Elation 1400E Bedienungsanleitung

Show Designer 2Software Revision 1.19

7Fixture profiles are most useful when using the data wheels to program lighting fixture channels. Thedisplay will be able to show the function and cu

8LOCK/UNLOCK MEMORYThis is one of the hidden menu items that can only be selected while holding the “add” switch whencycling through the menu selectio

9SWITCH AND CONTROL DESCRIPTIONSThe following paragraphs outline the various switches and controls with their functions.NUMBER SWITCHES 1-48The large

10programming. Pressing “fixture” will bring up the channel control display if there are any fixtures currentlyselected. From the channel control disp

11affect the fine channel with “fine” mode on. If the fixture only uses 1 channel for pan or tilt, themovement will be slower allowing more precise co

12SCENESRECORDING SCENESA “scene” is a recording of the state of the entire stage. Show Designer keeps track of all the actions youperform to make the

13You can turn “add mode” on permanently by holding down the “add” switch when pressing the “scene”switch while turning on the scene LED. You will not

14PRESETSA preset contains channel settings within a fixture or group of fixtures. Presets provide fast and easyprogramming of scenes by giving you in

15To save the preset, select the page and number where you want to store it. If you select a number that isalready lit, a message will appear asking i

16location by pressing any preset number. You can also use this method to copy a preset to another locationby saving it without making any changes. No

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17CHASESShow Designer 2 allows you to record up to 1152 chases and also provides 48 pre-recorded chases referredto as “factory chases”. A chase is a s

18press “erase” a second time, you will be prompted whether or not to remove the empty step from thechase. This will shorten the chase by one step.At

19chase is running. Any speed changes that are made will be saved if you record the current scene. Thisallows you to reuse the same chase in different

20AUDIO SWITCHThe audio switch enables the audio input as a trigger for chase steps. Pressing the “audio” switch turns onits LED. It will flash off br

21SHOWSA show is a sequence or list of up to 255 scenes that can be played back at preprogrammed times or playedback manually by pressing the “go” swi

22whether the show will loop continuously or play through one time and then stop. “Manual” can be set toon or off and will determine if the show will

23a new show while one is running it will replace the current show. If you select a new scene while a show isrunning it will also turn off the show. I

24PREVIEWPreview mode allows you to first see the name of a scene, preset, chase or show before calling it. With the“preview” LED lit, the display wil

25action’s value or intensity is higher than the current value controlling that channel. That's great whencontrolling groups of dimmers with mult

26USING THE DISK DRIVEThe disk drive is used for memory backups and software updates when it is installed in your ShowDesigner 2. The disks that you r

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27function or if an update was interrupted by a power failure. The Show Designer 2 will automatically powerup in auto load mode if the program was imp

28USING THE COMPACT FLASH INTERFACEIf you have the compact flash interface installed, it will appear and act the same as a floppy disk to theSD2. Refe

29Run Hyper Terminal by clicking on “Start” in Windows then “Programs” then “Accessories” then “HyperTerminal”. If for some reason Hyper Terminal is n

30MEMORY RESTORE USING THE COMPUTER PORTTo copy a memory file from your PC back to Show Designer 2, first go to the menu selection in ShowDesigner 2 l

31The following is a basic list of lighting fixtures in the fixture library. More detailed fixture profilesare available from elationlighting.com and

1OVERVIEWThe Show Designer 2 is a lighting controller based on the successful and simple to use Show Designer. TheShow Designer 2 expands on the exist

2MENU AND SETUP FUNCTIONSThe menu switch, which is located above the character display, is used to configure the Show Designer 2for your particular li

3press “enter” for the change to take effect. If you are turning auto patch on, a warning will appear tellingyou that some DMX starting addresses may

4value for the attribute you are changing. You must always press “enter” to record the changes you make toeach attribute. The message “DONE” will appe

5setting for channels that control functions like pan and tilt or dimming to achieve a smooth transition fromscene to scene. If you use this setting f

6of course first create the scene and save it before you do this. You can use any saved scene as the homescene.SET MIDI CHANNELThis allows you to sele