WorkPro MATRIX User manual

UserManual
MATRIX

Contents
Introduction..................................................1
SafetyRules..................................................................1
NoticeInformation.........................................................2
GettingAcquainted.....................................4
PrincipleFeatures.........................................................4
BasicControlParts.......................................................5
HomePageNavigation...............................8
RecallShows..............................................................10
RecallaSequencer.....................................................11
RecallaScene............................................................11
FreezeFixtures...........................................................12
SequencerSetup........................................................13
GroupSetupMenu......................................................14
Password&FunctionLock.........................................12
MATRIXUserInstruction
Specifications..............................................3
GroupofFixtures........................................................12
ChooseFixtures..........................................................11
SetupMenu................................................15
FixtureSetup...............................................................16
NameFixture............................................................17

NameFixtureChannel..............................................18
FixtureConfiguration.................................................19
Default.......................................................................20
CopyFromFixture.....................................................21
Tabset........................................................................22
Contents
FixturePatch....................................................................23
DownloadMenu...............................................................24
MiscellaneousOptions.....................................................34
MemoryCardMenu....................................................25
DownloadWithPCMenu..........................................28
JoystickConfiguration................................................35
AutoRunMode.........................................................36
Single/MultiShowMode............................................37
MIDIConfiguration....................................................38
BeeperConfiguration................................................39
GooseneckDimmerAdjustment................................40
DisplayAdjustment....................................................41
MATRIXUserInstruction
BacktoPCMenu....................................................29
RestoreFromPCMenu.........................................32
UpdateSoftware....................................................33
MemoryLoadFromCardMenu..............................26
MemorySavetoCardMenu..................................27
Save..........................................................................22

Insert/Delete/UpdateSteps.......................................46
ShowEditUtility..........................................................47
ShowCopyMenu....................................................49
Steps......................................................51MultiCopy
EraseoneormoreSteps..........................................50
Clone.......................................................................52
ShowAll....................................................................52
AddaShowAfter.....................................................48
EditShowsMenu.......................................45
SceneMenu................................................53
EditScenes.................................................................54
CopyScenes...............................................................55
SaveAs.......................................................................56
Contents MATRIXUserInstruction
ClearaShow...........................................................52
ChangePassword.......................................................43
MusicGainAdjustment.................................................42
Reset...........................................................................44

Introduction
SafetyRules
Welcome!
Youmadetherightdecisionbychoosingthissophisticatedandintelligent
product.Everyunithasbeenthoroughlytestedandcarefullypackedbefore
shipment.Unpacktheshippingcartoncarefully,savingthecartonandall
packingmaterialsforpossiblelateruse.
Checkcarefullyforsureyourproductisnotdamagedandallaccessoriesnot
missing.Ifyourproductappearstobedamagedormissing,pleasedonotuse
itandcontactyourlocaldistributorimmediately.
Pleasereadthismanualcarefullyandthoroughly,asitgivesimportant
informationregardingsafety,useand maintenance.Keepthismanualwiththe
unitforpossiblefuturereference.
Toreducetheriskofelectricalshockorfire,donotexposethisunitto
rainormoisture.
Donotspillwaterorotherliquidsintoorontoyourunit.
Besurethatthelocalpoweroutletmatchesthatoftherequiredvoltage
foryourunit.
Donotattempttooperatethisunitifthepowercordhasbeendamaged.
Turnoffimmediatelyintheeventofmalfunction.
Shouldyounoticesmokeoranunusualsmellcomingfromtheequipment,
pleasediscontinueusingitanddisconnectfromthepowerimmediately.
Donotopentheunit-therearenouserserviceablepartsinside.
Donotdismantleormodifytheunit,asthisvoidsallwarranties.
Donotattemptrepairs.Repairsbyunqualifiedpeoplecouldcause
damageorfaultyoperation.Contactyourlocalauthorizedservicecenter.
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Introduction
NoticeInformation
Keepdry
Thisproductisnotwaterproof,andmaymalfunctionifexposedtohighlevelsof
humidity.Rustingoftheinternalmechanismcancauseirreparabledamage.
Donotdrop
Thisproductmaymalfunctionifsubjectedtostrongshocksorvibration.
Keepawayfromstrongmagneticfields
Donotuseorplacethisdeviceinvicinityofequipmentthatgeneratesstrong
electromagneticradiationormagneticfields.Strongstaticchargesorthemagnetic
fieldsproducesbyequipmentsuchasradiotransmitterscouldinterferewiththe
displayoraffecttheproduct'sinternalcircuitry.
