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USER MANUAL - Aardvark FX

1. C Program PYROTEC COMPOSER Tools Extract this file with WinZip and follow the instructions of the program Cdex In this context we would like to point out that we do not assume liability for supplied software products of other manufacturers or originators After having saved the Wave file of your choice on the hard disc of your computer you may edit this piece of music with appropriate programs and for instance cut the track or fade it with other tracks Various programs are offered in the internet for this purpose GoldWave is a recommendable program for editing music on a PC This software is shareware and can be found in the Tools folder as well C Program PYROTEC COMPOSER Tools Please take the opportunity to test it and consider buying it in accordance with the manufacturer s terms if you decide to use this product In this context we would like to point out that we do not assume liability for supplied software products of other manufacturers or originators The only file format which can be used as a source of music for the Composer is Wave format file name wav The Wave files have to feature the following parameters if used with the PYROTEC Composer Sampling rate 44 1 kHz Channels 2 Stereo Word length Sample 16 Bit These are the exact features that describe CD quality The above mentioned programs save Wave files on the hard disc with these parameters most likely These parameters strongly influence th
2. CompactFlash are trademarks and or registered trademarks of CompactFlash Association in the USA and or other countries CompactFlash is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation Microsoft Windows Explorer Excel are trademarks and or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the USA and or other countries WinZip is a trademark and or registered trademark of WinZip computing Inc In the USA and or other countries All other product or brand names are possibly trademarks or registered trademarks of the corresponding legal proprietors Minimum system requirements Please make sure that the following minimum system requirements are met Windows 98 2000 ME XP NT Vista Processor with a minimum clock frequency of 3 000 MHz 3 GHz 2048 MB 2 GB RAM minimum A minimum of 500 MB free disc space For saving Wave files you need approx 10 MB per minute of music so please allow for some free GB of disc space for your Wave files if you plan extensive projects High capacity VGA graphics adapter at least GeForce 7 series or comparable CD ROM drive Stereo sound card with loudspeakers or headphones Mouse or equivalent Installation Please proceed as follows Close all other applications Make sure that the supplied dongle is NOT YET INSERTED Insert the enclosed CD ROM into your drive The installation program starts automatically If you have deactivated the auto start function you can start the setup file
3. Save the script file To save the script table select Save Script in the File menu In case you want to save the file under a new name for example as a back up please select Save Script As Then the program asks for entry of a new file name A new memory location can also be chosen Open the script V1 0 Scripts that were composed with the Composer V1 X can be loaded in Version 2 to be altered and improved Import Script Import Script MS Excel PD Show xls File Edit EXCEL Import Script EffektZet HH EffektZeit_ MM EtfektZeit SS EffektZeit FF Rising Time Duration 1 Type Item Description ize Shots Piece Position Angle Device Output Rising Height Diameter BAM Number TT Time Format r Time Scale s Duration J Time Base P 26 fps elolalolalalolalo alo alo alolalolaloja alalala ala alo alo alo alo alo I 25 fps PAL am Marked Column X Accept Assigment Close Window and Save 30 fps NTSC PD T 10 fps GALAXIS PYROTEC I 100 fps GALAXIS PYROTEC With this window your existing PD script can be adjusted to the Galaxis script The columns of your Excel sheet have to be assigned to the Galaxis script Use the time base 30 fps and hs for the durati
4. First mark the line in your script you want to duplicate Then select the function Duplicate Effect in the menu Script alternatively use the combination Strg D on your keyboard The program pastes a copy below the marked line Multiply effects First mark the line in your script that you want to multiply Then select the function Multiply Effect in the menu Script and type in a multiplier between 1 and 100 Then the program pastes copies below the marked line Copy and paste effect s First mark the line s to be copied in the script or graphic window Then select Copy Effect s in the Script menu or use the shortcut Strg F on your keyboard For pasting select Paste Effect s in the Script menu or use the shortcut Strg G on your keyboard When pasting effects there is the possibility to either paste the copy at exactly the same position absolute time or to paste the copy at any new pointer position relative time against pointer This function is useful in case of repetitive music sections or if part of an already existing script are to be included in a new one The copied effects are stored in an internal memory and are inserted also after a new Wave file or script has been opened Delete lines First mark the line s to be deleted in the script or in the graphic window Select Delete Effect s in the Script menu to delete Alternatively you can use the shortcut Shift Del Del
5. key pressed while marking the device number with the left mouse button Then an X appears beside the device number The window Log List displays the current status during programming Radio Channel Scanner ii Radio Channel Scanner Start 1402 cea E 46 434 200 MHz Max 25 Use this function to monitor your radio frequency Please choose the radio frequency with the buttons Up and Down and start the scan with the Start button The green graph will show you the radio interference and the maximum value is also being displayed on the right side All values below 30 are not critical 37
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7. Extras gt Options gt Common gt List Separator Then a dialogue window opens showing the text Save File Under Here the file name and path are to be determined and the CSV file can be saved with a click on the according control button Save as Project If the database a script and the wave form have been opened the three files can be saved together as a project under File gt Save Project Attention Only the paths of the respective files are saved here In case one of those files is saved under a new name or moved to a new memory location the saved project is outdated or incomplete Show Listing function The function Show Listing in the File menu provides the display of a print view or a parts list of the current script in a new window Different profiles for display settings can be defined here To do so select Adjust Show Listing in the File menu of the new table window Parts list We recommend to establish a profile for the parts list under Adjust Show Listing The first column in this profile has to be Parts List Consequently all identical effects of the script are added up and displayed in that column The menu item Distinguish by is to be found under Parts List The criteria for the summation can be determined here If the underlying database is well kept differentiation of the effects by database characteristics DB ID is sufficient Note Please bear in mind t
8. Firing Mode in the main menu Then activate the menu item Download Script via USB This is followed by a safety check you have to confirm if the transfer and the deletion of old data on the PFC Advanced that is involved in the process should be executed Afterwards the device asks for a connection to the PC by a USB cable Please make sure it is properly plugged The following window appears x USB Port AT PFC Anvanced m Time Remaining Start Start V2 6C1 Cancel With a click on Start the transfer is started The display of the PFC Advanced shows a progress bar for this task If no error message shows up at the end all data has been transferred completely and correctly Note PFC Version 2 6BX In case the data transfer starts but is interrupted after a few moments the transmission rate is set too high Select Options gt Composer gt Port Speed on the Extras menu bar Adjust the slider to the middle and restart the data transfer The transmission rate can be increased slowly during the transmission in order to find the perfect settings for your system Note PFC Version 2 6CX From PFC Advanced version V2 6C1 a faster data transfer via the USB port applies For this kind of transfer speed settings are irrelevant Basically we recommend the use of this new improved kind of transfer If a communication error still occurs please restart the Composer and the data transfer 29
