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- Page 1 User Manual Blizzard Lighting, LLC http://www.blizzardpro.com Waukesha, WI USA Copyright (c) 2020...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
11. Specifications ..............51 Page 2 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC... -
Page 3: Introduction
Lighting™ reserves the right to update the existing document or to create a new document to correct any errors or omis- sions at any time. You can download the latest version of this document from www.blizzardpro.com. Author: Date: Last Edited: Date: J. Thomas 7/22/2020 J. Thomas 7/22/2020 Page 3 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC... -
Page 4: Safety Instructions
Touch Screen Display Even/Odd & Find Keys USB Port Attributes Function / Store Select Keys Control Wheels Attribute Keys Cue Playback Grand Master Fader Numeric Keypad Blackout Playback Section Page 4 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC... -
Page 5: Setting Up The Enigma™ M4
2, displaying more channels. You can control fixtures by using the different attribute keys with the corresponding wheels A, B and C. Page 5 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC... - Page 6 Wheel D is used for setting control values of options and setting Cue-list velocity. The key in Wheel D can be used as an Enter button or a save key when pressed down while setting options. Page 6 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC...
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Page 7: The Rear Panel
This unit can be controlled by MIDI signals, or it can send out MIDI signal to control another one. More information about this functionality will be introduced in a later chapter. Page 7 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC... -
Page 8: Clear All Data
Note: Clearing all data will permanently delete any data created by users (including patched fixtures, presets, and playbacks). But all the system libraries and user libraries will be saved. 1. Press Twice Page 8 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC... -
Page 9: Backup And Load Show
When programming, please be sure that you take the time to backup frequently so you will not lose your programs. Backup files that are saved on your USB drive can also be loaded in other Enigma™ M4 consoles. Page 9 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC... -
Page 10: Patching
Unit start number in this option when patching other dimmers. If this is the case, the field will display in green, and its DMX address will increase by 1 after it is patched. (see photo above). • Press [Exit] to quit to LIVE SHOW. Page 10 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC... - Page 11 Press [Confirm] to enter the menu of the manufacturer and search for the needed fixture using the same method as above, and then press [Confirm]. The channel details will be listed when the model is selected. Page 11 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC...
- Page 12 After the fixture is successfully patched, the soft key on the touch screen will turn to dark blue, and the model name of the fixture will be shown on the soft key. Page 12 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC...
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Page 13: Check & Setup The Patch
[Invert PAN] — Inverts the control of a Pan channel [Invert Dimmer] — Inverts the control of a Dimmer channel Note: All moving lights of the same model will be affected if inverting a dimmer channel. Page 13 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC... -
Page 14: Manual Control
Select fixtures and attribute keys and change their value by using the Wheels A, B or C. To set the channel value directly, input a number value after selecting an attribute key and then touch the attribute name on the touch screen. Page 14 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC... - Page 15 3. Press [Fixture Macros]. The screen will display any macro functions if found in the library. 4. Press the soft key to select the macro you want to run. Page 15 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC...
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Page 16: Groups
4. To edit or create more groups, you can repeat these steps. 5. Press [Return] or Exit to quit. Page 16 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC... - Page 17 WHITE numbers indicate the fixture unit numbers. d. Repeat steps B and C until you are finished setting them. e. Press [Exit] to confirm and save the fixture order. Page 17 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC...
- Page 18 1, THRU, 5, -, 3. The touch screen will display 1~5-3. Press the Enter key to select those groups. The selected groups will be shown in yellow on the touch screen, and the LED indicators on the keys of the selected group will turn on. Page 18 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC...
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Page 19: Presets
• Global — You can select one of the fixtures to create and save a preset, and it can be used by all the fixtures of the same model. Page 19 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC... -
Page 20: Preset Management
3. Select the preset you want to edit. It will list all of the fixtures which can use the preset. 4. Press [Edit]. Set the fade in time of the preset. 5. Press [Delete Preset] to delete the selected preset. 6. Press [Return] to quit. Page 20 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC... -
Page 21: Using Presets
For example, if Cue 2 on Playback 1, and Cue 5 on Playback 10 were recorded on Preset 1 (red color). You could modify Preset 1 to be yellow in color with the prism opened, and changes would take effect upon updating. Page 21 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC... -
Page 22: Shape Effects
Each of the built-in effects are designed to work with a specific attribute type, but will only work if the fixtures themselves have the attributes needed to accomplish the effect. Page 22 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC... -
Page 23: Effect Parameters
• Stop Offset allows you to set how many loops to execute the effect, and where to stop. “Never” is default. 6.3.4 Effect Direction The [Effect Direction] can run effects in different directions as: →, ←, ‘←.→’ or ‘→.←’. Page 23 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC... -
Page 24: User Effects
2. Select [Delete All User Effects] can delete all the user effects that you have saved. Note: To delete one effect, you can also use the Delete function, and select a key in the Effect selection. Page 24 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC... -
Page 25: Playback
This function allows fixtures with different attributes to be run synchronously. 3. Record All Stage — All fixtures on stage will be saved whether they are currently selected, or not. Page 25 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC... -
Page 26: Cue-List Playback
6. Press the blinking playback key to save the step, or press [Save Cue]. 7. Repeat steps from 3 to 6 until finished. 8. Press the Edit Playback key to exit. Page 26 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC... - Page 27 5. Select the record mode you want, and press [Save Cue]. Then press [Overwrite] to replace the existing Cue, press [Merge] to add it into the original, or press [Save as New Cue] to create a new one. 6. Press Edit Playback to quit when finished. Page 27 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC...
