Sagitter QUIVER User manual

User Manual
English
Software Release 1.10

INDEX
WARNINGS ...........................................................................................................................................5
DISPOSAL OF OLD ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ...........................................................5
GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.....................................................................................................5
IN CASE OF FAULT ............................................................................................................................5
PACKAGING, SHIPPING AND COMPLAINT........................................................................................6
WARRANTY AND PRODUCTS RETURN .............................................................................................6
MAINTENANCE AND DISCLAIMER....................................................................................................6
POWER SUPPLY ................................................................................................................................6
CE CONFORMITY ..............................................................................................................................7
WHAT’S IN THE BOX.........................................................................................................................7
GLOSSARY.............................................................................................................................................8
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................11
QUICK GUIDE......................................................................................................................................12
Console Overview ..........................................................................................................................12
Dimensions.........................................................................................................................................13
Technical Specifications .....................................................................................................................14
The Edit Keys ......................................................................................................................................15
Release ...........................................................................................................................................15
Select..............................................................................................................................................15
Page................................................................................................................................................15
Store...............................................................................................................................................15
Clear ...............................................................................................................................................15
Menu ..............................................................................................................................................15
Register keys ......................................................................................................................................16
Controller Sliders and Switches .........................................................................................................16
Touch Sliders ......................................................................................................................................16
Pan & Tilt aiming ................................................................................................................................16
Console Setup ....................................................................................................................................17
Produce a Show..................................................................................................................................18
Add fixtures in the library ..............................................................................................................18
Address Patch: fixture assignment ................................................................................................19
Editor..............................................................................................................................................20
2

Save a Cue/Group/Palette/Snapshot.............................................................................................22
Modify a cue...................................................................................................................................22
Palette ............................................................................................................................................22
Playing – cue execution..................................................................................................................23
REFERENCE MANUAL .........................................................................................................................24
EDITOR ...............................................................................................................................................24
Fixture mode ..................................................................................................................................24
Fixture Mode Contextual Menu.....................................................................................................26
Group Mode...................................................................................................................................27
Create or modify a group...............................................................................................................27
Palette ................................................................................................................................................27
Palette mode contextual Menu .....................................................................................................28
Create a new palette......................................................................................................................28
Edit an existing palette...................................................................................................................28
Color Palette ..................................................................................................................................29
Effects.................................................................................................................................................29
Effects Mode Contextual Menu .....................................................................................................31
Saving an effect as cue...................................................................................................................31
Edit an existing effect.....................................................................................................................31
FAN.....................................................................................................................................................32
Color Picker ........................................................................................................................................33
Playback .............................................................................................................................................34
Cue list................................................................................................................................................34
Cue-list in Qlist mode .....................................................................................................................36
Cue-list in Chase Mode...................................................................................................................36
Cue-list in Sequence Mode.............................................................................................................37
Cue-list in Live mode ......................................................................................................................38
Cue-list contextual Menu...............................................................................................................38
Register Slider: Playback Master....................................................................................................39
Cue Priority (LTP/HTP) ...................................................................................................................40
Execute a cue-list: Register Playback.............................................................................................40
Stop a cue-list: Register Release ....................................................................................................40
Change the current Register Page .................................................................................................40
Grand master and group submaster..................................................................................................41
3

SETUP .................................................................................................................................................41
Address Patch.....................................................................................................................................43
Fixture browser ..............................................................................................................................43
Add Fixtures ...................................................................................................................................44
General options..................................................................................................................................45
Fixture configuration..........................................................................................................................46
Controller configuration ....................................................................................................................48
Pan Tilt options ..................................................................................................................................48
Backup/Restore..................................................................................................................................49
Backup/Restore contextual menu .................................................................................................49
Library manager .................................................................................................................................51
Diagnostic...........................................................................................................................................52
Wireless configuration .......................................................................................................................53
QUIVERX EXPANSION .........................................................................................................................55
Dimensions.........................................................................................................................................56
Fixture Editor for Windows................................................................................................................57
Software Version History ...................................................................................................................60
Version 1.1 .....................................................................................................................................60
Version 1.0 .....................................................................................................................................60
4