9. Transmit System ID the PFM Advanced will transmit a command and all receivers which receive this Ok will store this ID and they will only respond to this specific system ID in future Please follow the steps as explained by pressing the Info button to teach in the system ID One after another all receivers can be programmed with the system ID of your PFM Advanced gt For more information please use the manual of the PFC Advanced Controller Select the radio channel for this PFM Advanced Here the radio channel for remote programming remote access by the PFM Advanced is configured Your radio channel is to be found in the menu of the PFC Advanced or the PFE Advanced Please save the radio channel after selection Change the radio channel of a PFE Advanced First of all you can determine the radio channel of the PFM Advanced In addition you can send a command to the Advanced receivers to change the radio channel There are these two variants to remotely change the radio channel of the receivers Changing of the radio channel of a specific PFE Advanced by entering the device ID number a feedback is being sent Command to all PFE Advanced within range and with the same system ID to change the radio channel without feedback gt For more information please use the manual of the PFC Advanced Controller 35 Remote access and remote programming with the PFM Advanced Before working with your PFM Advanced the same r
10. played from pointer position be paused or stopped After a stop the pointer returns to the beginning of the Wave file Volume control With this slider the computer s play back volume can be controlled This parameter has no effect on the volume the music file is going to be played at later during the show If you hear nothing or the volume is too low please make sure that the volume sliders in the menu Sounds and Audio Devices Properties of your operating system are set sufficiently high This menu can be found under START gt Control Panel gt Sounds and Audio Devices gt Volume Balance control This slider changes the volume ratio between left and right channel This is helpful if one of the channels is used as timecode source so it can be set to mute Display field Time Always shows the exact position of the pointer Display field SMPTE Displays the position of the pointer in timecode Display field dt The abbreviation dt stands for delta time meaning time differential If your mouse pointer is positioned in field 8 or 9 and you keep the left mouse button pressed moving the mouse to the left or right a vertical yellow line appears at the position you started pressing the left mouse button A red pointer moves with the mouse pointer The dt field shows the time interval between the yellow and the red lines until the mouse button is released So this function offers a convenient time scale Display fie
11. stock list Only those effects that have been transferred from the effect database to the script are deducted from your stock Double click until the desired angle is reached or use the following short cuts on your keyboard after having marked the according field Also here you can choose more than one row of these columns with the left mouse button and you can open the Edit Script window by pressing the right mouse button 22 Program the stepper In order to implement steps with intervals below 0 3 seconds these must be entered in the script by use of the columns Step Channel and Step Delay s in the script window Script 203 203 User Script 1 User Script 2 a Cue dt s Step Cue Step Delay s Fire Time 100 fps 42 6 50 08 09 40 08 03 40 6 30 08 15 90 08 15 90 11 30 0 60 08 22 20 08 22 80 0 65 1 41 08 22 85 08 23 61 3 05 3 19 08 25 25 08 25 39 3 85 08 26 05 4 09 08 26 29 4 72 08 26 92 RaR NA2ARA The firing channel is to be entered in the column Step Channe The Step time which has to be used for programming the receiver is automatically calculated in the column Step delay s Also here you can choose more than one row of the column Step Cue with the left mouse button and you can open the Edit Script window by pr
12. Field 11 is intended to provide an overview Field 9 is used for detailed script editing 20 Zoom functions and zoom area With the control buttons Zoom In and Zoom Out the magnification factor of graphic field 14 can be adjusted With Zoom In Full 13 maximum zoom of the graphic display is set directly With Zoom Out Full 13 the zoom function is set inactive With Scroll Left and Scroll Right the displayed section in graphic field 9 can be scrolled to the left or to the right if the zoom function is active Adjust the amplitude With the control buttons Amp and Amp 15 the display of the music s amplitude can be adapted to the graphic field by increasing or decreasing the amplification factor depending on the volume of the music to be edited Play back functions With Play Pause and Stop 20 the play back of music is controlled The pointer 10 adjusts itself accordingly If there are any effects included in the script the line marking in the script table 5 is updated too Play the music with the PFE Profi Audio In order to play the music with the PFE Profi Audio it is necessary to convert the Wave file to a project file This is done with the program Project Maker which is available free of charge in the download section of our website Project Maker saves the project file on a flash card A detailed description how to proceed is to be found in the manual of th
13. USER MANUAL DRAFT VERSION GALAXIS PYROTEC COMPOSER V 2 0 0 85 Pete Baw PE Y 2 0 0 XX EE mE o Galaxis Showtechnik Emmertinger Stra e 2 D 84524 Neu tting Tel 49 86 71 73411 Fax 49 86 71 7 35 13 www galaxis showtechnik de Software to design pyromusicals for firing with PFS Profi and PFC Advanced Table of contents Introduction Definitions Trademarks Minimum system requirements Installation Starting the Composer Illustration of the Composer s graphical user interface Explanation of the Composer s graphical user interface Effect database Editing and adding new effects Importing a Excel database Opening the effect database Saving the effect data base Database search function Refresh the database Removing effects from the stock Opening a Wave file Creating a Wave file Creating a Wave Timecode file Displaying a Wave file Zoom functions and zoom area Adjusting the amplitude Play back functions Play the music with the PFE Profi Audio Creating a script file firing script Editing a script Programming the stepper Menu items of the menu Script Macro Edit Effect Group Replace effects Duplicate effects Multiply effects Copy and paste effect s Delete lines Delete a script Device allocation depending on position Auto device and output allocation Test delays Transfer a script to the PFS Profi Edit a script for the PFC Advanced Transfer a script to the PFC Advanced Save the script file Open th
14. ach double click on the left mouse button in the database table or each time the space bar is pressed a line is inserted in the script taking over the current time in the cell Effect Time To ensure that this cue is visible in the graphic field 8 an effect duration of 0 2 seconds is entered in the corresponding cell of the table Depending on the length of the music the zoom function may have to be activated to visualize the line After all cues have been inserted the exact placing of the individual effects has to be determined in detail With the Replace Effect function 18 the cues can be furnished with the desired effects Matching End function This function is a means for easily integrating an effect in the script in a way that its end matches exactly the position of the pointer A possible application is the finale of a pyromusical where various effects are composed and should end simultaneously with the music Activation and deactivation under Extras gt Matching End or by control button 16 394 Menu item Options The item Options is to be found under Extras on the menu bar There are the following index tabs Common orione amp l Here the list separator for your region is defined As mentioned in Coma Pi ade the section Exporting the script file the correct separator has to jaan be indicated for an error free export IDs F Hide DBD For Europe this is a semicolon for Great Br
