Electronics Diversified EnAct Manuel utilisateur

EnAct

Revision 7 September 1998

070-0620

EnAct

User Manual

EnAct

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INTRODUCTION

HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL

Sometimes the best results occur when you get a look at the

subjectmatter from an entirelynew direction. This fresh startidea

should start at basic requirements and how to relate information in

a modern age. Many would agree that good lighting controls

shouldbedesignedtoadapt toanoverall performanceenvironment,

not just playback in one. Lighting controls need to adapt to a

changing environment. This is the challenge of the 90s.

The EnAct family of control is designed to offer advanced

features with a new presentation format for a fresh start approach

to control. Control details are now presented in a high definition

SVGA video format. A single video screen can present up to 200

control channels in an easy to read format.

In addition, the screen also provides a detailed active cue window

to inform the operator of the next and last actions. Couple this with

active color coding for channel fields, and an alphanumeric label

capacity for cues, groups, submasters, and effects, and now you

have a dynamic video display that presents concise information in

a clear, readable form to support operator controls.

The EnAct family of control targets flexibility in how the console

operates by user-selectable conditions. The Set-Up Menu offers

the user real choices on how the console will respond. These

conditions allow features like Auto Record, Editing on Track and

Cue Screens, Advancing Submasters, Preset or Track Mode

operations, and Remote Record features. These features can also

be controlled by Macros. The user can switch these features by

Macro or Set-Up Screen, based on preference.

EnAct Consoles offer significant additions in the submaster

playback area of control. With up to eight pages of 24 playbacks,

the EnAct allows the operator to set unique sequences of actions

on the playbacks and operate them in a timed or manual mode.

Timed playbacks can be labeled as advancing so that the

completion of one automatically starts the next. Color-coded

Bump Controls also start and stop actions. The EnAct comes with

a Playback Display, designed to identify and coordinate these

features. Additional features include SMPTE & MIDI control inter-

faces.

EnAct Consoles offer enhanced performance on a RISC-based

central processing unit. The EnAct is based on work station

technology rather than PC-based controls. This difference is

apparent when large tasks are addressed by the console.

We believe that the EnAct Control family offers real progress in

user controls designed to adapt the changing role of lighting in the

90s.

This User Manual is supplied with your system. Copies of this

guide may be obtained from Electronics Diversified, Inc. for a

nominal charge. It is recommended that you copy those portions

of this manual applicable to your present use in the installation,

maintenance or repair and preserve the original in a safe place.

No part of this manual may be reproduced by any means,

graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying,

recording, taping, or information storage and retrieval systems,

without the express written permission of Electronics Diversified,

Inc., except in connection with installation, operation, repair and

maintenance of Electronics Diversified, Inc. systems.

the reader which section he is using.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

OVERVIEW

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Keypad Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Screen Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Action Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Command Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Number Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Selection Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Fader Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Macro Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Side Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Format a Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

SYSTEM SETUP

Start Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

STAGE SCREEN

Setting Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Merge, Insert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Recording Cues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Modifying Cues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Recording Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Recording Submasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Load & Run Cues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Interrupt Cues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Cue Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

PREVIEW SCREEN

Setting Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Change Cue Window Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Copy Cue Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

SUBMASTER SCREEN

Setting Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Change Sub Window Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Copy Submaster Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

GROUP SCREEN

Setting Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Change Group Window Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Copy Group Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

PLAYBACK SCREEN

Running Playbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Running Playbacks Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

TRACK SCREEN

Setting Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

CUE LIST SCREEN

Editing the Cue List Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

PATCH SCREEN

Patch by Dimmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Parked Dimmers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Position Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Unpatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Unity Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Patch by Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Position Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

EFFECT SCREEN

Activating Steps by Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

EFFECT TRACK SCREEN

Setting Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Example Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

SETUP SCREENS

Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

System Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Cues Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Submaster Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Patch Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Front Panel Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Save to Disk Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Load from Disk Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Print Functions Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Clear Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Time Functions Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Peripherals/Utilities Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

MISCELLANEOUS SCREENS

Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Macro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

ACCESSORIES

Remote Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Remote Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Hand-held Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Designer's Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

SMPTE Screen (Timed Actions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Common Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

ADDENDUM

EnAct Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

EnAct Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

SERVICE

Service/Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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OVERVIEW

FRONT PANEL

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1. PLAYBACK HANDLES:

Manual control of Submaster playbacks.

2. PLAYBACK BUMP BUTTONS:

Starts timed Submaster playbacks and bumps manuals to a Full

level.

3. EFFECTS CONTROLS:

Time and Level control for the running effects.

4. FADER TAKEOVER BUTTONS:

Captures active fades to a handle and unloads uncompleted

fades from the Faders.

