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1. 15 Crossfading between presets manually 16 Crossfading between presets using GO PAUSE GOBACK 17 Loading a preset to a master ooo a 18 What does Highest Takes Precedence mean 20 Using the Grand Master 222000200 21 THE HONEYMOONIS OVER 0 00000 ee eee 22 General Guide To Functions And Displays 23 System features General 0 2 000000 ae 23 A guide to the basic terminology and functions of this system 24 General guide to the monitor information 0 30 General guide to the on board displays 0 4 33 Using The HELP Function 36 The Channel Faders 0 000000 38 Introduction to channels 2 2 sererai dtas 38 The channiel tad6ts a saasaa a a e ea ee OR ww ee eS we 39 Matching levels with the channel faders 40 Using Direct channel mode 02204 40 Keypad Channel Functions RPN Mode 42 Introduction to keypad selection of channels in RPN mode 42 The KEY nob ak ark beet Bor be ae ee Be eee Se 43 The KEV a eae eer ee aan he es he Ara ay eee ee eed eee 43 The KEY a hs oe eee eas A Go ee ok ek ee 43 The KY i 2 esate ee ee eee db eke ebbew i ads 43 The KEY is x ete ee ep atoe Shs OA anes Sad eres Sale HE a a 44 The KEY coca ch hee ae ee ee Se Re Ge oO Ge ee 44 The and KEYS ok Sle ew oe eg ew e
2. 116 Storing and playing back moving lights in effects 117 Groups 0 2000 ee 118 Introduction to groups e coc c aoao aaa a e d a a 118 Recording groups aoaaa a a a 118 Playing back groups lt s santan aa e a a a R E eee 119 Macros o oe eeraa iea e bw E e A a a 120 Introduction to MacOS i s aa a eosi os e e e a a a a a 120 Recording macros sa ro e e eee Daa a a e eee ee a E 120 Playing back macros oaoa a a a eee eee 121 Using The Output Switch B O FREEZE 122 System Parameter Settings 123 setting the ID level ogi eg a A we ee Se de a hee a 123 Setting the Default GO time 124 Setting the Step Level val os diomedeae e E a 0000 125 Setting the Default GoBack time oaoa aaa a a 125 Toggling the Beep on off ssa sessar 2 202020 00 0 127 Setting the Value o o o ecs ee 127 Toggling between Followon time amp Wait time 128 Toggling Transparent Master Page on off 128 Toggling Flash on time on off 2 2 ee ee 129 Setting the default Effect Time 0040 130 Toggling the Output protocol DMX512 Avab 130 Setting the Goto Jumps To parameter 131 Setting the Set Times To parameter 132 Setting the Times on Masters parameter 132 Setting the Crossfade
3. Memory 40 A memory indicator that will indicate in the remaining memory Software version 1 0 R6 This is your software version It should correspond with the version of your manual Software upgrade code Increasing the number of channels or adding other options is done with a special code that you buy from your Avab dealer This is where you enter this code Presto Limitations And Clarifications Limitations And Clarifications Flash Freeze Freeze Edit Effect If you use Flash On Time the master value will always go between 0 and 100 This is true even if the master was at a value in between be fore you pressed Flash This means that the Flash key will bring down a master to zero if you flash it in this mode If you Freeze a scaled channel the scaled chan nel will come back scaled with itself when you Un Freeze it If a channel is scaled to 50 before using Freeze it will come back with 50 of 50 25 after Un Freeze This is a consequence of the method used where the frozen light is stored in the A field when leav ing Freeze mode so that you can make a crossfade out of Freeze mode If you make a Freeze while you have running ef fects the effect output will also be a part of the frozen light When this light is un frozen into the A field the captured effect channel s will also be a part of this light Since effects are edited in the A field any previ ous content of the A field wil
4. Set to 1 second Exit the modify setup CJ J and mony CJE ESC Presto Presto System Parameter Settings m Toggling the Beep on off You can toggle the beep function of the board that provides an acoustic warning when you are doing something illegal entering a channel number out of range for example or erasing information recording a preset that is already occupied or to confirm some actions that a preset has been recorded From the Parameter Setup Open the Setup Select the Parameter C amp J and Setup Move the cursor to E Beep Toggle to Off Exit the modify setup ESC Setting the Value You can set the value of the keys from 0 100 Directly Hold down SETUP and SETUP amp press or Set to 100 CJ 0 0 Loo Fy J Exit this function ESC OR from the Parameter Setup Open the Setup Select the Parameter C amp J and Setup Move the cursor to E value Set to 100 CJ oj J Loney Exit the modify setup ESC 127 System Parameter Settings Presto I amp By setting these keys to 100 you will be able to set any channel directly to full or 0 just entering the number of the channel and pressing or And you will still have the possibility of adding subtracting any level from the current level by entering that level followed by the decimal point _ and pressing or Toggling between Followon time amp Wait time You can t
5. 47 General Channel Functions Presto General Channel Functions The following will be described in this chapter Selecting all channels with a value in a playback field Clearing all channels and levels in a playback field Working with 256 bit level values Setting channels to 100 and 0 Identifying a channel or output on stage Check mode for channels Removing a channel from the stage output Parking a channel at a constant level Scaling a channel through a show Selecting all channels with a value in a playback field 48 lt x ode x You can select all channels with a level in any playback field as a group by shortly pressing the assign key for that field as opposed to holding down the key for a few seconds Each master fader has an assign key referred to as in this manual and the A B crossfaders each have an assign key too This function is the same as selecting that field for editing and press ing the function to select all channels with a level in that field This function is useful in several ways You can use it to quickly Press the master key 1 20 find out which channels are controlled by a master without actually moving the fader You can quickly check Press which channels are stored in the incoming preset con trolled by the B crossfader You can quickly check Press which channels are stored in the outgoing preset con trolled by the A crossfader You can set up frequently us
6. Finish the fade on the assigned times if there are no times assigned the fade will continue on the default time Starting on times and taking over manually Start the next crossfade Pause the ongoing fade Take over the fade A B crossfaders manually by matching the paused fade with the manual crossfaders and complete by moving upwards You can match the ongoing fade directly with the crossfaders without pressing PAUSE but you will usually get a smoother transition using the Pause function during the take over m Jumping to a sequence step You can always jump to any sequence step directly without a fade Enter the number of the sequence step hold and press B lt gt To fade to a sequence step enter the step number and press coro J 91 Playing Back The Sequence Of Presets Presto Previewing the crossfade content on the display If you want to run without a monitor you may want to check which preset and time information that is recorded for the crossfade Press the key together with either or B The preset in the field is displayed on the keypad display and the In and Out times are dis played on the upper and lower displays Disabling automatic times Sometimes you may want to disable automatic events when working on the sequence There is a special parameter for this It is called Sequence Modify and is available in the Parameter Setup If you set this parameter to On all automatic ti
7. Output protocol The system provides either 512 DMX512 or 256 Avab digital outputs for output channels from a standard DMX 5 pin XLR connector in the back of the board Protocol is selected in the SETUP Channel control Channels and levels can be set with the channel faders the upper row of faders depending on op erational mode and from the keypad using Avab s RPN Command syntax or Direct Entry syntax At mode selectable from the SETUP Crossfading A B The system can store up to 200 steps with indi playback for se vidual split fade times delay and wait time for quence of pre random or sequential replay in the crossfading sets A B playback An auto sequence can be pro grammed using wait times Crossfades can be performed manually or with fade times There are functions for pausing inverting speeding up or Presto Groups Masters Scroller support Macros General Guide To Functions And Displays slowing down a running crossfade You can take over a running crossfade manually You can link 2 master fades and a macro to each sequence step for automated playback Scrollers are auto matically stored and played back as Last Takes Precedence channels Frequently used combinations of channels can be stored in 100 groups for quick recall from the keypad or IR remote focusing system Presets 900 to 999 are reserved for this group function The system provides 20 masters that can store lighting looks and effects in 10
8. Two channel fields In this mode the system will behave like a manual two scene preset board A lighting scene is man ually preset in one row of channel faders and faded in on stage by performing a manual crossfade with the A B crossfaders Then the next scene can be prepared in the other channel row and faded in The upper row of channel faders are controlled by the A crossfader and the lower row by the B crossfader The key shifts between channel ranges and the Grand master controls the total output 27 General Guide To Functions And Displays Presto 28 Setup for system parameters Printing a show Storing a show Mode 2 Channels amp Masters In this mode the system is the same as in full op erational mode except the sequence of presets for the crossfading A B playback is disabled any programmed information is kept and retained if you go back to full operational mode presets share the same memory though and if they are altered in one mode they will be altered in all modes The lower row of faders are master fad ers 1 20 and the upper row are channel faders for any range of channels selected with CH RANGE The Grand Master preset List Master Pages Ef fect List and functions are oper ative as well as all channel and level functions including and SCALE Mode 3 Two Master Rows In this mode both rows of faders are masters 1 20 The sequence of presets is disabled and the A B crossfaders will
9. 151 PrintingaShow 000520005 152 Resetting Restarting The System 154 The Operational Modes 156 Introduction to the operational modes 156 Mode 1 Twochannelfields 00004 156 Mode 2 Channels amp Masters 0 000004 157 Mode 3 Two MasterRows 0 005000 e 158 Mode 4 Fully operational 2 222 159 How To Load A Second Language 160 Loading New Operational Software 161 How to load new software anra tompa teo pa te a i 161 Presto Which Software Version Do I Have 162 How Much Memory Is Free 163 How Do I Get More Channels 164 Limitations And Clarifications 165 Appendix A Connections In The Rear Panel 166 Appendix B MIDI Implementation 167 KEYS 22a naka eae ne SE Bao a ee Ee Bee ee we 167 Faders a 2 4A tych Sse eh ete EE ec RA D E a E a 169 Sequence oaoa a 170 Presto Setting Up The System Setting Up The System The following will be described in this chapter Set up the system Reset all information Choosing output protocol after a reset Getting some light on stage with Direct channel mode m Set up the system This is a lightboard for controlling dimmers scrollers or any other equipment using the DMX512 or Avab protocol Equipment required
10. Combining manual and timed fades Jumping to a sequence step Previewing the crossfade content on the display Disabling automatic times m What the playback features are You can play back the sequence manually using the default times or storing your own fade times Even if you have stored fade times you can always take over a running crossfade manually PAUSE it or invert it using the GO BACK function There are functions for fading randomly to any sequence step GOTO and there is a speed control so you can speed up or slow down a running fade Selecting and crossfading to any step The GOTO function lets you crossfade to any sequence step on the times assigned to that step If no time is assigned to that step the default GO time 5 seconds will be used You can perform the GOTO function directly or from the sequence list GOTO step 3 directly OR Open the Sequence List SEQ Move the cursor to a or joystick step GOTO that step 88 Presto Playing Back The Sequence Of Presets Manual crossfading between sequence steps You can perform a manual crossfade at any time regardless if you have assigned fade times to a sequence step A manual crossfade is always performed by moving the crossfaders from the down position simultaneously to the up position After a crossfade you have to move the crossfaders back down to perform a new manual crossfade lt g gt By using the Crossfade Both Ways parameter you can
11. bination of channels Pressing without a preceding number will step to the next channel Select channels 2 and 5 Select channels 6 and 7 6 and 24 Step to the next channel which will be channel 25 in this case m The key This key is used to select a range of channels This range can be from a lower channel to a higher channel or the other way around Select channels 11 through 15 Select channels 5 through 1 m The key This key is used to subtract any channel from any previously selected combination of channels Pressing without a preceding number will step to the previous channel Select channels 2 through GJ 5 minus 4 Step to the previous chan which will be channel 3 in this nel case 43 Keypad Channel Functions RPN Mode Presto The key This key is used to select all channels with a level in the field you are working in which normally is the A crossfader playback field Set channels1 5 to levels using the channels faders Select all ALL Set to 0 using the joy joystick down stick m The key With Avab RPN mode you type in exactly the level you want to set and then press the key Select channel 1 Set to 5 Set to 50 oJ Set to 55 Set to 100 CJ 0 0J Le LEVEL J Setting a predetermined level Pressing without entering a level first provides a predeter mined level for the selected channels This is default set to 70 but can be changed using the SETUP or paramete
12. new software without problems Then it will clear the old software and load the new one It will take about 5 minutes to completely load a new software version Do not remove the diskette while the system is loading If you do so or the loading is interrupted the Presto will not be able to operate 161 Which Software Version Do Have Presto Which Software Version Do Have To know which software version you have you have to go to the setup and select About Presto 162 Open the SETUP Select About Presto C amp J and You will get a window with the following information Serial Number 00 00 00 44 EE 15 The serial number of your board Memory 40 A memory indicator that will indicate in the remaining memory Software version 1 0 R6 This is your software version It should correspond with the version of your manual Software upgrade code Increasing the number of channels or adding other options is done with a special code that you buy from your Avab dealer This is where you enter this code Presto How Much Memory Is Free How Much Memory Is Free To know how much free memory you have you have to go to the setup and select About Presto Open the SETUP Select About Presto C amp J and You will get a window with the following information Serial Number 00 00 00 44 EE 15 The serial number of your board Memory 40 A memory indicator that will indicate in the remai
13. running cues from a different location From the remote you can access channels and levels for focusing Groups of frequently used channel combinations can be prepared the 900 groups and accessed The system sup ports existing Avab IR remote systems IR 6 and UR 1 Direct Channel mode overrides all functions and operating modes in the system and selects a ba Presto Output Switch Special operating modes General Guide To Functions And Displays sic channel mode where every channel fader con trols one channel If more than 40 channels are controlled the key will select the next range of 40 channels 41 80 Besides the chan nel faders and the key only the Grand Master works in this mode Direct Channel mode can be activated anytime with the switch on the front panel The Output switch over the Grand Master has three positions ON B O FREEZE In the ON po sition the output is working normally In the B O position there is no output at all it s like discon necting the output cable which can be useful if you want to edit some light changes without af fecting the lighting rig The FREEZE position will sample the output and hold it so you can edit lighting changes in the system blindly without affecting the output to the lighting rig All dimmer and scroller values will be kept at a constant level until you switch back to ON The system can be set to operate in different modes from the SETUP Mode 1
14. you can scroll the text using the joystick or the JL keys Pressing will exit the Help window Examples The Help function will provide help about itself Get help for the help key Press to exit ESC The Help function will provide help about any key Use the Help function to find amp out how the key You will get a window on the screen ex works plaining the functions of the key Press to exit ESC The Help function will provide Help about any List or window you are currently working with like the SEQUENCE list for example Select the Sequence List SEQ Use the Help function to get information about the options of this list Use the joystick to scroll joystick the text Press to exit ESC Presto Using The HELP Function The Help function will provide help about the currently selected input box of a window Select the Setup List Select the Parameter GJ Setup Use the Help function to get information about the first parameter the ID Level Press to exit ESC 37 The Channel Faders Presto The Channel Faders The following will be described in this chapter An introduction to channels The channel faders Matching levels with the channel faders Using Direct channel mode m Introduction to channels 38 The channels of the lightboard are what you set level values to and store for playback This system can be expanded to control up to 160 channels which are routed through the patch where they
15. 1 second The fade times are stored for each master together with the rest of the master settings when you record a Master Page Presto Masters m Starting Master fades with START You can start fades in the masters on the recorded fade times using the START function If there is no fade time the master will cut to 100 or 0 from where it is You can also use the START function to start a master fade to any specific level These are the functions of the key Start a fade on master 1 Start a fade on master 2 amp Start a fade on master 3 6 o amp to 60 63 Masters Presto Holding down converts to Go buttons for each master This means you can start several fades playing the master keys as long as the key is held down It also means that you can create a macro which starts 5 master fades simulta neously for example Fade all three back to START amp amp 0 amp Starting a master fade from the sequence You can link any two masters to every sequence step for automated playback together with the preset of that sequence step This is how you can synchronize an effect or a parallel fade with the playback of the sequence A master linked to the sequence can have an in time a wait time and an out time See Linking presets or effects in mas ters to the sequence m Inhibitive master mode for master 20 64 Master 20 can be set to function as an inhibitive master from the Setup This means that the
16. 50 Goto 33 51 Help 34 52 Macro 35 53 Mast Page 36 54 Modify 37 55 Output 38 56 Pause 3B 59 Preset 3F 63 Record 40 64 Scale 43 67 Seq 44 68 Start 45 69 Presto Presto Appendix B MIDI Implementation Setup 46 70 Thru 47 71 Time 48 72 View 49 73 m Faders All faders are transmitted and received as Controller messages When a fader is moved the following MIDI Message will be transmit ted CONTROLLER 176 Fader Number Fader Value By sending the corresponding command to the MID In port the Presto will set a fader to a specific level The Fader Number for all faders is stated in the table below All val ues are in decimal notation The Fader Value is a value between 0 and 127 where 0 corresponds to the lower position of the fader and 127 corresponds to the upper position of the fader Fad MIDI Code MIDI Code ener Hex Dec Upper 1 41 65 Upper 2 42 66 Upper 3 43 67 Upper 4 44 68 Upper 5 45 69 Upper 6 46 70 Upper 7 47 71 Upper 8 48 72 Upper 9 49 73 Upper 10 4A 74 Upper 11 4B 75 Upper 12 4C 76 Upper 13 4D 77 Upper 14 4E 78 Upper 15 4F 79 Upper 16 50 80 Upper 17 51 81 Upper 18 52 82 Upper 19 53 83 Upper 20 54 84 Lower 1 55 85 Lower 2 56 86 Lower 3 57 87 169 Appendix B MIDI Implementation Lower 4 58
17. 88 Lower 5 59 89 Lower 6 5A 90 Lower 7 5B 91 Lower 8 5C 92 Lower 9 5D 93 Lower 10 5E 94 Lower 11 5F 95 Lower 12 60 96 Lower 13 61 97 Lower 14 62 98 Lower 15 63 99 Lower 16 64 100 Lower 17 65 101 Lower 18 66 102 Lower 19 67 103 Lower 20 68 104 A Fader 69 105 B Fader 6A 106 Joystick 6B 107 Grand Master 6C 108 m Sequence 170 Program Change messages can be used to GOTO a specific sequence step Send the following command on the MIDI In port PROGRAM CHANGE 192 Sequence Step number Presto Lighting Console Avab transtechnik France Sarl 62 64 rue Danielle Casanova F 93 207 St Denis France Tel 33 0 1 42 43 35 35 Fax 33 0 1 42 43 08 05 eMail avab france infonie fr Avab Scandinavia AB Sddermannagatan 21 S 116 40 Stockholm Sweden Tel 46 0 8 56 31 52 00 Fax 46 0 8 56 31 52 99 eMail sales avabscand com technical support avabscand com transtechnik Lichtsysteme GmbH amp Co KG Ohmstrasse 1 3 83607 Holzkirchen Germany Tel 49 0 80 24 99 0 0 Fax 49 0 80 24 99 0 470 avab an ETC company eMail info ttlicht com Internet www ttlicht com
18. Indicates that there is a new preset waiting that has been downloaded from a Master Page Lv Level of master fader Prs preset or Effect number loaded to that mas ter Up Up time Wait Wait time Down Down time Presto General Guide To Functions And Displays Mode 100 Indicates local Flash mode on and flash level No indication means local flash mode off Status The lower corner of the screen shows the current operational mode and status parameters of the system Mode 4 Fully operational there are 4 opera tional modes this part indicates which one is cur rently selected Upper faders channels the upper faders can be channel faders or master faders depend ing on the selected operational mode Lower faders masters The lower faders can be channel faders or master faders depending on the selected operational mode Sequence on in some operational modes the sequence is suppressed and the display will show off On the same line to the right the level status of the A B crossfaders are displayed They will convert to red background when a fade is run ning on time or manually GrandMaster F the status of the Grand Mas ter will convert to red background when any other level than 100 is set On the same line to the right the status of the Output switch is indicated with a red background when set to Freeze or Off B O m General guid
