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Table of contents

New in the Manual

Introduction

Intended Use

System Requirements dot2 onPC

Installation of dot2 onPC

Getting Started Guide

Getting Started Guide - Introduction

Getting Started Guide - Physical setup and layout - how to connect stuff and what's what

Getting Started Guide - Create a new empty show and saving it

Getting Started Guide - Adding and patching dimmers

Getting Started Guide - Selecting and controlling dimmers

Getting Started Guide - A closer look at the Fixture view

Getting Started Guide - Programmer - What is it and why do you need it

Getting Started Guide - Making and working with groups

Getting Started Guide - Storing a cue and playback

Getting Started Guide - Making more cues in main cue list

Getting Started Guide - Adding LED fixtures

Getting Started Guide - Working with colors

Getting Started Guide - Creating the first presets

Getting Started Guide - External screen

Getting Started Guide - Adding moving lights

Getting Started Guide - Controlling moving lights

Getting Started Guide - Making more groups and presets

Getting Started Guide - More about cues and playback

Getting Started Guide - A look at the Blind, Preview and DMX tester functions

Getting Started Guide - Fun with macros

Getting Started Guide - Building chasers

Getting Started Guide - Effects

Getting Started Guide - Connect to onPC, 3D, Wings and Nodes

Getting Started Guide - Happy programming

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System colors

What is the programmer

What are groups

What are presets

Summary of Contents for dot2 XL-F

Page 1: ...Version 1 2 2016 05 25 English...

Page 2: ...nd controlling dimmers Getting Started Guide A closer look at the Fixture view Getting Started Guide Programmer What is it and why do you need it Getting Started Guide Making and working with groups G...

Page 3: ...are executors What are chasers What are effects What are preview and blind What is network in dot2 What is IPv6 What is the DMX Tester How to Turn the console on and off How to update the console How...

Page 4: ...32 156 6 33 157 6 34 157 6 35 158 6 36 158 6 37 160 6 38 160 6 39 160 6 40 162 6 41 162 6 42 163 6 43 164 6 44 165 6 45 166 6 46 167 6 47 167 6 48 168 dot key Down key Edit key Effect key Encoder key...

Page 5: ...220 7 15 225 7 16 227 7 17 228 Pause key Pause Large key Please key Plus key Preset key Prev Previous key Prvw Preview key Select key Set key Setup key Speed key Store key Thru key Time key Toggle key...

Page 6: ...iew Edit Cue Number s Window Effects View Empty Executor Window Enter Name for Window Executor Bar Window Executor Pool View Fixtures View Fixture Schedule Overview Window Focus Preset Type View Gobo...

Page 7: ...unction for Remote Inputs Configuration Select Function of Executor Window Select Language Window Select Session Number Window Select Station Window Select Trig View Select Type for Remote Inputs Conf...

Page 8: ...420 8 36 422 8 37 424 8 38 424 8 39 425 8 40 428 8 41 429 8 42 432 8 43 433 8 44 433 Black Command Blind Command Call Command Clone Command Copy Command Cue Command Default Command Delay Command Delet...

Page 9: ...469 10 470 11 475 11 1 476 11 2 477 11 3 478 11 4 478 12 482 13 488 Park Command Pause Command Preset Command PresetType Command Preview Command Rate Command Record Command Remove Command Replace Com...

Page 10: ...d o t 2U s e r Ma n u a l 2016 MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn Germany Phone 49 5251 688865 27 support at ma dot2 com www malighting com 10...

Page 11: ...New swop protect function to protect the dimmer values of this executor are not set to zero when an other swop executor is on Icons Added swop icon Network Setup Window New function to change universe...

Page 12: ...r Ma n u a l 2016 MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn Germany Phone 49 5251 688865 27 support at ma dot2 com www malighting com Macros Pool Added new macros Topic Des...

Page 13: ...y without confusing options Intuitive operation is the core of the dot2 philosophy and with all connectivity onboard the dot2 range is suitable for most theater touring corporate television and educat...

Page 14: ...ailable space type SSD Graphic card Any graphic card with hardware acceleration and 512 MB Resolution 1920 x 1080 Full HD Network card 100BASE TX 1000BASE T 1000BASE T IBM compatible PC or notebook ne...

Page 15: ...the standard directory C ProgramData MA Lighting Technologies dot2 To make sure that there are no troubles with the installation deactivate your safety software 1 Download the installation file from...

Page 16: ...e to the Galaxy Welcome to this guide through the dot2 We are going to have a look at most of the functions of the dot2 console It s a learning curve and we suggest that you follow the steps in this g...

Page 17: ...you need to enter text into the command line using a keyboard I know you might not know yet what the command line is or just look at the actual command the console is about to execute it ll look like...

Page 18: ...ded devices then you can press the power button at number one to turn on the console remember to connect it to a suitable power source The following is a short description of all the connectors on the...

Page 19: ...e functions of the encoders changes throughout the different sections of the console The current function and values can be viewed on the screen above them indicated with number 10 Screen 1 3 Main Exe...

Page 20: ...ero as long as it s pressed If it flashes then your grand Master fader isn t at 100 8 Level wheel You can change the intensity of your selected fixtures using this level wheel 9 Menu keys These three...

Page 21: ...enu Please press the New show button This will create a new and empty show The next that will happen is a pop up that asks for a name of your new show Please type in Getting Started 01 Figure 2 Input...

Page 22: ...on you could just have pressed the Backup key like double clicking a mouse We can t do this when the Backup Menu is open So now you have two choices Press the Save Show button or press the Backup key...

Page 23: ...Please ignore it for now I m going to tell you what to do and what s what Press on the right side of screen 1 where it says Add New Fixtures This gives you Add New Fixtures window All the green areas...

Page 24: ...ht corner again this time it says Done You are now asked to confirm that you are leaving the patch and fixture schedule and you are asked what should happen We want to press where it says Apply All Ch...

Page 25: ...fixtures The first thing we need to do is to select what fixtures we want to change Try to touch number 1 on the screen This should change the frame around the rectangle to a yellow color like this F...

Page 26: ...the following Clear Clear Fixture 1 Thru 1 0 Please At 4 0 Please That should select the first ten fixtures and put them all to 40 We did more typing than we actually needed Often this operation can b...

Page 27: ...might need to press Clear first and then do the At 1 0 Thru 1 0 0 Please you ll see how the values are distributed So selection order matters Attribute control There s two more ways to change the valu...

Page 28: ...fixture But this is actually a function we call Align You find out in later chapters that the Align function can be used on almost anything But for now we only have dimmer So try to select fixtures 1...

Page 29: ...value to 50 then the align key doesn t light up anymore and when you press it then you needed to go through all the mode we have already tried This is actually the fifth and default mode called Align...

Page 30: ...View here you can see all the fixtures added to the show They are automatically organized by the fixture type The last icon is the Fixture Sheet View Here you can see all the fixtures added to your sh...

Page 31: ...t fixtures you have selected by tapping them When you are done moving the fixtures remember to tap the Edit Layout icon again to turn off the edit mode Then you might want to tap the Zoom icon again Y...

Page 32: ...iew The last version of the Fixture view is the Fixture Sheet View This will also display all the fixtures in your show and they are sorted by the Fixture ID This view also shows all the different att...

Page 33: ...have other functions and important information that we are going to have a closer look at in the next chapter 3 7 Getting Started Guide Programmer What is it and why do you need it In previous chapte...

Page 34: ...s the view to something like this depending on what you have in your programmer Figure 2 Fixture Sheet View with programmer values Notice that I have fixture 3 and 4 at 50 in the picture above Try to...

Page 35: ...o introduce you to the Highlight function before we move on Clear you programmer and then press the Highlt key Now press the Next key This should show you that fixture 1 is selected but notice that yo...

Page 36: ...e you don t have anything or any selection in your programmer Now select all your fixtures This is the fastest way Thru Please This actually selects all fixtures from the lowest possible ID number to...

Page 37: ...ready existing content Remove will remove the content in your programmer from the destination If the destination doesn t have any overlapping content then it don t do anything Since we wanted to add f...

Page 38: ...ust list all the groups needed in a table form Number Fixtures Name 1 1 to 12 All Dimmers 2 1 to 4 All FOH 3 5 to 12 All Stage 4 5 to 8 Down Stage 5 9 to 12 Up Stage 6 1 2 5 6 9 10 Stage Right 7 3 4 7...

Page 39: ...ext This should be the result Figure 3 Previous and Next in groups If you keep pressing next you see that you are just jumping through the fixtures in the group you never select fixture 5 If you want...

Page 40: ...ook like this Figure 2 Main Executor cue 1 Notice the brighter color and the blue marking of the cue This indicates that the executor is active and that the cue is active You should also be able to se...

Page 41: ...ort for command This is used when we need to trigger something else with the cue we are going to explore that later Snap Percent is a special function used with complex fixtures that have things like...

Page 42: ...it down then they turn off again Now put the fader at around 50 Then put group two at 80 in your programmer Try to move the fader again Now the fixtures stay at 80 This is because the programmer have...

Page 43: ...the Time key Now you got a view like this Figure 4 Time settings Here we can set a new default time that will be used when we store cue in the future When we add fixtures with more preset types then...

Page 44: ...you to enable or disable the Auto Fix function If it s disabled then you ll need to manually Fix the executors you want to keep visible Remember that if this is disabled then you could have an execut...

Page 45: ...shortcut for Group So we took the fixtures in group 2 except the ones that are also in group 9 at put them at 75 The Executing part is just the console telling you that it actually did it Next line wa...

Page 46: ...f copying we are going to try something different Use the Go and Go keys below the main executor to move to cue number 5 Notice that the active cue have a green background color in the cue view and a...

Page 47: ...e 2 When this cue is done then it automatically runs cue 3 We are going to look at one more of those options We want cue number 7 to run four seconds after the black out cue 6 So we need to change thi...

Page 48: ...mmer selected We have all the dimmers we need so we need to get a new fixture type Press the button next to this area where it says Select Other If this is the first time this is done then the console...

Page 49: ...oder is called Patch Offset this can be used to automatically add more channels between fixtures We need universe 2 address 1 and we want to have 20 channels between each fixtures start address so we...

Page 50: ...cted the All Hex7 group and then press this button Picker The first thing we see is called Color Picker This is a big colored touch area that you can press to change the color output from the LED s Th...

Page 51: ...lect a color using the picker Now press the Align key and press and hold a different color notice how the color is spread out So the color Picker is working with the Align functionality we looked at w...

Page 52: ...tle bar changes text Try it out The preset view is much like the group pool Each square is a preset The preset contain not only a selection of fixtures but also the values of the fixtures but only the...

Page 53: ...ect the fixtures and give them a blue color Now press Store and then the MyColor Preset Select the Merge option in the store pop up Finish by clearing your programmer The fixtures are still blue That...

Page 54: ...1 Arrangement of External Screen This allow us to select 6 different view arrangements Try to select the different ones On the middle top part you can see what the different arrangements look like The...

Page 55: ...arrangement and views In the next chapter we are going to add some moving lights 3 15 Getting Started Guide Adding moving lights Let s add some moving lights to our patch We are going to add 6 pieces...

Page 56: ...will tell you one thing about naming When you write something for a name and the make a space and then a number then the rest of the fixtures will be enumerated from that number Let s give them a patc...

Page 57: ...ss to some of the most used functionality You still have access to the raw values so If you know exactly what value a specific attribute should be then it might be better to use the raw faders How thi...

Page 58: ...into two groups split in the middle and then the second group mirror the values of the first group on the Pan attribute Wings only work on Pan Gobo The Gobo Preset Type view allows us to see select an...

Page 59: ...y selecting it and take it out by pressing Off The prism we got don t have rotation so the second fader doesn t do anything Other functions are only accessible through the Raw attributes This includes...

Page 60: ...24 32 34 36 43 46 and 49 Group Up Stage needs fixtures 23 24 35 36 47 48 and 49 Group Down Stage needs fixtures 21 22 33 34 44 45 and 46 Group All Stage needs fixtures 21 22 23 24 33 34 35 36 44 45 4...

