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1. 112 7 2 2 Playing back a cue 112 7 2 3 Changing playback pages 112 7 2 4 Releasing running playbacks 113 7 3 Editing cues 113 7 3 1 Editing a cue by merging 113 7 3 2 Updating stored values and palettes used in a cue 114 7 3 3 Playback and Cue view 114 7 3 4 Using parts of existing cues the Include function 115 7 3 5 Removing attributes from cues using Off 116 7 4 Copying moving linking and deleting 117 7 4 1 Copying or moving a cue 117 7 4 2 Deleting a cue 117 7 5 Cue timing 118 7 5 1 Setting fade times and Overlap for a cue 118 7 5
2. 143 9 5 5 Running a cue list to timecode 144 9 6 Advanced options 145 9 6 1 Release mask 145 9 6 2 Fader mode 145 9 6 3 Handle Paging 145 9 6 4 Cue Options 145 9 6 5 Autoload 146 9 6 6 Macro Links 146 9 6 7 Key Profile 146 9 6 8 Shape Size Shape Speed 146 9 6 9 Tracking 146 10 Running the show 147 10 1 Playback controls 147 10 1 1 Back up the show 147 10 1 2 L
3. 62 4 1 17 Fan mode 63 4 2 Viewing and using numerical values 66 4 2 1 The Channel Grid window 66 4 3 Advanced options 67 4 3 1 The Fixture Tools Menu Latch button 67 4 3 2 Lamping fixtures on and off 67 5 Palettes 69 5 1 Creating palettes 70 5 1 1 Which attributes are stored in palettes 70 5 1 2 Storing a palette 70 5 1 3 Quick record 72 5 1 4 Setting legends for palettes 72 5 2 Recalling palettes 73 5 2 1 Recalling a palette value 73 5 2 2 Palette pages
4. 167 12 5 Curves 168 12 6 Upgrading the software 172 12 7 Recovering reinstalling the system 172 12 7 1 Booting from USB recovery stick 173 12 7 2 Installation Instructions 173 12 7 3 After Installation 173 12 7 4 Front panel button mapping for BIOS 174 13 Working with Fixture Personalities 175 13 1 1 Downloading fixture personalities from Avolites 175 13 1 2 Updating the personality library on the console 176 13 1 3 Requesting a new fixture personality 176 13 1 4 Reporting a personality bug to Avolites 176 13 1 5 In an emergency 176 14 Networking the console 179 14 1 Controlling fixtures over a network 179 14 1 1 Setting IP address
5. 43 3 2 5 Fixture Exchange 44 3 2 6 Update personalities 45 3 3 Copying moving and deleting fixtures 45 3 3 1 Copying or moving a patched fixture 45 3 3 2 Using copied fixtures 46 3 3 3 Deleting a patched fixture 46 3 4 Advanced options 47 3 4 1 Swap pan and tilt 47 3 4 2 Invert attributes 47 3 4 3 Freeze fixtures or attributes 48 3 4 4 Editing the personality 48 4 Controlling dimmers and fixtures 49 4 1 Using the select buttons and wheels 49 4 1 1 Selecting fixtures and dimmers for control 49 4 1 2 Setting fixtures to a start position Locate
6. 137 Page 10 Reference Manual Contents TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 9 3 Editing cue lists 137 9 3 1 Editing a cue list using Unfold 137 9 3 2 Using Update to change tracked cues 138 9 3 3 Editing a cue list which is running 138 9 3 4 Editing a cue list while recording 139 9 4 Copying moving linking and deleting 140 9 4 1 Copying or moving a cue list 140 9 4 2 Deleting a cue list 140 9 4 3 Deleting a cue from a cue list 140 9 5 Cue list timing 140 9 5 1 Time and fade options for Cue Lists 140 9 5 2 Cue linking amp Link Offset 141 9 5 3 Individual attribute fade times 142 9 5 4 Fixture overlap
7. 50 4 1 3 Clearing selection 51 Page 8 Reference Manual Contents TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 4 1 4 Changing attributes using the wheels 52 4 1 5 Setting attributes using the touch screen 53 4 1 6 Setting attributes from the softkeys 56 4 1 7 Selecting fixtures and dimmers by number Channel 56 4 1 8 Selecting using a pattern 57 4 1 9 Selecting fixtures which are in a palette or playback 58 4 1 10 Attribute groups IPCGBES FX 58 4 1 11 Using fixture groups 59 4 1 12 Fixture Order and Fixture Layout in groups 60 4 1 13 Stepping through selected fixtures one at a time 61 4 1 14 Highlighting the selected fixture with Prev Next 62 4 1 15 Align fixtures 62 4 1 16 Flip
8. 179 14 1 2 Setting up DMX outputs 179 14 1 3 A simple ArtNet system 180 14 1 4 Setting up an ArtNet system 181 14 1 5 Additional ArtNet Resources 182 14 2 Connecting to a simulator with ACDI 182 14 2 1 ACDI 183 14 3 Module Setup 184 14 4 Using Active Fixtures with CITP 184 14 4 1 Example CITP setup 184 14 5 All about IP addressing 185 14 5 1 Setting your IP address 185 14 5 2 Subnet Masks 186 14 5 3 Choosing an IP address and Subnet Mask 186 14 5 4 Automatically assigning IP addresses DHCP 187 14 5 5 Private IP address ranges
9. 74 5 2 3 Quick palettes with no fixtures selected 74 5 2 4 Setting palettes to all fixtures in a playback 74 5 3 Editing palettes 74 5 3 1 Viewing and editing the content of palettes 74 5 3 2 Changing the content of palettes 75 5 3 3 Updating palettes used in a playback 75 5 4 Copying moving and deleting palettes 76 5 4 1 Copying or moving a palette 76 5 4 2 Deleting palettes 76 5 5 Timing palettes 77 5 5 1 Fading a palette 77 5 5 2 Fixture overlap when recalling palettes 77 5 5 3 Master Time for palettes 77 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects 79 6 1 Creating effects 80 6 1 1 C
10. 188 14 6 Repairing a Network Connection 188 15 Using different Avolites consoles 189 15 1 The console controls 189 15 2 Programming features in Titan 190 16 Release notes 193 16 1 Version 5 0 193 16 1 1 Upgrading from 3 1 193 16 1 2 Upgrading from 4 0 193 16 1 3 New features in v 5 0 193 16 1 4 Improvements in v 5 0 197 16 1 5 Bugs fixed in v 5 0 198 16 1 6 Bugs fixed in v 4 1 199 17 Glossary of terms 201 INDEX 207 Page 12 Reference Manual Contents TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 1 Quick Start Page 13 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 1 Quick Start This section is a quick guide on how to do most things on the Tiger Touch Each section has a link to take you to the appropriate manual section f
11. 160 12 1 5 Configuring an external monitor 161 12 2 Key Profiles 162 12 2 1 Creating and editing key profiles 162 12 2 2 Selecting a key profile 164 12 2 3 Individual Key profiles for playbacks 164 12 3 The System menu 165 Reference Manual Contents Page 11 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 12 3 1 Avotalk Security 165 12 3 2 Network Settings 165 12 3 3 User Settings 165 12 3 4 Key Profiles 166 12 3 5 Wipe 166 12 3 6 Display Setup 167 12 4 DMX output mapping 167 12 4 1 Configuring DMX outputs
12. 151 11 Remote control 153 11 1 Setting up the remote 153 11 1 1 Network setup 153 11 1 2 Console setup 154 11 2 Operating the remote 155 11 2 1 Keypad 155 11 2 2 Fixture List 156 11 2 3 Playback List 156 11 2 4 Settings screen 157 11 3 Troubleshooting 157 12 User Settings and other options 159 12 1 Configuring the Workspace 159 12 1 1 Opening workspace windows 159 12 1 2 Selecting and positioning workspace windows 159 12 1 3 Saving workspaces 159 12 1 4 Compatibility view
13. 87 6 4 2 Randomising effects 90 6 4 3 Creative use of fixture layouts 92 6 4 4 Other Layout Editor tools 96 6 4 5 Playback Order and Priorities 97 6 4 6 Displacement and Layer Properties 101 6 4 7 Spawn and Pre Spool 104 7 Cues 109 7 1 Creating a cue 109 Reference Manual Contents Page 9 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 7 1 1 How the Tiger Touch works when programming 109 7 1 2 Creating a cue 110 7 1 3 Quick Build cues 111 7 1 4 Using shapes in cues 111 7 1 5 Blind mode 111 7 2 Using a cue 112 7 2 1 HTP and LTP
14. 23 2 3 1 Workspace windows 23 2 3 2 The menu area of the touch screen 27 2 3 3 The toolbar 28 2 3 4 The Heads Up Display HUD 29 2 3 5 Visualiser 30 2 3 6 Key profiles 30 2 3 7 Undo Redo 31 2 3 8 Key macro buttons 31 2 3 9 Keyboard shortcuts 32 2 3 10 Locking the console 33 2 4 Titan Simulator 33 2 4 1 Installing Titan Simulator 33 2 4 2 Running Titan Simulator 34 2 5 Loading and saving shows 34 2 5 1
15. Playback Options Select the blue spiral playback Press Previous or Next until you can see Priority Normal on the softkeys Press this to toggle it to Priority High Now fire the blue spiral followed by the white pulse Even though you fired them in the same order as the first example the blue spiral now sits on top of the white pulse because it has a higher priority 6 4 6 Displacement and Layer Properties In this example we create random flashing bars and use layer controls to make global adjustments to the whole effect 1 gt Create a group and adjust the fixture layout as described in previous examples 2 gt Select this group and begin creating an effect 3 gt Select Layer 1 and add a Block element 4 gt Adjust the width and height sliders until we have a thin strip that covers at least one cell vertically and the whole grid Page 102 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 horizontally 5 gt Reduce Y until the bar disappears off the top of the grid This is in preparation for adding a displacement animation 6 gt Add a Displacement animation By default this will offset the original position by anything up to 30 distance This is because the default value for Distance is set to a maximum of 30 and Distance Random is set to 100 meaning it can use any random value between zero and 30 Similarly Direction Random is se
16. 147 Save Show 35 saving show to hard disk 34 35 Select a DMX line 39 Select Cue 140 Select Fix Page button 50 select if 58 selecting a range of fixtures 49 selecting fixtures in a pattern 57 Set Cue Times in unfold mode 128 Set Fixture Order 143 Set IPCGBES Times 120 131 Set Legend button 42 110 Set Out Time 141 setting attributes 53 Setup button 34 35 shape generator 79 shape speed and size 82 shapes deleting 86 Page 210 Index TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 editing shape in a cue 85 fading in 86 121 fixture order 85 phase 83 reversing 86 shapes window 80 shortcut keys 32 show file saving and loading 35 simulator 33 Snap Back button cue lists 137 software recovery 172 software upgrading 172 Speed chase 129 speed of chase 125 spread of shapes 83 Stop button cue lists 137 Store Palette 70 sub fixtures 41 swap items if required 46 76 117 Swap Pan Tilt 47 system menu 165 T tap tempo 129 tempo units 165 temporaru speed 125 temporary chase speed 165 text size 166 theatre mode 133 timecode 144 Titan simulator 33 toggle mask 71 touch button size 166 transparent lock 121 145 U undo redo 31 unfold cue list 137 Unfold button 127 Unknown fixtures 176 unlinking chase cues 130 update 75 114 138 update
17. This will make the lines of the spiral stay the same width A negative value means the spiral gets thinner towards the outside a positive value means it gets thinner towards the inside Reduce Turns so we can make a more bold effect Approx 3 should work Increase Thickness to 50 for chunky lines Page 100 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Increase Exponent to around 25 This causes the spiral to expand at a faster rate 4 gt Add a Spin animation for genuine psychedelic effect Adjust speed until you are unable to look away from the screen 5 gt Select the Layer to show the layer controls and change the colour to blue using the colour picker 6 gt Record the cue Now let s look at how they interact on the playbacks Fire the blue spiral effect 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects Page 101 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Fire the white pulse Notice how the white takes priority over the spiral The blue spiral only appears as the white oval fades out and gets smaller Kill both effects Fire the white pulse Fire the blue spiral This time the blue spiral sits on top of the white pulse That is because the playbacks are following a latest takes precedence rule LTP To guarantee the blue spiral always sits on top you can set it to be a higher priority Kill both effects
18. To select Blind mode hold down the Avolites button and select the Blind option The option shows Active or Inactive Individual playbacks can be set to Blind mode using Playback Options The playback will then output only to Visualiser not to the stage Page 112 7 Cues TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 7 2 Using a cue Because it s possible to play back a large number of cues at the same time the console has to have rules on how it combines the output from different cues These are called HTP and LTP rules 7 2 1 HTP and LTP Control channels are handled in two ways Dimmer or intensity channels work on the principle of Highest Takes Precedence HTP If an HTP channel is active at different levels in several cues the highest level will be output When you fade out a cue the HTP channels fade out with it All other channels work on the principle of Latest Takes Precedence LTP The latest change takes over from any other values so the most recent cue to be turned on is the one which is output When you fade out a cue LTP channels retain their values until changed by another cue 7 2 2 Playing back a cue To fire play back a cue raise the fader Make sure there are no values in the programmer by pressing the Clear button because anything in the programmer will override the playback You can fire several cues at once The HTP levels in the cue wil
19. they will be highlighted in blue The softkeys then give you available settings for that control value or you can directly edit values by typing numeric values and pressing enter You can delete the selected control s using the Delete softkey Any changes take immediate effect 7 3 4 Using parts of existing cues the Include function The Include function lets you load selected parts of a cue back into the programmer Normally only manual changes to fixtures are put in the programmer You can then use this to make a new cue This is useful if you want to make a cue which is similar to one you already have or to build a new cue from various parts of other cues It s also useful when editing shapes in cues There are two modes Quick Include and Advanced Include Quick Include simply reloads the whole cue Advanced Include allows you to specify which attributes of which fixtures you want to load into the programmer So for example if you have a cue which contains position colour and gobo information for 8 fixtures you can use the include function to load only the colour information for 4 of the fixtures into the programmer You could then Include position Page 116 7 Cues TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 information from another cue into the programmer and build up a new cue using information from several existing cues If you Include a chase or cue list the screen shows you a list of the cu
20. fixtures which you can use in an emergency if you need to operate a fixture with no personality When patching go through the manufacturer list until you find Generic In this section among other fixtures are the following 13 Working with Fixture Personalities Page 177 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Multi DMX Has up to 10 DMX channels all channels are LTP You can select from 1 10 channels on the Mode screen Press Attribute Bank and use the softkeys to select channels Generic RGB Allows you to control an RGB fixture such as LED colour changers This offers 5 modes 1 Dim 2 R 3 G 4 B VDim 1 R 2 G 3 B 1 R 2 G 3 B 4 Dim VDim 4xRGB 4xRGB VDim is a virtual overall dimmer channel for fixtures without a DMX dimmer control When you use the Dimmer attribute the console will adjust the RGB levels accordingly Page 178 14 Networking the console TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 14 Networking the console Page 179 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 14 Networking the console There are a number of ways for the console to communicate with lighting fixtures beyond the traditional DMX sockets and these are described in this chapter The console also supports communicating with a number of different simulators visualisers over various communication methods At the end of the chapter is a section which aims to cover the basics of IP addressing which is essent
21. 8 5 2 Individual cue times in chases 130 8 5 3 Setting attribute fade times for a cue in a chase 131 8 6 Advanced options 131 8 6 1 Loop Stop on Final Cue 131 8 6 2 Forwards backwards bounce random 131 8 6 3 Cue linking 131 8 6 4 Renumber cues 132 9 Cue Lists 133 9 1 Creating a cue list 133 9 1 1 Programming a cue list 133 9 1 2 Changing legends for cues in a cue list 135 9 1 3 Autoloading a playback within a cue list 135 9 1 4 Running a key macro from a cue list 136 9 2 Cue List playback 136 9 2 1 Running a cue list 136 9 2 2 Killing a cue list
22. If a fixture is being controlled by a playback and you turn on a playback of the same or higher priority then the new playback will take over However if the new playback is set to lower priority than the first playback the fixture will not change This is useful if for example you ve programmed looks using all your fixtures then you decide you want a couple of them to spotlight a singer If you set the Spotlight playback to be high priority then while it is active no other playback will affect the spotlight fixtures Undo Redo Undo Redo buttons allow you to undo an action if you do something and later regret it Release When a playback is killed you can set how the LTP channels release The default setting is to not release any attributes i e LTP channels will not change when the playback is killed but you can set attributes to revert to their state in the most recently active playback Page 192 15 Using different Avolites consoles TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 16 Release notes Page 193 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 16 Release notes This section describes changes in the most recent version of software Please ensure you save and backup your shows before attempting to upgrade any software This section only lists the changes in the most recent update for changes in earlier versions please check the release notes provided on the console using the VDU menu
23. Touch Close to close the program Additional Programs allows you to run some diagnostic programs which might help Avolites Support find problems you re having Restart and Shutdown Software restarts and closes the Titan software You would normally only use these when upgrading the software 2 3 4 The Heads Up Display HUD The HUD window is shown as one of the workspace windows Most of the HUD information is now shown in other windows but if you re used to using it you might like to have it displayed Fixtures are highlighted in dark blue if in the programmer and in light blue if selected Switch screen Centre Close Page 30 2 Setting up and using the console TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 2 3 5 Visualiser The console runs Avolites Visualiser internally This allows you to view the output of the console if you can t use the real lights enabling you to make changes to your show at home or in your hotel It can also be used in Blind mode for programming during a show Visualiser is shown in a workspace window either on the touch screen or on the external monitor Press Window Options then Move Screen on the View menu to move it between the touch screen and external monitor Configuration buttons for Visualiser are provided in the context button area to the left of the menu buttons The operation of Visualiser is not covered in this manual please refer to the Visualiser manual
24. disconnected the chase but may have caused problems if you left the console with a chase running for more than a few days Slow running with both Channel Grid and DMX view open The operation of the console could slow down if you had both the DMX view and the channel grid open at the same time This only ocurred if the views contained channels that are changing Console freezing while clearing shapes from the programmer Very occasionally the software may freeze while clearing shapes from the programmer Fader controls shape size and speed not working in Cue Lists The option to control the shape size and speed was not working with cue lists Playbacks firing through Timecode at the same time as user operations The software could freeze if a timecode playback was fired at the same time as the user firing playbacks Slow and silent memory leak A memory leak which caused the console to display an out of memory exception after prolonged periods of use greater the 2 days has been fixed Page 200 16 Release notes TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 17 Glossary of terms Page 201 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 17 Glossary of terms ADDRESSES The DMX Channels occupied by individual Fixtures The first Channel occupied is usually encoded onto the Fixture somehow often by switches or using a menu and called its ADDRESS ALIGN A means of copying Attribute characteristics from the fi
25. on the second touch the group will be recorded To select all the fixtures dimmers in a group just press the button for the group The order in which you originally selected the fixtures when creating the group is also stored This takes effect when you use the last fixture next fixture functions described in the next section and when you use Shapes Fan mode and Fixture Overlap functions You can change this later see the next section You can also recall a group by its number 1 gt Press the grey Group button 2 gt Type in the number of the group you want to recall 3 gt Press Recall Group The Group button also gives you facilities on the softkeys to edit and delete groups 4 1 12 Fixture Order and Fixture Layout in groups Fixtures in a group are stored with a selection order which is used with Shapes Fan and Overlap You can also store a 2D position layout for fixtures giving the actual physical location of fixtures for use with the Pixel Mapper effects To change fixture order 1 gt Press Edit Times 2 gt Select the group you want to edit 3 gt Press Fixture Order The fixtures in the group will be shown numbered in the fixtures window 4 Controlling dimmers and fixtures Page 61 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 To change the order select Auto Increment to On then select the fixtures in the order you want If you press a fixture twi
26. temporary so that when the show is reloaded the speed and fade will go back to the previously saved settings Go to User Settings Avo button User Settings and set option C to Connected View Sets Temporary Chase Speed You can still save a temporary speed by pressing Save Temporary Speed in the Set Times menu 8 2 3 Setting speed and crossfade for a Chase The left wheel is assigned to control the Speed of the chase it is connected to The speed is shown in Beats Per Minute BPM on the display You can also enter a speed from the keypad as described below The last speed you set on the wheel is always remembered you do not have to tell the Tiger Touch to save it Crossfade is the slope between cues with a crossfade of 0 the fixtures snap instantly to the next cue but with a crossfade of 100 the fixtures spend the whole cue time fading to the next cue With a crossfade of 50 the fixtures delay for half the cue time and fade for the other half of the time You set the crossfade and speed as follows 1 gt Press Edit Times from the top level menu then the Swop button of the chase Page 126 8 Chases TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 2 gt To set the crossfade press Xfade and type the fade from 0 100 0 no fade the chase will snap 100 max fade the chase will move continuously from step to step 3 gt To set the speed press Speed type the new speed then press Ent
27. 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Drag In Time to zero and Out Time to 100 This will make the effect start large and finish small Alternatively the same effect can be created by making Start Zoom larger than End Zoom Increase End Zoom until the element begins by filling the whole window 5 gt Double click on Zoom Animation or press and select the Opacity animation Reduce Spawn Rate to zero This will ensure the opacity only works on the zoom animation Drag In Time to zero and Out Time to 100 This will make the effect snap on and fade out as it reduces in size As with zoom you can achieve much the same thing by inverting the opacity controls instead Using opacity values greater than 100 will create a delay before fade 6 gt Click on Effect again and reduce Master Speed to your preference Adjusting the global speed control ensures the zoom and opacity animations are synchronised instead of 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects Page 99 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 having to manually match the individual values 7 gt Record the cue Next we will create the second effect 1 gt Select the same group as used for the first effect and Create Effect 2 gt Select Effect and change Background Opacity to zero as in 3 3 gt Select Layer 1 and this time add a Spiral element Increase Zoom so that it s nice and big Drag Thinning until it is at 0
28. 10 you Page 156 11 Remote control TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 would press 1 Thru 10 More Macro Reset 11 2 2 Fixture List The fixture list view shows you all the fixtures in a familiar spreadsheet style including the user number fixture type DMX address and legend A drop down Action list sets an action which will be activated when you select a fixture For example if the action is set to Locate pressing a fixture once will locate it and pressing the same fixture again will switch it off again dimmer at 0 The All button selects all fixtures or click on a fixture in the list to select it When using all fixtures you need to click OK to carry out an action You can alter the sort order of the list by clicking a column header An arrow indicates which is the current sort column the leftmost column User Number in the picture To reverse the sort order click the column header again Fixtures in the Programmer are highlighted in Blue Fixtures in the Editor are highlighted in Cyan You can filter fixtures using the Legend text by typing text into the Filter box For example typing drum into the filter box would show only fixtures 14 and 13 The dropdown box above the fixture type allows you to filter the list to only that type of fixture as shown in the picture 11 2 3 Playback List The playback list view shows you all the playbacks including the
29. 2 Changing fixture order 120 7 5 3 Setting attribute fade times for a cue 120 7 6 Advanced options 121 7 6 1 Release mask 121 7 6 2 Shape size speed on fader 121 7 6 3 Curve 121 7 6 4 Handle Paging 121 7 6 5 Playback priority 122 7 6 6 Blind mode 122 7 6 7 Key Profile 122 8 Chases 123 8 1 Creating a chase 123 8 1 1 Programming a chase 123 8 1 2 Creating a chase with Quick Build 124 8 2 Playback 124 8 2 1 Playing back a
30. 2 gt Press Record Cue Update 3 gt Press Enter to immediately store the new values to the cue list Alternatively the softkeys show a list of palettes and playbacks which can be updated Select or deselect these as required 4 gt If you have used the softkey options press Enter to complete the update If the attributes you have changed were tracked through from a previous cue Update will update that cue rather than the current one 9 3 3 Editing a cue list which is running You can also edit cues in a cue list while you are running it without using Unfold 1 gt Fire the cue list by raising its fader 9 Cue Lists Page 139 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 2 gt Use Wheel A to select the cue number you want to change then the white button above the Snap Back button to jump to it 3 gt Press Clear to make sure the programmer is empty 4 gt Make the changes that you want to the current step 5 gt Press Rec Step then select Replace Merge or Insert After to save the changes pressing Rec Step again will select Merge 6 gt Press the white button to jump on to the next step You can edit the times for a cue using the Live Time and Next Time buttons as follows 1 gt Fire the cue list by raising its fader 2 gt Use Wheel A to select the cue number you want to change then the white button above the Snap Back button to jump to it 3 gt Press t
31. 2 seconds You can instantly kill a playback by pressing Avo the swop button of the playback You can set a mask to automatically release channels from the playback when the playback is killed This uses the Release Mask option in the Playback Options menu see section 7 6 1 on page 121 Normally all attributes will remain in the state last used in the playback 7 3 Editing cues 7 3 1 Editing a cue by merging You can edit any part of a cue you have already saved simply by making the changes and saving the new information on top of the cue 1 gt Press Clear to empty the programmer 2 gt Fire the cue you want to edit so you can see what you are doing Kill all other cues to avoid confusion 3 gt Select the fixtures you want to change and make the changes 4 gt Press Record Cue 5 gt Press the Swop button for the cue you are editing 6 gt Press Merge the cue being edited is highlighted on the screen 7 gt The console will merge the existing cue with your changes Unchanged information is not affected If you want to overwrite the cue entirely use the option Replace at step 6 but remember that unless you are in Record by Stage mode any fixtures you haven t changed won t be saved Page 114 7 Cues TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 To speed up editing you can set the console to Always Merge the cue This is option A in the User Sett
32. 5 0 The Titan engine may crash with chases of excessive dimmers Running a chase containing in excess of 1000 dimmers with the channel grid open might have caused the software to crash Copying a fixture did not copy Invert and Swop PT When copying a fixture the inverted attributes and the swop Pan and Tilt settings would not be copied Instead they would revert to the default values Intensity quick palettes re apply from Cue List When running an intensity quick palette with any chase or cue list the palettes may reapply when the cue list or chase wraps around to step 1 Fixture overlap in Mode 3 cus does not work correctly Using fixture overlap in a Mode 3 cue would not work correctly with the LTP channels not going to the desired values Include Fade In If you included channels from a cue with fade times on the attributes then the channels would fade in after being included They now snap in Chases with zero speed start running on Go A chase with zero speed would start running when Go was pressed A chase with zero speed now stays paused Copy Playback now copies all Playback options The software now copies all playback options when copying the playback Previously some would be ignored Certain Chases wont Unfold In very rare circumstances it was possible for a chase to get in a state where it would not unfold This has now been fixed Flip Pan and Tilt in Blind The flip pan and tilt function does not work when in bli
33. Auto Patch The Auto Patch function automatically creates a Visualiser rig from your show as you patch fixtures When you start Visualiser it will open with an automatic representation of your patch You will see the fixtures laid out on screen with 60 fixtures in a row sorted by handle number The Visualiser will start in run mode with the simulator tab selected so you can start controlling lights immediately Multiple dimmers patched to one handle will appear as a singe fixture in Visualiser Fixture selection When a fixture is selected on the console it is highlighted in blue in Visualiser 2 3 6 Key profiles The console allows you to change the function of the blue select and grey flash panel buttons You can also change the way some of the touch keys work You can save your settings as a Key Profile Different profiles can be selected for different users or to enhance the 2 Setting up and using the console Page 31 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 operation of the console for a particular use See section 12 2 on page 162 for details 2 3 7 Undo Redo You can undo and redo up to 20 actions by pressing Avo shift and the Undo or Redo buttons below the numeric keypad on black Pearl Expert consoles these are the Left arrow Undo and Right arrow Redo buttons So for example if you press Clear then wish you hadn t the Undo function will restore the console state You can use undo redo on t
34. Press the Select button again to confirm You can delete a range of fixtures in one operation 3 Patching Page 47 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 3 4 Advanced options 3 4 1 Swap pan and tilt This allows you to make the pan channel control tilt and the tilt control pan This can be useful for fixtures rigged in strange orientations 1 gt Press Patch 2 gt Press Edit Fixtures 3 gt Press Swap Pan and Tilt 4 gt Select the fixtures to be pan tilt swapped Press Pan and Tilt to select either Swapped or Normal for the selected fixtures 5 gt Press Exit when finished 3 4 2 Invert attributes This option inverts individual attributes of fixtures Useful if you have a fixture which pans right when the rest pan left saving a trip up the rig to set fixture options but you can invert any attribute 1 gt Press Patch 2 gt Press Edit Fixtures 3 gt Press Invert Attribute 4 gt Select fixture s to be changed 5 gt Select the attribute to invert from the softkeys The display shows Inverted when the attribute is inverted 6 gt Press Exit to finish You can change the invert on multiple fixtures by selecting more than one but the Inverted display will not show if there is a mixture of inverted and non inverted fixtures in the selection Some attributes cannot be inverted Page 48 3 Patching TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT
35. Stop from the list of functions Then press Exit and set the function for the other key if required 5 gt Press Exit to continue using the console 8 2 5 Changing chase direction The and buttons next to the Connect button set the direction of the connected chase The double ended arrow button sets 8 2 6 Jumping to a step You can jump directly to a step in a chase by pressing the Connect button then typing in the desired step number then pressing Enter or softkey A Alternatively at the top level menu you can type the step number then press Connect 8 3 Editing a chase 8 3 1 Opening a chase for editing You can open a chase for editing by pressing Chase then the Swop button of the chase This does not affect any existing cues in the 8 Chases Page 127 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 chase You can then save new cues at the end by pressing the Swop button just like normal recording To see a list of the cues in the chase use Playback view touch the playback display above the fader or press View then the Swop button of the playback To edit any of the time settings in each cue select the setting to be modified by touching or dragging in the grid then use the softkey options to change the setting 8 3 2 Editing a chase using Unfold Unfold provides another way to edit chases The Unfold button places each cue in a chase on one of the playback faders allowing you to fire and edi
36. Tiger Touch Operator s Manual Version 5 0 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Useful Avolites phone numbers Avolites England Sales and service 44 0 20 8965 8522 Service out of hours 44 0 831 17 8888 Fax 44 0 20 8965 0290 Email support avolites com Website http www avolites com Before contacting Avolites for service enquiry please ensure that you have the product serial number and the Software version The serial number can be found on the back of the desk the software version is displayed on the menu prompt when the Tiger Touch is switched to System mode The latest version of this manual and console Software can be downloaded from the Avolites website The small print No Liability for Consequential Damages Avolites has a policy of continuous product and documentation improvement As such the detail within this manual may not match the operation of the console In no event shall Avolites be liable for any direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages or loss whatsoever including without limitation damages for loss of profits business interruption or other pecuniary loss arising out of the use or inability to use the console even if Avolites Ltd has been advised of the possibility of such damages Because some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liabili
37. a cue does not place the values from the cue in the programmer although the Include function lets you do this see section 7 3 4 on page 114 7 1 2 Creating a cue 1 gt Press Clear to clear the programmer This ensures that you are starting with a clean slate 2 gt Set up the look using the fixtures You can save shapes in a cue Remember that only the fixtures you have selected will be saved in the cue 3 gt Press the Record Cue button 4 gt Press the Swop button of an empty Playback to record the cue The handles where you can record the cue will flash You can also record a cue onto a touch button in the Playbacks window 5 gt Press Clear to clear the programmer Repeat from 2 to program more cues Other useful things to know about recording cues Cues can be recorded into the playback faders the 10 fixed playback faders on the top right and the onscreen Playbacks window Record Mode lets you select Record By Fixture all attributes of any modified fixture are saved Record By Channel only modified attributes are saved Record Stage all fixtures with a non zero dimmer channel are saved or Quick Build see next section Record By Channel is useful if you want to layer multiple cues to create an effect If you are recording a lot of cues you can press the Menu Latch button to keep the Record Cue menu active Press Exit to leave Record Cue mode The touch screen immediately ab
38. according to the fade times programmed in the chase You can set the point at which the LTP channels activate from the User settings menu While the chase is running the area of the screen above the wheels shows details of the chase steps You can temporarily pause the chase by pressing the Stop button near the wheels Press Go to resume playback There are many options you can set to determine the way the chase runs and these are described in the rest of this chapter 8 Chases Page 125 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 8 2 2 Connecting a chase for control When you fire a chase the wheels and Stop Go buttons are automatically allocated to control the Speed and Crossfade of the chase this is called Connecting the chase If you have more than one chase running you can choose which chase is connected to the controls using the Connect button Connect a different chase to the controls by pressing the Connect button then the Swop button of the chase you want to control Disconnect a chase from the controls by double pressing the Connect button You can turn off the chase autoconnect option in the User Settings menu if you don t want to connect to a chase when you fire it You will have to use the Connect button to control the chase if you do this Normally if you change the speed or crossfade of a chase the new setting is saved However you can set this change to be
39. all of the gaps in the range removed Swap Items if Required will attempt to reposition any existing handles which are in the way of the move This is useful when rearranging handles on a page which is nearly full Page 150 10 Running the show TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 If there is not enough space there is an item in the way or there is not enough space before the end of the page then the action will not be completed 10 4 MIDI or DMX remote triggering You can set up the console to allow most features to be triggered by external events This is very useful in complex shows or when using in an automated setup 10 4 1 Connecting remote trigger sources To connect a MIDI source connect it to the MIDI in connector on the console DMX inputs are connected to one of the DMX output connectors using a DMX male to male gender changer cable This is a simple plug to plug cable with all pins wired straight through i e 1 1 2 2 and 3 3 10 4 2 Setting up remote triggering Enter System mode and select Triggers The Triggers window will open The left hand side of the window has a list of trigger sets The classic Pearl MIDI trigger implementation is provided as one of these Each set of triggers can be enabled or disabled using the button at the right hand end of the mapping name 1 gt Add a new mapping using the button at the bottom of the left hand column and enter a name fo
40. doc 23 September 2011 3 4 3 Freeze fixtures or attributes This option allows you to freeze individual attributes of a fixture or to freeze the whole fixture Attributes or fixtures which are frozen are not affected by playbacks or by the programmer 1 gt Press Patch 2 gt Press Edit Fixtures 3 gt Press Freeze Fixture or Attribute 4 gt Select the fixtures to be frozen unfrozen 5 gt Use the softkeys to select which attributes are frozen or to freeze the whole fixture Frozen attributes are indicated on the softkey 6 gt Press Exit when finished 3 4 4 Editing the personality Sometimes you may find a fixture personality contains errors and needs editing You can edit personalities directly on the console 1 gt Press Patch 2 gt Press Edit Fixtures 3 gt Press Edit Personality 4 gt The softkeys show a list of all fixture types patched in your show Select the fixture type to be edited 5 gt Personality Builder will open allowing you to edit the personality 6 gt When you save changes your show will be updated with the edited personality Your changes are also saved to the fixture library on the console A separate user guide for Personality Builder is available from the Avolites website 4 Controlling dimmers and fixtures Page 49 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 4 Controlling dimmers and fixtures When you are programming a show and sometim
