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1. 56 Master amp Black Out function 56 erc aux AI AE wee es Gata A a oes 56 BUMP WIASIGE TT LET 56 Memories 57 Select FaderPage 57 Memory Bump Modes of Clear Output from Memory Faders 57 SEQUENCES a ser road cer a dica Gale 58 Select FaderPage 58 Sequence Bump Modes 58 Fade Rate 8 BPM for Seguences 58 Stack 4 Crossfader 60 General Crossfader Controls 60 Stack functions 60 Rate amp Fade for the Stack 61 Tap ModefortheStack 62 Single Scene Crossfading 63 Chapter 6 Two Scene Mode 65 General Information 66 Console Settings in Two Scene Mode 66 Two Scene Fading llle 67 Preparation amp crossfade 67 Chapter 7 DMX Backup 69 General Information 70 Console Settings in Backup Mode 70 Backup memories 71 Preparation es uses k
2. 47 Intensity mimic 30 L language setting 14 EC D DOLI rita a doce bei der aon 14 Live or Nertmode 30 Load patch from card 6 Load showfromcard 6 M master fader 12 56 Matching values 30 MemoryCard 10 Menu Directions 2 O easet tini Sor fcx qnoi eee oth oin o alacres 10 0 operating modes menu 5 p Patch Live or Blind 20 patch definition Of 20 21 POMO sarria od maha eo 48 POWE 2s sono se edo 4 DOWOL UD Li 3u ida od aat 4 R A A Ne A eae ee 52 Record a Backup Memory 71 Recordamemory 32 Recordaseguence 37 38 Record a Stack state 41 42 Record backup memories 71 Record Selected 33 S Save Show to card 6 Save Load Backup 70 SD Card Update 73 Select FaderPage 58 SMULGOWN 24x 4 19 uw aod se aes COE S ACA Oe at s 4 SMULGOW Win 2 oe Seton al Bie de get bm aes ce dolre 4 software updating SO C If eod aset ROPA a aed Cat f softwareupdate 73 Stack and backup memories 72 75
3. 19 SetPatchltol 19 Unpatchadimmer 19 PatchDimmers 20 PatchbyDimmer 20 Pateh Dy Channel ua ara 21 PACA NASO o 52 2 60 1 id IIIA A ee wt ee 22 Setupindependents 22 Console Settings 23 Erase FUNGU NS eiii e do M o 6 23 MIDI SENOS visera ei ees 23 A ots end ty WAWA Ra bod C Ee eo KUNI AU 23 DMX Q Ul er oi ane ee eek a hee ea ee eee Se 24 Languages sesar ace kinaamaan dew o 3 dette go tte on ta we deen oon ho 24 LES LAY ev dct at shah eed da ir a de a he 24 si sg RR sa a is Sete Ba AI DS E 25 Disable Recording 25 Crossfadefaders 25 Software Version 25 II MTM 26 MIDI Show Control 26 Synchronising Two SmartFades 27 Basic MIDI implementation 27 WDC RANG iris a daa 28 Chapter 3 Program 29 Intensity CNANNGCIS 22 45 539 heed toad toS VET mede ibas 30 LiveorNertmode 30 Adjust ChannelRange 31 SetChannelRange 31 Memones sia a ee ea d 32 Record a memory 32
4. Use the wheel to set a Rate that will scale the total time of the whole Stack Original timing is not lost and may be recovered by clearing the Rate Reset Rate amp Fade 1 Select Stack rate and The rate and fade settings for the Stack will be selected and shown in the display 2 Reset Rate The rate and fade settings for the currently selected stack sequence will be reset and will default back to its original times Eg Playback 61 62 Tap Mode for the Stack Tap Mode allows the recording of actual elapsed time for each step of the Stack by means of the GO button It should set to OFF at all times unless a timed recording is being made Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 First record a Stack in the normal way Open the Sequences menu Menu gt Sequences Use the wheel to select the Stack XF SeQquences Playback gt xF Press MENU to confirm Select Tap mode Menu gt Sequences gt Playback gt Step Timing gt Tap mode Use the wheel to set On Tap mode n When TAP mode is on an asterisk is displayed in the bottom right position of the LCD Press GO for each stack step at the appropriate time and the wait time is stored for subsequent playback independently for each of the steps Only wait times are affected by Tap mode Once a recording has been timed in this way Tap mode should be turned off to play back with the recorded times Pr
5. Light output from the intensity faders is also affected by the NEXT button See Intensity channels on page 30 Clear Clear is a very useful button that will bring you back to a clean state of the console with no output Pressing CLEAR will NEVER erase content it only brings the fader intensities to zero You can press CLEAR to abort any recording function if it is blinking e Set all dimmer intensities from channel faders and Stack to zero 2 presses e Set all memory faders to zero blackout 3 presses e Set sequence faders to zero blackout 4 presses CLEAR is also used in combination with other keys For example Action Console Feedback Los MN intensities 1 24 intensities AA 24 are cleared Clear intensities 25 48 All intensities 25 48 are cleared Clear intensities 1 48 All intensities 1 48 are cleared Clear intensities 49 96 All intensities 49 96 are cleared Clear Stack The Stack is cleared and set to zero Clear Snapshots sar and E All Snapshots are cleared and the counter is set to 1 Clear Rate and All Rate settings are cleared Bump Master The Bump Master sets the level to which bump buttons will flash See Bump Button functionality for each type of fader mode 56 SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Memories Memories are played back from the faders in MEMS mode In each of the 12 fader pages the buttons with memories stored will light up d
6. GOTO step 1 99 in the Stack e 100 111 Memory pages 1 12 e 124 Pause e 125 Start GO e 126 B O not active e 127 B O active Note on off e 0 47 MEM bumps 1 48 only in MEM mode 27 28 MIDI Channel The Basic and Advanced MIDI functions apart from MSC are sent and received on the same MIDI channel This is set in the MIDI menu Menu gt Setup gt MIDI gt Midi Channel MIDI Channel ooh On Use MENU to select MIDI Channel 1 16 or On Off Use the wheel to change the currently selected parameter SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Chapter 3 Program Once you have set up your console to control the dimmers in your rig you can start programming This chapter contains the following sections Intensitychannels 30 02000 DRITTE 32 e Snapshots 34 e Seguences 36 JE AA 39 US Program 29 Intensity channels Intensities for dimmers are set with the faders Simply press one of the intensity mode buttons and then use the faders to set intensities The currently selected button is lit in green EI Intensities are piled on to the output of the console in an HTP manner Highest Takes Precedence Intensities may be sourced by a channel fader a memory fader or the Stack They are limited by the Master fader and Black out button Intensity mimic The bump button under each fader wil
7. RecordaMagicmemory 33 E WE ai dee dut deena 34 RecordaSnapshot 34 ClearallSnapshots 34 Copy a Snapshot toa Memory 35 Segel ii acia 36 RecordaSeguence 37 Record a Magic Sequence 38 IA Wa AA EA AAA 39 Record the Stackfrombumps 40 Record a Memory and Stack step 41 Record a Stack state 42 Chapter 4 za osorno athe ascep eos foes 43 Edit MEMES 32 cel ri eom Gaels ee ees Sars RUE E eZ 44 ECU a Memo RP idad 44 Deleteamemory 44 CopyaMemory 44 Edit Sequences 4 Stack 45 Edit the content of a Step 45 li SmartFade v3 0 User Manual DeleteaStep 46 Insert a Step 47 InserttaPointG 48 ChangethecontentofaStep 49 Edit the content of a Stack Step directly 50 Copy a Sequence 51 Run Modes 51 Sequence amp Stack Times 52 Chapter 5 Playback 55 General Functions
8. The light in the bump button of the fader will be dimmed to show that it has content Clear Levels Clear may be used to clear output levels Clear levels from one and 1 24 The selected fader is set to zero Bring the memory fader down and back up to restore or Jaze and 1 48 Clear all levels and mems All faders and the Stack is set to zero Bring MEM the faders down and back up to restore Clear all levels All faders and the Stack is set to zero Bring po the faders down and back up to restore DMX Backup 71 Stack in Backup Mode The Stack provided in DMX Backup mode consists of memories 1 24 48 linked in order This Stack cannot be edited Stack step 1 is the memory recorded to fader 1 etc Stack functions By pressing STACK the Stack is activated lit at full and connected to the Crossfader controls The cue stack is loaded onto the Crossfader at step O a non existent step before step one so that pressing GO or starting a manual fade will fade to step 1 which is the memory stored in fader 1 STACK The LCDs will show the current state of the Stack and the Up Down time Time gt 5 0 which you can change with the wheel If there is nothing stored in the Stack the button will be off completely when not activated otherwise it will be dimmed General Crossfader Controls See General Crossfader Controls on page 60 Jump to a step See Jump to step on page 61 Smart
9. When the console is started in Two Scene Mode the top row is connected to Crossfader A and the bottom row is connected to Crossfader B In other words it is the number of physical faders of the console that will decide how many channels your console can control in this mode Smartfade 1248 and 1296 12 channels Smartfade 2496 24 channels Preparation 8 crossfade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 6 Two Scene Mode Make sure the Grand Master is at full and that BLACKOUT is off Make sure Crossfader A and B are both down This means that light is being output from the bottom set of faders since Crossfader A is at 100 Set the channel faders in the top set of faders to new values No change is visible on stage yet because Crossfader B is at 0 Now move both Crossfaders to the top position simultaneously The output will change from the levels of the bottom set of faders to the levels of the top set of faders The time used is the default time shown in the display You can change this with the wheel anytime Now the top set of faders control the output This means that you can set the channel faders in the bottom set of faders to new values Crossfade to these values by moving both Crossfaders down Repeat from step 3 67 68 SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Chapter 7 DMX Backup Backup mode is the third console operating mode You can capture 512 outputs of DMX from an external co
