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SCAN OPERATOR FX
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For Softwareversion 1.3
email: service@glp.de
Internet: http://www.glp.de

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  • Page 1 SCAN OPERATOR FX User Manual For Softwareversion 1.3 email: service@glp.de Internet: http://www.glp.de...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    SCAN OPERATOR FX Contents View.......................... 7 Frontal view....................... 7 Back view......................10 Install into a 19“ rack ..................10 DMX Basics ......................11 Signal transmission................... 11 The cabling ...................... 11 The conversion to Light ..................12 Adjusting how to address DMX ................. 13 Using the Scanoperator FX..................
  • Page 3 3.17 Calling up banks (Play mode) ................41 3.17.1 Calling up a scene manually ..............41 3.17.2 Playing a bank with auto-beat..............42 3.17.3 Playing a bank with music clock ...............43 3.18 Manual overwriting of channels by using the Faders (Play mode)......44 GLP • German Light Products (V1.3)
  • Page 4 SCAN OPERATOR FX 3.19 Call up a Chaser (Play mode)................45 3.19.1 Call up a chaser manually ..............45 3.19.2 Play a Chaser with a Auto-beat ............... 45 3.19.3 Play a Chaser with a music-beat.............. 46 3.20 Freeze function....................46 3.21 MIDI control .....................
  • Page 5 • Copy function to copy the whole memory from one controller to another (compatible to Scanoperator 12 Advanced and Scanoperator PT Advanced) • Clearly arranged user interface and an informative LCD display • 12V/5W XLR Desklamp Connection with fuse • A safe power failure memory GLP • German Light Products (V1.3)
  • Page 6 SCAN OPERATOR FX Note: Note that knowledge about MIDI and DMX is necessary for secure and complete control of the desk GLP German Light Products (V1.3)

  • Page 7: View

    SCAN OPERATOR FX 1 View Frontal view GLP • German Light Products (V1.3)
  • Page 8 SCAN OPERATOR FX 1. Fixture keys (1-12) 12 Fixtures (Lamps) of each 16 DMX channels are to adjust over Fader. The currently selected fixtures will be shown by their belonging LED. Fixture DMX channels Fixture selection / LED 1-16 OFF/ON...
  • Page 9 This key changes the starting angle of all selected fixtures automaticly, so that the fixtures will run the current effects like a wave. 23. Randomize key This key randomly changes the first angle of all selected GLP • German Light Products (V1.3)

  • Page 10: Back View

    SCAN OPERATOR FX fixtures and generates randomized samples. 24. Chaser keys Here you access the 6 chasers. Back view 1. Audio IN Cinch-socket to connect to an audio source. 2. MIDI IN Socket to receive MIDI data 3. DMX Out 3 pol.

  • Page 11: Dmx Basics

    XLR plugs. Instead of using AES/EBU standard cables, often normal microphone cable is being used. This should be considered like not using a Terminator plug: in case of shorter distances it usually works – but might show errors in the DMX cabling as well. GLP • German Light Products (V1.3)

  • Page 12: The Conversion To Light

    SCAN OPERATOR FX The conversion to Light Every DMX Fixture has its own committed amount of operating channels for its functions(like movement, brightness, selecting colors and so on), given by the manufacturer. Since every unit receives all DMX channels of the controller, you have to set every fixture to the right start address.

  • Page 13: Adjusting How To Address Dmx

    SCAN OPERATOR FX Adjusting how to address DMX Like already has been said, the Scan Operator FX sends 192 channels, which are 12 fixtures with each 16 DMX channels (12*16=192 . Therefore there are 12 different DMX addresses you need to set your fixtures to:...

  • Page 14: Operation Mode

    SCAN OPERATOR FX Operation mode All together there are 4 different operation modes in which different functions are available. When you turn on the unit, you start directly in the play mode. The current mode is always shown in the first line in the display! 3.2.1 Play Mode...

