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1 Public Beta Software Release Notes Software version: Released on: 20 March 2015 Supersedes version: Released on: 28 November 2014 Public Software Release Notification Jands Vista software has been released as a Public Beta. The software has undergone rigorous testing on a number of private beta testing sites around the world however such testing has its limitations. The Public Beta has been made available to provide an opportunity for much wider testing of the software by current Vista users. The Public Beta software is work-in-progress, and does not necessarily include all functionality that will be included in the shipping software release. The following characteristics may also occur: Unforeseen crashes Incorrect operation of some functions There are significant risks associated with using beta software in critical applications and therefore the software should only be used in such applications if you, the user, deem it suitable to do so. If you choose to use the software on a show Jands strongly recommends a backup console be available should things go wrong. Shows created or saved in this version cannot be used in older versions of Vista. Application installation packages for this software release are available for consoles, Windows PC and Mac OSX. Installation of this software version on an L5, T4, T2 or I3 will require using the ISO image file to update. Please note, the ISO creation procedure has changed. The new procedure is outlined in technote TBJLT168 which is attached to these release notes. Jands Vista V2 Public Beta Software Release Release Notes 20 March 2015 Jands Pty Ltd, 40 Kent Rd, Mascot, NSW, 2020, Australia Phone: +61 (2) Fax: +61 (2) Web: Specifications subject to change without notice. Manufactured by Jands Pty Ltd ACN Note: While all due care has been taken in the preparation of this document, Jands Pty Ltd shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or omissions which may occur herein. 1

2 New Features and Improvements D1 o Implemented the support for the D1 Distributed Processing o Distribution of processing across the nodes in the network on applicable hardware. Custom Features o Vista now offers users the ability to create pages with your choice parameters on encoders. This can be accessed via the console menu or, with some fixtures selected by pressing custom and then assign on the superplayback control to open up the encoder customisation window. Q-View o In v2.3 we have added a new feature which changes the way users navigate and view cues when editing their cuelists. Q-View gives users the ability to preview what a cue that is not currently outputting to stage will look like directly in their fixture chooser. User Preferences o User Preferences window is now non-modal, i.e., allows user to interact with rest of app while still open. Solo o Implemented solo for groups and cuelists Fixture Chooser o Changed the location of the tabs for the feature panel side bar from the bottom to the top. o The Fine button in the position panel now sets the pan/tilt slider to fine mode instead of superfine mode. To get superfine mode, the user needs to press the fine modifier key at the same time. o Feature palettes are coordinated with chooser when QView is enabled Connect Universes o The connect universes window is now modeless allowing it to stay open while still allowing interaction with the rest of the app. Networking Dialogue o The networking dialogue is now modeless allowing it to stay open while still allowing interaction with the rest of the app. MIDI o MIDI Note request for Flash and Release This has been implemented as though it was a flash button, so it only releases if the cuelist property is set to autoplay and release. Tracking Backup o There have been changes to the operation and significant improvements to the stability of tracking back up. Smart FX Jands Vista V2 Public Beta Software Release Release Notes 20 March 2015 Jands Pty Ltd, 40 Kent Rd, Mascot, NSW, 2020, Australia Phone: +61 (2) Fax: +61 (2) Web: Specifications subject to change without notice. Manufactured by Jands Pty Ltd ACN Note: While all due care has been taken in the preparation of this document, Jands Pty Ltd shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or omissions which may occur herein. 2

