ETC MicroVision FX User manual

Lighting control system

Version 1.33

User Manual

4080M1002 Revised June 1995

microVision

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table of contents

Chapter 1

Introduction

............................................................................................... 1 - 1

MicroVision FX

features...................................................................... 1 - 2

Using this manual ............................................................................... 1 - 3

Text conventions ................................................................................ 1 - 4

Pile-on convention .............................................................................. 1 - 4

Getting help ........................................................................................ 1 - 5

Customer service ............................................................................... 1 - 6

Chapter 2

Installation

................................................................................................... 2 - 1

MicroVision FX

back panel .................................................................. 2 - 2

Installing your console and monitor .................................................... 2 - 3

Installing two monitors ................................................................. 2 - 4

Monitor connectors and pinouts .................................................. 2 - 5

Connecting dimmers .......................................................................... 2 - 6

Digital outputs (DMX512 and D192)............................................. 2 - 7

AMX192, CD80 analog multiplex output (optional)....................... 2 - 7

Analog wire-per-dimmer output (optional) .................................... 2 - 7

Analog wire-per-dimmer input (optional) ...................................... 2 - 8

Installing printer .................................................................................. 2 - 9

Printer connectors and pinouts .................................................... 2 - 9

Parallel printer .............................................................................. 2 - 9

Installing Infrared Remote Focus Unit (IRFU) ................................... 2 - 10

IRFU receiver unit to console connector and pinout .................. 2 - 12

IRFU transmitter to console connector and pinout..................... 2 - 12

IRFU transmitter to receiver unit connector and pinout ............. 2 - 12

Installing Remote Go ........................................................................ 2 - 13

Remote Go connector and pinout .............................................. 2 - 13

Installing audio input ......................................................................... 2 - 14

Audio connector and pinout ....................................................... 2 - 14

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Chapter 3

Entering softpatch and

system settings

..................................................................................... 3 - 1

Entering softpatch .............................................................................. 3 - 2

Entering numbers of channels and dimmers................................ 3 - 3

Entering one-to-one softpatch ...................................................... 3 - 4

Creating custom softpatch ........................................................... 3 - 5

Using channel zero ................................................................ 3 - 5

Patching dimmers to channels............................................... 3 - 6

Additional patching features ......................................................... 3 - 8

Proportional patching ............................................................. 3 - 8

Capturing channels in softpatch............................................. 3 - 9

Unpatching individual dimmers ............................................ 3 - 10

Softpatching to a Strand CD80 dimmer rack........................ 3 - 11

Entering system settings .................................................................. 3 - 12

Setting default full level .............................................................. 3 - 13

Setting default up and down fade times .................................... 3 - 14

Chapter 4

Tutorial

.............................................................................................................. 4 - 1

Lesson 1: Display, channel and operation modes............................... 4 - 2

Display modes.............................................................................. 4 - 2

Stage and Blind screens ............................................................... 4 - 3

Channel modes ............................................................................ 4 - 5

Record functions .......................................................................... 4 - 7

Lesson 2: Working with cues ............................................................. 4 - 8

Cue 1: Creating a cue in Stage .................................................. 4 - 10

Cue 2: Creating a cue in Blind ................................................... 4 - 12

Cue 3: Creating a cue with modified fade times ....................... 4 - 14

Cue 4: Creating linked cues....................................................... 4 - 16

Cue 5: Creating a cue using Rem Dim ...................................... 4 - 18

Inserting cues............................................................................. 4 - 20

Copying cues.............................................................................. 4 - 21

Deleting cues ............................................................................. 4 - 22

Viewing cues .............................................................................. 4 - 23

Table of Contents v

Lesson 3: Playing back cues ............................................................. 4 - 24

Selecting cues ............................................................................ 4 - 25

Timed fader pairs ....................................................................... 4 - 26

Playing back cues ....................................................................... 4 - 26

Go to a different cue .................................................................. 4 - 27

Controlling fades manually ......................................................... 4 - 28

Modifying cues on stage ............................................................ 4 - 29

Back key ..................................................................................... 4 - 30

Clearing fader pairs .................................................................... 4 - 30

Lesson 4: Working with submasters ................................................ 4 - 31

Submaster pages ....................................................................... 4 - 32

Recording a submaster .............................................................. 4 - 33

Recording submaster on a different page .................................. 4 - 34

Modifying submasters ............................................................... 4 - 34

Copying submasters .................................................................. 4 - 35

Deleting submasters .................................................................. 4 - 36

Lesson 5: Creating and working with chases ................................... 4 - 37

Creating a chase......................................................................... 4 - 38

Setting chase output levels ........................................................ 4 - 40

Setting number of submasters in a chase .................................. 4 - 41

Controlling chases with audio input ........................................... 4 - 42

Lesson 6: Saving your show on disk ................................................ 4 - 43

Formatting disks......................................................................... 4 - 44

Recording a show on disk .......................................................... 4 - 45

Reading a show from disk .......................................................... 4 - 46

Lesson 7: Track record function ....................................................... 4 - 47

Using record to create tracks ..................................................... 4 - 48

Recording modified cues............................................................ 4 - 49

Inserting cues............................................................................. 4 - 51

