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Chapter Six

Creating Moving Light Labels

LP-X24 and LP-X48 Users Manual

4. If you haven't already done so, select the fixture(s) for the label that you want to

copy.

Reminder: The LP-X will permit you to copy a label for mixed fixture types only when
working with focus labels.

5. Press the 

Edit

 softkey.

The screen that is displayed will vary depending upon the number of attributes the
light has for the property. In the case of the Studio Color 250, there are four
attributes for the 

Color

 property: 

Color 1 function

, 

Color mix Cyan

, 

Color mix

Magenta

 and 

Color mix Yellow

.

NoDws

cto: Studio Color 250

SaveAs

Save

Color mix Cyan

0

Color mix Magen

0

Color mix Yell

40

You use the side wheel to scroll between the screens of attributes.

6. Press the 

SaveAs

 softkey.

By saving the label as a new label, you copy all of the attribute information from the
old label to the new label.

Label Name

Label Name:
Color_001

Please enter a name for the new label.

Yes / No

7. Enter a name for the new label.

8. Press the 

Yes

 key to confirm the operation. Press 

No/Esc

 to cancel the operation.

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Страница 4: ...ve patents or pending patent applications trademarks copyrights or other intellectual property rights covering subject matter in this document The furnishing of this document does not give you license...

Страница 5: ...ow do I 25 put moving lights into the board 25 create groups of instruments 26 strike my lamps 28 program looks 28 set fade times 31 play back looks 33 toggle a playback between scene list and chase m...

Страница 6: ...ording 86 Selecting Moving Lights for Programming 87 Selecting Moving Lights for Programming using the Select Instruments Screen 88 Taking Moving Light Instruments out of a Scene using the Select Inst...

Страница 7: ...rd Looks to the Stack 151 Playing Back the Stack 152 Dipless Cross Fades 152 Go Back and Hold Buttons 153 The Stack s Cross Fader 153 Fading versus Snapping 154 To Play Back the Stack 154 Editing Stac...

Страница 8: ...99 To Reserve DMX Addresses 199 To Un Reserve DMX Addresses 200 The Update Menu 200 To Update the LP X Program 200 To Update the LP X Library 201 The Miscellaneous Menu 202 To Set the MIDI In and Out...

Страница 9: ...ns Ideally they will be used in productions that incorporate both moving and conventional light fixtures however they are well suited to run either individually The LP X24 has quick fader button acces...

Страница 10: ...atch 9 9 Blind Edit 9 9 Chase Memory 120 Programmable 6 Playbacks x 20 Pages 240 Programmable 12 Playbacks x 20 Pages Theatrical Stack 9 9 Go Back and Hold Buttons 9 9 Timed Fades Separate In Out 9 9...

Страница 11: ...or Run or Edit Set the recording filter to dimmer only moving light only or both Switch between dimmer and moving light programming displays Switch between solo and add functions Display Section This...

Страница 12: ...Section Includes the Master fader the Manual fader and the Blackout button Also includes two chase rate controllers the Rate fader and a Tap button Stack Section Includes Back Hold and Go buttons the...

Страница 13: ...ortment of special function keys Manual Scene Section On the LP X24 shown below this section includes 12 Manual Scene Faders Bump buttons for each and the Bank switching button Bump buttons are also u...

Страница 14: ...playbacks The LP X48 not shown has twelve playbacks Power Up and Down Sequences When the LP X arrives from the factory it will be set to operate on 110V current To change the setting to 220V move the...

Страница 15: ...lways put the LP X into Run mode before powering down 2 Move the power switch to the Off position All show information is saved Shows All of the user defined data of the LP X such as looks scene lists...

Страница 16: ...an additional way in which to interact with the system For example to press a button you would normally point with a mouse pointer and then click the left mouse button With a touch panel monitor you...

Страница 17: ...t Across the top are the menus You make menu selections by pressing the button or softkey above the menu item of your choice The display shown below has menu items for Color Beam Focus Attributes and...

Страница 18: ...elay time active The highlight moves from the Fade to the Delay Data entry on the keypad would affect the Delay Also pressing the side wheel on this screen toggles between Dowse and No Dowse modes See...

Страница 19: ...tkeys used in LCD Mode so they will seem familiar to the experienced user Click a menu item to display the window or dialog box associated with it Underlined Items When an item is underlined clicking...

Страница 20: ...ers Manual Clicking the None for the color effects opens the Effects List for colors as shown below Clicking another underlined item for example Label Chase opens the Effects Programmer as shown below...

Страница 21: ...oftkey text on the LCD is abbreviated but the menu item text is always written out in full In most cases you confirm an operation by pressing the Yes button in the Display section of the board Pressin...

Страница 22: ...lights and conventional lights is saved In the manual we always show the minimum filter setting that must be used to complete an operation you may always set the filter to Both On the Moving Light Pro...

Страница 23: ...ist and the Minus button to scroll down a list Typically these buttons scroll the same list as the side wheel However if there are two or more lists on a screen press the wheel that corresponds with o...

Страница 24: ...eption of channel 5 at the level 100 the default value CHANNEL 1 THRU 10 AND 15 LEVEL 75 With this assignment we have set channels 1 through 10 and channel 15 at the level 75 CHANNEL 1 THRU 10 LEVEL 0...

Страница 25: ...Introduction 21 LP X24 and LP X48 Users Manual Recording new scene Select Level Fade 0 00 75 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 75 75 75 75...

