User Guide

The Abstract CE Controller
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1. The Abstract CE controller
The Abstract CE controller gives you total control over your lighting effects. It is a
sophisticated and flexible unit designed to control all of the CE range, and also other
similar units. Its main features are:
Controls
• Back-lit LCD display giving step by step instructions and information
• Tactile membrane control panel
• Joystick for beam positioning
• Pan/tilt can be swapped and/or inverted for each head
• Two sliders for control of other functions
• All scenes, chases and options retained by backup battery when power off
• 4U 19” rackmount case
• Reversible connections panel permits rackmount or table top use
• Control (GPI) socket, MIDI input and thru/out
Functions
• Individual or multiple control of up to 16 heads
• 512 scenes; 384 user programmable, 128 pre-programmed
• 128 chases of 64 steps; 64 user programmable, 64 pre-programmed
• Fast programming and recall of scenes and chases
• Two independent chases can be run concurrently
• Scene can be overlaid on chases
• Manual override of heads in chase
• Variable crossfade between chase steps and between scenes
• Chase step triggered by sound, timer, footswitch, or MIDI.
• Direct access to colours and gobos with display of names
• Comprehensive ‘automatic’ light show function
• Sequential or random selection of chases for unattended operation
• Automatic light show can be combined with chases and manual control
• Chases can be linked to recall two on one button