User Manual

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• Controller
The unit used with KIOSK and ProVisionaire Touch KIOSK. This can
be created for separate locations such as a stage wing or FoH, or for sep-
arate users. You can create up to 20 controllers in one project.
•Page
A screen consisting of multiple widgets (such as buttons and sliders) that
control devices is called a “page.” You can create up to 50 pages for one
controller. The page that you specify as the home page is displayed when
the file is opened in KIOSK and ProVisionaire Touch KIOSK.
Files
ProVisionaire Control, KIOSK, and ProVisionaire Touch KIOSK use the
following files.
• Project file (extension .pvcpj)
This file contains all the settings of a ProVisionaire Control project. It
contains the settings for multiple controllers, pages, images, and devices
to control.
• Controller file (extension .ypvc)
This is the file loaded into KIOSK. It contains the settings for a single
controller and for multiple pages, images, and devices to control.
• Controller file for ProVisionaire Touch KIOSK (extension
.ypvtk)
This is the file loaded into ProVisionaire Touch KIOSK. It contains the
settings for a single controller and for multiple pages, images, and
devices to control.
• Master style file (extension .ypvcs)
This is the default style for a project file. A master style can be specified
for each widget. You can export this as a master style file and import it
into another project to specify the same master style.
Modes
ProVisionaire Control and KIOSK have the following modes.
• Initial Mode
This is the mode in which no file has been loaded. From this mode, load-
ing a settings file takes ProVisionaire Control to Design Mode or takes
KIOSK to Control Mode.
• Design Mode
In this mode you can use ProVisionaire Control to create or edit control-
lers and pages. KIOSK does not have this mode. You must have Admin-
istrator privileges to use this mode. In this mode, ProVisionaire Control
is not online with the system to be controlled.
• Control Mode
This mode is used by KIOSK to go online with devices on the network,
and control or monitor them. You must have Administrator or Power
User privileges to edit a controller file.
Other
This setup guide also uses the following terms.
• Widget
GUI parts such as sliders, buttons, and images. You can assign parame-
ters of the devices to these parts, and synchronize them to the faders or
on/off parameters.
• Style
Information related to the color or shape of the widget. You can specify
this for each widget.
• Master Style
This is the default style for a project file. A master style can be specified
for each widget. You can export this as a master style file and import it
into another project to specify the same master style.