Pathway connectivity solutions cognito User manual

Quick Guide
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Table of Contents
Finding Your Way Around ...............................................................................................5
Top Panel....................................................................................................................5
Rear Panel..................................................................................................................6
What to Connect First..................................................................................................6
How to Turn the Console On.......................................................................................7
How to Turn the Console Off.......................................................................................7
How to get Help...........................................................................................................7
Faders.........................................................................................................................7
Grand Master and Dead Black Out Button...................................................................8
Memory Master and Memory Black Out Button ...........................................................8
Left and Right Playback...............................................................................................9
Attribute Shortcut Buttons............................................................................................9
Function Buttons .........................................................................................................9
Encoder Wheels and Buttons....................................................................................10
Pin Button..................................................................................................................10
USB Ports .................................................................................................................10
The Touch Screen.........................................................................................................11
Screen Navigation.....................................................................................................12
Task Bars and Tool Bars...........................................................................................12
SELECT and the Fixture Grid....................................................................................13
SELECT – Manual, Group, Recent, and Standard.................................................14
SELECT – Settings: Light Selection and DMX Patching........................................14
CONTROL– Intensity, Color, Position and Shape......................................................15
RECORD – Memory, Cue, Library and Group...........................................................16
Play – Memory, Left/Right Playback and Mixed.........................................................19
Console Setup and Configuration..................................................................................21
Preparing for a Show (Patching)....................................................................................23
How to Match Lights to Fixture Library Definitions.....................................................24
How to Patch Lights ..................................................................................................24
Programming Tips and Concepts..................................................................................24
Advanced Attribute Control........................................................................................24
Shift Button Short Cuts and Extensions.....................................................................26
Running A Show ...........................................................................................................26
Turning Arc Lamp Lights On and Off.........................................................................26
Releasing Lights before Running a Show.................................................................26
Show File Management.................................................................................................27
Archiving/Restoring a Show.......................................................................................27
New Show/Clear Console Configuration....................................................................27
Software and Fixture Library Updates...........................................................................28
Updating Software.....................................................................................................28
Updating the Fixture Library......................................................................................28
Warranty .......................................................................................................................29

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Finding Your Way Around
Thank you for purchasing the Cognito™ lighting console. This document will guide you
through the rich but easily-accessed features the console provides. With an interface
based on ‘natural language control’, you’ll never look at a DMX chart again.
The console consists of two interrelated work surfaces. A 7” touch screen
provides the main programming interface, while the surrounding backlit hardware
controls, consisting of 24 faders, four encoder wheels and forty-two buttons, provide
programming support and playback control.
Top Panel
Encoder Wheel
7" Capacitive Touch Screen
Left Playback
Go Button/Fader Right Playback
Go Button/Fader
Grand Master Fader Memory Master Fader
Cue Pause/Back Button
Power Button 'Pin' Button
Intensity/Memory Fader
and Bump Button USB Type A
Function Buttons
Shift Key
Memory Master Black Out Button
Dead Black Out Button
Attribute Shortcut Buttons
Cue Pause/Back Button

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Rear Panel
DMX 512-A Out
USB Type A
RJ45 Ethernet\POE Connector
Serial Data/Contact Closure Port
USB Type B
DC In
Ground Post DMX 512-A In MIDI Out\Thru\In Kensington Lock
Audio In/Out
(future use)
Strain Relief Bracket
What to Connect First
Two connections must be made for the console to be used.
Power Plug the DC power supply into the DC plug on the far left side of the rear panel.
The indicator LED will steadily glow amber/green.
Alternately, a Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) source, such as a PoE-enabled switch
or PoE injector, may be plugged into the Ethernet port. The indicator LED next to the
DC jack will steadily glow red whenever the console is using PoE.
You may connect both a DC supply and a PoE source at the same time.
Data Connect DMX OUT A to the lights using Universe 1 (all Cognito models). A five-
pin XLR cable is required. DMX OUT B is enabled on PRO1024 models, for Universe 2,
and on PRO512 models, repeating Universe 1.