3 o SmartFX editor now coordinated with QView. Dockable Windows o Formerly known as floating windows can now be docked and undocked. Bugs fixed in this release Bug Description 3417 Delete key in the timeline now works while the command line is open 4182 Sort number labels (blue dots) for fixtures no longer get missed/messed up when changing ganging, fan modes or Arrange in Grid. Removed the 'Sort by FixtureTypes/ID' option in Arrange in Grid dialog 4471 Can now rename user defined quick picker pages 4564 Allow HTP group master flash button to override a Scale ( ) inhibit fader) 4629 Background image is no longer lost when using 'save as' 4652 Mac Keyboard focus issues have been fixed 4705 Insert commands play back incorrectly in zero second steps This latest iteration covered the use of Pause/Back 4855 Pressing home on a position swing effect no longer clears the effect. Pressing Home on the super playback now sends fixtures to home values without creating a home event 4902 Change console ISO installers to suit USB sticks 5068 Learn timing no longer adds cues at end of cuelist with wrong time 5098 New fixtures no longer get placed at the bottom of the layout even if there are no fixtures above it (after deletion / rearrangement). New fixtures are now placed on a new line below the lowest existing fixture in the layout Changing a specific fixture type prompts to update all types that have new versions. There is a new dialogue which allows users to update any fixtures with newer ones in one hit Command line no longer prevents arrow keys (next and last) working on PC / Mac 5564 Selection is now correct when dragging fixtures from pool 5611 Application no longer crashes when editing date and time events with no cuelist selected 5617 Fader and Button action icons no longer disappear when using modifiers 5619 Flash Button no longer broken on Submaster Faders. Bringing the fader to zero on auto release cuelists releases regardless of which cue is being played, but the flash button only releases if the first cue is being played Manufacturers no longer remain expanded after doing a search in the library 5751 Slave console will not take over if master is cleanly shut down 5757 Failover time is aborted if link re established 5758 New 2.2 effects now in Mac build 5765 Feature palettes now work with multi element fixtures 5779 Effects no longer ignore base point in 2.3 if basepoint is a preset "Clear uses home preset" preference not honored until after reloading show 5781 Major lag and incorrect swing colours when applying an effect to a matrix in fixed 5782 Group faders no longer broken in Store part dialogue no longer takes a while to disappear Fixed a bug in which fixtures from old showfiles and sometimes newly patch fixtures aren't controllable 5811 Console app no longer quits when pressing enter on first load 5815 sacn device name is no longer too generic in Apply a matrix effect in no longer crashes the console Generic fixtures now appear in separate top level node Application no longer crashes when changing effects rate in cues 5854 HTP Group fader no longer broken 5857 Removed redundant columns in the customise super playbacks window 5859 Full button works for custom features 5860 Selection order fixed after Cuelist playback no longer randomly misses snapshot triggers Jands Vista V2 Public Beta Software Release Release Notes 20 March 2015 Jands Pty Ltd, 40 Kent Rd, Mascot, NSW, 2020, Australia Phone: +61 (2) Fax: +61 (2) Web: Specifications subject to change without notice. Manufactured by Jands Pty Ltd ACN Note: While all due care has been taken in the preparation of this document, Jands Pty Ltd shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or omissions which may occur herein. 3

4 5878 Adding a colour mix swing effect to an existing effect no longer results in black visualisation on screen temporarily 5887 Pause back button does now works with auto follow cues 5892 Effects display no longer in list after clearing live 5899 Tracking backup show sync no longer changes window size on master 5901 Selection no longer changes without user asking when fx window open 5902 Copy and paste between matrix fixed 5904 Matrix swing effects now use global presets 5908 Assigning a group over the top of another group on the playback no longer causes slave console to crash 5911 Device type for PC doesn't list T, I or L series 5912 Synchronising with D1's no longer hangs for large showfiles 5913 Items no longer disappear when dragging between split playbacks 5916 Pressing Ctrl Alt Del on console multiple times no longer generates bad diagnostics 5926 Duplicating a cuelist no longer crashes the application 5928 When connecting a console to and disconnecting from D1's output no longer goes blank 5930 Previous Artnet network connections no longer remain in connect universes dialogue for a new show 5939 Changing fx parameters whilst highlighted no longer causes fixtures to go to black momentarily 5945 Can now maximise window on PC Shouldn't be able to collapse bottom pane in dockable fx window 5973 A disconnected D1 in the Networking window no longer shows as Active D Dialogue after hitting disconnect button has had text changed 5975 Reverted change to networking dialog in relation to highlight colours Master can't communicate with slave dialogue now disappears if slave regained 5978 DMX output no longer stops or sporadic when connecting a master, slave and D Fixed issues with selection order becoming random when interacting with SmartFxEditor 5994 Mac Viper profile 16 bit extended fixed in Screensaver no longer stops pen from working 5997 Multi element fixtures now refreshing correctly in the GUI 6002 Byron playback node no longer showing up as application in dock on Mac 6008 Framing shutters home default at angles in reported in fixtures VL 3500, Mac Mac III 6015 Modifier state does not get stored in showfile save 6028 Copy and paste when referencing presets no longer broken in Added generic LED CW/WW fixtures to library 6034 Saying yes to all for fixture swap no longer causes showfile to lock up for long period of time 6035 Creating / updating presets should change parameters from absolute values into preset 6036 Editor timeline no longer displays collapsed events at wrong time 6040 Creating groups which contain matrixes no longer causes a crash 6046 Home preset broken with cloned fixtures now fixed 6054 Edit home preset option is now available 6056 Features no longer look stretched 6060 Random GUI artefact no longer appears when initialising playback second lag in chooser refresh when switching layouts fixed Factory colour effects no longer broken in when applying to matrix 6065 Fixed delay before an applied colour effect starts when running on multi element fixtures in matrix 6068 Tracking Backup: Fixture Chooser no longer zooming after show sync Learn timing now plays the entire duration of assigned audio 6089 Added latest HASP driver to Mac update package 6095 Adding steps in learn timing no longer causes playback to restart at first step 6100 Select colour sliders now allow you to enter a numerical value correctly 6101 Playhead no longer stops when next cue set to follow 6104 Only first gobo wheel being visualised in chooser in 2.3 fixed 6105 Store part dialogue no longer slow, or hangs between pressing ok and dismissing Jands Vista V2 Public Beta Software Release Release Notes 20 March 2015 Jands Pty Ltd, 40 Kent Rd, Mascot, NSW, 2020, Australia Phone: +61 (2) Fax: +61 (2) Web: Specifications subject to change without notice. Manufactured by Jands Pty Ltd ACN Note: While all due care has been taken in the preparation of this document, Jands Pty Ltd shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or omissions which may occur herein. 4

