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Stage CL 
Made for LEDs 
Version 1.0 

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  • Page 1 Stage CL  Made for LEDs  Version 1.0 ...
  • Page 2 Information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor. Jands Pty Limited shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from the use of information or any error contained in this manual. It is recommended that all service and repairs on this product be carried out by Jands Pty Limited or its authorised service agents.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

      Contents  Contents  1. Welcome to the Stage CL ............2‐1 About the Stage CL? ..................... 2‐1 Need more information? ..................2‐1 2. Getting started................2‐1 Setting up the console ..................2‐1 Switching on ......................2‐1 3. Quickstart ................3‐1 4. Patching your lights..............4‐1 Using the Patch wizard..................4‐1 Adding fixtures to the patch manually..............4‐3 5. About the console controls .............5‐1 Console layout...................... 5‐1 HSI Channel strip ....................5‐1 Using the fixture controls..................5‐3 The Touchscreen, Dial and Buttons ..............5‐5 6.
  • Page 4 Contents  Recording a Chase ....................9‐1 Playing a Chase .....................9‐2 Editing a Chase .....................9‐4 Copying a Chase to another playback ..............9‐6 10. Monitoring the console ............10‐1 Monitoring playback...................10‐1 Monitoring the fixture controls................10‐2 Monitoring the DMX output................10‐3 11. Setup & Preferences ............. 11‐1 Setup........................11‐1 Preferences......................11‐3 System information ....................11‐4 Updating the Software ..................11‐4 12. Saving & Loading Show Files ..........12‐1 Saving a show .....................12‐1 Loading a show ....................12‐1 13. Autopilot ................13‐1 Using Autopilot ....................13‐1 14.

  • Page 5: Welcome To The Stage Cl

    This is why Jands have created the Stage CL. Designed specifically for LED fixtures but just as suitable for conventional lights the Stage CL gives you full control of your LEDs and is incredibly easy to use. Need more information?  If you have questions about the Stage CL or you’d like more information, go to our website at www.jands.com/lighting, or call us on +61-2-9582-0909...

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    100 and 240vAC. Connect the power supply’s 12v DC connector to the Stage CL and pass the cable through the strain relief moulding. DMX Output  The Stage CL can output one Universe (512 channels) from its DMX output. Use a 5 pin DMX cable to connect the console to your lights. Ethernet ...
  • Page 8 Once it finishes loading the program, Stage CL displays the Home screen. If this is the first time you’ve opened Stage CL not all the buttons will be available. You have to either load a show from the ‘Shows’ window or begin a new one by patching your fixtures in the ‘Patch’...
  • Page 9   Shutdown  The Shutdown button is located above the touchscreen. Press this button to shutdown the console safely. When you do this Stage CL will display a message when it is safe to turn the console power off. Autopilot  The Autopilot button is located above the touchscreen. Press this button to switch the stage CL to autopilot mode.

  • Page 11: Quickstart

      3. Quickstart  Once you’ve got your Stage CL system connected and powered up you can patch up to 12 fixtures (or groups of fixtures). Even if you decide to get started without reading the rest of the manual please...
  • Page 12 Switching on  Quickstart  Icon This control… does this… Clear + Play Hold Clear and press a Scene, Chase or Cuelist play button to delete the item recorded to that location. Fade Time dial Turn to adjust the fade time up or down. Single tap Displays the fade time on the touchscreen Double tap...

  • Page 13: Patching Your Lights

    If it’s not already open click on the Patch button on the touch screen. Stage CL displays the Patch window: This is where you tell the Stage CL what sort or fixtures you are using and which DMX channels each fixture is assigned to. You can either patch your fixtures one by one or use the built in Wizard to speed things up.
  • Page 14 Use the touchscreen dial to scroll up or down the list of fixtures in the right column. When y your fixture is highlighted press the Next button. Stage CL opens the Patch information window: If it’s not already selected, tap on the Quantity field and use the touchscreen...

  • Page 15: Adding Fixtures To The Patch Manually

    If you want to patch more fixtures, press the ‘More’ button and repeat steps 2-6. If you have patched all 12 Fixture Channels or are finished, press the ‘Done’ button. Stage CL returns you to the Patch window where you can see the fixtures you’ve patched and their DMX addresses.
  • Page 16 Press the ‘Copy’ button at the bottom of the window. Scroll to the channel number you want to use. Press the ‘Paste’ button at the bottom of the window. Stage CL patches the fixture at the next available DMX address.
  • Page 17 When you are finished press OK to return to the Patch window. Adding to the Fixture Library  If you can’t find the fixture you want to use in the Stage CL patch window you can create your own, provided you know how many channels your fixture uses, what they control and the values required to control them.
  • Page 18 Stage CL opens the Edit fixture window: Press the touchscreen dial button to enter details for the first channels of the fixture. Stage CL recognises these features: Intensity, Red, Blue, Green, Amber, White, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and ‘Other’.
  • Page 19 To do this: Select fixtures from the ‘Generic’ folder in the Patch - Library window. Press the ‘Copy’ button at the bottom of the window. Stage Cl copies the fixture and switches to the ‘My Fixtures’ folder with the copy fixture selected.

