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maXim
MP L(P) XL(P) XXL(P)
Operator Manual V3
LSC Lighting Systems (Aust) Pty. Ltd.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 maXim and PatPad QUICK REFERENCE 1
2 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 5
2.1 INTRODUCTION _________________________ 5
2.2 FEATURES _____________________________ 5
2.3 SPECIFICATIONS ________________________ 6
2.4 OPTIONS _______________________________ 6
2.5 CARING FOR YOUR maXim________________ 6
2.6 LABELING YOUR maXim __________________ 7
2.7 TERMINOLOGY _________________________ 7
2.8 SECONDARY FUNCTIONS ________________ 7
2.9 SOFTWARE_____________________________ 7
2.10 NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 2 SOFTWARE _ 7
2.11 NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 3 SOFTWARE _ 8
3 GETTING CONNECTED 10
3.1 POWER INPUT _________________________ 10
3.2 DIGITAL OUTPUTS (DMX 512) ____________ 10
3.3 VIDEO MONITOR _______________________ 10
3.4 SWITCHING ON ________________________ 10
3.5 SWITCHING OFF _______________________ 10
3.6 POWER SUPPLY RESET _________________ 10
3.7 FUSE _________________________________ 10
3.8 DESK LAMP ___________________________ 10
3.9 USB Connectors ________________________ 10
3.10 Capture (optional) _______________________ 10
4 FRONT PANEL TOUR 11
4.1 YELLOW BANK FADERS _________________ 11
4.2 YELLOW BANK MASTER _________________ 11
4.3 MODE RED BANK BUTTON _______________ 11
4.4 RED BANK FADERS _____________________ 11
4.5 RED MASTER __________________________ 11
4.6 BLUE PLAYBACKS (L,XL & XXL) ___________ 12
4.7 BLUE MASTER (L,XL & XXL) ______________ 12
4.8 FLASH/ASSIGN [f/a] Buttons_______________ 12
4.9 MASTERS FLASH/ASSIGN BUTTONS ______ 12
4.10 IN & OUT TIME FADERS _________________ 12
4.11 FLASH LEVEL & ADD/SOLO BUTTON ______ 12
4.12 PAGE RED BANK BUTTON & DISPLAY _____ 13
4.13 PAGE BLUE BANK BUTTON & DISPLAY ____ 13
4.14 STACK MASTER ________________________ 13
4.15 STACK FLASH _________________________ 13
4.16 > (STACK) _____________________________ 13
4.17 < (STACK) _____________________________ 13
4.18 STEP/STOP (STACK) ____________________ 13
4.19 PATPAD_______________________________ 13
4.20 DOT MATRIX DISPAY & LEDS_____________ 14
4.21 RECORD SCENE BUTTON _______________ 14
4.22 RECORD CHASE BUTTON _______________ 14
4.23 RECORD STACK BUTTON________________ 14
4.24 ASSIGN COPY BUTTON _________________ 14
4.25 SELECT BUTTON _______________________ 14
4.26 EDIT BUTTON __________________________ 14
4.27 REMOVE BUTTON ______________________ 14
4.28 ADD BUTTON __________________________ 15
4.29 FUNCTION BUTTON_____________________ 15
4.30 EDIT WHEEL ___________________________ 15
4.31 EDIT WHEEL INDICATOR ________________ 15
4.32 > (YES) BUTTON________________________ 15
4.33 < (NO) BUTTON ________________________ 15
4.34 STEP STOP (OK) BUTTON _______________ 15
5 PATCHING 16
5.1 INTRODUCTION _________________________16
5.2 PATCHING DIMMERS ____________________16
5.3 PATCHING FIXTURES ____________________16
5.4 SAVING A PATCH________________________19
5.5 INVERT PAN OR TILT ____________________19
6 MODES OF OPERATION 20
6.1 OVERVIEW _____________________________20
6.2 PRESET MODE__________________________20
6.3 WIDE MODE ____________________________20
6.4 PLAYBACK MODE _______________________20
7 MEMORY STRUCTURE 21
7.1 OVERVIEW _____________________________21
7.2 “PLAYBACK” MEMORY ACCESS ___________21
7.3 MODE/PAGE FREEZE ____________________21
7.4 FREEZE INDICATOR _____________________21
7.5 “RECORD” MEMORY ACCESS _____________21
7.6 SELECT PLAYBACK ______________________22
7.7 EDIT MEMORY __________________________22
7.8 EXTERNAL STAORAGE ___________________22
8 SCENES 23
8.1 OVERVIEW _____________________________23
8.2 SCENE RECORDING _____________________23
8.3 SCENE PLAYBACK_______________________24
8.4 EDITING A SCENE _______________________24
8.5 COPYING A SCENE ______________________25
8.6 REMOVING (DELETING) A SCENE __________25
9 CHASES 26
9.1 OVERVIEW _____________________________26
9.2 CHASE TERMINOLOGY ___________________26
9.3 CHASE RECORDING _____________________26
9.4 CHASE PLAYBACK_______________________27
9.5 FIXTURE PARAMETER CHASE TIMES_______28
9.6 EDITING A CHASE _______________________28
9.7 COPYING A CHASE ______________________29
9.8 REMOVING A CHASE ____________________29
10 GRAB MASTER (MP only) 30
10.1 OVERVIEW _____________________________30
10.2 GRAB AS A GRAB MASTER _______________30
10.3 GRAB AS A SCENE MASTER ______________30
10.4 GRAB AS A CHASE MASTER ______________30
10.5 GRAB AS A MEMORY ____________________30
11 STACKS 31
11.1 OVERVIEW _____________________________31
11.2 RECORDING A STACK ___________________31
11.3 STACK PLAYBACK _______________________32
11.4 STACK TIMES ___________________________32
11.5 EDITING A STACK _______________________33
11.6 COPYING A STACK ______________________34
11.7 REMOVING (DELETING) A STACK __________34
11.8 CLEARING THE STACK MASTER ___________34