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  • Page 1 960L Automation Package Owner’s Manual Addendum...
  • Page 2 © 2002 Lexicon, Inc. All rights reserved. 781-280-0300 781-280-0495 (Sales) This document should not be construed as a commitment on the part of Lexicon, Inc. The information it 781-280-0499 (Service) contains is subject to change without notice. Lexicon, Inc. assumes no responsibility for errors that may Lexicon Part No.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Enabling Instructions........4 Getting Time Code into the 960L ......7 SMPTE-to-MIDI Time Code Conversion .

  • Page 4: About The Automation Package

    When an existing automation session is begin on the next page. If not, Software loaded, the 960L is restored to the state saved Version 3.0 or above must be installed with that session. Because each session...
  • Page 5 Automation Package Addendum 960L Figure 1: System Information Screen Figure 2: System Licenses Screen 3. Select the System Licenses option to 2. Press the SYSTEM! soft button twice in access the System Licenses screen shown succession to access the SYSTEM! Menu in Figure 2 (above).

  • Page 6: License Key Entry Screen

    Then, press the ENTER button on the LARC2 to enable the 10. When the 960L powers on, follow steps 1 Automation Package. to 4 (page 5) to confirm that the Automation Package has been enabled. If...

  • Page 7: Getting Time Code Into The 960L

    If connector located on the 960L rear panel. the system is based on linear SMPTE time Because the 960L operates as a slave only, it code, a SMPTE-to-MIDI converter must be does not generate its own time code. Instead, used as shown in Figure 5 (below).

  • Page 8: Control Mode Controls

    Control Mode portion of the map that >>OPTIONS soft button point to the right. appears in the 960L Owner’s Manual, except that automation controls have been added. AUTOMATION TRANSPORT CONTROLS...
  • Page 9 Automation Package Addendum 960L Figure 7: Control Mode Controls CONTROL WORDCLK 48K INT 48K AES 48K BNC 96K INT 96K AES 96K BNC SYSTEM! 1 - System Information 2 - System Licenses METERS PEAK PEAK HOLD PEAK DECAY CLEAR CONFIG! Note: The CONFIG menu is only available when an optional second DSP card has been added to the system.

  • Page 10: Automation Menu

    To access the Automation Menu: new automation session using the existing 1. Press the CONTROL button on the LARC2 state of the 960L. Current word clock settings, to enter Control Mode, which provides DSP configuration, I/O routing, global mix access to automation. The soft row shown settings, and global I/O settings become part in Figure 8 (above) will display.

  • Page 11: Session Library

    Name session banks • Enter session bank notes To create a new automation session: 1. Make sure the 960L is in the desired Automation sessions are organized into 10 state. Remember, most configuration banks. Each bank contains 10 sessions, for a settings cannot be changed once the total of 100 sessions.
  • Page 12 Automation Package Addendum Lexicon Automation Session Library Screen 2. Follow the instructions in the previous column to use the BANK/CATEGORY and Controls SESSION controls to select the automation The Automation Session Library screen session to be loaded. The name of the features a BANK/CATEGORY control that can currently selected session will flash.

  • Page 13: Edit! Menu

    Automation Session Library screen. Format Floppy 2. Press the >>OPTIONS soft button. Formats the disk inserted in the 960L disk 3. Follow the instructions on page 12 to use drive. Automation sessions cannot be stored the BANK/CATEGORY control to select the on unformatted disks.

  • Page 14: External Keyboard

    2. Press the >>OPTIONS soft button. Pressing the NAME soft button accesses the 3. Insert a disk in the 960L disk drive. text editor shown in Figure 15 on the next page. The text editor can be used to modify the 4.
  • Page 15 Automation Package Addendum 960L Figure 15: Text Editor Note: 5. Enter the new session bank notes using one of the following methods: Use the Automation Session Setup screen shown in Figure 16 (page 17) to • Type the notes on the external modify individual automation session keyboard attached to the LARC2.

  • Page 16: Close Session

    Session Offset Session Offset can be described as the time at The default session bank location is selected as which the 960L begins counting frames. All follows: time code is displayed using a 24-hour clock. •...

  • Page 17: Maximum Automation Session Length

    In most cases, the Session Offset field can be If time code passes through this period while safely set to 00:00:00:00. However, it is moves are played back, the 960L will not recommended to adjust the setting when: resume playing moves when time code exits this period.

  • Page 18: Flywheel Offset Field

    If not, begin again with until the number of flywheel frames has been step 1. reached. This causes the incoming frame and the 960L frame to be off by the number of converter flywheel frames. Timecode Display The Timecode Display field controls the Action Flywheel Offset should be set to ensure that Display shown in Figure 17 (above).
  • Page 19 Automation Package Addendum 960L Current Time Notes The Current Time field indicates the current The Notes field contains notes about the SMPTE time. This time is only updated when currently running automation session. It can incoming time code stops. be used to enter notes about the session, which are useful to identify the session in the future.

