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Users Manual grandMA Version 3.0
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Loading an Empty ShowLoading an Empty Show
Loading an Empty ShowLoading an Empty Show
Loading an Empty Show
To create a completely new Show, first click on the top line and enter a name that had not been used for other
Shows. Press the LOAD SHOW button. The QUESTION window (save the actual show first) will open.
Pressing the YES button will save the current Show.
Pressing the NO button will discard the current Show.
The new show will be loaded and the console will automatically reboot.
Additionally, you can save an empty Show to hard disk or floppy so that you can use them later when needed. This
way, you can also transfer demo shows, standard settings, etc. to others.
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Deleting the Current ShowDeleting the Current Show
Deleting the Current ShowDeleting the Current Show
Deleting the Current Show
The currently loaded Show can not be deleted! In order to delete the currently loaded Show, you have to load
another Show first.
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Deleting a Show from the internal harddiskDeleting a Show from the internal harddisk
Deleting a Show from the internal harddiskDeleting a Show from the internal harddisk
Deleting a Show from the internal harddisk
In the list, make a left mouse click on the Show to be deleted (indicated by a red line). Press the DELETE SHOW
button. The QUESTION window (delete the show first from harddisk) with the following options will open:
YES Will delete the selected Show.
NO Will abort the process.
The hard disk has a capacity of at least 2,000 Megabytes so that you can save lots of Shows to the grandMAs
hard disk.
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Saving the Current Show on floppy diskSaving the Current Show on floppy disk
Saving the Current Show on floppy diskSaving the Current Show on floppy disk
Saving the Current Show on floppy disk
All data necessary for the SHOW are being saved on floppy disk (even all Fixtures to be used in the show and all users
with all settings for this show). Thus, you can transfer the whole show to another grandMA console or put the data
to the archives.
Proceed with a left mouse click on title bar. Enter the name of the show via keyboard.
Continue with a left mouse click on the SAVE FLOPPY button. The SAVING ACTSHOW/COPYING ACTSHOW window
will appear. After just a few seconds, the SAVING COMPRESSED SHOW window will open.
Insert an empty IBM/PC formatted 3,5
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disk and remove the write protection (small tongue on the disk must be
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closed). Now press the OK button.
The show will be saved after the window has closed. This procedure might take a few minutes.
Remove the disk from the drive afterwards.
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Loading a Show from floppy diskLoading a Show from floppy disk
Loading a Show from floppy diskLoading a Show from floppy disk
Loading a Show from floppy disk
Press the LOAD FLOPPY button. The window LOADING COMPRESSED SHOW will open. Insert the disk containing the
show. Now press the OK button (might take a few minutes).
The show will be loaded and the console will automatically reboot.
Remove the disk from the drive afterwards.
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Please make sure to frequently save the current show on harddisk during the programming procedure. A back-up on
floppy disk is always reasonable.
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