and to get an overview of the current Playback state Fig 165 Off Window To open the Off Window press the Off button and select Off Window from the Off Toolbar Fig 166 Open...

Page 200: ...masters may be connected to any of the Global Masters be used as Group Dimmer Masters or for Cuelists The 4 Master Faders on the right side of the console may only be used for Global Masters and Group...

Page 201: ...you which object to assign Make sure the Cuelists Tab is selected and select the appropriate item to this master Moving a Master To Move a Masters assignment to a different Master press the Move key...

Page 202: ...down boxes that allow to specify individual options like the flash value or multiplications of timings for speed masters Common Settings Autostart The Autostart option will only shown for Cuelists Ena...

Page 203: ...e Value of the Group master still resides at 48 nothing will happen to the Group Masters value until the Fader physically reached the value of 49 It will apply new values only if it has been Picked up...

Page 204: ...on the Cuelist The Cuelist will be switched Off when releasing the Button Flash Off Will flash the Masters fader value to 100 and switch off the Cuelist when releasing the Button It will not start the...

Page 205: ...ies to Cuelists that are already running Toggle On Off Will Pause Unpause the Speedmaster Fader Function Action on Button Press Disabled Master Speed The fader controls the Speed in a range of 0 10s t...

Page 206: ...ch is a magic sheet consisting of labels and cuelists Similar to Pool Windows all Magic Sheet Items will display their current status and update themselves automatically Labels have an edit dialog whi...

Page 207: ...art Selection To select or trigger the chosen action for Cuelist Items you can either click on an item or draw a selection rectangle by pushing and dragging your finger across the Magic Sheet area Whe...

Page 208: ...r from the Fixture that is first touched by the selection rectangle Fixtures will be ordered according to the selected Circle Detection Mode Circle Detection CW will select fixtures in Clockwise direc...

Page 209: ...orded inside the showfile Fig 175 Magic Sheet Navigation Overlay Zoom Fit will set the Zoom and the Viewport so you can see every Item in this Magic Sheet Zoom will zoom into the Magic Sheet meaning y...

Page 210: ...ing a Magic Sheet click on the Edit Magic Sheet Button indicated by a pen Icon Fig 177 Magic Sheet Edit Button The Edit Mode toolbar will be shown Fig 178 Edit Mode Toolbar Each action displays a tool...

Page 211: ...ixtures Groups Presets or Cuelists will open a Dialog asking you to select the Items you would like to add Selected Fixtures will add the currently selected fixtures to the Magic Sheet Label will add...

Page 212: ...ld happen when you press on the Item when the Magic Sheet is not in Edit Mode Fig 180 Edit Cuelist Magic Sheet Item Edit Dialog for Label Magic Sheet Items The Edit Dialog for Labels lets you adjust t...

Page 213: ...them to the desired position Alternatively you may use the Arrange and Align functions provided in the Edit Mode toolbar Fig 182 Arrange Items Menu When arranging Items the handles will snap to multi...

Page 214: ...happy with the arrangement click on Apply found in the bottom right corner Fig 183 Arrange Linear Arrange Grid Arrange Linear will rearrange all Items in a line asking you to specify the position and...

Page 215: ...dles The slider on the left side specifies the number of Columns When you are happy with the arrangement click on Apply found in the bottom right corner Fig 185 Arrange Checkerboard Arrange Arc Arrang...

Page 216: ...found in the bottom right corner Fig 187 Arrange Circle Aligning Items in the Magic Sheet The Align Functions found when clicking on the Align button may be used to align manually dragged items to eac...

Page 217: ...nfinity Chimp Series Infinity Chimp Series In order to prevent accidental movement of Items you may Lock them This is especially useful for labels Locked Items will display a little lock Icon in Edit...

Page 218: ...xecutors Fig 190 Fader Page Indicators Changing Fader Pages Faderpages may be changed at any time by pressing the F or F buttons on the front panel of the console Executor pages may be changed at any...

Page 219: ...one or click on Insert to insert a page in front of the one you have selected in the directory window Moving Pages You may move pages around to be sorted in the right order when you step through page...

Page 220: ...MX Output Color Coding The Output View color s have the following meanings State 100 The value comes from within the programmer 100 The value is output from a cuelist 100 The value is output with the...

Page 221: ...ixture values that are being output Source Fig 195 Output View Source Button When Source is selected the Output View will show the base source of the value by number and name Fx Source Fig 196 Output...

Page 222: ...o troubleshoot Data DMX Issues or simply to double check which channels are being output at which value You may open the DMX Output window by clicking on the DMX Output button on the second page of an...

Page 223: ...unlocked by each console This will automatically create a tracking backup session The Backup Console will download the Show from the master console and disable its own DMX and ArtNet output while in B...

Page 224: ...he functions Open Save As and Delete are disabled in the Backup Menu during a network session If different console types are used ie Chimp 100 and Chimp 300 the number of universes output depends on e...

Page 225: ...en on the Backup Console Now connecting is as simple as selecting the Master Console from the Available Network Devices shown in the list and clicking the Connect button Fig 199 Network Screen Connect...

Page 226: ...y program a show with more than one user Mirror Mode will cause the Backup Console to mimic the Master Console Extended UI will still share programmer with the Master but Page Selection and other show...

Page 227: ...sic settings are setup to your liking This includes the USB Keyboard Layout Time and Date as well as Network Settings These settings are system wide and not saved within a show file System Wide Settin...

Page 228: ...the USB Keyboard Locale From within the System Settings Page you may change the systems locale to match your USB Keyboard Select the appropriate locale from the dropdown box You may use the Test Textf...

Page 229: ...Series Infinity Chimp Series Set Date and Time You may set Date and Time from within the System Settings Page Click on one of the numbers and use the plus and minus button to adjust accordingly Fig 20...

