Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page i Avolites Rolacue Pearl 2000 Operators Manual P2000MAN.
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Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page iii 1. READ ME!! 1.1 How to use this manual 1.2 Am I using a Pearl 2000? 1.3 Turning on 1.3.1 The important stuff 1.3.2 Seeing the Screen 1.3.3 System software 1.3.4 Making backups 1.4 Overview of the desk 1.4.1 The Back Panel 1.4.2 The Preset Area 1.4.3 The Playback Area 1.4.4 The Control Area 1.4.5 The Screen buttons 1.5 The Key Switch Positions 1.5.1 System mode 1.5.2 Program mode 1.5.3 Run mode 1.6 The Programmer 1.6.1 Placing Channels in the Programmer 1.6.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page iv 4.1 What are HTP and LTP Channels? 33 4.2 How HTP and LTP Channels behave in the Programmer 33 4.3 How HTP and LTP Channels are recorded 33 4.4 INSTANT and FADING Channels 34 4.4.1 Setting an LTP Channel to be Instant or Fading 34 4.5 Inverted Channels 35 4.5.1 To Invert a channel 35 4.6 To swap Pan and Tilt 35 4.7 The Moving Light Menu 36 4.7.1 LOCATE FIXTURE 36 4.7.2 Align Fixtures 36 4.7.3 Record Group 37 4.7.4 Define the Stage and Tracking On / Off 37 4.7.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page v 6. PROGRAMMING MEMORIES 6.1 Recording Modes 6.1.1 Record by Instrument 6.1.2 Record by Channel 6.2 Programming a Memory 6.3 Using the TIMES menu 6.3.1 Fade In Time 6.3.2 Fade Out time 6.3.3 LTP Fade Time 6.3.4 Entering a Fade time 6.3.5 Memory Mode Softbutton 6.4 Memory Modes 6.4.1 Memory Mode 0 6.4.2 Memory Mode 1 6.4.3 Memory Mode 2 6.4.4 Changing Memory Modes 6.5 Using the ADD and SWOP buttons with Memory modes 6.6 How Playback Faders run timed Memories 6.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page vi 7.13 Editing values in a Chase Step 7.13.1 To Edit a Chase Step using REC. STEP 7.13.2 Changing the current Step Time using LIVE TIME 7.13.3 Changing the next Step Time using NEXT TIME 7.13.4 LINKING an Individual Chase Step menu 7.13.5 Making an Individual Chase Step SIMPLE or COMPLEX 7.13.6 To REVIEW your changes 7.13.7 The SNAP BACK function 7.14 Editing Chases using UNFOLD 7.14.1 Checking the steps 7.14.2 The UNFOLD menu 7.14.3 RECORD 7.14.4 EDIT TIMES 7.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page vii 8.6 Using a Preset Focus 8.7 Editing a Preset Focus 8.8 Deleting a Preset Focus 8.9 Shared Preset Focuses 8.9.1 Storing a Shared Preset Focus 8.9.2 Editing a Shared Preset Focus 8.10 The pre-programmed Preset Focuses 8.11 Replaying a Preset Focus over a time 8.12 VIEWING a Preset Focus 8.13 Switching OFF Attributes in Preset Focuses 8.14 Changing the Focus Mask 8.15 Help and hints 9. USEFUL FEATURES ON THE PEARL 9.1 More about the Screen - using VIEW 9.1.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page viii 9.11 Sound to Light 9.11.1 Setting the sound to light input level link 9.11.2 Programming for Sound to Light 9.11.3 Running the Sound to Light function 9.11.4 Stopping the sound to Light function 9.12 Help and Hints 10. THE SHAPE GENERATOR 10.1 Types of Shapes 10.1.1 Cyclic and Random Shapes 10.1.2 Relative and Absolute Shapes 10.2 To apply a Shape 10.3 EDITING Shapes 10.3.1 To EDIT a Shape 10.4 Recording a Shape in a Memory 10.5 Shapes and Memory Modes 10.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page ix 12.20.1 Softbutton A - FIXTURES OR MIMICS 12.20.2 Softbutton B - VALID RANGE 12.20.3 Softbutton C – SET FOCUS MASK 12.21 Helps and Hints 13. RUNNING YOUR SHOW 13.1 Run Modes 13.1.1 Normal Run mode 13.1.2 Take Over Run mode 13.2 Running in Two Preset Mode 13.3 The ADD and SWOP buttons in different Run Modes 13.3.1 Changing Run Modes 13.4 Help and Hints 14. DISK FUNCTIONS AND SOFTWARE 14.1 The Show Disk system Accessing the Disk System 14.1.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page x 15.6.4 Using Absolute and Nudge in the Stage area 15.6.5 Using the Colour Control Area 15.6.6 To create a new colour with the Colour Control Area 15.6.7 To edit an existing colour 15.7 Preset Focuses on the Tablet 15.7.1 Storing Preset Focuses on the Tablet 15.7.2 Using Preset Focuses on the Tablet 15.7.3 DELETING a Preset Focus using the Tablet 15.7.4 Using Recall Focus on the Tablet 15.8 The ML (Moving Light) Functions 15.8.1 Locate Fixture 15.8.2 Flip 15.8.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page xi 17.9.2 Selecting the Script File to run 147 17.9.3 Running your Script File 147 17.9.4 To PAUSE a Script File in Run mode 147 17.9.5 To quit running Script Files 147 17.9.6 To run Script Files and use the Playback Faders manually at the same time148 17.10 Timecode Checking 148 17.11 Help and Hints 148 18. GLOSSARY OF TERMS 149 19. APPENDIX 1. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PEARL 2000 AND PREVIOUS VERSIONS 155 20. APPENDIX 2. DIAGRAM OF THE PEARL 158 21. APPENDIX 3.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 12 1. Read Me!! 1.1 How to use this manual The manual is designed to achieve two objectives; firstly to get the new user of the Pearl 2000 up and running very quickly, and secondly to provide a fast reference book for the more experienced operator. Pearl 2000 represents changes in both hardware and software from other preceding Pearl models, and a seasoned user of older models may want to skip straight to Appendix 1.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 13 1.3 Turning on 1.3.1 The important stuff ⇒ IF YOU DO NOT READ ANYTHING ELSE PLEASE READ THIS SECTION. (Please see Appendix 2. Diagram of the Pearl.) Before powering up the console ensure the mains voltage selector is set to the correct voltage for your area. Failure to do this WILL cause severe damage, probably destroying the power supply. The voltage selector is below the power socket. The switch has two positions, 120V and 230V.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 14 A major glitch in the mains supply could cause the desk to lock up, which could corrupt your programming if it occurred at this time. This happens extremely rarely, but always at the worst possible time! In every case make regular disk backups. (See Section 14.1.2 Saving your show to disk). The less time you have for programming the more important it is to make backups. Happy programming from everyone at Avolites. 1.4 Overview of the desk 1.4.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 15 The Serial Port allows the desk to be connected to either the Graphics Tablet or the Stage Remote. The MIDI In and MIDI Out sockets allow the desk to be linked to a suitable MIDI device for external control of the desk. The RESET button is for a soft reset of the desk. In the unlikely event that your desk has crashed, pressing this button should bring it back to life. This does not clear the desk, and should not be confused with a WIPEALL. See section 1.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 16 The Pearl has a maximum of 450 different Chases and Memories. Each Chase can contain any number of steps, subject to the availability of storage memory within the desk. There are Playback SWOP and Playback ADD buttons associated with each of the Playback Faders.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 17 We have used the ‘Hotel Room’ theory of numbering our Preset Faders ie. On Page 0 you find Preset Faders 1 – 60, on Page 1 you find Preset Faders 100 – 160 and so on. ⇒ For the sake of simplicity, where I have referred to Preset Faders 1 – 30 or 31 – 60, the information can generally be taken to apply also to Preset Faders 101 – 130 / 131 – 160, 201 – 230 / 231 – 260 and 301 – 330 / 331 – 360. The only difference is the current Page of Fixtures selected.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 18 1.5 The Key Switch Positions 1.5.1 System mode Turning the Key to System mode allows access to System Software, various diagnostic functions, the Script Files and the WIPEALL function (see Section 1.7.1 To do a WIPEALL). If you are upgrading your System Software or emptying a desk prior to programming a new show, you will use this section. It is not recommended to program in this mode, so do what you gotta do and get out! 1.5.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 19 If you change an Attribute of a Fixture, and deselect it to edit another Fixture, the first channel is still in the Programmer even though you are now using a different Instrument. You may even be in a different Attribute Bank. It will store in any Memories or Chase Steps you may make until you press CLEAR. ⇒ To avoid storing unwanted information when programming press the CLEAR button before starting to build any Memories or Chases.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 20 • Turn Key to Program. Puts you in LIVE PROGRAM MODE menu. • Start programming!! 1.8 Help and Hints Problem : I didn’t read the manual properly and I plugged the desk in with the wrong voltage selected. I think I’ve blown up my Power Supply. HELP! Solution : If you can find an Electronics shop like Tandy in the UK or Radio Shack in the US, they should be able to sell you the Power Supply called a Baby AT for an ordinary PC.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 21 2. Getting started with Conventional lights 2.1 Getting ready Congratulations. Presumably you have managed to power up correctly and avoided blowing up the desk. If you have not yet powered up, go back to Section 1.3.1 The important stuff and follow the instructions then come back and join us. If you are programming a new show from the beginning, you should clear all the old junk out of the desk that the previous user left behind.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 22 If you want to run the desk in Wide mode, repeating the above directions on the SWOP buttons will 1 to 1 patch Channels 31 - 60 onto the top set of Preset Faders, leaving the original 30 Channels patched on the bottom Preset Faders. You can repeat this on each of the four Pages of Fixtures, allowing you to patch up to 240 Dimmer Presets in this way. 2.2.2 Patching individual Dimmers • Turn the Key to Program. Puts you in LIVE PROGRAM MODE.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 23 The Preset Fader on which you have patched a Dimmer Channel is called its Handle. Once patched Handles are immediately active and so can be used to bring up Channels straight away to check your patch. 2.3 Controlling Dimmer Channels 2.3.1 Raising a Preset Fader • Make sure all the Master Faders are at full. • Select the appropriate Page of Fixtures. • Raise and lower the Preset Faders. The channel will output to the level of the Preset Fader. 2.3.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 24 • Press the SWOP button of the Playback Channel you want to record the Memory onto. The Memory is now recorded. The LED on the Playback Channel will light to indicate it has something recorded on it and the LED on the MEMORY button goes out. You may wish to bring up the Playback Fader you have just programmed (If it was up you should take it down then put it up) and take down any preset faders that are up.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 25 ⇒ If the Playback Fader is not at zero, you must lower it to zero before you raise it again to recall the Memory. It is very important to get into the habit of pressing CLEAR, to ensure that you do not end up recording Channels into your next Memory or Chase that are not intended. 2.5.1 Connecting a Chase You can alter aspects of the Chase by CONNECTING it. • Turn the Roller to select the Roller Facet of the Chase you wish to Connect.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 26 3. Getting started with Intelligent Fixtures 3.1 Getting ready Congratulations. Presumably you have managed to power up correctly and avoided blowing up the desk. If you have not yet powered up, go back to Section 1.3.1 The important stuff and follow the instructions then come back and join us. If you are programming a new show from the beginning, you should to clear all the old junk out of the desk that the previous user left behind.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 27 • Press the blue PATCH button on the Program Select bank. You are asked to choose DIMMER or DEVICE. If you have the VGA Screen option this will now display which DMX addresses are in use, and which Fixture type is using them. • Press Softbutton B [CHOOSE A FIXTURE]. The disk is now read and a list of available Personalities is presented on Softbuttons A to E. More Fixtures can be listed by pressing Softbutton F [MORE].
