Pilot 2000 Professional lighting controller Quick istructions Version 2.03 Last update 30.06.
PILOT 2000 USER GUIDE To Clear All the Memory...................................................................................................3 Operations Keyboard Section...........................................................................................5 Setup button:.............................................................................................................5 Copy button:..............................................................................................................
PILOT 2000 USER GUIDE Manual use of the Unit....................................................................................................13 To assign a shape to a unit:....................................................................................13 Programming..................................................................................................................14 To program a Preset:...............................................................................................
PILOT 2000 USER GUIDE To Clear All the Memory 1.Switch on the board while holding down the Reset key (located by the Utility Keyboard section at the left of the display) 2.1-10 will flash on the Multifunction Keyboard (the 20 buttons located at the bottom of the desk) 3.Release the Reset key. 4.Type in 121297 fast (within 4 seconds),by using the buttons 1-20 of the Multifunction Keyboard. N.B.
PILOT 2000 USER GUIDE Operations Keyboard Section Four key buttons and the white printing identify this section. This section is used to access Setup functions, dedicated to the control of the desk's parameters (such as channel patching) and the libraries containing the information regarding intelligent fixtures. It's also possible to record and play back stored events using the built-in SMPTE signal generator. Setup button: 1. It enables the selection of the following sub-menus: 2. Unit Patch Menu. 3.
PILOT 2000 USER GUIDE Reset button: It enables the remote Reset control of a fixture. Furthermore it can be used as follows: Psycho: when put on zero; the light output of all the dimming channels set on a given sound frequency band Preset: when put on zero; the light output of all the dimming channels Chase: when put on zero; the light output of all the dimming channels of the selected Chase’s step Page Button Page button: It is possible to switch the Multifunction Keyboard on two pages.
PILOT 2000 USER GUIDE Memory Object Keyboard Section The key buttons and the white printing identify this section. This section of buttons is used to select the 4 elements that make up the Memory Objects (Program, Chase, Psycho and Preset). Once they've been programmed, these elements must be entered in the Memories in order to be run. Program button: There are 40 Programs available. A program can drive up to 40 units (fixtures).
PILOT 2000 USER GUIDE Grand Master The Pilot 2000 has a general output level control, used to adjust the overall level of all the "dimmer" channels, whether they are of the traditional type or of intelligent fixtures. The value is shown as a percentage, with a range of 0 - 100%. Scan Control Section This section includes the universal controls that are used to control the fixtures and the entire Pilot itself. The functions vary according to the operating mode selected on the Programming Keyboard.
PILOT 2000 USER GUIDE To select a Chase: 1. Press Chase key 2.Press a button of the MFK according to the chase to be created or modified Up to 4 Chases at the same time can be run in one memory. To select a Psycho: 1. Press Psycho key 2.Press a button of the MFK according to the psycho to be created or modified Up to 4 Psychos at the same time can be run in one memory. To select a Preset: 1. Press Preset key 2.
PILOT 2000 USER GUIDE To set and store a group: 1.Press and hold down the Unit Key. The display will show “select other units to make a group” and the light gray buttons below the 6 faders become the 6 storable groups; 2.Press the button of the scan section corresponding to the group to be stored. 3.Now push the MFK buttons according to the scan to be grouped. Green LED blinking on the MFK (while pushing) will show the group. 4.Release the Unit Key; then the group will be stored automatically. N.
PILOT 2000 USER GUIDE Patching Total Dimmer Channels This function allows operators to decide how many DMX channels must be assigned to the dimmer channels. Pilot 2000 can control a minimum of 6 channels up to 192 channels, divided into 32 pages on the display. To avoid patch conflict, set the Total Dimmer Channels before to patch the Extra channels and Unit channels. 1. 2. 3. 4. Press the Setup button. Scroll with the up/down arrows until “Total dimmer channels” appears on the display.
PILOT 2000 USER GUIDE Patching Units WARNING! To avoid patching conflict, don’t let the Unit Channels to overlap the Dimming channels or the Extra Channels 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Press the Setup button. Scroll with the up/down arrows until “Unit Patch” appears on the display. Press the right-hand Scroll button. Press a key of the Multifunction Keyboard . Press the right-hand button of the cursor to set the field to be changed.
PILOT 2000 USER GUIDE Manual use of the Unit A unit can be manually controlled at any time whether a Program is enabled or not. Into a running Program, it’s possible to control only some desired fixture’s channels while the other channels will follow the settings plotted in the program. 1. Press the button Unit 2. Select the unit to be manually controlled.
PILOT 2000 USER GUIDE Programming To program a Preset: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Select a Memory Press Preset button; Press a button 1-20 (21-40) of the MFK according to the preset to be created Press Edit key (red LED on the Edit button and the green LED of the MFK preset will blink) Rise the fader below the display to set the desired value to the dimming channels. In case of more than 6 channels, use the scroll button (located on the right of the display) to set other channels.
PILOT 2000 USER GUIDE To edit a Program: 1.Select a Memory 2.Press Program key 3.Press a button 1-20 (21-40) of the MFK according to the program to be created 4.Press Edit Key 5.Press right arrow of the scroll buttons (located on the right of the display) 6.Select Edit Step from the edit menu 7.Press right arrow of the scroll buttons 8.Rise the fader below the display to set the desired value for each fixture’s channel or assign a shape 9.Press and hold down the Store key 10.
PILOT 2000 USER GUIDE To set the Length of a Program or Chase: The desk automatically increases the steps of a Program or Chase. By the way, if the length need to be changed, proceed as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Select a Memory Select the desired Chase or Program Press Edit Key The display will shows the default length or the value previously set By using the fader below the Length field or the UP/DOWN arrows, it is now possible to set the desired value. 6. Press Edit Key 7. Press Enter Key 8.
