Instruction manual

Glossary
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Flashdisk A USB device with storage capabilities.
Go The GO key is used to manually trigger memories on
the stack.
Grand Master The GRAND MASTER fader on the front panel
controls the final output values of all dimmer and
fixture intensity channels.
Group A collection of fixtures. Groups can be Auto Groups
or User Defined Groups.
Highlight A function which automatically sends the fixture
parameters (except pan and tilt) to their „home‟
values. Parameters which are Highlighted are not
tagged. Highlight is most often used for editing the
position of a fixture.
Home A function which sends the fixture parameters to their
„home‟ values. Typically this will be pan and tilt are at
50% with an open white beam at full intensity.
Homed parameters are tagged automatically.
HTP Highest Takes Precedence.
Intensity How bright a fixture is. Also known as Brightness.
Jump An instruction in a memory which tells the memory
stack to select another memory as the next one. This
is used to bypass memories without deleting them.
Latch A function of flash buttons, which enables them to
have a two stage action. The first press to activate, a
second press to deactivate.
Light Converse One of a number of visualiser packages that can be
used on the Solution & Solution XL desks.
Load The LOAD key is used to load a memory, submaster
or palette into the programmer for editing.
LTP Latest Takes Precedence.
Macro A series of commands, triggered from a single button
press or activated when a memory is triggered.
Memory Stack The collection of programmed memories in numerical
order which are played back using the Playback X
controls on the front panel.
MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface. Memories can be
set to be triggered by MIDI timecode.
MFK Multi Function Key. There are 20 MFKs on the desk
which can be used as fixture selection keys, palette
keys etc.
Modifiers A number of parameters which determine how a
Chase is output. Chase modifiers are Drive,
Direction, Speed, Fade and Shots.
Operating Mode The Solution & Solution XL desk has a three
operating modes that offer tracking and non-tracking
options, together with partial programming of
memory, submaster and palette data using a tagging
method.
Override A rotary control on the front panel that can speed up
or slow down fades on the memory stack (Playback
X).
Palette Programmed fixture data, normally of a single
Attribute which is used in programming Memories
and Submasters. Palettes are grouped into the
attributes Colour, Beamshape, Position and Effects.
Parameter An individual function within a fixture, controlled by
one or more DMX channels (eg Dimmer, Colour,
Gobo, Focus, Pan, Tilt etc).
Patch The fixture schedule which shows what fixtures are
assigned and what DMX output addresses they are
patched to.
Playback X An area within the desk for playing back memories in
sequence. The playback has GO, PAUSE and STEP
keys, as well as a MASTER level fader.
Pause The PAUSE key is used for temporarily halting a
memory stack that is running.
Programmer See Program Window.