Page 61: ...on open white So the small colored frame with a white circle represents the color wheel it s all white in all my presets Mine looks like this Figure 4 Color Presets I don t care for the Beam so I m g...

Page 62: ...ge Profile please add a gobo and an orange or warm color Then we put in the Wide Zoom and the Soft Gobo preset And finally we add the Forrest shaper preset All this is also updated into cue 5 Now run...

Page 63: ...nd 43 at position Speaker both at 80 and in a light blue color Now store this as Cue Only in cue 4 and go back to cue 3 Have a look at your fixture symbol view All the fixtures we added are now at the...

Page 64: ...ere it interacts with cue 5 This should display the Calculator where you can set the delay time for all position moments in the transaction from cue 4 into 5 Set the delay to 5 seconds Do the same in...

Page 65: ...sunset you have programmed Then you can use the master rate Press Store Speed and then any key associated with executor number 5 On the pop up window you need to select the Master Rate This gives you...

Page 66: ...ion by pressing the Blind key If you have content in your programmer when you enter blind then this will not be a part of the output anymore Likewise if you exit blind with something in your programme...

Page 67: ...on all screens In both Fixture views and in the DMX view a value of 128 Then toggle blind mode Notice that you can still see the values in your programmer in the fixture sheet view but the fixture sy...

Page 68: ...ing the actual output of the console But fixture 1 is not in our programmer It s not in any of the Fixture views We are currently looking at cue number 1 both in real life and in Preview But we want t...

Page 69: ...t of time trying to figure out why a fixture isn t doing what it s suppose to do just to realize that it s the DMX tester that s keeping the control Fixture parking We can choose to lock a fixture so...

Page 70: ...le Let s have a look at something called Circular Copy Clear all you got in your programmer and turn off all running executors Now select all your X4 s using the All X4 group Turn them on and give the...

Page 71: ...MAtricks RESET macro Now try the MAtricks Odd ID and MAtrcks Even ID macros Now we can select the fixtures with the odd or even ID even after we have done a shuffle selection Try to clear and reset f...

Page 72: ...w to reselect them you can tap the IfActive macro That is because they have active values in your programmer there s a red marker by the color preset bar showing you active values Now store this on an...

Page 73: ...ow press Store Cue Thru and then one of the two keys associated with the executor In the Store window tap where it says Remove Now we have removed all the unnecessary values from the cue list Changing...

Page 74: ...id that all the cue timings are ignored This means that as a default the cue fade times is 0 and the result is that the chaser snaps between the different steps If we would like it to do a more nicely...

Page 75: ...effects Select fixture 1 thru 10 Select Dimmer in the Preset Type Bar and press the Effect key This opens the Dimmer Effect view Here you have a selection of possible effects for the dimmer attribute...

Page 76: ...s Because of mathematics a bit too complex to begin to explain here it needs to be o to 360 to look like it moves from left to right Press the encoder and select the dark red button called 0 360 And w...

Page 77: ...ger in a band Next cue the fixture begin to do a circle effect around the singer Next cue the fixtures move to the guitar player while still making the circle Next cue the fixtures moves to the singer...

Page 78: ...nds section and a special Core Fader section Then there s the dot2 XL F This is the same as a core with an extra fader wing build in The dot2 XL B is like a core with a Button Wing A dot2 F Wing have...

Page 79: ...s and 3D visualizers we need to have a session running Press Setup and then Sessions If your console is already part of a session then the top right button will say Stop leave session and the text nex...

Page 80: ...works but is missing You can remove a device from your network by selecting it and press Remove As written above The limit for each session is five dot2 consoles onPC s five dot2 3D visualizers and 10...

Page 81: ...nice resource here You can read about all the views windows There s also the description of all the commands Each key is described For more information about the different concepts in the console you...

Page 82: ...and the console For more hands on description you could have a look at the How to pages 4 1 System colors After some actions the dot2 gives you directly feedback in color form The following examples w...

Page 83: ...if the low or high values are visible for effects In the preset pools it indicates a stored effect 4 1 1 Command History Colors The command history colors are visible in the command line view Green G...

Page 84: ...arker shade For more information about executors refer to What are executors Olive Green Olive green executor indicates that this is an executor with a cue list on it Blue Blue executor indicates that...

Page 85: ...s from the main executor and indicates dimmer values which are getting smaller Grey Value Grey values indicates that this is a default value Magenta Value Magenta values indicates that this value is a...

Page 86: ...und in the Fixture view sheet mode You ll also see red markers in the Preset Type Bar When you store something you still have the values in your programmer they are just not considered active anymore...

Page 87: ...on simply by selecting the group A group also stores the selection order of your fixtures A group with fixtures 1 2 3 is not the same as a group with fixtures 3 2 1 You can also have groups with only...

Page 88: ...put in the drawer and the drawer is labeled If it was a red color then it would be labeled Red Not all drawers are labeled this smart The dot2 don t know what the different positions are so they are j...

Page 89: ...long as you don t tell it to do something in the other cues Have a look at this table Cue number Fixture 1 Dim 1 50 2 50 3 50 4 50 5 50 6 50 Here we can see that fixture 1 is only stored in cue 1 mar...

Page 90: ...isn t told anything in that cue Cue Zero can be activated in the Settings view for a cue list You can t access this cue but it makes sure that cues look correct if you copy them Have a look at this ex...

Page 91: ...hen we copy an empty cue so we don t copy anything This is the result Cue number Fixture 1 Dim 1 2 50 3 50 3 5 50 4 50 5 50 6 50 When the copied cue is empty then the tracked values will just track th...

Page 92: ...gh 6 Now we would like to use the same fixture in cue 3 at the drummer position So we turn it to 100 and selects the Drummer position This is stored in cue 3 So this is our current scenario Cue number...

Page 93: ...t changes from 0 to above 0 for each single fixture If there s a change in the dimmer from 0 to a value above then it stores the tracked values before creating the new values in the previous cues thus...

Page 94: ...ith an Executor then it will store a cue If it don t know what you want to do then it might ask you Cue also keeps the information about how we enter the cue That s information like the fade times and...

Page 95: ...lists When you store cues on an executor then you get a cue list with one or more cues Now you can play back these cues using the executor keys and faders This is the default use for Executors Chaser...

Page 96: ...nt it to follow the master When this is active then you ll see a icon next to your command line on the right screen Executor Time Exec Time The Exec Time can be used to overwrite the stored cue Fade t...

Page 97: ...il it reaches the first step run forward again and so on and so on Random will run the steps in a completely random order To learn how to make and run Chaser have a look at the How to work with Chaser...

Page 98: ...e you have stored the effect Phase Phase is what could also be called distribution This is where we can spread out the fixtures over the effect cycle If all your fixture have the same number in phase...

Page 99: ...ust the width It s usually an adjustment between how many fixtures are at the High value and how many are at the Low value Softness In some effects you can adjust how the soft or hard the fixtures sho...

Page 100: ...blind Preview The preview function is more advanced This can be used to simulate cue transitions or to simply have a look at a cue without changing the output Instead of hiding your current programmer...

Page 101: ...a language the devices uses to talk to each other The switch should be able to handle network speed of 100MB or more Be aware that if you have a managed switch you might need to activate IPv6 in the...

Page 102: ...lass default in the toolbar left side Search for cmd this will find the command prompt run it Here you can type ipconfig This will list the current settings for you network interfaces Here you should...

Page 103: ...it on This isn t always useful Sometimes you just need to find what DMX channel you need before you can patch a fixture to it Or maybe you just need to turn on some blue lights Then you can use the D...

Page 104: ...eate groups how to rename a cue what you need to do to connect a wing or a lot of different other things If you need to find out what these things are you should have a look in the What are section 5...

Page 105: ...om www malighting com Figure 2 dot2 start screen Turn the Console off Warning Save the show file before you turn off the console Press Backup Backup or go to the Backup window If you do not save the s...

Page 106: ...e Adding fixtures in a show with fixtures section of this help page Press the Setup key This opens the Setup menu Here you ll find a button called Patch Fixture Schedule Please tap this button Now we...

Page 107: ...n one mode then you can use the right encoder to select the mode of the fixture You can also type something in the green search field Here you can write the manufacturer or fixture name or just some o...

Page 108: ...have selected a DMX address you can tap the Ok button in the upper right corner to confirm you choice in the Select DMX Address window The patch address needs to be unique You can t have fixtures that...

Page 109: ...dy have some fixtures and since some of the settings for the fixtures need to be unique then you ll need to add fixtures with unique ID and patch information Press the Setup key and then the Patch Fix...

Page 110: ...ure types or you can tap where it says Import in the title bar this will open the Import Fixture Type window here you can import a new fixture type into your show When you have selected the fixture ty...

Page 111: ...the encoder to select it and then shortly pressing the encoder open the New Show window Here you can create a new empty show You type in the name of your new show and tap the onscreen Enter a left arr...

Page 112: ...essing the Backup key the Esc key or the Esc in the upper left corner This takes you out of the Backup menu without making any changes In many of the windows opened by the backup menus you ll have an...

Page 113: ...ways visible on the right screen If you tap this then you open the Command Line view It could look like this Here you can use the onscreen keyboard to type in the commands and you can see the command...

Page 114: ...n your mouse scroll wheel if you have one For moving the cursor in sheets it s better to use the arrow keys on your keyboard You ll need to click somewhere inside the sheet first 5 7 How to work with...

Page 115: ...value or make changes to your selection If your group have a unique name then you have another option You can press the command line and tap g short for group space and then the name of the group foll...

Page 116: ...then select the group you want to delete Create a Group Master You can create group masters on your executor faders These can be used to limit the output of the fixtures stored on the group master The...

Page 117: ...in the Dimmer Preset pool Now you can see that you have created a Dimmer Preset You can do the same with any of your available Preset types Remember that you can only store Dimmer values in a Dimmer...

Page 118: ...ok different it uses the updated values If you have used a preset in a cue and you add new values not changing the existing ones or add more fixtures to the preset then this new information isn t adde...

Page 119: ...ber 1 then you ll not store the values directly Instead you ll be asked what you want to do This is generally the case the second time you store a cue on an executor You ll get this Choose Store Metho...

Page 120: ...r you have stored a cue all unchanged values are removed Please use the Protect function read below if you want to block a cue The dot2 is a tracking console If you don t know what this means please h...

Page 121: ...then the OutFade will be the same But you have the possibility to separate them You can also set a delay for the OutFade This is a time that the console will wait before beginning the OutFade All avai...

Page 122: ...e There s a protected column in the Cue view This will draw a white line above the cue to indicate that tracking stops here A protected cue functions as a block or mark cue This means that it will ass...

Page 123: ...all the existing values and apply the new values E g you want to copy your cue 2 at a new location It s going to be cue number 3 5 you want the tracked values from cue number 1 to be included and you...

Page 124: ...ur settings then you tap the Renumber button You can t use renumber to move a cue and the cue list always have to be in numeric order So you can only renumber the cue s inside the boundaries of any cu...

Page 125: ...d the mode of the executor A cue list running as a chaser ignores the cues timings and triggers stored in the cue list So the timing columns are grayed out when the Chaser mode is selected In the sett...

Page 126: ...s will have the chaser running until you stops it Shoot Off will run the chaser once and then turn off If the running order is random then it will run the amount of steps cues but not necessarily all...

Page 127: ...p there isn t any effects for the Control Shaper and Video preset types so please select something else The left encoder can be used to adjust the High and Low value You can also adjust these by tappi...

Page 128: ...itor by pressing the Effect key Here you can tap the Stomp button Don t tap the Off button This will just take values out of your programmer It doesn t stop your effect You need to have the Stomp valu...

Page 129: ...tap it The wing you have selected will now flash all the keys This is so you can identify the select wing in a multi wings setup When the correct wing is flashing then you can tap the Assign Selected...

Page 130: ...dot2 Node4 1K s to your network This allows you to have a backup or remote DMX output dot2 Node4 1k Connecting Node4 s to your system works just like above Nodes can t initialize a session they are c...