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 28 ⇒ If you have anything more to patch or you have made a mistake, go to Chapter 5 Patching for further help. 3.4 Controlling Intelligent Fixtures Now you have patched your Intelligent Fixtures, you will want to be able to control them. The various Attributes of each Fixture are accessed via the Attribute Bank. You can then use the Wheels to set the level of an Attribute.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 29 3.4.5 How the Wheels control the Attributes The Pearl has two Wheels. The top Attribute on the Attribute Bank is controlled by the Right Hand Wheel (Wheel B) and the bottom Attribute is controlled by the Left Hand Wheel (Wheel A). For example, here is how an eight channel Intellabeam Moving Mirror light is controlled. I have assumed that the Fixture is Selected.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 30 To use Locate Fixture : • Put the Key to Program. Puts you in LIVE PROGRAM MODE menu. • Select the Fixtures you wish to Locate. Their LED’s light up. • Press Softbutton H - M.L. Menu. Accesses the Moving Light menu. • Press Softbutton A [LOCATE FIXTURE]. 3.6 Programming a first Memory When you are comfortable controlling Intelligent Fixtures, you are ready to build your first Memory. • Turn the Key to Program. Puts you in LIVE PROGRAM MODE menu.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 31 • Press CLEAR to empty the Programmer (See Section 1.5 The Programmer for more details). • Make sure all the Master Faders are at full and all the Playback Faders are at zero. • Turn the Roller to the Facet you wish to record onto. • Select Roller Page one, two or three. The Roller Page Buttons are located to the left of the Roller. There is no need to press ENTER. • Press the blue CHASE button on the Program Select bank.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 32 3.7.2 Adjusting the Speed and Crossfade of your Chase Connect the Chase. You can now control the Speed and Crossfade times of your Chase using the two Wheels. 3.7.3 Stopping and Starting your Chase The STOP and GO buttons stop and start a Connected Chase. The STOP button steps through a Stopped Chase. ⇒ Note that when stepping through a Chase in this fashion, the steps will be executed without any timing information that may be programmed in them. 3.7.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 33 4. More about Intelligent Fixtures and Moving Lights 4.1 What are HTP and LTP Channels? There are two basic types of Attribute - LTP, (Latest Takes Precedence or Last takes Precedence) and HTP, (Highest Takes Precedence). These terms refer to how different Attributes of a Fixture are recalled in the Playback area in a Memory or Chase. LTP Channels respond to and retain the last instruction they were given. Colour is an example of an LTP Channel.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 34 Channel Type HTP New Memory Live Program Edited Memory Live Program Edited or New Memory, but Softbutton A pressed after pressing MEMORY Records as seen on stage. Only records Channels if they are present in the Programmer. Records output as seen on stage. Records Channels present in the programmer. LTP (See Section 6.12 Using the RECORD STAGE function) Blind Program (See Section 9.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 35 The VGA Screen will automatically show you all 30 Handles for the current Page of Fixtures and Attribute Bank. • Select the Attribute Bank of the Attribute you wish to change. Its LED lights up. The Channels are displayed on the VGA monitor as INSTANT or FADING. • Press a Preset SWOP or ADD buttons on the Handle of each Fixture you wish to change.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 36 • Press the PATCH button on the blue Program Select bank. Puts you in the PATCH DIMMER OR DEVICE menu. The VGA Screen will automatically change to show which DMX addresses are in use. • Press Softbutton F [PATCH UTILITIES]. Puts you in PATCH UTILITIES menu. • Press Softbutton C [SWAP PAN AND TILT]. The VGA Screen will automatically show you all 30 Handles for the current Page of Fixtures and Attribute Bank.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 37 If you used a Group, the first selected Fixture is the first one you selected when originally storing the Group. If you selected Fixtures by holding down two SWOP buttons and automatically selecting the Fixtures in between, the first Fixture is the first SWOP button you held down, and the Fixtures are held to ascend sequentially through the Group. The last Fixture in the Group is the second SWOP button you held down. • Turn the Key to Program.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 38 4.8.1 Why we need an OFF function Because this is the only way to remove a Channel from a Chase or Memory once it has been recorded in it. If a Channel or Fixture is OFF, it is not output from a Memory or Chase it has been recorded into. Recording a Channel at zero is not the same as a Channel that is OFF. Think of a Moving Head Fixture. With the Pan and Tilt at zero, the Fixture points up into the roof somewhere (if it is hung on a truss).
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 39 4.8.5 Turning Channels back ON again You can turn Channels back on again by putting them into the Programmer again in the usual way, using the Wheels, typed in values or Preset Focuses. You can then re-record the Memory or Chase with the Channel ON as usual. 4.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 40 Problem : I have a Motor Speeds function on my Moving Lights. I have set my Pan, Tilt and Motor Speed Channels all to be Fading as I obviously want my movements to fade, but they are all behaving very strangely. Solution : By setting these Channels to be Fading, they are all implementing the Fade times programmed in your Memories and Chases, including the Motor Speed Channel. This is resulting in the Motor Speeds programmed being changed by the desk fades.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 41 5. Patching 5.1 Before Patching Before you can control a Fixture or a Dimmer you must patch it. The patch function connects a desk channel to an actual output channel. It is a good idea to do a WIPEALL before starting to patch the desk. See Section 1.7.1 To do a WIPEALL. The Pearl gives you the option of either addressing your Dimmers and Fixtures and entering the addresses into the patch, or automatically generating addresses for Fixtures as you patch them.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 42 • Either type in the number 9 and ENTER Or press Softbutton D [FIXTURE PATCH] Or press a Handle SWOP button. • Press EXIT to quit. 5.3 Selecting a DMX line Pearl 2000 is capable of driving up to four DMX 512 lines. You select the line you are patching onto like this: • Turn the Key to Program. Puts you in LIVE PROGRAM MODE. • Press the blue PATCH button on the Program Select bank. Puts you in the PATCH DIMMER OR DEVICE menu.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 43 • Using the Numeric Keypad type the number of the lowest DMX channel you are going to use. The Screen suggests the lowest DMX channel number available (1), but you can type over this. • Press a grey Preset ADD button to patch a DMX address onto Preset Faders 1 to 30 or a blue Preset SWOP button to patch a DMX address onto Preset Faders 31 to 60. The DMX address automatically increments each time you patch a channel.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 44 • Press Softbutton B [CHOOSE A FIXTURE]. The disk is now read and a list of available Personalities is presented on Softbuttons A to E. More Fixtures can be listed by pressing Softbutton F [MORE]. Softbutton G [GO BACK] takes you back one page of Fixtures. • Select the Instrument you wish to patch from the list on the Softbuttons. • You will now be presented with a menu asking if you want to automatically create Preset Focuses.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 45 ⇒ Viewing Screen 9 (patch by Handle) will give you some helpful information about the Fixtures you are patching, such as DIP switch settings, (DIP stands for Dual In Line Package and it wasn’t invented by Avolites!), DMX numbers etc. See Section 9.2.9 Screen 9 - VIEW PATCH BY HANDLE. 5.8 Patching a combination of Intelligent Fixtures and Dimmer Channels Patch your Intelligent Fixtures as described in Section 5.7 Patching Intelligent Fixtures.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 46 • Press EXIT or the PATCH button to leave the Patch functions. This gives you the maximum number of Channels accessible in Two Preset Mode. That means that both sets of Preset Faders control each Dimmer Channel. You have patched them to DMX output 1, so you need to ensure that your DMX cable is in the DMX socket 1 on the back of the desk. To run in Two Preset Mode, you need to set User Setting 4 to 2 PRESET. (See section 12.4 Setting 4.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 47 The desk will make the patch, and the displaced Fixture that formerly occupied the DMX Address will be Parked. The Handle will still exist, but without any DMX Channels patched onto it. To see whether any Fixtures remain Parked at the end of a Repatch, you can View the Fixture Patch. (See section 5.2.2 Viewing the Fixture Patch (Patch by Handles)). Any Fixtures left Parked are marked as such under the DMX address column.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 48 • Either type in another DMX address to clear or press EXIT to quit. Puts you back in the PATCH menu. ⇒ Use this feature with care, as it is possible to delete one or more of the Attributes of an Intelligent Fixture, which otherwise remains patched. 5.15 Deleting a Handle • Turn the Key to Program. Puts you in LIVE PROGRAM MODE. • Press the PATCH button on the blue Program Select bank. Puts you in the PATCH DIMMER OR DEVICE menu.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 49 5.19 Setting a Dimmer curve Before patching a Dimmer you can optionally set the Dimmer curve. Once you are in the Dimmer patch menu : • Press Softbutton B [CURVE = X]. • Type in 1, 2, 3 or 4 and press ENTER. Dimmer curve 1 is USER definable Dimmer curve 2 is LINEAR. Dimmer curve 3 is SQUARE. Dimmer curve 4 is RELAY. This DMX Channel and all subsequent ones will keep this Dimmer curve until you change it again. The default is Linear.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 50 5.20.4 Customising Personality Files to put Intelligent Fixture Attributes onto different Attribute Banks It is possible to make special Personality Files that allocate Attributes to different Attribute Banks. See the Personality File Programmers Manual for details. 5.21 DMX features 5.21.1 Assigning DMX lines to outputs You can assign which DMX channel is output by which DMX output socket on the back of the Pearl.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 51 • Turn the Key to Program. Puts you in LIVE PROGRAM MODE. • Press the blue PATCH button on the Program Select bank. Puts you in the PATCH DIMMER OR DEVICE menu. • Press Softbutton F [PATCH UTILITIES]. Puts you in the PATCH UTILITIES menu. • Press Softbutton D [SET DMX LINES]. Puts you in the SET DMX LINES menu. • Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to put the yellow flashing cursor on the ‘MAX DMX CHANNELS PER LINE’ value (Default is 512).
