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1 A brief session on How to use our new lights 1. Setting Up (Page 2) 2. Fixture types (Page 4) 3. Starting MPC (Page 5) 4. Explaining/exploring Views (Page 6) 5. Creating groups (Page 10) 6. Trying colours and intensity explain RGB and differences using W A UV 7. Creating presets (page 11) 8. Cuelists 9. Creating cues (Page 13) 10. Adding cues to a Cuelist (Page 16) 11. Editing and inserting cues (Page 17) 12. Saving Show (Page 21) 13. Running cues (Page 23) 14. De rigging 15. Checklist (Page 24) 16. Training links and useful websites (Page 25) Jargon Sheet Cuelist The cues for running a show Daisy Chain linking fixtures together for DMX Data and/or power D-Fi Hub Transmitter/Receiver connecting Controller with fixtures wirelessly DMX Digital Multiplex Lighting Control Standard DMX Address First DMX Channel for each fixture DMX Channel Each fixture has a number of channels controlling them. DMX Universe Each block of 512 DMX Channels. We have one universe. Fixture Any DMX Device, e.g. Lights, Hazer Group Fixtures that have been grouped together MPC Lighting Control Software (runs on any Windows PC) M-Touch Light Control Desk. Connects computer to the lights Trigger How the Cue starts. Can be Go, Wait, Follow or Timecode USB DMX Hub adapter for linking Computer to the lights without using the M-Touch Page 1 of 25

2 Standard Set Up Page 2 of 25

3 Training Set Up Page 3 of 25

4 Fixture Numbers 1 8 LEDJ Intense 9HEX10 LED Slim Par These are the brightest pars we have and have a wide beam We have eight, all with barn doors They are set at 8 channel mode (Red, Green, Blue, White, Amber, UV, Master Dimmer and strobe) Fixture numbers Showtec Par 7 Q4 LED Pars These are not as bright but have a tighter beam We have four they do not have barn doors They are set at 6 channel mode (Master Dimmer, Strobe, Red, Green, Blue, White) Fixture numbers 9 & 10 Involight Pro Spot 50 Moving Head These are moving head profile lights with a very tight beam We have two. They are set at 13 channel mode (Pan, Pan-fine, Tilt, Tilt-fine, Speed pan/tilt, Colour wheel, Gobo Wheel, Gobo rotation, Shutter (strobe/pulse), Dimmer, Focus, Prism & Rotating and special functions) Fixture numbers 15 & 16 elumen MP75 LED Fresnels These are Fresnel lights We have two with barn doors They are set at 7 channel mode (Colour change speed, Red, Green, Blue, White, Dimming Curve, Master Dimmer) Fixture number 17 Stairville AFH-600 Hazer This is a Hazer which produces a light haze. We have one This has one channel Amount of Fog Page 4 of 25

5 Starting MPC Click here or here to open MPC Make sure MTouch or Enttec Open DMX USB Hub is connected via USB before opening MPC Normally you would press continue show If you press New show or Load show the current show will be saved Page 5 of 25

6 Quick Menu Button Groups Preset view Help button Views Fixtures Presets Command Line Cuelist Playback Banks Clear Button Open Keypad Open Parameters 2D Plan View Page 6 of 25

7 Parameter Pop Up Fixtures being controlled Parameter being controlled Selected Parameter Control ribbons Page 7 of 25

8 Colour Pickers Clear Button Keypad Page 8 of 25

9 Cuelist Values View To edit cuelist press here To bring up cue fader double click on the cuelist you want Main Menu (for saving shows). Use it often Page 9 of 25

10 Creating a Group Select 2D Plan View Select the fixtures for the group the order may be important if you re using FX. Select Group Presets View Click icon to open Keypad Click Record Click on an empty Group Type in Group name and hit enter Page 10 of 25