Cognito also supports DMX-over-Ethernet protocols. These protocols use the
Ethernet port to output the same DMX information as the XLR ports. The Starter model
supports only Pathport Protocol, while PRO models add the Art-Net protocol and the
E1.31 streaming ACN standard. Additional hardware, such as a Pathport node, is
required to convert this signal back to DMX.

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How to Turn the Console On
When the console is connected to power, the Power Button near the top of the console
will pulse blue, indicating the console is in ‘stand-by’ mode. Press the button once to
turn the console on. The console will take about a minute to start. LEDs, backlighting the
bump buttons, will flash and a splash screen will appear during this process.
How to Turn the Console Off
For normal shut down, press the Power Button once. The Power Off/Setup options will
be shown. Touch the Power Off icon to confirm shutting down the console. For quick
shutdown, press the Power Button twice in succession. The console will shut down after
three seconds.
Should the console become unresponsive, press and hold the Power Button for six
seconds to force the console to power down.
How to get Help
Cognito provides two forms of built-in support. Press the Help button, to the right of the
touch screen, to launch Hints. Hints are context-sensitive comments that overlay the
contents of the screen. The touch screen under Hints is still active – you can keep Hints
up on the screen while you continue to work. Continue to press the Help button to cycle
through the Hints. Touch the Exit icon in the upper right hand corner of the screen, or
press and hold the Shift key then press the Help button, to dismiss Hints.
With Hints active, touch the Help icon, in the upper left hand of the screen, to open up
Tutorials. Tutorial topics provide more detailed instruction on complex operations.
Faders
Twenty faders, in two groups of ten, stretch across the top of the console. When in the
SELECT task (see below), a given fader controls the intensity of the corresponding light
in the Fixture Grid. Fader 1 controls Light 1, and so on. If there are more than 20 lights
in the Fixture Grid, use the Left/Right arrows on the touch screen to page to the desired
light.
Below each fader is a button. By default, the button acts as a ‘bump’ – press and hold
the button to ‘bump’ the intensity of the associated light to full. Press and hold the Shift
key, then press the button to latch the light’s intensity at full. The intensity and color of
the button’s backlight reflects the intensity and color of the light being controlled.
Faders may also be used to store Memories, sometimes called submasters. If a Memory
has been recorded into a fader, the bump button’s backlight will glow blue. When a
Memory is recorded, the bump button can be given different functions, including fade

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times. See RECORD for more information. Faders play back Memories only when the
PLAY Task is active.
Grand Master and Dead Black Out Button
Located at the bottom left of the console, the Grand Master controls the overall intensity
of all lights at all times, regardless of how a light’s intensity has been set. Normally, the
Grand Master is at full (the top of the fader’s travel). The Grand Master’s level in
percentage is shown in the top left hand corner of the touch screen. When the Grand
Master is at less than 100%, the level is shown in red as a warning.
Above the Grand Master is the Dead Black Out button. Normally, the button is backlit
blue. If the Grand Master is not at its highest position, the Dead Black Out button will
glow red.
When pressed, the Dead Black Out button will flash red and all lights will go dark (output
intensity falls to zero percent) without changing intensity levels shown on the touch
screen. The Grand Master level will turn red and read DBO. Press the button again to
restore lights to their previous intensity. Always warn everyone present before turning off
all the lights (blacking out the stage).
Below the Grand Master is a Shift button. The Shift button accesses short cuts and
special features which are described under operational topics.
Memory Master and Memory Black Out Button
The Memory Master is located at the bottom right of the console. The Memory Master
controls the overall intensity of the lights recorded into Memories while those lights are
activated by faders. The Memory Master’s level in percentage is show in the top right
hand corner of the touch screen. Playlist cues and individual lights controlled by faders
(from SELECT mode) are not affected by the Memory Master.
Above the Memory Master is the Memory Black Out button. Normally, the button is
backlit blue. If the Memory Master is not at its highest position, the Memory Black Out
button will glow red.