15. adio channel has to be set up at the receivers and in the options Therefore please open Receiver Remote Programming in the menu item PFM Advanced The following window appears gt PFM Advanced File Edit Cues Delays Resistance 1 2 3 4 5 Receiver Programming Delay s 3 2 gt Remote Data Request Remote Programming Cancel Switch Off Remote Programming Switch Off SIISII ISISI S SISISISTSTSISISICIC ISIS ICICICICIQI ISIS 3 2 63 f3 2 8 BS SBI lt Manual programming First the device number of the tool to be programmed has to be selected in the top area of the screen When programming a receiver manually channel programming can be done directly in the table at the left by clicking in the column Cue i e Channel The column Delay is intended for programming a stepper Then one or more outputs have to be marked by a right mouse click in the column Choice The check can be removed with the middle mouse button Automatic programming First the receiver to be programmed has to be selected If the functions Device allocation by Position and Automatic Device allocation and Output have been completed when the script was created see script menu the programming of the selected receiver is being displayed automatically in the table In
16. aving to work constantly with the relatively extensive amount of data of a Wave file we have included a data reduction The result of this data reduction is the waveform file Note In this process the program creates a new file Therefore it is necessary that the source file Wave file is available on a drive which can be written on Consequently CD ROM drives and write protected drives cannot be used Before creating the wave form please determine which channel is to be used for computation Both channels only the left one or only the right one Usually both channels are used Only if you want to use one channel for the music and the other one for timecode you should exclude the latter one The calculation of the wave form is quite complex Each minute of music requires approx one minute of computation time assuming a system with a clock frequency of 3 GHz During calculation the message Creating Waveform as well as a rotating hourglass appear As soon as the waveform file has been created the acoustic information of the source file is displayed on the Composer s graphical user interface In case you alter the Wave file after having created the wave form file the function Create new Waveform in the File menu can be used to adapt it so the graphic information on your screen corresponds with the contents of the Wave file again Create a Wave file This function is used to design a fireworks display without music wit
17. bulky delay lines Galaxis has solved this problem simply and effectively by adding the possibility to set a time shift of the music to be played Note Users who want to control other equipment with timecode have the opportunity to use one audio channel for the music mono and the other one for the timecode One channel is used to feed the PA system and the other for control tasks of the user s choice Of course music and timecode can also be played back by the PFE Profi Audio It is also possible to feed the timecode directly into the PFC Advanced so a PFE Profi Audio is dispensable The decisive advantage of this concept is the excellent reliability resulting from the fact that neither a PC nor a notebook is needed for firing the pyrotechnic effects or playing the music Definitions Following are explanations of terms and proper names to advocate better understanding of the manual Galaxis Composer is a software for creating pyromusicals on a PC Dongle is a hardware device to protect software from being copied It can be compared to a key The dongle must be connected to the PC to run this program The software may be installed on any number of PCs In case of loss of the dongle there will be no replacement free of charge Wave file is an audio file wav It contains uncompressed audio information There are different kinds of Wave files differing in quality mono stereo sampling rate bits per sample Please make
18. cer Galaxis ADR Class 1 3G S D vertical m i Item No G 125 12345 UN Number UN 0027 Chipher ShowSim Effect ID Stock Place A 11 gt Weight Net 0 825 kg Rating Super Price 265 Weight Gross 1 100 kg Information Calc Factor 130 e g 1 3 el You can now enter various parameters The most important characteristics for creating a pyromusical are item size effect delay or rather rising time effect duration and color 2192 In order to be able to remove used effects from stock the number of pieces on stock should be entered It is also useful to enter the price per effect into the database to allow for an overview of the total costs all effects of your pyromusical are going to amount to When adding a new effect first a free ID has to be selected in the bottom window This can be sped up by clicking once on the right lower button Select Database gt New Data Record on the menu bar then you can enter the characteristics of an effect Under Database effects can also be copied pasted or deleted The search function under Database gt Search optional F1 or green spyglass icon makes it quite easy to find a particular effect even in a very extensive database Import a Excel database In case you want to import an existing Excel database please select Import Excel Database in the menu File A dialogue window appears Then the Excel file can be opened by clicking File gt Open Excel Table N
19. e PFE Profi Audio Create a script file firing script Script files are saved in gs2 format The extension gs2 stands for Galaxis Script Version 2 0 Effects can only be inserted in a script if a database has been opened Double click with the left mouse button in the line with the required effect in the database table in order to insert it into the script The effect is inserted at exactly the point in time the pointer 10 is situated at This can also be done while the Wave file is being played however it may take a certain computation time As soon as the pointer moves again the next effect can be inserted To set effect cues in real time more comfortably we recommend applying the function Music Scan which is explained in details later on After having inserted an effect into the script a visualization of its delay duration and color s is displayed in graphic field 8 The delay for example in case of an outdoor firework is the time the shell requires for its rise to the sky Every effect is represented by a bi colored line A grey line means that the effect has already been fired but is not yet visible The colored part of the line indicates the effect duration meaning the time the effect is actually visible as well as the color 21 What is inserted at the position of the pointer is the exact moment the effect bursts The effect delay is included in the calculation of the ignition point Note For the consid
20. e script V1 0 Import Script Export the script file Save as Project Show listing function Parts list Filtering by position Printing of lists and labels Menu item Extras Music Scan function Matching End function Menu item Options Common Composer PFM Advanced Remote Access and Programming with PFM Advanced Manual programming Automatic programming General status information Remote data request Remote programming Remote program deletion Remote Switch off Batch processing Radio Channel Scanner Introduction The PYROTEC Composer is a valuable tool for creating pyromusicals The included database provides the possibility to copy effects into the script and to determine exactly when these effects are to be seen in the show All delays are automatically calculated and considered by the program Visualisation functions display all sequences in real time while the music is being played Once the script is finished it can be transferred to the PFS Profi or the PFC Advanced The PFE Profi Audio is used to play the music in order to achieve maximum synchrony A wide variety of applications presents itself on boats ships and fairground rides The music is invariably played in crystal clear CD quality When wide spaces have to be irradiated acoustically with several loud speakers there are some unwanted echo effects due to the fact that sound travels with approx 330 m s only Normally this is avoided by use of