41. drive connected select which drive you want to load from 4 gt Available shows are listed on the softkeys press the key to load the show the F and G keys show more pages If you type the first few letters of the show name on the touch keyboard the list will only include shows starting with those letters which can make it easier to locate the show you want 5 gt Press Exit to leave Disk mode You can save any number of different shows on the Tiger Touch s internal hard disk 2 5 2 Autosave The console will automatically save your show to its internal hard disk when you shut it down It will also autosave the show every 30 minutes in case the console loses power The time remaining to the next auto save is shown on the status bar of the Titan application You can disable Autosave or alter the time between saves using option Auto Save on the Disk menu selected using the blue Disk button Softkey A enables or disables autosave and Softkey B sets the time between saves We recommend that you have autosave enabled while programming in case the console power fails but disable it while running a show as it can cause the console to pause slightly at inconvenient moments 2 5 3 Backing up existing show files to USB pen drive If you just want to save a copy of your current show you can use the normal save function to save it to the USB drive instead of the hard drive To copy an existing show file on the hard disk to
42. free DMX address Type the new address on the numeric keypad if you want a different one Press A DMX line xx to patch to a different DMX line or you Page 40 3 Patching TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 can enter the address as line address e g 2 45 would set address 45 on line 2 7 gt Press a Fixture Select button to patch the selected fixture 8 gt The Select button turns dark blue and shows fixture details when it is patched 9 gt Repeat from 7 to patch more of the same fixture type The DMX address automatically updates so you can just keep patching by pressing Select buttons You can patch a number of fixtures in one go using the Quantity button or by running your finger across the buttons on the screen in the same way as for dimmers You cannot patch more than one fixture onto a button If the button is already used the patch will fail If you are patching a fixture which uses a separate dimmer channel such as a VL5 you can patch the dimmer channel onto the same handle as the moving light part of the fixture so you can control it all together This is called a Pending Dimmer Options Preset Palettes sets whether the console will create default colour gobo and position palettes for the new fixture These are created in the Position Colour and Beam workspaces Options AutoGroups sets whether the console will automatically create groups from the
43. is likely that you have a DHCP server If you do then in the 8 step instructions in section 14 5 1 on page 185 when you come to step 7 you should ensure that Obtain an IP address automatically is selected then press ok When you are using DHCP all the devices on the network must be capable of obtaining an IP address automatically If one Page 188 14 Networking the console TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 device cannot eg some ArtNet devices then you must manually set all the IP addresses 14 5 5 Private IP address ranges If your network is connected to the internet it is important to use a private IP address range These are special IP addresses that will not be routed onto the internet They are Start Address Final Address Subnet Mask 10 0 0 0 10 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 172 16 0 0 172 31 255 255 255 255 0 0 192 168 0 0 192 168 255 255 255 255 255 0 For Art Net the 10 x x x range must be used 14 6 Repairing a Network Connection If you are sure your network connection settings are correct or had them working but they are no longer working it may be necessary to repair the network connection This is a simple windows function that can be accessed by doing the following 1 gt Go to the control panel from the Tools menu 2 gt Double Click on Network Connections 3 gt Double Click on the Network Connection you would like to repair 4 gt Click on the Support tab 5 gt Cli
44. is the nerve centre of the console and shows you what is going on This part of the display shows various screens of information depending on what you are currently doing The Menu Softkeys labelled A G are used to select control options The display next to the buttons shows what each one will do The options for each key change depending on what the console is doing Softkey commands are shown in the manual with square brackets like this Edit Times The Preset Playbacks are used to store and play back cues or chases that you need frequently These playbacks are not changed by the page select buttons The Macro Buttons store frequently used sequences of keypresses which can be replayed with a single button press Playbacks can also be stored here The Master fader controls the overall output of the console You will normally have this set at Full The DBO button allows you to blackout the whole console Preset playbacks Workspace windows with touch buttons Master fader Power switch Attribute select buttons Playback faders Playback page select buttons Control wheels Mode switch Function buttons Numeric keypad and controls Chase control buttons System display and menu softkeys Macro buttons Playback legends and info Attribute display Window scroll button DBO blackout button 2 Setting up and using the console Page 19 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 The P
45. menu then pressing the softkey for the shape you want to delete 6 3 Advanced options 6 3 1 Fading shape size and speed When a shape is stored in a cue you can set how the shape fades in using the Edit Times and the Playback Option settings To set the shape size and or speed from the fader position press Playback Options from the main menu then press the select button of the playback Using the Shape Size and Shape Speed buttons you can set the shape size and speed to be fixed how you programmed them or to grow larger speed up as the fader is pushed up When you use dimmer shapes set the playback to Shape Size on Fader so that the shape fades in normally when you push up the fader Otherwise the dimmer shape will start at full brightness when the fader passes the trigger point To set a fixed fade in time for the shape size press Edit Times from the top menu then the playback select button then set the Delay Fade times you want The Fade Mode allows you to set mode 0 fade in mode 1 fade in and out or mode 3 crossfade Mode 2 links fade times to the fader position however we recommend you use the Playback Options listed above to do this for shapes and do not use Mode 2 If a new cue is fired which controls the same attributes for example a second shape controlling the same fixtures as a currently running shape the new shape will crossfade from the running shape 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effe
46. move multiple palettes in one operation You cannot link palette buttons Move is useful for tidying up the console 1 gt Press the Copy Move Link button 2 gt Select Copy or Move Pressing the Copy Move Link button again will also toggle these options 3 gt Press the Select button of the palette you want to copy move You can select multiple palettes 4 gt Press the empty button where you want it to go The Menu Latch button latches the Copy Move Link menu so you can keep copying moving or linking things without having to keep pressing the Copy Move Link button Press Exit to unlatch Retain Layout or Bunch Up is used when copying a group of palettes with empty handles in the group you can either keep the empty handles or bunch up the used handles together When in Copy mode option Copy Legends can be changed to Don t copy legends so that the copied palettes are given default legends When in Move mode Swap Items if Required will attempt to reposition any existing handles which are in the way of the move This is useful when rearranging buttons on a page which is nearly full 5 4 2 Deleting palettes You can delete a palette entry by pressing the Delete button then pressing the palette select button to be deleted Press the palette button again to confirm the deletion You can delete a range of palettes in one go by running your finger along the buttons Other ways to d
47. on page 168 Link can be set to Press Go With Previous Cue or After Previous Cue See section 9 5 2 on page 141 Preload allows you to make this cue load the LTP values from the next cue within the cue list for example to pre position some fixtures for an effect Legend allows you to set a legend for the cue which is displayed on the cue list display Notes lets you enter a note for the cue Leaves stage pursued by bear or wake up spot operator 9 6 5 Autoload This option allows you to automatically load a playback with a cue and is described in section 9 1 3 on page 135 9 6 6 Macro Links You can link a key macro to each cue un a cue list See 9 1 4 on page 136 9 6 7 Key Profile Each playback can have an individual Key Profile allocated to it This allows you to customise the panel button functions differently for each playback A list of available Key Profiles is shown or you can add a new one The softkeys show the function allocated to the blue and grey buttons for each of the available Key Profiles If the playback Key Profile is set to None the default global profile is used 9 6 8 Shape Size Shape Speed These options allow you to set whether shapes in the cue list are replayed at fixed size speed or whether this should be set by the playback fader position 9 6 9 Tracking Tracking mode where each cue depends on the state of the previous cue may be
48. option Help Release Notes 16 1 Version 5 0 16 1 1 Upgrading from 3 1 There is no upgrade path from versions prior to 4 0 and so the software must be installed by running a recovery disk You can download a recovery disk containing this software from Avolites download Please follow the instructions given when downloading the recovery disk to install this version 16 1 2 Upgrading from 4 0 Please ensure you save and backup your shows before attempting to upgrade any software An automated upgrade path from Titan 4 1 is provided Upgrading from any other version requires the running of a Titan 5 0 recovery disk You can download the latest Titan software from Avolites download Full instructions for upgrading both with an installer and a recovery disc are supplied with the download and can be found in the console manual The installer upgrade procedure is reproduced briefly below Please save the software to a USB stick or other media and follow these instructions Shutdown the software by selecting Shutdown Software from the tools menu Insert the USB stick in the console and click on the yellow Folders icon on the tools menu of the console Find the setup file you saved to the USB stick double click to run it Follow the instructions presented by the installer taking care to read each step carefully Once the setup completes you need to restart the console When the console restarts it should be updated to the new sof
49. palette values 3 gt Using the attribute buttons and wheels set the attributes you want in the palette entry You can store any or all attributes of a fixture in each palette entry 4 gt Press the Record Palette button 5 gt Set the palette Mask this sets which attributes will be recorded in the palette Select attributes using the Attribute Bank buttons anything lit up will be saved Set Mask and Record by softkeys also control the Mask see below 5 Palettes Page 71 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 6 gt Press an unused Palette button to store the palette Or enter a palette number and press Store The console will automatically set the palette as Shared or Normal by checking if the values to be stored are the same across all fixtures of the same type You can override the setting by pressing softkey C Set Mask allows you to specify which attribute groups will be included in the palette You can also use the grey Attribute Bank buttons on the right hand edge of the console to set the mask An attribute group is included when the softkey is inverted like the Colour group in the picture and when the LED is lit on the Attribute Bank button If you use Quick Record see next section the mask is automatically set by the workspace window you save the palette in Positions only includes P Colours only C and Beams includes IGBES If you use the Record Palette button then you
50. personalities 45 upgrading the software 172 UPS 21 user number 38 user settings menu 165 V VDU 161 VDU screen connecting 22 view DMX output 43 view fixture patch 42 view menu 149 viewing key profiles 162 virtual dimmer 53 Visualiser 30 Visualiser auto patch 41 W warn before parking fixtures 165 Wheel sensitivity 166 wheels acceleration 53 controlling attributes 52 fast mode 53 window positions 24 25 159 Wipe 166 wipeall 36 workspace positioning windows 24 159 saving 25 159 window options 25 X X in fixture order 120 17 Glossary of terms Page 211 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Avolites Titan Operator s Manual Tiger Touch version part number 8200 3000 Price 30 Additional copies of this manual together with other useful spares etc can be purchased through the Avolites On line shop Visit http www avolites com then navigate to Avo Shop from the links on the left hand side
51. the context menu item Wheel Control Also on the Pearl Expert you may need to select Adjust Angle and to return wheels to controlling position select Adjust X Y Note that underneath the visual representation of the fixtures the actual cells used are shown in light grey If any of your fixtures have been naughty and ended up beyond the bounds of the grid after rotating you can use context menu item Crop Grid to make them behave 6 4 4 Other Layout Editor tools The Layout Editor s context menu has some useful tools for laying out fixtures quickly Context menu Arrange Fixtures This is a very useful tool to quickly layout fixtures in a grid For example you might have 20x Colourblocks across four towers each with five blocks 1 gt Select the fixtures and create a group 2 gt Edit the layout of this group 3 gt Select Arrange Fixtures from the context menu 4 gt Select the Height softkey and type 5 Width will automatically be calculated 5 gt Toggle Crop Grid to fixtures so that it is highlighted This will make the grid adjust to fit 6 gt Toggle Arrange in to Columns or Rows Rows will arrange ixtures left to right and Columns will arrange top to bottom 7 gt Select OK to complete 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects Page 97 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Context menu Highlight When enabled this will highlight selected fixture
52. the Tiger Touch some of the front panel buttons have been allocated to keypresses so that you can control the BIOS if necessary Attribute Bank buttons 1 12 F1 12 e g Dimmer is F1 Speed is F10 Numeric keypad 0 9 as normal Exit Esc Enter Return Up Down Left Right arrows cursor keys as you would expect The top 6 blue function buttons are used as follows Record Cue Y Record Chase or List N Record Macro Copy Move Link Record Palette BACKSPACE Delete DEL 13 Working with Fixture Personalities Page 175 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 13 Working with Fixture Personalities For each type of fixture the console has a personality file which tells it how to control the fixture which channel is the dimmer HTP channel and a large amount of other fixture specific information When you patch each fixture you tell the console which personality to use for it The console holds a personality library containing all commonly used fixtures but you might find a fixture it doesn t know about This section explains what you do when this happens 13 1 1 Downloading fixture personalities from Avolites The Avolites website lists all fixtures for which personalities have been created You should look here first if the console does not contain a personality for your fixture The address is http www avolitesdownload com personalities All available fixture per
53. the mobile Page 196 16 Release notes TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Lock Desk You can now lock the console with a security code to prevent layabouts fiddling with your show When the console is locked all functions of the console are disabled except the DMX outputs and currently running playbacks To unlock enter the password you used to lock the console or restart the console To lock the console press Shift Lock and then enter a password followed by Enter Patch Quantity of Fixtures When patching fixtures you can now set the quantity of fixtures to patch This simplifies the process of patching large numbers of fixtures You now just set the quantity you want to patch and then select the first handle where you want to patch the fixture Edit Personality Sometimes you may find that the personality of a fixture contains errors and needs minor changes With edit personality it is now even easier to correct these errors Go to Patch and then select Edit Fixtures followed by Edit Personality You will now be presented with a list of all fixture types currently patched in the show Select the fixture you want to edit the personality for This will open personality builder which allows you to make the required changes When you save the changes your show will automatically be updated Pixel Mapper The pixel mapper allows the creation of 2D shapes which control the colour or intensity of groups of fixt
54. the real button or touch the key on screen The vertical bar to the left of the softkeys shows you which menu you are currently in You can latch the menu so that you don t have to keep reselecting it by pressing the Menu Latch button The menu bar turns red when latched At the bottom of the screen the current function of the wheels is shown If fixture attributes are being set this shows the possible Attribute groups Menu softkeys Current menu name Information window Wheel attributes Current selection Touch to change up or down Workspace selection buttons Page 28 2 Setting up and using the console TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 settings which are available on the fixtures Above the roller image a legend shows which attributes are being controlled by each wheel and the centre of the roller shows the current attribute If a chase is being controlled information about the chase is shown here Above this the screen shows which attribute group Intensity Position Colour Gobo Beam Effect and Special is selected grey box and which are currently modified blue circle The area at the top of the screen shows instructions to the user and information from the console The appearance of the softkeys varies to indicate the type of actions available Action button console will carry out the action shown Option button cycles through a range of options New men
55. their attribute values You are shown both the shared and normal palette information The values can be directly edited just by selecting the cells containing the values and entering the new level Select If Using Select If allows you to select fixtures based on whether they are controlled by a particular palette or playback Pressing Select If followed by a palette it will select any fixtures that are using that palette even if not in the programmer To select fixtures in a playback you press Select If and then select the playback Finally you can select fixtures at particular levels by combining Select If and the key A full description of select if functions can be found in the manual On the Tiger Touch and Pearl Expert consoles you will find Select If in the channel menu Flash Full and Flash Out The Flash Full function will temporarily flash all selected fixtures to full intensity while the key is held The Flash Out function performs the opposite by setting them to zero intensity This feature is only available on consoles with Flash Full and Flash Out keys Remainder Dim Takes all the fixtures that are not selected and sets there intensity to zero The zero intensity is placed in the programmer and will be recorded into any cue So to zero the intensity of every fixture except the few that you are working with first select the fixtures you do not want zeroed and then press Rem Dim This feature is only available on
56. then Create Cue List 2 gt Press the blue Select button of the playback where you want to store the Cue List you can also store cue lists in the Playbacks window 3 gt Select the Record Mode of the console by Fixture Channel Stage or Quick Build using Record Mode Channel is best as you are sure to only record the attributes you have explicitly set but you do need to make sure you have changed all the things you want to be recorded so they are in the programmer 4 gt Set the default Fade and Delay times and automatic cue linking using Set Times These settings will be allocated to every new cue 5 gt Set up the look for the first cue either manually or by using Include on existing cues Shape Generator allows you to program shapes 6 gt If you require a legend for the cue set it now using Softkey C You can also change this later using Unfold or Set Legend see next section 7 gt Press the Select button of the handle or Append Cue to store the programmer contents as Cue 1 of the cue list 8 gt Repeat from step 5 for the next cue Do not press Clear in between cues unless you want levels to track through from previous cues as any faders moving to zero will not be stored If you do press clear you must make sure that all channels you want to record are selected or in the programmer inverted display 9 gt Press Exit to finish when you have stored all the cues you want Record Mo
57. time Press G Use global to remove the attribute group timing and go back to the normal delay fade times for the cue You can use Individual Attributes to set times for one attribute within the group for example just Pan from within the Position group You can also use the Cue View window to set times for individual attributes 9 5 4 Fixture overlap For each cue you can set a linked together fixture overlap which causes the Tiger Touch to apply the settings in the cue to each fixture sequentially giving a rolling change across the fixtures in the cue This can create some great effects without much programming on your part Press A Fixture Overlap on the second page of the Cue Times menu then enter 0 100 on the keypad to change how fixtures overlap in the cue 100 means all fixtures fade together the normal setting 0 means that the first fixture will finish its fade before the next one starts 50 means that the 2nd fixture will start fading when the first one is half way through its fade To change the fixture order when using overlap press D Set Fixture Order Normally this is the order in which you selected the fixtures when you programmed the cue The Fixture window shows the fixture order in large green numbers Reorder the fixtures by pressing A Step Number then type the start number on the numeric keys then press the fixture Select buttons in the order you want them For example to set t
58. to the bottom of the licence agreement then touch Agree to accept 4 gt On the next screen type in the serial number of the Tiger Touch using the numeric keypad this is the number following the TT written on the back of the console 5 gt Touching Install will then format the hard drive and copy the setup files to it 6 gt Once complete unplug the memory stick and touch the Restart button After restarting the console will then install all the software and drivers required to run This takes approximately 30 minutes to complete during which the console will reboot a number of times Please do not switch off the console during this process 12 7 3 After Installation Once complete the console will boot into the operating system and you will be required to enter the activation code to unlock Titan A dialog box should be shown on screen asking for the activation code which can be typed in using the on screen keyboard or the numeric keypad If the dialog box is not visible it may be hidden by another window in which case use the switch task menu and select Tiger Touch Titan The activation code can be found on the front of the Page 174 12 User Settings and other options TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 console Once the activation code has been entered successfully please restart the console 12 7 4 Front panel button mapping for BIOS Because you won t normally have a keyboard plugged into
59. up the used handles together When in Copy mode option Copy Legends can be changed to Don t copy legends so that the copied fixtures are given default legends When in Move mode Swap Items if Required will attempt to reposition any existing handles which are in the way of the move This is useful when rearranging buttons on a page which is nearly full 3 3 2 Using copied fixtures Fixture copying is very useful if you need an additional fixture of a type you ve already patched and programmed The new copy will come complete with all the cues and palettes of the original fixture you ve copied The copied fixture will be Parked have no DMX channel allocated and you will need to repatch it before you can use it see section 3 2 1 above 3 3 3 Deleting a patched fixture You can delete a fixture or dimmer from a button if you patched it accidentally or if you change your rig and want to use the button for something else All programming for the fixture is also deleted You cannot undo deletion of a fixture or get the programming back by repatching a fixture to the same handle If you think you might need the fixtures again later copy them to an unused fixture page 1 gt Enter Patch mode by pressing the Patch button 2 gt Press the Delete button 3 gt Press the Select button of the fixture you want to delete 4 gt The button will light up red and the console asks for confirmation
60. using Key Profiles see section 12 3 4 on page 166 A useful alternative function is Preload which allows you to preset the attributes of the fixtures before you raise the playback fader which is handy for avoiding unwanted movements any fixtures which are already active in another playback will not change when you use Preload You can also allocate Go and Stop buttons for cue lists and chases To quickly change the key profile hold Avo Shift and press Edit Key Profile The screen relating to each playback faders shows the allocated function of the blue and grey buttons 10 1 5 Playback priority You can set playbacks to high priority if you do not want them to be overridden by other playbacks using the same fixtures For example if you have a couple of fixtures acting as a spotlight but they are also programmed into some colour washes you probably want the Page 148 10 Running the show TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 spotlight cue to take priority over the colour washes See section 7 6 5 on page 122 10 1 6 Preset playbacks As well as the 10 playback faders across the bottom of the console there are 10 further playbacks on the top right of the console These always stay the same they aren t affected by the page buttons and so are useful for memories you use a lot such as par can washes basic stage illumination or smoke machines 10 1 7 Blind mode You can set the console to Blind mod
61. want to store the chase you can also store chases on touch buttons in the Playbacks window 3 gt Set up the look for the first cue either manually or by using Include on existing cues 4 gt You can change the number given to the step using Step Number 5 gt Press the Swop button of the playback to store the programmer contents as a step of the chase You can also press Append Step on the menu 6 gt Press Clear unless you want to re use the contents of the programmer then repeat from step 3 7 gt Press Exit to finish when you have stored all the cues you want Record Mode lets you select Record By Fixture all attributes of any modified fixture are saved Record By Channel only modified attributes are saved Record Stage all fixtures with a non zero dimmer setting are saved or Quick Build see next section The cue number currently being saved and the total number of cues is shown on the top line of the display Press Clear when you have finished recording the chase otherwise when you try to play it back the programmer will override the chase and you won t see the chase properly You can record shapes in a chase If the same shape is saved in subsequent cues it will continue from step to step and if not it will stop at the end of the cue The shape is the same if you didn t press Clear after the previous step and didn t change the speed size or phase of the shape fr
62. which allows one cue to preload the LTP channels in another cue PRESET FOCUS What Palettes are called on other Avolites consoles See PALETTE PROGRAMMER The part of the console which contains Channel information which has been changed by the user prior to recording SAFE Desk mode in which all Playback functions are enabled but all programming functions disabled SELECTED A Fixture that is under manual control SEQUENCE See CHASE SHAPE A preprogrammed effect available which is applied to an Attribute It can then be customised and stored in a Cue SHARED PALETTE A Palette in which information is only stored for one Fixture but is available to all Fixtures of that type SOFTKEY Buttons marked A J with different functions which are shown on the LCD screen above STACK See CUE LIST SWOP Type of flash button which turns on the output being flashed and turns off all other output while the button is pressed Sometimes called Solo Also used for selecting fixtures or playbacks when programming See also FLASH TABLE List of pre defined levels for an attribute allowing settings to be recalled by name for example the colours available from a colour wheel may be found in a table TIMECODE An electronic timer signal which allows cue list playback to be synchronised to a soundtrack or other events The console can read MIDI timecode or can take a timecode from the Windows sound player application Wina
63. will be overridden by the next cue so if you fade to green using a palette then fire a cue which sets those fixtures blue they will go blue If you apply a palette without a fade time it will go into the programmer and override any subsequent cues so if you use a green palette with no fade the fixtures will be locked in green until you press Clear Having the palette overridden by the next cue is quite useful when busking If you need to snap a palette but still have it overridden by the next cue set a fade time of 0 leaving the Palette fade menu open 10 Running the show Page 149 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 When programming your palettes group all the colour palettes in one area of the console position palettes in another area and so on This helps you to find them when the show is running and the pressure is on If you are lighting a band make position palettes for every person on stage so you can spotlight them for those unplanned solos You can use the Off function see section 7 3 5 on page 116 when programming to set some cues to only affect position and other cues to set colours gobos add shapes and so on By combining two or more cues you can produce a much wider range of effects than if all your cues set all the attributes However for this to work well you need to make sure you know what attribute is going to be affected by each cue as if you fire two colour only
64. 125 cue list append cue 134 attribute fade times 142 autoload 135 cue legends 135 default delay fade times 134 difference between chase and cue list 133 editing cues and times 138 killing 137 macro link 136 recording 134 setting times 140 update 138 Cue Overlap 130 142 cue view 114 cues attribute fade times 120 131 changing page 112 deleting 117 editing 113 fade modes 119 flashing 112 include function 116 playing back 112 recording 110 removing attributes 116 setting fade times 118 setting legends 110 curve 121 curves 168 curves fan 64 D Delay Time 119 delete palette 76 deleting chase 117 cue 117 deleting patched fixtures 46 desk lamps 23 DHCP 187 dimmer virtual 53 dimmers entering numerically 56 patching 38 display setup 167 DMX address displaying for fixture 38 Page 208 Index TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 setting for fixture 39 DMX output mapping 167 DMX outputs 21 DMX triggering 150 DMX workspace window 43 E Edit Times 118 editing a cue 113 editing values 66 Editor 109 effects generator 79 enter numeric values 56 external monitor 161 F fade curves 168 Fade Out Time 119 Fade Time 119 fade times for cues 118 fading palettes 77 fading palettes over time 148 Fan button 63 Fan curves
65. 23 September 2011 2 Setting up and using the console Page 17 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 2 Setting up and using the console Welcome to the Tiger Touch from Avolites This manual is a reference guide to all the functions of the console We explain things in the order you re most likely to use them so we start with how to set up the console then look at patching lights controlling lights and how to program cues 2 1 Guide to the Tiger Touch The Tiger Touch has four main control areas The Touch screen contains fixture palette and group select buttons It also shows legends for the playback faders and shows the current menu page and softkey buttons on the top right of the screen The Playback faders select and control cues and programs The Preset playbacks give you additional unpaged playbacks and the macro buttons allow storage of frequent key sequences The Programming and setup controls configure and program the console Playback faders and master Programming and setup controls Preset playbacks and macro buttons Touch screen Page 18 2 Setting up and using the console TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 The main controls The Workspace windows on the touch screen contain touch buttons for fixtures palettes groups playbacks macros and more You can also set fixture attributes and show information windows The System display and menu area of the touch screen
66. 3 September 2011 3 gt Select a pattern from the softkeys Your selection is modified so you will only be controlling say the odd fixtures 4 gt Press the white Next button to change the selection to the next stage of the pattern 5 gt To end the pattern selection press All twice For example if you are programming a chase using 16 fixtures and you want every 4th fixture to do the same thing you just select the 16 fixtures then press All then D 1 in 4 You will see that the 1st 5th 9th and 13th fixtures are now selected and you can create the look for those fixtures Then press Next and the 2nd 6th 10th and 14th fixtures will be selected ready for programming After you have programmed the fourth set of fixtures the pattern will go back to the first position again until you press All twice to end You can enter your own patterns using the numeric keypad and softkeys for example 2 A In 6 4 1 9 Selecting fixtures which are in a palette or playback To select fixtures which are controlled by a particular palette or playback use the Select If function To select fixtures used in a playback or palette press Channel Select If then the palette or playback button You can also use Select If with the and Through buttons on the numeric keypad to select fixtures set to a particular intensity X fixtures set to intensity X Through X fixtures with intensity 0 X X Through fix
67. 64 filtered palettes 74 firing a chase 124 fixture exchange 44 fixture layout 60 fixture macros 67 fixture order 120 143 fixture order in a shape 85 Fixture Overlap 119 Fixture Overlap chases 129 143 Fixture Overlap cue lists 143 fixture overlap palettes 148 fixture overlap with palettes 77 fixture page buttons 37 fixture personalities downloading and installing 175 fixture select buttons 37 fixtures changing page 50 groups 59 locating 50 patching 39 selecting 49 step through selection 61 Flip 62 freeze fixture or attribute 48 G Generic fixtures 176 global chase timing 128 go and stop 126 Go button 136 group fixture layout 60 Group button 59 grouping fixtures 59 H handle paging 121 145 146 HiLight button 62 HTP and LTP explanation of 112 I Include button 116 Insert in unfold mode 138 Insert rec chase 127 insert chase step 127 Invert attributes 47 IP address setting 179 IP addressing explained 185 IPCGBES groups 58 iPod iPhone 153 J jump to step in chase 126 K key modes 147 key profile individual for playback 122 146 key profiles 162 keyboard not working 32 keyboard shortcuts 32 keyboard external 22 L latch menu 27 latching the copy menu 117 latching the rec cue menu 110 LED brightness 166 legend button 72 leg
68. 68 0 2 press Save Settings to store it 6 gt On the mobile device go to WiFi settings or Network Settings 7 gt Ensure Wi Fi is set to on 8 gt Select the wireless network from the list the name you took note of earlier 9 gt Select the network name to change settings for that network Page 154 11 Remote control TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Select Static type in an IP address such as 192 168 0 3 and type in a subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Finally exit the settings 10 gt Test that the mobile device is connected to the console From the Avolites toolbar on the console open Command Prompt Type in ping 192 168 0 3 and then press return If it displays Reply from 192 168 0 3 then the test was successful 11 1 2 Console setup Now you need to set the console to allow connections from the remote device This prevents members of the audience from taking over control of the console 1 On the console switch to System and press AvoTalk Security then Remotes Press the softkey A toggle until it reads Allow All Remotes 2 Connect to the console from the mobile device by opening the web browser and typing in the address http 192 168 0 2 Remote where 192 168 0 2 is the IP address of the console which you set earlier 3 Choose a user name and type that into the box on the mobile device and press Create 4 The console will notify the operator of th
69. Fan Alt M Macro Alt O Attribute options 2 Setting up and using the console Page 33 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Alt G Group Alt L Latch menu num Thro Alt Previous fixture num Alt Next fixture num Not Alt All num And Alt Highlight means shift num means on the numeric keypad 2 3 10 Locking the console You can lock the console controls to prevent people fiddling with it while you re not looking Hold down Avo and press Lock then type a password numbers or letters To unlock enter the password again or restarting the console will also unlock it While the console is locked all functions are disabled except the DMX outputs and currently running playbacks 2 4 Titan Simulator Need to pre program or tweak your show before you get to the venue No problem just run the Titan Simulator on your PC You can then load your show and simulate any of the Titan consoles using an on screen virtual panel 2 4 1 Installing Titan Simulator You will need a user account with Administrator privileges to install or run Titan Simulator Simply download and run the installer from the Avolites Download website The first time you run Simulator you will need to license the software with the Avolites website For this you will need an account set up on the Download site which you should go and create now if you don t alre
70. For example to select the 3rd colour as displayed in the list above the wheel you would enter 3 4 1 7 Selecting fixtures and dimmers by number Channel In some situations for example when programming lots of dimmers it can be easier to type in the dimmer channels you want to program The Channel menu allows you to do this for dimmers or fixtures To access the Channel menu press the Channel button on the top left of the numeric keypad You can also simply start typing numbers on the 4 Controlling dimmers and fixtures Page 57 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 keypad when you press Thro And or functions of the arrow buttons below the numeric keypad then the Channel menu will be shown Fixtures may be selected by User Number Handle Number or DMX Address as set by the option on Softkey A For Through And and you can either use the softkeys or the grey arrow buttons below the numeric keypad When using the Channel menu it is helpful to latch it by pressing the Menu Latch button To select a fixture type the number and press Enter To select more than one fixture press the And softkey between each number For example 1 And 2 And 5 Enter will select 1 2 5 To select a range of fixtures press Through For example 1 Through 8 Enter will select 1 8 To miss out fixtures in a range use Not for example 1 Through 4 Not 3 Enter will select 1 2 and 4 The so
