Teatronics Lighting Controls TECH DIRECTOR Manuel utilisateur

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Owner's Manual

TECH DIRECTOR

LIGHTING CONTROL CONSOLE

TEATRONICS LIGHTING CONTROLS, INC.TEATRONICS LIGHTING CONTROLS, INC.

1236 LOS OSOS VALLEY RD., STE. G

LOS OSOS, CA 93402

Phone: (805) 528-6900

FAX: (805) 528-93455/29/97

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RECEIVING YOUR EQUIPMENT

As soon as you have received your equipment, open the boxes and examine the equipment inside. If any

damage is noted, contact the carrier immediately to file a claim for damages. When the equipment left the

factory it was in good condition and properly packed.

If you find the equipment to be in accordance with your order and the packing list, and also in good

condition, you may read on to the section covering SETUP and CONNECTION. If for some reason the

equipment in the carton does not agree with your order or the packing list, contact the factory immediately

and we will help solve the mystery.

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INTRODUCTION

Thank you for buying an Teatronics Lighting Controls, Inc. Tech Director Control Console. Please read

this manual thoroughly to understand your unit and to insure that you get the most out of it.

The purpose of the Owner’s Manual is to assist you in becoming familiar with your Tech Director: its

installation, operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance. Ownership of a sophisticated piece of electronic

equipment involves more than just “buy it and use it”. The Tech Director was designed in response to

users’ request for many features they felt were important. These features lie beneath the simplicity of

appearance. To fully appreciate them and what they can do for you, read on.

The Tech Director Control Console is a two scene analog manual console. It works well with the entire line

of Teatronics Lighting Controls Dimmer Packs as well as with packs made by other manufacturers of

remote controlled dimming equipment.

The internal construction is modular for ease of replacement in the event of failure. The circuit boards are

fully connectorized and the slide pots can be easily replaced when necessary because they are fastened to

the modular circuit boards which come out easily.

Take the time and care to follow these instructions and your Tech Director Console should provide you

with long-lasting quality lighting control.

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RECEIVING YOUR EQUIPMENT ..................................................................................... i

INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................. ii

SETUP AND CONNECTION.............................................................................................. 1

OPERATION......................................................................................................................... 4

ADJUSTMENTS .................................................................................................................. 8

MAINTENANCE.................................................................................................................. 9

IN CASE OF TROUBLE...................................................................................................... 10

LIMITED WARRANTY....................................................................................................... 12

DMX OUTPUT OPTION..................................................................................................... 13

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SETUP AND CONNECTION

MECHANICAL INSTALLATION

The Tech Director Console has no limitations on its physical orientation; it may be mounted in any

position without damage to the unit. Personal preferences usually dictate the best placement. All

controls should be easy to reach by the operator with emphasis on smooth operation of the slide controls

and easy access to the bump buttons. A moderate amount of ventilation is required when the console is

on; it should not be covered with a cloth, dustcover, or road-case when powered up. As with all

electrical equipment, moisture can cause permanent damage to the circuitry; the console should be

protected against rain, and beverages.

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION

The Tech Director requires a source of AC power at the console location. Input voltage to the console

can be factory ordered to be either 120 or 240 Volts at either 50 or 60 Hertz (120 V 60 Hz is standard).

The current required to operate is small (under 3 Amperes) however, since loss of power to the

console will black out the entire lighting system, it is suggested that a dedicated circuit be provided if

possible. A removable ‘international’ style power cord is provided to supply power to the Tech

Director. This cord is grounded for safety and electrical noise protection. Do not attempt to defeat

the ground by removal or adaptation.

All that is required to connect the control console to the dimmer pack(s) is a remote cable or cables of

the proper type. This cable is connected to the output jack on the back of the console and to the input

jack on the back of the dimmer pack(s). Each connector is keyed to assure proper connection; when

the keys are lined up the connectors will slide together with ease. Do not force connectors! Broken

connectors are not covered by the warranty.

Worklight ‘BNC’ connectors are provided across the top of the Tech Director Console. Although

more than one connector may be provided on your console, the circuitry inside the console was

designed to drive only one high intensity lamp (5 Watt type Q5 lamp) or two low intensity lamps

(3.25 Watt type 1815 lamp). Loading the circuitry with more than one high intensity lamp or more

than two low intensity lamps may cause erratic operation of the console and will lead to permanent

damage.

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Setup and Connection

Continued...

INTERFACE TO DIMMERS

Remote control lighting consoles use a low voltage (usually D.C.) control signal to vary the outputs of

the dimmer packs. The lighting industry has standardized on a “zero to ten” volt D.C. control signal.

The Tech Director follows this standard, but can be adjusted to meet many other control voltages to

interface with dimmers which do not follow the standard. Unless a different control voltage was

specified when your console was ordered, it is adjusted for zero to ten volt operation. When adjusted

for zero to ten operation, the control voltage is zero volts when a channel is off, ten volts when a

channel is on full, and varies linearly between the two extremes.

