Leviton 8700 Series User manual

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User Manual
8700 Series Remote Control
Document Release July 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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INDEX
OVERVIEW......................................................................................................................................................3
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS................................................................................................................4
ELECTRICS..................................................................................................................................................4
HARDWARE................................................................................................................................................4
WIRELESS CHARACTERISTICS...............................................................................................................4
The RF modules:........................................................................................................................................5
THE BATTERY............................................................................................................................................5
The battery:................................................................................................................................................5
EXTERNAL SUPPLY: .................................................................................................................................5
CONNECTIONS...............................................................................................................................................6
REMOTE CONTROL...................................................................................................................................6
8700-LINK port.........................................................................................................................................6
EXTERNAL SUPPLY AND BATTERY CHARGER..............................................................................6
RF RECEIVER..............................................................................................................................................6
8700-LINK port.........................................................................................................................................6
EXTERNAL SUPPLY ..............................................................................................................................6
8700 SERIES CONSOLE..............................................................................................................................7
8700-LINK port.........................................................................................................................................7
CABLE CODE FOR CONNECTION OF 8700-LINK PORT......................................................................7
INSTALLATION ..........................................................................................................................................7
OPERATION.....................................................................................................................................................8
WORKING....................................................................................................................................................8
USE BASIC OF THE REMOTE CONTROL & THIS USER MANUAL....................................................9
BEHAVIOR & BASIC MODES OF THE NAVIGATOR......................................................................10
OTHERS NAVIGATOR MODES, INTERACTIVES............................................................................10
SOFTWARE KEYS: ...............................................................................................................................11
THE DISPLAY MAIN PAGE.....................................................................................................................12
Status line: ...............................................................................................................................................12
Messages, warnings & flags line: ............................................................................................................13
TAKE THE CONTROL & FUNCTIONS CORRESPONDENCE.............................................................13
Remote special functions.........................................................................................................................14
MENU .........................................................................................................................................................14
MENU TEST IN......................................................................................................................................15
MENU TEST OUT..................................................................................................................................15
MENU TEST DISPLAY .........................................................................................................................15
MENU SOFT VERSION.........................................................................................................................15
MENU SETUP ........................................................................................................................................15
Status for the tricolour LED of the navigator...............................................................................................16
POWER OFF & AUTO-POWER OFF .....................................................................................................16
RESET.........................................................................................................................................................16
WORKING BASIC MODES ..........................................................................................................................17
CHANNELS, FIXTURES, GROUPS OR CUES TEST.............................................................................17
CROSSFADERS PLAYBACK...................................................................................................................18
MASTERS PLAYBACK ............................................................................................................................18
MAINTENANCE & TECHNICAL SERVICE...............................................................................................19
SOFTWARE UPDATE...............................................................................................................................19
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OVERVIEW
¡A full control in your hand! Sure, confortable & natural. Practical and light; easy use under any working
condition. Strong. Bidirectional communication.
Specially designed to control of the next systems:
8700 SERIES GX, GS, GL.
Remote control allows to you:
To test channels, fixtures, groups and cues.
To edit values for channels and fixture parameters.
To copy or/and to exchange channels and fixtures into the
editor.
To copy or/and to exchange groups, cues, libraries...
To store cues, groups and fixture libraries.
To modify cues, groups and fixture libraries.
To load masters, crossfaders, effects…
To use macros and pages.
To use the advance edition functions: as libraries and
shapes.
To execute masters, crossfaders, effects, macros...
Besides others special functions as the inner chronometry.
It allows to you to access to greater part of the console
functions and tools, including the control of trackball,
wheels and masters.
Use possibilities:
• Cable: When the remote control is connected via cable, it receives its supply from the 8700-LINK
connector of the console.
• Radio: When the remote control is working via radio, it’s supplied from its inner battery. Battery of high
capacity and high autonomy.
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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The remote control is formed by:
1. Portable transmitter. There are two models, one of them working only via cable, and the other working
via cable or via radio indifferently.
