elektraLite CP100xt Manual Part One - Manual (Page 72)

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Now let’s discuss our handy little disk drive on the back panel of the console. This will allow us to do
several things. First we’ll be able to save our show, second we can load a new show, third we can
load in a software upgrade, and fourth we can save the current software that’s in the console’s
memory.
TO SAVE YOUR SHOW
1) Insert a blank, formatted IBM compatible, 3.5” diskette into the drive.
2) Press the MENU button to call up the “Main Menu” display
3) Press F1 to access the “Storage” display
This display is broken up into 3 sections:
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Objects: The actual fixtures in the show
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Software: The current version of the operating system
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Memory: The display of memory usage in percentages
4) Press F1 for Objects
This will call up the “Objects” display and give you 3 more choices:
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F1 SAVE ALL: saves the entire contents of the show fixtures, cues, chases, presets, feature
presets, etc.
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F2 SAVE FIXTURES: saves only the fixture information.
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F2 SAVE SHOW: saves only the show information.
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F4 LOAD ALL: loads the entire contents of the show
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F5 LOAD FIXTURES: loads just the fixtures
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F6 LOAD SHOW: loads just the show information
5) Press F1 to save the entire contents of the show.
Likewise, you can press the other function keys to perform their various operations.
(Okay Listen up people! For years this author and his friends at Elektralite went out on the road and
had to contend with expensive little PCMCIA cards that lots of lighting console manufacturers insist
on using. These cards are very expensive and difficult to find in your local high street electronics
shop! When we sat down to design the CP-100, the number one feature that this console would have
was the disk drive. We didn’t care how much or how difficult it would be to do the software (hardware
is cheap) we were going to have a disk drive on the CP-100. Now then, don’t disappoint us with all
our hard work! As disks are dirt cheap, there are absolutely no excuses as to not backing up all your
show and fixture information lots and lots of times. Make us feel proud of you and back it up; not
once, not twice, but as many times as makes you feel secure. Thank you!).