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MIDIcon™ User Manual
D E V I C E O P E R A T I O N
MASTER
The grand master fader is generally used to control the overall level of the stage dimmers.
Above it is the blackout button that has an LED to show the current blackout state. The
controller
will toggle the blackout LED when the blackout switch is pressed. Some software
programs have the ability to control the LED so that it is in sync with the software.
PAGE CONTROLS
The page controls give you additional sets of playbacks and memory buttons. The controller
uses all 16 MIDI channels to page the playbacks and memory buttons. The exact number of
pages and method of paging will depend on the software program that you are using.
REAR PANEL
On the back you will find the USB input connector and next to it the power ON/OFF switch.
The controller
gets it’s power from the USB connector so there is no external power supply. In
the center of the rear panel is a connector for a flexible LED work light to illuminate the top
panel. These are available from
Elation Lighting
.
ELATION EMULATION™ SOFTWARE
The following is a brief summary of how to use
MIDIcon™
with the Elation’s
Emulation
lighting
software. The first time you use
MIDIcon™
with
Emulation
you will need to select it as your
MIDI controller. Make sure the controller is turned on before you start
Emulation
. Go to the
“options view” by pressing the options button on the
Emulation
screen, then press “MIDI”.
Select the
MIDIcon™
as the input and the output device. If you are using Windows XP™,
MIDIcon™
will be listed as “USB audio device”. Next, select “
MIDIcon
” from the map list.
MIDIcon™
will now be the default MIDI controller; you don’t need to set this again.
MIDIcon™
must be powered on first whenever you start the
Emulation
software.
Right away you will notice that when you move the playback faders or the master fader on
the controller, the corresponding faders on the
Emulation
screen will move. The playback
section on the
MIDIcon™
controller is very similar to the one on the screen. The page
buttons will select the playback fader bank, the “A” row of buttons is “play” the “B” row is
“back” and the “C” row is “flash”. To start a playback, press the “A” button above the
playback fader. To release a playback, press “S2” followed by the “A” button.
