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CUEMASTER OPERATION

EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS

POWER

Switchable 120/288 VAC 50/60 Hz, 30 watts, via IEC 630 male sockets.

DIMMER OUTPUTS

EIA-485 250 K Baud to DMX-512 via 5 pin Cannon XLR female sockets.

REMOTE STEP

Two channel short to earth via 6.25 mm Stereo jack socket.

PRINTER PORT

25D female socket for PC compatible parallel printers.

VIDEO PORT

Standard VGA D type female socket.

DESK LIGHTS

BNC sockets for Littlite model 12G or equivalent gooseneck fittings. Bulbs are 24 volt,

2.8 watt Lucas LLB865 or equivalent

MEMORY CARD

256 KByte write-protectable card. Replaceable long life Lithium battery.

DIMENSIONS

Length Depth

Height Weight

Cuemaster Dimensions

750mm 490mm 115mm 15kg

DESK LIGHTS

The Cuemaster is fitted with sockets for BNC goose-neck working lights. Please note the following points:

The bulbs specified for use in the Littlight fittings are 24 Volt, 2.8 Watts, Lucas LLB 865 or equivalent, and are easily
obtainable at any automotive electrical supply house.



If you attempt to use bulbs of a lower voltage, or higher wattage than that specified, the desk light fuse on the back panel

may blow.

Summary of Contents for CUEMASTER

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Page 2: ... fade time and press RECORD Repeat this step to record a Show RECORDING FADE SCENES AND SHOWS 2 Hold RECORD and press a Scenemaster Flash key to assign the recording A recording is assigned as a Scene or a Chase For auto timed playback you must convert the recording To convert a Manual to a Fade Scene hold RECORD and MAN FADE and press the Scenemaster Flash key To convert a Chase to a Show hold RE...

Page 3: ...CUEMASTER CONTENTS ...

Page 4: ...K 21 FLASHING MANUAL SCENES 21 KILL MODE 21 FADE SCENE RECORDING AND PLAYBACK 23 CHANGING A MANUAL SCENE TO A FADE SCENE 23 TIMED CROSS FADING 23 HOLDING A TIMED FADE 23 AUTO FADE SCENES 25 RECORDING AUTO FADE SCENES 25 CROSS FADING AUTO FADE SCENES 25 EDITING RECORDED AUTO FADE TIMES 25 OVER RIDING AN AUTO FADE TIME 27 HOLDING AN AUTO FADE 27 AUTO SNAP FADES 27 COMPLETING A FADE 27 SPLIT FADE TIM...

Page 5: ... CUE LINKS 53 LINKING CHASES AND FADE SCENES TO CUES 53 CUE LINK PLAYBACK 53 AUTOMATIC PLAYBACK MODES 55 AUTOMATIC SHOW MODE 55 CONTINUOUS CROSS FADE MODE 55 REMOTE SHOW PLAYBACK 56 REMOTE SHOW SET UP 56 REMOTE CUE FORWARD 56 REMOTE CUE REVERSE 57 SHOW RESTART 57 REMOTE INPUT SPECIFICATIONS 57 CUEMASTER PREVIEW MODES 59 PREVIEWING THE NEXT CUE 59 PREVIEWING MANUAL SCENES AND FADE SCENES 59 PREVIEW...

Page 6: ...MAINTENANCE 74 SPECIFICATIONS 75 GLOSSARY 77 CONTROL CONNECTIONS 80 INDEX 82 ...

Page 7: ...SYSTEM SETUP DMX 512 INPUT DIMMER COLOUR SCROLLER PARALLEL PRINTER ANALOGUE INPUT DIMMER DMX 512 RECEIVER MOVING LIGHT DMX 512 OUTPUT CUEMASTER DMX 512 OUTPUT ...

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Page 9: ...r can also be set up to provide a self automated lighting show incorporating hundreds of snaps fades chases and delays for automated signage display and exhibition purposes Apart from controlling lighting dimmers the channel and scene latch functions built into the desk make it suitable for the manual or automatic control of many other effects such as motors strobes colour scrollers moving lights ...

Page 10: ...DOWN COMP ARE PARK SCENES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 3 9 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 4 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2 3 2 4 CUEMAST ER SCENE MASTERS CHANNELS 1 24 CHA NNEL S 2 5 48 MASTERS SCENE FADE SPEED G M EDIT RECORD PAGE ...

