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MINIM Operator Manual V1.0

Chases

 

LSC Lighting Systems (Aust) Pty. Ltd.

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 of 27

 

 
 

RECORDING THE SPEED (RATE)

 

If a Chase is recorded with the SPEED rotary fader set to zero, no speed will be stored with the
Chase. When the Chase is played back the SPEED rotary fader can be used to vary the speed
manually.

 
 

If a Chase is recorded with the SPEED rotary fader set above zero, the speed setting will be stored
with the Chase.

 
 

To add a speed to the recorded Chase, adjust the 

[speed]

 rotary fader

clockwise/counterclockwise until the LED lights or starts flashing (this indicates the previous
playback speed) then set the rate using the flashing LED to gauge the speed.

 
 

The speed can be varied after recording by editing the Chase (see below).

 
 

RECORDING THE CROSSFADE TIME

 

If a Chase is recorded with the CROSSFADE rotary fader set to zero, no crossfade setting will be
stored with the Chase. When the Chase is played back the CROSSFADE rotary fader can be used
to vary the crossfade between steps manually.

 
 

If a Chase is recorded with the CROSSFADE rotary fader set above zero, the crossfade setting will
be stored with the Chase.

 
 

To add a crossfade to the recorded Chase, adjust the 

[crossfade]

 rotary fader

clockwise/counterclockwise until the LED lights

 

(this indicates the previous playback crossfade

setting) then adjust the rate using scale printed around the rotary fader.

 
 

The crossfade can be varied after recording by editing the Chase.

 
 

RECORDING DIRECTION MODE AND TRIGGER EFFECTS

 

When a Chase is recorded, it will be by default a forward running continuous Chase. You can set
the direction (forward or reverse) or the pattern (continuous, single shot, bounce, random) or the
triggering (speed, bass or external) and save these settings as part of the Chase.

 

At any time after selecting the Chase number and prior to ending the recording of a Chase, press

and hold 

[function]

. The F/A buttons of the Yellow Bank flash twice to show you the available

options and then the current selections continue to flash.

 

 

Direction Button Flashing

 

Effect

 

>

 

Forward direction

 

<

 

Reverse direction

 

 

Pattern Button Flashing

 

Effect

 

None

 

Continuous

 

Single

 

Single shot in selected direction

 

Bounce

 

Bounce end to end

 

Random

 

Random patterns

 

 

Trigger Button Flashing

 

Effect

 

None

 

Stepping under speed setting

 

Bass

 

Bass Audio stepping

 

External

 

External switch stepping

 

 

Whilst holding 

[function],

 tap 

[F/A]

 (the required effect). The Pattern and Trigger buttons are a

toggle function, where only one (or no) button can be selected at a time

 
 

The Effects can be varied after recording by editing the Chase.

Summary of Contents for Minim

Page 1: ...NUAL Version 1 0 July 2003 L S C Lighting Systems Aust Pty Ltd A B N 21 090 801 675 7 University Place Clayton Victoria 3168 Australia Tel 61 3 9561 5255 Fax 61 3 9561 5277 Email info lsclighting com au Web site www lsclighting com au ...

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Page 3: ...e recorded in memory rotate the crossfade fader until active to adjust fade times live CHASES If no crossfade or speed rate has been recorded in memory rotate the crossfade fader to adjust fade percentage between steps and or the speed fader to adjust the rate of speed in BPM live To stop a running Chase start a stopped Chase manually step a Zero speed chase or re trigger a Chase set to single sho...

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Page 5: ...__________________________________________________________ 12 5 5 EDIT A SCENE___________________________________________________________________ 13 5 6 DELETE A SCENE ________________________________________________________________ 13 6 0 CHASES ________________________________________________________________14 6 1 OVERVIEW______________________________________________________________________ 14 ...

Page 6: ...ion reverse direction delete step and add step Audio Input with Bass step effect for Chases with audio level adjustment mono jack for connecting footswitches to remotely advance Chase sequences DMX512 A output on 5 pin XLR connector Integral fused power supply input range of 190 260VAC 47 65Hz 110VAC models available Compact 440mm w x 352mm d x 90mm h Lightweight 5kgs unpacked 7kgs packed Rugged t...