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 52 • Press the appropriate Softbutton to change DMX line for the search if required. VGA Screen shows new DMX line. • Begin the search by slowly moving Wheel A until the ‘lost’ Fixture makes a response. This outputs the values for the Locate Fixture state for the ‘lost’ unit on sequential DMX start addresses from DMX channel 1. When it broadcasts data down the DMX Channels of the ‘lost’ Fixture, the Fixture will respond.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 53 output on one or two DMX lines. Solution 5 : Connect one Fixture to the desk and set its start address to 001. Remove the DMX output cable from this Instrument to isolate it from the rest of the rig. Patch DMX 001 to 030 onto Preset Faders 1 to 30 as you would patch dimmers. Raise and lower these Playback Faders try to get a response from the Attributes of your Fixture.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 54 6. Programming Memories This section assumes that you have devices patched on your Pearl, and that you are comfortable controlling them. 6.1 Recording Modes These are different recording modes set in the USER SETTINGS menu. Whichever mode is active when you Record or Edit a Memory or Chase is the mode in which the Edits will be stored. 6.1.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 55 • Press the SWOP button of the Playback Channel you want to record the Memory onto. The Memory is now recorded. The LED on the Playback Channel will light to indicate it has something recorded on it and the LED on the MEMORY button goes out. • Press CLEAR to clear the Programmer. ⇒ If the Playback Fader is not at zero, you must lower it to zero before you raise it again to recall the Memory.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 56 Softbutton A [WAIT IN] Softbutton B [WAIT OUT] Softbutton C [FADE IN] Softbutton D [FADE OUT] Softbutton E [LTP FADE] Softbutton F [LTP WAIT] Softbutton G [MODE = (X)] Under each Softbutton label on the Screen is the time for that Timer. The time can range from tenths of a second to 12 hours. • Set each time by entering the time on the Keypad and pressing the appropriate Softbutton. Use the decimal point to separate hours, minutes, seconds and fractions.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 57 6.4.2 Memory Mode 1 This Mode allows Fade times as programmed in the EDIT TIMES menu. (See Section 6.3 Using the TIMES menu.) Entering Memory Times to a Memory automatically sets the Memory Mode to 1. HTP Channels fade up using the Fade In time when the Playback Fader is moved in the up direction or a Playback SWOP or ADD button is pressed.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 58 6.5 Using the ADD and SWOP buttons with Memory modes The Playback ADD and SWOP buttons mimic Playback Fader movement. Pressing the ADD button is equivalent to moving the Fader up to full, and releasing the ADD button is the same as moving the Fader down to zero. The SWOP button is similar except all other Preset and Playback Faders are taken to zero (using times specified) except the Swopped Fader. 6.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 59 If you wish you may now alter the MEMORY MODE or the FADE TIMES. (See Section 6.3 Using the TIMES menu.) You can also use Preset Focuses to edit memories. This is described in Chapter 8 Preset Focuses. 6.8 Copying a Memory The word COPY means two things when COPYING a Memory (or Chase).
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 60 • Press the SWOP button of the Memory you want to VIEW. The Playback Fader does not have to be up. • You can step through the Attribute Banks and see the desk outputs for each Attribute for the VIEWED Memory. • Press EXIT to quit. 6.12 Using the RECORD STAGE function 6.12.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 61 6.13 Recording and recalling Memories on the Graphics Tablet and Stage Remote Memories can be recorded directly from the Graphics Tablet. See Section 15.9.3 Record Memory in the Graphics Tablet chapter. Memories can be replayed directly from the Stage Remote. See Section 16.4 Using the Remote to recall a Memory in the Stage Remote chapter. 6.14 Help and Hints Problem : Memory does not replay after programming.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 62 7. Programming Chases This section assumes that you have devices patched on your Pearl, and that you are comfortable controlling them. 7.1 Recording Modes These are different recording modes set in the USER SETTINGS menu. Whichever mode is active when you Record or Edit a Memory or Chase is the mode in which the Edits will be stored. 7.1.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 63 • Press the flashing SWOP button of your Playback Channel to record the step. The prompt line on the Screen tells you your next step number. • Repeat the previous two directions for as many steps as you wish to record. There is no limit to the number of Chase steps provided that there is enough storage memory left in the desk. • Press the CHASE button again. The Chase is now recorded.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 64 7.6 Stepping through a Chase The STOP button also steps on through a stopped Connected Chase. ⇒ Note that when stepping through a Chase in this fashion, the steps will be executed without any timing information that may be programmed in them. 7.7 Changing the direction of a Chase You can change the direction of a Connected Chase by using the three Arrow Keys at the bottom of the Sequence Control area.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 65 7.9.2 Individual Step Times Chases Individual Step Times set Fade and Wait parameters that are applied to individual Chase steps. Chase steps which use Individual Step times are called Complex Steps. These are entered using the LIVE TIME and NEXT TIME buttons while editing a Chase. See Section 7.13 Editing values in a Chase Step.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 66 7.10.7 Link ON or OFF Linked Chase steps automatically run on one from the next. If you Unlink any steps, the Chase will stop at the Unlinked Step, and you have to press the Playback ADD button or the GO button to restart the Chase. You must have the Chase Connected to restart it using the GO button. 7.10.8 Entering a Fade or Wait time You can enter different times for each timer using its Softbutton.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 67 • Either press the SWOP button of the Playback Fader of the Chase you wish to add Timing to. Or type in the Playback Fader number and press ENTER. Enter times into the EDIT TIMES menu as detailed in Section 7.10 The EDIT TIMES menu above. 7.12.3 LINKING a Chase Pressing Softbutton G [LINK = (X)] in the EDIT TIMES menu toggles the setting of the Links for the whole Chase. The default is LINKS ON. 7.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 68 • If you need to change more steps, any information currently in the Programmer from editing the previous step can be applied to other steps by simply using the STOP button to step onto the next step to be edited, and pressing the REC. STEP then the ENTER buttons. Otherwise press CLEAR and make different edits to the next step. 7.13.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 69 7.13.4 LINKING an Individual Chase Step menu Pressing Softbutton G in the TIME INTO LIVE or TIME INTO NEXT menu toggles the setting of the Link for the Chase Step. 7.13.5 Making an Individual Chase Step SIMPLE or COMPLEX Pressing Softbutton H [Save as SIMPLE / COMPLEX] in the TIME INTO LIVE or TIME INTO NEXT menu toggles making the Chase Step Simple or Complex. The change is recorded on the Prompt line.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 70 Softbutton A [RECORD] Softbutton B [EDIT TIMES] Softbutton C [INSERT] Softbutton D [DELETE] Softbutton E [PREVIOUS 15 STEPS] Softbutton F [NEXT 15 STEPS] (Softbutton G) 7.14.3 RECORD Make any changes to the scene stored in any Chase step as you would with a Memory, matching and then altering intensity levels with Preset Faders or using Wheels to change LTP Attributes. To store the changes : • Press Softbutton A [RECORD].
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 71 • Press the SWOP button of the Playback Fader of the Chase Step before which you want to Insert a Step. If you want the Chase Step on the end of the Chase, use the first vacant Fader after the last Chase Step. An extra Playback SWOP LED lights up and the Screen displays the new Chase Step. The desk will have picked a suitable Step number for it, which will be a decimal number between the two step numbers either side.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 72 To Copy a Chase : • Press and hold down the grey ADD button of the Chase you wish to Copy. You are asked to press a Playback SWOP button. • Press the SWOP button of the Playback Channel you wish the Copy to occupy. You can change Roller Pages and Facets if you need to while the ADD button is still held down. Linked Copies can be replayed and edited like any other Chase, but any changes will affect all the Linked Chases.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 73 The Next step The Connected Chase number The Live step. The Fade Times are represented by three vertical progression bars and the Wait Times are represented by three horizontal progression bars. An asterisk next to the Chase number indicates that the Chase Speed has been modified but not saved. 7.20 Clearing a Temporary Speed and Crossfade To clear a temporary Speed and Crossfade on a Connected Chase : • Press the CONNECT button.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 74 • Type in the number of the Chase Step you wish to delete and press ENTER. Screen asks you if you are sure you want to delete the step. • Press Softbutton A [YES] to confirm the deletion or Softbutton F [NO] to stop it. See also 7.14.5 DELETE in the UNFOLD Section. 7.25 Inserting a Chase Step • Turn the Key to Program. Puts you in LIVE PROGRAM MODE menu. • Connect the Chase. • Set up the step you wish to Insert.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 75 7.27.1 Softbutton A - SAVE SPEED This saves the temporary speed that may have been set by moving the Wheel(s) after programming. 7.27.2 Softbutton B - SAVE DIRECTION This allows the Chase direction to be recorded, the options being forward, backwards, and bounce. 7.27.3 Softbutton C - NORMAL / RANDOM This allows the steps to be replayed in random order. Useful for disco effects. 7.27.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 76 The Wheel output is fed into the Timer input; thus if a long time has been programmed into the step, more turns of the Wheel will be required to Fade into the step. If a short time has been programmed into the step only a small number of turns will be required. This allows you to customise how the Wheel will control the Fade. ⇒ If manual mode is disallowed the Wheel cannot be used to control the fade. 7.27.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 77 ⇒ In some cases it may be useful to make a COPY of a Chase allowing previewing and editing of steps of a Chase whilst running the same on another playback. This also allows you to easily jump to a step out of sequence by setting the second Fader to a different step and manually fading between the two. ⇒ You can jump to any Chase step by selecting the step on the keypad and pressing the CONNECT button. 