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User Guide  Index 

 

 

 

Software Version 3.05 

I-5 

cuesheet area

, 46 

Grandmaster Fader Box, 48 

hidden soft keys

, 49 

paging rules

, 49 

Playback Fader Boxes, 48 
Stage Levels Window, 47 
Submaster Window, 48 

Playback Fader Box

 

Cue

, 30 

Cue Part

, 30 

Delay time

, 30 

Effect number

, 30 

Fade time

, 30 

MANUAL

, 30 

Playback Fader Boxes

, 30, 48, 98 

playback fader clearing modes, 62 
playback faders, 97 
playing back cues 
clearing fades from playback faders, 
100 
Cuesheet display, 95 
fade loadng hierarchy, 101 
Fader Clearing mode, 100 
GO button, 95 
Go To Cue command, 102 
Go To Link command, 103 
Grandmaster Fader Box, 98 
loading fades, 101 
manual control of timed cues, 99 
manual fades, 99 
Playback display, 95 
Playback Fader Boxes, 98 
playback faders, 97 
simultaneous fades, 101 
Stop/Reverse key, 96 
Take Control buttons, 99 
Position Keypad, 14, 25 
Positive / Negative effect pattern, 41 

power connection

, 4 

power supply

, 4 

Preview cue, 105 

Preview display

, 32 

Print By Channel soft key, 135 
Print By Dimmer soft key, 135 
Print Cuesheet soft key, 135 
Print Items soft keys, 135 
Print Options soft keys, 135 
Print Profiles soft key, 135 

Print Tracksheet soft key

, 135 

printers, 134 
printing, 135 

printing limited channels

, 136 

Profile Editor subdisplay, 24, 55, 174 
profile utilities, 176 
profiles, 173 
calculated fade points, 175 
copying profiles, 176 
defined fade points, 175 
deleting profiles, 176 

examples of profile graphs, 177 
fade point, 174 
Fix Range, 175 
renumbering profiles, 176 
proportional control with the wheel, 78 
proportional levels, 166 
proportional levels, 195 

protocols

, 12 

RAM, 20, 137 
Random Access Memory, 20 
Random effect pattern, 41 

Range Error message

, 134 

range loading, 212 
range patching, 67 
Rate key, 207 
reboot (Hard Clear), 139 
recalling groups, 150 
Record Cue command, 92 
Record Disk soft key, 143 

Record Disk warning

, 134 

Record Sub command, 82 
recording cues 
creating cues blind, 93 
cue numbering, 91 
cue time, 90 
manual cues, 90 
selective recording, 93 
recording groups, 149 
recording to a floppy disk, 140 

Reference by Name

, 54, 123 

Reference By Name, 61, 126 
Reference Section, xv 
Remainder Dim soft key, 79 
Remote Video option, 1 
Rename File soft key, 143 
Renumber As soft key, 145 
renumbering cues, 118 
renumbering effects, 163 
renumbering groups, 151 
renumbering steps, 161 
Restore command, 78 
Retrieve File soft key, 141, 142 
Retrieve Items soft key, 142 
Retrieve Minus Patch soft key, 141, 
142 
robbed, 64 
Select Cue soft key, 93 
selective overwriting of pre-existing 
items (updating), 218 
selective recording, 87 
selective recording of “new” items, 
217 

setting up your console

 

dimmer rack connection

, 5 

monitor connection

, 5 

operating the console, 6 

Setup display

, 53, 57 

display formatting options, 54 
Setup display Information Fields, 54 

Summary of Contents for MC24/48

Page 1: ...tions 11 Terminology Definitions 11 Console Controls 12 Display Keys 15 Macro Keys 15 Hard Keys vs Soft Keys 15 Command Line and Its Syntax 16 Command Line History 17 Captured Channels Wheel Control 1...

Page 2: ...Patching Channels to Dimmers 67 Unpatching Channels and Dimmers 68 Default Dimmer or Channel 68 Patch 1 To 1 69 Automated Channels 70 CHAPTER 6 71 Setting Channel Levels 71 Two Scene Preset Mode 71 C...

Page 3: ...Zeros 108 Creating Cues in Tracking Mode 108 Creating Cues in Cue Only Mode 108 Creating Cues in Clean Up Mode 109 Examples Creating Cues Blind Different Track Modes 109 The Clean Up Attribute Clean U...

Page 4: ...HAPTER 14 149 Groups 149 Recording Groups 149 Recalling Groups150 Copying Groups 150 Renumbering Groups 151 Deleting Groups 152 CHAPTER 15 153 Effects 153 What Are Effects 153 The Effect Display 154 C...

Page 5: ...Repetitions 187 Tracking Levels in Link Commands 189 Multipart Cues 190 Creating Multipart Cues 191 Viewing Multipart Cues 192 Editing Levels in Multipart Cues 192 Using Clean Up in Multipart Cues 193...

Page 6: ...eplacing the RAM Backup Battery 3 Replacing the Output Protection Module 5 APPENDIX C 1 Hand Held Remote 1 Protocol 1 Pinout Information 1 Functions 2 Hand Held Remote Keys and Their Functions 4 APPEN...

Page 7: ...ers custom fade profiles cue names cue effects cue macros Advanced cue sequencing features such as links follows and subroutines Programming features for operating color scrollers and moving lights MI...

Page 8: ...models The two main differences are The total number of channels dimmers submasters cues groups and effects The ability to operate in a Two Scene preset mode in addition to the Multi Scene mode 24 48...

Page 9: ...About The Encore Software Version 3 05 xi Encore Model 48 96 Encore Model 24 48 Encore Models XL and XL 2...

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Page 11: ...arranged alphabetically The Reference section is intended to provide quick answers to specific questions without making you read through an entire chapter Text Conventions Used in this Manual In this...

Page 12: ...chapters that discuss various topics in depth The most basic topics start with Chapter 1 The following chapters get progressively more advanced Topics always provide a description and may also provid...

Page 13: ...rence Section The topic describes where the key is located and how it functions A keystroke procedure that uses the key is also provided Other keystroke combinations will become apparent as you gain m...

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Page 15: ...Software Version 3 05 ENCORE USER GUIDE PART I GETTING STARTED CHAPTER 1 Setting Up Your Console...

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Page 17: ...you keep the shipping containers in case you need to transport your console in the future Step 2 Set Up Place your console on a sturdy horizontal surface with at least 6 152mm of clearance behind the...

Page 18: ...ere the AC power source is grounded in the building Back Panel Power Outlets On the back panel of the console are two switched female IEC 320 style power outlet connectors for connecting the monitor o...

Page 19: ...n 4 is not connected and pin 5 is use for an analog over temp signal The DMX 1 connector contains data for dimmers 1 through 512 and the optional second connector DMX 2 contains data for dimmers 513 t...

