Leprecon LP-X24 Manual v3.2 - Manual (Page 5)

LP-X24 and LP-X48 Users Manual
Contents
Introduction
LP-X Series Console Features ...............................................................................................................................................................5
Board Layout...........................................................................................................................................................................................6
Power Up and Down Sequences ..........................................................................................................................................................10
To Power Up the LP-X ..................................................................................................................................................................10
To Power Down the LP-X .............................................................................................................................................................11
Shows ...................................................................................................................................................................................................11
Display Modes ......................................................................................................................................................................................12
Touch Panel Monitor.....................................................................................................................................................................12
Switching Between Display Modes ...............................................................................................................................................12
Orientation to LCD Mode ..............................................................................................................................................................13
Orientation to Video Mode ............................................................................................................................................................14
Conventions Used in this Manual .........................................................................................................................................................17
Using the Keypad..................................................................................................................................................................................18
Conventional Channel Input..........................................................................................................................................................19
Chapter One: Quick Start
Orientation ............................................................................................................................................................................................23
Manual Scene Faders...................................................................................................................................................................23
The Programmer...........................................................................................................................................................................23
Moving Light Select Buttons .........................................................................................................................................................24
Label Programming (Palette Programming) .................................................................................................................................24
Dowse/No Dowse .........................................................................................................................................................................24
Playbacks Stack Deep! .................................................................................................................................................................24
Distinct Theatrical Stack ...............................................................................................................................................................25
Chase Feature on Playbacks........................................................................................................................................................25
How do I… ............................................................................................................................................................................................25
…put moving lights into the board? ..............................................................................................................................................25
…create groups of instruments?...................................................................................................................................................26
…strike my lamps? .......................................................................................................................................................................28
…program looks?..........................................................................................................................................................................28
…set fade times? ..........................................................................................................................................................................31
…play back looks?........................................................................................................................................................................33
…toggle a playback between scene list and chase modes? ........................................................................................................33
…record scenes to the stack and play them back? ......................................................................................................................34
…clear the programmer? ..............................................................................................................................................................34
Working in Video Mode.........................................................................................................................................................................34
Unique Features in Video Mode ...................................................................................................................................................34
Console and Keyboard Buttons ....................................................................................................................................................39
Clearing Settings...........................................................................................................................................................................41
Chapter Two: Setup Essentials
The Instrument Menu............................................................................................................................................................................44
DMX Line Assignment ..................................................................................................................................................................44
The LP-X Instrument Library.........................................................................................................................................................45
To Add a Moving Light Instrument into the System ......................................................................................................................45
To Edit a Moving Light Instrument ................................................................................................................................................48
To Move a Moving Light to a Different Slot...................................................................................................................................49
To Delete a Moving Light Instrument from the System.................................................................................................................51
To Reserve and Un-reserve DMX Channels ................................................................................................................................51
Dimmer Patch .......................................................................................................................................................................................52
To Create a New Dimmer Patch ...................................................................................................................................................53
To Copy a Dimmer Patch..............................................................................................................................................................54
To Change which Patch is Active .................................................................................................................................................55
To Delete a Patch .........................................................................................................................................................................56