11 Creating Presets Select Fixtures Select Intensity Use Intensity preset OR double click Intensity OR open parameter pop up Select fixture or Group (if not already selected) Select Colour Use Colour preset OR double click a colour to open colour picker OR open parameter pop up When you re happy with the settings you need to record them. Page 11 of 25

12 To Record Colour Settings as a preset. Click to open Keypad Click Record Click on an empty preset Type in preset name and hit enter Repeat for each parameter changed (e.g. Intesnity) When you have recorded every parameter changed double click on Clear Clear (the lights will go out and the colour will default to white). To remove the keypad click on the keypad icon again. Page 12 of 25

13 Create a Cue Using Groups and Presets Select Fixture Group Select Intensity preset Select Color Preset Select Colour Preset Open Key Pad Page 13 of 25

14 Click Record This pop up will appear. Ignore it unless you need to move it out of the way Click a blank Cuelist Box The pop up will disappear and the following pop up will appear Check type of cuelist is Cuelist Enter name of cuelist (it can be changed later) and hit Enter. Page 14 of 25

15 The Cuelist pop up will disappear and the light on the Clear button will start flashing Double Click Clear Close the Keypad by clicking the keypad icon. Note that the Cuelist number is not necessarily the button number in the Cuelist Bank Open the Cuelist Values View to look at the cuelist. We ve recorded Cue No1 with the name Cue 1, the Trigger Go, a delay of 0 seconds. A fade of 2.5 seconds with default fade mode. The values are fixtures 1-8 at intensity 75% and Red Pars colour preset What this means is that when you press Go the lights will fade up Red to 75% intensity over 2.5 seconds without any wait. Page 15 of 25

16 Try it. Double click on the cuelist you ve just created. The fader pop up appears. Press Play or Go Adding Cues to a cuelist To add cues to a cuelist repeat Creating Cues. When you have the next cue ready open the keypad Click Record Click on the Cuelist you re using The cue will become the next cue in the Cuelist. Page 16 of 25

17 Open Cuelist View Editing Cues Click on Edit Mode Click on what you want to edit. (For this example we ll change the fade timing of Cue 2) Enter the new data using either the computer keyboard or Keypad (the data appears in the Command Line) and hit return. The cuelist values will change You can copy cues, renumber cues and delete cues using the Keypad. Page 17 of 25

18 Inserting Cues To insert cues between existing cues in a cuelist repeat Creating Cues. When you have the next cue ready open the keypad Click Record Click Cue Using the Keypad enter the Cue number (in this case 1.5 ) Click Enter It may be easier to use the Cuelist Values View so you can remember the Cue number you want. In this example we ve inserted a cue to change the Pars to Yellow Page 18 of 25

19 Editing Cues 2 To change something in an existing cue there s an easy way. For example let s change the colour of half fixtures in Cue 1. I m using the Groups Preset View but it is sometimes better to use 2D Plan View Do the changes to the fixtures you want to change Open the Keypad and click Record Click Cue and enter the Cue number you want to change. Click Enter This pop up will appear As we only want to change half the fixtures click on MERGE current data. If you click on REPLACE with current data it will delete all the existing data in the cue and replace it with what you have just changed. INSERT point before makes a new cue before the cue number you ve chosen. INSERT point after makes a new cue after the cue number you ve chosen. I have never tried REMOVE THESE VALUES FROM Q or EDIT command so don t know what they do. Page 19 of 25

20 Go back to Cuelist Values View and you can see the changes Page 20 of 25

21 I suggest you regularly save the show data Click on the Quick Menu Button Then click on save Which opens your computer s default Save window and generates a maxxyz file based on the date and time Page 21 of 25