19. SETUP Select the Disk functions Move the cursor to To GJ Expert and select This will take some minutes Presto Using MIDI With This System Using MIDI With This System The following will be described in this chapter An introduction to MIDI The MIDI Setup Multi connector pins for MIDI Using MIDI to operate two consoles in parallel Using MIDI Program Change to activate a crossfade Recording keys and faders in real time to a sequencer Playing back keys and faders in real time from a sequencer m An introduction to MIDI MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface The reason you can find it in a lightboard is that MIDI today is being used for a lot more than having synthesizers to speak to each other as was intended originally Basically MIDI is a standard for transmitting notes 0 127 on off with velocity how hard they are played and continuos controllers such as faders volume for example There are more parameters but these are the basic ones In Presto all keys correspond to a note and all faders to a controller MIDI is transmitted serially in up to 16 individual MIDI channels in one three lead cable The communication is unidirectional which means there is no feedback or intelligent bi directional contact between MIDI units k DMX512 is also unidirectional while a pair of walkie talkies for example are bi directional allowing communication both ways MIDI Sequencer A sequence
20. Select the channels of PRESET amp LEVEL preset 1 AND the levels also Choosing the right Recording mode You can select between two recording modes for the but ton If Record Mode is set to New pressing without a number will present the next free number in the Record popup If set to Change pressing without a number will update the current preset after a change Normally you use the New setting when building the show from the beginning When you are rehearsing a show you typically change to the Change setting to be able to make easy adjustments and re record You can change this parameter in the Parameter Setup or directly by holding and press RECORD J I The Recording mode does not affect the behavior of RECORD if you enter a number before In this case you will always record the preset with the given number 15 Presets Presto Copying levels from individual channels in a preset You can copy the level from a channel or group of channels from any preset to any of the masters crossfaders or the blind modifica tion editor using the function This function like all channel functions will normally affect channels in the A crossfader unless a master field is selected for modification and unless the blind modification editor is open Select channel 1 and 2 Fetch levels for these channels that are stored in preset 1 If no levels are stored because preset 1 isn t recorded they will be set t
21. Storing channel levels in presets for playback Crossfading between presets using Crossfading between presets manually Crossfading between presets using amp Loading a preset to a master What does Highest Takes Precedence mean Using the Grand Master Before you start Make sure the Direct channel switch is in Normal Mode Make sure the Grand master is up Make sure the OUTPUT switch is set to ON Make sure the A B crossfaders are both completely down Setting a channel level with joystick 12 You are in Full operational mode after resetting the board which means that you can set channel levels from the channel faders in the upper row and from the keypad with the joystick and channel func tions The simplest way of accessing a channel is to enter the number of the channel and moving the joystick to raise of lower the level of that channel Presto Quick Introduction To Programming Example Setting levels with the joystick Select channel 1 and set a joystick up level A cursor appears at chan nel 1 and the level increases as you move the joystick up Select channel 2 and set a joystick up level Channel 2 is selected instead and the level is increased as the joystick is pushed The key will let you select all channels with a level 1 amp 2 in this case and modify as a group with the joystick Select both channels and joystick down set to 0 Both channels are selected and ca
22. a new Master Page you can change the settings for all masters Those masters that are up when a new page is loaded will not change settings until they are faded down to 0 Master pages can be set in the parameter setup to be loaded trans parently or absolute Master Pages can load master settings starting from a specific master other than master 1 There is a Zero page for clearing the settings of all masters If you want to store the master settings to the currently selected Mas ter Page hold down and press MASTER PAGE Store settings to current RECORD amp MASTER PAGE Master Page If you want to store the master settings to another page than the cur rently selected Master Page enter the number of that page first Store settings to Master amp Page 2 65 Masters Presto Loading Master Pages These are the Master Page list commands to select and load a Mas ter Page Open the Master Page List Move the cursor to the J or joystick Page you want to load You now have the options Load the selected Page Load the selected Page from a specific master To select and load a Master Page directly without opening the Mas ter Page List use any of the following commands Load Master Page 4 Load the next Master amp Page Load the previous amp Master Page Load Page 4 from a amp specific master master 5 for example lt gt Master Pages can be loaded absolute or transparently You se
23. and double check the Midi Setup settings Presto Using MIDI With This System m Using MIDI Program Change to activate a crossfade The board can be set to activate a specific crossfade when receiving a Program Change command through MIDI This is a non standard version of Midi Show Control where crossfades are specified with a specific MIDI command The reason is that a lot of MIDI equipment cannot transmit MSC but almost all MIDI equipment can transmit Program Change commands When the parameter is set to On the board will activate a crossfade to step 0 127 when receiving Program Change 0 127 Open the SETUP Select MIDI C amp J and Move the cursor to GJ Program Change Set to On Exit the setup ESC I You have to have a sequence step recorded in the board to be able to jump to it 145 Using MIDI With This System Presto Recording keys and faders in real time to a sequencer 146 You can set up a MIDI sequencer to store faders and keys that you activate in real time and then play back through the board like if a ghost operator was performing the same actions in the exact same way again This is useful if you want to create random effects storing flash key pressings and master fades or if you want to synchronize a whole or part of a show with music Open the SETUP Select MIDI C amp J and Move the cursor to Midi GJ Channel Set the board to transmit on the same
24. can be patched to 160 DMX512 output channels or 160 Avab output chan nels These output channels can be used to control dimmers scrollers moving lights or any other equipment that can interface with either of these two protocols Channel control Channel levels Field Channels and levels can be set with the channel faders the upper row of faders depending on op erational mode and from the keypad using Avab s RPN Command syntax or Direct Entry syntax At mode selectable from the SETUP RPN is default after a reset Channel levels are set from 0 100 0 values are not displayed on the channel screen and 100 values are displayed as F standing for Full The full resolution of DMX512 is higher than 100 steps it s 256 steps called bits There fore there are functions for setting and changing levels in increments of bits 0 255 A field is a store that can play back or in some other way affect channels and levels in the system Every master is a field the crossfade playback has two fields A amp B Presto The Channel Faders The channel faders The two rows of faders can operate as channel faders master faders or a combination of both depending on how the system is configured In the default full operational mode the upper row of faders are chan nel faders and the lower row are master faders The fader row displays The display next to each fader row provides information about which channel range y
25. crossfade you will invert that crossfade on the times assigned to that step You can always speed up or slow down a running crossfade with the joystick Setting the default GO and GO BACK times The default times for the GO and GO BACK functions can be set in the Parameter setup or directly Set the GO time to 3 SETUP amp GO 3 MODIFY seconds directly Exit ESC Set the GO BACK time amp to 1 second Exit the Modify ESC OR Open the Setup Select the Parameter C and Setup Move the cursor to E Default Go time Set to 4 seconds Move the cursor to E Default Go back time Set to 3 seconds Exit the modify setup ESC Speed control of timed fades 90 As soon as you have started a timed fade by pressing or the joystick will function as a speed control for that fade You can speed up the ongoing fade times progressively by moving the joystick up and you can slow them down by moving the joystick down Once the fade is completed the joystick will return to function ing as a channel level setting device Presto Playing Back The Sequence Of Presets Combining manual and timed fades You can combine manual and timed crossfades to get any result you want For example you can start a crossfade manually and then con tinue on times by pressing GO J or you can take over a running fade manually Starting manually and continuing on times Fade in the incoming Move the B fader up to 10 preset to 10
26. crossfade between the upper row of masters A and the lower row B The Grand Master preset List Master Pages Ef fect List and functions are oper ative as well as all channel and level functions including and SCALE Mode 4 Fully operational This is the mode described in the manual with all features active at the same time Many parameters have default settings after a re set but you can change these in the Parameter Setup Examples of settings you can change are the default crossfade times the default step level function of the level key etc You can get a selective printout of presets se quence master pages patch effects etc A standard parallel printer is supported through the multi connector in the back of the board A show is stored on 3 5 HD floppy disk in the Floppy drive of the system One show is stored Presto General Guide To Functions And Displays per disk You can format disks from the setup and you can save your shows either in ASCII Light Cues MS DOS format or Avab Expert play format option It s possible to load a show with out the need for connecting a monitor to the system If a disk is in the drive and the system is hard reset the show on that disk will automatically be loaded 29 General Guide To Functions And Displays Presto General guide to the monitor information 30 Besides the monitor display there are three on board displays that will provide information a
27. master you will fade up the intensity of the effect If you want to edit the effect see Modifying an effect 95 Effects Presto Modifying the Rate The total time is the sum of the time of all steps when run at normal Rate You can change the Rate from 0 2000 to speed up or slow down an effect without loosing the proportional relation between the step times Select effect 1 directly OR Open the effect list Select effect 1 or joystick and You can see the stage output of the effect as long as you are in the Rate parameter of the effect window Try scaling down the total time to 50 Move the cursor to the C amp J and Rate box Change to 50 Lo J The effect will play back half as fast now Now set the Rate to 1000 Change to 1000 Co o 0 The effect will play back 10 times as fast now Now set the Rate to 100 Change to 100 Co Lo The effect will play back at the original rate now lt gt The rate function is not currently implemented Modifying the Type 96 There are four types for an effect that you can toggle between at any time Hard hard No fade times the step time is a wait time for each step Hard soft Each step will cut in on 0 seconds and fade out Soft hard Each step will fade in and cut out Soft soft Each step will fade in and out Select effect 1 directly OR Presto Effects Open the effect list Select effect 1 LJ or joystick and You are now ready t
28. off Setting individual flash levels Set a flash level of 50 o J amp to master 1 The flash level of 50 will be displayed in the flash modes on the extended master display that you can toggle to with the key 67 Masters Presto Disabling flash mode for individual masters Disable flash mode for amp master 2 Disabled flash mode is displayed on the extended master display that you can toggle to with the key Flash on time You can set the flash function to trig the times of a master when the master is flashed similar to holding down and pressing the Master key but only active in Flash mode This can be set in the parameter setup or directly Select flash popup amp Set flash on time to On Leave the flash popup ESC Storing master contents to disk 68 Normally the content of all masters are stored on the diskette together with the play When the play is loaded the masters will automatically be loaded with the channels presets effects etc that was stored together with the play If you want you can switch off this function with the Include Masters in Play parameter Presto Presets Presets The following will be described in this chapter Introduction to presets Recording a preset from settings on stage Viewing modifying and loading presets Modify a preset live Modify a preset blind Copying a preset Deleting a preset Adding presets together Choosing the right Recording mod
29. running crossfade The Lower row display always shows the level matched or unmatched of the channel fader you have last moved In operational modes involving the sequence mode 4 it will display delay and in times for the incoming preset during a running crossfade In operational modes involving the masters mode 2 4 it will show the following Presto PA 1 1 E 1 43 23 4 0 d 3 0 General Guide To Functions And Displays Master page 1 selected preset 1 is controlled by the master you just have moved Effect 1 is controlled by the master you just have moved The level of the channel fader you just have moved the matching level of the channel fader you just have moved Counting down In time of a running crossfade Counting down Delay time of a running crossfade In direct channel mode and mode 1 where the lower faders are channel faders the lower display will show will show the following Ja 6 10 14 43 23 Channels 21 40 Channels 61 80 Channels 101 120 Channels 141 160 The level of the channel fader you just have moved the matching level of the channel fader you just have moved 35 Using The HELP Function Presto Using The HELP Function 36 The system provides on line information about functions and fea tures with a built in Help function The key is held down together with any other key you wish information about for help Once a Help window is open
30. sequence step between the closest whole presets Record output as C J preset 1 5 This preset will be placed between preset 1 and 2 in the sequence You can change the order in which presets appear in the sequence This is described in the chapter about Editing the Sequence of Pre sets Viewing modifying and loading presets 70 Once a preset has been recorded it is represented in the preset List You can use this list to select presets for modification viewing or loading to a master of crossfader playback There are also direct functions for doing these things Functions from the preset List Open the preset List Move the cursor to a or joystick preset You now have the following options Presto Presets Load the selected or preset to the A or B crossfader Load the selected preset to a master Modify the selected preset OR You can use the direct functions for the same options which are the following Load preset 3 to the A amp crossfader Load preset 2 to the B amp crossfader Load preset 5 to amp master 6 Modify preset 1 Quick loading presets to masters The direct functions allow you to load a series of recorded presets to masters this is called quick loading presets to masters This example assumes that there are at least 5 presets recorded Load presets 1 5 to amp masters 1 5 slide your finger over master keys 1 5 Modify a preset live If you want to modify a recorded p
31. the Insert function see Inserting Sequence Step Open the Sequence List SEQ Move the cursor to a LJ or joystick sequence step Delete that step amp m Linking presets or effects in masters to the sequence You can link two master fades containing a preset or effect each a target level and an up wait down time This is done from the Modify Sequence function Linking a preset on a master to the sequence Select sequence step 1 amp MODIFY for editing Move to the parameters E of Link 1 Enter the number of the preset 85 Editing The Sequence Of Presets Presto Move to the master E parameter and enter the number of the master to be used master 1 Use the LJ keys in J the same way to set an up time a wait time and a down time You can set which target level you wish the master to fade to for example 75 Exit with ESC ESC I When you enter a preset or an effect for the link the Presto tries to find a suitable master to load the link to First it tries to find a master where the preset or effect is loaded If it finds such a master that master will be suggested If not it will suggest the first empty master Also if the suggested master is down the board will suggest a target of 100 otherwise it will suggest a target of 0 These are only suggestions and you may change to anything else manually The link will be executed when the sequence step is executed If the master is occu
32. to run this system Presto console amp power cable Monitor amp power cable Monitor cable Connect the monitor cable from the back of the console to the moni tor and then connect the power cables to a 220V outlet and start both units You should now have a screen displaying lightboard information on the monitor If not then check That the monitor is set for VGA compatible mode That the monitor cable is properly connected Reset all information If you are going to work with this system for the first time you should start by resetting the memory and all control parameters to the default settings Any show information stored previous to resetting will be lost unless saved to disk first In the back of the board there are one reset and one restart button that you can reach with a pointed instrument like a ball point pen The restart function will retain the show in memory and restart the operational program while the reset function will clear the show in memory and restart the operational program For the tutorial we recommend that you reset the system completely Setting Up The System Presto What you do What happens Turn off the power of the system Press the reset button and The system will clear the memory and at the same time turn the restart the operational program power on Don t release the reset button until you see the channel screen Choosing output protocol after a reset After a rese
33. 02000 eee ee 67 Fashion time ia ann A ee we SE Se eae Dae ee ae 2 68 Storing master contents todisk 00004 68 Presets 2 6G seace ee heeds Sea eee ban bh eee ee 69 Introduction to presets 0 00 20000222 eee 69 Recording a preset from settings onstage 70 Viewing modifying and loading presets 70 Modify apresetlive 2 2 cieto Paw ee hee eee a d T1 Modify a preset blind csa pomi aa 642000 a Sh E a eed 73 Copying a preset blind oaa a a 73 Deleting a preset o oo aa 2 eee ee 74 Adding presets together aoaaa 020004 74 Choosing the right Recording mode 04 75 Copying levels from individual channels ina preset 76 Balancing channels onthe masters 04 76 Editing The Sequence Of Presets 77 Introduction to the sequence 20005000 77 Introduction to the sequence times 004 4 78 Preparations for working with this chapter 79 4 Presto Presto The Sequence window General 80 setting InfOUtTIMES sia oe aie y ER ee oe oe Sa E 81 Setting Delay times 0 0 00000 000004 83 Setting Waittimes 2 0 2 020200 a Gota 84 Setting Followontimes 22 202505005 84 Inserting sequence steps 2 22 0202200004 85 Deleting sequence steps 2 2 222 00000 85 Linking presets or effects in maste
34. Both Ways parameter 133 Setting the Default Color Time parameter 134 Setting the Color Palette parameter 0 134 Presto Changing the Output Size parameter 135 Setting the Include Masters in Play parameter 135 Setting the Record Mode parameter 136 Setting the Record Attributes As parameter 136 Setting the GrandMaster parameter 136 Storing And Retrieving Shows To Disk 137 Introduction to the floppy drive 2 0000 137 Formatting adisk s o carse 6 eas RGAE Oa ee a we we Soe 138 SOring a SHOW soi ee ee Re he Re ee ia 138 Retrieving ShOW s i fae eA ea SAG a RS 139 Importing and Exporting plays to Expertlightboards 139 Using MIDI With This System 141 AnintroductiontoMIDI 20 02 0200 00004 141 The MIDI Setup 22 44 5469 4 26 bee a vee deb Pee be eS 143 Multi connector pins for MIDI 2 2 2 0000 143 Using MIDI to operate two consoles in parallel 2 144 Using MIDI Program Change to activate a crossfade 145 Recording keys and faders in real time toasequencer 146 Playing back keys and faders in real time from a sequencer 147 Remote Control Focusing UR1 148 Remote Control Focusing IR6 150 External TRIG Functions
35. CJ Lemo 5 oJ Ce LeveL J Set the Tilt to 50 C 0 2 Cemo 5 0 Ce LeveL J Set the color wheel to o o 10 Set the gobo wheel to o o 10 You have now set all the parameters for the moving light that you want to store in focus preset 1 along with any other scrollers and moving lights that share focus preset 1 Store as focus preset 1 You are now ready to move on to focus preset 2 Select focus preset 2 Repeat the same procedure and go on until you have stored as many focus presets as you wish to have lt gt When you select a focus preset that is not recorded existing levels will be copied to the new focus preset as a suggestion If you do not want these levels just change them 113 Controlling Moving Lights Presto lt gt A color focus preset is for ALL attributes In this case of the example we only had one scroller If you have two scrollers you would have set the values for all in focus preset 1 etc even if they had different parameters To copy a Color Focus preset to another number enter the new number and press RECORD J Modifying focus presets You can add attribute links and modify focus presets to incorporate new values or change old ones at any time Just select the focus preset you wish to modify change the values and re record All pre sets with attributes will refer to the re recorded focus presets auto matically Example of re recording focus preset 1 with the moving li