Page 20: ...perature about 25 C or 75 F the console is ready to be turned on Refer to the instructions provided with the monitor and turn on its power switch If you plug the monitor into a convenience outlet on t...

Page 21: ...ns a comprehensive alphabetic listing of all hard keys soft keys and related topics If you are not able to find the answer in the User Guide or the Reference Section of this manual call Colortran Fiel...

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Page 23: ...s CHAPTER 4 Console System Setup CHAPTER 5 Setting Up the Soft Patch CHAPTER 6 Setting Channel Levels CHAPTER 7 Basic Submaster Operation CHAPTER 8 Creating and Recording Cues CHAPTER 9 Playing Back C...

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Page 25: ...ned to cues or played back independently The rate and pattern of an effect can be recorded and edited Channels Cues effects groups and submasters are composed of selected control channels simply refer...

Page 26: ...ications have actual dimmers controlled by the dimmer control signal we use the term dimmer to refer to a dimmer control channel When you see the word dimmer in this manual or on the display monitor i...

Page 27: ...ions Software Version 3 05 13 Figure 2 1 a Encore Console Controls Left Side Console Controls See Figure 2 1 The main functional groups of console controls are as follows Submaster faders and their Bu...

Page 28: ...Sliders Data Entry Keypad Playback Controls Soft Keys Macro Keys Display Keys Figure 2 1 b Encore Console Controls Right Side Playback controls are in the lower center Display keys are in the upper ce...

Page 29: ...For a complete listing of all displays see Chapter 3 Displays Macro Keys The Macro keys are a time and effort saving feature They are used to play back a series of recorded keystrokes Each Macro key c...

Page 30: ...manual The main idea behind the soft keys is to provide you with only the functions needed in a particular display without cluttering the top panel with too many keys NOTE In this manual actual key n...

Page 31: ...ntered onto the Command Line Use the At key to signify a channel level or patching assignment The key can be roughly translated as at the level of or patched to BASIC RULE Before you execute a command...

Page 32: ...hannels in a continuous proportional manner This means that captured channels at different levels still maintain their proportions with respect to each other Captured channels remain on the wheel unti...

Page 33: ...red to its original position all channels return to their previous levels NOTE Neither Parked dimmers nor Automated channels are controlled by the Grandmaster ADVANCED TOPIC See the Parking Dimmers to...

Page 34: ...k on all the show information from the previous session is still there The show information is stored in RAM Random Access Memory which remains active by an internal backup battery when the console is...

Page 35: ...Chapter 2 Basic Console Conventions Software Version 3 05 21 ADVANCED TOPICS To record and retrieve show data see Chapter 13 Memory...

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Page 37: ...een live on stage as they are made The live displays are Stage display Playback display There are eight blind displays where edits are not seen live on stage The blind displays are Preview display Gro...

Page 38: ...type of operator error which occurs when an operator thought they were editing live levels on stage when they were actually editing a cue in the Preview display Status Bar The Status Bar is located b...

Page 39: ...e Track modes will appear in the Track mode field Tracking Cue Only Clean Up Soft Key Labels The Soft Key Labels numbered S1 S10 appear at the bottom of the display and change function according to th...

Page 40: ...mers subdisplay PARK DISP Parked Dimmers subdisplay Macro contents are displayed by pressing the VIEW MACRO soft key in the Setup display ADVANCED TOPICS See Chapter 21 Macros Default Items In many di...

Page 41: ...e next or last item as the current item such as the Effect or Submaster number that is displayed The Up and Down arrow keys generally scroll move the contents of the display vertically one line at a t...

Page 42: ...r Multi Scene mode for the Encore 24 48 and 48 96 models When the SHOW CHANL soft key is pressed the display is limited to show a subset of all possible channels and the characters appear in the displ...

Page 43: ...nnel displays Preview Stage Submaster Group Tracksheet The Show Channel and Show All commands are global the channels selected for display are the same for all five channel displays The Patch and Effe...

Page 44: ...live on stage to the dimmer rack Changes made to the levels directly affect the lights on stage so you can see what the changes look like Changes to light levels are monitored and updated instantly o...

Page 45: ...ding to the code described below red Higher level in current cue than last executed cue blue Lower level in current cue than last executed cue white Same level as last executed cue and not tracking gr...

Page 46: ...information Cue number the number on the top line of the box Cue Part number represented by the letter P before a number indicates the up fade of a split fade cue indicates the down fade of a split fa...

Page 47: ...uted when the GO button is pressed Mac Pg shows the number of the macro page 0 9 currently being accessed Dimmers Parked message only shows when there are dimmers currently parked Command Line Command...

Page 48: ...s display can be seen as light output on the stage while in the Preview display Any edits to channel levels or cue attributes are automatically recorded as they are entered the Record Cue command is n...

Page 49: ...e shows the last cue executed on stage Next Cue shows the next cue number to be executed when the GO button is pressed Mac Pg shows the number of the macro page 0 9 currently being accessed Command Li...

Page 50: ...cks used to create cues effects or submasters All edits to channel levels are recorded as they are made the Record Group command is not necessary to create or edit groups while in the Group display Co...

Page 51: ...or Clean Up is shown at the far left of the Command Line The current Track mode has no effect on groups Command Line Command Line History Directly below the Status Bar are the Command Line History and...

Page 52: ...ter attributes in the Submaster display are recorded as they are entered the Record Sub command is not necessary to create or edit subs in the Submaster display There are three different types of subm...

Page 53: ...a visible label Time shows the time assigned to the submaster Bump button Prof shows the profile assigned to the submaster Bump shows Bump button mode ON OFF SOLO or TOG Mac Pg shows number of the ma...

Page 54: ...ve Submaster Display In the upper part the Inhibitive Submaster display the symbol appears under the inhibited channels instead of channel levels See Figure 3 9 Inhibitive Submaster Status Bar The onl...

Page 55: ...r Display The upper part of the Effect Submaster display is blank it shows neither channels nor levels See Figure 3 10 Effect Submaster Status Bar The only difference from the Normal Submaster Status...

Page 56: ...f the Effect display consists of five columns of information about the current effect as follows Step shows the step numbers up to 99 of an effect When an effect is executed each step executes one aft...

Page 57: ...e steps of the effect once the sum of all the Dwell Times Pattern Bar The Pattern Bar is directly below the Status Bar and shows the choice of patterns available for the current effect Selected patter...

Page 58: ...rs and any part numbers Time shows the time assigned to the cue part Delay shows any delay assigned to the cue part Prof shows any profile assigned to the cue part Fx shows any effect number assigned...

Page 59: ...mmand Line displays the command currently being entered The Command Line History shows the last command executed Soft Key Labels The Soft Key Labels are located directly below the Command Line The Sof...

Page 60: ...p row of the display lists the channels currently selected for viewing The cue and any part number appear in the far left column of this display with the channel levels in the cue shown in the same ro...