7.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 78 The next rate down is that on every other DMX cycle a new step is output, giving 1200 steps per minute. The next speed down from this is that on every third cycle a step is output, giving 800 steps per minute. This is how BPM’s of 2400, 1200, 800, 600 etc. are computed.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 79 8. Preset Focuses 8.1 FOCUSES - some definitions The word FOCUS tends to crop up a lot in Lighting. For the purposed of this Manual, have defined the term Focus very clearly to avoid confusion. “Focus” used to describe the direction in which Fixtures are pointed to illuminate a space or object will be called a Positional Focus. “Focus” referring to the sharpness or fuzziness of a projected image will be called Sharpness.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 80 8.3 The Focus Mask The Focus Mask is unchanged from older versions of the Pearl, except that now it can only be altered via the USER SETTINGS menu. The reason I mention this is that the result of this is that a whole load of problems caused by people inadvertently changing it have now been avoided, so it is of less importance to us.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 81 Bank Attribute Default Focus Mask 1 DIMMER ALL ATTRIBUTES 2 SHUTTER IRIS SHUTTER IRIS 3 PAN TILT PAN TILT COLOUR WHEEL 1 COLOUR WHEEL 2 COLOUR WHEELS 1 & 2 YELLOW / EFFECT MAGENTA / CYAN 5 FOCUS ZOOM FOCUS ZOOM 6 GOBO WHEEL 1 GOBO WHEEL 2 GOBO WHEEL 1 GOBO WHEEL 2 7 GOBO SPIN 1 GOBO SPIN 2 GOBO SPIN 1 GOBO SPIN 2 8 SPEED PAN & TILT SPEED SPEED PAN & TILT SPEED 9 YELLOW EFFECT COLOUR WHEELS 1 & 2 YELLOW / EFFECT MAGENTA / CYAN 10 M
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 82 The important point to grasp is that all the Focus Mask does is to enable access to different parts of the Preset Focuses. The Pan and Tilt information in Preset Focus 1 is the same, whether you are looking at it from the LAMPS bank or the Pan and Tilt Bank, and it can be altered from any Attribute Bank whose Focus Mask allows access to it. The difference is, that in LAMPS you can see all the Attributes stored, not just one of them.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 83 • Create the Preset Focus look on stage. • Press the blue STORE FOCUS button on the Program Select Bank. ⇒ When you press this button, the LEDs on the Attribute Bank indicate the current Focus Mask, and hence the Attributes being stored from the Programmer. If necessary, select a different Attribute Bank to store the Attributes you intend.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 84 • Press Softbutton B [RECALL FOCUS]. Puts you back in the LIVE PROGRAM menu. 8.7 Editing a Preset Focus • Turn the Key to Program. Puts you in LIVE PROGRAM MODE. • Select the appropriate Attribute Bank. • Press the blue EDIT FOCUS button on the Program Select Bank. ⇒ When you press this button, the LEDs on the Attribute Bank indicate the current Focus Mask, and hence the Attributes being recalled into the Programmer.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 85 8.9 Shared Preset Focuses 8.9.1 Storing a Shared Preset Focus A Shared Preset Focus enables the user to program a particular Preset Focus for one Fixture, which is then copied to all other Fixtures of that type. This is very useful, because it means that you can use a single Fixture before a show to program Preset Focuses for all Fixtures of that type.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 86 8.10 The pre-programmed Preset Focuses When an instrument is patched using a Personality File a number of preprogrammed Shared Preset Focuses can be automatically loaded, by selecting YES when the LOAD PRE-PROGRAMMED FOCUSES menu is presented prior to patching an instrument. ⇒ You can only load the Pre-programmed Focuses at this time. This Preset focus information is customisable by editing the Personality File.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 87 b) Having a Memory recorded on it, but with the Playback Fader at zero c) Having a Chase recorded on it which is both at zero and set to FADER RELOADS CHASE mode in the Chase Parameters. ⇒ A Preset Focus recalled with time in this way does NOT sit in the Programmer, but in the playback area.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 88 • Turn the Key to Program. Puts you in LIVE PROGRAM MODE. • Select the LAMPS Attribute Bank. • Press the blue EDIT FOCUS button on the Program Select Bank. The Focus Mask will be displayed on the Attribute Bank LED’s. Lit LED’s in the Attribute Bank buttons indicate selected banks. Turn banks on and off by pressing the Attribute Bank Buttons. • Press the Preset Focus for editing.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 89 Problem : I stored a Pan and Tilt Preset Focus for all my Fixtures, and it seems to have changed the Colour Preset Focus I previously stored on the same button. Solution : You stored the Pan and Tilt Preset Focus from within the LAMPS bank, so all the Attributes in the Focus Mask were enabled, and all the Attributes in the Programmer at that moment were stored.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 90 9. Useful features on the Pearl 9.1 More about the Screen - using VIEW 9.1.1 Resetting the Screen Pressing the VIEW button TWICE resets the Screen. 9.1.2 To PREVIEW a Memory To see the output of a Memory Program or Run mode : • Press the VIEW button. • Press the SWOP button of the Memory you want to Preview. The Playback Fader does not have to be up. • You can step through the Attribute Banks and see the desk outputs for each Attribute in the Memory.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 91 • Press the VIEW button and type in 5 on the Keypad and ENTER, or use NEXT SCREEN to scroll onto Screen 5 (Chase Times). • Press EXIT to quit. 9.1.5 To PREVIEW a Preset Focus To see the output of a Memory or a Chase in Program or Run mode : Either : • Press the VIEW button. • Press the ADD button of a Preset Focus from 1 – 30. • You can step through the Attribute Banks and see the desk outputs for each Attribute in the Preset Focus.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 92 • Enter the Screen number on the Keypad. • Press ENTER. 9.2.1 Screen 1 - CHANNEL OUTPUT AS A PERCENTAGE This is the normal Channel Output Screen. It shows the output of each channel in the current Attribute Bank as a percentage. Select different Attribute Banks to examine the Outputs for different Attributes. 9.2.2 Screen 2 - CHANNEL OUTPUT, FULL RESOLUTION This shows the output of each channel in the range 0 to 255.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 93 This is displayed one Fixture at a time and the Up and Down cursor buttons are used to select the Fixture from the list on the upper part of the Screen. There are some Fixtures which when patched, may not show up on the lower part of this Screen. In order for this Screen to work, the Fixture must have an intensity channel patched onto one of the Preset Faders on Attribute Bank 1.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 94 The order in which you selected Fixtures is recorded in the group. This is the sequence that will be replayed when using NEXT FIXTURE on the Graphics Tablet, and used in several of the functions in the Channel and Moving Light menus. See section 4.7 The Moving Light Menu and 9.6 The CHANNEL button. You can also record and replay groups from the Graphics Tablet. See Chapter 15 The Graphics Tablet for more details. 9.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 95 9.5.3 To Load a previously recorded Snapshot into the Programmer. • Press Softbutton D [SNAPSHOT MENU (x/50)]. Where x is the number of snapshots already recorded. • Press Softbutton A [LOAD A SNAPSHOT)] . The VDU now presents a list of recorded Snapshots. An example line is shown below: 12) 11/Mar/1998 14:12:56 From this line the first number is the Snapshot number then follows the date and time in Hrs, Mins and Secs.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 96 • Press the CHANNEL button. Puts you in the Channel Select Menu. The current Fixture type is displayed on the prompt line. This will be one of the instrument types that you have patched. If you want to change this for a different Fixture you must : • Press Softbutton B [Select a new Fixture type]. Screen shows all Fixture types currently patched. • Select the new Fixture you wish to use.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 97 9.6.4 To Select all Fixtures in the Programmer using the CHANNEL button This feature Selects all Fixtures that are currently in the Programmer. This is useful if you have been modifying different colours, for example, and now want to put all of the lights you have been using into the same gobo. • Turn the Key to Program. • Press the CHANNEL button. Puts you in the Channel Select Menu. • Press Softbutton A [Select All].
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 98 • Press the CHANNEL button again to exit the Channel menu. 9.6.6.1 To adjust a current intensity value by plus or minus 5% : • Turn the Key to Program. • Select your Fixtures by whatever means you wish. • Press the CHANNEL button. Puts you in the Channel Select Menu. • Press Softbutton G [AT%]. Screen asks you to enter an intensity value. • Press Softbutton E [+5%] or Softbutton F [-5%] to adjust the intensities of Selected Fixtures.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 99 Otherwise if its Playback Fader is down, or the Playback Fader is up and the Chase is running, you will Include the last complete step of the Chase that was run. • Select the Fixtures you want to recall Attributes into. Their LEDs light up. • Select the Attribute(s) you wish to recall using the Attribute Bank. The illuminated LEDs on the Attribute Bank indicate which Attributes will be recalled.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 100 • • Put the Channel you want Reduced up at FULL. Go to the REDUCE FIXTURE INTENSITY Bank. All Preset Faders now operate as Reduction Faders. • Match the output level with the Intensity Channel by bringing the Reduction Fader to Full also. If it is already at Full, bring it down to zero, the back up. • Bring the Reduction Fader down to limit the output to the desired level. 9.10 Programming in BLIND mode 9.10.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 101 • Take down the Preset Faders and press CLEAR. • Again press Softbutton F [PRESS FOR LIVE MODE]. Puts you in LIVE PROGRAM MODE menu. If the Memory Playback Fader is up then take it down and put it back up to load the new Memory. 9.11 Sound to Light Connect either a microphone or a line level signal into the sound to light input. Inside the desk there is a link allowing you to configure the desk for Microphone or Line. 9.11.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 102 9.11.4 Stopping the sound to Light function • Press Softbutton F [DISABLE Sound to Light]. 9.12 Help and Hints Problem : The Wheels are behaving strangely. Solution : You are still in FAN mode. Problem : I want to copy some effects from a Memory into a new cue. Solution : Use Include to copy parts or all of the Memory into the Programmer, where it can be incorporated into new Memories and Chase Steps. P2000MAN.