71. HTP channels will fade out but the cue list will remain active The section below details how to kill the cue list You can use timecode to play back a cue list automatically See section 9 5 5 on page 144 9 2 2 Killing a cue list Once a cue list is fired it remains active until you kill it You do this by holding down the Avo Shift button and pressing the blue Select button of the cue list s handle You can change this in the Playback Options to make the cue list automatically clear when the fader reaches zero press Playback Options at the program menu then press the Select button of the cue list then select Fader Mode Intensity Kill At 0 9 3 Editing cue lists 9 3 1 Editing a cue list using Unfold The Unfold button places each cue of the cue list on one of the playback faders This allows you to fire and edit each step individually as if it was a stand alone cue 1 gt Press the Unfold button then the Select button of the cue list to be edited Page 138 9 Cue Lists TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 2 gt The first 10 cues are loaded into the playback faders The display shows the cue numbers and legends 3 gt Raise a playback fader to output the contents of that cue fade times will operate as programmed 4 gt Various Unfold options are available the details are below 5 gt Press Unfold again to get out of unfold mode To edit the contents of a cue Press Clea
72. Lock then the playback will appear on the current page only if no other playback is programmed in that position Page 122 7 Cues TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 7 6 5 Playback priority This option allows you to configure how playbacks will behave if you turn on two playbacks controlling the same fixture The priority can be set to Low Normal High or Very High If a fixture is being controlled by a playback and you turn on a playback of the same or higher priority then the new playback will take over However if the new playback is set to lower priority than the first playback the fixture will not change This is useful if for example you ve programmed looks using all your fixtures then you decide you want a couple of them to spotlight a singer If you set the Spotlight playback to be high priority then while it is active no other playback will affect the spotlight fixtures Priority is useful when using Swop buttons for strobe type effects where you want to black out everything else If you have a position shape running on other fixtures you don t want that to stop during the Swop or it will look messy when you release the Swop button So set the shape playback to have a higher priority than the strobe playback and it will keep going during the strobe and continue smoothly when you release the Swop button 7 6 6 Blind mode Individual playbacks can be set to Blind mode using this option
73. MX output window Press View then Connect to open the View Cue window Press View then Macro to open the Macro window Window control buttons Window selection buttons AVO shift button 2 Setting up and using the console Page 25 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Workspace window options You can change the window sizes and positions by clicking the small i button in the top right corner of the window These options also allow you to set the button size and the text size of the window Saving workspaces You can save different workspace setups to the Workspaces touch buttons to the left of the menu by pressing View then Record Workspace then touching one of the Workspaces buttons This allows you to reconfigure the workspace at the touch of a button Workspaces are saved with the show Setting up and recording workspaces is described in more detail in section 12 1 on page 159 Quick record Some windows Groups Workspaces Playbacks and all the Palette windows have a Quick Record function Set up what you want to record then touch or click the button once The button will light up red with a sign At this point you can enter a legend Touch or click again to store the item The Quick Record function can be disabled using Key Profiles see section 12 2 1 on page 162 Legends and picture legends All touch buttons can have legends set to remind you what they do In additio
74. Manual save and load 34 2 5 2 Autosave 35 2 5 3 Backing up existing show files to USB pen drive 35 2 6 Clearing the console 36 3 Patching 37 3 1 Patching new fixtures or dimmers 37 3 1 1 Fixture select buttons and handles 37 3 1 2 Patching dimmers 38 3 1 3 Patching moving light fixtures 39 3 1 4 Visualiser Auto Patch 41 3 1 5 Sub fixtures 41 3 2 Changing the patch 41 3 2 1 Changing the DMX address of a fixture 41 3 2 2 Setting legends 42 3 2 3 View Fixture Patch 42 3 2 4 DMX view window
75. OK CUE LIST A sequence of cues programmed onto a Playback button or fader Each cue can have its own delay and fade times and can also start other cues or playbacks Also known as a CUE STACK or STACK CUE MODE A playback format programmed into a Cue There are Cue Modes 0 3 DEVICE See FIXTURE Page 202 17 Glossary of terms TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 DIMMER Device used to control the intensity of an individual light DMX DMX512 1990 a specification for communication between control desks and Fixtures Originally for Dimmers it has been adopted as a control protocol for most Intelligent Fixtures It can carry 512 different Channels of data FADE A continuous transition from one level to another FIXTURE Any lighting instrument that is patched using a Personality Generally refers to a moving light or colour changer not an individual Dimmer channel Also called Intelligent Fixture Device Instrument Moving Light FLASH Pushbutton which adds a playback into the existing output of the console Historically called the ADD button See also SWOP FLIP A function for use with Moving Head Fixtures They have two possible Pan and Tilt positions for each point on stage and FLIP will alternate between them FOCUS What Palettes are called on other Avolites consoles See PALETTE May also be used in connection with moving fixtures to focus set the sharpness of a gobo projection FUNC
76. On or Off A channel which is ON is changed by the playback when it is fired A channel which is OFF is stored in the playback for future re use but has no effect when the playback is fired OVERLAP Sets how the console allocates new values to a group of fixtures 100 means that all fixtures are updated simultaneously 0 means that the fixtures will be updated one after the other PALETTE A term used to describe a referenced pre defined state for an Attribute that can be recalled whenever required during programming Each Fixture may be set to a different value in the Palette the entries can be named and recalled with a single button press PARK A Parked fixture is one which is patched to a handle but has no DMX address set This happens to a Page 204 17 Glossary of terms TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 fixture when its DMX address is taken by another fixture during a later patching session the Repatch function is used to give it a new DMX address PERSONALITY A description of what Attributes a particular Intelligent Fixture has and how the console will patch and use these It also determines which Attribute Wheel will control which Attribute PLAYBACK Area of the console that can replay recorded Cues or Chases using Playback Faders PRELOAD A playback button which sets the LTP channels in a cue but not the HTP channels Used to pre position fixtures before firing a cue Also a cue list function
77. Overlap when recalling a palette which means that the palette will be applied in sequence to each fixture in the group This is a very quick way to busk some amazing effects Fixture Overlap 100 means that all fixtures will change together Fixture Overlap 0 means that each fixture must complete its fade before the next will start its fade 1 gt Type in the overlap time for the palette on the numeric keypad 2 gt Press Set Overlap 3 gt Type in the fade time if fade is also required 4 gt Press a palette button to recall the palette You have to re enter the overlap each time you recall a palette To use the same overlap every time set a Master Overlap Press Palette Master Overlap To disable Master Overlap set to 100 5 5 3 Master Time for palettes Option Master Time on the Palette menu press the grey Palette button above the numeric keypad allows you to set a default fade time This fade time will be used for all palettes unless you manually type in a different time This can be useful when busking a show with palettes Page 78 5 Palettes TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 The Master Overlap option similarly sets the default Overlap for palette recall You can create macro buttons to set different palette fade times Press Macro Record press a button to store your macro on Then press Palette Master Time 3 for 3 sec Exit Macro Repeat these steps to create a
78. Palette Snap button 0 sec or a 1 sec fade button and so on 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects Page 79 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects The Shape Generator in the Tiger Touch sometimes known as an Effects Generator on other consoles allows you to quickly create exciting light shows using lots of movement and changes with the minimum of programming The Pixel Mapper is used to generate animated textures using the colour or intensity of a group of fixtures often LED battens starcloths or LED web type fixtures When viewed at a distance the effect becomes clearly visible A shape is simply an automatic sequence of values which can be applied to any attribute of a fixture A circle shape for example applied to the pan and tilt attributes would cause the fixture to move its beam around in a circular pattern You can set the centre point of the circle the size of the circle and the speed of the circle movement In addition to position shapes there are a large number of other shapes available in the Tiger Touch The shapes are defined for a particular attribute such as colour dimmer focus and so on Some shapes will not work with some fixtures focus shapes for example can produce nice focus pull effects on fixtures which have DMX focusing but will do nothing on fixtures which don t have focusing A further category of shapes is the Block Shape This type o
79. Press Picture to draw a picture legend Quick Record Press an unused button in one of the windows the button turns red with a Press again to save the palette The mask is automatically set to match the window e g Positions window is masked for only position attributes Busking with palettes To fade palettes when busking a show select fixtures type fade time on the keypad then recall the palette you have to do this each time If no fixtures selected palette will recall to all applicable fixtures To set fixture overlap type 0 100 then press Set Overlap then recall the palette To set a fade time for all palettes press Palette then Master Time Section 5 5 p77 Faded palettes do not go into the programmer so don t use fades when programming 1 5 DMX network setup The 12 DMX lines may be routed to the 4 XLR sockets or over Ethernet Switch to System mode press DMX Settings Select a Node on the left where the DMX is going to click the blue arrow On the right select the DMX line it will be fed by The i buttons set properties for Nodes Lines Section 5 5 p167 To change the IP address of the console press Network Settings in System mode Section 14 1 1 p179 To change User Settings which let you personalise how the console works hold down Avo and select User Settings Section 12 3 3 p165 Page 16 2 Setting up and using the console TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc
80. TION WHEEL A wheel which does not directly control an Attribute channel on a fixture rather it controls only part of an attribute and another function wheel may control other parts For example a rotating gobo attribute may have one function wheel to control continuous or indexed mode and another function wheel to control rotation speed or position though the actual fixture only uses one DMX channel to control both these functions GENERIC Term used to indicate a Dimmer channel See also FIXTURE GROUP A GROUP is a pre programmed collection of Fixtures that can be selected with a single button press HTP Highest Takes Precedence a mechanism for determining the output level of a channel being controlled by more than one Playback The Playback outputting the Highest value at any given time will determine the level of the channel Also see LTP HUD Heads up display an information window shown on the screen INCLUDE A means of transferring the contents of a Cue or Chase Step into the Programmer INSTRUMENT See FIXTURE INTELLIGENT FIXTURE See FIXTURE IPCGBES The Attribute Groups used by the console to conveniently group together similar attributes For 17 Glossary of terms Page 203 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 example the P osition group includes Pan and Tilt attributes LCD Refers to the console s on board displays stands for Liquid Crystal Display LED Refers to the small l
81. The playback will then output only to Visualiser not to the stage This can be very useful if you need to program cues during a live show 7 6 7 Key Profile Each playback can have an individual Key Profile allocated to it This allows you to customise the panel button functions differently for each playback A list of available Key Profiles is shown or you can add a new one The softkeys show the function allocated to the blue and grey buttons for each of the available Key Profiles If the playback Key Profile is set to None the default global profile is used 8 Chases Page 123 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 8 Chases As well as being used to store static cues the playback faders can also be used to store chases sequences of cues You can also store chases on touch buttons in the Playbacks window Chases can run once or repeat continuously You can set individual fade time for each cue in the chase and unlink cues so that the console waits for you to press Go before the chase continues 8 1 Creating a chase 8 1 1 Programming a chase To program a chase you have to set up the look for each cue in the chase then save it You can either set all the fixtures and dimmers manually for each cue in the chase or you can use Include to load in the information from cues you have already recorded 1 gt Press the Record Chase button 2 gt Press the Swop button of the playback where you
82. Timecode Cuelist A acceleration mode of wheels 53 ACDI connecting up 182 active fixture media thumbnail 55 active fixtures 184 Add Swop button 147 Align fixtures 62 All button 61 always merge 114 Append 127 Append Cue cue list 134 Apply Time To Palette 148 ArtNet setting up 180 As In 141 attribute editor window 53 attribute groups 58 attributes controlling 52 entering numerically 56 setting 52 53 auto connect chase 166 auto groups 40 59 autoload playback in cue list 135 autosave options 35 B backing up show 35 banks of attributes buttons 52 Blind mode 111 block shape 79 Bunch Up 46 76 117 busking 148 C channel button 56 channel grid window 66 chases appending new cues 127 connecting 125 cue linking 131 cue fixture and attribute overlap 130 deleting 117 difference between chase and cue list 133 direction 126 editing using unfold function 127 global timing 128 individual cue times 130 inserting cues 127 pausing 126 recording 123 running 124 speed and crossfade 125 tap tempo 129 temporary speed 125 CITP 184 clear button 51 Clear button 110 clearing the console 36 colour picker 53 54 compatibility view 160 connect button 125 copy chase 128 140 copy cue 117 copy palette 76 copying fixtures 46 crossfade of chase
83. Universal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 The tab buttons on the top left allow you to select Keyboard entry legend reverts to text Draw or Library On the right you can choose Pen or Eraser set the pen eraser size set the colour white in the above picture clear the whole picture and Enter the legend The Min button top left reduces the editor to a smaller size If you select Library you can choose a picture from a wide range of pre programmed pictures The pictures are sorted into various folders which are listed on the left 5 2 Recalling palettes 5 2 1 Recalling a palette value To recall a palette value from a button this is what you do 1 gt Select the fixtures to be changed Shared palettes can be set to any fixture of the same type Normal palettes will set individual values to each fixture 2 gt Press the Palette button you want to recall The palette will be set to the selected fixtures Page 74 5 Palettes TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 You can make palettes fade over a time when you recall them see section 5 5 1 below You can also recall a palette by its number by typing the number on the numeric keypad 1 gt Select some fixtures 2 gt Press the Palette button above the numeric keypad 3 gt Type in the number of the palette you want to recall 4 gt Press Enter or Apply Palette The Apply Palette softkey shows the legend of the palette which wi
84. a USB drive first ensure your current show is saved then use the Disk functions to load the existing show from hard disk then save it to the USB drive Alternatively you can use the Folders command on the Tools menu Page 36 2 Setting up and using the console TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 2 6 Clearing the console When you start a new show on the Tiger Touch it is usually a good idea to clear the console All programming and patching is deleted but user options are not changed 1 gt Press the Disk button 2 gt Press New Show 3 gt Press OK to confirm 4 gt Press Exit to leave Disk mode There is also an option Wipe in the System menu when the console is in System mode which has the same function and is located in the same place as on other Avolites consoles 3 Patching Page 37 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 3 Patching Patching is the process where you tell the Tiger Touch What type of lighting units you have connected to it What DMX addresses they are operating at Which DMX line universe each unit is connected to there are 12 Which buttons on the console you want to use to access them either physical buttons or touch buttons Particular option settings for each fixture Before you start rigging use the console to work out the DMX addresses for the fixtures in your rig Patch them on the console or simul
85. a servers and so on When you patch a dimmer or fixture you tell the Tiger Touch which of the 12 DMX universes it is on Each universe can be configured to come out of one or more of the 4 standard DMX outputs on the back of the console or over an Ethernet protocol see section 14 on page 179 By default DMX Lines 1 4 are connected to the four XLRs on the console The four 5 pin XLR sockets on the console are wired like this Pin 1 Earth Pin 2 Data Pin 3 Data Pin 4 Not used Pin 5 Not used Each DMX line should pass through all the fixtures to be connected on that line one after the other and have a DMX terminator fitted at the end 120 ohm resistor between pins 2 and 3 You should not split the DMX lines using passive splitters Y splits as this can corrupt the data 2 2 5 Connecting a monitor You can optionally connect a VGA computer monitor to the console The monitor gives you extra screen space for workspace windows which can be handy for showing Visualiser or other information windows The external monitor is disabled by default and will show a disabled message To enable it switch to System mode and select Display Setup then press External Display Disconnected The option will change to External Display Connected and the display will be enabled If you need to change the VDU resolution or settings touch Tools at the very top of the screen and select Control Panel then External Mon
86. abel the console 147 10 1 3 Run mode 147 10 1 4 Flash and swop buttons 147 10 1 5 Playback priority 147 10 1 6 Preset playbacks 148 10 1 7 Blind mode 148 10 1 8 Manual control during a show busking 148 10 2 Using multiple on screen workspaces 149 10 2 1 View menu 149 10 3 Organising the console 149 10 3 1 Using the Move function 149 10 4 MIDI or DMX remote triggering 150 10 4 1 Connecting remote trigger sources 150 10 4 2 Setting up remote triggering 150 10 4 3 Classic Pearl MIDI triggers
87. ade out and the delay out time would run before the new cue begins its fade in 9 5 2 Cue linking amp Link Offset Cues in cue lists may be linked together allowing you to build up complex self timed sequences The link options are set using the softkeys and are Link Wait For Go the cue waits for the Go button to be pressed then fires immediately Link Offset is disabled Link After Previous Cue The cue fires when the previous cue has finished its delay in and fade in times A Link Offset can be set to add a delay between the previous cue finishing and this cue firing The offset can be given as a time in seconds or as a percentage of the fade time of the previous cue Link With Previous Cue The cue fires at the same time as the previous cue fires A Link Offset can be set to add a delay between the previous cue firing and this cue firing set either in seconds or as a percentage of the fade time of the previous cue Page 142 9 Cue Lists TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 These options allow you to create complex self timed sequences by building up simple steps For example if you wanted the following effect Go is pressed Fixture one starts fading up over 20s After 10s Fixture two fades up over 15s Both lights stay on for 5s Both lights go off in 3s You could program Cue 1 Fixture 1 100 Fade In 20s Link Wait For Go Cue 2 Fixtur
88. ady have one To license the software start Titan Simulator and choose Internet Activation the software will ask you for your Avolites Download user Page 34 2 Setting up and using the console TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 name and password and automatically retrieve your license or Manual Activation you have to copy and paste the Computer Key into the form on the Titan Simulator webpage Once licensed Titan Simulator will run in Offline mode which is shown towards the top right of the screen In Offline mode the software will function as normal including Visualiser and Art Net outputs However periodically random DMX values will be sent down all DMX outputs please wait for this to stop before continuing programming 2 4 2 Running Titan Simulator When you start the simulator you need to select which console you are simulating The simulator will then open a Virtual Panel for your chosen console and monitor windows for each of the monitor outputs The Tiger Touch simulator shows the touch screen display separately from the Virtual Panel The Virtual Panel works exactly the same as the real panel to hold a button down so you can press a second button right click it using the mouse 2 5 Loading and saving shows You can save any number of different shows on a USB drive or the console s internal hard disk The console will also autosave the show periodically Shows created on the Tiger Touc
89. al fade times for each attribute group such as Position If you set a time it overrides the normal times To set an attribute group fade time 1 gt Press Edit Times at the top level menu 2 gt Press the Swop button of the cue to be changed 3 gt Press the Attribute Bank button right hand side for the attribute you want to change 4 gt Press Delay to set delay time or Set fade to set fade time 5 gt Type the new time using the numeric keypad and press Enter to save it or press Use Global to delete the attribute times and go back to the normal times 6 gt Press Enter to save the changes 7 Cues Page 121 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 You can take this even further and set individual fade times for each fixture When you select the cue to be changed you will see that all the fixtures in the cue are selected To set attribute times for only certain fixtures change the fixture selection using the Swop buttons The Cue View window will display when editing cue timings to help you see what you are editing You can touch fixtures or attributes in the grid to select which items are going to be edited Press the ALL button to select all fixtures in the cue When you are in the Set Attribute Times menu you can only select fixtures which are in the cue you are editing 7 6 Advanced options To set options for a cue press Playback Options on the root menu then press the swop butt
90. amming is retained If the new DMX address already has another fixture or dimmer patched on it the console will warn you unless this is disabled in User Options see section 12 3 3 on page 165 You can either press Select another DMX address to abort the change or Park Conflicting Fixtures All programming for the parked fixture is preserved but you need to repatch it to a free DMX address using the above procedure before you can use it again If you press Always Park Conflicting Fixtures the console will park this and any future conflicting fixtures without warning you You can change this option back in the User Settings 3 2 2 Setting legends You can set a legend for each fixture or dimmer you ve patched which is displayed in the Fixture Select touch button This can be really useful to help you identify the fixture 1 gt At the main menu press Set Legend 2 gt Press the Select button for the fixture you want to legend 3 gt Type the legend on the keyboard 4 gt Press Enter when you have finished You can set the same legend for multiple fixtures by selecting a group of fixtures after pressing Set Legend You can automatically allocate User Numbers for multiple fixtures by selecting a group of fixtures then using softkey A on the Set Legend menu The first fixture will have the User Number you entered and the other selected fixtures will be given a number increasing by 1 for each fixtu
91. apes to have a Phase Offset of 180 degrees Without the phase offset both shapes would reach full at the same time 6 1 4 Creating pixel mapper effects The Pixel Mapper works on a group of fixtures which you have set up using the Fixture Layout function This tells the console where the fixtures are physically located on the stage The console then maps the fixtures as pixels and uses them to output a 2D effect See section 4 1 12 on page 60 for details of how to layout the fixtures At the end of this section Section 6 4 on page 87 there are a number of step by step examples of creating effects with the pixel mapper You set up the Pixel Mapper as follows 1 gt Select the group of fixtures 2 gt From the top level menu select Shapes and Effects then Pixel Mapper 3 gt Select Create effect The Pixel Mapper Editor will open with a blank background You can overlay your fixture layout on the window to help you see where your fixtures are by clicking on the Fixture Overlay 50 50 context menu button Page 84 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Click on the button to add an effect and choose a graphic element Then click on the button again and choose an animation how your graphic element will move The animated effect will show in the black window Edit the parameters of the effect by clicking the effect name on the left hand side Various slider
92. aranteed to work but try them if the scenario matches your network Titan and ShowSafe all output is standard DMX IP Address Subnet Mask Titan console 192 168 1 30 255 255 255 0 ShowSafe 192 168 1 31 255 255 255 0 Titan outputting over ArtNet Fixtures and DMX IP Address Subnet Mask Titan console 2 100 100 100 255 0 0 0 ArtNet Fixtures 2 x y z 255 0 0 0 Or IP Address Subnet Mask Titan console 10 100 100 100 255 0 0 0 ArtNet Fixtures 10 x y z 255 0 0 0 Where a combination of x y and z are unique for these fixtures Titan and ShowSafe outputting over ArtNet and DMX IP Address Subnet Mask Titan console 2 100 100 100 255 0 0 0 ShowSafe 2 100 100 101 255 0 0 0 ArtNet Fixtures 2 x y z 255 0 0 0 Or IP Address Subnet Mask Titan console 10 100 100 100 255 0 0 0 ShowSafe 10 100 100 101 255 0 0 0 ArtNet Fixtures 10 x y z 255 0 0 0 Where a combination of x y and z are unique for these fixtures Never set the last number of an IP address to be 255 This is a special address which will not function correctly 14 5 4 Automatically assigning IP addresses DHCP There is another way of assigning IP addresses via an automatic system called DHCP For this you need one of the devices on the network to be a DHCP server If you know none of your devices are a DHCP server then this is irrelevant however if you have a router on the network or some such similar device then it
93. as Position If you set a time it overrides the normal times You can use the Cue View window or the Unfold function to set attribute times To set an attribute group fade time 1 gt Press View or the Unfold button then the Swop button of the chase to be edited 2 gt Press Edit Times then touch the cue you want to edit in the Playback View or if using Unfold press the Swop button of the unfolded cue you want to edit 3 gt Press the Attribute Options button right hand side for the attribute you want to change 4 gt Press Delay to set delay time or Set fade to set fade time 5 gt Type the new time using the numeric keypad and press Enter to save it or press Use Global to delete the attribute times and go back to the normal times 6 gt Press Enter to save the changes 8 6 Advanced options To set options for a chase press Playback Options on the root menu then press the swop button of the playback to be edited The same options are available as for Cues see section 7 6 on page 121 with some additional options for Chases 8 6 1 Loop Stop on Final Cue Option B lets you specify whether the chase will loop back to the beginning or stop on the final cue 8 6 2 Forwards backwards bounce random Option C sets the direction of the chase 8 6 3 Cue linking Option D sets how the cues in the chase are linked The settings are Page 132 8 Chases TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 Sept
94. ator then press View Fixture Patch to show the addresses This will use the DMX channels as efficiently as possible without leaving any gaps 3 1 Patching new fixtures or dimmers 3 1 1 Fixture select buttons and handles To control intelligent fixtures or dimmer channels they must be patched to a fixture button in the Fixtures workspace window If the Fixtures window is not shown press the Fixtures button to the right of the screen to show it or press View then Show workspace window then Fixtures Fixture buttons can be shown either in pages with Page buttons or you can use the scroll bar on the right to show different pages Use the Pages Show Hide button on the right of the screen to select between page buttons and scrolling mode You can change the fixture page at any time Page 38 3 Patching TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 You can allocate fixtures and dimmers to Groups which allows you to quickly select a set of fixtures with one button Groups are described in the next chapter 3 1 2 Patching dimmers Each fixture button can control single or multiple dimmer channels 1 gt Press Patch one of the blue function buttons bottom right then Dimmers 2 gt Softkey A DMX Line shows you which of the 12 DMX output lines you are patching onto Press A then enter a new number 1 12 to change the line Softkey B shows the DMX address about to be patched You can change this
95. aybacks groups and palettes from the preset faders If you wish you can copy items to a normal workspace window using the Copy to Workspace context button Cues and Chases on the touch screen In addition to the playback faders you can store cues memories and chases on the touch screen using the Playbacks window For playbacks which don t need a fader this gives you instant fingertip access to an enormous number of effects Macro buttons 10 buttons are provided in which you can store frequently used button sequences Any sequence of button presses can be stored in each of these buttons making those repetitive programming tasks a thing of the past If you need more than 10 you can show a Macro window on the touch screen The 10 console buttons are the same as the first 10 Macro touch buttons Change button functions You can change the functions of the blue and grey buttons on the console to give you quick access to the functions you want such as Preload Stop and Go for chases Tap Tempo and so on This feature is called Key Profiles see page 166 Titan Remote Titan remote runs on a mobile device s web browser and can control the console using Wi Fi This is invaluable for focusing and you can also activate playbacks 15 2 Programming features in Titan There are some great programming features in Titan consoles which previously were only found on the Diamond 4 Fixture overlap Attribute overlap The overlap fu
96. bnails The next time you start the system ensure the Hippo is powered up before you start the console If you decide to re patch to a different DMX address you will need to re start the Hippotizer software You will also need to reset the ArtNet nodes if you are moving across DMX lines 14 5 All about IP addressing This section attempts to explain the basics of IP addressing and what you will need to know when setting up a lighting control network IP addresses will normally come in the format w x y z where w x y and z are numbers between 0 and 255 For example 298 23 46 166 Every object or node or device on a network should have a unique IP address This is the same concept as DMX as each fixture requires a unique DMX address for IP addresses the same is required 14 5 1 Setting your IP address The console has a setup function to quickly set its IP address as described on page 179 You can also set your IP address in the same you would on a Windows XP computer This is done in the following way 1 gt Go to the control panel from the Tools menu 2 gt Double Click on Network Connections 3 gt You will now be confronted with various network adaptors It is likely that you will only have one or two of importance The Local Area Connection and Wireless Network Connection These names my slightly differ but the icons are likely to look like these Page 186 14 Networking the console Tita
97. bnet mask or they won t be able to communicate On the console set the address to 2 x x x as described in section 14 1 1 at the start of this chapter If you need to set a custom address to match the visualiser PC you can use Control Panel to do this On the computer running the Visualiser 1 gt Click Start Control panel Network connections 2 gt Right click on the connection you wish to use 3 gt Click Properties 4 gt In the connection properties window select TCP IP and click Properties 5 gt Set the PC network adapter to a free address on the network in the range 2 0 0 x 6 gt Set the subnet mask to 255 0 0 0 7 gt Click OK Close any network windows on both machines Install and run ACDI on the Visualiser Computer In ACDI change Source to Simulator Do not close the ACDI window Refer to the previous section to setup a DMX line on the console to be sent to the Visualiser Finally start the console and open or create the theatre file See the Visualiser manual for more information on this Once ready to connect to the console go to run mode in the Visualiser and select simulator under DMX Computer running Titan Simulator Page 184 14 Networking the console TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 The console should now be working with the Visualiser 14 3 Module Setup A module is a method of sending DMX and can be thought of as a collection of nodes Fo
98. by pressing B Address xx typing in the new address on the numeric keypad and pressing Enter 3 gt To patch a single dimmer press a Fixture Select button To patch a sequence of dimmers each to its own button press Quantity and set the number of dimmers then press the first select button Alternatively run your finger across the buttons on the screen The range of dimmers will be patched to sequential DMX addresses 4 gt The Select buttons turn dark blue and show fixture details when they are patched 5 gt Repeat from step 2 for other dimmers When setting the DMX address using Softkey B you can set the DMX line universe as well by entering line DMX for example 2 56 will set DMX address 56 on DMX line 2 To see how DMX channels are patched press View next to the numeric keypad then Fixture Patch The fixture patch view is described in section 3 2 3 on page 42 C User Number xx allows you to set a user defined number for each dimmer or fixture patched to help you identify them later You can also edit the User Number from the Repatch Fixture menu You can patch multiple dimmer channels to a single handle This can be useful if for example you want to control all the lights for one area together To do this just press the same Fixture Select button again when patching the new dimmer channel 3 Patching Page 39 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 You can tell
99. ce or hold Avo and press View Type in a name for the workspace Then touch the Workspace button where you want to store this workspace layout Or you can use Quick Record just touch an empty workspace button and it will turn red with a Type a name for the workspace and touch again to store it Record Visible All Windows lets you set whether the workspace will contain only the windows which are currently visible or will also include any windows which are hidden underneath other windows Remove Leave other windows on recall sets whether all other windows will be closed when this workspace is recalled To delete a workspace button press View Delete then the workspace button to be deleted 12 1 4 Compatibility view This workspace shows the blue and grey handle view which was used in version 2 x of the Tiger Touch software and which also allows 12 User Settings and other options Page 161 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 you to access the preset fader handles in shows which have been programmed on the Pearl Expert When the compatibility view is opened there is a context button option to Move to workspace This will move the handles from the compatibility window to the appropriate workspace window You need to do this twice once with the Fixtures and playbacks window selected and once with the Palettes and groups window selected 12 1 5 Configuring an exte
100. ce it will show an X indicating that it is not part of the sequence To change fixture layout 1 gt Press Edit Times 2 gt Select the group you want to edit 3 gt Press Edit Layout The Layout Editor window will open Initially fixtures will be all in a row You can reposition the fixtures anywhere on the screen by dragging them Or press a fixture to select then use the wheels to move it around the grid You can resize the grid by dragging the bottom or right sides The Arrange Fixtures command will automatically place the fixtures in a rectangular block you specify the number of rows Height and columns Width 4 1 13 Stepping through selected fixtures one at a time If you have selected a range of fixtures or a group the console has functions to step through the selected fixtures one at a time This can make it easier to program a range of fixtures because you don t have to select each one manually This mode uses the Prev Next All Hilight buttons to the right of the Go button 1 gt Select a range of fixtures or a group Page 62 4 Controlling dimmers and fixtures TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 2 gt The Prev and Next buttons will select the fixtures in the range one at a time in the order you selected them 3 gt The ALL button will select all fixtures in the programmer everything which has been selected since Clear was last pressed The Hilight function can b
101. chase 124 8 2 2 Connecting a chase for control 125 8 2 3 Setting speed and crossfade for a Chase 125 8 2 4 Manually controlling the steps of a chase 126 8 2 5 Changing chase direction 126 8 2 6 Jumping to a step 126 8 3 Editing a chase 126 8 3 1 Opening a chase for editing 126 8 3 2 Editing a chase using Unfold 127 8 4 Copying moving linking and deleting 128 8 4 1 Copying or moving a chase 128 8 4 2 Deleting a chase 128 8 4 3 Deleting a step from a chase 128 8 5 Chase timing 128 8 5 1 Global timings for chases 128
102. ck Repair Windows will complete a number of tasks and give you a message informing you it has finished repairing the connection Click close then ok to all the open windows 15 Using different Avolites consoles Page 189 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 15 Using different Avolites consoles If you are used to other Avolites consoles this section will help you to cope with the differences between each console Shows from a Titan console can be loaded into any other Titan console but not into the Pearl Expert running Classic software or a Diamond 4 running Classic software or a Pearl 2000 2004 2008 console because these consoles have a different show file format 15 1 The console controls Obviously the main difference on the Tiger Touch is the touch screen and the lack of preset faders Touch screen The touch screen provides a user configurable workspace which can show windows containing buttons for fixtures palettes groups shapes attribute control and more You can select which windows are visible and their size and position using the Window Control buttons above the numeric keypad and the window buttons to the right of the touch screen The View menu also gives you some options You can store different workspace layouts in the workspaces touch keys The right hand side of the touch screen is the menu area This is very similar to the LCD panel on a Pearl Expert To activate the menu b
