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TABLE OF CONTENTS
BEFORE YOU BEGIN ........................................................................................................................................................... 3 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................... 4 USB TO DMX CABLE FEATURES ............................................................................................................................................................ 4 BOX INTERFACE FEATURES .................................................................................................................................................................... 4 RACK MOUNT INTERFACE FEATURES ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 SETUP ................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 CPU REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 6 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION (WINDOWS® VISTA AND XP) ........................................................................................................................... 6 HARDWARE INSTALLATION (WINDOWS® VISTA) ....................................................................................................................................... 9 HARDWARE INSTALLATION (WINDOWS® XP) ......................................................................................................................................... 10 DRIVER REINSTALLATION (WINDOWS® VISTA) ....................................................................................................................................... 12 DRIVER REINSTALLATION (WINDOWS® XP)........................................................................................................................................... 12 USING SOFTWARE ............................................................................................................................................................ 14 INITIAL PARAMETERS (INIT_PARAM) ...................................................................................................................................................... 14 CONTROL BOARD .......................................................................................................................................................................... 15 FIXTURE .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Creating New Fixtures ................................................................................................................................................ 18 Edit Existing Fixtures .................................................................................................................................................. 18 DMX Addressing Procedures...................................................................................................................................... 19 BUILDER .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Step Area .................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Scene Area ................................................................................................................................................................. 22 Mouse Area................................................................................................................................................................. 23 Miscellaneous Area..................................................................................................................................................... 24 Override Area.............................................................................................................................................................. 25 DMX Channels Area ................................................................................................................................................... 26 Activated vs Non-Activated Faders ............................................................................................................................. 27 Display Window .......................................................................................................................................................... 30 GENERATOR................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 Creating Movement Macros ........................................................................................................................................ 33 Creating Curves .......................................................................................................................................................... 35 Example ...................................................................................................................................................................... 37 Changing Groups ........................................................................................................................................................ 38 TIMELINE ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 Adding Multimedia Files .............................................................................................................................................. 40 Keyboard & Mouse Operation..................................................................................................................................... 40 Creating a Timeline ..................................................................................................................................................... 41 LIVE .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 43 Adding a Scene........................................................................................................................................................... 46 Playing Back Scenes .................................................................................................................................................. 46 2D VIEW ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 46 Importing a Picture ...................................................................................................................................................... 47 Selecting /Deselecting Fixtures................................................................................................................................... 47 Additional Options ....................................................................................................................................................... 47 SCREEN CONTROL ........................................................................................................................................................................ 48 3D VIEW ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 50 Navigating in 3D.......................................................................................................................................................... 50 Stage Settings............................................................................................................................................................. 51 Object Settings............................................................................................................................................................ 52 Fixture Settings ........................................................................................................................................................... 53 3D Settings ................................................................................................................................................................. 54 DMX INPUT ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 55 BACKUP........................................................................................................................................................................................... 56 RESTORE ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 57 STAND-ALONE ................................................................................................................................................................................ 58 TIPS & TRICKS .................................................................................................................................................................................... 59 TIMELINE ................................................................................................................................................................... 59 BUILDER .................................................................................................................................................................... 59 FIXTURE..................................................................................................................................................................... 59 2