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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    4.5. PrereQuiSiteS ................0 4.5. ViDeO graBBing CaPaBilitieS ............ 0 4.5.3 QuBeCOntrOl SOFtware inStallatiOn ........0 5. WORKING WITH A STAGEQUBE 324 ARRAY ............12 5. Starting the software .................... 5.2 FinDing THE STAgEQUBE 324 ................ 12 5.3 ARRAy COnFigURATiOn ................. 13 5.4 USing QUBECOnTROL ..................
  • Page 3 5.5. Frame parameters .................... 7 5.5.3 realtime Parameters ..................7 5.5.4 Preview ......................7 5.5.5 Media Player ....................8 5.5.6 Vga-in and test ....................8 5.5.7 Qube layout ..................... 8 6. Technical specifications ....................18...

  • Page 4: Safety Instructions

    CAUTION! Unplug mains lead before opening the housing! FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INITIAL START - UP! 1. Safety instructions every person involved with installation and maintenance of this device have to: - be qualilfied - follow the instructions of this manual CAUTION! Be careful with your operations.

  • Page 5: Structural Requirements

    Only operate the fixture after having checked that the housing is firmly closed and all screws are tightly faste- ned. Operate the device only after having familiarized with its functions. Do not permit operation by persons not qualified for operating the device. Most damages are the result of unprofessional operation! Please use the original packaging if the device is to be transported.

  • Page 6: Vertical Suspended Type With Abutment

    2.2.2.2 Vertical Suspended Type with Abutment - the annular lug must have been approved to bear loads of 330 kg by the manufacturer. - all suspension points shall be designed for load actions of .65 kn. - dynamic lifting forces and downward motions as a result of elastic materials shall be considered for the suspension points.

  • Page 7: Hadling

    The fixture itself has no control elements. All the configuring and controlling is accessed via the Qube Control Software. See chapter 5. 3.3 Handling Do not shake the device. Avoid brute force when installing or operating the device. NEVER place the fixture on the ground with the leD –...

  • Page 8: Hanging A Stageqube34 Array From A Truss

    Make sure that the connector plate (see picture above) is placed in the right orientation: For horizontal con- nections, the marker must be visible from above; for vertical connections, the marker must be visible when looking from the right side. Fix the connector plate with 4 conical splints, as shown below, and secure it with the appropriate spring.

  • Page 9: Setting Up The Fixtures On The Floor

    CAUTION! To connect to a truss, only use the designated truss connectors. Make sure that the device is fixed properly! Ensure that the structure (truss) to which you are attaching the fixtures is secure. When connecting an array of StageQube324s to a truss, make sure the topmost fixture of EVERY column is properly attached to the truss.

  • Page 10: Setting Up The Qubecontrol Software

    For further information on how to modify the network settings, use the windows help files. the QubeControl software is installed with robe Media Fusion: it creates a shortcut on the desktop and is available through the windows Start menu: Start / all Programs / robe Media Fusion / QubeControl.
  • Page 11 Follow the instructions on the screen. In the following dialog, click “Next” to install the application in the standard folder, or change the installation path and click “Next”: Click “Next” to create the Standard shortcut in the Start Menu folder or choose a different folder. If you want to run the application on Windows startup automatically, make sure that the “Autostart”...

  • Page 12: Working With A Stageqube 324 Array

    Click the “Install” button to perform the installation with the previously selected options: The last dialog box of the installation process: Now you will find a desktop icon and a new “Robe” folder in your start menu. 5. WORKING WITH A STAGEQUBE 324 ARRAY Make sure that the array is powered up and connected to the PC.

  • Page 13: Array Configuration

    If uknknown StageQube324s are discovered, a dialog box appears showing the number of StageQube324s found in the network. If the number of StageQubes324 found corresponds to the number you have connected, you don’t need to discover again. Just click “No” in the above dialog. All (unconfigured) StageQube324s turn yellow to indicate that they haven’t been given their place in the array.
  • Page 14 At this point you are free to modify the number of lines and columns by clicking the “+” and “-“ buttons on the right. You don’t necessarily need to respect the total amount of StageQube324s in your array. This becomes important later if you want to create free forms of arrays.
  • Page 15 If all StageQube324s have been clicked and configured, your screen looks like this: Click “Save” to save the configuration Further possibilities to set up StageQube324 arrays: For some stage designs pure rectangular shapes of the StageQube34 array are not possible or wanted. the following example shows how to perform the right settings for free shapes: StageQube324 array, example for free shape imagine a rectangle that spans the array horizontally and vertically.

  • Page 16: Using Qubecontrol

    In the example you set the size of the array to 10 by 5 and start configuring. Just click the corresponding Sta- geQube324s on the screen as you would do with a rectangle matrix. If all StageQube324s are configured, just click “Save”.

  • Page 17: Frame Parameters

    test: in test mode, you can manually select the basic leD colours red, green and blue (see n line Pattern: use this option to see a test pattern of the basic colours red, green and blue. Select delay time and start the pattern in the test area (see n 5.5.2 Frame parameters in this area the video source resolution, the preview resolution and the resolution of your StageQube34 array are displayed.

  • Page 18: Media Player

    5.5.5 Media Player the built-in Media Player has got the basic functionalities: Play, Pause, Stop, repeat, and a scrubber bar. the software can play the following formats: mpg/mpg, wMV and certain aVi-Files. VOB-Files from uncryp- ted (not copy-protected) DVDs are also supported. The resolution is limited to 800 x 600 px for your source video.
  • Page 19 - Integrated Ethernet switch with 3 Ethernet ports (Neutrick Ethercon) - Daisy chain of up to 8 StageQube34´s ethernet connection,the third ethernet connector allows (theoretically) 255 StageQube 324 in a system without any additional hardware (tree structure) Specifications are subject to change without notice.

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