- Page 28 6. Press [Add Cue]. The number of this step will then display as 1.5. 7. Press [Renumber] to realign the numbers. 8. Press the Edit Playback key to quit when finished. Page 28 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC...
- Page 29 The running time will be divided equally for each fixture. So if there are 5 fixtures running at 10 seconds for the step, after setting the fixture overlap, each fixture will use 2 seconds to finish its effect. Page 29 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC...
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Page 30: Time For Playback
The playbacks offer individual attribute times and snap percentage settings. You can also set the fixture order and fixture order direction for each step on this menu. 7.5.1 Set the Global Times Page 30 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC... - Page 31 • Press [Use Global] if you want the selected attribute times to revert to use to global time. • Press [Attribute Time Use Global] if you want all attribute times revert to using to global time. Page 31 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC...
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Page 32: Link Mode Of Cue-Lists
If link mode is Manual or Normal with Link=OFF, the key under the playback fader can be used as a GOTO function after the playback has faded in. Pressing it once means to run one step. Page 32 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC... -
Page 33: Advanced Playback Settings
Note: Once a playback is locked, playbacks on the same fader in other pages will be unavailable. Page 33 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC... -
Page 34: Run Playback
Cue-list and select [Load Selected Cue]. It will return to LIVE SHOW, and fixtures included in the cue will be selected automatically. Page 34 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC... - Page 35 If there is a Cue playback, you can set one of run modes for the cue. 7.9.2.4 Loop Run If there is a Cue-lists playback, pressing the [Loop Run] option can change the run mode to [Stop in Last Step]. Page 35 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC...
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Page 36: Advanced Functions
1. For an empty move target, the move function will be complete. 2. If there is something already in the move target, you can select [Overwrite it] or [Swap]. Note: Fixtures can only be moved, they cannot swapped. Page 36 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC... -
Page 37: Lock The Controller
3. The output of playbacks or presets will follow the rhythm of the music. If there is a Cue-list playback, you may use the function of GOTO to record. Page 37 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC... - Page 38 The internal clock will also change into an audio time code when playing begins, and the operation state will be shown on the record window on the screen. Page 38 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC...
- Page 39 5. After saving, the screen will show all the used playbacks, presets, and operations. 6. The location of the macro show and its record mode will be shown on the top of the window. Page 39 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC...
- Page 40 2. You may delete all operations from the selected playback or preset using the option [Delete Types]. 3. You can delete currently selected operations by using the option [Delete Items]. Page 40 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC...
- Page 41 4. Enter a new time for the operation which can match the speed of the rhythm. 5. Press the Enter key, or Wheel D again to change the time. Page 41 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC...
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Page 42: Label Management
You can rename any of the selection options on the touch screen. Press [Edit Labels] and select a soft key in either fixtures, groups, or presets. Then input the name and press the Enter key. Page 42 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC... -
Page 43: Setup The Controller
In the User Setting section, you can change the refresh rate output ranging from 26~37Hz to match the rate of any special fixtures being used. You can also reset all options here by pressing [Set to Default]. Page 43 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC... -
Page 44: Miscellaneous Settings
1. Network Configuration: You can setup the network configuration for output on the controller. The default IP address of the controller is 192.168.0.239. 2. Network Protocols: Under this tab, you can choose to enable or disable the DMX network output. Page 44 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC... - Page 45 If you want to run playback 1 in full. Command: 90 00 7F c. If you want to run playback 15 with 50% level. Command: 90 0E 3F Page 45 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC...
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Page 46: System Management
3. The fixture information will be listed on the left, and it will list the channels when you select the fixture name. The number of rows will be equal to your setting of DMX channels. Page 46 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC... - Page 47 2. The window will list all manufacturer names from the system library on the left. 3. Search and select the manufacturer, then all libraries of the manufacturer will be listed on the right. 4. Select the library then press [Confirm]. Page 47 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC...
- Page 48 Note: All preset, range table, and macro details will be deleted after editing the library. 9.3.2.4. Export Library You can export user libraries to the USB drive. The backed up user libraries may used in another Enigma™ M4 lighting consoles. Page 48 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC...
- Page 49 5. Press [Import R20 File] if you want to import the library file in R20 format. The information bar at the bottom will turn green if an R20 file is selected. 6. Press [Return] to quit and return to List of User Fixtures. Page 49 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC...
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Page 50: Touch Screen Options
1. Insert the USB disk to the console. 2. Hold the Shift key, and then press the Store key. 3. A captured image will be saved to the drive. Page 50 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC... -
Page 51: Specifications
5-pin MIDI in/out + USB adapter cable 1x 1/4” mono (audio in) 1 x USB (for backup and updates) 2-year limited warranty. Warranty Please visit: http://www.blizzardpro.com/warranty for more details. Page 51 Enigma™ M4 Manual - Rev A (c) 2020 Blizzard Lighting, LLC...
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