ESP Lighting II 24/48/60 Consoles Control OPERATING MANUAL ©1992 Jands Electronics This instruction manual and the software described in it are copyrighted, with all rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual or the software may not be copied, in whole or part, without the written consent of Jands Electronics. Technical Help and Support If you have queries regarding the use of the ESP II or any other Jands product, please contact us at: Phone Australia (2) 9582 0909 9am and 5pm Australian Eastern Standard Time Australia (2) 667 4764 info@jands.com.au Fax Email Jands Electronics Pty Ltd 578 Princes Hwy St Peters, NSW, AUSTRALIA Phone +61 2 516 3622 Fax +61 2 517 1045 2 Table of Contents Getting Started .......................................................................................................... 4 Description of Major Parts ...................................................................................... 6 Using Presets ........................................................................................................ 10 Using Flash Buttons ............................................................................................. 11 Using theMaster Controls .................................................................................... 12 Using the Function Buttons ................................................................................. 14 The LCD Display Window .................................................................................. 15 Setup ........................................................................................................................ 16 Patch ..................................................................................................................... 17 Desk ..................................................................................................................... 19 Linking Desks ...................................................................................................... 19 LCDs .................................................................................................................... 22 Utility ................................................................................................................... 23 Midi ...................................................................................................................... 25 MCard .................................................................................................................. 27 Woring with Scenes ................................................................................................ 28 Editing Scenes ...................................................................................................... 30 Woring with Chases ............................................................................................... 32 Editing Chases ..................................................................................................... 35 Woring with FX ...................................................................................................... 38 Editing FX ............................................................................................................ 40 Woring with XF Cues ............................................................................................. 42 Editing Xf Cues.................................................................................................... 44 Reset ......................................................................................................................... 47 Appendix ................................................................................................................. 48 Index ........................................................................................................................ 52 3 Getting Started Connecting Power Plug the socket end of the power cord into the IEC power receptacle located on the rear face of the ESP II. The other end of the power cord should be plugged into a 3 pin grounded outlet. It is important that the ESP II is electrically grounded, if in doubt about whether or not an outlet is grounded contact a licensed electrician. Connecting the Output to a dimmer ESP II provides two methods of connection to dimmer systems. The DMX output is standard on all consoles. Optional Socapex output panels can be simply fitted to the console to provide 0 - 10v wire-per-channel outputs. · DMX-512 Output Connect from the consoles DMX output to the DMX input on the dimmer rack, check the dimmer instruction manual for details on selecting DMX Channels and looping the DMX line to other dimmer racks. Up to 512 dimmer channels can be controlled in this way. Analogue Outputs (Optional) Connect from the consoles Socapex outputs to the dimmer rack input Up to 8 Socapex connectors can be fitted to a console to provide up to 240 dimmer channels · Connecting Desklights Desklights are available as an optional accessory. Only Littlelite or compatible desklights with 3 pin Cannon type connectors should be used. 4 5 Description of Major Parts General Description of Major Parts The front panel of the ESP II lighting control console is divided into 4 main areas. The top section consists of the Preset faders (A) and flash buttons (B) which can be used both for direct control and recording. The lower left section consists of the (C) Scene Master faders (D) and Scene Flash buttons (E). The lower mid section consists of the LCD display (F), the Function buttons (G) the Chase controls (H), the FX controls (I) and the Xfade controls (J). The lower right section consists of the Master controls for Preset 1, Preset 2, (K) Flash Buttons (L) and the Grand Master (M). The rear panel of the ESP II houses all the input and output connections for power, control signals and desklights. A The Preset Faders Are used to set up channel levels both in operation and while recording. It's possible to run a show entirely on the Presets but generally these controls are used for programming or to make impromtu changes to the stage lighting. B The Flash Buttons (Channel) Are used to momentarily flash on a channel. There is a flash button for each channel when the desk is operating in the normal 2 preset mode. However if the console is set to Wide mode, only the first half has flash buttons. Event is available with 24 and 48 Channels. The console can be set to