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Страница 27: ...following items will help orient you to the operation of the LP X Manual Scene Faders The LP X uses front panel faders to quickly set and adjust dimmer levels Once the board is turned on you have cont...

Страница 28: ...ist using the left wheel or by pressing the Plus and Minus keys on the keypad Dowse No Dowse The LP X gives you the option of keeping moving light instruments lighted or dark when they are in a look b...

Страница 29: ...o a playback can be converted into a repeating chase pattern There is no separate Chase function How do I put moving lights into the board On the LP X24 DMX channels 1 through 100 are reserved for con...

Страница 30: ...rmation If you prefer you may press an ML Select button rather than scrolling to its slot on the screen 3 Select an instrument from the list and press the Add softkey 4 Press the Pan or Tilt softkey t...

Страница 31: ...d press the Add softkey You may also press the corresponding ML Select button to jump to a slot 3 Enter a name for the group if desired 4 Assign lights to the group by pressing the ML Select button fo...

Страница 32: ...ome 3 Use the side wheel to select a control feature from the list of available control features 4 Press the Apply softkey The control feature is loaded and sent NOTE If you are playing back a look th...

Страница 33: ...0 00 0 100 Dowse Intensity 2 Select moving lights for programming using the ML Select buttons The LP X displays the labels for the light or lights that you select For example with a Studio Color selec...

Страница 34: ...en t already done so create a focus label or labels for the look or point the instruments by attribute programming Please see To Create a Focus Label beginning on page 127 or Chapter Seven Working wit...

Страница 35: ...ve the Manual Scene Faders to the desired levels for the conventional lights that you want in the look 6 Select the desired page and then press the Select button for the desired playback The LP X disp...

Страница 36: ...dit Scenelist 3 Select a scene and press the Time softkey Inten Color Beam Focus Intensity Color Beam Focus Edit Scene Timing Hold INF Fade 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 Delay 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 00...

Страница 37: ...ive 2 Inactive 3 Inactive 4 Inactive 5 Inactive 6 PG 1 Step 1 of 2 3 To advance to the next look press the Select button for the playback 4 Repeat step 3 until you have shown all looks for the playbac...

Страница 38: ...g in Video Mode When you are familiar with the LP X LCD Mode it is very easy to learn to work in Video Mode This section describes the differences between the two modes Unique Features in Video Mode T...

Страница 39: ...Yellow button with blue text in the cue and in record mode This corresponds with a flashing yellow light on the Instrument Select White button with light blue text in the show but not assigned to the...

Страница 40: ...lick the label and then click the appropriate menu item Create Edit Rename Delete or Attributes On Screen Attribute Display In Video Mode you have access to attributes from the main screen of the ML P...

Страница 41: ...a light into a scene Override Mode works in conjunction with the Programmer Fader There are two schools of thought on how to override a scene The first school of thought is to set up the override wit...

Страница 42: ...t values for the light This enables you to change only the properties you want Timing and No Dowse are not available 1 In Run Playback mode click or press the Live Override menu item The ML or Convent...

Страница 43: ...r have completed all overrides and want to step out of Live Override mode click or press the Run button and then the Cancel Live Override menu item Live Override will also be cancelled if you leave Ru...

Страница 44: ...rd Tips The keyboard provides a few additional shortcuts for use in Video Mode Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to move through list boxes or scroll numeric values 1 item value at a time Use the P...

Страница 45: ...Instrument Select button removes the light from the cue and erases its settings Clicking on a label changes it from its current setting if any to No Change In Setup mode on the Group screen clicking o...

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Страница 47: ...e to create a new device one not already included in the LP X s fixture library Patch Assign dimmers to board channels Groups Create groups of instruments for easy editing Default Use to set timing an...

Страница 48: ...channels For example the Martin 218 requires nine channels whereas the Cyberlight requires twenty channels The number of attributes that an instrument has usually determines the number of channels it...

Страница 49: ...ophisticated pan and tilt controls are supported but unlike Mode 1 and Mode 2 Vector features are supported In Mode 4 16 channels are required The most sophisticated pan and tilt controls and Vector f...

Страница 50: ...ight Add New Instrument Slot 1 DMX 101 The LP X provides a default name for the instrument You may use the keypad to change the name The LP X automatically assigns the instrument to an unassigned slot...

Страница 51: ...ss The LP X48 automatically assigns the instrument to Line A if it can accommodate the fixture Use the right wheel to change the line assignment 6 You can invert the pan or tilt for the instrument by...

Страница 52: ...this procedure You may also press an ML Select button to jump to a specific slot The ML Select button LEDs are lit for slots that are already assigned and unlit for empty ones Note During this procedu...

Страница 53: ...st add a moving light instrument into the system Save Pan Tilt 1 Cyberlight Cyberlight Edit Instrument Slot 1 DMX 101 4 Change the instrument name DMX start address or on the LP X48 DMX Line as desire...

Страница 54: ...berlight 3 Empty 4 Empty 5 Empty 6 Empty 3 Press the Move softkey Move Instrument 1 1 Cyberlight 101 Cyberlight Select a destination slot 2 2 Cyberlight 121 Cyberlight 3 Empty 4 Empty 5 Empty 6 Empty...

Страница 55: ...ssociated with Yes No it 4 Press the Yes key to delete the instrument Press the No Esc key to stop the delete operation To Reserve and Un reserve DMX Channels By default the LP X reserves DMX channels...

Страница 56: ...channels use the side wheel to select the channel s and then press the Delete softkey Dimmer Patch Dimmer Patch is the system used to interconnect conventional lights to board channels The LP X allows...

