grandMA2 User Manual
- New in the Manual
- Introduction
  - About this manual
  - System requirements grandMA2 onPC
  - Installation of grandMA2 onPC
  - Help from MA technical support
- Safety Information
  - Symbols used
  - Intended use
  - Dangers caused by electric current
  - General safety instructions
- Device Overview
  - grandMA2 console
  - grandMA2 replay unit (RPU)
  - grandMA2 fader wing
  - MA onPC command wing
  - MA onPC fader wing
- System Overview
  - Standalone systems
  - Network systems
    - What is the replay unit (RPU)
    - What is the network processing unit (NPU)
    - What is the MA video processing unit (VPU)
    - What is the network dimmer processor (NDP)
    - What is MA 3D
    - What are the MA nodes
  - Paramters vs. DMX channels
  - Parameter expansion
  - Big systems
  - Media systems and CITP
- First Steps
  - Unpack the device
  - Check scope of delivery
  - Position the device
  - Connect power
  - Connect desk lamps
  - Connect external screens
  - Connect USB mouse and USB keyboad
  - Connect DMX
  - Connect sound
  - Connect SMPTE (LTC)
  - Connect Ethernet
  - Connect analog remote control
  - Connect grandMA2 fader wing
  - Setup your PC
  - Turn on the console the first time
- Keys & Buttons on the Console
  - Key overview
  - >>> [GoFastForward]
  - <<< [GoFastBack]
  - . [Dot]
  - Align
  - Assign
  - At
  - Backg [Background]
  - Backup
  - Blind
  - Bt Pg +
  - Bt Pg -
  - B.O. [Blackout]
  - Channel
  - Ch Pg +
  - Ch Pg -
  - Clear
  - Copy
  - Cue
  - Del [Delete]
  - Down
  - Edit
  - Effect
  - [Encoder]
  - Esc
  - Exec [Executor]
  - Executor Buttons
  - Fd Pg +
  - Fd Pg -
  - Fix
  - Fixture
  - Freeze
  - Full
  - Go + [small]
  - Go + [large]
  - Go - [small]
  - Go - [large]
  - Goto
  - Group
  - Help
  - Highlt [Highlight]
  - If
  - Keyboard
  - Learn
  - List
  - MA
  - Macro
  - [Minus] -
  - Mouse
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  - [Numeric]
  - Off
  - On
  - Oops
  - Page
  - Pause [small]
  - Pause [large]
  - Please
  - [Plus] +
  - Preset
  - Prev [Previous]
  - Prvw [Preview]
  - Select
  - Sequ [Sequence]
  - Set
  - Setup
  - Solo
  - Store
  - Temp
  - Thru
  - Time
  - Top
  - Tools
  - Up
  - Update
  - User 1
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  - View
  - U1 - U4
  - V1 - V10
  - X1 - X20
- Workspace
  - User interface
    - Screen layout
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  - Encoder bar
    - Preset control bar
    - Encoder toolbar
  - Encoder settings
  - Command wing bar
  - Command section
  - Mini executor bar
  - Work with views
  - Touch gestures
  - Calculator
  - Info
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  - Colors
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  - Text indicators and symbols
  - Icons
  - Keyboard shortcuts
    - Turn on or turn off the keyboard shortcuts
    - Edit keyboard shortcuts
    - Add or delete keyboard shortcuts
    - Export or import keyboard shortcuts
- Windows in General
  - Create and manage basic windows
  - Clear the screen or delete windows
- Command Syntax and Keywords
  - General syntax rules
    - Helping keywords
    - Object keywords
    - Function keywords
  - All keywords
    - Special characters
    - <<< [GoFastBack]
    - >>> [GoFastForward]
    - - [Minus]
    - + [Plus]
    - AddUserVar
    - AddVar
    - Agenda
    - Alert
    - Align
    - AlignFaderModules
    - All
    - AllButtonExecutors
    - AllChaseExecutors
    - AllFaderExecutors
    - AllRows
    - AllSequExecutors
    - And
    - Appearance
    - Asterisk *
    - Assign
    - At
    - At @
    - Attribute
    - AutoCreate
    - Backup
    - Black
    - Blackout
    - BlackScreen
    - Blind
    - BlindEdit
    - Block
    - ButtonPage
    - Call
    - Camera
    - ChangeDest
    - Channel
    - ChannelFader
    - ChannelLink
    - ChannelPage
    - Chat
    - CircularCopy
    - Clear
    - ClearActive
    - ClearAll
    - ClearSelection
    - Clone
    - CmdDelay
    - CmdHelp
    - Copy
    - CrashLogCopy
    - CrashLogDelete
    - CrashLogList
    - Crossfade
    - CrossfadeA
    - CrossfadeB
    - Cue
    - Cut
    - Default
    - DefGoBack
    - DefGoForward
    - DefGoPause
    - Delay
    - Delete
    - DeleteShow
    - DisconnectStation
    - Dmx
    - Dollar $
    - DmxUniverse
    - Dot .
