User`s manual

VARI❋LITE® - VIRTUOSO™ / VIRTUOSO™ DX CONSOLE USER’S MANUAL
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Diagnostic Mode Operation (Virtuoso DX
Console)
Once the console is in diagnostic mode, the top select display will list all test options
and the submasters display window will provide a graphic of the console front panel in
order to register button presses for the purpose of testing. The diagnostic mode
provides the following tests and functions:
• Display Test - illuminates all front panel displays and touch screen to an equal
intensity, and allows stepping through four levels for testing. The four level are as
follows:
1. Bright
2. Dimmed
3. Mid
4. Out
• SRAM Test - checks console RAM and reports any problems.
• LEDs On - turns on all front panel button LEDs.
• Switch Latch - toggles LED testing function so that pressing buttons either turns
LEDs on or off. (Either way, any button presses will be highlighted in the console
graphic in the Submasters display.)
• FireWire Test - tests FireWire connection and reports any problems.
• Erase Flash - erases console flash.
• Reset - returns console to normal state of operation.
Use the following procedures and guideline to test console functions.
To power up console in diagnostic mode:
Step 1. At rear of console, turn off power switch.
Step 2. Press and hold [Reset] (top left corner of console), while turning on power
switch. Console will power up in diagnostic mode.
To use diagnostics:
• To execute a test or function, press [Bank/Function] along with corresponding
bank button of test (select buttons 1-7).
• For Display Test, press any key five times to cycle through intensity levels and
return to starting state.
• While in diagnostic mode, turning encoders and moving faders will register values
in Submasters display window.
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