Pathway connectivity solutions Cognito Manual de usuario

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Table of Contents

Finding Your Way Around ...............................................................................................5

Top Panel....................................................................................................................5

Rear Panel..................................................................................................................6

What to Connect First..................................................................................................6

How to Turn the Console On.......................................................................................7

How to Turn the Console Off.......................................................................................7

How to get Help...........................................................................................................7

Faders.........................................................................................................................7

Grand Master and Dead Black Out Button...................................................................8

Memory Master and Memory Black Out Button ...........................................................8

Left and Right Playback...............................................................................................9

Attribute Shortcut Buttons............................................................................................9

Function Buttons .........................................................................................................9

Encoder Wheels and Buttons....................................................................................10

Pin Button..................................................................................................................10

USB Ports .................................................................................................................10

The Touch Screen.........................................................................................................11

Screen Navigation.....................................................................................................12

Task Bars and Tool Bars...........................................................................................12

SELECT and the Fixture Grid....................................................................................13

SELECT – Manual, Group, Recent, and Standard.................................................14

SELECT – Settings: Light Selection and DMX Patching........................................14

CONTROL– Intensity, Color, Position and Shape......................................................15

RECORD – Memory, Cue, Library and Group...........................................................16

Play – Memory, Left/Right Playback and Mixed.........................................................19

Console Setup and Configuration..................................................................................21

Preparing for a Show (Patching)....................................................................................23

How to Match Lights to Fixture Library Definitions.....................................................24

How to Patch Lights ..................................................................................................24

Programming Tips and Concepts..................................................................................24

Advanced Attribute Control........................................................................................24

Shift Button Short Cuts and Extensions.....................................................................26

Running A Show ...........................................................................................................26

Turning Arc Lamp Lights On and Off.........................................................................26

Releasing Lights before Running a Show.................................................................26

Show File Management.................................................................................................27

Archiving/Restoring a Show.......................................................................................27

New Show/Clear Console Configuration....................................................................27

Software and Fixture Library Updates...........................................................................28

Updating Software.....................................................................................................28

Updating the Fixture Library......................................................................................28

Warranty .......................................................................................................................29

Finding Your Way Around

Thank you for purchasing the Cognito™ lighting console. This document will guide you

through the rich but easily-accessed features the console provides. With an interface

based on ‘natural language control’, you’ll never look at a DMX chart again.

The console consists of two interrelated work surfaces. A 7” touch screen

provides the main programming interface, while the surrounding backlit hardware

controls, consisting of 24 faders, four encoder wheels and forty-two buttons, provide

programming support and playback control.

Top Panel

Encoder Wheel

7" Capacitive Touch Screen

Left Playback

Go Button/Fader Right Playback

Go Button/Fader

Grand Master Fader Memory Master Fader

Cue Pause/Back Button

Power Button 'Pin' Button

Intensity/Memory Fader

and Bump Button USB Type A

Function Buttons

Shift Key

Memory Master Black Out Button

Dead Black Out Button

Attribute Shortcut Buttons

Cue Pause/Back Button

Rear Panel

DMX 512-A Out

USB Type A

RJ45 Ethernet\POE Connector

Serial Data/Contact Closure Port

USB Type B

DC In

Ground Post DMX 512-A In MIDI Out\Thru\In Kensington Lock

Audio In/Out

(future use)

Strain Relief Bracket

What to Connect First

Two connections must be made for the console to be used.

Power Plug the DC power supply into the DC plug on the far left side of the rear panel.

The indicator LED will steadily glow amber/green.

Alternately, a Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) source, such as a PoE-enabled switch

or PoE injector, may be plugged into the Ethernet port. The indicator LED next to the

DC jack will steadily glow red whenever the console is using PoE.

You may connect both a DC supply and a PoE source at the same time.

Data Connect DMX OUT A to the lights using Universe 1 (all Cognito models). A five-

pin XLR cable is required. DMX OUT B is enabled on PRO1024 models, for Universe 2,

and on PRO512 models, repeating Universe 1.