    - DoubleRate
    - DoubleSpeed
    - Down
    - DropControl
    - Edit
    - Effect
    - EffectAttack
    - EffectBPM
    - EffectDecay
    - EffectDelay
    - EffectFade
    - EffectForm
    - EffectHigh
    - EffectHZ
    - EffectID
    - EffectLow
    - EffectPhase
    - EffectSec
    - EffectSpeedGroup
    - EffectWidth
    - Empty
    - EndIf
    - EndSession
    - Escape
    - ExecButton1
    - ExecButton2
    - ExecButton3
    - Executor
    - Exit
    - Export
    - Extract
    - Fade
    - FadePath
    - Fader
    - FaderPage
    - Feature
    - Filter
    - Fix
    - Fixture
    - FixtureType
    - Flash
    - FlashGo
    - FlashOn
    - Flip
    - Form
    - Freeze
    - Full
    - FullHighlight
    - Gel
    - Go
    - GoBack
    - Goto
    - Group
    - HalfRate
    - HalfSpeed
    - Help
    - Highlight
    - IdentifyFaderModule
    - If
    - IfActive
    - IfOutput
    - IfProg
    - Image
    - Import
    - Info
    - Insert
    - Interleave
    - Invert
    - InviteStation
    - Item3D
    - JoinSession
    - Kill
    - Label
    - Layer
    - Layout
    - Learn
    - LeaveSession
    - List
    - ListEffectLibrary
    - ListFaderModules
    - ListLibrary
    - ListMacroLibrary
    - ListOops
    - ListOwner
    - ListPluginLibrary
    - ListShows
    - ListUpdate
    - ListUserVar
    - ListVar
    - Load
    - LoadNext
    - LoadPrev
    - LoadShow
    - Locate
    - Lock
    - Login
    - Logout
    - Lua
    - Macro
    - ManualXFade
    - Mask
    - Master
    - MasterFade
    - MAtricks
    - MAtricksBlocks
    - MAtricksFilter
    - MAtricksGroups
    - MAtricksInterleave
    - MAtricksReset
    - MAtricksWings
    - MediaServer
    - Menu
    - Message
    - Messages
    - MidiControl
    - MidiNote
    - MidiProgram
    - Model
    - Move
    - Move3D
    - NetworkInfo
    - NetworkNodeInfo
    - NetworkNodeUpdate
    - NetworkSpeedTest
    - NewShow
    - Next
    - NextRow
    - Normal
    - Off
    - On
    - Oops
    - Or
    - OutDelay
    - OutFade
    - Page
    - Parentheses ( )
    - Park
    - Part
    - Paste
    - Pause
    - Plugin
    - PMArea
    - Preset
    - PresetType
    - Preview
    - PreviewEdit
    - PreviewExecutor
    - Previous
    - PrevRow
    - Profile
    - Protocol
    - PSR
    - PSRList
    - Quotation marks " "
    - PSRPrepare
    - Rate
    - Rate1
    - RdmAutomatch
    - RdmAutopatch
    - RdmFixtureType
    - RdmInfo
    - RdmList
    - RdmSetParameter
    - RdmSetpatch
    - RdmUnmatch
    - Reboot
    - Record
    - Release
    - ReloadPlugins
    - Remote
    - RemoteCommand
    - Remove
    - RemoveIndividuals
    - Replace
    - ResetDmxSelection
    - ResetGuid
    - Restart
    - Root
    - Rotate3D
    - SaveShow
    - Screen
    - Search
    - SearchResult
    - Select
    - SelectDrive
    - Selection
    - Semicolon ;
    - SelFix
    - Sequence
    - SetHostname
    - SetIP
    - SetNetworkSpeed
    - Setup
    - SetUserVar
    - SetVar
    - ShuffleSelection
    - ShuffleValues
    - Shutdown
    - SnapPercent
    - Slash /
    - Solo
    - SpecialMaster
    - Square brackets [ ]
    - Speed
    - StepFade
    - StepInFade
    - StepOutFade
    - Stomp
    - Store
    - StoreLook
    - Surface
    - Swop
    - SwopGo
    - SwopOn
    - SyncEffects
    - TakeControl
    - Telnet
    - Temp
    - TempFader
    - Thru
    - Timecode
    - TimecodeSlot
    - Timer
    - ToFull
    - Toggle
    - Tools
    - Top
    - ToZero
    - Unblock
    - Unlock
    - Unpark
    - Up
    - Update
    - UpdateFirmware
    - UpdateSoftware
    - UpdateThumbnails
    - User
    - UserProfile
    - Value
    - Version
    - View
    - ViewButton
    - ViewPage
    - WebRemoteProgOnly
    - With
    - World
    - Zero
  - Work with lists
    - Object list
    - Selection list
    - Executor list
    - Attribute list
    - Station list
- Using the Backup Menu
  - New show
  - Load show
  - Save show
  - Save show as...