21. e sound quality and the required memory space As memory space is no issue nowadays we have not provided the option to use files with inferior quality In case you wish to work with Wave files which do not comply with the above mentioned standard for example 8 bits or mono or different sampling rates they have to be converted with a suitable program before usage The same applies for MP3 files which can be converted to Wave files by use of Cdex or GoldWave Attention The Wave files you use here are going to be played back by the PFE Profi Audio later We recommend to take care from the beginning that the sound quality complies with the requirements of the show Open a Wave file by selecting Open Wave file under File on your menu bar The dialogue window offers the choice of drive folder and file name 17 If you are opening a Wave file with the Composer for the first time the following window appears Choose AVE Channel Please select the channel from which the waveform should be read The calculation process can take a few minutes Left Channel Right Channel Note Normally both channels should be used In the case that you use e g timecode the wave form has to be read from the other channel which contains the music data Close The Composer displays the audio information of the Wave file graphically and thus permits a convenient and precise cue alignment to the music In order to avoid the program h
22. eration of the effect specific delay and duration it is mandatory to enter the data of all effects to be employed into the database If several effects have been inserted into the script so that their lines would overlap the lines in field 8 are displayed stepped one upon the other In case the complete visualization exceeds the height of field 8 the scroll bar at the right side of the display area can be used or you can choose the other views Please use in the menu Window the different views Effects can be relocated directly in the graphic field 8 by keeping the Shift key pressed and moving the displayed effect with the left mouse button held down Edit a script Nearly every column of the table can be altered by a double click into any of its fields If you have chosen more than one row of a column you can edit this with a click on the right mouse button Changes become valid immediately after their entry If for example the duration of an effect is changed from 2 to 10 seconds the line that indicates this effect is instantly displayed much longer An increase of an effect delay causes a corresponding earlier firing time for this effect That s why the script is resorted each time a delay has been changed and the firing time had to be recalculated The following fields can not be changed SC ID Channel dt s Firing time Step Delay Please keep in mind that changes to the script are not passed on to your
23. essing the right mouse button Please note that the step channel of the previous firing channel has to be entered otherwise the step delay will be very long Menu items of the menu Script On opening the menu Script the following items appear Macro This function is for creating a series of firings at a predetermined position For example a series of 5 Shells connected by a time fuse can be simulated The Shells are displayed in the script as 5 successive effects Edit Effect Group With this function you can move a group of several effects First choose the rows in your script that you want to move in a group Then select the function Edit Effect Group in the menu The window Edit Effect Group appears and you can choose if you want to move the whole group for some seconds or milliseconds or you can change the time between the firing of the effects like a stepping sequence After you have made your selection press the Start button to continue 23 Replace effects First the line that is to be furnished with another effect has to be marked in the script or graphic window Then select the function Replace Effect in the menu Now double click with the left mouse button into the line in your database with the required effect Alternatively to this procedure in the Script menu you can also click on the control button Replace Effect 18 on the graphic user interface Duplicate effects
24. ete a script In case the complete contents of a script table has to be deleted select Delete Script in the Script menu The program requests a confirmation in order to avoid the accidental deleting of data 24 Device allocation depending on Position In the menu bar under Script you find the function Device Allocation depending on Position The following window appears Device Allocation depending on Position Device No Device Type Dew Device Type H PFE Profi Audio After having decided how many positions you are going to use for your firework display these are entered in the column Position By double clicking the left mouse button the appropriate of the above noted options for positions can be selected in the column Position of the script window Instead of selecting the position in the drop down menu the line number for the desired position can also be entered by the num pad The allocation of positions for very complex scripts can be simplified that way The entered numbers can be deleted by pressing Del or with the comma key on the num pad It is indispensable to name a position for each effect that is going to be connected to an output That is the only way to make sure that the exact number of outputs is going to be displayed correctly in the above window later on If you plan for example to fire a series of effects by use of time fuse it is advisable to allocate a position just to the first one
25. ets a bit unwieldy displaying every single effect in details we provide the possibility to create different profiles with individual display settings Click File gt Customize Script Table on your menu bar In the following window select a profile choose a name for it and confirm with a click on the disc symbol Now the effect characteristics to be included in this profile can be moved from the left to the right window Confirm by clicking OK Up to six different layouts can be created for your database without having to reconfigure it Edit and add new effects After having opened a database effects can be edited or new effects added You have to change the window to the database view Window gt Database or F9 Then the editing window for database effects should appear Database Effect Miscellaneous Photo Video ID 10002 Rising Time oa Sec Effect 3 Peony Type KE S 2 Effect 1 Peony Pezi geen a e Item Peony Color Changing Color 1 biis E Duration 3 1 1 See Description Blue to Red to Green Duration 1 T2 Sec Shots Size 125 mm Used Effects Piece Effect 2 Peony Application J Indoor JV Outdoor gt Min 2 Piece Color 2 ed O O a Rising Height 120 m Stock 12 fiece Best i Piece Duration 2 14 Sec Diameter 90 m Database Effect Miscellaneous Photo Video Class lv Safety Distance Supplier Galaxis BAM Number S D horizontal 100 m Produ
26. h the Composer Here a Wave file can be created that contains clock pulses once a second for better orientation on the time scale Loading this file as a substitute for the music the graphic field 9 shows the second s scale After having selected Create Wave File from the menu File a window appears asking you to determine a file name or to select an existing file for overwriting 18 Afterwards the following window is displayed GALAXIS PYROTEC COMPOSER Type in a duration between 1 to 100 minutes Attention A Wave file of 1 minute Cancel needs approx 10MB disc space Cancel These calculation can take several minutes fd Please enter the desired duration of the Wave file to be created ranging from 1 to 100 minutes After having confirmed your entry with OK the program begins with the computation Subsequently the file can be opened by clicking Open Wave File in the menu File and an ave file can be created Create a Wave Timecode file In order to be able to control other show parts like light shows dancing water fountains or Laser systems it may be necessary to transmit a timecode signal It is distributed by an audio cable like music and can be played back by any audio device also by the PFE Profi Audio If timecode is put on one audio channel for example the right one while the left channel is used for the music an ingenious advantage is achieved Music information and sync informatio
27. hat different kinds of spelling for example with Peonies and Peony which may easily occur when editing the script or entering names manually can lead to differing positions in the parts list iaia Filtering by position The menu item Filter gt Position allows to focus the list on one single position In a drop down menu a list for every single position can be printed Print lists and labels The printer for printing out the complete list as well as the label printer are selected by the menu item File gt Printer Set Up The software is laid out for the Dymo Label Writer 400 Turbo with the label size 89 mm x 36 mm Dymo Code 99012 Color Management Device Settings General Sharing Advanced DYMO LabelWriter 400 Turbo Printing Preferences gt DYMO LabelWriter 400 Turbo Advanced Options PR ze z wna Layout Paper uaty DYMO LabelWriter 400 Turbo Advanced Document Settings 2g Paper Output 99012 Large Address we Comment iu Graphic Page Order Image Color Management Modet DYMO LabelWriter 400 Turbo Front to Back ICM Method ICM Disabled shares O Back to Front ICM Intent Pictures fig Document Options Color No Paper available eee Advanced Printing Features Enabled Double sided No aa Color Printing Mode Enhanced Halftoning Photo Quality sane Ne E A Printer Features Speed Unknown Print Quality Text Only Maximum resolution 300 dp