5 6111 Benign message on start up removed 6112 Inserted command 'rate' is not implemented. Just removed the option entirely, as there hasn't been much demand 6115 Flash autoplay cuelists no longer get latched on when used in conjunction with solo on faderless playbacks 6116 Adding background image no longer causes crash 6122 Feature panels no longer disabled at start up Clear selected / home selected now works for custom features 6130 byron.exe now terminates in Custom palettes now show range correctly. When multiple fixtures are selected with differing values, the spin boxes now display "Mixed" instead of just the lowest of the values Fixed crash when selecting global preset in editing mode Feature palettes should show the same as chooser in Q View 6138 Setting effect order to random or by position now works 6142 Choosing update selection for effect after setting random order no longer reverts back to sequential order 6143 Critical 'naming' text no longer missing in GUI in previous version showfile 6144 Fixtures in pool are now responding correctly 6147 Adding streaming ACN outputs to no longer creates unusually high universes 6148 Deleting a matrix group from quickpicker no longer leaves matrix in chooser, and vice versa 6152 Instances where loading show / initialising playback loops forever fixed 6153 No way to turn a 'no role' console into a master resolved 6154 Super playback no longer changes from PLAY back to IPCG on show sync 6155 Choosing 'clear' from palettes now clears events when in QView mode. Note that the way that the current timeline event is found has been changed to include events that occur at the current time, rather than just before it 6159 Fixtures that are left in chooser after delete matrix can now be selected properly 6160 D1 doesn't need to list slaves in its 'connected to' display 6161 Connect to 'X' Nodes no longer remains after nodes are connected 6162 Master can't communicate with slave message no longer pops up if you intentionally disconnect a slave 6163 Duplicate ArtNet ports no longer appear when loading old show files 6164 Playback distribution issue (edge case) fixed 6167 Entering an invalid IP address in manual connections no longer stops Vista from starting 6173 Custom multi element fixtures now extracted correctly to user library 6176 L5 syncs properly when D1 goes offline and subsequently back online 6177 Universes no longer being calculated twice 6183 Fixtures are no longer created with Pan/Tilt swapped 6184 Undoing a resize of fixtures inside a matrix no longer causes crash 6187 Framing shutter at angles no longer carrying over from old showfiles 6190 L5 Console no longer locks up (rapid flashing cursor) if touch sent to both ELO external monitors 6191 Console LCD screens now refreshing 6195 Removing quick picker Favourites page no longer changes it into Group page 6196 Soft key toolbar no longer shows only the first few shortcuts on opening 6198 Can't export shows in 2.3 fixed 6199 Live Timing was broken, now fixed 6200 Arrange in grid no longer sends fixtures to top 6201 Changed button text in Add broadcast port dialogue 6202 sacn now sending continuously in newer 2.3 build 6203 Different builds no longer allow tracking backup sync 6205 Play button no longer requires pushing twice after using pause back. Now only pauses if the following cue is an auto follow 6206 External windows now remember arrangement 6214 Insert Command dialog mismatch between actions and labels fixed 6215 Sort order text now visible Jands Vista V2 Public Beta Software Release Release Notes 20 March 2015 Jands Pty Ltd, 40 Kent Rd, Mascot, NSW, 2020, Australia Phone: +61 (2) Fax: +61 (2) Web: Specifications subject to change without notice. Manufactured by Jands Pty Ltd ACN Note: While all due care has been taken in the preparation of this document, Jands Pty Ltd shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or omissions which may occur herein. 5