Cleaning
Duetofogresidue,smoke,anddustcleaningtheexteriorofthecasemaybecome
necessary.Usenormalglasscleanerandsoftclothtowipedowntheoutsidecasing.
CopyrightNotice
Nopartofthemanualincludedwiththisproductmaybereproduced,transmitted,
transcribed,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortranslatedintoanylanguageinanyform,
byanymeans,withoutauthorizedwrittenpermission.
CFcards
Memorycardmaybecomehotduringuse.Observeduecautionwhenremoving
memorycardsfromthisdevice.
Attention!Thememorycardsuppliedwithyourconsolehasbeentestedand
approvedforuseintheMATRIX.UserecommendedCompactFlashCard.
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Model:
LCD:
MemoryCard:
DJLamp:
Inputs/Outputs
PowerRequirement:
Housing:
DMXChannels
Specification
MATRIX
240x128-dot,TFTLCDwithcontrastadjustment
512max.,Configurableforfixtures
ScanDisk32MBCompactFlashCard
USBconnector,5V/1Wgoosenecklight
DMXOUT:
3-pin&5-pinNeutrikchassisconnector
MIDIIN/THRU/OUT:
Standard5-pinDINconnector
RS-232Port:
DB9connector
AudioIN:
1/4"unbalancedstereojack
AC230V/AC120V
ABSplasticcasewithblackmattepainting
Audiotrigger:
OverallDimensions:
Weight:
Built-inmicrophoneorlinein
688x550x165mm
Approx.11.8Kg
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******Allrightsreserved.Improvementandchangestospecifications,
designandthismanualmaybemadeatanytimewithoutpriornotice.

Gettingacquainted
PrincipleFeatures
Professional512-channelDMXcontroller,idealforfixtures
64fixtures,eachwithamaximumof20channels
16-bit/8-bitresolutionofPan/Tiltmovement
Freeaccessof36shows,128scenes,9groupsandasequencer
Eachshowisallocatedwith32KBmemory,cross-fadetimeand
standtimeareprogrammable
Internallibraryiseditable,upto255fixturestypescanbecreated
FreeaccessofCFcard(32MB)fortheexchangeofdatafile
DatafilecanbedownloadedoruploadedtoaPC(RS232port)
Musicsync.functionswithaudiogainadjustment
USBsocketforDJlamp(5V,1W),lightingadjustable
JoystickforPan/Tiltadjustmentofprojector
Blackoutenablestoshutallfixturesoff
240x128dotsLCDdisplaywithcontrastadjustment
NeutrikXLRsocketsfor512DMXchannelsoutput
MIDIIn/Thru/Outconnectors
AC120V/AC230Vselectable
Auto/Music/Manualchase
Jacksocketforcablecontrolforstepping
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Gettingacquainted
BasicControlParts
FixtureButtons(1-16)
These16buttonsplaymulti-purposefunctionsdependingontheoperatingmode.
OnlyonefunctionisselectedatatimeandtheLEDwillbelitaccordingly.There
arefourstatuses:
TheLEDlightsup,indicatingthefixturecannotbeswitchedoffunlessitisenabled.
TheLEDblinksconstantly,indicatingthefixturecanbeenabledbychannelfaders.
TheLEDblinksbriefly,indicatingthefixtureisapartofthescenesorshows.
TheLEDblinksunstably,indicatingthefixtureisfrozen.
SceneButtons(1-16)
These16buttonscanbeusedforSceneMenuandShowEditmenu.
SceneBankbuttons(1-4/5-8)
Thesefourbuttonscontroltwosettings:theyrefertobank1-4whentheLEDslight
up;theyrefertobank5-8whentheLEDsblinkhastily.
Faders(1-16)
These16faderscanbeusedtocontrolthe16individualDMXchannelsofthefixtures.
FixtureBankButtons(1-4)
Thesefourbuttonsareusedincombinationwiththefixturebuttonstochoosethe
fixturebetween1and64.
Joystick
ThisjoystickisusedtocontrolthePanorTiltmovementofthefixtures.
ChannelButtons(1-16)
Thesebuttonsareusedtoselectchannelbetween1and16.Furthermore,theycan
beusedtodirectaccessthetabsetvaluesateachpressing.
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BasicControlParts
MasterFader
Thisfaderisusedtocontroloveralldimmeroutputlevelof16channelfaderswhen
masterdimmerfunctionisenabled.