2. The wireless receiver, needed to connect via radio.
ELECTRICS
Remote control (cable*) Remote control (radio + cable) RF receiver
Supply: 12 Vdc
Consumption (max): 80mA
Consumption (OFF): 425μA
Temperature: -20ºC to 60ºC
Humidity: 80% without
condensation
Supply: 12 Vdc
Consumption (max): 90mA
Consumption (OFF): 425μA
Temperature: -20ºC to +55ºC
Humidity: 80% without
condensation
Supply: 12 Vdc
Consumption (max): 20mA
Temperature: -10ºC to +55ºC
Humidity: 80% without
condensation
*Only it allows to you work via cable.
Working autonomy: In the worst conditions, more than 12 hours.
Storage time: 6 months.
HARDWARE
Portable transmitter:
LEDs Display of 8 x 21 alphanumeric characters.
35 function keys (with light in several colours and keys in silicone)
1 tricolour STATUS LED.
1 Battery of LITHIUM-ION of 7.4V/2Ah
1 8700-LINK connector for data/supply
1 compact RF transmitter of 2,4GHz / 100mW (scope 100m indoor/urban)
1 inner antenna of high efficiency.
Size
Length: 260 mm
Width: 90 mm
Height: 30 mm – 70 mm
Weight: 0.600 Kg.
RF receiver:
4 LEDs, for status of supply, communication…
1 compact RF transmitter of 2,4GHz / 100mW (scope 100m inner/urban)
1 antenna of high efficiency.
Size
Length: 125 mm
Wight: 68 mm (connector included)
Height: 45 mm
Weight: 0.150 Kg.
WIRELESS CHARACTERISTICS
The remote control via radio, with RF module integrated, it needed to have a RF receiver connected to the
console. This remote control too can work via cable, connected to the 8700-LINK port of the console.
The RF modules of this remote control are:
• Elements of compact construction and totally protected.
• Specials for portable equipments, due to their low consumption and their small size.
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The RF modules:
They don’t need adjust, improving the response and its resistance to occasional strikes.
Its RF output has compensated temperature.
Operation temperature: -10ºC to +55ºC
Protocol: 802.15.4
Transmission frequency: ISM 2.4GHz
Output transmission power: 100mW (20dB)
RF data speed: 250.000 bps
RF sensibility: -100dBm.
12 communication channels.
Filter layers: PAN ID & 64 bits directions.
Scope indoor and urban zones: 100m
THE BATTERY
The remote control is provided with a Lithium-Ion battery and a specific charger for this battery types. Read
carefully the next instructions and specifications:
The battery:
The battery included is a rechargeable LITHIUM-ION battery.
Nominal Voltage: 7,4 V
Charge Voltage: 8.4V ± 0.06V
Charge current (maximum): 1 A
Maximum charge current (direct current): 2 A
Nominal capacity of the battery: 2 Ah
Operating temperature range for charge: 0ºC to 45ºC
Storage temperature: -20ºC + 45ºC (35ºC for long period, less than 6 months).
Security notes:
Don’t break the battery.
Don’t burn or heat.
Don’t shortcut.
Don’t dismount.
Don’t sink in liquid.
EXTERNAL SUPPLY:
Nominal voltage +12VDC / 1A
Power: 12W
- +
The remote control is supplied with a transformer, model: GI12-US1210 or similar, that is supplied to 100-
240VAC, 50-60Hz and has a consumption of 0,3A. This transformer is appropriate to feed the remote control
as well as to load its internal battery (the battery charger is internal).
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CONNECTIONS
REMOTE CONTROL
8700-LINK port
Type PS/2 connector (female). It used to communicate the remote control to the 8700 Series console, via
cable. When this cable is connected, the remote control is supplied from the 8700 Series console. Don’t use
when the remote control works via wireless. Code:
Pin 1.- RXD+
Pin 2.- RXD-
Pin 3.- TXD+
Pin 5.- TXD-
Pin 6.- +VDC
Pin 8.- COMMON
EXTERNAL SUPPLY AND BATTERY CHARGER
Nominal voltage +12VDC / 1A. Power: 12W
- +
By supply jack of external/internal diameters of 5mm/2,10mm
RF RECEIVER
8700-LINK port
Type PS/2 connector (female). It used to communicate the RF receiver to the console. When this cable is
connected, the RF receiver is supplied from the console. It’s necessary to work via wireless. Code:
Pin 1.- RXD+
Pin 2.- RXD-
Pin 3.- TXD+
Pin 5.- TXD-
Pin 6.- +VDC
Pin 8.- COMMON
.
