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Page 2: ...f a Show The Record LED will flash red Hold RECORD down and press a Scenemaster Flash key to assign the recording as a Scene LED on or a Chase flashing LED on the current memory page Shows must be assigned to a master marked Shows SCENE PLAYBACK Fade the Scenemaster to Full or press the flash key Scenes fade at the Fade Master rate CHASE PLAYBACK Preset the Speed Master then fade the Scenemaster t...

Page 3: ...ECORDING AND PLAYBACK 21 RECORDING AND ASSIGNING A SCENE 21 SCENE PLAYBACK 21 FLASHING SCENES 21 RECORDING A SCENE BLIND 21 SCENE FADE PLAYBACK 23 TIMED CROSS FADING 23 HOLDING A FADE 23 SNAP FADES 23 CHANGING PAGES 23 SCENE EDITING 25 EDITING SCENE LEVELS 25 COPYING A SCENE LIVE 25 TRANSFERRING A SCENE TO ANOTHER PAGE 25 DELETING A SCENE 27 OVER WRITING A SCENE 27 SAVING ORIGINAL LEVELS 27 CHASE ...

Page 4: ...ING 43 EDITING CUE LEVELS 43 INSERTING OR DELETING CUE STEP 43 COPYING A SHOW 43 REMOTE SHOW PLAYBACK 44 REMOTE SHOW SET UP 44 REMOTE CUE FORWARD 44 REMOTE CUE REVERSE 44 SHOW RESTART 45 REMOTE INPUT SPECIFICATIONS 45 PREVIEW MODES 47 READING CHANNEL LEVELS 47 PREVIEWING THE NEXT CUE OF A SHOW 47 PREVIEWING SCENES 47 PREVIEWING CHASES 47 PREVIEWING PARK 47 MEMORY CARD OPERATIONS 49 SAVING TO MEMOR...

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Page 6: ... under a Chase or a Show 40 steps in the 36 channel model Page overlay memory keeps the last page master active until it is returned to zero thus allowing access to any page without change to the current lighting state Up and Down editing keys allow easy modification of any recorded levels Since each page can simultaneously play back a number of Chases or manually faded Scenes or cross fade throug...

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Page 8: ...masters each of 40 Chase steps or Show cues 5 year memory retention of all recorded levels during power off Page overlay memory allows changing to any other page without change to the current lighting Pre settable auto fade times instant or half second to 30 minutes for Scenes or for Show cues Single button cue cross fade operation simplifies complex shows Chases are level sensitive and can be pla...

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Page 10: ...put of the Channel faders CHANNELS FLASH KEY instantly flashes the Channels Master to Full or Off if it is already at full With Record this key enable blind recording of the Channel fader levels when the Channels Master is off PARK KEY A single press of the Park key instantly stores the current lighting levels under the Park Master fader enabling split dipless cross fades between Channel fader lev...

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Page 12: ...en pressed excepting that any flashed Channels Scenes Chases or Shows stay on at full With Record this key clears any recorded steps in the Record buffer EDIT UP and DOWN KEY enable channels of recorded Scenes Chase steps or Show cues to be edited The Speed Master must be in the Stop position to edit Chase step levels If both Up and Down are pressed together pressing any Channel Flash key shows th...

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Page 14: ...RNAL AUDIO CONNECTOR may be used to input music from a disco mixer or other source to operate the Bass Chase mode DESK SET UP Check that your Nova is rated for your mains supply Plug up a correctly wired DMX 512 cable between the Nova and the dimmers and power up the dimmers and the desk The desk powers up in the state in which it was last turned off for a clean start set the following 1 Set the D...

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Page 16: ...e under the Park Master by pressing the Park key 1 Press PARK The display flashes to indicate the levels have been recorded 2 Move both the Channels Master and the Park Master down together The lighting state remains the same the scene you set on the Channel Faders is now being played back through the Park Master The Channels and Park Masters may be moved down fast so long as they are kept togethe...

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Page 18: ...after each addition HOLDING A TIMED FADE While the Fade Master is set to the Hold position the action of the fade timer is halted and the current output lighting state will be held until the fade time is changed You can use the Fade Master to stop a fade in progress or to speed up or slow down fades at will Hold has no effect on Chases FLASHING CHANNELS ON OR OFF If you press any of the Channels F...

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Page 20: ...ve on stage hold down DBO the lighting will go immediately to black 2 Release the keys the original lighting is restored KILL MODE Normally pressing a Channel Flash key sets that channel to Full without affecting other levels Add mode If the DBO key is pressed at the same time all output is blacked out excepting the flashed channels 1 Set levels on the Channel faders with the Channels Master at Fu...

Page 21: ...ECORDINGS Each unmarked Scenemaster can hold two types of recordings a Scene or a Chase Scenemasters marked Show can hold either a Scene or a Show The page overlay memory feature of the desk allows changing to a new page without changing the current lighting Playback fade times of Scenes and Show cues are controlled by the Fade Master Chase speeds are controlled by the Speed Master and Chase Up an...

