ETC Cobalt Nomad Quick Guide - Manual (Page 3)

E T C Q u i c k G u i d e
Cobalt Nomad, Client, & Offline Editor
Cobalt Nomad, Cobalt Client, & Cobalt Offline Editor Page 3 of 16 Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.
Getting Started
For Cobalt Nomad and Cobalt Client systems, connect the Nomad or Client dongle to a USB port on
your computer. The dongle must be connected to and recognized by the computer before you launch
the Cobalt application.
For Cobalt Offline Editor systems, there is no dongle required and you can just start the Cobalt
application normally.
When you first launch the Cobalt application, a welcome screen appears with a number of options,
depending on whether you have the Cobalt Nomad dongle connected to the computer and whether you
have other Cobalt family devices on the same network and in the same Logical Network, see
Configuring Your Output Options on page 6 . On a simple system with only the PC and the Nomad
dongle connected, you should see this:
Navigating this screen
You can simply click on the round buttons to activate the appropriate option, or you can use the arrow
keys to move the gold selection indicator around the disc. Press ENTER to activate your selection.
N o t e : The Cobalt Nomad and Cobalt Client dongles require software drivers. Please
make sure that you have installed these drivers prior to connecting the dongle.
See “Software Installation” on page 2.
N o t e : A quick note about the use of the term MODIFY in the software - the Cobalt family
consoles use the [Modify] key on their facepanels to confirm actions, enter
numbers and texts into dialogs, and modify spreadsheet cells. On a PC keyboard,
the ENTER/RETURN key is the [Modify] key.
With Cobalt Nomad and another server online, this
option will display “Start Backup”
With Cobalt Nomad or Cobalt Client and
another server online, this option will
display “Start Client”
With no dongle connected, this will be
the only “start” option shown