Designed for small and mid-sized projects and installations, dot2 offers advanced functionality without confusing options. Intuitive operation is the core of the dot2 philosophy and with all connectivity onboard, the dot2 range is suitable for most theater, touring, corporate, television and education lighting environments.
IBM® compatible PC or notebook necessary. Additional requirements to use certain features: To use Art-Net with a dot2 onPC and Windows® 8 or Windows® 8.1, it is necessary to start the application as administrator. To change settings like the system clock, you need admin rights on your Windows® system.
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2 U s e r Ma n u a l 2.3. Installation of dot2 onPC For running the dot2 onPC software, it is necessary to copy and install the program files on your PC. standard directory The installation is possible in every root directory or in the "C:\ProgramData\MA Lighting...
The goal is to give you a hands-on experience with the console. Even though the general idea with the dot2 is to have a console that doesn't need a manual, you still might want to take the tour to get familiarized with the functions and principles of the dot2.
And the response from the console would look like this: Fixture 42 At Full Please follow the step of this guide and I hope you'll have a great experience with the dot2. That's it! We should be ready to move on to the next chapter.
- This screen allows you to view and select different things and functions. We'll talk a lot more about this one. If you have a dot2 XL-F or dot2 XL-B, you have some more executors and you have another screen (screen 3) on the left side. Please press the key to see the executors numbers.
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When you have a blue background on the name you can release the encoder and then just to press it shortly - if you are using the dot2 onPC, then you can't do this, instead you can use the mouse and right click the cell.
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So again there are shortcuts to most words. We created cue number 3 with a fade time of 5 seconds. We can also see that the dot2 is running a macro when you store. This macro removes unnecessary values in your cue list.
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That would make sure that we don't track the new 0% values into cue 7. This is an example of some of the many ways you can work on the dot2. Often there's not just one way to do something.
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Master Speed in the Magic Speed view. The MA dot2 is handling speed as BPM (Beats Per Minute). This is used for chasers and effects and both are adjusted by the Master Speed fader in the Magic Speed view.
The dot2 family consists of three different consoles. The smallest is called "dot2 core". This is the commands section and a special Core Fader section. Then there's the "dot2 XL-F". This is the same as a core with an extra fader wing build in.
Red backgrounds are devices that should be in your networks but is missing. You can remove a device from your network by selecting it and press Remove . As written above: The limit for each session is five dot2 consoles/onPC's, five dot2 3D visualizers and 10 dot2 Node4 (1K)s.
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3.24. Getting Started Guide - Happy programming Thank you for taking the time to go through the Getting Started Guide. In this we have touched many of the functions in the MA dot2. There are a lot of details that I didn't write anything about.
4. What are... In this section we'll try to answer some of the questions about the different elements in the dot2. It's meant to help you understand the concept of the different terms used throughout the manual and the console.
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This information is then put in the drawer and the drawer is labeled. If it was a red color then it would be labeled "Red". Not all drawers are labeled this smart. The dot2 don't know what the different positions are, so they are just labeled "Position".
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If you add a fixture that hadn't previously been used, then the dot2 can automatically create a hidden cue number zero and put the default value (the value a fixture has if it isn't told anything) in that cue. Cue Zero can be activated...
Cue View 4.9. What are effects Effects in the dot2 are attributes that dynamically changes between two values. The dot2 comes with a set of build in effects that you can modify. The effects run on the different preset types. You can't currently make effects on the Control, Shapers and Video preset types.
IPv6. Most newer computers have this. A dot2 core can connect to a maximum of 4 external wings. A dot2 XL already have an build-in wing so it can connect to a maximum of 3 external wings. Wings are connected to a specific console (real dot2 console or dot2 onPC).
The DMX tester have a higher priority than your programmer and the executors. This means that If a DMX channel is active in the DMX tester, then you can't control it using the normal functions of the dot2. You'll need to turn the DMX tester off or take that specific DMX channel out of the DMX Tester.
A new and empty show In a new and empty show we need to add some fixtures before we can do anything with the dot2. If you already have some fixtures in your show, then you can jump down to the...
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Internal drive. is the internal drive of the dot2, If you have a USB drive connected, then you can change to the library on the USB drive. The other encoders are used to change the fixture manufacturer, the fixture type and if the fixture have more than one mode, then you can use the right encoder to select the mode of the fixture.
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The name doesn't have to be unique. Patch The fixtures we add needs a DMX patch address for us to be able to control them. The dot2 suggest the first available address after the last patched fixture. You have several options for adjusting this value. If you tap the three white dots in the input field gives you an drop down that allows you to adjust the universe number and the DMX address in the selected universe.
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This gives you extra lines in the Patch and Fixture Schedule under the fixture you selected. Each line can have their own name and own DMX address. The dot2 will then mirror the DMX output on these DMX addresses. The selected fixture and the multipatches share the same Fixture ID.
5.4. How to save and load your show Your shows can be saved to the internal drive of the dot2 console. But it can also be saved to an external USB drive. When you have shows stored, you can load them into console and play them back.
Then plug the USB drive back into the grandMA2 and load the show from the drive. You'll get a grandMA2 show that have all the show data from the dot2, but all the areas that are not defined by the dot2 will be the factory defaults.
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2 U s e r Ma n u a l The dot2 is technically a command line console. Everything that happens is also a command that's executed in the command line. To learn more about the actual commands you can write, please have a look at the...
