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Chapter 6 Printer options and disk management

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SMPTE

The SMPTE report lists all recorded SMPTE events, showing the SMPTE time
and the cue to fader assignment. From the Print Options Menu, select 4 and
press [Enter]. The

PSC prints a report of all SMPTE events.

EXPRESSION LIGHTING PARADE CONTROLLER ELECTRONIC THEATRE CONTROLS,INC.

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Страница 1: ...le of Contents i expression show control system User manual January 1992 Copyright Electronic Theatre Controls 1992 ETC intends this document whether printed or electronic to be provided in its entire...

Страница 2: ...o repair any equipment without ETC s prior written authoriza tion ETC shall not be responsible for any incidental general or consequential damages damages to property damages for loss of use time prof...

Страница 3: ...ion 10 Boot option selection 10 Connecting to dimmers 11 Connecting parallel printer 11 Remote Show Controller RSC 12 Maintenance panel 13 Manual SMPTE controls 13 Indicator LEDs 14 Chapter 3 Entering...

Страница 4: ...6 Cue 3 Modifying up and down fade times 37 Cue 4 Linking cues 39 Cue 5 Creating a cue using Solo 41 Inserting cues 43 Deleting cues 44 Copying cues 45 Viewing cues 45 Lesson 4 Playing back cues 46 Se...

Страница 5: ...0 Converting a standard cue to a multipart cue 71 Converting a multipart cue to a standard cue 71 Lesson 2 Track record function 72 Using record to create tracks 73 Recording modified cues 74 Insertin...

Страница 6: ...eal time programs 112 SMPTE 113 Softpatch 114 Stage display 115 Disk management 116 Storing disks 116 Formatting disks 116 Recording a show on disk 117 Reading a show from disk 119 Verify show on disk...

Страница 7: ...ert time 161 Internal clock mode 162 Learn 163 Level control strip 164 Link 165 Macros 167 Maintenance panel 168 Manual 170 Minus 171 Page Up Page Down 172 Patch 173 Pause 174 Plus 175 Rec 176 Rel 177...

Страница 8: ...Index 194 Appendix A Connector information i Appendix B Error messages v Appendix C dip switch settings vii Appendix D Specifications ix Schematics xiii...

Страница 9: ...gner s Worksheet digitizer tablet and video monitor allow you to program the PSC In addition the PSC allows you to save the shows you create on 3 5 inch disks and print show information on an optional...

Страница 10: ...ted SMPTE learn mode Maintenance panel allows limited manual operation Disk drive stores shows on 3 5 inch disks Four independent timed faders play back recorded cues Macros subroutines and effects to...

Страница 11: ...an overview of Basic operation display channel and control modes Chapter 5 Tutorial on working with more advanced PSC features Advanced including multipart cues track record function Track techniques...

Страница 12: ...nual are printed in italics such as Chapter 1 Introduction Customer service To reach Electronic Theatre Controls customer service department call 608 831 4116 Monday through Friday from 9 00 AM to 5 0...

Страница 13: ...em detects time variations of plus or minus two frames it automatically adjusts the execution of cues to resynchronize itself with the SMPTE time code it is receiving If it detects variations of more...

Страница 14: ...you want to print show information you may do so using an optional parallel printer Note Once the show has been recorded you may disconnect and remove the monitor and digitizer They are not required t...

Страница 15: ...w control program serial data SMPTE SMPTE fault CPU power expression on power off PRESS FUSE STEP M636 M637 M638 M639 M640 MANUAL PAUSE PUSH PUSH MIDI thru in DWS Parallel printer Remote go SMPTE IN S...

Страница 16: ...dimmers and high current AC lines 2 Place the digitizer and color monitor on a table desk or other work area within ten feet of the PSC 3 Use grounded AC power cords to connect all three units to 120...

Страница 17: ...after you turn the power on the interface cable is not connected correctly Note It is very important that you turn the digitizer on only after first turning on the PSC 12 The PSC displays the message...

Страница 18: ...e Boot option selection Two system boot options are available fast and full boot The full boot performs a series of hardware tests If the tests find any hardware problems the PSC displays a message in...

Страница 19: ...Appendix A Connector information Connecting parallel printer The PSC supports an optional parallel printer Printer functions are described beginning on page 106 Pinout and connector information is co...

Страница 20: ...ment such as monitors or printers RSC show informa tion must be recorded on a Programmable Show Controller PSC then down loaded to the RSC via an umbilical cord Limited manual operation is provided vi...

Страница 21: ...e first recorded SMPTE event Press Step once to play back each subsequent SMPTE event Press Manual again to return to normal operation Pause Press Pause to interrupt the input of SMPTE time code witho...

Страница 22: ...information LED Condition indication Serial data Not used SMPTE Blinks green when SMPTE code is being received SMPTE fault Solid red when a fault is detected in incoming SMPTE data CPU Blinks green wh...

Страница 23: ...ns individual dimmers to control channels You can use a default one to one softpatch setup or you can assign groups of dimmers to channels The softpatch display lets you proportionally patch dimmers t...

Страница 24: ...ou may want to use a one to one softpatch A one to one patch assigns dimmer one to channel one dimmer two to channel two and so on If you have more dimmers than chan nels the default setting assigns t...

Страница 25: ...Enter Hint You may choose to begin softpatching by assigning all dimmers to channel zero Then select dimmers or dimmer groups from channel zero and reassign them to other channels This lets you start...