  • Page 15: Switching Between Modes

    • “Midi” to configure the MIDI channel and MIDI assignment • “Invert” to reverse channels • “Fadetime” to configure Fadetime channels • “Tilt” to configure the Tilt Encoder wheel • “Pan” to configure the Pan Encoder wheel GLP • German Light Products (V1.3)

  • Page 16: Activate Programming

    SCAN OPERATOR FX • „Autostart“ to configure the Autostart options In Easy Mode the second line is blank. Besides that the display also shows a short confirmation or an error report. These overwrite the current informations of the display for a few seconds. Afterwards the display turns back to its normal condition.
  • Page 17 As a memory confirmation you’ll receive the message "Scene Saved". After that, the display will show the current bank and scene. 7. Continue the steps 2-7 until all desired scenes are stored. 8. To leave PROGRAM mode, press the PROGRAM key for 3 seconds. GLP • German Light Products (V1.3)

  • Page 18: Editing Scenes

    SCAN OPERATOR FX 3.6.2 Editing scenes 1. Activate PROGRAM mode (PROGRAM key). 2. Press BANK UP/DOWN key to call up the desired bank in which the scene, that shall be edited is on. 3. Load desired scene by pressing the appropriate scenes key. Now you can change and store again, as in the case of creating.

  • Page 19: Copying Fixture

    3. Press the RECORD key. 4. Press the BANK UP/DOWN key until you reached the bank you would like to copy to. 5. Press the MUSIC/BANK COPY key. As memory confirmation you receive the message "BANK COPY". GLP • German Light Products (V1.3)

  • Page 20: Deleting Scenes

    SCAN OPERATOR FX 6. Press the PROGRAM key for 3 seconds to leave the PROGRAM mode again. 3.6.6 Deleting scenes 1. Select the bank, in which the scene that shall be deleted is located. 2. Keep the DELETE key pressed and press the scenes key of the scene that you would like to delete.

  • Page 21: Insert A Bank Into A Chaser

    (If the chaser is containing steps already, it will insert the steps at the end). If the bank is empty, then nothing is inserted. GLP • German Light Products (V1.3)

  • Page 22: Change The Editing Position Of A Chaser

    SCAN OPERATOR FX 1. Activate PROGRAM mode (PROGRAM Key). 2. Select the desired Chaser with the CHASER keys 1-6. Reference: 3. If you switch on a Chaser that is already containing steps in the program mode, the point of editing will automatically be set to the last step of the chaser.

  • Page 23: Delete A Step In Chaser

    6. For inserting the scene you proceed, as described further above. 3.7.4 Delete a step in Chaser The deletion of a Chaserstep is only possible in the Chaserstep announcement, since you can choose the step that you want to delete only here. GLP • German Light Products (V1.3)

  • Page 24: Delete Chasers

    SCAN OPERATOR FX 1. Activate PROGRAM Mode (PROGRAM key). 2. Select the desired Chaser which contains the step that should be deleted. 3. Press the TAPSYNC key. The last step of the Chaser is now indicated in the LCD display 4.

  • Page 25: Delete Entire Memory

    It is possible to configure the Blackout function so that it only closes the Shutter of all fixtures but the movements and effects continue to run. For providing or editing the Blackouts function you proceed as follows: GLP • German Light Products (V1.3)
  • Page 26 SCAN OPERATOR FX 1. Activate PROGRAM Mode (PROGRAM key) 2. Now select the bank 31 and/or the position, where the bank 31 would be. The display will now show "Overlay". You can now configure the Blackout function like a normal scene.

  • Page 27: Set Back Blackout Function

    Blackout function back to its default values. For confirmation you will receive the message "Blackout RESET". To set the Blackout scene back, this is loaded automatically. 4. Press the PROGRAM key for 3 seconds to leave PROGRAM mode. GLP • German Light Products (V1.3)

  • Page 28: Overlay Scenes

    SCAN OPERATOR FX 3.10 3.10 Overlay scenes The Scanoperator FX offers 6 selective overlay scenes wich you can provide. These scenes work exactly, like the Blackout function described above: Certain channels with certain values in the Play mode overwrite overlay scenes.

