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TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 SGM Light Technology 23/08/1999 Ver. 2.
STUDIO SC USER GUIDE To Clear All the Memory.............................................................................................................................................5 Manual Preset Section..................................................................................................................................................6 The single or double preset:................................................................................................................................
To set the Hard/Soft Cross:....................................................................................................................................24 To set the Reset/Lamp value:.................................................................................................................................24 To set the Dip-switch configuration:......................................................................................................................24 To set the Beam find value:......
STUDIO SC USER GUIDE To Clear All the Memory 1. Switch on the board while holding down the Grab key (located by the memory registers section) 2. 1-10 will flash on the memory registers 3. Release the Grab key 4. Type in 121297 fast (within 4 seconds),i.e. memory register 1 button, memory register 2 button, memory register 1 button, etc. SGM Light Technology 12/12/2000 Ver. 2.
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STUDIO SC USER GUIDE The light gray faders, keys and printing, identify this section. There are 12 (STUDIO 12 SC) or 24 channels (STUDIO 24) available and two presets , A and B. The single or double preset: There are two ways to set the manual presets of your Studio lighting desk: The SINGLE PRESET operating mode; your Studio can control the double quantity of dimming channel it normally does (24 channels for Studio 12; 48 channels for Studio 24).
Flash Function: The flash master must be put to full. If the button underneath a channel is pressed when the flash master is raised then the channel will flash to the level of the flash master. Solo function: If the Solo button is enabled (LED lit) then all other channels will be blacked out leaving only the channel flashed. Link function: A channel can be isolated from the control of Master A and B and connected directly through the Grand Master. 1. Press and hold down the Link button, 2.
STUDIO SC USER GUIDE Chase Section To set up a chase: 1. Put the Direct fader to full and push the button underneath 2. Press and hold down the Chase button 3. Press the number of the chase required on the B master section. This LED will now flash 4. Release the Chase button 5. Press the Edit button. This LED will now flash 6. Press and hold the Step button 7. Select the step number, if setting up a chase this will be the number one. Press the button under the number one fader on the B preset section.
Set the knob as required. To allocate a Chase to a memory Register: A Chase can be run from a memory Register in the section marked REGISTER. 1. Put the Reg master fader to full 2. Press and hold the Reg button next to the Chase button 3. Press the button under the Register master required. This button must be enabled to collect the chase 4. Release Reg button 5. Press and hold the Chase button and select the chase number required 6.
STUDIO SC USER GUIDE Registers Section The dark gray knobs and the keys and light blue printing identify this section. The Studio desks have two operating mode which are the Reg Mode (Register Mode) and Direct Mode. • Reg mode operates directly on the memory registers and allows to carry out the necessary variations to Programs and Chases, directly in the register without having to reconstruct the register’s entire contents.
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STUDIO SC USER GUIDE To allocate a scene (preset) to a register: 1. Set up the required scene on preset A or B 2. Press and hold the Grab button 3. Press the button under the required register 4. The scene is now stored 5. Release the Grab key To clear a Register: 1. Make sure that all faders on presets A or B are at zero 2. Press and hold Grab button 3. Press the button under the Register to be cleared. The Register is now empty. To copy a scene from a register to another: 1.
To fade in/out a Register in a set time: The Registers can be either AND or OR mode. 1. Disable the Register (press the button under the Register fader so that the LED does not dimly flash) 2. Raise the Register fader to full (there will be no output) 3. Set the time required using the registers cross time knob by turning it to the number of seconds or minutes required. 4. Press the button underneath the Register, the scene will now fade in to time and the LED will fade to full strength over time 5.
STUDIO SC USER GUIDE Patching Functions Patching a dimming channel 1. Press button Setup 2. Use the Up/Down arrows to scroll to Dimmer Patch menu 3. Press the right-hand Scroll button. 4. Press the Up/Down buttons to select the DMX channel (into the DMX-CH field) to be assigned to the console’s control channel 5. Use the Left/Right arrows and move the cursor to the “CHANNEL” field 6.
Scan Control Functions The gray knobs and keys and light blue printing identify this section. Manual use of the unit: A unit can be manually controlled at any time whether a Program is enabled or not. Into a running Program, it’s possible to control only some desired fixture’s channels while the other channels will follow the settings plotted in the program. Select the unit required, then its LED will flash.
