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MagicQ User Manual 2 Version 1.4.9.0
MagicQ User Manual
VERSION 1.4.9.0
This manual is designed for operators of the MagicQ lighting console to help them quickly and effectively
learn how to use the console. It has been written by lighting designers for lighting designers. The reader is
assumed to have a basic familiarity with the concepts of lights and lighting control systems.
The manual starts with an introduction to the MagicQ lighting console – its features, functions and
concepts. It then moves into detailed descriptions of patching, programming and playback.
For advanced subjects such as pixel mapping, media servers, connections to Visualisers, networking
multiple consoles and connection to external equipment please refer to the Advanced User Manual.
Readers who are tight for time and just want to find out how to quickly program a working show should
turn straight to the Quick Start section.
The main chapters include:
Introduction
Console Concepts
MagicQ Console Layout
Patching
Setting Dimmer Levels
Controlling Intelligent Heads
Palettes
Programmer
Cue Stacks
Playback
File Handling
Settings
The MagicQ at a glance
Button Functions