Page 61: ...t Track mode Cue Only Tracking or Clean Up appears at the far left of the Command Line Soft Key Labels The Soft Key Labels are located directly below the Command Line The Soft Key Labels describe the...

Page 62: ...an Encore Control Console Software Version 3 05 48 HINT If you enter a channel number in the currently selected edit cue the display will automatically page to the channel location in the Tracksheet d...

Page 63: ...area of the Playback display is the Cuesheet Area which consists of eight columns listing each cue and its attributes This information is identical to the Cuesheet display except that in the Playback...

Page 64: ...tage levels The number of rows of cuesheet information shown in the Cuesheet Area can be specified in the Setup display by pressing the DISP SETUP and CUE ROWS soft keys If fewer rows are specified th...

Page 65: ...owing code white Normal pile on submaster yellow Effect loaded on submaster red Inhibitive submaster gray Unassigned empty submaster When the Submaster Fader Window is uncompressed the submaster level...

Page 66: ...Software Version 3 05 52 TO CUE key the cue is automatically loaded onto the lowest available playback fader The Playback Fader Boxes work exactly the same as in the Stage display See the Stage displa...

Page 67: ...d Line Command Line Command Line History Directly below the Status Bar are the Command Line History and the Command Line The Command Line displays the command currently being entered The Command Line...

Page 68: ...Control Console Software Version 3 05 54 S2 TEXT SIZE Toggles between 25 and 43 line display modes S3 COPY RIGHT Shows the copyright notice S4 SUB WNDOW Toggles submaster window between Expanded and...

Page 69: ...By Channel display shows the patch table in channel order See Figure 3 16 You can edit channel to dimmer assignments in this mode Patch By Dimmer display shows the patch table in dimmer order See Fig...

Page 70: ...tween the Patch By Channel and Patch By Dimmer displays Press the NONDM DISP soft key to see the Patch Non Dim Dimmers subdisplay Press the PARK DISP soft key to see the Patch Parked Dimmers subdispla...

Page 71: ...mer green Virtual Non Dim dimmer purple Automated channel NOTE When a dimmer is parked a P appears to the left of the parked level in the Level column and the level is shown in pink ADVANCED TOPICS Fo...

Page 72: ...Name this is different from the File Name Number of dimmers total for the show Number of channels total for the show Dimmer Protocol that is currently selected Printing and memory functions are also p...

Page 73: ...ay Information Fields Display Formatting Options Display formatting options are changes to the display appearance that you can configure The display formatting options are Number of cue rows shown See...

Page 74: ...S See Chapter 18 Profiles Track Mode The current Track mode Cue Only Tracking or Clean Up appears at the far left the Command Line The Track mode applies when you use the memory functions available in...

Page 75: ...n the Setup display you can also change fundamental control settings and execute printing and file management tasks In the Setup display you can perform the tasks listed below Modify system settings D...

Page 76: ...he number of dimmers and channels used in a show as well as enable or disable peripheral devices such as the Hand Held Remote or the MIDI interface System Setup assignments remain in memory even after...

Page 77: ...ls available is determined by the model of Encore console you are using See Table 4 1 You may select a lesser number of channels and dimmers by using the OF CHANS soft key or the OF DIMRS soft key und...

Page 78: ...u turn the console off and even when you do a hard clear by holding the CLEAR key down while the console boots The dimmer protocol is not recorded to disk as part of the Show File and when you retriev...

Page 79: ...ation is required to allow the MIDI functions to operate correctly You will see a message on your monitor that indicates this if your console is one of these initial units Even if your console require...

Page 80: ...e playback fader Take Control button is pressed Timed cues fade in their prescribed time but will become manual when they are complete allowing you to move the fader to the top of its travel to grab t...

Page 81: ...used to connect a circuit to a dimmer Older lighting consoles have each dimmer controlled by its own slider Newer control consoles such as the Encore series allow you to control a number of dimmers wi...

Page 82: ...ontrolled by only one channel but a channel can control any number of dimmers Patch Displays The Patch display consists of two windows of four columns each Channel Dimmer Level and Profile Level refer...

Page 83: ...lumn If more than one dimmer is patched to a channel the channel number is not repeated in the channel column but the channel column will always show a channel number at the top when the dimmer assign...

Page 84: ...he channel column next to the dimmer number The dimmers are always shown in gray on the display unless they are assigned as Non Dim dimmers ADVANCED TOPIC See the Non Dim Dimmers topic in Chapter 20 A...

Page 85: ...atching commands using the dimmer number s first use the DIMMER key to start the patching command EXAMPLE To patch dimmers 7 and 24 to channel 2 in the Patch display DIMMER 7 24 2 ENTER BASIC RULE In...

Page 86: ...annel status etc ADVANCED TOPICS For more information on dimmer and channel special attributes see Chapter 20 Advanced Patching Options To perform unpatching you use the UNPCH CHANL or UNPCH DIM soft...

Page 87: ...Chapter 5 Setting Up the Soft Patch Software Version 3 05 73 the Command Line The default channel or dimmer is the channel or dimmer that was affected by the last patch command...

Page 88: ...To unpatch the default dimmer in the Patch By Dimmer display UNPCH DIM ENTER Patch 1 To 1 Use the PATCH 1 TO 1 soft key in both the Patch By Dimmer and Patch By Channel displays to patch each control...

Page 89: ...nels as Automated channels in the Patch display Automated channels are not affected by the Grandmaster fader the Blackout switch or submaster Bump buttons in Solo mode Use Automated channels to contro...

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Page 91: ...in Two Scene mode you cannot affect live channel levels on stage with the keypad The only levels that will appear on stage are those that originate from the channel faders or from submasters When you...

Page 92: ...y previously selected display in order to control the channel there with the fader BASIC RULE The following actions can cause the channel faders to temporarily lose control over their channels when yo...

Page 93: ...crossfader levels appear in two boxes in the lower part of the display see Figure 6 1 The crossfade time seconds for the respective crossfaders is also shown in the boxes The time can be set differen...

Page 94: ...in the Command Line ADVANCED TOPICS See the Dimmer Check topic in Chapter 12 Utilities Warnings Printing And Default Settings You do not need to enter a zero when you specify a level that is a multip...

Page 95: ...tured channels refers to channels with levels that are currently being set Captured channel levels are shown in reverse video in the display When a level setting command is entered in the Command Line...

Page 96: ...ing a level ENTER EXAMPLE To capture channels 5 20 and channel 30 without setting a level 5 20 30 ENTER When the Command Line is empty and no channels are currently captured pressing the ENTER key cap...

Page 97: ...lly up or down Whenever any channels are captured their levels are adjustable on the wheel EXAMPLE To set channels to 50 and then use wheel control to adjust the level in the Stage Preview Group Subma...

Page 98: ...channels under control of the wheel to their original levels provided that you maintain wheel control over them Because you can control levels proportionally with the wheel you can increase the inten...