Page 11: ...ies complex shows Any cue of a show can link up to 16 auto speed chases or auto fade scenes for split or stacked fades Chases are level sensitive and can be of any length up to the maximum cue capacity Multiple chase speeds up to 24 independent speed chases simultaneously Chase beat function for synchronising chase speeds to live music External control of chases or auto fade auto effects shows for...

Page 12: ...DOWN COMP ARE PARK SCENES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 3 9 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 4 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2 3 2 4 CUEMAST ER SCENE MASTERS CHANNELS 1 24 CHA NNEL S 2 5 48 MASTERS SCENE FADE SPEED G M EDIT RECORD PAGE ...

Page 13: ...used to assign recorded cues and to record Fade times Chase speeds and Show cue links SCENEMASTER MIMIC DISPLAY uses Red Green LEDs to show the type of recording under each Scenemaster D CHANNELS MASTER FADERcontrols the output of the Channel faders When used with the Park Master it enables split dipless cross fades between Channel fader levels and levels stored under the Park fader giving the Cue...

Page 14: ...s FLASH OFF 10 s 20s 30s 1 m 2 m 5 m 10 m 5 s 2 s 1 s 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 2 s 10 s 3 s 5 s 5s 2 s 3 s 5 s 1 s INSTANT AUTO FADE HOLD CUE GO D B O 30 m 60 m 25s STEP REC BEAT REC FADE REC SPEED FLASH OFF SCENE FADE SPEED G M ...

Page 15: ... With Record Hold enables the setting of the Scene Fade master to be recorded onto Fade Scenes or designated cues of a Show for automatic fades Hold key is also used to cancel a printout AUTO FADE setting of the Fade Time master enables Fade Scenes or cues of a Show to load their pre recorded fade times and then execute the fades automatically F SPEED MASTER controls the speed at which cues of a S...

Page 16: ...ON PAGE UP KILL PAGE DOWN CHASE REV CUE BACK PREVIEW SCENES ALL UP DOWN COMPARE EDIT CLEAR REC DISABLE MAN FADE CHASE SHOW LINKS 1 16 REC STACK INSERT DELETE MODIFY HELPSCREEN REC CLEAR EDIT RECORD PAGE CUEMASTER 48 Z348 ...

Page 17: ...wn keys fades all live channels up or down at the time set by the Scene Fade master With Record this key enables recording of cue stacks UP DOWN KEYS enable channels selected by the channel flash keys to be edited at the rate set by the Fade master With the Channels Edit Keys they allow editing of all 48 or 120 channels using the preset flash keys With Record these keys enable insertion and deleti...

Page 18: ... and are easily obtainable at any automotive electrical supply house If you attempt to use bulbs of a lower voltage or higher wattage than that specified the worklight fuse on the back panel may blow SYMBOLS USED IN THIS MANUAL Press the indicated key once and then release it Hold down the indicated key and keep it held down for the following operation LED is on Move the indicated fader in the dir...

Page 19: ...s on press the Kill key to turn the LED off 5 If the Chase Rev LED is on press the Chase Rev key to turn the LED off 6 If the Cue Back LED is on press the Cue Back key to turn the LED off 7 If the Solo Latch LED is on press the Latch key once or twice to turn the LED off 8 If the Channels Latch LED is on hold the Latch key then touch the Chns Flash key to turn the LED off 9 If the Compare LED is o...

Page 20: ...H CHNS CHNS CHNS STORE STORE STORE PARK PARK PARK SCENES SCENES SCENES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 RECBLIND R EC BLIND REC BLIND CHANNELS 1 24 MASTERS MASTERS MASTERS 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 0 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 CROSS FADING PRESETS FLASHING CHANNELS 1 2 2 LATCH 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7...

Page 21: ...he Channel faders are set to the next scene levels The Park fader is intentionally upside down to make dipless cross fades easier to operate CROSS FADING PRESETS Both CHANNELS and PARK Masters should be moved up and down together Start with both Masters DOWN 1 Preset the next new Scene on the Channel faders 2 On cue fade UP both Masters together press PARK and take both Masters DOWN ogether 3 Repe...

Page 22: ...9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FLASH CHNS STORE PARK SCENES 3 4 5 6 7 8 REC BLIND CHANNELS MASTERS 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 0 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 D B O FLASH OFF G M 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 D B O FLASH OFF G M 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 D B O FLASH OFF G M 3 4 5 6 7 8 CHANNELS 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 0 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0...

