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LIGHTCOMMANDER II 24/6

LIGHTCOMMANDER II 48/6

User´s Manual

Version 2.59

August 2007

Summary of Contents for LIGHTCOMMANDER II 24/6

Page 1: ...LIGHTCOMMANDER II 24 6 LIGHTCOMMANDER II 48 6 User s Manual Version 2 59 August 2007...

Page 2: ...1 Memory Pages 10 2 2 Programming Memories 11 2 3 Switch Memories 12 3 Chaser Programs 13 3 1 Programming ON OFF Chases 14 3 2 Programming Real Level Chases 15 3 3 Programming Memory Chases 15 3 4 Rec...

Page 3: ...odifying a running X Fade 30 6 7 1 Preview on the following X fade Steps 30 6 7 2 Modifying X Fade Steps 31 6 7 3 Changing X Fade Scene Order 32 7 Special Functions 33 7 1 Single Channel Setups 33 7 1...

Page 4: ...her functions will make the board even more user friendly 0 1 How to use your Operator s Manual The first chapters of this manual will introduce you to the basic functions of the Lightcommander II The...

Page 5: ...cial functions The QUIT button always brings the board back to the Top Menu shown below The specific functions of the 4 buttons are always described in the boxes of the display directly above them The...

Page 6: ...RAMMING SEQUENCE 2 PROGRAM MEMORY PRG CHASE SEQUENCE QUIT PROGRAMMING MEMORY Page 11 SAVE OUTPUT SAVE PRESET 2 DISPLAY MEMORY QUIT Page 25 X FADE SELECT MEMORY LIMIT OUTPUT MONITOR Page 26 ALL 100 0 O...

Page 7: ...6 38 SETUP CLOCK WIDE SWITCH MEMORY LOAD FROM CARD SAVE TO CARD EXCHANGE MEMORY Page 38 BACKUP Page 34 35 PATCH SWOP DIS ABLE CURVE OUTPUT Page 39 40 EXTERN MIDI IN MIDI OUT ALT CTRL SLAVE Page 35 DIS...

Page 8: ...button DBO underneath the Main Master fader will clear the complete output while the LED s will still inform about the intensity which comes up as soon as the button is released exceptions see 1 3 AUX...

Page 9: ...Lightcommander II offers six additional channels via the potentiometers AUX 1 to AUX 6 Adjust ments on this pots are independent from the Main Master Blackout button or Preset Masters and are special...

Page 10: ...ges Each of the 16 Memory faders can carry up to eight different pictures The page buttons A to H preselect which of this eight pictures is actually programmed or recalled As long as a Memory fader is...

Page 11: ...stage scene under the pre selected Memory number The QUIT button switches back to the TOP MENU Quick programming mode Keeping PROGRAM MEMORY button pressed and selecting a Memory Flash button stores...

Page 12: ...ogramming switch Memories works the same way as programming stand ard memories FLASH Mode Like the Flash buttons of the 16 standard memories the Switch Memory buttons will recall the memory as long as...

Page 13: ...rams regarding the way of setting the steps ON OFF Chase on each step a selection of channels is switched on to 100 REAL LEVEL Chase the brightness of the single channels can be freely adjusted per st...

Page 14: ...channel buttons no longer display the output but will only show the setting of the actual step To see the steps on stage the BLIND button right underneath the display has to be switched off Number of...

Page 15: ...LEVEL MEMORY LEVEL 3 2 Programming Real Level Chases On Real Level Chases the single channels can have freely adjusted values for each step Programming works like with the ON OFF chases but LEVEL has...

Page 16: ...trolling the Speed of a Running Chase Speed button within the Chaser section switches to the CHASER SPEED menu The rate of the chaser is shown in Hertz steps per second and as real step time in second...

Page 17: ...o the menu CHASER SPEED 4 Display button SWAP Changes the function of the display buttons to control the FADETIME and the running direction As long as the FADETIME button is pushed the Encoder can be...

Page 18: ...he display shows whether there is already a chase linked to this memory 3 4 Using the Encoder will select a chaser program number The channel LED s show the chase running with the selected speed While...

Page 19: ...SETUP SELECT MEMORY CHASE SEQUENCE TIMED SEQUENCE SELECT REC FADE TYP STEPS DIRECT selecting a memory by its button starts the X fade immediately PREPARE the X fade will not start before the GO butto...

Page 20: ...d by the display button are displayed on black background and can be altered via encoder or the fader in the X fade section The fader works in grap mode e g as soon as it reaches the actual value it w...

Page 21: ...flash buttons and displayed as NEXT Starting from the lower or upper end of the travel the crossfade can be done manually via the X fader As soon as the end of the travel is reached NEXT will be load...

Page 22: ...ee Inserting a memory within the chaser steps 6 7 3 Modifications of step order Returning to the last step 6 7 3 4b Automatic mode The GO button starts the X fade with adjusted times Manual mode By mo...

Page 23: ...MEMORY LEVEL 1 2 PRG CHASE SEQUENCE EDIT leads on to programming the single steps 3 ENTER stores the step and toggles to the second menu 5 PROGRAMMING SEQUENCE No 01 ENTER DELETE COPY INSERT STEP 01...