103. ckness to 50 for evenly sized segments Increase Border Width to a low value so that we just have an outline 6 gt Click on and add a spin animation Reduce the speed until it just causes a light breeze 7 gt Click in the top of this layer to get the layer controls Click on the colour bar to open the colour picker Click and drag to the top left of the picker window to get a strong red Page 92 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 8 gt Click on Effect at the top left to access the global controls Drag Pre Spool to the left until it reads 0s This is to ensure the wipe begins off screen where we placed it when it is fired 9 gt Record the cue Note how the red fan sits on top of the white bar when they interact This is because the white is on a lower layer A higher layer number has priority over a lower number 6 4 3 Creative use of fixture layouts Because each fixture group can contain a different layout it is possible to create more than one arrangement of the same fixtures for pixel mapping By arranging fixtures in certain layouts you can easily achieve complex effects 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects Page 93 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Example 1 Odd Even 1 gt Select your fixtures 2 gt Open the Selection Pattern menu by pressing the All key 3 gt Choose Odd from the softkey opti
104. created by updating your palettes as normal Fixture exchange also gives you a powerful way to re use an existing show with new lights so you can give yourself a programming head start when faced with a new fixture It s a good idea to save your show before performing major changes such as fixture exchange Should you change your mind or have problems you will easily be able to return your show to its previous state 1 gt Enter patch mode by pressing Patch 2 gt Select the new fixture type you wish to use 3 gt Touch the select button of the fixture which is to be exchanged 4 gt The console will warn you that the fixture is in use Press the Exchange Fixture option 5 gt Repeat from step 3 to exchange other fixtures with the same type of new fixture After exchanging fixtures you need to update the palettes which used those fixtures If you have trouble switching values off in a palette set new values for all the attributes in the attribute group and re record the palette You should then be able to switch off an attribute group as required 3 2 6 Update personalities This option allows you to update the personality for a fixture used in your show Normally a copy of each fixture personality in the show is saved in the showfile so updating the personality library on the console does not update fixtures which are already patched It s a good idea to save your show before using Update Personalit
105. cts Page 87 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 6 4 Pixel mapper examples 6 4 1 Randomising effects This example shows you how to use the pixel mapper to create an effect where random dimmer cells turn on This effect will overlay any existing intensities 1 gt The fixtures you want to use need to be recorded into a group do this first if they are not already 2 gt Adjust the layout of the fixtures in the group using Shapes And Effects Pixel Mapper Edit Group Layout select group 3 gt Start creating an effect by selecting the group then Shapes And Effects Pixel Mapper Create Effect 4 gt In the Pixel Mapper Effect Editor window toggle the context menu option Fixture Overlay until it reads Fixture Overlay 50 50 This will allow you to see the relationship of your fixtures to the effect as you create it 5 gt Select Effect and drag Background Opacity slider to 0 This will allow the whole effect to overlay any related intensities Page 88 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 6 gt Select Layer 1 click at the bottom of the screen and then choose Circle from the elements that appear 7 gt Drag the Zoom slider until the circle covers approximately one cell You can also use the Width and Height sliders to turn the circle into an oval if that helps Then drag the X and Y sliders to position the circl
106. cues then nothing is going to light up 10 2 Using multiple on screen workspaces On the screen you can configure different workspaces which store how the various windows are displayed This allows you to quickly recall different setups Workspaces are stored and recalled from the touch buttons to the left of the menu buttons 10 2 1 View menu Pressing View by numeric keys takes you into the View menu From here you can set up what is shown on the touch screen and the external monitor Window Options allows you to reposition and resize windows and to move them between screens Open Workspace Window allows you to open and close all the possible windows 10 3 Organising the console If the layout of the fixture buttons palettes or playbacks has become a bit mixed up during programming you can use the Move function to move recorded items around and produce a better layout When an item is moved all links to other recorded items are retained 10 3 1 Using the Move function To move fixtures palettes groups and playbacks is very simple 1 gt Press Avo and the Copy Move Link button to select Move mode 2 gt Press or touch the select key s of the item s to move 3 gt Press or touch the select key of the destination When moving a range it is possible to select a range containing different types of items and there can be gaps between them In this case you can set option B to Bunch Up to have
107. de lets you select Record By Fixture all attributes of any modified fixture are saved Record By Channel only modified attributes are saved Record Stage all fixtures with a non zero dimmer channel are saved or Quick Build allows you to build a cue from other playbacks or palettes select the playbacks palettes you wish to use and press OK Record By Channel is useful if you want to layer this cue list with other playbacks to create an effect You can reopen the cue list to add more cues by repeating the procedure above this does not affect any cues already stored in the cue list To add more cues to the end of the existing cues press Append cue To edit an existing cue press Cue Number and type the cue number to edit Make the changes then press Update Cue x To insert new cues see section 9 3 2 The Advanced Options menu allows you to renumber all the cues and to change the number of an existing cue 9 Cue Lists Page 135 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 There is no limit to the number of cues in a cue list 9 1 2 Changing legends for cues in a cue list You can set a legend for each cue which is shown on the screen when running the cue list and can be helpful for keeping track of where you are 1 gt Press Set Legend in the top level menu If you are setting legends for several cues press Menu Latch to latch the Set Legend menu 2 gt Pr
108. disabled using this option 10 Running the show Page 147 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 10 Running the show So it s showtime This chapter describes the functions of the console which are useful when running a show 10 1 Playback controls 10 1 1 Back up the show At regular intervals while you are programming and when you have finished programming or you ve run out of time and it s showtime the most important thing is to back up the show to USB pen drive or the internal disk see section 2 3 6 on page 30 for instructions 10 1 2 Label the console When you are running your show you will need to know where everything is Use the Legend functions to set onscreen labels or you can t beat the low tech method of marker pen and tape 10 1 3 Run mode If your show is fully pre programmed and you wish to avoid accidental modifications switch the mode switch to Run This prevents anyone from altering the programming of the console However the operator can still select fixtures and adjust attributes live For busked shows it s often useful to run the console in 10 1 4 Flash and swop buttons The Flash and Swop buttons on the playback faders may be used at any time to flash and solo cues and chases The Flash button adds the playback into the current output the Swop button turns off all other output You can reallocate the functions of the Flash and Swop Select buttons on the console
109. dle Buttons lets you set the size of the touch buttons to Small Normal Large or Super Size Text Size allows you to set the size of the text used in touch buttons 12 3 4 Key Profiles Allows you to modify the functions of some buttons See section 12 2 12 3 5 Wipe The Wipe menu erases the current show This is the same as the New Show option on the Disk menu but is provided here for experienced Avolites users who are used to it being on the System menu The Wipe Visualiser Patch option will erase all fixtures from the visualiser without affecting the current show 12 User Settings and other options Page 167 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 12 3 6 Display Setup This option gives you a menu for enabling and disabling a second monitor If you don t have a monitor connected set this option to Disabled to improve the performance of the console This option does nothing on Titan Mobile 12 4 DMX output mapping There are various ways to connect fixtures to the console As well as the 4 XLR sockets on the console you can connect fixtures using Ethernet and wireless links 12 4 1 Configuring DMX outputs Switch the console to System mode and select DMX Settings on the second page of options The screen shows a list of available DMX nodes places where you can send the DMX to on the left and a list of the 12 available DMX lines outputs generated by the console on the
110. e option Copy Legends can be changed to Don t copy legends so that the copied cues are given default legends When in Move mode Swap Items if Required will attempt to reposition any existing playbacks which are in the way of the move This is useful when rearranging playbacks on a page which is nearly full 7 4 2 Deleting a cue To delete a cue 1 gt Press the Delete button 2 gt Press the Select button of the cue you want to delete 3 gt Press the Select button again or press Enter to confirm the delete Press Menu Latch to keep the delete mode active You can keep deleting using steps 2 and 3 without having to keep pressing the Delete button Press Exit to leave latched delete mode Page 118 7 Cues TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 7 5 Cue timing The console allows a wide variety of timing functions to be set for each cue 7 5 1 Setting fade times and Overlap for a cue You can set a delay fade in and fade out time independently for every cue Shapes in the cue will also be affected depending on the fade mode You can delay the fade times between fixtures in a cue so that the cue is applied sequentially to each fixture This is called Fixture Overlap and can create some amazing peel off or roll type effects with no programming at all In the diagram below the top picture shows how the LTP channels change when used with delay fade and fade out times Th
111. e 2 100 Fade In 15s Link With Previous Link Offset 10s Cue 3 Fixture 1 AND 2 0 Fade Out 3s Link After Previous Link Offset 5s To obtain the effect which was called cue overlap in previous versions of software use Link With Previous Cue and set a percentage Link Offset time Link Offset of 100 is equivalent to Cue Overlap of 0 and vice versa 9 5 3 Individual attribute fade times You can set individual fade times for each IPCGBES attribute group You can also select which fixtures this is applied to For example you can make the position change take 2 seconds but the colour change take 10 seconds Additionally you can set individual times for each attribute so you could make the pan fade over a different time to the tilt To set times for an attribute group first select the Set Times menu and go to the cue you want to set as described above then press G Next to go to the second page of options 1 gt Press C Attribute times 9 Cue Lists Page 143 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 2 gt All fixtures in the cue will be selected If you don t want to change the times for any fixtures deselect them now You can press the ALL button below Next Time to select all fixtures in the cue or Shift ALL to deselect all fixtures 3 gt Press the softkey for the attribute group you want to change 4 gt Press A Delay to set the delay time or press B Fade to set the fade
112. e by holding down the Avo button and selecting Blind This allows you to program cues using the visualiser window without affecting the look on the stage 10 1 8 Manual control during a show busking If you have not had as much programming time as you would have liked you might need to make up some additional effects during the show This is sometimes called busking and is where the fun starts You can create instant variations by recalling palette values to modify your existing cues The console can fade to the palette values for added effect 1 gt Select some fixtures which are already in use on stage 2 gt Type 2 or any time in seconds on the numeric keypad 3 gt Touch a Palette button to recall a palette 4 gt The selected fixtures will change to the new palette over a time of 2 seconds When a fade is entered you can also change the Fixture Overlap using softkey A This allows you to create roll or peel effects when using a series of fixtures With overlap 100 all fixtures change at the same time If overlap 50 the second fixture will not start its fade until the first fixture is half way 50 through fading The order of the fixtures is set by the order in which you selected them The palette fade time remains active while the Palette Fade menu is open Press Exit to leave the menu and return to instant palette recall If you apply a palette with a fade time then it
113. e effect is started 14 gt Store the cue clear fire and view again in the Pixel Mapper Preview This time there should already be plenty of shurikens on screen Pre Spool is particularly useful for animations that rely on high spawn rates but run at a low speed Page 108 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 7 Cues Page 109 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 7 Cues So you ve set up a great look on the stage and you want to save it to use in your show There are three ways of saving looks on the Tiger Touch Cue This is a single look It may contain movement in the form of shapes and have fade in and fade out times Chase This is a timed sequence of cues often used for an individual effect Cue List This is a linked sequence of cues usually used to store and replay an entire show from a go button Cues Chases and Cue Lists are all stored in the playback faders at the bottom left of the console Chases and Cue Lists are covered in the following chapters The Tiger Touch has 600 playbacks in 60 pages of 10 In addition you can store 10 preset playbacks on the faders at the top right of the console There are no page buttons for these faders so the 10 playbacks stored there are always available Also you can store cues in touch buttons in the Playbacks window provided you don t need a fader The cue functions on t
114. e element at approximately 25 degrees Drag the Width slider to the left to make a thinner block Drag the Height slider to the right until the block fills the height of the entire window Drag the X slider to the right until the block is just off the screen 4 gt Click again and choose Linear Movement animation represented as a block moving left to right On the right side of the Direction slider there is a compass button Click on this four times until the direction reads 270 degrees By default the animation is set to 90 degrees or left to right Because we placed the block on the far right of the screen we want it to move the other way The compass gives shortcuts to the more common directions in 45 degree increments 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects Page 91 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Reduce Spawn Rate until only one stripe is on screen the same time For this type of effect the value will usually need to be quite low approximately 0 2 You might want to reduce Speed slightly at this point Note that a higher speed was initially useful for getting the correct spawn rate above 5 gt Click on Layer 2 select and select the Swirl element represented by a fan shape with four arms Increase Zoom until it is as large as will fit in the screen Set Bend to 0 for nice straight fan blade edges Set Points to 3 minimum for a three bladed fan Set Thi
115. e mapping To delete a trigger from the mapping select it in the list and press the rubbish bin button at the bottom To delete a complete mapping select it and press the rubbish bin button at the bottom of the left hand column 10 4 3 Classic Pearl MIDI triggers This trigger map sets up the console to mimic the MIDI setup of the classic Pearl software It is used for triggering playbacks from MIDI Set playback page program change Cn xx Page 1 2 3 4 5 28 29 30 Page 152 10 Running the show TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 xx 00 01 02 03 04 1B 1C 1D example Cn 02 Console changes to Page 3 Turn on a playback note on 9n pp ll Note number pp playback number from 0 14 decimal Key velocity ll playback level from 0 127 decimal 127 Full example 9n 03 40 Playback Fader 4 at 50 level Note that Playback Fader numbers start at zero so subtract one from the number on the console to get the MIDI note number To Turn Off a playback send a note on command with velocity 0 The console does not recognise MIDI note off 8n commands Stop run step a chase etc after touch An pp cc Note number pp playback number from 0 19 decimal Aftertouch value cc control codes 00 stop chase 01 run chase 02 restart from step 1 03 fade to next step using programmed fade times 04 Snap directly to next step 11 R
116. e remote request showing the user name you provided The operator then chooses whether to allow or deny the remote 5 The console provides a 5 digit key which needs to be typed into the iPod to pair the remote Steps 3 4 and 5 only need to be done the first time a mobile device is connected the remote will connect automatically from then onwards 6 The remote is now ready to control the lights patched on the console The options on the Remote menu Softkey A are Remotes Disabled No commands will be accepted from paired remotes new pair requests will be ignored Allow Paired Remotes Only allow commands from previously paired remotes new pair requests will be ignored Allow New Remotes Allow previously paired remotes and display pair requests to the user for confirmation Allow All Remotes For the current version of the remote this is roughly equivalent to the previous option Pair requests will only be displayed when in System and Program modes and when one of the last 2 options is selected At showtime you should select one of the first 2 options to ensure you don t get any interruptions The Remote menu shows a list of paired remotes on the softkeys Selecting a remote gives you the option to temporarily disable that remote or to delete it from the system 11 Remote control Page 155 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 11 2 Operating the remote To connect to the conso
117. e roughly in the centre of your fixtures if it is not already 8 gt Select again and choose Displacement from the animations that appear this is represented as a few static blocks Note that nothing changes yet 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects Page 89 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 9 gt Select and this time choose Opacity animation represented as a block fading in The displacement acts on the opacity animation causing it to appear at random locations each time it is drawn Drag the In Time and Out Time sliders to 0 This will cause the effect to snap on off instead of fade Increase the Speed and Spawn Rate settings to make the effect run quicker and with more circles respectively High spawn rates are particularly useful for small randomised elements like this 10 gt Record to a playback Page 90 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 6 4 2 Randomising effects This example shows you how to create a diagonal white wipe with a rotating red fan on top 1 gt Select a group containing a fixture layout as described in previous example 2 gt Start creating an effect by selecting the group then Shapes And Effects Pixel Mapper Create Effect 3 gt Select Layer 1 click at the bottom of the screen and then choose Block from the elements that appear Drag the Rotation slider to the right to angle th
118. e second picture shows how the HTP channels change The third and fourth pictures show what happens to the LTP channels when fixture overlap and attribute fade are used The times are set like this 1 gt Press Edit Times at the top level menu 7 Cues Page 119 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 2 gt Press the Swop button of the cue 3 gt Press Fade Mode x to set the cue mode This sets how the times are used see below 4 gt Press Delay time to set the delay before the cue starts Fade time to set the fade in time of the cue and Fade out time to set the fade out time of the cue 5 gt Type the new time in seconds using the numeric keypad and press Enter to save it 6 gt Press Fixture Overlap to change the overlap then enter 0 100 on the keypad 100 means all fixtures fade together 0 means that the first fixture will finish its fade before the next one starts 50 means that the 2nd fixture will start fading when the first one is half way through its fade The order of the fixtures is set by the order you selected them but you can change this see section 7 5 2 7 gt Press Exit to get out of Edit Times mode You can also set independent times for the IPCGBES attribute groups and for each individual attribute see next section for details of this The times you enter are affected by the cue mode which is set using the Fade Mode option Mode 0 Channels wi
119. e used to highlight the output of the selected fixture make it brighter onstage see the next section 4 1 14 Highlighting the selected fixture with Prev Next When stepping through a fixture selection using the Prev Next All buttons you can highlight the selected fixture on stage This makes it very easy to see which fixture you are controlling The other fixtures in the selection go to a dimmed lowlight level Press the HiLight button to enable highlight mode Press HiLight again to disable When you are in highlight mode the highlighted attribute is overridden and any changes you make to it are not stored in the programmer so if the highlight uses intensity you cannot change the intensity of the fixture You can change the levels used for Highlight Lowlight by holding Avo then pressing HiLight Store Highlight State or Store Lowlight State 4 1 15 Align fixtures You can copy attributes from one fixture to another using the Align Fixtures function This is very useful for example if you ve accidentally left a fixture out of a cue you can copy settings from its neighbour 1 gt Select the fixtures you want to Align 2 gt At the top level menu press Fixture Tools Menu Latch just below the G softkey then Align Fixtures 3 gt Set the mask to include the attribute groups you want to copy using the Attribute Bank buttons on the right of the console or the softkeys set options for exclude and i
120. e will be stored instead 7 3 3 Playback and Cue view To see the current timings of the cue touch the playbacks display for the fader or press View then the swop button of the playback you want to view The screen will show details of the delay fade overlap and curve settings for the cue You can touch each item to enable editing 7 Cues Page 115 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 If you touch the View button at the right hand end of the row or the View Cue context button the Cue View window opens showing you details of the settings individual timings for all the fixtures in the cue The Cue View has four different views Levels Palettes Times Shapes Views are selected using the context buttons to the left of the menu buttons The Levels view shows the individual attribute values for each fixture The Palettes view shows which palettes have been used to record the cue Palettes are shown by their legends Where an absolute value was saved rather than a palette the value is shown instead Again you can edit or remove the values The Times view shows individual attribute timings for fixtures If global timings are set no times are shown in the cue view The Shapes view shows which attributes of each fixture are running shapes You can edit or remove one or more individual control values in the cue Touch or drag over the required control values in the grid to select them
121. ears on the softkeys 6 gt You can continue to add Autoloads to other cues or press Exit to finish Page 136 9 Cue Lists TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 The Autoloaded playback will be fired when the cue starts and killed when the cue list moves on to the next cue unless you have also loaded the playback into the next cue You can set options for each Autoloaded playback by pressing the softkey where the Autoloaded playback is shown For a cue the only option is Remove this Autoload For a chase or cue list softkey B lets you select whether to load the playback from the start to start at a specific cue or to press Go on the target playback 9 1 4 Running a key macro from a cue list You can program a cue within a cue list to trigger a key macro This allows you to set up custom actions which can be performed when a cue in a cue list fires for example you may want to lamp on your fixtures as the first cue in the cue list 1 gt Press Playback Options 2 gt Select the cue list 3 gt Select Macros 4 gt In the Playback View window select the step you want to add a macro to 5 gt Press the button s for the macro s you want to attach to the step Or press Add and choose an action from the list 3 gt The Macros column shows the macros you have added You can remove macros by selecting the cue pressing the softkey for the macro you wish to remove and then pr
122. ed a cue which had scans at a certain position with the colour set to green If you later decide that you don t want a colour recorded at all in the cue so that the colour set by previous playbacks will remain you set the colour values to Off in the programmer which when saved will remove those values from the cue You can also use the Off function to remove complete fixtures from a cue by selecting all the attributes Setting an attribute to Off is not the same as recording an attribute at zero since this would change the attribute when the cue was fired It is the same as excluding that attribute using the mask when recording so the attribute will remain unchanged when the cue is fired 1 gt Use the Quick Include function described in previous section to load the cue you want to change into the programmer 2 gt Press the Off button to display the Off menu 3 gt All fixtures in the cue will be selected If you don t want to change them all deselect the fixtures you don t want 4 gt Use the softkeys to select which Attributes you want to remove 5 gt Press Record Cue then set the record mode to Replace and press the Swop button of the cue to update it 7 Cues Page 117 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 You can merge Off attributes into a cue without including it first You can also remove attributes from palettes using the Off function Another way to remove at
123. elete a palette Press the Update Palette button select a palette use the Delete softkey option 5 Palettes Page 77 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Press the Palette button above the numeric keypad and use the Delete option in the Palette Utilities menu Press Delete then Palette type the palette number press Enter 5 5 Timing palettes 5 5 1 Fading a palette A timed palette is a very useful tool allowing easy busking of shows When a palette is recalled in this way a time is added and the palette fades in over that time 1 gt Select some fixtures 2 gt Type in the fade time for the palette on the numeric keypad 3 gt Press a palette button to recall the palette You have to re enter the time each time you recall a palette To use the same fade every time set a Master Time Press Palette Master Time To disable Master Time set to 0 Palette fading can be very useful when recalling a palette live during a show as you can smoothly move fixtures to a new position or change colour slowly on colour mixing fixtures Palettes applied with a fade time do not get put into the programmer so will not be saved in any cues don t use fade times when programming This is to ensure that when used in a live situation the next cue will override the palette and play back as intended 5 5 2 Fixture overlap when recalling palettes You can set a Fixture
124. ember 2011 Always Link Steps The chase will run on its own using the times Never Link Steps The chase will pause after every delay fade time for the user to press Go Link according to individual steps Each step in the chase will obey its individual link settings which are set using the Playback View window or the Unfold function When a chase is unlinked raising the fader does not fire the first cue which can be a problem To get round this if the chase is not looped simply link the first cue to the previous one If the chase is looped add a dummy step at the end with 0sec fade 0sec delay and link the first step to this one 8 6 4 Renumber cues Option Renumber cues will renumber all the cues in the chase starting from 1 9 Cue Lists Page 133 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 9 Cue Lists Cue Lists allow you to record a sequence of cues each of which can have its own timings and can be triggered by the Go button or run automatically to the next cue This allows you to build a complete show in a single list and is ideal for theatrical shows where the show must be exactly the same each time Cue lists differ from chases in the way the console handles changes between cues Chases will crossfade between cues whereas a cue list will track changes For example You record dimmer 1 in cue 1 press clear record dimmer 2 in cue 2 press clear record dimmer 3 in cue 3 I
125. emote control Page 153 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 11 Remote control With the addition of an external Wireless Access Point the console can be remote controlled using Wi Fi from a mobile internet device This can be invaluable when rigging testing and focusing You can also run playbacks and reset fixtures from the remote The remote function operates from a web page on the console which is accessed using the web browser in the mobile device 11 1 Setting up the remote This is a basic setup assuming that the console is connected directly to an access point For more complicated networks please consult your network administrator For information on setting up your Wireless Access Point please refer to the documentation provided with it 11 1 1 Network setup You need to set up the network settings on the Wireless Access Point the mobile device and the console so that they can communicate with each other In this example we use an iPod touch but other devices are similar 1 gt Give the access point an IP address such as 192 168 0 1 2 gt Make sure wireless is switched on 3 gt Take note of the name of the wireless network SSID 4 gt Connect an Ethernet cable from the back of the console to the access point 5 gt Set the IP address of the console Switch to System select Network Settings press Local Area Connection then press IP Address and change the IP address to 192 1
126. end pictures 72 legends setting for fixtures dimmers 42 legends for cues in cue list 135 level matching of playbacks 113 Link cue lists 141 Link Offset 141 Load Show 35 loading a show 35 Locate button 50 lock playback on handle 121 145 146 lock the console 33 LTP and HTP explanation of 112 M macro in cue list 136 macro link to cue 146 macros 67 macros keypress 31 mask clear 51 mask toggle groups 71 master overlap palette 77 master palette overlap 78 master palette time 77 17 Glossary of terms Page 209 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 master time palette 77 media servers setting up 184 midi connections 22 MIDI timecode options 166 MIDI triggering 150 mode 0 3 for cues 119 monitor 161 mouse external 22 move chase 128 140 move cue 117 move function 149 move palette 76 Moving fixture 45 Multi DMX fixture 176 N network connection 22 New Show 36 O Off button 116 operate mode 147 order of fixtures 120 P page selecting fixture pages 37 page buttons 74 page legends 42 113 pages of cues 112 pages of fixtures 50 pages of palettes 74 pages show hide button 37 Palette Bank buttons 74 palette fade button 78 palettes 69 creating 70 editing and deleting 75 fading over time 77 148 fixture overlap 148 master
127. er If you have stored cues on the touch select buttons you select different pages using the Playbacks page touch buttons 7 Cues Page 113 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Playbacks which are fired when you change page remain active If you want to fire a cue on a fader which is already on from a previous page lower the fader to zero then raise it again The cue from the previous page will stop and the cue from the new page will fire If you return to a page with an active playback the fader will not resume control of the playback until it matches the current level of the playback This prevents the playback level jumping when the fader is first moved You can set a legend for each playback page The legend is shown on the Pages roller on the screen and on the HUD Use Set Legend from the main Program menu then Page Legends While in this menu you can change the page to set legends for different pages 7 2 4 Releasing running playbacks You can release a running playback to its previous state by pressing the Off button then the Select button of the playback to be released Channels will release back to their state in the previous playback until no playbacks are left to be released at which point they will go to the power on state You can release all running playbacks by pressing the blue Off button then Release all playbacks Channels will always release with a fade time of
128. er The speed can be set in Beats Per Minute BPM or seconds depending on the User Settings There are other options you can set for the chase from this menu including Fixture Overlap which are described in the Timings section 8 5 1 on page 128 You can set individual times for each cue in a chase and unlink cues from each other so they wait for you to press the Go button This is done using the Playback View or the Unfold function which is described in section 8 3 2 on page 127 You can select whether the chase speed is displayed in Seconds or in Beats Per Minute BPM Press Avo and User Settings then press Tempo Units to set the option to Tempo Units Seconds or Tempo Units Beats Per Minute BPM 8 2 4 Manually controlling the steps of a chase You can pause a chase if the chase is connected to the wheels by pressing the Stop button next to the wheels Press the red Go button to resume playback of the chase While the chase is stopped you can use the and buttons next to the Connect button to move to the next or previous step You can also configure the blue and grey buttons of the playback handle to be Stop and Go This uses the Key Profiles function 1 gt Hold Avo and press Edit Current Key Profile 2 gt If you are using the default Key Profile which is not editable you will be prompted to add a new profile 3 gt Press Chases then choose either the Blue key or the Grey key 4 gt Select Go or
129. erent groups of fixtures the shape will appear twice on the shape list You can edit the two shapes separately to give different directions speeds etc see later Each shape is designed to work on a particular attribute Obviously if the fixtures don t have the attribute you will not see any effect if you use the shape Each shape has a default size and speed setting defined in the shape file When using a Rainbow colour shape to get the full range of colours you need to set the CMY or RGB attributes to 50 6 1 2 Changing size and speed of a shape It is easy to change the size and speed of a shape after it has first been created If the display above the wheels is showing Spread and Offset rather than Size Speed press softkey E to select Adjust Speed Size and Phase Page 82 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 1 gt Control the speed of the shape using the left hand wheel 2 gt Control the size of the shape using the middle wheel 3 gt The size and speed is shown above the wheels on the display Other things to know about size and speed of shapes If you have more than one shape running the controls operate on the most recent one You can edit the parameters of any shape that s running using the Edit Shape function see section 6 2 1 The minimum size is zero This will hide the shape and the fixture will resume
130. ersal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 For variable attributes like Dimmer holding down the button will display a horizontal slider bar You can then move your finger left or right to change the value Active fixtures such as media servers will display a thumbnail of the media clip in the button The media server must support CITP and be patched as an active fixture Fixtures which support keystoning or blades shutters can be controlled graphically in the attribute window Select and drag the corners or sides of the image to control the fixture Page 56 4 Controlling dimmers and fixtures TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Updated personality files may be required to support the keystone blade functions 4 1 6 Setting attributes from the softkeys You can directly enter a numeric value for the attributes which are live on the wheels You must be at the main Program menu to do this keep pressing Exit until the vertical menu bar shows Program Menu Type a number on the numeric keypad then press one of the softkeys to set the value to the fixture The Softkey legend will show what effect your value is going to have such as Gobo 5 or Deep Blue For attributes displayed in percent such as Dimmer or Colour Mix you enter a value from 0 100 to set the percentage output For attributes where the output is divided up into ranges such as colour wheels you enter the index of the range you want
131. ery time Fading of shape phase is now smoother Fading the phase of a shape between two phase offsets is now alot smoother than in previous versions Stop on Final Cue works with bounce and Random The stop on final cue setting now works with chases set to bounce or random mode The chase stops when all the cues have been played Unassigned DMX ports stop sending DMX When a physical DMX port is unassigned it now stops sending DMX data Frozen Attributes Saved in Show Frozen fixture attributes are now frozen so their state is restored when the show is reloaded Mask in Quick Include You can now set a mask in quick include This avoids having to go into advanced include just to set a mask Page 198 16 Release notes TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 You can now press Include followed by an attribute bank button and then the handle to include 1 THROUGH 10 Highlight The command syntax 1 THROUGH 10 Highlight now works Dongle License through Panel The dongle license code can now be entered through the panel software and a clearer warning is given when the dongle is removed This makes it easier to license the console after a recovery Fan Options menu Curve Type The fan options menu now shows the selected fan curve Window Page in Workspace Shortcut The current workspace window page is now recorded in the workspace shortcut This ensures the view is restored correctly 16 1 5 Bugs fixed in v
132. es If set to Fader Mode Intensity Kill With Off the fader masters the overall HTP level and the cue list remains active connected even when the fader is lowered to zero If set to Fader Mode Intensity Kill At 0 the fader masters the overall HTP level and the cue list is killed when the fader is lowered to zero If set to Manual Crossfader the fader behaves as a manual crossfade control and the cue list will automatically step on to the next cue when the fader reaches the top or bottom of travel 9 6 3 Handle Paging This option allows you to lock the playback on a handle so that it always appears on that handle no matter what page is selected If you select Transparent Lock then the playback will appear on the current page if no other playback is programmed in that position 9 6 4 Cue Options This option allows you to change settings for each cue in the cue list To select the cue number to edit use the left hand wheel or press softkey A then enter the cue number on the numeric keypad Page 146 9 Cue Lists TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Curve allows you to set a different fade curve for the cue this affects how the fade progresses from one cue to the other for example you can select a fade which starts off slow speeds up in the middle and then slows down at the end Press Curve then select a new curve from the softkeys The effect of the various curves is described in section 12 5