28. he PFS Profi keeping the Range Test button pressed for a few seconds until IF Interface shows up on the display and there are no more acoustic signals audible 26 Finally select Transfer to PFS Profi in the Script menu of the Composer Then the following window appears amp Transfer Script to PFS Profi x COM Port COM Port Search for COM Port fi v m Time Remaining Start Now simply click on Search COM Port then the program automatically identifies the COM Port your transmitter is connected to In case you know the number of the COM Port the transmitter has been connected to you can select it also directly A click on Start starts the transfer A progress bar appears When the transfer is completed the PFS Profi has to be switched off and then on again If the Fire button is pressed down for a few seconds the automatic firing function may be activated in this process too Note In case the data transfer starts but is interrupted after a few moments the baud rate is set too high Select Options gt Composer gt Interface Speed on the Extras menu bar Adjust the slider to the middle and restart the data transfer The baud rate can be increased slowly during the transmission in order to find the perfect settings for your system Edit a script for the PFC Advanced The PFC Advanced provides the convenient function to display text for each individual chan
29. he script is the firing script Open the menu File and select Open Script on the menu bar to open an existing script In case you want to open a script created with Version 1 please select File gt Open Script V1 0 In brackets the number of employed effects is shown By clicking Script once you maximize the window while minimising the database window The graphic field is also maximized The number of entered effects is displayed in brackets Index Tab Script Table By selecting File gt Adjust Script Table six different profiles for display settings can be saved Column for marking lines in the Script Table Marks the line in the script table that can currently be edited By clicking into a field of this column the corresponding line in the script is marked All editing functions apply only to this exact line The marked effect is displayed as a yellow underline in the graphic field 8 If several identical effects have been selected only the first one is marked in the graphic field Vice versa you can also select an effect in the graphic field Graphic field Effect Times The purpose of this field is the visualisation of the timing parameters of all effects employed ina script The firing time effect delay effect time effect duration effect color s and the ending of an effect are graphically displayed Effects can be marked then be moved by pressing the left mouse button and the Shift key simultaneously Grap
30. hic field Wave Form of the Selected Section This field displays the acoustic information of the music graphically It always shows the information of the currently selected section of a Wave file This could be the entire Wave file or only a fraction of it see zoom functions Pointer The pointer indicates the current position in the Wave file for easy orientation while a piece of music is being played A left mouse click either in field 8 or 9 moves the pointer to any position The same result is achieved with a right mouse click however then the Composer starts playing the music again from this position Graphic field Total Waveform This field is used to overlook the entire Wave file The cyan rectangle in this field indicates which section is currently displayed in field 9 Control buttons Scroll Left and Scroll Right These buttons only work when the zoom function in the Wave file is activated By clicking these buttons the display section moves left or right respectively Control buttons Zoom Out Full and Zoom In Full Click Zoom In Full for maximum zoom When clicking Zoom Out Full the entire Wave file is displayed in field 9 with no zoom function activated These functions are also to be found in the menu Zoom Control buttons Zoom In and Zoom Out By clicking these buttons the scale up factor can be in or decreased These functions are also to be found in the menu Zoom Contro
31. how is intended to last for example 15 minutes with an offset of 5 minutes then the total duration should at least be 20 minutes otherwise the end is going to be cut off With the control buttons Timecode left Channel and Timecode right Channel the channel that will be used for storing the timecode is selected By clicking Start the computer starts creating the file The Status field informs you about the task s progress When using a Wave file which contains both timecode and music only the channel with the music information is to be drawn on when creating the ave file Please see section Open a Wave file in this manual When a Wave file which contains music and timecode is played back both are audible In order to suppress the sound of the timecode the balance slider has to be adjusted so that only the music channel can be heard Your operation system features a control window titled Playback Control to be found under START gt Control Panel gt Sounds and Audio Devices gt Volume If the audio outputs of your PC are connected to a sound system the balance can also be adjusted at the amplifier Display a Wave file The contents of the entire Wave file is always displayed in graphic field 11 Depending on the activation of the zoom function the contents in part or in total is shown in graphic field 9 A cyan rectangle in graphic field 11 indicates which section is being displayed in field 9
32. i Print Density Normal Firing Pretrences Pint Test Page ok cance Apply Important Please set the paper size on your operating system with Start gt Settings gt Printers and Faxes gt Properties of the DYMO LabelWriter 400 Turbo gt Advanced to 99012 Large Address In order to print an entire script select File gt Print gt List For printing labels select File gt Print gt Label gt All Selection Basically one line per label is printed There is a check box for every line in the script for selection With a left mouse click into the grey check box you can activate the line The left mouse button in addition with the Shift key is used for deactivating 32 Afterwards the labels can be printed under Selection Here is a full scale sample of a label 1 51 a B Cue Step Delay s Item Stage Mine Color 1 Gold 26 Output udun Ul BAZ SIeSA M N Stage center ff jz Position Angle 8 Type Weco Tube No Fan Type In case all labels are to be printed select All Menu item Extras Music Scan This function is an invaluable tool for capturing cues while the music is being played It is activated and deactivated in the Extras menu or by use of the control buttons Music Scan 19 and Normal Mode 17 With e
33. is entered into this field e In order to delete the assignment of a column click into the corresponding field with the right mouse button If you want to delete all assignments select Delete Assignment in the menu Edit When your assignments are completed click on the button Accept Assignment at the bottom left In addition the database offers the possibility to export the stock list Select Export Stock List in the menu File In the dialogue window that appears then you can enter the file name and memory location Finally also the entire database with all fields can be exported by selecting Export Database in the menu File Empty records are disregarded Open the effect database Effect database files are saved with the file extension gd2 The extension gd2 means Galaxis Database Version 2 0 Effects are always transferred from the database to the script With each entry in the script all data are automatically transferred and included Each effect that has been entered in the database can be included in the script it just remains to be determined when this effect is going to be applied during the show Open your effect database by selecting Open Database in the menu File Save the effect database If you have altered the stock list in your effect database added changed deleted or taken effects out of stock the database has to be saved in order to validate the changes Save