EXTERNAL SUPPLY
Nominal voltage +12VDC / 1A. Power: 12W
- +
By supply jack of external/internal diameters of 5mm/2,10mm
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8700 SERIES CONSOLE
8700-LINK port
SUBD-9 female connector. Used to connect the 8700 SERIES with the remote control (via cable) or with the
RF receiver (via wireless). This connector has the needed VDC to supply the RF receiver or remote. Code:
Pin 1.- GND
Pin 2.- TXD-
Pin 3.- TXD+
Pin 4.- +VDC
Pin 5.- GND
Pin 6.- +VDC
Pin 7.- RXD+
Pin 8.- RXD-
Pin 9.- GND
CABLE CODE FOR CONNECTION OF 8700-LINK PORT
CONNECTOR PIN Nº - SIGNAL PIN Nº - SIGNAL CONNECTOR
1 - RXD+ 3 - TXD+
2 - RXD- 2 - TXD-
3 - TXD+ 7 - RXD+
5 - TXD- 8 - RXD-
6 - +VDC 4 y 6 - +VDC
PS/2
MALE
(TO REMOTE
OR
RECEIVER) 8 - COMMON 1, 5 y 9 - GND
SUBD9
MALE
(TO CONSOLE)
It is advised a category cable 5 of a maximum of 100m of length. On this cable, that has 4 pars, we should
use: 1 par for the signs RXD+ and RXD -; other par for TXD+ and TXD -, other par for +VDC and other for
the COMMON.
INSTALLATION
This cable length permits us to install the receiving RF or the own remote control, working via cable, in
places far from the console. In the cable, with the distance, it more easy that is downgraded the supply
(+VDC) that the communication (RXD+/RXD - and TXD+/TXD -)… by this motive, as remote as receiver,
have an external supply input (POWER), and even the remote control has on internal battery.
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OPERATION
WORKING
Remote control (cable mode):
Connect 8700-LINK cable, from remote control 8700-LINK port to console 8700-LINK port.
Remote control (wireless mode):
In this mode, the remote control doesn’t need connected cables (battery must be charged).
Connect 8700-LINK cable, from RF receiver 8700-LINK port to console 8700-LINK port.
In the RF receiver:
Its green LED, ON, must be lit, indicating to you that the receiver is correctly supplied (in case of an
incorrect supply the red LED, LOW, is lit indicating that an external supply is needed).
The blue LEDs, RXD & TXD, are lit at the same time for 4 seconds, during the initialisation
process. After these 4 seconds, each blue LED is lit showing the existence of received data (RXD)
or transmitted data (TRX).
In the console:
In the console, access to menu 35: SETUP/REMOTE & POKECTpc, and set the next option as:
Enable. . . . . 1: REMOTE
By default, console and remote control have set the Remote ID = 1 for the communication, if is wished, this
ID can be changed to any number between 1 and 12, but it should be to change in remote control (MENU
SETUP) and console (menu 35), of other mode will not be able to establish communication some.
In the console status line, the flag RMT appears indicating to you that the remote control is activated.
General:
Turn on the remote control pressing its ON key during 1 second. When the display shows to you:
*** Release ON***
You can release the pressed key. (If ON follows pressed, the remote control will be turned off newly).
During some instants, approximately 4 seconds, the initialization message appears. Wait until that the
message disappears.
Press ON ON, double click, to take control of the console. After this command the take of control, the
console always is set in a “known status” (Status Zero). In normal circumstances in the display appears the
following message:
******************
* [ON] [ON] *
* to take control *
In the console status line, the flag RMT appears, in a red filed, indicating to you that the remote control is
activated and it has the console control. The remote control is operative completely.