Page 23: ...normal Add Mode Note that pressing a channel with no light connected on stage will cause a blackout in Kill Mode Kill mode sometimes called Solo is often used for highlighting performers GRAND MASTER The Grand Master fader controls the entire output of the Cuemaster including flashed and latched channels and edited levels The Grand Master is left at Full for normal operation and used only for an o...

Page 24: ...CENE A Fade Scene is a single Cue recording of all Channel levels with an fade time recorded under a Scenemaster Fade Scene playback is affected by the setting of the Scene Fade timer and if this is set to Auto position raising a Fade Scene fader loads the timer with its recorded fade time and then executes the fade CHASE A Chase is a number of Cues recorded under a Scenemaster Each Cue lists all ...

Page 25: ...hange the current Page of 24 Scenemasters by pressing the Page Up or Page Down keys The Page memory feature ensures that the playback of any Scenemasters which are up remain unaffected but the Page LED flashes to show that masters are still live on the previous page New masters can be faded up the on the new page to add to those from the previous page When all the previous page masters are returne...

Page 26: ... 5 4 3 2 1 0 RECORD ENABLE RECORD RECORD DISABLE PAGE UP KILL PAGE DOWN CHASE REV CUE BACK PREVIEW SCENES RECORD ERASE MEMORY 3 4 5 6 1 RECORD CLEAR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 CHANNELS 1 24 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 RECORD KILL 2 PAGE UP KILL PAGE DOWN CHASE REV CUE BACK PREVIEW SCENES RECORD ...

Page 27: ... KILL then press 1 1 8 and 7 in succession on the top row of Channel Flash keys 3 Release RECORD and KILL a long Mimic flash indicates that all previous recordings have been erased As with the Record code the Erase code can only be entered on the Channel Flash keys 1 through 9 Entering the wrong Erase code affords extra protection by cancelling the Record LED which must be enabled again before att...

Page 28: ...cene is assigned to a Scenemaster the LED above the Scenemaster shows Green The Record LED must be on before any scenes can be recorded see Record Enable LATCH 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FLASH CHNS STORE PARK SCENES 3 4 5 6 7 8 R EC BLIND CHANNELS MASTERS 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 0 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 RECO RD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SCE...

Page 29: ...d RECORD then press FLASH the key above the Channels Master and release both keys 3 Hold RECORD and press a Scenemaster flash key to assign the recording MANUAL SCENE PLAYBACK Raising the fader level of a Manual Scene brings up the levels of that scene at the same speed as you move the fader Manual Scenes add levels on a highest takes precedence basis and all levels are controlled both by the Scen...

Page 30: ... 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 REC O RD MAN FADE LATCH 1 0 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 0 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FLASH CHNS STORE PARK SCENES R EC BLIND MASTERS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SCENEMASTERS 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 0 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 s 2 0s 3 0s 1m 2m 5m 10m 5 s 2 s 1 s 5s...

Page 31: ...above the Channels Master flashes to show a fade in progress and at the end of 5 seconds goes off to indicate the fade is complete The Fade time can be changed during the fade the fade will continue at the latest fade rate selected Fade Scenes can be cross faded by first pre setting the time then raising the new master QUICKLY to full and then taking the last master QUICKLY to zero A timed scene p...

Page 32: ... 10s 20s 30s 1 m 2 m 5 m 10 m 5s 2s 1s 5s HOLD 30 m 60 m RECFADE SCENE FADE RECO RD 10 s 20s 30s 1m 2m 5m 10m 5 s 2 s 1 s 5s HOLD 30m 60m REC FAD E SCENE FADE 1 2 3 4 SCENEMASTERS 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 REC ORD 10 s 20s 30s 1m 2m 5m 10m 5 s 2 s 1 s 5s HOLD 30m 60m REC FAD E SCENE FADE 1 2 3 4 SCENEMASTERS 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 SCENEMASTERS 10 ...

Page 33: ...e Manual Scenes have now been changed to Fade Scenes and are now affected by the setting of the Scene Fade master CROSS FADING AUTO FADE SCENES You can play back a number of Fade Scenes recorded as above using their recorded times as follows 1 Set the Scene Fade timer at Auto 2 Set the first Scenemaster to Full the Scene Fade LED starts flashing to show a fade is in progress 3 When the first fade ...

Page 34: ...SPLIT FADES L E V E L TIME FULL 60 0 0 4 sec 10 sec OLD CUE N E W C U E Scenemaster 2 Scenemaster 3 10 s 20s 30s 1 m 2 m 5m 10m 5 s 2 s 1 s 5 s HOLD 30m 60m REC FADE SCENE FADE 10 s 20s 30s 1 m 2 m 5m 10m 5 s 2 s 1 s 5 s HOLD 30m 60m REC FAD E SCENE FADE HOLD RECFADE SCENE FADE LATCH SCENES ...