10. Press MENU to confirm Step 3 Use the wheel to select Run Mode Playback 24 Eun Mode Press MENU to confirm Step 4 Use the wheel to select run mode OneShot Manual or Loop Loop Wheel The Sequence will loop from the last step back to the first endlessly Manual Wheel Sequences in this mode use the bump button to advance to the next step OneShot Wheel Runs sequences through one full cycle only The seq will stop and hold the last step To prevent the last step persisting on stage record it as a blackout by using an empty memory Step 5 Press MENU to confirm Continue from Step 2 with another Sequence or exit the menus 51 Sequence amp Stack Times Each Sequence step can have three times Up Down and Wait In addition to these times there is an overall Rate and Fade time that affect the whole Sequence These times are set changed during playback Default Fade Times Step 1 Open the Set Sequences menu Menu gt Sequences Step 2 Use the wheel to select a Sequence 1 24 or the Stack XF Sequences Playback z4 Press MENU to confirm Step 3 Use the wheel to select Step Timing Playback XF Step Timing Press MENU to confirm Step 4 Use the wheel to select Default Times Default times Us 6 2 D 6 2 W 0 2 Use MENU to step between choices and wheel to set a value Pence CN Step 5 Use EXIT to end and exit Rate The RATE button can provide Fade control
11. Program 33 34 Snapshots The Snapshot function is designed to make it easy to capture the current output and store it as a memory at a later point e Snapshot can be pressed at any time inside any menu or function Snapshot captures a complete state of all output channels and stores them into a buffer This buffer has 10 snapshot positions If pressed 11 times Snapshot will overwrite the 1st Snapshot in the buffer The Snapshot button The button is off when there are no Snapshots recorded As soon as there is a Snapshot recorded it will light at full in red Record a Snapshot Record the current output The current output is recorded The display will momentarily display a confirmation Snapshot 1 recorded The Snapshot button will light up as soon as there are one or more Snapshots Clear all Snapshots Console Feedback Clear the Snapshot buffer and The Snapshot buffer is immediately deleted p gt this cannot be undone SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Copy a Snapshot to a Memory It s possible to copy a Snapshot to a memory live View amp Copy Snap or blind Copy Snap in the Snapshot menu US Program Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Open the Snapshot menu Menu gt Snapshot gt Copy Snap Use the wheel to select live View amp Copy Snap or blind Copy Snap anapshoats View Copy Snap Use the wheel to select a snapshot View Copy Snap View Snapi gt 1 Pr
12. T technical services 3 Text Conventions 2 The Snapshot button 34 Two SceneFading 67 two scene operation channelfaders 12 U Unpack amp Connect 4 Update The Software 73 update the software 73 USB Update a ca a a s 74 W website 3 76 SmartFade v3 0 User Manual 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 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 Pieve Torina 48 00156 Rome Italy m Tel 39 06 32 111 683 m Fax 44 0 20 8752 8486 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 Rm 1801 18 F Tower 1 Phase 1 Enterprise Square 9 Sheung Yuet Road Kowloon Bay Kowloon Hong Kong m Tel 852 2799 1220 m Fax 852 2799 9325 Service Americas service etcconnect com m UK service etceurope com m DE techserv hoki etcconnect com m Asia service etcasia com Web www etcconnect com m Copyright 2010 ETC All Rights Reserved m Product information and specifications subject to change
13. Takes Precedence basis HTP HTP control rules page 15 Independents There are two Independent buttons that can control one output each for specials like houselights smoke machine or followspot See Patch Independents on page 22 DMX Output There is 1 DMX Out allowing control of up to 512 DMX outputs DMX In There is 1 DMX In allowing input of up to 512 DMX outputs MIDI There is a recommended subset of the standard MIDI Show Control MSC which is one of the most common ways to use MIDI to synchronise show equipment General MIDI Music MIDI may be used to link consoles or to record fader button and stack actions into a music sequencer for subsequent playback and sound track synchronization Memory Card Shows can be saved to a standard SD Memory card please note that HCSD are not supported See Save amp Load to Memory Card on page 6 SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Frontpanel Functionality This is an overview of the functionality of the frontpanel of your SmartFade console SmartFade 1248 and 1296 look exactly like this 2496 console LCD Menus the only difference being that they have two rows of 12 faders The display with wheels and buttons is used instead of two rows of 24 faders for menu functions J q J J j ji lt L Faders and Bump buttons Crossfader The 24 48 faders can be used to control intensities The crossfader controls the Stack of 199 parameters and memories or sequences Select
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15. icon and select Format This will open the formatting window Format Removable Disk E E P x Capacity 125 MB File system Default allocation size valume label Format options Quick Format Enable compression Greate an MS DOS startup disk Step 4 Inthe File System field select FAT This will establish the card s file system as FAT16 Step 5 Click Start and then complete the formatting process Introduction 7 SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Chapter 1 General Information This chapter gives you the general information you need to get started This chapter contains the following sections e Control Capacity e Frontpanel Functionality e Philosophy of the Console e Data Structure 8 Timing ele General Information Control Capacity SmartFade is a simple to use but very powerful lighting console for 48 96 intensity channels a specifically designed to be usable right out of the box Intensity channels There are 48 96 intensity channels Each intensity channel can control one or more dimmers Dimmers with the DMX address 1 48 96 should be able to control right out of the box from these two fader modes since the default patch is 1 1 Intensities can be controlled live and then stored into memories sequences or the Stack steps All intensities interact on a Highest
16. mode steps It can be used for fading into manually with the Faders buttons to the right preset looks as well General Buttons All buttons have LED s Some are multi color They light up when active and blink when they can be selected for the current function Power button The power button is used to power up and shut down the system See Power up and Shutdown Procedures on page 4 LO Clear button The CLEAR button is used to clear intensities and set memory faders to zero press 2 4 times Nothing is deleted it only sets levels to zero See Clear on page 56 It can also be held with other buttons for some special functions this is described in this manual where it so applies Undo The UNDO button is used to reverse some specific situations This applies only to the last performed command and there is only one level of undo UNDO E General Information 11 Faders amp Bump buttons There are 24 48 faders They can be set to control intensities or memories and sequences These modes are set with the FADERS buttons P F Each fader has a Bump button below it This button will light up when there is content and it will mimic the output of the content by varying its intensity The button color will vary depending on the type of content 24 or 1 48 Bump Playback Modes There are two Bump modes when a Bump button is pressed Pile on and Solo Both use the level of the BUMPS fader The
17. play back the Stack with up to 199 steps or for single scene operation depending on the state of the STACK and NEXT buttons General Crossfader Controls The Crossfader consists of a Live A and Next B fader plus the Crossfade transport Note buttons A crossfade is done by moving the crossfaders from the down position to the up position This can be changed See Crossfade faders on page 25 The Crossfade transport buttons are these c blo Action Console Feedback a crossfade AAA NEN a crossfade The button will blink during the fade Pause a crossfade The current crossfade is paused It can be resumed with GO or reversed with PAUSE Go Back and f Hold PAUSE and press GO to fade to the pre m mo vious step only when STACK is active Go to first step Hold CLEAR and press GO to clear the output of the Crossfader If STACK is active it will jump to the first step of the Stack DIPLESS SmartFade provides dipless crossfades as long as both faders are moved in parallel This means that active channels which remain unchanged in both scenes will not dip to 50 of their level as you move the crossfaders from one scene to the next making for much better looking scene transitions To create a blackout between two steps move only the Live fader to it s end position Stack functions By pressing STACK the Stack is activated lit at full and connected to the Crossfader controls The cue stack is loa
18. selected it will not be updated to the content of the new page until it reaches zero Select fader page Held As long as the button is held the current fader page is indicated with a lit bump 1 12 Bumps for pages with recorded information will blink To select a new page press bump 1 12 and let go of the MEMS button Sequence Bump Modes The content of sequence faders can be bumped to the level of the BUMPS fader in two ways This is controlled with the SOLO button e OFF The level generated by pressing a bump button adds into the live output e ON The level generated by pressing a bump button replaces the current output Fade Rate amp BPM for Sequences The RATE button can provide Rate Fade and BPM override for any sequence This will affect the playback of the whole Sequence temporarily When a Rate Fade or BPM override is cleared the original times are retained Rate Activate RATE and then press the bump button of any fader in MEMS mode with a sequence 24 Rate gt 100 Q 1 e do BENI Use the wheel to set a Rate that will scale the total time of the whole Sequence Original timing is not lost and may be recovered by clearing the Rate If a BPM is set it will replace the Rate SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Fade Activate RATE and then press the bump button of any fader in MEMS mode with a sequence Then hold RATE z4 Rate 100 3 Ql Hc cB Dick DW Use the wheel to set a Fade