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Naming window. The dot2 will try to name the preset based on it's best guess. This doesn't work if there's no definite value. An example is position presets. The dot2 simply doesn't know what the fixtures are pointed at, so auto-naming them doesn't make sense.
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. This means that after you have stored a cue all unchanged values are Protect removed. Please use the function (read below) if you want to "block" a cue. The dot2 is a tracking console. If you don't know what this means please have a look at the What is tracking help page.
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Wings You can connect wings to your dot2 console or to dot2 onPC. The wings are assigned to a specific device. If this device is lost on the network then the wing loose it's functionality and waits to be assigned to a different device.
4096 DMX channels. The DMX output of the console doesn't work if the console doesn't work. So you can add dot2 Node4 (1K)s to your network. This allows you to have a backup or remote DMX output.
Tools and then MIDI Monitor If you are using a dot2 onPC, then you need to setup your MIDI in and outputs. This is also done in Tools menu. Here you can tap MIDI Configuration and select what MIDI devices you use to receive and transmit MIDI.
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MIDI. MIDI Show Control (MSC) output The dot2 can transmit MSC commands to a device. This can be used to control other devices (like sound samplers). All the settings for this is found in...
5.15. How to use the external screen You can connect an external screen with a DVI connector. The DVI output from the dot2 is a digital only output. This means that you cannot attach a DVI to VGA adaptor and attach a VGA screen. It needs to be a digital screen with a DVI connector.
5.16. How to reset the console The factory reset, returns the dot2 console to the state it was in, when it was first time powered. This is useful for troubleshooting problems that might be caused by settings that were changed after first time powered.
As long as you are in the preview mode, then your programmer functions as the blind function, but you can also run cues with their cues timings. Your screens will show you the cue content and if you have a dot2 3D connected then you can see the previewed cues in the 3D.
In the raw dimmer view, you control the raw dimmer channel values in percent from the selected fixtures. All fixture types with a color mix system have a raw dimmer channel in the dot2 to select the brightness. Encoder Bar Functions The default encoder speed is without decimal place.
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A selected file has an blue background in the line and a white frame around the cell. To sort a column on the console, tap and hold the cell of the column header. To sort a column on the dot2 onPC, right mouse click in the cell of the column header. For more information, see how to save and load a show.
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Key. 43. Shuffle Selection: The dot2 remembers the order of how you select the fixtures, e.g. from fixture 1 to 10 or from fixture 10 to 1. This necessary for e.g. effects or the highlight function. The shuffle selection macro mixed-up the order of the fixture selection.
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2 U s e r Ma n u a l 7.40. MIDI Configuration Important: The MIDI Configuration window is only available with a dot2 onPC. On a dot2 console is this configuration not necessary. MIDI Configuration window...
To open the Network Interface Window, press Setup and tap in the column DMX/Network at In this window, you select the network interface for the dot2 onPC. To see the current network interface, open the System Information Window. To select a network interface, tap on the respective tile. The console asks to confirm the settings and restart the onPC.
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If you are not in a session, Art-Net or sACN is not active. Network protocols and dot2 onPC: To use Art-Net or sACN with a dot2 onPC, it is necessary to have a Node4 (maximum 1024 DMX channels) or dot2 console connected.
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Display if tilt encoder invert is on or off (= nothing is displayed). To change the status, press and hold the cell or press the scroll encoder. Visualization Color: The visualization color, helps to display the actual color of the light in the dot2 3D or the Fixtures View, e.g. for dimmer using a gel.
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Schedule. It is used to control several DMX addresses by using one fixture ID in the console. The multipatch fixtures are doing all the same, indicated by the same fixture ID. The multipatched fixtures are visualized in the dot2 3D. For...
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The dot2 onPC is missing a connected device to have DMX output. A connected dot2 console or a connected Node4 is necessary for the dot2 onPC, to have a DMX output. More than 1024 DMX channels are patched on a dot2 onPC.
A slot can have four different status: Fixed Internal: This slot is fixed internal, e.g the core fader or the additional wing of a dot2 XL-B or dot2 XL-F. A fixed internal slot is displayed with a red status indicator.
If no velocity is entered, velocity 127 (full) will be used. If the dot2 is in a session, the MIDI Notes messages will be send only on the session master to avoid double traffic. If the Off command is used, a MidiNote Off is sent.
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Fixed issue with wrong defaults for dot2 Node4s. The defaults are changed that dot2 Node4s are always configured with out ports now. Fixed issue with stored dot2 Node4s in old show files. dot2 Node4s will be reconfigured to have all ports as out now.
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New export function for executors (= cues view) and patch & fixture schedule as .xml files. New indication in cues view, when fade/delay is overwritten by executor time master. Name of dot2 Node4 can be changed, saved in show file and will be shown on the display of the dot2 Node4 (if connected).
2 U s e r Ma n u a l 11. Error Handling If the dot2 is not working like in the description of the following manual, there are the following opportunities. Error message : You can not go forward to the next step of the description and you get an error message:...
Please command line view displays, if a crash log file is provided. 11.4. Error Messages If the following error messages does not help to solve the problem, please call or write an e-mail to the dot2 support. E-Mail: support@ma-dot2.com Phone: +49 5251 688 865 27...
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