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Piccolo    

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For the Piccolo of 48, 96 and 144 channels, and both models of Piccolo Scan, we have: 

All the channels, fixtures (if are patched), all submasters, the list of events (if it’s at ON), and 
finally the information of crossfader.   In case of having many fixtures, is possible that we must 
page pressing them 

[↓]

 and 

[↑] 

 

 

 
 
For the Piccolo of 196 channels: 

Due to the great number of channels and submasters, it will be necessary to also page always, 
pressing [

↓]

 and 

[↑].  

First are the all channels, if is case of, the events list, and later the information of crossfader.  In the 
zone of channels we can visualize submasters pressing 

[↓]

, and if it you have fixtures, also to the 

information of fixtures.  

 

 

 

 
 

13.  EDITING CHANNELS 

Piccolo

 has 48, 96, 144, or 192, control channels (depending on the Piccolo model). These channels 

are accessible from the faders and from the numeric keyboard. 

Grand master & its blackout key are the general control of the scene output of all the channels 
levels. To obtain full channel levels in scenes it will be necessary to:   

Move 

GM

 to the upper end  

Deactivate 

[BLK.OUT]

 (LED is off).   

 
If necessary, edit the channels patch now, do this always before the beginning of any scenes edition. 
(See DIMMER, pg-56) 

Summary of Contents for Piccolo 12

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL VERSION 2 06...

Page 2: ...Piccolo 2 from 82 www lt light com...

Page 3: ...GE 15 12 BASE DISPLAY BASE SCREEN 17 12 1 Base Display 17 12 2 Screen 17 13 EDITING CHANNELS 18 13 1 CHANNEL FADERS 19 13 1 1 CHANNEL FADERS AS EDITOR 19 13 1 1 CHANNEL FADERS AS MANUAL FIELD 19 13 2...

Page 4: ...CODE EVENTS LIST 53 32 2 1 EXECUTING THE EVENTS LIST 55 32 2 2 EVENT LIST CALENDAR 55 33 DIMMER PATCH 56 33 1 PRE PROGRAMMED CURVES 56 33 2 DIMMERS TO CONTROL THE AUDITORIUM LIGHTS 57 33 3 TESTING DIM...

Page 5: ...37 6 3 Security Defaults 77 SPECIAL FEAUTURE FOR INSTALLERS 67 37 6 4 Tools Software Updates 79 68 37 7 TEST 68 37 7 1 All Inputs 80 functions and LT Link 88 68 38 OLE 68 39 ETHERNET 70 39 1 1 PICCOLO...

Page 6: ...tems can have programmed times for their temporized control Cues can be executed in a sequence which can be placed back manually or with fade and wait times Piccolo Piccolo Scan include several workin...

Page 7: ...s 999 D 999 D 999 D 999 D Submasters 12 24 36 48 Palettes Libraries Only Palettes Only Palettes Only Palettes Only Palettes Patch to 512 1 1 1 1 Crossfader 1 Submasters 1 Submasters 1 Submasters 1 Sub...

Page 8: ...rs 12 24 Palettes Libraries Palettes Libraries Palettes Libraries Patch to 512 1 1 Crossfader 1 Submasters 1 Submasters Fader with Flash 24 48 Multifunction Fader 1 1 Encoders 4 Trackball 4 Trackball...

Page 9: ...for the placement of the cursor in the desired menu and data cell of the data base display pages 5 interactive soft keys Numeric editor to create groups and cues by entering the levels using the nume...

Page 10: ...120 ohms termination between pin 2 3 on the last DMX THRU connector Use DMX Splitters to connect more DMX users or longer cable runs Piccolo transmits DMX with following parameters default configurati...

Page 11: ...Pin 7 N C Pin 8 N C 3 4 LT LINK SUBD 9 connector standard RS485 Connector for expansion devices such as remote control etc 3 5 VGA optional SUBD 15 connector video standard If Piccolo has the optional...

Page 12: ...rs Connector XLR 4 female Code 1 Ext 1 2 Ext 2 3 Ext 3 4 Common Notes Ext Only is necessary to connect the external signal ext 1 ext 2 or ext 3 with the common signal using in example a press button T...

Page 13: ...D s are Off The Console is now ready to work Please continue reading this manual If above directions are not followed no guarantee for the safety of the equipment is given 6 IN THIS MANUAL Conventions...

