User manual AVOLITES PEARL EXPERT TITAN V 3.0

[. . . ] Pearl Expert Titan Operator's Manual Version 3. 0 Co PearlExpertTitan_Man_v3. doc 29/03/2010 13:28:00 py rig ht Av oli tes Lim ite d2 01 0 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 name@avolites. com (+44) (0) 20 8965 0290 http://www. avolites. com *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 near the power socket and on the keyboard drawer; the software version is displayed on the title bar of the Pearl application on the VDU. The small print : No Liability for Consequential Damages 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. 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. Avolites Ltd recognise that all trademarks within the manual are the property of their respective owners. rig ht Co PearlExpertTitan_Man_v3. doc 29/03/2010 13:28:00 py Av oli Avolites has a policy of continuous product and documentation improvement. [. . . ] Set up the look for the first cue, either manually or by using "Include" on existing cues. Press the Swop button of the playback to store the programmer contents as a step of the chase. You can also press C [Append Step] on the menu. 3> 4> 5> 6> 7> Co PearlExpertTitan_Man_v3. doc 29/03/2010 13:28:00 py rig · · · · ht Press Clear (unless you want to re-use the contents of the programmer), then repeat from step 3. A [Record Mode] lets you select Record By Fixture (all attributes of any modified fixture are saved), Record By Channel (only modified attributes are saved) or Record Stage (all fixtures with a non-zero dimmer setting are saved). The cue number currently being saved, and the total number of cues, is shown on the top line of the display. Press Clear when you have finished recording the chase, otherwise when you try to play it back the programmer will override the chase and you won't see the chase properly. If the same shape is saved in subsequent cues it will continue from step to step and if not it will stop at the end of the cue. (The Pearl considers the shape to be the same if you didn't press Clear after the previous step, Av oli tes Lim 7. 1 Create ite Chases can run once or repeat continuously. You can set individual fade time for each cue in the chase and unlink cues so that the console waits for you to press Go before the chase continues. d2 As well as being used to store static cues, the playback faders on the Pearl can also be used to store chases (sequences of cues). You can also store chases on the preset faders. 01 This chapter contains: Programming a chase; running a chase; setting speed, crossfade and direction; manually controlling the chase steps; setting step times and unlinking; editing a chase using unfold; editing a chase which is running; copying chases; chase options. 0 7. Chases Page 80 ­ 7. Chases and didn't change the speed, size or phase of the shape from the previous step; or if you Included the shape from the previous step and have not modified it) · You can set a legend for the chase by pressing Set Legend, then pressing the Swop button for the chase and entering the legend, as with cues. There is no limit to the number of steps in a chase. · 7. 2 7. 2. 1 Playback Playing back a chase · · While the chase is running, the lower left area of the LCD screen shows details of the chase steps. You can temporarily pause the chase by pressing the Stop button to the right of the wheels. Press Go to resume playback. · Co PearlExpertTitan_Man_v3. doc 29/03/2010 13:28:00 py rig 7. 2. 2 Connecting a chase for control When you fire a chase, the wheels and Stop/Go buttons are automatically allocated to control the Speed and Crossfade of the chase ­ this is called Connecting the chase. If you have more than one chase running, you can choose which chase is connected to the controls using the Connect button. Connect a different chase to the controls by pressing the Connect button (right of the wheels) then the Swop button of the chase you want to control. Disconnect a chase from the controls by double pressing the Connect button. You can turn off the "chase autoconnect" option in the User Settings menu if you don't want to connect to a chase when you fire it. You will have to use the Connect button to control · · · ht There are many options you can set to determine the way the chase runs and these are described in the rest of this chapter. Av oli The HTP (intensity) channels in the chase will be controlled by the fader; if fade times are programmed, the fade will stop at the fader level. The other channels (LTP) will be set as soon as the fader moves above zero according to the fade times programmed in the chase. You can set the point at which the LTP channels activate from the User settings menu. tes Lim ite To fire a chase, raise the fader of the playback. · Normally if you change the speed or crossfade of a chase, the new setting is saved. [. . . ] It also determines which Attribute Wheel will control which Attribute. Area of the console that can replay recorded Cues or Chases using Playback Faders. PLAYBACK PRELOAD PROGRAMMER The part of the console which contains Channel information which has been changed by the user, prior to recording. Desk mode in which all Playback functions are enabled, but all programming functions disabled. It can then be customised and stored in a Cue. SAFE SELECTED SEQUENCE SHAPE SHARED PALETTE SOFTKEY STACK SWOP TABLE rig py TIMECODE Co TRACKING PearlExpertTitan_Man_v3. doc 29/03/2010 13:28:00 ht Av oli See CUE LIST. A Palette in which information is only stored for one Fixture, but is available to all Fixtures of that type. [. . . ]