Страница 26: ...ending dimmer number d Press Enter To select a discontinuous set of dimmers a Enter dimmer number b Press And c Enter additional dimmer numbers pressing And between each d Press Enter after you have s...

Страница 27: ...sity levels set in softpatch function as full level on all other screens For example if you enter a level of 60 for a dimmer on the softpatch screen when you set that channel to full in a cue or subma...

Страница 28: ...tch screen Each is also described below For illustrations of dimmer profiles see pages 146 and 147 0 Linear 1 IES square 2 Slow bottom 3 Fast bottom 4 Slow top 5 Fast top 6 Full at 1 7 Preheat 5 8 Pre...

Страница 29: ...dimmer from the channel You must be in Stage mode to unpatch a dimmer To unpatch a dimmer follow these steps 1 Determine which dimmer you want to unpatch You may want to display the softpatch screen...

Страница 30: ...ings are discussed on the following pages Default full level Default up and down fade times Default fader clear time To display the System Settings menu follow these steps 1 Press Set Up 2 Select 6 Sy...

Страница 31: ...levels on the softpatch screen Full enters 100 percent regardless of the default full level setting Setting default up and down fade times The PSC automatically enters default up and down fade times u...

Страница 32: ...ately when clear time is zero To change the fader clear time follow these steps 1 Press Set Up 2 Select 6 System Settings and press Enter 3 Select 3 Default Fader Clear Time and press Enter 4 Enter fa...

Страница 33: ...lay and channel modes and record functions Lesson 3 includes instructions for creating several cues using several different methods Lesson 4 includes instructions for playing back cues Lesson 5 includ...

Страница 34: ...ed level Or you might program more abstract regions on the worksheet For example you might program several areas on the worksheet each representing a func tional lighting group A sample digitizer temp...

Страница 35: ...C off 2 With the worksheet pen touch Set Up The PSC displays the Set Up menu 3 Select 14 Edit Designer s Worksheet and touch Enter The PSC displays the screen illustrated below 4 To create a new regio...

Страница 36: ...er Macro to save the macro Each macro has a 32 keystroke limit 10 Enter another macro or edit an existing macro by following steps four through nine Or return to another mode by touching the appropria...

Страница 37: ...g levels and save a look as a cue or group when you are satisfied with the look Blind Blind mode allows you to work on cues or groups without affecting the stage lights Blind mode is useful when you k...

Страница 38: ...olor monitor the PSC color codes level displays to provide additional informa tion about channels For example in Blind mode tracked channels are green See the section Channel modes on page 32 for furt...

Страница 39: ...link information SMPTE window The SMPTE window displays information about SMPTE operation including the time of the last SMPTE event played back and the time of the upcoming SMPTE event Messages appe...

Страница 40: ...on a monochrome monitor and are displayed in yellow on a color monitor You can select channels in all display modes Selected captured channels are live channels that are under immediate key board cont...

Страница 41: ...rom the previous cue s channel settings Tracked channels are channels whose levels do not change from one cue to the next A track often runs through several cues for the length of a scene or an act Tr...

Страница 42: ...les for creating cues using several different methods When you have completed the lesson you will have five cues recorded You will also know how to modify and delete cues Creating cues Five cues are i...

Страница 43: ...ing a two digit level manipu lating the level control strip or pressing and 4 Press Rec to indicate that you want to record the cue 5 Enter cue number with numeric keypad 6 Press Enter to record cue T...

Страница 44: ...er to mark start of a range of channels 5 Press Thru to indicate you are entering a range of channels 6 Enter channel number to mark end of range Selected channels are highlighted or displayed in yell...

Страница 45: ...minutes and seconds 00 00 or in seconds and frames 00 00 Upfade times can be from 00 01 one frame to 99 59 99 minutes 59 seconds Note Enter a decimal point between seconds and frames One second equals...

Страница 46: ...eginning of range Thru Indicates that you are entering a range 5 0 Marks end of range Full Enters full intensity for selected channels Rec Indicates you want to record cue 3 Enters cue number Enter Re...

Страница 47: ...d seconds 00 00 or in seconds and frames 00 00 Delay times can be from 00 01 one frame to 99 59 99 minutes 59 seconds 00 00 Note Enter a decimal point between seconds and frames One second equals thir...

Страница 48: ...hannels 7 5 Marks end of range of channels at 75 Full Sets captured channels at full intensity Rec Indicates you want to record the cue 4 Enters cue number Enter Records cue Link Indicates that you ar...

Страница 49: ...number 2 Enter channel number to mark the beginning of the subset to select 3 Press And or Thru to indicate you are selecting a range of channels 4 Enter another channel number with numeric keypad to...

Страница 50: ...entered will be a channel num ber 6 0 Marks the beginning of the subset Thru Indicates you are selecting a range of consecutive channels 6 5 Marks the end of the range Solo Deletes all unselected cha...

Страница 51: ...ically prompts you for a cue number 2 Enter cue number you want to modify 3 Make modifications 4 Press Rec 5 Enter cue number with a decimal to insert it between cues If you do not enter a new cue num...

Страница 52: ...ec To delete the current cue and any channels that track from that cue press Track 5 Press Enter For more information on tracking see Track record function on page 72 Deleting cue keystrokes Key Actio...