19. skip and revert to the data previous to this action SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Insert a Step Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Open the Sequences menu Menu gt Sequences Use the wheel to select Sequence 1 24 or Stack XF Sequences Playback z4 Press MENU to confirm Use the wheel to select Modify Steps Playback xF Modify Steps Press MENU to confirm Use the wheel to select Step AF Step 6 Mem O1 Select step Press MENU to confirm Use the wheel to select Insert XR EI CB Mem U1 Insert Press MENU to confirm You will be asked to insert by pressing a bump for a channel or memory fader AF Step 6 Mem Ul Insert with bump Press MENU to confirm The new step will be inserted after the selected step You can continue selecting steps and inserting steps You can press UNDO to skip and revert to the data previous to this action 47 48 Insert a PointQ Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Open the Sequences menu Menu gt Sequences Use the wheel to select Sequence 1 24 or Stack XF Sequences Playback z4 Press MENU to confirm Use the wheel to select Modify Steps Playback xF Modify Steps Press MENU to confirm Use the wheel to select Step AF Step 6 Mem OL Select step Press MENU to confirm Use the wheel to select Ins PointQ APF Step 6 Hem 01 Ins Poin
20. tional two scene console 3 Activate mode The console will enter the selected mode The console will continue to power up in this mode until the mode is changed Introduction 5 Save amp Load to Memory Card SmartFade uses a standard SD Memory card please note that HCSD are not supported as the primary external storage device Before you can use a new SD card make sure it is formatted correctly FAT16 See Format SD Memory Card on page 7 The file format is ASCII Text Representation for Lighting Console Data This format is compatible with all systems that follow this standard Although there may be discrepancies between systems usually the main play data is compatible See www usitt org Save Show to card This is done from the Save Load Show menu Menu gt Save Load Show gt Save as Save Show Save gt SHOO ASC Shows may be given a two digit number with the wheel Select the show with the wheel Confirm loading by pressing MENU Show files saved in the ETC application SmartSoft can be given any valid DOS style name and the suffix asc e A file or directory name can be no more than eight characters long e No spaces can be included in the file name the extension or the directory name e Certain characters gt are illegal and cannot be used Load show from card This is done from the Save Load Show menu Menu gt Save Load Show gt Load show Load Show Load SHOWO1L ASC Sele
21. 0 4 Confirm recording The moment the button is pressed the output is stored and the console will automatically return to it s previous fader mode Press UNDO to undo this recording SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Chapter 4 Edit Once you have started recording information as described in Program you can play back this information and you can edit it This Chapter is about editing This chapter contains the following sections e Edit Memories 44 e Edit Sequences amp Stack 45 43 Edit Memories Every memory can be edited blind fader at zero or live fader at full It is possible to erase all memories at once See Erase Functions on page 23 Edit a memory Action Console Feedback 1 Activate Edit mode All buttons with content that can be edited will blink at full press CLEAR to exit 2 Select memory change The moment the bump button is pressed this page if necessary memory is selected for editing EDIT MEM and CLEAR will blink 3 Edit intensities Programming functions Make any changes with all normal program ming functions for intensities See Program on page 29 Intensities may have to be matched by the faders before the level can be changed 4 End editing As soon as EDIT MEM is pressed the changes are stored The console will auto matically return to it s previous fader mode If you press CLEAR instead changes ar
22. Fade v3 0 User Manual Appendix A Software Update This appendix contains the instructions for updating the software in your SmartFade console There are two ways of updating the software e Using the SD card e Connecting with USB to a PC Software can be downloaded from the ETC Web site www etcconnect com Please make sure to download the correct software for your console SmartFade and SmartFadeML use different software To verify the version that your console is running See Software Version on page 25 A CAUTION Make sure to back up any show data you want to keep to the SD card before proceeding with a software upgrade Update the Software SD Card Update If you are using an SD card for the very first time make sure it is formatted correctly FAT16 or it will not function with SmartFade See Format SD Memory Card on page 7 Step 1 Obtain the software update file SMRTFADE SRC from the download section of the ETC Web site www etcconnect com Step 2 Copy the SMRTFADE SRC file to the root directory of the SD card DO NOT RENAME THE FILE Step 3 Start the console in test mode This is done by holding down the MENU button and pressing once on ON EAr The unit will enter self test mode Press MENU for each of the tests until the memory test has completed At the end of the memory test the display will prompt Firmware Upgrade Are you sure No Step 4 Insert the SD card into the console Step 5 Turn t
23. Menu gt Settings gt DMX In gt DMX In Fader Bump Mode Bump Mode is specific for Backup operational mode It allows you to define if the bump buttons for the memory faders will Bump or Toggle the content of each fader Menu gt Settings gt DMX In gt Bump mode Save Load Backup Allows you to save or load the currently stored backup memories to the SD memory card Menu gt Save Load Backup SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Backup memories The backup memories are recorded by connecting the DMX output of an external console to the DMX in port of your SmartFade console when it is started in Backup Mode Preparation Step 1 Set DMX In To Memory See DMX In on page 70 Step 2 Connect the DMX out of the external console to DMX in of your SmartFade console Step 3 Bring up Fader 1 or Last to allow DMX In See DMX In on page 70 Step 4 Make sure the Grand Master is at full and that BLACKOUT is off Record a Backup Memory Set up a look you want to record in the console connected to DMX In 1 Activate recording Buttons that can record in this mode will blink at full If there is a memory stored already this button is dimmed press CLEAR to exit 2 Select fader 1 gt 4 0r The moment the bump button is pressed the E memory is stored Press UNDO to undo this u recording Test memory Bring down the fader controlling DMX In Move the fader of this memory up The same look you recorded should appear on stage
24. SMARTFADE Control Console User Manual Version 3 0 Copyright 2010 Electronic Theatre Controls Inc All Rights reserved Product information and specifications subject to change Part Number 7219M1200 3 0 0 Rev A Released 2010 11 ETC permits the reproduction of materials in this manual only for non commercial purposes All other rights are reserved by ETC ETC Emphasis Expression Insight Imagine Focus Express Unison Obsession Il SmartPack SmartFade ETCNet2 EDMX Source Four Revolution Sensor and WYSILink are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Electronic Theatre Controls Inc in the United States and other countries Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries AIl other trademarks both marked and not marked are the property of their respective owners Table of Contents Introduction 1 UsingthisManual 2 INSTUCUONS T 2 MenuDirections 2 Text Conventions 2 Help from ETC Technical Services 3 Power up and Shutdown Procedures 4 Unpack amp Connect 4 Power upProcedure 4 Shutdown Procedure 4 Operati
25. SOLO button toggles between these modes See Bump Master on page 56 Note Forintensity faders to control light output live three things are required The Master Fader is over zero and normally set to full the topmost position The BLACKOUT button is off not lit The NEXT button is off not lit Master amp Black Out function The Master fader proportionally limits all intensity outputs The Blackout button instantly sends all intensities generated by the console to zero See Master amp Black Out function on page 56 BLACK OUT Independents The two Independent buttons are separate control channels IND 1 IND 2 that can control any outputs in a toggle or bump mode These outputs can be separated from all other controls See Set up Independents on page 22 Crossfader The Crossfader consists of a Live and Next fader plus the Crossfade transport buttons It can be used for fading between the 199 steps of the programmable Stack or for single scene fading into intensities that are set blind in NEXT mode Stack amp Crossfader page 60 The following buttons are used together with the crossfader x E pl u SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Sequence amp Stack functions These buttons are used to program and edit Sequences in the Mems faders and the Stack of the Crossfader See Sequences on page 36 See Stack on page 39 Record amp Edit functions The row of buttons under the whee
26. be automatically unpatched from its original channel and assigned to the new channel Patch by Dimmer Patching by dimmer is probably the easiest way to patch a rig that is unknown to you In Live mode you can turn on each output one by one select an intensity channel and patch it Step 1 Open the Patch Menu gt Patch gt Patch by dimmer Step 2 Choose between Live and Blind mode using the wheel Patch by Dimmer Patch mode gt Live Press MENU to confirm Step 3 Use the wheel to select dimmer Patch mode Live Elec gle REGERE Press MENU to confirm and move to Channel Step 4 Now use the wheel to select a channel for this dimmer Patch mode Live D Lo parsen Press MENU to confirm and move back to dimmers 20 SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Patch by Channel Patching by channel is just as simple as patching by dimmer The only difference is that the starting point is the intensity channel By doing it Live you can check what is patched to each intensity channel and then patch or unpatch more dimmer outputs to this channel Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Open the Patch Menu gt Patch gt Patch by Channel Choose between Live and Blind mode using the wheel Patch by Channel Patch mode Live Press MENU to confirm Use the wheel to select channel Patch by Chan 1 1 Press MENU to confirm and move to Dimmer There are five dimmer positions for each channel to allow you to