Page 35: ...earsal you may need to instantly go to a new scene state without waiting for the auto fade to complete You can do this by moving the Scene Fade timer to Instant or by using the Hold and Latch keys as follows to complete the fade instantly Hold down HOLD then press LATCH the lighting will snap instantly to the new scene SPLIT FADE TIMES The Cuemaster can perform split fade cues by recording under t...

Page 36: ...FUNCTIONS 2 1 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 CHA NNELS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 REC STACK INSERT DELETE MODIFY ALL UP DOWN COMPARE EDIT CLEAR EDIT FUNCTIONS REC STACK INSERT DELETE MODIFY ALL UP DOWN COMPARE EDIT CLEAR EDIT FUNCTIONS OR REC STACK INSERT DELETE MODIFY ALL UP DOWN COMPARE EDIT CLEAR EDIT FUNCTIONS REC STACK INSERT DELETE MODIFY A...

Page 37: ...he Up Down and All keys sets the LED above the Compare key to Red If you press the Compare key the edited levels are alternated with the original levels allowing an instant comparison of changes 1 After editing levels as above press COMPARE the lighting reverts to the original levels Green LED 2 Press COMPARE again the edited levels are shown Red LED CLEARING EDITED LEVELS You can clear edited lev...

Page 38: ...GE RECORD RECORD CHA NNELS 49 72 MASTERS 1 24 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 CHA NNELS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...

Page 39: ... edit state The Down key is left active when Record is disabled to allow you to kill a knocked light during the show Before continuing with these examples you should re enable Record and clear the edited channels with the Compare key COPYING A SCENE LIVE You can copy a Manual Scene or Fade Scene or any combination to another master by playing it back live recording the output of the desk with or w...

Page 40: ...TERS 1 24 49 50 51 52 53 54 49 50 51 52 53 54 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 10 9 9 7 7 8 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 10 10 9 9 7 7 8 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 10 10 9 9 7 7 8 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 STEP 1 STEP 2 RECORD CHA NNELS 49 72 MASTERS 1 24 49 50 51 52 53 54 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ...

Page 41: ...ss the Flash key of the Scene to be copied 2 Press PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN to move to another page 3 Hold RECORD then press the Flash key above the new Scenemaster to assign the recording Again the new Scene is recorded as a Manual Scene and if changed to a Fade Scene will have the same auto fade time as the original Fade Scene DELETING A SCENE You can delete any Manual Scene or Fade Scene as follows...

Page 42: ...2 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 STOPPING A CHASE Repeat this operation for the next steps of the Chase CHA NNELS 49 72 MASTERS 1 24 49 50 51 52 53 54 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 REVERSING ...

Page 43: ...l default playback speed of 0 25 seconds per step 4 per second or 288 steps per minute This can be edited as described in the next section Chases raised by the Scenemaster fader add levels on a highest takes precedence basis and all levels are controlled both by the Scenes Master and the Grand Master Chases are not affected by the Scene Fade timer FLASHING CHASES If the Scenes LED for the bottom p...

Page 44: ... BEAT CUE GO STEP SPEED RECORDING CHASE SPEED RECORDING CHASE BEAT x 6 Tap the Cue Go Key 6 to 8 times to the beat of the music CHA NNEL S 49 72 MASTERS 1 24 49 50 51 52 53 54 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 CHA NNEL S 49 72 MASTERS 1 24 49 50 51 52 53 54 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ...

Page 45: ...play back the Chase the time between steps will be 1 second 60 beats per minute RECORDING CHASE SPEED LIVE You can view a Chase at a variable rate defined by the Speed Master and then record the speed on the Chase as follows 1 Set the Chase Scenemaster at Full so the Chase is playing onstage and set the Scene Fade master at Instant 2 Hold RECORD and CHASE SHOW and press the Scenemaster flash key t...

Page 46: ...EC SPEED REC BEAT CUE GO STEP SPEED RECORD RECORD OR TO DELETE TO INSERT CHA NNELS 49 72 MASTERS 1 24 49 50 51 52 53 54 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 CHA NNELS 49 72 MASTERS 1 24 49 50 51 52 53 54 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ...