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 103 10. The Shape Generator The Shape Generator allows easy access to various preprogrammed Shapes and Effects. 10.1 Types of Shapes There are different categories of Shapes. 10.1.1 Cyclic and Random Shapes Shapes can be Cyclic or Random. A Cyclic Shape involves a repeating series of values applied to an Attribute. The Shape Cycle is the pattern that is repeated to make the Shape.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 104 The SPREAD allows different Fixtures in the same Shape to operate out of phase with each other. That is, they are all doing the same function, but you can allow them to perform the Shape out of step with each other. The Coarse Spread defines how many different positions a Fixture can be in during one repetition of the Shape Cycle. If the Fine Spread is set to zero, the Fixtures will always be evenly spaced within the Shape Cycle. Eg.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 105 • You can change the Fine and Coarse Spread of the Shape by pressing Softbutton C [Set WHEELS to SPREAD….]. Wheel A now controls the Fine Spread value and Wheel B now controls the Coarse Spread value. See Section 10.3 EDITING Shapes for definitions of how these functions work. • You can change the SIZE or SPEED of the Shape by pressing Softbutton D [Set WHEELS…]. Wheel A now controls the SIZE value and Wheel B now controls the SPEED value. See Section 10.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 106 ⇒ If the Playback Fader is not at zero, you must lower it to zero before you raise it again to recall the Memory. If the Playback Fader is not at zero, you must lower it to zero before you raise it again to recall the Memory. 10.5 Shapes and Memory Modes If you store a Shape a Mode 0 Memory, the Shape will begin to execute as soon as the Memory Playback Fader reaches the Trigger Point.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 107 10.9 Help and Hints 10.9.1 Advanced Shape Programming using OFF Normally, when you store a Memory containing a Shape, you are storing two things. You are storing a base value for certain Attributes, for example a Pan and Tilt value of 50%, or a Positional Preset Focus on a singer, and you are storing a function which will be applied to that base value.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 108 11. Tracking Moving Lights 11.1 Using the Moving Light tracking system The Moving Light tracking system allows you use a number of Moving Lights in ‘follow spot’ mode. When the Tracking is active, the desk computes the Pan and Tilt positions for each Selected Fixture so that they all point to the same point on the stage at all times. 11.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 109 ⇒ Important notes regarding training:The PAN value must be different for each of the corners, as must be the TILT value. The difference need only be 1 count. Example of how to place moving head fixtures with relation to the training square. Note that the limit stop on the pan movement is set so it is away from the square.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 110 11.4 Using Align Fixtures in Tracking mode Using Align Fixtures with Tracking on will align all Fixtures so that instead of copying the same DMX values from the first Selected Fixture, they all point at the same place on the stage as the first Selected Fixture instead. 11.5 In order to use 4D Track you must have a Graphics Tablet This is available from your friendly local Avolites distributor as the catchily named Part Number 1221-0190. 11.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 111 12. The USER SETTINGS MENU The USER SETTINGS Menu allows you configure certain features of the desk. • Turn the Key to Program. Puts you in Live Program Mode menu. • Press Softbutton B [USER SETTINGS]. Puts you in the User Settings Menu. Use the Up and Down Cursor Keys to move up and down the Menu. Use the Left and Right Cursor Keys to toggle menu options. 12.1 Setting 1. CHASE PARAMETERS Does nothing.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 112 12.6 Setting 6. Not used 12.7 Setting 7. Not Used 12.8 Setting 8. TC CHECK ENABLE / DISABLE This setting displays the current status of the Timecode Checking operation. See section 17.10 Timecode Checking. 12.9 Setting 9. AUTOCONNECT Enabling the Chase Autoconnect means that the most recently replayed Chase will automatically be Connected to the Wheel(s). As you change Pages and Facets on the Roller, the most recently Connected Chase will Autoconnect.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 113 You can use this feature to control one Pearl or Sapphire with another. See Appendix 6. MIDI implementation details. 12.16 Setting 16 - MIDI Channel = (X) This sets the MIDI Channel number that the desk will respond to. The Left and Right Arrows allow you to scroll through MIDI Channel numbers from 1 - 16. 12.17 Setting 17 - XX bit wheel ctrl Most Fixtures with 16 – bit Pan and Tilt actually only use 12 or 13 bits.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 114 • Press EXIT to quit. 12.20.3 Softbutton C – SET FOCUS MASK Allows access to the Focus Mask. See section 8.14 Changing the Focus Mask. 12.21 Helps and Hints Problem : The LED mimic doesn’t show the level of the Channel. Solution : Toggle the FIXTURES OR MIMICS setting. P2000MAN.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 115 13. Running your show 13.1 Run Modes Turning the Key to Run puts the desk into Run Mode. This disables all the programming features of the desk, and allows only Playback functions to operate. The Key can be removed to lock the desk in this Mode. There are three different Run Modes that you can use for running a show. These are : Normal Mode Take Over Mode Two Preset Mode. To change Modes, you need to set User Setting 4. (See section 12.4 Setting 4.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 116 13.1.2 Take Over Run mode When you switch from Program to Take Over Run mode, the Programmer does not clear and you have access to all HTP and LTP Channels. You can use Wheels or Preset Faders to control Attributes exactly like Program mode. The only difference is that HTP Preset Channels are under the control of Preset Master A.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 117 In Two Preset mode, the Playback Area behaves the same as Normal Run Mode, and Memories and Chases programmed using Dimmers or Fixtures on Preset Channels 31 - 60 will run as normal, even though these Channels are not available on the Preset Faders. See Section 13.3 The ADD and SWOP buttons in different Run Modes for Playback ADD and SWOP button functions. The LED’s on the Playback SWOP buttons follow the Playback Fader Level.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 118 Or • Turn the Key to Run. • Press Softbutton A to toggle Run Modes. The Mode may not toggle through all three modes depending on what is selected in the USER SETTINGS. The mode in use is shown on the Screen prompt line. 13.4 Help and Hints Problem : You cannot control LTP Channels in Run mode. Solution : Change to Take Over Run mode. Problem : My ADD and SWOP buttons seem very slow. Solution : Use Normal Run Mode.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 119 14. Disk functions and software 14.1 The Show Disk system The DISK System allows you to Save and Load a show, Format a disk, and Verify that a saved disk matches the show loaded in the desk. You can use either 720K Double sided, Double density or 1.44Mb High Density disks formatted for a PC. We suggest 3M preformatted 1.44Mb disks, as the desk can now handle more DMX Channels and show files are becoming larger.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 120 The disk is Formatted and Verified as above, then the Show is automatically Saved. 14.1.2 Saving your show to disk When the Save Show function is used all data for a show is saved including the Patch. • Place the Show Disk into the disk drive. • Turn the Key to Program. Puts you in LIVE PROGRAM MODE menu. • Press the blue DISK button on the Program Select bank. Its LED lights up. Puts you in the DISK OPTIONS menu.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 121 • Turn the Key to System. Puts you in SYSTEM MODE menu. • Press Softbutton G [UTILITIES]. Puts you in UTILITIES menu. • Press Softbutton A [SET CLOCK]. LCD Screen refers you to the VGA Screen. • Type in the time using the 24 hour clock, and the date using 2-digit format for the day, month and year. • Press ENTER. 14.2 The CATALOGUE function This function displays the show name from a show disk on the VGA monitor.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 122 14.4 Customising Personality Files 14.4.1 Editing Personality files It is possible to customise Personality files. This may be in order to control a Fixture for which there isn’t one, or to patch or control a Fixture in an unusual way. Avolites personality files are in ASCII format and can be edited on any personal computer and saved on either double density or high density MS DOS formatted disks. See Personality file Programmers Manual for more details. 14.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 123 • Assuming it powers up correctly, press Softbutton A [Start The System]. Do NOT select any other option. • Power down the desk and unplug it. • Remove the link. Replace this as it was found. Do not forget to remove the link or the desk will always power up in AVOS! • Close the desk and refasten the Dzus fasteners. • Plug in and power up the desk. • Reload your Show in the usual way. See Section 14.1.3 Loading a show from disk. 14.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 124 ⇒ YOU ARE ADVISED NOT TO ATTEMPT TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM SOFTWARE JUST BEFORE SHOW TIME!! To do this you need : 2 blank formatted 1.44 Mb disks to save your show and existing system software onto. 2 disk labels and a pen The disk containing the new System Software. • Turn Key to Program. Puts you in Live Program Mode. • Save your Show on a blank disk. Label it! See Section 13.1.3 Saving your show to disk. • Turn the Key to System. Puts you in System Mode.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 125 ⇒ Do not attempt this unless the mains supply is stable. If the desk is turned off during programming new flash Memory will be required from Avolites! • Turn Key to Program. Puts you in Live Program Mode. • Save your Show on a blank disk. Label it! See Section 14.1.2 Saving your show to disk. • Turn the Key to System. Puts you in System Mode. • Press Softbutton A [SERVICE]. Puts you in the Service menu. • Press Softbutton A [RUN AVOS 2].
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 126 Problem : After fitting a Wipeall link, the Pearl does not power up correctly. Solution : You can force it to power up in the AVOS2 menu by fitting the AVOS link as follows : • Switch off the desk and unplug it. (It is probably still open). • Locate the links near the chip marked SASHA. • Make link 1. • Plug in and power up the desk. The LCD Screen should now display the AVOS II menu. • Press Softbutton A [Start The System].