PILOT 2000 USER GUIDE Times of a Psycho or Preset: When a Psycho or Preset is selected, it’s possible to set the Rise (fade in time) and Fall (fade out time) time. The time can be set at between 0 and 999 tenths of a second and is the same whether Rise and Fall times. Levels of a Memory Obj : Allows to set the general level of the Memory Objects, it acts like a Grand Master for the Memory Obj selected. It’s possible to control up to 4 Memory Obj of the same kind at the same time. 1. Press Levels button 2.
PILOT 2000 USER GUIDE 5. With the Left/Right buttons select the SET 1 field and use the fader below to choose one of the 20 available scanning areas (SET 1 to SET 20) 6. To modify the scanning area, press the light gray button under the one of the 4 small corner symbols, showed on the display, then move the joystick to the required new corner. 7. To store the new mirror position, press the button again. Operating areas can be created as required, regular or irregular scanning areas can be created. 8.
PILOT 2000 USER GUIDE Internal Library This menu, made up of 3 sections, allows you to create, modify or delete the Fixture’s configuration from the Pilot’s internal memory. The 3 sections available are: 1. Create New Unit 2. Edit Existing Unit 3. Delete Unit Edit a New Unit 13 sub-menus are necessary to create a New Unit. 1. Total DMX Channels: set here the total number of channels the fixture has 2. LCD Effect Label: set here the quantity of LCD screens needed to display the fixture’s functions.
PILOT 2000 USER GUIDE To insert a new fixture configuration into the Pilot’s library: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Press the Menu button. Scroll with the up/down arrows until “Internal Library” appears on the display. Press the right-hand Scroll button to enter the menu Scroll with the up/down arrows until “Create New Unit” appears on the display. Press the right-hand Scroll button to enter the menu. 13 sub-menus are available to create a New Unit. To insert the new fixture name: 1. 2. 3. 4.
PILOT 2000 USER GUIDE 3b) Effect String: allows to write the parameter’s name on top of each scann control fader. 1. By using the up/down arrows replace the “--------------------------------------“ which appear on display with the letters required to insert a short name describing each fixture’s parameter. Allow 4 or 5 letters to each name for a single fader. 2. By using the up/down arrows replace the “-------” with the required letters to write the fixture’s name. 3.
PILOT 2000 USER GUIDE To set the Hard/Soft Cross: 1. Scroll with the up/down arrows until “Hard/Soft Cross” appears on the display. 2. Press the right-hand Scroll button to enter the menu. 3. By using the up/down arrow, set here each channel as Soft or Hard. Soft allows to change the status, of a single parameter, to time. Hard mode, allow the snap changing, of the status of a single parameter, at the fastest speed available when running into a sequence 4.
PILOT 2000 USER GUIDE Synchronization of the Desk with MIDI Signal PILOT 2000 desk can be driven by using an external device, which can provide a MIDI signal (i.e. a sequencer or keyboard). A MIDI signal is a digital protocol designed to allow Musical Instruments to communicate. It is used frequently in lighting control for remote control. It connects via a 5 pin DIN connector. First of all the work channel must be set: the Midi protocol allows 16 channels (from 1 to 16) to be used.
PILOT 2000 USER GUIDE Synchronization of the Desk with RS232 The Pilot 2000 can use the serial interface for connection to outboard devices, which synchronize its operation. By means of a computer, it is possible to send commands via the RS232 signal. CHANNEL ON Purpose: select the channel to be switched ON. The command is followed by 2 values, which select the channel and the light output level. The first value is the channel: it is possible to select 24 channels (1 to 24) and the range values are 0-23.
PILOT 2000 USER GUIDE Connection of the RS -232 CABLE for Pilot 2000: 2 3 TX 7 RTS CTS 8 8 CTS RTS 7 5 RX GND 5 SMPTE Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) began work to develop a standardized synchronization method for the new medium. The resulting ’SMPTE time code’ is simply the recording of time information, in hours(HH), minutes(MM), seconds(SS) and frames(FF), as a digitally encoded signal on one of the tracks of a multi-track audio or video tape.
PILOT 2000 USER GUIDE 5. To PLAY-BACK the track, you must hold down key and then press the track’s key you just recorded, exactly at the time you pressed the same key when you record the track (this is important to obtain a good synchronization with music, for example). The play-back will stop automatically when the track reaches its end. However, you can stop it any time by holding down and pressing the track key. On release 2.
TECHNICAL ADVICE Security lock dip-switches configuration for PILOT 2000 and STUDIO desks prg mem 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The dip-switch placed on the rear side of the desk can be used for locking the keyboard. There are two way of locking the keyboard: prg mem 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 prg mem 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PRG LOCK: with the switch No. 5 ON it possible to desable the EDIT, STORE and COPY buttons so that the user cannot modify programs already made. MEM LOCK: with the switch No.
TECHNICAL ADVICE Dip-switches settings on Pilot 2000 and Studio desks Midi channels: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Midi channel 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Midi channel 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Midi channel 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Midi channel 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Midi channel 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Midi channel 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Midi channel 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Midi channel 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Midi channel 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Midi channel 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Midi channel 6 1 2
TECHNICAL ADVICE Dip-switches settings on Pilot 2000 and Studio desks RS-232 channels: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 RS-232 channel 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 RS-232 channel 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 RS-232 channel 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 RS-232 channel 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 RS-232 channel 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 RS-232 channel 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 RS-232 channel 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 RS-232 channel 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 RS-232 channel 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 RS-232 channel 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