Read this manual with careful, and if it is necessary, read the console user manual. The operation commands
in the remote control are the same that the operation commands in console.
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USE BASIC OF THE REMOTE CONTROL & THIS USER MANUAL
The greater part of the keys of the remote control has 2 functions associated, one direct and other secondary.
To access to the secondary function is needed press the key: SHIFT
Some examples:
Access to the function grp that is the direct function of this key
Access to the function CUE that is the second function of this key
Access to the function rec that is the direct function of this key
Access to the function MDFY that is the direct function of this key
The keys have the direct function labelled in the bottom of the key or/& in a white field. Usually, the
secondary functions are less used than the direct functions.
To access to the secondary function is not necessary hold down pressed SHIFT. Press first SHIFT and
then the associated key.
A “double click” of a direct function are 2 consecutive strokes of the associated key done quickly.
A "double click" of a secondary function, are 2 consecutive strokes of SHIFT done quickly, a then, 1
strokes of its associated key. In example, to access to MDFY MDFY pressing pulsando SHIFT SHIFT
rec.
Each time that SHIFT is pressed, in the display will appear: SH, shows us that we can to access to
secondary function of the next pressed key, and the keyboard is lit in green.
Each time that SHIFT SHIFT is pressed, in the display will appear: SHx2, shows us that we can to access
to a “double click” of the secondary function of the next pressed key, and the keyboard is lit in green.
The status flags and others information in the display, are always written as: STATUS LINE.
Keys and menus/command in the display are showed as: KEY
In the display, the first line is the state line, 3 following show us the commands line of the console, the
following or fifth line we use it as interactive line, normally with the navigator mode, and the next line for
notice and mistake messages. The rest is used to represent the current functions of the programmable keys
(direct & secondary).
And to emphasize that the navigator of the remtoe has several operation modes, and from the same can
achieve many of the functions of the console, as level wheel, trackball, active parameter wheel, masters,
cursors. It is formed by 5 basic keys, more a mode key, that we go to represent as:
ENT, to access to this key press in the centre of the arrows
c, to access to this key press in the top of the arrows
b, to access to this key press in the bottom of the arrows
e, to access to this key press in the left of the arrows
f, to access to this key press in the right of the arrows
, mode function to configure the navigator, that shares key with the secondary
function MENU
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BEHAVIOR & BASIC MODES OF THE NAVIGATOR
Pressing as many times as necessary, we set the navigator modes:
LV, TB & WH
Level wheel, LV
This is the working mode by default. It allows you to assign a dimmer level to the channels or fixtures:
Press ENT to toggle between the modes LV & LV±
Keys Fine adjustment LV Coarse adjustment LV+/-
cIncrease level a 1% Increase level a 5%
bDecrease level a 1% Decrease level a 5%
enone none
fnone none
Trackball, TB:
This mode permits us to control the position (x & y parameters) of the selected fixtures:
ENT is the FINE command. Pressing this key to toggle to the different trackball sensibilities. The state of the
console key FINE can be seen in the state line of the remote.
Keys Mode: TB ENT FINE Status
cTrackball  Normal adjustment
bTrackball  f Fine adjustment
eTrackball  F Coarse adjustment
fTrackball 
Active parameters wheel, WH:
It allows you to control the parameter in the active wheel.
Press ENT to toggle between the modes WH & WH±
Keys Fine adjustment WH Coarse adjustment WH±
cIncreases the parameter in continuous mode Increases the parameter in step mode, 
bDecreases the parameter in continuous mode Decreases the parameter in step mode, 
eGo to the previous parameter Go to the previous parameter
fGo to the next parameter Go to the next parameter
OTHERS NAVIGATOR MODES, INTERACTIVES
Master mode, m01
It allows you to control the selected master from the navigator (fader and associated key).
To select this mode, press the software key: m 01.
01 is the master number selected in the navigator. It can be from m01 to m24 or m01 to m24, in
accordance with the console model. Just after to press m 01, we can enter 2 numbers to select the
master wished. Thus to select the master 14, we can press m 01 14
ENT is the associated key to the master, and it can work in mode: GO / FLASH / SOLO.