27. be edited you have to use change instead to change to a different single intensity channel Unique Stack steps are edited as described just like memories Step 1 Open the Sequences menu Menu gt Sequences Step 2 Use the wheel to select Sequence 1 24 or Stack XF Sequences Playback z4 Press MENU to confirm Step 3 Use the wheel to select Modify Steps Playback xF Modify Steps Press MENU to confirm Step 4 Use the wheel to select Step AF Step 6 Hem 01 select step Press MENU to confirm Step 5 Use the wheel to select Edit channels can only be changed Op erie SB Mem OL Edit Press MENU to confirm Step 6 Use the channel faders to edit the contents Press EDIT MEM to confirm and exit or CLEAR to abort 45 46 Delete a Step Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Open the Sequences menu Menu gt Sequences Use the wheel to select Sequence 1 24 or Stack XF Sequences Playback z4 Press MENU to confirm Use the wheel to select Modify Steps Playback xF Modify Steps Press MENU to confirm Use the wheel to select Step AF Step 6 Mem O1 Select step Press MENU to confirm Use the wheel to select Delete Deakes CB Mem U1 Delete Press MENU to confirm You will be asked to confirm this command bol ary a at a el a Mem OL Delete step Press MENU to confirm You can press UNDO to
28. ct the show with the wheel Confirm loading by pressing MENU The default show offered for loading will be the last show or the lowest numbered recording on the card Load patch from card This is done from the Save Load Show menu Menu gt Save Load Show gt Save as Load Patch Load SH WNOl ASC Select the show with the wheel Confirm loading by pressing MENU The default show offered for loading a patch from will be the lowest numbered recording on the card The reason for this is that you may want to save a dummy show with just a patch as show 01 SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Format SD Memory Card SD memory cards are usually pre formatted Make sure the one you are using is formatted as FAT16 Other formats like FAT12 or FAT32 are not supported by SmartFade Formatting has to be done in a PC You will need an SD card reading device connected to your PC SmartFade does not support special high capacity SD cards carrying the SDHC logo Ensure that the SD card carries only the SD logo A CAUTION Formatting your SD Card will erase any information stored on the card Be sure to remove any important files from the card before formatting Step 1 Insert the SD card into its reading device Make sure the device is connected to your Windows PC Step 2 The SD card will appear as a new drive You should be able to find it as an icon with some drive letter A Z under My Computer SD Card 3 otep 3 Right click on the SD card
29. ction Up to 10 such Snapshots can be buffered They can be stored as memories at a later point Sequences The fastest way to create a loop of memories is to record a sequence A sequence is a list of 24 steps that can be played back manually looped or as a OneShot from the faders Each step can be a single intensity channel or a memory Each step can have an Up Down and Wait time There are general timing override functions like Rate Fade and BPM as well Stack The Stack is theatre style list of 199 steps that can be played back manually or as a OneShot from the Crossfader It is intended as a main cue list for a show Each step can be a single intensity channel a memory or a unique Stack memory state Each step can have an Up Down and Wait time There are general timing override functions like Rate and Fade override as well SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Chapter 2 Setup The default setup of any SmartFade console allows you to run 48 or 96 dimmer channels straight out of the box with a one to one patch You can create your own patch as well There are user settings for MIDI buttons displays and language These features are described in this chapter This chapter contains the following sections e DMX Output 18 Clear SetPatch 19 e PatchDimmers 20 e Patchindependents 22 e Console Setti
30. cue in the stack Software Version You can verify what software version your console is running in the Diagnostics menu Menu gt Diagnostics gt Software version ab Ma Es Personalities 6 4 2 25 26 MIDI Setup Note SmartFade includes MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface facilities to provide three primary functions e Show control systems SmartFade may be set to respond to MIDI data from a time based sequencer or show control system This can be MSC or functions from the Basic MIDI implementation of SmartFade The default setting is OFF e Synchronising playback of two SmartFade consoles MIDI may be used to connect any two SmartFade consoles together including SmartFade and SmartFadeML The Memory faders bumps and the playback functions of the Stack plus Grand Master and Blackout can be synchronised The default setting is ON e MIDI Sequencing You can record button presses and fader movements to a sequencer and play back For show control and synchronising playback it is normally enough to make a MIDI connection and start using without having to set up anything You must decide if you want to use either MIDI ch or MSC to link consoles and turn ON the one you want and turn OFF the one you don t Leaving both functions on will cause double stepping and some other strange behaviors MIDI Show Control MSC is a show control standard within MIDI that usually is used when different devices are linked
31. d master mode select function i1 gt 6M 2 no GH Sets if BLACKOUT and MASTER fader will affect or not Set Level Use MENU to select inde pendent and the wheel to Independent level set the level i1 gt 100 iz 100 SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Console settings Erase Functions Erasing data is done from the Settings menu Menu gt Settings gt Erase Erase Erase Memories The following kind of data can be erased e All show data e Memories e Sequences e Stack MIDI Settings See MIDI Setup on page 26 DMX In There are two settings for DMX In One is the mode which is how the incoming DMX is patched and merged The other is what Smartfade shall do if incoming DMX stops data loss DMX In mode This is set up in the Settings menu Menu gt Settings gt DMX In gt Mode Mode Merge DMX In can be used in two ways in normal operational mode Merge or To Memory e Merge combines the DMX Input data with the SmartFade s post patch output DMX input data is not mastered in this mode e To Memory directs the input DMX to fader 1 in page 1 and patches incoming DMX outputs 1 48 96 to the intensity channels of the SmartFade console Fader 1 will be a master for the DMX in control DMX In data cannot be patched 23 Data loss This is set up in the Settings menu Menu gt Settings gt DMX In gt Data Loss bata loss gt Eeep Data loss can be handled in two ways Keep or Fade Out e Keep the last in
32. ded onto the Crossfader at step O a non existent step before step one so that pressing GO or starting a manual fade will fade to step 1 STACK The LCDs will show the current state of the Stack BLive 1 Next 2 Ch 13 Cn 14 If STACK is off the Crossfader operates only the Single Scene Crossfading function except when in Backup Mode See Single Scene Crossfading on page 63 If there is nothing stored in the Stack the button will be off completely when not activated otherwise it will be dimmed SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Jump to step Its possible to go directly to any step of the Stack with this function Activate GOTO mode held As long as the button is held the display will allow you to scroll to any step Jump to step z Ch 14 Let go of STACK to transport the whole sequence to this step in Next ready for the next crossfade Rate amp Fade for the Stack The RATE button can provide Rate and Fade override for the Stack This will affect the playback of the whole Stack temporarily When a Rate or Fade override is cleared the Original times are retained Fade Activate RATE and press STACK MF Fade gt 100 Q 2 U 6 10 6 1 Child Use the wheel to set a Fade that will scale the fade times of the whole Stack Fade 0 means no fade Original fade timing is not lost and may be recovered by clearing the Fade Rate Activate RATE and press STACK Then hold RATE AF Rate gt 100
33. e aborted Delete a memory To delete a single memory edit it so all intensities are at zero Copy a Memory Console Feedback 1 Activate Copy mode COPY This button lights up All buttons with content will blink at full press CLEAR to exit 2 Select source memory 1 l24lor When this button is pressed all possible tar change page if neces E gets for this copy operation will blink Empty sary u 48 ones blink at full occupied ones are dimmed 3 Select target As soon as the button is pressed the source memory is recorded 44 SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Edit Sequences amp Stack Sequence and Stack steps can be edited in the same way The Stack has some extra editing functions since there are unique Stack states and point cues which don t exist in sequences There is also a way to edit any Stack step directly without entering the edit menus To delete all Sequences and the Stack See Erase Functions on page 23 The functions available for modifying Sequence amp Stack steps are Edit Delete Insert and Change For the stack there is also the option of recording up to 9 point Q s between each step Edit the content of a Step A sequence or Stack step can contain a reference to a memory in a specific page or a single channel intensity The Stack can have a unique Stack memory state as well Memories can be edited in the memory fader or in the step Steps that reference a single intensity channel can not
34. e wheel and press MENU to confirm 3 If desired set the times Wheel for this step Seq xF S T gt 5 0 Select bumps 4 Create a new memory amp REC Hold REC MEM While holding set levels with the faders in any mode Release REC MEM when done step You can select any memory or intensity channel Change fader page if desired When a bump button is pressed that memory or intensity will be stored as a reference to this step 5 Select a source for this step i 24 Or Repeat steps 3 5 until satisfied 6 End recording REC End recording The console will return to the fader mode prior to recording this sequence Press UNDO to skip the recording US Program 41 42 Record a Stack state Its possible to record a unique Stack memory state as a step of the Stack In other words it does not reference a memory from any of the fader pages Set up a look you want to record including effects 1 Activate record REC All buttons that can record in this mode will 2 Choose Stack The button lights up 3 Select Record step or Wheel Record to the next free step Update live step Record to XF gt Record step 3 0 Replace the Live step Record to XF Dlpdate live step Move to step Adjust step Wheel selects step to record to The next free step optional when recording a from the current live step is auto selected new step This is not nec essary whan updating the Record to AF Live step Record step 3
