Document Outline

• Foreword
  • End User Software License
  • Revision History
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
  • About This Manual
  • Products Covered
  • Additional Documentation
  • Training Videos
  • Customer Service
  • Obtaining Additional DMX Profiles
  • Text Conventions and Icons
• General Operation
  • General Operation
    • About Vx76 Software
    • Power Up Console and Launch Vx76 Application
    • Restart Front Panel (V476/V676 Only)
    • Restart Vx76 Application
    • Power Down Console (V476/V676 Only)
    • Power Down Console (V276 On Mac Only)
    • Window Operation
    • Status Indicator Bar
  • Setting Preferences
    • Brightness Level (V476/V676 Only)
      • For Front Panel and Monitors
      • For Keyboard
  • Important Notes Regarding Different Types of Vx76 Consoles
    • Special Features to Accommodate the V476 Front Panel
      • Workspace Swapping
    • Special Considerations for the V276 On Mac
  • Show Files
    • About Show Files
    • Utilities Screen
    • Show File Manager Window
• Configuration and Patch
  • System Configuration
    • System Configuration Overview
    • Using System Configuration
      • Naming a Console
      • Store/Clear Configuration
      • Error Messages
      • Clear Errors / Reset Node
      • Update Configuration
    • Ethernet Configuration
    • Device Pairing
  • Patch
    • Patch Overview
    • Profiles
    • DMX Universes
      • Streaming ACN
    • Patch Procedures
      • Enabling/Disabling Patch Editing
      • Patching DMX Fixtures
      • Entering Patch Commands
      • Patching Multi-Channels - Conventionals and Scrollers
      • LED Fixture Control
      • Patching Ranges
    • Patch Editing
      • Using Command Line
      • Using Patch Spreadsheet
      • Using Plan View
    • Patch Spreadsheet
    • Dimmer Curves
      • Overview
      • Dimmer Curves Window
  • Plan View
    • General Plan View Operation
      • Selecting Channels
      • Zoom
      • Pan
      • Nudge and Align
    • Plan View Settings
    • Plan View Layouts
      • 2D/3D Layouts
      • Custom Layouts
      • Plan View Actions (Show/Hide)
    • Plan View Regions
    • Patch Fixtures in Plan View
    • Edit Fixture From Plan View
• Manual Control
  • Channel Select
    • Overview
    • Selecting Channels
      • From Channel Select Panel (V476/V676 Only)
      • From Channel Select Window
      • From Keypad
      • [Next] and [Last]
  • Lamp Control
    • Start
    • Douse
    • Home / Reset (Recalibration)
    • Erase Luminaire Data
  • Encoder Control
    • Overview
    • Front Panel Encoders
      • Value/Range Display
      • Pan and Tilt
      • Intensity
      • Color
      • Beam
      • Image (Gobo)
      • 3D
      • Dynamics
      • Frame
      • Effect
      • Storing New Default Minimum/Maximum Settings (V476/V676 Only)
    • Sliding Encoder Sidebar (V476 Only)
    • Encoders HUD Window
    • Fan
    • High Resolution Mode
  • Keypad Control
    • Overview
    • Setting Parameters From Keypad
      • Presets
      • Colors
      • Beams
      • Intensity
  • Luminaire Status
    • Luminaire Status Window
      • Overview
      • Manual Change Filter
      • Customizing Luminaire Status Window
      • Customizing Luminaire Status Toolbar
      • Selecting Channels from Luminaire Status Window
      • Parameter Columns Window
    • Intensity Window
      • Configuring How Information is Displayed
      • Displaying an Additional Parameter
      • Configuring Other Window Options
• Timing, Filters and Sneak
  • Overview
    • Timing Filter, Function Filter and Sneak
    • General Operations
  • Timing Filter
    • Overview
    • Time/Speed Formats
      • Time
      • Delay
      • Speed
    • Timing Filter Operation
    • Fanned Timing and Delays
      • From Encoder
      • From Keypad
  • Function Filter
    • Overview
      • Masking
    • Function Filter Operation
  • Sneak
    • Overview
    • Sneak Values
    • Sneak Operation
    • Sneak 3D
    • Sneak Value or Percent
    • Direct Sneak To Parameters
  • Templates
    • Timing/Filter Templates
    • Storing and Recalling Templates
• Palettes
  • General Palette Operation
    • Overview
      • What are Palettes?
