Creator 2048 V2
Highlite International B.V. – Vestastraat 2 – 6468 EX – Kerkrade – the Netherlands
Ordercode: 50732
MANUAL
ENGLISH
Page 1: ...Creator 2048 V2 Highlite International B V Vestastraat 2 6468 EX Kerkrade the Netherlands Ordercode 50732 MANUAL ENGLISH ...
Page 2: ...e one at a time 15 2 5 The Align function 15 2 6 Flip Function 15 2 7 Fan Mode 16 2 8 Advanced Options 16 3 Palette 17 3 1 Customize palette 17 3 2 Palette Page 17 3 3 Shared and individual Palette 17 3 4 Which attributes are stored in palettes 17 3 5 Storing a palette 17 3 6 Palette modes 18 3 7 Recalling a palette value 18 3 8 Delete a Palette 18 4 Shapes 19 4 1 Selecting a shape 19 4 2 Shape Pa...
Page 3: ...rity 30 7 CueList 31 7 1 Save a CueList 31 7 2 Edit a CueList 31 7 3 Run a CueList 31 7 4 Delete a CueList 31 7 5 Copy a CueList 31 7 6 Set Global Time 31 7 7 Set Special Time for a Step 32 8 Show Record 33 8 1 Record a Show 33 8 2 Run a Show 33 8 3 Delete a Show 33 8 4 Save Load a show 34 9 Setup 35 9 1 U Disk Management 35 9 2 Wipe 35 9 3 Language selection 35 9 4 Personality Management 35 9 5 P...
Page 4: ...Creator 2048 Flight case Power cable 1 5 m User manual Optional Accessories Goose neck lamp ordercode 60722 Safety instructions Every person involved with the installation operation and maintenance of this device has to be qualified follow the instructions of this manual Before your initial start up please make sure that there is no damage caused by transportation Should there be any consult your ...
Page 5: ... the device is not exposed to extreme heat moisture or dust Make sure that the available voltage is not higher than stated on the rear panel Make sure that the power cord is never crimped or damaged Check the device and the power cord from time to time If the external cable is damaged it has to be replaced by a qualified technician If the glass is obviously damaged it has to be replaced So that it...
Page 6: ...ranty becomes void Any other operation may lead to dangers like short circuit burns electric shock crash etc You endanger your own safety and the safety of others Improper installation can cause serious damage to people and property Connection with the mains Connect the device to the mains with the power plug Always pay attention that the right color cable is connected to the right place Internati...
Page 7: ...umber 4 A brief description of the symptoms Claims The client has the obligation to check the delivered goods immediately upon delivery for any short comings and or visible defects or perform this check after our announcement that the goods are at their disposal Damage incurred in shipping is the responsibility of the shipper therefore the damage must be reported to the carrier upon receipt of mer...
Page 8: ...sly 8 Re patched Fixture address Yes Swap Pan Tilt Yes Reversed channel output Yes Channel slope modification Yes Channels for each fixture 40 primary 40 fine tune Library Avolite Pearl R20 library supported Scene 150 Scenes to run simultaneously 15 Total Scene steps 600 Time control of Scenes Fade in out LTP slope Shapes for each Scene 5 Scene and dimmer by slider Yes Swap Scene Yes Flash Scene Y...
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Page 10: ...r slider is at 0 the dimmer channels in the console will all be set to 0 You will normally have this master slider set to full otherwise the indicator of the Blackout button will keep flashing The Playback faders buttons can be used for saving and playing scenes chases The Playback page can be used for toggling through the 10 playback pages The Chase and cue list control area can be used for contr...
Page 11: ...all attributes of every fixture that you have changed are recorded in the cue If you change only the position of a fixture the color gobo intensity and all the other attributes of that fixture are recorded as well When you recall the cue it will look exactly as it did when you saved it However it can be slightly inflexible if you want to combine cues Record by channel Only the attributes you have ...
Page 12: ...rophone 10 MIDI Input 11 MIDI Thru 12 MIDI Output Installation Remove all packing materials from the Creator 2048 Check if all foam and plastic padding is removed Connect all cables Do not supply power before the whole system is set up and connected properly Always disconnect from electric mains power supply before cleaning or servicing Damages caused by non observance are not subject to warranty ...
Page 13: ...ibutes in fixtures to control such as pan tilt and color etc but there is only brightness in a dimmer When patching a fixture the consecutive DMX channels will be used instead of only one channel 01 In the initial menu press Patch 02 If the desired fixture library is not available in the console you can copy it in R20 format to the root directory of a USB flash drive Note It must be in the ROOT di...