36. LR 5 pin connector and the multi connector pins 4 6 Multi connector pins Pin 4 Data Pin 5 Data Pin 6 Gnd XLR connector pins Pin 1 Gnd Pin 2 Data Pin 3 Data Setting the Goto Jumps To parameter You can define if you want the GOTO J amp and to jump to a preset number or a sequence step Directly Hold down SETUP and SETUP amp GOTO press GOTO or SEQ J Toggle between preset or Step by pressing Exit this function ESC OR from the Parameter Setup Open the Setup Select the Parameter and Setup Move the cursor to E GOTO Jumps to Toggle with Exit the modify setup ESC 131 System Parameter Settings Presto Setting the Set Times To parameter You can define if you want times set with to be recorded to the step in the A field or in the B field Directly Hold down and amp press A or TME Toggle between A or B by pressing Exit this function ESC OR from the Parameter Setup Open the Setup Select the Parameter C amp J and Setup Move the cursor to Set E Times to Toggle with Exit the modify setup ESC Setting the Times on Masters parameter If this parameter is On moving the master fader will perform a fade to the new target with the time set to the master field If Off the manual fader will take immediate control From the Parameter Setup Open the Setup Select the Parameter C amp J and Setup Mov
37. Lighting Console avab Presto Operating Instructions Part No 19119 Version 0303 14 24 D Presataot transtechnik Lichtsysteme GmbH amp Co KG i an ETC company avab Designations such as utility names company names and trade names are not specially indicated in this manual as they are all widely known Such names may however be the property of com panies or other such bodies This manual is subject to change at any time without notice Errors and omissions excepted 1997 2003 transtechnik Lichtsysteme All rights reserved No part of this manual may be re produced or transmitted in any form or by any means printing photocopying or any other method without the express written permission of transtechnik Lichtsysteme I This manual is valid for Software version 1 4 boards without FlashPROM Software version 2 4 boards with FlashPROM Presto Contents Setting Up The System 9 Setupthesystem 0 00002 eee ee ee 9 Reset allinformation 0 00 0000 2 e a a eee 9 Choosing output protocol afterareset 10 Getting light on stage with Direct channel mode 11 Quick Introduction To Programming 12 Setting a channel level with joystick oaoa oaa a a 12 Setting channel levels from the keypad oaoa aaa 13 Storing channel levels in presets for playback 14 Crossfading between presets using GOTO
38. MIDI channel as the sequencer is set to record on channel 1 for example Move the cursor to and Keys and toggle to Rec Tra Move the cursor to and Faders and toggle to Rec Tra Exit the setup ESC Now set the sequencer to recording incoming MIDI data and start playing the board performing the actions you want to be able to rec reate through MIDI You can start crossfades pressing or press flash keys perform manual crossfades or master fades Stop the recording in the sequencer when you are done and see Playing back keys and faders in real time from a sequencer Presto Using MIDI With This System m Playing back keys and faders in real time from a sequencer This text is based on the previous example in Recording keys and faders in real time to a sequencer Set the sequencer to PLAY As the data is played back the same actions you performed will be repeated in the board as if you were pressing the keys and pushing the faders once again This is why you had to set keys and fader parameters to Receive AND Transmit in the MIDI setup First you transmit for the recording then you receive for playing back lt gt MIDI records what you DID at a certain time NOT what happened on stage For example if you press and the sequence happened to be at step 1 you would have faded in step 1 Then when playing back the from the sequencer the board will continue and fade to step 2 unles
39. Record as preset 1 You have now stored both the light channel 1 and the color color focus preset 1 into preset 1 This preset can now be played back from the sequence or from the masters Playing back presets with scrollers from the sequence 108 A preset with scrollers will assign the stored scroller values when you start that crossfade This means that the light and scroller values are output simultaneously If you want to override this so that the colors are preset before the crossfade you can do this by holding down and pressing before pressing GO J Example preset 1 has lights at 50 and scroller set to focus preset 1 preset 2 has no lights for scroller channels preset 3 has lights at 60 and scroller set to focus preset 2 Seq step preset Out Delay In Wait 1 1 lt focus 1 A 2 2 B 3 3 3 0 3 0 lt focus 2 In the above situation the scrollers are set to focus 1 from preset 1 and will change to focus 2 as preset 3 fades in This means the scrollers will change on the time of the preset 3 seconds and as the lights are fading in If we want the scrollers to change before we press we do like this Pre change scrollers to COLOR focus in preset 3 before pressing Presto Controlling Scrollers The scrollers will change to focus 2 and you can now press and fade in the light intensities Using the Attribute Mode parameter in the sequence editor you can change this behavior If you set it to GoOnGo the at
40. Setup Open the Setup Select the Parameter C and Setup Move the cursor to Default GO time Set to 3 seconds Exit the modify setup ESC 124 Presto System Parameter Settings Setting the Step Level value You can set the level that you will get when you press without any preceding number This is called the step level value If you change it to 100 you have a method of setting a chosen chan nel or group to full with only one key Directly Hold down and amp press Enter a new value of oJ 80 and confirm by pressing Exit this function ESC OR from the Parameter Setup Open the Setup Select the Parameter C amp J and Setup Move the cursor to E Step Level Set to 100 CJ OJ J Loney J Exit the modify setup ESC Setting the Default GoBack time The GoBack time is the default time that will be used when you per form a crossfade to the previous sequence step by pressing when a crossfade isn t running If the crossfade is running it will be inverted using the times assigned to that step Any time can be set between 0 seconds and 9 minutes 59 seconds Directly Hold down SETUP and SETUP amp GO BACK press GO BACK Enter a new value of MODIFY 3 seconds and confirm by pressing MODIFY Exit this function ESC 125 System Parameter Settings 126 OR from the Parameter Setup Open the Setup Select the Parameter Setup Move the cursor to GoBack
41. Two Master Rows Mode 4 Fully operational m Introduction to the operational modes You can set the board to operate in 4 different operational modes The default mode is Fully operational mode with all functions avail able including channel faders master faders and the sequence The Two channel fields mode turns the board into a two scene 160 channel manual preset board A good mode for understanding how to program and run a show on a manual two scene preset board for schools and for somebody with no time to learn the memory func tions of the board The Channels amp Masters mode turns the board into a master mem ory board with channel faders and keypad channel functions for building lights but no sequence The Two Master Rows mode turns the board into a master memory board with 2x20 master faders divided into two scenes that you can crossfade between with the crossfaders A good mode for running an improvised show with no need for a sequence lt gt All modes that have no sequence will only suppress the sequence information if there is any no show information will be discarded by changing from one mode to another Mode 1 Two channel fields In this mode the upper faders are channel faders for scene A and the lower faders are channel faders for scene B The Grand master is acrive and the crossfaders will fade from A to B The keypad channel functions can be used but all other functions are
42. a loop with sequential auto start of all fades for fully automated playback There can be 200 steps in the sequence The Sequence steps The Sequence list consists of two main components The Sequence step which always is in numerical order and the preset occupying that sequence step Seq step preset 1 1 2 2 3 3 Once a preset is recorded in the A crossfader playback the default selected playback it is automatically placed in numerical order in the sequence You could say that the sequence list is automatically cre ated as you record the presets Recording preset 1 5 after presets 1 2 3 will therefore insert that preset between 1 amp 2 T Editing The Sequence Of Presets Presto Seq step preset Record preset 1 5 gt Seqstep preset 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 5 3 3 3 2 4 3 You can rearrange the order in which the presets appear in the sequence at anytime there are functions for inserting or deleting individual sequence steps in any order You can also use the same preset several times in the sequence Seq step preset 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 1 lt preset 1 can be repeated anywhere I You can also copy preset 1 to preset 4 to repeat the same light later in the sequence If you don t want presets to be recorded automatically in the sequence you can switch off the Sequence Build parameter in the Setup It can also be accessed by holding SETUP and pressing SEQ Em Introduction to the sequence times 78 Each sequence ste
43. and all parameters for that master field to the right All channel functions including the channel faders are working in that master field now You can set up any combination of channels and levels Select master 5 to amp modify Set channels 1 through o 5 to 50 Add channel 6 from Set channel fader 6 to a level channel fader 6 Press Esc to leave ESC master 5 You will get a warning that the contents have OR not been recorded You can either enter a preset number and press or you can press again and exit The light will still remain in the master but cannot be accessed from the preset list If you move master fader 5 now you should get channels 1 6 on their respective levels on stage and on the channel screen If you want to modify the contents of master 5 again repeat the same proce dure 59 Masters Presto Quick Modify Another way of modifying light in a master is to hold down the master key for a few seconds this will set the master in modify mode too Use the master key to hold for a few seconds get to modify mode directly Exit modify mode ESC Loading a preset to a master You can load any recorded preset to a master field Either you load the preset directly by entering the preset number holding down and pressing the master key for the master or you can load a preset from the preset List If you have no presets recorded record this preset Set channel 1 to 50 oJ and re
44. ave the show in Standard ASCII Light Cues format This means that you can load the show straight into any other lightboard that is ASCII Light Cue compatible and can read an MS DOS format disk you can also load the show into a word processor or other applications A show will be stored with the default name PRESTO ASC This means that you can only store one show per disk There is room for more though If you have a disc with more shows they can be loaded selectively as long as they have the correct ending ASC A floppy disk is a magnetic medium and you should take care not to leave the disks on the monitor or on a loudspeaker because this can corrupt the information Before a disk can be recognized by the system it has to be format ted This can be done in any MS DOS compatible computer or from the disk setup lt gt Only use fresh formatted diskettes without any other files or directories on them If you get the message Too large sector when using the diskette you probably have other data that occupies the disk The Presto play must be stored from the beginning of the diskette 137 Storing And Retrieving Shows To Disk Presto Formatting a disk Before a disk can be recognized by the system it has to be format ted This can be done in any MS DOS compatible computer or from the disk setup you can also use factory formatted disks which usu ally are available in computer stores Put the disk in the fl
45. bout the status of the system It is possible to run the system without a monitor but impractical A monitor is unbearable when it comes to displaying information clearly and has the advantage of using colors for coding information too The monitor screen There are two monitor pages both show all 160 channels and levels and status of the system One gives priority to the sequential infor mation and the other to master information but both show all output fields and channels simultaneously i i it i ai ide PTF P 199 iN E zT 130 17 IHF i Bir LAR Les j ih 1a Channels This half of the screen displays all channels in the and levels system with levels Colors are used to display status information about each channel Green square around white level Indicates that the channel is selected from the keypad channel functions and controlled by the joystick and level keys Presto Sequence Masters General Guide To Functions And Displays White level indicates that the channel is cur rently controlled HTP in the A crossfade play back Yellow level Indicates that the channel is cur rently controlled HTP from a master Green level Indicates that the channel has been assigned a Constant Level that will not be af fected by any other function in the system includ ing the grand master Dark red level Indicates that the channel is con trolled HTP from an effect Light grey backgro
46. cables these are the pins involved Multi connector pins Pin 14 Pin 15 Pin 16 Pin 17 Pin 18 Pin 19 In In Thrut Thru Out Out 143 Using MIDI With This System Presto Using MIDI to operate two consoles in parallel 144 If you want to operate two Presto consoles in parallel to have one as a backup or designer station operating simultaneously with the other you need two MIDI cables One connected from MIDI In in Presto1 to MIDI Out in Presto2 and the other from MIDI Out in Presto to MIDI In in Presto2 This way any key pressed in one Presto will be sent to the other Presto as well and executed there The same goes for the faders Setting the MIDI parameters in each board separately before con necting the MIDI cables like this Open the SETUP Select MIDI C and Move the cursor to Midi GJ Channel Make sure both boards have the same Midi channel set 1 for example Move the cursor to and Keys and toggle to Rec Tra Move the cursor to C and Faders and toggle to Rec Tra Exit the setup ESC Now connect the MIDI cables and press GO in Presto1 This should start a crossfade in both boards Then press GO in Presto2 This should also start a crossfade in both boards Then move the Grand Master in Presto1 and see if this happens in Presto2 too and vice versa If the result isn t as described you will have to check your MIDI cables and connectors and go back
47. ched to more than one control channel It is possible to patch a range of outputs to a range of control channels with a special func tion There is a special ID function in the key that makes it possible to flash or set a test level for any output whether it s patched or not The Patch Window Select the setup window by pressing SETUP Select the Patch item with and and press MODIFY You can also hold down and press OUTPUT J The patch window consists of three parts The List the Selection and the Unpachted list The List is a scrollable window that shows the channels and patch outputs You can sort this list by Channel numbers by pressing or by output numbers by pressing OUTPUTAD J Presto Patch The Selection shows you the currently selected group of channels or outputs A character at the end means that there are more chan nels or outputs selected than can be shown The Unpatched list shows you the outputs that are not patched any where A character at the end means that there are outputs than can be shown Setting the patch 1 to 1 Select the Patch function from the SETUP window Select all channels 6 oJ Assign the outputs This will assign one output to each of the selected channels starting at output 1 Identifying an output directly on stage You can access the outputs directly from the key Once you ve entered the number of the output you with to identify you can hold down the key for
48. cord as preset 1 Loading a preset directly to a master Load preset 1 to master 4 amp OR Loading any preset to any master from the preset List Open the preset List Move the cursor to a LJ or joystick preset you want to load Press the master key for the master you with to load that preset to Loading channels and levels to a master 60 It is possible to load a group of channels with levels to a master with out recording them as a preset Select the channels you want to load with the normal channel com mands hold down PRESET and press on the desired mas ter Presto Masters The levels are cleared in the A field as they are moved to the master This is intentional so that you do not have the same levels both on the master and in the A field Attributes connected to the selected channels are also copied m Loading an effect to a master You can load any recorded effect to a master field Either you load the effect directly by entering the effect number holding down and pressing the master key for the master or you can load an effect from the Effect List We are assuming in these examples that you have already recorded an effect Loading an effect directly to a master Load effect 1 to master 5 amp OR Loading any effect to any master from the Effect List Open the Effect List Move the cursor to the or joystick effect you want to load Press the master key for the master you with t
49. ction Channel level and functions are all connected to the MODIFY SEQUENCE window once you have opened it Setting times and links You can set times in this window The amp keys and the joy stick will move the cursor and you enter a new value and press MODIFY to confirm Press when you are done Move the cursor to a time parameter Enter a time of 4 seconds and confirm Repeat with any ESC parameter until you are done Then leave this window Setting In Out times You can set in out times to the sequence step in B directly The key represents the outgoing channels out time and the key rep resents the incoming channels in time lt gt Use the Set Times To parameter to set times to the A field instead Set a single fade time for preset 2 in sequence step 2 Set 3 seconds in out time Seq step preset Out Delay In Wait A 1 1 B 2 2 3 0 3 0 Three seconds are displayed as 3 0 since you can have decimal times up to 9 9 seconds Set a split fade time for preset 2 in sequence step 2 81 Editing The Sequence Of Presets Presto Set an out time of 4 amp seconds for preset 1 Set an in time of 6 6 TIME amp B seconds for preset 2 Seq step preset Out Delay In Wait A 1 1 B 2 2 4 0 6 You can also set In Out times from the Sequence window Select sequence step 2 directly Move to the out time GJ parameter Enter an in time of 3s and confirm Move to the in
50. dded to the output of the other masters and crossfade playbacks in a Highest Takes Pre cedence manner Effects are run from the masters too up to 5 simul taneously Each master can have an up wait down time that is trigged with the Start function or the Flash On Time function 57 Masters Presto 58 Master pages The individual settings of all 20 masters can be stored in a single Master Page for random recall during playback There are 10 such Master Pages The Master Pages are transparent which means that you can load one on top of the other and only masters with new information will be updated No master is updated until faded to 0 All Master Pages are listed in the Master Page List You can select any Master Page directly from this list for loading or viewing Inhibitive master mode Master 20 can be set to operate in inhibitive mode which means it will subtract the channels assigned to that master from the output in the same way the Grand master subtracts all channels from the out put Automated playback with presets in the sequence The masters can be linked to the sequence for automated playback of fades This is called a master link A master linked to the sequence can have a preprogrammed up wait down time Presto Masters Modifying light in a master Hold down and press the master key for the master you want to modify This will open the field editor for that master with all channels and levels to the left
51. e Copying levels from individual channels in a preset Balancing channels on the masters m Introduction to presets Channels and level settings are stored into presets Presets can be loaded to the masters for playback or they can be stored in the sequence and crossfaded in the A B crossfade playback You can store 200 individual presets using preset numbers 0 899 including decimal preset numbers like 30 5 for example Presets can be modified blind or on stage and presets can be cop ied Presets can be added together to create new presets and you can retrieve individual channel levels from recorded presets When a preset is recorded in the A playback it is automatically placed in numerical order in a step of the sequence There is a preset List for all recorded presets from which you can select any preset for modification viewing or loading to a master or crossfader playback 69 Presets Presto Recording a preset from settings on stage You can set up an output using the channel faders the channel func tions and the master faders and record this to a preset If you have scroller settings they will be stored into the preset too Set channel 1 to 50 J Record output as preset 1 You can now proceed making changes to this preset to create another preset Set channel 1 to 60 amp channel fader 1 using the channel fader Record changed output as preset 2 If you record a decimal preset it will be placed in a
52. e ee ek 45 The KEYS e oe a ee oF ee Se BO ew ee 46 Keypad Channel Functions Direct EntryMode 47 General Channel Functions 48 Selecting all channels with a value in a playback field 48 Clearing all channels and levels in a playback field 2 49 Working with 256 bit level values 2 2 2 ee ee 50 Setting channels to 100 and 0 0 0000 51 Identifying a channel or outputonstage 51 Check mode forchannels 0 0 00000 e eee 52 Removing a channel from the stage output 53 Parking a channel ataconstantlevel 54 Scaling a channel throughashow 02004 55 Masters erosua deea ep a Eaa e a y AE ee 57 Introduction tothe masters 2 000002 eee 57 Modifying light in a master 2 2 22 22085 59 Loadingapresettoamaster 2 045 60 Loading channels and levels toa master 60 Loading aneffecttoamaster 2 045 61 Using fade times for masters 0 0000004 61 Starting Master fades with START 20004 63 Starting a master fade from the sequence 64 Inhibitive master mode formaster20 64 Recording Master Pages 2 0000 050004 65 Loading MasterPages 220 02005005 66 Clear all masters andsettoO 0 0 0004 66 Flashingamaster 0 0