Страница 57: ...en press the Patch softkey The Patch List screen appears Copy New Patch List Default ACTIVE The Default patch is 1 1 with channels 1 through N set to 100 intensity The first N channels are mapped wher...

Страница 58: ...P X displays the Patch List screen Note that there are additional softkeys for activating editing and deleting your custom patch To Copy a Dimmer Patch 1 From the Setup Mode screen press the Patch sof...

Страница 59: ...List Default ACTIVE PATCH FOR MATINEE The LP X displays the Patch List screen Note that there are additional softkeys for activating editing and deleting your custom patch To Change which Patch is Ac...

Страница 60: ...ey Note that the Delete softkey will not be available when the active patch is selected Delete Patch Are you sure you want to delete this patch Yes No 3 Press the Yes key to delete the patch Press the...

Страница 61: ...the Add softkey or the Dim button Patch Input Dim Thru Except And DIM Channel 1 Level 100 4 Create the first channel assignment You use the buttons Dim Level Channel Thru And and Except to create the...

Страница 62: ...0 EXCEPT 5 CHANNEL 1 With this channel assignment we have assigned dimmers 1 through 10 with the exception of dimmer 5 to channel 1 at the level 100 the default value DIM 1 THRU 10 AND 15 CHANNEL 1 LE...

Страница 63: ...dimmers 1 through 5 to channel 1 and dimmers 6 through 9 and 101 to channel 2 Add By Dim Delete Edit Patch MY NEW PATCH CHAN DIMMERS 1 001 002 003 004 005 2 006 007 008 009 101 3 4 5 Viewing Channel...

Страница 64: ...ll show only one channel value Add ByChan Delete Edit Patch MY NEW PATCH DIM CHANNEL 001 1 75 002 1 75 003 1 75 004 1 75 005 1 75 To Delete a Channel Assignment You may delete channel assignments in e...

Страница 65: ...mp On Some fixtures do not start up automatically Use the Lamp On feature to strike the lamp Lamp Off Some fixtures do not shut off automatically Use the Lamp Off feature to douse the lamp You can als...

Страница 66: ...tend to use only the control features the instruments have in common will be displayed Select a group of instruments Hold down the Group button and press the ML Select button for the group Note all in...

Страница 67: ...values for the selected instruments Show Maintenance The Show Maintenance menu includes functionality to create a new show back up the current show to a floppy disk and restore a show from a floppy di...

Страница 68: ...clears all data in the show This includes moving light instrument DMX line assignments patching assignments and all looks stacks and chases 4 To clear all data and create a new show press the Yes key...

Страница 69: ...the drive to determine whether or not it is blank If there is any information on the disk the LP X warns you if it will have to overwrite any of the files To Restore a Show 1 From the Setup Mode scre...

Страница 70: ...of the following Softkey Function Stack Erasing the stack will discard all information for the stack It will not discard information stored in linked playbacks For more information about linked playb...

Страница 71: ...the Stack softkey Delete Stack Are you sure you want to delete all stack data Yes No 4 Press the Yes key to confirm deleting the stack Press No Esc to cancel the operation To Erase Custom Patches 1 Fr...

Страница 72: ...de screen use the side wheel to scroll to the second menu 2 Press the Erase softkey The Erase screen appears 3 Press the Plybck softkey Delete Playbacks Are you sure you want to delete all scene data...

Страница 73: ...tials Chapter Two 69 LP X24 and LP X48 Users Manual Clear Show Are you sure you want to delete everything in the show Yes No 4 Press the Yes key to confirm clearing the show Press No Esc to cancel the...

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Страница 75: ...aders The intensity of the LED above the Master fader indicates the fader s position Manual Fader The Manual fader is used to adjust the overall level for the manual scene faders If this fader is down...

Страница 76: ...this Manual beginning on page 14 Playbacks When you have set a look that you like you save it to one of the Playbacks by pressing the Select button above the fader Every time you press the Select but...

Страница 77: ...the Master fader level Recording and Playing Back Conventional Light Looks Before you begin you must decide whether or not to use the default patch or to create a custom patch of conventional lights...

Страница 78: ...e zero level and then raise it This is called match and grab The LP X display shows you the manual scene faders and their levels All faders at zero Recording new scene Select Level Fade 0 00 01 02 03...

Страница 79: ...PG 1 PB 6 Step 2 Save Select Level Fade 0 00 81 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 FF 50 50 50 FF 6 Repeat Step 5 until you have recorded all desired looks To P...

Страница 80: ...31 32 33 34 35 36 12 00 3 To advance to the next look press the Select button for the playback 4 To move backward to the previous step hold down the Except button and press the Select button for the...

Страница 81: ...ithout disturbing the current look This is called a blind edit To Modify a Conventional Light Look When You are Not Running a Show Live Edit This operation will work on any playback except one that is...

Страница 82: ...02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 FF 3 Raise or lower manual scene faders to add lights to remove lights from or change current levels in the look For example match...

Страница 83: ...ind Edit This operation will work on any playback except one that is in page hold mode For example if you are running a scene list on Page 1 Playback 1 you will not be able to edit a scene list on Pag...

Страница 84: ...5 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 FF 3 Raise or lower manual scene faders to add lights to remove lights from or change current levels in the look For example match and grab t...

Страница 85: ...ional light look but you don t want to save it For example an unexpected guest may step onto an unlit portion of the stage to take a bow You need to bring up a light but there is no reason to save the...

