User manual AVOLITES PEARL 2000

[. . . ] Pearl 2000/2004 Operator's Manual Pearl 2004 Manual v1 - 27th August 2004 Useful Avolites phone numbers:Avolites England Sales and service* Service out of hours* Fax Email Website (+44) (0) 20 8965 8522 (+44) (0) 831 17 8888 (+44) (0) 20 8965 0290 name@avolites. com http://www. avolites. com 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 can be found by turning the key to "System" and reading the version from the top line of the display. The latest version of this manual and Pearl Software can be downloaded from the Avolites website. 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 Pearl 2004. In no event shall Avolites be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages or loss whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for loss of profits, business interruption, or other pecuniary loss) arising out of the use or inability to use the Pearl even if Avolites Ltd. [. . . ] You change the fixture type for which you are setting the legends using Pearl 2004 Manual v1 - 27th August 2004 4. Palettes - Page 139 softkey G [Set fixture type]. 1> 2> Hold down the AVO button and press G [Set Legend]. Check the Fixture Type is correct (shown on the top line of the display). Press G [Set Fixture Type] and select a fixture type to set legends for a different fixture. Press B [Palette Page] to set a legend for a palette page, or C [Palette] to set a legend for a palette entry. Find the entry you want to name using F [More] and G [Back] to move through the pages Press the softkey for the entry you want to change. Type the legend using the external Qwerty keyboard and press Enter to save. 3> 4> 5> 6> You would typically use "All" if your palette legends are the same for all fixtures and you don't want to type individual palette legends in for all your fixtures; this allows you to set the legend only once. 4. 3. 3 Viewing the contents of a palette Press View, then Focus, then enter a Palette number. (Or press View then a grey Palette/Flash button). The palette contents will be displayed on the VDU screen. You can change the attributes displayed by pressing the Attribute buttons. For an Individual palette (a position palette is shown in the picture) there will be a value for each fixture. For a Shared palette there will be one value for each type of fixture. 4. 4 4. 4. 1 Timing Recalling a palette with a fade time You can recall a palette with a fade time by typing a time (in seconds) after you press Focus, before you recall the palette. Recalling Palettes with a fade time is very effective when you are running a show. However, if you use a fade time the palette does not get put in the programmer, so you should not use fades when you are programming. A maximum of five timed palettes can be fading at any one time. Pearl 2004 Manual v1 - 27th August 2004 Page 140 - 4. Palettes 4. 4. 2 Master fade time You can set a master fade time so that all palettes will fade over that time. (If G shows [Pages] then press it to return to the main Palette menu, then G will show [Options]). Press A [Set Master Time] Type the time in seconds and press Enter to save. If you set a master fade time, no palettes will get put in the programmer. If you are using palettes in your programming, ensure the master fade time is set to zero. If you have a master fade time set, and you also enter a fade time manually, the manual time will override the master time. If you don't want palettes to get put in the programmer, which can be useful when you are running a show, you can set this time to 0. 1 seconds which will still apply the palette instantly but will then allow it to be overridden by new memories being turned on. 4. 5 4. 5. 1 Advanced options Palette options Press Focus then Softkey G [Options] to show the options menu. [. . . ] Type of flash button which turns on the output being flashed and turns off all other output while the button is pressed. Also used for selecting fixtures or playbacks when programming. Desk mode allowing access to the operating software of the Pearl. In the Pearl, this is always MIDI Timecode. [. . . ]