ETC ® Release Note - Madman Production
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1. ETC Release Note SmartFade Software Product Line SmartFade Description Version 1 7 0 Software SmartFade Components SmartFade embedded software 1 7 0 SmartFade Software Utility 1 0 0 Engineering Change Order ECO 500001716 Effective Date December 1 2006 Purpose The purpose of this release is to add a feature listed below and to correct issues found in the previous version of the SmartFade console For any questions relating to the contents of this release or the behavior of this software please contact ETC Technical Services at the office nearest you A list of ETC offices is given at the bottom of this page Availability This software is currently available in new shipping units and via software download from the ETC website Documentation Current documentation includes the SmartFade Two Scene Quick Guide and the SmartFade v1 6 User Manual Please keep this release note with your user manual for descriptions of the newest features changes and bug fixes in the SmartFade software ETC manuals can be downloaded free of charge from ETC s website at www etcconnect com They are available in portable document format pdf and are viewable with Adobe Acrobat Reader v5 x and later Compatibility e SmartFade is compatible with all DMX512 1990 and DMX512A compliant devices Key Enhancements in v1 7 0 e You can now move both crossfaders to zero and get a blackout The previous behavior was to keep unchang2. ack or sequence Changing a seq step for a memory on a different page causes complete crash and memory erasure Workaround None This is deadly Make frequent SD card backups to allow recovery Rate functions updated operating dial in CW direction always speeds up fade or rate LCD message for MAGIC improved persists longer on screen to aid readability IND1 and IND2 do not function in two scene mode with patch 1 1 Workaround Make 1 1 patch in Normal mode change mode to 2 scene and select custom patch MIDI does not Pass Thru on Slave console Appending steps onto the end of a stack or sequence REC SEQ Memory page is now correctly recognised during step programming French Spanish and German texts truncated in some menus REC SEQ prevents entry of steps beyond 24 or 99 step limit Bumps now blink at stored BPM when used in Tap BPM mode Issues Corrected in v1 5 0 262 260 255 254 253 252 250 170 134 DMX backup mode fails to record if all 512 channels set to full Patch merges instead of overwrites when reading showfiles from SD card Workaround Clear patch before reading showfiles from disk Timing of one seq can affect another seq Stack with fade times of 10 seconds won t read back from SD card correctly Workaround Set fade time to 9 9sec DMX Backup sequence playback could cause strange output for dimmers above maximum channel count Console could crash while storing show to SD Card in DMX Backup mode Content recorded to page
3. connect com m UK service etceurope com m DE techserv hoki etcetcconnect com com m Asia service etcasia com Web www etcconnect com m QSF 4 1 9 1 m Copyright 2006 ETC All Rights Reserved m Product information and specifications subject to change 7219M1100 1 7 0 m Rev A m Released 12 2006 SmartFade v1 7 0 Release Note Page 1 of 3 Electronic Theatre Controls Inc Release Note SmartFade v1 7 0 Software Key Enhancements in v1 5 0 e Added MIDI support for SmartFade Master Slave operation chaining devices together via support for MIDI notes also known as MIDI channelized event data and MIDI channel messages e Bug fixes Issues Corrected in v1 7 0 316 315 314 313 312 311 310 309 Wait times above 10 minutes now recovered correctly from SD card Show file formats different between 1248 and 2496 versions Memories correctly restored from SD card to pages 2 12 Memories above 100 now correctly restored from SD card PointQ numbering preserved after SEQ CHANGE function Xfader function changed to allow blackout if A and B at zero Playback inaccuracy cured mems now play back levels precisely REC SEQ page change no longer erroneously recorded as seq step Issues Corrected in v1 6 0 291 290 286 282 281 280 279 278 276 275 264 256 247 Stack or Sequence set to One Time stops on step before last step Cannot make follow on cues on stack resolved in version 1 6 0 Appending steps onto the end of a st
4. ing levels live when the crossfaders were simultaneously taken to their respective zero positions e Show file formats for 1248 consoles and 1296 console share the same format The show file format for 2496 consoles have a different format Show files from small footprint consoles are not compatible with large footprint consoles and visa versa e Bug fixes Key Enhancements in v1 6 0 e Append stack and sequences instead of automatic erasure Inserting point Cues 1 9 between any whole numbered cues to a total of 199 cues e Rate has been simplified and vastly improved e Record a memory within recording a sequence or stack e Crossfader control can be switched to both ways fades occur top to bottom and bottom to top or left to bottom to top only e Bug fixes Corporate Headquarters m 3031 Pleasant View Road P O Box 620979 Middleton Wisconsin 53562 0979 USA m Tel 608 831 4116 m Fax 608 836 1736 London UK m Unit 26 28 Victoria Industrial Estate Victoria Road London W3 6UU UK m Tel 44 0 20 8896 1000 m Fax 44 0 20 8896 2000 Rome IT m Via Ennio Quirino Visconti 11 00193 Rome Italy m Tel 39 06 32 111 683 m Fax 39 08 32 656 990 Holzkirchen DE Ohmstrasse 3 83607 Holzkirchen Germany m Tel 49 80 24 47 00 0 m Fax 49 80 24 47 00 3 00 Hong Kong m Room 605 606 Tower III Enterprise Square 9 Sheung Yuet Road Kowloon Bay Kowloon Hong Kong m Tel 852 2799 1220 m Fax 852 2799 9325 Service Americas service etc
5. s other than 1 loaded to incorrect page on reload from SD Card Stack must be enabled before attempting to record a Stack Workaround Enable stack before attempting to record a stack Memory card shows may be numbered 1 99 not to 999 Workaround Only 99 shows may be saved in this software version Known Issues Remaining in v1 7 0 307 295 294 Holding Rate amp pressing bumps 21 24 in faders mode channels sets the Tap tempo DMX Backup Bump 1 does not flash when DMX lost in Bumps Toggle mode DMX Backup not possible to toggle on off DMX IN SmartFade v1 7 0 Release Note Page 2 of 3 Electronic Theatre Controls Inc Release Note SmartFade v1 7 0 Software Known Issues Remaining in v1 7 0 Continued 293 292 288 277 269 266 265 257 234 201 163 126 109 Patch 1 1 Inds patch to 49 amp 50 in 2 scene mode and to 97 amp 98 in Normal mode 2 scene after selftest mem erase x fader position not checked UNDO does not work in DMX Backup Mode Workaround Save show to SD card regularly Unexpected behavior when Slave Master STACKS have different numbers of steps Workaround Record equal number of cues in the Slave STACK using empty memories DMX backup DMX IN data is not indicated by Bump LED Preview Seq shows recorded timing and not actual rate if over ridden Undo now recovers previous Stack recording Console freezes when writing a show to a full SD card Workaround remove SD card unplug and replug power after error mes
6. sage the console recovers REC MEM now displays the current memory page when selected USB Chip test fails after Software upgrade via USB Workaround Enter test mode to clear all memories and then re start Cannot undo patch changes Workaround Mark SD card backup before altering patch Patch changes take immediate effect Workaround Make SD card backup of show before making patch chages Solo doesn t affect stack in DMX backup mode SmartFade v1 7 0 Release Note Page 3 of 3 Electronic Theatre Controls Inc
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