Страница 53: ...Enter The new cue is recorded without affecting the original cue Copying cue keystrokes Key Action Blind or Stage Selects operating mode Cue 5 or Displays selected cue Cue 5 Go Rec Cue 6 Copies cue 5...

Страница 54: ...are three ways a cue can be selected to play back on stage 1 when a cue is playing the PSC automatically selects the next cue 2 you select a cue manually or 3 the PSC automatically selects linked cue...

Страница 55: ...s the first If you play a cue in a fader then play another cue in a different fader both cues output simultaneously Output level is determined by pile on convention highest level determines output lev...

Страница 56: ...tage 2 Press Cue and enter cue number 3 Press Go to play back cue 4 When playback is complete modify cue 5 Press Rec 6 To rerecord as same cue press Enter To record as a new cue enter new cue number a...

Страница 57: ...els to the cue use the Update cue feature 1 Press Stage 2 Press Cue and enter cue number 3 Press Go to play back cue 4 When playback is complete add channels and set levels or modify levels of existin...

Страница 58: ...ack to replay the previous cue If you have cues loaded into two or more faders you must press Back then the Go button below the desired fader If you play cues one two and three in the AB fader and cue...

Страница 59: ...record all system settings SMPTE pro grams macros regions softpatch cues groups and any other information that you have in the PSC at the time you record the show To make back up copies of your work r...

Страница 60: ...er Warning Formatting a disk erases all information recorded on disk It does not affect the current show in the PSC To format disk follow these steps 1 Insert standard double sided double density 3 5...

Страница 61: ...s Enter The PSC displays the screen illustrated below If either show is currently recorded on disk the screen displays the message Recorded and the date the show was recorded If no show is recorded on...

Страница 62: ...k the screen displays the message Recorded and the time and date the show was recorded If no show is recorded on disk the PSC displays the message Not re corded 4 Select either show one or two and pre...

Страница 63: ...thirty seconds and seventeen frames The Reset time allows you to tell the system when the SMPTE program loop repeats If you do not set a Reset time and the system is running on its internal clock the...

Страница 64: ...er PSC operations you do not need to enter a decimal point to indicate frame time 4 Press Enter A highlighted zero appears under AB fader and the PSC prompts you to enter the number of the cue you wan...

Страница 65: ...E edit display 11 Repeat steps 4 through 9 for each fader to which you want to assign a cue Hint If you are creating a series of similar SMPTE events you may find it helpful to use the PSC s block edi...

Страница 66: ...ritten by the new cue Follow these steps to record a SMPTE event in Learn mode 1 Press Stage 2 Begin the audio program 3 Check the SMPTE time cue description line to verify that the PSC is receiving v...

Страница 67: ...ght the SMPTE time for the event you want to move then press or until the new SMPTE time is displayed in the keypad prompt window and press Enter Or use the keypad to enter the new time then press Ent...

Страница 68: ...k in one time slot and insert a copy of it in another Follow these steps to copy a block of SMPTE events 1 Press Edit SMPTE to display the SMPTE editing screen 2 Enter the time of the first SMPTE even...

Страница 69: ...ograms menu option on the Setup display allows you to delete all recorded SMPTE events Follow these steps to delete all recorded SMPTE events 1 Press Setup 2 Select 16 Clear SMPTE Time Programs and pr...

Страница 70: ...on the digitizer allow you to view SMPTE events with no external SMPTE time input and without the ESCS s internal clock Time allows you to select an event by specifying its SMPTE time Follow these st...

Страница 71: ...appears in the SMPTE window to indicate that the ESCS is in Manual mode Press Pause to interrupt the input of SMPTE time code without resetting the ESCS to the first recorded SMPTE event Pause appears...

Страница 72: ...erface once you have downloaded a show to the RSC the only way to modify it is to upload it from the RSC to the PSC make the desired modifications then download it again Follow these steps to upload a...

Страница 73: ...you start the lessons you should know how to create and play back cues Chapter 4 Basic operations includes lessons on these tasks These lessons will teach you how to Create and run multipart cues Use...

Страница 74: ...channel s intensity level settings for all recorded cues From it you can quickly see tracks for any individual channel You can then select a cue or a group of cues from the track Sheet and modify cha...

Страница 75: ...ues are stored like normal cues in the console s memory and on disk but each multipart cue takes up the same memory space as three standard cues Wait times in multipart cues Upfade and downfade wait t...

Страница 76: ...ade times No wait time will be recorded 8 Enter an upfade time in minutes and seconds or in seconds and frames 00 00 then press Enter Upfade times can be from 00 01 one frame to 99 59 99 minutes 59 se...

Страница 77: ...annels that are tracking from the previous cue are displayed in green at new levels are displayed in blue When you press Step Part to display a part channels that make up the selected part are display...

Страница 78: ...n minutes and seconds or in seconds and frames 00 00 then press Enter Upfade times can be from 00 01 one frame to 99 59 99 minutes 59 seconds Note Enter a decimal point between seconds and frames One...

Страница 79: ...nd or Stage to display the Blind or Stage mode screen 2 Enter the cue number 3 Press Chan then select the desired channels for a specific part 4 Use the numeric keypad level control strip or keys to e...

Страница 80: ...t is recorded This procedure results in many channels being set to a level in one cue and staying at that level for several cues These tracks develop regardless of the record function Record or Track...