5. MANUAL FADER CONTROLS:

Adjusts fade level from the point captured to Full.

6. COMMAND KEYPAD:

Moves through screens, enters values, and starts functions.

7. ENCODER WHEEL:

Adjusts selected channel levels, and speeds up / slows down

fades.

8. KEY SWITCHES:

Key access to power, record and backup functions.

9. DISK DRIVE:

Off-line storage of recorded show information.

KEYPAD LAYOUT

Fader Keys

Action Keys

Macro Keys

Action Keys

Command Keys Number Keys Selection Keys

Screen Keys

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The EnAct is a microprocessor-based control system with

all operational instruction sets and controls routines embedded

in read-only memory. The Control Console front panel allows

access to these instructions and routines through key

selections. All key selections are echoed on the system

Command Line located at the bottom left of your monitor.

The primary access to the control system is through the

keypad controls on the front panel of the console. The keypads

are grouped together under common control headings for

ease of operation. There are seven groups: Screen Keys;

Action Keys; Command Keys; Number Keys; Selection Keys;

Fader Keys and Macro Keys.

The general titles for the grouping of keys indicate their

functions.

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OVERVIEW

STAGE:

Thisscreen shows channels withlevelsfromthe various sources.

Also shown is information of the cue on stage and the two

following.Cues, groups and subscanberecorded or rerecorded

and cue times can be changed on this screen. A second press

will show the Source screen, which shows the source of the

channel levels.

PREVIEW:

This screen shows the contents of cues. A cue's levels and

attributes can be edited blind in this screen. New cues can also

be recorded. A second press will show a list of cues with

numbers and names.

SUBMASTER:

This screen shows the contents of submasters. A submaster's

levels and times can be edited blind in this screen. New

submasters can also be recorded. A second press will show a

list of submasters with numbers and names.

GROUP:

This screen shows the contents of groups. A group's levels can

beeditedblind in this screen. New groupscanalso be recorded.

A second press will show a list of groups with numbers and

names.

PLAYBACK:

This screen shows a listing of submasters and the current page

that is active. Times can be changed and handles can be forced

to new pages. The current level of the handle is also shown.

TRACK:

This screen shows the cues in a spreadsheet format. Cue levels

can be edited blind in this screen.

CUE LIST:

This screen shows the list of the cue times and attributes, which

can be edited.

A second press displays the Timed Actions screen. This screen

shows actions that can be started by SMPTE, a timer, or by the

clock.

PATCH:

This screen shows a patch by dimmers. Channels can be

assigned to dimmers as well as proportional levels and profiles.

Also,dimmerscan be parkedorassignedtosubmaster handles.

A second press will bring up a Patch by Channel screen.

EFFECT:

This screen will show Effect's steps and times. Group steps can

be added, inserted and deleted. A second press will bring up

the Effect Track screen. In this screen, the step levels are shown

in a spreadsheet format. Effects can be created and edited

simply on this screen.

SETUP:

This screen shows the user-definable parameters. These can

be set to any desired configuration. A second press will bring up

the Profile screen. Preheats and other custom profiles can be

edited.

MACRO:

This screen shows the keyhits of the Macro number displayed.

Macros can also be created and edited.

HELP:

Accesses Help window. Active keys and instructions for each

key are displayed.

SCREEN KEYS

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OVERVIEW

RESTORE:

Returnschannels to conditionspreviousto last enteredselection.

REM DIM:

Forces all other levels to '0'. Requires ENTER keystroke at end.

FLASH:

Access to feature which bounces level between set levels.

JUMP:

Pre-positions cursor to new label, channel or record blocks on

display.

SWAP:

Changes monitor information in optional dual monitor units.

SELECT:

Selectsmodeoptionsinrecordwindow,Patch screen, Playback

screen.

LAST:

Moves back to last item.

Advances to next item.

UP:

Moves channel levels up.

DOWN:

Moves channel levels down.

PAGE UP:

Moves screen page up.

PAGE DOWN:

Moves screen page down.

RELEASE:

Returnsmanually selected channeltoafader completed position

without recording modified levels. Ideal for temporary

modification of a channel value when the channel is addressed

in the next cue.

UPDATE:

Automatically records modified levels into existing cues.

ACTION KEYS

Action keys are designed to allow direct input to the

screen. Each action may be accompanied by key inputs from

the numeric or selection keypad.

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OVERVIEW

COMMAND KEYS

MERGE: Introduces Cues, Groups, Submasters on a 'highest

takes presedence' basis.