Keys m01
cIncreases output level for master 01
bDecreases output level for master 01
eSelects the previous master (in this case the m48)
fSelects the next master (in this case the m02)
ENT GO master 01
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Option red window, :
This mode is activated, in a way interactive, each time the console "sample" one of its red windows of
options… and it help you to select/to know its options. In example, windows as PARAM, SHAPE, etc.
ENT is as the enter key and it is used to accept the selection.
Keys Visualization of options in a red window, 
c, visualization of the previous option, in the interactive line (line 5)
b, visualization of the next option, in the interactive line (line 5)
Navigator inside the remote menus:
When you access to the remote menus, pressing MENU, the navigator is used to select and edit the different
options and menus, working as arrows keys (cursors).
ENT is as the enter key and it is used to accept the selection.
Keys Inside the menus
c, goes to the previous menu
b, goes to the next menu
e, selects the previous value/option
f, selects the next value/option
To exit from menus, press MENU again.
SOFTWARE KEYS:
Their functions are found always written in the display, the direct as well as the secondary … The remote has
3 software-key, whose general function is controlled with the SET key.
Thus SET commutes between the following modes: SeqX, Mstr and Keys
In SeqX we find the functions to handle the sequence X of the console.
Software key 1 Software key 2 Software key 3 SET in mode SeqX
X  ST ENJP
Secondary functions, accessible by SHIFT
go p.bk assg
Direct function
In Mstr we find the functions to the console masters.
Software key 1 Software key 2 Software key 3 SET in mode Mstr
PRIO STEP P.BK
Secondary functions, accessible by SHIFT
m01 load flmt
Direct function
IN Keys we find several functions.
Software key 1 Software key 2 Software key 3 SET in mode Keys
PART ST INVR
Secondary functions, accessible by SHIFT
001 m  whee
Direct function
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THE DISPLAY MAIN PAGE
The display has the next lines:
WH±SHx2 492 77% remote status line
Fixture> FIXTURE 1

3 lines to writte the console command line. This information is
sent from the console.
Color2 *CWhl @+10 Interactive line
0.0 Master GO messages, warnings & flags line
PART ST INVR ....
►■XY m  whee◄Keys
Lines to show the current functions for the software keys, and the
function of the SET key.
Status line:
FLAG VALUE MEANING…
LV Activated as level control in normal mode.
LV±Activated as level control in coarse mode.
TB Activated as trackball control.
WH Activated as parameter wheel in normal mode.
WH±Activated as parameter wheel in coarse mode.
m01 Activated as master, in this case, as master 01.
NAVEGADOR
 Activated as selector of options in a red window.
Deactivated
f Activated for maxima sensibility (fine adjustment)
ESTADO DE
LA FUNCIÓN
FINE F Activated for minimum sensibility (coarse adjustment)
SHIFT hasn’t been pressed. The next pressed key returns us its direct function.
SH SHIFT has been pressed. The next pressed key returns us its secondary function.
(Keyboard light in green)
SHIFT
FUNCTION
SH*2 SHIFT SHIFT has been pressed. The next pressed key returns us a “double
click” of its secondary function. (Keyboard light in green). See pag. 9.
0.0
Appears always that the chronometer is selected (active or inactive) as a function
of the, and is a count that shows us the current chronometer value (from 0,0
up to 99,9 seconds with ʙ0,1 precision, and from 100 up to 2000 seconds with
ʙ1 precision). If the chronometer is selected and active, the tricolour LED blinks
in orange.
(More information about the chronometer in the page Error! Bookmark not
defined.)

CRHONO
MACRO
M### The chronometer is not selected.
Appears always that the macro number #### is selected for the key 
BATTERY
STATUS 99%
Shows us the charge level of the inner lithium-ion battery.
When this level is less than 35% the tricolour LED blinks in red.
When this level is less than 25% the HRC is turned off in automatic mode.