WARNINGS
Thank You for choosing one of Our products!
Please refer to the instructions and warnings contained in this user manual, please retain it for
future reference.
This manual contains information about the installation and use of the device.
The information contained in this publication has been carefully prepared and checked. However,
it is not assumed any responsibility for any inaccuracies. All rights are reserved and this document
cannot be copied, photocopied, reproduced in whole or in part without previous written
permission of PROEL. PROEL reserves the right to make, without notice, any aesthetical, functional
or design changes or modifications in every one of its products. PROEL doesn't assume any
responsibility for the use or application of the products here described.
DISPOSAL OF OLD ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
This marking shown on the product or its literature, indicates that it should not be
disposed with other household wastes at the end of its working life. To prevent possible
harm to the enviroment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal, please
separate this from other types of wastes and recycle it responsibly to promote the
sustainable reuse of material resources. Household users should contact either the
retailer where they purchased this product, or their local government office, for details of where
and how they can take this item for environmentally safe recycling. Business users should contact
their supplier and check the terms and conditions of the purchase contract. This product should
not be mixed with other commercial wastes for disposal.
GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
•CAUTION - Before using this product read carefully the following safety instructions. Read the
manual entirely and preserve it for future reference. When using any electric product, basic
precautions should always be taken, including the following:
•To reduce the risk, close supervision is necessary when the product is used near children.
•Protect the apparatus from atmospheric agents and keep it away from water, rain and high humidity
places.
•This product should be placed away from heat sources such as radiators, lamps and any other
device that generate heat.
•Care should be taken so that objects and liquids do not go inside the product.
•The product should be connected to a power supply only of the type described on the
operating instructions or as marked on the product.
IN CASE OF FAULT
•In case of fault or maintenance this product should be inspected only by qualified service
personnel when:
‐Liquids have spilled inside the product.
‐The product has fallen and been damaged.
‐The product does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in
performance.
5

•Do not operate on the product. Refer servicing to an authorized maintenance center.
PACKAGING, SHIPPING AND COMPLAINT
•This unit package has been submitted to ISTA 1A integrity tests. We suggest you control the
unit conditions immediately after unpacking it.
•If any damage is found, immediately advise the dealer. Keep all unit packaging parts to allow
inspection.
•Proel is not responsible for any damage that occurs during shipment.
•Products are sold “delivered ex warehouse” and shipment is at charge and risk of the buyer.
•Possible damages to unit should be immediately notified to forwarder. Each complaint for
manumitted package should be done within eight days from product receipt.
WARRANTY AND PRODUCTS RETURN
•Proel products have operating warranty and comply their specifications, as stated by
manufacturer.
•Proel warrants all materials, workmanship and proper operation of this product for a period of
two years from the original date of purchase. If any defects are found in the materials or
workmanship or if the product fails to function properly during the applicable warranty period,
the owner should inform about these defects the dealer or the distributor, providing receipt or
invoice of date of purchase and defect detailed description. This warranty does not extend to
damage resulting from improper installation, misuse, neglect or abuse. Proel S.p.A. will verify
damage on returned units, and when the unit has been properly used and warranty is still valid,
then the unit will be replaced or repaired. Proel S.p.A. is not responsible for any "direct
damage" or "indirect damage" caused by product defectiveness.
MAINTENANCE AND DISCLAIMER
•Clean only with dry cloth.
•Proel S.p.A. reserves the right to change these specifications at any time without notice.
•Proel S.p.A. declines any liability for damages to objects or persons caused by lacks of
maintenance, improper use, installation not performed with safety precautions and at the state
of the art.
POWER SUPPLY
•This apparatus should only be connected to power source using the AC/DC Adaptor supplied
with the unit.
•This symbol identifies a double insulated electrical appliance, it is one which has been
designed in such a way that it does not require a safety connection to electrical earth.
•This symbol identifies that the equipment has been designed primarily for indoor use.
•The type of AC/DC Adaptor is one of the following:
oP/N: DYS624-120200-15615A MODEL: DYS624-120200W-1 with NEMA 1-15P UL plug (US
version).
PROEL spare part code: 91ADP500001.
6

oP/N: DYS624-120200-15615B MODEL: DYS624-120200W-2 with Europlug type C plug
(European version).
PROEL spare part code: 91ADP500002.
oP/N: DYS624-120200-15615C MODEL: DYS624-120200W-3 with BS1363 plug (United
Kingdom version).
PROEL spare part code: 91ADP500003.
•If the supplied AC power cable plug is different from the wall socket, please contact an
electrician to change the AC power plug.
•The socket-outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible.
•Hold the plug and the wall outlet while disconnecting the unit from AC power.
•If the unit will not be used for a long time, please unplug the AC/DC Adaptor from AC power
outlet.
•To avoid unit power cord damage, please do not strain the power cable and do not bundle it.
•In order to avoid damages, please ensure that the power cord is not stepped on or pinched by
heavy objects.
CE CONFORMITY
•The product is in compliance with Directive 2014/35/UE (LVD) as stated in EN 60950 standard.
•PROEL S.p.A hereby, declares that this product complies with the essential requirements and
other relevant provisions of Directive 2014/30/UE (EMC), as stated in EN 55103-1 (E2) and EN
55103-2 (E2) standards.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX
QUIVER
N. 1 QUIVER.
N. 1 Mains Adaptor 12V - 2A.
N. 1 USB Lamp.
N. 1 USB memory key with the following files: user manual, fixture editor program for Windows
PC, fixture files.
N. 1 Nylon cover.
QUIVERX
N. 1 QUIVERX.
N. 1 CAT5 UTP cable (1mt).
N. 1 QUIVER-QUIVERX link plate.
N. 4 MA 3x 12mm screws.
7

