Instruction manual

Front Panel Controls
This section describes the controls and
displays on the front panel of the Frog
series of lighting control desks.
Note that some of the controls are only
applicable on certain desks.
The controls have been divided into
the following sections:
• Generic (Preset) Controls
• Submaster Controls
•
Playback X Controls
•
Memory Controls
•
Fixture Controls
•
Other Controls
Generic (Preset) Controls
These controls provide a complete
manual system for controlling the
generic channels on the desk.
The desk can be set up as a two
preset (normal) or single preset (wide)
configuration.
• PRESET A FADERS
These faders control the output levels
of generic channels 1-24
(channels 1-48 on the Bull Frog).
•
PRESET B FADERS
These faders control the output levels
of generic channels 1-24 (1-48 on the
Bull Frog) in two preset operation, or
generic channels 25-48 (49-96 on the
Bull Frog) in wide operation.
•
A AND B MASTER FADERS
In Two Preset operation – the A
MASTER fader controls the maximum
output level from the PRESET A
faders. The B MASTER fader controls
the maximum output level from the
PRESET B faders.
In Wide operation – the A MASTER
and B MASTER faders control the
maximum output levels from the
PRESET faders and the stored scene,
according to the PRESET CONTROL.
The B MASTER fader is reversed
(100% at the bottom of its travel) to
facilitate manual crossfades when
moving the A MASTER and B
MASTER faders in tandem.
•
SHIFT BUTTON
This button is used to select which
generic channels are affected by the
CHANNEL FLASH BUTTONS. The
accompanying red lights indicate the
channels selected.
• CHANNEL FLASH BUTTONS
The CHANNEL FLASH BUTTONS are
located below the PRESET B faders.
These buttons are used to flash or solo
the generic channels; their action is
determined by the setting on the
FLASH FUNCTION Button.
•
CROSSFADE CONTROL
The CROSSFADE control is used to
determine the fade time when
crossfading between scenes set up on
the two presets, or between a scene
on the presets and a stored scene (in
wide operation). The control can be set
to Manual or to a time between 1
second and 5 minutes.
•
FADING LIGHT
The red FADING light indicates that a
timed crossfade is taking place
between two scenes on the presets, or
between a scene on the presets and a
stored scene (in wide operation).
•
PRESET CONTROL
The PRESET control is only applicable
in wide operation. The button is used
to control which of the master faders
(A MASTER or B MASTER) has the
control of the preset faders, and which
master has control of the stored scene.
The red lights next to the PRESET
CONTROL button indicate the current
state (A FADERS, B STORED or B
FADERS, A STORED).
Frog Series 73-750-00 Issue 6 1 - 3
Introduction
Figure 1 - 2: Generic (Preset) Controls