Page 47: ...rate set by the Scene Fade timer If the time is set to Instant a four second default fade rate is imposed EDITING CHASE STEPS You can delete Chase steps insert one or more new steps copy Chases or stack a number of Chases either forward or reversed In order to insert or delete Chase steps the Chase must be changed temporarily to a Show as for level editing DELETING CHASE STEP You can delete steps ...

Page 48: ...9 72 MASTERS 1 24 49 50 51 52 53 54 49 50 51 52 53 54 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 10 9 9 7 7 8 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 10 10 9 9 7 7 8 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 10 10 9 9 7 7 8 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 CHA NNELS 49 72 MASTERS 1 24 49 50 51 52 53 54 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 x2 ...

Page 49: ...d Stack function allows a number of ways of recording Chases The following example shows how to over write a Chase with a new Chase which is an auto reversing version of itself with two extra steps 1 Record a 10 step Chase say Channel 1 at Full through Channel 10 at Full and assign it to Scenemaster 1 2 Set Channel faders 1 to 10 at Full and press RECORD This records the first step of the new Chas...

Page 50: ...O FADE HOLD HOLD HOLD CUE GO CUE GO CUE BACK STEP REC FADE INSTANT AUTO FADE HOLD SCENE FADE SCENE FADE SCENE FADE SPEED SPEED SHOW PLAYBACK EDITING CUE FADE TIMES RECORD 1 2 OR 1 2 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 CHA NNELS 6 7 8 9 MASTERS 1 24 MASTERS 1 24 49 50 51 52 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 10 10 9 9 7 7 8 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 10 10 9 9 7 7 8 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 MASTERS 1 24 MAST...

Page 51: ...e press CUE BACK Repeated pressing of the Cue Go key gives a series of dipless cross fades between cues each new cue introducing its own pre recorded fade time Auto time fading works on a latest takes precedence basis that is all levels fade to the latest cue state at the latest fade time Only one Show should be up at a time Note that if the Cue Back LED is on when the Show fader is set to full th...

Page 52: ...DE REC FADE INSTANT INSTANT AUTO FADE AUTO FADE HOLD HOLD HOLD SCENE FADE SCENE FADE SCENE FADE OVER RIDING AN AUTO FADE TIME SKIPPING CUES HOLDING AN AUTO FADE REC FADE HOLD SCENE FADE LATCH SCENES COMPLETING A FADE REC SPEED CUE GO SPEED ...

Page 53: ...ws to complete the fade instantly Hold down HOLD then press LATCH the lighting will snap instantly to the new cue state SPLIT FADE TIMES The Cuemaster can perform split fade cues by splitting the cue over two cue states the second cue being a follow on Take as example a new cue up time of 4 seconds and old cue fade out time of 10 seconds In this case when the new cue is complete after 4 seconds th...

Page 54: ...cribed opposite REC SPEED REC BEAT CUE GO STEP SPEED DELETING OR INSERTING CUES RECORD MASTERS 1 24 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 MASTERS 1 24 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 MODIFY COMPARE RECORD INSERT DELETE UP DOWN TO DELETE OR TO INSERT ...

Page 55: ...ue fade times are not changed Remember that the Up Down and All keys fade channel levels at the rate set by the Scene Fade timer If the time is set to Instant a four second default fade rate is imposed Modifying a cue automatically performs an Edit Clear operation DELETING CUES You can delete cues of a Show one at a time by setting the cue live on stage using the Cue Go and Cue back keys as per In...

Page 56: ... 3 2 1 0 CHA NNELS 6 7 8 9 MASTERS 1 24 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 MASTERS 1 24 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 MASTERS 1 24 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 MASTERS 1 24 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ...

Page 57: ...r the cue to be transferred 1 Set the Scene Fade master at Auto the Speed Master at Step Mode and the Show Scenemaster at Full 2 Press CUE GO or CUE BACK to find the cue to be moved Use the Speed master for faster access to the cue 3 With the cue selected live on stage press RECORD to record the cue levels 4 Hold RECORD and DELETE then press the Scenemaster Flash key to delete the cue from the old...

Page 58: ...peat Step 1 to add any other Scenes to the Show recording STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 MASTERS 1 24 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 MASTERS 1 24 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 MASTERS 1 24 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 3 ...

Page 59: ... for all subsequent cues STACKING SHOWS AND FADE SCENES The Record Stack function also allows you to stack parts of a Show with Fade Scenes under one fader for push button operation The following example shows how to stack two Fade Scenes say the Opening Preset lighting and the Interval Preset with the Act 1 Show and the Act 2 Show and record them all in order with their auto fade times under the ...