GLOSSARY
Many technical terms, which are familiar to lighting programmers, could be unknown for new
users, while other terms used in this manual are referred specifically to the use of this console. We
suggest you to read the glossary that follows, in order to introduce you to the technical terms and
to the fundamental concepts used in the manual. Even if they would be not immediately clear,
certainly they will help you to understand the instructions coming after.
Attribute/Parameter
Single function of a fixture which is controllable via DMX such as: dimmers, pan, tilt, color wheel,
gobo wheel, etc.
Button
Element of the LCD display graphical interface to press in order to activate the corresponding
function. It differs from the switch which is an actual key of the console.
Controller
Controller Slider and Switch freely configurable as: “Grand master”, “Group Master” or Register
slider. The Register slider can be configured as “Master intensity”, Master size”, “Master speed” or
“Cross fade”.
Cue
Defines the status of an array of attributes/parameters saved in the SD internal memory: it is often
known as ‘Scene’ or ‘Memory’.
Qlist (list of Cues)
An ordered set of cues, in this manual it is also quoted as cue list.
Cue‐list timing
A set of values which define the timing behavior between individual cues of the Qlist.
DBO (dead blackout)
Operation that voids (turns at zero) all HTP channels of the console.
Editor
Environment that allows to create and edit cues and palettes. The editor has priority over all
playback functions.
Empty
Attribute without an assigned status/value. When you save a cue, only the assigned attributes are
saved and the empty attributes are discarded.
Fixture
A generic term for any projector or device controlled through DMX.
Flash
A key that takes to 100% the HTP channel/Dimmer of one or more fixtures.
8

HTP (highest take precedence)
Method to assign the DMX channel priority: in this case when two cues attempt to control the
same attribute/parameter the cue with higher value has the priority, typically assigned to the
dimmer channel of a fixture.
LTP (latest take precedence)
Method to assign the DMX channel priority: in this case when two cues attempt to control the
same attribute/parameter the value of the latest cue has the priority, typically all parameter of a
fixture except the dimmer.
Page
Set of 12 console Registers arranged to 12 cue list. The console manages 12 pages of 12 registers
to get a total amount of 144 cue list.
Current Page
It is the page currently associated to 12 console Registers. The current page is shown in the status
bar in the top left of the LCD display. Only the registers of the current page can be executed. If the
expansions are connected the registers that can be executed increase to 24 or 36.
Palette
Status of one or more attributes related to one or more fixtures, to be conveniently used for
creating cues and saved in the SD internal memory. Updating a palette automatically upgrades all
cues involved.
Playback
Set of console operations that allows to play one or more cue-list: ‘Qlist’, ‘Chase’, ‘Sequence’,
‘Live’ and associated register switches are all playback operations.
Parameter
See attribute.
Register
Each register is made up of a switch that allows to manage the cue list, mainly to play it but also to
save it and modify it. Only the cue lists contained in the current page can be played.
Current Register
All the register operations are referred to the current register if otherwise specified. The current
register is shown in the status bar at the left top of the LCD display.
Show
In this case a lighting show controlled by our DMX console.
Slider
Controller made up of a potentiometer with linear cursor. The console is equipped with 6
configurable sliders.
Snapshot
Copy of the status of all DMX outputs: the instantaneous values of all DMX channels are stored in
a suitable portion of the memory.
9

Switch
True physical interface button, see further EDIT, REGISTERS, CONTROLLER chapters.
Trigger
Event which determines the activation of a cue, typically the pressing of a register switch but also
can be the pressing of pedal 1.
10

INTRODUCTION
This manual is organized in 4 sections: the “QUICK GUIDE”, the “REFERENCE MANUAL”, the
“QUIVERX MANUAL” and a brief explanation about the Fixture Editor for Windows.
In the “QUICK GUIDE” there is a product’s overview that allows the user to be immediately
operative and to use the console’s basic features.
The “REFERENCE MANUAL” explains in detail all the console’s features and operations.
The “QUIVERX MANUAL” illustrates the expansion and its use.
Before starting to use the console, we suggest to read completely the QUICK GUIDE and the other
sections of the manual.
11