Страница 81: ...0 Rec 5 Enter These keystrokes produce the results illustrated in Figure 1 Cue 1 Cue 2 Cue 3 Cue 4 Cue 5 Channel 1 FF FF FF 25 00 Channel 2 FF FF FF 00 Channel 3 FF FF 00 Channel 4 FF 00 Channel 5 Fi...

Страница 82: ...hat affects only the cue you modify use Rec Modify the cue press Rec enter the cue number and press Enter Only the current cue is modified The track that encompasses the channel is interrupted but con...

Страница 83: ...the previous page Press Track enter cue number and press Enter If you use Track rather than Rec to record the changes made to the cue illustrated in Figure 1 the results will be as illustrated in Figu...

Страница 84: ...percent The new look is inserted as cue 1 1 Stage Rel Rel Release captured channels Cue 1 Go Playback cue 1 Chan 4 At 5 0 Add channel 4 at 50 percent Rec 1 1 Enter Inserts new look as cue 1 1 Figure...

Страница 85: ...n 1 1 Enter to insert and record the same cue 1 1 as above produces the results illustrated in Figure 5 Compare it to the results illustrated in Figure 4 in which the same cue was inserted using Rec r...

Страница 86: ...unused channels in a cue at zero This works as a roadblock for added tracks Figure 6 displays what happens when we track channel 5 through the sequence when cue 5 is a regular crossfade cue Cue 1 Cue...

Страница 87: ...cts as a roadblock for the track The result is illustrated in Figure 7 Cue 1 Cue 1 1 Cue 2 Cue 3 Cue 4 Cue 5 Channel 1 50 50 50 50 25 00 Channel 2 FF FF FF 00 Channel 3 FF FF 00 Channel 4 50 00 FF 00...

Страница 88: ...ee which cues have tracking levels for that particular channel You can also use the Track Sheet to add or modify a tracked channel through recorded cues Track Sheet screen The Track Sheet is illustrat...

Страница 89: ...number and the range of cues displayed Keypad prompt window This window indicates how the console will interpret the next number you enter from the keypad For example if you press Chan the keypad pro...

Страница 90: ...cate a range or group of cues Press and to select the next or previous cue 5 Enter the desired level using the level control strip At or Full 6 Press Rec Enter to record level settings 7 To track a di...

Страница 91: ...he sum of cues and groups cannot exceed 400 You can use group numbers from 1 to 999 You may not use decimal numbers Creating groups You can create groups in Stage Blind and Fader modes To create a gro...

Страница 92: ...group number and then press Enter 5 Set or modify channel levels Use Full to set levels to their full recorded levels At to set them at a percentage of the recorded levels or the level control strip t...

Страница 93: ...ecifically select Unselected live channels will not be included in the group The levels of channels already included in the group but not selected are not affected Follow these steps to use Update to...

Страница 94: ...m Deleting groups To delete a group in Blind follow these steps 1 Press Blind 2 Press Group to indicate that you are entering a group 3 Enter the group number you want to delete 4 Press Enter 5 Press...

Страница 95: ...Blind mode press Group then enter the number of the group you want to copy Or if you are working in Stage mode press Group enter the number of the group you want to copy then press Go 3 In either Stag...

Страница 96: ...to modify 3 Press Group to indicate that the next number entered will be a group 4 Enter group number 5 Press Full to set group channels to their full recorded levels or press At and enter a level to...

Страница 97: ...cue limit When you play back an effect the previously played cue remains on stage while the effect plays It continues until you begin another non effect cue Runs through steps consecutively returns to...

Страница 98: ...ept the displayed setting 6 Enter a two digit low level setting Or press Enter to accept the displayed setting 7 Enter a delay time in minutes and seconds 00 00 or in seconds and frames 00 00 then pre...

Страница 99: ...s in standard mode Use the left and right arrow keys to move the asterisk next to the modifier you want Then press Enter to select the modifier If you do not select a modifier the PSC assumes that you...

Страница 100: ...Enters 75 as high level 2 5 Enters 25 as low level 3 Enters step time of three frames Step Part Indicates next number entered will be a step number 2 Enter Selects step two 1 1 Thru Enters channels 1...

Страница 101: ...press Clear Editing steps To edit effects steps follow these steps 1 Press Step Part and enter the step number you want to edit 2 Use the arrow keys to highlight the field in the step you want to edi...

Страница 102: ...n conjunction with Thru and And The PSC assigns channels to steps numerically until it reaches the last step the next channel is assigned to the first step and so on until all channels are as signed F...

Страница 103: ...e number of channels you can use Styles The following playback styles are available for subroutines Styles are entered as steps When the subroutine plays back the steps play back in numeric order unti...

Страница 104: ...DELAY 00 00 7 Enter cue number you want for step 1 and press Enter Cursor moves to Upfade field 8 Enter an upfade time in minutes and seconds 00 00 or in seconds and frames 00 00 then press Enter Upf...

Страница 105: ...s Selected steps are highlighted on a monochrome monitor or displayed in yellow on a color monitor Cue Allows you to enter a cue number for the selected step Select Style Displays the style menu Type...

Страница 106: ...cue number Type Displays fade type menu 4 Select subroutine fade type Cue Select Indicates next number entered will be cue number 1 Enter Enters cue 1 3 Enter Enters 3 second upfade Enter Accepts 3 s...

Страница 107: ...time Enter Accepts 5 second downfade time Enter Accepts 00 second delay time Enter Displays style menu 1 Selects loop 2 Indicates to return to start of loop twice Subroutine makes three runs through s...

