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Desk Setup 

Select the 

Desk Setup

 option from the

Super User screen and press the
GO/ENTER key. The Desk Setup
screen is shown on the LCD:

**** DESK SETUP ****

{Desk Defaults}

 

{Remote Switches}
{Frog Screen}       

The Desk Setup options are:

Desk Defaults

Remote Switches 

Frog Screen

Timecode Setup

Exit Desk Setup

Use the up and down arrow keys to
select the required option, then press
the GO/ENTER key to activate that
option.

Each of the Desk Setup options are
described in the following sections.

Desk Defaults

This function allows the user to
enable/disable the remote switches.

1.

Select the 

Desk Defaults

 option

from the Desk Setup screen and
press the GO/ENTER key. The
Desk Defaults screen is displayed 
on the LCD, for example:

** DESK DEFAULTS ***
Remote Switch: 

<On >

[Exit]

2.

Use the up and down arrow keys
to move the cursor through the
editable fields. 

3.

Use the + and - keys adjust the
value in the selected field.

4.

Press the GO/ENTER key to exit
the Desk Defaults screen and
return to the Desk Setup screen.

Remote Switches

This function allows the user to
configure each of the remote switches.

Each remote switch may be configured 
to be a Go button (

Go)

, to Go to a

specified memory (

Go Mem

), or have

no action (

None

).

1.

Select the 

Remote Switches

option from the Desk Setup
screen and press the GO/ENTER
key. The Remote Switches screen 
is displayed on the LCD:

*  REMOTE SWITCHES *
Switch No: 

<  2    >

 

Action:    <Go Mem>
Memory:    <123.4 >

2.

Use the up and down arrow keys
to move the cursor through the
editable fields. 

3.

Use the + and - keys adjust the
value in the selected field.

4.

Press the GO/ENTER key to exit
the Remote Switches screen and
return to the Desk Setup screen.

Frog Screen Buttons

This function allows the user to
configure each of the 130 soft buttons
on the Frog Screen control panel.

Each soft button may be configured to
be a Go button (

Go)

, to Go to a

specified memory (

Go Mem

), or have

no action (

None

).

1.

Select the 

Frog Screen

 option

from the Desk Setup screen and
press the GO/ENTER key. The
Frog Screen is displayed:

FROG SCREEN BUTTONS 
Button No: 

<  1    >

 

Action:    <Go Mem>
Memory:    <123.4 >

2.

Use the up and down arrow keys
to move the cursor through the
editable fields. 

3.

Use the + and - keys adjust the
value in the selected field.

4.

Press the GO/ENTER key to exit
the Frog Screen Buttons screen
and return to the Desk Setup
screen.

Timecode Setup

This function allows the user to set up
the SMPTE or MIDI timecode source
and frame rate for the Frog Box.

1.

Select the 

Timecode Setup

 option 

from the Desk Setup screen and
press the GO/ENTER key. The
Timecode Setup screen is
displayed on the LCD:

** TIMECODE SETUP **
Status:    

<Enabled >

Source:    < SMPTE >
Frames/Sec:<  25   >

2.

Use the up and down arrow keys
to move the cursor through the
editable fields. 

3.

Use the + and - keys to select the  
required options in the 

Status,

Source 

and

 Frames/Sec

 fields.

4.

Press the GO/ENTER key to exit
the Timecode Setup screen and
return to the Desk Setup screen.

Exit Desk Setup

1.

Select the 

Exit Desk Setup 

option

from the Desk Setup screen. 

2.

If any changes have been made
to the desk setup, a warning
message is displayed on the LCD:

***** WARNING ******
Desk Setup Modified 
Save Changes ?
    

[OK]

 {Cancel}

3.

Press the GO/ENTER key to save 
the changes, or select the 

Cancel

button and press GO/ENTER to
lose the changes. The LCD
returns to the Super User screen. 
If no changes have been made to
the desk setup, the LCD returns
straight to the Super User screen.

4 - 2 

Frog Box 73-749-00 Issue 4

Super User  

Summary of Contents for Frog

Page 1: ...FROG BOX OPERATING MANUAL...

Page 2: ......

