User guide

Using the Main Keypad
Root Menu
When the VENTURA Console is powered- up, the LCD Screen in the Main
Keypad Control Area defaults to showing the Root Menu (screen 1):
Celco Ventura Console V3.2 Program
Commands:
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[SETUP] [I/O]
From here you can gain access to various sub- menus and set- up screens
which are used to configure the operation of the VENTURA Console. For
further information on these screens, refer to page 75 onwards.
Command Line Operation
The middle two lines of the Root Menu Screen form the ‘Command Line’
which is used to control access to the various Entity Screens and provide
general Keypad Control of the Ventura Desk.
What is an Entity?
The term ‘Entity’ is used to describe a collection of closely related
parameters which define one specific aspect of VENTURA’s operation and
programming.
The following is a list of VENTURA Entities:
 Page
 Dimmer
 Channel
 Cue
 Sequence
 Stack
 Lamp
 Group
 Focus
 Colour
 Beam
 Effect
 Output Limit
Within each Entity, there are a number of ‘objects’ and each object is
identified by a number (e.g. Lamp 5, Cue 9, Colour 24, etc .)
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