Page 24: ...was selected the preprogrammed fade times get recalled for each step but can still be modified A chase linked to a sequence step will be listed in the display before it starts As soon as the sequence...

Page 25: ...tton right under the display switched on The program indicated on the LED s is not transmitted to stage BLIND button switched off The indicated program will be send to stage even with main master at z...

Page 26: ...or Sets all selected channels to 100 Clears the output for the selected channel Cancels all reductions for all channels 3a Limiting single channels Single channel buttons Selecting of one or more chan...

Page 27: ...nnel with numbers on black background can be modified via encoder Modifying single channel values during preview Channel button Selected channels get displayed on black background Encoder wheel right...

Page 28: ...t using ENTER will cancel the modification Deleting the selected step DELETE button on the display Creating a new step at the selected step address INSERT button Copying the selected step COPY button...

Page 29: ...re the speed and fade time of their last recall Before starting with the ON button the program and its times can be previewed and modified The NUMBER button on the chaser section enables to preselect...

Page 30: ...change the order of the scenes or to insert a memory 6 7 1 Preview on the following X fade Steps By selecting the fourth display button the display will change to show the values of the actual or inf...

Page 31: ...3 A STEP 03 CHASE Modifying ON OFF steps ON OFF steps are displayed by a display graphic and on the channel LED s Modifications can be done using the channel flash buttons P R E V I E W CHASE IN MEMOR...

Page 32: ...es are recalled step by step as set in the program This order can be changed using the NEXT or the GO Minus function X FADE TIMED SEQUENCE No 01 INFADE OUTFADE MANUAL 0 2 1 00 2 25 NEXT 0 1 NEXT 02 CH...

Page 33: ...reset 2 and control a second set of channels Preset master brightness The overall brightness of the adjustment on all preset faders is mastered by the preset 2 master fader only Single channel flash b...

Page 34: ...the selected channels Connects all desk channels with the dimmer channels of the same number Clears all patch connections Desk channel actually connected to the selected dimmer number 1 Selection of a...

Page 35: ...setup menu LED OFF LINEAR LED ON CURVE For all channels set to CURVE the LED will lit up and the graphics show a bar upward Changes can be done via the channel buttons Color scrollers and effects shou...

Page 36: ...endent from main master or blackout DBO and are not killed by the SWOP effect During X fade operation mode on memories the TOGGLE memories work independently They can be switched on without affecting...

Page 37: ...er an additional enquiry Therefore it is absolutely necessary to choose either the theatre sequence or the normal sequence before programming the desk At any time it is possible to switch between mode...

Page 38: ...the card while the card is not inserted in the desk Insert the card in the desk Release the locking device of the Battery carrier and remove only the battery carrier Attatch a new battery to the carr...

Page 39: ...utput from the desk by reducing the main master to 0 and than back to 100 Select the HOLD menu by pressing and holding the QUIT button The HOLD button freezes the output Now all changes on the desk ca...

Page 40: ...l the MIDI controlled program Chaser ON or GO LED is flashing as long as MIDI uses the according section During MIDI playback programming is locked For the exact format of used MIDI com mands see the...

Page 41: ...Grand Master fader 17 119 00 127 Fader value Chaser Master 20 53 00 127 Fader value Memory button 5 8 23 54 08 Me 5 04 Me 6 02 Me 7 01 Me 8 Memory button 1 4 24 55 08 Me 1 04 Me 2 02 Me 3 01 Me 4 Mem...

Page 42: ...andard can be controlled via the Lightcommander The output surpasses the RS485 rsp RS 422a standard Pin layout pin 1 Common pin 2 Data pin 4 not used pin 3 Data pin 5 not used Sound input The galvanic...

Page 43: ...grams 13 Chases on Memory 18 CHECKSUM 37 CLEAR 34 CLEAR ALL 37 Color scrollers 35 36 Colour changers 9 CONNECT 34 COPY 28 Copying the selected step 28 Coupling 38 Crossfade 17 19 Crossfades between Me...

Page 44: ...ying ON OFF steps 31 Modifying REAL LEVEL steps 31 Multi funcional fixtures 36 N NEXT 21 32 NO 15 Number button 16 O ON button 16 ON OFF Chase 13 14 OPEN 34 OUTFADE 19 Outfade time of the actual scene...

Page 45: ...34 41 Softpatch 34 SOUND 16 Sound input 41 Special Functions 33 SPEED 29 Speed button 17 Storage capacity 11 SWAP 16 17 Switch Memories 12 36 SWITCH OFF 19 Swop Buttons 8 Swop Disable 35 SWOP effect...

Page 46: ...eplaced by an electrician 9 Don t put any objects on the wire and make sure nobody steps on it 10 In case you use an extension wire make sure the sum of the power consumption of the connected units do...

Page 47: ...logyGmbH Address of producer Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn Germany declares that the product Name of product MA Lightcommander 24 6 and 48 6 Type LC 24 6 and LC 48 6 answers the following p...

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