Page 14: ...stead of pressing a fixture button This is useful for deleting dimmer channels from the fixture buttons which have multiple channels patched allocated them Be careful not to delete individual channels out of fixtures while using this function 1 6 Patch Utilities The Showtec Creator 2048 allows for several options to be set for each fixture or dimmer The Patch Options menu is accessed by pressing D...
Page 15: ... functions of the fixture such as pan tilt color dimmer etc You select which attributes you want to modify by pressing the buttons on the top left side of the console and set values by turning the wheels at the bottom of the Showtec Creator 2048 The available attributes depend on the fixture type Dimmer channels only have a dimmer attribute Showtec Creator 2048 can control up to 40 attributes per ...
Page 16: ...ure so that you can see it on site the button LED is lit when in Highlight mode 04 Press All button to reselect all the previously selected fixtures Press Odd or Even and the fixtures at the odd eve positions will be selected 2 5 The Align function The Align function allows you to copy an attribute from one fixture to the other ones This can be useful if you want to set a row of scans to have the ...
Page 17: ... will not move in fan mode Press the Fan button again to exit Fan mode Any effects which you have set will remain in the programmer It is fairly easy to accidentally leave Fan mode turned on and be very confused about why the wheels are not working properly so turn it off as soon as you have completed the effect 2 8 Advanced Options There are more than two pages of advanced options under ML menu P...
Page 18: ...only one fixture in the programmer you have only changed one fixture when recording the palette entry then you can use that palette entry for all fixtures of the same type You could save a value for Red on the first of your fixtures and then use that value for any of your other fixtures This is a shared palette useful for values which are the same for all the fixtures of one type such as color gob...
Page 19: ...running the palette will be recovered and the indicator will stop flashing Scene data cannot overwrite the related channel data from the running palette Mode 3 Recalling a palette in this mode data will be output directly and will enter the programmer and take over the output of scene data This is the traditional way of recalling a palette 3 7 Recalling a palette value Read below about how to reca...
Page 20: ...ixture so a circle would move around the current pan tilt position of the fixture If the shape description says Even or Parallel this describes the spread of the shape You can always change this later You can change the base value of a shape e g the center of a circle by changing the attributes by turning the wheels in the usual way You can reduce the size to zero see next section to help you see ...
Page 21: ...uick Group It can be used for grouping the shapes in a fast way Fixtures from the same group will act the same Advanced Group Sometimes we need several fixtures to run a shape as a group In this case we can use the Group function Press E Group to enter the group menu In the menu you will find the following options Number of groups It shows how many groups we need to define At this time Spread does...
Page 22: ...d at the midpoint of the color mix attributes so that a full range of colors is obtained This is called an absolute shape The current settings of the fixture are overwritten by the shape Non position shapes color gobo focus dimmer iris are usually absolute shapes unless they have User or Usr in the name For example Magenta Even is an absolute shape centered on 50 magenta but Magenta Even Usr is a ...
Page 23: ...an end up recording fixtures you do not want You also need to press Clear when you finish programming because any functions in the programmer will override playbacks Turning on a scene does not place the values from the scene in the programmer but Include function allows you to do this The Locate Fixture function does not place any values in the programmer either 01 Press Clear to clear the progra...
Page 24: ...1 or Mode 2 unless the channels are set without fading function in the fixture library To flash control a scene while other scenes are stopped we can use the swop function Press Swop indicator on then you can flash the scenes 5 5 Editing a Scene You can edit any part of a saved Scene 01 Press Clear to empty the programmer 02 Turn on the scene you want to edit so you can see what you are doing Turn...
Page 25: ...fixtures press B OFF Selected Fixtures 05 To switch off selected attributes press the appropriate attribute button then use C and D to set each attribute to Off The screen shows which attribute will be turned off for each button 06 Press Scene 07 Press playback button for the scene you are editing to save the changes Unchanged information is not affected Attributes which are Off are shown on the s...
Page 26: ...the scene mode Mode 0 No timing information is used The HTP channels faded by means of the playback faders between 0 100 Mode 1 Channels fade according to the set HTP and LTP fade times except for Instant LTP channels If you enter times for a Mode 0 scene it will automatically change to Mode 1 If HTP times are set to zero the HTP levels will fade with the fader Mode 2 HTP channels fade according t...
Page 27: ...he following options Number of groups Set the number of groups you need to define Group Number The fixture buttons of the group number will light up the other buttons will turn off To add a fixture into the group number simply press the fixture button to light it up Auto group The fixtures will automatically be grouped in consequent order Increase group The fixture number will ascend by 1 Reset Se...