Page 131: ...uld execute The four other columns become relevant depending on the type you have selected If you have chosen Exec then you get access to the Page Executor and Function columns You need to specify a s...

Page 132: ...supports variable input so you can control the position of the executor fader then it react to the 1 to 255 range The activity indicator only lights up when the input is triggering something So If you...

Page 133: ...be used to control other devices like sound samplers All the settings for this is found in Setup and then MIDI Show Control Here you need to set your settings to match the MSC receiver The MSC data i...

Page 134: ...s a digital only output This means that you cannot attach a DVI to VGA adaptor and attach a VGA screen It needs to be a digital screen with a DVI connector It s very important to know that you can ser...

Page 135: ...different view tiles You can see what the tile arrangement looks like on the top middle part The lower middle part shows you all the special views and the right side bar shows you all the standard vie...

Page 136: ...r 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn Germany Phone 49 5251 688865 27 support at ma dot2 com www malighting com Figure 2 External screen right side bar More opens the Select View for external screen on the act...

Page 137: ...rd disk Requirements An empty USB stick A connected external monitor A connected USB keyboard 1 Download the latest dot2 imgz file and the MA StickMAker at www ma dot2 com 2 Install the MA StickMAker...

Page 138: ...own This is the result Figure 1 Align example This result can also be done using the keys Fixture 1 Thru 1 0 At 5 0 Thru 1 Please Align This will keep the value of the last selected fixture and spread...

Page 139: ...down This is the result Figure 4 Align example This result can also be done using the keys Fixture 1 Thru 1 0 At 5 0 Thru 0 Thru 5 0 Please When you press the Align key you will toggle through these...

Page 140: ...ixture from the current values of a different fixture E g giving fixture number 2 the same values as fixture number 1 Fixture 2 At Fixture 1 Please As an indication of location You can also use the At...

Page 141: ...to save and load your show 6 4 Blind key Pressing the Blind key will toggle whether the content in your programmer is giving you live output or not I e if you want to store something on an executor bu...

Page 142: ...key twice First press will clear your selection second clear will release the values If you press and hold the Clear key for about a second then you ll also clear both your selection and your values...

Page 143: ...priority merge It will only clone the values from fixture 1 when there s a values and where fixture 5 doesn t have any values already it doesn t destroy any already existing programming for fixture 5...

Page 144: ...ng the Cue key will open the cue list for the main executor on screen 1 It is also used when you need to specify that you are working or accessing a cue E g if you need to copy cue 2 at cue 9 you shou...

Page 145: ...o cue 6 Delete Cue 5 and now press one of the keys associated with executor 3 This will give you the window with the options of Normal Delete or Delete cue only Tap Normal Delete If you want a better...

Page 146: ...he channel while the DMX Tester have the control You need to release the DMX channel from the Tester before it acts normal again For example DMX 1 At 100 Will turn DMX channel at 100 a DMX value of 25...

Page 147: ...when typing commands like cue numbers E g you want to store cue number 2 5 in the main cue list Store Cue 2 5 Please This key is also used as a shortcut Pressing it twice like a double click will tak...

Page 148: ...an press the encoder to get the edit function Related link Edit Command 6 14 Effect key The Effect key opens the Effects view Here you can work with the different effects in the console To learn more...

Page 149: ...cutor 4 Move Exec 0 1 1 At 4 Please Advanced Functionality Pressing the key and then pressing the Exec key will give you the Virtual playback view on the right screen Here you can have access to the p...

Page 150: ...h the executor you want to fix A fixed executor will stay visible even when you change the page If the new page already have an executor assigned to this location you will not be able to reach the exe...

Page 151: ...ures of the programmer then you can do the following Off Fixture Please This will remove the programmer values of the selected fixtures and clear the selection Related links Fixtures View Fixture comm...

Page 152: ...d to execute a GoBack command on an executor It will take you to the previous cue with the cue timing Press this key followed by any key associated with an executor Don t mistake this key with the big...

Page 153: ...an change this functionality in the Change Functions of Executor Buttons window Advanced functionality Pressing the key together with the Go key will give you access to the Unpark command This can be...

Page 154: ...ressed If the dimmers get s values from other executors then they might still output dimmer values When you release the key then the dimmer values return E g you want to temporary turn down the dimmer...

Page 155: ...s the Cue key the console figures out that you are calling a cue If you need to use a different timing let s say 1 second because you don t want to wait the 30 minutes the cue originally have then you...

Page 156: ...access to helping information this manual If you press Help followed by Please then you get the Help View on screen 1 It opens on the first page of the manual Press and hold the Help and then pressin...

Page 157: ...lash as long as you keep the key pressed This is a great feature if you try to locate a fixture in your rig 6 34 Label key The Label key can be used to label almost all elements Pressing Label followe...

Page 158: ...r the If key you ll get a selection of different fixtures You can select fixtures based on what s currently on currently using a preset or is on and part of a specific group To learn more about the di...

Page 159: ...re Selection command Flash Top command Go Unpark command Label Assign command Move Replace command Off Opens the Off Menu On Call command Pause Park command Please Sets focus to the command line and o...

Page 160: ...e Magic Speed view Here you have access to the 4 different timing and speed faders These 4 faders can also be assigned to physical fader executors have a look at the Speed and Time keys 6 39 Minus key...

Page 161: ...value is a space between the minus sign and the number To set a relative value you could write in the command line at 5 execute command by pressing Please An absolute value would be written at 5 execu...

Page 162: ...also move executors around E g you want to move the main executor number 0 1 1 to executor 5 on page 3 Move Exec 0 1 1 At Exec 3 5 Please Related link Move Command 6 41 Next key The Next key can be us...

Page 163: ...res Fixture 1 Thru 5 Please Selecting a range taking one fixture out and give the rest 50 Fixture 1 Thru 1 0 4 At 5 0 Please Selecting a group and give it 50 Group 1 0 At 5 0 Please Advanced Functiona...

Page 164: ...16 MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn Germany Phone 49 5251 688865 27 support at ma dot2 com www malighting com This is the Shapers Preset Type This is the Video Pres...

Page 165: ...hat you want to remove If you need to remove an entire fixture you can press Off followed by the fixture in a fixture view or using the command Off Fixture 1 Please Will remove fixture one from the pr...

Page 166: ...se Will activate all parameters for fixture one in the programmer If you need to activate an entire Preset Type in your programmer you can press On followed by pressing the preset type in the preset t...

Page 167: ...he process of typing a command and haven t executed it yet by pressing Please then you can use Oops as a backspace function 6 46 Page key The Page key is used to access the different pages of executor...

Page 168: ...page number If you need to learn more about the executor pages then please read the What is Executors Related links What is Executors Page Command Page Key Page Key 6 48 Page key The Page key is used...

Page 169: ...ssing the key together with the Pause key will give you access to the Park command This can be used to park or lock any parameter or fixture E g you need to park fixture number 1 Pause Fixture 1 Pleas...

Page 170: ...hen you can use the Enter key You can toggle between activating or deactivating all the different functions attributes for the selected fixture s When you have a selection press the Please key twice n...

Page 171: ...lative or absolute value is a space between the plus sign and the number To set a relative value you could write in the command line at 5 execute command by pressing Please An absolute value would be...

Page 172: ...sing the keys and thus the commands If you need to use the position preset number 1 on fixture 1 then you can type the following from an empty programmer Fixture 1 At Preset 2 1 Please In this example...

Page 173: ...selection of fixtures it will start with the fixture with the highest ID number With each press it ll select the previous fixture going down in ID number If you have a selection of fixtures then it wi...

Page 174: ...the cue content and if you have a dot2 3D connected then you can see the previewed cues in the 3D Pressing the Prvw Preview key followed by Please will take you into the Preview mode The Prvw key wil...

Page 175: ...umber 3 on executor 5 Select Cue 3 Exec 5 Please Related link Select command 6 57 Set key The Set key is used together with the Next and Prev key This is used when you have selected some fixtures and...

Page 176: ...ciated with the Executor whit the Chaser This will set the chasers running speed to the BPMof your taps Speed masters The Speed key can also be used to create two Special Masters Press Store Speed and...

Page 177: ...e any already existing values from the location Overwrite will store your active values and delete all other values Create second cue will store your active values in a new second cue only an option w...

Page 178: ...then we can do it shorter Fixture Thru Please This will select all fixture from the one with the lowest number and all the way to the one with the highest number If you don t define anything else the...

Page 179: ...y store a different time than your defaults using the Time key When using Time with Store you get the Fade Command Example You want to store cue 2 with a fade time of 3 seconds You press Store Cue 2 T...

Page 180: ...two master types The Exec Executor Time will overwrite the fade times stored in cues and use the time you set on the fader as a cross fade between cues All delay times are ignored The Prog Programmer...

Page 181: ...the Change Functions of Executor Buttons Window Advanced Functionality If you press and hold the key and then press the Toggle key then you get the Temp command This can be used to run an executor te...

Page 182: ...executor then it will do it on the main executor You can do it on other executors by pressing Update and then one of the keys associated with the executor and the active running cue you want to updat...

Page 183: ...elated links are included to jump to another page for further information For context sensitive help on the console 1 Press Help 2 Tap in the respective view or window The context sensitive help to th...

Page 184: ...open the status and messages view tap on the icons 5 Command Line shows you all the commands you entered into the console 6 Encoder Bar with information about the function from the respective encoder...

Page 185: ...always on screen 1 It shows information about the function from the respective encoder One encoder can have 2 functions The default function of an encoder is displayed in the upper left corner in whi...

Page 186: ...the main executor right 12 normal executor buttons first two lines and 6 fader executor buttons bottom line If you store a cue on a executor the console asks to label the executor If you don t tap the...

Page 187: ...lighted and the current cue is displayed in the second line in white If the executor is off in the second line is an Off displayed Fader Executor In the bottom line of the executor bar are the six fad...

Page 188: ...for the current selected fixture White font in the preset type bar displays that this preset type is available for the current selected fixture To go to a preset type view Tap the preset type in the p...

Page 189: ...er and swatchbook Beam Tap to change beam attributes e g shutter iris and frost Focus Tap to change focus attributes e g focus and zoom Control Tap to change control attributes e g lamp control fixtur...

Page 190: ...to get the full view with attributes or remove the full view Minimize Located in the executor bar window title bar Tap to minimize the executor bar window to the executor bar If you see this icon you...

Page 191: ...ct is selected in the preset type bar the preset type view changes into an effect mode and gets a purple title bar Figure 2 Effect Mode Title Bar Effect Loop Located in the preset type views title bar...

Page 192: ...ays that this is a mode in which the changes do not interact directly with the console They need to apply by a Done 7 1 6 View Bar Figure View Bar The view bar is located at the right side of screen 2...

Page 193: ...o go to the Select View Window to see all available views On an external screen tap to go to the Select View for External Screen Window 7 2 Used Icons in Views Windows The following icons are used in...

Page 194: ...mal executor icons are some special master master speed icons visible in the executor bar and in the magic speed view The master speed icons displays which function the special master master speed has...

Page 195: ...Turns the program time master on Off Turns the program time master off Trigger Icons Trigger icons are visible in the executor bar for the main executor in the executor bar view and in the select tri...

Page 196: ...fixture name the patch address and the offset There are six edit lines To confirm your settings and add new fixtures tap in the title bar You are back in the Patch and Fixture Schedule To leave the A...

Page 197: ...es will be created To select the quantity tap the plus or minus ID The ID edit line displays the next available fixture ID To select a fixture ID tap the plus or minus To get an overview about assigne...

Page 198: ...e selected patch offset The offset is the free DMX address space between one fixture and another fixture A patch offset gives you a better overview about the fixtures and their patch address To patch...

Page 199: ...atch Break 1 To select the DMX address turn the encoder left or right To open the Select DMX Address Window press or tap the encoder Patch Offset To select the patch offset press and hold and turn the...