Страница 108: ...annel you can write a macro to do all the key punching for you You can include any keys on the console except Enter Macro and Flash in a macro You cannot enter level control strip adjustments Each mac...

Страница 109: ...what keystrokes you want to include You might want to do this by running through the task and writing down each keystroke 2 Press Set Up 3 Select 13 Edit macro buttons and press Enter The PSC displays...

Страница 110: ...The PSC displays Macro wait 00 00 You can enter time either in minutes and seconds 00 00 or seconds and frames 00 00 Note Enter a decimal point between seconds and frames 7 Press Enter Macro to save...

Страница 111: ...the macro from hold press the macro button again or M and the macro number for macros number 8 and higher Cancelling a macro To cancel a running macro press the macro key again or press Macro wait tw...

Страница 112: ...automatically runs through each channel with a two second wait in between each channel To pause the automatic check press Macro Wait To resume macro press macro key again Turn off all lights except w...

Страница 113: ...et Designer s Worksheet Groups Macros Real time programs SMPTE Softpatch Stage display The PSC is equipped with a 3 5 inch disk drive It allows you to save backup copies of shows on disk Disk options...

Страница 114: ...he Print Functions menu To display the menu press Set Up select option 7 Print Functions and press Enter The PSC displays the Print Functions screen illustrated below To print a report 1 Enter menu op...

Страница 115: ...the printer To cancel the print operation before the PSC sends the report to the printer press Clear EXPRESSION LIGHTING PARADE CONTROLLER ELECTRONIC THEATRE CONTROLS INC CUE 1 1 XFAD 00 07 00 07 Wt...

Страница 116: ...00 LK 6 1 DL 00 00 CUE 6 1 XFAD 00 03 00 03 Wt 00 00 LK 6 2 DL 00 03 CUE 6 2 XFAD 00 03 00 03 Wt 00 00 LK 6 3 DL 00 03 CUE 6 3 XFAD 00 05 00 05 Wt 00 00 LK 7 DL 00 05 CUE 7 XFAD 00 20 00 20 Wt 00 00 L...

Страница 117: ...ter Enter the first region you want to print or enter 0 if you want to print all regions Press Enter If you are selecting a range of regions to print enter the last region you want and press Enter The...

Страница 118: ...press Enter The PSC sends the report to the printer To cancel the print operation before the PSC sends the report to the printer press Clear EXPRESSION LIGHTING PARADE CONTROLLER ELECTRONIC THEATRE CO...

Страница 119: ...first macro you want to print or enter 0 if you want to print all macros Press Enter If you are selecting a range of macros to print the PSC prompts you for the last macro Enter the last macro you wan...

Страница 120: ...nd press Enter The PSC prints a report of all recorded real time programs on one sheet EXPRESSION LIGHTING PARADE CONTROLLER ELECTRONIC THEATRE CONTROLS INC CLOCK PROGRAM START CUE TIME ON TIME OFF DA...

Страница 121: ...assignment From the Print Options Menu select 4 and press Enter The PSC prints a report of all SMPTE events EXPRESSION LIGHTING PARADE CONTROLLER ELECTRONIC THEATRE CONTROLS INC SMPTE SMPTE TIME AB F...

Страница 122: ...sends the report to the printer immediately No options are available for this report From the Print Options Menu select 6 and press Enter EXPRESSION LIGHTING PARADE CONTROLLER ELECTRONIC THEATRE CONTR...

Страница 123: ...rom the Print Options Menu select 1 and press Enter EXPRESSION LIGHTING PARADE CONTROLLER ELECTRONIC THEATRE CONTROLS INC STAGE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 10 10 19...

Страница 124: ...sk storage and handling practices to ensure that your work is not lost as a result of disk damage Store disks at a temperature between 50 and 140 degrees Fahrenheit Keep disks away from magnets magnet...

Страница 125: ...Up 3 Select 1 Record show on disk and press Enter The PSC displays the screen illustrated below If either show is currently recorded on disk the screen displays the message Recorded and the date the s...

Страница 126: ...a disk you cannot retrieve it When using the erase option any fades being executed are interrupted fades resume when erase is complete To erase a show from disk follow these steps 1 Insert disk in dis...

Страница 127: ...uring the read operation fades resume when read is complete To read a show from disk into memory follow these steps 1 Insert disk in disk drive 2 Press Set Up 3 Select 2 Read show from disk and press...

Страница 128: ...o is currently recorded on disk the screen displays the message Recorded and the date the show was recorded If no show is recorded on disk the PSC displays the message Not recorded 4 Select either sho...

Страница 129: ...es instructions for working with the following PSC optional accessories Remote Focus Unit RFU Real Time Clock For accessory installation instructions see Chapter 2 Installation For purchase informatio...

Страница 130: ...d channels Power switch Power switch is on in the up position and off in the down position For RFU installation instructions see Chapter 2 Installation RFU must be turned Off before you install it For...

Страница 131: ...must be installed at the factory Creating or editing real time programs 1 Press Set Up 2 Select 9 Edit real time programs and press Enter The PSC displays the following screen 3 Select a program numbe...

Страница 132: ...Press Enter 5 At Current Month prompt enter one of the following month codes and press Enter 1 January 7 July 2 February 8 August 3 March 9 September 4 April 10 October 5 May 11 November 6 June 12 De...