When pressed, the Memory Black Out button will flash red, and all lights being played
back within Memories will go dark (output intensity goes to zero percent). Press the
button again to restore lights to their previous intensity.
Below the Memory Master is a Shift button. The Shift button accesses short cuts and
special features which are described under operational topics.

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Left and Right Playback
Cognito provides two Playbacks, one located beside the Grand Master and one beside
the Memory Master. Each Playback consists of a Go button, a Playback Master, and a
Pause/Back button. Any Playlist may be assigned to either Playback. A Playlist is a
series of cues or ‘looks’ that have been previously recorded.
Once a Playlist is loaded (see PLAY below), press the Go button to advance the Playlist
to the next cue. The Go button glows green when a cue is active.
Above the Go button is the Playback Master, which sets the overall intensity of any light
levels controlled by the active Playlist.
Above the Playback Master is a Pause/Back Button. When a Playlist is active, the
Pause/Back button is backlit blue. Pressing the Pause button while a cue is running will
cause the fade to stop and the Pause button will flash yellow. To resume a paused cue,
press the Go button again.
While resting in a cue, press the Pause/Back button to fade the previous cue.
To force a Playback to release (exit) a Playlist, press and hold the Shift button then
press the Playlist’s Pause/Back Button.
Attribute Shortcut Buttons
Immediately to the left of the touch screen are four attribute shortcut buttons. From top
to bottom, the buttons are Intensity, Color, Position and Shape. Whenever a light is
selected, these buttons act as shortcuts to the related CONTROL screens.
Not all lights support all attributes. Only the buttons for attributes supported by the
selected light will be active, as shown by the button’s backlight. If a group of lights are
selected, the buttons will reflect the available attributes of the first light chosen.
See CONTROL for details of attributes and their associated tools.
Function Buttons
Immediately to the right of the touch screen are four function buttons: Release, Help,
Edit and Record. The buttons are backlit when a given function is available, and flash
when that function has been selected.
Release: In SELECT or CONTROL, pressing the Release button progressively clears
any changes made to lights, then deselects the lights. When used in PLAY mode, it
clears all active Playlists and Memories. A dialog screen appears asking for
confirmation. Choose OK from this screen to cause all lights to turn OFF. Always warn
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Help: Press the Help button once to launch Hints, as described above. Press and hold
the Shift button, then press Help again to close the help overlays.
Edit: When in PLAY, press the Edit button to change Cue or Memory names, fade times
and other properties. Deletion or rearrangement of Cues and Memories is also
accessed using Edit. Edit is not active in the PLAY>Mixed mode.
Record: Press the Record button once as a shortcut to RECORD. If Memory was the
last recording method used, press the Record button twice to record the current stage
look into the next available fader. If Cues was the last recording method used, press the
Record button twice to record the current stage look into the next available cue slot, with
default timings. See RECORD for details on setting fade times.
Encoder Wheels and Buttons
Four encoder wheels are spaced around the touch screen, each with a specific color and
an associated button. The encoder wheels’ actions depend on the Task currently active
on the touch screen. Encoder wheels are used to directly adjust some attributes of a
light, such as intensity or pan, or to present choices of gobos, color wheel slots or other
fixture settings. To select from the light’s settings, press the encoder wheel button to see
the choices, then use the encoder wheel to scroll through the list. Accept the desired
(highlighted) option by touching the screen or pressing the encoder wheel’s button.
On-screen icons and color associations indicate when an encoder wheel or its button
provides selection or control for a tool or wheel bank option.
The Shift button may be used in combination with an encoder wheel to allow for finer
control. For example, when adjusting a light’s pan attribute, holding down the Shift key
will move the light in tenths of a degree, instead of full degrees. Similarly, you may adjust
cue times in tenths of a second, instead of full seconds.
Pin Button
Located just below the Cognito badge between the fader banks, the Pin button provides
a simple method of transitioning between lighting looks. With a lighting look activated by
using the faders or manual control, press the Pin button to hold the look (i.e. pin it to the
stage). Intensity levels or other attributes may now be readjusted, without the look
onstage being affected. Press the Pin button again to transition (crossfade) to the newly
set look.