SelectButton
PresstoshiftbetweenPanandTiltaswellbetweenPanfineandTiltfine.
BlackOutButton
Thisbuttonisusedtoenableordisabletoshutoffallfixtures.
FineButton
Presstoshiftbetween8-bitand16-bitmovementofjoystick.
Up/DownButtons
Thesetwobuttonsareusedtoadjustthedimmerdigitalvalueonebyone.
SequencerButton
Thisbuttonisusedtoenableordisabletheexecutionofsequencer.
PauseButton
Thisbuttonisusedtopausetheexecutionofsequencerorshows.
StandUp/DownButtons
Thesetwobuttonsareusedtoadjusttheproportionalfactorofstandtimewhen
executionofshowsorsequencer.Theycanalsobeusedtoadjuststeptimein
Editmenu.Show
CrossUp/DownButtons
Thesetwobuttonsareusedtoadjusttheproportionalfactorofcrosstimewhen
executionofshowsorsequencer.Theycanalsobeusedtoadjustfadetimeof
stepinEditmenu.Show
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BasicControlParts
ShowButtons(1-18/19-36)
Thesebuttonsareusedtoenableordisabletheshows.Inaddition,theycanalso
beusedaskeypadforentryofpasswordandnumericalvalue.
GroupButtons(1-9)
Thesebuttonsareusedtoenableordisablethegroups.
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M
255
CH
1-4
5-8
9-12
13-16
000
025
000
000
000
255
128
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
255
X255
XF000
Y255
YF000
Function
Lock
Setup
SeqSetup
ShowEdit
CH-Key
Freeze
Lock
Group
Scene
MIDI:Enable
MultiShow
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Fix:1 DMXs/l G-Crs
2.0 G-Std 5.0
1/14
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9 F10 F11 F12
M: Locatedattheupperleftcorner,referstothemasterlevelofthe
entireattachedchannels,rangesbetween0and255.
CH: 20numericalplotdataindicatingthedigitalvaluesetwiththe
faders1-16andjoystick(X,XF,Y,andYF).
Setup: GivesaccesstoSetupmenuwhichincludesfixtureconfiguration
andthesettingsoffunctionparameters.
SeqSetup: Allowstomakeupasequencerbylinkingshows.
ShowEdit: Enablestoeditashow.
CH-Key: Enablestodirectenterthedigitalvalueforaselectedchannel
usingthenumericbuttons(Showbuttons1-10)
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HomepageWindow
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Freeze: Enablestofreezealltheselectedfixturessothatyoucankeepthe
fixturesfrombeingattachedtothefaders,scenesandshows.
Lock: Enablestopreventallsettingstotheconsolefromunauthorized
changes.Youcanonlybegrantedwhenyouentercorrectpassword.
Group: GivesaccesstoGroupoffixtureswhichhelpreducerepeatedmanual
procedureofseveralequalfixtures.
Scene: GivesaccesstoScenemenu,whichallowstocreate,copy,capture
anddetectthescenes.
ClrFix.: Clearsallmanualfixturesunlesstheyarefrozen.
Auto/Manual/Music: Enablestochoosetherunningmodefortheshow(s).
P1-18/P19-36: ShiftofP1-18andP19-36shows.
ShowAll: Allowstoviewthetableoffixturespatch.
FunctionFree/Lock: Indicatesthestateoffunctionlock/free.
MIDI:Enable:
MultiShow/SingleShow: IndicatesenabledSingleShoworMultiShowmode.
DMXs/l:
IndicatesMIDIenabledordisabledstate.
IndicatesthestartingDMXchanneloftheselectedfixtureandhow
manychannelareoccupied.
G-Crs: Indicatesthemultiplyingfactorofthefade-inandfade-outofthe
wholeshow.
G-Std: Indicatesthemultiplyingfactorofthestepstandtimeofthe
wholeshow.
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M
255
CH
1-4
5-8
9-12
13-16
000
025
000
000
000
255
128
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
255
X255
XF000
Y255
YF000
Esc
FadeEna
ChManual
CH-Key
Freeze
Go
Back
Repeat
Step:2
Show:1
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Fix:1 DMXs/l G-Crs
2.0 G-Std 5.0
1/14
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9 F10 F11 F12
RecallShows
Thisconsolecancontainamaximumof36shows.Whenyouhaveaccesstothis
homepage,yousimplyhavetopresstherelevantbuttonintheShowsectionto
recallandplaytheshowavailableinthelibrary.Whe
LEDwilllightupindicatingtheshowisenabled,theLCDwilldisplaytherunning
stateoftheshow,suchasthestep,thestandandcrosstime,therunningmode,
andetc.PressingtherelevantShowbuttonasecondtimewillexitfromtheshow,
sowill"Esc".