Страница 133: ...de a description of the feature and instructions for using it For more instructions on using the ESCS to create shows you may find the tutorials in Chaopter 4 Basic operations helpful For step by step...

Страница 134: ...nd 7 and 9 You can also use And in conjunction with Thru to select a set such as 1 through 10 and 15 through 20 To select a discontinuous set of cues and channels follow these steps 1 Press Chan or Cu...

Страница 135: ...hen you are assigning cues to faders in SMPTE edit display At allows you to enter level and rate information for the cue loaded to the specified fader 1 Press Edit SMPTE 2 Enter time of desired SMPTE...

Страница 136: ...must press Back then the Go button below the desired fader If you play cues one two and three in the AB fader and cues six seven and eight in the CD fader pressing Back then the AB Go plays back cue...

Страница 137: ...in flashing letters when Black out is active To restore channel settings press Black out again All stage fixtures remain off until you release the black out However you retain control of the PSC while...

Страница 138: ...there are two other screens you can display namely the Subroutines and Effects screens For descriptions of those screens see Chapter 5 Advanced techniques In Blind you can perform some actions you ca...

Страница 139: ...d you capture it and set it to 50 percent the PSC reads the 50 percent setting You can capture channels while in either Stage or Fader mode but not Blind or Track sheet modes since they are not live T...

Страница 140: ...ou are selecting a set or range of channels enter the first channel in the range 4 If you are selecting a set or a range of channels use the And and Thru keys to select channels The PSC highlights the...

Страница 141: ...enter the group number 4 Press Clear 5 Press Record to delete cue or group Or press Cue or Group to restore it Clearing a channel to extend a track Clear allows you to clear levels from selected chan...

Страница 142: ...o To set channels to zero follow these steps 1 Select channels 2 Press At 3 Press Clear Examples Blind Cue 1 Clear Rec deletes cue 1 Blind 2 Chan 1 At 0 0 Track Enter deletes channel one from cue 2 an...

Страница 143: ...s 1 Press Set Up 2 Select 6 System Settings and press Enter 3 Select 3 Default Fader Clear Time and press Enter 4 Enter fader clear time in minutes and seconds 00 00 or seconds and frames 00 00 Fade t...

Страница 144: ...groups and real time programs from memory It does not clear macros regions softpatch or system settings To use the option follow these steps 1 Press Set Up 2 Select 8 Clear show from memory and press...

Страница 145: ...elete all recorded SMPTE events Individual cues are not deleted only removed from their SMPTE fader assignment To delete all SMPTE events follow these steps 1 Press Set Up 2 Select 16 Clear SMPTE time...

Страница 146: ...e If you interrupt the internal clock with Clock Disable wait two minutes and press Clock Disable again The internal clock starts where you stopped it On the other hand if you press Clock Disable to i...

Страница 147: ...ys the channel settings for the cue Channels are not live Channels that were used in the previous cue but are not included in the current cue are displayed with a zero level to indicate a downfade fro...

Страница 148: ...ng cues in Track Sheet To select cues while in Track Sheet follow these steps 1 Press Track Sheet 2 Press Cue 3 Enter cue numbers and And or Thru to enter a group Example Track Sheet Cue 1 Thru 5 sele...

Страница 149: ...wice 3 Enter the delay time in minutes and seconds 00 00 or seconds and frames 00 00 Delay time can be from one frame 00 01 to 99 59 min utes Note Enter a colon between minutes and seconds enter a dec...

Страница 150: ...want to delete When selected the SMPTE time will be highlighted in yellow on the display screen 3 Press Delete 4 Press Enter to delete the SMPTE event or press Clear to cancel the operation Deleting a...

Страница 151: ...trol System is lost Save the current show on disk if you do not want to permanently lose it The Diagnostic system clear option is included on the System Settings menu Follow these steps to initiate th...

Страница 152: ...may want to display the softpatch screen to display the current dimmer to channel patching Press Patch to display the softpatch screen 2 Press Stage then Dim 3 Enter the number of the dimmer you want...

Страница 153: ...2 Press Dim then enter a dimmer number or use And and Thru to enter a range of dimmer numbers 3 Press Type 4 Enter the desired profile number Profile numbers are listed on the menu at the bottom of th...

Страница 154: ...146 Expression Show Control System Dimmer profile graphs...

Страница 155: ...Chapter 8 Reference 147...

Страница 156: ...o display the effects screen press Blind Type 3 Enter The following four effect styles are available Loop runs through steps consecutively returns to the first step and repeats the loop Channels flash...

Страница 157: ...49 Enter Enter functions as an enter key does on most computer keyboards It indicates that you have finished entering a number or have completed an operation The operator prompt line indicates when yo...

Страница 158: ...eet Recording with Except To record a look currently on the screen except for a subset of the channels follow these steps 1 Press Rec to indicate that you want to save the current look 2 Press Cue or...

Страница 159: ...1 When items are selected press Except 2 Press any of the following key sequences to exclude a subset of selected items Enter channel numbers You can select groups of channels by using And and Thru En...

Страница 160: ...ues or groups Fader display mode can display the output of one fader at a time or all four at once This allows you to modify a cue that has played back in one fader and record it without also recordin...

Страница 161: ...evel from one to 50 percent press Flash to force them to full If selected channels are set a a level from 51 percent to full press Flash to force them to zero Channels remain at flash level as long as...