34. itain and the US a WV Hide SC4D comma ih Time Base Esei In the window IDs the option to display the column DB IDs in I 30e NTSC the database window can be selected as well as the option to I 10 fps GALAXIS PYROTEC Perea display the column SC IDs in the script window In the Time Base window the time scale and accuracy applying to your script is determined We recommend a resolution of 25 fps for the timecode If for example a resolution of 100 fps is selected all effect and firing times in your script are indicated in hundredths of seconds Attention The PFC Advanced only allows for firings on a tenths of second scale Therefore scripts with a higher resolution have to be altered by way of using the stepper function for firings ona hundredths of seconds scale see section Programming the stepper Composer In the Sounds window a firing sound or a bursting sound can be activated or disabled while the music is played A volume control for these acoustic effects is also to be found here Note These settings can also be altered by use of the green and blue volume icons on the right upper side of the main screen In the Prices window a field showing the current total amount of all used effects is activated The correct currency is to be indicated Thus the choice of effects can constantly be checked against the budget provided that all prices have been entered in the database c
35. l buttons Amp and Amp Depending on the volume of the selected passages of music to be edited the acoustic information is displayed in lower or higher curves With these buttons the display of the music s amplitude can be perfectly adapted to the graphic field the amplification factor can be adjusted 11 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Control button Matching End With this function an effect can be integrated in the script in a way that its end matches exactly the position of the pointer Control button Normal Mode Enables you to return from Replace Effect or Music Scan mode back to normal mode Control button Replace Effect With this button you change from normal mode or Music Scan into Replace Effect mode Further information on this item is available under paragraph Replacing effects in this manual This function can be switched on or off under the menu item Script on the menu bar This function has to be activated again for each individual effect you wish to replace Control button Music Scan With this button you change from normal mode or Replace Effect into Music Scan mode Further information on this item is available under paragraph Music Scan in this manual This function can also be operated via the menu bar under Extras Control elements for music Play Pause Stop With these buttons Wave files can be
36. l the time This function would need to much system resources when you are inserting new effects To calculate the current costs and the value of the Used Effects use the function Refresh Database Remove effects from the stock You activate the Remove from stock function by selecting Database gt Remove Effects from Stock on your menu bar After having finished a project the effects you used for it can conveniently be deducted from your stock list in the database Note An error message is displayed if an item in the script could not be found in the database This happens easily when item names have been changed manually in the script Where applicable the stock list for these items has to be adjusted individually 16 Open a Wave file When designing a music synchronized pyrotechnical display the first step is the selection of the music On anormal CD the music is stored digitally The commonly used file format is called RAW and almost every CD drive of any PC is able to read it It is common practice to use the Wave file format to process music on a PC A software that converts and copies the RAW tracks from the audio CD to the PC s hard disk is supplied with most CD writers In case you do not have such a software you can use the freeware program Cdex we provide with our product The program has been copied to the Tools folder in the installation folder as a compressed zip archive during installation
37. ld Total Shows the total amount of sales prices of all effects included in a script net as well as gross subject to correct entries in the database Display fields Progress Bar and Message If current procedures or calculations require some computation time a progress bar appears in this field Below it a short description of the current procedures or calculations is displayed 12 Effect database The effect database constitutes the basis for creating a script Besides the regular item master data it contains further important details for example effect duration effect delay and many more By selecting File on the menu bar databases gd2 can be opened imported saved and saved under a new name By selecting File gt Create Database on your menu bar you create a new database You can see in the top window Database that three records are already entered The first entry named Music Scan should be left unchanged because this effect serves as a placeholder for effects that will be inserted later The other two entries serve as examples and can be replaced with your own effects For importing a database created with the Composer Version 1 please select File gt Import Database V1 0 on your menu bar We recommend to save the imported database with the file extension gd2 Vice versa it is also possible to export a Composer database to Excel File gt Export Excel Database As the database g
38. n timecode are played simultaneously There isn t the slightest danger of mismatch regardless of the duration of the show This function provides the opportunity to create a Wave file which contains music on one stereo channel and timecode on the other one There are various types of timecodes The one most commonly used is SMPTE 25fps Timecode was invented for the TV and video sector characterized by the fps parameter fps stands for frames per second Solely this type is intended for use with the Composer By selecting Create Wave Timecode file in the menu File the following window appears zix Source wave file JE SMusic wae Destination file JE sMusic with Timecode way Status m Timecode Start Wave Start 00h 50m 00s OOf Oth 00m 00s OOf slal ste ie ced Ee EERE r Duration minutes Timecode left T abi right SMPTE channel channel cal 25 fps 10 A a Choose the channel for the output of timecode signals The calculation process can take a few minutes Start Cancel Wave Source is for selecting the file which contains the audio information Destination file is used to enter the file name of the Wave file to be created which is gong to contain the audio as well as the timecode information 19 With Timecode Start the starting point of the timecode counter is determined It is standard practice to agree upon a show start with the other show operators It i
39. nel It can be edited with this script function After its activation a blank script table is displayed Each firing channel is provided with 2 lines with 13 characters each There are following alternatives for entering text a manually line by line By clicking on a text field a dialogue window opens with another text field Infotext line showing in its lower area The cursor is already set into this field a text can be entered b Automatic transfer by line By clicking on a text field a dialogue window opens Beneath the display of the cue i e firing channel text fields from the existing script that refer to the selected cue are shown By clicking into these fields their text is taken over as infotext 27 c Automatic transfer by column Select the required line Infotext Line 1 or Infotext Line 2 in the Cells menu Then the data source in the existing script has to be determined Column position item color and calibre are available as a choice Of course automatically inserted texts can now be edited manually now When you have selected one of the two info text lines in the menu Cells all text entries can be deleted with Delete If several different entries referring to one firing channel exist in a script the text various is shown in the info text field An exact choice can then be made by editing manually or by transferring texts by line Transfer a script to the PFC Advanced With this func
