Powering on the Lights | |
Locate the lighting control tablet mounted on the wall beside the control desk. |
Tap this screen to open the passcode window. |
Enter Passcode 2021, then press “Enter.” |
Navigate to the “Non-Dims” tab and press “Non-Dims All On.” |
Remove the dust cover to access the board. |
Press the power button to start controlling the lights. |
Selecting Lights and Adjusting Brightness | |
The digital “magic sheet” allows you to control the lights. |
Select an icon on the magic sheet to control the lights. |
Press the [At] key, then enter a number between 0 – 100 for brightness. |
The live bar should look like this. |
Press [Enter] to set the light to that value. |
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Changing Color | |
Once your lights are selected, 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 will look like this if you’re on the right track. |
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] |