Furthermore this flag blinks when the battery is in process of charge.
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Messages, warnings & flags line:
FLAG VALUE MEANING…
Master GO Master keys in mode GO
Master FLASH Master keys in mode FLASH
Master keys
Master SOLO Master keys in mode SOLO
Chronometer 492 Last value measured with the chronometer.
General Text... Any message of warning of the console
TAKE THE CONTROL & FUNCTIONS CORRESPONDENCE
• To turn on the remote, press and hold down pressed ON.
• To take control of the console from the remote press ON ON (double click).
In the console, if it is necessary:
The Blind editor mode is deactivated. The editor is always in Stage mode.
The EDIT+ function is deactivated.
The console quits of any exam, edition or menu screen.
The blackout functions are deactivated (for the masters GM and SM).
Any macro in process of recording is aborted.
The LN.TM function is deactivated.
MOUSE trackball function is deactivated
Also they are deactivated functions as FINE, TB, FANOUT, etc.
These previous status are considered “not naturals” to work from the remote, and there is an additional
control to avoid us to access to some of these status, from remote.
• To take control from the console, do a double click in MENU (of the console).
The function keys in the HRC have the same behaviour that the function keys in the console. There are some
exceptions, and these exceptions are commented along this user manual.
Correspondence:
Remote Console
Remote Console
Direct Function Secondary function
rel RELEASE RST RST
call CALL HOME HOME
next NEXT PREV PREV
test TEST COPY COPY
rec REC MDFY MDFY
grp GRP CUE CUE
enter ENTER DEL DELETE
0 0 POS POS
C C COL COL
. . GOB GOB
@ @ PARAM PARAM
1 1 DIM DIM
2 2 XTRA XTRA
3 3 BEAM BEAM
thru THRU EXC EXCEPT
4 4 SHP SHAPE
5 5 FAN FANOUT
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6 6 FLIP FLIP
fixt FIXTURE EDIT+ EDT+
7 7 MACRO MACRO
8 8 PAGE PAGE
9 9 EFFECT EFFECT
ch CHANNEL OPTS OPTIONS
Funtions in software keys
Mode SeqX
go GO
X ALL CROSSFADERS ZERO*
p.bk PS.BACK ST STATUS ZERO*
assg ASSIGN ENJP ENDJP
Mode Mstr
m 01 “special” (see below) PRIO RPIO
load LOAD
STEP STEP
flmt FL.MT
P.BK PAUSE-B
Mode keys
001 “special” (see below) PART PART
m  ALL MASTERS ZERO* ST STATUS ZERO*
whee WHEEL INVR INVERT
* These functions are available in menu 71: Status & Playbacks Zero.
STATUS & PLAYBACKS ZERO
Status …………..Zero
All Playbacks ….Zero
All Masters.........Zero
All Crossfaders...Zero
These commands allow you “to clean” the scene output that is controlled from the masters and/or crossfader.
It is possible to give a level of 0% fro all masters (m ), a level of 0% the crossfader (X), or to return to
a state known of console (ST) deactivating temporary functions and returning to modes by default of
functions as FL.MT, FINE, etc…
Remote special functions
Funtion Comments
ON direct Funtion to turn on the remote and take control of the console.
OFF secondary Turn off the remote
direct Selection of the navigator basic modes: LV, TB or WH.
MENU secondary Access to the menus list of the remote.
SHIFT direct Access to the secondary function of the remote keys.
SET direct Selection of the desired group of software keys: SeqX, Mstr or Keys
m 01 direct Special key to set the navigator to masters control mode, m 01
001 direct Key , configurable in MENU SETUP
Note: If the user need some additional function, he can “to access” to this function by a macro, storing the
desired macro, in the console, before take the console control from the remote.
MENU
Access to the menus pressing MENU.
To select and to active any menu, use the navigator.
To exit of the menus, press MENU again.
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MENU TEST IN
Select this menu to check:
• Inner battery level and charge process.
• Status of the port: 8700-LINK
• Any pressed key (of the remote).