      • System-Wide Palette Store Options
    • Front Panel Palette Displays (V476/V676 Only)
    • Desktop Palettes Window
    • General Operation
    • Palette Labels
      • Applying Labels to Palettes
      • Soft Keyboard Copy/Paste
      • Label Shortcuts
    • Century Palette Window
    • Submaster Palette Area
  • Presets
    • Overview
    • Storing, Modifying, and Recalling Presets
      • From Palettes
      • From Keypad
    • Preset Global Delete
    • Preset Data Window
  • Colors
    • Overview
    • Storing and Recalling Colors
      • From Palettes
      • From Keypad
    • Color Palette Data Window
  • Beams
    • Overview
    • Storing, Modifying, and Recalling Beams
      • From Palettes
      • From Keypad
    • Beam Palette Data Window
  • Groups
    • Overview
    • Storing, Modifying, and Recalling Groups (Basic Operation)
      • From Palettes
      • From Keypad
    • Ordered Groups
    • Group Super Palette (Advanced Operation)
      • Overview
      • Channels Tab
      • Arrangement Tab
      • Ad-Hoc Tab
    • Ad-Hoc Groups
  • Other Palette Types
    • Dynamics, Effects, Snapshots, Macros, and Stacks
    • Media
• Basic Cues
  • Creating Cues
    • What Is a Cue?
    • Intensity States
      • The Four Intensity States
      • Setting Intensity States
      • Fader Levels
    • Storing Cues
    • Labeling Cues
      • Soft Keyboard Copy/Paste
      • Label Shortcuts
    • Modifying Cues
    • Deleting Cues
    • Undo
    • Selected Cue Info Display
  • Playing Back Cues
    • Basic Playback
    • Playback Using the Grab Feature
• Dynamics
  • Dynamics Overview
    • What is a Dynamic?
    • Dynamics Super Palette
    • Basic Guidelines
    • Methods For Storing Dynamics
  • Dynamics Operation
    • Canned Dynamics
    • Playing Back a Canned Dynamic
    • Using the Encoders with Dynamics
    • Warning Messages
    • Fanning Dynamic Offset
    • Storing Dynamics in Cues/Presets
    • Storing Dynamics in Macros
    • Palette Store Dynamic Only
    • Gravity (Roller Coaster Effect)
    • Point-To-Point Dynamics
    • Storing Dynamics in the Dynamics Palette
    • Playing Back a Custom Dynamic
    • Dynamics with Keypad
    • Dynamics Palette Data Window
• Effects
  • Effects Overview
    • What is an Effect?
    • Effects Super Palette
    • What is a Set?
    • What is a Sequence?
  • Creating Effects
    • Creating a Basic Effect
      • Set: Interlaced vs. Sequential
      • Sequence: Background State
    • Editing Effects
  • Effect Attributes
    • Overview
    • Direction
    • Mode
    • Start
    • Action
    • Duration
    • Changing Effect Attributes
  • Effect Timing
    • Overview
    • Effect-Level Timing
    • Step-Level Timing
    • Assigning Timing Values
  • Playing Back Effects
    • Basic Playback
    • Autoload Submaster
    • Stop Flags
  • Advanced Operations
    • Using the Set Edit Screen
    • Using the Sequence Edit Screen
    • Creating Effects Using Set/Sequence Edit Screens
    • Groups as Effect Sets
    • Creating Effects From the Command-Line
    • Storing Effects as Cues
    • Utility Menu
• Special Features
  • Advanced Control
    • Manual Timing
    • QuickFocus
    • Park
    • Highlight
  • Data Copy and Move
    • Copy Channel
      • Multi-Channel Copy Channel
    • Copy/Move
    • Copy Data
    • Color/Beam Palette Copy
  • Function Keys
    • Setting Function Key Option
    • Using Function Keys
  • Controlling Media Servers
    • Overview
    • Media Server Setup
    • Local Media Folder and File Numbering
    • Media Palette
      • Server View Lock
      • Server Control
    • Legacy Media Setup Windows
    • CITP: Controller, Interface, Transport, Protocol
• Snapshots, Macros, & Board Cues
  • Snapshots
    • Overview
    • Storing Snapshots
    • Deleting Snapshots
    • Recalling Snapshots
    • Cue Snapshot Effect Loading
    • Snapshot Data Window / Cue Snapshots List
  • Macros
    • Overview
    • Recording Macros
      • Using Record Button
      • From Keypad
      • Macro Recording Prompt
    • Macros Data Window
    • Recalling Macros
    • Canned Macros
  • Board Cues
    • Overview
    • Board Cue Data Display
    • Recording Board Cues
      • Using Record Button
      • From Keypad
    • Deleting Board Cues
    • Recalling Board Cues
    • Board Cue Go/Back as Submaster 1 Go/Back
    • Board Cues Window
• Advanced Cue Features
  • Special Cue Attributes
    • Cue Attributes Overview
    • Link
    • Loop
    • Wait/Trail Time
    • Global Cue Time
    • Out Time
  • Advanced Cue Storing and Modifying
    • How Faders Affect Intensity
      • Grand Master/Black Out
      • Submaster Faders
    • Command-Line Shortcuts
      • Using [+] with [Store]
      • [Store] [Store]