Page 28: ...ncluded the shape from the previous step and have not modified it A maximum of 600 steps can be edited in a chase 6 2 Running a chase Move up a playback fader or press a playback button The selected chase will be run Two or more chases can be output simultaneously All the HTP channels brightness of the chases are controlled by faders The LTP movement channels will implement the chase according to ...
Page 29: ...ld the steps of a chase to playback buttons each step functions like a scene for separate running and editing 01 Press Unfold and press the desired Playback button for editing 02 The first 15 steps of the chase will be applied to Playback 1 15 03 Move up a playback slider or press a playback button to output the step data 04 The options of the unfold Chase menu are described below 05 Press Unfold ...
Page 30: ...o run the steps one after another 04 Press Enter twice to save and exit or press Exit to exit without saving The time options include see the figure on the previous page Wait Fade In The wait time before an HTP channel fading in Wait Fade Out The wait time before an HTP channel fading out Fade In The fade in time of an HTP channel Fade Out The fade out time of an HTP channel LTP Slope The fading t...
Page 31: ...ip first all time All times are skipped when the chase is first turned on Wait and Fade for all steps All times will be implemented when the chase is turned on Sound Trigger chase by sound Set Link to OFF 6 12 Overlap The overlap function is powerful It allows fixtures in a scene to run one after another instead of running at the same time In Time Editing menu you can switch overlap on or off If o...
Page 32: ...Edit Step Time Select a step press Time Mode to edit step time View Step Data Select a step press Copy Include to include the step data 7 3 Run a CueList Move up a playback slider or press a playback button to run a CueList One playback runs only one CueList The default time of CueList is 0 and Link is set to OFF so you have to press GO or GO to run it manually 7 4 Delete a CueList Deleting a cue ...
Page 33: ...Up Down to select the desired step 03 Press Time Mode 04 Press Up Down to browse A E to select an option Turn the Wheel V to set the values 05 The Link option is on Page 2 If Link is set to On the chases will automatically run step by step If Link is set to Off then you have to press Go or Go to run the steps 06 Press Enter twice to save Any modification will automatically change the step to a com...
Page 34: ...the time code from an external MIDI can be used You can toggle between these two by pressing the soft key A in Program Recording menu While saving after recording keep the original time 8 2 Run a Show 01 Press Setup 02 Press E Show Record 03 Press A Show List then select the desired show to run 04 Press D Play Show 05 Press B Play to highlight it then the show will start running Once the show is r...
Page 35: ...elect the desired show list then press Enter to start loading Save a single show 01 Press Setup 02 Press E Show Record insert a U Disk 03 Press A Show List then select the desired program to save 04 Press E Save Load Show then press A Save Show 05 Turn the Wheel V to modify the characters Press Up Down to move the cursor Press Delete to delete a character 06 Press Enter to save Load a single progr...
Page 36: ...ete all Person All libraries will be deleted Update Personality 01 Insert a correct USB flash drive In the menu press D to load libraries from the USB flash drive 02 Select the personality which you want to add Once updated the line will be highlighted Personalities can be created or edited directly with the console 01 Press Setup 02 Press D Personality Manage 03 Press E Edit Personality 04 In thi...
Page 37: ...mer and be saved If not to link then all the data in the programmer will be saved Use Pal not link At Use Pal link Attr When loading a palette you can select to link with attribute or not If you choose to link only the data from the selected attributes will be loaded If not to link then all the data will be loaded MIDI SLAVE MASTER DISABLE Sets the MIDI mode In Slave mode it receives data In Maste...
Page 38: ...r preferred language 02 Press New to create a new personality or press load to load an existing personality 03 Enter the name of the personality 04 Select the tags with blue background 05 Enter the channel value in Attribute Setting column 06 Select the channel type in the scroll down menu of Attribute Setting 07 Change the attribute name according to your preferences 08 Enter the fine value in th...
Page 39: ...p solve simple problems If a problem occurs carry out the steps below in sequence until a solution is found Once the unit operates properly do not carry out following steps If the Creator 2048 does not operate properly refer servicing to a technician Suspect two potential problem areas the power supply the effects 01 Power supply Check that the unit is plugged into an appropriate power supply 02 R...
Page 40: ...tal Scene steps 600 Time control of Scenes Fade in out LTP slope Shapes for each Scene 5 Scene and dimmer by slider Yes Swap Scene Yes Flash Scene Yes Shape generator Shapes of Dimmer Pan Tilt RGB CMY Color Gobo Iris Zoom and Focus Shapes to run simultaneously 8 Master slider Global Real time blackout Yes Channel value by wheel Yes Channel value by slider Yes Dimmer by slider Yes USB Memory FAT32 ...
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