QUICK GUIDE
Console Overview
Front Panel
Rear Panel
Description
1. USB port to exchange data through USB memory and/or port for USB light.
2. Color LCD with touch screen: graphic interface of the console.
3. Programmable Controller Sliders.
4. Programmable Controller Switches.
5. Register Switches.
6. Touch Sliders for the fixture parameters editing.
7. ‘Menu’ edit switch.
8. ‘Clear’ edit switch.
12

9. ‘Store’ edit switch.
10. ‘Page’ edit switch.
11. ‘Select’ edit switch.
12. ‘Release’ edit switch.
13. Joystick for pan & tilt.
14. ‘Fine’ joystick indicator.
15. ‘Superfine’ joystick indicator.
16. Pan joystick locked indicator.
17. Tilt joystick locked indicator.
18. 12Vdc supply input.
19. Power on switch.
20. RJ45 socket for expansion 1 connection.
21. RJ45 socket for expansion 2 connection.
22. DMX output connector (universe 1).
23. Dual pedal input Jack.
24. Wireless module slot (optional).
Dimensions
13

Technical Specifications
Hardware:
DMX universes
1 (max 3 with two expansions)
DMX max channel number
512 (max 1536 with two expansions)
Display type
Color 7” LCD-TFT
Touch screen type
Resistive
Display Resolution
800x480 pixel
EDIT control
6: Menu, Clear, Store, Page, Select, Release
Joystick control
1
Joystick mode
4: Fine, SuperFine, PanLock, TiltLock
Touch Slider
4
Register Switch
12
Programmable Slider
6
Programmable Switch
6
Dual Pedal Input
1
USB host port
1
DMX connector
1 male XLR 3 poles
Expansion Connector
2 RJ45 8 poles
Supply
12 Vdc - 2 A use only supplied AC/DC adaptor
Software:
Fixture type max number
64
Fixture max number
200
Groups max number
50
User Palette max number
999
Cue-list max number
144 on 12 pages
Pages max number
12
Cue max number for cue-list
None (limited by the SD internal memory)
Cue-list max number playable
12 (max 36 with expansions)
14

The Edit Keys
Release
Allows to stop the playback of a register:
‐to stop only one register press Release key + Register switch;
‐to stop all registers quickly press two times the Release Key.
Select
Allows to select or to scroll between the registers of the current page:
‐To select the current register press Select + Register switch: pressing the Select key, its
LED goes on and, at the same time, the Register LED goes on; if within 3 seconds
another Register switch is pressed, this turns into the current Register.
‐Pressing quickly two times the Select key, the next Register is selected.
Page
Allows to select or to scroll between the register pages:
‐Press Page + Register switch correspondent to the page desired: pressing the Page key
its LED goes on and, at the same time, the LED corresponding to the current page goes
on; if within 3 seconds another register switch is pressed, this turns into the current
page.
‐Pressing quickly two times the Page key, the next Page is selected.
Store
Activates the “Store” menu: From this menu it’s possible:
‐to save the editor contents into a Cue or into a Palette
‐to save a “Snapshot” of the console DMX outputs
‐to save the selected fixtures as a group.
Quickly pressing two times the Store switch the editor contents is saved as a new cue
queued into the current register.
Clear
When it is pressed one time only: all parameters of the selected fixtures in the EDITOR are
set as Empty (not assigned).
When it is pressed quickly two times: all parameters of all fixtures in the Show are set as
Empty (‘Clear all’ operation).
Menu
This switch has a double function:
‐With a short pressure, it changes cyclically the Joystick control between “Normal”,
“Fine” and “SuperFine”.
‐With a long pressure it opens or closes the contextual “Menu”.
15