  • Page 21: About The Console Controls

    HSI Channel strip  The Stage CL has 12 control sets, each set lets you control the Intensity and Colour of 1 fixture or a group of fixtures that are patched to the channel. These control sets consist of: This control..
  • Page 22 Channel fader fades the intensity of the channel from 0 to 100% The Stage CL uses ‘Fader gating’. This means that if the fader isn’t set at the same level as the actual channel output you have to move the fader up or down to match the output level before the fader takes control.

  • Page 23: Using The Fixture Controls

    Master faders are at full. Then bring up the Fixture faders so your fixtures come on and adjust the Hue and Saturation controls to change their colours. To speed up programming the Stage CL controls include some shortcuts and special features: Select buttons ...
  • Page 24 Page  In Scene mode (see below) Stage CL can store up to 7 pages of Scenes (or Chases) to the twelve Fixture faders. To switch between pages press the page button. The LED indicates the 7 pages – p age 1 – Yellow, page 2 Red, page 3, Green, page 4 Blue, page 5 Magenta, page 6 Cyan, page 7 White.

  • Page 25: The Touchscreen, Dial And Buttons

    About the console controls  The Touchscreen, Dial and Buttons    The Touchscreen, Dial and Buttons   Once your fixtures are patched you can do most things, including recording and playing scenes, chases and a cuelist without using the touchscreen or the buttons around it at all. But by using the touchsreen you can access shortcuts, display information about your show, edit what you’ve recorded and much more.
  • Page 26 • Cues - see Setting a Cue Fade time on page 8-4 Grand Master and DBO  The Grand Master fader scales the intensity of all output from the Stage CL console. DBO  The Dead Black Out (DBO) button takes all intensity to 0%, while it is held down.
  • Page 27 About the console controls  The Touchscreen, Dial and Buttons    Chase controls  In the chase control section there are 4 buttons and a fader This control… does this… The dial adjusts the Chase rate (BPM setting). • Tap the sync button to set the chase scale rate and sync your chases to a beat.

  • Page 29: Colour

    Select one or more fixtures. From the Home screen select the Colour button. Stage CL opens the Colour window with the Colour watches tab selected: Touch on one of the 18 colour buttons. Stage CL sets the selected lights to this colour. Using the colour picker ...

  • Page 30: Editing The Colour Swatches

    Red, Green and Blue. Editing the colour swatches  You can change the colours that are stored in the Stage CL colour swatches. To do this: Open either the Colour Picker or Colour RGB Sliders window: 6‐2 ...
  • Page 31 Choose a colour. Press the colour button to switch back to the Colour swatches window. Tap and hold on the colour swatch you want to replace. Stage CL opens the Edit Swatch window: If you want to save this colour for all new shows, created on your console, select the ‘Save as default …’...

  • Page 32: Applying Colour Patterns

    Applying colour patterns  Colour  Applying colour patterns   Stage CL includes three pages of colour patterns that you apply to a fixture selection. To switch between pages press the ‘Patterns’ button to cycle between pages: Page 1 – Odds & Evens  This example shows the effect of applying pattern 1 to twelve lights When you apply a pattern from page 1 one colour is applied to all odd numbered fixture channels and the other colour is applied to all even numbered fixtures.
  • Page 33 Press the Patterns button to switch to the Patterns tab. Press the patterns button again if you want to switch to another page Touch on one of the 18 pattern buttons. Stage CL sets the selected lights to this pattern.

  • Page 34: Applying Colour Chases

    Applying colour chases  Colour  Applying colour chases   Stage CL includes four pages of colour chases that you apply to a fixture selection. To switch between pages press the ‘Chases’ button to cycle between pages: Page 1 – Specials  Page 1 includes odd/even, crossfade, rainbow, fire, water, twinkle and other popular chases Page 2 – Odds & Evens chases ...
  • Page 35 Press the Chases button to switch to the Patterns tab. Press the Chases button again if you want to switch to another page Touch on one of the 18 chase buttons. Stage CL sets the selected lights to this chase.

