Table Of Contents - Compulite Spark User Manual

Table of Contents

Part 1 - General
Chapter 1 Introduction .........................................................................................................1-1
Using this User's Guide .................................................................................................... 1-3
Setting up Spark .......................................................................................................... 1-3
New users ................................................................................................................... 1-3
Common Terms ................................................................................................................ 1-3
Editing terms............................................................................................................... 1-3
Playback terms ............................................................................................................ 1-4
Text conventions...............................................................................................................1-4
Chapter 2 General Operation ................................................................................................ 2-1
The Editor Section ............................................................................................................ 2-2
F keys .........................................................................................................................2-3
Programming memories............................................................................................... 2-3
Editor color key........................................................................................................... 2-3
Editor error trapping.................................................................................................... 2-4
Clearing the editor ....................................................................................................... 2-4
Parameter Control ............................................................................................................. 2-4
The wheels .................................................................................................................. 2-4
A/B Crossfader .................................................................................................................2-5
Controllers........................................................................................................................ 2-7
Soft Keys.......................................................................................................................... 2-8
Assigning the default mode.......................................................................................... 2-8
Assigning a temporary mode........................................................................................ 2-8
Using the Soft Keys for playback control ..................................................................... 2-9
Color code for Soft Key LEDs ..................................................................................... 2-9
General Master ............................................................................................................... 2-10
Menus ............................................................................................................................ 2-10
Accessing menus....................................................................................................... 2-10
Exiting the menu mode.............................................................................................. 2-12
Text & the Alphanumeric Keyboard................................................................................ 2-12
A page of text............................................................................................................ 2-12
Erasing text ............................................................................................................... 2-13
Using the text keyboard for programming .................................................................. 2-13
Getting Help ................................................................................................................... 2-14
System Status ................................................................................................................. 2-14
Chapter 3 Displays ............................................................................................................... 3-1
Display Control ................................................................................................................3-2
Display Formats................................................................................................................3-2
Selecting display formats............................................................................................. 3-3
Customizing the display format ................................................................................... 3-3
The Stage Display............................................................................................................. 3-4
Channels ..................................................................................................................... 3-4
Spots ........................................................................................................................... 3-4
The Playback Display ....................................................................................................... 3-5
Messages and Commands ................................................................................................. 3-5
Output Color Key.............................................................................................................. 3-6
The X-Fade Exam Display ................................................................................................ 3-6
Exam Displays..................................................................................................................3-7
Chapter 4 Quick Start........................................................................................................... 4-1
Setting Up Spark...............................................................................................................4-2