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 127 15. The Graphics Tablet 15.1 Introduction to 4D TRACK and the Graphics Tablet If you do not have a Graphics Tablet, get one! This can be purchased from your distributor as Avolites part number 12210190. You should be comfortable and confident with the basic operation of the desk before using the Graphics Tablet. 4D TRACK gives you the ability to control Moving Lights in 3D space, and saves programming time.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 128 The Attribute Select buttons are pre-programmed and defined in the Personality File. They are used to control the Attributes of a Fixture. The Group Select buttons select the same Groups that can be accessed from the desk, and can be programmed from the desk or the Graphics Tablet. The Focus Select buttons are the same as the Preset Focus buttons on the desk, and can be programmed or recalled from either the desk or the Graphics Tablet.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 129 The Tablet is now ready to use. If you have any Fixtures patched you can immediately select them by clicking the stylus onto the appropriate Fixture select button. The Preset LED’s on the desk should light up showing that they are selected. If they don’t, click on the [FIXTURES or MIMIC] button (bottom right of Tablet). Now the Preset LED’s light up to show which Fixtures you have selected, rather than showing the Dimmer levels. 15.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 130 • Select the Fixtures you want to control. • Hold the stylus down on the appropriate Attribute button. The appropriate Attribute Bank LED will light up. • Do not lift the stylus from the Tablet, but slide it up and down to increase and decrease the Attribute. 15.5.3 Using the Fader with Attributes You can use the Fader to set the level of any Attribute, as if it was a Wheel. • Select the Fixtures to be used.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 131 They can represent the actual colour or position the stylus is pointing at on the Tablet. This is achieved using the Absolute button. Using Absolute, the Fixtures will jump to the colour or position pointed at by the Stylus. Alternatively they can change the colour or position current in the Fixture relative to the stylus movement. This is called Nudge. 15.6.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 132 15.6.7 To edit an existing colour • Select the Fixtures and turn on the Dimmer as in creating a new colour. • Click on Nudge. • Move the stylus about within the colour palette until the desired result is achieved. • Save the colour as a Preset Focus, Memory or Chase Step as required. 15.7 Preset Focuses on the Tablet Preset Focuses 1 – 60 can be stored and recalled from the Tablet. 15.7.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 133 Recall Focus has a number of associated functions, these are:Step to Next Step to Last Store Pan / Tilt Next Focus These form the row of buttons over the Stage area. • Click on Recall Focus and a Focus Select button with Positional information in it to be edited. All the Fixtures in that Preset Focus are then selected to the Tablet.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 134 15.8.4 Clear Programmer, Release Fixture and DeLatch Fixtures These three functions work on the Programmer in different ways. Clear Programmer clears the contents of the Programmer removing any changes you have made and not saved. It has the same function as the Clear button on the desk. Release fixture or Untouch is similar to Clear Programmer, but it clears from the programmer ONLY Fixtures that are selected. Consider it a selective clear function.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 135 15.9.5 Next Instrument This selects consecutive Instruments in the last Group you used. They are selected in the order in which they were stored. 15.9.6 The çèéê buttons on the Tablet These buttons mimic the Cursor Keys on the desk to navigate round Screens. 15.10 Using tracking on the Tablet • Train the desk. • Select the Fixture or a number of Fixtures. • Click on the Track ON button on the Tablet. • Drag the stylus on the stage area of the Tablet.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 136 15.12 Future functions of the Graphics Tablet 15.12.1 Set Stage Height This function will not be available until a later software release. • When available clicking on this button, followed by clicking on a position on the Fader will allow the tracking stage height to be set. • Until this feature is available, if you wish to track Fixtures at head height they should be trained at this height, by for instance using a mic stand to train them. 15.12.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 137 Problem : The Graphics Tablet is connected up and switched on, but does not seem to work. Solution : Select Setting 10 in the USER SETTINGS menu and select G. Tablet. If it is already selected toggle through the settings until it comes round again. If this does not work, leave the Graphics Tablet powered up and reset the desk using the Reset button. P2000MAN.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 138 16. The Stage Remote The Stage Remote is a small hand held DMX controller connected to the desk. It is optional, and can be ordered from Avolites by its zappy title, Part number 30-12-0001. The desk and the Remote are linked via a cable with a 25 pin D type connector on each end. This may be plugged into whichever end of the Stage Remote is most convenient and may be plugged in and unplugged at any time.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 139 Line A - DMX Channels 1 – 512 Line B - DMX Channels 513 – 1024 Line C - DMX Channels 1025 – 1536 Line D - DMX Channels 1537 - 2048 16.3 AND, THRU, INSTD, NEXT and LAST You may create lists of Channels to turn on by using the AND button between Channel numbers. (Channel number) THRU (Channel number) selects all the Channels inclusively between two Channel numbers entered. NEXT and LAST go to the next and previous Channel to the last entered Channel Number.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 140 16.6 DISABLING THE REMOTE • Press EXIT 0 0 0. This turns off the remote, preventing accidental operation. 16.7 CHECK STATUS Pressing the bottom left button will give the status of the Remote, Enabled or Disabled. If the LED’s flash once it is disabled. If the LED’s flash twice it is enabled. P2000MAN.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 141 17. The Script File System The Script File system allows the automatic playback of a pre-programmed show to Timecode or from the Internal Clock in the desk. A Script File can also be run manually allowing automation of the desk from a ‘STEP’ button. Script Files are always recorded and edited with the Key turned to System. The Pearl uses MIDI timecode for external control. See Section 24.3 MIDI Time Code.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 142 • Press Softbutton F [DONE] when finished. A Script File records two types of Step. The first kind is recorded when a Playback Fader is raised. This type of step records three pieces of information : The Playback Channel The Timecode value The time taken for the Playback Fader to move from the Trigger Point to FULL. The second kind is recorded when a Playback Fader is lowered.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 143 • Select a Script File for checking as above. See Section 17.2 Selecting a Script File for Editing or Playback. • Entering a step number will output that step. The Internal Clock, if used, will go to the Time for that Step. • Either : Enter another Step number for a Step to execute, Or : Press Softbutton E [CONNECT TIMER] to run the subsequent steps to Timecode. 17.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 144 • Either : Press Softbutton A [LOAD] to emulate raising a particular Playback Channel to full. Press the Softbutton, then press the SWOP button of the Playback Channel you wish use in the step. Or : Press Softbutton B [RAMP DOWN] to emulate lowering a particular Playback Channel to zero. Press the Softbutton, then press the SWOP button of the Playback Channel you wish use in the step.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 145 This means that if you have a Script File of 20 steps and the first 12 steps are marked <, you have two Groups - steps 1 - 12 and steps 13 - 20. 17.4.4 Assigning Timecode to a Group of steps You can now assign Timecode to different Groups of steps or to the whole Script File : The Timecode digits are HH/MM/SS.FF standing for hours, minutes, seconds and frames. • From the Script File menu press Softbutton D [EDIT A SCRIPT FILE].
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 146 • Use the Assign Action and Assign Timecode menus to fill in the empty step. See Sections 17.4.1 The Assign Action menu and 17.4.2 The Assign Timecode menu for details. 17.7 Script File Parameters These are functions that allow the Pearl to automatically execute a Script File when it is powered up. The Script File can then run once, or loop continuously. This can be useful for exhibitions and similar installation – type situations.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 147 17.9.1 Selecting the Timecode source in Run mode • Press Softbutton D [SCRIPT FILE FUNCTIONS]. • Press Softbutton A [SELECT A TIMER SOURCE]. Decide which time source will be used, Timecode or Internal Clock. • Press either Softbutton A [EXTERNAL TIME SOURCE]. The clock is set to zero and the desk awaits an external Time Code, or Softbutton D [INTERNAL TIMER / TC]. The Internal Clock may start to run.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 148 • Press Softbutton G [CLEAR SCRIPT FILE PLAYBACKS] or Softbutton H [RESET MASTERS] to release any Playback Faders held in the Script File System. When pressed the output on stage may be blacked out! Beware!! • Press the EXIT button. Returns you to the RUN menu. 17.9.6 To run Script Files and use the Playback Faders manually at the same time You can exit Script Files without disconnecting the timer.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 149 18. Glossary of terms 4D TRACK The unique Avolites moving light Tracking system available using the Graphics Tablet. ABSOLUTE Mode for colours and positions on the Graphics Tablet in which the output of the Fixture corresponds directly with the position of the stylus on the Tablet. See NUDGE. ADD An ADD button can be associated with a Preset or a Playback Channel. It adds the Channel to the Output when pressed.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 150 CONNECTED CHASE A Chase which has been brought under control of the Wheels and other Chase functions by pressing the CONNECT button. COPY A system of replication of Memories and Chases used by the Pearl that links all the copies together. A change in any one of the replicas results in the same change to all of them. See PHOTOCOPY. CROSSFADE Or X FADE. A smooth transition from one state to another. Can be Dipless or not Dipless.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 151 GRAPHICS TABLET Optional input device for the Pearl that controls Dimmers and Fixtures by means of clicking a Stylus or a Puck on an electronic slate. GROUP A GROUP is a preassigned collection of Fixtures that can be selected with a single button press. HANDLE The row comprising two Preset Faders, the ADD button and the SWOP button which control each Intelligent Fixture or the single Preset Fader which controls a Dimmer Channel.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 152 MACROS Macros allow functions programmed into an Intelligent Fixture by the manufacturer to can be executed by sending a DMX command sequence from the desk. They can allow you to reset the Fixture for example. The DMX command sequences are defined within the Personality File. MASTER FADER These are the Grand Master, the SWOP Master, the ADD Master, the Preset Masters A & B, and the Playback Master.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 153 PLAYBACK Area of the desk that can replay recorded Memories or Chases. It contains Playback Channels recalled using Playback Faders and Playback ADD and SWOP buttons. PRESET FADERS A group of Faders that can be set manually to output a value to a desk Channel. PRESET FOCUS A term used to describe a referenced pre-defined state for an Attribute that can be recalled whenever required during programming.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 154 STAGE REMOTE Optional input device for the Pearl allowing control of DMX Channels and recall of Memories and Chase Steps. SWOP A SWOP button can be associated with Playback or Preset Channels. It solos the Channel to the Output when pressed, killing all other Preset or Playback outputs. SYSTEM Desk mode allowing access to the operating software of the Pearl. SYSTEM SOFTWARE The software which runs the Pearl.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 155 19. Appendix 1. Differences between Pearl 2000 and previous versions Pearl 2000 involves changes both in the hardware and software configurations of the Pearl. The use of a VGA monitor is now integral to full use of the Pearl 2000 software, although you can use most of the functions by following the prompts on the LCD screen as before. A video card is required to drive the monitor, and may not already be fitted.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 156 • Preset Faders only control Intensities. Using the Pages of Fixtures principle above, you can access Intensities of all patched Fixtures and Dimmers. You can swap pages at any time. Intensity levels are maintained when pages are changed. You have to match levels with the existing Intensity of a Channel before you can control it when you change page. • The link between the Banks of Attributes and the Preset Faders has been completely broken.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 157 • INCLUDE function now allows you to partially recall a Memory or Chase Step. You can Select which Attributes and which Fixtures you want to recall information into. A step can be INCLUDED from an UNFOLDED Chase. A shape in the Memory will get automatically INCLUDED.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 158 20. Appendix 2. Diagram of the Pearl P2000MAN.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 159 21. Appendix 3. Diagram of the Graphics Tablet P2000MAN.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 160 22. Appendix 4. Intelligent Fixture Manufacturers Moving Light Mfr.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 161 23. Appendix 5. Functions of the ADD button in Run modes 23.1 This table applies to Normal Run mode, Take Over Run mode and Two Preset mode.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 162 24. Appendix 6. MIDI implementation details MIDI is fully implemented on the Pearl, however a small modification on the motherboard is required for desks below serial number PRL330. . Details of how to do this can be downloaded from the Avolites Website or obtained by contacting the service department at Avolites UK. The desk can respond to MIDI Timecode.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 163 Facet/Page 1 2 3 A 7d 7e 7f B 02 0c 15 C 03 0d 16 D 04 0e 17 E 05 0f 18 F 06 10 19 G 07 11 1a H 08 12 1b I 09 13 1c J 0a 14 1d example $Cn $04 Desk changes to Facet D Roller Page 1. $Cn $19 Desk changes to Facet F Roller Page 3. 24.2.2 To set the level of a playback (on the current page) To run a Playback Fader, this is a 3 byte command consisting of the Playback Fader number and the Playback Fader level.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 164 A suitable EBU/LTC Timecode to Midi Timecode converter is manufactured by JC Cooper Electronics whose address is 12500 Beatrice Street, Los Angeles CA 90066 USA, or through Avolites UK. 24.4 Midi Problems The desk supports a full data rate burst for 2 seconds, after that data may be lost since it cannot be processed. A MIDI debug Terminal is available. To activate this : • Turn the key to System. • Press Softbutton A [TEST].