Page 99: ...that you made You can switch to another display edit channel levels return to the Stage display and still use the Restore command to return to the previous stage levels The Restore command remembers t...

Page 100: ...e above pressing the RSTOR key will restore channels to their previous settings You can specify a new level for a channel list when you use the Remainder Dim command EXAMPLE To specify a level of 50 f...

Page 101: ...a submaster fader to restore the look at various intensities Submasters can also be used to play back different effects or to inhibit specific channels from going above the current level of the subma...

Page 102: ...ht to Full channel 21 reads at 40 If submaster 6 is brought up channel 21 begins to increase when submaster 6 brings the level over 40 When sub 6 finally reaches Full channel 21 reads at 70 You can cr...

Page 103: ...atching Options EXAMPLE To record the current stage look to submaster 2 from any display RECORD SUB 2 ENTER Submaster 2 has current stage look recorded to it NOTE In the example above if submaster 2 h...

Page 104: ...idual sub that is currently being viewed BASIC RULE Whenever one of the three dark gray Record keys are used in any display the current look of the Stage display is recorded at the moment the command...

Page 105: ...r as long as the Bump button is held down In other words all active levels are forced to zero except those that are from the submaster Once the Solo Bump button is released all channels instantly retu...

Page 106: ...erent time and each submaster can be assigned a separate up and down time The current submaster fade time is shown in the Time information field in the middle of the Status Bar in the Submaster displa...

Page 107: ...cues or groups you may want to record only a specified list of channels rather than all channels that are active on stage There are two ways to define the channels that you want to record Specify the...

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Page 109: ...de Effect Split Time Link Return Multiple Parts Link to Non Sequential Cue with or without specified Link Repetitions ADVANCED TOPICS For more about the cue attributes marked with an asterisk see Chap...

Page 110: ...ed either as a numerically designated fade time or as a manual fade time A manual fade time indicates that you use a playback fader to manually fade the cue You can assign a numerical cue time with a...

Page 111: ...o change the time of the current stage cue except cue 0 In Preview Cuesheet and Tracksheet displays the same command changes the time for the current preview cue In the Cuesheet and Tracksheet display...

Page 112: ...antaneous look of the current Stage display This includes all levels that may be originating from level setting commands cues running effects or active submasters The Record Cue command can be execute...

Page 113: ...the Record commands Selective Recording When you record cues subs or groups you may want to record only a specified list of channels rather than all channels that are active on stage There are two way...

Page 114: ...cue will be identical to the previous cue but with all soft levels EXAMPLE Let s say cues 6 6 5 and 7 already exist If the following command is entered in Tracking mode CUE 6 8 ENTER Cue 6 8 is creat...

Page 115: ...be centered on the current preview cue Playback Display The purpose of the Playback display is for playing back cues The top of the Playback display shows a section of the cuesheet The size of the se...

Page 116: ...a reverse fade to the previous cue in two seconds When no fades are currently running pressing the STOP REV key causes a fade to the previous cue in two seconds The STOP REV key functions are summariz...

Page 117: ...ght of as conduits through which all cue fades must pass to get to the stage When you press the GO button the next cue is loaded on the lowest numbered fader that is available Cues assigned a numerica...

Page 118: ...ine and the cue fade time is shown on the second line If the cue fade time is manual the time is shown as MANUAL in reverse video When an effect is running on the playback fader the effect number is s...

Page 119: ...ons to change fades from timed to manual or to clear manual fades from the playback faders The LEDs indicate the current status of each playback fader as follows LED is on A timed fade is currently ru...

Page 120: ...hat it had at the moment you cleared the fader Your position in the Cuesheet is as though you had completed the fade for that cue although you may not have gotten to the end of the fade When a timed f...

Page 121: ...Chapter 9 Playing Back Cues Software Version 3 05 107 clears when the fade time is complete For manual fades the fade clears when the fader handle is moved all the way up to 10...

Page 122: ...a few different cues in a show This allows you to use the larger faders to control levels for different areas as though they were submasters Keep in mind that playback faders always operate on a last...

Page 123: ...the oldest of the timed fades will be assigned to a virtual fader leaving the manual fade on its physical playback fader BASIC RULE When there is a combination of four timed and manual fades and a fif...

Page 124: ...ommand are used when you want to execute a cue out of sequence but you want to use the cue s timing and other attributes This makes these commands especially useful for live playback situations When y...

Page 125: ...r 9 Playing Back Cues Software Version 3 05 111 EXAMPLE To execute a cue live on stage in its assigned fade time with all its cue attributes from any display GO TO CUE CLEAN UP ENTER or GO TO CUE LINK...

Page 126: ...es and Using Track Modes The Go To Link command affects only hard levels in the destination cue levels that change from the last cue soft levels in the destination cue do not read on stage In this way...

Page 127: ...Chapter 9 Playing Back Cues Software Version 3 05 113 ADVANCED TOPICS See Appendix D MIDI Interface...

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Page 129: ...ou didn t move on a piano board are equivalent to channel levels that track through cues in modern consoles that use tracking levels Non tracking levels have a definite value assigned to them they are...

Page 130: ...with the RECORD CUE key The difference between them occurs when you edit existing channel levels in Preview or Tracksheet Selecting the Track Mode You can select the desired Track mode Tracking Cue O...

Page 131: ...ar for that channel in subsequent cues until a cue assigns a new level to that channel The tracking levels allow you to edit that channel s level in a whole series of cues by editing it in the first c...

Page 132: ...ros Although zero is generally considered to be the lack of a level for a channel you may assign a hard zero to a channel in a cue This is because some cues like blackout cues bring channel levels to...

Page 133: ...same as in Tracking mode only channels that have new levels different from the previous cue will have hard levels and all other channels will have soft tracking levels In Cue Only mode when you creat...

Page 134: ...appear as Clean Up cues They have the Clean Up attribute assigned to them and they contain all hard levels including hard zeros See The Clean Up Attribute topic later in this chapter BASIC RULE Every...

Page 135: ...Figure 10 2 a Creating Cues Blind in Tracking Mode In Cue Only Mode See Figure 10 2 b Channels 1 10 are hard levels at Full in cue 1 In cue 2 channels 1 10 are all hard zeros In cue 3 channels 1 10 ap...

Page 136: ...cally this happens at the end of a scene when the basic stage look changes to the look of the next scene To prevent tracking levels from continuing into later cues you can assign the Clean Up attribut...

Page 137: ...mode HINT Some designers make the last cue of each scene a Clean Up cue to insure themselves a fresh start for each new scene with no unwanted tracking levels from the previous look Editing Existing C...

Page 138: ...d to track through into later cues You must be sure you want the new channel level to continue into later cues because when you change it in Tracking mode it can track through a large number of later...

Page 139: ...after In the previous Example the original tracking level of Full in cues 16 through 19 has been replaced see Figure 10 4 b The new level tracked through into cues 16 through 19 but did not change the...