Page 7: ...at particular button needs to be pressed For example Press record scene means to press the record scene button Flash assign buttons are often abbreviated to F A If the button to be pressed is a Flash Assign button of which there are many then it will be identified by naming it as follows F A Name Some F A buttons have secondary functions that are activated by holding down the function button and t...

Page 8: ...ically repeating the list when it has reached the end PLAYBACK A Playback provides a means of playing back and controlling the overall level of a Scene or a Chase 1 5 SOFTWARE The software version of your MINIM can be momentarily displayed on the F A LED s To display the software version switch off the power to MINIM then press and hold the MODE and MEMORY buttons simultaneously whilst the power i...

Page 9: ...t Connect a DMX512 data cable from the 5 pin AXR style connector on the rear panel to the DMX512 input of your equipment Set the required DMX512 start address on your equipment At this point with the mains power and DMX512 connected the MINIM is ready to be operated Simply switch on the POWER switch located near the Mains Input connector The MINIM will commence its start up procedure and will then...

Page 10: ...menu Grab Master Flash Level and Add Solo button The front panel of the MINIM can de divided up into two areas Preset Fader banks red and yellow and Master section programming editing and replaying Many of the buttons associated with each fader can have multiple functions These functions are described in more detail under the relevant chapters within this manual All functions for the MINIM are lai...

Page 11: ... identical banks Yellow and Red provide duplicate faders for the 12 channels The output of each bank is controlled by its own master R E D A D D S O L O Y E L L O W B A N K R E D B A N K M A S T E R S Y E L L O W 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 C H A N N E L S 1 12 C H A N N E L S 1 1 2 O U T P U T You create a lighting look by fading up your required channels on one of the...

Page 12: ...You may fade this look up and down with the Yellow Master and of course you may use the CROSSFADE rotary fader to set the fade time ADVANTAGE You have access to all of the channels that are available on the MINIM This is most useful when you are recording Scenes as you can utilise all channels to create your Scenes See Scene Mode below DISADVANTAGE You do not have a second bank on which to create ...

Page 13: ...set to zero no times are recorded in the Scene When the Scene is played back the Red Playback fader is under the live control of the CROSSFADE rotary fader It operates in the same manner as the masters described above If the CROSSFADE rotary fader is set to any value above zero that exact time is recorded in the Scene When the Scene is played back the recorded time is used by the Red Playback fade...

Page 14: ...or deleting of steps see section 6 5 4 9 MODE PAGE FREEZE A MODE PAGE FREEZE feature prevents the contents of a live fader from being changed if its level is above 5 when a MODE preset wide scene or PAGE one two three is changed The current contents of any live fader is held until such time as that fader is faded down below 5 when it will be automatically updated with its pending assignment for th...

Page 15: ...ready containing Scenes in that page will light Playbacks containing Chases flash quickly and empty Playbacks are not lit This acts as a warning to you of existing Scene and Chase numbers and unused numbers in each page Note Recording over an existing Scene or Chase number will erase the previous contents A Scene with NO channel levels on the output will not be recorded See BLIND RECORDING below R...

Page 16: ... active when the LED is lit To make it active rotate it clockwise counterclockwise until the LED lights This now indicates that you have now matched the position of the fader to the last active setting in Playback mode Note CROSSFADE is global adjusting it will change ALL active Scenes If the Scene to be replayed has a stored fade time the CROSSFADE rotary fader has no effect Scenes stored on the ...

Page 17: ... Value Scale will follow the level set by this fader The fader does not become active until the level of the fader matches the recorded level thus preventing a sudden jump in level To remove a channel set its level to zero Release the F A channel number The new level will be recorded If desired select a new channel to adjust including channels not previously recorded in the step ADJUSTING FADE TIM...

Page 18: ...in either direction RANDOM computer generated random sequence MANUALLY STEPPED FORWARD Ideal for running sequences with an external GO button MANUALLY STEPPED REVERSE The Chase SPEED rate can be manually controlled or recorded into memory in BPM Beats Per Minute Chase stepping may be synchronised to the beat of an Audio Input signal Chase stepping may be under the control of an external switch Tra...

Page 19: ...ossfade rotary fader clockwise counterclockwise until the LED lights this indicates the previous playback crossfade setting then adjust the rate using scale printed around the rotary fader The crossfade can be varied after recording by editing the Chase RECORDING DIRECTION MODE AND TRIGGER EFFECTS When a Chase is recorded it will be by default a forward running continuous Chase You can set the dir...