35. ed 3 If desired set the time for this step 4 Select source for this step 9 End recording Test sequence US Program 21 24 or All buttons that can record in this mode will blink at full in yellow If there is a memory or sequence stored already this button will be dimmed press CLEAR to exit The moment the bump button is pressed the console will switch back into the previous fader mode All bump buttons that can be used will blink at full aemgi ad 5 T 1 U Select bumps You can select any memory or intensity channel Change fader page if desired When a bump button is pressed that memory or intensity will be stored as a step with the times set in the wheels Repeat steps 3 4 until satisfied End recording The console will return to the fader mode prior to recording this sequence Press UNDO to undo this recording Press CLEAR three times to clear all intensities The light in the bump button of the fader will be dimmed in yellow to show that it has a sequence stored It lights up at full if the fader is above zero and contributing to the output Select MEMS mode and move the fader for the recorded sequence up The sequence you recorded should appear on stage 37 Record a Magic Sequence 1 Activate record All buttons that can record in this mode will sequence blink at full in yellow If there is a memory or sequence stored already this button will be dimmed press CLEAR to exit 2 Cho
36. ess MENU to confirm and move to the target page Use the wheel to select a snapshot View snap 1 Store in l 1 Press MENU to confirm and move to the target fader Use the wheel to select a fader View Snap 1 Store in l gt 6 Press MENU to confirm 35 sequences A Sequence is a list of up to 24 steps that can be recorded to and played back from the last four faders Each fader page carries up to 4 sequences and there are 12 fader pages so a total of 48 sequences can be recorded Memory faders containing sequences have yellow bump buttons Each step of a sequence can contain one of two items e One single intensity channel e Amemory from any of the 12 fader pages Sequence 24 steps of single channels or memories Times can also be BPM tempo or Rate Sequence steps can contain memories that have already been recorded or empty memories that can be edited later You can use MAGIC to create randomized sequences Once recorded Magic sequences can be edited like any other sequence Step Times Sequence steps can have three times Up Down and Wait time There is also an override Rate and Fade factor See Sequence amp Stack Times on page 52 Playback modes Sequences can be played back as a loop chase OneShot or manually See Run Modes on page 57 SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Record a Sequence 1 Activate record sequence 2 Choose location change page if desir
37. ess EXIT to confirm and exit Note You can reset all wait times set with Tap to zero See Global Time for all steps on page 54 SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Single Scene Crossfading When STACK is off and NEXT is on SmartFade is set up to run like a single scene crossfading console When Next is on the green channel bumps are lit with the levels to be output to stage on the next Crossfade when Next is Off the lights indicate the actual stage levels Next may be turned on and off to toggle between these two displays CN CN 1 Activate Next mode The intensity faders no longer contribute to the live output EXT 2 Set intensities or Set up any intensities manually with the inten sity faders They will not be output 3 Crossfade manually Crossfaders Move the Crossfader pair from bottom to top As soon as both crossfaders reach the end of the current fade the intensity channels are released from the Live fader for setting the next look To fade endlessly between Live and Next hold PAUSE before reaching the end of a crossfade this will prevent the release of the intensity channels Let go of PAUSE to terminate the crossfade Fade with Times Eg Playback You can activate set the default Up Down times with the wheel 1 U 1 4 D 1 4 13 Press GO to execute a crossfade using these times 63 64 SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Chapter 6 Two Scene Mode There are three operating modes and Two Scene Mode is o
38. h gt Patch special gt Clear Patch Clear patch Clear patch Press MENU to confirm Set Patch 1 to 1 The patch is set 1 to 1 from the Patch Menu Menu gt Patch gt Patch special gt Set Patch 1 to 1 Patch 1 to l Set patch 1 to 1 Press MENU to confirm Unpatch a dimmer You can unpatch any single dimmer from the Patch Menu Menu gt Patch gt Patch special gt Unpatch dimmer Unpatch dimmer Dimmeris 2 select dimmer with the wheel press MENU to confirm Patch Dimmers Your SmartFade controls 48 or 96 intensity channels that can be patched to a DMX universe with 512 outputs The Default Patch SmartFade defaults to a 1 to 1 patch for dimmers This is the simplest version of a patch and is the most common as it is easy to remember and provides immediate control with all of your available channels It is also possible to create a custom patch by assigning any DMX output s to any control channel Setting the patch is simple and is performed on the LCD menu Patch Live or Blind Patching in Live will set the selected DMX output to full and set all other dimmers to zero so you can see what s connected to that dimmer Patching in Blind will not affect current DMX values until changes in the patch override any active channels Note Adimmer can only be patched to one control channel at a time If you patch a dimmer and then later patch the same dimmer to a different channel the dimmer will
39. he encoder to select YES and press MENU The update will start and the console will boot into the new updated software after the process is complete Note Ifyou have accidentally initiated a software update you can exit without making any changes by unplugging the console EV Software Update 73 74 USB Update To update with USB you need a PC running the Windows operating system Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows XP Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Obtain the software update file SMRTFADE SRC and the USB Download application SFDownloader exe from the download section of the ETC Web site www etcconnect com Connect a USB cable between the SmartFade and the PC The USB cable must have Type A and Type B connectors Make sure you have backed up any show data you want to keep to the SD card before proceeding Show data will be lost and cannot be recovered Double click on the SFDownloader exe application you downloaded from the ETC Web site You should get this display S Smart Fade Downloader Status Pleaze Connect Console Progress momba Enter test mode on console and select yes for firmware upgrade Start the console in test mode This is done by holding down the MENU button and pressing once on ON Lv JLo The unit will enter self test mode Press MENU for each of the tests until the memory test has completed At the end of the memory test the display will prompt Fi
40. hould appear on stage 38 SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Stack The Stack sequence is recorded and played back on the Crossfader It is intended to be the main cue list for a show The Stack can contain up to 199 steps Stack steps are arranged as 199 incremental steps with up to 9 decimal insertions allowed between major steps Each step of a Stack can contain one of two items e One single intensity channel e A memory from any of the 12 fader pages or created on the fly e Aunique Stack memory state Que stack 199 steps of single channels memories or unique states Step Times Stack steps can have three times Up Down and Wait time These times are adjusted on the wheels during playback They can also be set in the Sequence Time menu afterwards See Sequence amp Stack Times on page 52 The Stack button When a Stack is recorded but not active the STACK button will be dimly lit Pressing STACK will activate the stack for playback on the crossfaders and the button will light fully If there is no stack recorded the button will be unlit EH Program 39 40 Record the Stack from bumps This function allows you to create the Stack with referenced memories or intensity channels The steps are created as each bump button for a memory or intensity is pressed 1 Activate record sequence 2 Choose Stack 2 5 If the Stack exists 3 If desired set the times for this step 4 Select a source for
41. immed in red when a page is selected When the fader is contributing to the output the button will light up in full Select Fader Page If a fader is above zero when a different page is selected it will not be updated to the content of the new page until it is brought to zero Press MEMS twice within 1 second to select page 1 quickly Select fader page Held As long as the button is held the current fader page is indicated with a lit bump 1 12 Bumps for pages with recorded information will blink To select a new page press bump 1 12 and let go of the MEMS button Memory Bump Modes The content of memory faders can be bumped to the level of the BUMPS fader in two ways This is controlled with the SOLO button OFF 7 The level generated by pressing a bump button adds into the live output ON The level generated by pressing a bump button replaces the current output Clear Output from Memory Faders Action Consle Feedback d output from Memory T and mevs MEMS All memory n t will be set to zero Faders Eg Playback 57 58 sequences Sequences can have up to 24 steps and are played back from the last four faders in MEMS mode In each of the 12 fader pages the buttons with stored sequences will light up dimmed in yellow when a page is selected When the fader is contributing to the output the button will light up in full Select Fader Page If a fader is above zero when a different page is
