LSC Lighting MINIM - Manual (Page 11)

MINIM Operator Manual V1.0 Modes of Operation
LSC Lighting Systems (Aust) Pty. Ltd.
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4.0 MODES OF OPERATION
4.1 OVERVIEW
The MINIM has two banks of faders.
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The Yellow Bank controls the levels of channels 1 to 12
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The Red Bank has different functions depending upon the current “mode” of the MINIM as
selected by the MODE button. These modes are;
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PRESET mode. The Red Bank controls the levels of channels 1 to 12.
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WIDE mode. The Red Bank controls the levels of channels 13 to 24.
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SCENE mode. The Red Bank faders become PLAYBACKS and control the levels of recorded
Scenes or Chases.
You may freely change modes at any time during your operation of the MINIM and the current
mode is always shown by the “LED” mode indicators beside the MODE button.
Once memories have been recorded, the MEMORY button is used to select how the stored
memories are to be replayed, previewed or edited. The current mode is always shown by the
“LED” indicators beside the MEMORY button.
4.2 PRESET MODE
Selecting PRESET mode only changes the operation of the Red Bank. The Red Bank becomes a
duplicate of the Yellow Bank. These two identical banks (Yellow and Red) provide duplicate faders
for the 12 channels. The output of each bank is controlled by its own master.
R E D
A D D / S O L O
Y E L L O W B A N K
R E D B A N K
M A S T E R S
Y E L L O W
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2
C H A N N E L S 1 - 1 2
C H A N N E L S 1 - 1 2
O U T P U T
You create a lighting look by fading up your required channels on one of the colour coded banks
and fading up the same colour master. By keeping the other master faded down, another look can
be preset on the duplicate set of channel faders without the channels being revealed on stage. At
the appropriate time, the new look is revealed by fading up its master whilst the first look is faded
down with its master. The next look may now be prepared on the bank that has just been faded
down. The fade times of the masters are set by the Crossfade rotary fader.
ADVANTAGE
This mode of operating is most useful in unrehearsed situations where the next “look” needs to be
created “on the fly”. The channel faders provide instant “hands on” control of any channel level.
DISADVANTAGE
Only half of the possible channels can be controlled and any look that needs to be used at a later
time must be manually reproduced with the channel faders.
Simplified block diagram of a MINIM in PRESET mode.