Each channel has its own control wire which runs to the dimmer pack(s). The standard output connector

groups the control signals in groups of twelve channels. A 24 channel console,therefore, will have two

output connectors. Each connector also carries signal return path properly called D.C. common al-

though it is often referred to as ‘ground’. The standard output connector on the Tech Director is a 16 pin

‘Standard Round Connector’ (SRC-16). The signals for channels 1 through 11 appear on pins 1 through

11. Channel 12 appears on pin 16. The common reference signal (D.C. common) is connected to pin

15. Pins 12 and 13 are used for power supply feeds from the dimmer pack(s) and are not connected in

the Tech Director. Pin 14 is not used. These pin-outs are shown in the table on the following page.

Teatronics Lighting Controls, Inc. dimmer packs are ‘plug compatible’ with the Tech Director. Twelve

channel packs will plug together with a standard “one to one” control cable (pin 1 wired to pin 1, pin 2

to pin 2 etc.). Eight channel packs will work with a standard cable also, but control channels 9 through

12 will be wasted. A “Spreader” cable may be made for eight channel packs so as not to waste control

channels. Six channel packs may be connected using a standard control cable, in which case the other

six control channels are looped to another six channel pack. Teatronics Lighting Controls, Inc. control

consoles may be factory ordered with custom connectors and output wiring.

The outputs of the Tech Director are diode isolated to allow multiple consoles to be connected to the

same dimmers. Each output is capable of sourcing 10 mA of current which corresponds to a load

impedance of 1000 Ohms (1 K Ohm) at standard zero to ten control voltage. Due to power supply

limitations, however, only 100 mA of current is available for all the outputs. Therefore only ten chan-

nels could be used if all were loaded to their maximum current. Luckily most modern dimmers do not

load the channel outputs of the console to anywhere near their maximum (Teatronics Lighting Controls,

Inc. dimmers require only .01 mA of current). As a rule, if the input impedance of the dimmers con-

trolled by a Tech Director are rated at 10,000 Ohms (10 K Ohms) or higher, there is no chance of

overloading the console.

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Pin numbers as seen facing the rear of the console

CONTROL OUTPUT PINOUTS

DB 15

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

15 14 13 12 11 10 9

SRC

4 3 2 1

9 8 7 6 5

13 12 11 10

16 15 14

Pin Number

DB 15

SRC

Function

Channel 1 control

Channel 2 control

Channel 3 control

Channel 4 control

Channel 5 control

Channel 6 control

Channel 7 control

Channel 8 control

Channel 9 control

Channel 10 control

Channel 11 control

+ 15 Volt supply from dimmer

- 15 Volt supply from dimmer

Not Used

D.C. Common

Channel 12 control

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OPERATION

CONTROLS AND INDICATORS

The operation of the Tech Director may be best understood by dividing the various controls into groups.

The groups we will divide the controls into for the purpose of this manual are: Master section,

Crossfader section, Submaster section, Channel section, and Effects section.

MASTER SECTION

The controls grouped into the Master Section are the Grand Master Slider, the Independent Master

Slider, the associated timers, and the Blackout Switch. These three controls have a global effect on the

rest of the console. The Grand Master Slider proportionally adjusts the level of the scene selected by the

Crossfader. The Independent Master adjusts the level of all submasters which are switched to the

Independent Master position regardless of the position of the Crossfader. The Blackout Switch, when in

the down (blacked out) position takes all channel outputs to a level of zero. The difference between the

Grand Master and Independent Master is that the Grand Master works through the Crossfader whereas

the Independent Master ignores the effect of the Crossfader. The timers above the Grand and Indepen-

dent Masters serve to delay the effect of moving the sliders. For example, if the timer above the Grand

Master is set to 10 (seconds), and the Grand Master slider is moved rapidly from zero to maximum, the

effect is the same as if the timer was set to zero and the Grand Master was gradually moved from zero to

maximum over a period of ten seconds.

CROSSFADER SECTION

The controls grouped into the Crossfader Section are the X Scene Slider, the Y Scene Slider, the associ-

ated timers, and the Crossfade Progress Display. In a two scene console (such as the Tech Director)

typically one scene is ‘active’ while the other scene is being pre-set for the next lighting cue. The

Crossfader Controls select which is the active scene, and which is the in-active scene (which may be

altered without affecting the outputs). The X Scene Slider affects the top row of channel controls (the X

Scene) whereas the Y Scene Slider affects the bottom row of channel controls (the Y Scene). The Y

Scene Slider is ‘up-side-down’ from all other sliders on the console in that its output is at maximum

when the slider is all the way down (toward the operator) and is at zero when the slider is all the way up

(toward the Chase Controls). The Y Scene Slider is oriented this way so that smooth fades from one

scene to the other may be made by moving both the X and the Y Scene Sliders together. The Crossfade

circuitry incorporated in the Tech Director is ‘dipless’; that is, if a channel is at the same level in both

scenes, that channel level will not dip (or peak) if the two scene sliders are moved together. The two

scene sliders do not have to be moved together, however. By splitting the crossfaders, one scene may be

faded out before the other scene is faded in, or the in-active scene may be faded in before the active

scene is faded out.