Page 140: ...to hard non tracking levels Any newly assigned levels do not track into subsequent cues BASIC RULE In Cue Only mode the contents of the cue following the cue being edited are always preserved EXAMPLE...

Page 141: ...u can change soft levels to hard levels in any Track mode In the Preview or Tracksheet displays when non zero tracking levels are captured they immediately become hard non tracking levels If a soft tr...

Page 142: ...y uses 256 step 8 bit resolution for channel levels You can eliminate this color change by resetting the level with the keypad Copying Cues in Different Track Modes When you copy a cue to another loca...

Page 143: ...els to hard levels as necessary to maintain the same levels in all cues Copying in Clean Up Mode Copying cues in Clean Up mode has the same results as copying in Cue Only mode However the results are...

Page 144: ...new cue location depending on the current Track mode when you use the Renumber command BASIC RULE The Renumber command follows all the same rules as the Copy command in the way soft levels are affecte...

Page 145: ...results are described below In cue 3 1 Channel 1 remained a soft level and did not change value Channel 2 remained a hard level at 20 Channel 3 remained a soft level and changed value from zero to 30...

Page 146: ...evels to maintain their values The cue following the renumbered cue is affected similarly Tracking soft levels convert to hard levels as necessary to maintain their same level otherwise the soft level...

Page 147: ...Chapter 10 Editing Cues and Using Track Modes Software Version 3 05 133 Channel 4 remained a soft level because it did not need to change to a hard level to keep the same value of zero...

Page 148: ...numbering cues in Clean Up mode follows the same rules as in Cue Only mode The results are not visible while in Clean Up mode since no soft tracking levels are shown The hidden soft levels are convert...

Page 149: ...25 Y 37 2 B 14 N 26 Z 38 3 C 15 O 27 39 4 D 16 P 28 40 5 E 17 Q 29 41 6 F 18 R 30 42 7 G 19 S 31 43 8 H 20 T 32 44 space 9 I 21 U 33 45 space 0 J 22 V 34 46 space 11 K 23 W 35 47 space 12 L 24 X 36 4...

Page 150: ...oard operator to push the GO button when Faust reaches his downstage right position A cue may be named in any display where cues may be addressed EXAMPLE To name a cue in the Stage Preview Cuesheet Tr...

Page 151: ...mes of any cues groups etc appear when show information is printed A disk file name is the label the show is given on your disk Often the disk file name is the same as the show name The disk file name...

Page 152: ...by their names as well as by their numbers In order to use item names in playback and editing commands you must first press the REF BY NAME soft key in the Setup display to enable the Reference By Na...

Page 153: ...med FRONTRED then you must specify enough letters to distinguish between the two group names In this case using the reference GROUP F R O N T would result in an error message stating that you have mad...

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Page 155: ...en you want to use the Help feature or you can copy the Help file to other high density 1 44MB disks that you use for show storage using any IBM compatible computer HINT Copy the Help file to your sho...

Page 156: ...the following or previous topic from the topic list There is a list of Related Topics at the end of each Help topic The first Related Topic is shown in a gray background to indicate that if you press...

Page 157: ...key select a new command or press a display key EXAMPLE To select Direct Dimmer Control in the Stage or Playback display 1 DIMMER level ENTER 2 Adjust level with the wheel 3 NEXT or LAST 4 CLEAR Dism...

Page 158: ...Each cue fades in the two second default time to help reduce the shock and thereby prolong the life of your lamps EXAMPLE To run a cue check in the Stage or Playback display 1 GO TO CUE 2 NEXT or LAS...

Page 159: ...s type of error occurs when a wrong key or wrong command has been entered In all cases the command entered cannot be executed as specified until you correct the problem indicated in the Error Box The...

Page 160: ...o use an unformatted disk or a disk formatted in other than 1 44MB High Density Attempting to use a damaged disk Record Disk Warning An Overwrite Warning message appears whenever you re record a show...

Page 161: ...Keys Press the PRINT ITEMS soft key to reveal the soft keys that print the following PRINT CUE Prints cues PRINT FX Prints effects PRINT GROUP Prints groups PRINT MACRO Prints macros PRINT SUB Prints...

Page 162: ...s that you wish to see by selecting display formatting prior to any printing commands Use the SHOW CHANL soft key to format the display to the channels that you want in your printout The word Filtered...

Page 163: ...loading into the console at a later time It is always a good idea to keep your show stored on floppy disk as a backup to what is stored in the console RAM HINT Save your show to floppy disk often as y...

Page 164: ...elected submasters from current show An item list must be specified when clearing cues effects groups macros profiles and submasters or else all of the item type will be overwritten An Overwrite Warni...

Page 165: ...EAR key NOTE If you think the show has been corrupted as a result of a malfunction the disk file may also be corrupted when you save it If you have an earlier version of the show already saved on disk...

Page 166: ...MPLE To record an entire show to a floppy disk from most displays REC DISK ENTER Defaults to currently loaded file name or 1 ENC or REC DISK enter file name ENTER Enter up to 8 character file name An...

Page 167: ...ult file retrieved Overwrite Warning Message An Overwrite Warning message announces that the current show in memory will be replaced by the show data being retrieved Pressing the ENTER key will comple...

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Page 169: ...all other files on the disk The size of each file in bytes is displayed to the right of its name The first show file in the list appears in reverse video Use the NEXT and LAST keys to select a differ...

Page 170: ...sting file if no new name is specified Copy Examples EXAMPLE To copy the contents of the selected show file into show file CABARET COPY FILE CABARET ENTER EXAMPLE To copy the contents of the show CABA...

Page 171: ...o select different show files Press the RETRV ITEMS soft key to reveal another level of soft keys listed as follows TRACK MODE RETRV PATCH RETRV CUES RETRV SUBS RETRV FX RETRV PROFL RETRV GROUP RENUM...

Page 172: ...e and has cues 1 100 Show 2 on disk also has cues 1 100 To retrieve specified cues and renumber them in the Disk File Management subdisplay 1 NEXT or LAST Highlight show 2 in reverse video as the defa...

Page 173: ...ects CHAPTER 16 Advanced Channel Lists CHAPTER 17 Advanced Submaster Operation CHAPTER 18 Profiles CHAPTER 19 Advanced Cues CHAPTER 20 Advanced Patching Options CHAPTER 21 Macros CHAPTER 22 Controllin...

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Page 175: ...ded EXAMPLE To create a group live in the Stage display 1 Set channel levels to obtain the desired look on stage 2 RECORD GROUP ENTER If specified group already exists the Overwrite Warning message ap...

Page 176: ...L ENTER You can assign a level to a group in the Command Line Levels within the group read proportionally to the level assignment of the group EXAMPLE Let s say group 2 contains channels 1 4 at 80 To...

