User Guide

Pearl 2004 Manual v1 - 27th August 2004
12.2 User functions 194
12.2.1 The Wipe menu 194
12.2.2 Disk functions 194
13. OTHER FEATURES 196
13.1 System Configuration 196
13.1.1 Utility menu 196
13.1.2 Service mode 196
13.1.3 AVOS2 functions 198
13.1.4 Upgrading the Pearl’s internal software 198
13.1.5 Hardware WIPEALL mode 199
13.1.6 Audio gain links 201
13.2 MIDI functions 201
13.2.1 What a MIDI command looks like 201
13.2.2 MIDI commands used by the Pearl 201
13.2.3 MIDI Time Code 202
13.2.4 MIDI Problems 202
13.3 The stage remote (riggers remote) 203
14. THE PERSONALITY FILE SYSTEM 206
14.1 Help, I can’t find a personality for my fixture 206
14.2 Create 206
14.2.1 What is and how do I write or change a Personality file? 206
14.2.2 Personality file naming conventions 206
14.2.3 Personality File Keyword Order 207
14.2.4 The Instrument Name 207
14.2.5 The Device Type 207
14.2.6 Fixture switch settings 208
14.2.7 Mirror 209
14.2.8 The DMX/Preset Layout 210
14.2.9 Text Field 211
14.2.10 The Preset Focus (Palette) table 211
14.2.11 Macros 212
14.2.12 Range tables 213
14.2.13 Example Personality File for the High End Cyberlight 213
15. GLOSSARY OF TERMS 218
16. INDEX 225