Страница 162: ...els Follow these steps to change the default setting 1 Press Set Up 2 Select 6 System Settings and press Enter 3 Select 1 Default Full Level and press Enter 4 Either enter a two digit intensity level...

Страница 163: ...e cue sheet begins by playing back in the corresponding fader If you have pressed Hold to interrupt the playback of a cue press Go to resume the fade Hint To go to a cue out of sequence press Cue ente...

Страница 164: ...Grand Master is set at a level less than 10 channel outputs equal current settings multiplied by the percentage level at which the Grand Master is set The current Grand Master setting is displayed in...

Страница 165: ...ve channels 1 through 9 at full and channels 10 through 20 at 50 percent When you adjust the level control strip channels 1 through 9 are twice the intensity of channels 10 through 20 In other words G...

Страница 166: ...roups or effects to two or more faders then start playback of everything loaded to faders simultaneously Example Group Hold Cue 1 A B Go Cue 2 C D Go Cue 3 E F Go Group Hold loads cues 1 2 and 3 to th...

Страница 167: ...key To display help screens 1 Press Help 2 Press any key on the console The Expression Show Control System displays a description of the key you pressed Note Help screens are not available for menu op...

Страница 168: ...the fader above the key To resume the playback press Go To cancel the playback leaving channel levels as set press Hold again The faders hold current levels until you play another cue or clear the fa...

Страница 169: ...TE event use the arrow keys to select a SMPTE event Then press Insert time A new SMPTE event will be inserted one frame after the SMPTE event prior to the one you have selected Example Create SMPTE ev...

Страница 170: ...esynchronize itself with the SMPTE time code it is receiv ing If it detects variations of more than two seconds the ESCS automatically switches to internal clock mode In internal clock mode the ESCS e...

Страница 171: ...ed cue number Press Enter at the point in the SMPTE event at which you want to record the cue Press Learn again to exit Learn mode If you use Learn to assign a cue to fader in which a cue already exis...

Страница 172: ...you incremental proportional control of selected channels intensity levels When selected channels are displayed on your screen drag the stylus down the strip to decrease selected channel levels or dr...

Страница 173: ...er Delay time is the length of time between the start of the first cue and the start of the cue or macro to which it is linked If you do not specify a delay time the Expression Show Control System ass...

Страница 174: ...links To delete link information from a cue follow these steps 1 In either Stage or Blind press Cue 2 Enter the number of the first linked cue and press Link 3 Press Clear Enter Example Cue 1 Link Cle...

Страница 175: ...or example you may want to check each of your channels by bringing each up for a couple of seconds Rather than manually bringing each up you can create a macro to automatically bring each channel up f...

Страница 176: ...rded SMPTE event Press Step once to run each subsequent SMPTE event Press Manual again to return to normal operation Pause Press Pause to interrupt the input of SMPTE time code without resetting the E...

Страница 177: ...on Serial data Not used SMPTE Blinks green when SMPTE code is being received SMPTE fault Solid red when a fault is detected in incoming SMPTE data CPU Blinks green when Expression Show Control System...

Страница 178: ...ed SMPTE event Manual appears in the SMPTE window to indicate the Expression Show Control System is in Manual mode Press Step to run the first recorded SMPTE event To run a SMPTE event other than the...

Страница 179: ...ighlighted number by one For example when you are selecting channels press to highlight the preced ing channel or to highlight the next channel Or once you have selected the channels you want press At...

Страница 180: ...Control System Page Up Page Down In SMPTE Edit mode the Programmable Show Controller displays up to 22 SMPTE events at once To view additional SMPTE events press Page Up or Page Down to move up or do...

Страница 181: ...Patch displays the softpatch set up screen The softpatch set up screen allows you to assign dimmers to channels The softpatch screen is illustrated below For complete instructions on softpatching see...

Страница 182: ...SMPTE event Pause appears in the SMPTE window to indicate that the Expression Show Control System is in Pause mode Press Step to run the next recorded SMPTE event To run a SMPTE event other than the...

Страница 183: ...een The minus key decreases the value of a highlighted number by one For example when you are selecting channels press to highlight the next channel or to highlight the preceding channel Or once you h...

Страница 184: ...en enter the desired group number and press Enter Example Rec Cue number Enter or Rec number Cue Enter both record cues Rec indicates that you want to save a look that is currently on stage or on the...

Страница 185: ...hannels If you press Rel again the Expression Show Control System releases all remain ing captured channels Captured channel levels always take precedence over other controls For ex ample assume a cha...

Страница 186: ...tem when to return to the first SMPTE event and restart the sequence You can record reset time from any display mode but you will most likely do so when you are in SMPTE edit Follow these steps to rec...

Страница 187: ...lear cues option real time clock option macro options and clearing SMPTE programs Each of these features is described in detail elsewhere in this manual The following table indicates where each is loc...

Страница 188: ...play 1 Press Edit SMPTE 2 Enter the first SMPTE time or press the down arrow to highlight the first recorded SMPTE time 3 Use the up down right and left arrow keys to select the desired field 4 Press...

Страница 189: ...them as a cue or group or use them as you would any other set of selected channels 4 To restore the full set of channels press Solo again The changes you made are reflected on the screen and other lev...

Страница 190: ...live control of all channels The Stage mode screen displays the final output level for all channels The levels displayed in Stage take into account cues loaded in faders captured channels and Grand Ma...

