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SHOWMATION AUTOMATION
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Operation of the SHOWMATION is very
straightforward and simple. See the OPERA-
TOR PANEL QUICK REFERENCE on Page 15
for a quick explanation of the Indicator LED’s,
Pushbuttons, and Switches.
Cues
When used in conjunction with a SHOWGRAM-
MER II, you have complete control of the film
presentation. This is done by setting the various
switches on the SHOWGRAMMER II and by
placing cues on the film at the appropriate
places to initiate the desired format, lens, mask-
ing, and lighting changes.
All cues are to be placed on the
inboard
side of
the film when the SHOWMATION and SHOW-
GRAMMER II are used together. (When the
SHOWMATION is used as a standalone system,
then cues may also be placed on the outboard
side of the film. This is a special situation which
will be detailed in a separate manual for the
standalone SHOWMATION.)
This SHOWMATION system ALWAYS requires
a cue at PICTURE START. The douser will
not
open until the PICTURE START cue passes. This
is also a requirement for Interlock Operation, so
placing a cue at PICTURE START will serve
both purposes.
See the SHOWGRAMMER II manual for details
on programming the desired format, lens and
masking, and lighting changes. In addition to
the cue at PICTURE START, one cue will be re-
quired at every point in the film where you de-
sire to make any change. Format, lens and
masking, and lighting changes may be done in
any combination on any cue. The START cue
will open the douser and advance the SHOW-
GRAMMER II to the START position. Format,
lens and masking, and lighting changes which
have been programmed on the SHOWGRAM-
MER II START position will go into effect on the
FIRST cue. There may be
four
more cues after
the Start cue to control format, lens and mask-
ing, and lighting changes.
For example, the START cue could be set up for
MONO, FLAT and MID lights. The next cue
could change to STEREO A, SCOPE, and MID
lights, the next cue could change to STEREO SR,
SCOPE, and LOW lights. The next cue could be
at the credits and could just change the house
lights to MID for early house lights.The next cue
placed at the end of the credits could change the
SHOWGRAMMER II to end of show which will
bring up MUSIC format and close the douser.
Then when the failsafe drops, the system will
stop and be ready for re-threading for the next
show.
If you have used
all five
available cues
(PICTURE START plus four more) for format,
lens and masking, and lighting changes, there is
one more available cue which will tell the
SHOWGRAMMER II that the end of show is
here. This cue is not programmable on the
SHOWGRAMMER II, but the SHOWGRAM-
MER II will recognize this sixth cue and initiate
an end of show condition. This cue will be
placed at the end of credits.
As with other systems, make sure the cues are
properly applied and are in good condition. A
good presentation depends on the cues, and fail-
ure to pay good attention to this part of prepar-
ing your film will result in poor performance.
Operation
When the SHOWMATION is in intermission
mode, the INTERMISSION LED will be on. As
