User manual AVOLITES PEARL 2000

[. . . ] Pearl 2000/2004 Operator's Manual Pearl 2004 Manual v1 - 27th August 2004 Useful Avolites phone numbers:Avolites England Sales and service* Service out of hours* Fax Email Website (+44) (0) 20 8965 8522 (+44) (0) 831 17 8888 (+44) (0) 20 8965 0290 name@avolites. com http://www. avolites. com Distribution of Avolites products in USA:Avolites America Sales and service* Fax (+1) 423 938 2057 (+1) 423 938 2059 *Before contacting Avolites for service enquiry please ensure that you have the product serial number and the Software version. The serial number can be found on the back of the desk and the software version can be found by turning the key to "System" and reading the version from the top line of the display. The latest version of this manual and Pearl 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 Pearl 2004. 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 Pearl even if Avolites Ltd. [. . . ] You can remove attributes from palettes using the Off function, see page 153. You can delete a palette entry by pressing Delete, then Focus, then type the palette number to be deleted and press Enter. (You can also press Delete then the grey flash button for the palette entry to be removed) · · 4. 3. 2 Naming a palette value or page You can enter a legend for each palette value and for each palette page. If you're recalling the palettes using the LCD menu this is useful so you know what you're getting. Palette legends can be different for each fixture type; the Pearl will change the fixture type as you select different fixtures so that the legends will match the fixture. Alternatively, if you are happy for palette legends to be the same for all fixtures, you can set the fixture type to "All". The Pearl will then leave the type set to "All" no matter what fixtures you select. Legends saved with the fixture type set to "All" will be shown whenever the "All" fixture type is selected. You change the fixture type for which you are setting the legends using Pearl 2004 Manual v1 - 27th August 2004 4. Check the Fixture Type is correct (shown on the top line of the display). Press G [Set Fixture Type] and select a fixture type to set legends for a different fixture. Press B [Palette Page] to set a legend for a palette page, or C [Palette] to set a legend for a palette entry. Find the entry you want to name using F [More] and G [Back] to move through the pages Press the softkey for the entry you want to change. Type the legend using the external Qwerty keyboard and press Enter to save. 3> 4> 5> 6> You would typically use "All" if your palette legends are the same for all fixtures and you don't want to type individual palette legends in for all your fixtures; this allows you to set the legend only once. 4. 3. 3 Viewing the contents of a palette Press View, then Focus, then enter a Palette number. You can change the attributes displayed by pressing the Attribute buttons. For an Individual palette (a position palette is shown in the picture) there will be a value for each fixture. For a Shared palette there will be one value for each type of fixture. 4. 4 4. 4. 1 Timing Recalling a palette with a fade time You can recall a palette with a fade time by typing a time (in seconds) after you press Focus, before you recall the palette. Recalling Palettes with a fade time is very effective when you are running a show. However, if you use a fade time the palette does not get put in the programmer, so you should not use fades when you are programming. A maximum of five timed palettes can be fading at any one time. Pearl 2004 Manual v1 - 27th August 2004 Page 140 - 4. Palettes 4. 4. 2 Master fade time You can set a master fade time so that all palettes will fade over that time. (If G shows [Pages] then press it to return to the main Palette menu, then G will show [Options]). [. . . ] See CHASE. PALETTE PARK PERSONALITY FILE PERSONALITY DISK A disk on which Personality Files are stored. PHOTOCOPY PLAYBACK PRESET FADERS PRESET FOCUS PROGRAM PROGRAMMER RUN SCRIPT FILES SELECTED SEQUENCE Pearl 2004 Manual v1 - 27th August 2004 Page 222 - 15. Glossary of terms SHAPE A preprogrammed effect available which is applied to an Attribute. A Palette in which information is only stored for one Fixture, but is available to all Fixtures of that type. [. . . ]