USB Ports
There are a total of four powered USB ports on the console: two on the top surface, and
two on the rear panel. Any port may be used for a mouse, keyboard or USB stick. The
top ports are also suitable for a USB-powered work light.

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The Touch Screen
The touch screen has four distinct displays, each corresponding to a specific
programming task: SELECT, CONTROL, RECORD and PLAY. Each task is shown on
the Task Bar at the bottom of the screen. Enter a task screen by touching its icon.
SELECT CONTROL
RECORD PLAY
SELECT is used to choose lights for programming. SELECT also provides tools to
patch lights into the Fixture Grid and set the DMX start address each light will use.
CONTROL provides tools to change the intensity, color, position and shape attributes of
the selected lights. If no lights are selected in the Fixture Grid, the CONTROL icon will
be grayed out (inactive).
RECORD stores lighting looks into Memories or Cues. RECORD also allows specific
lights or their attribute details to be saved as separate Groups or Libraries for reuse.
PLAY recalls stored looks, either through faders (Memories) or Playlists (Cues).

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Screen Navigation
Across the top of the touch screen is the status bar, which shows the level (in
percentage) of the Grand Master and Memory Master, and the label of the current cue in
each of the Right and Left Playlists.
On either side of the display are navigation icons. Not all methods of navigation are
available on all pages. Icons are grayed out when not in use.
The Left and Right arrow icons, in the upper corners of the screen, allow you to reach
additional pages – of lights, Memories or swatch colors, for example.
The Magnifying Glass icons, located below the Left Arrow, change the number of lights
shown in the Fixture Grid when in SELECT. You may view the Fixture Grid with as few
as ten lights or as many as 100 lights at one time.
The Airplane icon, located below the Magnifying Glass icons, allows you to quickly
switch between different pages of lights. The size of the pages is determined by the
zoom level set with the Magnifying Glass icons.
The Number icon box located below the Right Arrow reports how many lights are
currently selected. This icon also indicates when a change has been made to one or
more lights, but not yet recorded. CAPT on a red background is displayed as a warning.
Captured lights are not affected by the PLAY task until recorded or released.
The Filter icon, also located below the Right Arrow, allows you to reduce the lights
shown on the Fixture Grid based on certain criteria, such as ‘only lights selected’ or ‘only
lights in use’ (intensity above zero). The icon turns red when filtering is in use, and not
all lights are shown on the Fixture Grid.
The Information icon toggles the Fixture Grid to show further information about each
light. For example, the DMX start address is shown instead of the intensity level.
Unpatched fixtures will show an exclamation point (!). The icon’s background turns red
when selected.
Task Bars and Tool Bars
Across the bottom of the touch screen are the icons for the four programming tasks:
SELECT, CONTROL, RECORD and PLAY. Above the Task Bar is a tool bar, showing
the tools available for the active task. Tools are explained in each task section below.

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SELECT and the Fixture Grid
SELECT displays the Fixture Grid. The Grid consists of cells, each one representing a
single light in the show. Within each cell is a large amount of information describing the
current state of that light.
1: Fixture Number. The number in the upper left hand corner of each cell identifies
each light in the show. Fixture number is not the same as the light’s DMX address.
2: Color Indicator. For color-changing lights, the background of the circle provides an
indication of the light’s current color.
3: Attribute Indicator. Icons indicate whether Intensity, Color, Position or Shape
attributes have recently changed, whether from manual manipulation in the CONTROL
task or from running Playlists or recalling Memories.
4: Fixture Type. The model of light that each cell represents appears in the lower right
hand corner of each cell. Assigned using the Settings tool.
5: Intensity Level. The current intensity of the light is shown as a percentage, in the
lower left hand corner. “FL” indicates the light is at full. When the “i” information icon is
activated, this number changes to the light’s DMX start address.
