User guide

Overview of the Front Panel
To understand the seemingly complex arrangement of buttons and faders
on the VENTURA1000 Console, it is helpful to consider them in specific
‘control areas’ (see Fig 1 on page 3)
HTP Channel Control Area
This area provides conventional fader control of HTP (highest takes
precedence) Channels. It also includes two ‘master’ faders —the Preset
Master (p1), which controls the overall level from the individual Channel
Faders, and the Grand Master (gm), which controls the overall level of all
HTP Channels on the desk.
For a more detailed overview of this area, turn to page 12.
Lamp Selection Control Area
This area is used to select one or more Lamps in order to change their
Attributes (using the Lamp Attribute Control Area) or to add Lamps to a
Cue or Sequence. Lamps can be selected individually or be assigned to
Groups allowing combinations of Lamps to be selected and controlled by a
single button.
For a more detailed overview of this area, turn to page 18.
Lamp Attribute Control Area
This area is used to change the Attributes of any Lamp(s) selected in the
Lamp Selection Control Area. Various preset selections of Colour, Beam,
Effect, Position (pan and tilt) are available as defined by special Lamp
Libraries.
These can be varied using the rotary controls and, if required, stored as
customised presets called ‘Palettes’. In addition, full control of Lamp
Intensity is available via a state- of- the- art digital fader.
For a more detailed overview of this area, turn to page 20.
HUD Control Area
When you are using the HUD (Head- Up Display) system, these buttons
are used to select which screen is displayed on Monitor 1.
For a more detailed overview of this area, turn to page 107.
Playback Control Area
This area is used to control the playback of pre- programmed Cues and
Sequences. The back- lit LCD screens are used to show Cue Numbers or
Labels, which identify the function of each Playback Fader.
For a more detailed overview of this area, turn to page 41.
Digital Playback Control Area
This area provides an alternative means of controlling Cue, Sequence and
Stack playback using a special Multi- Function Digital Fader.
For a more detailed overview of this area, turn to page 62.
Main Keypad Control Area
This area is the ‘nerve- centre’ of the VENTURA Console and provides full
access to the console’s set- up parameters via a keypad, rotary control
and large LCD screen.
For a more detailed overview of this area, turn to page 68.
Memory Card Socket
This is located in the front edge of the desk just below the Keypad Control
Area and is used to connect a memory card allowing quick storage and
retrieval of show data (see page 99 for more details).
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