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Soft Buttons

Soft buttons are indicated on the LCD
using square brackets ([…]) and curly
brackets ({…}). 

Where a display contains more than
one soft button (eg 

OK

 and 

CANCEL

),

the default button is indicated by
square brackets. A selected button is
highlighted (ie flashing). 

The up and down arrow keys are used
to select the required soft button. 

The selected soft button on the LCD is
actioned by pressing the GO/ENTER
button on the front panel. 

Example - a warning message with two 
soft buttons (

OK

 and 

CANCEL

):

***** WARNING ******
Setup modified
Save changes ?

[OK]

  {CANCEL}

The 

OK

 button is the default button

and also the currently selected button.
Pressing the GO/ENTER key on the
front panel will activate the 

OK

 button.  

***** WARNING ******
Setup modified
Save changes ?
[OK]  

{CANCEL}

In the above display, the 

CANCEL

button is selected. Pressing the
GO/ENTER key will activate the

CANCEL

 button.

Long Lists

On several of the LCD screens, there
are more editable options and/or soft
buttons than will fit on the four lines of
the LCD display. 

In these situations, up and down arrow
characters 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 and down arrow keys are
used to scroll up and down the list of
options and buttons, the screen title
remains displayed on line 1 of the LCD 
and Lines 2 – 4 on the LCD will change 
accordingly. 

For example -  The LCD screen below
contains a title, six editable options and 
an 

Exit

 button.

*** SCREEN TITLE ***
Option 1: 

<100%>

 

Option 2: <100%> 
Option 3: <100%>   v 

The ‘v’ indicates that there are one or
more options below 

Option 3

Pressing the down arrow key 3 times
will select 

Option 4

 and the LCD will

show the following:

*** SCREEN TITLE ***
Option 2: <100%>   ^ 
Option 3: <100%> 
Option 4: 

<100%>

   v 

The ‘^’ indicates that there is one or
more options above 

Option 2

. The ‘v’

indicates that there are one or more
options below 

Option 4

Pressing the down arrow key 3 times
will select the 

Exit

 button and the LCD

will show the following:

*** SCREEN TITLE ***
Option 5: <100%>   ^ 
Option 6: <100%> 

[Exit]

 

The ‘^’ indicates that there is one or
more options above 

Option 5

. The 

Exit

button is the last option in the list.

 

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Frog Box 73-749-00 Issue 4

Introduction 

Figure 1 - 3: LCD, Navigation and Go/Enter Buttons

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...

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