Страница 86: ...r increase the intensity of lights that are already in the look Note that you can only add lights to a look or raise the intensity of lights that are already in the look You cannot lower the intensity...

Страница 87: ...that are present in most moving lights It also describes some terminology that is unique to the LP X Color Color Property Color effects in a moving light are generally produced by placing a color medi...

Страница 88: ...the users Besides the standards of gobo and color several popular instruments incorporate another general purpose wheel for effects These can include prisms to split the beam color correction filters...

Страница 89: ...t will walk on stage for a bow in a specific location but you do not know when it will happen You want to light the playwright using the same colors that are currently in use on stage You create a loo...

Страница 90: ...nstrument list This procedure 1 assigns the instrument to a DMX start address and to an ML Select 2 makes the library information for the fixture available To do this follow the steps given in To Add...

Страница 91: ...e in one of three states It can be in the look and selected for programming in the look but not selected for programming deselected not in the look 1 To select a light for programming you press its ML...

Страница 92: ...lect Instruments Screen You use this selection technique when you are programming moving lights that have been assigned to virtual slots that is moving lights that have been assigned to slots that are...

Страница 93: ...c keypad press the Thru key enter the highest number in the range and then press the Minus key on the keypad 6 When you are done selecting and deselecting instruments press the Yes key or the Fixture...

Страница 94: ...ne instrument enter its number on the numeric keypad and then press the Enter key on the keypad 4 To clear a range of instruments enter the lowest number in the range on the numeric keypad press the T...

Страница 95: ...Looks You record a look or a series of looks a scene list to a playback On the LP X24 there are six playbacks and twenty pages for each so you may record up to 120 scene lists On the LP X48 there are...

Страница 96: ...information about the various ways in which you may select a light for programming The LP X displays the labels for the light that you select For example with a Studio Color selected you see the follo...

Страница 97: ...ey label changes to FocsFx This indicates that pressing the softkey again will open the Focus Effects screen Label Recording new scene Color Beam Attrib FocsFx No Change Delay 0 00 0 Fade 0 00 0 100 N...

Страница 98: ...new scene Color Defaults BeamFx Attrib Focus No Change belly fade off center c open Delay 0 00 0 Fade 0 00 0 100 No Dowse Intensity Press the Focus softkey Use the left wheel or the Plus and Minus key...

Страница 99: ...0 75 No Dowse Intensity Defaults Focus_001 Focus_002 Focus_003 Focus_004 8 To make changes to the look that you just recorded repeat steps 4 and 5 and then press the Save softkey The LP X confirms th...

Страница 100: ...t recording Button Fader Setting Modes Record and Scene Display ML Filter ML or BOTH Bump Any setting Master Fader Up typically full on Manual Fader Any setting Programmer Fader Up The LP X displays t...

Страница 101: ...egreen Mauve Aqua The only labels that you would see if you were to select both instruments would be the ones that the instruments have in common 3 If you haven t already done so create a focus label...

Страница 102: ...ect the five lights on the left side of the stage The label Blue does not appear in the display indicating that all five lights do not have that color in common Your light group consists of two Techno...

Страница 103: ...it saved the new information to the look 7 To record the next look repeat step 4 and then press the Select for the same page and playback The LP X displays that it saved the information to the new loo...

Страница 104: ...king them This is called a live edit The second technique assumes that you do not want to see the changes as you are making them For example during a show you may need to make a change to an upcoming...

Страница 105: ...uts the look to the Programmer Fader Save Edit PG 1 PB 1 Step 3 ColrFx Beam Attrib Focus No Change Delay 0 00 0 Fade 0 00 0 100 Dowse Intensity Defaults amber blue congo blue cto The LP X remembers ce...

Страница 106: ...on Page 1 Playback 1 you will not be able to edit a scene list on Page 2 Playback 1 This is because Playback 1 is in page hold mode and will not switch to Page 2 until the Playback 1 level is brought...

Страница 107: ...Time NOTE In Video Mode this has been replaced with Live Override Mode which operates somewhat differently Please refer to information on Live Override Mode beginning on page 37 for details There may...

Страница 108: ...ed to change the values of a light that is already part of a look Let us say for example that you only want to move a light into a different position without making any change to its color beam or int...

Страница 109: ...ing and deleting looks in a scene list programming virtual channels Clearing a Playback Use this technique to clear one playback For the procedure to clear all playbacks please see To Erase Playbacks...

Страница 110: ...Press the Yes key to clear the playback Press the No Esc key to cancel the operation Clearing a Playback while in Edit Mode 1 Put the board into Edit Playback mode Copy Edit Playback Erase Edit Chase...

Страница 111: ...reating a new look but the look may be on a different playback or may be earlier in the scene list on which you are currently working This technique will load the look into the Programmer so that you...

Страница 112: ...ch to Record mode 4 Copy the look to a new location by pressing the Select button for the desired page and playback The LP X copies the look to the next available step on the playback The amount of ma...

Страница 113: ...y The LP X displays the Copy Playback screen Copy Playback Select the destination playback and Playback 1 Page 1 Copy confirm with Yes or the Copy softkey 4 Select the page and playback to which you w...

Страница 114: ...tes This involves setting timings for each look Automation Terminology Timing values consist of three elements Hold Time Fade Time and Start Delay Hold Time is the total time of the look that is the t...

Страница 115: ...econds allocated for the look To illustrate Start Delay and Fade times consider the following illustration Initiate Look Property 3 Two second Start Delay one second Fade Property 1 no Start Delay no...