Page 14: ...a known situation Channel faders at 0 Delete any stored data cue group etc in all data memory Recover the preset default data if this option is active see menu 77 If no option is set the console recov...

Page 15: ...etc Manual In this mode the upper faders C are channel faders in manual mode and the lower faders S are Submaster faders This mode is a conventional working mode for lighting consoles where it is poss...

Page 16: ...48 Channel control in SINGLE mode C LED s in the middle of the fader group are lit in green Channel control in DOUBLE mode C LED s in the middle of the fader group are lit in green Channel control in...

Page 17: ...ossfader With the left right arrow keys you look over more information about each item channels fixtures The number of displays in horizontal it s depended of the Piccolo model 12 2 Screen In the moni...

Page 18: ...case of the events list and later the information of crossfader In the zone of channels we can visualize submasters pressing and if it you have fixtures also to the information of fixtures 13 EDITING...

Page 19: ...HANNEL FADERS AS EDITOR Faders set the scene level of channels in priority mode allowing to add level from these faders and also to subtract levels that they are controlled from others playbacks To fr...

Page 20: ...ection done by keyboard or to repeat the last level entered by keyboard The commands CHANNEL To repeat the last channels selected To repeat the last level entered THRU THRU Command to select the scene...

Page 21: ...sired positions levels Or from the keyboard pressing CHANNEL 3 CHANNEL 1 0 3 0 CHANNEL 1 THRU 2 ENTER 1 1 THRU 1 2 It s possible to use any of these methods or to mix them Channels in edition appear i...

Page 22: ...scene prepared in S is stored as next cue and loaded in X2 starting from cue 800 up to maximum cue 999 Repeat this process as many times as necessary To modify any scene channel or fixture parameter...

Page 23: ...from 1 to 5 Select these channels using one of these options o With level editing CHANNEL 1 THRU 5 Encoder o Moving the faders C1 to C5 over 0 o Selecting the channels without level will be stored at...

Page 24: ...ls from 1 to 5 at 100 Select these channels using one of these options o With level editing CHANNEL 1 THRU 5 Encoder o Moving the faders C1 to C5 at 100 And store the cue as o Next cue to the last sto...

Page 25: ...g 53 15 1 TIMING Time defines the behaviour of the cues groups in Submasters and Crossfader Piccolo has 3 timing Each new cue or group adopts the times timing by default defined is menu 30 but it is p...

Page 26: ...The Submaster puts its content in scene at the same time it forces the output of the rest of the masters to zero The result is similar to the flash solo function but with a change faded Very useful fo...

Page 27: ...put time programmed T If the Submaster is not at 00 or FF If the Submaster has a time S stops the current fade If the Submaster is stopped S restarts the fade from the current level to FF After an aut...

Page 28: ...the page list pressing PAGE PAGE A stored page can be loaded at any time with these options of loading In normal mode loading does not delete the content of the Submasters stored as empty Load the pag...

Page 29: ...s ASSIGN To execute the cues in the Crossfader Manual Using the faders X1 X2 Automatic based on the programmed times for cues Using the functions GO PS BACK X1 X2 Manual cross fade These faders have i...

Page 30: ...18 1 CUE LIST IN SUBMASTERS It is possible to execute in cross fades cue to cue as a cues list in a Submaster This list can be executed manually or with GO commands To load the list in a Submaster pre...

Page 31: ...on is enabled for Submasters and the symbol appears in submasters status line in monitor screen and on the internal display 19 MODIFING CUES GROUPS 2_B BLIND is used to select if the modification will...

Page 32: ...S switches between these tables To edit the steps use arrow keys and numeric keyboard To insert steps or add the next step press To delete steps press INSERT or INSERT DELETE To edit the general optio...

Page 33: ...eral effects only attributes times it is possible to open the effect list with EFFECT MDFY If a additional control of level rate for a chase or of rate level for a effect is needed program this additi...

Page 34: ...the selected parameters with the usign the functions 2 B 3 B For discrete parameters these functions select the previous or next step for continuous parameters these functions decrease or increase at...

Page 35: ...ers with the usign the functions 2 B 3 B For discrete parameters these functions select the previous or next step for continuous parameters these functions decrease or increase at the current value Us...

Page 36: ...values are a lineal average from the first and last fixtures without movement and the central fixture the edited normal lineal In v FINE allows you to change the precision of the trackball and also af...