Page 200: ...es every 120 minutes For more information see how to save and load a show To leave the Backup Window Tap in the title bar or press Esc on the console Encoder Bar Functions Figure 2 Encoder Bar Functio...

Page 201: ...he beam preset type view In the shutter strobe iris view you control the the strobe in hertz Hz the strobe duration in seconds s and the iris in percent Strobe To select the shutter speed in Hz move t...

Page 202: ...are five iris value buttons right beside the iris slider depending on the fixture type Open Tap to open the iris Close Tap to close the iris as much as possible Strobe Tap to use the strobe effect fr...

Page 203: ...atural values 0 100 of the selected fixture type Encoder Bar Functions The default encoder speed is without decimal place To change the encoder speed to slow press the encoder key The encoder speed is...

Page 204: ...he values Below the title bar is the green edit line To clear the line tap on the right of the edit line The calculator view includes always a number pad at the left of the view Applied functions has...

Page 205: ...e next sign right from the cursor Tap to go at the beginning of the edit line Tap to go at the end of the edit line Tap to go one sign back Tap to go one sign forward Tap to insert a prefix Tap to con...

Page 206: ...the same time for Out Fade like In Fade Tap to have the same time for Out Delay like In Delay Trig Time Calculator Buttons The following buttons are available in the calculator for trig time if the cu...

Page 207: ...ne 49 5251 688865 27 support at ma dot2 com www malighting com Snd3 230 Hz Snd4 460 Hz Snd5 920 Hz Snd6 1 8 kHz Snd7 3 7 kHz Encoder Bar Functions Value s To edit a value turn the encoder left or righ...

Page 208: ...ow only by using the encoders as well In this view you calibrate the screen A screen calibration makes sure that the touch function on your screen is working well To calibrate the screen Touch and hol...

Page 209: ...ecutor Bar Window To change a function tap on the virtual button in the window It opens the Select Function of Executor Window The functions of the main executor buttons are fixed and not changeable Y...

Page 210: ...tination fixture has no previous defined values the fixture will get the values from the source fixture Merge Tap to add values from the source fixture on the top of the destination fixture Overwrite...

Page 211: ...entered value Dimmer 50 entered value 3 Dimmer open tracked value Dimmer 50 entered value Let s assume you will clone fixture 1 at fixture 2 and add only the previous defined values and not the track...

Page 212: ...Fixture 1 and 2 before clone Let s assume you will clone fixture 1 at 2 and fixture 2 should make exactly the same like fixture 1 1 Press Copy Clone Fixture 1 At 2 Please The console will ask you to c...

Page 213: ...erwrite the existing object e g cue or group The previous object will be deleted Merge Tap to add the object e g cue or group to the existing object Cancel Tap to cancel the copy function Cue only Tap...

Page 214: ...ble To leave the window tap Esc in the title bar or press Esc on the console The delete process is canceled For more information about delete refer to Delete Command and Delete Key The following table...

Page 215: ...lues on an executor with one existing cue on it or if you want to overwrite an existing cue on an executor the console ask to choose the store method There are two store methods windows available The...

Page 216: ...ue Tap to create a cue 2 with the programmer values This will create a cue list If you store new programmer values in an existing cue the store method window has additional the options Normal Cue Only...

Page 217: ...etween cue 2 and cue 3 Cue 3 is tracking the dimmer value from fixture 1 Cue Only Let s assume you will store cue 2 1 between cue 2 and 3 without affect the following cues with tracking values Cue Fix...

Page 218: ...ew 2 Double press Please All values from fixture 2 are in the programmer 3 Press Store Cue 1 and tap on the main executor in the executor bar view 4 Tap Remove Figure 6 Values of cue 1 after store rem...

Page 219: ...xecutor in the executor bar view 2 Tap Create second cue The current programmer values are stored as a second cue on the main executor Encoder Bar Functions Figure 8 Encoder bar functions choose store...

Page 220: ...rmation about Update refer to Update command and Update key The following tables explains the functions of the two methods on an example Initial Situation Cue list Fixture 1 Fixture 2 Fixture 3 Cue 1...

Page 221: ...ure type additional Raw Color Views Important The color picker and the color sliders works absolute A tap on the color picker or the color slider sets a new color value and does not follow the already...

Page 222: ...or down Primary The selected color will be mixed only from RGB attributes Max The selected color will be mixed from RGB attributes and if available from additional attributes e g white or amber Pure T...

Page 223: ...which color attributes should the selected color mostly be mixed from swipe the Q Fader up or down Swatchbook View The swatchbook view is the third tab of the color preset type view Figure 3 Swatchboo...

Page 224: ...rcent from the selected fixtures All fixture types with CMY are displayed as inverted RGB To select the DMX values from the color channel move the slider up and down Encoder Bar Functions The color pr...

Page 225: ...lue To select the brightness or blue of a color turn the encoder left or right Q To control the Q Fader turn the encoder left or right Swatchbook Encoder Bar If swatchbook is selected as color preset...

Page 226: ...utes seconds and milliseconds After the time is the command history displayed To scroll vertical use the vertical scroll bar To scroll horizontal tap in the view and move the view from right to left I...

Page 227: ...scroll in the commands forwards and backwards and display the command in the command line turn the encoder left or right Scroll To scroll in the command history up or down turn the encoder left or ri...

Page 228: ...ed without any additional sign The wing is connected to the console and is free to assign 2 The wing is displayed with a green tickmark The wing is connected to the console and assigned to a slot The...

Page 229: ...ending on the fixture type raw control views Control View The control view is the first tab of the control preset type view In the control view you control the control channels of the selected fixture...

Page 230: ...of the selected fixture type Raw Control Views The raw control views e g Lamp Reset are located after the first tab in the control preset type view Important The control sliders works absolute A tap o...

Page 231: ...press the encoder key To change the encoder speed to ultra slow press and hold the key and press the encoder key To open the calculator press the encoder Related Links Preset Type Bar What is a Preset...

Page 232: ...tion window If no timecode source is turned on the TC Record button is showed grayed out and the timecode trigger icon is displayed in red Figure 2 Cues View No timecode source is turned on in the Tim...

Page 233: ...ser mode are shown gray out For more information about chasers refer to What is a Chaser and How to work with Chasers Additional is the chaser bar visible Figure 4 Chaser Bar in the Cues View Forward...

Page 234: ...s turn the encoder left or right To set the fade percent with decimal places press and then turn the encoder left or right The encoder speed is slow Speed only available if the executor is a chaser To...

Page 235: ...e the dimmer slider up or down Important The dimmer slider works absolute A tap on the dimmer slider sets a new dimmer value and does not follow the already set dimmer values The dimmer wheel and the...

Page 236: ...re types with a color mix system have a raw dimmer channel in the dot2 to select the brightness Encoder Bar Functions The default encoder speed is without decimal place To change the encoder speed to...

Page 237: ...xtures and the attributes in the universes 1 8 The universe 9 displays the DMX input and works only for DMX remote For more information refer to Remote Inputs Configuration To pin the view and deactiv...

Page 238: ...If an attribute has a DMX output the values starts with 1 dark green and goes up to 255 neon bright green To search for a fixture in the DMX view and mark it Select the fixture in the fixture view and...

Page 239: ...ster open the tools window or use the DMX command Figure 4 DMX View with active DMX Tester DMX Address Below the title bar and leftmost on the screen are the DMX address columns The horizontal address...

Page 240: ...DMX View Encoder Bar on Screen 1 Scroll To scroll in the DMX view up or down turn the encoder left or right 7 21 Edit Cue Number s Window To go to the Edit Cue Number s Window open the Cues View and p...

Page 241: ...f 10 cues to cue 11 use the move command New Number Select the new start cue number e g 1 1 Step Width Select the step width of the cue numbers e g 0 1 Renumber Tap to apply the changes and go back to...

Page 242: ...following preset types are predefined effects available Dimmer Position Gobo Color Beam Focus To go to the Dimmer Effect View select Dimmer in the preset type bar The title bar displays in which effec...

Page 243: ...ard only the effect values from the selected fixtures open the dimmer effect view and tap Off Figure 4 Dimmer effect is off The dimmer effect is discarded from the programmer Stomp Effects Every effec...

Page 244: ...huffle Selection in the Macros Pool Sync The Sync button is available if effects are running in the programmer Tap to synchronize effects in the programmer Refer to SyncEffects Command Align Selects t...

Page 245: ...er 8 Soft dimmer effect and pan tilt movement This effect is in the position effects as well Figure 9 Dim P T Ballyoo Dim Tilt Flyout object number 9 Fixtures are moving from position one to position...

Page 246: ...ts available 2Gobo object number 10 Changes between two gobos on the gobowheel Select the gobos with high value and low value in the gobo preset type view effect mode Figure 11 2 Gobo effect Gobo obje...

Page 247: ...inbow object number 15 A red green blue rainbow effect with softness This is a mix color effect Figure 14 RGB Rainbow effect Colorwheel 2color object number 16 Changes between two colors This is a col...

Page 248: ...ult encoder speed is without decimal place To change the encoder speed to slow press the encoder key The encoder speed is with decimal place To change the encoder speed to ultra slow press and hold th...

Page 249: ...on an empty executor in the executor bar window Figure 1 Empty Executor Window There are four executor options available Store Executor Tap to store the active programmer values as a cue on the execu...

Page 250: ...title bar or press Esc on the console Example Store Executor Let s assume you will store the active programmer values as a cue on an executor 1 Figure 2 Executor with one cue 1 Tap on the empty execu...

Page 251: ...utor bar window The empty executor window opens 2 Tap Store Speed Executor The select master type window opens 3 Tap Master Rate The executor 6 is a master rate Example Time Executor Let s assume you...

Page 252: ...itle is displayed what object you edit To delete the content in the green edit line tap the rightmost of the edit line To edit the name tap in the green edit line Use the virtual keyboard and number p...

Page 253: ...executor pages Press Page or Page or use the page pool view The executor colors displays which kind of executor it is The executor window on screen 2 is fragmented in the main executor right 12 norma...

Page 254: ...ow slide down in the window or tap the minimize icon in the title bar For more information about executors refer to What are executors 7 26 Executor Pool View To go to the Executor Pool View on screen...

Page 255: ...ess Copy tap the executor which should be copied and then tap in the field where the executor copy should go to A copied executor get a consecutively number after the executor name to see the differen...

Page 256: ...on the respective icon in the title bar To pin the view and deactivate the dynamic view mode tap the pin The fixtures types and values can have different colors For more about colors go to system col...

Page 257: ...dimmer value Figure 3 Example fixture ID 1 Displays additional to the dimmer bar the dimmer value of 50 in red programmer values and 0 0 for the position of pan and tilt values Figure 4 Example fixtu...

Page 258: ...me column are the attributes displayed in the same order like the preset type bar If you use a preset the name of the preset is displayed instead of the value Figure 7 Fixtures sheet view with used pr...

Page 259: ...eet in blind Layout View To go to one of the fixtures layout view tap at one of the layout icons Figure 9 Fixtures layout view By default the fixtures layout view is empty For more information about t...

Page 260: ...he fixture schedule overview is fragmented in three parts Summary Overview and Detail Summary The summary displays how many DMX channels are in use and how many DMX channels are free Overview The over...

Page 261: ...to the Focus Preset Type View tap Focus in the Preset Type Bar or Press and hold and press 6 for preset type 6 Focus The focus preset type view is only active if the selected fixture type has focus a...

Page 262: ...ocus preset type view With the focus slider you control the focus of the projection To select a focus value move the focus slider up and down 1 near focus 100 far focus There are three focus default b...

Page 263: ...ns The default encoder speed is without decimal place To change the encoder speed to slow press the encoder key The encoder speed is with decimal place To change the encoder speed to ultra slow press...

Page 264: ...bo views and raw gobo views depending on the fixture type Important The gobo sliders works absolute A tap on a gobo slider sets a new gobo value and does not follow the already set gobo values The res...

Page 265: ...ockwise The slider change into a select speed in rpm revolution per minute slider Stop Tap to stop the spinning Spin Tap to let the entire gobowheel spin counter clockwise The slider change into a sel...