Page 3: ...th the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated i...

Page 4: ...of Memories 3 4 Playback Front Panel 3 4 Playback Remote Switches 3 4 Playback Frog Screen 3 4 Playback SMPTE MIDI 3 4 Playback Chillinet 3 4 Playback iCANnet 3 4 4 Super User Introduction 4 1 Enterin...

Page 5: ...s in the manual The manual concludes with chapters on the Super User functions other features eg locking the unit monitor screens and technical specification Conventions Throughout this manual the fo...

Page 6: ...or intervention Jumps may be programmed into the memory stack allowing sections of the stack to be repeated or skipped over as required Playback The loaded show may be played back manually using the f...

Page 7: ...d brackets The value of a field can only be edited using the and keys when it is highlighted ie the angled brackets are displayed as flashing In this manual the highlighted field on the LCD is shown i...

Page 8: ...haracters are displayed on the right hand side of the LCD screen to show there are further options available The up and down arrow characters are shown as and v respectively in this manual When the up...

Page 9: ...also assumes that a lighting rig has been set up with dimmers luminaires and moving light fixtures if applicable which are controlled by a standard DMX signal Turning on the Frog Box Connect the DMX...

Page 10: ...one of the LTP actions Colour Beamshape or Position Use the and keys to adjust the value Use the up and down arrow keys to select the Dwell time field Use the and keys to adjust the time Use the up an...

Page 11: ...Memory Numbers Memory numbers can be whole numbers 1 2 3 or numbers with a decimal point eg 1 1 1 2 The possible range of memory numbers in the show is 0 1 to 999 9 Memory Zero Memory Zero is a specia...

Page 12: ...the transition between steps Snap Slow Attack Slow Decay or Crossfade This applies to generic and fixture brightness channels only Colour Action the transition between steps of the colour fixture chan...

Page 13: ...played back via the Go button or automatically the memories are output in numerical order Jumps The Jump function provides the facility to jump to a specific memory on completion of the current memory...

Page 14: ...tup section of Super User see chapter 4 for details Memories with Timecode triggers will then be triggered when the incoming SMPTE or MIDI timecode signal passes the specified start time Memories with...

Page 15: ...ER USER Desk Setup Floppy Disk Clear Reset v The Super User screen contains the following options Desk Setup Floppy Disk Clear Reset Illumination Set Date Time Desk Information Reset DMX Outputs Set C...

Page 16: ...rn to the Desk Setup screen Frog Screen Buttons This function allows the user to configure each of the 130 soft buttons on the Frog Screen control panel Each soft button may be configured to be a Go b...

Page 17: ...w No 1 SAVE Cancel An asterisk is displayed next to the show number if the file does not exist on the floppy disk The Show No defaults to the first available show on the disk 3 Use the and keys to sel...

Page 18: ...on the LCD The LCD returns to the Super User screen Desk Information This Super User function provides the following information on the LCD Serial Number The full serial number of the Frog Box unit S...

Page 19: ...tion via an external monitor The monitor display is text only and has a resolution of 80 characters wide by 50 lines high The monitor is for the display of information only the operational software is...

Page 20: ...on within Super User the monitor screen displays the same data as the LCD on the front panel Remote Switches Screen This screen is displayed on the monitor when in the Remote Switches section of Desk...

Page 21: ...imes are divided into three separate sections hours minutes seconds If the cursor is on any of the three sections a time can be entered from the external keyboard Real times use the 24 hour clock and...

Page 22: ...5 4 Frog Box 73 749 00 Issue 4 Other Features...

Page 23: ...nal power supply unit is used to power the unit Mains Voltage 230V 10 17 190V 253V 120V 10 17 100V 132V Supply 5V 5A and 12V 1A Parallel Port A 25 pin D type female connector Video Output 15 pin D typ...

Page 24: ...tch 6 Pin 2 Remote Switch 1 Pin 3 Remote Switch 2 Pin 4 Remote Switch 3 Pin 5 Remote Switch 4 Pin 6 Remote Switch 5 Pin 7 Undefined do notconnect Pin 8 0V Common Ground DMX Output Double 5 pin XLR iso...

Page 25: ......

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