- dot2
- New in the Manual
- Introduction
- Intended Use
- System Requirements dot2 onPC
- Installation of dot2 onPC
- Getting Started Guide
- 1 - Introduction
- 2 - Physical setup and layout
- 3 - Create a new empty show
- 4 - Adding and patching dimmers
- 5 - Controlling dimmers
- 6 - Fixture view
- 7 - The programmer
- 8 - Making and working with groups
- 9 - Store a cue and play it back
- 10 - Making more cues in the cue list
- 11 - Adding LED fixtures
- 12 - Working with colors
- 13 - Creating presets
- 14 - External screen
- 15 - Adding moving lights
- 16 - Controlling moving lights
- 17 - Making more groups and Presets
- 18 - More about cues and playback
- 19 - A look at Blind, Preview and DMX tester
- 20 - Fun with macros
- 21 - Building chasers
- 22 - Building dynamic effects
- 23 - Connect to onPC, 3D, Wings and Nodes
- 24 - Happy programming
- What are...
- System Colors
- Command History
- Executor
- Values
- Programmer
- Groups
- Presets
- Tracking
- Cues
- Executors
- Chasers
- Effects
- Preview and Blind
- Network
- IPv6
- DMX Tester
- System Colors
- How to...
- Turn the console on and off
- Update the console
- Add, patch, change, and delete fixtures
- Save and load your show
- Use the command line
- Use Encoders in the onPC
- Work with groups
- Work with presets
- Work with cues
- Work with chasers
- Work with effects
- Connect nodes, wings, 3D and onPC
- Use external input triggers
- Use MIDI and MIDI Show Control (MSC)
- Use the external screen
- Reset the console
- Keys
- Align
- At
- Backup
- Blind
- B.O.
- Clear
- Copy
- Cue
- Delete
- DMX
- [dot]
- Down
- Edit
- Effect
- [Encoder]
- Esc
- Exec (Executor)
- [Exec Flash]
- [Exec Go]
- Fix
- Fixture
- Flash
- Full
- Go-
- Go- (Large)
- Go+
- Go+ (Large)
- [GoFastBack] <<<
- [GoFastForward] >>>
- Goto
- Group
- Help
- Highlt (Highlight)
- Label
- If
- MA
- Macro
- Magic
- [Minus] -
- Move
- Next
- [Numeric keys]
- Off
- On
- Oops
- Page
- Page+
- Page-
- Pause
- Pause (Large)
- Please
- [Plus] +
- Preset
- Prev (Previous)
- Prvw (Preview)
- Select
- Set
- Setup
- Speed
- Store
- Thru
- Time
- Toggle
- Tools
- Up
- Update
- View [Eye]
- Views & Windows
- Control Elements
- Command Line
- Encoder Bar
- Executor Bar
- Preset Type Bar
- Title Bar
- View Bar
- Icons
- Add New Fixtures
- Backup
- Beam Preset Type
- Calculator
- Calibrate Screens
- Change Functions of Executor
- Choose Clone Method
- Choose Copy Method
- Choose Delete Method
- Choose Store Method
- Choose Update Method
- Color Preset Type
- Command Line
- Configure Slot
- Control Preset Type
- Cues
- Dimmer Preset Type
- DMX
- Edit Cue Number(s)
- Effects
- Empty Executor
- Enter Name for
- Executor Bar
- Executor Pool
- Fixtures
- Fixture Schedule Overview
- Focus Preset Type
- Gobo Preset Type
- Global Settings
- Groups
- Help
- Import Fixture Type
- Key Backlight
- Leaving Patch & Fixture Schedule...
- Load Show
- Macros Pool
- Magic Speed
- MIDI Configuration
- MIDI Monitor
- MIDI Show Control
- Network Interface
- Network Protocols Configuration
- Network Setup
- New Show
- Off...
- Oops
- Page Pool
- Patch and Fixture Schedule
- Position Preset Type
- Presets Pools
- Remote Inputs Configuration
- Save Show As...
- Select DMX Address...
- Select DMX Ports
- Select Fixtures ID(s)
- Select Fixture Type...
- Select Function for Remote Inputs Configuration
- Select Function of Executor
- Select Language...
- Select Session Number
- Select Station...
- Select Trig
- Select Type
- Select View
- Select View for External Screen
- Select Wing...
- Session Collision
- Settings of Executor
- Setup
- Shapers Preset Type
- Software Update via USB
- Sound Input Configuration
- Status and Messages
- System Clock
- System Information
- Time defaults
- Timecode Configuration
- Tools
- Video Preset Type
- Virtual Playbacks
- Window Settings
- Wings
- Wings & Nodes Diagnosis
- Control Elements
- Commands
- >>> [GoFastForward]
- <<< [GoFastBack]
- - [Minus]
- + [Plus]
- Assign
- At
- Black
- Blind
- Call
- Clone
- Copy
- Cue
- Default
- Delay
- Delete
- Dmx
- DmxUniverse
- Edit
- Effect
- Executor
- Fade
- Fix
- Fixture
- Flash
- Full
- FullHighlight
- Go
- GoBack
- Goto
- Group
- Help
- If
- IfOutput
- Invert
- Label
- Learn
- Macro
- MidiNote
- Move
- Off
- On
- OutDelay
- OutFade
- Page
- Park
- Pause
- Preset
- PresetType
- Preview
- Rate
- Record
- Remove
- Replace
- Select
- Selection
- SetIP
- SnapPercent
- Stomp
- Store
- StoreLook
- SyncEffects
- Temp
- Thru
- Toggle
- Top
- Unpark
- Update
- View [Eye]
- Zero
- Hints for Operating
- Release Notes 1.2
- Error Handling
- CrashLogCopy
- CrashLogDelete
- CrashLogList
- Error Messages
- Glossary
- dot2 3D
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Getting Started Guide - Create a new empty show and saving it
Create new show
We should begin with a new clean show. Just to make sure we begin at the same point, please turn on the console (if it's not already on).
When it's done booting, you should press the Backup key. This gives you the Backup menu:
Please press the New show button. This will create a new and empty show.
The next that will happen is a pop-up that asks for a name of your new show. Please type in: Getting Started 01
If there's a show loaded (there most likely is), then you are asked if you want to save the current show before creating the new show - or not. Saving might be a good idea.
You also might be presented with a window that tells you that there already is a show with this name. Then you can choose to overwrite the existing file/show or tap Cancel to give it a new and different name.
Now the console will create the new show.
Save show
If we ignore everything on the screens for a second and just focus on saving your new (but still empty) show.
This is also handled from the Backup Menu. Please press the Backup key once more.
Besides the New Show option there's three more options. One of them is to Save Show.
Save Show as... is used if we wanted to save with a new name.
But as you can also read in the text on the Save Show button, you could just have pressed the Backup key like double clicking a mouse. We can't do this when the Backup Menu is open. So now you have two choices: Press the Save Show button or press the Backup key three times (one to close the menu and then twice to do the save show command).
Remember to save your show often. There's no built in power backup in the console and if you turn it off or looses power then the console shuts down (without saving).
You should also save your show on an external device like a USB memory stick. Please insert one in one of the USB connectors. Then save the show again. Now it's saved both on the stick and in the console.
Ok? Let's move on to the next chapter.