Страница 116: ...ys and Fade Times will be executed and then the look will hold infinitely long in other words until you initiate the next look This is manual initiation of cues If you set Hold Times for looks that ha...

Страница 117: ...ts that are actively selected for programming In No Dowse mode you see all lights in the look whether they are selected or not Toggle between these two modes when you are recording moving lights by pr...

Страница 118: ...PB 06 28 Copy 3 Using the side wheel select a playback to automate 4 Press the Edit softkey Erase Time Move Loop 1 2 3 4 Hold INF Edit Scenelist 5 Using the side wheel select a look to automate 6 Pre...

Страница 119: ...property 9 Use the center wheel to set the Start Delay for the property or use the right wheel to set the fade time for the property Or press the right wheel enter the fade time on the numeric keypad...

Страница 120: ...g screen Follow the procedure given in To Record a Look with one Moving Light beginning on page 91 or To Record a Look with More than One Moving Light beginning 96 At step 4 while selecting labels for...

Страница 121: ...ven in To Record Conventional Light Looks beginning on page 73 2 Put the board into Edit Playback mode 3 Using the side wheel select a playback to unloop 4 Press the Edit softkey Erase Time Move Unloo...

Страница 122: ...ene list and then move it into the correct place 1 Put the board into Edit Playback mode 2 Using the side wheel select a scene list 3 Press the Edit softkey 4 Using the side wheel select a look to mov...

Страница 123: ...Esc key to cancel the operation Programming Virtual Channels The LP X24 has twenty four manual faders twelve in Bank 1 and twelve in Bank 2 The LP X48 has forty eight manual faders twenty four in Bank...

Страница 124: ...4 45 46 47 48 3 Set levels for the virtual channels You may use the left wheel to select a channel and then use the center wheel to set a level for it You may also use the Channel button on the board...

Страница 125: ...Advanced Programming and Editing Techniques Chapter Five 121 LP X24 and LP X48 Users Manual...

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Страница 127: ...Some of the more sophisticated fixtures use multiple attributes to control a single property For example some fixtures employ color mixing which allows three basic colors to be mixed to produce a wide...

Страница 128: ...el it will be available for all instruments of this type Some lighting designers prefer to see what the label will look like in only one light others prefer to see what the label will look like in a g...

Страница 129: ...yan 0 Color mix Magen 0 Color mix Yell 0 6 Use the left center and right wheels to set the desired values You may turn the wheels to the desired values You may also press a wheel enter the desired val...

Страница 130: ...Press No Esc to cancel the operation The LP X saves the label and returns to the Label Creation screen NoDws MY COLOR Studio Color 250 SaveAs Save Color mix Cyan 75 Color mix Magen 100 Color mix Yell...

Страница 131: ...nts to a clearly visible pattern and a high intensity value in the programming screen You can always select the default labels for Color usually displays white and Beam usually displays open Remember...

Страница 132: ...100 No Dowse Intensity Defaults 3 Press the Label softkey You may see one of several different screens No instruments selected Focus No Instruments Please select some instruments to work with One or m...

Страница 133: ...cus SaveAs Pan 128 Focus N C Tilt 128 6 Use the left wheel to set the Pan value the center wheel to set the Focus edge value and the right wheel to set the Tilt value You may turn the wheels to the de...

Страница 134: ...to confirm the operation Press No Esc to cancel the operation The LP X saves the label and returns to the Label Creation screen NoDws MY FOCUS SaveAs Save Pan 220 Focus N C Tilt 115 10 If desired upd...

Страница 135: ...cratch 1 Put the LP X into the following modes for moving light recording Button Fader Setting Modes Record and Scene Display ML Filter ML Bump Any setting Master Fader Up typically full on Manual Fad...

Страница 136: ...Studio Color 250 there are four attributes for the Color property Color 1 function Color mix Cyan Color mix Magenta and Color mix Yellow NoDws cto Studio Color 250 SaveAs Save Color mix Cyan 0 Color...

Страница 137: ...85 for complete details about this option 10 When you are done press the Save softkey 11 Press No Esc twice to return to the ML Programmer Editing Labels After you have created labels you can easily...

Страница 138: ...3 or To Create a Focus Label beginning on page 127 To Rename a Label 1 Put the LP X into the following modes for moving light recording Button Fader Setting Modes Record and Scene Display ML Filter ML...

Страница 139: ...the LP X into the following modes for moving light recording Button Fader Setting Modes Record and Scene Display ML Filter ML Bump Any setting Master Fader Up typically full on Manual Fader Any setti...

Страница 140: ...ating Moving Light Labels LP X24 and LP X48 Users Manual Delete Label Are you sure you want to delete this label for all selected fixture types Yes No 6 Press Yes to delete the label Press No Esc to c...

Страница 141: ...t to rotate during one look By modifying the Effects 1 attribute of the label you can create a rotating swirl without the added steps of creating a label from scratch Overriding a Label Use the follow...

Страница 142: ...00 0 100 No Dowse Intensity Press the Beam softkey Use the left wheel or the Plus and Minus keys in the numeric keypad to make your selection Label Recording new scene Color open BeamFx Attrib Focus...

Страница 143: ...olor 1 functio Color wheel 1 N C N C N C Color 2 functi If the Beam property was previously selected you see a screen that looks something like this depending upon the beam attributes for the light Re...

Страница 144: ...property to a value of 30 rotates the beam Recording new scene Color Beam Labels Focus Control Effects 1 Effects Rotate N C 30 N C Alternately ways in which to change the value are Press the encoder...

