ROOM 404 LIGHTING

The lights are controlled using the computer pictured above on the control desk. Attached to the computer is an EOS Ion Xe controller which will be your main way of using the lighting grid. Remove the dust cover.


Start controlling the lighting grid by double-clicking the show file named “2024 Primary Show File” on the desktop.
When the program opens, it’ll look like this image. The primary show file is a template file configured specifically for Room 404’s lighting system. Please do not re-save the primary show file with any changes of your own. 
Selecting Lights and Adjusting Brightness


The simplest way to control the lighting system is to reference the digital “magic sheet” by clicking on the “3.2 Live MS 2” tab.

 Selecting Lights and Adjusting Brightness


The magic sheet is a full visual representation of the lights on the lighting grid. You can control the lights by selecting an icon (or multiple icons) on the sheet.

Once you’ve selected a light you can adjust its attributes. To adjust the brightness (or “intensity”) of the light, press the [At] key, then enter a number between 0 – 100.100 is the brightest setting for the light; any other number between 0-100 represents that percentage of the maximum brightness.
The [LIVE] bar will look like this.

Press [Enter] to set the light to that value. 		  
Changing Color  

Once your lights are selected, simply click on the tab labeled “5 ML Controls.” In this tab, you’ll find a color picker. Use your mouse to select a color for the channel that you’re selecting.
To the right of the color picker the program will display numerical values for the color you selected. Reference these values to duplicate a color in another scene. 
Recording Cues  

“Cues” are used to create an orchestrated show with multiple different scenes. To create a cue, first locate the “Cue List” window shown above.
If the cue list isn’t open in your program, click on the monitor icon in the top left corner of the screen.
This will open the “tab selection” menu. Click on the “PSD” option shown above. This will open the Cue List window in your file. To record a cue, set your lights to the desired look for the scene, then press [Enter].

To write your selection as a cue, first press [Record].
Then press [Cue].
Your live bar will look like this if you’re on the right track. The cue will now show up in the cue list.
Repeat the steps above, and write your second cue. The command will be [Record] [Cue] [2] [Enter]. Once you’ve made two (or more) cues, they will show up in numerical order in the cue list.

Use the [Play] button on the left-hand side of the console to advance forward in the cue list.
Use the [Stop] button to move backwards to the previous cue.

By default, the cues will transition with a 5 second fade. The [Time] parameter is shown here in the cue list.
In order to change the transition time between two cues, follow these steps. First press [Cue].

Then select the number of the cue you’re transitioning to. (In our example, it’s Cue [2])
Then press the [Time] button.

Select a number, (in seconds) for the duration of the transition. In our example, I chose 0 seconds, because I do not want it to fade between the two cues.
Then press [Enter]

The LIVE bar should look like this.
The new time parameter will look like this in the Cue List.
Saving the Project  

To save your show file, click on the “Save As” button in the “Browser”  		 Next, select the location you’d like to store your file.

*Important Step* make sure to select “save show data only” when prompted, then select “OK.”		 Rename your file using the keyboard, and press [Enter]