53. e manual preset board with the exception that you have 20 masters in two scenes instead of channel faders Master 1 has two faders one in the upper row controlled by crossfader A and one in the lower row controlled by crossfader B Suppose you have presets 1 5 in masters 1 5 and effect 1 in master 6 and effect 2 in master 7 You would be able to use the board like this Set both crossfaders down which means master row A upper is at 0 and master row B lower is at 100 Set master 1 to 100 and master 6 with the effect to 50 in the lower row This will be effective on stage Now set master 1 two to 100 and master 7 with the second effect to 50 in the upper row blindly Move the crossfaders upwards and you will crossfade from the settings of the lower master faders to the settings of the upper master faders Mode 4 Fully operational This is the mode described in the rest of the manual All functions are acrive Select this mode directly by pressing amp 4 OR select this mode from the setup Open the SETUP Select the Parameter C amp J and Setup Select Fully and operational Move the cursor to EJ Mode 4 Select the mode 159 How To Load A Second Language Presto How To Load A Second Language In software version 2 2 97 09 18 and later it is possible to add a another language for the menus and helpfile along with the standard language English After installing a second la
54. e preset you want to copy it to The old preset will not be deleted and a copy is stored with the number you entered Copy to preset 5 OR another way of doing the same thing Copy to preset 5 Warning popup change number to 5 Now record as 5 Deleting a preset You can delete the contents of a preset completely This does not mean that the preset number will disappear from the sequence or from Master Pages but it means that it will be an empty preset with no channels or levels stored It also means that the number of the preset will be regarded as an unused preset in the system As a result of this it will disappear from the preset List which only shows recorded presets Open the preset List Move the cursor to a or joystick preset Delete that preset amp Exit when done or ESC repeat with a new preset Adding presets together 74 Once a preset is recorded there are several functions for adding pre sets together selecting only the channels from a preset selecting channels and levels adding a range of presets etc This is a list of these functions Presto Presets Select the channels of PRESET amp CHAD preset 1 Add channels from amp preset 2 Subtract channels from amp preset 3 Select channels from amp amp presets 1 3 You can proceed setting levels with the level functions you can use the function to fetch levels from presets or you can add presets AND levels directly
55. e the cursor to Times on Masters Toggle with Exit the modify setup ESC 132 Presto System Parameter Settings Setting the Crossfade Both Ways parameter If this parameter is On the crossfade faders will perform a crossfade in both directions If Off you have to move the faders back to the lower position before you can make a new crossfade Directly Hold down and amp press GO Toggle by pressing Exit this function ESC OR from the Parameter Setup Open the Setup Select the Parameter and Setup Move the cursor to c Crossfade Both Ways Toggle with Exit the modify setup ESC 133 System Parameter Settings Presto Setting the Default Color Time parameter This parameter will set the time used when setting colors with the key Directly Hold down and amp press COLOR Enter the desired time and press Exit this function ESC OR from the Parameter Setup Open the Setup Select the Parameter C and Setup Move the cursor to C Default Color Time Toggle with Exit the modify setup ESC m Setting the Color Palette parameter This parameter will choose between several different color schemes for the monitor display From the Parameter Setup Open the Setup Select the Parameter C amp J and Setup Move the cursor to GJ Color Palette Enter a number and press Exit the modify setup ESC 134 Presto System Parameter Setting
56. e to preset 2 but press The crossfade will be halted when you immediately after press and you have to press pressing G0 again to resume it Start the crossfade When the crossfade is completed the system will beep 17 Quick Introduction To Programming Presto You can crossfade to the previous preset too by When the crossfade is completed the pressing GO BACK Since system will beep preset 2 is now in A it means crossfading back to preset 1 The GO BACK function will use a default time of 2 seconds This time can be changed in the Parameter setup but that is not covered in this introduction B Use GdTO to fade to a Coro blackout now Fade to pre The sequence part of the screen should set 0 now look like this again and there should be no channel levels up Sequence Step Preset Out De lay In 2 2 0 A B 1 1 0 2 2 0 Loading a preset to a master 18 There are 20 masters that can be used to reproduce combinations of channel levels You can have as many channels as you want in a master look When you are using several masters at the same time they will add to the output simultaneously this is called Highest Takes Precedence You can play back presets from the masters or you can store com pletely new settings of channels and levels Presto Quick Introduction To Programming Example Loading a preset to a master If you have followed the previous examples you now have pres
57. e to the on board displays Functions section display The display in the functions section over the keypad is mainly there to show number entries made on the keypad During a crossfade it will also show the status of the A B crossfader playback Go A crossfade is running time displayed in the other displays GoBa Crossfading to the previous sequence step Paus A running crossfade is paused 33 General Guide To Functions And Displays Presto 34 Fader row displays The two displays next to the fader rows provide information about each fader row depending on the operational mode they are set for Upper row display Lower row display In the Upper row display when a fader is moved the number of the channel controlled by that fader is displayed and the current level of that channel for matching with the fader is shown in the lower row display In operational modes involving the sequence mode 4 it will display delay and in times for the incoming preset during a running crossfade In operational modes involving the masters mode 2 4 it will show the following Channels 1 20 are controlled by the upper row 2 Channels 21 40 4 Channels 41 60 6 Channels 61 80 8 Channels 81 100 10 Channels 101 120 12 Channels 121 140 14 Channels 141 160 19 The number of the channel fader you have just moved 4 0 Counting down Out time of a running crossfade d 3 0 Counting down Delay time of a
58. ed combinations of channels on the masters and use the assign keys of Presto General Channel Functions the masters to select the Press the master keys 1 20 groups for mixing into new presets or editing already stored presets Example Select master 3 Hold down for 3 seconds Set channels 3 10 to 0 25 in master 3 Exit master 3 Deselect all channels amp Now select all channels in master 3 as a group by pressing master key 3 and letting go right away The channels will be selected as a group Clearing all channels and levels in a playback field The system provides a built in shortcut for selecting all channels with a level in a field setting their levels to 0 and clearing the selection of channels This is done by holding down and pressing at the same time Set channels 1 5 to oJ 50 and channel 9 to 2 6 o 60 Clear all channels amp and levels 49 General Channel Functions Presto m Working with 256 bit level values 50 Levels for channels controlling dimmers are traditionally set from 0 100 The internal resolution of DMX512 however is almost 2 5 times higher A DMX channel is output from 0 255 steps called bits You may want to use this higher accuracy when you are setting val ues for mechanical dimming devices moving lights or scrollers con trolled with DMX Divide the bit value with 2 55 to get the value The board will dis play the value rounded off to the closest
59. ee Loading an effect to a master 94 Presto Effects lt When you have selected an effect step the content of that step is visible on the screen When any of the fixed items in the effect editor is selected Stage is shown so that you can check out and modify a running effect Creating a single channel auto effect There is a short cut for creating a single channel chase effect All you have to do is select any group of channels maximum 20 enter the number of the effect and then hold down and simultaneously Enter the Effect editor Select channels 1 and 5 25 at 50 J Record as effect amp You are now ready to load the effect to a master to run See Loading an effect to a master You can edit this effect as a normal effect because it is All you did was use a short cut to create it Note If you want to insert a range of steps in the middle of an exist ing effect like this just position at the place you want to insert and press amp RECORD J m Loading an effect to a master To run an effect you have to load it to a master first You can do this directly or from the Effect List Load effect 1 directly to amp master 1 OR Open the effect list Select effect 2 LJ or joystick and Load to master 2 The effect is displayed with an E 2 after the master on the master display of the screen and also in the lower row display of the board when you move the master fader When you fade up the
60. ee the count down of the 4 second wait time in the status display at the bottom of the screen After the countdown the crossfade to step 2 will begin automatically Setting Followon times You can choose between having Wait OR Followon times in the sequence in the parameter setup The difference is that a Wait time starts counting down after the END of the previous crossfade while the Followon time starts counting down from the START of the previ ous crossfade Avab boards normally use Wait times therefore this is the default setting Change parameter setting from Wait to Followon Open the Setup Select the Parameter C amp J and Setup Move the cursor to GJ Followon Toggle to On Exit the modify setup ESC 84 Presto Editing The Sequence Of Presets m Inserting sequence steps You can insert any preset number in a new step between any two existing sequence steps This way you rearrange the order in which the presets are stored for playback and you can reuse the same preset several times with new fade times every time This is the Avab Free Sequence option Open the Sequence List SEQ Move the cursor to a or joystick sequence step Insert preset 2 after that amp step Deleting sequence steps Sequence steps can be deleted along with all sequence information for that step as fade times and links The preset will not be deleted from memory it can be inserted somewhere else in the sequence again with
61. els selected are stored regardless of how many other channels are active pre set numbers 900 999 are reserved for the groups Once a group is stored the number of the group will be regarded as a channel num ber in the system This means that you can enter a group number and move the joystick or press to activate it Recording groups 118 Example of storing a group Select channels 10 20 0 0 o and 30 Store as group 900 J o o lt gt You did not have to set any levels to the channels to store as a group You can have levels but it is not necessary as with presets You can record a group with the selected channels even if other channels are active at the moment For example if channels 1 10 are lit you can still record a group with channels 5 15 Presto Groups m Playing back groups Example of using that group Select that group to C9 0 0 joystick up joystick and set levels Select channel 1 and 2 0 0 group 900 All channel functions work for a group enter group number first joystick Enter group number and move joystick Select channels in group Add group channels to existing channel selection GJ Subtract channels in group from existing channel selection THRU THRU Select channels in a range of groups 119 Macros Presto Macros The following will be described in this chapter Introduction to macros Recording macros Playing back macros m Introduction to Macros A mac
62. er and press The board will crossfade on the default time of 5 seconds to preset 1 Enter 0 and press The board will crossfade on the default time of 5 seconds to preset 0 I By changing the GOTO Jumps to parameter you can select if GOTO shall jump to a preset number or to a sequence step 15 Quick Introduction To Programming Presto Crossfading between presets manually The A fader controls the outgoing preset currently on stage and the B fader controls the incoming preset The crossfaders A B are matched so that moving both upwards completely will perform a crossfade After a crossfade they have to be moved back down before a new crossfade can be started The crossfaders can be changed to execute crossfade in both directions Example Crossfading manually preset 0 is on stage after the last example Load preset 2 to crossfader B and fade in manually Load preset 2 to playback B Move the crossfaders simultaneously all the way up and watch the stage or channel screen Now load and crossfade to preset 1 Load preset 1 to playback B Move the crossfaders back down and then simulta neously all the way up and watch the stage or channel screen Finally load a blackout in the form of preset 0 to playback B and crossfade O Move the crossfaders back down and then simulta neously all the way up and watch the stage or chan nel screen preset 0 is now in playback A 16 amp You a
63. er key in Flash mode as if you hold down and press that Master key Directly Hold down and amp press Toggle between Off and On Exit this function ESC OR from the Parameter Setup Open the Setup Select the Parameter C amp J and Setup Move the cursor to GJ Flash on time Toggle between Off and On Exit the modify setup ESC 129 System Parameter Settings Presto Setting the default Effect Time The default effect step time is the time that will be assigned to an effect step automatically when it is recorded Directly Hold down and amp press Enter a new time of 2 seconds and confirm by pressing Exit this function ESC OR from the Parameter Setup Open the Setup Select the Parameter C amp J and Setup Move the cursor to Default Effect Time Set to 3 seconds Exit the modify setup ESC Toggling the Output protocol DMX512 Avab You can toggle the output protocol between DMX512 and Avab This is the only parameter that won t change after a reset From the Parameter Setup Open the Setup Select the Parameter C amp J and Setup Move the cursor to ED Output Toggle between DMX512 or Avab Exit the modify setup ESC 130 Presto System Parameter Settings lt gt You can only transmit either Avab OR DMX512 They cannot be transmitted simultaneously There are two output connectors in the board The DMX standard X
64. erent functions One is to copy the level for a selection of channels from any stored preset the other is to undo the last level change Copying a level from a preset Store preset 10 with chan Lo nel 1 at 43 Clear all levels and chan amp nels Select channel 1 Copy the level from pre Co set 10 Channel 1 will be set to 43 as it was recorded in preset 1 lt Note that the fetch function will work also for a selection of channels This means that you can copy the levels for channels 1 4 and 10 from preset 3 for example Undoing the last level change Set channel 1 to 56 6 Change the level with the joystick joystick Undo the last level change back to 56 Change the level with Undo the last level change back at 56 Presto Keypad Channel Functions Direct Entry Mode Keypad Channel Functions Direct Entry Mode Direct Entry Mode is sometimes called At mode It is a different method for entering channels and levels that is used by many opera tors In the Presto you can select which way you want to work To change to At mode press SETUP and select the Parameter Setup Set the parameter At mode to On You can also hold down the SETUP key and press LEVEL J In At mode the following functions behave differently Set channel 1 to 56 6 Set channels 5 10 to 0 J 75 Set channels 1 3 10 to CJ J 3 mu O oJ C Lever J 50 0 Change the level for the selected channels
65. es at any time Just select the color focus preset you wish to modify change the values and re record All presets with scrollers will refer to the re recorded focus presets automatically Presto Controlling Scrollers Example of re recording color focus preset 1 with light channel 1 and scroller attribute channel 160 that previously was set to 10 Select color focus amp preset 1 Set some light to joystick channel 1 to see the instrument Set a value of 13 for CJ 6 Co emo OJ 3 Ce Levet the scroller Store the change Select another preset to modify 2 for example OR Exit this function ESC m Using the color focus presets to select frames Once you have stored more than two focus presets you can start using them to select different frames for your scrollers We are assuming that you have set up light channel 1 with attribute channel 160 as in the previous examples to illustrate this example Select channel 1 Set color focus preset 1 Set color focus preset 2 etc I The attribute indicator at the light channel on the channel screen will turn red as it is changing from one color focus to another You can change the speed of the color change by changing the Default Color Time parameter 107 Controlling Scrollers Presto Storing scrollers into presets The scroller information is automatically stored when you record a preset Set channel 1to 60 6 J o Set color focus preset 1
66. ess of the position of the fader This means that you can assign the focus values when the fader is at 0 or full or even when some other fader is controlling the light We are in this example assuming that there are two presets recorded preset 1 with focus 1 and preset 3 with focus 2 Assign preset 1 amp focus 1 to master 1 Assign preset 3 amp focus 2 to master 2 Set master 1 to 50 Master faders and master 2 to 40 Now you can select the focus settings from master 1 or master 2 by holding down and pressing the Master key Set focus from master 1 COLOR amp Set focus from master 2 COLOR amp Set focus from master 1 COLOR amp Set focus from amp playback B etc 116 Presto Controlling Moving Lights Storing and playing back moving lights in effects To use moving lights in an effect just set positions with the key as usual and record together with the light levels When the effect is played back the moving lights will go to the posi tions programmed in the effect steps 117 Groups Presto Groups The following will be described in this chapter Introduction to groups Recording groups Playing back groups Em Introduction to groups You can store channel combinations into groups that can be recalled in the board and accessed from the IR control The difference between a group and a preset is that a group does not necessarily need levels for the channels involved only the chann
67. et 0 on stage We are going to load preset 2 to master 1 from the preset list Open the preset List con taining all recorded presets A window appears on the screen listing all stored presets 1 0 amp 2 0 Move the cursor to pre C key set 2 Press the key under mas ter 1 Exit the preset List ESC You have now loaded pre set 2 to master 1 You can test this by fading up mas ter fader 1 which shall result in the channels of preset 2 fading up on stage and on the channel screen B Fade master 1 back to 0 for now You can load a preset directly to a master too without opening the preset List Load preset 1 directly to master 2 Load preset 1 to master 2 amp by holding down You have now loaded preset 1 to master and pressing Mas 2 You can test this by fading up master ter key 2 fader 2 which shall result in the chan nels of preset 1 fading up on stage and on the channel screen Fade master 2 back to 0 for now 19 Quick Introduction To Programming Presto m What does Highest Takes Precedence mean You can output light from all masters and the A B crossfaders at the same time But what happens if you have faded in preset 1 on the crossfade playback and it s up on a master too The answer is that the highest level of a channel takes precedence whenever it s output from more than one store in the system Example Testing Highest Takes Precedence If you have followed the previous exa
68. ferent start ing procedure Resetting the system and clearing the show Resetting the system means that you will clear the show memory completely and reset all system parameters except output protocol see note below to their default values See System Parameters and you will also restart the operational program which is the same as a restart If there is a disk in the floppy drive with a show that show will automatically be loaded after a reset Turn off the system Power switch Keep the button pressed while powering up lt gt After a Reset the output protocol is set to the same it was set to before the reset If there is a diskette in the floppy drive with a play called PRESTO ASC this play will be loaded This is to make it easy to reset the lightboard in an emergency situation and load a canned show without an experienced operator Presto Resetting Restarting The System Restarting the system and saving the show You can restart the system without changing the show that is cur rently loaded into memory if for some reason you suspect the opera tional system is stalling due to a static discharge or faulty power Turn off the system Power switch Keep the button pressed while powering up 155 The Operational Modes Presto The Operational Modes The following will be described in this chapter Introduction to the operational modes Mode 1 Two channel fields Mode 2 Channels amp Masters Mode 3
69. focus from COLOR amp master 2 Set color focus from COLOR amp master 1 Set color focus from COLOR amp playback B etc m Storing and playing back scrollers in effects 110 To use scrollers in an effect just set colors with the key as usual and record together with the light levels When the effect is played back the scrollers will go to the colors pro grammed in the effect steps Presto Controlling Moving Lights Controlling Moving Lights The following will be described in this chapter Introduction to controlling moving lights Setting up a moving light in the system Recording focus presets Modifying focus presets Using the focus presets Storing moving lights into presets Playing back moving lights from the sequence Playing back moving lights from the masters Storing and playing back moving lights in effects m Introduction to controlling moving lights Presto is a theater console in which you can incorporate and control a few moving lights without a problem If you are trying to do a show based on many moving lights we recommend you check out a mov ing light board for that part of the show A specific of moving lights is that how you wish to control them depends on how you intend to use them and what they are capable of doing how many parameters they have A moving light can have 2 32 control channels depending on what functions it offers You may not need all those functions therefore you pa