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Continued...

The timers associated with the X Scene and Y Scene Sliders function the same as the timers in the

Master Section; they serve to delay the effect of moving the slider. It should be pointed out that it is not

necessary to move the slider from zero to maximum for the timers to work. If the timer is set to 10, and

the associated slider is moved rapidly from zero to five (half way), it will have the same effect as if the

slider was moved from zero to five over a period of 5 seconds (half the timer setting).

The Crossfade Progress Display consists of ten Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) which approximately

track the position of the X and Y Scene Sliders when the associated timers are set to zero. When the

timers are not set to zero, the display shows the effective position of the sliders as the timed fade

progresses. Sometimes, during a timed crossfade, it is desirable to slow down or ‘hold’ the progress of

the fade. Slowing down the fade can be accomplished by simply turning up the setting of the timer.

Holding the fade may be done by matching the position of the Scene Sliders to the effective position of

the sliders as shown on the Crossfade Progress Display. Once the sliders have been moved to the

effective position of the timed fade, the fade will hold until the sliders are moved. At this time the timers

may be reset for a new time, or to zero, in which case the fade may be completed manually.

SUBMASTER SECTION

The controls grouped into the submaster section are the A, B, C, and D Submaster Sliders and the

associated Independent Master/Grand Master Selector Switches. Each submaster controls a group of

channels, and in turn is controlled either by the Grand Master (through the Crossfader) or by the Inde-

pendent Master (bypassing the Crossfader). The channels that each submaster controls are selected by

the Channel Selector Switches as described in the next section. The Independent Master/Grand Master

Selector Switch above each submaster select the mastering mode for that submaster.

CHANNEL SECTION

The controls grouped into the Channel Section are all the Channel Sliders and the associated Submaster

Selector Switches. Up until this point, the controls that have been discussed typically affect a group of

channels. The sliders and switches in the Channel Section affect only their own channel, that is the

controls for channel 1 have no affect on the output of channel 2 or any other channel. On the Tech

Director there are four controls for each channel (five if you count the Momentary Button described

below). These controls are the two sliders (X and Y Scene) and a Submaster Selector Switch for each

slider. Each channel’s output level is dependent on the settings of a number of sliders and switches. The

various possibilities of switch settings are numerous. A few of the possibilities are discussed here and

should give the user a fair understanding of the versatility of the Tech Director’s controls.

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Continued...

Standard two scene operation without submastering can be accomplished by placing all the submaster

sliders at full and switching all the Independent Master/Grand Master switches to Grand Master. Since

the submasters are all at full, the position of the Submaster Selector Switches on each channel does not

affect the output, however in the interest of neatness, it is recommended that all the switches be switched

either up or down. In this configuration, the Grand Master controls the overall level of all channels and

the crossfaders are used to fade from the X Scene to the Y Scene.

Two scene operation with submastering is the same as above, except the submasters may be used to

adjust the overall level of the channels which are switched to them. In this configuration some of the

channels in each scene will be switched to one submaster and some to the other. Since the submasters

themselves are still switched to Grand Master, the Crossfader controls which two submasters are active;

A & B are active if in the X Scene, C & D are active if in the Y Scene.

One scene operation with four submasters may be useful for certain events. This configurationmay be

accomplished in two ways. The first is to leave the Grand Master/Independent Master switches in the

Grand Master position and split the crossfaders so that both X and Y Scenes are active. The other way is

to switch the Grand Master/Independent Master switches all to Independent Master thus bypassing the

Crossfader.

In some cases it may prove useful to switch a channel from Mastered to Independent. A costly way to

provide this feature on a console is to add an additional switch for each channel. In the interest of

economy while still maintaining flexibility the Tech Director provides Independent Mode on each

channel by switching one of the submasters in each scene to Independent Master. The Submaster Switch

for each channel then becomes a Mastered/Independent Switch.

EFFECTS SECTION

The controls grouped into the Effects Section are the Bump Controls: Bump On/Off Switch, Add/Solo

Switch, and Bump Buttons on each channel and each submaster, and the Chase Controls: Chase On/Off

Switch, Forward/Reverse Switch, 8 Channel/4 Channel Switch, Rate Slider, and Level Slider. The Bump

Buttons (also called Momentary or Flash Buttons) are used to alter the channel (or submaster) level to

full without moving the slider. The Bump On/Off Switch disables the Bump Buttons when in the off

position. The Add/Solo Switch determines how a Bump Button affects the console. In the Add Mode,

the Bump Button adds the channel (or group of channels in the case of a submaster bump) to the output

of the console just as if the associated slider had been moved to full. In Solo Mode, the Bump Button

causes all the channels, except those that are bumped, to be blacked out, thus leaving only the bumped

channels on.

The Tech Director includes a Chase Unit which chases the first four or eight channels of the console

depending on the position of the 8 Channel/4 Channel Switch. The Chase On/Off Switch turns off the

Chase Unit so that if the chase level is accidently brought up, the outputs will not start chasing. The

Forward/Reverse Switch determines the direction of the chase; in Forward Mode, the chase sequence

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