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Playing

 

a

 

Chase

 

Chases

 

 

If the Chase is running in a forwards direction the two blue lights will chase 
across from left to right. But if you set the Chase to ‘Mirror’ mode and ‘Bounce’ 
the blue lights will chase in to the centre and back out again. 

2.

 

Normal

 

Chase

 

Use this method to record a Chase step by step. 

1.

 

Set the levels and colours for your lights in the pattern you want for the first 
step of your Chase.  

2.

 

Press Record button. The leds in the select buttons flash to show which 
channels will be included in the chase. 

3.

 

Press one of the four Chase buttons. Stage CL displays the Auto Chase’ 
window: 

 

4.

 

Press the ‘Manual’ button. Stage CL records the current look as the first step 
of your chase. 

5.

 

Repeat steps 1 and 2 until you have recorded as many steps as you want. 

Playing

 

a

 

Chase

 

To play a chase you do this: 

1.

 

Press the Chase button you want to play. The led in the chase button flash to 
show that the chase is contributing to the console output. 

2.

 

You can control the overall level of the chase by raising or lowering the 
Chases fader. 

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2

 

Stage

 

CL

 

User

 

Guide,

 

Version

 

0.4

 

Summary of Contents for Stage CL

Page 1: ...Stage CL Made for LEDs Version 1 0...

Page 2: ...the following measures reorient or relocate the receiving antenna increase the separation between the equipment and receiver connect the equipment into an outlet on a different circuit from that to w...

Page 3: ...sole layout 5 1 HSI Channel strip 5 1 Using the fixture controls 5 3 The Touchscreen Dial and Buttons 5 5 6 Colour 6 1 Applying colours from the touch screen 6 1 Editing the colour swatches 6 2 Applyi...

Page 4: ...ture controls 10 2 Monitoring the DMX output 10 3 11 Setup Preferences 11 1 Setup 11 1 Preferences 11 3 System information 11 4 Updating the Software 11 4 12 Saving Loading Show Files 12 1 Saving a sh...

Page 5: ...ntastic combinations of colours with just a few lights Sounds great but you ve probably noticed that when it comes to choosing a control console most of the ones available either aren t designed to co...

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Page 7: ...ut The Stage CL can output one Universe 512 channels from its DMX output Use a 5 pin DMX cable to connect the console to your lights Ethernet The Stage CL supports Art net broadcasting via the Etherne...

Page 8: ...to monitor and edit the Scenes you record Chases displays the Chases window This window is used to monitor and edit the Chases you record Cuelist displays the Cuelist window This window is used to mo...

Page 9: ...plays all inbuilt chases one after another You can set the time that each chase plays for the chase speed and whether or not to use audio triggering For more information about this feature see Autopil...

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Page 11: ...adjust colour Press to cycle through a series of colours Resets saturation If saturation is less than 100 Saturation dial Turn to adjust saturation tint Press to alternate between full and 0 saturatio...

Page 12: ...p Double tap Turn to adjust chase speed rate override Stops all chases Resets speed override scaling to 100 Scene mode Press to switch the 12 Fixture channel control sets to Scene Submaster mode Page...

Page 13: ...isplays the Patch window This is where you tell the Stage CL what sort or fixtures you are using and which DMX channels each fixture is assigned to You can either patch your fixtures one by one or use...

Page 14: ...button or tap the screen to select it 2 Use the touchscreen dial to scroll up or down the list of fixtures in the right column When y your fixture is highlighted press the Next button Stage CL opens...

Page 15: ...dow where you can see the fixtures you ve patched and their DMX addresses Adding fixtures to the patch manually To add a fixture without using the wizard open the Patch window and if it s not already...

Page 16: ...the Paste button at the bottom of the window Stage CL patches the fixture at the next available DMX address 5 To change the DMX address touch on the DMX address press the dial button to select it and...

Page 17: ...window Adding to the Fixture Library If you can t find the fixture you want to use in the Stage CL patch window you can create your own provided you know how many channels your fixture uses what they...

Page 18: ...e dial to scroll across to enter values for this channel This field is used to Dflt Default Sets the default value for the channel 0 255 Min Minimum Sets the minimum value for the channel 0 255 Max Ma...

Page 19: ...a fixture that is similar to the one you want to create To do this 1 Select fixtures from the Generic folder in the Patch Library window 2 Press the Copy button at the bottom of the window Stage Cl co...