KEYS IN THE CONSOLE
From the 8700 SERIES CONSOLE, you can test the correct communication with the remote. Select the
console menu 80:Inputs, and observe that all keys, pressed in the remote, appears in the up-right corner
of this monitor page:
REMOTE
ID FUNC ST
0 00125 1
Where, ID is the ID number of your remote, FUNC is the code of the sent function and ST is the status
of this function (1 when the function is pressed and 0 when the function is released).
Note: Some keys of the remote are not sent (for example, SHIFT, of internal use).
MENU TEST OUT
Select this menu to check:
• All LED.
• All dot of the display.
MENU TEST DISPLAY
Select this menu to exam the characters used for the alphanumeric display.
MENU SOFT VERSION
Select this menu to exam the software version of the remote.
MENU SETUP
Select this menu to configure the remote. Options are:
Remote ID
For the radio communication, the remote has 12 different frequency channels (ID) for the
communication, with values from 1 to 12. Here we configure the wished channel, ID that it must
be just as the ID set in the console. In case of interferences in the communication, the first option,
it is always to change the ID in remote and console.
In the cable remotes, the ID of remote and console also they should be the same.

The remote has a configurable function, placed in the software keys in mode Keys, . Its options
are:
a) Macro 0001
Option that allows you to execute a macro pressing . By default the macro 1. Once it selected
this option, we can use the numerical keyboard to set the wished number of macro. In the
software key, we will see 001
b) 
Option by default, it allows you to use the chronometer. Press to start the chronometer, and
press again to stop the chronometer. This time starts from 0.0 seconds.In the software
key, we will see 
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c) X
This option allows you to use the chronometer of the remote to measure the time between two
consecutive pulsations of the key GO of the crossfader. The chronometer always is active, and
is restarted each time you press or GO. The last measured value is showed in the message
line. In the software key, we will see X
If the chronometer is active, the navigator tricolour LED blinks in orange.
REC
It is possible to disable the functions rec and MDFY, preventing the recording or modification of
cues by mistake, from the remote control. The configuration options are:
enable (activated functions) and
disable (deactivated functions).
If these functions are deactivates the navigator tricolour LED is lit in red.
Leds Level
It allows you to adjust the brightness of the keyboard LEDs; to less brightness, less consumption.
BACKLIGHT Lev
It allows you to adjust the brightness of the display; to less brightness, less consumption.
Status for the tricolour LED of the navigator
Function / Status Tricolour LED in HRC-wireless Tricolour LED in HRC-cable
Battery charge level < 35% BLINK IN RED -- --
Display turned off BLINK IN GREEN -- --
Chronometer enable and active BLINK IN ORANGE BLINK IN ORANGE
REC key disable AT ON IN RED AT ON IN RED
HRC activated in normal mode AT OFF AT OFF
The tricolour LED always shows us the status of more high priority. If 2 status or functions of the previous
table there is at the same time, in the LED only you can see the status of more priority.
Example: If the remote has the chronometer activated and the display is at off, the LED will be blinking in
green (display off condition).
POWER OFF & AUTO-POWER OFF
The remote must be turned off, always, pressing OFF.
In this way, the remote can to store all data of its setup.
With the objective to conserve the battery, the remote-radio, according to charge of its battery and use:
1. They are powered off, automatically, when the battery this less than the 25%
2. They are powered off, automatically, when in the remote no keys are pressed during 10 minutes.
This process is to avoid excessive battery consumption. Although, after the first minute, the display
light yet is powered off.
RESET
In the rear part of the remote control we find the RESET push button,, necessary to power off the remote in
cases of software failure. To activate this push button is necessary to do it introducing the point of a pencil, or
other similar element, by the hole.
When is a Reset needed?
In the presence of an electrostatic discharge, or a electromagnetic noise (of energy bigger than the permitted)
the micro-controller can bear. In this case is enough to do a Reset.
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WORKING BASIC MODES
A lot of Console functions can be executed from the remote. But, same functions are used frequently from a
remote control, while others are advises against to use them from a remote control.