Cognito also supports DMX-over-Ethernet protocols. These protocols use the

Ethernet port to output the same DMX information as the XLR ports. The Starter model

supports only Pathport Protocol, while PRO models add the Art-Net protocol and the

E1.31 streaming ACN standard. Additional hardware, such as a Pathport node, is

required to convert this signal back to DMX.

How to Turn the Console On

When the console is connected to power, the Power Button near the top of the console

will pulse blue, indicating the console is in ‘stand-by’ mode. Press the button once to

turn the console on. The console will take about a minute to start. LEDs, backlighting the

bump buttons, will flash and a splash screen will appear during this process.

How to Turn the Console Off

For normal shut down, press the Power Button once. The Power Off/Setup options will

be shown. Touch the Power Off icon to confirm shutting down the console. For quick

shutdown, press the Power Button twice in succession. The console will shut down after

three seconds.

Should the console become unresponsive, press and hold the Power Button for six

seconds to force the console to power down.

How to get Help

Cognito provides two forms of built-in support. Press the Help button, to the right of the

touch screen, to launch Hints. Hints are context-sensitive comments that overlay the

contents of the screen. The touch screen under Hints is still active – you can keep Hints

up on the screen while you continue to work. Continue to press the Help button to cycle

through the Hints. Touch the Exit icon in the upper right hand corner of the screen, or

press and hold the Shift key then press the Help button, to dismiss Hints.

With Hints active, touch the Help icon, in the upper left hand of the screen, to open up

Tutorials. Tutorial topics provide more detailed instruction on complex operations.

Faders

Twenty faders, in two groups of ten, stretch across the top of the console. When in the

SELECT task (see below), a given fader controls the intensity of the corresponding light

in the Fixture Grid. Fader 1 controls Light 1, and so on. If there are more than 20 lights

in the Fixture Grid, use the Left/Right arrows on the touch screen to page to the desired

light.

Below each fader is a button. By default, the button acts as a ‘bump’ – press and hold

the button to ‘bump’ the intensity of the associated light to full. Press and hold the Shift

key, then press the button to latch the light’s intensity at full. The intensity and color of

the button’s backlight reflects the intensity and color of the light being controlled.

Faders may also be used to store Memories, sometimes called submasters. If a Memory

has been recorded into a fader, the bump button’s backlight will glow blue. When a

Memory is recorded, the bump button can be given different functions, including fade

times. See RECORD for more information. Faders play back Memories only when the

PLAY Task is active.

Grand Master and Dead Black Out Button

Located at the bottom left of the console, the Grand Master controls the overall intensity

of all lights at all times, regardless of how a light’s intensity has been set. Normally, the

Grand Master is at full (the top of the fader’s travel). The Grand Master’s level in

percentage is shown in the top left hand corner of the touch screen. When the Grand

Master is at less than 100%, the level is shown in red as a warning.

Above the Grand Master is the Dead Black Out button. Normally, the button is backlit

blue. If the Grand Master is not at its highest position, the Dead Black Out button will

glow red.

When pressed, the Dead Black Out button will flash red and all lights will go dark (output

intensity falls to zero percent) without changing intensity levels shown on the touch

screen. The Grand Master level will turn red and read DBO. Press the button again to

restore lights to their previous intensity. Always warn everyone present before turning off

all the lights (blacking out the stage).

Below the Grand Master is a Shift button. The Shift button accesses short cuts and

special features which are described under operational topics.

Memory Master and Memory Black Out Button

The Memory Master is located at the bottom right of the console. The Memory Master

controls the overall intensity of the lights recorded into Memories while those lights are

activated by faders. The Memory Master’s level in percentage is show in the top right

hand corner of the touch screen. Playlist cues and individual lights controlled by faders

(from SELECT mode) are not affected by the Memory Master.

Above the Memory Master is the Memory Black Out button. Normally, the button is

backlit blue. If the Memory Master is not at its highest position, the Memory Black Out

button will glow red.

When pressed, the Memory Black Out button will flash red, and all lights being played

back within Memories will go dark (output intensity goes to zero percent). Press the

button again to restore lights to their previous intensity.

Below the Memory Master is a Shift button. The Shift button accesses short cuts and

special features which are described under operational topics.