70. g 151 Printing a Show Presto Printing a Show 152 You can connect a standard parallel printer to the multi connector in the back of the board and print your play data Multi connector pins Pin 24 Gnd Pin 31 D5 Pin 25 Gnd Pin 32 D6 Pin 26 DO Pin 33 D7 Pin 27 D1 Pin 34 Strobe Pin 28 D2 Pin 35 Ready Pin 29 D3 Pin 36 5V Pin 30 D4 Pin 37 Gnd Select the printer functions from the SETUP Open the Setup List Move the cursor to E Printer Functions Select Printer Setup You now have the following options Sequence Presets Sequence amp Presets Effects Master Pages Color Presets Channel Setup Lines page 66 Presto Printing a Show Select the option you E want to print or set the amount of lines per page Start printing Pressing will abort the printing The board will be occupied until the printing is done 153 Resetting Restarting The System Presto Resetting Restarting The System 154 There are two buttons in the back of the board for resetting the system and clearing all show information or for just restarting the operational system without clearing the show If for some reason you suspect the operational system is stalling due to a static discharge or faulty power a restart could be useful Both functions require that the respective button is being pressed while the system is powered up because this is how you can bypass all normal starting functions and force the system to a dif
71. ght of the previous example and a change of Pan from 50 to 55 Select focus preset 1 amp Set some light to oJ oJ joystick channel 100 to see the instrument Change Pan to 55 0 Store as color focus preset 1 Using the focus presets 114 Once you have stored more than two focus presets you can start using them to select different parameters for your moving lights We are assuming that you have set up the moving light in the previ ous examples to illustrate this example Select channel 100 oJ oJ Set focus preset 1 Set focus preset 2 etc Presto Controlling Moving Lights Storing moving lights into presets The moving lights information is automatically stored when you record a preset Set channel 100 to 60 Co oJ 6 o Set focus preset 1 Record as preset 1 You have now stored both the light and the parameters from the focus preset into preset 1 This preset can now be played back from the sequence or from the masters m Playing back moving lights from the sequence A preset with moving lights will assign the stored focus values when you start that crossfade This means that the light and focus values are output simultaneously If you want to override this so that the focus values are preset before the crossfade you can do this by hold ing down and pressing before pressing GO J Example preset 1 has moving light channel 100 set to focus preset 1 preset 2 does not affect moving light channe
72. gn it to a master to run it The master will control the intensity of the effect You can link an effect to the sequence with a master link with an up wait down time Approxi mately five effects can be run simultaneously Effects are built in the A field and are therefore visible on Stage 93 Effects Presto Creating an effect An effect is selected from the effect list or directly with the effect key and built step by step Select effect 1 directly OR Open the effect list Select effect 1 LJ or joystick and You will now have the effect window on the right half of the screen and the channels on the left half of the screen Use the channel fad ers and channels functions to create the steps and to record each step A default time will be assigned to each step as it is recorded You can change the default time in the Parameter Setup Record a three step effect Set channel 1 to 50 J Record as step 1 Set channel 2 4 to 65 6 Record as step 2 Set channel 5 to 80 J Record as step 3 Each step will be assigned the default step time of 0 1 seconds and the total time will be the sum of all three step times 0 3 seconds The default playback mode of hard hard will be set You can change the individual time of each step by moving the cursor to that step entering a new time and pressing MODIFY J Select step 1 or Set time to 1 second Exit the effect window ESC You are now ready to load the effect to a master to run S
73. going to play it back Example Recording a preset The channel levels you set in the former example are going to be used to store a preset now Record them as preset 1 A short beep notifies you that a pre set has been recorded The output on stage has not changed Now let s make a change to this preset and record it as another pre set 14 Presto Quick Introduction To Programming Example Recording a second preset Add channels 10 amp 12 40 Take out channel 1 Record as preset 2 C oj Cem JI e J e o and pull joystick down You have stored preset 1 and preset 2 Now you are going to play them back but first let s clear all levels Clear all levels from the output Hold and press CH ID Now all channels and levels are set to 0 Crossfading between presets using Fading out the preset on stage simultaneously to fading in the incom ing preset is called a crossfade You can crossfade between any two presets using the crossfade A B playback This can be done manu ally using the crossfaders or with the or functions Example Using to crossfade between presets Crossfade to preset 1 Crossfade to preset 2 Crossfade back to preset 1 Crossfade to preset 0 which always is a blackout preset containing no light Enter and press The board will crossfade on the default time of 5 seconds to preset 1 Enter and press The board will crossfade on the default time of 5 seconds to preset 2 Ent
74. hould call your local Avab represen tative or the Avab Presto Hot Line during office hours in Sweden see last cover page You can also e mail our Customer Services Service questions technical support avabscand com Sales questions sales avabscand com Or visit our home page at www transtechnik com Presto General Guide To Functions And Displays General Guide To Functions And Displays This chapter lists and describes the features of this system and pro vides a general guide to monitor and display information This is a good chapter to browse through to get familiar with the system The following will be described in this chapter System features General A guide to the basic terminology and functions of this system General guide to the monitor information General guide to the on board displays m System features General The system is default set to operate as a fully programmable lighting console with all features operative It can be set to operate in differ ent simpler operating modes too These are the main features of the system in full operative mode Possible to upgrade to a total of 160 control channels Un proportional patch to 512 DMX512 or 256 Avab output channels On board displays and monitor monitor is required for full operation 20 masters with 10 master pages Master 20 can be set to operate as an inhibit master 20 effects 10 can run simultaneously 20 user macros Frequently used c
75. i cor s doae eiro a n a E D i 100 Setting the patch Tto T ia sdra sincs pi a ua a a a E A 101 Identifying an output directly on stage o ooa 101 Patching outputs to channels o oaoa a 102 Patching a range of outputs to a range of channels aoaaa 102 Un patching an output or channel aoaaa a a 103 Controlling Scrollers naaa aaa 104 Introduction to controlling scrollers 2 104 Setting up a scroller in the system 04 105 Recording color focus presets 2 22245 105 Presto Modifying color focus presets 2 22 22085 106 Using the color focus presets to selectframes 107 Storing scrollers into presets 2 000 108 Playing back presets with scrollers from the sequence 108 Playing back presets with scrollers from the masters 109 Storing and playing back scrollers ineffects 110 Controlling Moving Lights 111 Introduction to controlling moving lights 111 Setting up a moving light in the system 112 Recording focus presets congore meura d pe ee 113 Modifying focus presets 2 0 2 0200 0085 114 Using the focus presets 0 20 000005085 114 Storing moving lights into presets 115 Playing back moving lights from the sequence 115 Playing back moving lights from the masters
76. in the show during playback it s best to use the inhibit master for that channel or combination of channels The inhibit master works like the Grand Master for the channels it is specified to control This is a good solution for Front Of House channels provid ing a separate Grand Master for them Record all channels to be inhibited in a preset 2 Assign that preset to mas ter 20 3 Set that master to be the inhibit master in the setup m Parking a channel at a constant level 54 You can park a channel at a constant level which will not be affected by any other controls including the Grand Master Parking a chan nel at a constant level is like switching it to an independent field which will disregard all stored information for that channel Select channel 2 to park amp Set to 50 Lo J Exit ESC Presto General Channel Functions The board will output a level of 50 constant levels are displayed in green for that channel regardless of any other control information until it is un parked Also you cannot select that channel with any of the channel functions Set the constant level to 0 to release a channel from the constant field Channels can be parked from the Channel List too Open the Channel List amp Scroll to the channel LJ or joystick you want to park Select that channel Move to the position for GJ parking the channel at a constant level Set to 50 Lo Exit ESC Scaling a channel thr
77. l 100 preset 3 has moving light channel 100 set to focus preset 2 Seq step preset Out Delay In Wait 1 1 lt focus 1 A 2 2 B 3 3 3 0 3 0 lt focus 2 In the above situation the moving light is set to focus 1 in preset 1 and will change to focus 2 as preset 3 fades in The change is done on the time of the preset 3 seconds and as preset 3 is fading in If the moving light is to change the focus settings before pressing do like this Pre change focus settings in B before pressing Using the Attribute Mode parameter in the sequence editor you can change this behavior 115 Controlling Moving Lights Presto If you set it to GoOnGo the attributes will be executed when you press GO If you set it to GolnB the attributes will be executed when the step reaches the B field I You can change the default setting of this parameter with the Record Attributes As parameter in the Parameter Setup m Playing back moving lights from the masters When a preset has moving lights stored from a focus preset and is assigned to a master the master will only control the intensity of the lights The focus values are activated manually This is because the focus attributes are LTP they can only be addressed from one play back field master or crossfader at a time while the light intensities are HTP and can be addressed simultaneously from any playback You can decide which master focus settings you want to be active regardl
78. l be cleared when you select an effect step to edit This light will not be restored when you exit the Effect Editor 165 Appendix A Connections In The Rear Panel Presto Appendix A Connections In The Rear Panel All connector pins are indicated in the chapter of the manual corres ponding to that function This is a summary of the same pin connec tions Multiconnector outputs Protocol Pin 4 Data Pin 5 Data Pin 6 Gnd MIDI Pin 14 In Pin 15 In Pin 16 Thru Pin 17 Thru Pin 18 Out Pin 19 Out Remote Control Pin 7 Gnd Pin 8 IR2 Data Pin 9 RR1 Data Pin 10 12 V Pin 11 12 V Pin 12 Gnd Pin 13 IR2 LED Video Pin 1 red Pin 2 green Pin 3 blue Pin 4 Gnd Pin 6 red Gnd Pin 7 green Gnd Pin 8 blue Gnd Pin 10 Sync Gnd Pin 13 Horizontal Pin 14 Vertical 166 XLR connector Pin 1 Gnd Pin 2 Data Pin 3 Data External Trigger Pin 20 Trig 1 Pin 21 Trig 2 Pin 22 Gnd Pin 23 Gnd Printer Pin 24 Gnd Pin 25 Gnd Pin 26 DO Pin 27 D1 Pin 28 D2 Pin 29 D3 Pin 30 D4 Pin 31 D5 Pin 32 D6 Pin 33 D7 Pin 34 Strobe Pin 35 Ready Pin 36 5V Pin 37 Gnd Presto Appendix B MIDI Implementation Appendix B MIDI Implementation All MIDI messages described below can be sent or received on any MIDI Channel between 1 and 16 The values shown in parenthesis like this 144 all refer to MIDI channel 1 To be able to use other MIDI channels you have to add the chan
79. m a crossfade to any sequence step Working with Freeze Set light with masters channel functions and from sequence then switch over to Freeze Master outputs and crossfade playback output is frozen you can now set masters to new values modify presets fade in the sequence and nothing will be seen on stage For the sake of this example you can perform a few crossfades as you can see the output on the screen will be updated AS IF the light was output but on stage nothing will happen Return to board control by switching back to ON The light that was frozen is read into the A playback nothing has been noted on stage You can now continue running the board as if nothing happened making a crossfade to step 5 for example by pressing GOTO 122 Presto System Parameter Settings System Parameter Settings The following will be described in this chapter Setting the ID level Setting the Default GO time Setting the Step Level value Setting the Default GoBack time Toggling the Beep on off Setting the Value Toggling between Followon time amp Wait time Toggling Transparent Master Page on off Toggling Flash on time on off Setting the default Effect Time Toggling the Output protocol DMX512 Avab Setting the Goto Jumps To parameter Setting the Set Times To parameter Setting the Crossfade Both Ways parameter Se
80. master pages for random playback Masters can have separate stored single fade times Masters can be flashed in different flash modes Any two masters can be linked for automated replay with a preset in the sequence Light output from the masters is added to the output on a Highest Takes Precedence ba sis Scroller channels can be controlled from masters but are Last Takes Precedence Master 20 can be set to function as an inhibit master The software supports scrollers as Last Takes Precedence channels and provides color frame presets that can be used to store and access indi vidual frames quickly The color frame presets share memory with the lighting presets of which there are totally 200 This means that if you are using different gel rolls of 11 frames you will need to record 11 color frame presets to get di rect access to the individual frames That leaves 189 preset memories for lighting changes A macro is a combination of function keys stored together An example of a macro for playback is to start fades in several master fields simulta neously An example of a macro for programming is to select a certain group of scrollers and set to red Up to 20 macros with 20 keys in each can be stored Macros can be linked to the sequence Macros can be trigged from MIDI and the Exter nal Trig function 25 26 Effects MIDI External Trig Remote focusing Direct Channel mode General Guide To Functions And Displays Pre
81. master will function as a Grand Master for the channels assigned to it removing them from the output of the board The inhibitive master will never add light to the output it only removes levels output from other masters or the crossfaders An example of when this is useful is to have all channels that are Front of House over the Inhibit master so they can be faded out sep arately from the rest at curtain calls Set master 20 to inhibit mode Open the Setup Move the cursor to the parameter setup Select the parameter setup Move the cursor to the E parameter that sets master 20 to Inhibit mode Activate this choice Leave the Setup ESC Presto Masters Master 20 can be set to function as an inhibit master You can assign any group of channels to master 20 either by loading a preset con taining those channels to that master or by just selecting the chan nels The channels that are controlled by the inhibit master are tagged on the channel screen to show this Set the Master 20 as Inhibit parameter in the Parameter Setup to Yes Load channels of amp preset 2 to the inhibit master Load channel 5 to the amp inhibit master If you press shortly on the button the channels currently under control will be selected You can then add subtract to this group and re load it with amp Assign J m Recording Master Pages All settings for all 20 masters can be stored into ten different Master Pages By loading
82. mes like Wait and Followon are disabled Also masters that are linked to the sequence will not be started lt gt This parameter is also available by holding and pressing SEQ 92 Presto Effects Effects The following will be described in this chapter Introduction to effects Creating an effect Creating a single channel auto effect Loading an effect to a master Modifying the Rate Modifying the Type Modifying a step Deleting a step Inserting a step Controlling an effect from the sequence Introduction to effects An effect is a sequence of steps with lighting looks that are looped to start over all the time Each step is a balanced lighting look with indi vidual levels for all channels Each step can have an individual time this time is a wait time if the effect is run as a hard chase and a fade time if the effect is run as a soft chase You can change the contents of a step and the time for a step The total time of an effect is the sum of all step times This time is displayed and can be scaled 0 2000 with the Rate function Doing this will scale the individual step times accordingly during playback NOTE This function is currently not implemented There are four different Types for an effect hard hard hard soft soft hard and soft soft You can create an effect step by step or you can create an auto chase for any group of channels maximum 20 at the moment Once an effect is built you assi
83. mples you now have preset 0 on stage preset 2 loaded to master 1 and preset 1 loaded to mas ter 2 Fade in master 2 to around Manual fade of master 2 to 50 50 and leave it there The levels generated by the master are displayed in yellow which means they are generated from a master and that they are Highest at this moment Start crossfading in pre Manual crossfade upwards slowly 20 set 1 manually and slowly Watch what happens when you reach 50 The color of the channel Let go of crossfaders here levels will change to white which means they are generated by the crossfader A B playbacks and that they are Highest at this moment Leave the crossfaders where they are and fade the master up some more now As soon as the master Manual fade master up some more generates levels higher than the crossfaders the levels will be displayed in yellow again This is the effect of HTP If channel levels are generated from more than one place the highest levels generated will be output Presto Quick Introduction To Programming If the Highest level for a channel is generated from one of the mas ters it is displayed in yellow if it is generated from one of the A B crossfaders it is white m Using the Grand Master You can think of the Grand Master as the last control all channels have to pass before they are output from the system This is useful if you have a scene set up and you want to turn
84. n You can park any channel at a constant level which cannot be affected by other functions in the system This is useful if there is a temporary defect in some equipment that requires the control signal to be aborted When the problem is fixed you can simply un park the channel and it will be released for control from the rest of the system See Parking a channel at a constant level 3 Un patching the channel a long term solution You can un patch it It will still appear to be output from the system displays since the information for the control channel is unaffected but since the control channel is un patched from the output this wont affect the equipment assigned to that channel This solution can be practical if you have a defect equipment that you want to be sure cannot and will not receive any control signals from the lightboard but you cannot disconnect the control cable to that equipment physi cally 53 General Channel Functions Presto lt Un patch channel 4 Lo If you don t want to un patch the control channel you can un patch only the output channel a better solution if several outputs are patched to the same control channel Un patch output 8 0 amp Note that you must enter the Patch Window to be able to do this 4 Using the Inhibit master as a playback solution lt gt This function is not implemented yet If you want to be able to remove the channel from the output at cer tain points
85. n be pro portionally raised or lowered Setting channel levels from the keypad The default keypad mode is RPN which is Avab s traditional syntax for entering commands RPN is very simple you always enter the number of what you want first and then you press the function key for that number Example How RPN works Selecting channel 1 50 will be oJ CH ID oJ LEVEL number function number function If you are used to working with Direct Entry sometimes called At mode you can set the system to do this in the SETUP See Keypad 13 Quick Introduction To Programming Presto selection channel functions direct entry mode for information about this Example Setting levels with keypad Set channel 1 to 75 B set channel 2 and 3 to CJ emo 3 5 0 Le Lever 50 Set channels 5 through E 9 to 70 If no level is entered 70 which is a default level that can be changed in the Parameter setup Bring all channels down 5 Leave these channels on we are now going to use them to record a preset The channel screen should now show the following values for channels 1 10 70 45 45 65 65 65 65 65 Storing channel levels in presets for playback Once you have set channel levels you can store them and replay them in different ways A stored memory of channel settings is called a preset and this system can store 200 presets A preset is always stored in the same way regardless of how you are
86. nel number and subtract 1 Example NOTE ON on channel 4 144 4 1 147 m Keys All keys are transmitted as Note On and Note Off messages When a key is pressed the following MIDI Message will be transmit ted NOTE ON 144 Key number 64 When a key is released the following MIDI Message will be transmit ted NOTE OFF 128 Key number 64 By sending the corresponding command to the MID In port the Presto will execute the key The Key number for all keys is stated in the table below K MIDI Code MIDI Code SY Hex Dec 3C 60 3D 61 point 3E 62 0 01 1 1 02 2 2 03 3 3 04 4 4 05 5 5 06 6 6 07 7 7 08 8 8 09 9 9 0A 10 A 0B 11 All 0c 12 Assign 1 0E 14 Assign 2 OF 15 167 Appendix B MIDI Implementation 168 3 10 16 Assign 4 11 17 Assign 5 12 18 Assign 6 13 19 Assign 7 14 20 Assign 8 15 21 Assign 9 16 22 Assign 10 17 23 Assign 11 18 24 Assign 12 19 25 Assign 13 1A 26 Assign 14 1B 27 Assign 15 1C 28 Assign 16 1D 29 Assign 17 1E 30 Assign 18 1F 31 Assign 19 20 32 Assign 20 21 33 At Level 22 34 B 23 35 C 24 36 Ch 25 37 Ch 26 38 Ch 27 39 Ch Range 28 40 Color 29 41 Effect 2B 43 Esc 2C 44 Ext Trig 1 2D 45 Ext Trig 2 2E 46 Fetch 2F 47 Flash Mode 30 48 GO 31 49 Go Back 32