Page 60: ...E L TIME FULL 60 0 0 4 sec 10 sec OLD LIGHTS N E W L I G H T S Fade Scene 2 Cue 8 L E V E L TIME FULL 50 0 0 5 sec 10 sec F A S T F A D E SLOW FADE Fade Scene 2 Cue 8 When a Linked Chase or Fade Scene is active the LED above the MASTERS 1 24 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ...

Page 61: ...d that links can only recorded on cues of a Show which is in Scenemasters 17 to 24 CUE LINK PLAYBACK Shows using linked Chases and Fade Scenes can be played back exactly as for non linked Shows 1 Set the Scene Fade timer at Auto and the Speed Master at Step Mode 2 If the Cue back LED is on press CUE GO to turn it off 3 Set the Show Scenemaster to Full the Show Fade LED starts flashing to show Cue ...

Page 62: ...S UP DOWN ALL KEYS EDIT CLEAR YES MANUAL SCENE FADER YES MANUAL SCENE LATCH YES MANUAL SCENE FLASH CHASE FADER LINK YES CHASE LATCH YES CHASE FLASH FADE SCENE FADER LINK YES YES FADE SCENE LATCH YES YES FADE SCENE FLASH SHOW FADER YES YES SHOW LATCH YES YES If the Speed Master is up Fade Scenes default to Auto Fade Mode Speed Master controls Show cue step rate playback only Chases step at their re...

Page 63: ...y cue at an independent auto fade rate Moving Lights Product Displays Exhibitions and Display Signs are just a few of the applications of this mode CONTINUOUS CROSS FADE MODE If the Speed fader is set at any speed between 1 second and 10 seconds any Show which is up will be stepped at that rate If the Scene Fade Master is set to the same time as the Speed Master a continuous cross fade will take p...

Page 64: ...Show can be operated remotely at one time and the 16 linked Chases or Fade Scenes must be recorded on the same page as the Show You can record up to 9 other Remote Auto Shows on the other 9 pages if needed but the Page must be manually changed Once the Show is recorded proceed as follows 1 If the Cue Back LED is on press CUE GO to turn it off 2 Plug the stereo phone jack connected to the remote pu...

Page 65: ...ward connection RING Reverse connection SLEEVE Common connection chassis earth The Forward Reverse and Restart commands are given to the Cuemaster as follows Forward Cue Connect tip to sleeve for a period of not less than 50 milliseconds and no greater than 1 second Reverse Cue Connect ring to sleeve for a period of not less than 50 milliseconds and no greater than 1 second Restart Show Connect ti...

Page 66: ... 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FLASH CHNS STORE PREVIEW SCENES PREVIEW SCENES PREVIEW SCENES PARK SCENES SCENES LATCH MASTERS PREVIEWING THE NEXT CUE PREVIEWING PARK LEVELS PREVIEWING SCENES CHASES OR SHOWS MASTERS 1 24 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ...

Page 67: ...next cue The information is reproduced on the LCD display PREVIEWING MANUAL SCENES AND FADE SCENES You can view channels in any recorded Manual Scene or Fade Scene Hold PREVIEW then press the Scenemaster Flash key of the Manual Scene or Fade Scene PREVIEWING CHASES AND SHOWS You can view the steps of any Chase or the cues of any Show in sequence Hold down PREVIEW and then press the Scenemaster Fla...

Page 68: ... 7 7 8 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 10 10 9 9 7 7 8 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 10 10 9 9 7 7 8 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 FLASH FLASH CHNS CHNS STORE STORE D B O PARK PARK SCENES SCENES SCENES SCENES LATCH LATCH MASTERS MASTERS G M RECORD LATCHED CHANNELS FLASH DISABLE LATCHED SCENES 1 NORMAL FLASH MODE SOLO AUTO CANCEL MODE LATCH MODE 2 ...

Page 69: ...h on push off highest takes precedence mode 1 Press LATCH the Latch LED lights GREEN to show SOLO AUTO CANCEL Mode 2 Touch any Scenemaster Flash key to turn it on and turn off the previous selection AUTO CANCEL action 3 Press LATCH again the Latch LED will light RED to show LATCH Mode 4 Touch any Scenemaster Flash key to turn it on or off LATCH on off action 5 To cancel all Latched Scenes simultan...