Page 230: ...ole if manual configuration has been selected above Use the Edit button on the right of the text field to set the IP Address Subnet Mask This text field will display the Subnet Mask of the console s E...

Page 231: ...ss Link Speed and more The Link Status row indicates if the IP Address has been set manually or if it has been obtained from a remote DHCP Server Link speed will show the current network connections s...

Page 232: ...es Infinity Chimp Series Configure optional WDMX Transmitter If you have a WDMX Transmitter installed in your console you may trigger the Link Unlink functions from within the Setup Screen Fig 205 Lin...

Page 233: ...brary You may select the different libraries in the Library Editor using the Tabs found in the top part of the Fixture Library page System Library The System Library gets replaced with every Software...

Page 234: ...pped to the actual functions of the fixture A fixture must contain at least one module but can contain many modules An instance then references to a module and defines instance user number and start a...

Page 235: ...ion tab contains text fields to enter the Fixture Manufacturer Category such as LED or Movinglight Type Fixture Name Beam Type Mode Author and Description The Manufacturer Type and Mode can not be cha...

Page 236: ...tab Fig 210 Add Module Dialog Specify the name and channel count of the individual part of the fixture in the dialog and add a Description if you like If for example you would like to create a module...

Page 237: ...dule by selecting it from the list and clicking on the Delete Module button from within the Modules tab Editing a Module You may edit a module s channels by selecting it from the list and clicking on...

Page 238: ...ton may be used to change the name and description of the module The second row of buttons is used to append or insert new channels clear a channel s mapping or to delete a channel completely Addition...

Page 239: ...ticularly useful for parameters like Color or Gobo Wheels Default The Chimp will output Default Values for a fixture if no other values that is output has been set by the Playback or the Programmer Bl...

Page 240: ...on an encoder or encoder label Inverted This defines if the DMX Values of this parameter will be inverted Ie Value 100 in the programmer will be output as value 156 Default Highlight and Blackout valu...

Page 241: ...list may be filtered by entering the search string into the Filter Text field in the top right part of the screen You may further define the search by filtering by attribute groups Additionally you m...

Page 242: ...of values within the Programmer and the Select Range popup that opens when you push on an encoder It is opened by selecting the Ranges cell from within the Module Editor tab for the parameter followed...

Page 243: ...spans across dmx value 0 to dmx value 255 the whole channel and the name of the Range is Tilt It does not have an icon set On the right side of the screenshot minimum and maximum display value prefix...

Page 244: ...Ranges To add multiple ranges at once click on the Add Multiple Ranges button The following dialog will be shown Fig 217 Range Editor Add Multiple Ranges Deleting a Range To delete a Range select it...

Page 245: ...nces after selecting it from the list On the left side of the tab you can see the instance editor which is used to define the Instance User Number The part on the right side of the of the fixture numb...

Page 246: ...219 Edit Fixture Instances Tab Add Instance You may enter a Name the User Number the Instance Start DMX Start the count of instances to be added and a Description The list on the bottom is used to se...

Page 247: ...ibrary you first need to transfer it to the user library See Transfering fixtures between libraries for more details The Library Editor will be shown allowing you to make changes to the fixture type C...

Page 248: ...few questions regarding the new fixture will be shown You need to specify the Manufacturer Type and Fixture DMX Mode Category Beam Type Author and Description are optional but recommended In order to...

Page 249: ...plate and hit the Select Template Fixture button Fig 222 Use existing as Template A menu that allows you to pick a fixture type will appear You may search for fixtures using the filter field shown in...

Page 250: ...ure A screen asking for the destination Library of the Fixture type is shown Select the desired Library and click on Transfer A dialog asking for confirmation will be shown If all is good click on Yes...

Page 251: ...ulti Instance fixtures instances Infinity Prev Prev s through Multi Instance fixtures instances Prev Next Selects all fixtures from original selection set Infinity Encoder Turn Sets Fine Values for th...

Page 252: ...lists without asking for confirmation Infinity Release Everything Resets Offs EVERYTHING without asking for confirmation Dialogs Shutdown Reboot Dialog Infinity Reboot Button in Dialog Quit Restart Ap...

Page 253: ...directory of the USB Key This directory is containing the following folders import_export Reserved for later use library Library exports will go in here If you would like to import libraries make sur...

Page 254: ...e_update on your USB Key Now plug the USB Key into one of the Chimps USB Ports and head over to the Setup Menu Select Maintenance from the Side Menu Click on USB Update from within the Operating Syste...

Page 255: ...n will appear Click on Refresh List to check for the latest software updates Online Release Notes shows you the release notes before updating Fig 226 Select Update From List Select a Software Update a...

Page 256: ...ey into one of the Chimps USB Ports and head over to the Setup Menu Select Maintenance from the Side Menu Click on USB Update from within the Factory Fixture Library group box Fig 227 Setup Menu Maint...

Page 257: ...e select library update popup screen will appear Click on Refresh List to check for the latest software updates Fig 229 Select Update From List Select a Software Update and start the process by clicki...

Page 258: ...Click on Calibrate Internal or Calibrate External In case your screen calibration is off by too much you may use the shortcut Infinity Open S1 to calibrate the internal screen or Infinity Open S2 to c...

Page 259: ...ool down for at least 15 minutes before servicing or cleaning Preventive Maintenance Attention Before each use examine the device visually for any defects Make sure that All screws used for installing...

Page 260: ...ice from the electrical power supply Allow the device to cool down for at least 15 minutes Remove the dust collected on the external surface with dry compressed air and a soft brush Clean the screens...

Page 261: ...Handle with care This side up Fragile Storage Clean the device before storing Follow the cleaning instructions found above Store the device in the original packaging if possible 32 Disposal Correct d...

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