  • Page 29: Deleting Overlay Scenes

    You can reach this very simply, by pressing "release" key. All channels are set on "off" again and overwritten with the value "0". To leave PROGRAM mode, press PROGRAM key for 3 seconds. 3.10.2 Deleting Overlay scenes For the deletion of an overlay scene you proceed as follows: GLP • German Light Products (V1.3)

  • Page 30: Using Overlay Scenes (Play Mode)

    SCAN OPERATOR FX 1. Activate PROGRAM mode (PROGRAM key) 2. Select bank 31 and/or the position, where the bank 31 would be. The display will show "overlay". 3. Keep the DELETE key pressed and simultaneously press the key of the overlay scene, which you would like to delete.

  • Page 31: The "Create Wave" Function

    DMX value "128" for pan and Tilt over the Fader. Now you select the effect "sine up/down" and select any speed and size. All 12 fixtures will implement the same sine wave off and on synchronously now. GLP • German Light Products (V1.3)

  • Page 32: The "Randomize" Function

    SCAN OPERATOR FX As soon as you press the "Create Wave" key once, a synchronous movement turns into a wave, which goes through the lamps successively. After repeated pressing the 12 lamps divide themselves into odd and straight lamp numbers. One drives high while the other lamps drive exactly opposite to the sine movement, downwards.
  • Page 33 ("offset") of the selected lamps in 90° steps. Alternatively the starting angle can be varied by means of "Create Wave" or "Randomize" key (see above). GLP • German Light Products (V1.3)

  • Page 34: Deleting An Effect

    SCAN OPERATOR FX 7. With the Faders you can still adjust DMX values while the effect editor is activated. Pan and Tilt of values function thereby as center of the selected effect. 8. If necessary you press the PAGE key, in order to be able to change the further 8 DMX of channels (9-16).

  • Page 35: Changing And Storing Fade Time Channels

    Therefore it is necessary that you confirm the changes for durable storing once with the RECORD or the SETUP key. 8. Press the SETUP key for 3 seconds to leave the Setup mode again. GLP • German Light Products (V1.3)

  • Page 36: To Set Back Fade Time Channels

    SCAN OPERATOR FX 3.12.2 To set back Fade Time channels. In order to activate the Fade time function for all channels, you proceed as follows: 1. Activate Setup mode (SETUP key). 2. Now select “Fadetime". In the menu of the Setup mode.

  • Page 37: Reset Inverted Channels

    DMX faders. In addition the effect generator also falls back to the channels adjusted here, if Pan/Tilt effects are produced. You can make change Pan and Tilt values of different DMX fixtures, even if the DMX channel reservation is different. GLP • German Light Products (V1.3)

  • Page 38: Configuring Pan And Tilt Encoder Wheel

    SCAN OPERATOR FX So Pan/Tilt can be on the channels 1/2 on set 1 and on channel 5/6 on set 2. By using the Pan/Tilt Encoder wheels you can access the Pan/Tilt of both devices. After a deletion of the entire memory, channels 1 and 2 are assigned to the Pan/Tilt wheels for each Fixture.

  • Page 39: Using Pan And Tilt Encoder Wheel

    1. Activate Setup mode (SETUP key) 2. Now select "Autostart" in the menu of Setup mode (shortened by "Autostrt"). 3. Now use the Pan Encoder, in order to activate and/or deactivate the Autostart function. GLP • German Light Products (V1.3)

  • Page 40: Configuring Autostart Desklock

    SCAN OPERATOR FX Important: 4. The changes are not automatically durably stored but they are directly active. Therefore it is necessary that you confirm the changes for durable storing once with the RECORD or the SETUP key. 5. Press the SETUP key for 3 seconds, to leave the Setup mode again.

  • Page 41: Storing Current Playback Condition As A Autostart Condition

    2. Make sure that the announcement for the manual clock shines (on the right of the display). 3. Use the BANK UP/DOWN keys to call up the bank with the desired scenes. 4. Call up the desired scene with the scenes keys. GLP • German Light Products (V1.3)

  • Page 42: Playing A Bank With Auto-Beat

    SCAN OPERATOR FX Reference: With the TAPSYNC/MANUAL GO key you can move on to the next occupied scene of the bank. This function is also available during the auto-beat and/or during the music clock. With it the scene can be released manually during a calm phase of a piece of music.