  • Page 37: Scenes

    Scenes  Recording a Scene    7. Scenes  Scene controls  In the scene control section there are 4 buttons and a fader. This control… does this… The fader adjusts the overall level of all the scenes that are Scene Fader being played The four buttons are used to play the scenes. When you 1, 2 ,3 4, press a button the scene fades over the time set by the ‘Live time’...

  • Page 38: Editing And Monitoring Scenes

    If the touchscreen is not already on the Home page, press the Home button, below the screen. Press the Scenes button on the touchscreen. Stage CL displays the Scenes window with the ‘Control’ tab selected: The Control tab of the Scene window shows you a list of the Scenes that are playing.
  • Page 39 If you want to set a fixed fade time for a scene you do this: In the Scenes window press the ‘Scenes’ tab button . Stage CL displays the Scenes list: Stage CL User Guide, Version 0.4 ...
  • Page 40 If you don’t want to keep a scene you have recorded, you can delete it. To do Press the ‘Scenes’ tab button. Stage CL displays the Scenes list window. Touch the name of the Scen e you want to delete or rotate the dial until the scene name is highlighted.
  • Page 41 Press the right hand button above the touchscreen or touch the ‘Preview’ tab. Stage CL displays the Scenes window with the ‘Preview’ tab selected: If the scene you want to see is not visible use the touchscreen dial to scroll up or down the list of scenes.

  • Page 43: Cuelists

    Cuelists  Cuelist controls    8. Cuelists  Cuelist controls  A Cuelist is made up of one or more Cues that you can play back in sequence. The buttons, beside the cuelist fader provide quick access to all the cuelist play functions. Recording a Cuelist  To record a Cuelist cue you do this: Set up the levels and colours for your lights using the 12 sets of fixture channel controls.

  • Page 44: Editing The Cuelist

    Editing the Cuelist  To edit the Cues in the Cuelist or view their settings you do this: From the Home screen press the Cuelist button on the touchscreen. Stage CL displays the Cuelist window with the ‘Control’ tab selected. Press the middle button above the touchscreen or touch the ‘Cuelist’ tab to open the Cuelist window 8‐2 ...
  • Page 45 Touch the name of the Scene you want to change or rotate the dial until the scene name is highlighted then press down on the touchscreen dial. Stage CL displays the on screen keyboard window Type a name for the scene and click the OK button Stage CL User Guide, Version 0.4 ...
  • Page 46 When you record a cue it is automatically set to the default cuelist fade time. If you want to change the fade time for a cue you do this: On the Cuelist window press the ‘Cuelist’ tab button. Stage CL displays the Cues list.
  • Page 47 Touch the name of the Cue you want to delete or rotate the dial until the scene name is highlighted. Touch the ‘Delete’ button at the bottom of the touchscreen. Stage CL displays the delete confirmation window. Press Yes to complete the change Previewing the contents of a Cuelist ...

  • Page 49: Chases

    Press Record button. The leds in the select buttons flash to show which channels will be included in the chase. Press one of the four Chase buttons. Stage CL displays the Auto Chase’ window: Press the ‘Auto’ button. Stage CL automatically builds a Chase with as many steps as you have fixtures selected.

  • Page 50: Playing A Chase

    Press one of the four Chase buttons. Stage CL displays the Auto Chase’ window: Press the ‘Manual’ button. Stage CL records the current look as the first step of your chase. Repeat steps 1 and 2 until you have recorded as many steps as you want.
  • Page 51 Chases  Playing a Chase    You can scale the speed of the chase by adjusting the chase rate dial located above the 4 chase buttons. To adjust other chase settings, while it’s running, open the Chase window on the touchscreen: If you don’t see the name and icon of the chase you want to adjust in this window: •...

  • Page 52: Editing A Chase

    From the Home page, press the Chase button on the touchscreen then select the ‘Chases’ tab. Stage CL displays a list of the chases you have recorded: The Chases window shows a table of all the chases you have recorded: This column…...
  • Page 53 Press the right hand button above the touchscreen or touch the ‘Steps’ tab. Stage CL displays the Chase window with the ‘Steps’ tab selected: If the step you want to see is not visible use the touchscreen dial to scroll up or down the list of scenes.

  • Page 54: Copying A Chase To Another Playback

    Touch the name of theChase you want to delete or rotate the dial until the scene name is highlighted. Touch the ‘Delete’ button at the bottom of the touchscreen. Stage CL displays the clear confirmation window. Touch the confirm button or press the touchscreen dial to delete the chase.

  • Page 55: Monitoring The Console

    DMX output. Monitoring playback  The Stage CL console works on the principle of ‘Last Takes Precedence’ for colour. This means that when a Scene, Chase or Cuelist sends colour information to your lights that information replaces whatever information was controlling those lights before.