Using macros the user can to access a any needed functions that it is not in the HRC, although we must be to
bear in mind, that from the remote:
• The console doesn’t permit us to access to the edition pages. The Console edition pages are the editable
“data table” pages. Examples: the recording Effects page, the modification masters page, or any of
general modification: GROUP GROUP, PAGE PAGE, CUE CUE, etc.
• The console doesn’t permit us to activate the functions: LN.TM
• The console doesn’t permit us to access to the Console menus.
• The console doesn’t permit us the recording of a macro.
• In short, Console doesn’t permit us to access to these situations “no naturals” to work from a remote
control.
Note:
This remote is a peripheral of the consoles of the 8700 Series, and its commands are the same commands of
Console. In this manual no commands are explained. If it is needed, consult the Console manual or the Help
on Line of the own console (menu 69).
CHANNELS, FIXTURES, GROUPS OR CUES TEST
In the first hours of the montage, the HRC is used to “check” channels and fixture dimmers, with the finality
of direct them, easily. Some examples:
Test of consecutives channels or fixtures, beginning from 1:
ch 1 test, test, test…
fixt 1 test, test, test…
Test of channels or fixtures in random way:
ch 1 test 4 7 test 6 2 test…
fixt 1 test 5 test 1 1 test…
Test of channels or fixtures, for example, of odd number (1, 3, 5...):
ch 1 test, next next test, next next test …
fixt 1 test, next next test, next next test …
At any moment, the arrows permit us to control:
the level of the channels and fixtures, (LV)
and the position of the fixtures pressing ,(TB).
The user can to store groups and cues and, in the same way, to test the stored groups & cues:
grp 1 test, test, test…
CUE 1 test, test, test…
You can to store groups or cues from the remote. In example, store the channels from 10 to 15 and the
channel 37 in the next free group.
ch 1 0 thru 1 5 ch 3 7 grp rec (nothing happen in scene) or
ch 1 0 thru 1 5 ch 3 7 call grp rec (these channels appear in scene at 100%)
Store the cue 1 with: fixtures from 1 to 3 at 100% and with the library position 1.
fixt 1 thru 3 call POS POS 1 enter CUE 1 rec
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CROSSFADERS PLAYBACK
During the rehearsal, it is possible to use the remote to playback the different scenes. If it is desired to do
these changes of scenes in crossfade mode, you can playback these cues in a crossfader.
Assign to the crossfader with the cues or loop cues, or page desired. Then, you can playback these cues with
the commands GO & PS.BACK
Examples of assignation in the crossfaders:
Assign the page 1 in the crossfader: PAG 1 assg
Assign the cues from 1 to 23 in the crossfader: CUE 1 thru 2 3 assg
Assign all stored cues in the crossfader: CUE thru assg
From here, the crossfader playback commands can be used. The basics:
go, start the next crossfade, GO.
p.bk, pause the current crossfade, PAUSE, or start in reverse direction, BACK, the paused or ended
crossfade.
Remember, the remote has the special function: Xrr. This function permits us to eliminate the crossfader
scene output (crossfader output at 0%). And these command places in X2 the last playback cue, ready to be
started with the next GO.
MASTERS PLAYBACK
You can to playback the masters contents (cues, groups, effects, etc), using the remote, that provides us an
easy way to control them.
To load the masters, in example, you can:
Load the page 1 in all masters: PAG 1 load
Load the cues 1-12 in masters 1-12: CUE 1 thru 1 2 load m 01 ENT
Load the effect 1 in the masters 25: EFFECT 1 load m 01 2 5 ENT
When the masters are loaded with the desired contents, and follow the previous examples, you can:
Start the master 1 (GO): m 01 ENT
Start the masters 1, 3 & 4 (GOs): m 01 ENT, ``ENT, `ENT
or m 01 ENT, m 01 3 ENT, m 03 4 ENT
Start the effect 1 loaded in the master 25: m 01 2 5 ENT
Fade the master 3 up to the desired level: m 01 3 cccc
Remember, the remote has the special function: m rr. This function allows you to eliminate the scene
outputs of all masters (masters at 0%), and return to the known status.
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