maXim Operator Manual
Modes of Operation
LSC Lighting Systems (Aust) Pty. Ltd.
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4.0 MODES OF OPERATION
4.1 OVERVIEW
The maXim has several banks of faders.
•
The Yellow bank controls the levels of channels 1 to 12 (24, 36, 48, 60)
•
The Red bank has different functions depending upon the current “red mode” of the maXim as
selected by the mode red bank button. These modes are;
•
PRESET mode. The Red bank controls the levels of channels 1 to 12 (24, 36, 48, 60). (A
duplicate of the Yellow bank).
•
WIDE mode. The Red bank controls the levels of channels 13 (25, 37, 49, 61) to 24 (48, 72,
96, 120).
•
SCENE mode. The Red bank faders become PLAYBACKS and control the levels of Scenes
or Chases.
•
The Blue bank has dedicated Playbacks and control the levels of Scenes or Chases.
You may freely change red modes at any time during your operation of the maXim and the current
red mode is
always shown
by the “LED” MODE indicators beside the mode red bank button.
Each mode has its particular advantage for different types of operations.
4.2 PRESET MODE
Selecting wide mode only changes the operation of the red bank. The red bank becomes a
duplicate of the yellow bank. These two identical banks (Yellow and Red) provide duplicate faders
for channels
.
The output of each bank is controlled by its own master.
RED
ADD/SOLO
YELLOW BANK
RED BANK
MASTERS
YELLOW
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
CHANNELS 1 -12
CHANNELS 1 -12
OUTPUT
Simplified block diagram of a maXim S in
PRESET
mode.
You create a lighting look by fading up your required channels on one of the colour coded banks
and fading up the same colour master. By keeping the other master faded down, another look can
be preset on the duplicate set of channel faders without the channels being revealed on stage. At
the appropriate time, the new look is revealed by fading up its master whilst the first look is faded
down with its master. The
next
look may now be prepared on the bank that has just been faded
down.
The fade times of the masters are set by the IN and OUT time faders.
ADVANTAGE
This simple mode of operating is most useful in unrehearsed situations where the next “look” needs
to be created “on the fly”. The channel faders provide instant “hands on” control of any channel
level.
DISADVANTAGE
Only half of the possible channels can be controlled and any look that needs to be used at a later
time must be manually reproduced with the channel faders.