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Network Properties
IP Addressing:
Manual
First IP Address:
10.101.10.101
Subnet Mask
255.255.0.0
Default Gateway:
10.101.1.1
Number of Processors:
1
Name:
Processor 1
IP Address:
10.101.10.101
Host Rack:
ERn
DMX Port A:
Input
DMX Port B:
Input
Preferences
Preference Settings
General Tab:
Date/Time and Access
Level
File Tab:
Filename/Saving
Options
Plan Tab:
Design Grid Options
Selection Colour
Styles
Label Display Options
Space Colour Options
Clipboard Tab:
Copy/Paste Behaviour
Objects Tab:
Station/Channel/Preset
additions behaviour
Program Tab:
Recording Options
Network Tab:
NIC Selection
Design View
Stations/Fixtures/Chann
els are simply dragged
from the library docks
to add them to the
configuration.
They can also be
copied/duplicated in
this view by right-
Design View
Stations/Fixtures/Chann
els can be renamed by
selecting them in either
the plan view or the
Browser Tree and then
changing the name in
the Property editor.
Use F2 as the standard
Windows shortcut to
Rename
1x
1x
1x
2x
2x
Paradigm Touchscreen
Front of House
7 Fader, 7 Button Station
Stage Manager
1 Key (Maint.), 1 Button Station
Entry
1 Button Station
Fly Gallery 1 & 2
Portable Connectors
Grid Whites
Flys Whites
Stage Whites
Stage Floods
Grid Blues
Flys Blues
Stage Blues
Prompt Corner
Program/Simulate View
As with Design View,
flexible docks allow you
to layout your Program
View how you want it.
The programmer dock
has the tools to
program your
configuration
This view is where you do a large part of the system configuration.
Presets, Groups, Palettes, Sequences, Overrides and Triggers can all
be added from this view.
Program/Simulate View
Presets are created in one of 3
ways.
Click the add Preset Button
Right click on the Preset
Icon in the Tree Browser
and select Create Preset.
Right Click in the Preset
Directory and select Create
Hint: Selecting channels
Preset
before creating a Preset
automatically includes
just those channels
Program/Simulate View
Presets are Recorded by selecting the required channels in one of
these ways: Clicking on the plan or tree browser
Ctrl / Shift Clicking on the plan or tree browser
Dragging a selection box over the channel icons on the plan
.... and then setting the required level using the Controls in the
Programmer Dock. Once you have all levels set as required simply
click on the Record button.
You can also edit Presets Blind using the Spanner button, then
Tick, Revert and Cancel toolbar buttons
Recording Presets
Record each preset with
appropriate levels to match the
description.
Program/Simulate View
Functions can be assigned to
stations in a number of ways.
Expand the station in the
Tree Browser. Select the
button /fader in the Tree
Browser. Choose the
function/sub function in the
Property Editor.
Open the station from the
plan. Right Click on the
button/fader and choose
select. Choose the
function/sub function in the
Property Editor.
Open the station from the
plan. Right Click on the
button/fader and choose
Set Control Function.
Within the Set Control PopUp, select the function for
the button/fader.
Station Pages
Each station can have multiple pages assigned to it. This allows you
to choose different control functions for faders/buttons depending on
the mode the system is in.
Pages are created by right clicking on the station on the plan or
in the tree browser and selecting create page.
A new page is added to the station
and can be selected/edited from the
tree browser.
Lockouts
Lockout Levels and Thresholds allow us to choose which controls are
available depending on the mode the system is in.
Every Control has a Lockout Threshold
Every Station has a Lockout Level.
Changing the Lockout Level we can activate/deactivate controls.
If the Lockout Level of a station is equal to or above the
Threshold of a Control, that control is locked out.
Lockout Threshold
100
80
60
40
20
0
Button 1
Button 2
Button 3
Overrides
Overrides are used to delay a command/control/event from
happening.
They can be enabled/disabled by the user from a button or by a
trigger, macro or timed
event automatically.
Overrides
are created
by right clicking on
Overrides in the tree
browser and selecting
Create Override.