  • Page 56: Monitoring The Fixture Controls

    Releasing a Scene, Chase or Cuelist  All the items that appear in the monitor play list are contributing to the output of the Stage CL. You can ‘Release’ an item or all of them from this window. To do this: Select an item in the playlist by touching on it or by scrolling up and down the list.

  • Page 57: Monitoring The Dmx Output

    100% Colour output Monitoring the DMX output  The Stage CL sends up to 512 DMX channels to control your lights. The ‘DMX’ window let’s you see the actual output of the console, for each DMX channel. To do this: In the Monitor window touch the ‘DMX button.

  • Page 59: Setup & Preferences

    11. Setup & Preferences  Setup  There are a number of system setup options available on he Stage CL. These options include autosave, network, audio, screen brightness, and date settings. To set these options, touch the ‘Setup’ button on the Home screen. Stage CL...
  • Page 60 In the Setup window select the ‘Reset’ option. Stage CL displays the Reset console window: Press the Yes button to confirm the reset. Stage CL resets all settings to their default values and deletes all show files and custom fixtures.

  • Page 61: Preferences

    There are a number of preferences that control the default settings for Scenes, Chases and the Cuelist. To adjust these preferences: Touch the ‘Setup’ button on the Home screen then press the ‘Preferences’ button. Stage CL displays the Preferences window: This item… does this…...

  • Page 62: System Information

    System information  Setup & Preferences  System information  The Stage CL software may be updated from time to time. You can use the Setup About window to check the version you are using, to install an update or to run diagnostic tests. To do this: Touch the ‘Setup’...
  • Page 63 From the Home screen tap the Settings button, then press the ‘About’ tab button. Scroll down to the "Update Software from USB." Field, then press the touchscreen dial button to select the ‘Update’ option. Stage CL opens the Update Software window Press the Yes button to begin the update.

  • Page 65: Saving & Loading Show Files

    ‘StageCL_Show.js1’. If you want to save the show with a different name touch on the show name. Stage CL opens an on screen keyboard. Type a name for the show and click ‘ok’. Stage CL shows the File Save window.
  • Page 66 Loading a show  Saving & Loading Show Files  Touch on the name of the file you want to load or use the touchscreen dial to scroll up and down the list then press the dial button. Stage CL loads the show file. Loading from a USB drive  To load a show file from a USB stick or portable drive, select the ‘USB’...

  • Page 67: Autopilot

    Using Autopilot    13. Autopilot  Autopilot is a special Stage Cl mode designed for use at parties, for displays and for other situations involving unattended operation. In Autopilot mode the Stage CL automatically plays all inbuilt chases, one after another. You can set the time that each chase plays for, the chase speed and whether or not to use audio triggering.
  • Page 68 Using Autopilot  Autopilot  This option… does this… Sets the autopilot chase sequences to be triggered by audio, from the inbuilt microphone.You can adjust the audio sensitivity to suit different sound levels. To do this tap the Audio button then use the touchscreen dial to adjust the Audio level.

  • Page 69: Locking The Console

    Locking the console  Using Autopilot    14. Locking the console  You can set a passcode to lock the Stage CL and prevent any use of the touchscreen and front panel controls. To do this you either: • Press the 'Shutdown' button on the Home window, or •...

  • Page 70: Appendix 1 General Specifications

    Using Autopilot  Appendix 1 General Specifications  15. Appendix 1 General  Specifications  Inputs & Outputs  Description Type Pin Outs Function DMX 512 5 pin Female AXR Shield Data – Data + Data – (DMX 4 only) Data + (DMX 4 only) Ethernet RJ-45 Transmit + (100BaseT) Transmit – Receive + Unused Unused Receive –...

  • Page 71: Index

    Index  Using Autopilot    16. Index  About, 11-4 ethernet, 2-1 Audio, 11-1 Autopilot, 13-1 Files, 12-1 fixture library channel copying a fixture, 4-7 controls, 5-1 fixtures chases adding to the library, 4-5, 4-7 colour, 6-6 duplicating, 4-4 releasing, 10-2 patching, 4-3 Chases, 9-1 Colour, 6-1 colour chases...
  • Page 72 Using Autopilot  Index  controls, 5-6 select Password, 14-3 buttons, 5-3 patch fixtures, 5-3 wizard, 4-1 setting up, 2-1 patching setup adding fixtures to the patch, 4-3 about, 11-4 copy and paste fixtures, 4-4 audio, 11-1 fixture library, 4-5 autosave, 11-1 more than one fixture to a network, 11-1 channel, 4-4 preferences, 11-1, 11-3...

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