Show Setup Screen

The Show Setup screen is displayed when you press the [REPORT] key followed by the {ADV SETUP} softkey, then the {SHOW SETUP} softkey. This display lets you control how values relating to show control (such as cue tracking and channel partitioning) are handled.

Use the trackball, mouse or the cursor keys on the PC keyboard to move between fields. Change values by using [+] and [-] or the Level Wheel, or by typing in numbers where appropriate. Choices available for the currently selected field appear at the bottom of the display, with the currently selected choice highlighted as white on a red background.

Only items shown in green text can be modified. Yellow text indicates items that are not available with the current system configuration.

When a field is selected, you can apply the default value for the field by pressing the {DEFLT} softkey. The default value in some fields is dependant on the setting of the GENIUSPRO/PALETTE field in the Console Window.

To select the first field in the Setup display press [*].

 

The fields within the six windows of the Show Setup Screen are descibed under the window title as follows:

The Show Details Window
The Show Details window is in the Show Setup display, and lets you configure how shows are recorded and run.
The fields within the Show Details Window are desribed as follows:

Cue Tracking
Controls tracking when recording cues.

Its value is OFF (GeniusPro Default), ON (Lightpalette Default), or THIS CUE ONLY.
For an explanation of Cue Tracking, refer to Level Tracking

 
Playbacks
Controls the number of X Playbacks and their mode.

SINGLE (default) Single cue sheet position for the X1 Playback. Only the X1 Playback is enabled.
SPLIT SINGLE Single cue sheet position. Both the X1Playback and the X2 Playback are enabled. Intensity and attribute levels from playbacks are combined on a latest takes precedence basis.
DUAL LTP Separate cue sheet positions. Both the X1 Playback and the X2 Playback are enabled. Intensity and attribute levels from playbacks are combined on a latest action takes precedence basis.
DUAL HTP Separate cue sheet positions. Both the X1 Playback and the X2 Playback are enabled. Intensity levels from playbacks are combined on a highest takes precedence basis. Attribute levels are combined on a latest takes precedence basis.
Auto Move While Dark
When ON, scrollers and other moving fixtures move to new positions at the end of a cue while the fixtures are dark.
Its value is OFF (default) or ON.
The console looks ahead to the next cue to see which fixtures (if any) have attribute changes, and makes the attribute change while those fixtures are still dark. You can set the speed for the change in the Fade field and the delay in the Delay field to the right of this field.
Auto Move Fade/Delay
Sets the speed for the auto move (Fade) and the delay between the end of the last cue and when the auto move will start.
The default values are 1/1
Auto Preheat
When ON, channels with intensities higher in the next cue than in the *Preheat group (999.5) are faded to the levels in the *Preheat group when a cue is loaded. This lets you “preheat” large wattage fixtures so that they fade up smoothly.
Its value is OFF (default) or ON.
Auto Preheat Fade/Delay
Sets the speed for the fade to the preheat level and the delay between the end of the last cue and when the preheat fade starts. You can set the speed for the fade in the Fade field and the delay in the Delay field to the right of this field.

The default values are 1/1.
Power Up Restore
At power up, this restores the output channels to the levels that were present in the Live display when the console was powered off. Otherwise, the console output levels are all set to 0% at power up.

Its value is OFF or ON (default).
Power Up Macro
Sets the macro which is run when the console is switched on. If the macro does not exist, this is ignored.
OFF (default) There is no macro.
# The macro number from 0 to 1999 to run.

 
GM 1 Fade Up/Down
The fade time for Grandmaster 1. The up and down times are separate fields. They can be any value between 0 and 59 minutes 59 seconds, and are initially set to 0/0. Times below one minute can be specified in tenths of a second.
GM 2 Fade|Up/Down
The fade time for Grandmaster 2. The up and down times are separate fields. They can be any value between 0 and 59 minutes 59 seconds, and are initially set to 0/0. Times below one minute can be specified in tenths of a second.
Channel Partitioning
Determines whether or not channel partitioning is active. When channel partitioning is on, only one of the logged in consoles can control each channel in the system. Channels controlled by each console are determined by groups 998.1 (console channels), 998.2 (console 2 channels), 998.3 (console 3 channels), etc. These groups are mutually exclusive. Setting a channel in one group removes it from the other groups.

Its value is OFF (the default) or ON.

Playback Partitioning
Determines whether or not playback partitioning is active. When playback partitioning is on,. Channels controlled by each X Playback are determined by groups 999.3 and 999.4. By default, both groups are set to permit control of all channels by both groups. However, when the Group display is selected, the user can set a channel, or range of channels for either or both groups to 0 , such that the deselected channels are not controlled by the particular X Playback.
Its value is OFF (the default) or ON.

Handheld Remote
These fields determine what each of the handheld remotes are allowed to do.