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Page 21: ...and saturation and a select button for grouping channels These controls can also be used to record and playback Scenes and Chases A touchscreen with a Home button 3 shortcut buttons and a push button...

Page 22: ...tensity and colour of the channel Channel fader fades the intensity of the channel from 0 to 100 The Stage CL uses Fader gating This means that if the fader isn t set at the same level as the actual c...

Page 23: ...ly de selected when you select a new fixture To clear a selection and start a new one double press any select button Hue and Saturation controls Pushing down on the Hue dial lets you cycle through six...

Page 24: ...Red page 3 Green page 4 Blue page 5 Magenta page 6 Cyan page 7 White lable in the Preferences tab of the Setup window See Preferences on page 11 3 The default for Stage CL is to only show 4 pages You...

Page 25: ...rols set consists of This control Does this Home button The Home button is located underneath the screen Press this button at any time to return to the Home window Double press the button to go back t...

Page 26: ...e Stage CL console DBO The Dead Black Out DBO button takes all intensity to 0 while it is held down The LED in the DBO button flashes when the Grand Master is set below 100 Scene Controls Scene contro...

Page 27: ...aved with the scene The LEDs indicate the chase state Solid there is a Chase recorded Flashing the Chase is contributing to the output The fader adjusts the overall level of all the chases that are be...

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Page 29: ...apply a colour to your fixtures 1 Select one or more fixtures 2 From the Home screen select the Colour button Stage CL opens the Colour window with the Colour watches tab selected 3 Touch on one of th...

Page 30: ...tures 2 From the Home screen select the Colour button and then select the Colours tab 3 Tap the Colours button twice to switch to the RGB sliders window 4 Use your finger or a stylus to drag the slide...

Page 31: ...ur swatch you want to replace Stage CL opens the Edit Swatch window 5 If you want to save this colour for all new shows created on your console select the Save as default checkbox To just save the col...

Page 32: ...to twelve lights When you apply a pattern from page 1 one colour is applied to all odd numbered fixture channels and the other colour is applied to all even numbered fixtures Page 2 Half Half This ex...

Page 33: ...s Rainbow pattern Page 3 also includes a special Rainbow button This pattern is applied evenly across the selected fixtures Applying Patterns To apply a pattern 1 Select two or more fixtures 2 From th...

Page 34: ...switch between pages press the Chases button to cycle between pages Page 1 Specials Page 1 includes odd even crossfade rainbow fire water twinkle and other popular chases Page 2 Odds Evens chases When...

Page 35: ...xture channels The two colours then snap between colours as they chase across the fixture channels Applying colour chases To apply a chase 1 Select two or more fixtures 2 From the Home screen select t...

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Page 37: ...s in the select buttons light up to show which channels will be included in the scene Any channel that is above 0 will be automatically selected 3 Press the select button s on any fixture you don t wa...

Page 38: ...d Stopping aka releasing a Scene To stop playback of a scene you do this 1 Press the scene button you want to stop The led in the scene button stops flashing and stays lit Editing and Monitoring Scene...

Page 39: ...or rotate the dial until the scene name is highlighted then press down on the touchscreen dial Stage CL displays the on screen keyboard window 4 Type a name for the scene and click the OK button Sett...

Page 40: ...otate the touchscreen dial counter clockwise until the fade time goes below 0 seconds and the clock icon reappears along with the current fade time aders do not save fade times Instead they fade in as...

Page 41: ...the right hand button above the touchscreen or touch the Preview tab Stage CL displays the Scenes window with the Preview tab selected 2 If the scene you want to see is not visible use the touchscree...

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Page 43: ...want to include in the scene 4 Press the Cuelist Play button The red led in the play button switch lights up to indicate that there is a cue recorded Playing the Cuelist The four buttons beside the C...

Page 44: ...This means the cuelist stops playing and is reset to Cue 1 Release Skip Back Plays the previous cue without any fade time Skip Forward Plays the next cue without any fade time Crossfades to the selec...

Page 45: ...f the previous cue that the cue plays if set to automatically start Wait A negative time means the cue will start while the previous cue is still fading in Sets the in fade time for the cue in seconds...

Page 46: ...ou can copy and paste a cue to another location in the cuelist To do this 1 Press the Cuelist tab button Stage CL displays the Cuelist list window 2 Touch the name of the Cue you want to copy or rotat...