6 6216 Show sync no longer causes cuelists to release and replay % button now works if pressed first 6218 Save as no longer defaulting to program files directory 6219 D1 Monitor window no longer shows nothing in recent builds 6220 A wait spinner is present while show is syncing 6221 Cuelists that loop back to start no longer break LTP rules There is no longer timecode confusion between master and slave 6235 Artnet now discovering devices in D1 now autoruns cuelist if network lost to D Fonts fixed for OSX Yosemite 6247 Universe calculation breaks when master and slave disconnected and reconnected 6248 Universe calculation completely broken in D1 status in Networking window now reports correctly 6252 Disconnecting a node from the networking window doesn't clear out synced state. Cannot reconnect without restarting master Remove redundant cuelist information no longer causes a crash in large showfiles 6261 Default universes now assigned to DMX ports 6262 Weird stuff on LCDs fixed 6265 Show loading doesn t take much longer in 2.3 than in 2.2. Dramatically improved show loading times (for at least some shows) 6266 Auto run in failure cuelists are not be activated by the slave, only D1's 6268 Autoplay works for new cuelists or after snapshots are applied. This entailed reverting a change to Clip Fader Action such that the flash button doesn't work exactly right for store all to fader that is down until the fader is ungated by moving it to full OSX now sending a valid IP Address to Pathport 6272 Flash button on autoplay cuelists no longer latches at full 6273 Console LED buttons now refreshing properly. Controls are aware of changes to the assigned show item 6275 Playback window now refreshing for autofollow countdowns 6281 Glitch on LCD play progress bar when releasing fixed 6289 Consoles don't output DMX unless a network is detected 6292 Copy / paste no longer incorrectly grabs stage output not Q View state 6294 Changing fixture type from any fixture to a multi element fixture no longer results in uncontrollable features 6297 Smart FX no longer visualise incorrectly in chooser when using Q view due to wrong basepoint being used 6298 Pan and tilt now visualised on chooser icons for some fixtures 6301 D1 update spelling mistakes fixed 6312 Crash when moving an inserted command fixed 6316 Hi lite intensity is not stored in extracts Softkey toolbar was only showing first 6 softkeys. Softkey toolbar is now updated whenever the primary console type changes Byron no longer crashes when shift selecting and deleting a range of cues 6332 Fixed issues with the Connect Universes dialog. The Add button is now the default. Universe/port/subnet parameters are automatically validated and incremented correctly Fixed a scenario where only one node syncs if multiple slaves or slave + D1 exists 6339 Effects no longer ignore basepoint from previous cues 6358 Slave console shutdown now informs master console Lights no longer get stuck on (not able to release or clear) after deleting cue 6365 Cue tiles show timecode format for just timecode cues not all cues duration 6370 Can't copy inserted commands fixed 6378 Allow users to save shows inside subfolders under the shows directory 6385 Groups are now in logical order in the timeline 6419 Added 'export log files' to Help menu 6424 Modifier no longer gets stuck on Jands Vista V2 Public Beta Software Release Release Notes 20 March 2015 Jands Pty Ltd, 40 Kent Rd, Mascot, NSW, 2020, Australia Phone: +61 (2) Fax: +61 (2) Web: Specifications subject to change without notice. Manufactured by Jands Pty Ltd ACN Note: While all due care has been taken in the preparation of this document, Jands Pty Ltd shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or omissions which may occur herein. 6

7 6427 Fixed crash when applying an extract to itself 6440 D1 no longer plays autorun cuelists if master is cleanly shut down 6443 Userdata setting lost... Now fixed 6444 Can now change a universe assignment in the dmx connections window it no longer resets back after a second or two 6445 Rate for existing applied effects no longer varies depending on amount of fixtures and changes from user set rate Implemented more obvious indication that the chooser has Q View mode enabled Changed text from "Add Floating Window" to "Add Dockable Window" Fixed some gating issues with manual crossfade and fader gating in general. "Replace" option is no longer available when updating the Home Preset Some SmartFX Editor UI tweaks Reduced the amount of delay before starting to update fixture preview after switching layouts Changed behaviour of Q View so that it automatically unlinks when turned on, and syncs and links when turned off. This is a replacement for Sync When loading an autosave show, cue audio and background images weren't found until reloading the show. When loading an autosave show, if the show file wasn't subsequently saved, the autosaved version would be lost. It is now moved to the correct location, replacing the original in the event that it was successfully loaded. Autosave files were accumulating in the autosave directory not anymore! Fixed crash when loading old show file containing more than one sacn port connected. Fixed a regression made in which cause the app to crash if gobo spin was set to negative values Fixed bug where connecting a physical M1 to a slave console would not match it up to a virtual M1 with a different id that already existed in the show. Applies to all console types, actually Possible fix for lockup observed by Eaglebrook church Fixed an issue with PathPort on the Mac (IP address reported as ) Fixed occurrences of application becoming stuck in infinite loop after cues added or deleted in some circumstances Eliminated a long delay when quitting which was caused by autosave running during shutdown Fixed copy/paste bug when copying current look of a cue Fixed MIDI note flash Fixed Jared Roman's lock up when updating a preset. Fixed bug Quick pickers don't save sort by id settings Fixed "Release All" bug. Fixed bug in display of fractional time in the playback control window reported by Jared Roman Moved Link button next to Q View button Playback Control window clip progress now updates between cues when there is a follow delay. Changed the display format of the elapsed/remaining time to stop the text from jumping around. Playback LCD displays updated whenever cuelist position changes (not just once per second) Fixed resyncing tracking backup after initial failover Byron Statistics window shows unresponsive nodes in red, with the status of "Unresponsive" Fixed a bug in the restoring of quickpicker configuration on show load Fixed an issue on some Windows machines where DMX does not gets delivered to locally connected hardware ports when a network is not available sacn: fix an issue with a streams termination Fixed crash when discarding edits to a cuelist Fixed uncontrollable effects. Fixed a bug where the HSV and colour mix controls weren't enabled in QView unless there was already colour mix events in the current or preceding cues. Added "User Data Directory" back to About Vista dialog Fixed a bug in the SmartFxEditor: when highlight is on, and an effect is modified resulting in effect selection preview to be generated the fixtures that were in the effect get stuck in highlight. Fixed a sacn freeze while lengthy operation is going on in a main (GUI) thread (saving big show file as an example) Jands Vista V2 Public Beta Software Release Release Notes 20 March 2015 Jands Pty Ltd, 40 Kent Rd, Mascot, NSW, 2020, Australia Phone: +61 (2) Fax: +61 (2) Web: Specifications subject to change without notice. Manufactured by Jands Pty Ltd ACN Note: While all due care has been taken in the preparation of this document, Jands Pty Ltd shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or omissions which may occur herein. 7

