Instruction manual

Introduction
Solution & Solution XL Operating Manual – Issue 1.0 Page 5
Introduction
This Manual
This manual describes the operation of the Solution and Solution XL lighting
desks.
This chapter contains an overview of the capabilities and controls of the
Solution & Solution XL.
The Quick Start Guide chapter is designed to get you up and running with the
desk, but is not a substitute for the whole manual. For more detail on each
function, this manual is divided into chapters, one for each major area of
control.
Conventions
Throughout this manual the following conventions are used:
References to front panel controls, buttons and lights appear in capital letters,
for example:
GRAND MASTER, COLOUR, FIXTURES.
Multi Function Keys (MFKs) and soft buttons which appear on the monitor
screens are displayed as follows:
[Patch], [Desk Setup], [Files], [Clear Options].
The Solution & Solution XL Lighting Desk
A summary of the main functions of the Solution & Solution XL lighting desk is
as follows:
Control Channels
The Solution & Solution XL desks have 248 or 296 channels of control as
standard. These can be assigned and patched to dimmers and fixtures. The
actual configuration is dependent on the desk type.
Dimmers
The Solution desk has 48 faders which control 24 dimmers (two preset mode)
or 48 dimmers (wide mode).
The Solution XL desk has 96 faders which control 48 dimmers (two preset
mode) or 96 dimmers (wide mode).