133. es when you are running a show you need to manually control the fixtures and dimmers to set the intensity position colour etc To do this you first select the fixtures you want to change using the select buttons then you set the attributes of those fixtures using the Wheels and Attribute buttons 4 1 Using the select buttons and wheels 4 1 1 Selecting fixtures and dimmers for control To select the fixtures or dimmer channels that you want to control you use the Fixture Select buttons to select the fixtures into the Editor You can select fixtures or dimmers individually or several at once 1 gt Press the Select buttons for the fixtures you want The select button will light up pale blue for selected fixtures they are also shown in light blue on the HUD 2 gt To select a range of fixtures slide your finger across the touch buttons To select a large number of fixtures you can touch and hold the Select button for the first fixture then touch and hold the Select button for the last fixture then release the button for the first fixture Here are some other things to know Press Locate at the bottom right of the console to light up the selected fixtures in open white and move them to a central position See the next section for more Locate options You can deselect a fixture by pressing the select button again At the top of the touch screen just above the top windows the console will show you which f
134. es within it and you select the one you want to Include using Wheel A or by touching the cue You can also type in the cue number to Include 1 gt Press Include above numeric keypad 2 gt Press Quick Include or Advanced mode if you want to change the mode 3 gt Press the Swop button of the cue you want to include If you are in Quick Include mode this Includes the cue and finishes 4 gt If you are in Advanced mode all fixtures in the cue will be selected If you don t want them all deselect the fixtures you don t want The fixtures in the cue are highlighted on the HUD and on the fixture buttons 5 gt Use Set Mask or the Attribute Bank buttons to select which Attributes you want to include All are included by default Softkey C turns them all off and D turns them all on Softkey E lets you include or exclude Shapes from the cue 6 gt Press Enter The selected attributes of the selected fixtures will be loaded into the programmer 7 gt Repeat from 2 to include other attributes from the same fixtures or repeat from 1 to include other fixtures In Quick Include mode you can set a mask for the include by pressing one or more of the attribute bank buttons before you select the cue to include 7 3 5 Removing attributes from cues using Off The Off button allows you to remove an attribute which has been stored in a cue as if you d never recorded it For example suppose you record
135. ess the Select button of the Cue List 3 gt The cues in the cue list are shown on the screen Use Wheel A or touch the list to select the cue which is to have a legend set 5 gt Press E and type the legend on the keyboard then press Enter 6 gt If you latched the menu you can continue to set legends for other cues or press Exit to finish 9 1 3 Autoloading a playback within a cue list You can program a cue within a cue list to automatically load one or more playbacks when the cue fires The playback can be a single cue a chase or another cue list This can be useful to trigger off chases or effects from the cue list You can either automatically save active playbacks as Autoloads or you can manually allocate Autoloads to cues To automatically record active playbacks as Autoloads 1 gt After selecting Cue List Record turn on Autoload Live Playbacks in the Advanced Options menu of the cuelist record screen 2 gt Turn on the playbacks you wish to load for this cue 3 gt Save the cue Active playbacks will be saved as Autoloads To manually edit autoloads 1 gt Press Playback Options in the top level menu 2 gt Press the blue Select button of the Cue List 3 gt Press Autoload 4 gt The cues in the cue list are shown on the screen Use Wheel A to select the cue which is to have the Autoload set 5 gt Press the Select button of the playback which is to be loaded The playback legend app
136. essing Remove Link 9 2 Cue List playback 9 2 1 Running a cue list Raise the fader of the cue list and press the Go button to run the first cue The bottom section of the display shows the cue list the current cue is highlighted in grey and the next cue has a box round it 9 Cue Lists Page 137 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Also the display relating to the playback fader shows information about the cue list including the current and next cue fade progress of the current cue and fade in out times The HTP levels of cues in the cue list are mastered by the fader level You can pause a fade by pressing the Stop button above the Go button Press Go again to resume the fade You can skip to any cue in the cue list by selecting a next cue using Wheel A or using the left right arrow keys When you press Go the cue list will run that cue next You can snap back to the previous cue by pressing the Snap Back button You can jump directly to a cue by pressing the Connect button then typing in the desired cue number then pressing Enter or softkey A Alternatively at the top level menu you can type the cue number then press Connect You can use Key Profiles to set the blue and grey buttons of the playback to have various functions including Go Stop Connect Next Cue Prev Cue Cut Next Cue To Live and Snap Back When you lower the fader for a cue list the
137. et up the look for the first step press playback select button to store Repeat until all steps stored Press Exit to finish storing chase steps Section 8 1 1 123 Fade timing For chases speed and fade can be set with wheels A and B when the chase is running At top level menu press Edit Times then the select button for the playback Timing options are set from softkeys Fixture Overlap sets each fixture to fade in sequence 100 all together 0 fixture waits for previous one to complete Attribute times sets individual fade times for different attributes Fixture order changes sequence for shapes and Overlap Section 8 5 p128 Cue Lists Cues may be stored in a Cue List which allows a full show to be run from a Go button Chases can be included using Autoload 1 4 Programming palettes Set up the attributes to be recorded If attribute is the same for all fixtures of one type e g colour only one fixture need be set up and palette will be shared Press Record Palette 1 Quick Start Page 15 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Use Set Mask to choose attributes to record exclude Press a grey palette button to store or press a button in one of the Colours Positions Gobos windows Section 5 1 2 p70 To recall palette select fixtures select recall mask using Attribute Bank buttons press palette button To set a legend press Set Legend then the palette s button
138. etting in the screen picture above This provides a quick way to see which attributes are in the programmer You can also select the attribute to be changed from the softkeys by pressing the Attribute Options button If the display above the wheels does not show the attribute when you press the button that attribute is not available on the selected fixtures If the wheel display shows a small arrow next to the legends this means that there are further attributes to control Press the Attribute button again to toggle through the attributes The wheels operate in an acceleration mode If you spin the wheel fast the fixture changes in larger steps If you move the wheel slowly the fixture moves in its smallest increment Holding down the Avo button while turning a wheel puts the wheel into Fast mode When in this mode a single rotation of the wheel changes the attribute you are controlling over its full range For example if while moving the Pan wheel you hold down Avo the fixture will make a complete pan movement between end stops in one rotation of the wheel Some LED colour mixing fixtures have a Virtual Dimmer function using the Intensity wheel which offers intensity control by mastering the RGB levels when the fixture itself does not provide an intensity channel 4 1 5 Setting attributes using the touch screen For attributes with fixed values such as gobos and fixed colour
139. f shape blocks out other shapes preventing them from running For example if some fixtures are running a Circle shape and then a playback is fired which has a Block Pan Tilt shape on some of the fixtures those fixtures will stop running the circle shape This can be very useful to modify playbacks at showtime when used with the playback priority feature see section 7 6 5 on page 122 When you use a shape with more than one fixture you can choose to either apply the shape identically to all the fixtures or offset them so that the shape runs along the fixtures creating wave or ballyhoo type effects This is called the Phase of the shape Page 80 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 6 1 Creating effects 6 1 1 Creating a shape To create a shape you simply pick the attribute of the shape from a list on the softkeys then choose the shape you want from the Shapes window Shapes are organised using the IPCGBES attribute groups so you can pick from a list of Dimmer shapes or a list of Pan Tilt shapes or Colour shapes and so on You can also pick from a list of All Shapes When you create a shape it will be applied to all selected fixtures 1 gt Select the fixtures the shape is to be applied to 2 gt At the main menu press Shapes and Effects then Shape Generator 3 gt Press Create to start a new shape 4 gt Press a softkey to select the attribu
140. f this were a chase when you play it back each cue will fade out the dimmer from the previous cue as it is not in that cue Therefore once you get to cue 3 you will only have dimmer 3 active Cue lists on the other hand track the cues This means that the cue list only knows about the changes so in going from cue 1 to 2 it won t change dimmer 1 as there is no data about dimmer 1 in cue 2 This means that once you get to cue 3 it will have accumulated the data from all the cues and the output will consist of dimmers 1 2 and 3 together If you wanted cue 2 to turn off dimmer 1 you would have to explicitly set the level of dimmer 1 at zero by selecting it and setting the Intensity to 0 or you can miss out pressing Clear in between saving each cue All this means you have to be mindful of what is actually being saved in each cue when you record your cue list To view the contents of a cue list touch the playback screen relating to the fader or press View then the swop button of the playback 9 1 Creating a cue list 9 1 1 Programming a cue list Programming a cue list is similar to recording a chase Page 134 9 Cue Lists TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 You need to set up the look on the stage for each cue and then add it to the cue list If you want to set fade times you can either set them while saving the cues or later 1 gt Press the Record Chase List button twice or press Record Chase List
141. fixtures you patch If Enabled a group is created for all fixtures of the same type and another if you patch a quantity of fixtures To show the DMX address for fixtures press View then Fixture Patch If a patch goes over the capacity of a DMX line the console will patch at the beginning of the next line For example if you try to patch a Mac500 at channel A510 it will actually be patched at B1 3 Patching Page 41 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 3 1 4 Visualiser Auto Patch If you want to use Visualiser start it by pressing the Visualiser button above the numeric keys or press View then Open Workspace Window then Visualiser Visualiser will open in one of the workspace windows with an automatic representation of your patch If you have another monitor connected you can move the Visualiser window to it by pressing View then Window Options then Move Screen or by holding Avo and pressing Size Position You will see the fixtures laid out on screen in handle number order You can then use the Visualiser controls to reposition the fixtures if you wish 3 1 5 Sub fixtures Some fixtures have multiple cells of control within a single fixture for example an RGB LED blinder To avoid having to patch every cell as a single fixture you can patch the whole fixture as one super fixture and each cell will then appear as a sub fixture This is very useful when laying out fixtures
142. for use with the Pixel Mapper as it allows you to move and rotate the fixture as a single fixture but keep individual control over the cells To access the sub fixtures press Unfold then the select button of the fixture The current page of fixtures will be replaced by select buttons for each individual fixture cell To go back to normal press Unfold then Exit Unfold The Sub fixtures feature requires an updated personality file If sub fixtures does not work on your fixture you may need to obtain the latest fixture personality from Avolites 3 2 Changing the patch 3 2 1 Changing the DMX address of a fixture You can re patch a fixture to a different DMX address or a different DMX output line All programming is kept 1 gt Press Patch if you re not already in Patch mode 2 gt Press Repatch Fixtures 3 gt Press the Select button of the fixture you want to change 4 gt To change DMX press Address type the new address and press enter If this address is already in use a warning icon will be shown 5 gt To change the DMX output line press DMX Line x and enter a new output line number 1 12 6 gt Press Enter or Repatch to confirm the change Page 42 3 Patching TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 7 gt Repeat from step 3 if you want to change other fixtures You can Park the fixture using Park This removes the fixture from the DMX output map but all progr
143. ftkey sets a dimmer level to the selected fixtures for example 1 Through 8 5 Enter will set 1 8 at 50 You can choose whether 50 is entered as 5 or 50 in the User Settings see section 12 3 3 on page 165 When you press there are softkey options for Full Off and increase or decrease brightness You can work with Groups using the Group button for example Group 1 And Group 2 Not 5 Enter will select all fixtures in group 1 and group 2 except for fixture 5 You can use the Locate button instead of Enter to select fixtures and locate them For example 1 Through 4 Locate will select fixtures 1 to 4 and locate them When entering a command the command line is shown on the display You can go back using the grey button and you can abandon the line using the grey button The AND THRO and functions are also provided on the arrow buttons as printed next to the buttons 4 1 8 Selecting using a pattern When programming you will often want to select patterns of fixtures Rather than having to individually select and deselect fixtures the Tiger Touch has an easy way of selecting odd then even fixtures in a range of fixtures or it can for example select every 4th fixture 1 gt Select some fixtures 2 gt Press the white All button below the Next Time button to the right of the wheels Page 58 4 Controlling dimmers and fixtures TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 2
144. g down The console runs a Windows based operating system internally so you need to make sure it is shut down properly rather than just turning off its power Start up the console by pressing and releasing the Power switch at the left hand side of the touch screen The console display and external screen if you are using one should come alive The console takes about 1 min 30 seconds to start up Shut down the console by pressing and releasing the Power switch again The console will perform a controlled shutdown Wait until the Power light has gone off about 30 seconds before you disconnect power from the console To carry out a Forced Shutdown of the console if the normal shut down does not work hold down the power switch for 5 seconds You will lose any changes to your show since the last save Do not use the power switch on the rear of the console to switch off the console as this would not close down the console properly and you will lose any changes to your show 2 2 4 Connecting DMX lines The console communicates with lighting fixtures using the DMX512 system It can produce 12 universes of DMX each 512 control channels It has 4 physical DMX outputs for direct connection to fixtures and dimmers and can also send DMX over Ethernet and Page 22 2 Setting up and using the console TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 wireless Ethernet systems to allow connection to remote DMX Ethernet nodes medi
145. h can be loaded into any other Avolites Titan console but not to non Titan consoles as the showfile format is different Although your show is safe on the console s internal hard disk it s a good idea to also save it to a USB pen drive which you can take with you in case something bad happens to the console or if you want to transfer a show to a different console USB drives are plugged into the rear USB sockets on the console 2 5 1 Manual save and load You can save your show at any time either with its current name or with a new name 1 gt Press the Disk button Rear USB sockets 2 Setting up and using the console Page 35 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 2 gt Press Save Show 3 gt If you have a USB drive connected use the softkeys to select whether to save on Removable Disk or Internal hard drive 4 gt Enter a name for the show on the keyboard the screen shows a list of shows which already exist 5 gt Press Enter or Save or Overwrite if the show already exists The show will be saved 6 gt Press Exit or OK to leave Disk mode If you save to hard drive shows are saved in the folder My Documents Titan Show Files unless you change this in the User Settings The console will automatically reload the last show when it is turned on If you want to load a different show 1 gt Press the Disk button 2 gt Press Load Show 3 gt If you have a USB
146. h gets bigger or faster as you push up the fader Page 120 7 Cues TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 7 5 2 Changing fixture order You can change the order of the fixtures stored in a cue Normally this is set to the order in which you selected the fixtures when the cue was created but you might want to change this for example to pair up fixtures so they move together when using Overlap 1 gt Press Edit Times at the top level menu 2 gt Press the Swop button of the cue to be changed 3 gt Press Fixture Order 4 gt Set the sequence number to start from using option A 5 gt If you want the sequence number to increase automatically set Autoincrement to On If you want some fixtures to have the same sequence number set it to Off 6 gt Touch the Select buttons of the fixture s you want to place in that position in the sequence The sequence number is shown in the top right hand corner of the fixture select touch buttons 7 gt Press Exit to finish You can set several fixtures to have the same sequence number This means for example when used with Overlap they will all do the same thing at the same time You can remove a fixture from the sequence by turning off Autoincrement and pressing the fixture button twice The fixture sequence will show X Touch the button again to put it back in the sequence 7 5 3 Setting attribute fade times for a cue You can set individu
147. hange Rotation to 90 degrees by clicking on the compass button twice Page 104 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Now you have a vertical bar that draws randomly using a horizontal displacement Similarly you can use the layer or effect controls to make global changes to X Y position and Zoom allowing quick manipulation of entire effects 6 4 7 Spawn and Pre Spool The director has asked for lots of animated spinning shurikens that slowly move across a backdrop while pulsating It is a mystery why but you know how it is with directors 1 gt Select a group with an appropriate layout 2 gt Add a Star element Change Points to 4 for a classic shuriken 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects Page 105 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Reduce Zoom so that we can fit lots of baby shurikens in the grid 3 gt Add a Spin animation Reduce Speed so they are relatively harmless 4 gt Add a Linear Movement animation Slow it down so it looks like it is rolling along 5 gt Select the Star element again and change X so the shuriken starts further from the left and rolls along the whole grid 6 gt Add a Displacement animation Now each new shuriken starts rolling at a different height on the grid 7 gt Go back to the Linear Movement animation and increase Spawn Rate so that more shurikens are on screen at once This determ
148. he order of 8 fixtures press 1 on the keypad then press the Select button of the fixture to be first then the Select button for the second and so on You can set several fixtures to the same number if you want them to change simultaneously If you press a fixture button twice it will show X and be excluded from the sequence Press Exit to finish setting the fixture order Page 144 9 Cue Lists TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 9 5 5 Running a cue list to timecode The console can run a cue list automatically to a timecode This is very useful for complex performances which must be exactly the same time after time or for unattended operation Each step in the cue list is assigned a time at which it will run The timecode can be read from the system clock from an internal timecode source from MIDI or from Winamp Internal timecode is useful for programming a sequence which will later be triggered by an external timecode source 1 gt Connect the cue list for which you want to set timecode 2 gt Press Timecode on the top level menu 3 gt Press Softkey A to select the desired timecode source 4 gt Press Record 5 gt Start the timecode source If using internal timecode press Play to start it 5 gt Press the red Go button to step each cue at the time you wish the cue to start 6 gt Press Record when you have finished To play back a timecoded cue list press Connected Cue List
149. he Live Time button to set the times for the current step or the Next Time button for the next step The Live and Next step numbers are shown on the display above the controller wheel 4 gt Use the softkeys to set the times linking and overlap settings you want see section 7 5 1 on page 118 for description of the times If you set the Link to next step option to On then the next cue will not wait for the Go button 5 gt Press the white button to jump on to the next step The Next Time button allows you to set the time of the next cue without actually running it The Review button lets you test the live step with the new timings You can also use Unfold to set the times as described in the Unfold section above 9 3 4 Editing a cue list while recording You can edit cues while you are in the Record Cue List menu 1 gt Press Cue Number x and type the cue number to be edited 2 gt The console will jump to the cue and show the output 3 gt Make the changes that you want to the programming of the current step or to the timings using Edit Cue x Times 4 gt Press Update Cue x to save the changes You can t change the cue number using this menu if you press Cue Number this will change the cue you are editing Use Advanced Options to change cue numbers Page 140 9 Cue Lists TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 9 4 Copying moving linking and delet
150. he Tiger Touch are very powerful the first part of this section explains the basics of how the console uses cues 7 1 Creating a cue 7 1 1 How the Tiger Touch works when programming When you select one or more dimmers or fixtures for control they are loaded into the Editor You can then use the wheels and palettes to change the settings on the fixture You can also apply shapes to it If a fixture is selected after you have changed some attributes then the current list of fixtures in the Editor is emptied and a new list is started All fixtures and attributes that have been edited since the last Clear are stored in the Programmer The order in which you selected the Playback faders and buttons Preset playbacks Page 110 7 Cues TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 fixtures is also stored and is used with the Fixture Overlap function When you record a cue the contents of the Programmer are saved into the cue When you press Clear by the numeric keypad the programmer and editor are emptied This makes sure you don t record fixtures you don t want You also need to press Clear when you finish programming because any attributes in the programmer will override playbacks Fixtures which are in the programmer are shown in mid blue on the HUD windows and on the touch buttons Attributes in the programmer the things you have changed are shown in cyan on the HUD windows and attribute displays Firing
151. he following actions Fixture selection Attribute adjustment eg Pan Tilt colour changes Locate Clear Keypad input Applying Palettes Group selection Off Align Flip 2 3 8 Key macro buttons Lighting programming can sometimes require a repeated sequence of button presses You can record sequences of keypresses and play them back with a single keypress this is called a macro Macros can be stored in the 10 dedicated buttons below the Preset Playbacks and there is also a Macro button window which can be shown in the workspace The macro buttons correspond to the first 10 macros in the window To record a macro 1 gt Press the Macro button 2 gt Press Record 3 gt Press an empty Macro button on the panel or an empty button in the Macro window on the screen Recording starts The Insert Macro button flashes during recording Macro buttons Page 32 2 Setting up and using the console TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 4 gt Press the sequence of buttons you want to record 5 gt Press Record Macro to finish recording To play back the macro just press or touch the button where you recorded the macro The macro will repeat all your button presses with no delay or timing between the presses 2 3 9 Keyboard shortcuts Many features of the console can be controlled by shortcuts on the keyboard These are especiall
152. he overlap settings to see the various roll and peel off effects which result The following diagram shows you the effects of cue overlap fixture overlap and attribute overlap in chases Press Fixture Overlap then enter 0 100 on the keypad to change how fixtures overlap in the cue 100 the normal setting means all fixtures fade together 0 means that the first fixture will finish its fade before the next one starts giving a rolling change across a range of fixtures 50 means that the 2nd fixture will start fading when the first one is half way through its fade The order of the fixtures is set by the order you selected them when the cue was saved you can change the order using Unfold Page 130 8 Chases TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 From v3 software Cue Overlap is no longer available in chases Instead use a Cue List set to Link With Previous and set the Offset as desired 8 5 2 Individual cue times in chases You can configure each cue in a chase to have its own timing information You can use the Playback View window or the Unfold function to set individual times for cues in chases It is easier to use a Cue List rather than a chase if you need a lot of different timings or link unlinks Cue lists are described in the next chapter Using the Playback View window 1 gt Touch the playback display relating to the fader or press View then the swop button of t
153. he playback The Playback View window will open 2 gt In the grid touch the times you want to edit 3 gt Use the softkey options to change the times or settings 4 gt Repeat from 2 to change other times or settings You can change a range of cues all at once by dragging across the grid to select multiple cells or you can use wheel B to select multiple cells for editing Using Unfold 1 gt Press the Unfold button then the Swop button of the chase to be edited 2 gt Press Edit Times then the Swop button of the unfolded cue you want to edit 3 gt Set up the timing options as required The options are described below 4 gt Press Unfold to get out of unfold mode Initially all the timing options are set to Global You can cancel any individual timings and set the time back to global timings by pressing the softkey for the option then pressing Use Global The timing options for the cue are 8 Chases Page 131 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Delay Fade in Fade Out Fixture Overlap Linking with previous step Attribute times see next section Linking can be set to Link After Previous the chase will run automatically or Link Wait For Go which will stop the chase until you press Go 8 5 3 Setting attribute fade times for a cue in a chase For each cue in a chase you can set individual fade times for each attribute group such
154. hing odd happens with the switches and faders The main board will continue running but the DMX output will be interrupted until the restart is completed The USB reserve socket and switches are for future expansion The switch should be set to Normal operation Desk lamp socket VDU socket blue Ethernet socket top and 2x USB Mains inlet VDU mounting point DMX outputs 4 USB reserve socket and switch MIDI in and out Audio in blue Panel reset switch Page 20 2 Setting up and using the console TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 2 Setting up and using the console Page 21 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 2 2 Connecting up 2 2 1 Cautions Radio transmitters may affect the operation of the console and we recommend that they are not placed on or above or behind the console If you are wearing one it is best placed in a back pocket or behind you when attached to a belt 2 2 2 Connecting mains power You can safely connect the Tiger Touch to any voltage from 80 to 260V We recommend that you run the console from a computer UPS uninterruptible power supply If the console unexpectedly loses power you can lose data up to the last Autosave and the console may want to check its disks on startup which can cause delays The UPS will protect you from most power problems and give you chance to shut down the console normally 2 2 3 Starting up and shuttin
155. how all three windows Page 70 5 Palettes TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 5 1 Creating palettes 5 1 1 Which attributes are stored in palettes Although each palette entry can store all attributes of a fixture it s easier to operate the console if you create some palettes which only set positions some for colour some for gobo and so on The console helps you with this by providing separate windows for Colour palettes Position palettes and Gobo Beam palettes When you store a palette it will only contain what s in the programmer the attributes you have changed since you last pressed Clear For example to create a colour palette you would just set the colour and not change any other attribute If the programmer contains more than one attribute you can set a mask to restrict which fixture attributes will be stored in the palette Palettes may be either Shared or Normal Shared palettes are used where the same value is set for all fixtures of the same type for example when setting colours the Red palette would set the same colour values for Red to all MAC 2000 fixtures Normal palettes are used when each fixture requires its own value for example when programming positions each fixture will have a different setting 5 1 2 Storing a palette This is how you save a palette value 1 gt Press Clear to clear the programmer 2 gt Select the fixtures for which you want to store
156. ial for various features on the console such as ArtNet Lighting networks need to transfer of large amounts of data For best reliability you should use network wiring which is dedicated to the lighting system and physically isolated from other networks Connecting to an existing network with other network traffic is possible but can lead to problems both with the lighting equipment and with other IT equipment on the network If you need to do this please read about the IP addresses you should use in section 14 5 5 14 1 Controlling fixtures over a network Before the console can talk to another device over the network it has to be given a unique network address This is called its IP address 14 1 1 Setting IP address We recommend that you use the console s automatic IP setting function However if you need to you can also set the IP address using Windows Control Panel as shown on page 185 1 gt Switch to System mode and press Network Settings 2 gt Press Local Area Connection 3 gt Press Subnet Mask and set to 255 255 255 0 4 gt Press Set IP 2 5 gt Press Save settings 6 gt Turn the switch back to Program Some equipment may operate on IP addresses 10 softkey D see later in this chapter for details If you need a non standard IP address range you can use softkey A 14 1 2 Setting up DMX outputs The console has 12 DMX output lines which may be routed to phy
157. ich cue you are editing scroll through the list using Wheel A or press Cue Number then type the cue number you want to edit and press Enter The Chase arrow buttons to the right of the Connect button also step through the cues You can select a range of cues enabling you to alter the timings of multiple cues all in one go by using Wheel B or in the Playback View window dragging across the cues you want to select in the grid To set the delay time before the cue starts once the Go button has been pressed press Delay In then type a time in seconds and press Enter 9 Cue Lists Page 141 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 To set the fade in time of the cue press Fade In then type a time in seconds and press Enter Both HTP and LTP channels are affected by the fade The fade out time of the cue is set by default to be the same as the fade in time You can change the fade out time by pressing Fade Out then type the time in seconds and press Enter To set equal to Fade In time delete the time and leave the box blank The fade out time starts when the next cue fires so if you set the time to 1 second the outgoing cue would start a 1 second fade out as the new cue begins its fade in The Delay Out time of the cue would normally be used if the console links automatically to the next cue and sets a wait time before the next cue starts its fade in So the outgoing cue would start to f
158. ide of the window 11 gt The DMX line will now be outputting over the selected ArtNet node 12 gt Click i on the node you have added to make sure the properties are correct Problems can be caused if you attach multiple DMX lines to a single node 13 gt Make sure that the Universe is set to 1 for Line 1 and 2 for Line 2 Art Net uses a subnet mask with its universe For Titan purposes Titan universes 1 16 are subnet mask 0 Art Net universes 1 16 14 gt You can close the DMX settings window The console should now be working correctly To remove a node from a DMX line select the node and click the blue X button 14 1 5 Additional ArtNet Resources To find out more information about Art Net please refer to the Art Net Standard published by Artistic Licence 14 2 Connecting to a simulator with ACDI ACDI is Avolites Application for Interfacing Consoles and Simulators with lighting software such as Visualiser Capture or Show designer 14 Networking the console Page 183 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 14 2 1 ACDI The network link connection can be made through either a crossover cable or through a network hub For this example both computers are connected together via a crossover cable First we will set up the Network setting for both computers It is important that both computers use an IP address in the same range 2 0 0 x in this example and have the same su
159. ies then you will be able to undo any changes if you change your mind or have problems 1 gt Enter patch mode by pressing Patch 2 gt Press Update Personality 3 gt The console shows you a list of personalities used in the show which can be updated 4 gt Press the personality you want to update The new personality is loaded from the Titan Personalities folder 3 3 Copying moving and deleting fixtures 3 3 1 Copying or moving a patched fixture Using the Copy Move Link button you can make a copy of an existing fixture or move it to a new button You cannot link fixture buttons You can copy or move multiple fixtures in one operation Page 46 3 Patching TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Move is useful for tidying up the console 1 gt Press the Copy Move Link button 2 gt Select Copy or Move Pressing the Copy button again will also toggle through these options 3 gt Press the Select button of the fixture you want to copy move You can select multiple fixtures 4 gt Press the empty Select button where you want it to go The Menu Latch button latches the Copy Move Link menu so you can keep copying or moving things without having to keep pressing the Copy Move Link button Press again to unlatch The Retain Layout or Bunch Up option is used when copying a group of fixtures with empty handles in the group you can either keep the empty handles or bunch
160. ights within the buttons on the console stands for Light Emitting Diode LINKS Connections between cues in a Cue List or Chase enabling them to run on from one to another automatically LOCATE A feature of the console that makes it easy to find your selected Fixtures by putting them in Open White Pressing Shift Locate additionally sets the Pan and Tilt at 50 LTP Latest Takes Precedence a mechanism for passing control of a channel from one Playback to another on the basis that the latest Playback Fader to be moved has control providing that Playback Fader has moved past the Trigger point See TRIGGER POINT Also see HTP MACROS Macros allow functions programmed into an Intelligent Fixture by the manufacturer to be executed by sending a DMX command sequence from the console They can allow you to reset the Fixture for example The DMX command sequences are defined within the Personality File Also used in Titan to refer to a stored sequence of button presses MEMORY The name for a Cue on other Avolites consoles MIDI Stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface It is the established hardware and software specification enabling the exchange of data between digital musical instruments such as keyboards and other devices such as computers sequencers and sound and lighting consoles MENU LATCH Provides functions for control of Moving Lights Moving Light Menu ON and OFF Any channel stored in a playback can be
161. ines how frequently a new element appears Page 106 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Increase Direction Random slightly This will allow a random variation in the direction of travel based upon the Direction value 8 gt Add a Zoom animation Reduce Spawn Rate to zero This is a special setting that will allow the zoom animation to run continuously during the life of a shuriken If the rate is set to 1 it will only run once and the shurikens will quickly disappear as a result Increase Out Time to 100 This will make the shurikens pulse in and out with a bounce type effect I have no idea why they would be doing this in reality Slow the zoom down a bit 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects Page 107 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 9 gt Click on Effect and set Pre Spool to zero This is to demonstrate the purpose of the property 10 gt Store the cue 11 gt Press clear open the Pixel Mapper Preview workspace and fire the cue You will notice that initially there are no shurikens on the screen and it takes a while to build up to a nice random collection To fix that we can use Pre Spool 12 gt Include the cue and open the Effect Editor workspace if it is not already 13 gt Select Effect and increase the Pre Spool value to around 20s This means the software will pretend 20 seconds has already elapsed when th
162. ing 9 4 1 Copying or moving a cue list Cue lists can be copied or moved to a new playback or you can create a linked copy of a playback Move is useful for tidying up the console This operation is exactly the same as for Cues and is described in detail in section 7 4 1 on page 117 9 4 2 Deleting a cue list You can delete a whole cue list by pressing Delete then the Select button of the playback to be deleted 9 4 3 Deleting a cue from a cue list To delete a single cue from a cue list 1 gt Press the Delete button 2 gt Press the Swop button of the cue list 3 gt The cues in the cue list are listed on the screen Use the left hand wheel to select the cue you want to delete or type in the number of the cue to be deleted 4 gt Press Delete Cue x to delete the cue 5 gt Press Confirm to confirm the delete Alternatively you can use the Unfold function to delete a cue from a cue list 9 5 Cue list timing 9 5 1 Time and fade options for Cue Lists Time settings are independent for each cue in the cue list The display shows which cue you are working with You can select which cue is active using Wheel A or softkey A of the Edit Cue List Cue Times menu See the diagrams in section 7 5 1 on page 118 and section 8 5 2 on page 130 for more information about overlaps and fade times 1 gt Press A Edit Times at the main Program menu then the Swop button of the Cue List 2 gt To change wh