Page 22: ...lash keys can be used for an instant flash to Full of any Scene Chase or Show Pressing the Flash key at the same time as the DBO key works the same as in manual mode all lighting except the Flashed Scene or Chase is blacked out The Scenemaster Flash keys are also used to assign recordings and for mimic and preview functions SCENEMASTER FADERS The Scenemaster faders are used to fade up and down all...

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Page 24: ...RECORD and CUE GO then press 1 1 8 and 7 in succession on the Channel Flash keys 3 Release RECORD and CUE GO 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 ...

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Page 26: ...d to any Scenemaster including those marked Shows SCENE PLAYBACK With the Fade Master set at Instant raising the fader level of a recorded Scene brings up the levels of that scene at the same speed as you move the fader Scenes add levels on a highest takes precedence basis Channels live are shown on the Mimic LEDs FLASHING SCENES Pressing the Flash key of a Scene instantly recalls the levels of th...

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Page 28: ...d the current output lighting state will be held until the Fade Master is raised again You can use this if a fade is progressing too fast for the action on stage SNAP FADES For a snap fade you can set the Fade Master to instant and move the Scenemasters fast Better results may be obtained by holding the old scene on its Flash key and releasing it at the same time as you flash on the new scene The ...

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Page 30: ...ile the level is fading up or down COPYING A SCENE LIVE You can copy a Scene to any other fader on the same page by playing it back live recording the output of the desk and then assigning the recording as follows 1 Set the Scene to copy at Full Add other Scenes or Channels at any level if required 2 Press RECORD to record the levels 3 Hold RECORD then press the Flash key above the new Scenemaster...

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Page 32: ... Flash key is a warning that the Scenemaster holds a recorded Scene The short Mimic flash on the second press indicates the new Scene has been assigned and the old Scene over written SAVING ORIGINAL LEVELS Since editing Scene channel levels immediately changes the level in memory you may want to keep a copy of the original levels in case they need to be restored You can use the Record Buffer memor...

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Page 34: ... Mimic flash indicates a Chase has been recorded under the Scenemaster A flashing LED above the Scenemaster shows a Chase has been recorded Chases may be a maximum of 30 steps long CHASE PLAYBACK Set the Speed Master to Full and raise the fader just assigned as a Chase to Full Raising the fader level of a Chase fades up the levels of the Chase steps The Chase plays forward from the first step if t...

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Page 36: ...e instantly adds levels on a latest takes precedence basis Note that Chase levels over 5 over ride other output levels This mode is useful for turning some channels effectively off 5 while others are turned on STOPPING AND REVERSING CHASES When any new Chase is raised to Full either by fader or flash key it starts from the first step if the Speed LED is Green and from the last step if the Speed LE...

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Page 38: ...st step of the chase is live onstage 3 Press STEP STOP step forward or STEP STOP and CUE GO step back to select the chase step to edit You can use the Speed Master for faster access and then return it to Stop mode 4 Hold UP or DOWN and press Channel flash keys to edit levels The Channel mimic LEDs show the level of the currently selected channel Levels are edited directly in the Chase memory Note ...

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Page 40: ...keeping the Record key down and pressing the Step Stop key several times you can move quickly through the different Chase modes Different settings of the Bass mode Speed Master and Fade Master alter the Chase playback as follows BASS RUN SLOW If the Bass mode LED is On Bass Slow each bass beat of the music bursts the Chase at the speed set on the Speed Master The speed can be changed in the range ...

Page 41: ... Speed Master within the range of 10 seconds to 114 BPM a fade time of nearly half a second Chase direction is automatically reversed every 8 music beats Snap Up and Down fade times are instant up 0 dn 0 Fade Up fade times are half the Speed Master setting dn t 2 Down fade times are the same as the speed setting dn t Comet Up fade times are instant up 0 Down fade times are twice the speed setting ...

Page 42: ... Up fade times are the same as the speed setting up t Down fade times are four times the speed setting dn 4t BASS AUTO FAST If the Bass mode LED is Flashing Bass Fast each bass beat of the music intensifies the level and speeds up the Chase within the range 2 secs per step up to 1200 BPM Depending on the setting of the Fade Master the Up and Down fade time of each step is changed automatically to ...

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Page 44: ... a Scenemaster flash key marked Shows to assign the recording to current page A short Mimic flash indicates a Show has been recorded under the Scenemaster The LED above the Scenemaster flashes to show a Show has been recorded Each Show Scenemaster can hold up to 30 cues SHOW PLAYBACK Raising the fader level of a Show fades up the levels of the first cue at the fade rate set on the Fade Master Subs...

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Page 46: ...ill now step the old Show to black and cross fade to the first live cue in the new Show At the same time by recording on the same page a number of Chases and Scenes needed during the cues in the current Show you can make a busy performance easy to operate DELETING A SHOW You can delete any Chase as for a Scene Ensure first that the Record buffer is empty Record LED GREEN then Hold RECORD and then ...

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Page 48: ...e same effect by re recording a new Show using the cues from the old Show with or without new cues and then overwrite the new Show into the old Scenemaster 1 Set the Fade Master at Instant 2 Set the Scenemaster at Full so the first cue of the old Show is live onstage 3 Press CUE GO cue forward or CUE GO and PARK cue back to select the cue Press RECORD 4 Record further new cues from any other Show ...