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 165 25. Appendix 7. User-defined Dimmer Curves The file format for the user defined dimmer curve is very simple. It consists of 256 lines of data, each line containing a decimal number between 0 and 255 and this represents the output value for a given input value which is the line number. Comments are allowed but there must be at least 5 spaces after the entry. No other text is allowed. The file name must be UC.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 166 26. Appendix 7. The Personality File System This Appendix is principally designed for those users, who wish to know, how to write or alter a Personality File. The Personality File system uses a simple programming language. Whilst we have attempted to create the simplest manual some prior knowledge of writing software is assumed.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 167 Files with the extension .R20 can only be used with Pearl 2000 and Azure 2000 control desks. These files have additional fields for the enhanced functionality provided within these desks. The new fields are 26.3 PERSONALITY FILE KEYWORD ORDER Keywords should appear in the following order:DEVICE ... TYPE ... DEVICEADDRESS ... DAEND ... MINDMX ... MAXDMX ... DIVBY ... MIRROR ... DMX ... DMX ... TEXT ... END PFTABLE ... PFEND MACRO ... MEND 26.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 168 K for those devices where the dmx channels used are not in consecutive slots For example a TYPE-LINE can look like:TYPE 1 8 M Setting the device to:- 8 channels used patched from 512 downwards and the next line sets a device for 10 channels and patched from 001 to 512 TYPE 1 10 D 26.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 169 There follows an example for a Cyberlight. ;This instrument can only be switched to certain DMX addresses. ; variables used d=dmx number, h=handle, n=devicename; "Address %04b %1b001"16-(d/20%16),(d/20)/16 ; This is the address display line ; 1. Items in quotes are displayed ; 2. First item here (Address ) is ascii text ; 3. %04b = 4 bits of binary data, 0 means display leading 0's ; 4. next is a space ; 5. %1b = 1 bit of binary data ; 6.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 170 DIVBY=3 26.7 MIRROR Mirror is used to define the instrument type - Moving head or Moving mirror and the maximum Pan and Tilt angles through which the instrument can move. These values are required for the 3D tracking system. Typically a MIRROR line looks like:MIRROR 1 170 110 Where:MIRROR is the keyword 1 indicates moving mirror a 2 in this field indicates a moving head instrument. 170 is the maximum pan movement. 110 is the maximum tilt movement. 26.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 171 Field “E” This is the maximum output of that attribute in %, where 0 means no output at all and 100% full output. This allows the channel to be limited in level. Field “F” This sets the curve for that channel, DOM version 2.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 172 26.9 TEXT FIELD The text field will be displayed when patching the devices. This text field can hold any text you like, but generally it displays the Attribute Bank layout of the device being patched. As the Sapphire and the Pearl desks use the same personalities you have to take account the screen size differences. The numbers above represent the maximum number of characters displayable on the Pearl and Sapphire screen.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 173 For example:PFTABLE “GOBO” 3 4 7 The first word is the keyword PFTABLE to indicate that a preset focus table follows. Next follows the table name. This can be up to 11 characters and can include spaces. It must begin and end with double quotes. The first number indicates which tablet attribute button the table will be available on. The final numbers are the actual DMX channel numbers.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 174 There are three key types of data line associated with macros, these are: MACRO “macro name” channel list “data” data list “delay” 1 time MEND Where “macro name” This can be up to 11 characters and can include spaces. It must begin and end with double quotes. When the channel list is the DMX channels for the instrument, to which data will be passed from the data list. “data” that the following data will be passed to the instrument.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 175 DEVICE CYBER_mode1 ; ;---------------------------------------------------------------------------; The Type of instrument, 1 & M are required for backward compatibility ; The middle number denotes the number of DMX channels used TYPE 1 20 M ; ;---------------------------------------------------------------------------; Mirror/Head resolution MIRROR 1 170 108 ; | | | ; | | |_______ maximum tilt movement (in degrees) ; | |___________ maximum
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 176 ; ; minimum allowed dmx number MINDMX=1 ; ; maximum allowed dmx number MAXDMX=481 ; ; DMX number must be divisible by this DIVBY=20 ; ;---------------------------------------------------------------------------; DMX channel description ; ; Column by column description of each DMX channel ; 1. The channels bank number (1..12) ; 2. The upper faders in the bank (1) or the lower faders in the bank (61) ; 3.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 177 2 61 L 17 100 1N 0 1 "Shutter" 255 255 255 ; SHUTTER 1 1 H 18 100 1N 0 1 "Dimmer" 255 255 255 ; DIMMER 8 1 L 19 100 1N 0 1 "Motor Speed" 255 255 255 ; MOTOR SPEED 11 1 I 20 100 1N 0 1 "Control" 0 0 0 ; Control END ; ;---------------------------------------------------------------------------; Text to be displayed when the Instrument is selected for Patching ; TEXT Cyberlight Mode 1 Bank Faders Bottom Top ---
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 178 PFEND ; Gobo PFTABLE "Gobos" -1 9 10 11 "Gobo 1.1" 11 2 0 0 "Gobo 1.2" 12 af 0 0 "Gobo 1.3" 13 b9 0 0 "Gobo 1.4" 14 c3 0 0 "Gobo 1.5" 15 cc 0 0 "Gobo 1.6" 16 d7 0 0 "Gobo 1.7" 17 e1 0 0 "Gobo 2.1" 18 0 2d 0 "Gobo 2.2" 19 0 4b 0 "Gobo 2.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 179 "data" 0 0 "delay" 1 40 "data" 0 0 MEND P2000MAN.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 180 27. Credits and Acknowledgements Original ideas and design by Richard Salzedo with much appreciated help from Steve Warren (and many lighting designers). Ric’s hardware was brought to life by Shahid Anwar who designed and implemented the Software, assisted by David Bujan-Tome and Paul Bari.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 181 1 1 to 1 patch, 44 16 – bit Pan & Tilt control, 29 4 4D Track, 108, 125, 147 C A Absolute, 147 Absolute, 128, 129 Accessing the disk system, 117 ADD, 147 buttons in Run modes, 115 buttons functions in different Run Modes.
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 182 recording a, 30, 61 renumber a, 73 setting speed and cross fade, 62 setting speed from music, 72 speed control, 25, 31, 62 speed in BPM, 72 speed in seconds, 72 speed, BPM, 62 speed, by tapping beat, 72 speed, seconds, 62 speeds, 76 starting a, 62 step, deleting a, 69 step, insert a, 73 step, Inserting a, 69 step, recording a, 69 stepping through a, 63 steps, 147 steps, complex, 64 steps, Complex, 68, 91 steps, previewing, 75, 88 steps, recording on the Graph
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 183 Speeds, 76 splitter, 14 termination, 51 transmission rate, 51, 148 Transmission Rate User Settings, 110 troubleshooting, 51 DMX limits, 51 Patch, 90 E EDIT FOCUS button, 82, 83, 86 TIMES menu, 64 TIMES menu, Record, 69 TIMES, Unfold menu, 69 Edit a Chase Step, 66, 67, 68 EDIT button, 66 EDIT FOCUS button, 86, 99, 100 Editing Memories, 57 Personality Files, 119 Editing Chases, 66 E-mail number, ii EVEN, 95 EXIT button, 17 F Fade, 63, 64, 148 in time, 54, 64
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 184 Screen selects, 126 Select All button, 131 Select buttons, 125 Selecting Fixtures, 127 Selecting Fixtures with the, 127 Set stage height button, 134 Showing selected Fixtures, 127 Stage area, 125 Stage Area, 129 Step to last button, 130 Step to next button, 130 Store Focus button, 130 Store pan / tilt button, 130 Storing Preset Focuses on the, 130 Tablet specifications, 134 Track Off button, 133 Track On button, 133 Tracking with the, 133 User setting, 110 Us
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 185 recording on the Graphics Tablet, 132 times, 57 using Record Stage, 59 viewing, 88 Memory, 150 editing shapes stored in a, 104 Fader OFF at... User Settings, 109 Fader ON at...
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 186 outlet, 13 supply damage, 13 Power out socket, 14 Powering up, 13 Preset ADD buttons, 15 area, 15 Bank, 147 Bank A, 114 Bank B, 114 Bank label, 27, 43 Faders, 15, 113, 114, 151 Focus, 151 Focus, applying a, 81 Focus, definition, 77 Focus, recording a, 80 Focus, replaying over a time, 84 Focuses, 77 Focuses on the Graphics Tablet, 130 Focuses, applying over time in Takeover Run mode, 114 Focuses, automatically creating, 27, 43 Focuses, editing, 82 Focuses, org
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 187 system, 151 System, 139 Timecode notation, 142 Select a DMX line, 41 Selected, 151 Selecting adjacent Fixtures, 28 Fixtures, 28 Selecting Dimmer Channels, 28 Sequence, 151 Control buttons, 16 Serial port, 13 Serial Port, 15 Service numbers, UK, ii Setting Chase times, 63 Memory times, 54 Shape Generator, 101 Shapes absolute, 101 applying, 101 coarse spread, 102 cyclic, 101 editing, 101, 102, 104 fine spread, 102 random, 101 recording in a Memory, 103 relative
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 188 Tracking, 152 defining the stage, 106 marking the stage out, 106 training the desk, 106 with the Graphics Tablet, 133 without a Graphics Tablet, 107 Tracking, 37, 106, 107, 108 Training, 108, 125, 152 desk for tracking, 106 Training, 107 Trigger Point, 25, 55, 56, 62, 109, 152 Turning Channels OFF, 37, 38 Fixtures OFF, 38 Two Preset mode, 15, 21, 45, 114 U Unfold menu, 68 Screen, 91 UNFOLD, 68, 152 Unfold menu Delete, 69 Edit Times, 69 exiting, 70 Insert, 69
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 189 P2000MAN.
- page 1 Changes and additions: Pearl 2000 Software release 2 November 1998 video fix.
- page 2 Useful Avolites phone numbers:Avolites England Sales and Service* (+44) (0) 181 965 8522 Service out of hours* (+44) (0) 831 17 88 88 Fax (+44) (0) 181 965 0290 Email sales@avolites.avolites.com Distribution of Avolites products in USA:Avolites America Sales and Service* (+1) 423 938 2057 Fax (+1) 423 938 2059 Email rob@avolites.com *Before contacting Avolites for service enquiry please ensure that you have the product serial number and the Software version.
- page 3 Contents 1. IMPORTANT UPGRADE NOTE FOR THOSE INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE FROM A PREVIOUS VERSION. ............................................... 4 2. EXTENDED MEMORY ............................................................................. 4 3. TRACKING AND TABLET SETTINGS .................................................... 4 4. SHAPE GENERATOR.............................................................................. 4 4.1.1 Softbutton A Toggle Size..........................................
- page 4 1. Important upgrade note for those installing this software from a previous version. You must have Pearl 2000 AVOS fitted. This can be downloaded from our www site www.avolites.demon.co.uk/software/ramprl.exe. Refer to page 122, section 14.8 of the Pearl 2000 on how to upgrade the AVOS. 2. Extended memory We recommend fitting extended memory when running this software. Many functions run faster and more reliably with extended memory.