Page 266: ...cimal place To change the encoder speed to slow press the encoder key The encoder speed is with decimal place To change the encoder speed to ultra slow press and hold the key and press the encoder key...

Page 267: ...in the executor bar To turn global autofix on tap at the prohibition sign until the tick is displayed Global Autofix Off If global autofix is off running executors are not visible in the executor bar...

Page 268: ...999 group buttons available To scroll in the groups view slide the vertical scroll bar or slide up and down in the view A selected group is displayed with a yellow font A group without a function is d...

Page 269: ...he view bar and then Help In this view you have access to the help files from the dot2 If a topic is not available in the selected display language it is a message at the beginning of the text and you...

Page 270: ...of the dot2 Keys Overview about all keys including detailed description Views Windows Overview about all views and windows including detailed description Commands All commands in detail Error Message...

Page 271: ...fixture schedule tap Import In this view you select the fixture type and import it to the Patch and Fixture Schedule in the current show file This view has three fixture type columns and one in infor...

Page 272: ...e items displays all to the device available modes in the mode column Column Mode This is the third column in this window In this column are all available devices regarding to the selected manufacture...

Page 273: ...elect a manufacturer turn the encoder left or right Fixture Type To scroll in the column Device Name up and down and select a device turn the encoder left or right Mode To scroll in the column Mode up...

Page 274: ...key slider is the third one To select brightness of the highlighted key on the console move the slider up or down 100 is the highest value to select To leave the Key Backlight Window tap in the title...

Page 275: ...go back to the Patch and Fixture Schedule tap Do nothing and stay in Patch Fixture Schedule To skip all changes and go back to the Setup tap Skip All Changes To apply all changes and go back to the F...

Page 276: ...rom a USB stick To load a selected file tap OK in the title bar The show file will be loaded and opens To delete a selected file tap the trash can It opens a warning message To see the backup files ta...

Page 277: ...computer it will create a further drive below the Demoshows folder for the USB stick The selected drive or folder is marked with an orange indicator on the left Files On the right side of the window...

Page 278: ...mn Files turn the encoder left or right To load a selected file press the encoder 7 38 Macros Pool View To go to the Macros Pool View on screen 1 press Macro on the console Figure 1 Macros pool view M...

Page 279: ...alues of the selected fixtures one step to the right This is useful to create a chaser Figure 2 Before circular copy Figure 3 After circular copy 9 Circular Copy Copies all values of the selected fixt...

Page 280: ...ingle Preset Type A pop up asks from what fixture you like to clone 2 Type 1for fixture 1 One of the fixtures using the preset is enough Tap Ok in the title bar A pop up asks to what fixture you like...

Page 281: ...ure in Executor Clones the fixture only on the entered executor If the source fixture is using a preset the preset will be cloned as well This makes sense if you need to add one more fixture on an exe...

Page 282: ...every third fixture is highlighted Reset the Next and Previous Key back to default by using Macro 36 MAtricks RESET 24 MAtricks 1 4 Selects every fourth fixture of the current fixture selection starti...

Page 283: ...nd Previous Key selects the next or previous block Reset the Next and Previous Key back to default by using Macro 36 MAtricks RESET 30 MAtricks Even Selects every second fixture of the current fixture...

Page 284: ...d fixture of the current fixture selection starting with the first fixture Next and Previous Key function changes into a toggle function between even and odd Reset the Next and Previous Key back to de...

Page 285: ...or e g effects or the highlight function The shuffle selection macro mixed up the order of the fixture selection Example without Shuffle Selection Macro Select the fixtures in the fixtures view from 1...

Page 286: ...ix up the values of the selected fixtures Figure 14 Before shuffle values Figure 15 After shuffle values 45 Stomp Running Effects Mutes all running effects To start the effects again press Clear For m...

Page 287: ...tor Master Rate Controls the rate of the trig time fade and delay If the master rate fader is used the trig time fade and delay times in the cue list are indicated by an asterisk Figure 2 Main Cue Lis...

Page 288: ...ter speed turn the encoder left or right To open the calculator press the encoder Master Rate To change the master rate turn the encoder left or right To open the calculator press the encoder Exec Tim...

Page 289: ...Configuration window press Tools and tap at MIDI Configuration Figure 1 MIDI Configuration Window In the MIDI Configuration window you select the MIDI In and MIDI Out source To open the drop down wit...

Page 290: ...ys sending and receiving MIDI notes MSC MIDI Show Control In commands MSC Out commands To scroll vertical use the vertical scroll bar To scroll horizontal tap in the view and move the view from right...

Page 291: ...mands MIDI show control commands works also if the console is standalone Important You should either send or receive MIDI show control commands Send and receive MIDI show control commands can create a...

Page 292: ...he drop down list opens There are three executor available Main Only From or to the main executor Exec Page From or to a specified executor on page 1 Separated by a dot Hex 2E Exec Page From or to a s...

Page 293: ...p in the column DMX Network at Network Interface In this window you select the network interface for the dot2 onPC To see the current network interface open the System Information Window To select a n...

Page 294: ...twork protocols and dot2onPC To use Art Net or sACNwith a dot2 onPC it is necessary to have a Node4 maximum 1024 DMX channels or dot2 console connected Windows 8or Windows 8 1 To use Art Net on Window...

Page 295: ...turn Art Net or sACNon or off for the respective universe tap and hold the cell or press the Scroll Active encoder Mode Displays the supported mode of the network protocol Art Net Output Broadcast Art...

Page 296: ...m the show file Below the title bar is the session status displayed By default the console is standalone To connect other devices to the console you need to start a session first To start a session ta...

Page 297: ...cell of the XLR connector or press the screen encoder The Calculator opens If only 1 universe in total is patched but different XLR outs are necessary you can assign the same universe to more than one...

Page 298: ...lbrunn Germany Phone 49 5251 688865 27 support at ma dot2 com www malighting com Red Version Number The device can not connect If the version number is red you tried to connect devices with different...

Page 299: ...standard filename is show_date show_2014 08 08 To edit the standard filename enter the filename with the virtual keyboard in the green edit line To create a new show file tap OK in the title bar The...

Page 300: ...buttons available Everything off Turns all executor off resets all special masters and clears the programmer Turn all Executors off Turns off all running cues and chasers Reset all Special Masters Tur...

Page 301: ...at ma dot2 com www malighting com Hint Clear programmer is the same function as press the Clear Key twice Encoder Bar Functions Figure 2 Encoder Bar Off Window Select To select one of the three off b...

Page 302: ...ays how long ago the action was executed The column Description displays the description of the action To select actions tap in the line If you want to select an action to undo them you have to start...

Page 303: ...to another page To change the current page tap on a page in the page pool The executor bar executor bar window or change functions of executor bar window displays the selected page The current select...

Page 304: ...lso invert DMX values and encoders A selected fixtures has a blue background and a white frame around To confirm the settings tap Done in the title bar It opens the Leaving Patch Fixture Schedule Wind...

Page 305: ...the status press and hold the cell or press the scroll encoder Tilt DMX Invert Displays if tilt DMX invert is on or off nothing is displayed To change the status press and hold the cell or press the...

Page 306: ...ch and Fixture Schedule It is used to control several DMX addresses by using one fixture ID in the console The multipatch fixtures are doing all the same indicated by the same fixture ID The multipatc...

Page 307: ...View To go to the Position Preset Type View tap Position in the Preset Type Bar or Press and hold and press 2 for preset type 2 Position The position preset type view is only active if the selected fi...

Page 308: ...position tap Center Rightmost of the view are several buttons to adjust the position values There are two functions to adjust pan and tilt together Flip To change the pan and tilt combination and poi...

Page 309: ...lit from the middle into two groups The first fixture type is in group 1 and follows the entered pan values The last fixture type is in group 2 and acts mirror inverted No align To adjust equally Alig...

Page 310: ...one DMX step Pan Pan To select the value of Pan turn the encoder left or right To open the calculator press the encoder Tilt Tilt To select the value of Tilt turn the encoder left or right To open th...

Page 311: ...he screen press and hold the preset object tile To edit a stored preset object with the keys press Edit and then tap the object which you like to edit To move an object Press Move tap the object which...

Page 312: ...fer to Update key Update command and Edit key A position preset with an effect can only be end by using the Stomp function or Off function Refer to Stomp command and Off command All other effect prese...

Page 313: ...r Figure 9 Color Preset Color Wheel and Mix Color This is the color preset 4 22 4 Color Preset Pool Object Tile 22 A color preset from a color wheel is displayed as circle A color preset from a mix co...

Page 314: ...sume you will store a preset object for all Alpha Spot QWO fixtures with a gobo a color and a focus 1 Select the Alpha Spot QWO fixtures in the fixture view 2 Select the gobo color and the focus 3 Pre...

Page 315: ...e page press and hold the cell or select the cell and press the scroll encoder The Calculator opens Executor only if the selected type is executor Displays the assigned executor number from the select...

Page 316: ...a fader the velocity controls the fader level Additional to the four standard columns the MIDI remote control has the Note column Note Displays the available MIDI notes from 0 127 DMX For using the D...

Page 317: ...hting com To scroll up or down turn the encoder left or right To scroll left or right press and turn the encoder left or right To edit a selected cell press the encoder The respective window opens Sel...

Page 318: ...splayed To edit the filename enter the filename with the virtual keyboard To save a copy of the current show file with a new filename tap in the title bar The show file is saved and the Backup menu is...

Page 319: ...Fixtures tap at the last field Patch the Select button The Select DMX Address Window opens Figure 1 Select DMX Address Window In this window you patch fixtures and select a DMX address Below the title...

Page 320: ...inside a universe displays which DMX addresses are assigned If there are no dots in a universe the universe is free Universe Table The universe table is right beside the universe overview The table h...

Page 321: ...251 688865 27 support at ma dot2 com www malighting com Figure 3 Universe Table with fitting Fixture A selected fixtures which is unfitting in the selected DMX address ha a red background Figure 4 Uni...

Page 322: ...r Patch Offset To select a patch offset turn the encoder left or right For more information about patch offset refer to Add New Fixtures Window 7 56 Select DMX Ports To go to the Select DMX Ports wind...

Page 323: ...ture ID s for the selected fixture types To jump to the next available fixture ID back tap the jump back icon To jump to the next available fixture ID forwards tap the jump forwards icon The green edi...

Page 324: ...D tile has a green background To confirm the selected fixture ID s tap OK in the title bar To leave the Select Fixture ID s Window tap Esc in the title bar Encoder Bar Functions Figure 4 Encoder Bar F...

Page 325: ...the disk tap at the export icon An information pop up opens and tells you what fixture type was exported The fixture type xml file is on the USB stick in the folder dot2 library Furthermore the fixtur...

Page 326: ...e fixture type is the manufacturer displayed Sheet View To go to the sheet view tap the sheet view icon in the title bar Figure 2 Select Fixture Type Window Sheet View The table has nine columns with...

Page 327: ...fixture type To edit the mode press and hold the cell It opens the Edit Mode Window 9 Used Displays how often the fixture type is imported in the Patch and Fixture Schedule Fixture Type Info On screen...

Page 328: ...r in the Remote Inputs Configuration Window Figure 1 Select Function for Remote Input Analog If the selected type in the remote inputs configuration is Exec you have to selected the kind of executor t...

Page 329: ...hat are executors Normal Executor Button If the selected executor is an normal executor with a cue list on it there are seven different functions available Figure 1 Select Function of Executor Normal...

Page 330: ...gle Turns the master speed executor on or off Learn Learns a tact BPM Double Speed Multiplies the current speed by 2 Half Speed Divides the current speed by 2 Reset Speed Resets the master speed to 60...

Page 331: ...cutor Time Master Toggle Turns the program time master or executor time master on or off On Turns the program time master or executor time master on Off Turns the program time master or executor time...

Page 332: ...s the output of dimmer values Crossfade Crossfade between two cues CrossfadeA Crossfade downgoing dimmer values CrossfadeB Crossfade upgoing dimmer values TempFader Crossfade the cue on when pulled up...

