2
Chauvet® ShowXpress™ V6.22
T
ABLE OF
C
ONTENTS
1. BEFORE YOU BEGIN ....................................................................................................................................................... 5
W
HAT IS INCLUDED
............................................................................................................................................................ 5
U
NPACKING
I
NSTRUCTIONS
................................................................................................................................................ 5
M
ANUAL
C
ONVENTIONS
..................................................................................................................................................... 5
I
CONS
............................................................................................................................................................................... 5
2. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................... 6
S
OFTWARE
F
UNCTIONS
..................................................................................................................................................... 6
Control board ............................................................................................................................................................... 6
Setup ............................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Editor ............................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Live ............................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Stand alone .................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Backup/restore ............................................................................................................................................................. 6
3d view ......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Timeline ........................................................................................................................................................................ 6
P
RODUCT
O
VERVIEW
(X
PRESS
™
100) .............................................................................................................................. 7
P
RODUCT
O
VERVIEW
(X
PRESS
™-512) .............................................................................................................................. 7
P
RODUCT
O
VERVIEW
(X
PRESS
™-512
P
LUS
) ..................................................................................................................... 8
3. INTERFACES .................................................................................................................................................................... 9
F
UNCTIONS
....................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Xpress 100 ................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Xpress 512 ................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Xpress 512-Plus ........................................................................................................................................................... 9
P
OWER
C
ONNECTION
........................................................................................................................................................ 9
Xpress 100 ................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Xpress 512 ................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Xpress 512-Plus ........................................................................................................................................................... 9
4. SETTING UP THE HARDWARE/SOFTWARE ............................................................................................................... 10
M
INIMUM
H
ARDWARE
R
EQUIREMENTS
(
WITHOUT
3D
VISUALIZATION
) ................................................................................ 10
M
INIMUM
H
ARDWARE
R
EQUIREMENTS
(
WITH
3
D VISUALIZATION
) ....................................................................................... 10
S
OFTWARE
I
NSTALLATION
(W
INDOWS
®
XP,
V
ISTA
&
7) .................................................................................................... 10
H
ARDWARE
D
RIVER
I
NSTALLATION
(W
INDOWS
®
V
ISTA
&
7) .............................................................................................. 13
D
RIVER
I
NSTALLATION
(W
INDOWS
®
XP) .......................................................................................................................... 13
D
RIVER
I
NSTALLATION
(M
AC
OSX) .................................................................................................................................. 15
D
RIVER
R
EINSTALLATION
(W
INDOWS
®
V
ISTA
&
7) ............................................................................................................ 15
D
RIVER
R
EINSTALLATION
(W
INDOWS
®
XP) ...................................................................................................................... 15
I
NTERFACE
T
ROUBLESHOOTING
....................................................................................................................................... 15
5. OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................................................................... 17
C
ONTROL
B
OARD
............................................................................................................................................................ 17
Notification Area ......................................................................................................................................................... 17
S
ETUP
............................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Personal Fixtures ....................................................................................................................................................... 17
Fixture 3D View Settings ............................................................................................................................................ 17
Fixture Channels ........................................................................................................................................................ 17
Channel Levels .......................................................................................................................................................... 17
Addressed Fixtures .................................................................................................................................................... 17
S
ETUP
(
CONTINUED
) ........................................................................................................................................................ 18
E
DITOR
........................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Pan/Tilt, RGB Area ..................................................................................................................................................... 19
Step Area ................................................................................................................................................................... 19
2D View ...................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Fixture Fader Area ..................................................................................................................................................... 19
L
IVE
-B
UTTONS
................................................................................................................................................................ 20
Board Selection .......................................................................................................................................................... 20
Scene Area ................................................................................................................................................................ 20
Options Area .............................................................................................................................................................. 20
L
IVE
-T
IMELINE
................................................................................................................................................................. 21
Show Control Section ................................................................................................................................................. 21
Current Time Location ................................................................................................................................................ 21
Zoom Control ............................................................................................................................................................. 21
Timelines .................................................................................................................................................................... 21
P
ATCH
-DMX ................................................................................................................................................................... 22