Register keys
When you press a Register key, it activates the first cue on the cue-list contained in the playback.
Each following pressure activates the next cue. If the cue list was already active, when you press
the register key it becomes the current register playback.
It can be used in conjunction with the Release, Select, Page and Bank keys (see Edit Keys section).
It’s possible to assign to the first 6 registers the 6 console sliders: registers from 7 to 12 are always
made up from a single key.
Controller Sliders and Switches
These switches and sliders and can be configured via the “Controller config” window from the
“Setup” menu into:
‐Group master: in this way the slider controls the dimmer intensity (HTP) of the group,
while the switch enforces the Flash function of the group.
‐Grand master: in this way the slider controls the dimmer intensity (HTP) of all fixtures,
while the switch enforces the DBO (dead black out) function.
‐Playback master: in this way the slider is reserved to the correspondent register (slider 1 at
register 1, slider 2 at register 2 and so on). From the contextual menu of Qlist window the
slider can be configured as ‘Master intensity’, ‘Master size’, ‘Master Speed’ or ‘Cross fade’.
Touch Sliders
The Touch Sliders allow to modify the values shown in the LCD display on the four buttons just
above them. Laying a finger on the Touch Slider the value starts to change and continues to
increase or decrease until the finger remains on the slider. The variation speed depends on the
finger position: with the finger placed near the center the variation is slower, with the finger
placed at the ends the variation is faster.
The Touch Sliders can be used also as step up and step down buttons with two levels: hitting
quickly at the ends the value will increase or decrease at bigger steps, hitting quickly near the
center the value will increase or decrease at finer steps.
The variation’s speed also depends on the joystick state: ‘Normal’, ‘Fine’ e ‘Super Fine’.
Pan & Tilt aiming
The joystick is always linked to the pan and tilt parameters of the selected fixtures in the
EDITOR. As the joystick is moved from the central position, the fixtures start to move and they go
on moving until the joystick is released. The motion’s speed depends on the joystick position
(farther is the position from the center, greater is the fixture speed) and from the state (‘Normal’,
‘Fine’ or ‘Super Fine’).
16

Console Setup
Before starting to operate the console, you must:
‐Connect the supply adaptor at the mains outlet.
‐Connect the expansions if available (they can be connected or disconnected also with the
console switched on)
‐Connect the DMX cable to the fixtures.
‐Turn on the console with the power switch.
17

Produce a Show
Add fixtures in the library
To program a show, you need first to have available a library of fixtures that form your lighting
equipment. The fixtures can be loaded into the console from the SD internal memory or from the
USB memory. The supplied USB memory key already contains a series fixtures, in the formats
compatible with the QUIVER, for products from the main brands as well as, of course, for the
SAGITTER products available at the moment of the console making. These fixtures and any other
contained in the USB memory can be copied in the SD internal memory and vice versa. The
maintenance operations (add, erase, etc.) are made through the ‘Library manager’ window in the
‘Setup’ menu.
The fixture for SAGITTER products can be also downloaded from the web site www.sagitter.com.
Finally, custom fixtures can be created using the Fixture Editor software for Microsoft Windows,
contained in the supplied USB memory or downloadable from the SAGITTER web site. The Fixture
Editor is capable to load and save files in its own native format .pf.
The console is capable to recognize the fixtures in its own file format .pf and in the Pilot 3000 ascii
file format .fxr.
Library manager window:
IMPORTANT
In order to be read by the console, the fixtures saved in the USB memory must be arranged in the
following way:
-The root folder in the USB memory must contain a folder named “LIB”;
-The LIB folders must contain the brands’ folders.
-Each brand’s folder must contain the library files in .pf or .fxr format.
For example, a file named ‘Club Spot 150 ch14.pf’ for the Sagitter fixture must be saved in the USB
memory with the following path (presuming that the computer sees the USB memory as drive G):
‘G:\LIB\Sagitter\Club Spot 150 ch14.pf’.
18

Address Patch: fixture assignment
Before starting to program the cues, it is essential to provide to the console the list of the
connected fixtures and their DMX address (also called start address). This information is managed
through the “Address patch list” window from the ‘Setup’ menu. Press the ‘Menu’ switch, press
the ‘Setup’ button on the LCD display, and then press the ‘Address Patch’ button to display the
“Address patch list” window, which shows all the fixtures added to your show.
The view of the fixtures in the “Address patch list” window follows the increasing order of the ID
number assigned automatically or set up manually: the number to the side are the DMX universe
and address.
Setup Menu:
Address patch list window:
Pressing the ‘Fixture browser’ button you can access the library (that can be located whether in
the SD internal memory or in the USB memory) and add the fixtures desired to the patch of the
show.
19

Fixture Browser window:
Pressing the button of the desired fixture the “Add fixture” window appears, that allows to set up
the number of fixtures of the selected type to be added at the show.
Using the lower buttons, it’s possible to specify the number of fixtures, the ID, the universe and
the start address of the first fixture. Pressing the ‘Add fixtures’ button the specified fixtures is
added to the show with consecutive DMX addresses.
IMPORTANT:when a fixture is added to the patch, the set-up information of the fixture is copied
into the show data. Any following modification or cancellation of the library files will not have
influence over the operation of the show.
NOTE: the DMX universes 2 and 3 are available only with the expansions connected.
Add Fixtures window:
Editor
The “Editor” screen is the main window to be used to program the show. Through this window
you control the parameters of the fixtures, allowing the creation of cues and palettes.
The console manages up to 144 cue-list for each show (arranged in 12 pages) and up to 990
palettes.
20