87. nguage it is possible to switch between those two in the Parameter setup under Default language Press the button Move the cursor with the and J buttons to highlight Load lan guage Insert the language disc at the rear end of the board Press Select the prefered language in the appearing screen B Press The language file will now be checked for errors If no errors occur the old language will be removed and the new will be loaded E Press If an error occurs the process will stop and you have to turn the board off and then on again to bring it back to operation You can now try again beginning from step 1 If the error reoccurs the language disc probably is defective and has to be replaced 160 Presto Loading New Operational Software Loading New Operational Software In Presto boards delivered after October 1997 it is possible to load new operating software from diskette To check if your board has this capability check the software version number in the About Presto setup menu If you have a version starting with 2 you can load new software from diskette How to load new software Turn off the Presto Hold down the Go and keys while you turn on the Presto Insert a diskette with the new software in the floppy drive Press to start loading the new software Please follow the instruction on the screen carefully The system will first check the diskette to verify that it can read the
88. ning memory When recording and re recording presets and lighting information into the Presto the memory may be fragmented When this happens the Presto cannot find a empty memory block that is big enough to record for example a preset This can happen even if the memory is not full The empty memory is just split up in too small blocks to be usable However there is a cure for this Save your play to disk clear the memory of the Presto and reload the play again Then all data will be packed together in the memory and all free memory will be available as one contineous block Software version 1 0 R6 This is your software version It should correspond with the version of your manual Software upgrade code Increasing the number of channels or adding other options is done with a special code that you buy from your Avab dealer This is where you enter this code 163 How Do Get More Channels Presto How Do I Get More Channels 164 Increasing the number of channels or adding other options is done with a special code that you buy from your Avab dealer This code is entered in the About Presto window and you can immediately use the new channels or options You will need to tell the serial number see below to your dealer to be able to get the code Open the SETUP Select About Presto C and You will get a window with the following information Serial Number 00 00 00 44 EE 15 The serial number of your board
89. nly channels with linked attributes and their attribute channels are dis played here Channels with an attribute are displayed with a dark gray background and the attribute channels are displayed with a light gray background 105 Controlling Scrollers Presto Set some light to joystick channel 1 to see the instrument Set a value of 10 for 1 6 Co en 4 G J the scroller Since there is light on stage from channel 1 you can check that the value of 10 for color frame 1 is correct or modify it Store as color focus RECORD preset 1 You are now ready to move on to color focus preset 2 Select color focus MODIFY preset 2 Repeat the same procedure and go on until you have stored as many color focus presets as you wish to have lt gt When you select a color focus preset that is not recorded existing levels will be copied to the new color focus preset as a suggestion If you do not want these levels just change them A color focus preset is for ALL attributes In this case of the example we only had one scroller If you have two scrollers you would have set the values for BOTH in color focus preset 1 etc even if they had different gel rolls and different values To copy a Color Focus preset to another number enter the new number and press RECORD J Modifying color focus presets 106 You can add attribute links and modify color focus presets to incor porate the new values or change old on
90. nnel amp with this level Check previous channel amp again Example This is useful to locate a channel quickly Let s say you know a lighting instrument you are trying to locate is supposed to be controlled by channel 11 or over then you start a check mode from channel 11 until you locate the lighting instrument Select a channel 11 at Joystick to 50 check level 50 Ch 11 12 13 14 15 Lev 50 Check to channel 12 amp Ch 1112131415 Lev 50 Check to channel 13 amp Ch 1112131415 Lev 50 Check back to channel amp 12 Ch 1112131415 Lev 50 52 Presto General Channel Functions Removing a channel from the stage output There are different ways of removing a channel from the stage out put without editing it out of all presets masters and effects it is stored in and played back from 1 Scaling the channel a fast solution You can scale the output of the channel down to 0 with the scaling function This solution is best when you need to remove a channel from the output quickly Scale channel 4 to 0 Joystick to 0 Channel 4 is now displayed in yellow instead of white and you can not set any levels to the channel since it is scaled to 0 of any value you set Scale channel 4 back to joystick up normal 100 When the level reaches 100 it will stay there If you let go of the joystick and try again you can go from 100 200 2 Parking the channel at 0 a temporary solutio
91. o 0 You can continue to fetch levels from the selected channels from any other preset Fetch levels for the selected channels from preset 2 Or preset 9 2 Balancing channels on the masters 76 To make it easy to balance channel levels against each other it is possible to quickly load channels to the masters one by one You can then easily set the levels for each channel with the masters The masters will in this case behave similar to the channel faders Select the channels that you want to load with the normal channel functions Hold down the key and press the key for the first master that you want to load to The channels will be loaded one by one to one master each Presto Editing The Sequence Of Presets Editing The Sequence Of Presets The following will be described in this chapter Introduction to the sequence Introduction to the sequence times Introduction to preparations for working with this chapter Introduction to the Sequence window Setting In Out times Setting Delay times Setting Wait times Setting Followon times Inserting sequence steps Deleting sequence steps Linking presets or effects in masters to the sequence Linking master pages to the sequence Linking a macro to the sequence Introduction to the sequence The sequence is a list of presets and fade times that can be advanced manually by the operator and from the MIDI or External Trig inputs It can also be preprogrammed as
92. o load that effect to You will control the intensity of the effect you have loaded with that master Up to 10 effects can run simultaneously m Using fade times for masters You can set a fade time for every master in every Master Page This fade time is activated when you move the fader or when you start a master fade with the START function The Flash functions can be set in the Parameter Setup to start the times too see Flashing a master Set a fade time to a master we are assuming that you already have loaded a preset or an effect to the master there is a complete exam ple of this in Loading a preset to a Master 61 Masters Presto 62 Set 6 seconds to 6 amp master 4 Move the fader to 100 and watch the masters on the screen the key toggles the master viewing on the screen on off as you can see the manual fader will not use the time to go to full Now use the key to fade the master back down Fade down master 4 amp OR You can also set up wait down fade times for a master from the MODIFY FIELD function Select Master 4 for amp modification Move the cursor to the E times Enter an up time of 4 seconds Enter a wait time of 2 GJ seconds Enter a down time of 1 GJ second Exit the Modify master ESC function Now use the key to trig these times Execute the amp up wait down fade in OR master 4 press The master will fade in on 4 seconds stay 2 seconds and fade out on
93. o select the type parameter for the effect you have chosen The effect will change on stage if it is output from a master as you toggle the parameters Move the cursor to the E Type box Change to soft soft Change to hard soft Change to soft hard Exit when satisfied ESC Modifying a step You can modify the channels and levels of any step blind in the effect window regardless if the effect is running or not Select effect 1 directly OR Open the effect list Select effect 1 or joystick and Move the cursor to a E step Change channel or level oJ o information set all channels in the step to 100 Store the changes for that step Move to another step E and repeat the procedure of making changes and storing by pressing OR Exit the effect window ESC 97 Effects Presto Deleting a step You can delete any step from an effect Select effect 1 directly OR Open the effect list Select effect 1 LJ or joystick and Move the cursor to the step you want to delete from the effect There is no undo function for this command you will loose the step you have deleted permanently Move the cursor to a GJ step Delete that step amp Repeat with another step OR Exit the effect window ESC E Inserting a step 98 You can insert a step between any other two steps until there are 20 steps totally Select effect 1 directly OR Open the effect list Select effect 1 LJ or joystick and Move
94. of the output tempo rarily like taking a coffee break The Grand Master will fade all channels to 0 without changing any settings on the masters or crossfade playback If the Grand Master is on 0 no light can be output from the system Example Using the Grand Master If you have followed the previous examples you now have preset 1 on stage preset 2 loaded to master 1 and preset 1 loaded to mas ter 2 Make sure the crossfaders are completely down Fade master 1 amp 2 to full Add channels 14 through oJ 8 JLo 20 at 80 Fade the Grand Master to All channel levels are faded to 0 now 0 Fade the Grand Master All channel levels are restored back to Full 21 Quick Introduction To Programming Presto m THE HONEYMOON IS OVER 22 This is where the quick introduction ends You are now able to record presets play them back from masters and crossfade between them manually or using the default times You are also aware of how Direct Channel mode and the Grand Master affect the output of the system Not that it s going to get much harder it s just that at this stage you will probably benefit more from learning about the different functions by looking them up in this manual rather than following examples that may not apply to what you are trying to do anyhow You may save yourself some time by reading the next chapter which gives you an idea about what this system can do for you Good luck If you get stuck you s
95. oggle the wait times of the sequence to function as Followon times instead with this function See Setting Followon times and Setting Wait times for more information about these two From the Parameter Setup Open the Setup Select the Parameter CJ and Setup Move the cursor to Followon time Toggle to On Exit the modify setup ESC Toggling Transparent Master Page on off You can set the Master Pages to be loaded transparently This means that when you load a Master Page only those masters that are included in the master page will change Other masters will not be changed The opposite choice with transparent set to Off means that loading a Master Page will clear all previous settings and load the new set tings Directly Hold down SETUP and SETUP amp MASTER PAGE press MASTER PAGE Toggle between Off and On Exit this function ESC 128 Presto System Parameter Settings OR from the Parameter Setup Open the Setup Select the Parameter C amp J and Setup Move the cursor to J Transp Master Page Toggle between Off and On Exit the modify setup ESC m Toggling Flash on time on off You can choose if the Master keys will bump the content of each master in Flash mode or if it will start a fade on the time assigned to the contents of that master When Flash On Time is set to On you will get the same result pressing a Mast
96. ombinations of channels can be stored into 100 groups Channel levels are stored in 200 presets for playback in sequence amp masters A sequence of 200 steps for replay with split times delay amp wait Macros effects and master fades can be linked to the sequence An auto sequence can be programmed using wait times Special scroller support MIDI support both MSC and Avab MIDI Remote focusing support External Trig support 23 General Guide To Functions And Displays Presto Direct Channel mode selector Output switch for freeze on off Special operational modes Setup for system parameters Printer support ASCII Light Cue import export support Floppy drive for storing a show A guide to the basic terminology and functions of this system 24 Hardware The system consists of a console Avab Presto and a VGA monitor Channel and This is a memory lighting console with a maxi output capacity mum capacity up to 160 individual control chan nels that can be patched to max 512 DMX512 output channels or 256 Avab output channels Patch The patch allows several outputs to be patched to a single control channel but is mostly used to re organize which control channel corresponds to what output channel It is unproportional which means that individual output channels cannot be scaled Any output channel can be accessed di rectly with the function whether it is patched to a control channel or not
97. oppy drive Open the SETUP Select the Disk functions Move the cursor to Format Disk Start Formatting This will take a minute Exit the setup ESC m Storing a show 138 Put the disk in the floppy drive Open the SETUP Select the Disk functions Move the cursor to To GJ Disk Confirm storing the show This will take a minute Exit the setup ESC Presto Storing And Retrieving Shows To Disk Retrieving a show Put the disk in the floppy drive Open the SETUP Select the Disk functions Move the cursor to From Disk and select Select the show to load Ea and confirm loading the show This will take a minute Exit the setup ESC m Importing and Exporting plays to Expert lightboards With the Expert format option the Prest can read and write diskettes in Expert format This is used when exchanging data with a lightboard from the Avab Expert family I The Expert has a smaller preset memory than the Presto Therefore saving in Expert format may skip presets to fit on the Expert disk A warning will be given in this case Reading an Expert diskette Put the disk in the floppy drive Open the SETUP Select the Disk functions Move the cursor to From Expert and select This will take some minutes 139 Storing And Retrieving Shows To Disk Presto 140 Writing an Expert diskette Put the disk in the floppy drive Open the
98. ou are controlling showing the number of the first channel in that range When you move a channel fader it will display which channel you are controlling so you won t have to memorize that fader 15 controls channel 35 in the range between channels 21 40 The lower display will show the current level of that channel so you know if you have to match with the faders position or not The key There are only 20 faders in the upper row and the system can control up to 160 channels therefore you can select whiCH_RANGE of 20 channels you want the faders to control The key for doing this is the CH RANGE key Every time you press you will select the next available range of 20 channels These will be marked with a red background color instead of blue on the channel display of the monitor Select the next range CH RANGE If you are currently controlling channels 1 20 pressing will let you control channels 21 40 with the faders Holding down and pressing or lets you step to the previous or next range Select the previous range amp It s also possible to select the range in which a channel is by enter ing the number of the channel Select the range in which channel 45 is Since this is range 41 60 the upper row display will indicate 4 39 The Channel Faders Presto Matching levels with the channel faders Since the same faders are used for different channel ranges there is bound to be a mismatch be
99. ough a show You can scale the levels of a channel with a scale factor of 0 200 through the show This can be used to edit the values of a channel proportionally without having to re record the levels of that channel in every preset You can also use scaling to quickly remove a channel from the output by scaling it to 0 There are two ways of scaling channels You can enter the number of a channel or select a channel group and scale directly by holding down and using the Joystick or the key You can also enter the Scale mode page by pressing amp SCALE You leave the scale page by pressing again The direct way of scaling channels or groups of channels Example Somebody has knocked down the light controlled by chan nel 2 you must quickly remove it from the output of the board Select channel 2 and held down joystick to use the joystick to scale zero to 0 55 General Channel Functions Presto 56 The scaling factor of all channels are shown when you hold down SCALE J Example The lights on channel 4 and 10 have been replaced by weaker light sources and need to be boosted to 120 previously stored levels of 100 will of course not be affected but all levels under 100 will be boosted 1 2 times Select channels 4 amp 10 oJ Scale to 120 held down oJ Removing the scale factor from a channel or channel group Select the channels 6 held 4 amp 6 for example down Remove the scale oJ oJ factor and se
100. oving light using 5 control channels for dimmer Pan Tilt color wheel and gobo wheel with the DMX start address set to 100 Channel 100 dimmer Channel 101 Pan Channel 102 Tilt Channel 103 color wheel Channel 104 gobo wheel Since the mechanical dimmer in this case is controlled by channel 100 we will assign the other channels as attributes to this channel Select channel 101 to oJ amp modify You will now have the channel modify window for channel 101 Move to Linked as Attr EJ to Ch Link to channel 100 oJ oJ Exit this window ESC Repeat the exact same procedure to link channels 102 104 to chan nel 100 The linked channels will disappear from the screen and a little gray box has appeared to the left of the level position of channel 100 This is the focus preset box Presto Controlling Moving Lights Recording focus presets If you have set up the moving light by linking the control channels as attributes to the dimmer channel you can start storing focus presets Hold down MODIFY MODIFY amp COLOR and press COLOR This is the color focus preset window for color focus preset 1 Only channels with linked attributes and their attribute channels are dis played here Channels with an attribute are displayed with a dark gray background and the attribute channels are displayed with a light gray background Set some light to oJ 0J joystick channel 100 to see the instrument Set the Pan to 50 C 0
101. p can have a split fade time and a delay time You can also have a wait time that starts the next crossfade auto matically seconds after the previous one is completed Times can range from 0 1 seconds to 9 minutes and 59 seconds You can enter times like this some examples only 0 1 means one tenth of a second 1 means one second 100 means one minute 0 seconds 230 means two minutes 30 seconds 959 means nine minutes 59 seconds Presto Editing The Sequence Of Presets Fade times of a sequence step are related to that step not to the preset occupying the step This makes it possible to use the same preset with different fade times in other steps or in the master fields These are the different times you can have between two steps wait not included Seq step preset Out Delay In 1 1 2 preset 1 fades in on 2s 2 2 5 5 In out time between 1 amp 2 is 5s 3 3 4 1 In 1s and out 4 s 4 4 1 lt 3 4 In1s Delay out 3 s and out 4 s 5 5 No time default time 5 s Also there are Wait times that can be set to start the next crossfade automatically In the parameter setup you can set the wait time to start counting from pressing it is then called followon or from the end of the previous crossfade Links from sequence steps You can link one macro two masters and a master page to a sequence step and this will be executed together with that crossfade Preparations for working with this chapter You will need two prese
102. pied with something else when the link is thrown out this will replace that with the link This is a conflict you have pro grammed and there is no warning Linking Master Pages to the sequence 86 You can link a Master Page to a sequence step that master page will be loaded when that sequence step is loaded to the B playback ready for the next crossfade Select sequence step 2 amp MODIFY for editing Move to the Master CJ Page parameter Link Master Page 1 Exit with ESC ESC Presto Editing The Sequence Of Presets The Master Page will be loaded when this sequence step is loaded to B ready for the next crossfade Linking a macro to the sequence You can link a macro to a sequence step that macro will be exe cuted when that sequence step is loaded to the B playback ready for the next crossfade Select sequence step 3 amp MODIFY for editing Move to the Macro E parameter Link Macro 1 Exit with ESC ESC The macro will be loaded when this sequence step is loaded to B ready for the next crossfade 87 Playing Back The Sequence Of Presets Presto Playing Back The Sequence Of Presets The following will be described in this chapter What the playback features are Selecting and crossfading to any step Manual crossfading between sequence steps Playing back sequence steps with GO PAUSE amp GO BACK Setting the default crossfade time Setting the default go back time Speed control of timed fades
103. r is a digital recorder for MIDI information You can hook up Presto to a sequencer and record all keys you press and all faders you move in real time into the sequencer Then you can play it back to the Presto edit it or synchronize to other MIDI compatible equipment from the sequencer 141 Using 142 MIDI With This System Presto Synchronizing boards Since Presto sends all keys and faders via MIDI this means that you can synchronize two Presto boards to have a tracking backup for a system You can also use this to synchronize a moving lights board with Presto providing that system is MIDI compatible Presto Using MIDI With This System The MIDI Setup Presto can transmit receive or transmit and receive MIDI All these settings are done in the MIDI setup which is located in the SETUP Open the SETUP Select the MIDI Midi Channel set to 1 16 Keys Receive Transmit or Rec Tra Faders Receive Transmit or Rec Tra Program Change On or Off MidiShowControl Receive Transmit or Rec Tra MSC ID set to 1 127 How you may want to set these parameters is explained in each application of the following chapters When MIDI data is coming into the board this is indicated in the Sta tus view on the screen with the word MIDI This can be used to check that there is MIDI input to the system Multi connector pins for MIDI You may need to make an adapter from the multi connector to stand ard midi