8 Fixed a couple of issues with Inserted Commands. Fixed a number of issues with maintaining the correct current cue tile selection, with and without QView. Fixed an issue where DMX ports wouldn't always appear in the DMX connections widget. Fixed bug on windows where loading a show with a maximized external monitor window would maximize it to the wrong screen. (This was due to a Qt bug.) Allow quick picker to be resized horizontally to a smaller size, allowing proper docking behaviour on small screens (like T2). Added an option to change the level of detail at zoomed out magnifications. Also, at zoomed out magnifications, custom icon colour is preserved. Fixed rate of effects when loading from old shows Always use the Artnet Broadcast settings that were last saved on the Master console. In other words, don't use the settings that exist in the show, unless the current role is slave. Low playback frame rate fixed Fix Artnet unicast from DPUs. Renamed the insert command "Release others" to "Release all except" ArtNet devices that aren't detected and have no universes assigned are removed from the list of devices in the DMX port connections dialog Fixed the issue with 'copy all pages' not clearing the previously copied pages Failover no longer triggers any reallocations of universes. Enabled the failover now button on master and slave Changed wording of 'Update Home Preset' menu item to 'Update/Edit Home Preset'; ditto for Highlight and Lowlight Fix for squashed quickpicker combo boxes reported by R.Sinclair Software Problems We ask that users of the software report ALL cases of crashes or incorrect operation to support@jands.com. Please include as much detail as possible, such as: The full software version number you were using and platform. An exported copy of the showfile you were using. Crash logs or diagnostic reports if available. o On a Linux console diagnostic reports can be generated by pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL and then exporting files in the same manner as crash logs. o On PC and OSX these are Detailed information about the problem you were seeing, what you were trying to do, and how you tried to do it. If possible, try to recreate the problem and tell us the steps to recreate it. The three questions that help us help you are:- o What did you do? o What did you expect to happen? o What actually happened? A video or screen capture of the problem is an excellent way of showing us the bug. Jands Vista V2 Public Beta Software Release Release Notes 20 March 2015 Jands Pty Ltd, 40 Kent Rd, Mascot, NSW, 2020, Australia Phone: +61 (2) Fax: +61 (2) Web: Specifications subject to change without notice. Manufactured by Jands Pty Ltd ACN Note: While all due care has been taken in the preparation of this document, Jands Pty Ltd shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or omissions which may occur herein. 8

9 Known Issues Bug Description 4578 Cannot export a fixture using the export function Workaround - Console - FTP into the console to obtain file from fixture folder in user directory. PC/MAC copy file from user library 4752 Can't put a cuelist on an undocked console by drag and drop Workaround - Dock console temporarily 5858 Custom encoders don't indicate which page is selected on LCD No work around available 5886 Fixtures re-appear in chooser after deleting if they had a note attached Workaround - Delete note first, then delete fixtures 5890 Unnecessary dot at cursor in late 2.2 and 2.3 builds No work around available 5903 Issues with resizing dockable windows on consoles No work around available 5927 Booting 2.3 ISO from USB requires user keyboard input to proceed Applies to some T consoles only Release timing does not respect custom timings No work around available 5950 Flashing group (htp) fixtures that are midway through playing in a cue cause them to get stuck on No work around available 5953 Cloning multi element fixtures causes individual element groups not to clone No work around available 5992 Timecode a few seconds ahead or behind source No work around available 6012 Workspace layout should reset to default for a new show No work around available window resizing issues No work around available 6086 Dock left, dock right option for sidebar not functioning in 2.3 No work around available 6165 Cannot re-use a playback that once had a locked item on it that has since been deleted Workaround - Delete page on playback. Items can then be placed on the playback S3/S1 stops the app starting with Windows 8.1 and USB 3. Also effects ability to update firmware Workaround - Plug the console/s into a USB 2.0 port Jands Vista V2 Public Beta Software Release Release Notes 20 March 2015 Jands Pty Ltd, 40 Kent Rd, Mascot, NSW, 2020, Australia Phone: +61 (2) Fax: +61 (2) Web: Specifications subject to change without notice. Manufactured by Jands Pty Ltd ACN Note: While all due care has been taken in the preparation of this document, Jands Pty Ltd shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or omissions which may occur herein. 9