Страница 145: ...wse Intensity To Reset Moving Light Attributes Attribute overrides are designed to carry forward from look to look until you explicitly turn them off You can turn them off by resetting the attribute b...

Страница 146: ...he desired look is displayed Return to Record mode Working with Attributes in Edit Mode After you have recorded a look you may override or reset attributes in Edit mode much the same as you would chan...

Страница 147: ...st on a playback Techniques for building a scene list are described in Chapter Three Conventional Light Programming beginning on page 71 and in Chapter Four Moving Light Programming beginning on page...

Страница 148: ...rate will be 15 BPM beats per minute Note that if this scene list was previously chased and then unchased the LP X will remember the chase rate that you originally set and will restore it regardless o...

Страница 149: ...finite number of times If you want you can specify the number of loops for the chase This option is only available for scene lists that have been converted to chases 1 Put the LP X into the following...

Страница 150: ...ypad and then press the Enter key Erase Time Move 1 2 3 4 Chase Loops 5 Edit Scenelist To Convert a Chase back into a Scene List 1 Put the LP X into the following modes for editing Button Fader Settin...

Страница 151: ...ftkey The Unchse softkey text changes to Chase and the line for the page and playback doesn t say Chase any more Copy Edit Playback Erase Edit Chase Global PG 01 PB 01 12 PG 01 PB 02 6 PG 03 PB 06 28...

Страница 152: ...en 12 00 1 Inactive 2 Inactive 3 Inactive 4 Inactive 5 Inactive 6 PG 1 Step 1 of 2 2 If the scene list isn t already active raise its playback 3 Using the side wheel or the Plus and Minus buttons sele...

Страница 153: ...he playback s Select key This steps the chase back one step and pauses there 2 Step back again by pressing Except Select Pressing Except Select when the chase is at Step 1 will execute the last step o...

Страница 154: ...vel e g 100 4 For step three of the chase record new Color Beam and Focus settings Just before you save for the final time set the Intensity to zero 5 For step four of the chase make no changes except...

Страница 155: ...mmer Fader Up 2 Create the look for the first step of the stack Use the techniques given in Chapter Three Conventional Light Programming beginning on page 71 and in Chapter Four Moving Light Programmi...

Страница 156: ...select one group of moving lights save their settings de select that group select a different group save their settings etc The first group s settings will be recorded by pressing the stack s Select b...

Страница 157: ...ader Press Go to start the fade from the outbound step to the inbound step Press Back during a fade to stop and then reverse the fade After a fade is complete pressing Back will fade from the outbound...

Страница 158: ...to switch from using the buttons to using the stack s Cross Fader press the Hold button Move the Cross Fader from its current position to the extreme end of the fader s travel that is to 0 or 100 Then...

Страница 159: ...al Change Out In Next 0 0 0 0 1 0 Fade 100 Fade 0 Out shows the number of the outbound step and the percentage it has faded down In shows the number of the inbound step and the percentage it has faded...

Страница 160: ...ual to Auto by pressing the Go button at any time You may switch from Auto to Manual by pressing the Hold button and then moving the stack s Cross Fader from its current position to the extreme opposi...

Страница 161: ...button to move backwards through the stack steps 3 Edit the look of the step The techniques for editing the look of a stack step are the same as those for editing a playback step Please see Modifying...

Страница 162: ...s the Edit Stack screen Edit Scene Insert Delete 2 0 Link 3 0 1 0 Link 2 0 Edit Stack Out Fade 0 02 0 3 0 Link 0 0 In Fade 0 02 0 Hold Inf 2 If you want to insert a copy of a stack step use the side w...

Страница 163: ...ed position and returns to the Edit Stack screen NOTE There is another method for inserting a stack step Create the scene in Record mode and press the stack select In the stack step dialog pick the st...

Страница 164: ...softkey The LP X displays the Delete Step screen Are you sure you want to delete this Delete Step Yes No stack step 4 Press the Yes button to confirm the operation Press the No Esc button to cancel th...

Страница 165: ...In a partially automated stack fade times are set for each step so that there is no need to use the Cross Fader to control how quickly steps fade in and out You simply press the Go button to initiate...

Страница 166: ...This default setting cannot be changed To Automate the Stack 1 Put the LP X in Edit and Stack mode The LP X displays the Edit Stack screen Edit Scene Insert Delete 2 0 Link 3 0 1 0 Link 2 0 Edit Stack...

Страница 167: ...de a light to zero under these circumstances it will gradually fade to zero over the course of the subsequent steps To Automate Moving Light Properties You may further automate the stack by setting De...

Страница 168: ...desired value on the numeric keypad and then pressing the Enter key 7 Using the right wheel adjust the Fade for the selected property This setting will determine how much time will pass from the time...

Страница 169: ...e Yes button Changing Steps at Run Time When using the LP X stack steps execute in sequential order starting with the lowest step number that was created This is always true unless the user has change...

Страница 170: ...at the specified rate 5 Press the Change softkey again to hide the additional run time functions Changing Steps at Run Time Short Cut Use this procedure to quickly change the next step 1 With the sta...

Страница 171: ...playback You may also press the center wheel enter the page number on the numeric keypad and press the Enter key 5 Use the right wheel to specify the number of the linked playback You may also press...

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Страница 173: ...moved in a three sided pattern Rectangle Lights moved in a four sided pattern Polygon Lights moved in a many sided pattern ranging from three sides to one hundred sides Sweep Fan Lights move in a line...