Page 49: ...reo phone jack connected to the remote pushbuttons or controller into the Remote Control socket on the back panel of the Scenemaster 2 Set the Fade Master to the common fade time 3 Set the Show Scenemaster to Full This sets Cue 1 live on stage The first cue state in this mode is more than likely to be a blackout or a reset state which may include public area lighting such as Houselights The second...

Page 50: ...rd Cue Connect tip to sleeve for a period of not less than 10 milliseconds and no greater than 1 second Reverse Cue Connect ring to sleeve for a period of not less than 10 milliseconds and no greater than 1 second Restart Show Connect tip to sleeve for a period of 3 seconds The sleeve is connected to the Scenemaster chassis and is at Earth potential The Forward and Reverse inputs have an internal ...

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Page 52: ...he Scenemaster playing back the current cue After a short Mimic flash the Channel LEDs light to show channels on in the next cue PREVIEWING SCENES You can view channels in any recorded Scene Hold PAGE UP and PAGE DN and press the Flash key above the Scenemaster After a short Mimic flash the Channel LEDs light to show channels on in the recorded Scene PREVIEWING CHASES You can view all the steps of...

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Page 54: ...te of the card and the volume numbers used RESTORING FROM SD CARD You can restore the entire Nova memory from any SD card volume saved from the same size Nova as follows 1 Push the SD card label uppermost into the socket under the handle on the right side of the Nova 2 With the Record LED ON hold RECORD and DOWN Edit DN then press the top preset Flash key of any previously saved volume After a sho...

Page 55: ...ll recorded levels If liquids are spilt on the front panel the desk must be turned off immediately disassembled and the Lithium battery removed If it is left connected irreparable corrosion may damage the printed circuit board The wetted parts should then be rinsed in clean warm water air blasted and dried thoroughly in hot air before reassembly Contact Theatrelight or your agent if necessary ____...

Page 56: ...mers Dimmer refresh rate is every 22 milliseconds If fitted with the DMX address thumbwheel optional at time of order IDMX Thumbwheel Channel 1 of the Nova may be selected to start at any DMX channel address DMX DECODERS DMX 512 to optically isolated analogue output receivers can be supplied by Theatrelight to drive any make of dimmer requiring plus or minus 10 12 or 15 volts with or without diode...

Page 57: ... OUTPUT EIA 485 250 K Baud to DMX 512 1990 standard via 5 pin Cannon XLR female socket REMOTE STEP Two channel short to earth via 6 25 mm Stereo jack socket AUDIO INPUT 100 millivolts input via 6 25 mm Stereo jack socket DIMENSIONS NOVA MODELS Length Depth Height Weight 24 channel Nova 500mm 295mm 88mm 7 5Kg 36 channel Nova 738mm 295mm 88mm 9 5Kg ...

Page 58: ...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 new and the old lighting states does not change level during the cross fade DMX 512 A method of transmitting dimmer levels digitally over a two wire cable Digital MultipleX 512 dimmers ERASE To clear and reset the memory ...

Page 59: ...ue PREVIEW To view a set of recorded levels without showing on stage RECORD BUFFER In the Nova spare memory used for recording one or more scenes before assigning to a playback master SCENE A recording which stores a single set of all channel levels SCENEMASTER A master fader which controls the playback of a scene of recorded levels SEQUENCE A repetitive pattern of lighting changes SHOW A performa...

Page 60: ...31 33 Editing levels 33 Flashing 31 Overwrititng 33 Playing back 29 Recording 29 Reversing 31 Stopping 31 Comet fade 5 7 31 35 36 Copying scenes 25 Copying shows 43 Cross Fader Presets 5 Scenes 13 Cross fading cues 39 Cross fading remote cues 44 Cross fading scenes 17 23 Cue back 17 Cue definition 17 Cue go key 5 16 17 19 33 39 43 Cues Deleting 43 Editing levels 43 Over riding fade times 39 Record...

Page 61: ...ty 3 Memory erase 7 Memory operation 16 LEDs 11 Overwriting scenes 27 Overwriting shows 41 Overwrititng chases 33 LEDs 7 Page key 7 23 25 29 47 Page LED 7 23 Pages 17 23 Masters 11 Park key 5 11 39 43 47 Park master 11 Playing back chases 29 Playing back scenes 21 23 Playing back shows 39 41 Power supply 9 Cross fading 11 Preview modes 47 LEDs 7 Record clear 19 Record code 19 Record disable 5 7 19...

Page 62: ...rring 25 Setting a scene 11 Show definition 17 Shows Copying 43 Deleting 41 Deleting cues 43 Editing 43 Editing cue levels 43 Flashing 41 Over riding fade times 39 Overwriting 41 Playing back 39 41 Recording 39 Remote control 44 Snap fade 5 23 31 35 36 Specifications 49 Masters 7 Speed master 16 29 31 33 35 36 Speed Master 7 LEDs 7 Step Stop key 7 31 33 35 Stop mode 7 33 Transerring scenes 25 Up k...

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