User`s manual

DESCRIPTIONS AND OVERVIEW : VIRTUOSO DX CONSOLE

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Components

Console

The Virtuoso DX console itself contains buttons, keypads, encoders, faders, and

displays for the purpose of controlling luminaires.

Macintosh Computer

An Apple® Macintosh® G4 computer provides the operating system CPU, supports

the display monitor(s), and provides a removable backup medium (such as a Zip®

drive) and CD or DVD ROM. The removable medium is primarily for importing,

exporting, and backing up show file data, while the CD/DVD ROM drive is primarily

for upgrading Virtuoso console software.

Minimum requirements for Macintosh computer system:

• Macintosh G4 OS9 or greater

• A monitor *

• Removable backup medium (Zip drive, etc.)

• CD/DVD-ROM

* Additional monitors can be supported by installing additional video cards. Please

call 1-877-VARI-LITE for most recent list of compatible video cards.

Note: Some Macintosh monitors shipped with the Virtuoso DX console have been

modified so that their power button is disabled. It has been discovered that there is a

design defect for this product where the button can be remotely activated by cellular

phone activity, resulting in shutdown of the Macintosh computer system during

console operation. The following sticker applied to the back of the monitor indicates

whether the power button has been disabled:

THE POWER BUTTON ON THIS MONITOR HAS BEEN DISABLED

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