Page 177: ...om is the source and the number being copied to is the destination item Renumbering Groups You can renumber groups using the RENUM GROUP soft key in the Group display EXAMPLE To renumber the current g...

Page 178: ...group both the group number and its contents are deleted A group may be deleted in the Group display or it may be cleared in the Setup display EXAMPLE To delete a group in the Group display DEL GROUP...

Page 179: ...The sequence and channel content of an effect is determined by its steps Each effect step has a collection of channels assigned to it All the steps played back in their numerical order defines each e...

Page 180: ...hods to create the first step in a new effect SEL STEP soft key Down Arrow key Enter the contents of the first step which automatically creates step 1 Effect steps are always created in sequential ord...

Page 181: ...ps The newly assigned Dwell Time will track through all subsequent steps that have the same original Dwell Time as the edited step until a different Dwell Time is encountered The Cycle Time is shown a...

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Page 183: ...many different patterns of light movement The effect pattern options are as follows POSITIVE Step channels are at their Active Level On when the step is active NEGATIVE Step channels are at their Inac...

Page 184: ...red The selected patterns are shown in reverse video in the Status Bar HINT Experiment to become familiar with the patterns 1 In the Effect display create a 5 step effect with channel 1 in step 1 chan...

Page 185: ...ake Control effects always pile on with each other highest level takes precedence In the Pile On mode the common cue and effect channels interact on stage in a highest level takes precedence manner As...

Page 186: ...TE A Go To Cue command stops all running cue effects immediately A Go To Clean Up or Go To Link command permits cue effects to continue running See Chapter 9 Playing Back Cues An effect assigned to a...

Page 187: ...new channel list EXAMPLE To add channels to an existing step 1 SEL STEP ENTER 2 list ENTER EXAMPLE To subtract channels from an existing step 1 SEL STEP ENTER 2 list ENTER EXAMPLE To create an empty c...

Page 188: ...nformation The Renumber command renumbers all steps following the removed source step No steps are ever overwritten by the Renumber Step command EXAMPLE To renumber the current step in the current eff...

Page 189: ...ffect 1 STEP UTIL 2 INS STEP ENTER NOTE If you do not specify a step number you will insert a blank step before the current step shown in reverse video Effect Utilities Under the FX UTIL soft key ther...

Page 190: ...current effect 1 FX UTIL 2 COPY FX 3 CLEAR CLEAR etc Clears current effect from Command Line 4 source destination ENTER Renumbering Effects You can renumber an effect in the Effect display under the F...

Page 191: ...of the effect EXAMPLE To delete the current effect 1 SEL FX ENTER 2 FX UTIL 3 DEL FX ENTER Overwrite Warning message appears 4 ENTER EXAMPLE To delete an existing effect or effects other than the cur...

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Page 193: ...cues and effects are referred to by their item type and number in a complex channel list Using an item type and number assigns all channels existing in that specified item the proportional level desig...

Page 194: ...channels when addressing them through a group number GROUP GROUP 1 FULL Full level for all the channels in group 1 regardless of their existing level in the group The other method of assigning levels...

Page 195: ...Version 3 05 181 BASIC RULE Any time a channel is addressed directly in a command sequence it receives an absolute level This is true even when a group submaster or cue is addressed in the same comma...

Page 196: ...specified in the command sequence then the default is the current item in each display EXAMPLE To set all channels in the current cue to a proportional level CUE ENTER EXAMPLE To set all channels in...

Page 197: ...and effects Note that levels maintain their proportions as assigned in the cue group or sub To assign an absolute level perform the absolute level setting command by pressing the CUE key twice This a...

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Page 199: ...ster the effect begins to run when you press the Bump button or move the submaster fader The effect always starts over at its first step each time the Bump button is pressed or the submaster fader is...

Page 200: ...a submaster all channels on stage that are common to the effect channels change their levels to match the Active and Inactive levels of the effect occurring as the effect begins When the Take Control...

Page 201: ...hannels to cues submasters groups and effects but their level assignments will not read in the Stage display or live on stage unless the Inhibitive submaster is activated With the Inhibitive submaster...

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Page 203: ...AMPLE Using the Example above change sub 1 back to Effect mode from Normal mode SUB TYPE FX SUB ENTER No effect specified sub 1 shows effect 4 still assigned to it The same channels that are assigned...

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Page 205: ...and numbered in increments of 5 The standard curve is a straight line linear profile meaning that at the 10 point 10 of the total assigned output of the dimmer or cue has been achieved at the 20 point...

Page 206: ...t at any given 5 interval in a fade curve Each 5 interval is called a fade point In a standard linear profile each fade point is the same as the number in the top row The current profile for editing i...

Page 207: ...en the defined points For example if you first define fade point 80 to have an output of 50 then fade point 40 has a calculated output of 25 and fade point 90 has a calculated output of 75 even though...

Page 208: ...on 3 05 194 fade points in a profile thereby defining the fade points at those values Fade points are fixed at each 5 mark If you assign a new value to a fade point in the defined range of points the...

Page 209: ...e profile and maintains the contents of both the source and destination profiles Pressing the DEL PROFL soft key deletes the contents of the selected profile EXAMPLE To renumber the current profile RE...

Page 210: ...Colortran Encore Control Console Software Version 3 05 196 Figure 18 2 shows some example profiles Figure 18 2 Example Profiles Early Rise Late Rise Filament Pre heat Cold Catho...

Page 211: ...ally a count down to automatically initiate the next cue in the cue sequence A Follow time may be from 0 999 9 seconds in 0 1 second increments A Follow time of zero seconds allows two consecutive cue...

Page 212: ...egin to run on the same Playback fader in its assigned time The Delay column appears in the Cuesheet and Playback displays and shows the Delay time assigned to each cue or cue part You can assign Dela...

Page 213: ...on the same Playback fader This is significant because when you use a Go Go To Link or Go To Clean Up command it will not clear a Delay time counting down but it will clear a Follow from the fader an...

Page 214: ...If a cue is assigned a split delay time the regular cue fade time automatically shows as a split delay time EXAMPLE To assign a split time to the current cue in the Stage Preview Cuesheet or Playback...

Page 215: ...cue control Another useful application is to assign rate control in a cue macro for a cue or effect that requires it in every performance This way the rate will always be ready on the wheel when the...

Page 216: ...continues onward from that destination cue indefinitely or until a Link Return is encountered in a later cue See Link Return the following topic EXAMPLE To assign a Link to a cue in the Stage Preview...

Page 217: ...rn from cue 23 back to the original cue sequence 1 CUE 10 LINK 21 ENTER Link to destination cue 21 2 CUE 23 LINK RETURN ENTER Link Return assigned to cue 23 The cue execution sequence would run like t...

Page 218: ...S 2 ENTER The cue execution sequence would now run like this 9 10 Link 21 22 23 Link Return Link repeats once 21 22 23 Link Return Link repeats twice 21 22 23 Link Return 11 12 etc Pay special notice...

