Pathway connectivity solutions Cognito 2 User manual

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SETUP.....................................................................................................................................................1
POWERING THE CONSOLE............................................................................................................................. 1
CONNECTING TO THE LIGHTS......................................................................................................................... 2
HOW TO................................................................................................................................................. 3
HOW TO GET HELP......................................................................................................................................3
HOW TO OPEN A DIFFERENT SHOW................................................................................................................4
HOW TO PATCH A LIGHT...............................................................................................................................5
HOW TO SET INTENSITY................................................................................................................................6
HOW TO SET A COLOR, POSITION OR SHAPE ATTRIBUTE..................................................................................... 7
HOW TO SET AN EFFECT...............................................................................................................................8
HOW TO RECORD A MEMORY......................................................................................................................1
HOW TO RECORD A CUE.............................................................................................................................11
HOW TO PLAYBACK MEMORIES....................................................................................................................12
HOW TO PLAYBACK CUES (PLAYLISTS)............................................................................................................12
HOW TO EDIT, MOVE, COPY OR DELETE A CUE OR MEMORY.............................................................................14
HOW TO SAVE A SHOW..............................................................................................................................14
HOW TO STRIKE/UNSTRIKE AN ARC LIGHT OR RESET A MOVING LIGHT................................................................15
HOW TO SHUT DOWN THE CONSOLE.............................................................................................................15
WHAT TO DO BEFORE EACH PERFORMANCE.................................................................................................... 16
COGNITO HARDWARE...........................................................................................................................17
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POWER CONNECTIONS............................................................................................................................... 18
DATA CONNECTIONS - INPUT / OUTPUT.........................................................................................................19
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SLIDERS...................................................................................................................................................22
GRAND MASTER AND DEAD BLACKOUT......................................................................................................... 23
MEMORY MASTER AND MEMORY BLACK OUT BUTTON....................................................................................24
LEFT AND RIGHT PLAYBACK......................................................................................................................... 25
ATTRIBUTE FAMILY SHORTCUTS....................................................................................................................26
FUNCTION BUTTONS..................................................................................................................................26
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WHEELS AND BUTTONS..............................................................................................................................28
PIN BUTTON AND PIN CROSSFADE TIMINGS....................................................................................................29

USB PORTS............................................................................................................................................. 3
SETUP...................................................................................................................................................31
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  !
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 
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 
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# 
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FLIP......................................................................................................................................................11
HIGHLIGHT & LOWLIGHT.......................................................................................................................... 11
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FANNING...............................................................................................................................................112
SHOW CONTROL.................................................................................................................................115
ACTIONS............................................................................................................................................... 115
MIDI TIMECODE......................................................................................................................................116
MSC - MIDI SHOW CONTROL....................................................................................................................117
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THE API - APPLICATION PROGRAM INTERFACE.............................................................................................. 121
SERIAL CONNECTIVITY.............................................................................................................................. 122
TELNET CONNECTIVITY..............................................................................................................................123
CONTACT CLOSURES.................................................................................................................................124
DMX IN............................................................................................................................................... 125
NATURAL LANGUAGE CONTROL..........................................................................................................127
BACKGROUND........................................................................................................................................ 127
TALKING TO THE LIGHTS WITH BITS AND BYTES............................................................................................. 129
TALKING TO THE LIGHTS WITH NATURAL LANGUAGE CONTROL..........................................................................13
PAN AND TILT EXAMPLE........................................................................................................................... 131
ZOOM EXAMPLE..................................................................................................................................... 135
SHUTTER CONTROL EXAMPLE.....................................................................................................................137
GOBO CONTROL..................................................................................................................................... 14
CONDITIONAL ABSTRACT ATTRIBUTES..........................................................................................................144
ATTRIBUTE SUBSTITUTIONS....................................................................................................................... 147
PHANTOM ABSTRACT ATTRIBUTES..............................................................................................................15
COLOR SPACES........................................................................................................................................153
CONCLUSION..........................................................................................................................................156
INDEX................................................................................................................................................. 157
WARRANTY.........................................................................................................................................161
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