6: Intensity Indicator. The circular, colored line within each cell (red in the example
above) provides a quick indication of the light’s current intensity. The color also
indicates how the intensity was set and if it’s currently changing.
7: Select Indicator. The border around each cell turns red when the light has been
chosen for programming.
8: Orientation Indicator. For lights with position attributes, the triangular pointer at the
center of the circle shows the direction the light is pointed.
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SELECT – Manual, Group, Recent, and Standard
Manual
Lights may be manually selected or deselected by touching the cell of each light as
needed. To select or deselect a range of lights, touch the cell of the first fixture, press
and hold the Shift button, then touch the cell of the last fixture in the range. Fixtures may
also be selected by using one of the following tool icons.
Group
The Group tool allows rapid selection of show-specific or user-defined groups of lights.
Grouping reduces the number of lights that must be individually chosen manually. To set
up a Group, select the lights you wish to include, then use RECORD>Group. Groups
can (and should) be labeled.
Recent
The Recent tool provides a list of recently selected lights, which can be useful when
repetitively adjusting small selections of lights.
Standard
The Standard tool allows quick selection by certain customary rules, such as All Lights,
No Lights or by fixture types. Cognito automatically creates Standard groups of identical
lights, as lights are patched into the Fixture Grid.
SELECT – Settings: Light Selection and DMX Patching
The Settings tool allows you to assign specific lights (by model) to cells in the Fixture
Grid, to set or change the lights’ DMX patch and to set the maximum number of lights
shown in Fixture Grid.
Select a cell in the Grid to enable Settings. Touch the Settings icon. The tool bar will
offer the following choices:
Light Type: A menu of fixture types, organized by manufacturer, is shown. Use
the red encoder wheel to select the manufacturer. Then use the green encoder wheel to
select the model of light. Touch the Apply icon to confirm the selection. Lights can also
be added to and then chosen from the Favorites list for easy reuse.
DMX Address: A grid representing DMX addresses is shown, in blocks of 32
DMX channels or slots. The DMX slot number is shown in the top left hand corner of
each cell. Use the red and green encoder wheels to scroll through the grid. To patch a
light to a specific DMX slot (or range of slots for multi-attribute lights), touch the cell with
the ‘starting’ DMX address number. Touch ‘Apply’ to confirm.
Global: Allows you to set the total number of lights shown on the Fixture Grid.
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CONTROL– Intensity, Color, Position and Shape
CONTROL allows you to manipulate a light’s attributes. Attributes are organized as
Intensity, Color, Position and Shape. Only attributes supported by the selected light are
shown. If lights with differing attributes are selected, the tools available are determined
by the first light selected. At least one light must be selected to activate CONTROL.
Intensity
Intensity controls the relative brightness of a light. All lights have an Intensity attribute.
(Some lights, such as discharge lamps, must first be turned on, or ‘struck’, before an
intensity level can be seen.)
Wheels: Directly set a light’s intensity between 0 and 100 percent, using the
green encoder wheel. Some lights have intensity effects, such as Strobe, or operating
parameters, such as fan speed, that are also set here under Intensity.
Advanced: Allows you to lock or ‘park’ the intensity of selected lights. Also allows
you to release recent intensity changes, or to explicitly set a light to its default intensity
(typically off).’Locked’ Intensity attributes are not recorded into Memories or Cues.
Libraries: Choose from a list of intensities or use a Raise/Lower bar.
IRGB: Provides a Raise/Lower bar for Intensity and direct Red/Green/Blue (RGB)
control for lights that support color mixing. When adjusting a color mixing light if the
level of a color continues to be raised after a particular color bar has reached 100%,
Cognito will automatically lower the other colors until the desired color is reached.
Color
Different lights may have different or unique color abilities, such as color wheels or
scrollers. Attributes supported by a selected light are automatically added to the tool bar.
Wheels: Allow you to change the color mix system, and directly set color as
percentages. Also allows direct control of scrollers and color wheels. Also provides
White and Amber LED control through Color Correction option.