Page 219: ...le above to assign cue 8 as the destination cue instead of cue 21 CUE 10 LINK 8 ENTER Creates loop that runs indefinitely The cue execution sequence would be 7 8 9 10 Link 8 9 10 Link repeats 8 9 10 L...

Page 220: ...ersion 3 05 206 Figure 19 6 Cue Link Repetition In the Example above the new cue execution sequence would be 7 8 9 10 Link executes once 8 9 10 11 12 and so on Notice that the sequence of cues 8 9 and...

Page 221: ...are affected The tracking soft level assignments remain at their current levels when a link occurs This causes the stage look to be different when a cue is reached by a link instead of by the normal n...

Page 222: ...e a Link Return to return to the normal cue sequence the same rules apply only hard level changes occur You may need to assign the Clean Up attribute to the next cue in order to fully replace the stag...

Page 223: ...e command specifying a cue and part number rather than just a cue number EXAMPLE To record a cue part live from on stage from any display RECORD CUE PART TIME etc ENTER If you do not specify a part nu...

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Page 225: ...to view a multipart cue This is because it shows you the channel levels for all parts of the cue at the same time so you can easily see which channel levels change in which cue part Editing Levels in...

Page 226: ...te from a given part or assign it to a different part the hard zeros remain in the original Clean Up part just like they do for normal cues The Clean Up indicator moves to the newly designated Clean U...

Page 227: ...fect assignment EXAMPLE To assign an effect to a cue RECORD CUE EFFECT ENTER or CUE EFFECT ENTER Assigns an effect to an existing cue Channel levels may also change with Effect cues or Fade Effect cue...

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Page 229: ...onal Levels When you assign a proportional level to a dimmer it limits the maximum output of the dimmer to the percentage specified For example a dimmer assigned a proportional level of 50 never excee...

Page 230: ...seful for practical lighting on your set such as table lamps or other lights that actors may turn on on cue To access the Patch Non Dim Dimmers subdisplay use the NONDM DISP soft key found in the Patc...

Page 231: ...a virtual non dim at the console it has no effect on the settings at your dimmer rack In a manner of speaking the dimmer signal from the console is assigned a profile that jumps to Full at the trigger...

Page 232: ...Colortran Encore Control Console Software Version 3 05 218 Dimmer Control over a parked dimmer the dimmer output returns to its parked level...

Page 233: ...ROUP or SUB list ENTER or PARK CUE GROUP or SUB list level ENTER You can construct dimmer lists for the purpose of parking dimmers much like you can construct channel lists Simply use the and keys to...

Page 234: ...at you record contain the channel levels that are shown in the Stage display even if the dimmers assigned to some or all of the channels are parked at other levels BASIC RULE Dimmers can be parked cha...

Page 235: ...o not specify a dimmer Uses for Parked Dimmers Parked dimmers have a variety of applications Their biggest advantage is that you can record cues groups and submasters live on stage without recording t...

Page 236: ...annels EXAMPLE To assign channels as Automated channels in the Patch display 1 list AUTO CHAN 2 ON EXAMPLE To return Automated channels to normal channels in the Patch display 1 list AUTO CHAN 2 OFF A...

Page 237: ...MACRO soft key in the Setup or Stage display A macro may contain both hard key and soft key keystrokes but cannot record fader Bump button or wheel functions A macro may contain up to 128 keystrokes Y...

Page 238: ...ro will work in any display that accepts that command syntax If you want to have the macro work only in a designated display such as Stage press the display key as the first keystroke in the macro Be...

Page 239: ...he left of the Command Line History EXAMPLE To change the current macro page to macro page 5 in the Setup display MACRO PAGE 5 ENTER MACRO PAGE 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 MACRO KEY Macro Macro Macro Macro Ma...

Page 240: ...100 macros by using the VIEW MACRO soft key in the Setup display The VIEW MACRO keys opens a large aqua colored Macro window that shows the contents of the selected macro as a sequence of keystrokes E...

Page 241: ...You can also use the wheel to control the rate of effects running on submasters and playback faders When you have rate control on the wheel moving the wheel up increases the time of the fade slows do...

Page 242: ...ected cue fades you can specify the playback fader numbers that contain the fades you want to control EXAMPLE To adjust the rate of cue fades that are fading on specific playback faders 1 RATE fader l...

Page 243: ...Effect Rates When you want to control the rate of a cue effect it is a special case because you need to control an effect that may be running on the same playback fader as a cue fade For this reason...

Page 244: ...our show that always require rate control try recording a macro that places rate control on the wheel for those cues or effects Then assign the macro to the cue so you will always have rate control im...

Page 245: ...a group or an effect Playback Faders can have cues loaded to them There are two ways to execute load commands Aim and Load Complete Command Aim and Load Press the LOAD key and the keys for the item s...

Page 246: ...can be recorded as a macro Range Loading You can choose to load a range of items in a single command rather than loading each item individually Simply specify a range of numbers after the CUE GROUP or...

Page 247: ...ster will be as if all cue parts are completed EXAMPLE To load a cue to a submaster LOAD CUE ENTER press Bump button or LOAD CUE ON SUB ENTER When loading a range of cues to submasters the cues are lo...

Page 248: ...submaster are edited after they have been loaded the changes automatically update to the effect on the submaster when it is reset to zero EXAMPLE To load an effect to a submaster LOAD EFFECT ENTER pre...

Page 249: ...er 9 Playing Back Cues Note that a cue loaded to a playback fader with the LOAD key does not replace the stage look unless it is a Clean Up cue Only hard levels in cues affect channels on the stage EX...

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Page 251: ...of channels or specify a list of channels to be excluded from the list of all channels EXAMPLE Assume channels 1 40 are at 50 on stage To record only channels 1 20 as submaster 5 1 20 RECORD SUB 5 ENT...

Page 252: ...ems Updating When you use the RECORD CUE RECORD GROUP or RECORD SUB hard keys in a non selective recording command you completely replace the contents of the pre existing item With selective recording...

Page 253: ...ces APPENDIX A Maintenance And Customer Service APPENDIX B Soft Key Layout Chart APPENDIX C Hand Held Remote APPENDIX D MIDI Interface APPENDIX E ColorNet Remote Video APPENDIX F Encore Console Specif...

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Page 255: ...version of software if you wish Any show files that you have saved on disk from earlier software versions will still work with later versions of software although they will not contain any information...

Page 256: ...her instructions Memory Test You can perform a test of the Random Access Memory RAM in the console by using the TEST MEM soft key under the MEMRY OPTNS soft key in the Setup display The only reason to...

Page 257: ...Any other kind of fuse will compromise the UL Underwriter Laboratories safety compliance 1 Obtain the correct replacement fuse which can be purchased from your Colortran dealer as part 29 00039 4 Amp...