10 JandsPtyLtd40KentRoadMascotNSW2020AustrPhon Fa wwjandscomauVista Linux Consoles Tech Bulletin #TBJLT168 Technical Bulletin Date: 6 February 2014 Author: Susan Twartz Distribution: General Public Preparing Bootable USB Drives for Updating Console from Vista 2.2 to Vista 2.3 Vista 2.3 includes a new installer which makes applying the console image file (the ISO file) much easier for the end user. However, consoles that already have Vista version 2.2.XXXXX or earlier installed must have the bootable USB formatted following this procedure prior to installing Vista 2.3.XXXXX. Please note: Once the bootable USB has been formatted following this procedure it cannot be used for applications other than Jands Vista. Procedure: 1. Download and install Win32 Disk Imager 2. Run the application; 3. Select the little blue folder icon on the right of the Image File field. 4. Navigate to the source image file (.img) on your computer Once you have selected the image file, press open. The application will revert to the screen is step 3. e2x2alianote: While all due care and attention has been taken in the preparation of this document, Jands Pty Ltd shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or omissions which may

11 Technical Bulletin Tech Bulletin #TBJLT168 Vista Linux Consoles JandsPtyLtd40KentRoadMascotNSW2020AustraliaPhone Fax wwwjandscomauNote: While all due care and attention has been taken in the preparation of this document, Jands Pty Ltd shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or omissions which may 5. Select the USB stick in the Device field 6. Select Write. Your computer may display the following message: Select Yes and continue. 7. Wait for the application to complete. Once it has completed you will receive the following message: L5 Consoles and I3 Consoles Manufactured After January 2013 (see TBJLT 155) 8. Insert the USB device into a console USB port. 9. Power on console. 10. Press the F2 button repeatedly while the console boots up until the console goes into the BIOS menu. (The screen will be upside down.) The following dialogue box will appear:

12 Technical Bulletin Tech Bulletin #TBJLT168 Vista Linux Consoles JandsPtyLtd40KentRoadMascotNSW2020AustraliaPhone Fax wwwjandscomauNote: While all due care and attention has been taken in the preparation of this document, Jands Pty Ltd shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or omissions which may 11. Select No and press <Enter>. 12. Using the navigation arrows on the keyboard, navigate to the Boot Menu and press <Enter>. 13. The console will display the available Boot parameters 14. Navigate to Hard Drive BBS Priorities and press <enter>. The console will display the current boot device order. 15. Select Boot Option #1 and press <Enter>. The console will display a list of the bootable devices it has found. 16. From this list highlight the device that is the USB FLASH drive you wish to boot from and press <Enter>. 17. Press Esc to exit Bootable USB

13 Technical Bulletin Tech Bulletin #TBJLT168 Vista Linux Consoles JandsPtyLtd40KentRoadMascotNSW2020AustraliaPhone Fax wwwjandscomauNote: While all due care and attention has been taken in the preparation of this document, Jands Pty Ltd shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or omissions which may 18. Navigate to the Save and Exit. 19. The system will now ask you to save all settings. Select Yes and press <Enter>. The system will now exit the BIOS menu and boot from the USB device. There is no requirement to reverse this process when booting the console normally. T Consoles and I3 Consoles Manufactured Prior to January Insert the USB device into a console USB port. 21. Power on console. 22. Press the <DEL> button repeatedly while the console boots up until the console goes into the BIOS menu. Select Advanced BIOS Features.

14 JandsPtyLtd40KentRoadMascotNSW2020AustrPhon Fa wwjandscomauVista Linux Consoles Tech Bulletin #TBJLT168 Technical Bulletin 23. In the Advanced BIOS features menu navigate down to first boot device and press <Enter> The actual hardware listed under this option may vary depending on the version of CPU tray contained within the console. 24. Navigate to the USB drive and press <+> to ensure the boot priority is changed to the USB drive first Press Esc to exit 27. Navigate to the Save and Exit. 28. The system will now ask you to save all settings. Select Yes and press <Enter>. The system will now exit the BIOS menu and boot from the USB device. There is no requirement to reverse this process when booting the console normally. All Consoles Once the boot priority of the drives has been set, the console will go through the process of installing the image file. Note: T consoles will get to this screen below and the user will need to press <Enter> once the boot message appears as illustrated below: e2x2alianote: While all due care and attention has been taken in the preparation of this document, Jands Pty Ltd shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or omissions which may

15 Technical Bulletin Tech Bulletin #TBJLT168 Vista Linux Consoles JandsPtyLtd40KentRoadMascotNSW2020AustraliaPhone Fax wwwjandscomauNote: While all due care and attention has been taken in the preparation of this document, Jands Pty Ltd shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or omissions which may 29. To install the dual boot software make sure that both the Vista1 and Vista2 check boxes are selected and click the Next button. The Confirm Installation window will open. 30. Select a Hard Disk to install to in the Target Disk Device box and select Yes in the Proceed with Installation box.