Left and Right Playback

Cognito provides two Playbacks, one located beside the Grand Master and one beside

the Memory Master. Each Playback consists of a Go button, a Playback Master, and a

Pause/Back button. Any Playlist may be assigned to either Playback. A Playlist is a

series of cues or ‘looks’ that have been previously recorded.

Once a Playlist is loaded (see PLAY below), press the Go button to advance the Playlist

to the next cue. The Go button glows green when a cue is active.

Above the Go button is the Playback Master, which sets the overall intensity of any light

levels controlled by the active Playlist.

Above the Playback Master is a Pause/Back Button. When a Playlist is active, the

Pause/Back button is backlit blue. Pressing the Pause button while a cue is running will

cause the fade to stop and the Pause button will flash yellow. To resume a paused cue,

press the Go button again.

While resting in a cue, press the Pause/Back button to fade the previous cue.

To force a Playback to release (exit) a Playlist, press and hold the Shift button then

press the Playlist’s Pause/Back Button.

Attribute Shortcut Buttons

Immediately to the left of the touch screen are four attribute shortcut buttons. From top

to bottom, the buttons are Intensity, Color, Position and Shape. Whenever a light is

selected, these buttons act as shortcuts to the related CONTROL screens.

Not all lights support all attributes. Only the buttons for attributes supported by the

selected light will be active, as shown by the button’s backlight. If a group of lights are

selected, the buttons will reflect the available attributes of the first light chosen.

See CONTROL for details of attributes and their associated tools.

Function Buttons

Immediately to the right of the touch screen are four function buttons: Release, Help,

Edit and Record. The buttons are backlit when a given function is available, and flash

when that function has been selected.

Release: In SELECT or CONTROL, pressing the Release button progressively clears

any changes made to lights, then deselects the lights. When used in PLAY mode, it

clears all active Playlists and Memories. A dialog screen appears asking for

confirmation. Choose OK from this screen to cause all lights to turn OFF. Always warn

everyone present before turning off all lights (black out the stage).

Help: Press the Help button once to launch Hints, as described above. Press and hold

the Shift button, then press Help again to close the help overlays.

Edit: When in PLAY, press the Edit button to change Cue or Memory names, fade times

and other properties. Deletion or rearrangement of Cues and Memories is also

accessed using Edit. Edit is not active in the PLAY>Mixed mode.

Record: Press the Record button once as a shortcut to RECORD. If Memory was the

last recording method used, press the Record button twice to record the current stage

look into the next available fader. If Cues was the last recording method used, press the

Record button twice to record the current stage look into the next available cue slot, with

default timings. See RECORD for details on setting fade times.

Encoder Wheels and Buttons

Four encoder wheels are spaced around the touch screen, each with a specific color and

an associated button. The encoder wheels’ actions depend on the Task currently active

on the touch screen. Encoder wheels are used to directly adjust some attributes of a

light, such as intensity or pan, or to present choices of gobos, color wheel slots or other

fixture settings. To select from the light’s settings, press the encoder wheel button to see

the choices, then use the encoder wheel to scroll through the list. Accept the desired

(highlighted) option by touching the screen or pressing the encoder wheel’s button.

On-screen icons and color associations indicate when an encoder wheel or its button

provides selection or control for a tool or wheel bank option.

The Shift button may be used in combination with an encoder wheel to allow for finer

control. For example, when adjusting a light’s pan attribute, holding down the Shift key

will move the light in tenths of a degree, instead of full degrees. Similarly, you may adjust

cue times in tenths of a second, instead of full seconds.

Pin Button

Located just below the Cognito badge between the fader banks, the Pin button provides

a simple method of transitioning between lighting looks. With a lighting look activated by

using the faders or manual control, press the Pin button to hold the look (i.e. pin it to the

stage). Intensity levels or other attributes may now be readjusted, without the look

onstage being affected. Press the Pin button again to transition (crossfade) to the newly

set look.

USB Ports

There are a total of four powered USB ports on the console: two on the top surface, and

two on the rear panel. Any port may be used for a mouse, keyboard or USB stick. The

top ports are also suitable for a USB-powered work light.

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