Страница 191: ...o the first recorded SMPTE event and then run the first event Each time you press Step the next consecutive SMPTE event runs Press Pause then Step to interrupt SMPTE time code but not reset Pressing S...

Страница 192: ...art allows you to select steps for editing In working with multipart cues Step Part allows you to specify individual parts of multipart cues For information on using Step Part to edit effects see page...

Страница 193: ...option is described in this manual To display the System Settings menu follow these steps 1 Press Set Up 2 Select 6 System Settings and press Enter Default full level page 23 Default up down fade tim...

Страница 194: ...1 through 10 You can also use Thru in conjunction with And to select a set such as 1 through 10 and 15 through 20 To select a range of cues or channels follow these steps 1 Press Chan or Cue 2 Enter...

Страница 195: ...econd Note Enter a colon between minutes and seconds enter a decimal point between seconds and frames 4 Enter downfade time then press Enter You can enter time in minutes and seconds 00 00 or seconds...

Страница 196: ...time and pressing Enter If you are not in Manual or Pause mode pressing SMPTE Time then Enter resets the Expression Show Control System s internal clock This allows you to run your SMPTE program in th...

Страница 197: ...You can play back cues in all four faders at the same time Follow these steps to play back a recorded cue in a fader 1 Press Stage 2 Press Cue enter the cue number and press the Go button under the f...

Страница 198: ...ture provides a simple method of tracking channels through several cues Tracked channels are channels in which an intensity level setting is unchanged from the previous cue Complete description and in...

Страница 199: ...if you have recorded more cues than can be displayed on the screen press Track Sheet again to display a second screen of cues Track Sheet displays level settings of one channel for all recorded cues...

Страница 200: ...els to zero intensity and clears the other faders When you press Go for an allfade cue all channels except those set at a level above 00 percent in the selected cue are downfaded to zero Allfade is us...

Страница 201: ...pdate to modify a cue 1 Press Stage to display Stage mode 2 Select channels and set levels you want to add 3 Press Update 4 Press Cue or Group then enter cue or group number Note You need not enter th...

Страница 202: ...blackout 78 converting regular to multipart 67 copying 45 creating 34 in Blind 36 in Stage 35 creating using Solo 41 deleting 44 go to 48 inserting between cues 43 linking 39 modifying fade times 37 m...

Страница 203: ...o 95 I Indicator LEDs 14 Insert time 160 Inserting cues 43 Internal clock mode 5 161 J Jump to cue 95 K Keypad prompt window 30 81 L Learn 58 162 Level control strip 163 Link 164 cues to cues 39 Loop...

Страница 204: ...clear times 24 full levels 23 SMPTE 55 179 180 creating programs 56 editing programs 59 Learn mode 58 162 reset time 55 SMPTE editing screen 56 viewing events 62 SMPTE continued working with 55 SMPTE...

Страница 205: ...9 are not used Printer connector pins 1 4 through 6 8 through 19 and 25 are not used Clear to send CTS signal allows printer to interrup the flow of data when printer s buffer is filled console only...

Страница 206: ...nc 9 Vertical sync Monochrome monitor connector Connector BNC female Pinout Center Video Shield Common Parallel printer connector Parallel printer and Centronics interface adaptor Console connector Pr...

Страница 207: ...d 6 CD Go 7 Plus 8 not connected 9 not connected 10 Common 11 12 VDC 12 not connected 13 not connected 14 AB Hold 15 AB Go 16 Back 17 Cue 1 18 CD Hold 19 CD Go 20 Plus 21 not connected 22 not connecte...

Страница 208: ...ntrollers RSCs to download recorded show information from the PSC to RSCs It is a multiconductor cable with connectors on each end Connector Burndy UTG016 19S 19 pin female Pair Pin Signal function Pa...

Страница 209: ...formatted and retry operation If error message recurs use a new disk Drive not responding Disk drive is not working properly Try another disk If error message recurs contact ETC Maintenance required I...

Страница 210: ...SC s memory If you just recorded show to disk rerecord it If you get the same error message after the second recording record show on a new disk Write protected The PSC cannot record to disks that are...

Страница 211: ...start the system Messages A3 ETC messages Off ARRI messages On CRT AC line frequency A4 60 Hz Off 50 Hz On Manual readback A6 A7 A8 None Off Off Off 32 channels Off Off On 64 channels Off On Off 96 c...

Страница 212: ...viii Expression Show Control System MIDI Interface B7 Enabled On Disabled Off System boot B8 Enable system boot Off...

Страница 213: ...erface RS 232C serial port Remote Focus Unit Cue capacity 400 cues per show 2 shows per disk 200 control channels Proportional softpatching of up to 512 DMX512 dimmers Multipart cues 10 selectable dim...

Страница 214: ...ue numbers 1 to 999 9 Clear cues function Fade type selection Fade times discrete ukpfade and downfade times 00 00 00 99 59 for each cue Linked cue sequence Wait time Update and restore function Chann...

Страница 215: ...Appendix D Specifications xi Effects package Subroutines Canned effects Level control strip Proportional intensity control of channels or groups Size and weight 17 5 W x 3 5 H x 16 D 14 lbs 5 oz...

Страница 216: ...s allow output signal to be split SMPTE interface Display functions Maintenance panel with LCD display Cue capacity 400 cues per show 200 control channels Multipart cues Macro function 640 macro selec...

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