      • Submaster Load
      • Cue Store Target
      • Cue Attribute Target
      • Miscellaneous Shortcuts
      • Creating Cue Numbers without Storing Data
      • Locating Stored Cues
      • Freeze State Cues
    • Update
    • Track and Fill
    • Selective Store
    • Selective Recall
    • Undo a Delete Command
    • Manual Undo To Recorded State
    • Modifying Cues in a Submaster
      • Store, Update, and Selective Store with Submasters
    • Submaster Direct Mode
  • Cue Windows
    • Cue Sheet
      • Forward/Backward Buttons
      • Separators
      • Renumbering Cues
      • Submasters Track Mode
      • Submasters Autoload
      • Submaster Stop/Step
      • Snapshot Indicator
    • Cue Data
      • Customizing Cue Data Window
      • Customizing Cue Data Toolbar
      • Cue Editing
      • Cue Data Find/Replace
  • Cue Stacks
    • Overview
    • Stacks in the Command Line
    • Stacks Palette
    • Stacks in the Cue Sheet Window
    • Using Stacks with Submasters
• Submasters
  • Submaster Overview
    • Submaster Controls
  • Submaster Modes
    • Overview
      • Submaster Modes
      • Submaster Choose
      • Control and Setup Screens
      • Clear
    • Priority
    • Bump Modes
      • Intensity Mode
      • Add/Solo Mode
      • Go Fader Mode
    • IFCB Faders
    • Rate
    • Timing Disable
    • Board Control Disable
    • Dynamic Disable
    • Freeze
    • Inhibitive
    • Independent
    • Manual Assign
      • Intensity Level with Manual Assign
    • Channel Filter
    • Function Filter (Submaster)
  • Playback Intensity Level
    • How Playback Intensity is Determined
    • Example Intensity Scenarios
    • Intensity Transitions
    • HTP (Highest Takes Precedence)
  • Playback
    • Advanced Playback of Cues
    • Controlling Linked Playback
    • Fade Times for Marked/Zero/Out Cues
    • Direct Mode
    • Copy/Move Submaster
    • Mapping Board Cue Go/Back To Submaster 1
    • External Fader Control via Art-Net Input
• System Setups
  • Settings
    • Settings Window
      • General Tab
      • Actions Tab
      • Storing Tab
      • DMX In Tab
      • MIDI Tab
      • Highlight Tab
    • Default Explanations
      • Emergency Action
      • Startup Action
      • Date/Time Stamp
      • Units
      • Palette Store Options
      • Use of Filters with Color Store
      • Buttons/Keys
      • Timecode Autoswitch
  • Display Filters
    • Loading Filters
    • Automatic Display Filtering
  • Multi-Console Features
    • Setting Up Backup (Secondary) Consoles
      • Primary and Secondary Setups
      • Online Backup
      • Power Up
      • Configuring Multiple Consoles
    • Channel Partition
  • Off-Line Programming
    • Performing Off-Line Programming
  • Software Updates
    • Updating System Devices
• 3D Graphic Display
  • 3D Features
    • Overview
    • Defining a New Venue
    • Importing a Venue
      • 3D Layer Control
    • Match 3D
  • 3D Display Window
    • X, Y, Z Locations
    • 3D Orientation
    • Using 3D Graphic Window
      • Overview
      • Tools
      • Modes
      • Quick Keys
    • 3D Graphic Settings
    • X/Y Control
  • Live/Preview Mode
    • Overview
    • Using Preview Mode
• Show Maintenance
  • Show File and Data Management
    • About Show Files
    • Working with Show Files
      • Utilities Screen
    • Import Show Data
      • Save a Copy
      • Show File Manager Window
    • USITT ASCII Show File Import
    • Exporting Patch
    • Importing Patch
    • Console Log
    • Printing
  • Updating Profiles
    • Overview
    • Importing Profiles
    • Updating Profiles
    • Deleting Profiles
  • On-Line Diagnostics
    • DMX512 Channel Tests
    • Dimmer Check Commands
    • Clear Status Errors
• Control by External Devices
  • Concepts
    • About MIDI/SMPTE
    • Input Options
      • MIDI In/Thru/Out
      • SMPTE Input
      • Switch Closure Trigger Input
  • MIDI Notes
    • Note Mapping
  • MIDI/SMPTE Timecode
    • Overview
      • Synchronizing Protocol
    • Recording
      • Timecode Scripts Window
  • MIDI Show Control
    • Overview
      • Variables
      • Commands
      • Defined [Go] Actions
    • MIDI Show Control Output
• Off-Line Mode (Visionary)
  • Visionary Operation
    • Overview
    • Main Window
    • Heads Up Display (HUD)
      • Command HUD Operation
      • Encoders HUD Operation
      • Submasters HUD Operation
    • V276 Display
• Reference
  • Front Panel and Keyboard Shortcuts
    • Front Panel: Submaster Keypad Combinations
    • Front Panel: Palette Keypad Combinations
    • Mac Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Pre-Programmed "Canned" Features
    • Canned Dynamics
    • Canned Macros
  • Glossary
    • Glossary of Terms
• Index
  • Index