Mem Lock The handheld remote can control channels and play back cues but cannot record anything.
PB Lock The handheld remote can control channels and record cues and other memory items, but cannot play back cues or effects.
Mem+PB Lock The handheld remote can control channels but cannot record or playback cues.
MemLock <900 The handheld remote can control channels and play back cues and effects, but can only record cues with numbers 900 and higher.
Full Enabled The handheld remote is fully functional (the default).
Cue Sheet Macros
This is the general term given to macros which can be triggered indirectly, rather than by direct macro keys or commands. Sources include: Cue sheet, timecode events, 510i and 310 bump inputs and local fader control, MIDI, external submasters, audio input, remote trigger, and optional macro tablet.
The Cue Sheet Macros setup item determines the command line on which these macros run. When set to LAST HANDHELD, these macros run on the last available handheld to prevent console command lines and displays from being affected. When set to MAIN CONSOLE, these macros run on the main console to enable screen operations to be carried out by these macros.
The MIDI Window
The MIDI window is in the Show Setup display, and lets you configure the external MIDI communications ports. These settings are only used when the CommuniquéPro software is loaded. For more information refer to CommuniquéPro
The Timecode Options Window
The Timecode Options window is in the Show Setup display, and lets you configure the way the console reads SMPTE and MIDI time codes. These settings are only used when the CommuniquéPro software is loaded. For more information refer to CommuniquéPro
The Patch Window
The Patch window is in the Show Setup display, and lets you set defaults used during patching. To learn how to set up the show patches refer to Patches
This section describes the following fields:
Default Scale %
The default scaling (from 1 to 200) when patching an intensity or DMX input channel. Initially set to 100.
Default Frame
The default maximum number of frames (from 2 to 100) when patching an attribute channel. Initially set to 10.
Default N-DIM %
The default threshold (from 0 to 100) when patching a non-dim channel. Initially set to 80
The Console Time Window
The Console Time window is in the Show Setup display, and lets you set the time and date and configure how it is displayed at the top of all displays.
The following fields are described in this section:
Time Display
Sets the way that the time is displayed.
The default value for GeniusPro is 24 HOUR
The default for Lightpalette is 12 HOUR

24 HOUR Time is displayed in 24 hour format.
AM/PM Time is displayed in 12 hour format with trailing AM or PM.
Date Display
Sets the way that the date is displayed.
The default value for GeniusPro is DD/MM/YY
The default for Lightpalette is MM/DD/YY

DD/MM/YY Date is displayed in day/month/year format.
MM/DD/YY Date is displayed in month/day/year format

 
Set Time
Changes the time. It must always be entered in 24 hour format where 0 is midnight, 12: 00 is midday and 23: 59 is 1 minute before midnight. The {DEFLT} key has no effect here. You cannot enter seconds or tenths of seconds in this field.
# The hours and minutes as a 1 to 4 digit number where 0 is 00: 00 and 2359 is 23: 59.
Set Date
Changes the date. This is split into 2 separate fields. The first must always be entered in day/month format, the second is the year. The {DEFLT} key has no effect here.

# The day and month as a 4 digit number from 0101 (1st January) to 3112 (31st December. The first digit can be omitted if it is 0 (101 is the same as 0101).
# The year as a 4 digit number from 1981 to 2099.
The At Time Macros Window
The At Time Macros window is at the bottom of the Show Setup display, and lets you configure up to 4 macros to automatically run at predetermined times. Each of these can be configured to start at a particular time and date or day of the week. Optionally, they can also run periodically until a stop time.

Macros are run on the weekdays specified, from the start time and date to the stop time and date.

To run a macro once, enter a start time and start date, set a stop time and stop date for after the macro will be complete, and set the interval to OFF.
To run a macro every day at specific times forever set the start time. Leave start date, interval, stop time, and stop date set to OFF.
To run a macro every day at specific times for a specific length of time, enter a start time and date, and set the stop time and stop date to when you want the macro stopped. Leave interval set to OFF.
To run a macro at specific intervals forever, enter a start time and date, set the interval to the time you want between repeats, and set the stop time and stop date to OFF.
To run a macro at specific intervals for a specific length of time, enter a start time and date, set the interval to the time you want between repeats, and set the stop time and stop date to when you want the macro stopped.
To run a macro only on specific days of the week during the times you have set above, uncheck the days of the week on which you don’t want it to run.
MTWTFSS
The day of the week (or days) on which the macro will run. The value is tick (default) if enabled or _ if disabled. The macro will be run each enabled weekday at the start time.
Start Time
The time of day to start the macro in 24 hour format. Can be OFF (the default) or any four digit time value (0 is midnight, 1200 is midday and 2359 is 1 minute before midnight). If this is set to OFF the macro is started at midnight on the date specified in the Start/DATE field.
Start DATE
The date and month to start the macro. Can be OFF (the default) or any four digit date/month number from 0101 (1st January) to 3112 (31st December). The first digit can be omitted if it is 0 (101 is the same as 0101). If this is set to OFF the macro is started today at the time specified in the Start Time field.
Interval
The time between repetitions of the macro. Can be OFF (the default) or any four digit time value between 0 and 23 hours, 59 minutes (2400). To run the macro once, set this to OFF. To run the macro repeatedly between the Start Time/Date and the Stop Time/Date, enter the time desired between repeats. To run the macro repeatedly forever, set a number in this field and set the Stop Time and Stop Date fields to OFF.
StopTime
The time of day to stop the macro in 24 hour format. Can be OFF (the default) or any four digit time value (0 is midnight, 1200 is midday and 2359 is 1 minute before midnight). If this is set to OFF the macro is stopped at midnight on the date specified in the Start Date field.
Stop Date
The date and month to stop the macro. Can be OFF (the default) or any four digit date/month number from 0101 (1st January) to 3112 (31st December). The first digit can be omitted if it is 0 (101 is the same as 0101). If this is set to OFF the macro is stopped today at the time specified in the Start Time field.
Macro
The macro to run at the specified times. Can be OFF or any existing macro number from 0 to 2999.

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