User Guide

Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 17
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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.
There is a Display, alongside which are the Softbuttons labelled A to H.
These buttons refer to options presented along the right hand side of the
LCD display. These will differ according to which Screen is currently being
presented.
To the right of this is the Keypad. This features a Numeric Keypad, the
Keypad Function Keys, the new Programming keys at the top of the
Keypad, the four Cursor Keys at the bottom and the new AVO key.
1.4.5 The Screen buttons
The Numeric Keypad and Keypad Function Keys allow the programmer to
enter data into the desk. Some buttons have changed in this section from
previous versions of the Pearl. The top row of grey buttons should be
labelled as follows from left to right : CHANNEL, FOCUS, INCLUDE and
NEXT SCREEN. The button to the right of the number 3 on the keypad,
which was previously unassigned, is now the AVO button.
The CHANNEL button allows different ways of selecting Fixtures, and is a
new feature. See section 9.6 The CHANNEL button. Note that the only way
to exit this menu is to press the Channel button again.
The FOCUS button allows numeric access to Preset Focus functions, and is
also a new feature. See Section 8.5 Programming a Preset Focus.
The INCLUDE button is an old programming feature which has been moved
from its previous location in the Program Select bank. See Section 9.7 The
INCLUDE button.
The NEXT SCREEN button enables the viewing of the 12 different Screens
of information. Pressing it will take you on to the next Screen, or back to
Screen 1 when you reach Screen 12. This replaces the old View Cursors.
The AVO button is currently used as a Shift key to enable the Selection of
Dimmer Channels patched onto the upper bank of Preset Faders.
The Cursor Keys allow navigation around the Screens themselves. Typically
the Up and Down Arrows move the cursor up and down items on a menu,
and the Left and Right Arrows allow you to toggle between different options
of a menu item.
EXIT allows you to quit a Screen and return to the next menu up if
applicable. If you are stuck in a Screen, press EXIT.