16 Technical Bulletin Tech Bulletin #TBJLT168 Vista Linux Consoles JandsPtyLtd40KentRoadMascotNSW2020AustraliaPhone Fax wwwjandscomauNote: While all due care and attention has been taken in the preparation of this document, Jands Pty Ltd shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or omissions which may 31. Select Initialise in the Partitions box, or if Vista V2 has been installed previously select Reuse, and click on the Next button to start the installation. Note this will completely erase the hard disk be sure you have already backed up any important data. 32. When the installation is complete, click the Next button 33. Click the finish button to eject the CD (if present) and shutdown the console. Remove the USB drive or CD from the console. When the console has fully shut down, press the Power button to restart the console

17 JandsPtyLtd40KentRoadMascotNSW2020AustrPhon Fa wwjandscomauVista Linux Consoles Tech Bulletin #TBJLT171 Technical Bulletin Date: 8 September 2014 Author: Susan Twartz Distribution: General Public Creating a Bootable USB on OSX This procedure outlines an option for users to create a bootable USB on OSX using a third party application. This does not represent an endorsement of this application by Jands. Users should exercise discretion when downloading and using third party applications. Preparation Download the console image file to your computer. Obtain a USB drive formatted FAT32. Procedure 1. Download ApplePi Baker application ( Baker.zip) 2. Double click on the ApplePi Baker.zip file or right click on it and select Open With Archive Utility. This will create ApplePi Baker.app bundle. 3. Insert the USB drive. 4. Run the ApplePi Baker application. e2x2alianote: While all due care and attention has been taken in the preparation of this document, Jands Pty Ltd shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or omissions which may

18 Technical Bulletin Tech Bulletin #TBJLT171 Vista Linux Consoles JandsPtyLtd40KentRoadMascotNSW2020AustraliaPhone Fax wwwjandscomauNote: While all due care and attention has been taken in the preparation of this document, Jands Pty Ltd shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or omissions which may 5. Type the password in the Admin Password in the dialogue when it appears. You will then be in the ApplePi Baker menu. 6. In the Pi Crust : Select SD Card or USB drive section on the left side, select the USB drive to be formatted. Make sure this disk is a correct one. 7. In the Pi Ingredients: IMG Recipe section on the right size, using the button locate the console installer disk image file (.img). For example: Byron_Console_Image L img 8. Click the button

19 Technical Bulletin Tech Bulletin #TBJLT171 Vista Linux Consoles JandsPtyLtd40KentRoadMascotNSW2020AustraliaPhone Fax wwwjandscomauNote: While all due care and attention has been taken in the preparation of this document, Jands Pty Ltd shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or omissions which may 9. As the application writes to the USB drive, ApplePi Baker will show a red progress bar and message in the red Baking IMG recipe... X.Y Mb/s ETA: X min. Y sec. 10. When it has completed a dialog will appear saying Your ApplePi is ready! with instructions to eject the USB drive. This can be done in a Finder or Disk Utility applications (as with any other USB sticks or SD cards);

20 Technical Bulletin Tech Bulletin #TBJLT176 Vista Application JandsPtyLtd40KentRoadMascotNSW2020AustraliaPhone Fax wwwjandscomauNote: While all due care and attention has been taken in the preparation of this document, Jands Pty Ltd shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or omissions which may Date: 3 November 2014 Author: Susan Twartz Distribution: General Public Instructions for Installing the Vista v2 Windows Package These instructions outline the procedure for installing Vista v2 on a PC. Note: Users must have full administrator access to install and run the application. Procedure: 1. Download the Windows installer package from vistav2/download/ to the PC. 2. Close all open applications. 3. Disconnect/switch off all Jands Vista USB devices. 4. If an earlier version of Vista V2 is already installed on the PC, there s no need to un install it simply install the new version over the top of the old one. 5. Launch the Vista V2 Windows Installer file by double clicking on the Byron Windows Installer icon. 6. Click Next.

21 Technical Bulletin Tech Bulletin #TBJLT176 Vista Application JandsPtyLtd40KentRoadMascotNSW2020AustraliaPhone Fax wwwjandscomauNote: While all due care and attention has been taken in the preparation of this document, Jands Pty Ltd shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or omissions which may 7. A location for the installed files is selected automatically. If required you can change the location by selecting Browse and selecting the desired loction. Click Next. 8. A location for the User Data folder (your show files etc) is selected automatically. If required you can change the location. Click Install.

22 Technical Bulletin Tech Bulletin #TBJLT176 Vista Application JandsPtyLtd40KentRoadMascotNSW2020AustraliaPhone Fax wwwjandscomauNote: While all due care and attention has been taken in the preparation of this document, Jands Pty Ltd shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or omissions which may The following screen will appear as the application is being installed: 9. When the installation is complete, click Finish. The application is installed and ready to use.