Page 20: ...he Chase speed is zero then each tap of the start stop step button will advance the Chase sequence by one step This is particularly useful if you are playing a Chase sequence like a Theatrical Stack With the use of the crossfade rotary fader you can fade in a new Scene recorded as a step in the Chase whilst fading out the Scene previous step presently on stage Chases which are controlled from an e...

Page 21: ...her press and hold start stop step then tap the required F A button step number The Chase will now advance to the selected step and the channel levels of that step will be displayed on the F A LEDs You can also step through the chase in programmed order by repeatedly pressing the start stop step button TO EDIT THE CHANNEL LEVELS OF A STEP IN A CHASE Select the step to be edited above The channel l...

Page 22: ...hat it is not included in the new step The new step has now been added TO DELETE A STEP IN A CHASE Edit the Chase above then press and hold the start stop step button and tap the F A button step number to advance the Chase to the step that is to be deleted Whilst holding down the function button press delete then release function The step number selected above will now be deleted If you delete all...

Page 23: ...ress PAGE optional then tap F A Scene number You cannot record a Chase as a step in a Chase To record a snapshot of the output as a step create the desired look on the output then press record scene Continue to record steps as above When all steps have been recorded press record chase to end 7 4 GRAB MASTER AS A PHANTOM PRESET MASTER When you perform a Grab and then fade up the Grab Master it allo...

Page 24: ... the FLASH control level without having any effect on the current output of the MINIM In SOLO mode pressing any FLASH ASSIGN button will add the flashed channels to the output at the FLASH control level and at the same time it will KILL black out all other output of the MINIM The flashed object is now the solo output from the MINIM 8 3 FLASH LEVEL The FLASH LEVEL Master sets the percentage level a...

Page 25: ...n 9 2 EXTERNAL MEMORY MODULE Memories created and stored in the MINIM can be externally saved and then reloaded from an external Memory Module Each Memory Module can hold up to a maximum of four complete shows This module is optional and is available for purchase from LSC or your nearest distributor When you save or load a show from the Memory Module you copy the entire contents of the MINIM s mem...

Page 26: ...nterrogate the Memory Module to see what shows exist The show numbers saved will be flashed on the corresponding Red Bank LEDs Press F A show number to load the selected show Loading a show takes a few moments A progress meter is displayed on the Edit Value Scale LEDs During this time normal operation of the MINIM is not possible WARNING Once a load from the Memory Module is initiated the current ...

Page 27: ...lp file The mLINK kit from LSC also contains the following file minv s19 Software for the MINIM desk where is the version number This will be the current software for the MINIM when your mLINK kit was purchased The latest version of the MINIM software can always be obtained from www lsclighting com au mLINK PROCEDURES Before you begin we recommend you save your show memories to the optional plug i...

Page 28: ...90 the file name will be minv090 s19 The 090 used here as an example is the version number of the software The numbers you see may be different depending on the version of software you are upgrading to Type the following at the command prompt on the PC mlink 1 U minv s19 v For COM 1 or mlink 2 U minv s19 v For COM 2 Ensure the cable is connected between the PC and the MINIM and then power up the d...

Page 29: ...e crossfade rate by rotating the crossfade rotary fader To adjust the audio level turn the Audio Level control until the LED is flashing in sync with the music source If the LED is continuously lit then the audio level is too loud turn down the rotary fader until the LED flashes regularly 9 5 EXTERNAL TRIGGER INPUT The rear panel has a mono jack EXT TRIG for connecting contact closure type devices...

Page 30: ...product design and documentation In light of this policy some detail contained in this manual may not match the exact operation of your product In any event LSC Lighting Systems Aust Pty Ltd cannot be held liable for any direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages or loss whatsoever including without limitation damages for loss of profits business interruption or other pecuniary lo...

Page 31: ...rs control desks digital dimmers and a comprehensive selection of DMX512 and power distribution equipment LSC has forged a reputation for many years as a pioneer in DMX512 technology and this will be further enhanced with the release of new products over the next twelve months Our products are distributed through a worldwide sales network of over 52 Distributors in 36 Countries Users of LSC equipm...

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