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USER GUIDE

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MATISSE................................................................................................................................... 1
LIGHT-SWITCH II...................................................................................................................... 1
& SWITCH-EDIT........................................................................................................................ 1
CONTENTS............................................................................................................................... 4
INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................... 6
QUICK START....................................................................................................................... 6
LIGHT-SWITCH FEATURES................................................................................................. 7
SWITCH-EDIT FEATURES ................................................................................................... 7
THE CONTROL SURFACE ...................................................................................................... 8
OVERVIEW............................................................................................................................ 8
GRAND-MASTER.................................................................................................................. 8
PAGE SELECT ...................................................................................................................... 8
MEMORY SELECT ................................................................................................................ 8
SEQUENCE CONTROL......................................................................................................... 8
SEQUENCE MIMIC................................................................................................................ 9
SEQUENCE LINKING............................................................................................................ 9
POWER ON........................................................................................................................... 9
EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS.................................................................................................. 10
REAR PANEL....................................................................................................................... 10
POWER SUPPLY............................................................................................................. 11
DMX512 CONNECTION .................................................................................................. 11
PROGRAMMING PORT................................................................................................... 11
WIRING TOPOLOGY........................................................................................................... 11
WIRING RULES................................................................................................................... 11
PROGRAMMING..................................................................................................................... 12
OVERVIEW.......................................................................................................................... 12
PANEL SETUP..................................................................................................................... 12
DIP-SW 1.......................................................................................................................... 12
DIP-SW 2-4 ...................................................................................................................... 12
DIP-SW 5.......................................................................................................................... 12
DIP-SW 6.......................................................................................................................... 12
SETTING THE ZONE........................................................................................................... 13
PROGRAMMING.............................................................................................................. 13
SNAP-SHOT ........................................................................................................................ 13
EXAMPLE APPLICATIONS.................................................................................................... 14
OVERVIEW.......................................................................................................................... 14
SINGLE ZONE, SINGLE PANEL.......................................................................................... 14
WIRING............................................................................................................................ 14
SYSTEM LAYOUT............................................................................................................ 14
SWITCH-EDIT.................................................................................................................. 15
SINGLE ZONE, MULTIPLE PANELS................................................................................... 16
WIRING............................................................................................................................ 16
SYSTEM LAYOUT............................................................................................................ 16
SWITCH-EDIT.................................................................................................................. 16
MULTIPLE ZONES, SINGLE PANELS ................................................................................ 17
C O N T E N T S

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WIRING............................................................................................................................ 17
SYSTEM LAYOUT............................................................................................................ 17
SWITCH-EDIT.................................................................................................................. 18
MULTIPLE ZONES, MULTIPLE PANELS............................................................................ 19
WIRING............................................................................................................................ 19
SYSTEM LAYOUT............................................................................................................ 19
SWITCH-EDIT.................................................................................................................. 20
MULTIPLE ZONES, MULTIPLE PANELS (PART 2)............................................................ 21
WIRING............................................................................................................................ 21
SYSTEM LAYOUT............................................................................................................ 21
SWITCH-EDIT.................................................................................................................. 22
SWITCH-EDIT ......................................................................................................................... 23
OVERVIEW.......................................................................................................................... 23
INSTALL........................................................................................................................... 24
MAIN SCREEN..................................................................................................................... 25
SETTING THE PATCH ........................................................................................................ 26
PATCH COLUMNS .......................................................................................................... 27
DELETING A LAMP.......................................................................................................... 27
ZONES............................................................................................................................. 27
EDITING MEMORIES.......................................................................................................... 28
EDITING MEMORIES BY SPREADSHEET..................................................................... 28
MEMORY COLUMNS....................................................................................................... 28
EDITING MEMORIES BY FADER.................................................................................... 29
FADER ROWS................................................................................................................. 29
SETTING LEVELS ........................................................................................................... 29
EDITING LEVELS ............................................................................................................ 30
USING PALETTES............................................................................................................... 32
EDITING MEMORY LEGENDS & Times ......................................................................... 33
SEQUENCE......................................................................................................................... 34
SEQUENCE COLUMNS .................................................................................................. 34
SEQUENCE EDITING...................................................................................................... 34
TIME EDITING ................................................................................................................. 34
EDITING SEQUENCE LEGENDS.................................................................................... 34
EDITING FIXTURES............................................................................................................ 36
SPREAD SHEET.............................................................................................................. 36
HEADER........................................................................................................................... 38
FOOTER........................................................................................................................... 39
FINISHING EDITING........................................................................................................ 39
MENU................................................................................................................................... 40
EXPORT........................................................................................................................... 40
LIVE EDITING.................................................................................................................. 40
USITT ASCII IMPORT...................................................................................................... 41
INDEX...................................................................................................................................... 42