163. ing any previously recorded values in the palette You can remove attributes from palettes using the Off function see section 7 3 5 on page 116 When editing a palette the state of the programmer will be preserved when the modified palette is saved your original programmer contents will be restored and the programmer will be left in the same state as when you started editing the palette 5 3 3 Updating palettes used in a playback If you need to quickly update a palette during a show for example you fire a green cue and the Green palette used turns out to be not quite the right colour the Update function lets you automatically update the palette used in the cue Page 76 5 Palettes TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 1 gt With the cue fired select the fixtures and change them to the settings you want to store e g the right green colour 2 gt Press Record Cue Update 3 gt The cues and palettes which can be updated are shown on the softkeys and all other buttons are greyed out 4 gt Press the palette button for example Green twice to update that palette You can also select multiple palettes to be updated by highlighting them in the softkeys then pressing Enter to confirm 5 4 Copying moving and deleting palettes 5 4 1 Copying or moving a palette Using the Copy Move Link button you can make a copy of an existing palette or move it to a new button You can copy or
164. ing a group button shown in the Groups window or typing the group number You can for example make a group for each type of fixture or group by stage left stage right etc Auto Groups When patching multiple fixtures the console automatically creates groups for you A fixture type group is created which contains all fixtures of the same type for example All Mac 2000 Another group is created each time you patch a quantity of fixtures for example 4 BB4 This function can be turned off using Auto Groups in the User Settings Page 60 4 Controlling dimmers and fixtures TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 If the Groups window is not visible you can show it by pressing View Group above numeric keys 1 gt Select the fixtures dimmers you want in the group the order in which you select them will also be stored in the group 2 gt Press the grey Group button top right of the numeric keys 3 gt Press Record Group 4 gt Use softkey A to enter a number for the group or B Provide a legend to set a legend 5 gt Touch an empty Group button where you want to store the group or press C Store to store as a numbered group 6 gt Press Clear then repeat from 1 to store other groups You can also press the Avo button and the Group button to go directly to the Record Group menu or touch the button twice to use Quick Record on the first touch the button will turn red with a
165. ings press Avo and select User Settings You can also press the Swop button for the cue a second time to select the Merge option quicker than selecting the softkey Merge option 7 3 2 Updating stored values and palettes used in a cue If you need to quickly update a cue or a palette used in a cue during a show for example you fire a green cue and the fixtures turn out to be not quite the right colour the Update function lets you quickly update either the cue itself or the palettes used in the cue For instant update of a fired cue change the fixture settings and press Update twice 1 gt With the cue fired select the fixtures and change them to the settings you want to store e g the right green colour 2 gt Press Record Cue Update 3 gt Press Enter to immediately store the new values to the cue Alternatively the softkeys show a list of palettes and playbacks which can be updated Select or deselect these as required 4 gt If you have used the softkey options press Enter to complete the update You can also select which palettes will be affected by pressing the palette s button twice If you manually set an attribute in the cue which was set by a palette then press Update Update the palette will be removed from the cue If you want to update the palette use the softkey options or press the palette button If you change an attribute using a different palette the new palett
166. it for the channel level e g 5 50 If set to Channel Levels Set in Units you enter two digits i e 50 50 Preload Time sets a fade time for the Preload function normally 2 seconds This value would normally be set for quiet fixture movement Quick Palettes enables or disables the Quick Palette function See section 5 2 3 Press and Hold Fan changes the Fan function so that it only works while the Fan button is held This avoids the common user error of leaving Fan turned on accidentally Key Profiles accesses the key profiles menu which can also be found on the System menu The option is also found here so that you can access it using the Avo Shift button See section 12 2 LED Levels sets the behaviour of the LEDs in the Select buttons This option only works on the Pearl Expert Timecode This option lets you select the settings for glitch detection tolerance and timeout when using MIDI timecode Wheel sensitivity The sensitivity of the encoder wheels and the pan tilt threshold settings can be adjusted using this option Wheel sensitivity is adjusted using Wheel A and the current level is shown on the display Add New Palette Channels to Playbacks sets whether new channels added into palettes will be added to playbacks using those palettes Auto Groups sets whether the console will automatically create new groups for fixtures when you patch Han
167. itor then select the option to match the resolution of your monitor There are more details about setting up an external monitor including troubleshooting help on page 180 2 2 6 Other connections You can connect an external keyboard and mouse to the pc connectors on the rear of the console if you don t like the touch keyboard which pops up on the touch screen If you are using an external VDU you will need to connect a mouse The console provides MIDI connections which can be used to connect MIDI timecode to the console for timecode controlled cue lists You can connect the console to a LAN local area network using the RJ45 socket on the rear This allows you to link to a DMX over ethernet system 2 Setting up and using the console Page 23 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 A 3 pin XLR socket for a desk lamp is provided on the rear edge of the console Suitable lamps are available from Avolites The lamps are 12 volt wired from pins 1 and 2 of the XLR 2 3 Using the touch screen and monitor The heart of the Tiger Touch is its large touch screen 2 3 1 Workspace windows The main area of the screen contains the workspace windows These contain buttons for selecting fixtures groups palettes playbacks and so on Information windows such as Playback View and the integrated Visualiser application can also appear as a workspace window Up to 4 windows can be shown on the screen in a 2x2 grid b
168. its previous settings The shape is however still active 6 1 3 Changing the phase of a shape across multiple fixtures Shapes get more interesting and look more impressive when you apply them to multiple fixtures You can control how a shape is phased across several fixtures You can also control Spread which is a different way of selecting the same thing The sequence of the shape across the fixtures is controlled by the order in which you selected the fixtures when you created the shape 1 gt Press softkey E to select Adjust Phase Spread and Offset 2 gt Control the phase of the shape using the left hand wheel or to set in terms of Spread use the middle wheel Phase 180 deg Spread 2 fixture Phase 60 deg Spread 6 fixture Phase 22 5 deg Spread 16 fixture Phase 0 deg 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects Page 83 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 The display above the left hand wheel shows the phase in degrees For example 180 degrees repeats every 2 fixtures 90 degrees repeats every 4 fixtures 60 degrees repeats every 6 fixtures and so on The Offset function allows you to set the starting phase of the shape when more than one shape is running For example if you were running a Cyan shape and a Magenta shape to create a mix of colours you would probably want to start them with Cyan at full and Magenta at zero to give the full range of colours In this case you would set one of the sh
169. ixtures are currently selected Press Clear right of numeric keys to deselect all fixtures and remove all changes from the programmer See the next section for more Clear options Scroll slider Page 50 4 Controlling dimmers and fixtures TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Once you have changed any attribute pressing a Select button will deselect all fixtures and start the selection process again All previously selected fixtures since you last pressed Clear stay in the programmer Once a fixture has been edited the button shows a darker blue also on the HUD The picture below shows the first two fixtures selected with the second three in the programmer and the others unselected You can select fixtures on another page by touching one of the page buttons to the left of the fixture buttons if you have Pages set to Show using the context button to the left of the menu buttons Otherwise you can use the scroll slider to show other pages Using Key Profiles see section 12 2 1 on page 162 you can set the fixture touch button to latch mode so that it turns the fixture s dimmer channel on like putting a preset fader to full 4 1 2 Setting fixtures to a start position Locate The Locate button the button on the bottom right corner of the console is used to put the fixture into a known position with light coming out so that you can start programming it A quick press of the b
170. l be mastered by the fader level for example if you set the fader at 50 then all HTP levels will be 50 of their programmed values LTP channels are triggered as soon as the fader goes above 0 If a fade time is programmed the LTP channels will start to fade if there is no fade time they will snap to position unless the cue is set to Mode 2 see the timings section 7 5 on page 118 for details of modes You can Flash the cue by pressing the grey flash button You can Swop solo the cue by pressing the blue Swop button all other active cues will turn off while the button is pressed This assumes you haven t reassigned the function of the buttons using Key Profiles see below You can Preload the cue by assigning the Preload function to the blue or grey buttons using Key Profiles Preload sets the attributes of fixtures in the playback which are not currently active in any other playbacks This is useful to avoid the fixtures visibly moving into position or changing colours or gobos when you raise the fader of the cue To assign Preload hold Avo Shift and press Edit Key Profile then press the button you want to assign also see section 12 3 4 on page 166 Note that this will assign the function to all buttons of the same type 7 2 3 Changing playback pages You change playback pages using the 1 and 1 buttons to the left of the playback faders You can also touch the Pages roller graphic and enter a page numb
171. layback faders are used to store and play back cues or chases The Page Select buttons let you change to a different page of playbacks The touch screen above the faders shows information about each playback The Mode switch selects Programming Run or System modes of operation The Control wheels are used to set control values attributes for the fixtures and to set chase speeds and fades The touch screen above the wheels shows information about the attributes being controlled Press the Window Scroll Button to switch the wheels into scroll mode this is used to move a selection box around the screen when editing The Numeric keypad and other control buttons are used to enter values and change controls on the console The blue Function buttons are used to carry out functions such as storing cues copying saving to disk etc These buttons have lights on to indicate when they are active The Attribute select buttons are used to select which attributes of a fixture e g colour gobo pan focus are going to be controlled using the Control wheels The buttons have lights on to show you which attributes are active The bottom red button allows you to locate fixtures which sets them to a known start position while programming The back panel All the connections required for the console are found on the back panel Most are self explanatory The Panel reset switch may be pressed to restart the front panel electronics if somet
172. le open the web browser and type in the address of the console if set up as described above this will be http 192 168 0 2 Remote The remote screen always shows a header with a view selector to choose which options to view and a clear button 11 2 1 Keypad The keypad screen lets you do most common tasks You can turn on Locate fixtures and dimmers either singly or together and a further screen allows macros The User Number of the fixture or dimmer is used for control For example to turn on dimmer 3 at 50 you would press 3 5 To turn on dimmers 1 10 at 80 you would press 1 Thru 10 8 For 100 you just press twice for example 1 Thru 10 To locate one or more fixtures press Locate instead of the button You can select multiple ranges of dimmers or fixtures using the And button for example 1 Thru 10 And 20 Thru 30 6 The More button allows further commands on the selected dimmers of fixtures For example to turn On the dimmers at the level set in the User Preferences you would press 1 Thru 10 More On There is also a Locate No Pan and Tilt option on the More screen which turns on a fixture but does not change its position The Macro button allows you to operate setup features of fixtures such as Reset Lamp On Lamp Off To operate macro functions select the required fixtures then press More then Macro then press the macro function you want For example to reset fixtures 1 to
173. le is set to None the default global profile is used 12 User Settings and other options Page 165 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 12 3 The System menu The System menu is accessed byswitching the mode switch to System The options in this menu are separated from the other options on the console because you would normally only change them occasionally or because they can have serious effects on the way the console works and you wouldn t want to change them accidentally When the console is in System mode playback control preset controls and programming buttons are all disabled 12 3 1 Avotalk Security This option sets how the console communicates with other network devices such as wifi remotes See section 11 1 for information about Remotes 12 3 2 Network Settings This option sets up networking Ethernet parameters for the console See section 14 for details 12 3 3 User Settings The User Settings menu may also be accessed from Program mode hold down the Avo Shift button and press User Settings There are several pages of options and the bottom two softkeys go through the different pages Grand Master sets whether the Grand Master fader is enabled or disabled This can be handy if it gets broken Has no effect if the console has no Grand Master Prompt for Merge or Replace sets the console action when you try to save to a handle or playback which is already u
174. lect the fixtures you want to fan 2 gt Press the Fan button 3 gt Select the attribute you want to Fan using the attribute bank buttons 4 gt Set the amount of fan using the attribute wheels 5 gt Turn off Fan by pressing the Fan button again when you have finished If you have selected fixtures from multiple groups you can choose whether the fan effect works with or ignores the groups For example if you have 12 fixtures across the stage in 3 groups of 4 you may want a fan of light beams spread evenly across the stage or you may want 3 groups of separately fanned light beams By holding down the Fan button you can select Ignore groups All fixtures are fanned as one large group Fan group as fixture All fixtures in a group take on the same value Fan Within group Fan runs across individual fixtures in each group Holding down the Fan button also allows you to select the Curve used for the fan The different curves allow you to obtain different fan effects Fan mode needs to be used on at least 4 fixtures to give good effects If you have an odd number of fixtures the central fixture will not change in fan mode Press the Fan button again to leave Fan mode Any effects you have set will remain in the programmer Page 64 4 Controlling dimmers and fixtures TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 It s fairly easy to accidentally leave Fan mode turned on and be very conf
175. lettes and playbacks which will be affected are highlighted and listed in the softkeys Pressing Enter or the Update button will confirm the current selection alternatively individual palettes or playbacks can be selected by pressing the swop button twice 16 1 4 Improvements in v 5 0 Exchange fixture maintains fixture legend When a fixture is exchanged it now maintains any user set legend rather than reverting to the exchange fixture name If no legend has been set it will be renamed to the exchange fixture name Updating of playbacks with palette links In previous versions of the software where a playback linked to a palette if the original palette was updated only channels programmed in the playback would be updated from the palette This has been changed so that playbacks may add channels from a linked palette being updated if the channel is not already being controlled in the playback This means that adding new channels into a palette will cause the playbacks to update with this new information The greatest benefit to this is when exchanging fixtures Fixture Exchange Mapping Hints The console now contains a fixture exchange hints file which helps the software to decide which controls map to which This ensures that any awkward fixtures to exchange can be dealt with by adding exceptions to this hints file The file is maintained by Avolites and distributed with the Fixture Library This should ensure that exchange works well ev
176. ling dimmers and fixtures TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 3 4 2 Viewing and using numerical values 4 2 1 The Channel Grid window It can sometimes be useful to display and edit exactly what each fixture is doing The Channel Grid window allows you do to that Display it by pressing the white Channel Grid button to the right of the screen or pressing View then Show workspace window then Channel Grid The window can be set to different modes using the context buttons to the left of the menu The modes are Playbacks shows which playback is controlling each attribute of each fixture Levels shows the output levels of each attribute These may be shown numerically or as range names Palettes shows which palettes are allocated to fixture attributes Shapes shows which shapes are running on fixtures Output Programmer switches between the attributes on the console output and the attributes currently in the programmer 4 Controlling dimmers and fixtures Page 67 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Highlight off changes if set to Highlight changes then changing attributes will be highlighted Narrow Wide columns changes the column width on the screen You can select fixtures by touching the fixture names on the left of the screen or if you select any fixture values the appropriate fixture will automatically be selected You can clear a
177. ll be applied 5 2 2 Palette pages Each of the palette windows can either display pages of palettes with page buttons on the left or a continuous scrolling window of palettes To change between pages and scrolling touch the Pages Show Hide button in the context button area to the left of the menu buttons using the page buttons to the left of the palette buttons You can recall a palette from any page using its number as described in the previous section 5 2 3 Quick palettes with no fixtures selected If you press a palette button when no fixtures are selected the palette will be set to all the fixtures the palette applies to This is called a Quick Palette For example if you ve got some colour palettes programmed for your MAC 2000 s pressing one of the palettes when no MAC 2000 s are selected will set the colour to all the MAC 2000 s 5 2 4 Setting palettes to all fixtures in a playback You can apply a palette to all fixtures in a particular playback Hold the palette button and press the select button of the playback which the palette is to apply to 5 3 Editing palettes 5 3 1 Viewing and editing the content of palettes You can view the contents of a palette in the Palette View window This lists all fixtures in the palette and the attribute values stored for them Press View then the palette button The Palette View window will open 5 Palettes Page 75 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 Septe
178. ll fade in as set by the fade time The Fade Out time is ignored If times are set to zero the HTP channels fade in with the 0 100 position of the playback fader and the LTP channels will snap Mode 1 Channels fade in as set by the fade time HTP channels fade out as set by the fade out times LTP channels remain as set in the cue If times are set to zero the HTP levels will fade in and out with the fader and the LTP channels will snap when the cue is fired Mode 2 Channels will fade in as set by the fade time The Fade Out time is ignored However the fade will stop when the fader position is reached so if the fader is set to 50 the attributes will stop half way to their programmed position You can reverse the fade back to the original position by moving the fader back If times are set to zero both HTP and LTP channels are controlled by the fader position In this mode LTP channels revert to their previous settings when the cue is deactivated Mode 3 Crossfade cue All channels including intensity channels will fade to the settings in the new cue All other cues fade out and all other active playbacks become inactive if you need to re fire a playback take the fader to zero and put it up again If the cue includes shapes then the shape will change with fade times The changes will be timed for a Mode 1 cue and controlled by the fader position for a Mode 2 cue This allows you to create a shape whic
179. ll light up the fixtures for programming but the lit state will not be stored in any cues you save To quickly locate without changing pan tilt hold Locate and press the Pan Tilt or Position button then release Locate To quickly locate pan tilt only hold Locate press Attribute Options just above Locate then press Pan Tilt or Position then release Locate 4 1 3 Clearing selection The Clear button on the right of the numeric keypad is used to remove all changes from the Programmer and deselect all fixtures A quick press of the Clear button just clears everything however if you hold down the Clear button then more options are available You can mask which attributes are to be cleared for example leaving the pan tilt in the programmer but clearing everything else by holding down Clear and pressing Set Mask to Clear Nothing Then still holding Clear turn on the Attributes you want to change using the Attribute Bank buttons down the right hand side or press Set Mask and use the softkeys Only the lit attributes will be cleared Pressing the Attribute Options button will clear the mask Clear Options opens a submenu showing some further options described below Clear All Fixtures Selected Fixtures sets whether all fixtures will be cleared from the programmer or if only currently selected fixtures will be cleared This is useful if you want to clear specific fixtures Individual A
180. mber 2011 To edit an attribute value touch click on it in the window The softkeys will give you a list of available settings for this attribute or you can type in a numerical value There is also a Delete button which allows you to remove the value from the attribute This is the same as using the Off function 5 3 2 Changing the content of palettes To edit a palette entry press the Update Palette button select the palette to edit this will automatically select the fixtures used in the palette make the changes you want then press the Update Palette x softkey to save the changes The Update Palette button also allows you to change the palette name and number You can also load the palette into some fixtures modify the attributes and record the new information back on top of the existing palette entry The console will give you options on the softkeys to Replace or Merge the palettes If you select Merge anything you haven t changed will not be affected values you have changed or added will be amended You can set the console to Always Merge so it doesn t ask you using option A of the User Settings hold down the Avo button to set these You can also press the palette button a second time to select the Merge option You can add additional fixtures to a palette without affecting existing ones For example if you have colour palettes for Mac 600s you can add colours for your Mac 500s without affect
181. mp An internal free running timer is also provided TRACKING A mode in which Moving Lights can move around an area all pointing at the same spot 17 Glossary of terms Page 205 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 TRAINING The process of recording points on a stage so that the console can work out the TRACKING for Moving Lights TRIGGER POINT The level set in the User Settings which determines at which point a Playback Fader triggers the LTP Channels programmed onto it UNFOLD A function that allows Chase Steps to be laid out onto Playback Faders for easy editing USER SETTINGS User definable desk settings To change them hold down the Avo button and select User Settings VIRTUAL DIMMER Used with LED RGB red green blue colour mixing fixtures these add an intensity function to the fixture which masters the RGB controls on the fixture when it does not actually have an intensity control channel WIPEALL A process which clears all the previous programming out of the desk but does not touch the System Software WHEEL Wheels are used on the console to set Fixture Attributes and to control chases and cue lists see FUNCTION WHEEL Page 206 17 Glossary of terms TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 17 Glossary of terms Page 207 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Index Softkey Menu items are indicated with capital letters for example Activate A
182. n you can draw picture legends on the buttons To do this select Set Legend then press Picture A drawing space will open on the touch screen for you to draw the legend There is also a library of pictures to choose from including popular gobo designs Page 26 2 Setting up and using the console TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Touch Keyboard At the right hand end of the toolbar is the keyboard popup button which will open the touch keyboard The touch keyboard can be switched between large and small size using the Max Min button and you close it using the large X button in the top right hand corner It can be set to pop up automatically when text input is required using the Man Auto button You can also move it on the screen by touching and dragging the blank area of the keyboard at the top The small version of the keyboard pictured does not have some of the less frequently used buttons Keyboard button Manual Auto Change size Close 2 Setting up and using the console Page 27 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 2 3 2 The menu area of the touch screen The right hand side of the touch screen is used for the operating menu display Down the right hand side of the screen the functions of the A G menu softkeys are listed If there are more functions than will fit on one screen Previous and Next buttons are provided to page through the functions You can either press
183. nUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 4 gt The Local Area Connection icon on the left refers to your wired connection and your Wireless Network connection icon on the right shown disconnected refers to your wireless connection 5 gt At this point you need to decide which connection you are using and therefore which connection you want to set the IP address for Select this connection right click on it and click on Properties 6 gt The Dialogue box you have should have at least three tabs General Authentication and Advanced It should already be on the General tab which is the only tab where you should need to change settings 7 gt In the middle of the box there is a selection box labelled This connection uses the following items You need to select the item called Internet Protocol TCP IP ensure this is ticked and click on Properties just below the selection box 8 gt You are now presented with a box which allows you to select whether you want to Obtain an IP address automatically or Use the following IP address By selecting Use the following IP address it is possible to enter in a new IP address and Subnet Mask The Default gateway Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server and not important in this situation as they are only required if you are connecting to the internet therefore they can be left blank 9 gt Once you have entered in the new IP addres
184. nclude all attributes 4 gt Touch the select button of the fixture you want to copy the settings from 4 1 16 Flip Moving head fixtures can point at the same stage position from two possible yoke positions Sometimes to get the fixture moving the same as other fixtures you need to swap to the opposite yoke position and the Flip function lets you do that 1 gt Select the fixtures you want to Flip 2 gt At the top level menu press Menu Latch then C Flip Pan and Tilt 4 Controlling dimmers and fixtures Page 63 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 The settings used for Flip are defined in the fixture personality If Flip doesn t work you may need to update to the latest personality 4 1 17 Fan mode Fan mode automatically spreads out the values on a selected range of fixtures If used on pan and tilt the result is spreading out rays of light beams The first and last fixtures of the range are affected most and the central fixtures are affected least The amount of fan can be set using the attribute wheels As with shapes the order in which you select the fixtures sets how the fan effect works The fixtures you select first and last will be the ones which change most If you use a group to select the fixtures the order you selected the fixtures when you recorded the group is used The fan effect while normally used on pan or tilt attributes can be applied to any attribute 1 gt Se
185. nctions allow you to sequence the way a cue plays back Normally when you fire a cue everything would move to its programmed setting all together The fixture overlap feature causes each fixture to move to the new setting in sequence giving some amazing roll or peel effects without any programming Attribute overlap is a similar effect with different attributes When busking palettes can also be applied with overlap Fixture exchange and Copy Fixture The Fixture exchange function enables you to replace fixtures which are used in your show with alternative fixtures retaining important elements such as cue times shapes and legends It is very useful for 15 Using different Avolites consoles Page 191 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 touring shows and venues with a high turnover of events allowing you to cope with different house rigs or equipment availability You can copy fixtures you already have in your show The new copy will come complete with all the cues and palettes of the original fixture you ve copied Multiple times The Titan software allows multiple timers for cues This means in a complicated show you can have lots of fades going on from different cues each under the control of a different timer Playback priorities You can configure how playbacks will behave if you turn on two playbacks controlling the same fixture For each playback priority can be set to Low Normal High or Very High
186. nd mode This is now resolved Release on clear not releasing to playback levels When releasing the programmer to playback levels it does not release correctly Stop on final step for backwards chase When a chase was set to run in the backwards direction the stop on final step setting would have no effect It now stops on the first step before looping 16 Release notes Page 199 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Picture Legends in other Languages Picture legends may not display correctly when the console language is set to something other than English Deleting in channel grid does not remove fixture When you have deleted all channels from a fixture using channel grid the fixture should be removed from the programmer DMX will not output on channel 512 It was not possible to output DMX on channel 512 Workspace shortcuts in Record Menu Workspace shortcuts would not work when in the record menu Workspace Legend Lost After Update When you edit a workspace shortcut it lost the legend after the update Pressing Off Twice Pressing the off key twice would open a strange off menu Clear LED Locks On The clear LED would stay on and not clear if you deleted a fixture while it was selected 16 1 6 Bugs fixed in v 4 1 Fixed minor memory leak in chase view on touch consoles A memory leak would ocurr if you had the chase view open on touch consoles with a running chase The memory would be freed if you
187. nd various other options Group delete Individual delete 12 User Settings and other options Page 169 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 also called Relay Page 170 12 User Settings and other options TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 12 User Settings and other options Page 171 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Page 172 12 User Settings and other options TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 12 6 Upgrading the software The console operating software is under constant revision by the Avolites team You can always download the latest version of the software from the Avolites website http www avolitesdownload com Software upgrades for the Tiger Touch must be installed from a USB pen drive Having downloaded a new version of software copy it to the media and install it on the console like this 1 gt Copy the installer file to a USB pen drive and plug this into the Tiger Touch 2 gt On the screen tools menu stop the console software using the Shutdown Software button at the bottom of the list 3 gt Touch the Folders icon and open the drive where the upgrade file is found 4 gt Run the installer 5 gt When the installation has completed use the Restart Software button to start the new version 12 7 Recovering reinstalling the system The console runs on an embedded PC system and like all computers there is a pos
188. need to set the mask manually Press the Attribute Options button to toggle all mask groups between Include and Exclude Record By allows you to control how the mask is used when saving the palette The options are Channel in programmer records only channels which are in the programmer which have been changed Group in programmer records all channels in any attribute group which has one or more channels in the programmer For example if Cyan is in the programmer all colour channel settings will be recorded even if not in the programmer Group in mask records everything included by the mask set on the attribute buttons Mixed records by attribute group for Position and Colour but by channel for all other controls Page 72 5 Palettes TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 You can set a legend for the palette while you are saving it using Provide a legend See section 5 1 4 for how to change the palette legend If you select a Palette button which is already used the console offers you options to Cancel Replace or Merge the existing palette Replace will erase the palette and save only the latest changes you have made Merge will combine your changes with the palette This allows you to add settings for additional types of fixtures to a shared palette Pressing the palette button again will automatically merge 5 1 3 Quick record The palette windows allow you to quickl
189. ng effects with thumbnails The top part of the window shows a larger view of the most recently fired or selected effect Note that for efficiency the preview window updates at a slightly slower rate than the real output Auto Groups When patching multiple fixtures it now automatically creates a group for you in the group window You will notice two types of auto groups being created The first is a fixture type group which will always contain all fixtures of the same type The second is a a group which is created when you either range patch or specify a quantity A new 16 Release notes Page 197 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 group is created for each batch of fixtures you patch This feature can be turned off in the user settings Master Palette Overlap In the same way as you can set a master palette time you can now set a master palette overlap This overlap will be used when no other overlap is found The option is accessed through the palette menu by pressing the Palette key Update The update function allows you to update the attribute values stored in a fired playback with the corresponding values currently in the programmer The update function can be found under the Record Cue menu or on the Titan Mobile there is a dedicated button By default the palettes referenced in all active playbacks or if no palette is used the playbacks themselves will be updated When initially entering the function the pa
190. ng for the chase If you want you can then set each cue to have its own timings using the Playback View window or Unfold This is described in the next section 1 gt Press Edit Times from the top level menu then the Swop button of the chase 2 gt Set the Crossfade Speed Fixture Overlap and Attribute Overlap settings as described below 3 gt Press Exit to finish 8 Chases Page 129 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 To set speed press Speed then type the new speed then press Enter The speed can be set in Beats Per Minute BPM or seconds depending on the user settings To set crossfade press Xfade then type the fade from 0 100 and press Enter 0 no fade the chase will snap 100 max fade the chase will move continuously from cue to cue When in Run mode you can set the chase speed of the connected chase by tapping the Tap Tempo button in the main menu at the speed you want the chase to run The option only appears when a chase is connected You can also assign the blue or grey handle button to be a tap tempo button using the Key Profiles option see section 12 2 1 on page 162 The Overlap functions allow you to offset and overlap the timing of changes in the chase This can create really amazing visual effects with hardly any programming The best way to learn about overlap is to program a chase with two cues involving several fixtures then experiment with t
191. nstant recall see next page Shapes effects Select fixtures The order of fixture selection is used by shapes At top menu press Shapes and Effects Shape Generator Create Select attribute of shape then select a shape to run Section 6 1 1 p80 Or from the Shape Library window View Open Workspace Window Shape Library you can select a shape directly Filter the list of shapes using the attribute buttons Page 14 1 Quick Start TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Use the wheels and Adjust Speed Size and Phase Adjust Phase Spread and Offset to configure the shape Fixture Groups Fixtures may be grouped for quick selection press Group Record Group select fixtures for group set legend using Provide a legend press Store Order of fixture selection is remembered for use with shapes Section4 1 11 p59 1 3 Programming cues and chases Cues Set up the look to be recorded Press Record Cue Set Record Mode to Channel saves only modified attributes Fixture saves all attributes of modified fixtures Stage saves all attributes of all fixtures with nonzero dimmer or Quick Build saves palettes and playbacks when you select them To store press blue Select button on playback fader or press button in Playbacks window Section 7 1 2 110 Chases Press Record Chase Press blue Select button on a playback fader or press button in Playbacks window S