- page 5 4.1.1 Softbutton A Toggle Size When turned on the timed playback fader level sets the size from zero to the programmed time when the fader level is at full. This allows fading of size. 4.1.2 Softbutton B Toggle Speed This works in a similar way to Size but alters the speed parameter. 4.1.3 Softbutton C Toggle Merge This allows morphing from one shape to another, allowing a smooth transition between shapes. 4.2 Number of shapes The number of preloaded shapes has been increased to 120! 4.
- page 6 This file is supplied with the new operating system, if this is obtained from the WWW site. When you de-compress the file you will find the operating system and P2000PER.CMP, you can also download this from the WWW site whenever you require updates. • Press softbutton E [CACHE PERSONALITY FILES] 6. Disk System You can now format 1.44Mb disks. The disk menus present the options to save and format in 720 and 1.44 formats.
- page 7 7.3.2 Softbutton D [Play] Enables timer input. 7.3.3 Softbutton E [Pause] Disables timer input. 7.3.4 Synchronise This replaces NEXT STEP when a Script File is running. It is especially useful if the incoming Timecode has jumped past a number of steps which you do not wish to run, because it causes these steps to be skipped. 8. MIDI You can now autoconfigure which key on a midi keyboard will control playback 1. To do this, set up MIDI as normal.
- page 8 10.3 ADD buttons Occasionally fast button presses could be missed. This has now been corrected. 10.4 SNAPSHOT A serious problem existed with Snapshot which caused a fatal error. This has now been resolved. 10.5 Changing pages with fades running Sometimes the fade or chase would pause whilst the information for a new page was processed. The processing is now performed without pausing the fade resolving this problem. 10.
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- page 10 11. Appendix 1 Checking for Extended Memory Use the following table to check for extended memory or carry out the software check after the table. The table below gives information on how to upgrade if you do not have Extended memory fitted. Serial Number Inclusive Extended memory, or not and how to find out. How to upgrade. 786 and higher You have Extended memory fitted.
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Pearl 2000 October 1999 release notes - page 1 Avolites Pearl 2000 Software Release Notes November 1999 p2000.
Pearl 2000 October 1999 release notes - page 2 Useful Avolites phone numbers: Avolites England Sales and service* (+44) (0) 181 965 8522 Service out of hours* (+44) (0) 831 17 8888 Fax (+44) (0) 181 965 0290 Email pearl@avolites.com WWW http://www.avolites.com Distribution of Avolites products in USA: Avolites America Sales and service* (+1) 423 938 2057 Fax (+1) 423 938 2059 For a full listing of distributors please see our World Wide Web page.
Pearl 2000 November 1999 release notes - page 1 Contents 1. 2. 3. INTRODUCTION SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS HOW TO UPGRADE 3.1 How to ENTER the AVOS SYSTEM 3.2 How to upgrade the AVOS to Pearl 2000 from version 1.7 3.3 How to install the August 1999 AVOS 3.4 How to install the Pearl 2000 November 99 Software 3.5 How to carry out a Hard WIPEALL 3.6 How to carry out a Soft WIPEALL 3.7 How to cache the built-in personality files 4. WHAT’S NEW IN THE PEARL 2000 NOVEMBER 99 SOFTWARE 4.1 More Dimmers and Fixtures 4.
Pearl 2000 November 1999 release notes - page 2 8. KNOWN PROBLEMS 8.1 Importing an April 99 Sapphire 2000 show disk 8.2 Importing an October 99 Azure 2000 show disk 9. TIPS 9.1 Script file programming 9.2 Theatre stack programming p2000.
Pearl 2000 November 1999 release notes - page 3 1. INTRODUCTION This document provides a list of the new features and enhancements in the Pearl 2000 November 99 software as well as detailed instructions on how to upgrade. This document is intended for users who are already familiar with the Pearl layout. If you require further information, send an Email to Shahid@avolites.com To carry out the software upgrade you will need a program disk. Click http://www.avolites.demon.co.uk/software/prog/p99nov.
Pearl 2000 November 1999 release notes - page 4 3. HOW TO UPGRADE Before installing check that your desk meets the System Requirements, see section 2 and make sure that you have backed up your show, because you will be required to carry out a WIPEALL afterwards. To carry out the upgrade, follow the instructions from section 3.1 onwards.
Pearl 2000 November 1999 release notes - page 5 the AVOS installed in the desk is not Pearl 2000 or it is v1.7 then you must first upgrade to the Pearl 2000 AVOS, see section 3.2 1. Insert the program disk in the drive and press [E] AVOS Extender 2. Hit [ENTER] when prompted and wait about 10 seconds. 3. After loading the new AVOS the desk will reset. If the desk does not re-enter AVOS then follow the instructions in section 3.1. The top line should now read ‘Pearl 2000 Aug 05 1999’. Proceed to section 3.
Pearl 2000 November 1999 release notes - page 6 3.7 How to cache the built-in personality files The built-in personality file will have to be re-loaded after upgrading the software. To do this: 1. Turn the Keyswitch to SYSTEM 2. Press [E] UTILITIES MENU 3. Insert the program disk 4. Press [D] Cache Personality Files. During this operation please disconnect all MIDI devices connected to the desk. 5. Wait for the file to be loaded (Cached) and then CHECKED. This will take about 3 minutes. 6.
Pearl 2000 November 1999 release notes - page 7 • FIXTURE CONTROL ENABLED Select the previous fixture or Dimmer Select the Next fixture or Dimmer REVIEW Load fixtures from the Programmer into the Editor. BOUNCE Toggle highlight (LED on means highlight is ON). NOTE If FIXTURE CONTROL is ENABLED then the cursor keys, which are normally used to select next/last fixtures, are instead made available for screen control.
Pearl 2000 November 1999 release notes - page 8 • Copy/Cut/Paste a single or multiple steps within the same script file or to another script file. In the EDIT SCRIPT FILE menu, press [INSERT] and follow the instructions on the prompt line. • Theatre stack GO A Theatre stack GO can be recorded as a script file action, by hitting GO while creating a script file. This means that the theatre stack can be controlled from MIDI time code or from the 24-hour clock.
Pearl 2000 November 1999 release notes - page 9 • Preset focuses Pearl Focus (1-200) Azure Palettes (10 pages, 20 Focuses per page) Preset Add keys 1 to 20 Page 1, 1 to 20 Preset Add keys 21 to 30 Page 2, 1 to 10 31-200 Numeric selection Page 2, 11 to 20 through to Page 10 • Script file – All 99 script files are imported.
Pearl 2000 November 1999 release notes - page 10 This function allows the desk to be automatically patched to the same selection of Fixtures and Dimmers as on the Visualiser with the added benefit of automatic fixture calibration. On the Visualiser select [File] followed by [Export Report] and save the file to a floppy disk. Plug the disk into the Pearl and execute [WIPEALL] then in PROGRAM Mode select [DISK], [G] LOAD, THE VISUALISER, CSV FILE. 4.
Pearl 2000 November 1999 release notes - page 11 4.13 Release notes display The built-in release notes are displayed whenever the desk is switched ON. Hit [ENTER] to disable the release notes screen. Once disabled the release notes may be viewed at any time in SYSTEM by pressing [F] VIEW RELEASE NOTES. NOTE that when the release notes are on view, the OK wheel, on the red 4character display, stops rotating even though the desk is operating normally 5.
Pearl 2000 November 1999 release notes - page 12 5.3 Record by STAGE All of the fixtures and channels, in the programmer, will be saved. Also, those fixtures not in the programmer but for which the intensity channel is ON on the stage will be saved. Further, the Record by Fixture rule is used when recording from new or when updating a scene. 6. Other fixes & enhancements • The Preset ADD keys are no longer available for patching dimmers.
Pearl 2000 November 1999 release notes - page 13 • Remote Control enhancements. The remote control functions now work on the full range of Dimmers and Fixtures. • CALCULATOR improved. Also, no longer causes a bus error on divide by zero. • Memory Check progress indicator now displayed on both the LCD screen and the VDU monitor. • User setting 17 can be used to specify the number of bits of Pan and Tilt control in the range 9 to 16 bits.
Pearl 2000 November 1999 release notes - page 14 7.4 Theatre Stack programming menu This section provides a description of the Softkeys used in the Theatre stack menus. In the top menu the prompt line indicates the INPUT Step and the CURRENT Step. The CURRENT step is the one that functions like Set Time, Record and Set Legend work on. Always make sure that you have set the CURRENT step before activating these or any other functions. To set the CURRENT step, simply input a step number and hit [ENTER].
Pearl 2000 November 1999 release notes - page 15 7.4.1.5 [E] Delete Autoload The Autoload on the Current Step will be deleted. No confirmation is required. 7.4.1.6 [F] Copy Current Step to … Copy the Current step to the given step. If the step already exists then it will be overwritten. 7.4.2 [CHANNEL] Use the options in this menu to create a scene or a ‘look’. Use the numeric keypad to select Fixtures. Example: To select Fixtures 1,5 & 8. Press 1[ENTER], 5[ENTER], 8[ENTER].
Pearl 2000 November 1999 release notes - page 16 7.4.2.3 [C] ODD or EVEN When first used, a list is created made up of the Fixtures in the EDITOR. Thereafter: • When ODD is selected the ODD numbered Fixtures are loaded into the Editor from the remembered list. • When EVEN is selected the EVEN numbered Fixtures are loaded into the Editor from the remembered list. The list is cleared when a new fixture selection is made.
Pearl 2000 November 1999 release notes - page 17 7.4.2.7.4 [F] –5% Reduce the intensity by 5% for all of the Fixtures in the Editor, clamped at 0%. 7.4.2.7.5 [G] 100% Set the intensity to 100% for all of the Fixtures in the Editor, 7.4.2.7.6 [NUMERIC] Set the Intensity to (10% multiplied by the input digit) for all of the Fixtures in the Editor, for example if 5 is input then the intensity is set to 50% 7.4.2.7.7 [.], Decimal point Follow this by a number to set the intensity units.
Pearl 2000 November 1999 release notes - page 18 [Playback ADD button 12] This works like the main GO button [Playback SWOP button 12] This works like the main STOP button [Playback ADD buttons 13-15] HTP-OUT, and LTP respectively Press to GO on the timers HTP-IN, [Playback SWOP buttons 13-15] HTP-OUT, and LTP respectively Press to stop the timers for the HTP-IN, [Playback LED 12] This LED will blink when the theatre playback master fader is at 0. All other times it shows the fader level.
Pearl 2000 November 1999 release notes - page 19 8.2 Importing an October 99 Azure 2000 show disk If an attempt is made to import more than 240 dimmers or fixtures then those fixtures or dimmers, which were patched after the 240th Fixture or dimmer, will not be imported. Example: On the Azure patch 200 dimmers then 200 fixtures Import results: 200 dimmers will be imported, then the first 40 fixtures.