Page 37: ...cannot be modified deleted or referenced LIBs Libraries are values programmed by the user for fixture parameters in accordance to the category of these parameters These values help us to edit quickly...

Page 38: ...lect fixtures COL ENTER to apply the library c fixtures selection COL open a option red window ENTER to apply the library On the monitor Number of DIM libraries applied over some parameters are showed...

Page 39: ...tore gobo libraries only for gobo selections and only for rotation speeds then the user can combine selections and rotations freely If a fixture has more than one gobo wheel now it s possible to store...

Page 40: ...odifications MDFY Sn If some of the modified values was edited with a library the console answers to you if the modification will be done in corresponding library or only in cue group In this way you...

Page 41: ...ng etc are the same process that the used in the rest of the libraries Applying DIM libraries we can do it with the previous commands or in a new total mode that doesn t need a previous selection In t...

Page 42: ...parameters respectively If now you edit DIM 1 editing for example the fixtures positions with this lock in scene Automatically cues 1 2 3 after the DIM 1 modifications they will have this lock in sce...

Page 43: ...tion From now it s possible to set a fade time in live and temporally applying a library doing a TEST of cue group or doing a HOME FADE TIME FOR LIBRARIES Remember to select a Library it s needed to a...

Page 44: ...ing any other key this last inserted time is lost Commands block for HOME For next commands block fixtures is the selection one or several fixtures with all parameters or only the selected FIXTURE n F...

Page 45: ...eys are paged to access to more groups macros positions colors etc pressing BNK BNK 24 MENU 30 Editor Times option Virtual dm This option allows you to use a virtual dimmer only for edition process fo...

Page 46: ...mple 50 over 50 to obtain values as 0 50 Variations from down Example 50 over 50 to obtain values as 50 100 Rate Execution speed for the shape From 0 stop to 99 maximum speed And the sign or indicatin...

Page 47: ...neral if you are storing colors positions shapes etc in several Submasters and then you combine them use this option Shape Base is Fixed each new group or cue activated that it changes the shape base...

Page 48: ...cue Fixture FIXTURE EXAM Opens a table with the cues and groups where this fixture is stored and its parameters and levels in each group or cue Group GRP EXAM GRP EXAM Exams the contents of group or e...

Page 49: ...aster is loaded with an effect it opens the effect for the modification It does not work for Submasters with a cues list The second command allows to edit change the loaded item for each Submaster It...

Page 50: ...lows you to copy or exchange groups cues effects macros or pages one by one or in ranges Some examples copying cues Copy cue 1 to cue 8 CUE 1 4_B COPY 8 ENTER Copy cues from 800 to 999 in the cues fro...

Page 51: ...4_B LN TM Led on Press GO Wait for the current cross fade to be ended from this moment the auto time begins to count Press GO again at the desired time event to capture the At the same time the next c...

Page 52: ...odify a macro 3_B MACRO MD FY follow the instruction to delete or insert any key stroke EXIT For Macros when the macro is stored it s possible 3 B MACRO OPTIONS Enter text OPTIONS Deleting macros A sp...

Page 53: ...nsole to send MIDI to other devices controls sequencers computers musical instruments etc o IN sets the console to receive MIDI from other external devices The received MIDI is translated to keys pres...

Page 54: ...ection to read TC For the internal source INTERNAL the user can manipulate the current TC 0 STOP 1 PLAY 2 PAUSE 3 AUTOPLAY PLAY Starts the TC counter from the current value to the value programmed in...

Page 55: ...vent list In addition of the TC you can now execute time week day specific This makes it possible to program events on a weekly basis You can program events for all the days of the week or only for so...

Page 56: ...g the number of a possible assigned fixture that is using this dimmer for its control In this dimmer table it is no possible to edit this Fxt value In the patch it is possible to test any dimmer that...

Page 57: ...in the dimmer patch as SM D When a dimmer is used as SM D the master SM will be displayed as SM DIMMERS The master SM will control all dimmers patched to SM D When not included in the selection they w...

Page 58: ...t fixture by fixture the control levels of each gel As well as to indicate a dark gel to the system See bellow 34 1 SCROLLER DEFINITION We can adjust in manual way the levels of gels of each Scroller...

Page 59: ...he fixture library that must be on a USB stick where each file is in a folder with the name of its ID manufacturer and all the ID folders inside a general folder named FIXTURES To replace a fixture to...