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QUICK
START
Welcome to the matisse Light-Switch II user guide. Throughout this
document the product is referred to as “Light-Switch”. Light-Switch is a
wall panel controller for DMX512 that is programmed by Switch-Edit.
Light-Switch controls all 512 channels of the DMX512 universe. It
provides static playback scenes with crossfade along with a selection of
fully programmable sequences.
The product mounts into a standard 2-gang UK back box in portrait
format. The product depth is 30mm and so should be mounted into a
back box of at least 40mm depth.
Programming of Light-Switch is achieved by two methods:
1.Using the front panel keys to snap-shot DMX into the memories.
2.Using a Windows software package called Switch-Edit. Switch-Edit
is available free of charge and can be downloaded from the
Artistic Licence web site. You will require an USB A to B cable.
In a multiple panel system only the master panel needs to be
programmed. All panels will need zones set if not the default of zone one.
The software fully supports both generic single channel lights as well as
moving lamps. The moving lamp personality library is fully user editable
and is also compatible with the sister product Micro-Scope 3a.
I N T R O D U C T I O N

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LIGHT-SWITCH
FEATURES
Light-Switch provides the following features:
Controls 512 DMX512 channels
100 memories
3 pages of 8 memories with fade times
6 sequences
100 sequence steps per sequence
Programmable sequence step or fade times
Remote PC programming
Live programming
Moving lamp library
Numerous ‘Run’ modes
Multiple zone control
Master & Slave operation, multiple panel solutions
Individual channel selection for G-M
Snapshot recording
RDM Disable
SWITCH-EDIT
FEATURES
Switch-Edit provides the following features:
Fader based visual user interface
Hard disc storage of multiple shows
Moving lamp personality library
Lamp personality editor
Edit all memories, sequences and times
Enter alphanumeric channel names
Live programming via Light-Switch
Grand-Master selection for individual channels
Zone selection for individual channels
User button enable/disable function

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OVERVIEW
The product is operated via 14 illuminated switches. The switches
function as three logical groups:
Grand-Master
Page Select
Memory Select
GRAND-
MASTER
The Grand-Master is controlled by two buttons labelled with up and down
arrows.
The Grand-Master is used to dim the overall output of Light-Switch.
Switch-Edit allows any channels to be excluded from Grand-Master
control. This is useful when controlling moving lamps and other devices
that contain non-intensity channels.
The Grand-Master buttons auto-repeat. Holding down either button will
gradually fade up or down the overall level. When the Grand-Master is at
full, the UP button is illuminated. When the Grand-Master is at zero the
DOWN button is illuminated. At intermediate levels, neither button is
illuminated.
PAGE
SELECT
The four Page Select buttons control the function of the Memory Select.
They are labelled A, B, C, D.
The active page is indicated by the illuminated Page Select button.
Pages A, B & C are used to access memories. Each page containing 8
memories with associated fade times.
Page D is used to access the six sequences.
MEMORY
SELECT
The eight Memory Select buttons are labelled 1 to 8. The active memory
is denoted by the illuminated button.
When Page A, B or C is active, the Memory Select buttons playback a
specific memory. Pressing the button starts a cross-fade from the current
state to the new memory.
SEQUENCE
CONTROL
Sequences are controlled by selecting Page D. Memory Select buttons 1
to 6 are used to start one of the six sequences.
Memory Select 7 operates as a Stop / Start control. When the button is
continuously illuminated, the sequence is stopped. When the sequence is
running, the button illuminates momentarily to indicate playback speed.
Memory Select 8 operates as a Forward / Reverse control. When the
sequence is running forward, the button is not illuminated, when running
in reverse, the button is illuminated.
T H E C O N T R O L
S U R F A C E

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SEQUENCE
MIMIC
It is possible to view which memories are currently playing back as part of
a sequence.
To do this, press Page Select A, B or C. The Memory Select buttons flash
to show which memory is active.
SEQUENCE
LINKING
Sequences contain up to 100 steps, each with individual fade or wait
times. The steps are made up from the library of 100 memories.
There are many more sequence steps than available memories. This is
useful because each sequence step has its own fade or wait time. It is
therefore possible to reuse memories in a sequence with different times.
Please note that the fade time associated with a memory is ignored when
playing back as part of a sequence.
Sequences can be linked together if more than 100 steps are required.
Please note that sequence links are inhibited when playing back in
reverse direction.
POWERON
The master Light-Switch powers on in the last selected state. The Grand-
Master level is also memorised.
All programming is stored in flash memory. This means that the product
will not lose its setting when power is removed.

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REAR
PANEL
All connections are made to the rear panel as shown in the following
diagram:
E X T E R N A L
C O N N E C T I O N S
DMX512
Output
Power
Input
9V -24V DC
Configuration
DIP
switches
USB
Port