Dove Systems IQ 512m - Manual (Page 6)

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:Remote Focus Unit Mode
Remote Focus Unit or RFU mode allows the user to run up individual
dimmer channels very quickly. This is handy when hanging and focusing
lights for an upcoming production.
Use the up and down keys to go through the menu
until the display says:
Remote Focus
Unit mode?
Press the right key to enter this mode. You then have the choice of a
channel increment of 12 or 1. When in remote focus mode, you may
use the up and down keys to quickly scroll through dimmers. Set the
increment to 12 or 1 to scroll up 12 dimmers per keystroke or one
dimmer per keystroke. Once the channel increment is set, hit the right
key.The display says:
RFU Mode - Chans
1 thru 12
This indicates slider 1 is controlling DMX channel 1 while slider 12 is
controlling DMX channel 12. Press the up key to go up 1 or 12 DMX
channels (depending on how you set the increment), or the down key
to go down 1 or 12 DMX channels. Finally, you may set the start
channel by keying it in as a three digit number using the bump buttons
(one through nine and zero). For example, keying in 034 causes the
first slider to control DMX channel 34 and the last to control
DMX channel 45. Always key in the desired channel as a three digit
number. The IQ512M looks at the last three digits keyed in to
determine the starting channel. As always, the left key is
used to exit this mode.
Enter Password
The password prevents unauthorized users from accidentally
overwriting patch and cue information. The default password is "123".
Simply press the bump buttons under the first, second, and third
channel slide pots to enter the password. If the password has been
changed, a 3 digit number will need to be keyed in using the bump
buttons (1 through 9 and 0). The system evaluates the last three keys
entered. If these match the password, entry is allowed. If they do not,
the system continues to ask for the password. The emergency password,
which will always allow entry into the system, even if the default has
been changed, is "911". As always, the left key exits
the password dialog.
:Loading And Running A Show
Shows are stored on MMC/SD cards as text files. To play an existing
show, press the right and left arrow keys simultaneously to enter the
system menu. The display will say “Load Show?” Press the right arrow
to select Load Show. Press the up and down arrows to scroll through
the shows saved on the card. When the desired show is visible, press
the right arrow to select it. The top line of the display will show which
show was loaded. The bottom line shows the next cue (which is the
first one). Move both crossfaders down to make the next cue live.
The first cue number will move to the top line of the display,
indicating it is live, and the next cue will show on the second line.
Slide the crossfaders back to bring up the next cue. When the
crossfaders hit the other end of their travel, the now live cue
number will move to the top of the display, and the next cue will
show on the bottom line of the display. If the show was edited off line,
it may include cue descriptions along with cue numbers. If the show
was created and edited on the IQ512M, only cue numbers (of the form
Q1.0) will be shown.
Use the up and down arrows to change which cue will run next. These
can be used to skip a cue or step back in the show. At the end of the
show, “End of show!” will display on the bottom line of the display.
Use the left arrow key to exit the show at this time or any time.
The channel sliders are active when pausing back memorized cues and
can be used to bring up lights that are not in the saved cue, such as
a “pile on”. The grandmaster slider and blackout button are
active also.
Running A Show with Timed Crossfades
Timed crossfades allow some automation of the show playback. Load
the show using the same method as when running the show manually
(described above). Then, instead of using the crossfaders to move
from one cue to the next, hit the right arrow key (the GO button) to
start the fade in to the next cue. The display will show the progress
of the crossfade. When the crossfade is complete, the “live” cue will
be on the first line of the display and the next cue on the second line.
Timed crossfades allow individual control of the fade out time of the
current cue, the delay before the fade in of the next cue, and the fade
in time of the next cue. See Create New Show for more information on
programming timed crossfades.