Table of contents
Warning ............................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Safety Instructions ......................................................................................................................................................... 4
Operating Determinations .......................................................................................................................................... 6
Connection with the mains......................................................................................................................................... 6
Description of the device ................................................................................................................................................. 8
Frontside.......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Glossary .........................................................................................................................................................................11
Backside .......................................................................................................................................................................11
Installation .........................................................................................................................................................................11
Set Up and Operation .....................................................................................................................................................12
Patching .......................................................................................................................................................................12
1. Patching Dimmers ...............................................................................................................................................12
2. Patching Moving Light Fixtures..........................................................................................................................12
3. View the Patching ...............................................................................................................................................13
4. Changing the DMX Address of a Fixture .........................................................................................................13
5. Deleting a Patched Fixture ................................................................................................................................13
6. Patch Utilities .........................................................................................................................................................14
Controlling Dimmers and Fixtures ............................................................................................................................15
1. Selecting Fixtures and Dimmers for Control ....................................................................................................15
2. Changing Attributes of the Selected Fixtures ................................................................................................15
3. Grouping ...............................................................................................................................................................16
4. Stepping Through Selected Fixture One At a Time .......................................................................................16
5. Move Lighting Menu ...........................................................................................................................................16
6. The Align Function ...............................................................................................................................................16
7. Flip Function ..........................................................................................................................................................17
8. Fan Mode ..............................................................................................................................................................17
9. Advanced Options .............................................................................................................................................17
Palette ...........................................................................................................................................................................18
1. Customize Palette ...............................................................................................................................................18
2. Palette Page .........................................................................................................................................................18
3. Shared and Individual Palette ..........................................................................................................................18
4. Which attributes are stored in palettes ...........................................................................................................18
5. Storing a Palette ..................................................................................................................................................19
6. Palette Modes ......................................................................................................................................................19
7. Recalling a Palette Value ..................................................................................................................................19
8. Palettes in Playback ............................................................................................................................................20
9. Delete a Palette ...................................................................................................................................................20
Shapes...........................................................................................................................................................................20
1. Selecting a Shape ...............................................................................................................................................20
2. Blocking a Shape .................................................................................................................................................21
3. Shape Parameters ...............................................................................................................................................21
4. Edit a Running Shape..........................................................................................................................................22
5. Remove a Shape from Fixtures .........................................................................................................................22
6. Delete a Shape ....................................................................................................................................................22
7. Relative Shapes and Absolute Shapes ...........................................................................................................22
8. Playback Parameters .........................................................................................................................................23
Scenes ...........................................................................................................................................................................24
1. How the Creator 2048 Works When Programming .......................................................................................24
2. Creating a Scene ................................................................................................................................................24
3. Using Shapes in Scenes ......................................................................................................................................24
4. HTP and LTP channels .........................................................................................................................................25
5. Playing Back a Scene .........................................................................................................................................25
6. Editing a Scene ....................................................................................................................................................25
7. Include Function ..................................................................................................................................................26