104. r setup Select channels 1through 4 4 Set to 70 Changing the predetermined level Hold down and amp press Enter a new value of 100 oJ oJ and confirm by pressing Exit this function ESC 44 Presto Keypad Channel Functions RPN Mode m The and keys These keys provide a predetermined increment decrement of the selected channels This is default set to 5 but can be changed using MODIFY or in the SETUP If a number is entered first these keys will select the channel with that number and increment decre ment the level of that channel Select channel 1 Set to 65 6J Up 5 Down 5 Select channel 5 and increment 5 Select channel 1 and dec rement 5 If you press the decimal point _ before pressing these keys you will increase or decrease the current levels of a channel combination with any specified value Increase channel 1 with CJ 15 If channel 1 was at 60 this command will set it to 75 Decrease channel 1 with JCJ 20 If channel 1 was at 75 this command will set it to 55 Changing the predetermined level of the increment decrement keys Hold down SETUP and SETUP amp 4 press Enter a new value of 10 oJ and confirm by pressing Exit this function ESC These keys will now increment decrement in steps of 10 instead of 5 45 Keypad Channel Functions RPN Mode Presto m The FETCH UNDO key 46 This key can be used for two diff
105. rd Mode is set to New pressing will present the next free number in the Record popup If set to Change pressing will update the current preset Directly Hold down and amp press Toggle by pressing Exit this function ESC OR from the Parameter Setup Open the Setup Select the C and ParameterSetup Move the cursor to Ea Record Mode Toggle with Exit the modify setup ESC Setting the Record Attributes As parameter This parameter selects how attributes are recorded When set to GoOnGo attributes will normally start when the key is pressed The change will normally appear with light on If set to GolnB they will start when the step is loaded into the B field This change will normally appear with light off Setting the GrandMaster parameter With this parameter the GrandMaster fader can be turned off This can be useful if the fader does not work properly You can then disable this fader and set it to 100 with the GrandMaster parame ter 136 Presto Storing And Retrieving Shows To Disk Storing And Retrieving Shows To Disk The following will be described in this chapter Introduction to the floppy drive Formatting a disk Storing a show Retrieving a show Importing and Exporting plays to Expert lightboards m Introduction to the floppy drive The floppy drive in the back of the board uses 3 5 HD floppy disks to store shows The drive will use MS DOS formatted disks and will s
106. re now all set to crossfade be tween preset 0 and preset 2 When the crossfade is completed the system will provide a beep preset 2 is now moved to playback A and playback B can be loaded with a new preset C PRESET amp BJ When the crossfade is completed the system will provide a beep preset 1 is now moved to playback A and playback B can be loaded with a new preset 0 PRESET amp BJ When the crossfade is completed the system will provide a beep Presto Quick Introduction To Programming m Crossfading between presets using You can also crossfade between presets using the key and the default crossfade time of 5 seconds The default crossfade time can be altered in the Parameter Setup and you can store individual fade times for every preset but that is not covered in this introduction Examples If you have followed the previous examples you have pre set 0 on stage if not press 0 and you will This is what the sequence part of the screen should look like Sequence Step Preset Out Delay In 2 2 0 A B 1 1 0 2 2 0 We are going to crossfade to preset 1 which is automatically loaded to crossfader B already since it follows after preset 0 which is in crossfader A Start the crossfade When you press the crossfade starts and runs for 5 seconds While the crossfade runs the A B part of the screen will turn red and when it is com pleted the board will beep Start the next crossfad
107. reset you can either do this live or blind To do this live you have to load the preset to a playback like a master or one of the crossfaders Once a preset is modified and re recorded it will be changed in all memory stores where it is used such as master pages or sequence steps If the preset is loaded to a master the master is currently not updated with the new preset 71 Presets Presto 72 Modify a preset in crossfader A Observe that you can select a preset for modification either directly or from the preset List See Loading a preset to a master for more on this Load preset 3 directly to amp crossfader A The preset is now loaded to the crossfader and should be on stage since crossfader A is output at 100 unless the crossfaders are in the middle of a crossfade Make sure masters are outputting light only if you want to record them into the modification of the preset Modify by lowering all channel 5 Re record the preset warning window You could have entered the number of the preset before pressing record but since you loaded the preset to the crossfader and didn t enter a number before pressing RECORD J the system assumes that you are re recording the same preset you loaded Modifying a preset in a master will be done live if the master is up and blind if the master fader is down Load preset 3 directly to amp master 1 Hold down the master down and hold key to select that master for modifica
108. ro is a combination of keys that are stored in a memory and can be played back by recalling that memory by linking that memory to a sequence step or by assigning that memory to one of the two external trig inputs There are 20 macro memories that can store up to 20 keys each Macros can be used to simplify repetitive programming or for live playback features See the examples on the next page Recording macros 120 Record macro 1 amp The sign Learning macro appears at the bottom of the screen Record a macro for o jumping to the start of the sequence End recording the macro You cannot edit or view a macro once it is recorded Keep note of the contents of you macros and re record them at any time repeating the same procedure I The macros are not recorded in real time you can take as long time as you want to record a macro It will always be played back as quickly as the board can handle Macros can be used to simplify repetitive programming or for live playback features Here are some examples of macros to give you an idea as to how you can use them Presto Macros Live Playback macros Start fades in masters amp 1 5 Clear all masters then Lo J MASTER PAGE MASTER PAGE load master page 2 and MASTER PAGE START amp start master 3 Set color 1 to all Lo Lo CJ Larour 1 coLor J 4 J scrollers channels in group 901 and GOTO sequence step 1 Toggle Flash On Time amp parame
109. rs to the sequence 85 Linking Master Pages to the sequence 86 Linking a macro tothe sequence 2004 4 87 Playing Back The Sequence Of Presets 88 What the playback features are 020 88 Selecting and crossfading toanystep 88 Manual crossfading between sequence steps 89 Playing back sequence steps with GO PAUSE amp GO BACK 89 Setting the default GO and GO BACK times 90 Speed control of timed fades 2 45 90 Combining manual and timed fades 0 4 91 Jumping toa sequence step c c sa ea rot a reg a a 000008 91 Previewing the crossfade content on the display 92 Disabling automatic times 2 0 0 0 a 92 EffectS eropa 6 GR RRO ERG RSE REE Ae eH eR a 93 Introduction to effects 2 se te po ee ee ee ee 93 Creating aneffect 020202202 eee 94 Creating a single channel auto effect 0 95 Loading aneffecttoamaster 2 0 95 Modifying the Rate sr s sene adaa ean a a pd 96 Modifying the Type anaa 0 200022 eee ee 96 Modifying a step a oa a 200000000 eee ee 97 Deleting astepy s 2 d asop a 5 405 Hea pee ae oad Ra E as 98 Inserting a Step i124 4 44 8 ae bad he ea eel o 98 Controlling an effect from the sequence 99 Patel x anea ee Bee MA OS E E ee ea eB a 100 Introduction tothe patch s sors
110. s m Changing the Output Size parameter The Output Size parameter sets the number of outputs used in the Presto system With DMX512 protocol any number between 24 and 512 can be set With Avab protocol the maximum number of outputs is 256 Initially the number of outputs is set to the same number as the number of channels in your system This is normally OK However if you want to patch several outputs to the same channel you may want to increase the number of outputs to be able to control more dimmers or scrollers Some scrollers also require the use of output 511 or 512 for fan or speed control In this case you must set this parameter to 512 Open the Setup Select the Parameter C amp J and Setup Move the cursor to GJ Output Size Enter a new value and press Exit the modify setup ESC Setting the Include Masters in Play parameter This parameter will choose if Master status should be included in the Play stored to a diskette If set to Yes the master fields will be loaded with their stored content when you load a play From the Parameter Setup Open the Setup Select the Parameter C amp J and Setup Move the cursor to E Include Masters In Play Press to toggle between Yes and No Exit the modify setup ESC 135 System Parameter Settings Presto Setting the Record Mode parameter This parameter will select the default behavior of the key if you press it without a number If Reco
111. s you have reset the board to step 1 first You can avoid problems like this by using absolute functions For example press instead of and the board will always fade to step 1 when that MIDI data is received 147 Remote Control Focusing UR1 Presto Remote Control Focusing UR1 148 Using the UR 1 Universal Remote control many functions in the Presto can be remote controlled The following functions from the UR 1 transmitter are available in the Presto please check the UR 1 manual for more information followed by 100 or 0 selects a channel and changes the level 100 or 0 changes the level for the selected channels Clear clears all levels in the selected field and clears the selected channels Color Select color for selected channels Ch Select a channel Ch Add a channel Ch Subtract a channel Thru Select add range of channels Level Seta level to the selected channels AdP Add the channels from a preset All Select all channels with a level gt 0 Revert Same as Undo Fetch Load Load a preset Record Record as preset Go Same as GO Jump Same as GOTO If you use numbers between 900 and 990 together with the channel functions 100 0 you will select the channels from the corresponding 900 group Presto Remote Control Focusing UR1 Multi connector pins Pin 7 Gnd Pin 8 IR2 data Pin 9 RR1 data Pin10 12V Pin
112. specify that the crossfaders should make a new crossfade in each direction It doesn t matter where the crossfaders are if you want to perform an automatic crossfade pressing or GOTO Taking over a running crossfade manually You can take manual control of a running crossfade in two ways either by just matching the levels of the running fade with the crossfaders or by Pausing the running fade and matching the levels with the faders Finishing a manual crossfade automatically You can press GO in the middle of a manual crossfade and let the fade continue on what is left of the times that were assigned to that step originally m Playing back sequence steps with GO PAUSE amp GO BACK The key will start the next crossfade when pressed If no times have been assigned to that sequence step the default GO time will be used Pressing GO before the running crossfade is completed will stop the running fade and start fading from there to the next step This is called performing a Go Ahead A running crossfade started with can be taken over manually by matching the faders with the level of the running fade The key will stop the running crossfade You can restart by pressing or again or you can take over manually with the crossfaders The key will perform a crossfade to the previous step on the default Go Back time which is set in the Parameter setup If you 89 Playing Back The Sequence Of Presets Presto press during a running
113. sto Up to 20 effects can be recorded with a maximum of 400 effect steps totally Each step can contain any amount of channels with individual levels and a single effect step time Effects can be set to run soft fading hard cutting soft in nard out or hard in soft out Effects can also be set to run in a loop or random step selection There is an auto record function that let s you create an effect loop out of any selected group of channels Scroller channels can be recorded and played back from effects You can access all keys and faders through MIDI There is basic MIDI Show Control support for se lecting and playing back cues MIDI IN OUT is supported through the multi connector in the back of the board The Avab MIDI implementation al lows you to record key pressings and fader move ments into a standard MIDI sequencer in real time for playback and or synchronization with time code depending on the capability of the se quencer MIDI can also be used to synchronize the operation of two consoles There are two external trig inputs supported through the multi connector in the back of the board All you need is to short circuit the two sig nal pins for each input to activate the trigging function Each trig input can execute a MACRO This is useful for remote controlling the system from another system integrating control of some functions from the stage actor lighting switch for example or maybe as a simple wire remote for
114. suppressed Select this mode directly by pressing amp 1 OR select this mode from the setup 156 Presto The Operational Modes Open the SETUP Select the Parameter Setup Select Operational mode Move the cursor to Mode 1 Select the mode C C and Lmoniry J C C and Lmoniry J LIC Example of working in Mode 1 Set both crossfaders down this means the A field is at 0 and the B field at 100 Now set up a scene blindly with the channel faders of field A Crossfade to field A by moving both crossfaders up Now set up a different scene blindly with the channel faders of field B Crossfade to field B by moving the crossfaders down Etc lt gt You can use the keypad channel functions in combination with the channel faders Mode 2 Channels amp Masters In this mode the upper faders are channel faders for the currently selected master or an extra stage field with no master fader The lower faders are master faders The Grand master is active and the keypad channel functions can be used Also the Master Page func tions master Flash and effect functions will work Basically only the sequence will not work in this mode Select this mode directly by pressing amp 2 OR select this mode from the setup 157 The Operational Modes Presto Open the SETUP Select the Parameter J and Setup Select Operational C amp J and mode Move the cursor
115. t channel range 41 80 in this case when pressed Each time you press a new range is selected and the first channel in the range is displayed in the display to the left of the channel faders The selected range is displayed in gray on the channel screen This is the only key that is used in Direct channel mode If you have lights connected Moving channel fader 1 should bring up the dimmer and light source corresponding to channel 1 If it doesn t you have to check if the dimmer is powered up if the dimmer is set to receive the protocol you have set the board to transmit if the breaker is thrown this can mean there is a short circuit disconnect all equipment from the dimmer before resetting the breaker if the dimmer is set to channel address 1 that there is a light source connected to the dimmer if there is a lamp fault 11 Quick Introduction To Programming Presto Quick Introduction To Programming When you go through the examples in this introduction make sure you follow the instructions chronologically because the examples are made this way This introduction will show you how to access channels store levels in masters create presets for playback and crossfade between them It is assumed that you have reset the system so all settings are default as described in the previous pages The following will be described in this chapter Setting a channel level with joystick Setting channel levels from the keypad
116. t channel 4 back to 100 Selecting the Scale page Select the Scale amp function You can now work with the channel functions and the joystick or level keys Exit the Scale function Presto Masters Masters The following will be described in this chapter Introduction to the masters Modifying light in a master Loading a preset to a master Loading channels and levels to a master Loading an effect to a master Using fade times for masters Starting master fades with START Starting master fades from the sequence Inhibit master mode Master pages Clear all masters and set to 0 Flashing a master Storing master contents to disk m Introduction to the masters This system is equipped with 20 masters Each master is a separate field that can reproduce lighting information Every master has an assign key that is used to flash the contents of that master to start automated fades and for programming that mas ter The masters can be used for random manual playback of pre set lighting looks and effects or they can be used to mix different lighting looks for creating new presets All 20 masters are shown under the sequence display you can get an expanded view of the separate times and flash functions for each master by toggling the display using the key Channel combinations effects presets and fade times Each master can contain a combination of channels and levels that can be accessed with the master fader and a
117. t is played back the intensities are output from the preset and the color settings from the focus preset This means that you can change the reference values of a scroller in all presets by simply re recording the color focus presets Scrollers can be run from masters from the sequence steps and from effects Presto Controlling Scrollers Setting up a scroller in the system Scrollers are set up in the channel list In this example we will set up a scroller with the DMX address 160 that is mounted on a light corresponding to channel 1 If your system doesn t have 160 chan nels use a lower number for the example Select channel 160 6 0 amp directly OR from the channel list Hold down MODIFY amp and press CH ID Move to channel 160 LJ or joystick Select channel 160 You will now have the channel modify window for channel 160 Move to Linked as Attr E to Ch Link to channel 1 Exit this window ESC Exit the channel list ESC You have now linked the scroller attribute channel 160 to chan nel 1 Channel 160 has disappeared from the screen and a little gray box has appeared to the left of the level position of channel 1 This is the color focus preset box Recording color focus presets When a scroller has been linked as an attribute to a channel you can start recording color focus presets Hold down MODIFY amp and press COLOR This is the color focus preset window for color focus preset 1 O
118. t the default output protocol is set to the last chosen pro tocol whether it was DMX512 or Avab If your equipment isn t responding at all to the board you may have to change protocol in the Setup What you do What happens Press You get a window with alternatives Use the C keys to The cursor is moved place the cursor over Parameter Setup Press You get a new window Use the J keys to toggles Avab or DMX512 move the cursor to the alternative Output and press Press The window is closed and you are now transmitting the new protocol at the out put connector in the back of the board 10 Presto Setting Up The System Getting light on stage with Direct channel mode In Direct channel mode you are disconnecting all stored play infor mation and normal functions of the lightboard and using it as a single scene manual channel board It is good to set the board to this mode if you want to check the channels and make sure the dimmers are responding Turn the switch to the Direct channel mode position Make sure the Grand master is up Make sure the OUTPUT switch is set to ON Channels 1 40 can be accessed from the channel faders now Moving channel fader 1 and you can see the value for channel 1 on the channel screen If the value is shown on the screen it is also out put from the board Press and move channel fader 1 again you will now be controlling channel 41 because the key selects the nex
119. t this choice in the parameter setup or with amp MASTER PAGE When they are loaded transparently they will only load new information and leave old information that isn t affected by the new information See Toggling Transparent Master Page on off in the SYSTEM PARAMETER SETTINGS chapter Clear all masters and set to 0 Clearing all master setting by loading the zero page will not clear any Master Page information that had been recorded It only clears the contents and settings of all masters and sets the faders to 0 66 Presto Masters Clear settings of amp masters 1 20 You can also clear all masters by selecting Master Page 0 Clear settings of Co amp MASTER PAGE masters 1 20 You will get a warning MASTER PAGE pressing MASTER PAGE again yes and pressing No m Flashing a master The contents of a master can be flashed in two different flash modes normal and SOLO Normal Flash mode will add the output of that master to the rest of the masters output and SOLO will set all other masters to 0 and replace with the output of that master You can set the flash level individually for all masters and you can disable flash mode for individual master keys The key toggles between the different flash modes and no flash mode 1 Select flash mode for mas ters 1 20 The Flash LED will light up 2 Select SOLO mode for masters 1 20 The Solo LED will light up 3 Disable Flash mode Both LED s are
120. t11 12V Pin12 Gnd Pin 13 IR2 LED 149 Remote Control Focusing IR6 Presto Remote Control Focusing IR6 150 Using the IR 6 Remote control transmitter and RR 1 receiver many functions in the Presto can be remote controlled The following functions from the IR 6 transmitter are available in the Presto followed by F v 0 selects a channel and changes the level 901 990 F v O selects a 900 group a changes the level 991 Re records the preset in the A field 995 Clears the A field 996 Same as GO 999 Select all channels with a level F v 0 changes the level I The Presto will not accept the same command two times after each other This is a protection against accidentally executing two GO commands Just press another function key in between to pass this Multi connector pins Pin 7 Gnd Pin 8 IR2 data Pin 9 RR1 data Pin10 12V Pin11 12V Pin12 Gnd Pin 14 IR2 LED Presto External TRIG Functions External TRIG Functions You can connect a standard two lead momentary switch to either or both external trig inputs in the multi connector in the back of the board Multi connector pins Pin 20 Trig 1 Pin 21 Trig 2 Pin 22 Gnd Pin 23 Gnd The External trig inputs currently access the following functions Trig 1 GO Trig 2 Macro 1 if defined otherwise starts a fade on master 1 lt A setup will be provided in future software versions were you can define the action for Tri