40. of the available outputs is achieved If you would like to delete the allocation please select Auto Device and Output Allocation and Delete Test delays If the firing time of channel 1 indicated in the script is not 00 00 00 you are advised that channel 1 is always immediately fired when an automatic program is started Therefore we recommend to set a music scan at 00 00 00 at each firework display even if no effect is to be fired The cue 1 is usually used to start the PFE Profi Audio receiver Also with this function unacceptable delays between individual firings can be avoided column dt in the script Values below 0 3 seconds or exceeding 999 9 seconds cannot be processed The program is going to issue an error message if that problem occurs It can be avoided by a minor change of the effect time or by using the step function Furthermore firings with a resolution of 1 100s are not accepted Firings can only be executed when entered with a resolution of 1 10s otherwise please use the stepper which can be programmed in steps of 1 100s A data transfer with unacceptable delays cannot be executed Transfer a script to the PFS Profi This function transfers the completed firing script to the automatic firing extension of the PFS Profi Please proceed as follows Connect the RS232 Port COM Port of your PC with the PFS Profi by the provided serial interface cable Make sure that it is properly plugged Then switch on t
41. of these effects Only that way one output is used for all connected effects After completion of the script the device allocation can be finished in the above window To do so please select one or more receivers in the line showing the different positions bearing in mind that a sufficient number of outputs has to be available It is also to be assured that each receiver is assigned to a specific device number which has to be programmed at the corresponding Advanced receiver Only PFE Advanced with 10 50 or 100 outputs can be remotely programmed The exact procedure of remote programming is to be found below in section PFM Advanced All Profi receivers have to be programmed directly and manually Confirm your entries with the OK button 25 Auto device and output allocation Now that all devices with their sufficient number of outputs have been allocated the devices and their outputs have to be assigned to the firing channels Select Auto Device and Output Allocation and Start gt Devices and Outputs in the Script menu Position Device Output Position 1 Position 2 Position 3 Position 1 Position 3 Position 1 Position 2 Position 3 Position 2 These are then displayed in the script window in the columns Output and Device The device number is taken over from the above table and the outputs are assigned in ascending order Consequently maximum utilization
42. on for PD scripts The table on the left shows the content of the opened Excel file Procedure Mark a column in the existing file with a mouse click in the column s header cell The display field Marked Column now shows the number of this column Decide which column of the Galaxis script you are going to assign it to and left click into the empty field Column Then the indicated column number is inserted in this field In order to delete the assignment of a column click into the corresponding field with the right mouse button 30 If you want to delete all assignments select Delete Assignment in the menu Edit When your assignments are completed click on the button Accept Assignment at the bottom left Export the script file With this function the script can be exported meaning it can be saved in a different file format in order to be edited in a spreadsheet program For the data export the format CSV is employed as it can be imported by almost every spreadsheet program CSV stands for character separated value If the script file is exported to Excel for example select Text files or All files for opening it For exporting your script file select Export Script in the File menu A note on the choice of the correct list separator is issued then For Europe this is a semicolon for Great Britain and the US a comma These settings are to be found on the menu bar under
43. orrectly In the Port Speed window the transmission rate for transferring a script to the PFC Advanced or PFS Profi can be changed If the data transmission is interrupted after a few moments the transmission rate may be set too high If no transmission is possible at all re installing the driver may solve the problem Please fill out the table with your equipment The mortar size and the amount of mortars per rack is necessary 34 PFM Advanced n System ID Management ee This menu item has been implemented to enable the user to split his sm aE i system This means that he can operate the devices simultaneously AG and independently next to each other That is very meaningful e g if you have two different projects at the same time within theoretical radio range By this function the user can set the controller to a different system ID which is still a customer specific system ID System ID Management Transmit System ID Select the radio channel for this PFM Anvanced 49 434 275MHz Save Radio Channel Change the radio channel of a PFE Advanced This function enables the user to perform a teach in of the controller s system ID to all receivers besides PFE Profi Mini 1 Output and PFE Change the radio channel of a specific PFE Advanced Profi Mini 5 Outputs with confirmation 0 433050MH2 Se eh es Every time you press the button
44. ote To avoid malfunction when opening the Excel file please make sure it does not contain superfluous information We recommend to first create a new spreadsheet in Excel and copy only the required cells without formulas and references into it before importing it into the Composer The respective window could look as follows x File Edit gt EXCEL Import m Database Snake Thunder Cake 100 40 05 26 Dancing Balls 2 lized Symphony V Shape Cake 30 2 Twirling Mystery Shape 3 mning Tail Crosette 2 Shar Cake 30 Tropical Palm Crackling Mine with Red Cake 35 Magical Forest Paradise Cake iz 35 Twins Cake Zz 25 6 Welcome 10x10 Cake iz 30 Harlekin Shape Cake as 35 Tropical Forest TZ Snowflower Shape Cake 0 75 Goldfinger Shape Tg Chosen Column 7 Accept Assigment Cancel Close Window and Save gt With this window your existing database can be adjusted to the new Galaxis database The columns of your old file have to be assigned to the new one The left window shows the contents of the open Excel file Procedure e Mark acolumn in the existing file with a mouse click in the column s header cell e The display field Marked Column now shows the number of this column e Decide which column of the new Galaxis database you are going to assign it to and left click into the empty field Column 14 e Then the indicated column number
45. rogram creates the entry Galaxis Pyrotec in your start menu under Programs In case of questions please contact the manufacturer Galaxis Showtechnik GmbH Emmertinger Str 2 D 84524 Neudtting Phone 49 8671 73411 Internet www galaxis showtechnik de Fax 49 8671 73513 E Mail info galaxis showtechnik de Start the Composer To start the program click PYROTEC COMPOSER V2 in your Start menu The start window appears displaying the software version Now select your language and click OK Illustration of the Composer s graphical user interface 5 GALAXIS PYROTEC COMPOSER M hldorf 22_08_08 File Music Zoom Database Soipt Extras PFM Advanced Window ank a BJS AAA 454 4 Database 520 520 User Database Type User Database 3 User Database 4 Stock Used Effects 125 il l Modular cake sive 5 i wat exakter Wuitel in rot blau gun 15 E l Faling leaves 100 F aling leaves 100 4 Eai l Peory cobu changing ed to green l 75 3 Peony colour cha purple to silver 75 4 ha l Cake box faling leaves ted and green taling leaves i 4 y Crown shel brocade 150 15 3 Tf gt Use Script 3 User Script 4 User Script 5 User Script 6 ime Rising Time Duration 1 04 04 00 28 2 00 7 Gi 04 05 90 20 Ls Green G 04 03 30 _ 30 100 __ Fed Gra r 5 04 10 30 2 00
46. s also common to start with some minutes blank offset so that everyone can check if the synchronization works accurately So you can stop the show right at the beginning without anyone noticing that there was a problem Then you can retry after fault finding If you agreed for example on 00h 00m 00s 00f as a show start than the actual beginning of the transfer with a certain offset could be 23h 55m 00s OOf This would lead to an overflow condition the moment the show started As some devices with timecode inputs are not able to process this overflow correctly and may break down it is advisable to set a show start where an overflow cannot occur The show start could be set at 01h 00m 00s OOf with an offset at 00h 55m 00s OOF It is also possible that you intentionally use another offset value at the PFC Advanced than the operators of the other show parts do e g if the pyro part is at the end of a longer concert Small changes to the offset value can be used deliberately to fire the effects slightly earlier or later In principle this leads to a slight offset of the whole firing sequence Wave Start determines when the Wave file begins If the entered value is higher than 0 the program inserts a pause Here the same amount of time that you intended as offset should be entered Duration specifies the total duration of the Wave file to be created the minimum value being the duration of the source file plus the selected offset If your s