Page 333: ...Language Window press Setup and tap at Language Figure 1 Select Language Window In this view you select the display language There are nine languages available German English Spanish French Italian Po...

Page 334: ...dow This window displays all available sessions The upper limit is four sessions If a session exist the session is displayed as Join Session along with the name of the show file To join or start a new...

Page 335: ...n Window To go to the Select Station Window open the Network Setup and tap Add Figure Select Station Window This window displays all available station in the network along with their IPv6 address To a...

Page 336: ...gger for the current cue There are six cue triggers available 1 Go 2 Time 3 Follow 4 Sound 5 BPM 6 Timecode If the cue trigger is set to sound there are special sound trig time buttons in the calculat...

Page 337: ...figuration Window The type is the action what the console does when the remote contact is activated There are three types available None The console does nothing Exec Executor The console executes the...

Page 338: ...view you select the view for the screen 2 or all further screens The current selected view is displayed in yellow The following views are available Command Line View DMX View Effects View Help View Ma...

Page 339: ...external screen The window is fragmented in the arrangement column on the left side and the preview view of the selected arrangement On the right side is the view bar displayed To select the view for...

Page 340: ...options available 1 Single One big view spread over the entire screen 2 Split Horizontally Split screen horizontal in two rows with two views 3 Split Vertically Split screen vertical in two columns wi...

Page 341: ...he Select Wing Window tap the wings icon in the title bar of the Virtual Playbacks View In this view you select the wing for the virtual playback There are five wings available Core Fader Is the basic...

Page 342: ...llision window has a table with three columns ID Displays the session number Name Displays the show file name Master IP Displays the IP address of the master At the bottom of the window are three acti...

Page 343: ...he executor displayed in the view The Select Function of Executor Window opens Chaser To set the executor to a chaser tap at the prohibition sign Hint You can identify that an executor is a chaser if...

Page 344: ...a fader position of 0 is reached If autostop is off the executor stays on when a fader position of 0 is reached Use Master Speed To deactivate master speed for an executor tap at the tick mark If an e...

Page 345: ...of any attributes which are used in any cue on this executor If cue zero is on any attributes which are used in any cue on this executor will have their default values additional to the values of the...

Page 346: ...cue zero and status Example Cue Zero On Copy no Status Let s assume you copy cue 1 at cue 4 with cue zero on but with no status The values from cue 3 are tracked to cue 4 Figure 7 Copied cue 1 to cue...

Page 347: ...l SMPTE MIDI 7 71 Setup Window To open the Setup Window press Setup on the console Figure 1 Setup Window In this window you can make different settings regarding the Show Console and the DMX Network T...

Page 348: ...System Clock To select the display language tap at Language To make a software update tap at Software Update Network In the column DMX Network are settings regarding the DMX Network To select the netw...

Page 349: ...view you control the raw shapers values in natural values 0 100 of the selected fixture type Encoder Bar Functions In the upper left corner of the encoder is the corresponding slider displayed To sel...

Page 350: ...erted USB stick Refer to Getting Started Guide Physical Setup and Layout Current Version Displays the current version number and version date on the console Update Version Displays the version number...

Page 351: ...possible to the current BPMslider value the incoming BPMsignal will be adjusted automatically by an even multiple factor e g 2 To adjust the BPMmanually use the BPM slider To leave the Sound Input Con...

Page 352: ...es are displayed in white lettering To get an overview about all possible status and messages tap at in the title bar All possible status and messages are displayed The table has four columns Icon Dis...

Page 353: ...in a standalone mode Smiley Right beside the command line is the smiley The smiley indicates a standalone mode and everything is OK Console in a Session The dot2 has joined a session Network loss Net...

Page 354: ...4 DMX channels are patched on a dot2 onPC Parked DMX channels are parked Parked channels has a blue background in the DMX view To unpark all DMX channels open the tools window Preview Preview is on Re...

Page 355: ...ss are available Change the IP address Speed 1 Master speed is on To turn the master speed off refer to Magic Speed window Rate 1 Master rate is on To turn the master rate off refer to Magic Speed win...

Page 356: ...em clock tap the plus or minus To reset the system clock to the last applied system clock tap Reset To apply the changes tap Apply To leave the System Clock Window Tap in the title bar Encoder Bar Fun...

Page 357: ...e information icon in the title bar This window gives you information regarding the console Type Displays the type of the console Software Version Displays the software version number Build Displays t...

Page 358: ...faults Window To open the time defaults window press Time on the console The time defaults window opens at screen 1 In this window you can set default timing for cues and preset types If a default tim...

Page 359: ...ing button and the calculator opens To reset all cue timings tap at Preset Types Timing Preset type timings have a higher priority than cue timings Preset type timings will replace cue timings Example...

Page 360: ...ted timecode signal will be used If the first connected timecodes signal is failed the second connected timecode signal will be use On the left side of the screen are the two available timecodes displ...

Page 361: ...tester values are displayed with a red background in the DMX view Unpark all DMX Channels Unparks all DMX channels Parked DMX values are displayed with a blue background in the DMX view Sound Sound In...

Page 362: ...ress 9 for preset type 9 Video The Video Preset Type View is fragmented in the smart view and raw video views The raw video views are different depending on the fixture type The video preset type view...

Page 363: ...programmer Raw Video Views The raw video views are located after the smart view Figure 4 Raw video view Important The video sliders works absolute A tap on a video slider sets a new video value and do...

Page 364: ...o to the virtual playback view at screen 1 Press and hold Exec screen 2 Tap Virtual Playback on the view bar Figure Virtual Playbacks View This view gives you access to virtual executors and faders Th...

Page 365: ...e executor buttons tap the tool in the title bar The Change Functions of Executor Window opens To select the wing for the virtual playback tap the wing in the title bar The Select Wing Window opens 7...

Page 366: ...ayed with a red status bar at the left side If you have a XL F or XL B console this wing is also displayed as fixed internal with a red status bar at the left side To assign an external wing tap at th...

Page 367: ...s connected to an external wing Additional is the IPv6 address of the wing displayed A connected slot is displayed with a lime status bar indicator Assigned This slot is assigned to an external wing b...

Page 368: ...de4 To select a type tap in the table The row of a selected type has a blue background The table has four columns Type Displays the type IP Address Displays the IPv6 address Status Displays the connec...

Page 369: ...H Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn Germany Phone 49 5251 688865 27 support at ma dot2 com www malighting com Encoder Bar Functions Figure 2 Wings Nodes Diagnosis Encoder Bar Scroll To scroll i...

Page 370: ...the console 1 Press Help 2 Press the respective command key 3 Press Please The help to the entered command appears on screen 1 8 1 GoFastForward Command This page describes the syntax and how to use...

Page 371: ...al times Please Jumps to the next cue in the main cue list without timing Go Large Jumps to the next cue in the main cue list without timing Executor 1 1 Jumps to the next cue in the executor 1 1 with...

Page 372: ...eeds the following arguments GoFastBack Executor Press the executor button on which the cue list is stored you like to jump in Example To be faster press and hold the key and press the respective exec...

Page 373: ...iption With the Minus command you can Deselect objects from a selection list Reduce the dimmer value Call the previous page Syntax 1 Remove objects from a list 5 2 Reduce dimmer values At 12 3 Call pr...

Page 374: ...lighting com The fixture ID 5 is removed from the selection list Figure 2 Fixture 5 is removed from the selection list Example 2 Let s assume you have a long selection list with fixtures and you will...

Page 375: ...ved from the selection list Example 3 Let s assume you will reduce the dimmer value by 12 from selected fixtures Figure 5 Dimmer at 50 Press At 12 Please on the console The dimmer values are reduced b...

Page 376: ...cription With the Plus command you can Add objects to a selection list Add the dimmer value Call the next page Syntax 1 Add objects from a list 5 2 Add dimmer values At 12 3 Call next page Page The Pl...

Page 377: ...hting com The fixture ID 5 is added to the selection list Figure 2 Complete fixtures selection list Example 2 Let s assume you have a long selection list with fixtures and you will add fixture ID 5 th...

Page 378: ...plete fixture selection list Example 3 Let s assume you will add the dimmer value by 12 from selected fixtures Figure 5 Dimmer at 38 Press At 12 Please on the console The dimmer values are added by 12...

Page 379: ...s between a fixture and a DMX address a function and an executor button a fade time and cues of an executor Syntax 1 Assign a fixture to a DMX address Assign Fixture 21 DMX 2 1 2 Assign a function to...

Page 380: ...xec 5 Please The fade time of 10 is assigned to the cue 1 of the executor 5 now Double check the assigned fade time in the respective Cues View Example 4 Let s assume you will assign the fade time 5 t...

Page 381: ...lues to the selected fixtures At 50 2 Apply presets to selected fixtures At Preset 1 2 3 Apply a value from a fixture to another fixture Fixture 1 At Fixture 2 4 Apply a value to an executor Executor...

Page 382: ...ct at first the fixture which should get the value and then the fixture where the value comes from 1 Select the fixture which should get the value Fixture 2 2 Select the fixture where the value comes...

Page 383: ...a l 2016 MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn Germany Phone 49 5251 688865 27 support at ma dot2 com www malighting com At Key Command Line Fixtures View Preset Pools...

Page 384: ...t the dimmer attribute of executor 3 to 0 as long as you press and hold the executor Press and hold and GoFastBack Black and press and hold the respective executor button As long as you hold the execu...

Page 385: ...the blind command you can turn the live output of the programmer on or off This is useful for programming light without an actual output The blind command is a toggle function If blind is on and you p...

Page 386: ...ut without selecting the fixtures Syntax 1 Call a preset from the preset pool into the programmer Call Preset 1 1 2 Call a cue Call Cue 3 Example 1 Let s assume you will call the dimmer preset 1 from...

Page 387: ...re in the programmer and they are storable No fixture from cue 3 is selected You can still adjust the values of the fixture selection If everything looks nice store cue 4 green background with actor o...

Page 388: ...will ask you to choose the clone method Fixtures 1 and 2 are cloned at fixture 3 thru 5 All fixtures doing exactly the same Figure 2 Fixture 1 and 2 are cloned at fixture 3 thru 5 Example 2 Let s ass...

Page 389: ...p 1 At 2 2 Copy a cue to another cue on the main executor Copy Cue 1 At 2 3 Copy a cue from the main executor to another executor Copy Cue 1 At 2 Executor 4 4 Copy a cue to another cue on a normal exe...

Page 390: ...tor 2 to cue 2 on executor 2 Press Copy Exec 2 Cue 1 At Exec 2 Cue 2 Please Cue 1 from executor 2 is copied at cue 2 on executor 2 Example 5 Let s assume you have a repertoire of pages with all possib...

Page 391: ...ixtures of a cue in the fixtures view copy a cue go to a cue Syntax 1 Select the fixtures of a cue Cue 1 2 Copy a cue Copy Cue 2 At 9 3 Go to a cue Goto Cue 3 Executor 5 Example 1 Let s assume you wil...

Page 392: ...tion With the default command you can set all attributes back to their default values of fixtures of a preset type Syntax 1 Set all attributes of a fixture back to their default values Fixture 1 Defau...

Page 393: ...e you will set the attributes of the preset type position back to their default values for the current selected fixture There are three ways to do this a Press Default and tap Position in the preset t...

Page 394: ...Let s assume you will store a new cue 1 on the main executor with a delay time of 3 seconds Press Store 1 Cue 1 three times Time Delay 3 Please Cue 1 is stored on the main executor with a delay time o...

Page 395: ...is stored on the main executor the console ask to choose the delete method Example 2 Let s assume you will delete cue 1 from a executor 1 There are three different ways to do this a Press Delete 1 Cu...

Page 396: ...ures view The console asks to confirm the unpatch process Tap OK Fixture 1 is unpatched Double check the patched fixtures in the Patch and Fixture Schedule 8 16 Dmx Command This page describes the syn...