192. om the previous step or if you Included the shape from the previous step and have not modified it Page 124 8 Chases TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 You can set a legend for the chase by pressing Set Legend then pressing the Swop button for the chase and entering the legend as with cues There is no limit to the number of steps in a chase 8 1 2 Creating a chase with Quick Build Quick Build mode as the name suggests allows you to build a chase very quickly from existing palettes and playbacks Start recording a chase as described in the previous section set Record Mode to Quick Build Select any palette or playback to insert that item as a step in the chase If you select multiple palettes by selecting a range of buttons each palette will be added as a separate step To insert specific fixtures from a palette or playback select the fixtures first and then select the palette or playback 8 2 Playback 8 2 1 Playing back a chase To fire a chase raise the fader of the playback You can also use the Flash Swop buttons The chase will start to run The bottom line of the screen relating to the playback fader shows the current cue number and speed of the chase The HTP intensity channels in the chase will be controlled by the fader if fade times are programmed the fade will stop at the fader level The other channels LTP will be set as soon as the fader moves above zero
193. on 4 2 1 on page 66 4 1 4 Changing attributes using the wheels Attributes are the functions of the fixture like pan tilt colour dimmer etc You select which attributes you want to modify using the Attribute Bank buttons and set values using the wheels The attributes available depend on the fixture type Dimmer channels only have a dimmer attribute You can also select attributes by touching the IPCGBES buttons on the touch screen and modify them using the Attributes workspace window this is described in the next section Each attribute button controls several attributes one on each wheel 1 gt With some fixtures selected press the button for the attribute to be changed 2 gt Turn the wheels to set the attribute The display above the wheels shows which attributes are being controlled and the settings which are available scroll up and down as you turn the wheels You can also touch the roller image on the screen to change the attributes up or down by one For continuously variable controls like a dimmer touching the roller will set the attribute to full or zero Attribute bank buttons Wheels 4 Controlling dimmers and fixtures Page 53 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 3 gt Repeat from 1 to change other attributes of the selected fixtures Some other things to know about attributes If an attribute is in the programmer it is highlighted as shown with the Green s
194. on of the playback to be edited These options are also available for Chases and Cue Lists 7 6 1 Release mask Release Mask lets you specify which attributes will be released to the state they were in from a previously fired playback when this playback is killed you lower the fader to zero You can also use the Attribute Bank buttons to set the mask The default setting is to not release any attributes Release mask is useful when creating a temporary strobe effect on a playback Press Release Mask then the Shutter attribute button Intensity on Titan Mobile Now when you turn off the playback the shutter will release to its previous state and the strobe will stop When using with chases you need to press Mask before pressing the Shutter button 7 6 2 Shape size speed on fader If the cue contains shapes options B and C set how the shape behaves when the playback fades in You can set the size and or speed to be either fixed or to change with the fader 7 6 3 Curve Curve defines how the attribute values will change when the playback is faded in The various curves are illustrated in section 12 5 on page 168 7 6 4 Handle Paging This option allows you to lock the playback on a handle so that it always appears on that handle no matter what page is selected This is useful if you have some general playbacks you want on every page without having to copy the playback onto each page If you select Transparent
195. ons This will select all the odd numbered fixtures according to fixture order 4 gt Record a group 5 gt Press 1 or Next key This will select all the even numbered fixtures 6 gt Merge this into the first group 7 gt Open the Layout Editor Shapes And Effects Pixel Mapper Edit Group Layout select group By doing the above you should be able to see how we have quickly created a layout where the all the odd fixtures are arranged together on the left followed by all the even fixtures on the right This arrangement could be used as it is A block element animated to run horizontally left to right will run across all your odd fixtures followed by all the even fixtures An alternative goal might be a vertical cascading effect 1 gt Click on the vertical resize tool and drag down until the grid is at least twice the original height Page 94 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 2 gt Drag a marquee select across the even fixtures 3 gt Drag the selected fixtures so they sit directly under the odd fixtures 4 gt Select Crop Grid from the Layout Editor context menu This will get rid of the unused pixels Now a block element animated to run vertically from top to bottom will run down the odd fixtures followed by the even fixtures 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects Page 95 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Exam
196. or button on the console press it or move it To trigger a specific playback fixture palette group or macro toggle to Trigger Type Item and select the item to trigger Now scroll though the list of available actions Having selected an action or piece of hardware select Ok Now choose MIDI or DMX triggering and if using DMX triggering select the DMX port Then either enter the MIDI or DMX address to use as a stimulus or simply generate the stimulus from your device the console will learn the trigger and fill in the details for you Now Add the trigger Repeat to add as many triggers as you wish Sub Fixtures Using sub fixtures allows you to group cells of a fixture in one super fixture This negates having to patch multi celled fixtures as many separate fixtures When you patch a fixture which has sub fixtures it will appear as a single fixture and have one DMX address You can then drill down into that fixture by selecting 16 Release notes Page 195 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Unfold then the handle of the super fixture This will give you individual control of the cells of the fixture In order for sub fixtures to work the personality must include this feature and it may take us a while to update old personalities Where sub fixtures really come into there own is when laying out fixtures for pixel mapping Any fixture which contains sub fixtures can be moved and rotated as a single fixture but the individ
197. or more details Softkeys are shown in square brackets like This 1 1 Patching fixtures Press Patch Dimmers or Fixtures For Fixtures fom the softkeys choose fixture manufacturer type on keyboard to filter the list then fixture type then fixture mode Set DMX Line Address User Number and Legend Console will automatically set all these if you don t change them Press buttons in the Fixtures window to patch the fixture Section 3 1 3 p39 To patch a number of dimmers or fixtures at once drag over buttons to draw a selection box on the screen Or set Quantity in the patch menu To change DMX address or line use Repatch Fixtures Section 3 2 p41 Setting fixture options Press Patch Edit Fixtures 1 2 Controlling fixtures Select fixtures for control by pressing select buttons Press Locate to home selected fixtures with lamp on Section 4 1 2 p50 Hold locate and press attribute button to remove that attribute from the locate e g to locate without changing pan tilt hold Locate and press Pan Tilt Select attribute to control using attribute bank buttons right hand edge of console then turn the wheels to set fixture Display shows which attribute each wheel is controlling Section 4 1 4 p52 Open Attribute window onscreen View Attribute Options to select attributes from buttons Section 4 1 5 p53 Use Palettes to store often used colours positions etc for i
198. our device is If your ArtNet devices need to be set to a non standard IP address then in steps 1 and 2 you need to use Windows Control Panel to set the console to that address range instead of 2 x x x With everything connected start the console Page 182 14 Networking the console TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 1 gt Ensure the console has an IP in the 2 x x x range as described at the start of the chapter 2 gt Switch the console to System and select DMX Settings 3 gt The DMX Settings window should open 4 gt Select the ArtNet module from the node list in the left hand side of the window 5 gt Press the small i button to show the node properties Ensure that the correct Network adapter is set this may not be the Default Adapter 6 gt If you wish to turn off the Art Net output you can unselect the Enable DMX output option This will stop the Console from outputting Art Net on any Lines 7 gt Art Net normally only sends Data when it is changed rather than a continuous stream There are times when it is preferable to send Art Net all the time to do this select the Continuous ArtNet Data Stream option 8 gt The Always broadcast ArtNet option enables you to send Art Net to the entire network rather than a specific IP address 9 gt Press the blue arrow on the ArtNet node to connect it to a DMX output line 10 gt Select a console DMX line from the right hand s
199. ove each fader shows a legend for the playback To set this press Set Legend then the playback Swop button or the touch select button then enter a legend on the keyboard Press Enter to store it 7 Cues Page 111 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 7 1 3 Quick Build cues Setting Record Mode to Quick Build allows you to build a cue from existing playbacks or palettes you can also use the Include function to do this After setting the record mode to Quick Build the console will wait for you to select playbacks or palettes To insert specific fixtures from a palette or playback select the fixtures first and then select the palette or playback Press OK once you have selected all the playbacks or palettes required 7 1 4 Using shapes in cues As you would expect any shapes you have set up will be saved as part of the cue You can create a cue which contains a shape with no base reference values a shape cue like this can then be fired with other cues to overlay the shape on the cue and give you instant effects based around the settings in that cue When recording the cue use the Off function to remove the other attributes from the programmer as described on page 116 7 1 5 Blind mode Blind mode allows you to program cues without affecting the current look on the stage This can be very useful for making changes during a live show Your changes are still shown in the Visualiser window
200. overlap 78 master time 77 recalling 73 setting legends 72 update 75 114 viewing values 74 park fixture 42 patching copying fixtures 46 deleting fixtures 46 dimmers 38 displaying DMX view window 38 edit personality 48 fixtures 39 freezing attributes 48 inverting attributes 47 setting legends 42 sub fixtures 41 swap pan and tilt 47 pattern selection 57 pausing a chase 126 pearl expert shows 161 personality editing 48 phase of shapes 83 phase offset 83 picture legend 72 picture legends 25 pixel mapper 83 pixel mapper examples 87 pixel mapper preview 84 playback options chases 131 cues 121 playback priority 122 playback view 114 playbacks releasing 113 preset palettes 40 Press to show DMX channels 38 Prev Next buttons 61 priority setting for playback 122 Programmer 109 prompt for merge 165 Q Quick build 124 quick build cue 111 quick palettes 74 quick record 25 palette 72 R Rec Step button 138 Rec Times button 138 Record in unfold mode 127 138 Record Chase button 123 Record Cue button 110 recording macros 31 reinstalling software 172 release mask 121 releasing playbacks 113 remote control 153 remote trigger 150 remove fixtures from a shape 86 resetting fixtures 67 Retain Layout 46 76 117 running a chase 124 S safe mode
201. pen drive and attach to the console 2 gt Click the Ok The console caches the FixtureLibrary folder into memory when the Patch option is first used You therefore need to restart the console to ensure new fixture personalities are loaded restarting the console application is sufficient Once a fixture is patched its personality is embedded in the show file Any changes to the fixture library will not affect fixtures patched in the show 13 1 3 Requesting a new fixture personality If a personality does not exist for your fixture Avolites will create one for you Click on the Request link on the above web page to submit your request A list of current requests is shown so you can check if someone else is asking for the same thing Your new personality will be incorporated into the library to install the new personality download and install the latest personality library as described above 13 1 4 Reporting a personality bug to Avolites If you find a problem with a fixture personality Avolites would like to know about it so it can be fixed Search for the personality on the website then click on the Report Bug icon on the right of the screen If you click on the Bug Reports tab at the top of the window a list is shown of currently outstanding problems so you can check if someone else has already reported the problem 13 1 5 In an emergency The console contains a selection of Generic
202. playback type and legend A drop down list allows you to carry out actions on the playbacks including on level for example Full or 50 and Off Once the action is selected pressing a playback in the list will immediately perform the action 11 Remote control Page 157 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Again you can sort and filter the playbacks using the Filter box to filter by legend or the column headers The Back and Go buttons are used for CueLists which will be enabled in a future software release 11 2 4 Settings screen The Settings screen allows you to configure the On level and other options for the operation of the remote 11 3 Troubleshooting If you have problems setting up the remote try the following steps Try connecting locally on the console by typing http localhost remote into Windows Explorer address bar This should display the remote screen Open Command Prompt on the console and ping the IP address of the iPod as described in step 10 of Network setup Clear cookies and cache on the mobile device Delete remotes from the list on the console System gt AvoTalk Security gt Remotes Choose Restart Titan Remote from the additional programs menu on the shell Page 158 11 Remote control TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 12 User Settings and other options Page 159 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 Se
203. ple 2 Pseudo random 1 gt Select your fixtures and create a group 2 gt Open the Layout Editor 3 gt Click on the vertical resize tool and drag down until the grid is at least twice the original height Note that to help with creation and manipulation of larger grids you can use the zoom control on the left side of the window Clicking on the magnifying glass gives a quick shortcut to zoom in out 4 gt Select the group again This will quickly select everything in the layout 5 gt Press 1 key This will select the first fixture 6 gt Use the wheel to adjust Position Y Repeat steps 4 and 5 until all the fixtures are at different heights in relation to one another If you create an effect using this group it will appear to be random Adjustments can be made to the layout at any time to fine tune the end result Example 3 Angles or when straight just isn t good enough Sometimes we like to hang fixtures at artistic angles to look pretty By default the software assumes you have hung them vertically but fear not Titan has a solution 1 gt Select your fixtures and create a group Page 96 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 2 gt Open the Layout Editor 3 gt Select the fixture s that you want to angle and use the appropriate wheel to control If wheels are not assigned to control the cell layout you can toggle this on off using
204. ptember 2011 12 User Settings and other options The console has a large number of options to help you set it up just the way you like it Commonly used options can be set from the User Settings menu which is available on a softkey when you hold down the Avo button In this chapter there is also information on how to upgrade the application software 12 1 Configuring the Workspace The main area of the screen and the external monitor can each show up to 4 workspace windows Workspaces can be saved to a touch button and called back immediately Some windows have associated touch buttons when the window is active these are shown in the context buttons area on the right of the screen 12 1 1 Opening workspace windows You select which workspace windows you want to see using the Open Workspace Window menu command on the root menu or the View menu or by pressing the appropriate Window Selection button just to the right of the touch screen 12 1 2 Selecting and positioning workspace windows To change the position of a workspace window you first make it active by touching its header bar You can change the positions and sizes of the active window by using the Window Control buttons above the numeric keypad or touch the ii Some possible window sizes positions are shown below Quarter size Double wide Double height Maximised You can move the active window between the external monitor and the touch screen b
205. r example consider using wireless networking technology to transmit DMX to several individual receivers Each receiver is configured to output a specific universe of DMX In this case the wireless system as a whole is the module and each receiver is a node You can set the specific properties of the Modules used with the console by going to the DMX Settings window switch to System mode and select DMX Settings and then click the small i at the right hand side of the module name This allows you to adjust settings for each module and to select a network adapter for ACDI and Art Net The consoles only have one network adapter however on Titan Mobile and Simulator this depends on your computer many laptop users will have their standard network adapter and also a Wi Fi wireless adapter both of which will be shown 14 4 Using Active Fixtures with CITP CITP is a standard system allowing lighting devices to communicate and share information This is often used with media servers to allow the console to get media thumbnail images and layer information from the server The thumbnail images can then be used on the console to select media clips 14 4 1 Example CITP setup This example shows how to set up a Hippotizer with the Tiger Touch 1 gt Connect the console and Hippotizer to the network You can connect the Hippotizer directly to the console if no other devices are being connected using a crossover patch cable 2 g
206. r it 2 gt Add a trigger to the mapping using the button in the right hand column or softkey Add trigger 3 gt Select Trigger Type as Hardware to trigger a physical button press or fader move or Item to trigger a screen button playback fixture palette group or macro 4 gt Press the button or move the fader to be triggered The screen will update to show you what has been triggered For Item 10 Running the show Page 151 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 triggers you can select different actions using the Action softkey 5 gt Press OK You have now set up the console action which is to be triggered 6 gt Now you need to set up the external stimulus which will cause the trigger Select Trigger Type as DMX orMIDI For DMX press DMX Port to select which DMX port you are using for DMX input 8 gt Generate the stimulus from your device for example play the MIDI note or turn on the DMX channel If the Learn option is set to On the console will automatically detect the stimulus Or you can enter the details using the softkey options 9 gt For DMX triggers you can select the address for triggering For MIDI triggers you can select MIDI channel Midi Command Value and Level velocity ranges 10 gt Press Add to add the trigger to the list 11 gt The window will show the trigger stimulus and the action to be carried out You can continue to add other triggers to th
207. r to empty the programmer raise the fader to output the cue make the changes press Record Step then the Select button for the cue number To change the times or cue linking for the cue press Edit Times then the Select button for the cue then set the times see Timing on the following page To Insert a new cue set up the look for the new cue press B Insert Step then press the playback button where you want the new cue to go All following cues will be shifted on by one and the new cue will be given a number in between the two existing cues for example if you press playback 3 your new cue will be 2 5 To Delete a cue press the blue Delete button then the Select button for the cue you want to delete Press the Select button again to confirm To change the cue legend press Set Step Legend then the playback select for the step you want to change If the cue list has more cues than there are playback faders you can swop to the next page using softkeys F and G 9 3 2 Using Update to change tracked cues Because fixture settings in a cue list are tracked through from previous cues if you want to edit a setting you need to find the cue where it was originally set The Update function will go back through the cue list from the currently fired cue and automatically update the correct cue 1 gt With the cue list fired select the fixtures and change them to the settings you want to store
208. re You can set a legend for the current page of fixtures using the Set Legend function from the main Program menu The legend is shown on the touch button for the page and on the HUD 3 2 3 View Fixture Patch The fixture patch view allows you to see and edit how fixtures are patched on the console To open the fixture patch view press the white View button next to the numeric keypad followed by Fixture Patch You will get a table 3 Patching Page 43 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 on the touch screen showing all your fixtures The list of fixtures can be filtered by typing in a search term on the keyboard You can also use the wheels to scroll around the list and select different fixtures or touch the list or one of the fixture buttons As you select a fixture its button will be highlighted in red You can edit the selected item by pressing Edit This option toggles between Edit and Search modes Please note that some values are input in the following form Handle Number Page Index DMX address Universe Address You can choose which columns are displayed by pressing Columns and choosing which columns to hide or show You can Park a fixture by moving to its DMX address and deleting the address using the left arrow key or backspace on the keyboard 3 2 4 DMX view window When you re having problems getting fixtures to work it can be useful to see the ac
209. reating a shape 80 6 1 2 Changing size and speed of a shape 81 6 1 3 Changing the phase of a shape across multiple fixtures 82 6 1 4 Creating pixel mapper effects 83 6 2 Editing running shapes 85 6 2 1 Selecting which shape to edit 85 6 2 2 Editing a shape stored in a cue 85 6 2 3 Changing fixture order in a shape 85 6 2 4 Removing or adding fixtures 86 6 2 5 Reversing a shape 86 6 2 6 Deleting shapes 86 6 3 Advanced options 86 6 3 1 Fading shape size and speed 86 6 4 Pixel mapper examples 87 6 4 1 Randomising effects
210. red in a cue You can only edit shapes which are in the programmer so if you fire a cue with a shape in it the shape will not show up in the list of editable shapes To edit the shape you need to use the Include function see section 7 3 4 on page 115 to load the cue into the programmer 6 2 3 Changing fixture order in a shape The way a shape spreads across a number of fixtures is set by the order in which you selected them when you create the shape You can change this order using the Fixture Order function in the Edit menu The current fixture order is shown in large green numbers on Page 86 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 the HUD window or in the fixture touch keys See section 7 5 2 for details on how to set fixture order 6 2 4 Removing or adding fixtures You can add or remove individual fixtures from a shape using the Add Remove Fixtures option in the Edit menu All fixtures currently included in the shape will be selected You can select or deselect fixtures to add or remove them from the shape 6 2 5 Reversing a shape You can reverse the direction of a shape by pressing Reverse Selected Fixtures from the shape menu The shape will be reversed only on fixtures which are selected allowing you to run the shape forward on some fixtures and backwards on others 6 2 6 Deleting shapes You can delete a running shape by pressing Delete from the shape
211. ribed in the Fixture Layout in Groups feature or using the standard fixture order editor If you now press Fixture Order you can change the order by selecting the handles of the fixtures Fixture Layout in Groups Groups now contain a location in 2D space for fixtures recorded in the group This information is used when running pixel mapper effects Each fixture has an X and Y location where X is the old fixture order To edit the locations of the fixtures select Group Edit Groups Edit Layout and then select the group to edit This will open the layout grid which you can drag the fixtures around on Some auto layout options are available The grid size can be changed by dragging the bottom right corner of the grid Fade between Channel Ranges In previous versions if you went between two distinct ranges of a fixture attribute it would snap the channels The software now tries to fade the channels if it can This result is smooth transitions for controls such as Gobo Spin and Shutter MIDI or DMX Triggering You can now trigger many features of the console from external triggers MIDI and DMX triggering is available This powerful feature is explained much more fully in the Version 5 Titan manual Briefly to set up triggering connect your external device then enter System mode and select the Triggers menu Add a new Trigger mapping and give it a name Add a trigger to the mapping then select what you wish to trigger To trigger a fader
212. right Each DMX line can send data to one or more nodes If you assign more than one node to a line those nodes receive duplicated data On the right hand side under each DMX Line there is a list of which nodes are linked to that line The default setting is for DMX Lines 1 4 to be linked to DMX Nodes Output A D the four XLR sockets on the console You can individually assign Nodes to Lines using the arrow button or assign all Nodes of the same type using the group assign button For example to assign the four XLR output sockets on the back of the console to four DMX lines you would click on the Group Assign button of the ExpertDMX nodes Group assign Individual assign Page 168 12 User Settings and other options TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 To assign a node to a line click on the arrow on the node the node will be highlighted then click the line you want to assign to it To delete a node from the DMX lines click on the X button To delete all nodes from a line click on the Group delete button You can show information about the DMX nodes or the DMX lines by clicking the i button For Ethernet network type nodes this allows you to set detailed properties such as IP address ranges and net masks 12 5 Curves The console provides a variety of curves which set how the console tracks the fade either the same speed all the way linear or starting and ending gently but faster in the middle a
213. rnal monitor For extra workspace you can connect an external monitor to the VGA port on the console The external monitor is disabled by default and will show a disabled message To enable it switch to System mode and select Display Setup then press External Display Disconnected The option will change to External Display Connected and the display will be enabled If you need to change the monitor resolution or settings click Tools at the very top of the touch screen and select Control Panel then External Monitor then select the option to match the resolution of your monitor For best performance of the console disable monitor outputs you aren t using Troubleshooting If you cannot see anything on any screen there are some keyboard shortcuts that should in most cases reset all the screens back to their correct settings You will need to connect an external keyboard standard PC type to activate these Ctrl Shift Alt Esc reset to factory default settings 1024x768 for external monitor Ctrl Shift Alt F1 600x800 for external monitor Ctrl Shift Alt F2 1024x768 for external monitor Ctrl Shift Alt F3 1280x1024 for external monitor Ctrl Shift Alt F4 1600x1200 for external monitor Page 162 12 User Settings and other options TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 All of the above will reset the touch screen to the required resolution The first shortcut is the preferred choice ho
214. rst Fixture selected to other selected Fixtures resulting in the Fixtures being aligned to each other ATTRIBUTE One Channel or function of an Intelligent Fixture such as Colour Wheel ATTRIBUTE GROUPS see IPCGBES AUTOLOAD A playback which is automatically fired by a cue in a cue list Enables a chase to be fired by a cue list BACKUPS Copies of a show stored to an external storage device for safety BPM Beats Per Minute 60BPM is equivalent to one step per second BUSKING Operating the console live usually for live music when you have insufficient programming and need to make up stunning effects as you go along using palettes etc CHASE A sequence of one or more pre recorded steps which automatically run one after the other CHASE STEPS Individual cues within a Chase See above COLOUR CHANGER A mechanical Fixture for changing the colour of a light source usually by scrolling through a roll of different coloured gels or by moving special filters into the light beam COLOUR MIX CMY A system of three filters that can each crossfade from white to a colour or one colour to another It is a feature of some Intelligent Fixtures which enables thousands of different colours to be created CONNECTED CHASE A Chase which has been brought under control of a chase Controller by pressing the CONNECT button CUE A single stage look programmed onto a Playback button or fader Also known as MEMORY STATE SCENE LO
215. s Page 7 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 CONTENTS 1 Quick Start 13 1 1 Patching fixtures 13 1 2 Controlling fixtures 13 1 3 Programming cues and chases 14 1 4 Programming palettes 14 1 5 DMX network setup 15 2 Setting up and using the console 17 2 1 Guide to the Tiger Touch 17 2 2 Connecting up 21 2 2 1 Cautions 21 2 2 2 Connecting mains power 21 2 2 3 Starting up and shutting down 21 2 2 4 Connecting DMX lines 21 2 2 5 Connecting a monitor 22 2 2 6 Other connections 22 2 3 Using the touch screen and monitor
216. s and select the cue list which is to be played Then press Timer to enable the timecode input When you start the timecode source or press Play if using internal timecode each cue will fire as the timecode matches its programmed time You can edit the timecode for each cue by using Wheel A to select the cue then press Enter and type the new timecode for the cue While editing a time you can also use Wheel B to select multiple cues and use the softkey options to enter a value to change the time of all the cues offset add a fixed time or subtract a fixed time You can open a timecode display window to show you the incoming timecode press Open Workspace Window then Timecode 9 Cue Lists Page 145 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 9 6 Advanced options Advanced cue list options are set from the Playback Options menu You can enter the playback options menu by doing the following 1 gt At the top level menu press Playback Options 2 gt Press the select button for the cue list you wish to edit 9 6 1 Release mask Release Mask lets you specify using the softkeys which attributes will be released back to their state in other live playbacks when the playback is killed You can also use the Attribute Bank buttons on the right side of the console to set the mask The default setting is to not release any attributes 9 6 2 Fader mode This option sets how the cue list fader behav
217. s and Subnet mask press Ok on all the dialogue boxes that have been opened After a few moments your new IP address should be set There is a strong possibility that if you set the IP address on one network device you will have to set it on all of them therefore if you manually set your IP address on the console you will have to do it on any tracking backup you are using and any ArtNet fixtures Beware that some ArtNet fixtures have a fixed IP address in the range 2 x x x in which case you have to set the console to that range 14 5 2 Subnet Masks These are best kept simple All devices or nodes on a network who wish to communicate with each other must have the same subnet mask The mask determines which parts of the IP address are unique in that network to each node If the part of the subnet mask is a 0 then the corresponding digit in an IP address must be unique for each fixture If the part in a subnet mask is 255 then this part of the IP address needs to be the same for each node 14 5 3 Choosing an IP address and Subnet Mask This is the hardest part of setting up a network as your IP address totally depends on what you are using on the network and what IP addresses you can and cannot change Below are a number of different scenarios for standard lighting networks using a Titan console and what IP addresses should be set These aren t 14 Networking the console Page 187 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 gu
218. s are provided to configure the effect Edit the colour of the effect by clicking on the Layer on the left hand side Edit the way the animation moves by clicking the animation name on the left To see how the effect will look on the fixtures open the Pixel Mapper preview window by pressing View Open Workspace Window Pixel Mapper Preview A real life view of each effect running is shown in a button at the bottom of the screen you can select each of these by pressing the button 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects Page 85 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 If you wish you can overlay further layers on the effect Once you have an effect you like you can save it to a playback 6 2 Editing running shapes 6 2 1 Selecting which shape to edit If more than one shape is running in the programmer you can select which one is connected to the control wheels using Shape option Edit 1 gt If you are not in the Shape menu press Shapes and Effects then Shape Generator at the top menu 2 gt Press Edit 3 gt Press Select shape 4 gt By the softkeys is a list of the currently running shapes 5 gt Press a softkey to make the shape active The active shape is highlighted 6 gt Press Enter to get back to the Shape Generator menu If you applied the same shape several times to different fixtures you can change each copy of the shape independently 6 2 2 Editing a shape sto
219. s live on stage This can be useful to see which fixture you are positioning in the layout Context menu Arrange Select Only When set to Select Only fixtures are locked in position on the grid and cannot be dragged around This provides an alternative way of selecting fixtures to edit while preventing accidental movement If you find you suddenly cannot move anything around this is probably the reason Note that X Y and Angle wheel control is still available 6 4 5 Playback Order and Priorities Suppose you wished to create a white pulsating oval on one playback and a blue spiral on a second playback Normally these effects would layer differently depending on the order you fire the playbacks but you can use playback priorities to make them always layer the same way To create first effect 1 gt Select a group containing a fixture layout as described in previous example and go to Create Effect 2 gt Select Effect to access the global effect controls and change Background Opacity to zero This will allow it to overlay the other playback 3 gt Double Click Layer 1 or press and choose Circle from the elements that appear Double click is a shortcut to elements and animations Reduce height to make a rugby ball or American football if you insist 4 gt Double click on Circle or press and select the Zoom animation Page 98 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects TitanUniversal_Man_v5
220. sed The options are Prompt for Merge or Replace the console will always prompt Always Merge the console will never prompt or Palettes Always Merge the console will prompt unless you are saving a palette Warn before parking fixtures sets the console action when you patch a fixture which overwrites the DMX channels of another fixture This causes the overwritten fixture to be parked The options are Always console will warn you and Never console will park the fixture without warning you Tempo Units sets the units for displaying tempo The options are Beats per Minute or Seconds Connected View Chase Speed sets the console action when you change the speed of a connected chase Connected View Sets Temporary Chase Speed means that the console will not save the modified speed and the next time the chase is fired it will go back to its programmed speed Connected View Sets Chase Speed means that the console will modify the saved speed of the chase Page 166 12 User Settings and other options TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Auto Connect sets whether Chases and Cue Lists will auto connect to the wheels when the playback is fired The options are Off Chases Lists and Chases and Lists Channel Levels sets how you enter channel levels when using numeric entry of levels If set to Channel Levels Set In Tens you enter one dig
221. sibility of system failure If it becomes necessary to reinstall the operating system this is how you do it To reinstall the operating system you need a Tiger Touch USB recovery stick which is provided with the console or obtainable from Avolites 12 User Settings and other options Page 173 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Using the recovery stick will delete all settings and files from the console including show files Any show files should be saved to a separate memory stick before continuing 12 7 1 Booting from USB recovery stick 1 gt Ensure memory stick is plugged in 2 gt Start up console pressing Delete button to enter the BIOS 3 gt When prompted type in the password 68340 to enter the BIOS 4 gt Once in the BIOS press down arrow once then Enter button to open the second menu 5 gt Then again press down arrow once then Enter button to open the second menu 6 gt Press the blue Copy Move Link button repeatedly until USB HDD0 is in position 1 7 gt Press the Speed button on the Attribute Bank buttons then Enter to save changes 8 gt When the console restarts it will boot automatically into the memory stick 12 7 2 Installation Instructions 1 gt Wait while the memory stick boots up this can take up to 3 minutes 2 gt Once the memory stick has booted the touch screen will display Welcome to Tiger Touch touch Next to continue 3 gt Please read
222. sical DMX sockets or to network nodes Section 12 4 1 on page 167 tells you how to set up this routing and an example is given in section 14 1 4 on the next page Page 180 14 Networking the console TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 14 1 3 A simple ArtNet system There are various different systems for sending lighting control information over a network One of the most widely supported is ArtNet ArtNet is not specific to one range of products and is recognised and implemented by a growing number of manufacturers Many products such as Dimmers and Moving lights can accept the ArtNet signal directly so there is no need to convert the signal to DMX Most people will however need to output DMX to their equipment and this can be done using an ArtNet to DMX converter In the following diagram an ArtNet compliant Console such as a Titan console is connected via a network hub to an ArtNet compatible dimmer and 2 DMX conversion boxes Once the system is connected together the different outputs or Nodes can be configured The dimmer is given the start address of 200 The 1st DMX box is set to universe 1 and universe 2 The 2nd DMX box is also set to universe 1 and universe 2 The console is then used to set the DMX lines to the Art Net nodes It is important to remember Each Art Net to DMX box or compatible Dimmer or compatible moving light is a device Each device ma