121. tch only the functions you want to the board to save control channels You will always need to control Pan and Tilt if the light is controlled by a mechanical dimmer you want this to be the light channel that the other controls are linked as attributes to The focus presets for colors are perfect for storing focus positions for Pan and Tilt You can use the same color focus presets as you are using for colors For example color 1 in scroller 1 can be focus pre set position 1 for a moving light also the examples go through this more profoundly The advantage of working with focus presets is mainly if you believe that the focus positions are going to be altered during the show for example if you are touring to different size stages Then you can just re calibrate your focus presets instead of correcting the Pan and Tilt positions for all moving lights in all presets of the sequence 111 Controlling Moving Lights Presto All parameters of a moving light that are assigned as attributes LTP and stored in focus presets will be operated on the same time in a crossfade Either on or in preparation for the next fade I Presto will only handle 8 bit Pan and Tilt values You can also run moving lights channel by channel HTP or from masters it all depends on what you are trying to achieve Setting up a moving light in the system 112 Moving lights are set up as attributes in the channel list In this exam ple we will set up a m
122. ter On Off Repetitive programming macros Select channels 1 9 CH ID 9 THRU subtract 5 and RECORD RECORD re record the selected preset Set In time 3 seconds TIME amp A 4 Time amp B and out time 4 seconds for the next fade m Playing back macros Enter the number of the macro you want to play back The macro will be executed immediately and as quickly as possible regardless of how long it took to record See also Linking a macro to the sequence and External trig of a macro 121 Using The Output Switch B O FREEZE Presto Using The Output Switch B O FREEZE The output switch over the Grand Master has three positions B O Position B O may be screened as OFF on the board This position is a Black Out that will send out DMX Avab 0 on all channels except attrib ute channels controlling scrollers and moving lights The screen will show lights on stage so you can continue to work blindly in this mode ON This is the normal position of the switch in which the output is transmitted normally to all channels Freeze This position will freeze the current output values for all channels and attributes and hold them until the switch is set back to On You can work blind in the system with all play information while the switch is in the freeze position and when the switch is set back to On the frozen values will be read into playback A so you can perfor
123. th only channels and Grand Master functioning and all the other functions muted When somebody who is not familiar at all with the system needs to use the board to set some simple lights for a situation different than what is programmed in the board Presto The Channel Faders Turn the switch to the Turn Direct channel mode switch Direct channel mode posi tion Make sure the Grand mas Grand Master ter is up Make sure the OUTPUT Output switch switch is set to ON Channels 1 40 can be accessed from the channel faders now Moving channel fader 1 and you can see the value for channel 1 on the channel screen If the value is shown on the screen it is also out put from the board Press and move channel fader 1 again you will now be controlling channel 41 because the key selects the next channel range 41 80 in this case when pressed Each time you press a new range is selected and the first channel in the range is displayed in the display to the left of the channel faders The selected range is displayed in red on the channel screen The keypad channel functions will work in Direct channel mode too here are some examples Set levels with channel Channel faders faders 1 40 Select all and raise 5 Add channel 5 at 90 2 0 Clear all channels amp Set levels with channel Channel faders faders 1 40 Switch back to playback A Turn Direct channel mode switch The lights will stay put in playback A 41 Ke
124. the cursor to the step you want to insert a step before Move the cursor to a GJ step Insert a step before that amp step Repeat OR Exit the effect window ESC Presto Effects You now have an empty step that you can select and modify as any other step Repeat OR Exit the effect window ESC Controlling an effect from the sequence You can link an effect to any sequence step to be faded in and later faded out by using the master links of the sequence see Linking presets or effects to the sequence 99 Patch Presto Patch The following will be described in this chapter Introduction to the patch Setting the patch 1 to 1 Identifying an output directly on stage Patching outputs to channels Patching a range of outputs to a range of channels Un patching an output m Introduction to the patch 100 The patch is useful for solving various situations It can be used to control several dimmers from one single control channel or it can be used to patch all fan and speed channels of a number of scrollers to only two control channels The advantage is that if something goes wrong with a piece of controlled equipment it can easily be un patched from the system The system is expandable up to 512 DMX512 or 256 Avab outputs through the patch The default setting of the patch is 1 1 which means control chan nel 1 controls output 1 etc You can patch several outputs to one control channel No output can be pat
125. the output to flash or set a level with the joy stick or key AS soon as you press again or select a channel with all levels are restored Identify output 4 then hold down Set output 5 to 50 oJ Set a level to output 6 6 joystick with joystick Exit and restore output levels 101 Patch Presto m Patching outputs to channels You have to activate patch mode from the setup before you can patch channels and outputs Enter the SETUP Select the Patch C amp J Confirm that you want to modify the patch Select output 1 to patch Patch it to channel 4 Select channel 2 to patch Patch it to output 5 Select outputs 1 10 0 and patch them to channel 1 It doesn t matter if you start selecting a channel or an output You can choose whatever that suits your needs You can use J J and to select a group of outputs to patch to a channel Patching a range of outputs to a range of channels You can command the Presto to assign outputs to any selection of channels Enter the SETUP Select the Patch CJ Confirm that you want to modify the patch Select the channels that 0 you want to assign outputs to 1 10 in this example Enter the first output oJ number that should be used 101 in this example 102 Presto Patch Outputs starting at 101 will be assign one each to the selected channels You can use and to select a group of channel to assign output to Un patching an outp
126. tifying a combination of channels If you have selected a combination of channels you can hold down to flash the whole group If you let go of the key too quickly you will get the normal function of that key which is to clear any previous selection of channels and select a new channel Select channels 1 5 Use the ID function to Hold down flash the currently selected combination of channels lt gt You can set the high ID level for the key from the parameter setup See the chapter System Parameter settings Identifying an output Patching outputs to control channels may get confusing and it can be good to be able to identify a certain output regardless of patching The key works for outputs in the same way the key works for control channels Use the ID function to hold down ID output 4 lt gt You can change the default level that the function will use This parameter is called ID Level in the Parameter Setup 51 General Channel Functions Presto You can also access it by holding the key and pressing CHAD J Check mode for channels There is a function for stepping through a series of channels at any selected level If a channel is already set to a level when selected it will cut to the check level and then cut back to the previous level when the next channel is checked Select a channel 3 and joystick to 50 set a check level Check to next channel amp with this level Check to next cha
127. time GJ parameter Enter an out time of 2s and confirm Leave this window ESC Seq step preset Out Delay In Wait A 1 1 B 2 2 3 2 82 Presto Setting Delay times Editing The Sequence Of Presets You can delay the start of the out time or the start of the in time up to 9 minutes 59 seconds from pressing for that crossfade Set a delay out time Select sequence step 2 to modify Move the cursor to the delay out time Enter a delay time of 2 seconds Exit the modify sequence step window Seq step preset Out A 1 1 B 2 2 t ESC Wait Delay In lt 2 0 When you press for this fade the out time will wait 2 seconds before fading out There can only be one delay time so the arrow will point at either In or Out Set a delay in time Select sequence step 2 to modify Move the cursor to the delay in time Enter a delay time of 3 seconds Exit the modify sequence step window Seqstep preset Out A 1 1 B 2 2 t ESC Wait Delay In 3 gt 83 Editing The Sequence Of Presets Presto Setting Wait times The Wait time will execute a crossfade to the step it is assigned to starting countdown from the end of the previous crossfade Select sequence step 2 to modify Move the cursor to the wait time Enter a wait time of 4 seconds Exit the modify ESC sequence step window Seq step preset Out Delay In Wait A 1 1 B 2 2 4 If you fade to step 1 by entering you will s
128. tion Modify all channels down 5 Re record the preset RECORD warning window RECORD Recording will automatically exit the master field You can modify any preset already loaded to a master in the same way just skip the first step of loading a preset to a master Presto Presets m Modify a preset blind If you want to modify a recorded preset you can either do this live or blind To do this blind you can select a preset directly or from the preset List for modification This will automatically provide a blind edi tor for that preset Open the preset List Move the cursor to a or joystick preset Select modification for that preset OR Select preset 2 directly for modification You will now be in a blind editor for that preset You can still use masters or sequence playback functions but all channel and editing functions are locked to this editor until you exit Modify the preset by Lo adding channel 1 50 Re record the preset warning window Recording the change will automatically exit the modify preset func tion m Copying a preset blind You can copy any preset by selecting it for modification and then instead of re recording it just recording it with a new preset number Open the preset List Move the cursor to a or joystick preset Select modification for that preset OR Select preset 2 directly for modification 73 Presets Presto Now you will re record this preset as th
129. to Mode 2 Select the mode Example of working in Mode 2 Use the channel faders and keypad channel functions to set up and record presets that you want to use in the masters You can also create presets directly in the masters See Modifying light in a master Use the master faders and Flash functions to set and run lights lt gt NOTE You can store Effects and Master Pages that you can use in this mode See Effects and Masters for more information on these functions m Mode 3 Two Master Rows 158 In this mode the upper faders are master faders for masters 1 20 controlled by crossfader A The lower faders are master faders 1 20 controlled by crossfader B The Grand master is acrive and the key pad channel functions can be used Also the Master Page functions master Flash and effect functions will work Basically only the sequence will not work in this mode Select this mode directly by pressing amp BJ OR select this mode from the setup Open the SETUP Select the Parameter C amp J and Setup Select Two Master C and Rows Move the cursor to Mode 3 Select the mode Presto The Operational Modes Example of working in Mode 3 Use the channel faders and keypad channel functions to set up and record presets effects and Master Pages that you want to use See Masters Presets and Effects You can now work as if it was a two scen
130. tributes will be executed when you press GO If you set it to GolnB the attributes will be executed when the step reaches the B field gt You can change the default setting of this parameter with the Record Attributes As parameter in the Parameter Setup m Playing back presets with scrollers from the masters When a preset has scrollers stored and is assigned to a master the master will only control the intensity of the lights in the preset The scroller focus is assigned manually This is because the scrollers are LTP they can only be addressed from one playback field master or crossfader at a time while the light intensities are HTP and can be addressed simultaneously from any playback You can decide which master scroller settings you want to be active regardless of the position of the fader This means that you can assign the scroller values when the fader is at 0 or full or even when some other fader is controlling the light We are in this example assuming that there are two presets recorded preset 1 with color focus 1 and preset 3 with color focus 2 Assign preset 1 amp focus 1 to master 1 Assign preset 3 amp focus 2 to master 2 Set master 1 to 50 Master faders and master 2 to 40 109 Controlling Scrollers Presto Now you can select the color focus settings from master 1 or mas ter 2 by holding down and pressing the Master key Set color focus from COLOR amp master 1 Set color
131. ts in the sequence to understand the time functions Record the following two presets unless you already have two presets recorded and in the sequence Record preset 1 with channel 1 at 70 Clear channel 1 amp Record preset 2 with channel 2 through 4 at 70 Go to preset 1 preset 2 will be in B 79 Editing The Sequence Of Presets Presto Seq steppreset Out Delay In Wait A 1 1 B 2 2 m The Sequence window General 80 The MODIFY SEQUENCE window lets you set in out delay wait times and links for any sequence step There are three ways of opening this window 1 Finding a sequence step in the Sequence List and opening the MODIFY SEQUENCE window Open the Sequence List SEQ Move the cursor to a or joystick sequence step Open the modify window for that step 2 Opening the MODIFY SEQUENCE window directly for any spe cific sequence step Select sequence step 2 directly 3 Opening the MODIFY SEQUENCE window for the sequence step in A or B Open the MODIFY amp SEQUENCE window for the step in A Open the MODIFY amp SEQUENCE window for the step in B Presto Editing The Sequence Of Presets You will have the MODIFY SEQUENCE window on the right half of the screen and the channels and levels of the preset occupying the sequence step are displayed in the channel display to the left Its possible to alter the channels and levels of the preset in the sequence step from the MODIFY SEQUENCE fun
132. tting the Default Color Time parameter Setting the Color Palette parameter Changing the Output Size parameter Setting the Include Masters in Play parameter Setting the Record Mode parameter Setting the Record Attributes As parameter Setting the GrandMaster parameter Setting the ID level The ID function in the key will flash the selected channel or group between 0 100 You can set the high value to any other value than 100 from the parameter setup or directly If lamps are cold flashing them to 100 will shorten their life span you may want to set to 70 if that is sufficient to identify the lamp you are flashing Directly Hold down and amp press Enter a new value of oJ 70 and confirm by pressing Exit this function ESC OR from the Parameter Setup 123 System Parameter Settings Presto Open the Setup Select the Parameter C amp J and Setup Move the cursor to ID E level Set to 75 Exit the modify setup ESC Setting the Default GO time The default go time is the crossfade time that will be assigned to all crossfades that don t have any other time assigned to them It is also the time used by the GOTO function You can set this time anywhere between 0 seconds and 9 minutes 59 seconds Directly Hold down SETUP and SETUP amp press Enter a new value of MODIFY 4 seconds and confirm by pressing MODIFY Exit this function ESC OR from the Parameter
133. tween the physical position of a fader and a channel level at times To gain control of a channel level with a fader is called matching The Lower row display will always show the matching level 23 for example for the channel you have last moved with a channel fader Example If you are controlling channel range 1 20 and you set chan nel 1 to 50 the fader will be in the middle Press to control channels 21 40 Providing channel 21 which is now controlled by fader 1 still at 50 this means that the fader will have to be brought to 0 to match the level of channel 21 before you can con trol it with the fader The Lower display will show the matching level like this O until the fader and the level are synchronized again m Using Direct channel mode 40 Direct channel mode switch converts all 40 faders to channel faders temporarily Also the master and B crossfade playback outputs are muted leaving only the A crossfade playback active together with the Grand Master These are some examples of situations when this is useful When you want to balance a large group of channels manually to create or modify a preset you can switch back to Normal and the lights set in Direct Channel mode will stay in playback A When you want to set some lights on stage for rehearsal or work without having to reset the master faders and other controls During rigging without a monitor where you want to have a simple channel fader board wi
134. und on channel numbers Indicates that these are the channels controlled by the channel faders This is called the current Chan nel Range and is selected with the key Yellow channel number Indicates that the channel has been Scaled No channel number Indicates that the channel has been assigned as an attribute to some other channel The sequence display shows 10 sequence steps at a time and is scrolled as the show is advanced The upper part shows the previous sequence step and right under the step in the A playback and then the step in the B playback followed by the next 7 steps Grey A B status indicates that no crossfade is running Red A B status Indicates that a crossfade is running The system status display at the bottom of the screen has an additional A B status indica tor that shows the levels of the A B faders that will toggle to red during a crossfade too The master display on the main page shows all 20 masters current levels contents preset ef fect and times 31 General Guide To Functions And Displays Presto 32 Mst Master number a Indicates that there is a new preset waiting that has been downloaded from a Master Page Lv Level of master fader Prs preset or Effect number loaded to that mas ter Time Indicates Up Wait Down time when run ning More information about the masters is displayed by toggling the display with view Mst Master number a
135. ut or channel Enter the SETUP Select the Patch J Confirm that you want to modify the patch Select the output you 0 want to un patch OR Select the channel that o you want to un patch the outputs from 103 Controlling Scrollers Presto Controlling Scrollers The following will be described in this chapter Introduction to controlling scrollers Setting up a scroller in the system Recording color focus presets Modifying color focus presets Using the color focus presets to select frames Storing scrollers into presets Playing back presets with scrollers from the sequence Playing back presets with scrollers from the masters Storing and playing back scrollers in effects m Introduction to controlling scrollers 104 Scrollers are set up by linking the scroller DMX address channel to the light channel of that scroller The scroller is treated as an attrib ute channel that behaves as Last Takes Precedence LTP which means it will stay at the last set value until a new value is set regardless of crossfades Light channels are HTP see What does Highest Takes Precedence mean The settings for each frame in a scroller is stored in a Color focus preset These color focus presets are accessed directly from the key later When you record a preset with a scroller the board will store the reference to the color focus preset that was set for the scroller together with the light levels in the preset When the prese
136. value 1 4 will be dis played as 1 and 1 6 will be displayed as 2 Select channel 1 Set a level of 128 bits J amp 128 2 55 50 Set a level of 129 bits f9 amp 50 6 which is displayed as 51 Set a level of 255 bits CJ amp 100 You can also use the amp keys to increment or decrement a level by one bit Select channel 2 CH ID Increment current level CJ amp 1 bit repeat twice to get 1 displayed Decrement current level CJ amp 1 bit If you want to find out what 0 100 level corresponds to a 0 255 bit level you multiply the level with 2 55 Example 50 x 2 55 128 bits actually 128 21 If you want to find out what 0 255 bit level corresponds to a 0 100 level you divide by the same factor of 2 55 Example 129 2 55 50 31 I 256 bit levels cannot be displayed on the channel screen but are stored with the show and exported in ASCII Light Cues Presto General Channel Functions Setting channels to 100 and 0 It is possible to set a channel directly to 100 or 0 Hold down the key and press to go to 100 or to go to 0 m Identifying a channel or output on stage There is an ID function for channels and outputs to help you locate and identify a lighting instrument quickly Identifying a channel If you select a channel and hold down the key for a few sec onds that channel will start flashing between 0 100 Use the ID function to hold down ID channel 4 Iden
137. ypad Channel Functions RPN Mode Presto Keypad Channel Functions RPN Mode The following will be described in this chapter Introduction to keypad selection of channels in RPN mode The key The key The J key The key The key The and keys The key m Introduction to keypad selection of channels in RPN mode 42 The default mode for entering commands in the system is the Avab RPN mode It is very simple to learn requires few keystrokes and applies to all functions in the system There s one single rule enter the number first and press the function key after Example How RPN works Selecting channel 1 CH ID Co LEVEL 50 CHAD LEVEL number function number function Before you can set a level to a channel you must select that chan nel You can select any combination of channels for setting levels to simultaneously with the level functions or the joystick The channel selecting amp keys are The keys involved in set LEVEL FETCH UNDO ting levels are Presto Keypad Channel Functions RPN Mode m The key All channel selection functions start with the key This will clear any previously selected channels and start a new combination Select channel 1and clear CH ID any previously selected channels The key is also used to identify a channel on stage see Identifying a channel or output on stage m The key This key is used to add any channel to any previously selected com

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