Page 397: ...assume you will make a DMX test with the DMX address 1 7 and set the DMX value at 100 Press DMX 1 7 At 1 0 0 Please The DMX value is 254 and is displayed with a red background in the DMX View Example...

Page 398: ...2 1 Press Label Assign Fixture 1 At DMX 2 1 Please Fixture 1 is patched at DMX address 2 1 Hint Double check the DMX address in the DMX View or the Patch and Fixture Schedule Example 5 Let s assume yo...

Page 399: ...DMX channels of a universe unpatch all DMX channels of a universe Syntax 1 Unpark all DMX channels of a universe Unpark DmxUniverse 1 2 Unpatch all DMX channels of a universe Delete DmxUniverse 1 Exa...

Page 400: ...ecutor cues presets groups As long as you are in the edit mode the Edit key is flashing To update the edited values press Update Please To leave the edit mode press Esc Syntax 1 Open the cues view of...

Page 401: ...s from the current cue are selected and the values are active in the programmer red values with red background The tracked values are displayed in red If no cue on the main executor is active cue 1 fr...

Page 402: ...Syntax Start dimmer effect 3 for the selected fixtures At Effect 3 Example Let s assume you will start dimmer effect 3 for the selected fixtures Press At Effect 3 Please Dimmer effect 3 starts for th...

Page 403: ...ensity of an executor to 50 Executor 1 At 50 5 Trigger an executor with a go Go Executor 1 Example 1 Let s assume you will select all fixtures used in the cue list of executor 1 There are two ways to...

Page 404: ...ader doesn t move To grab the fader again you have to move the fader once to the actual value The fader is working Hint To apply values to the main executor type only Exec in the command line without...

Page 405: ...ill go to cue 2 on executor 1 with a fade time of 3 seconds Press Goto Cue 2 Exec 1 Time Fade 3 Please The console goes to cue 2 on executor 1 with a fade time of 3 seconds Example 2 Let s assume you...

Page 406: ...executor in the executor bar and executor bar view no matter what page you are Syntax Fix and unfix a executor Fix Executor 1 Example 1 Let s assume you will fix executor 6 to have the executor alway...

Page 407: ...ription With the fixture command you select fixtures in the fixtures view Syntax Select fixtures Fixture 10 Example 1 Let s assume you will select all dimmers fixtures 1 thru 10 Press Fixture 1 Thru 1...

Page 408: ...to 100 as long as you press and hold the executor There are two ways to do this a If you did not change the default functions of the executor buttons you can just press of executor 3 b Press Flash an...

Page 409: ...y of the selected fixtures to 100 Full 2 Set the intensity of a selection of fixtures to 100 Fixture 1 Thru 3 Full 3 Set the intensity of an executor to 100 Executor 1 Full Example 1 Let s assume you...

Page 410: ...ixture 1 Thru 3 Full The full command will be directly executed The values of the fixtures 1 thru 3 are set to 100 and they are active in the programmer Example 3 Let s assume you will set the intensi...

Page 411: ...in To go to the FullHighlight command press and hold Full FullHighlight at the console The command will be directly executed Description With the FullHighlight command you have all highlight values i...

Page 412: ...utor 1 Example 1 Let s assume the executor 1 is running and you will go forward to the next cue on the cue list stored on executor 1 There are two ways to do this a Press the small Go Go and the respe...

Page 413: ...the executor 1 is running and you will go back to the previous cue on the cue list stored on executor 1 There are two ways to do this a Press the small Go GoBack and the respective executor button b P...

Page 414: ...xecutor will be executed Example 2 Let s assume you will directly execute cue 2 on executor 1 There are three ways to do this a Press Goto 2 Cue 2 and then the respective executor button b Press Goto...

Page 415: ...up from the groups pool All fixtures stored in the group are selected in the fixtures view The order of the selected fixtures is the same order as you select the fixtures and stored them in a group Sy...

Page 416: ...ext sensitive to a command Syntax 1 Open the manual on the console Help 2 Open the context sensitive help to a command Help Fix Example 1 Let s assume you will open the manual of the MA dot 2 Press He...

Page 417: ...xture 33 If Executor 1 3 Limit the delete command Delete Cue 3 If Fixture 1 Example 1 Let s assume you will deselect all current selected fixtures if they are not stored in group 1 Press and hold If I...

Page 418: ...w to use the IfOutput command To go to the IfOutput command press If IfOutput on the console Description With the IfOutput command you can select all fixtures in the fixtures view with a current dimme...

Page 419: ...preset Cyan in the color presets pool b Press If IfOutput Preset 4 preset pool color 2 second preset in the color preset pool Please All fixtures using currently color preset Cyan 4 2 are selected and...

Page 420: ...ol View opens 2 Tap at Macro 22 Invert press Group 1 Please All other fixtures in group 1 are selected to assign them an other color Figure 2 The other fixtures of group 1 are selected Example 2 Let s...

Page 421: ...Preset Example 1 Let s assume you will label the fixtures 1 thru 10 as Mac700 with a consecutive number at the end in the fixtures sheet view There are two ways to to this a Press Label Fixture 1 Thr...

Page 422: ...Preset Object 1 Please b Press Label and tap at the preset 1 in the color preset pool The Enter Name for Window opens Enter Dark Red The color preset is labeled as Dark Red Related Links Label Key Fix...

Page 423: ...e to have it The chaser learns the speed of the tapping of the executor button Example 2 Let s assume you will set the speed of an effect Press and hold Speed Learn and press the executor button of th...

Page 424: ...l 8 38 MidiNote Command This page describes the syntax and how to use the MidiNote command To use the MidiNote command type MidiNote or the short cut Mn in the command line Description With the MidiNo...

Page 425: ...d MIDI channel and full velocity 127 MidiNote 1 12 3 Send MIDI Note with the selected MIDI channel from the MIDI Show Control window and a velocity of 60 MidiNote 12 60 4 Send a MIDINote Off MidiNote...

Page 426: ...in the executor pool or to another page pool Syntax 1 Move a group to another position Move Group 1 At 3 2 Move a preset to another position Move Preset 1 At 3 3 Move an executor to another position o...

Page 427: ...or 6 c Press Move press executor button 1 on the console and then press executor button 6 at the console The executor is moved from position 1 at position 6 Example 4 Let s assume you will move execut...

Page 428: ...fade time off turn off all normal executors assigned with a cue list remove selected fixtures from the fixtures view Syntax 1 Turn off the main executor Off 2 Turn off an executor with fade time Off...

Page 429: ...10 and you will remove fixture 5 along with their values from the programmer in the fixtures view There are two ways to do this a Press Off and then tap on fixture 5 in the fixtures view b Press Off...

Page 430: ...ures in the programmer On PresetType 1 Example 1 Let s assume you will turn on executor 1 There are three ways to do this a Press On and the respective executor button b Press On Exec 1 Please c Press...

Page 431: ...ect fixture 1 thru 10 in the fixtures view and press twice Please All values from fixture 1 thru 10 are active in the programmer Example 5 Let s assume you will active all dimmer values for the select...

Page 432: ...waiting time for getting smaller dimmer values Syntax Store a cue and set its out delay time Store Cue 1 OutDelay 4 Example Let s assume you will store a new cue 1 on the main executor and set its out...

Page 433: ...values Syntax 1 Store a new cue 1 with an out fade time of 4 seconds Store Cue 1 OutFade 4 2 Assign a out fade time of 5 seconds to the existing cue 3 on executor 1 Assign OutFade 5 Cue 3 Executor 1 E...

Page 434: ...n off all executors from a page delete a page store a page label a page Syntax 1 Turn off all executors from a page Off Page 1 2 Delete a page Delete Page 1 3 Store a new page Store Page 2 4 Label a p...

Page 435: ...ou will label page 2 as effects There are two ways to do this a Press Label Page 2 Please b Press Label and tap on page 2 in the page pool The Enter Name for Window opens Related Links Page Pool View...

Page 436: ...sume you will park the current values of fixture 1 There are two ways to do this a Press and hold Pause Park and tap at fixture 1 in the fixtures view b Press and hold Pause Park Fixture 1 Please Exam...

Page 437: ...ort at ma dot2 com www malighting com Example 4 Let s assume you will park DMX channel 1 2 There are two ways to do this a Press and hold Pause Park and tap at DMX channel 1 2 in the DMX view b Press...

Page 438: ...a toggle function If the executor is running the pause command will set it to a pause If the executor is set to a pause the pause command will stop the pause and keep him running again Syntax To paus...

Page 439: ...preset to a fixture Fixture 1 At Preset 1 Example 1 Let s assume you will label dimmer preset 1 as close 1 Open the dimmer presets pool 2 a Press Label Preset 1 Please 2 b Press Label and tap on pres...

Page 440: ...resetType 1 2 Open a preset type pool by preset type name PresetType Dimmer Example 1 Let s assume you will open the color preset pool by number Requirement Presets is selected in the view bar There a...

Page 441: ...u can use the Preview command for preview executors cues Hint If the console is in the preview mode the Prvw key is blinking and the title bar of the fixtures sheet changes into red Hint To leave the...

Page 442: ...n the cues view of the main executor b Press Prvw Cue 1 Please c Press Prvw Please The preview of cue 1 on the main executor is visible in the fixtures view without having a DMX output Example 3 Let s...

Page 443: ...mmand you can store on an executor a Master Speed Master Rate For more information about what is a master speed or a master rate refer to the glossary Syntax Store a master speed or master rate on an...

Page 444: ...command line Description With the Record command you can turn on turn off a timecode record for an executor Syntax 1 Turn on a timecode record Record On 2 Turn off a timecode record Record Off Example...

Page 445: ...lues Remove PresetType Dimmer Example Let s assume you will remove the dimmer value of fixture 4 in cue 2 1 Select the fixture type in the fixtures view 2 Press Delete Remove and tap on Dimmer in the...

Page 446: ...used on executor 2 1 Open the position presets pool 2 Press Move Replace tap at preset 4 press Move With tap at preset 5 press If and executor button 2 Please Replace Preset 2 4 With Preset 2 5 If Ex...

Page 447: ...Group 2 Please The console gives you an overview about how many objects will change and asks to confirm the replace operation To apply and leave the window tap Ok To apply and get a detailed report ta...

Page 448: ...ou will select the fixture using the DMX address 1 1 Press Select and tap in the DMX view at 1 1 The fixture with the DMX address 1 1 is selected Example 2 Let s assume you will select all fixtures fr...

Page 449: ...on command To go to the Selection command press and hold and Fixture on the console Description With the Selection command you can deselect the current selection of fixtures The fixtures are removed f...

Page 450: ...t The Art Net IP address has to be an address with 2 x x x or 10 x x x With the SetIP command you can Change the Art Net IP address Change the sACNIP address See the available Ethernet interfaces alon...

Page 451: ...deckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn Germany Phone 49 5251 688865 27 support at ma dot2 com www malighting com 3 Press Please The console ask if you want to reboot now 4 Tap Reboot Now The console reb...

Page 452: ...rcent to an existing cue Assign Cue 1 SnapPercent 4 Example 1 Let s assume you will store a new cue 1 on executor 4 with a snap percent of 2 There are three ways to do this a Press Store 1 Cue 1 Exec...

Page 453: ...current effect The stomp command is the same as the stomp in the effects view Syntax Mute a running effect Stomp Example Let s assume you will mute all position preset type effects There are two ways...

Page 454: ...p in the groups view Store Group 1 Store an active dimmer value as dimmer preset in the dimmer presets pool Store Preset 1 1 Store a master speed fader on an executor Store Rate Executor 1 3 Examples...

Page 455: ...e g on the console The cue is stored on executor 1 Example 3 Let s assume you will store a selection of fixtures as group 1 in the groups view There are two different ways to do this a Press Store Gro...

Page 456: ...to the StoreLook command press and hold and Store on the console Description With the StoreLook command you can store your actual look as a cue on an executor The StoreLook command stores all dimmer v...

Page 457: ...0 For more information about the colors in the fixtures sheet refer to System Colors Values 8 61 SyncEffects Command This page describes the syntax and how to use the SyncEffects command Important If...