STUDIO SC USER GUIDE 4. Set the parameters as necessary 5. Press the left-hand scroll button to move back to the unit control channels To set up a program: 1. Decide which unit you are going to use in a programming sequence and allocate to the unit numbers section. For the purpose, use the Unit Patch menu located into the Set Up menu. 2. Press the Prog number you want 3. The units patched are immediately available and scenes will be stored while programming.
Press the Direct button 2. Press the program number and release, the program is now running 3. Set the time of the program using Speed and Rate knobs 4. Pressing the Bkward button can run the program backwards 5. The program can be stopped at any time by pressing the Pause button 6. Press the Music button if a sound to light flowing of programs’ steps is required. 1. To assign a program to a memory Register: Press and hold Reg button 2. Select the desired memory register by pushing its button 3.
STUDIO SC USER GUIDE 5. To modify the scanning area, press the light gray button under the one of the 4 small corner symbols, showed on the display, then move the joystick to the required new corner. 6. To store the new mirror position, press the button again. Operating areas can be created as required, regular or irregular scanning areas can be created. 7. Press the Util button to store the settings and leave Working Area menu. To test a new Working Area Press the Util button.
To reset a Unit: Press the Util button. Scroll with the scroll buttons until “Reset” appears on the display. Press the light gray button corresponding to the Unit to be reset. 4. The unit selected will automatically reset to its home position 5. Press the Util button to leave Reset menu. 1. 2. 3. To control the remote lamp ON/OFF of a Unit: Press the Util button. Scroll with the scroll buttons until “Lamp” appears on the display.
STUDIO SC USER GUIDE Internal Library This menu, made up of 3 sections, allows you to create, modify or delete the Fixture’s configuration from the Pilot’s internal memory. The 3 sections available are: 1. Create New Unit 2. Edit Existing Unit 3. Delete Unit Edit a New Unit 13 sub-menus are necessary to create a New Unit. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
To insert a new fixture configuration into the Studios’ library: Press the Menu button. Scroll with the up/down arrows until “Internal Library” appears on the display. 8. Press the right-hand Scroll button to enter the menu 9. Scroll with the up/down arrows until “Create New Unit” appears on the display. 10. Press the right-hand Scroll button to enter the menu. 13 sub-menus are available to create a New Unit. 6. 7. To insert the new fixture name: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
STUDIO SC USER GUIDE 3b) Effect String: allows to write the parameter’s name on top of each scann control fader. 1. By using the up/down arrows replace the “--------------------------------------“ which appear on display with the letters required to insert a short name describing each fixture’s parameter. Allow 4 or 5 letters to each name for a single fader. 2. By using the up/down arrows replace the “-------” with the required letters to write the fixture’s name. 3.
To set the Hard/Soft Cross: Scroll with the up/down arrows until “Hard/Soft Cross” appears on the display. 2. Press the right-hand Scroll button to enter the menu. 3. By using the up/down arrow, set here each channel as Soft or Hard. Soft allows to change the status, of a single parameter, to time. Hard mode, allow the snap changing, of the status of a single parameter, at the fastest speed available when running into a sequence 4. Press the left-hand Scroll button to escape the menu. 1.
STUDIO SC USER GUIDE Synchronization of the Desk with MIDI Signal All the Studio desks can be driven by using an external device, which can provide a MIDI, signal (i.e. a sequencer or keyboard). A MIDI signal is a digital protocol designed to allow Musical Instruments to communicate. It is used frequently in lighting by remote control. It connects via a 5 pin DIN connector. First of all the work channel must be set: the Midi protocol allows 16 channels (from 1 to 16) to be used.
Synchronization of the Desk with RS232 The Studio can use the serial interface for connection to outboard devices, which synchronize its operation. By means of a computer, it is possible to send commands via the RS232 signal. CHANNEL ON Purpose: select the channel to be switched ON. The command is followed by 2 values, which select the channel and the light output level. The first value is the channel: it is possible to select 24 channels (1 to 24) and the range values are 0-23.
STUDIO SC USER GUIDE Connection of the RS -232 CABLE for Studio lighting consoles: 2 RX TX 3 3 TX RX 2 7 RTS CTS 8 8 CTS RTS 7 5 GND 5 SMPTE Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) began work to develop a standardized synchronization method for the new medium.
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STUDIO SC USER GUIDE 5. To PLAY-BACK the track, you must hold down key and then press the track’s key you have just recorded, exactly at the time you pressed the same key when you record the track (this is important to obtain a good synchronization with music). The play-back will stop automatically when the track reaches its end. However, you can stop it any time by holding down and pressing the track key.