Advanced: Allows you to lock or ‘park’ the color attributes of selected lights. Also
allows you to release recent color changes, or to set a light to its default color (typically
open white). Color attributes that are locked are not recorded into Memories or Cues.
Libraries: Select colors from standard gel swatch books, or recall custom-
recorded colors saved using RECORD>Library>Color. Color Libraries are specific to the
lights in use when recording the color. Updating a Library will automatically update any
Cues and Memories that use it.
Picker: Choose a color from a gradient chart by touch or by using the wheels.
When multiple RGB fixtures are selected - for example cyclorama lights - standard
rainbow patterns may be chosen from the top of the screen. The color spread can be
adjusted using the width tool on the left side of the screen.
Position
Different lights may have different or unique positioning abilities (usually called moving
lights). The abilities supported by a selected light are automatically added to the tool bar.
Wheels: Directly control pan and tilt values in 1° increments. Press and hold the
Shift button to change to 1/10
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quick access to standard positions. Wheels also allow the choice between Polar (normal
arc) and Linear (direct path) movement.
Advanced: Allows you to lock or ‘park’ the position attributes of selected lights.
Also allows you to release recent position changes, or to set a light to its default position
(when hung, typically straight down). Position attributes that are locked are not recorded
into Memories or Cues.
Libraries: Recall custom positions saved using RECORD>Library>Position.
Position Libraries are specific to the lights in use when recording the position. Updating a
Library will automatically update any Cues and Memories that use it.
Joystick: Adjust a light’s position relative to its current position. The further from
center you touch, the quicker the light will move.
Bullseye: Adjust a light’s position relative to its absolute position (typically the
absolute position is pointing straight down or straight ahead).
Shape
Different lights may have different or unique shape abilities, such as gobos, motorized
shutters or focus zoom. The abilities supported by a selected light are automatically
added to the tool bar.
Wheels: Access options for gobos, shutter, lens focus, rotation and other effects.
Advanced. Allows you to lock or ‘park’ the shape attributes of selected lights.
Also allows you to release recent changes, or to set a light its default shape (typically
open). Shape attributes that are locked are not recorded into Memories or Cues.
Libraries: Recall custom shapes saved using RECORD>Library>Shape. Shape
Libraries are specific to the lights in use when recording the shpae. Updating a Library
will automatically update any Cues and Memories that use it.
RECORD – Memory, Cue, Library and Group
RECORD saves complete looks, or specific attribute information, for later recall. The
complete look may be recorded as a Memory or Cue. Attribute information alone may
be recorded as a Library. Or the selected lights may be recorded as a Group.
Memory
Memory saves the current look into a fader. Faders are represented on the touchscreen
by slender rectangles across the top. By default, fader 1 or the next available fader is
selected, as shown by a red outline. Any fader may be chosen by touching it. Once a
fader is selected, the Memory may be labeled, by touching the keyboard icon next to
Name. Or press the Record button twice to automatically record into the next available
Memory fader, using default timings.
Although only 20 faders are shown at one time, up to 400 memory locations are
available in a single Memory Page. Use the Left/Right navigation arrows to access the
additional banks within the page.
By default, two Memory Pages are shown. To add further Memory Pages, to delete
existing Memory Pages, or to rename a Memory Page, touch the More icon at the right
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Memory Page, touch the Add New icon. To rename or delete a Memory Page, press the
Edit button to the right of the touchscreen. To delete, touch the Delete icon. A second
Delete icon will appear. Touch the second Delete icon to confirm. To rename the
Memory Page, touch the Memory Page’s current name. An Edit Properties screen will
open. Touch the keyboard icon next to the Memory Page’s name to enter a new name.
Bump Button timings may also be edited using this method.
The Bump button associated with the fader may have its action configured as follows:
Momentary: The Memory is active only while the button is pressed.
Toggle: Press to recall the Memory. Press again to release the Memory.
Radio: When several buttons are configured as part of a Radio Group, only one
button and its Memory may be active at any time. Radio Groups may be named
and each Memory Page may have multiple Radio Groups.