42. in a show control setup SmartFade supports a basic set of Midi Show Control MSC commands They are both sent and received at all times regardless of the settings for MIDI channel You can set the MSC Device ID from the MIDI menu Menu gt Settings gt MIDI gt MSC Device ID MSC Device Id 411 On Use MENU to select Device ID 0 126 or All or On Off Use the wheel to change the currently selected parameter Midi Show Control Commands e Go e Stop e Resume SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Synchronising Two SmartFades To synchronise playback of two SmartFade consoles just connect MIDI OUT from console A to MIDI IN on console B Now the main playback functions are mirrored from console A to console B Functions e GO PAUSE and STOP will be synchronised e In MEM mode the faders and bumps will be synchronised e SOLO mode will be synchronised for MEM bumps e Grand Master Blackout and Bumps Master will be synchronised These functions are transmitted from within the Basic MIDI implementation on the currently set MIDI channel MIDI Channel page 28 Basic MIDI implementation A set of controllers and buttons can be sent and received This can be used both for Show Control and to Synchronise two SmartFade consoles Controllers e 1 48 Master 1 48 only in MEM mode e 124 Live fader e 125 Next fader e 126 Bump Master e 127 Grand Master Program Change e 0 Reset the Stack to step 0 e 1 99
43. ions require menu navigation For brevity s sake menu navigation is conveyed in the following method Menu gt Settings gt Language gt English Each gt indicates passage to a new menu sublevel usually by pressing the MENU button Items within brackets are changed with the wheels Displays are shown like this Crossfade faders gt Upwards only Text Conventions e Buttons in tables are shown as images Buttons in text are indicated with bold capital letters followed by the word button Like STACK button e References to other parts of the manual are indicated in italics When viewing this manual electronically click on the reference to jump to that section of the manual Note Notes are helpful hints and information that is supplemental to the main text CAUTION A Caution statement indicates situations where there may be undefined or unwanted consequences of an action possible data loss or equipment problems Please E mail comments about this manual to TechComm etcconnect com 2 SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Help from ETC Technical Services If you are having difficulties your most convenient resources are the references given in this user manual To search more widely try the ETC Web site at www etcconnect com You can ask other users for advice on the ETC forums at www etcconnect com community If none of these resources is sufficient contact ETC Technical Services directly at one of the offices identified
44. l light up proportionally to the actual intensity of the corresponding outputs regardless of the position of the fader It will do so even if there are no outputs patched to the fader The LCD will show the current output of the selected fader mode with bar graphs Bumping channels The bump buttons will bump instantly to the level of the BUMP fader If SOLO mode is active the other intensity channels will be temporarily muted Matching values Since the faders are used for several functions there will be situations where the physical position of the fader does not match the output of the fader When you move an unmatched fader the bump button will blink until the actual level is matched by that of the fader Set all intensities to zero Use the CLEAR button to selectively turn lights off Press CLEAR four times in rapid succession to get a blackout on stage See Clear on page 56 Live or Next mode Intensities can be set Live or blind NEXT mode Live mode Normally Intensities are set directly in the Live fader of the Crossfader The result of this fader is piled on to the output of the other faders If a crossfade is run manually or with the Go button the levels will fade to zero or to the next step in the Stack of the Crossfader Next mode When NEXT mode is activated all faders will set intensities in the Next fader of the Crossfader which means that these levels will be output after the next crossfade This al
45. l offer recording and editing functions described in the Program and Edit chapters of this manual See Program on page 29 See Edit on page 43 REC REC EDIT SNAP ele General Information 13 LCD amp Wheel Functions The LCD menu provides quick access to functions Main functions Activate menus y Buttons Intensity gt 84 Scroll through choices Wheel Choices are shown over the wheel Use the Menu button again to move to subsequent levels and to accept setting changes LCD Preview mode In preview mode it s possible to see programmed intensities for MEMS faders 1 24 B 1 24 linking P Activate preview mode Riu Pao e ress again to Select fader The selected Bump stops blinking The LCD s will show intensities for the currently selected fader mode SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Philosophy of the Console SmartFade is designed to be simple to use and still offer advanced functionality for a standard rig of conventional lights The back lit buttons make it possible to run SmartFade without an additional screen They offer information about content fader mode and channel intensities The LCD and the wheel provides a powerful menu driven editing functionality HTP control rules Dimmer channels operate using Highest Takes Precedence HTP This means that if an intensity is output from more than one fader the highest level will be the resulting output Intensity channels can be set to a
46. level using the channel faders These channel faders operate in the Live fader of the Crossfader They can be used to take a level originating from the Crossfader either up or down Set levels will fade out when the Crossfader is operated Different ways to use SmartFade SmartFade consoles can be run in Normal Mode Two Scene Mode and DMX Backup Mode See Two Scene Mode on page 65 See DMX Backup on page 69 These are some different approaches to using SmartFade in Normal Mode Manual control Levels are set directly using faders Single Scene crossfading Set up levels blind and then crossfade into them Live See Single Scene Crossfading on page 63 Programming for improvised playback Prepare memories and sequences Programming a Cue List for playback Record a Stack with up to 199 steps and fade times for playback in the crossfaders ele General Information 15 Data Structure amp Timing The data structure is very simple The faders offer direct control of intensities and parameters These levels can be stored in different ways Memories Memories are created to store intensities to a fader These memories can be played back from the faders and they can be stored as steps in sequences or the Stack There are 24 fader memories in 12 fader pages 288 memories in total in SmartFade 24 96 this is doubled to 5 6 memories in total Snapshots The complete output can be instantly stored with a Snapshot fun
47. lows you to preset levels manually and fade into them like in a traditional single scene manual lighting console See Single Scene Crossfading on page 63 30 SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Adjust Channel Range Its possible to select any channel range and adjust proportionally in the Channels menu Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Open the Adjust Channel Range menu Menu gt Channels gt Adjust Channel Range Use the wheel to select start channel Adjust Chan Range CHE oe E bare Press MENU to confirm and move to end channel Use the wheel to select end channel Adjust Chan Range Ch 1 gt 24 Lv Press MENU to confirm and move to the level Use the wheel to adjust the levels for the selected range The level displayed is the value of the first channel in the selected range other channels will be altered proportionally from their starting values Adjust Chan Range Chi l 24 Lv 26 Press MENU to set a new start channel or exit Set Channel Range Its possible to select any channel range and set a level in the Channels menu otep 1 otep 2 otep 3 otep 4 E33 Program Open the Set Channel Range menu Menu Channels Set Channel Range Use the wheel to select start channel Set Chan Pange CHE el bw Press MENU to confirm and move to end channel Use the wheel to select end channel Set Chan Range Ch Jl z LY Press MENU to confirm and move to
48. m dae Oe aw ck x ca d a VOR aca ee T1 RecordaBackupMemory 71 Clear Levels 71 Stack in Backup Mode 72 Stack functions 72 Appendix A software Update Update the Software 73 SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the SmartFade lighting control console The SmartFade console offers a great feature range including hands on manual control memory driven operation and an impressive array of features for systems work omartFade is perfect for any venue usable for small touring shows auditorium productions or as a stage manager s remote console This chapter contains the following sections e Using this Manual 2 e Help from ETC Technical Services 3 e Power up and Shutdown Procedures 4 e Save amp Load to MemoryCard 6 Introduction Using this Manual This manual will hopefully get you up and running in no time These are the manual conventions Instructions Instructions are shown in a table with columns for Action Console and Feedback Activate Blackout mode Button lights up No output except from the Independents There may be a comment like this with an asterisk Menu Directions Many funct
49. ne of them In this mode you can use your SmartFade console straight out of the box like a manual two scene presetting console This chapter contains the following sections e Generallnformation 66 e TwoSceneFading 67 6 Two Scene Mode 65 66 General Information To use the console as a two scene console you have to start it in Two Scene Mode See Operating Modes on page 5 You will no longer be able to access normal SmartFade functions as described in this manual It is now only a two scene presetting console In Two Scene Mode no memories are stored everything is set manually and faded with the Crossfaders Console Settings in Two Scene Mode Console settings are more or less identical to Normal Mode See Console Settings on page 23 These are some special settings for Two Scene Mode Default Time Allows you to set a default time for all crossfades Menu gt Settings gt Default Time Patch Allows you to choose a 1 1 patch or the Custom patch from Normal Mode See Clear Set Patch on page 19 Menu gt Patch SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Two Scene Fading A two scene console duplicates the same channels over two sets of faders The principle is that one set of faders contributes to the live output while a new look is prepared blind levels for the same channels in the other set Your SmartFade console has two rows of faders