IfMultiShowhasbeenchosen,youcanselectmorethanoneshowsatonetime.
henthebuttonispressed,t
S-Crs
2.0 S-Std 2.0
FadeEna/Dis: AllowstochangebetweenFadeEnableandFadeDisable,ofwhich
FadeenablerefertoCrosstimeenable,thelatterCrosstimedisable.
ChManual: Cutthechannelofafixtureoutoftheshowsothatyoucandirect
controlthechannelbymeansofthefader.
Go:
Back:
Repeat:
S-Crs:
S-Std:
Raisethestepbyone.
Lowerthestepbyone.
Playthecurrentstepasecondtime.
Indicatesthestep'sfadetime
Indicatesthestep'srunningtime
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UsetheF10buttontoscrolltothedesiredrunningmodefortheselectedshow(s).In
Automode,theshowswillbeexecutedatthesetstandandcrosstime.TheStandand
Crosstimebuttonscanbeusedtochangethestandandcrosstimefortheshow.In
Manualmode,pressingGoorBack(F6orF7)allowstoraiseorlowerthestepofthe
show.Asaresult,theshowswillbeexecutedstepbystep.InMusicmode,theshow
willbeexecuteddependingonthemusicbeat.
RecallaSequencer
Thisconsoleallowsyoutoproduceasequencerbylinkingtheshows.Torecallthe
sequencer,simplypresstheSequencerbutton,itsLEDlightsupindicatingitis
enabled.TheLCDshowsthecurrentshowanditsstep.Alltheshowscontainedin
thesequencerwillproceedonebyone.
PressingtheSequencerbuttonasecondtimewillexitfromthesequencer,sowill"Esc".
RecallaScene
Thisconsolecancontain128scenes.Torecallascene,youwillsimplypressanyof16
Scenebuttons,itsLEDwilllightupindicatingthesceneisenabled.Youcanonlyselect
onesceneatatime.Pressingthisbuttonagainallowstoexit,itsLEDgoesout.
ChooseFixtures
Thisconsolecancontrolupto64fixturesyouhaveassignedinFixturePatch.The
fixturesenabletohaveaccesstofadercontrol,aswelltobesubjectedtotheshows
orscenes,whichbringsyougreatflexibility.
TheFixturebuttons1-16canbeusedincombinationwithBankbuttonstoselectdesired
fixtures.TheLEDblinksconstantlyindicatingthefixtureisselectedandthatfadersare
enabled.Take
noticetoobservethestatusoftheLEDsothatyoucanbeawareoftheconditionsofthe
fixture.Thefixturewillbedefinedastheproceedingonesubjectedtothefaderswhenits
LEDblinksconstantly.ThosewithLEDsbeinglitupwillberegardedasthepreceding
fixtures.
YoucannowusethefaderstocontroltheDMXchannelsofthefixture.
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Thisconsoleallowsyoutocreateupto9groupsbycombiningseveralfixtures.Group
offixtureshelpsreducetheprocedurewhenyouworkonseveralequalfixtures.
PresstherelevantbuttonintheGroupsectiontocallthegroup,thegroupLEDwillblink
constantlyandthefixtureswillbeenabled.PressingthisGroupbuttonasecondtimewill
leavethisgroup.
GroupofFixtures
Thisfunctionallowsyoutokeepalltheselectedfixturesfrombeingsubjectedtothe
faders,scenesorshows.M
eforeyoucanfreezethefixtures.Tofreezeafixture,firstselectafixtureunderfader
control(itsLEDblinksconstantly),thenyoucanfreezethisfixturebypressingtheF5
(Freeze)button.ThefixtureLEDblinksunstablyindicatingitisfrozen.Tounfreezethis
fixture,yousimplyhavetopressthefixturebutton.
akesurethefixturesaresubjectedtofadersmanualcontrol
b
FreezeFixtures
Thefirsttimethatyouenteranysetupmenuafterswitchingtheconsoleon,youwillbe
requiredtoinsertaPasswordcomposedof6figures,whichcanbeinsertedbymeans
ofShowbuttons(numericbuttons1-10).ThedefaultPasswordis1-6-8-1-6-8.