Disabled: Disables the button. The Memory is still controlled by the fader.
Bump Button Timings:
Up/Down fade times may be set for the action of the Bump buttons, regardless of
their configured action. By default the buttons have a timing of zero.
Press the Done icon to record the Memory, or press the Cancel icon to begin again.
Cue
Cue saves the current stage look into a Playlist. The Playlist is shown on the left, and
details of the selected cue are shown on the right.
By default, two playlists are shown. To add further Playlists, to delete existing Playlists,
or to rename a Playlist, touch the More icon at the right end of the Playlist bar. The
Playlist Library will be shown.
To add a Playlist, touch the Add New icon. To rename or delete a Playlist, press the
Edit button to the right of the touchscreen. To delete, touch the Delete icon. A second
Delete icon will appear. Touch the second Delete icon to confirm. To rename the
Playlist, touch the Playlist’s current name. An Edit Properties screen will appear. Touch
the keyboard icon next to the Playlist’s name to enter a new name.
To record a Cue, touch the location labeled Add New Cue. The selected location will
have a red outline. Touch the keyboard icon next to Name to label the cue. A number
of timing options may also be set. If an existing cue is selected, when Done is touched,
options will be presented to update the cue, replace the cue, or to insert a new cue
either before or after the selected cue.
Fade: Sets a basic crossfade time. If no other timings are set, this timing will be used to
govern a light’s change in Intensity, Color, Position and Shape attributes.
Delay: Sets a delay time between pressing GO and the start of the fade.
Down Fade: Sets a different fade time for all lights moving to a lower intensity. If no
value is set, the down time equals the Fade time.
Down Delay: Sets a delay time between pressing GO and the start of the Down Fade.
Allows you to create a ‘split-crossfade’ for situations where some lights must come up
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Position Fade: Sets a time for a moving light’s repositioning. If no value is set, any
repositioning will use the Fade time.
Position Delay: Sets a delay time between pressing GO and starting the Position Fade.
Color Fade: Sets a time for the color transition in a light. If no value is set, any color
fade will use the Fade time.
Color Delay: Sets a delay time between pressing GO and starting the Color Fade.
Shape Fade: Sets a time for the shape transition, such as changing between gobos. If
no value is set, any shape transition will use the Fade time.
Shape Delay: Sets a delay time between pressing GO and starting the Shape Fade.
Follow: Used to program auto-follow cues.
Wait For Go: Default behavior. When a cue’s fade time is complete, the
console requires an outside trigger (typically the operator to press GO) to
advance to the next cue.
Follow After Fade: When a cue’s fade time is complete, the playlist immediately
advances to and begins to run the next cue.
Follow In Time: The console begins the next cue after the Follow Time has
elapsed. The Follow Time starts counting when the cue begins.
Follow Immediately: The console begins the current cue and next cue at the
same time. Equivalent to a Follow In Time of 0s (zero seconds).
Follow Time: Sets the time used by the Follow In Time option above.
Link: Links the completed cue to another cue that does not immediately come after it in
the Playlist. If a Follow option is not also used, the operator may still have to press Go.
Links and Follows allow for the creation of loops that will play indefinitely. Press the
playlist’s Go button to exit the loop and advance to the next cue in the playlist.
Once the timings are set, touch the Done icon to finish, or the Cancel icon to start again.
Library
Library allows you to capture certain attributes and easily reuse them in different Cues or
Memories.
Color: Capture a light’s current color. Touch the Color icon on the tool bar. Select the
record location. Name the color library, if desired. Touch the Done icon to record, or the
Cancel icon to start again. The saved color may only be applied to the same light(s) in
use when the library was recorded.
Position: Capture the position of a light or group of lights, for example – down stage
center. Certain shape attributes, such as zoom, edge and shutter, are also captured in
the position library, if those attributes are not already recorded. Touch the Position icon
on the tool bar. Select the record location. Name the position, if desired. Touch the
Done icon to record, or the Cancel icon to start again. The saved position may only be
applied to the same light(s) in use when the library was recorded.
