User manual AVOLITES SAPPHIRE RELEASE 1

[. . . ] Avolites Rolacue Operators Manual - page i Avolites Rolacue Sapphire and Pearl Operators Manual Software 96 release 1 rq96man 19/09/1996 18:30 Avolites Rolacue Operators Manual - page ii Useful Avolites phone numbers:Avolites England sales and service* fax BBS modem Email (+44) (0) 181 965 8522 (+44) (0) 181 965 0290 (+44) (0) 181 961 4838 sapphire (at) avolitesdownload. com service out of hours* (+44) (0) 831 17 88 88 Distribution of Avolites products in USA:Avolites America sales and service* fax (+1) 423 938 2057 (+1) 423 938 2059 *Before contacting Avolites for service enquiry please ensure that you have the product serial number and the Software version. The serial number can be found on the back of the desk and the software version found by turning the key to SYSTEM and pressing buttons A, then D then A. the software version is then displayed on the prompt line of the LCD Screen. The latest version of this manual (in Microsoft Word 97 or PDF) and Rolacue Software can be downloaded by modem on the above modem number. The small print : No Liability for Consequential Damages Avolites has a policy of continuous product and documentation improvement. As such the detail within this manual may not match the operation of the Rolacue. [. . . ] 7. 28 Renumbering a Chase If you have Inserted or Deleted steps, you can renumber the Chase so that the Steps are all whole numbers starting from 1. rq96man 19/09/1996 18:30 Avolites Rolacue Operators Manual - page 57 · · · · · · Turn the Key to Program. Press the blue INSERT button on the Program Select bank. Its LED will light up. Press Softbutton A [RENUMBER]. Screen asks you if you are sure you want to renumber Chase. Press Softbutton F [YES] to confirm the renumbering or Softbutton A [NO] to stop it. See also Section 7. 14. 6 Renumbering the UNFOLDED Chase. 7. 29 Setting the Chase Parameters To access the Chase Parameters menu : · · Turn the Key to Program. Press Softbutton A [CHASE PARAMETERS]. This function allows you to specify how the Connected Chase will replay. There are two Screens of options toggled by pressing Softbutton F [MORE]. The second Screen has options which were previously global used to be found in the USER SETTINGS options. On PAGE 1 are : 7. 29. 1 Softbutton A - SAVE SPEED This saves the temporary speed which may have been set by moving the Wheel(s) after programming. 7. 29. 2 Softbutton B - SAVE DIRECTION This allows the Chase direction to be recorded, the options being forward, backwards, and bounce. 7. 29. 3 Softbutton C - NORMAL / RANDOM This allows the steps to be replayed in random order. Useful for disco effects. 7. 29. 4 Softbutton D - STOP ON FINAL STEP? This allows you to stop the Chase on the last step. Consider making this a blackout step, then you may press GO to activate some one off effect whenever you require it. Press Softbutton G [MORE] to access PAGE 2 : 7. 29. 5 Softbutton A - FADER STOPS /STARTS CHASE / FADER WILL RELOAD CHASE / FADER STOPS, GO TO START CHASE These three options control what happens when a Chase Playback Fader is moved from and to zero. FADER STOPS / STARTS CHASE starts the Chase as the Playback Fader is moved up and stops the Chase when it is moved down to zero. Moving it up again causes the Chase to start from the position it was stopped at. FADER WILL RELOAD CHASE always starts the Chase from the first step whenever the Playback Fader is moved up from zero. rq96man 19/09/1996 18:30 Avolites Rolacue Operators Manual - page 58 FADER STOPS, GO TO START does not start the Chase until the GO button is pressed after the Playback Fader is moved up. 7. 29. 6 Softbutton B - WAIT AND FADE ALL STEPS / SKIP FIRST WAIT TIME / SKIP FIRST WAIT AND FADE TIME These options control how the first step of the Chase is run. WAIT AND FADE ALL STEPS uses the times exactly as programmed. SKIP FIRST WAIT TIME removes the first Wait time so starts the Fade as soon as the Playback Fader is moved up. SKIP FIRST WAIT AND FADE TIME places the first step on the output as soon as the Playback Fader is moved up. Think of this option as removing all the first step's times. 7. 29. 7 Softbutton C - MANUAL MODE ALLOWED / DISALLOWED When manual mode is allowed Wheel A can be used to manually fade the step. The Wheel output is fed into the Timer input, thus if a long time has been programmed into the step, more turns of the Wheel will be required to Fade into the step. If a short time has been programmed into the step only a small number of turns will be required. This allows you to customise how the Wheel will control the Fade. [. . . ] A suitable EBU/LTC Timecode to Midi Timecode converter is manufactured by JC Cooper Electronics whose address is 12500 Beatrice Street, Los Angeles CA 90066 USA, or through Avolites UK. 23. 4 Midi Problems The desk supports a full data rate burst for 2 seconds, after that data may be lost since it cannot be processed. To activate this : rq96man 19/09/1996 18:30 Avolites Rolacue Operators Manual - page 121 · · · · · · Turn the key to System. Press Softbutton D [ENABLE DEBUG BUTTONS]. [. . . ]