Blackout cues and tracking......................................................... 4 - 53

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Chapter 5

Using print and disk options

............................................... 5 - 1

Print functions .................................................................................... 5 - 2

Bold printing ................................................................................. 5 - 3

Cue sheet ..................................................................................... 5 - 4

Cues ............................................................................................. 5 - 5

Patch ............................................................................................ 5 - 6

Real time programs ...................................................................... 5 - 7

Stage display ................................................................................ 5 - 8

Submasters .................................................................................. 5 - 9

Disk management ............................................................................ 5 - 10

Storing disks............................................................................... 5 - 11

Formatting disks......................................................................... 5 - 12

Recording a show on disk .......................................................... 5 - 13

Reading a show from disk .......................................................... 5 - 14

Chapter 6

Accessories

................................................................................................. 6 - 1

Infrared Remote Focus Unit (IRFU) .................................................... 6 - 2

Real Time Clock .................................................................................. 6 - 4

Setting Real Time Clock ............................................................... 6 - 5

Creating or editing real time programs ......................................... 6 - 8

Enabling/disabling real time programs ........................................ 6 - 11

Deleting real time programs ....................................................... 6 - 13

MIDI.................................................................................................. 6 - 15

Interfacing with MIDI ................................................................. 6 - 16

Message formats ....................................................................... 6 - 17

Message definitions ................................................................... 6 - 18

Remote Go ....................................................................................... 6 - 19

Analog inputs .................................................................................... 6 - 20

Analog outputs ................................................................................. 6 - 21

AMX192 outputs .............................................................................. 6 - 22

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Chapter 7

Reference

....................................................................................................... 7 - 1

And ..................................................................................................... 7 - 2

At ........................................................................................................ 7 - 3

Back .................................................................................................... 7 - 4

Black out ............................................................................................. 7 - 5

Blind ................................................................................................... 7 - 6

Bump switches................................................................................... 7 - 7

Captured channels .............................................................................. 7 - 8

Chan ................................................................................................... 7 - 9

Chase controls .................................................................................. 7 - 10

Clear ................................................................................................. 7 - 12

Clear all cues .................................................................................... 7 - 14

Clear all submasters and submaster pages ...................................... 7 - 15

Clear fader pairs................................................................................ 7 - 16

Clear system..................................................................................... 7 - 17

Cue ................................................................................................... 7 - 18

Delay time ........................................................................................ 7 - 20

Diagnostic system clear.................................................................... 7 - 21

Enter ................................................................................................. 7 - 22

Fader wheel ...................................................................................... 7 - 23

Full .................................................................................................... 7 - 24

Go ..................................................................................................... 7 - 25

Grand Master.................................................................................... 7 - 26

Help .................................................................................................. 7 - 27

Hold .................................................................................................. 7 - 28

Link ................................................................................................... 7 - 29

Minus (-)............................................................................................ 7 - 31

Page ................................................................................................. 7 - 32

Patch................................................................................................. 7 - 33

Plus (+) ............................................................................................. 7 - 34

Potentiometers (Pots) ....................................................................... 7 - 35

Power ............................................................................................... 7 - 36

Rate potentiometer .......................................................................... 7 - 37

Record .............................................................................................. 7 - 38

Rel .................................................................................................... 7 - 39

Rem Dim .......................................................................................... 7 - 40

Setup ................................................................................................ 7 - 42

Stage ................................................................................................ 7 - 43

Step .................................................................................................. 7 - 44

Sub ................................................................................................... 7 - 45

System Settings Menu ..................................................................... 7 - 46

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Thru .................................................................................................. 7 - 48

Timed fader pairs .............................................................................. 7 - 49

Track ................................................................................................. 7 - 50

Appendix A

Error messages

...................................................................................... A - 1

Appendix B

Specifications

.......................................................................................... B - 1

Interfaces ............................................................................... B - 1

Cue capacity .......................................................................... B - 2

Display functions ................................................................... B - 2

Playback controls ................................................................... B - 2

Keyboard functions ................................................................ B - 3

Channel functions .................................................................. B - 3

Fader wheel ........................................................................... B - 3

Chase function ....................................................................... B - 3

Size and weight ..................................................................... B - 3

Index

.......................................................................................................................I - 1

Keyboard illustration

.............................................................Last page

chapter1

introduction

MicroVision FX

allows you to create a wide range of dramatic, on-stage

effects using up-to-the-minute theatrical lighting technology. This

chapter includes information to orient you to the console and the

manual. It includes the following sections:

•

MicroVision FX

features

• Using this manual

• Text conventions

• Pile-on convention

• Getting help

• Customer support

1 - 2 MicroVision FX

MicroVision FX features

MicroVision FX

provides the following features:

• Six manual faders that control programmed submasters

• Five pages of submasters memories

• 125 control channels

• Proportional softpatch that accommodates up to 512 dimmers

• 200 cue capacity per show

• Disk drive that can store up to five shows per 3.5-inch disk

• Two independent, timed, fader pairs used to playback recorded cues

• Chase function

• Support for the following optional accessories: Infrared Remote

Focus Unit, Real Time Clock, parallel printer, and Remote Go

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