Страница 174: ...effect 1 Put the LP X into the following modes for moving light recording Button Fader Setting Modes Record and Scene Display ML Filter ML or BOTH Bump Any setting Master Fader Up typically full on M...

Страница 175: ...l Order 6 Press the Create softkey The Color Effect Wheel Order screen appears and all selected lights begin executing the effect Recording new scene Seq Fade 0 00 0 Rate 0 01 0 Start Delay 0 00 0 Col...

Страница 176: ...utton 10 When you are done press the No Esc button twice to return to the ML Programmer screen The ColrFx softkey display flashes to indicate that there is an effect applied to at least one of the sel...

Страница 177: ...chase press the Color softkey twice To create a beam label chase press the Beam softkey twice The Color Effects or Beam Effects screen appears Create Recording new scene None of the selected instrumen...

Страница 178: ...se Iris Flick 5 Using the left wheel the side wheel or the Plus and Minus keys select Label Chase 6 Press the Create softkey The Color Effect Label Chase or Beam Effect Label Chase screen appears and...

Страница 179: ...Effect Label Chase broadway pin cherry rose congo blue aqua The LP X moves the label into a column in the middle of the screen After removing a label from the effect you may add it back in Select the...

Страница 180: ...screen by pressing the Label softkey 11 When you are ready record the effect to a playback by pressing its Playback Select button Seq Move Move Remove Add Record PG 1 PB 1 Step 1 Param cherry rose bro...

Страница 181: ...ss the light s ML Select button 13 When you are done press the No Esc button twice to return to the ML Programmer screen The ColrFx or BeamFx softkey display flashes to indicate that there is an effec...

Страница 182: ...ed The range of close fade times is from 0 00 0 to 9 59 9 The default value is 1 Open Hold Specify how long to hold the iris in the open position after it completes its open fade The range of open hol...

Страница 183: ...User created devices will not be able to execute the iris flick 3 Press the Beam softkey twice The Beam Effects screen appears Create Recording new scene None of the selected instruments have effects...

Страница 184: ...old Start Delay and Loops parameters as desired Use the side wheel to display the Close Hold Start Delay and Loops parameters Recording new scene Seq Close Hold 0 00 0 Start Delay 0 00 0 Loops INF Bea...

Страница 185: ...to specify the center point of the shape Values range from 0 to 255 The default value is 128 Pan Size Use this parameter in conjunction with the tilt size to specify the size of the shape Values rang...

Страница 186: ...55 The default value is 128 Pan End Use this parameter in conjunction with the tilt end to specify the end point of the linear effect Values range from 0 to 255 The default value is 128 Tilt End Use t...

Страница 187: ...rom 0 to 255 The default value is 255 Speed The speed at which the lights will move Values range from 1 to 100 with one being the slowest possible speed and 100 being the fastest possible speed The de...

Страница 188: ...rs Create Recording new scene None of the selected instruments have effects Press Create to add effects Focus Effects 4 Press the Create softkey The Choose an effect screen appears Create Choose an ef...

Страница 189: ...screen The FocusFx softkey display flashes to indicate that there is an effect applied to at least one of the selected lights Sequencing the Lights in an Effect The LP X enables you to automatically...

Страница 190: ...0 00 0 to 9 59 9 The default is 0 Example in a sweep fan with a start delay of 10 and an interval of 1 at the beginning of the effect all lights will go to their start points and will hold for 10 sec...

Страница 191: ...art one after another at a rate specified by the interval you set 5 When you are done press the Apply softkey Note that sequencing is not active in Record mode so you will not see any change after you...

Страница 192: ...you are done To Remove a Light from an Effect There are three different ways to remove a light from an effect Use whichever method is most convenient depending mainly upon where you are at in the pro...

Страница 193: ...ld down the Clear key and press the light s ML Select button Save Label Seq Fade 0 00 0 Rate 0 01 0 Start Delay 0 00 0 Color Effect Label Chase Record PG 1 PB 1 Step 1 Overriding Attributes in Effects...

Страница 194: ...is part of a color label effect the effect will stop running for that light To Override an Attribute 1 From the ML Programmer screen press the Attrib softkey and then press the softkey for the proper...

Страница 195: ...g or editing can take place This mode is useful when you want to prevent yourself or someone else from accidentally changing your show To Lock or Unlock the LP X 1 From the Setup Mode screen use the s...

Страница 196: ...xample you may have a group of lights for the drummer a group of lights for the right side of the stage and a group of lights for the left side of the stage Groups always consist of instruments of the...

Страница 197: ...up Mode screen press the Group softkey The Group List screen appears Add Group List 2 Empty 1 Empty 3 Empty 4 Empty 5 Empty 6 Empty 2 Using the side wheel select a group and then press the Add softkey...

Страница 198: ...xtures using the Fixture button Please see Alternate Method for Selecting Fixtures beginning on page 195 for complete details Note You may mix fixture types in a group but you will not be able to sele...

Страница 199: ...uments THRU 3 1 Studio Color 4 1 Technobeam 5 2 Technobeam 6 3 Technobeam 2 1 Studio Spot 2 To select one instrument enter its number on the numeric keypad and then press the Plus key on the keypad Pr...

Страница 200: ...m 2 1 Studio Spot 5 To deselect a range of instruments enter the lowest number in the range on the numeric keypad press the Thru key enter the highest number in the range and then press the Minus key...

Страница 201: ...Group softkey The Group List screen appears 2 Using the side wheel or Group button plus ML Select button select a group and then press the Delete softkey Delete Group Are you sure you want to delete...