Page 258: ...ring loaded captive screws they cannot fall out 5 Lift the front of the top panel and raise it to its fully upright position Support the top panel with the hood prop located inside the edge of the top...

Page 259: ...Engine cover 2 Locate the Output Protection Module as shown Gently remove the cable assembly plug from its connector on the top edge of the Module Mark the cable if necessary to remember which connec...

Page 260: ...6 6 Install the connector plug back onto the proper connector on the top edge of the Output Protection Module 7 Replace the Engine cover place the hood prop back into its holder close the top panel an...

Page 261: ...tly regardless of the patch and move through dimmer or channel checks quickly and effortlessly The four line backlit LCD display allows you to verify your keystrokes even in dark locations For more in...

Page 262: ...nsole receives a character signal through its Hand Held Remote port the console immediately goes to the Stage display and interprets the character signal as if the corresponding key was pressed on the...

Page 263: ...DOWN keys on the HHR which mimic the action of the wheel on the console See the table at the end of this appendix for a list of all keys and their functions Hand Held Remote Display The HHR display is...

Page 264: ...isplayed Hand Held Remote Keys and Their Functions HHR Key Description Example decimal Decimal point AND Used to create channel lists AT Assigns a level in a level setting command means at a level of...

Page 265: ...ay REC CUE Begins a Record Cue command REC CUE TIME ENTER REC GRP Begins a Record Group command REC GROUP TIME ENTER REC SUB Begins a Record Submaster command REC SUB TIME ENTER STOP REV Stops all act...

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Page 267: ...ff commands level and pitch bend information program changes as well as sequence type Go and Stop commands The second set of MIDI messages recognized by the Encore is the MIDI Show Control MSC command...

Page 268: ...IDI commands in the RCV column and shows the last two transmitted commands in the XMT column MIDI control may be enabled or disabled at any time during console operation Figure C 1 MIDI Command Histor...

Page 269: ...ereas system messages are transmitted to all MIDI channels regardless of which channel originated the message If you set the Encore device number above 16 no standard MIDI data messages can be sent or...

Page 270: ...core Control Console Software Version 3 05 D 4 notes are beyond the range of many MIDI controllers and are not used by the Encore The following MIDI commands are transmitted by pressing the submaster...

Page 271: ...a decimal Code Description of Response by the Encore Note On 0x90 1 Controls a specific sub and its level The MIDI note number corresponds to the submaster number MIDI note numbers 14 37 control subma...

Page 272: ...ecognized by the Encore Command Name Hexa decimal Code Description of Response by the Encore Song Select 0xf3 1 Loads a cue number into the console s Next Cue register 2 The cue range is restricted to...

Page 273: ...igit are ignored by the console Transmission of MIDI Show Control MSC Messages The following Encore controls transmit specific MSC commands Encore Control Description of Transmitted MSC Command GO But...

Page 274: ...us paused and running cues Timed Go 0x04 1 Starts a cue after a specified delay time 2 Delay times longer than 1000 seconds are reduced to 1000 seconds Load 0x05 1 Loads a specified cue into the Encor...

Page 275: ...IDI I O TEST window appears when you simultaneously press the blank center key and the PAGE DOWN key on the Encore Position Keypad In this mode no external MIDI commands are transmitted or received Th...

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Page 277: ...n Ethernet based communications system that allows information to be transmitted on a Local Area Network LAN When ColorNet systems are designed all Ethernet rules must be followed in order for the sys...

Page 278: ...ation to plug in the monitor and the power supply for the Encore Node A complete listing of ColorNet Remote Video products is shown in the following table Part No Product 7 1030 Encore 24 48 with Colo...

Page 279: ...ent Systems Factory designed and installed systems use Network Wall Plates into which you can plug Drop Cables Network Wall Plates allow you to connect a console or an Encore Node to the permanently w...

Page 280: ...and conform to the rules of an Ethernet Local Area Network LAN The console and all nodes must be connected to the cable with T connectors Both ends of the cable must have 50 BNC terminators connected...

Page 281: ...d information that is pertinent to the current Auxiliary display The Auxiliary monitor does not display a Command Line so you cannot view commands on your remote monitor while in this mode Choosing th...

Page 282: ...hoose the source of your Remote Video in the Setup display under the DISP SETUP soft key Choose the NETWK MAIN soft key to assign the Main monitor display as the source or choose the NETWK AUX soft ke...

Page 283: ...ce 1 SETUP 2 DISP SETUP 3 NETWK AUX Channel Formatting Any channel formatting selective channel viewing on your Remote Video will be the same as the channel formatting of your chosen source With the M...

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Page 285: ...6 15 8 20 8 20 6 15 6 15 Width inches cm 46 117 46 117 46 117 46 117 46 117 46 117 Depth inches cm 14 36 14 36 28 72 28 72 14 36 14 36 Weight lbs kg 47 21 47 21 80 37 80 37 47 21 47 21 Table F 1 Encor...

Page 286: ...65 C 13 F to 150 F Operating Humidity 20 80 non condensing Non operating Humidity 10 85 non condensing Standards Compliance USITT DMX 512 1990 dimmer protocol except pins 4 5 Underwriters Laboratories...

Page 287: ...ble attached The 15 pin D shaped connector connects to the vertical connector located on one of the three option slots on the Back Panel AC power is also required for the Auxiliary monitor The AC powe...

Page 288: ...play and effect number and pattern in the Effect display Auxiliary Monitor Displays You can access the Auxiliary monitor displays through the AUX DISP soft key in the Setup display under the DISP SETU...

Page 289: ...a Show Channel command for the Auxiliary monitor AUX CHANL ENTER acts like a Show All command when channels are currently formatted in the Auxiliary monitor User Guide Index 26 38 17 absolute vs prop...

Page 290: ...fade 182 cue follow 179 cue Link Loop 187 cue Link Repetition 185 cue Link Return 184 cue links 184 cue macro 183 cue name 183 Cue Only mode 108 cue profiles 182 cue rows 95 Cue Rows soft key 46 Cue...

Page 291: ...splay 40 154 Active Level 40 channels 40 Dwell Time 40 Inactive Level 40 Step 40 using the Position Keypad 41 effect mode 41 Effect submaster 169 Effect Submaster display 39 effects renumbering steps...

Page 292: ...loppy disk 141 selectively retrieving from floppy disk 144 system settings 139 Track modes 138 Memory Test 137 2 MIDI Command History Window 2 MIDI Control 54 MIDI interface 1 MIDI Interface 61 monito...

Page 293: ...s 173 calculated fade points 175 copying profiles 176 defined fade points 175 deleting profiles 176 examples of profile graphs 177 fade point 174 Fix Range 175 renumbering profiles 176 proportional co...

Page 294: ...Sub command 82 selective recording 87 Take Control effects 170 System Settings in memory 139 System Setup dimmer protocol 60 Fader Clearing Mode 61 Hand Held Remote 60 MIDI Interface 61 number of cha...

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