Page 70: ...3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 CHANNELS CUEMASTER RECORD 1 EDIT UP DOWN DELETE INSERT RECORD 1 EDIT UP DOWN DELETE INSERT REC CLEAR 2 2 Set write protect switch to UNLOCK 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 CHANNELS 3 3 ...

Page 71: ...d it is advisable to make a written note of the card and the volume numbers used RESTORING FROM SD CARD You can restore the entire Cuemaster memory from a SD card volume saved from the same size Cuemaster 1 Push the SD card label uppermost into the socket at the back of the Cuemaster 2 With the Record LED ON hold RECORD and DOWN then press a Flash key on the top preset of any previously saved volu...

Page 72: ...TACK REC FADE ALL HOLD HELP SCREEN PREVIEW SCENES 2 1 PRINTING THE CUE LIST RECORD CODE 622 PRINT CANCEL 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10 9 7 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 CHA NNELS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 4 5 ...

Page 73: ...f all Manual Scenes Fade Scenes Chases and Show cues with cue links and fade times and chase speeds in both seconds and beats per minute followed by the Patch listing Hold PREVIEW and ALL then enter the Record Code on the Channel flash keys above the top row of faders A space is left at the top of the printout to fill in the production name and date if required Only valid Scenemaster recordings an...

Page 74: ...10 secs Auto fade 25 secs Links 2 5 Next Cue 6 3 secs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 1 24 SCENES PAGE 1 LEVELS 25 48 Ms Fs Ch Ch F 75 50 F F 50 70 F 20 F F F 10 50 F 50 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 S...

Page 75: ...ut dimmer levels SCREEN LAYOUT A TOP STATUS BAR MEMORY Memory used status FLASH OFF Flash Disable status CENTRE TITLE Specifies type of display levels with Preview key RECORD Record status Flashes number of cues to assign or insert when recording B CHANNEL LEVELS LEVELS Channel levels display Edited channel levels are displayed in bold reversed text ORIGINAL EDIT ON Compare key status Also indicat...

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Page 77: ...next recorded Fade Scene NEXT FADE Auto time of next recorded Fade Scene F SHOW CUE STATUS SHOW NUMBER Scenemaster number and Page number of latest Show CUE NUMBER Current cue number and total cues in Show Cue number with E indicates End cue last cue of Show FADE TIME Active fade time either current or recorded auto fade time of current cue FADE STATE Progress state of the Show auto cross fader as...

Page 78: ...70 CUEMASTER OPERATION ...

Page 79: ...PM when the Cue Go key is tapped when recording Chase Beat only if Scene Fade is set at Instant GRAND MASTER Bargraph and percentage level of Grand Master Flashes as warning if Grand Master is not at Full H MEMORY STATUS When you press the Record key the Masters Levels box is replaced with a Memory Status display SHOWS Total number of recorded Shows CHASES Total number of recorded Chases FADE SCEN...

Page 80: ...CENE Set scene levels Press RECORD ASSIGN BACKUP SCENE Hold RECORD press Backup Flash key RECORD ENABLE Hold RECORD enter Record Code on Backup Flash keys 1 9 RECORD CLEAR Hold RECORD press 0 RECORD DISABLE Hold RECORD press HOLD ERASE MEMORY Hold RECORD HOLD enter Erase Code on Backup Flash keys 1 9 FOR MORE RECORD HELP Press other control keys ...

Page 81: ... full ERROR Scenemaster previously recorded Press key again to overwrite Recording into Scenemaster ERROR Spare master no cues to delete Deleting cues ERROR Spare master Insert cues not allowed Inserting cues ERROR No recorded cues to insert Inserting cues ERROR Spare master no cues to modify Modifying cues ERROR Spare master no cues to record Recording a stack ERROR Memory Card write protected or...

Page 82: ...UPS After plotting always save to card and make a printed backup of the Cuemaster and patch states If liquids are spilt on the front panel the desk must be turned off immediately disassembled the wetted parts rinsed in clean warm water air blasted and dried thoroughly in hot air before reassembly Note that if the CPU card is wet the Lithium battery must be disconnected before washing Contact Theat...

Page 83: ...an 10 watts DIMMER OUTPUT USITT DMX 512 1990 Digital multiplex system requiring twin twisted shielded cable approved for RS 422 485 of up to 600 metres for transmission to remote dimmers Dimmer data rate is greater than 20 000 dimmer levels per second DMX DECODERS DMX 512 analogue output receivers can be supplied by Theatrelight to drive any make of dimmer requiring plus or minus 10 12 or 15 volts...