Страница 202: ...ck In Fade 0 02 0 Auto Save Interval minutes 5 Timing 2 Use the left wheel to select the Stack In Fade or Stack Out Fade 3 Use the right wheel to increase or decrease the value for your selection To M...

Страница 203: ...odify the fade for the selected property use the right wheel 6 To modify the hold time for the look use the side wheel The DMX Menu Use the DMX menu to reserve and un reserve DMX channels These featur...

Страница 204: ...4 Use the side wheel to select which reserve item in the list you want to delete 5 Press the Delete softkey The Update Menu You will use the Update menu when Leprecon releases a new version of the LP...

Страница 205: ...pdate softkey The Board Updates screen appears 3 Insert a floppy disk with the LP X library update into the floppy disk drive You may have obtained the update on a floppy disk from Leprecon You may ha...

Страница 206: ...1 MIDI In 1 Memory Total 14 94 MB Used 142 KB Free 14 81 MB Clock 12 00 2 Use the left wheel to select MIDI In MIDI Out or Clock 3 Use the center wheel to increase or decrease the value for your sele...

Страница 207: ...and the device s MIDI In to the same channel 3 Zero out all faders on the LP X and turn off the Stack 4 Put the LP X into Run mode 5 Put the receiving device into Record mode 6 When sending MIDI outp...

Страница 208: ...20 Focus Type 16 Bit Manufacturer User Fixture 01 Unknown Use the left wheel to move between the Device Name box and the Manufacturer box 3 The default name for the new device is User Fixture 1 Use t...

Страница 209: ...e Add MY DEVICE 8 Press the Add softkey Save Name Create Attribute MY DEVICE Attribute Name Channel Min Value Max Value Default Value 255 1 0 0 Color mix Cyan C Color mix Magen C Color mix Yello C Col...

Страница 210: ...el to set the value for each Usually these values will be specified by the manufacturer Typically the minimum value is zero and the maximum value is 255 However some instruments have two attributes on...

Страница 211: ...e that range will not be downloaded This can break labels 1 From the Setup Mode screen press the Device softkey The Device List screen appears 2 Use the side wheel or the Plus and Minus buttons to sel...

Страница 212: ...procedure given in the section To Create a New Moving Light Device beginning on page 204 6 To delete an attribute from the moving light device select the attribute and press the Delete softkey The LP...

Страница 213: ...and under cover when not in use 110 220 Volt Current Underneath the power jack on the LP X you will see a red switch When the switch is set to 115 the LP X will run on 110V current When the switch is...

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Страница 215: ...Controller Channel message and the byte 3 value of the message is the new High Order Channel The Controller Channel message sets the value of the referenced Extended Controller Channel Message Type F...

Страница 216: ...m the last MIDI output message Its controller function channel is set to MIDI_EXTENDED_CHANNEL 127 The second a Controller Channel message contains the low order controller channel and the current val...

Страница 217: ...ADER 3 STACK_FADER 4 PLAYBACK_00 5 PLAYBACK_01 6 PLAYBACK_02 7 PLAYBACK_03 8 PLAYBACK_04 9 PLAYBACK_05 10 PLAYBACK_06 11 FADER_01 13 FADER_02 14 FADER_03 15 FADER_04 16 FADER_05 17 FADER_06 18 FADER_0...

Страница 218: ...CT 206 FADER_BUMP_01 130 FADER_BUMP_02 131 FADER_BUMP_03 132 FADER_BUMP_04 133 FADER_BUMP_05 134 FADER_BUMP_06 135 FADER_BUMP_07 136 FADER_BUMP_08 137 Symbolic Name ID FADER_BUMP_09 138 FADER_BUMP_10...

Страница 219: ...around the outdoor signs on the theatre itself The rate of a chase refers to the time each scene is active before being replaced with the next scene Color A property of a Moving Light In some fixture...

Страница 220: ...rds of gobo and color several popular instruments incorporate another general purpose wheel for effects These can include prisms to split the beam color correction filters and diffusion media or frost...

Страница 221: ...determining output when several looks are executed simultaneously In dealing with conventional light looks the highest channel level takes precedence HTP With moving light looks the last look execute...

Страница 222: ...of elements that can be introduced into the optic path is limited only by the imagination of instrument designers and the budgets of the users Besides the standards of gobo and color several popular i...

Страница 223: ...added motor controls to the optics The results are the ability to control the sharpness or definition of the beam edge focus and the size of the projected beam zoom Controlling the beam size with the...

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Страница 225: ...mp Button 71 Stack On Button 34 Tap Button 8 34 144 Thru Button 20 57 Yes Button 7 18 C Chase Converting a Chase back into a Scene List 146 Converting a Scene List into a Chase 143 Dark Moves 149 Defi...

Страница 226: ...of Instruments Used in ML Programming 85 H Hold Time 110 162 I In Fade 162 Instrument Library 45 Creating a New Device 204 Intensity Property 82 Invert Pan or Tilt 47 Iris Flick 169 K Keypad 19 Keypa...

Страница 227: ...e Hold 71 Patch Erasing 66 67 Playback Automation 113 Clearing a Playback 105 106 Copying a Playback 108 Deleting a Look from a Scene List 118 Erasing 66 67 Looping 116 Moving Looks in a Scene List 11...

Страница 228: ...e 208 Editing a Moving Light Instrument 49 Editing a Patch 57 Erasing a Show 68 Erasing Custom Patches 67 Erasing Playbacks 67 Erasing the Stack 66 Instrument Menu 44 Locking and Unlocking the LP X 19...

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