47. setup exe in the root directory of the CD ROM Required setting when installing the program under Windows Vista If you install our program under Windows Vista please assure that the file setup exe is executed in Windows XP compatibility mode and as administrator For that purpose please proceed as follows right mouse click on setup exe gt properties Select compatibility in the following window Check the check box Run Program in Compatibility Mode and select Windows XP Service Pack 2 as operating system The installation will start with the next right mouse click on setup exe and a left mouse click on Run as administrator Then the following window appears COMPOSER Welcome me gatas Galaxis Showtechnik GmbH Emmertinger Strafle 2 D 84524 Nevdtting Tel 449 86 71 734 11 Fox 449 86 71 7 35 13 www galoais showtechnik de Click Install to continue Now the driver for the provided dongle is installed Please select the kind of dongle you ordered and click Next j Sse ee oe a A COMPOSER A 7 A A lt lt Dongle installation Galaxis Showtechnik GmbH Emmertinger Strate 2 D 84524 Nevatting J Tok 49 86 71 724 11 Fox 649 86 71 7 35 13 wwwgalanis showtechnik do The installation program indicates the drive and directory where the software will be installed You are then requested to quit all other applications When this is done please click Next CCOMPOSER X Composer ins
48. sure that Wave files used with Galaxis products comply with the following parameters stereo 2 channels sampling rate 44 100 Hz 44 1 kHz 16 bits per sample and channel These parameters indicate CD quality All Wave files with others than the above mentioned parameters can not be processed or will cause malfunction gpf file gpf is a file created by the Project Maker It contains only sound data The extension stands for Galaxis Project File The PFE Profi Audio can only play gpf files In order to work with this device a gpf file has to be generated from a WAV file with the Project Maker first gs2 file gs2 is the new extension for scripts created with Version 2 It is possible to import old scripts gsc files into the new version gd2 file gd2 is the new extension for database files created with the new Version 2 Database files with the extension gdb of Version 1 0 can be imported into Version 2 0 zip file zip is a compressed file also Known as archive The well known software WinZip can be used as a tool to extract a zip file Card or Flash card whenever one of these terms is used in this manual CompactFlash cards type 1 are meant exclusively These cards are widespread in the field of digital photography and offer the best price per MB in comparison to other flash storage media One minute of music needs approx 10 MB of memory space as a guideline Trademarks CF
49. tallation Galaxis Showtechnik GmbH Strate 2 D 84524 Nevatting Tol 449 86 71 7 3411 Fox 49 86 71 7 35 13 www galaxis showtechnik de se COMPOSER 2 Seay Composer installation gatas Galaxis Showtechnik GmbH Emmertinger Strole 2 D 84524 Nevdtting Tel 49 86 71 734 01 Fox 449 86 71 7 35 13 www galoxis showtechnik de aS a R Composer installation gataycis Galaxis Showtechnik GmbH Emmertinger Strafle 2 D 84524 Nevatting Tol 49 86 71 734 11 Fox 449 86 71 7 35 13 www galaxis showtechnik de When the installation is completed successfully click OK If you use an USB dongle you may insert it now while your system is operating If you use a resolution of 1 024 x 768 pixel XGA the Windows task bar will hide the lower part of the Composer window Therefore please adjust your system so that the task bar is hidden automatically In the Start menu select Settings then Task bar and Start menu Now select Auto Hide then click Apply and confirm with OK Taskbar and Start Menu Properties Taskbar Stat Menu See Taskbar appearance 2 Internet fam Foldg Z Lock the taskbar Auto hide the taskbar C Keep the taskbar on top of other windows V Group similar taskbar buttons Notification area Z Show the clock You can keep the notification area uncluttered by hiding icons that you have not clicked recently M Hide inactive icons The installation p
50. the right hand section Wireless Access the commands for the PFM Advanced radio modem are indicated General status information With a click on General Status Information all settings and properties of the selected receiver are indicated Furthermore you can switch between operating modes 10 Output and 100 Output Mode 36 Remote data request With this function all marked outputs of the selected receiver can be queried This serves as a verification of the programming Furthermore this column displays the detected resistance as well as the contents of the event memory Remote programming All marked outputs of the selected receiver are programmed under this item After successfully completed programming the column Status gets checked Remote program deletion With Delete Progr the complete programming of the receiver is deleted Attention Only the programming of the selected mode 10 Output or Matrix is deleted Remote Switch off By clicking this button the receiver is switched off completely Batch processing This function provides the possibility to automatically program a selected number of receivers successively It is mandatory that the allocation of Device and Output has been accomplished in the script beforehand No manual changes to the programming in the window on the left is taken into account in batch processing The receivers to be programmed are selected at the top by keeping the Shift
51. tion the contents of a script table e g the firing script and the info texts can be transferred to the PFC Advanced After having selected Transfer to PFC Advanced the designated port has to be determined either RS232 or USB a In case you selected RS232 Switch on the PFC Advanced and select Automatic Firing Mode in the main menu Then activate the menu item Download Script via V24 RS232 This is followed by a safety check you have to confirm if the transfer and the deletion of old data on the PFC Advanced that is involved in the process should be executed Afterwards the device asks for a connection to the PC by a serial port cable Please make sure it is properly plugged The following window appears amp Transfer Script to PFC Advanced gt x COM Port COM Port Search for COM Port fi X m Time Remaining Start Start 2 6C1 Now simply click on Search for COM Port then the automatically identifies the COM Port your transmitter is connected to In case you know the number of the COM Port the transmitter has been connected to you can select it now directly With a click on Start the transfer is started The display of the PFC Advanced shows a progress bar for this task If no error message shows up at the end all data has been transferred completely and correctly 28 b In case you selected USB Switch on the PFC Advanced and select Automatic
52. your effect database by selecting Save Database in the menu File or by clicking on the green Save Icon 15 Database search function A search can be started as soon as a database has been opened Select Database gt Search on the menu bar Alternatively press F1 or the green spyglass icon The following window appears i Search Database xi E C Type Rising Time 5 D horizontal 2 n C Effect 1 C S D vertical c ee a Color 1 C Item No C Duration 1 C Supplier M Indoor Producer C Effect 2 Bi f Color 2 ps A C Shots C Duration 2 o C RlisingHeight f a Bo Diameter C Duration 3 Delete Cancel OK Here you choose the column in which a given criterion or value is to be searched Additionally you can indicate if you are looking for an indoor or an outdoor effect If Stock is checked all effects where number on stock 0 are excluded from the search It is not necessary to write the complete name of the effect In the above illustration you can see for example that all effects that have cross in their name will be listed e g Crossette Shells and Crisscross Shells if their number on stock exceeds 0 Note To see all entries of the effect database in the table all search criteria have to be cleared by clicking on the crossed out green spyglass icon Refresh the Database It is not possible for the composer to update the value Used Effects in the database al

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