223. sonalities are listed down the left side of the screen You can use the boxes on the top left to filter the list to show fixtures from specific manufacturers or fixtures available for a certain console or to search for a specific fixture name Ensure you have selected the correct console type in the Desk field All Titan consoles use the same personalities but the installer program is customised to the different consoles Click on the fixture name to open the details in the right hand window This shows all the personalities available for that fixture Page 176 13 Working with Fixture Personalities TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 type if you have entered the console type on the top left only personalities for that console will be displayed If the personality is included in the standard library cache then the column will be ticked If there is a personality listed for your fixture download it by clicking on the Disk icon This will download a copy of the complete personality library 13 1 2 Updating the personality library on the console Download the current Titan personality library by clicking on the disk icon in the Cache column for any fixture Alternatively you can get this file by clicking on the Download link at the top of the screen then clicking on the link for your console Then use the following procedure 1 gt Copy the downloaded file TigerTouchFixtureLibrary exe onto a USB
224. t Set up the IP addresses and subnet masks of the console and Hippo so that they are on the same address range for example 192 168 0 1 and 192 168 0 2 3 gt If you are using Titan Mobile or Titan Simulator ensure the firewall on your PC is disabled Also ensure the Hippo machine is not running a firewall 14 Networking the console Page 185 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 4 gt Run the Hippo system Make sure the CITP component is running 5 gt Switch the console to System mode and select DMX Settings 6 gt On the left hand side under Art Net you should see the Hippo with its IP address Click on it and then on the right hand side click on the DMX line you want to use it with 7 gt On the Hippo node on the left hand side click the i button and set the Universe number to match the universe setting on the Hippo 8 gt Exit System mode back to the default menu 9 gt Restart the console software using the option on the Tools menu 10 gt Go into Patch mode and select Active Fixtures You should see the Hippo with its IP address as a softkey option 11 gt Select the Hippo then set the DMX line to match the line you set in Step 6 12 gt Press an empty fixture handle to patch The console will automatically patch the required layers and master layer as a series of fixture buttons 13 gt Now if you select a fixture and open the Attribute Editor window you should see the media thum
225. t each cue individually as if it was a stand alone cue Unfold also allows you to set individual timing for cues in the chase 1 gt Press the Unfold button then the Swop button of the chase to be edited 2 gt The first 10 cues of the chase are loaded into the playback faders 3 gt Raise a playback fader to output the contents of that cue fade times will operate as programmed 4 gt Various Unfold options are available the details are below 5 gt Press Unfold again to get out of unfold mode To edit the contents of a cue Press Clear to empty the programmer raise the fader to output the cue make the changes press Record Step then the Swop button for the cue number To Insert a new cue at the end of the chase set up the look for the new cue press Insert Step then press the swop button of the first free playback To Insert a cue between two other cues set up the look for the new cue press Insert Step then type the cue number for the new cue such as 1 5 to go between 1 and 2 If this cue number already exists it will be merged with the look you have created Otherwise a new cue is inserted Page 128 8 Chases TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 To change individual times for the cue press Edit Times then the Swop button for the cue or type the cue number then set the times This is described in detail in the Timing section on the following page If
226. t to 100 meaning it can offset in any direction Temporarily set Distance Random to zero This is in order to see exactly what the displacement is doing Set Direction Random to zero In this example we do not require a random direction Now the bar will disappear because it is being displaced upwards in the default settings Set Direction to 180 degrees Click on the compass button four times to get there quickly Now the bar should reappear on the screen because it has been offset vertically down from the our off screen position by the default 30 Increase Distance until the bar is approximately in the centre 7 gt Add an Opacity animation 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects Page 103 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Reduce In Time and Out Time to create a snapping effect 8 gt Click on Displacement in the Layer to get back to the controls for this animation again Now increase Distance Random to 100 This will make the bar draw at a random offset around the Distance setting in this case making it anywhere within the grid 9 gt Return to the Opacity animation controls and increase speed until you re happy 10 gt At this point you may decide actually the effect would be better if it was a vertical bar To make this easy we can make adjustments on the layer controls rather than on the individual element and animations Select Layer 1 to bring up the layer controls C
227. te type to use in the shape or press All shapes for a full list 5 gt Press a softkey to select a shape or touch the desired shape in the Shapes window You can type a search word on the keyboard to search for a particular shape 6 gt The shape will be applied to all selected fixtures If you open the Shapes window it will remain open for instant selection of shapes you don t need to select Shape Generator The window will only show shapes which are possible on the selected fixtures Pressing attribute buttons will filter the Shapes window to show only shapes for that attribute Press the Dimmer attribute button to show all shapes 6 Shapes and Pixel Mapper effects Page 81 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Shapes are based on the current settings of the fixture so a position circle would move around the current pan tilt position of the fixture You can change the base value of a shape e g the centre of a circle by changing the attributes using the wheels in the usual way You can reduce the Size to zero see next section to help you see what the base value actually is You can run more than one shape at a time by repeating the above procedure You can run several shapes on one fixture and the output will combine in interesting ways Press Shapes and Effects Shape Generator then Edit to show what shapes are running If you apply the same shape to two diff
228. ted to each playback fader 12 2 1 Creating and editing key profiles To create or edit a profile switch to System mode then select Key Profiles You can then use the Manage Profiles menu to View Edit Add Delete or Rename profiles When Adding a new profile you can select an existing profile to copy settings from You can also edit Key Profiles from Program mode by holding Avo then selecting Edit Current Key Profile If the current key profile is one of the non editable system ones you are prompted to add a new profile or select an existing editable profile 12 User Settings and other options Page 163 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 The current settings for the blue grey and where available touch buttons are shown on the left side of the screen The groups of keys you can set are as follows The blue or grey fixture palette buttons only exist on the Pearl Expert on other consoles these settings will not do anything Fixtures the blue grey or touch key can be allocated to Disabled Select Flash Swop Latch The Latch function is equivalent to putting the fader to full for that fixture and touching again returns the fader to 0 Palettes the palette grey key can be allocated to Disabled Select Palette You can select if the palette function takes precedence over the flash function if a handle has both palette and flash functions or vice versa Groups the group grey ke
229. the chase has more steps than there are playback faders you can go between pages using the Previous Page and Next Page buttons 8 4 Copying moving linking and deleting 8 4 1 Copying or moving a chase Chases can be copied or moved to a new playback or you can create a linked copy of a playback Move is useful for tidying up the console Linked chases are handy if you want a chase to appear on more than one page for ease of operation the linked chase can have different timings and playback options This operation is exactly the same as for Cues and is described in detail in section 7 4 1 on page 117 8 4 2 Deleting a chase You can delete an entire chase by pressing the Delete button followed by the Select button of the chase to delete Press once more to confirm 8 4 3 Deleting a step from a chase To delete a single step from a chase 1 gt Press the Delete button 2 gt Press the Swop button of the chase 3 gt The steps in the chase are listed on the screen Use the left hand wheel to select the step you want to delete or type in the number of the step to be deleted 4 gt Press Delete Cue x to delete the step 5 gt Press Confirm to confirm the delete Alternatively you can use the Unfold function to delete a step from a chase 8 5 Chase timing 8 5 1 Global timings for chases When a chase is first programmed each cue in the chase has identical timing This is called the global timi
230. the dimmer channel has patched OK because the DMX address will increase by 1 3 1 3 Patching moving light fixtures Moving light fixtures are more complicated to patch than dimmers because they have more attributes to control such as pan tilt colour etc whereas a dimmer channel just has intensity Avolites consoles use a personality system to control fixtures This means you don t have to know how each fixture works you just tell the Tiger Touch what you want to do and it will send the right control commands The console has built in personalities for most types of fixture which tell it what attributes are available and how to control them If the console does not have the personality for your fixture you can download further personalities from the Avolites website or Avolites can create one for you See section 13 on page 175 for details of how to find personalities 1 gt Press Patch one of the blue function buttons bottom right 2 gt Press Fixtures 3 gt Select the correct fixture manufacturer from the softkeys Previous and Next page through the list of manufacturers Or use Quick Search and type the first few letters of the manufacturer s name on the keyboard to find the one you want 4 gt Select correct fixture from the softkeys F and G show other pages You can use Quick Search here as well 5 gt Select the correct fixture operating mode from the softkeys 6 gt Softkey B shows the first
231. then Macros 4 gt The softkeys show a list of the functions available Press the one you want to action Some macros involve timed sequences and can take up to 30 seconds to execute Page 68 4 Controlling dimmers and fixtures TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 5 Palettes Page 69 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 5 Palettes When programming a show you will find that you frequently use certain positions colours etc The console lets you store these settings so you can recall them at the touch of a button rather than having to find them on the wheels every time This is very useful when busking a show When you use a palette to record a cue the console stores a reference to the palette rather than the actual value This means that if you program your cues using palettes you can easily change all the positions in your show just by reprogramming a few palette entries rather than having to reprogram all the cues This is handy if you are touring and have to cope with different stages or truss heights every show Palettes are stored and selected using buttons on the touch screen grouped into different windows for Colours Positions and Gobos amp Beams You can set a legend for each button so that you know what you re going to get If the Colours Positions Gobos amp Beams windows are not shown press View then Open Workspace Window then Groups and Palettes to s
232. tributes is from the Cue View window See section 7 3 3 on the previous page 7 4 Copying moving linking and deleting 7 4 1 Copying or moving a cue Using the Copy Move Link button you can make a copy of an existing cue move it to a new playback or create a new playback which is linked to the existing playback You can copy move or link multiple playbacks which may be cues chases or cue lists in one operation Move is useful for tidying up the console Linked cues are handy if you want a cue to appear on more than one page for ease of operation also the linked cue can have different timings and playback options from the cue it s linked to 1 gt Press the Copy Move Link button 2 gt Select Copy Move or Link Pressing the Copy Move Link button again will also toggle these options 3 gt Press the Select button of the cue you want to copy move link You can select a range of playbacks by holding the first button while pressing the last in the range 4 gt Press the empty Select button where you want it to go The Menu Latch button latches the Copy Move Link menu so you can keep copying moving or linking things without having to keep pressing the Copy Move Link button Press Exit to unlatch Retain Layout or Bunch Up is used when copying a group of cues with empty playbacks in the group you can either keep the empty playbacks or bunch up the used playbacks together When in Copy mod
233. ttributes allows you to clear individual attributes from the Programmer When you press the softkey you are given a list of attributes in the Programmer press the appropriate softkey to clear that attribute The options in the Clear Options submenu are Auto Reset Mask sets the mask to be automatically reset to clear everything each time Clear is pressed or you can toggle the option to Remember Mask which will keep the mask setting you used last time Leave Zero Preset Fader Levels is used to set whether latched fixtures are cleared the fixture key profile can be set to Latch mode which turns on the fixture dimmer channel when the fixture button is touched See section 12 2 1 on page 162 Freeze current values sets what happens to LTP non intensity channels you have modified If set to Freeze Current Values the channels remain as you set them If set to Release Page 52 4 Controlling dimmers and fixtures TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 To Playback Values the channels will go back to how they are set in the current playback For example you have an active playback making some lights green then you select the lights and change them to red If you press Clear with this option set to Freeze then the lights remain red If the option is Release the lights will go back to green You can use the Channel Grid window to selectively attributes from fixtures See secti
234. ttributes in the channel grid by selecting them touch or touch and drag to select multiple attributes Then press Clear You can edit values by selecting one or more values in the grid then modify the values using the wheels or type a new value on the numeric keypad and press Enter 4 3 Advanced options 4 3 1 The Fixture Tools Menu Latch button When the console is at the top level menu this button opens the Moving Light Actions menu which contains options to Locate Fixture same as the Locate button and to run Macros on fixtures such as Lamp On Lamp Off Reset etc The Align Fixtures and Flip functions as described above are also in this menu If another menu is loaded the button latches the current menu Press Exit to get back to the top menu so that you can access the Moving Light menu 4 3 2 Lamping fixtures on and off Many fixtures have a control channel which allows you to perform functions like lamp on lamp off fixture reset and so on This can be useful to shut down fixture lamps at the end of a show while the fans continue to run or to reset a fixture which has gone haywire The console allows you to access these functions using Fixture Macros not the same as keypress macros 1 gt Keep pressing Exit until you are at the top level menu 2 gt Select the fixtures you wish to control Some macros will not work across groups of fixtures from different manufacturers 3 gt Press Fixture Tools Menu Latch
235. tual DMX output values coming from the console Press View then Open Workspace Window then select DMX Page 44 3 Patching TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 The buttons on the left let you select the different output lines from the console Scrolling the window to the right shows more information about each DMX channel 3 2 5 Fixture Exchange The Fixture Exchange function enables you to repatch fixtures in your show using alternative fixtures retaining important elements such as cue times shapes and legends This is very useful for touring shows and venues with a high turnover of events For example if you have programmed your show in a venue which has MAC 500s and are moving to a venue with VL6s you can exchange the MAC 500s for VL6s whilst retaining many elements of your show Fixture Exchange works best if you use Palettes to create your cues This allows you to adjust for position differences and so on by reprogramming a few position palettes rather than having to reprogram every cue Cues recorded with absolute values will need to be re recorded preferably using palettes 3 Patching Page 45 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 The pan tilt and dimmer will always be preserved from one fixture type to the next as will times shapes and legends for recorded items Links from the palettes to groups cues chases and cue lists will also be preserved so the show can be easily re
236. tures with intensity X Full X Through Y fixtures with intensity between X and Y fixtures with intensity above 0 Intensity levels may be input as 0 9 or 00 99 depending on the User Setting Channel Levels Set In 4 1 10 Attribute groups IPCGBES FX To make life a bit simpler the console groups together attributes which have similar effects using the letters IPCGBES FX 4 Controlling dimmers and fixtures Page 59 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 I Intensity dimmer strobe shutter P Position pan tilt C Colour colour wheel CMY mixing G Gobo gobo wheels gobo rotate gobo position B Beam iris focus zoom beam shaper E Effects prism S Special motor speeds FX Shapes pixel mapper These groups are used to select which attributes you want to work with in many of the functions on the console particularly when you are masking off certain attributes from being saved Above the attributes roller on the screen the console shows you which attribute group you are currently changing the grey box The Attribute Group is also highlighted in blue if the programmer contains any of those attributes For example in the image above we are currently changing Colour attributes but Intensity and Special attributes have also been modified 4 1 11 Using fixture groups You can create groups of fixtures or dimmer channels which can then be quickly selected together by touch
237. tware please check this by reading the version number in system mode 16 1 3 New features in v 5 0 Quick Build The quick build feature allows you to easily build cues chases and cue lists from existing cues and palettes By Simplyselecting a range of colour palettes you can create a colour chase To use quick build start recording a chase and then from the Page 194 16 Release notes TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 record mode select Quick Build You can select any palette or playback insert that item as a new step in the chase To filter by specific fixtures just select the fixtures first and then select the palette or playback If you range select over the palettes then each palette will be added as a separate step You can also use quick build when recording a single cue to merge multiple palettes playbacks into the same cue Fixture Order in Groups Groups can now have a fixture order so that when you apply that group the order is entered into the programmer This has several advantages the first being that the order is also recorded into the cue meaning that complex orders do not have to be setup individually in each cue The other benefit is that the order is used when apply palettes with an overlap To change the order within a group select Group Edit Groups followed by the group you want to edit Edit Layout There are two ways you can arrange the order either with the layout editor which is desc
238. ty for consequential or incidental damages the above limitation may not apply to you Avolites Ltd recognise that all trademarks within the manual are the property of their respective owners Reprint and revision history Titan Universal Manual v5 Aug 2011 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 This manual was written by Tim Mitchell Sabre Technology Ltd http www sabretechnology co uk Reference Manual Contents Page 5 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 SECTIONS 1 QUICK START 13 2 SETTING UP AND USING THE CONSOLE 17 3 PATCHING 37 4 CONTROLLING DIMMERS AND FIXTURES 49 5 PALETTES 69 6 SHAPES AND PIXEL MAPPER EFFECTS 79 7 CUES 109 8 CHASES 123 9 CUE LISTS 133 10 RUNNING THE SHOW 147 11 REMOTE CONTROL 153 12 USER SETTINGS AND OTHER OPTIONS 159 13 WORKING WITH FIXTURE PERSONALITIES 175 14 NETWORKING THE CONSOLE 179 15 USING DIFFERENT AVOLITES CONSOLES 189 16 RELEASE NOTES 193 17 GLOSSARY OF TERMS 201 This icon shows important information which you should know about to avoid damage to your console or loss of important data This icon shows information which is useful to know This icon shows handy tips which will help you use the console more efficiently Page 6 Reference Manual Contents TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Reference Manual Content
239. u button jumps to a new menu Text entry button press and enter text using the touch keyboard 2 3 3 The toolbar Across the very top of the screen is the toolbar If you click touch at the left hand side on Tools you will get a menu giving you access to some configuration functions About gives you information about the software version Help shows you the online manual Control Panel opens a sub menu allowing changes to monitor settings and to the USB expert console which links the front panel controls to the system The More option opens Windows Control Panel allowing you to change the operating system configuration 2 Setting up and using the console Page 29 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Touch Screen Setup opens the setup utility for the touch screen which among other things allows you to align the touch positions Usb Expert Console sets up the connection between the front panel controls and the software If you are having problems this can be used to troubleshoot Folders opens the file explorer You might need this when backing up show files or when updating the operating software Switch Task allows you to show other programs such as Titan for setting up DMX outputs on the touch screen or move them to the external VDU screen Touch the Switch Screen icon to swap the program between the touch screen and the external VDU Touch the Centre icon to centre the window on the screen
240. ual cells are still mapped seperately FX Added to Attribute Mask The attribute mask has a new bank called FX on top of IPCGBES The extra bank incorporates shapes and pixel map effects allowing for these items to be masked when recoding and updating your show Shapes in Palettes You can now save shapes and shape parameters into your palettes for easy programming or quick live operation A palette may now store any combination of shape and shape parameters such as speed and size To store a shape in a palette set the shape up in the programmer and store the palette The pattern of the shape is masked by the FX bank in the attribute mask so take care that this is enabled when recording the palette The Parameters like size and speed obey the individual fixture attributes so Position will mask any parameters for a Pan Tilt shape A shape workspace window is available to help you organise any shape palettes Run Macro from Cue You can now fire macros from a cue within a cue list This allows you to setup custom actions which are then performed when a cue in a cue list fires You may want to lamp on your fixtures when the first cue fires in the cue list and this can all be done by linking the macros to the cue View Palette You can now view the contents of a palette and adjust the attribute values To view a palette select View and then the palette you wish to view A new window will open which lists all the fixtures in the palette as well as
241. ures To use the pixel mapper first create a group of the fixtures and lay them out in the group using the group layout tool Then select the group and from the root menu select Shapes and Effects Pixel Mapper Create Effect The effect editor window will open with a blank black background The effect is made up of elements and animations to add an element press the button and select an element such as a Block A white block will be appear in the middle of the effect editor preview pane Fixtures which are laid out in the middle part of the group will change to white If you are using RGB or CMY fixtures and dont see any output ensure the dimmer channel is at full The element is now selected and you can move it around and change its properties using the sliders of the property pane With the element selected you can add an animation by pressing the button again and selecting an animation such as a movement The block will then start to move and as it moves the relevant fixtures will change colour according to their positions Once you have an effect you like you can record it to a playback and clear the programmer Raising the fader on the playback will fade in the effect Pixel Mapper Preview Window The pixel mapper preview window shows the output of the effect engine and pixel mapper before it is applied to the fixtures Open the window from the Open Workspace Window menu The bottom part of the window shows buttons for all runni
242. used about why the wheels aren t working properly so turn it off as soon as you have completed the effect To avoid this there is a User Setting Press and hold Fan If enabled you have to hold down the Fan button to enable Fan mode See section 12 3 3 on page 165 Fan Curves You can select different curves to use when in Fan mode Hold down the Fan button and select Curve the options are Line Traditional fan the first and last selected fixture are affected equally in opposite directions the midpoint remains unchanged This remains most useful for pan Pull Middle The first and last selected fixture remain at the current value the midpoint is affected most This is useful for colour mixing tilt and dimmer Pull Ends The first and last selected fixture are affected most the midpoint is unchanged This is useful for colour mixing tilt and dimmer Arrow The first and last selected fixture are affected equally to the midpoint fixture but in the opposite direction This is useful 4 Controlling dimmers and fixtures Page 65 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 for colour mixing tilt and dimmer Fan Parts When using the Fan function you can split the fan into a number of groups Select all the fixtures hold down Fan and type a number on the numeric keypad The Fan will divide into that number of parts for example Normal 1 2 Page 66 4 Control
243. ut if you need a larger view you can make a window twice as big or it can take up the whole area You can also move windows to the external screen which can show a further 4 windows Some possible window sizes positions are shown below Quarter size Double wide Double height Maximised Some windows have associated control buttons these are positioned in the context buttons area on the top right of the screen 4 window positions Context buttons Page 24 2 Setting up and using the console TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Selecting and positioning workspace windows You select which workspace windows you want to see using the Open Workspace Window menu command on the root menu or by pressing the Window Selection buttons just to the right of the touch screen You can change the positions and sizes of the windows by using the Window Control buttons above the numeric keypad The min max button swaps the active window between full screen and quarter size The size position button moves the active window around the possible positions You make a window active by clicking touching its header bar You can move the active window to the external monitor by pressing Avo and the Size Position button or View then Window Options then Move Screen Window shortcuts Press View then an Attribute Bank button to open the Palette window for that attribute Press View then Patch to open the D
244. utton will move all selected fixtures to a central position and reset all the attributes so that you get a white light However you sometimes might not want to move the fixture and by holding down the Locate button you get some more options You can mask off some of the Locate settings such as only turning the fixture on but not changing its position or colour by holding down Locate and pressing Set Mask to Exclude All Then still holding Locate turn on the Attributes you want to change using the Attribute Bank buttons down the right hand side Only the lit attributes will be changed by Locate Pressing the Attribute Options button just above Locate will clear the mask Option Auto Reset Mask sets the mask to be automatically reset to include everything each time Locate is pressed or you can toggle the option to Remember Mask which will keep the mask setting you used last time Option Clear Don t Clear Located Attributes sets whether the attributes changed by the Locate function will be saved into any Scroll slider 4 Controlling dimmers and fixtures Page 51 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 cues you store If the option is set to Clear then the Located attributes will not be stored in the Programmer unless you modify them using the wheels This is useful if for example you want to program a cue which sets the position of fixtures but does not turn them on The Locate button wi
245. uttons you can either touch the screen or press the button alongside You can lock any menu to keep it active by pressing the Menu Latch button The Menu Latch button ML Menu on other consoles only shows its menu at the top level screen The bottom of the touch screen gives information about the playback faders below When a text input is required a touch keyboard pops up for you to enter text When selecting a range of fixtures you have to use the touch screen slightly differently to how you d use buttons touch and hold the first in the range then touch and hold the last then release the first or you can drag your finger along the buttons Preset playbacks As well as the 10 playback faders across the bottom of the console there are 10 further playbacks on the top right of the console These always stay the same they aren t affected by the page buttons and so are useful for memories you use a lot such as par can washes basic stage illumination or smoke machines Page 190 15 Using different Avolites consoles TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Using Pearl Expert shows If you are using a show from a Pearl Expert anything programmed on the preset faders won t be visible as the Tiger Touch doesn t have any preset faders However by using the Compatibility View on the touch screen press View Open Workspace Window Fixtures and Playbacks or Groups and Palettes you can access fixtures pl
246. wever none of these should be used unless it s necessary using the menu or Display Setting where possible Once any of these keyboard shortcuts has been used power off and restart the console to complete the changes If the console software is running you may have to press Esc to unlock the keyboard before the shortcuts will work If none of the above works the second solution is reinstall the graphics drivers 1 Press F8 on start up and enable VGA MODE use an external keyboard or the Zoom Focus Iris attribute button is also mapped to F8 see section 1 1 1 2 In Tools Folder Options View enable Show hidden files and folders 3 In Control panel System Hardware Device Manager Display Adapters right click on 945GME and update driver 4 Select the driver to install as C Windows Inf iegd inf 12 2 Key Profiles The console allows you to reconfigure how the front panel buttons work to suit your method of working You can save your settings as a Key Profile Different profiles can be selected for different users or to enhance the operation of the console for a particular use There are standard Key Profiles for Run mode Takeover Run mode and Program mode These standard profiles cannot be edited so you always know how they will behave You can create your own editable profiles using one of the standard profiles as a starting point The current settings of the playback buttons are shown on the screen rela
247. wheels the Attribute Editor window can be easier to work with than the wheels It also offers a colour picker window for fixtures with RGB or CMY colour mixing Page 54 4 Controlling dimmers and fixtures TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Press View then Open Workspace Window then Attribute Editor to show it As a shortcut you can also show it by touching the attribute name text just below the IPCGBES buttons for example Colour Func in the above picture The buttons on the left of the window select the attribute to change The rest of the window contains buttons or controls to set the attribute value For attributes such as gobos and fixed colours a button is provided for each one making selection a lot quicker than scrolling through on a wheel When you apply an attribute the button turns blue to show that the attribute is in the programmer If you touch the button again the attribute will be removed from the programmer Touching the title of each attribute such as Colour Func expands the attribute to the full window displaying more buttons For fixtures which are capable of colour mixing you can select a colour from an onscreen palette of colours The slider on the right hand side sets the intensity Touch here to open attribute editor Touch here to change attribute bank Touch here to change attribute values up and down 4 Controlling dimmers and fixtures Page 55 TitanUniv
248. y can be allocated to Disabled Select Group You can select if the group function takes precedence over the flash function if a handle has both group and flash functions or vice versa Cues the blue or grey key can be allocated to Disabled Flash Swop Latch Preload Chases the blue or grey key can be allocated to Disabled Flash Swop Latch Go Stop Preload Connect Tap Tempo Cue Lists the blue or grey key can be allocated to Disabled Flash Swop Go Go Back Stop Preload Connect Next Cue Next Cue Review Live Cue Cut Next Cue To Live Snap Back Macros can be set to Select or Prefer Macro the Macro function will take precedence over other functions stored on the button Quick Record allows you to disable the quick record function Page 164 12 User Settings and other options TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 12 2 2 Selecting a key profile A Key profile is selected in Run mode by pressing Softkey B and selecting the desired profile from the list In Program mode hold the Avo Shift button and press Select Key Profile 12 2 3 Individual Key profiles for playbacks Each playback can have an individual Key Profile allocated to it This allows you to customise the panel button functions differently for each playback The Key Profile for the playback is selected using the Key Profile option on the Playback Options menu Softkey B on the main program menu If the playback Key Profi
249. y have one or more nodes i e the Art Net to DMX box has 2 nodes these are the 2 DMX outputs the dimmer itself is a node Each node can be set to a Universe 1 256 This universe is equivalent to a 512 channel DMX line You can then specify which console line is assigned to each node A console line can be assigned to multiple nodes this will duplicate the DMX universe but each node should have only one console line assigned to it 14 Networking the console Page 181 TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Here the console assigns the following Line A to Box 1 universe 1 and box 2 universe 1 Line B to Box 1 universe 2 Line C to Box 2 universe 2 and the dimmer rack 14 1 4 Setting up an ArtNet system For this example it is assumed that you will connect the console to an Art Net DMX output box such as an Artistic License Net Lynx via a network hub Using standard network cables attach the devices together If you are using a hub switch as shown above use straight through cables If you are directly connecting the console to another Ethernet device you need to use crossover cables Set the Net Lynx box as follows Subnet Mask 0 DMX A Universe 1 DMX B Universe 2 A lot of ArtNet devices including the Net Lynx box are set to IP address 2 x x x as default and can be set to 10 x x x using an option jumper so you should check what the setting of y
250. y pressing View then Window Options then Move Screen or press Avo and the Size amp Position button You can close the active window using the Close button You can close all windows by pressing Avo Close or use the Close All softkey 12 1 3 Saving workspaces You can save different workspace setups to the Workspaces touch buttons to the left of the menu by pressing View then Record Page 160 12 User Settings and other options TitanUniversal_Man_v5 0_TT doc 23 September 2011 Workspace then touching one of the Workspaces buttons This allows you to reconfigure the entire workspace with the touch of one button Workspaces are saved with the show As an example of setting up a workspace suppose while programming you wanted to be able to access fixtures position palettes fixture attributes and shapes 1 gt Press Exit to get to the root menu then the Open Workspace Window menu softkey 2 gt Find the Fixtures window in the list and press it 3 gt If the window is not in the top left quarter press the Size amp Position button above the numeric keys until the window occupies the top left quarter 4 gt Press Open Workspace Window again and select the Positions window Press the Size amp Position button to position it in the desired location 5 gt Repeat to activate the Attribute Control and Shapes windows 6 gt Press View to the right of the numeric keys then Record Workspa
251. y record a new palette Just touch the button where you want to record the button will turn red with a sign At this point you can enter a legend for the new palette or change mask settings A second press on the button will save the palette When using Quick Record the palette mask is automatically set to match the window so if you touch a button in the Position window the mask will be set to only store position attributes This does not happen if you use the Record Palette button Quick record also works for groups workspaces and the playback window 5 1 4 Setting legends for palettes You can enter a legend for each palette which is displayed on the palette touch button 1 gt Press Set Legend at the top level menu 2 gt Press the palette button for the palette you want to legend 3 gt Type the legend on the keyboard 4 gt Press Enter when you have finished On touch buttons the palette number is shown top left The IPCGBES attribute groups contained in the palette are displayed below your legend so for example Position palettes will show a P colour palettes a C and so on In the top right corner is shown N for a Normal palette or S for Shared You can create a picture legend for your palette which could for example represent the colour or gobo it will create After pressing Set Legend and the palette button press Picture The picture editor will open 5 Palettes Page 73 Titan
252. y useful when using Titan Mobile or Titan Simulator The Titan application captures the keyboard on start up meaning that if you try to use other applications at the same time they will not receive keypresses Pressing Break on the keyboard releases the keyboard for other applications but disables all text entry for Titan including the shortcut keys changing menus will reconnect the keyboard to Titan F1 Move to other screen Ctrl X Cut text F2 Activate window Ctrl C Copy text F3 Minimise Maximise Ctrl V Paste text Shift F3 Next window Ctrl A Select all text F4 Size Position Ctrl Z Undo Shift F4 Move to other screen Ctrl Y Redo F5 Close window Alt C Clear Shift F5 Close all windows Alt R Record menu F6 Open Playbacks window Alt A Toggle Avo shift menu F7 Open Fixtures window Alt L Locate F8 Open Groups window Alt P Patch F9 Open Colours window Alt D Disk menu F10 Open Positions window Alt S System mode F11 Gobos Beams window Alt V Open View menu F12 Open Channel Grid Alt G Go Esc Exit menu Alt D Delete Enter Enter Alt C Copy Alt 1 Softkey A Alt M Move Alt 2 Softkey B Alt U Unfold Alt 3 Softkey C Alt I Include Alt 4 Softkey D Alt R Release Alt 5 Softkey E Alt S Shape Alt 6 Softkey F Alt T Fixture Tools ML Menu Alt 7 Softkey G Alt B Blind Alt F Fixture Alt O Off Alt P Palette Alt F

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