Leviton 8700 Series User manual

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Quick Start Guide
8700 Series
Document Release March. 2007
Revision A

Warranty
Leviton Manufacturing Co Inc. warrants this control console to be free of material and workmanship
defects for a period of two years after system acceptance or 26 months after shipment, whichever
comes first. This Warranty is limited to repair of replacement of defective equipment returned Freight
Pre-Paid to Leviton Lighting Management Systems Division at PO Box 2210, Tualatin, Oregon 97062,
USA. User shall call 1-800-959-6004 and request a return authorization number to mark on the outside
of the returning carton, to assure that the returned material will be properly received at Leviton. All
equipment shipped back to Leviton must be carefully and properly packed to avoid shipping damage.
Replacements or repaired equipment will be returned to sender freight prepaid, F.O.B. factory. Leviton
is not responsible for removing or replacing equipment on the job site, and will not honor charges for
such work. Leviton will not be responsible for any loss of use time or subsequent damages should any
of the equipment fail during the warranty period, but agrees only to repair or replace defective
equipment returned to its plant in Tualatin, Oregon. This Warranty is void on any product that has
been improperly installed, overloaded, short circuited, abused, or altered in any manner. Neither the
seller nor Leviton shall be liable for any injury, loss or damage, direct or consequential arising out of
the use of or inability to use the equipment. This Warranty does not cover lamps, ballasts, and other
equipment which is supplied or warranted directly to the user by their manufacturer. Leviton makes no
warranty as to the Fitness for Purpose or other implied Warranties.
Notice
Although the information contained within this user guide is believed to be accurate at the time of
printing, it is not guaranteed to be without fault and is subject to change without notice. Future
software releases may change the features or operation of this product. For current information
contact:
Leviton Lighting Management Systems Division
20497 SW Teton, Tualatin, OR 97062
Mailing Address:
PO Box 2210
Tualatin, OR 97062
Customer Service: [phone]
Technical Support: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Internet: www.lms.leviton.com
Copyright © 2007
Leviton Manufacturing Company Incorporated.
All Rights Reserved.

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Table of Contents
Warranty ......................................................... Inside Front Cover
Notice.............................................................. Inside Front Cover
Chapter 1 Introduction & Setup ...........................................1
Introduction.............................................................................. 2
8700 Series Models .......................................................... 2
Using this Guide ........................................................................ 2
Text Conventions............................................................. 2
Installation and Start Up ............................................................ 3
Warnings ! ...................................................................... 3
Power On ........................................................................ 3
Getting Help ............................................................................. 4
On-Board Help................................................................. 4
Help by Chapters.................................................... 4
Help by Functions.................................................. 4
Contacting Technical Support............................................ 4
Console Configuration................................................................ 5
Monitor Screens ........................................................................ 6
Base Screen .................................................................... 6
Auxiliary Screen ............................................................... 6
Status Line ...................................................................... 7
Command Line ................................................................ 7
Information Line .............................................................. 7
Screen Paging ................................................................. 7
Screen Background Color.................................................. 7
Changing Monitor Output ................................................. 7
Monitors Configuration............................................................... 8
Navigation ................................................................................ 9
Mouse............................................................................. 9
Edit Tables ...................................................................... 9
Options Windows............................................................. 9
Chapter 2 Patching .............................................................11
Patching Fixtures..................................................................... 12
Adding Fixtures to the Patch ........................................... 13
Loading a new Fixture to the Cache ................................ 13
Deleting Fixtures from the Fixtures Patch......................... 14
Patching Channels ................................................................... 14
One to One Patching...................................................... 15
Custom Patching a Single Dimmer to a Channel ............... 15
Custom Patching Multiple Dimmers to a Channel .............. 15
Deleting Channels from the Channels Patch ..................... 16
Chapter 3 Programming .....................................................17
The Editor............................................................................... 18
Selecting and Editing Channels................................................ 19
Basic Channel Selections ................................................ 19
Pre-Selecting Channels ......................................... 19
Clearing Channels from the Editor ................................... 19
Editing Channel Intensity Levels...................................... 19

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Selecting and Editing Fixtures................................................... 20
Basic Fixture Selections .................................................. 20
Pre-Selecting Fixtures / Parameters ....................... 20
Clearing Fixtures / Parameters from the Editor ................. 20
Fixture Control Parameters (Lamp On, Lamp Off, Reset)... 21
Editing Fixture Intensity Levels ....................................... 21
Editing Pan and Tilt Parameters with the Trackball ........... 21
Editing Parameters with the Encoder Wheels ................... 21
Using Groups for Fixture Selection................................... 22
Recording Cues ....................................................................... 23
Recording a Cue with Channels....................................... 23
Recording a Cue with Fixtures......................................... 23
Cue Times..................................................................... 23
Default Cue Time ................................................. 24
Assigning Cue Fade and Auto Times ...................... 24
Timing Modes................................................................ 24
Naming a Cue................................................................ 24
Modifying a Cue............................................................. 25
Examining a Cue............................................................ 25
Copying a Cue ............................................................... 25
Exchanging Cues ........................................................... 25
Deleting a Cue............................................................... 25
Using Call ............................................................................... 26
Using Call with Console Output ....................................... 26
Using Call with Console Memory Items ............................ 26
Libraries and Palettes .............................................................. 27
Recording a Position Library ........................................... 27
Modifying a Position Library ............................................ 27
Recording Dimmer, Color, Gobo, Beam, & Xtra Libraries ... 27
Modifying Dimmer, Color, Gobo, Beam, & Xtra Libraries.... 28
Applying a Library.......................................................... 28
Numeric Selection ............................................... 28
Encoder Wheel Selection using [EDIT+]................ 28
Banks Key Selection............................................. 29
Applying a Palette.......................................................... 29
Numeric Selection ................................................ 29
Encoder Wheel Selection using [EDIT+]................. 29
Banks Key Selection.............................................. 30
Using Banks Keys .................................................................... 30
Chapter 4 Playback.............................................................31
Grand Master and Blackout Key ................................................ 32
X1/X2 Crossfader .................................................................... 32
Crossfader Playback Display Area.................................... 33
Assigning Cues to the Crossfader .................................... 33
Deleting Cues from the Crossfader .................................. 33
Manual Crossfader Playback ........................................... 33
Automatic Crossfader Playback ....................................... 34
Modifying the Fade Rate ....................................... 34
Playback Masters..................................................................... 35
Masters Playback Display Area ........................................ 35
Loading a single Cue to a Master .................................... 35
Loading a Cue List to a Master........................................ 35
Deleting Masters............................................................ 36
Manual Master Playback ................................................. 36

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Automatic Master Playback ............................................. 36
Modifying the Fade Rate ....................................... 37
Loading Channels to Masters .......................................... 37
Loading Editor Content direct to Masters ......................... 37
Jump and Loop (Lp) Functions ................................................. 38
End Jump ............................................................ 38
Chapter 5 Memory Functions..............................................39
Saving and Loading Shows....................................................... 40
Selecting Disk Storage type ............................................ 40
Saving a Show............................................................... 40
Overwriting a Show........................................................ 41
Loading a Show ................................................... 41
Console Reset ......................................................................... 41
Software Updates.................................................................... 42
Software Updater Program.................................... 42
Floppy Disk Update .............................................. 42
Ethernet Update................................................... 42
USB Update ......................................................... 43