User`s manual

VARI❋LITE® - VIRTUOSO™ / VIRTUOSO™ DX CONSOLE USER’S MANUAL
28 16-Apr-02 02.9651.0001B
Power Up - VARI
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LITE Systems Using NIF
Units
Powering Up Console and NIF Units
Once your console has been connected to the system, you will need to power up the
console and verify status of the connected devices. The System Configuration
window displays each device’s thumbwheel address, which can then be used to patch
your system.
To power up console and verify system connections:
Step 1. (Virtuoso console) At rear of console, set power switch to ON position. Press
illuminated power switch beneath console wrist rest or press keyboard power
key .
(Virtuoso DX console) At rear of console, set power switch to ON position.
At Macintosh computer, press power button.
Step 2. Wait for console panels to initialize and Virtuoso application to launch in
display monitor. A new show file (or last open show file) will automatically
open.
Step 3. Power up NIF unit(s) and allow boot-up process to complete.
Step 4. Power up devices connected to NIF unit(s).
Step 5. Verify that your lighting system devices appear in System Configuration
window (this verifies that data communication is present). Refer to “System
Configuration Window” on page 29. If any devices are not present, check
system connections and power.
Step 6. Once everything is verified as online, store configuration. Refer to “Store
Configuration” on page 31.
Powering Down Console
When powering down the console for storage or in the event a restart is required, use
the following procedure.
To power down console:
Step 1. At Virtuoso menu, select Shut Down.
Step 2. At rear of console, set power switch to OFF position.