23 JandsPtyLtd40KentRoadMascotNSW2020AustrPhon Fa wwjandscomauVista Application Tech Bulletin #TBJLT177 Technical Bulletin Date: 4 November 2014 Author: Susan Twartz Distribution: General Public Instructions for Installing the Vista v2 OSX Package These instructions outline the procedure for installing Vista v2 on a MAC. Note: Users must have full read/write access to install and run the application. The Vista v2 software can be installed on an Apple Mac running OSX Snow Leopard or later. Installation overview Procedure: Installing the Vista software for the first time involves the following steps: Installing the Vista application Installing the Sentinel Runtime environment (only required if you have purchased a Vista licence dongle) Setting a location for your VistaData folder. Your show files, modified fixture files and any other user generated data will be stored in this folder. Note: If you are updating an existing version of Vista with a build number of or lower please read the Updating from v or earlier section carefully. 1. Download the OSX installer package from vista v2/download/ to the PC. 2. Close all open applications. 3. Disconnect/switch off all Jands Vista USB devices. 4. Double click on the downloaded Byron_OSX_Installer.dmg file to open the installer window on your desktop. 5. Drag the Vista v2 icon to the Applications folder shortcut. 6. In the Applications folder on your hard disk open the Vista V2 folder and double click the Byron icon to launch the software. 7. Follow the on screen instructions to set up Vista for the first time. e2x2alianote: While all due care and attention has been taken in the preparation of this document, Jands Pty Ltd shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or omissions which may

24 JandsPtyLtd40KentRoadMascotNSW2020AustrPhon Fa wwjandscomauVista Application Tech Bulletin #TBJLT177 Technical Bulletin Additional software installs The Extras folder contains the following software: Sentinel Runtime.dmg If you have a Vista licence dongle and this is the first time you have installed Vista you must install the Sentinel software. You do not need to install the software if you are using Vista in demo mode. To install Sentinel Runtime: 1. Double click on the Extras folder to open the Sentinel Runtime window on your desktop. 2. Double click on the Install Sentinel Runtime environment icon to start the installation. 3. Click Continue when you see a message saying This package will run a program to determine if the software can be installed.. 4. The software will be installed. Note: If you see an alert message that Sentinel Runtime can t be installed on this computer. it indicates the software has already been installed. If you want to re install you must uninstall the existing version first. Setting the location for your data When you run Vista v2 for the first time you must choose a location for your VistaData folder. Your show files, modified fixture files and any other user generated data will be stored in this folder. To do this: 1. In the Applications folder on your hard disk open the Vista V2 folder and double click the Byron icon to launch the software. Vista will open the Choose a location for your VistaData folder window. 2. Navigate to the location you want to use. The recommended location is /Users/yourusername/ 3. Click Choose to set the location. Vista creates a new folder (VistaData) in the location you selected in step 2 4. Vista will open. e2x2alianote: While all due care and attention has been taken in the preparation of this document, Jands Pty Ltd shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or omissions which may

25 JandsPtyLtd40KentRoadMascotNSW2020AustrPhon Fa wwjandscomauVista Application Tech Bulletin #TBJLT177 Technical Bulletin Updating from v or earlier If you are already using Vista v2 (Byron) version or earlier be sure to make a backup copy of your UserData folder. This folder is normally located inside the Vista2 folder which is inside your Applications folder (/Applications/Vista2/UserData). The latest installer does not overwrite or replace any files in this folder and it will still be usable after the new version is installed. To update from v or earlier follow these steps: 1. Make a backup copy of your UserData folder. 2. Install the new Vista software (see Installing the Vista software above) 3. Locate the new Vista V2 folder, inside the Applications folder. Open it and double click the Byron icon to launch the program. 4. When the new version opens, it will search for your UserData folder and if it is currently located inside the Vista2 folder the installer will copy all files to the location you choose. The recommended location for the new VistaData folder is inside your user folder (i.e. /Users/yourusername/) 5. Note: If you have a Vista v2 (Byron) icon on your Mac Dock it will still open the old version. You should delete it and add a new shortcut by first locating the new Vista V2 folder, inside the Applications folder, then dragging the Byron application icon to the dock. e2x2alianote: While all due care and attention has been taken in the preparation of this document, Jands Pty Ltd shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or omissions which may

26 Technical Bulletin Tech Bulletin #TBJLT151 Vista Linux Consoles JandsPtyLtd40KentRoadMascotNSW2020AustraliaPhone Fax wwwjandscomauNote: While all due care and attention has been taken in the preparation of this document, Jands Pty Ltd shall not be liable for any inaccuracies or omissions which may Date: 1 December 2014 Author: Susan Twartz Distribution: General Public Forcing a Crash Log or Diagnostic Report Periodically it is necessary to force the application to create a diagnostic report. This assists the engineers in diagnosing issues which may affect the performance of the console. Parts Required USB Drive Procedure When the system hangs or when asked to by a service or support technician: 1. Insert USB drive into USB port on console. 2. On the keyboard press CTRL+ALT+DEL 3. Follow the prompts on the screen and the reports to support@jands.com or upload to vista v2/support request form.