  • Page 20: Event List

    Automation Package Addendum Lexicon Figure 18: Event List Screen EVENT LIST Editing Rules & Restrictions Selecting the Event List option accesses the The Event List screen can be used to delete Event List screen shown in Figure 18 (above). unwanted program and mute events, as well...
  • Page 21 When a program event is moved, the • If the first mute event on the list is deleted, 960L attempts to maintain all parameters the earliest remaining event will move to at their same time codes. (In other words, time 00:00:00:00.
  • Page 22 Automation Package Addendum Lexicon The Relationship Between Program Load Events & Parameters (continued from page 21) • In Diagram C, the second program in Diagram A has been moved to an earlier time (one minute earlier). Parameter moves remain in place.

  • Page 23: Drop In/Out

    SMPTE punch in and out times, which allows 3. Set the Enabled Field to ON. (Use the + and the 960L to perform automated, time code- – keys or the ENTER button on the LARC2 synchronized punch in and out while time to toggle the setting ON and OFF.)

  • Page 24: Automation Transport Controls

    Automation Package Addendum Lexicon Figure 20: Automation Transport Controls Drop In/Out AUTOMATION TRANSPORT (continued from page 23) CONTROLS The Automation Transport Controls shown Snapping Drop In/Out Times in Figure 20 (above) display whenever automation is running. These controls can be To "snap"...

  • Page 25: Machine Automation Status

    Automation Package Addendum 960L Master READ Status Figure 21: Machine Status Display Pressing the READ soft button selects Master READ Status. When selected, automation session data reads synchronized to incoming time code, provided Machine READ or Machine WRITE Status is selected. No automation session data is read for machines for which Machine OFF Status is selected.

  • Page 26: Snap

    Automation Package Addendum Lexicon Set All to WRITE MACHINE! (continued from page 25) Selects Machine WRITE Status for all machines. Figure 22: MACHINE! Menu Set All to UPDATE Selects Machine UPDATE Status for all machines. SNAP! The SNAP! soft button appears on the...

  • Page 27: Undo/Redo

    Event List time will be deleted. screen failed to work as desired. Whatever the problem, the 960L can undo the last edit and • Selecting the Snap to Next Program revert the automation session data to its previ- option extends the current state of the ous state.

  • Page 28: Frequently Asked Questions

    First, all user register banks are copied to a that was created on a 960L with two DSP special session area. These register banks cards is run on a 960L with one DSP card? will be saved with the automation session When an automation session that was...
  • Page 29 When an automation session is closed, why that was created on a 960L with one DSP do machines that were running session card is run on a 960L with two DSP cards? registers load the Large Hall factory program? When an automation session that was...
  • Page 30 (See the Editing during the one-minute period preceding Rules & Restrictions section that begins on Session Offset. This allows the 960L to page 20 for more information.) distinguish between the beginning and end of the session. Therefore, the machine...

  • Page 31: License Key

    The UNDO/REDO softbutton remains available until automation session data is saved on the machine. If the 960L is currently running Software Version 2.5, is it necessary to obtain a license key from Lexicon to retain this functionality?

  • Page 32: Index

    NUMBERS Control Mode Soft Row, 10 (Ill.) Creating New Automation Sessions, 10 to 11, 16, 28 960L REV Field, 4 Current Time Field, 19 Action Display, 16, 17, 18 (Ill.), 23, 24 Data, Automation Session, 4, 17, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31...
  • Page 33 (continued) Event List Option, 20 Joystick, 14, 15, 19 Event List Screen, 20 (Ill.) to 22, 27, 29, 30 Event Times, Modifying, 20 External Keyboard, 14, 15, 19 Key, License, 5, 6, 31 Keyboard, External, 14, 15, 19 FLOPPY! Menu, 9, 13 (Ill.) FLOPPY! Soft Button, 9, 13, 14 LARC2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25 Flywheel Offset Field, 16, 18...

  • Page 34: Screen Options Soft Row

    Rules & Restrictions, Editing, 20 to 21 Table of Contents, 3 Text Editor, 6, 14, 15 (Ill.), 19 Time Code, Getting into the 960L, 7 Save Session Option, 16 TIME Field, 20 Saving Automation Sessions, 4, 16, 17, 28, 31...

  • Page 35: Notes

    Notes...
  • Page 36 Lexicon, Inc. 3 Oak Park Bedford, MA 01730-1441 USA 781-280-0300 781-280-0490 www.lexicon.com Customer Support 781-280-0300 781-280-0495 (Sales) 781-280-0499 (Service) Lexicon Part No. 070-14931 | Rev 0 | 06/02...

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