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Used to maximise a window. Windows appear in the
of the screen. A maximised window is sized to the
complete main window area. The buttons around the edge of the screen and the status screen continue to be displayed.
Close
Used to close a window. Windows appear in the
of the screen. Pressing SHIFT and CLOSE causes all open
windows to be closed.
When using remote control then CTRL + CLOSE disconnects from the remote console.
Next Win
This button allows the user to select the active window from the currently open windows. The order of window selection is fixed,
so that windows appear in a memorable sequence regardless of the order the windows were opened. Each press of the Next Win
button selects the next window in the open window list.
Windows appear in the
of the screen.
Ext
This button is used to move windows to/from external monitors. External monitors must first be configured in Setup, View
System, View Monitors.
Size
This button is used to modify the size and position of the active window on the screen. Windows appear in the
of the screen. There are nine possible combinations of window size and position. The initial size is the maximised size – i.e. the
window takes up the whole of the window display area.
There are four possible half screen positions and 4 possible quarter screen positions. Each press of the size button modifies the
window to the next combination. After the final combination the window reverts to the first (maximised) size.
Prog
This is a Window select button. Pressing this button makes the Programmer Window the active window. If the window was not
open, then the window is opened.
The Programmer Window is used to view and modify the contents of the
Pressing and holding the Programmer button causes the Programmer Window to be temporarily made the active window until
the button is released.
Type the number 2 before pressing PROG to open an additional Prog window, the Prog Info Window.
Outputs
This is a Window select button. Pressing this button makes the Outputs Window the active window. If the window was not open,
then the window is opened.
The Outputs Window enables the user to view the output channels in many different ways including level data, intensities,
movement, plan and colour display. It also allows input channels to be viewed.
In View Heads, the outputs are viewed by head enabling the operator to easily see the levels of different parameters.
In View Chans, there are two further options, View Int and View DMX. View Int shows all the intensity levels of patched channels
and their current level in percentage – i.e. a traditional theatre output screen.
View DMX shows the actual data being transmitted out / or received into the console. In View DMX, patched channels are
coloured according to function - intensity is shown in red, colour in yellow, position in green, and beam in white. Use soft button
A to change universe.
In View Plan, a plan of the lighting rig can be created and then used to easily identify the levels of different lamps according to
their position in the lighting rig.
Pressing and holding the Outputs button causes the Outputs Window to be temporarily made the active window until the button
is released.
Type the number 2 to 4 before pressing OUT to open additional Output Windows.
Setup