Software Instruction Manual

IQ–MSD Turbo 1.4 Advanced IQ System Software
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Contents
1 Introducing IQ–MSD Turbo ................................................................................ 11
1.1 System Requirements ............................................................................................................... 12
1.2 About This Manual ................................................................................................................... 12
1.3 Technical Support ..................................................................................................................... 13
1.4 Installation ................................................................................................................................. 14
1.5 For Experienced Users ............................................................................................................ 15
1.6 What’s New in Version 1.4 ........................................................................................................ 15
2 Using Turbo......................................................................................................... 17
2.1 Basic Concepts ......................................................................................................................... 17
2.1.1 Text Screens ............................................................................................................... 18
2.1.2 Graphics Plates ........................................................................................................... 20
2.1.3 Perspective ................................................................................................................. 21
2.2 Starting the Program ................................................................................................................. 22
2.2.1 Optional Command Line Parameters ........................................................................... 22
2.3 Establishing Communication ...................................................................................................... 23
2.4 Setting Turbo’s System Parameters .......................................................................................... 25
2.5 Using Control Blocks ................................................................................................................ 30
2.5.1 The Parts of a Control Block ........................................................................................ 32
2.5.2 Navigating Control Blocks & Setting Controls .............................................................. 32
• Moving from One Control Block to Another .............................................................. 32
• Adding a New Control Block .................................................................................... 33
• Selecting a Control or Text Line ............................................................................... 33
• Setting an On/Off Control .......................................................................................... 33
• Setting a Level Control ............................................................................................. 33
• Setting a Range Control ........................................................................................... 33
• Moving from a Control Block to a Sub-block ............................................................ 33
2.6 Using Sub-blocks ...................................................................................................................... 34
2.6.1 Navigating Sub-blocks & Setting Controls ................................................................... 35
• Moving from One Sub-block or Sub-block Screen to Another .................................. 35
• Moving Among Sub-blocks of Similar Components .................................................. 35
• Locally Copying & Pasting in a Mixer Sub-block ..................................................... 35
• Globally Copying & Pasting Between IQ Components ............................................. 36
• Restore Default Settings to All the Sub-blocks of an IQ Component .......................... 36
• Moving from a Sub-block Back to a Control Block .................................................... 36
2.7 Activating Emergency Mute ...................................................................................................... 37
2.8 Using Graphics Plates ............................................................................................................... 38
2.8.1 The Graphics Plate Control Block Screen ................................................................... 39
2.8.2 Using the Graphics Plate Control Block from the Graphics Plate .................................. 40
2.9 Saving and Loading Dataframe Files....................................................................................... 42
2.10 Printing the IQ System Settings ................................................................................................. 43
2.11 Checking Memory .................................................................................................................... 44