wide mode which doubles the number of channels PRESET 1 10 8 6 4 2 0 10 8 6 4 2 0 10 8 6 4 2 0 10 8 6 4 2 0 A. Preset Faders PRESET 2 10 8 6 4 2 0 10 8 6 4 2 0 10 8 6 4 2 0 10 8 6 4 2 0 BFlash Buttons F . LCD SCENE MASTERS CURSOR 0 FLASH D.B.O. 10 8 6 4 2 0 10 - 10 + 10 8 6 10 10 8 6 4 2 0 P1 FLASH REVERSE ALL SCENE 8 VALUE RATE 8 6 4 2 0 CHASE 6 4 2 0 K. L. M Master Controls 4 8 2 6 0 4 2 0 CHASE FX XF E Flash Buttons P2 FLASH MASTER D.E> Scene Masters G Function buttons H Chase Controls I, J FX and XF Controls 6 Description of Major Parts D Scene Master Faders The Scene Masters are used to fade Scenes up and down. They also control Chases that have been Assigned to a Scene Master. E The Scene Flash Buttons These buttons are used to momentarily flash on a Scene (or Chase). F The LCD Display The backlit LCD screens display the current Page, Chase, FX and Xfade settings. It is also used to display various menus during editing and console setup. G The Function Buttons There are 8 buttons: Left and Right Arrow - move the cursor in the LCD. Plus (+) and Minus(-) - change values for Page, Chase, etc. Edit - Press and hold Edit then press a Flash button to open the Edit menu Setup - Press to open the Setup menus. Exit - Press to close a menu. Record - Press and hold Record then press a Flash button to Record a Scene, Chase, FX or Xf. H The Chase Controls. There are five controls in the Chase section: A level fader A Flash button which is used to run one cyle of the chase pattern and to single step a stopped chase. A rotary rate control A direction button An Assign button - Press the Assign switch then any Scene Flash button to assign a Chase to the control of a Scene Master. I The FX controls (Effects) Intended for use in controlling color scrollers. The fader controls the FX level while the Flash button is used to step through the FX. Up to 100 FX can be recorded. The Xfade controls (Crossfades) These controls are used to run timed crossfades. The fader controls the fade rate while the Flash button is used as the cue GO button. A cue consists of an Xfade number (0-9) and a Q number (0-99). 7 J Description of Major Parts K P1 and P2 Masters These 2 faders scale the level of the top (P1) and bottom (P2) presets. L Flash Master Controls The Flash Master fader scales the level of the flash buttons. The Add / Solo switch above this fader sets the method of operation for the flash buttons. M Grand Master Scales the level of all outputs (except the flash buttons). K Power Input Consists of an IEC power input complete with fuse and on/off switch. L Desklight Outlets Designed for use with Littelite or compatible desklamps M DMX Output Control output for connection to dimmer systems or interfaces using DMX-512 protocol N Midi Control input allowing Midi signals to control various functions of the console. 8 9 Using Presets Preset Controls The preset controls can be used to set up desired lighting levels both in operation and while recording. It's possible to run a show entirely on the Presets but generally these controls are used for recording or to make impromtu changes to the stage lighting. Channel Preset Faders There are 2 rows of presets faders on the ESP II, the top row of faders is Preset 1 and the bottom row is Preset 2, these faders can be used to smoothly fade a light to the desired level. The output level produced by the preset faders is dependent on the level of the Grand Master and the P1 (or P2) fader. Example Bring the Grand Master and P1 Master faders to 10 (100%). Move the Channel 1 Preset fader to 100% and you should see the lights connected to that channel fade up to full level. Now fade up Channel 2 to 5 (50%), check that the lights connected to channel 2 are at about 1/2 level. Finally fade the P1 Master down and Up to see how it scales the Channel Preset faders. More Information. Pg 20 Using all Preset faders as a single preset to obtain double the number of channels Pg 23 Reversing the P2 fader to provide 100% output when positioned at 0 10 Using Channel Flash Buttons Channel Flash Buttons These buttons correspond to the Channel faders and perform two functions: 1 Flash. The buttons are used to momentarily flash on a channel. The type of operation (add, solo, latch) of the flash button depends on the setting of the Add / Solo master switch Inhibit. To prevent a channel from appearing in any output, hold the Flash button down and press the DBO button. Repeat this procedure to cancel inhibit. 2 11 Using Masters Controls P1 and P2 Faders The P1 Master Fader scales the top row of preset faders, likewise the P2 Master Fader scales the overall level of the bottom row of preset faders. By moving the P1 fader up while moving the P2 fader down it's possible to crossfade between the settings on the 2 rows of channel preset faders. Add / Solo Master Switch The Flash buttons can be set to operate in 3 different ways or turned off completely. To change the operation of the flash buttons press the Add / Solo switch. With each press of the button the 2 leds within the switch change to indicate which mode has been selected. · Add - Indicated by the Green Led being on. Pressing a FLASH button causes that output to flash instantly to the level set by the Flash Master fader. Add Latch - Indicated by the Green Led Flashing. The Flash buttons push-on and push-off instead of flashing. When a Flash button is latched on, the Channel LED will flash synchronously with the Add / Solo switch LED. If Add Latch is disabled while some channels are Latched, the channels will unlatch but will not become latched again if Add Latch is subsequently enabled. Solo - Indicated by the Red Led being on. Pressing a Flash button causes that output to flash instantly to the level set by the Flash Master fader, while at the same turning off all other desk output. Disabled - Indicated by neither Led being on. Pressing a channel Flash button has NO effect. · · · Add / Solo Fader This fader scales the intensity of the flash buttons. Grand Master Fader Scales the intensity of all console outputs except the flash buttons. D.B.O. Switch This button performs two functions: 1 Blackout. Press to black out the output of the console. The button can be set to momentary or latching operation. 2 12 Inhibit. To prevent a channel from appearing in any output, hold a channel Flash button down and press the DBO button. Masters Controls 13 The Function Buttons ³ The Cursor Buttons The left arrow ...