User manual AVOLITES TIGER TOUCH V3.0

[. . . ] Tiger Touch Operator's Manual Version 3. 0 Co TigerTouch_Man_v3-0. doc 30/03/2010 12:17:00 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 *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; the software version is displayed on the menu prompt when the console is switched to System mode. 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 Tiger Touch 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 TigerTouch_Man_v3-0. doc 30/03/2010 12:17:00 py Av oli Avolites has a policy of continuous product and documentation improvement. [. . . ] 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 Tiger Touch considers the shape to be the same if you didn't press Clear after the previous step, and didn't change the speed, size or phase of the 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 Tiger Touch can also be used to store chases (sequences of cues). You can also store chases on touch buttons in the Playbacks window. 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 shape from the previous step; or if you Included the shape from the previous step and have not modified it) · There is no limit to the number of steps in a chase. 7. 2. 1 Playing back a chase · · You can temporarily pause the chase by pressing the Stop button to the right of the wheels. Press Go to resume playback. There are many options you can set to determine the way the chase runs and these are described in the rest of this chapter. Co TigerTouch_Man_v3-0. doc 30/03/2010 12:17:00 py rig 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 the chase if you do this. · · · ht 7. 2. 2 Connecting a chase for control Av oli While the chase is running, the area of the LCD screen above the wheels shows details of the chase steps. tes Lim · 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. ite To fire a chase, raise the fader of the playback. The touch screen above the fader shows the current cue number and speed of the chase. d2 7. 2 Playback 01 0 · 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. 7. Chases - Page 77 · You set the crossfade and speed as follows: 1> 2> Press [Edit Times] from the top level menu then the Swop button of the chase. Co TigerTouch_Man_v3-0. doc 30/03/2010 12:17:00 py rig 3> There are other options you can set for the chase from this menu including Fixture Overlap, which are described in the Timings section 7. 6. 1 on page 81. You can set individual times for each cue in a chase and unlink cues from each other so they wait for you to press the Go button. This is done using the Playback View, or the Unfold function which is described in section 7. 3. 2 on page 79. You can select whether the chase speed is displayed in Seconds or in Beats Per Minute (BPM). Press Avo and [User Settings], then press ht To set the crossfade, press [Xfade] and type the fade from 0 ­ 100. 0=no fade (the chase will "snap"), 100=max fade (the chase will move continuously from step to step). To set the speed, press [Speed], type the new speed, then press Enter. [. . . ] Pressing Shift+Locate additionally sets the Pan and Tilt at 50%. d2 Connections between cues in a Cue List or Chase enabling them to run on from one to another automatically. 01 LED Refers to the small red lights within the buttons on the console (stands for Light Emitting Diode). 0 LCD Refers to the console's on-board displays (stands for Liquid Crystal Display). Page 158 ­ 16. Glossary of terms PARK PERSONALITY PLAYBACK PRELOAD Area of the console that can replay recorded Cues or Chases using Playback Faders. PROGRAMMER The part of the console which contains Channel information which has been changed by the user, prior to recording. SAFE SELECTED SEQUENCE SHAPE A Fixture that is under manual control. It can then be customised and stored in a Cue. SHARED PALETTE SOFTKEY STACK SWOP TABLE rig py TIMECODE Co TRACKING TigerTouch_Man_v3-0. doc 30/03/2010 12:17:00 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. Buttons marked A-J, with different functions which are shown on the LCD screen above. [. . . ]