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SCENE MASTERS
HOW THE SCENE MASTERS WORK (continued)
Next start adding dimmer channels by setting their levels to full, don’t change any other channels or
they will be included in the scene. Also, don’t remove dimmers from the scene by pulling their levels
down to 0, they will still be in the scene and they will have the value 0. Also, be aware that if two
scene masters are sharing some of the same dimmer channels there can be problems if you try to
use them both at the same time. Moving one while the other is up will take a snap shot of any shared
channels at some value other than 0.
MIDI
Show Designer 2CF lets you trigger scenes with MIDI commands. The scene page and number is
encoded in a MIDI message that is sent to the Show Designer’s MIDI output when a scene is
selected using the number switches or the “go” switch. The “black” switch also sends a MIDI
message allowing you to record a blackout or blackout restore. If that same MIDI message is
returned to the MIDI input, that scene will be called. Since the Show Designer uses its own type of
MIDI message to record scene changes it is recommended that you use the Show Designer 2CF to
record the performance.
The Show Designer 2CF uses MIDI continuous controller messages to send and receive scene
changes and blackouts.
The message format for scene changes is as follows:
0Bx pp nn, where x is the MIDI channel (0-f hex, 0-15 dec.), pp is the scene page (0-98 decimal) and
nn is the scene number (0-47 decimal).
The message format for blackouts is as follows:
0Bx nn vv, where x is the MIDI channel (0-f hex, 0-15 dec.), nn equals 99 decimal and vv is non zero
for blackout on and zero for blackout off.
USING THE COMPACT FLASH INTERFACE
Compact flash is used for loading fixture profiles, memory backups and software updates. The files
that you read and write to a CF card can also be used on your PC allowing you to make copies and
download files from the Elation website.
ONLY USE FAT16 FORMATTED 2GB or LESS CARDS!
FAT32 FORMATTED LARGER CAPACITY CARDS NOT SUPPORTED!
Not all brands of CF cards have been tested. Elation recommends using 64MB SanDisk, Kodak, or
Canon brand Compact Flash Cards only. You don’t need a very large capacity card, 32MB or 64MB
is sufficient. Long filenames (longer than 8 characters) are not supported and folders are not
supported. All files must reside in the root directory to be accessible. Please also note that the card
may insert with the label side down on some units. The card socket is polarized and will only allow
you insert the card the correct way.
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