ThePasswordguaranteesalldatafilesoftheconsolefromanyunauthorizedchanges,
thatwillenhancegreatlythedatasecurity.TheLCDshowsFunctionLockbeforeyou
entercorrectPassword.AfteryouhaveinsertedthePassword,youwillbeenabledto
accessanysetupmenu,whichcanbepromptedbyFunctionFreeinthedisplay.
Everytimeyouswitchtheconsoleon,youwillberequiredtoinsertthePasswordbefore
youcanmakeanyparametersettings.CarefullyprotectyourPasswordandalwayskeep
itinmind.YoucanchangethePasswordasnecessary(seeSetupmenu).
Password&FunctionLock
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SequencerSetup
InHomepagephase,pressingtheF2button(SeqSetup)allowstoenterSequencerSetup.
YoucanchoosethedesiredshowsbymeansofShowbuttons,d
Thismenuallowsyoutopickupto100showstomakeupasequencer,theselected
showswillappearinthedisplay. eleteunusedshows
bypressingtheF12(Delete)button.PresstheF11(P1-18)buttontochangebetween
1-18and19-36shows,theF9(Esc)buttontogobacktothepreviousmenu,thestorage
isautomatic.
Esc P1-18 Delete
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9 F10 F11 F12
1
1
2
3
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
16
16
16
18
16
16
36
19
36
22
36
35
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Esc
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9 F10 F11 F12
GroupSetupMenu
GroupSetupMenu
Group:1
InHomepagephase,pressingtheF7button(Group)allowstoenterGroupSetupMenu.
Thismenuallowsyoutoselectseveralfixturestomakeagroup.Firstselectthegroup
numberbypressingtheGroupbutton,theLCDwillshowtheGroupnumber.Next,
presstheFixturebuttonsincombinationwiththeBankbuttonstoselectthefixtures.
Wesuggestselectingthesamekindoffixtures.PresstheF1(Esc)buttontogoback
tothepreviousmenu,thestorageisautomatic.
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SetupMenuDisplay
WORK
MATRIX
Esc
Download
FixSetup
FixPatch More
Version1.00
Pasword MusicGain Reset
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9 F10 F11 F12
SetupMenu
Esc: Goesbacktothepreviousmenu.
Download: EnablestoswapdatafileswiththeCFcardandaPC.
FixSetup: GivesaccesstoFixtureSetupmenu.
FixPatch: Allowstocarryoutpatchingprocedureofupto64fixtures.
Password: Enablestochangepassword.
More: GivesaccesstoMiscellaneousOptionsmenuforextended
settingsoftheconsole.
MusicGain:
Reset:
Enablestoadjustthegainfactorofmusicalsignal
Allowstodeletealltheshows,scenesandthelibrary,andset
allparametersofsetuptodefault.
InHomepagephase,presstheF1button(Setup)toaccessSetupmenu.Youwillbe
requiredtoinsertthePasswordifFunctionLockisenabled.InSetupmenu,the
indicationsintheLCDwillbedetailedasfollows:
SetupMenu
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SetupMenu
Esc
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9 F10 F11 F12
Fixture:98
FixtureSetup
Ch:1
PanCoars
Save
Next
Prev
Tabset CopyFromFix
ChUp
ChDw
FixName
ChName
Default
Ch.Assign:X
FadeType:Yes
MasterDim:No
Shutter:No
BoLevel:0
Esc:
Save:
Next/Prev:
ChUp/Dw:
Goesbacktothepreviousmenu.
Allowstosavethefixturesettings.
Scrollthroughthe255fixturesinthelibrarytofindthefixturerequired.
ScrollthroughthechannelsforDMXchannelassignment.
InSetupmenu,presstheF3(FixSetup)buttontoaccessFixturesetupmenu,a
newwindowwillappear.Theindicationsaredetailedasfollows:
"Fixture:98"attheupperleftcornerindicatesthetypeoftheselected
fixture,and"Ch:1PanCoars"attheupperrightcornerindicatesthechannel
numberandnameofthefixture.Thecentralboxshowsthefixtureconfiguration,
includingtheDMXchannelassignment,fadeenable/disable,masterdimmer
enable/disable,shutterenable/disableandBoleveladjustment.
FixName: Enablestonamethefixture
ChName: Enablestonamethechannelsofthefixture.
Tabset: Enablestogiveupto48presetDMXvalues(0-255)forthechannel.
CopyFromFix: Replacethecurrentfixturewithanewone.
Default: Enablestosetdefaultfixture.
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