Page 47: ...delete confirmation window 4 Press Yes to complete the change Previewing the contents of a Cuelist You can check what you have recorded into your cues with the Preview tab To do this 1 Press the Prev...

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Page 49: ...t the start of your Chase For example if you wanted a Chase that has two blue lights running along a line of red lights you could start like this 2 Press Record button The leds in the select buttons f...

Page 50: ...eds in the select buttons flash to show which channels will be included in the chase 3 Press one of the four Chase buttons Stage CL displays the Auto Chase window 4 Press the Manual button Stage CL re...

Page 51: ...r active chase or switch to the Chases tab and select it from the list This option does this BPM Sets the speed of the chase Sets the chase direction The options are Direction Forwards Backwards Bounc...

Page 52: ...on on the touchscreen then select the Chases tab Stage CL displays a list of the chases you have recorded The Chases window shows a table of all the chases you have recorded This column does this The...

Page 53: ...chscreen dial to scroll up or down the list of scenes The icons show the colour and intensity of each of the 12 fixtures for each step that you have recorded Fixtures with a X icon are not included in...

Page 54: ...lding the Clear button and then pressing the play button of the Chase you want to delete Copying a Chase to another playback You can copy a chase to another playback location by recording it while it...

Page 55: ...ght will go Blue instead of Purple which is what would happen if the console operated on the Highest Takes Precedence HTP principle If you have a lot of Scenes Chases and Cues playing it can be helpfu...

Page 56: ...el of your lights For example if you have a fixture fader set to the 50 position and then play a scene that sets that fixture to 100 the light will go to 100 even though the fader is still at half To...

Page 57: ...shows the colour output of the channel In this example the colour is a dark green because the channel intensity level is not at 100 Colour output Monitoring the DMX output The Stage CL sends up to 512...

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Page 59: ...to set a new value This item does this Autosave Interval Sets the time before Stage CL saves the current show file Set to Off if you don t want to save automatically Artnet Broadcast Turns Artnet broa...

Page 60: ...ets the date for the consoles clock Time Sets the time for the consoles clock Locking Passcode Sets the code used to lock and unlock the console See Locking the console on page 14 3 Opens a window whe...

Page 61: ...s are Wait for Play Halt or Delayed Follow Sets the default follow time used for all new Cues Set to 0 if you want cues set to follow to start immediately after the previous cue finishes Cue Follow Ti...

Page 62: ...this version was released Serial number Shows the serial number of your console Update from USB Opens a window where you can update the console software from an installer file on a USB memory stick O...

Page 63: ...are from USB Field then press the touchscreen dial button to select the Update option Stage CL opens the Update Software window 4 Press the Yes button to begin the update The update process may take a...

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Page 65: ...me Stage CL opens an on screen keyboard 3 Type a name for the show and click ok Stage CL shows the File Save window 4 Touch the Save button at the bottom of the screen to complete the save Saving to a...

Page 66: ...creen dial to scroll up and down the list then press the dial button Stage CL loads the show file Loading from a USB drive 1 To load a show file from a USB stick or portable drive select the USB check...

Page 67: ...the Autopilot window To start autopilot running you just press the Play button You can adjust the autopilot settings while it s running using the other buttons on the touchscreen This option does thi...

Page 68: ...ial to adjust the level Audio Also see Setup on page 11 1 Sets the speed of the chase Tap on the button and use the chase speed dial to change this setting If Audio is on this setting is ignored BPM O...

Page 69: ...button on the Autopilot window If you haven t set a Passcode in the Setup window Stage CL opens the Console lock window To set a passcode 1 Tap in the passcode number boxes 2 Use the touchscreen dial...

Page 70: ...Outs Function Shield DMX 512 5 pin Female AXR 1 Data 2 Data 3 Data DMX 4 only 4 Data DMX 4 only 5 Transmit Ethernet 100BaseT RJ 45 1 Transmit 2 Receive 3 Unused 4 Unused 5 Receive 6 Unused 7 Unused 8...

Page 71: ...4 HSI channel strip 5 1 colour swatches updating 6 2 I colours applying 6 1 inputs outputs 15 4 RGB sliders 6 2 console L channels 5 1 loading layout 5 1 a show file 12 1 reset 11 2 setting up 2 1 M...

Page 72: ...1 1 patching your lights 4 1 show patterns loading a file 12 1 applying 6 4 saving a file 12 1 playback Show files 12 1 monitor 10 1 software power 2 1 update 11 4 Preferences 11 1 11 3 specifications...

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