User manual AVOLITES DIAMOND 4 TITAN V3.0

[. . . ] Diamond 4 Titan Operator's Manual Version 3. 0 D4Titanv3-0. doc 31/08/2010 09:23:00 Co py rig ht Av oli te sL im i ted 20 10 Useful Avolites phone numbers:Avolites England Service out of hours* Fax Email Website (+44) (0) 831 17 8888 name@avolites. com Sales and service* (+44) (0) 20 8965 8522 (+44) (0) 20 8965 0290 http://www. avolites. com Sales and service* Fax (+1) 865 938 2057 (+1) 865 938 2059 The latest version of this manual and Diamond Software can be downloaded from the Avolites website. The small print : No Liability for Consequential Damages Avolites has a policy of continuous product and documentation improvement. As such the detail within this manual may not match the operation of the Diamond 4. In no event shall Avolites be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages or loss whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for loss of profits, business interruption, or other pecuniary loss) arising out of the use or inability to use the Diamond even if Avolites Ltd. Because some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitation may not apply to you. [. . . ] The shape is, however, still active. rig The size and speed is shown above the wheels on the display. ht Control the size of the shape using wheel 5. Av 1> Control the speed of the shape using wheel 4. oli te Each shape has a default size and speed setting (defined in the personality file). sL Each shape is designed to work on a particular attribute. Obviously if the fixtures don't have the attribute, you will not see any effect if you use the shape. im i ted 20 10 5. Shapes - Page 155 · If you change any fixtures while running a shape, the wheels will revert to attribute control. You can get the Shape controls back by pressing the Soft Key button (below wheel 6) 5. 1. 3 Changing the phase of a shape across multiple fixtures Shapes get more interesting (and look more impressive) when you apply them to multiple fixtures. The Diamond lets you control how a shape is phased across several fixtures. You can either set the phase in degrees, or you can specify the number of fixtures before the shape repeats itself. The sequence of the shape across the fixtures is controlled by the order in which you selected the fixtures when you created the shape. 2> 3> Alternatively, type in a value for the phase by pressing the "@" button below wheel 6 and enter the value on the numeric keys. Phase=0 deg Av oli te Phase=60 deg (6 fixture repeat) Phase=180 deg (2 fixture repeat) D4Titanv3-0. doc 31/08/2010 09:23:00 Co The display above Wheel 6 shows the phase in degrees, and below that, the number of fixtures before the shape repeats. For example, 180 degrees repeats every 2 fixtures, 90 degrees repeats every 4 fixtures, 60 degrees repeats every 6 fixtures, and so on. py rig ht sL im i Or, if you want the shape to repeat every 4 fixtures, press @, type 4 and press A [Set Part]. Phase=22. 5 deg (16 fixture repeat) ted 1> Set the phase using wheel 6. 20 10 Page 156 - 5. Shapes 5. 1. 4 Changing the initial offset phase of a shape If you are running multiples of the same shape, you might not want them all to start off in phase with each other. The Initial Offset option allows you to set where the shape will start, for example if you want to start the shape half way through its cycle, you would set the Initial Offset to 180 degrees. 5. 2. 1 Editing shapes which are running 1> 2> 3> 4> If you are not in the Shape menu, press the Shape button. Press B [Edit]. 5> You can select or deselect fixtures so that your changes only affect some of the fixtures in the shape. If you applied the same shape several times to different fixtures, you can change each copy of the shape independently. If you are editing shapes being played back from a cue, chase or cue list, the shape name on the softkey list also shows the playback legend (in the screen shown the shape name is "Diamond" and the playback name is "Bally Hoo"). Make sure that you edit the shape from the playback you are working on, otherwise when you record the playback you will record another shape into it. 6> · · D4Titanv3-0. doc 31/08/2010 09:23:00 Co py rig ht Av oli te Press a softkey to make the shape active. The Preset handle displays clear to show only the fixtures in that shape. sL Above the softkeys is a list of the currently running shapes. im i If more than one shape is running, you can select which one is connected to the control wheels using Shape option B [Edit]. ted 5. 2 Edit 20 10 The Initial Offset setting is set by Wheel 4 on the second page of the Shape Properties; press the Soft Key button again to show it. The Soft Key button flashes to indicate that there is a second page of options. 5. Shapes - Page 157 5. 2. 2 Changing the order of fixtures in the shape You can change the order in which a shape is applied to fixtures. This order is normally set by the order in which you selected the fixtures when you created the shape. 2> 3> 4> Press D [Set Fixture Order] Select a shape to edit from the softkeys. The preset/handle LCDs will clear to show only the fixtures in that shape. The bottom number on the handle display indicates their order in the shape. 5> 5. 2. 3 Reversing a shape You can reverse the direction of a shape by pressing E [Reverse] from the shape menu, then pressing the softkey for the shape you want to reverse. 5. 3 Delete 5. 3. 1 Deleting shapes 5. 4 Advanced options When a shape is stored in a cue, you can set how the shape fades in using the cue's Mode setting. D4Titanv3-0. doc 31/08/2010 09:23:00 Co Modes 0 and 3: The shape size will grow from zero to the programmed size using the time/delay settings of the cue. It will start at zero and grow to its programmed size when the fader reaches 100%. [. . . ] This is now fixed ht Entering Time Values In Playback View: Entering time values in the playback view was not working correctly. This is now fixed Av oli te Re-fire During Fade Out 2: If a cue was re-fired during fade out, then killed again whilst fading in, the timing would get confused and the cue could snap to 0 half way through the fade. This is now fixed sL Live Recording: There have been more fixes to recording a cue whilst it is live. im i Partial XFade of Chases Causes Strobing: Setting the XFade of chases to anything but 0 or 100% could cause strobing. This is now fixed ted 20 10 Page 272 ­ New for version 2. 4 Dimmer Functions: Having more than one function in the Dimmer attribute causes the user to be unable to correctly record that attribute to a Playback. [. . . ]