50. ng Modes 5 save amp Load to Memory Card 6 Save Showtocard 6 Loadshowfromcard 6 Load patchfromcard 6 Format SD Memory Card 7 Chapter 1 General Information 9 Control Capacity 10 Frontpanel Functionality 11 General Buttons 11 Faders amp Bumpbuttons 12 Master amp Black Out function 12 Independents 12 Crossfader 12 Sequence 4 Stack functions 13 Record amp Editfunctions 13 LCD amp Wheel Functions 14 Philosophy of the Console 15 HTP control rules 15 Different ways to use SmartFade 15 Data Structure amp Timing 16 Chapter 2 Setup 17 DMX OutpUut 18 DMX Out Speed 18 Clear Set Patch 19 Clear Patch
51. ngs 23 e MIDI Setup 26 DMX Output DMX Digital MultipleX is a worldwide standard or protocol that your SmartFade console uses to communicate with lighting equipment It is a digital protocol that basically defines a state of on off or a percentage of on DMX can be used to control dimmers moving lights fog machines color scrollers media servers or any number of other DMX devices DMX is restricted to a total of 512 output channels available in one DMX line often referred to as a universe Your SmartFade console has one such universe The DMX outputs are patched to console channels for intensities in SmartFade There are 48 or 96 intensity channels and 2 independent channels Each console channel can be patched to multiple outputs The default is set 1 1 912 outputs of DMX 48 or 96 intensity channels 2 Independents DMX Out Speed In rare cases some DMX devices may have trouble reading DMX at the full standard speed supplied by SmartFade This is often seen as flicker in your lighting devices You can slow down the DMX out speed to try to alleviate such communications errors with other manufacturer s equipment The default is set to Max Menu gt Setup gt DMX Out gt Max Slow Medium Fast SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Clear Set Patch Clear Patch The patch is cleared from the Patch Menu Menu gt Patc
52. nsole and store to 24 48 memories that can be played back from the faders or the Stack This chapter contains the following sections e GeneraliInformation 70 e Backup memories 71 72 e Stack in Backup Mocde DMX Backup 69 70 General Information To use the console as a backup you have to start it in Backup Mode See Operating Modes on page 5 You will no longer be able to access normal SmartFade functions as described in this manual It is now only a backup console In Backup Mode there can be no console output until you connect DMX input from another DMX output device or until you record DMX from another device into the memory faders You will be able to store 24 48 memories to the faders These can be played back with faders and bumps or from the Stack in consecutive order this cannot be edited Fader 1 and the Master Fader must be up to pass DMX input levels to the output or to record to memories Console Settings in Backup Mode Console settings are more or less identical to Normal Mode See Console Settings on page 23 These are some special settings for Backup Mode DMX In Data loss is handled in the same way as in Normal Mode See Data loss on page 24 There is an additional setting to select if DMX In is controlled from fader 1 or the last fader First Last in your SmartFade console
53. ose location 21 24 or The moment the bump button is pressed the change page if desired E console will switch back into the previous 45 fader mode All bump buttons that can be used will blink at full 3 Bring the fader to full select MEMS and set the desired seq fader up in order to view the magic seq steps as they are created 4 Activate Magic mode Toggle magic bumpa MAGIC to create seg 5 Select source faders You can select deselect any memory or intensity channel within the same fader 11 page Change fader page if desired When a bump button is pressed that memory or intensity fader is selected as a source 6 Change values You can use the wheel to change the Yo of the order in the magic function Magic Order gt 100 3 Fade 1 0 Rate 1 0 7 Generate magic looks You can use the wheel to change the in the order of the magic generation function Press MAGIC again to create a new random chase Continue until satisfied 8 End recording End recording The console will return to the fader mode prior to recording this sequence Press UNDO to undo this recording Test sequence Press CLEAR three times to clear all intensities The light in the bump button of the fader will be dimmed in yellow to show that it has a sequence stored It lights up at full if the fader is above zero and contributing to the output Select MEMS mode and move the fader for the recorded sequence up The sequence you recorded s
54. patch more than one dimmer If you select an output that is already patched there is an after the number as after dimmer 4 in the image below Now use the wheel to select a dimmer for this channel Patch by Chani 2 l 4 Press MENU to confirm and move through all five dimmer positions back to channels 21 22 Patch Independents Independent buttons IND 1 and IND 2 provide two outputs separated from all other controls They are intended to operate devices such as smoke machines tab tracks cue lights etc e SOLO does not affect these outputs e The state or result of the 2 independent outputs is not recordable The Default Patch SmartFade defaults to the outputs 97 amp 98 for the independents IND 1 DMX 97 IND 2 DMX 98 This is easy to remember and provides immediate control with two outputs It is also possible to create a custom patch by assigning any DMX outputs to the independents This is done in the Patch They are indicated in the patch as channels i1 and i2 See Patch by Dimmer on page 20 See Patch by Channel on page 21 Set up Independents The basic behavior of the buttons and faders are set up in the Independents menu Menu Independents Independents Independent level Button behavior Button mode Use MENU to select inde pendent and the wheel to Ind button mode select function il 2Bump 2 Latch Master mode Use MENU to select inde pendent and the wheel to In
55. put is held e Fade Out the last input is faded out in 5 seconds DMX Out See DMX Out Speed on page 18 Language You can choose language for the menus from the Settings menu The console will continue to boot with the last selected language until it is changed Menu gt Settings gt Language gt English Language gt English Current choices are e English e Francais e Deutsch e Espanol e Italiano Display Display settings are done from the Settings menu Menu gt Settings gt Display gt Contrast Contrast gt l Menu gt Settings gt Display gt Brightness Brightness i Ga 24 SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Buttons You can set the overall intensity for the LED buttons This is done from the Buttons menu Menu gt Settings gt Buttons Buttons Intensity gt 64 Disable Recording Select OFF to allow recording and ON to disable recording Menu gt Settings gt Recording Recording Disable gt 0tf Crossfade faders The direction in which the Crossfade faders advance to the next step in STACK mode is set in the Settings menu Menu gt Settings gt Crossfade faders Crosstade faders gt Upwards only There are two choices of behavior e Upwards only meaning that you will need to pull the faders back to the bottom before fading up into the next cue e Both ways meaning that each time you move the faders from bottom to top or top to bottom you will fade into the next
56. reference to a memory in a specific page or a unique Stack memory state can be edited directly with the EDIT MEM function Steps containing single channels must be edited with the normal editing functions Step 1 Press EDIT MEM Edit Memory Select Bump or Stack Step 2 Select Sequence by pressing a bump button or press STACK The content of the current step will be selected for editing Edit 01701 Step 3 Use the intensity faders to edit the memory Press EDIT MEM to confirm SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Copy a Sequence 1 Activate Copy mode COPY This button lights up All buttons with content will blink at full press CLEAR to exit 2 Select source sequence or When this button is pressed all possible tar change page if neces gets for this copy operation will blink Empty sary u ones blink at full occupied ones are dimmed 3 Select target P As soon as the button is pressed the source sequence is recorded The console will auto matically return to it s previous fader mode Run Modes There are three run modes for a Sequence Manual One Shot and Loop default The Stack run mode is determined by the wait times recorded in the Stack steps if a non zero wait time is recorded on the last step the Stack will loop back to step 1 Run modes are set from the Sequences menu Step 1 Open the Sequences menu Menu Sequences Step 2 Use the wheel to select Sequence 1 24 Sequences Playback z4
57. revious fader mode Press UNDO to undo this recording Test memory Press CLEAR four times to clear all intensities Select MEMS mode The light in the bump button of the fader will be dimmed to show that it has content Move the fader up The same look you recorded should appear on stage SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Record a Magic memory You can set up and record a random look using the Magic function 1 Set channels or memory Faders All channel and memory faders over 0 will faders be included in the Magic function If you are using memory faders make sure NEXT is off 2 Activate recording REC Buttons that can record in this mode will blink at full If there is a memory stored already this button is dimmed press CLEAR to exit 3 Create a Magic look Every time MAGIC is pressed anew random look will be created from all channel and memory faders over 0 4 If needed change page mems 1 12 If needed hold MEMS and press a bump Mist button 1 12 to change page 5 Select fader 1 gt 4 or The moment the bump button is pressed the E memory is stored and the console will auto 11 matically return to it s previous fader mode Press UNDO to undo this recording Test memory Press CLEAR four times to clear all intensities Select MEMS mode The light in the bump button of the fader will be dimmed to show that it has content Move the fader up The same look you recorded should appear on stage US
