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Strand 500ML Quick Start Manual

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500ML LIGHTING
CONTROL CONSOLE
QUICK START GUIDE
VERSION 1.04 AND LATER

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  • Page 1 500ML LIGHTING CONTROL CONSOLE QUICK START GUIDE VERSION 1.04 AND LATER...
  • Page 2 QUICK START GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 3 QUICK START GUIDE W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...

  • Page 4: About This Guide

    QUICK START GUIDE PREFACE 1. About this Guide Text Conventions About the 500ML Lighting Control Console Included Items (this document) W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M...

  • Page 5: Console Overview

    QUICK START GUIDE CONSOLE OVERVIEW 1. Control Features Masters (Faders) W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 6 QUICK START GUIDE 8-Inch TFT Touchscreen Command / Programming Keys Encoders Multifunction Wheel USB 2.0 Ports - Faceplate W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...

  • Page 7: Rear Panel - External Connections

    QUICK START GUIDE 2. Rear Panel - External Connections (see detail) (monitor sold separately) USB 2.0 Ports - Rear Panel Network Port DVI Port W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 8 QUICK START GUIDE BASICS 1. The Fixture Library Concept System Library User Library Show Library 2. Screens W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 9 QUICK START GUIDE Opening Screens and Dialogs Command Line Syntax W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 10 QUICK START GUIDE External Monitor W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...

  • Page 11: Operation

    QUICK START GUIDE OPERATION 1. To Begin Using the Console Unpack Console and Accessories Connect Console to Any Accessories and Power Boot the Console W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...

  • Page 12: Working With Shows

    QUICK START GUIDE 2. Working with Shows 3. To Create or Load a Show Creating a New Show Press to create a new show Dropdown menu to load an existing show W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 13 QUICK START GUIDE Showfile Name Field Loading an Existing Show Importing Shows from a USB Key W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 14 QUICK START GUIDE W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 15 QUICK START GUIDE Saving Show Files Exporting a Show to USB Key W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 16 QUICK START GUIDE W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 17 QUICK START GUIDE Closing a Show W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 18 QUICK START GUIDE PROGRAMMING 1. Fixture Setup Adding Fixtures to a Show W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 19 QUICK START GUIDE W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 20 QUICK START GUIDE Patching Fixtures W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...

  • Page 21: Working With Fixtures

    QUICK START GUIDE 2. Working with Fixtures Selecting Fixtures Selection Order Selecting Fixtures Using Keypad / Command Line W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 22 QUICK START GUIDE Selecting / Deselecting Fixtures Using Fixture Pool Window Selecting Fixtures Using a Previously Recorded Group Fixture Sub-Selection Main Toolbar Selection Toolbar W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 23 QUICK START GUIDE Selecting Fixture X out of Y Assigning Names to Fixtures W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...

  • Page 24: Working With Groups

    QUICK START GUIDE 3. Working with Groups About Groups Creating a Group Updating Groups W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...

  • Page 25: Working With Values

    QUICK START GUIDE Selecting and Deselecting Groups 4. Working with Values What is the Programmer? W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 26 QUICK START GUIDE Fixture Attribute Values Emptying the Programmers "Content" W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 27 QUICK START GUIDE Assigning Values to Fixture Attributes Altering Intensity (Dimmer Values) Using Multifunction Wheel Altering Intensity (Dimmer Values) Using Keypad For Example: [0] [THRU] [100] with 3 selected fixtures will set fixture 1 to 0%, fixture 2 to 50% and fixture 3 to 100%.
  • Page 28 QUICK START GUIDE Altering Parameters Using Encoders W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 29 QUICK START GUIDE Altering Color Values Using Swatch Book Filter Gels by Manufacturer Filter Gels by Search Function W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 30 QUICK START GUIDE Altering Color Values Using Color Picker Fanning (Spreading) Values Across Fixtures 5. Presets Working with Presets W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 31 QUICK START GUIDE For example, you have recorded a preset containing only Pan and Tilt for Fixtures 501 through 510. This preset is not applicable to Fixtures 511 and 512. However this preset may also be recalled by fixture 501 and 504 only. Storing a Preset Updating Preset Contents W W W.
  • Page 32 QUICK START GUIDE Recalling a Preset as a Reference Recalling a Preset as a Hard Value 6. Cuelists What is a Cuelist? Storing Cues in a Cuelist W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 33 QUICK START GUIDE Storing a Cuelist to a Master ❚ ❚ W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 34 QUICK START GUIDE Storing Cues in Cuelists Using Cuelist Pool Window Cuelist View (Cue Sheet) Window ❚ ❚ W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 35 QUICK START GUIDE Changing Cue Names and Timings Edit Cuelist Window W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...

  • Page 36: Working With Masters

    QUICK START GUIDE 7. Working with Masters Master Basics Assigning a Grandmaster W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 37 QUICK START GUIDE Assigning Fixtures to Masters (Creating an Inhibitive Master) Assigning Groups to Masters (Creating an Inhibitive Groupmaster) Assigning Cuelists to Masters ❚ ❚ W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 38 QUICK START GUIDE Assigning a Speedmaster Assigning a Fademaster Configuring Fader and Button Functions W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 39 QUICK START GUIDE 8. Working with Fader Pages W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...

  • Page 40: Artnet And Shownet Output Setup

    QUICK START GUIDE Changing Fader Pages Template Page 9. ArtNET and Shownet Output Setup DMX Output Setup W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 41 QUICK START GUIDE ArtNet Setup ShowNet Setup W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...

  • Page 42: Maintenance

    QUICK START GUIDE MAINTENANCE 1. Importing and Exporting Fixture Libraries Exporting Fixture Libraries W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 43 QUICK START GUIDE W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 44 QUICK START GUIDE Importing Fixture Libraries W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 45 QUICK START GUIDE W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...

  • Page 46: Updating Console Software

    QUICK START GUIDE 2. Updating Console Software Updating Console Software via USB Key W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 47 QUICK START GUIDE W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 48 QUICK START GUIDE W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 49 QUICK START GUIDE Updating Console Software via Internet Connection W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 50 QUICK START GUIDE W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...

  • Page 51: Calibrating Touchscreens

    QUICK START GUIDE 3. Calibrating Touchscreens Calibrating Internal Console Touchscreen W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 52 QUICK START GUIDE Calibrating External Console Touchscreen W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 53 QUICK START GUIDE HOTKEYS 1. General Hotkeys 2. Programmer Hotkeys 3. Output Screen Hotkeys 4. Library Editor Hotkeys 5. External Keyboard Hotkeys W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 54 QUICK START GUIDE IMPORTANT INFORMATION Warnings and Notices Additional Resources for DMX512 trand Lighting Limited Two-Year Warranty Open Source Software W W W. S T R A N D L I G H T I N G .C O M STR-65354B...
  • Page 55 The information presented in this document is not intended as any commercial off er and does not form part of any quotation or contract, unless otherwise agreed by Signify. Data subject to change. 500ML LIGHTING CONTROL CONSOLE Quick Start Guide Document no.: STR-65354B...

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