Page 458: ...g effects SyncEffects Example Let s assume you have fixture 1 8 running with a dimmer PWM Pulse width modulation effect and fixture 11 18 also running with a dimmer PWMeffect They are not synchronized...

Page 459: ...utor fader If you keep the hands off from the executor button the executor is off again The Temp Off command will be executed Syntax Turn the executor temporary on Temp Executor 1 Example Let s assume...

Page 460: ...fixtures in the fixtures view Fixture 5 Thru 10 3 Delete cues and all following cues from the main executor Delete Cue 3 Thru 4 Delete cues and all following cues from an executor button Delete Cue 3...

Page 461: ...me you will delete cue 3 and all following executors from executor button 1 Important After you pressed Delete Cue it appears on screen 1 the main cue list Continue the command with the cue number and...

Page 462: ...oggle is the default function on all executor buttons Syntax Toggle executor 1 Toggle Executor 1 Example Let s assume you will toggle the executor 1 There are three ways to do this a Press Toggle and...

Page 463: ...dimmer output make sure that the fader of an exutor is not at 0 If the fader is at 0 you get no dimmer output There are three ways to do this a Press Flash Top and the respective executor button b Pre...

Page 464: ...channels open the tools window Syntax 1 Unpark a previous parked fixture Unpark Fixture 1 2 Unpark a previous parked DMX channel Unpark Dmx 1 34 3 Unpark preset type attributes of the current fixture...

Page 465: ...e word Dimmer Tap Enter The previous parked dimmer attributes of the current fixture selection is unparked Related Links Tools Window Fixtures View DMX View Go Key Small MA Key 8 67 Update Command Thi...

Page 466: ...preset pools view b Press Update Preset 1 Please Preset 1 is updated with the values in the programmer After an update the fixtures sheet view displays the name of the preset To see the values stored...

Page 467: ...u will see the cues of executor 3 on page 1 Figure 1 Cues View Press and then respective executor button The cues view of the executor is visible on screen 1 Related Links View Eye Key Cues View 8 69...

Page 468: ...ro Zero 2 Set the intensity of a selection of fixtures to zero Fixture 1 Thru 3 Zero 3 Set the intensity from an executor to zero Executor 1 Zero Example 1 Let s assume you will set the intensity of a...

Page 469: ...ted If fixtures are selected the zero command will be always execute to all selected fixtures Press Fixture 1 Thru 3 The Zero command will be directly executed The values of the fixtures 1 thru 3 are...

Page 470: ...e Label cues executors groups presets and so on immediately after storing Refer to Label Command Connect an external touch screen for advanced handling and the best overview We recommend the ELO 1928L...

Page 471: ...a tap at the Cancel button in the Release Notes window shutdown the console The Cancel button closes the Release Notes window now Fixed issue where the numeric keyboard was not available in the Selec...

Page 472: ...function as additional button function Swop is the same as a Flash button but in addition all dimmer attributes from other executors jump to zero Executors have an additional Swop Protect function To...

Page 473: ...sheet view A vertical magenta marker between fixture ID and fixture name displays that an effect is running in the programmer or comes from a cue Effects stored in presets can be edited and updated Ot...

Page 474: ...includes preset type filtering Fixed Name column in a cue view on step scroll is done only vertically to keep the row up to date Unified Import Fixture Types dialog Fixed editing of the non editable...

Page 475: ...of 3000 Beam rendering Improved in this release Better rendering of beams with and without using prism What s changed Maximum Beam length increased by factor 10 Fixed bugs Description Fixed wrong UV...

Page 476: ...If the console crashes use the commands ChrashLogCopy and CrashLogList to get further information for the technical support Technical Service and Support MA Lighting and its extensive distributor netw...

Page 477: ...scription With the CrashLogCopy command you can copy crash log files to the inserted USB stick The crash log files are in the folder dot2 temp To delete crash log files from the dot2 console use the C...

Page 478: ...mand type CrashLogDelete in the command line Description With the CrashLogDelete command you can delete the crash logs from the console Use the CrashLogDelete command after the technical support has r...

Page 479: ...rovided 1 Type in the command line CrashLogList 2 Press Please The command line view displays if a crash log file is provided 11 4 Error Messages If the following error messages does not help to solve...

Page 480: ...ser access conflict Another user is currently trying the same action 21 Can not leave current destination You can not leave the current destination It could be a multiuser conflict 22 Can not enter de...

Page 481: ...atch between the source and destination fixture 47 Clone source fixture list expected The console expects a source fixture list 48 Clone destination fixture list expected The console expects a destina...

Page 482: ...for paste You can not paste because nothing is in the clipboard 70 Cut buffer is empty You can not paste because nothing is in the clipboard 71 Paste not possible You can not paste because nothing is...

Page 483: ...MX output Refer to Blind Key B O black out Brings dimmer values to zero Refer to B O Key BPM beats per minute Speed of a chasers and effects is counted in beats per minute Refer to Select Trig View Bu...

Page 484: ...s of a fixture in the console in the Select DMX Address Window DMX channel Each attribute of a fixture needs one 8bit or two 16bit DMX channels 512 DMX channels are one DMX universe To see all channel...

Page 485: ...ary Library with all common fixture types to import fixture types into the show file Refer to Import Fixture Type Window Fixture Type Every device you can control from the console In the fixture type...

Page 486: ...r position from 100 It is the same from 1 1 down to Stop Master Speed Controls the speed of effects in cues and the playback speed of chasers MIDI musical instrument digital interface A standard to ex...

Page 487: ...evolution per minute refer to Gobo Preset Type View S Shutter Fast open and close of the light output of a fixture type SMPTE society of motion picture and television engineers Is a timecode to synchr...

Page 488: ...27 support at ma dot2 com www malighting com W Wing Refer to Fader Wing or Button Wing X XFade Is the right fader next to the Master Fader With the XFade you fade manual from one cue to the next cue X...

Page 489: ...29 GoFastForward 8 1 key 6 29 3D 3 23 3D visualizer conncetion 5 12 Add fixtures 5 3 Add New Fixtures 7 50 Add New Fixtures Window 7 3 AF 7 75 Align 6 1 7 51 Align Effects 7 22 Align key 6 1 All Pres...

Page 490: ...k Command 8 7 Black Out 6 5 Blind 4 10 6 4 Blind Command 8 8 Blind key 6 4 Blue 4 1 2 Blue Bar 7 1 3 Blue DMX values 7 20 Blue Title Bar 7 1 5 BO 6 5 BPM7 74 Brown 4 1 2 Build 7 77 Button 1 7 59 Butto...

Page 491: ...et Type View 7 14 Colors Command History 4 1 1 Command Help 8 8 31 Command History Colors 4 1 1 Command line 5 5 Command Line 7 1 1 Command Line View 7 15 Configure Slot Window 7 16 Connected Devices...

Page 492: ...ault 6 11 Default Command 8 13 Default Key 7 35 Default Link 7 6 Default Scaling 7 83 Default Values 8 13 DefGoBack 6 25 DefGoForward 6 27 Delay 6 62 Delay Command 8 14 Delete 6 9 Delete Command 8 15...

Page 493: ...st 8 16 DMX Tester 4 13 DMX tester off 7 80 DMX Universe 7 20 DMX View 7 20 DmxUniverse Command 8 17 dot 6 11 Dot Twice 8 69 Down 6 12 Down key 6 12 download software 2 3 Drive 7 37 Edit 6 13 Edit Com...

Page 494: ...key 6 18 Exec Go 6 19 Exec Go key 6 19 Exec key 6 17 Exec Time 7 39 Executor 4 7 6 17 Executor Bar 7 1 3 Executor Bar Window 7 25 Executor Command 8 20 Executor Function 7 60 Executor Icons 7 2 Execu...

Page 495: ...ey 6 23 FullHighlight Command 8 26 Functions of Executor 7 60 Getting started guide Chapter 1 Introduction 3 1 Getting Started Guide Chapter 10 Making more cues in main cue list 3 10 Getting started g...

Page 496: ...ng dimmers 3 5 Getting started guide Chapter 6 Fixture view 3 6 Getting started guide Chapter 7 The Programmer 3 7 Getting Started Guide Chapter 8 Making and working with Groups 3 8 Getting Started Gu...

Page 497: ...32 Help View 7 33 Hex 7 42 Highlight 6 33 Highlight Values 8 26 Highlighted Key 7 35 Highlt 6 33 Highlt key 6 33 Hints for Operating 9 Horizontal Scaling 7 83 Hot to use the command line 5 5 How to ad...

Page 498: ...1 Internal 7 37 Invert 7 38 7 50 Invert Command 8 34 Invert Group 8 34 IP address 8 56 IP Address 7 85 IP conflict 7 75 IPv4 7 77 IPv6 4 12 7 84 7 85 Iris 7 5 Join Session 7 62 key 6 44 Key Backlight...

Page 499: ...tor 7 1 3 Main Executor keys 6 25 6 27 Manufacturer 7 34 Master 7 23 Master Rate 6 59 7 39 8 50 Master Rate Executor 7 23 Master Speed 6 59 7 39 8 50 MAtricks 7 38 Merge 7 9 7 12 Messages 7 75 MIB 7 7...

Page 500: ...tipatch 7 50 Multipatch a Fixture 5 3 Network 4 11 Network Card 2 2 Network column 7 71 Network Devices 7 63 Network Interface 7 43 Network loss 7 75 Network Protocols Configuration 7 44 Network Setup...

Page 501: ...ders 5 6 Oops 6 45 Oops key 6 45 Oops View 7 48 open preset type pool 8 48 Operating Systems 2 2 Out Delay 8 42 Out Fade 8 43 OutDelay 6 62 OutDelay Command 8 42 OutFade 6 62 OutFade Command 8 43 Over...

Page 502: ...mmand 8 4 Plus key 6 52 Position Preset 7 52 Position Preset Type View 7 51 Preset 4 4 6 53 Preset Command 8 47 Preset key 6 53 Preset Label 8 35 Preset Pool View 7 52 Preset Type Bar 7 1 4 Presets 5...

Page 503: ...ecord Command 8 51 Red 4 1 3 Red Color 4 1 Red DMX values 7 20 Red Title Bar 7 1 5 Release Notes 10 Remote control 7 53 Remote input configuration 7 53 Remote Input Trigger 5 13 Remove 6 9 7 12 Remove...

Page 504: ...7 58 Select Fixtures 8 23 Select Functions of Executor Window 7 60 Select Group 8 30 Select key 6 56 Select Language Window 7 61 Select Session Number 7 62 Select Station 7 63 Select Station Window 7...

Page 505: ...Percent Command 8 57 SnapPercent 6 62 SnapPercent Command 8 57 Software Version 7 77 Sotware Update via USB 7 73 Sound In 7 74 Sound Input Configuration 7 74 Special Master 7 23 Special Master Cue Tr...

Page 506: ...watchbook View 7 14 Switch Off 5 1 Switch On 5 1 Swop Protect 7 70 Symbol View 7 27 Sync 8 61 Sync Effects 7 22 SyncEffect 6 14 SyncEffects Command 8 61 Synchronize Effects 8 61 System Clock 7 76 Syst...

Page 507: ...ns 7 2 Turn executors off 7 47 Turn Off 5 1 turn off program time master 7 47 Turn On 5 1 Turn the Console on and off 5 1 Unassigend Ports 7 75 Unblock 7 18 Undo 7 48 Undo Selected 7 48 Unfix Executor...

Page 508: ...81 View 6 67 View Bar 7 1 6 View Command 8 68 View key Eye key 6 67 Views 7 66 Views and Window Help 7 Virtual Executors 7 82 Virtual Fader 7 82 Virtual Playback View 7 82 Visualization Color 7 50 Wha...

Page 509: ...16 MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn Germany Phone 49 5251 688865 27 support at ma dot2 com www malighting com With 8 53 Yellow 4 1 3 Yellow Color 4 1 Zero 6 11 Zero...

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