58. rmware Upgrade Are you sure No Once the connection with the console is recognized the status information will display the Bootloader Version and then Please Load Firmware File The FILE button will be displayed with solid text File Click FILE and select the SMRTFADE SRC file Now the DOWNLOAD button will be displayed with a solid text Download Click on DOWNLOAD to start downloading The progress bar will begin to move When the download is complete the console will boot into the new updated software SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Index A Adjust Channel Range 31 B eiie A Cece chee Yes bee ei ee 12 56 C Change the content ofa Step 49 contact ETC technical services 3 Copy a Memory 44 CopyaSeguence 51 D Default Fade Times 52 IDerault Paten AAA adas 20 DeleteaStep 46 DISpIAVS AAA 24 DIOS cea abad or ee aed 18 DMX BACKUP criar idea 69 DMX Out Speed 18 DMX definitionof 18 E Editamemory 44 Edit step times blind 53 Edit the content of a Step 45 50 ETEAOCAMONS e d d aba ca t ca tag aae n UMOR PUn 3 G Global TIMO ud Re Rt o 1t ce e Re t s 54 INDA and IND Z 3 ica D c 12 Independents 22 InserttaStep
59. s for the Stack This will affect the playback of the whole Stack Press RATE with STACK active MF Fade gt 985 02 ID ub isch Eris Use the wheel to set a balance between the fade and the wait time for all steps Fade 0 means no fade SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Edit step times blind It is possible to edit the times blind for each step of a Sequence or Stack This is done with the Step Timing One Step function in the Sequences menu Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Open the Set Sequences menu Menu gt Sequences Use the wheel to select a Sequence 1 24 or the Stack XF Sequences Playback z4 Press MENU to confirm Use the wheel to select Step Timing Playback XF Step Timing Press MENU to confirm Use the wheel to select One step No cepere ch 1 IT s 00D 5 0 W Use MENU to step between choices and wheel to set a value gt Done Press EXIT to exit Step 5 53 54 Global Time for all steps It is possible to edit Up Down or Wait times globally for all steps of a Sequence or Stack All previous timing information is replaced and cannot be undone Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Open the Set Sequences menu Menu gt Sequences Use the wheel to select a Sequence 1 24 or the Stack XF Sequences Playback z4 Press MENU to confirm Use the wheel to select All steps Step Timing 411 steps Press MENU to confirm Se
60. t Global Timing for all steps of the selected Sequence or Stack 411 steps ee Se Use MENU to step between choices and wheel to set a value The means these times will not be affected by the global edit Menu choice Feedback W otep 5 otep 6 Press MENU to store I OD 0 6 Y 0 4 Set to all steps Press MENU to confirm Done Press EXIT to exit SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Chapter 3 Playback As soon as you have programmed information you can play it back in different ways This Chapter is about playback functions This chapter contains the following sections e GeneralFunctions 56 AIMIHOHOS IIIA of e Seguences 58 e Stack amp Crossfader 60 Eg Playback 55 General Functions Master amp Black Out function To get light output at all the Master needs to be at full and the Black Out button off The Master fader proportionally limits all intensity outputs As soon as the Master is faded under 100 the Blackout button will blink The Blackout button instantly sends all intensity outputs to zero As soon as it is activated the button will light up E OUT Note The Independent channels patched to IND 1 and IND 2 are not affected by the Master fader or Black Out button unless they are set to GM in the Independent Settings See Set up Independents on page 22
61. that will scale the fade times of the whole Sequence Fade 0 means no fade Original fade timing is not lost and may be recovered by clearing the Fade BPM Beats Per Minute BPM is a musical term that can be applied to the playback rate of a sequence in looped mode The BPM rate will override all times All steps will be set to toggle on off with the same duration as the BPM Step 1 Activate RATE and then press the bump button of any fader in MEMS mode with a sequence Then hold RATE ad Fade gt 1605 Tap BPM with bumps Step 2 While holding RATE tap the bump button of the fader with a sequence to set the BPM When you let go of RATE you will return to the rate display where the resulting BPM time is shown instead of Rate 24 BPM 50 lz I D Ch lZz Step 3 Use the wheel to set a BPM that will scale the step times of the whole Sequence Original timing is not lost and may be recovered by clearing rate Clearing Rate Fade amp BPM 1 Activate Rate RATE The rate and fade settings for the last selected sequence will be selected and shown in the display 1 Select sequence The rate and fade settings for the selected in MEMS mode sequence will be shown in the display 2 Reset Rate Fade amp and The rate and fade settings for the currently BPM selected sequence will be reset and will default back to its original times Eg Playback 59 60 Stack 4 Crossfader The Crossfader can be used to
62. the level The level displayed is the value of the first channel in the selected range as the wheel is moved other channels will be forced to this value and then all will be altered in parallel to the same dialed value Set Chan Range Ch 1 20 Liz 34 Press MENU to set a new start channel or exit 31 Memories Every intensity can be stored to a memory for playback There are 12 fader pages with 24 48 memory faders in each page This provides a possible total of 288 memories in a SmartFade 1248 1296 and 576 memories in a SmartFade 2496 A recorded memory is indicated in red The bump button lights up at full if the fader is above zero contributing to the light output To select Memories mode for the faders press MEMS MEMS The current fader page 1 12 is indicated in the bump buttons during a second when MEMS is pressed You can hold MEMS to verify this and to change fader page Record a memory oet up a look you want to record using the channel faders You may record the output from other memory faders as well 1 Activate recording Buttons that can record in this mode will blink at full If there is a memory stored already this button is dimmed press CLEAR to exit 2 If needed change page If needed hold MEMS and press a bum E En 12 button 1 12 to change aoe P 3 Select fader EN 24 The moment the bump button is pressed the memory is stored and the console will auto 1 matically return to it s p
63. this step 9 End recording EJ All buttons that can record in this mode will blink at full in yellow press CLEAR to exit EJ The moment the STACK button is pressed the button will light up in full Now all bump buttons can be stored as steps and blink at full in each fader mode Wheel If this display is shown Sequence exists ppend to existing Choose Erase amp Make New or Append To Existing with the wheel and press MENU to confirm Wheel SemixF 2 T 25 ll Select bumps or You can select any memory or intensity channel Change fader page if desired B When a bump button is pressed that memory or intensity will be stored as a reference to this step Repeat steps 3 4 until satisfied End recording The console will return to the fader mode prior to recording this sequence Press UNDO to skip the recording SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Record a Memory and Stack step Its possible to set up and record a memory state as a step of the Stack at the same time 1 Activate record REC All buttons that can record in this mode will blink at full in yellow press CLEAR to exit 2 Choose Stack The moment the STACK button is pressed the button will light up in full Now all bump buttons can be stored as steps and blink at full in each fader mode 2 5 If the Stack exists Wheel If this display is shown Sequence exista ppend to existing Choose Erase amp Make New or Append To Existing with th
64. ti Press MENU to confirm You can select point 0 1 0 9 with the wheel You will be asked to insert by pressing a bump for a channel or memory fader bo Ed Insert with bump Press MENU to confirm The new step will be inserted after the selected step You can continue selecting steps and inserting steps You can press UNDO to skip and revert to the data previous to this action SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Change the content of a Step Use this function to change the memory or channel content of a step to another content This is the only way to edit a step referencing to a single channel Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Open the Sequences menu Menu gt Sequences Use the wheel to select Sequence 1 24 or Stack XF Sequences Playback z4 Press MENU to confirm Use the wheel to select Modify Steps Playback XF Modify Steps Press MENU to confirm Use the wheel to select Step APF Step 6 Hem U1 Select step Press MENU to confirm Use the wheel to select Change Press MENU to confirm You will be asked to change by pressing a bump for a channel or memory fader XC ieee cect Ch 4d Change with bump Press MENU to confirm You can continue selecting steps and inserting steps You can press UNDO to skip and revert to the data previous to this action 49 50 Edit the content of a Stack Step directly A Stack step can contain a
65. ws the current software version SF ML 3 0 0 1 0 17 Personalities 6 4 2 The button LEDs will light up in the following order GREEN RED then the rest After this all LEDs light to the levels appropriate to the selected mode of operation During the startup process LEDs will fade to full brightness regardless of user settings Shutdown Procedure Console Feedback 1 Press and release The LCD shows a message asking that you confirm the shutdown command 2a Confirm Console is shut down 2b Cancel Shutdown is cancelled and operation B resumed When you use the shutdown procedure the SmartFade console will complete any pending operations and save any system data as required to ensure error free startup at the next session Disconnecting power from the console while it is shut down produces no ill effects SmartFade v3 0 User Manual Operating Modes Hold the power button during start up to enter the Operating Modes menu This allows you to select different operating modes No data is lost when changing modes it will reappear when the corresponding mode is selected again 1 Press and hold 6 The LCD shows the Operating Modes menu console must be off 2 Select mode gt Full Control All functions available gt DMXBackup The console is a DMX backup for up to 512 outputs levels are stored from an external device sending to the DMX input gt TwoScene mode The console functions primarily as a tradi

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