INSERT: Introduces Cues, Groups, Submasters on a 'last action'

basis.

RECORD: 1st key used in the Record process.

RECORD assumes CUE.

When recording a Cue, press RECORD and #.

When recording a Submaster, press RECORD and

SUBMASTER.

DELETE: Deletes Cues, Groups, Submasters.

SUB

MASTER: Accesses Submaster memories.

CUE: Accesses Cue memories.

GROUP: Accesses Group memories.

Command keys introduce the labeled items to the

command line. Command keys work with numeric keys to

assign conditions to the displays. All command keys require

the ENTER key to execute the action.

CUE

ONLY: Used when levels are modified for only one cue.

Resets previous levels for next cue without tracking.

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AND: and and

THRU: thru

EXCEPT: thru except

AT: Transition between number keys.

: Moves cursor up.

: Moves cursor to the left.

: Moves cursor down.

: Moves cursor to the right.

ENTER: Accepts and executes command line instruction.

:Backspace removes last entry on Command line.

CLEAR: Clears Command line.

SELECTION KEYS

OVERVIEW

NOTE: When addressing levels, a single-digit entry assumes the

number in the ten's column:

will yield at 70.

When two digits are entered, the second number goes to the

one's column:

will yield at 7.

DECIMAL KEY:

Used to insert between whole number cues or to identify tenth

of seconds.

FL KEY:

Full Key: Assigns value of 100%.

NUMBER KEYS

Numeric and selection keys allow the operator input on the

command line at the base of the CRT display. Numeric keys

are always considered channel numbers unless modified or

introduced by command keys.

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FADER KEYS

STOP/REVERSE:

When a fade is in progress, pressing STOP will halt all fades. The

second press clears the fader. The third press backs up one cue

on the cue list.

When a fade is not in progress, STOP backs up one cue on the

cue list.

GO:

Starts the Cue action loaded in the Fader window.

allows wheel to control Fader 1.

RATE:

Use Time/Rate key to control fader time with wheel.

OVERVIEW

Fader keys allow the operator to assign and control the

cues loaded to the faders.Small fader keys require the ENTER

key to complete the action.

Large keys are direct access keys.

MACRO KEYS

Macro keys are designed to allow the operator a method

of tailoring the console to individual performance needs.

Common, repetative keystrokes can be recorded together to

be replaced under a single keystroke.

The MACRO Screen key allows the operator to review or

edit any macro created. Macros can also be labeled with a

name for easy identification.

MACRO KEY:

Displays Macro Screen (see page 44.)

MACRO 1-6:

Single key access to the recorded Macro.

CREATE MACRO:

Used to open and close the Macro record process. Any keyhits

after Create Macro is pressed will automatically be recorded as

part of the Macro.

MACRO #:

Allow access to Macros greater than 6. Press Macro#, number

and ENTER to access a larger Macro number.

TIME:

Can specifiy time for the Go to Cue key. Also can specifiy time

during record cue action.

GO TO CUE:

Routes Stage display to a new position and indicates the next

action on Fader display.

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OVERVIEW

The function of each output connector on the rear of the

console is indicated below. Control cables furnished with the

console mate these outputs to the system connection plates

in the facility. All XLR connectors are keyed, locking connectors.

Position carefully at the receptacle, rotate until the connector

mates to the keyed position, then insert.

All 'D' series connectors require the thumb screws

associated with the male end to be tightened to insure proper

connection. Do not force connectors into position

3 5 7

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REAR PANEL

01. FOUR DMX OUTPUTS (5-pinXLR)

DMX #1 - Dimmers 1 to 512 (Standard)

DMX #2 - Dimmers 512 to 1024 (Standard)

DMX #3 - Dimmers 1025 to 1536 (Optional)

DMX #4 - Dimmers 1537 to 2048 (Optional)

02. HAND-HELD REMOTE (4-pin XLR)

03. DESIGNER'S REMOTE (4-pin XLR)

04. TIMED ACTIONS INPUT (optional) (3-pin XLR)

05. AUXILIARY SERIAL PORTS (Type DB15)

06. PRINTER OUTPUT (Type DB25)

07. MIDI IN & OUT (optional)

08. PC KEYBOARD (optional)

09. PERSONALITY MODULE (software update access)

10. VIDEO MONITORS (VGA standard disconnect)

11. REMOTE VIDEO (6-pin XLR)

12. MONITOR CONVENIENCE OUTLETS (300W max.)

13. FUSE (3 Amp)

14. POWER INPUT (92 to 235 VAC, 47/64 Hz, 3 Amp)

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