Shape: Capture the shape of a light or group of lights, such as gobos, shutter cuts or
lens zoom. Touch the Shape icon on the tool bar. Select the record location. Name the
shape, if desired. Touch the Done icon to record, or the Cancel icon to start again. The
saved shape may only be applied to the same light(s) when the library was recorded.

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Group
Group allows you to record a specific selection of lights for quick recall during
programming. After selecting lights in the Fixture Grid, enter RECORD. Touch the
Group icon, then select a record location. Name the Group, if desired. Touch the Done
icon to record, or the Cancel icon to start again.
Play – Memory, Left/Right Playback and Mixed
PLAY provides a choice of methods for recalling recorded looks, while providing
information about the current and upcoming Memories and Cues. There are four
playback views: MEMORY, LEFT PLAYBACK, RIGHT PLAYBACK and MIXED. The
choice of one playback method does not disable the other methods – faders will still
recall stored Memories even when Left or Right Playback is the selected.
Memory
Across the top of the screen, faders containing Memories are indicated by a label and a
level indicator. Select the desired Memory Page from the tool bar. Then use the correct
fader to recall the desired Memory. Each Memory Page may hold up to 400 Memories.
Use the navigation arrows to access other fader banks.
When a Memory location is selected, the location’s outline will turn red and the
Memory’s playback timings and bump button configuration are shown in the information
area below the faders. To change timings, press the Edit button. Once in Edit, you may
also rearrange the order of the Memories by drag-and-dropping the Memory to a new
location.
To delete a Memory, press the Edit button. Touch the delete icon at the top of the
Memory rectangle. A second delete icon will appear. Touch the second icon to confirm
you want the Memory deleted, or the Cancel icon to back out.
Left/Right Playback
To assign a Playlist to a Playback, simply touch the one desired from the tool bar. In Left
Playback, all cues comprising the Playlist will appear on the left side of the screen. A
green arrow next to the cue name indicates the next cue to be run. Timings for the
currently selected cue (the one outlined in red) will appear on the right side. In Right
Playback, the positions are reversed.
Once a Playlist is assigned to a Playback, further Playlists may be selected for that
Playback without releasing the original Playlist, allowing more than two Playlists to be
active at one time. To release a Playlist, press and hold the Shift button then press the
Pause/Back button above the appropriate Playback fader.

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Below the cue list are several playback icons. The Green Arrow icon acts identically to
the Playback Go button. The Yellow Arrow acts as a ‘back’ button, moving back to the
previous cue in the list using a one second fade. The Release icon acts the same as the
Shift button/Pause button combination, as described above, to release the current
Playlist. The Blue Arrow/Bar icon jumps to the next cue in the list using a one second
fade ignoring recorded times.
To scroll the playlist, use the up/down arrow icons. The double arrow icon jumps the list
to the currently active cue. To select a cue for editing, simply tap it. The cue will be
highlighted in red. Double tapping a cue selects the cue to run the next time the Go
button is pressed. Triple tapping a cue will immediately jump the Playlist to that cue and
run it using a one second fade.
To change timings on a selected (highlighted) cue, press the EDIT button. Once in Edit,
you may also rearrange the order of cues by touching any cue’s ‘grab bar’ icon, then
dragging and dropping the cue to a new location.
To delete a cue, press the Edit button. Touch the Delete icon on the left of the cue
name to choose it for deletion. A second delete icon will appear. Touch the second icon
to confirm you want the cue deleted or Cancel to back out. If multiple cues are chosen
to be deleted, pressing any one of the confirmation icons will delete all chosen cues.
Both Playbacks may be used at the same time, operating different Playlists. Playlist
assignment to either Playback may be changed at any time by selecting another Playlist
from the Playlist toolbar.
Mixed
In Mixed Playback mode, current playback status is shown for Memories and the left and
right Playbacks. Editing of timings and position is not available in Mixed mode.