Page 60: ...it will then be closed at 0 and at 100 will be opened L No used in Piccolo consoles for Piccolo Scan consoles indicates if this parameter is included in libraries the category of the library F If mark...

Page 61: ...mmers Exchange Command Item From To Item Target Exchange the dimmers 1 to 10 with the dimmers 201 to 210 Exchange Dimmer 1 1 10 1 Dimmer 201 1 210 1 When the data is entered press ENTER to set the com...

Page 62: ...ro 2 and so on option 2 or mix the input line with the console output as a sum of both lines to the DMX OUT port as a merge option 1 There are options to limit the channels numbers read from the DMX i...

Page 63: ...t is done to a text file txt that is stored in a PRINT folder in the same directory as the OLE program You can now open modify print this txt file from any text editor on any computer 37 3 MULTIMEDIA...

Page 64: ...he desired key Also you can select the option 0 NONE to delete the associated key Sound Bass Sound Medium Sound Treble Access to the cell Key Fader Select the option 1 KEY FADER Systems waits that you...

Page 65: ...the channels in X2 that they have a lower level that the current scene level in one formula these channels can fade as input channels T or as in scene fade out can fade as output channels T The option...

Page 66: ...trols the packet number sent per second the refresh rate There is other value CHANGE that is used only for test mode Break Time USITT norm Console FAST 88us 95us MEDIUM 120us SLOW 145us This parameter...

Page 67: ...el 70 In this menu it is possible to activate deactivate all multimedia ports Midi Ext Sound Time Code 37 6 2 Status Playbacks Zero 71 These commands are to set some parts of the console to Zero Statu...

Page 68: ...s a simulator Off Line Editor for PC which shows the console on screen This software can be used to study the console and to edit modify shows It is also needed for some functions such as for example...

Page 69: ...Piccolo 69 from 82 www lt light com IMPORTANT Always use this software to print show data to convert a Piccolo Show into a ASCII show and to read a ASCII show and convert into a Piccolo Show...

Page 70: ...tall the IPX protocol Compatible with NWLink IPX and to set the frame type to Ethernet 802 3 This driver is unfortunately only available for Windows XP The Ethernet cables RJ45 must be crossed to use...

Page 71: ...To simulate the answer of the Dmx universes in the virtual scene 2 To select items channels and fixtures in the console and to see these selections in Capture 3 To select items fixtures in Capture an...

Page 72: ...atch copying the Capture Patch Universes in the project Capture universe must be equal that the console universe 2 Active the Ethernet port and set a Net number At this moment you can see Capture Pola...

Page 73: ...xxx and submask as 255 0 0 0 In Piccolo set an IP direction in the same range 2 xxx xxx xxx Now you need to configure Piccolo to control several video layers several graphic layers and several camera...

Page 74: ...IXTURE Load into Cache the appropriates libraries 5400 5401 5402 Edit this patch with the same Dmx channels data that in Pandoras Box product to control To transmit Dmx data by Ethernet in ArtNet prot...

Page 75: ...Piccolo 75 from 82 www lt light com To select files and folders for Media and Mesh contents in layers and for Mesh in cameras you need configure the media contents inside the project...

Page 76: ...each eBOX shows Name A name with up to 22 alphanumeric characters Dinamic Off On Set at On if the IP for this eBOX will be assignaed by a IP server connected in the net Set to Off to use a static IP...

Page 77: ...f eBOX The new eBOX accepts all the configuration parameters and the previous eBOX only accepts basic parameters VERY IMPORTANT Connecting an eBOX with any Piccolo Piccolo Scan simulators you can use...

Page 78: ...at are attached in the software packed _ReadmeLtUsbDriver pdf Next a resume is included 1 Unzip the installer into computer Inside zip file Piccolo206 zip PiccoloScan206 zip there are UsbDriver folder...

Page 79: ...er is installed in a new location Libusb win32 devices not in Universal Serial Bus Controllers Now it s possible to execute the installer of Piccolo or Piccolo Scan and update the console software Exe...

Page 80: ...le phone Over the active cell in red enter the data to edit and press ENTER or any arrow key to accept it SELECT Some cells have an option window as guide for the use of the cell in this case it is po...

Page 81: ...original key again to select the next option To close any of these windows it s necessary to do a desired selection or to press C Notes The options in grey characters are not available for selection i...

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