  • Page 43: Playing A Bank With Music Clock

    With the TAPSYNC/MANUAL GO key you can move on to the next occupied scene of the bank each time, if the set is not in auto-beat. With it the scene can be released manually during a calm phase of a piece of music. GLP • German Light Products (V1.3)

  • Page 44: Manual Overwriting Of Channels By Using The Faders (Play Mode)

    SCAN OPERATOR FX 3.18 Manual overwriting of channels by using the Faders (Play mode) You can overwrite Play mode channels by means of the Fader. This function is meant, to do smaller changes in live enterprise without previously programming. In order to overwrite channels, you proceed as follows: 1.

  • Page 45: Call Up A Chaser (Play Mode)

    Several Chasers can be selected at the same time. These run off then successively. 2. Press the AUTO key to call up this function. Auto LED shines. 3. Select the desired playback time with the speed and Fade time faders and/or with the TAPSYNC/MANUAL GO key. GLP • German Light Products (V1.3)

  • Page 46: Play A Chaser With A Music-Beat

    SCAN OPERATOR FX 3.19.3 Play a Chaser with a music-beat 1. Select the desired Chaser of 1-6. By renewed pressing of the Chaser key you deactivate it again. Reference: Several Chasers can be selected at the same time. These run off then successively.

  • Page 47: Midi Control

    3.21.1 The Midi key board reservation This reservation is optimized, to use the Scanoperator in live environments with a 49 keys Midi key board. The 30 banks as well as the 6 Chaser are directly callable GLP • German Light Products (V1.3)

  • Page 48: Synthesizer Mode

    SCAN OPERATOR FX as programs. The overlays, the Blackout and the Freeze function as well as the functions to automatic clocking, steer themselves. Reference: Our tests resulted that it is possible without problems, to change scenes over Midi (with a Synthesizer or a computer) over 30Hz. The Midi functions of this set are sufficiently fast for live environments.

  • Page 49: Selecting Midi Channel And Midi Reservation

    You are directly in the Midi point of menu. 2. With the Pan Encoder wheel can now adjust the Midi channel. 3. With the Tilt Encoder wheel you can switch between the different Midi reservations ("Synthesizer" and "keyboard"). GLP • German Light Products (V1.3)

  • Page 50: Easy Mode

    SCAN OPERATOR FX Important: 4. The changes are not automatically durably stored but they are directly active. Therefore it is necessary that you confirm the changes for durable storing once with the RECORD or the SETUP key. 5. Press the SETUP key for 3 seconds, to leave the Setup mode again.

  • Page 51: Copying The Data Between Scanoperator 12/Pt/Fx

    The 3pol XLR plug of the cable is attached to the DMX Output (connection 3) of the sending unit. The 3pol XLR socket is connected with the receiving set (connection 4). Guarantee that except this cable no further Midi or DMX cable is attached. GLP • German Light Products (V1.3)

  • Page 52: Receiving Data

    SCAN OPERATOR FX 3.23.2 Receiving data In order to transmit the data, you must continue now with the receiving unit as follows: 1. Keep the keys of the Fixtures 7 and 12 pressed at the same time, with the controller switched off.

  • Page 53: Reference To Copying To A Scanoperator 12 Advanced

    In order to set the Logo back, switch on the unit while you keep the AUTO key pressed. Now press the "DELETE" key and store thereafter with the "RECORD" key. Restart the ScanOperator now. Reference: The Logo is not deleted, if you set back the entire memory ! GLP • German Light Products (V1.3)

  • Page 54: Technical Specifications

    SCAN OPERATOR FX 3.27 Showing version If you keep the MUSIC/BANK COPY key pressed when switching the Unit on, the Softwareversion of your Scanoperator appears in the display. When this manual was printed, Version 1.3 was up-to-date. 4 Technical specifications general data DC Input ……………....................
  • Page 55 SCAN OPERATOR FX GLP • German Light Products (V1.3)

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