LSC Lighting maXim S User Manual
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maXim S & M
Operator Manual V3
LSC Lighting Systems (Aust) Pty. Ltd
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CONTENTS
1
maXim S & M QUICK REFERENCE
1
1.1
RECORD A SCENE _______________________ 1
1.2
GRAB THE OUTPUT IN GRAB MASTER ______ 1
1.3
RECORD A CHASE _______________________ 1
1.4
PLAYBACK A SCENE OR CHASE ___________ 1
1.5
CONTROLLING A SCENE OR CHASE________ 1
1.6
CHASE MODES__________________________ 1
1.7
RECORD A STACK _______________________ 1
1.8
PLAYBACK A STACK _____________________ 1
2
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
2
2.1
INTRODUCTION _________________________ 2
2.2
FEATURES _____________________________ 2
2.3
SPECIFICATIONS ________________________ 3
2.4
OPTIONS _______________________________ 3
2.5
CARING FOR YOUR maXim ________________ 3
2.6
LABELING YOUR maXim __________________ 3
2.7
TERMINOLOGY__________________________ 3
2.8
SECONDARY FUNCTIONS ________________ 3
2.9
SOFTWARE _____________________________ 4
2.10
NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 2 SOFTWARE _ 4
2.11
NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 3 SOFTWARE _ 5
3
GETTING CONNECTED
6
3.1
POWER INPUT __________________________ 6
3.2
DMX DIGITAL OUTPUT (DMX 512) __________ 6
3.3
VIDEO MONITOR ________________________ 6
3.4
SWITCHING ON _________________________ 6
3.5
SWITCHING OFF_________________________ 6
3.6
POWER SUPPLY RESET __________________ 6
3.7
FUSE __________________________________ 6
3.8
AUDIO INPUT ___________________________ 6
3.9
DESK LAMP_____________________________ 6
3.10
USB Connectors (Optional) _________________ 6
3.11
Capture (optional)_________________________ 6
4
FRONT PANEL TOUR
7
4.1
YELLOW BANK FADERS __________________ 7
4.2
YELLOW BANK MASTER __________________ 7
4.3
MODE RED BANK BUTTON ________________ 7
4.4
RED BANK FADERS ______________________ 7
4.5
RED MASTER ___________________________ 7
4.6
FLASH ASSIGN f/a BUTTONS ______________ 7
4.7
MASTERS FLASH BUTTONS _______________ 8
4.8
GRAB MASTER __________________________ 8
4.9
GRAB f/a BUTTON _______________________ 8
4.10
IN and OUT TIME FADERS _________________ 8
4.11
FLASH LEVEL CONTROL __________________ 8
4.12
ADD/SOLO BUTTON ______________________ 8
4.13
PAGE RED BANK BUTTON AND DISPLAY ____ 8
4.14
STACK MASTER _________________________ 9
4.15
STACK FLASH___________________________ 9
4.16
> (STACK) ______________________________ 9
4.17
< (STACK) ______________________________ 9
4.18
STOP/STEP (STACK) _____________________ 9
4.19
DOT MATRIX DISPLAY AND LEDS __________ 9
4.20
RECORD SCENE BUTTON ________________ 9
4.21
RECORD CHASE BUTTON_________________ 9
4.22
RECORD STACK BUTTON ________________ 10
4.23
ASSIGN COPY BUTTON__________________ 10
4.24
SELECT BUTTON _______________________ 10
4.25
EDIT BUTTON __________________________ 10
4.26
REMOVE BUTTON ______________________ 10
4.27
ADD BUTTON __________________________ 10
4.28
FUNCTION BUTTON_____________________ 10
4.29
EDIT WHEEL ___________________________ 10
4.30
EDIT WHEEL INDICATOR ________________ 10
4.31
> (YES) BUTTON________________________ 10
4.32
< (NO) BUTTON_________________________ 10
4.33
STEP STOP (OK) BUTTON________________ 10
5
MODES OF OPERATION
11
5.1
OVERVIEW ____________________________ 11
5.2
PRESET MODE _________________________ 11
5.3
WIDE MODE ___________________________ 11
5.4
PLAYBACK MODE ______________________ 11
6
QUICKSTART TUTORIAL
12
6.1
RESET ________________________________ 12
6.2
CONTROLLING LIGHTS __________________ 12
6.3
TIMED FADES BETWEEN BANKS __________ 12
6.4
RECORDING A SCENE __________________ 13
6.5
REPLAYING A SCENE ___________________ 14
6.6
RECORDING A CHASE __________________ 14
6.7
REPLAYING A CHASE ___________________ 14
6.8
RECORDING A STACK___________________ 14
6.9
REPLAYING A STACK ___________________ 15
7
MEMORY STRUCTURE
16
7.1
OVERVIEW ____________________________ 16
7.2
“PLAYBACK” MEMORY ACCESS___________ 16
7.3
MODE/PAGE FREEZE ___________________ 16
7.4
FREEZE INDICATOR ____________________ 16
7.5
“RECORD” MEMORY ACCESS ____________ 16
7.6
SELECT PLAYBACK _____________________ 16
7.7
EDIT MEMORY _________________________ 16
7.8
EXTERNAL STORAGE ___________________ 16
8
FADE TIMES
17
8.1
TIME FADERS __________________________ 17
8.2
TIMED FADES __________________________ 17
8.3
MEMORY TIMES ________________________ 17
8.4
MANUAL FADES ________________________ 17
8.5
CHANNELS FADE TIMES _________________ 17
8.6
MASTERS FADE TIMES __________________ 17
8.7
PLAYBACK FADE TIMES _________________ 17
8.8
GRAB MASTER FADE TIMES _____________ 17
8.9
STACK FADE TIMES_____________________ 17
9
SCENES 18
9.1
OVERVIEW ____________________________ 18
9.2
SCENE RECORDING ____________________ 18
9.3
SCENE PLAYBACK______________________ 19
9.4
EDITING A SCENE ______________________ 19
9.5
COPYING A SCENE _____________________ 20
9.6
REMOVING (DELETING) A SCENE _________ 20
10
CHASES 21
10.1
OVERVIEW ____________________________ 21
10.2
CHASE TERMINOLOGY __________________ 21
10.3
CHASE RECORDING ____________________ 21
10.4
CHASE PLAYBACK______________________ 22
10.5
EDITING A CHASE ______________________ 23
10.6
COPYING A CHASE _____________________ 24
10.7
REMOVING A CHASE____________________ 24