22 Click on Save or hit return. Page 22 of 25

23 Playback methods Cue Fader Virtual Console M-Touch Page 23 of 25

24 Checklist Item Number Type Length Box Check Pro Signal - Psg XLR DMX Adaptor 3 pins To 5pins 2 Adapter 1in M Touch 1 in Enttec Martin Martin M-Touch 1 Controller M Touch Enttec Open DMX USB Hub 1 Controller Box 1 Chauvet D-Fi Hub 4 D Fi Hub Box 1 1m 3-Pin DMX Cable Lead 6 DMX Cable 1 m Box 1 1 Metre DMX 5pin XLR Male-Female 1 DMX Cable 1 m M Touch 1.5 Metre 3pin DMX XLR Male-Female 4 DMX Cable 1.5 m Box 1 2m 3-Pin DMX Cable Lead 6 DMX Cable 2 m Box 1 20 Metre DMX 3pin XLR Male-Female 3 DMX Cable 20 m Box 2 Showtec Par 7 Q4 LED Pars 4 Lights Case 3 LEDJ Intense Barn Door / Gel Frame 8 Lights Cases 1 & 2 LEDJ Intense 9HEX10 LED Slim Par 8 Lights Cases 1 & 2 Involight Pro Spot 50 Moving Head 2 Lights Case 4 elumen MP75 LED Fresnels (inc Barn 2 Lights Separate Doors) 3 Pin Mains to IEC Female Cable 8 Power Cable 1.5 m Box 1 1m IEC To 13amp Socket Adaptor 2 Power Cable 1 m Box 1 1m IEC Male IEC Female Cable Lead 7 Power Cable 1 m Box 1 10 Metre IEC Mains Lead With Rcd Plugtop 3 Power Cable 10 m Box 2 IEC Male - 2xIEC Female Splitter 1 Power Cable 2 m Box 1 3 Pin Mains to Powercon Cable 2 Power Cable 2 m Box 2 2m IEC Male IEC Female Cable Lead 2 Power Cable 2 m Separate Four Way Gang (Black) 2 Power Cable 1m Box 2 IEC Male to Four way Gang (Black) 3 Power Cable 2m Box 2 Powerdrive PO1-B Tripod Stand 3 Stands Separate Powerdrive T Bar 3 Stands Separate Brackets for Pro Spot Moving Lights & 2 Stands Box 2 Chains Global Truss Selflock Hook 4 Stands Box 2 Stairville AFH-600 Hazer 1 Hazer Hazer Box 3 Pin Mains to IEC Female Cable (Hazer) 1 Power Cable 1.5m Hazer Box Fluid for Hazer 1 Hazer Separate Funnel for Hazer 1 Hazer Box 2 HP Envy Laptop inc Power Supply 1 Computer Laptop Box Page 24 of 25

25 DMX Addresses Fixture Number Fixture type DMX Address DMX Channels Weight 1 LEDJ Intense 9HEX10 LED Slim Par /3.7 Without/With Barn Doors 2 LEDJ Intense 9HEX10 LED Slim Par /3.7 Without/With Barn Doors 3 LEDJ Intense 9HEX10 LED Slim Par /3.7 Without/With Barn Doors 4 LEDJ Intense 9HEX10 LED Slim Par /3.7 Without/With Barn Doors 5 LEDJ Intense 9HEX10 LED Slim Par /3.7 Without/With Barn Doors 6 LEDJ Intense 9HEX10 LED Slim Par /3.7 Without/With Barn Doors 7 LEDJ Intense 9HEX10 LED Slim Par /3.7 Without/With Barn Doors 8 LEDJ Intense 9HEX10 LED Slim Par /3.7 Without/With Barn Doors 9 Involight Prospot Involight Prospot Showtec Compact Par 7 Q4 LED Pars Showtec Compact Par 7 Q4 LED Pars Showtec Compact Par 7 Q4 LED Pars Showtec Compact Par 7 Q4 LED Pars elumen MP75 LED Fresnel elumen MP75 LED Fresnel Stairville AFH-600 Hazer Helpful links MPC s Support page: MPC s official YouTube channel: Learn Stage Lighting.com s You Tube channel: Download the software to your computer : Download the latest fixture library: Please note that MPC was rebranded Onyx in Mid-August (and I ve been too lazy to update/change this presentation) Page 25 of 25