The new Override
then appears in the
tree browser.
Assign Lockout
Thresholds
Set each button that
activates Cleaning to
have a Lockout
Threshold of 70%
Set the Key switch
Lockout Threshold to
100%
Assign an Override
Create an Override called
Show
Assign the Show Override to
all Non-Show Controls
Reh 1, 2 & 3
Workers
Cleaning
Off
Lockout
Flys Whites
Macros
A macro is a user-programmed sequence of events or actions that
can be activated manually by a button station or automatically by a
timed event or trigger. Macros are defined using the macros editor in
the Macros display
Macro Steps
Tab
Options for
Macro Steps
are
selected/chan
ged in the
Property Editor
Macro
Controls
Conditions
Actions
Drag an action into Allow you to design a complex macro,
the Step Tab to create adding an action or set of actions that are
executed only "If"certain criteria are met.
a step.
Macros
A macro can be created as a single set of commands or as a
toggle.
A macro that is set to toggle has 2 lists of steps.
On Steps
Off Steps
Show Mode
Create a Macro called Show
that:On Steps
Activates the Show
Override
Sets Fly Gallery Stations to
Blues
Activates Blues Preset
Turns off the workers
Off Steps
Deactivates the Show
Override
Assign Controls
Sets Fly Gallery Stations to
Assign Lockout to the Key switch on the Entry
Station.
Whites
Assign the On Steps of Show to Show Button
on CustomBlues
Station
Deactivates
Preset
Assign the Off Steps of Show to Day Button
on Custom
Restores
the Station
workersand
label it Day
Patch
The Patch view provides the tools to assign addresses to channels in
you config.
You patch to either a DMX universe or to a Streaming ACN universe
(sACN) depending on your network control systems requirements.
Patch Channels by selecting
them in the Tree Browser and
dragging them on to the
Outputs required.
You add additional
sACN Universes by
right-clicking sACN
Universes in the
Browser and choosing
Add Universe
Set the Universe
Number in their
Properties
LCD Stations
Configuration Options
When using a Paradigm
Touchscreen Station there are
several ways to configure the
layout. You can choose to use an
Automatic Configuration
generated by Light Designer or
you can use Paradigm Control
Designer to create your own.
LCD Stations
Automatic Configurations
Automatic configuration of LCD pages automatically
configures buttons for presets and faders for each
channel in the configuration. Additionally you may
choose a standard theme or import a custom
LCDtheme.
Automatic configurations
can also be exported to
Control Designer and edited
to suit your system.
LCD Stations
Custom Configurations
Custom configurations are created/edited using
Paradigm Control Designer.
Simply select the tool you require and drag it to the required size on
your page.
You can also edit/create different states for each control that can then
be selected in Light Designer to indicate various uses/conditions for the
controls.
Set all the actions so that the navigation of works a bit like this.
(Dont forget youll need to add back buttons to each page and
pop-up to get back to Page 1.
Select your LCD Station in Light Designer. Right click on the Icon
and choose Change LCD Configuration. Choose the new config
you have just created and apply the appropriate controls to each
of the buttons.
Network View
Network View
From this view you can upload a project to the
processor, retrieve a project configuration from a
connected processor, change a processor IP
address, retrieve the system log, store Neuron
ID's for LonWorks devices into the configuration,
and bind control stations.
Network View
You can upload the current Light
Designer project configuration to a
connected Paradigm processor using
the Upload Project button in the
Network View.
Network View
You can wink a station to identify it.
Once you have identified the correct station you can
permanently assign the Neuron ID directly from the
Network View.
Indicator States
Allows you to set the colour and intensity for any state of a
button or fader
Some default behaviours are available or you can use a custom
one
Once you have created a custom indicator this can be used on
other buttons just remember to rename them when first created.
You will need to enable the screen for the correct plug in point.
This doesnt mean you have to have 2 screens but if you
want a different configuration for the 2 plug in points you
will need to enable one screen for one and another screen
for the other.
To Bind a plug in point you will need to note down the neuron ID
from then sticker or plug a touch screen in to read it. They wont
show up in the network veiw.