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1 Introduction 1 Introduction
1 Introduction 1 Introduction 1 Introduction
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1.1 General Information 3
1.2 General Comments 3
1.3 Specifications 4
1.4 Installation 4
1.5 Safety Requirements (Important, read carefully!)5
1.6 General Safety Instructions 6
1.7 Layout and Controls grandMA light 7
1.8 Replay-Unit 11
1.9 General Operation 12
1.10 Quick Reference 15
2Setup 2Setup
2Setup 2Setup 2Setup
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2.1 Selecting and creating of fixturesanddimmers 18
2.2 Menü Full Access oder Live Access 19
2.3 DMX List 26
2.4 ATTRIBUTE SETUP 27
2.5 FIXTURE TYPES 29
2.7 Function Sets 32
2.8 Profiles 34
2.9 DMX Output and Ethernet Configuration 37
2.10 DMX Output Window 41
2.11 Auto Create 41
2.12 Setup menu 43
2.13 Settings in the DEFAULTS Menu 45
2.14 Setting Sound Signals 47
2.15 TIME & DATE Menu 48
2.16 User Management* 49
3 Creating a Show 3 Creating a Show 3 Creating a Show 3 Creating a Show 3 Creating a Show 53 53 53 53 53
3.1 CREATING A WINDOW 53
3.2 Storing VIEWS 56
3.3 Fixtures and Dimmer GROUPS 57
3.4 FIXTURE SHEET 59
3.5 CHANNEL SHEET 66
3.6 SOLO function 73
3.7 Creating and calling up Presets 73
3.8 Deleting Groups, Sequences, Views etc.** 77
3.9 MAtricks 78
3.10 BLIND - Modus 80
4 Cues and Sequences 4 Cues and Sequences 4 Cues and Sequences 4 Cues and Sequences 4 Cues and Sequences 84 84 84 84 84
4.1 Creating Cues (separate memories) 85
4.2 Programming Sequences 87
4.3 Editing Sequences 91
4.4 Editing Chasers 97
4.5 Updatings Cues 100
4.6 INFO - Window 101
4.7 REPORT Window 101
5 Cues, Sequences and Chasers 5 Cues, Sequences and Chasers
5 Cues, Sequences and Chasers 5 Cues, Sequences and Chasers
5 Cues, Sequences and Chasers 103 103
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5.1 ASSIGN menu 110
5.2 Small EXECUTOR Window 110
5.3 EXECUTOR Sheet 111
5.4 TRACKING Sheet 112
5.5 Page Administration 114
5.6 OFF menu (RUNNING PROGRAMS) 116
6 Effects 6 Effects
6 Effects 6 Effects
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6.1 Effect Pool 117
6.2 Editing Effect Groups 118
6.3 Executing an Effect Group 121
6.4 Customizing an Effect Group 122
6.5 Effect Groups in Cues 123
6.6 View ALL RUNNING EFFECTS menu 124
6.7 Virtual Forms (EDIT FORMS) 124
6.8. Modulators 126
7 BITMAP Effects 7 BITMAP Effects
7 BITMAP Effects 7 BITMAP Effects 7 BITMAP Effects
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7.1 Creating a Layout for a BITMAp Effect 128
7.2 Creating / Changing BitMap effects 131
7.3 Starting the Effect 133
8 Remote Control 8 Remote Control
8 Remote Control 8 Remote Control
8 Remote Control 134 134
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8.1 Timecode 134
8.2 Remote Control via Touchboard 143
8.3 Remote Control by DMX IN 144
9 Macros und QUIKEYS 9 Macros und QUIKEYS
9 Macros und QUIKEYS 9 Macros und QUIKEYS 9 Macros und QUIKEYS
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9.1 Creating Macros 146
9.2 Assigning and Activating QUIKEYS 148
9.3 Agenda Menu 149
10 Command line 10 Command line
10 Command line 10 Command line 10 Command line
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10.1 Introduction 150
10.2 Command Overview 152
10.3 Command Reference 156
111111 Saving and loading a SHOW 1 Saving and loading a SHOW
1 Saving and loading a SHOW 1 Saving and loading a SHOW 1 Saving and loading a SHOW
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11.1 Saving the Current Show on harddisk 178
11.2 Loading a Show from the harddisk 179
11.3 Loading a empty Show 179
11.4 Deleting the current show 179
11.5 Deleting a Show from harddisk 179
11.6 Saving the Current Show on floppy disk179
11.7 Loading a Show from Floppy disk 180
11.8 Loading a Demo Show 180
11.10 PARTIAL SHOW READ 182
12 Update Software 12 Update Software
12 Update Software 12 Update Software 12 Update Software
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13 Utility Menu 13 Utility Menu
13 Utility Menu 13 Utility Menu
13 Utility Menu 186 186
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14 grandMA replay unit 14 grandMA replay unit
14 grandMA replay unit 14 grandMA replay unit
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14.1 Introduction 187
14.2 General Instructions 189
14.3 Specification and Technical Data 189
15 Network connections 15 Network connections
15 Network connections 15 Network connections 15 Network connections
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15.2 Preparing a Session 192
15.3 Creating a Session 194
15.4 Full Tracking 195
15.5 Multi User 195
15.6 Playback 195
15.7 Worlds (Welten) 196
15.8 Remote Network Monitor 197
16 Full Tracking Backup 16 Full Tracking Backup
16 Full Tracking Backup 16 Full Tracking Backup
16 Full Tracking Backup 198 198
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16.1 Why using a backup system? 198
16.2 grandMA with show backup 198
16.3 Setting up a Network System 199
16.4 Network Backup system 200
17 Channel expansion with NSP 17 Channel expansion with NSP
17 Channel expansion with NSP 17 Channel expansion with NSP 17 Channel expansion with NSP
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18 PDA Remote Control 204
FAQ 217
Service - Timetable 221
Special functions 222
Color Code 223
Index 229
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