Page 84: ...k fittings Bulbs are 24 volt 2 8 watt Lucas LLB865 or equivalent MEMORY CARD 256 KByte write protectable card Replaceable long life Lithium battery DIMENSIONS Length Depth Height Weight Cuemaster Dimensions 750mm 490mm 115mm 15kg DESK LIGHTS The Cuemaster is fitted with sockets for BNC goose neck working lights Please note the following points The bulbs specified for use in the Littlight fittings ...

Page 85: ...etitive pattern of lighting changes CROSS FADE A smooth change from one lighting state to another CUE An action or time event which results in new lighting on stage the lighting state following the cue DBO Dead Black out no light on stage DIMMER A power controller which changes the brilliance of lights connected to it DIPLESS Applied to a cross fade where a dimmer up at the same level on both the ...

Page 86: ...the Cuemaster a set of recorded levels which must be manually faded MASTER A fader which has overall control of a number of levels or some other major function MCB Miniature Circuit Breaker a re settable current protection device MIMIC DISPLAY A display often using Light Emitting Diodes LEDs NON DIM A dimmer set to Non dim acts like a switch on or off ONE TO ONE PATCH A Patch look up list where Ch...

Page 87: ... programmed into a dimmer to enhance lamp life SOLO MODE Another name for Kill mode SNAP FADE An instant change from one lighting state to another STEP To change from one scene or cue to another Also one scene of a Show or Chase SCENEMASTER A master fader which controls the playback of a scene of recorded levels TRIAC A bidrectional power switch Dimmers using triacs should be used with care on ind...

Page 88: ...CHASSIS RING TIP 6 25mm STEREO JACK STEP REVERSE STEP FORWARD STEP FORWARD FOR 3 SECONDS HOME USITT DMX 512 1990 PROTOCOL PIN 3 DIMMER DATA PIN 2 DIMMER DATA PIN 1 SIGNAL COMMON SHIELD USE SHIELDED TWISTED PAIR CABLE APPROVED FOR RS 422 RS 485 DIMMER MULTIPLEX OUTPUT ...

Page 89: ...CUEMASTER OPERATION 81 ...

Page 90: ...59 Chases 24 Copying 49 Deleting 49 Deleting steps 47 Displaying speed or beat 45 Editing levels 47 Flashing 25 43 Inserting steps 47 Linking 61 Playing back 43 Recording 43 45 Reversing 43 Stacking 49 Stopping 43 Clear key 11 73 75 77 79 83 Clearing edited levels 9 21 37 39 Compare key 9 21 37 39 Comparing 21 Comparing levels 37 Copying Chases 49 Fade Scenes 39 Manual Scenes 39 Shows 57 Cross fad...

Page 91: ...memory 9 91 Fade Scenes 24 Blind recording 41 Completing a fade 35 Copying 39 Cross fading 31 33 Editing levels 37 Flashing 25 Holding fades 31 Linking 61 Over riding fade times 35 Playing back 31 Recording 31 33 Snap fades 35 Split fades 35 Transferring 41 Flash disable 69 Flash key 19 Flash mode 7 Flashing Channels 17 79 Chases 25 43 Dimmers 79 Fade Scenes 25 Manual Scenes 25 29 Preset channels ...

Page 92: ...29 Masters Channels 5 Grand master 21 Grand Master 7 Park 5 17 Scene Fade 7 Scenes 5 Speed 7 47 Memory card 13 91 Memory erase 9 91 Memory operation 24 Modifying levels 39 Number keys 11 One to on patch 73 Overwriting scenes 41 Page display 9 Page down key 9 Pages 25 Park key 5 17 Park master 5 17 Patch list Editing 73 75 One to one patch 73 Reading levels 73 Zero patch 73 75 Playing back Chases 4...

Page 93: ...inking 61 Over riding fade times 35 Overwriting 41 Solo mode 69 Stacking 59 Transferring 41 Scenes master 5 Screen display 13 67 83 Screen Help 89 Screen up down keys 11 83 Setting a scene 17 Shows 25 Automatic 63 Changing cue order 57 Completing a fade 53 Continuous 63 Copying 57 Cue links 61 Cue Links 61 Deleting 59 Deleting cues 55 Editing cue levels 55 Editing fade times 51 Flashing 25 51 Hold...

Page 94: ...86 CUEMASTER OPERATION Test level 79 Test mode 79 Test mode patch set up 75 Test pause key 11 Two preset operation 17 Up key 9 19 21 37 Zero key 11 Zero patch 73 75 ...

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