  - Delete shows
  - Using a USB stick
  - Setting up a file server
  - Partial show read
  - ASCII show read
  - Save as grandMA3
- Single User and Multi User Systems
  - The difference between a single user and a multi user system
  - Create user profiles and users
  - User settings
  - Login
- Networking
  - What is networking
  - Set the IP address in the console
  - Set the IP address in the onPC
  - Using DHCP in MA devices
  - Session control
    - How to create a session
    - Protecting the session and station
    - Adding devices to the session
    - How to end or leave a session
    - Session collision
  - Getting DMX in and out of the system
    - Setting up DMX ports on MA devices
    - Network DMX protocols
    - What affects my DMX output?
  - Using CITP
    - Streaming CITP
    - Thumbnail exchange
  - PosiStageNet (PSN)
  - FTP connection to console and NPU
- Patching, DMX, and Fixture Setup
  - What are channels & fixtures
    - Attributes
    - DMX break
  - What is 3D and stage setup
  - Adding fixtures to the show
  - Delete fixtures from the show
  - Working with layers
  - Multipatching
  - Live patching
  - DMX sheet
  - DMX testing
  - DMX and parameter lists
  - Universe pool
  - Stage view
  - Virtual 3D cameras
  - Position fixtures in the 3D stage
  - Auto calibrate fixture positions
- Basic Fixture Types
  - What are attributes, features & preset types
  - ColorMix vs. MixColor
  - Different fixture types
    - Conventional
    - LED
    - Mirror
    - Moving lights
    - Media server
    - Virtual fixtures
- Operate Fixtures
  - Channel sheet
  - Fixture sheet
  - Sheet options
    - Tools
    - Layer mask
    - Display
    - Title buttons
    - Assign executor
    - Mask (local)
  - Layers in sheets
    - Channel sheet and fixture sheet
    - Sequence content and sequence tracking sheet
  - What is the programmer
  - Encoder grouping
  - Using the color picker
  - Using the shaper dialog
  - Using the smart view
  - Edit a channel or fixture
- Pools in General
  - Manage pool objects
  - Adjust pool options
  - Call modes
- Groups
  - Create groups
  - Auto create groups
  - Using groups when programming
  - Choose copy method
  - Change specific group colors
  - Group masters
- Presets
  - What are special modes
  - Preset pools
  - Preset pool "Dynamic"
  - Create presets
  - Preset pool options
  - Create preset reference
  - Auto create presets
  - Auto create additional presets
  - Embedded presets
  - Edit presets
  - Update presets
  - Delete presets
- Cues and Sequences
  - What are cues and sequences
  - Looking at the cue sequence
  - Store cues
  - Store options and defaults
  - Cue timings
  - Renumber cues
  - Delete cues
  - Playing back cues
  - Looking at the cue content
  - Update cues
  - What is tracking
  - What is MIB
  - Sequence mini executor
  - Commands in cues
- Executors
  - What are executors
  - Executors on the screens
  - Assign a function
  - Looking at the active executors
  - Common executor options
- Advanced Sequence Functionality
  - Using different view sets in the sheets
  - Working with MIB
  - Using cue modes
  - Cue zero
  - Sequence info window
  - Looping cues
  - Cue path
- Advanced Executor Functionality
  - Executor pages
  - Channel pages
  - Executor options
  - Masters window
  - Special masters
    - Default masters
    - Grand masters
    - Speed masters
    - Rate masters
    - Playback masters
- Clone
  - Clone in user interface
  - Examples
  - Clone presets
- Search and Replace
  - Search
  - Replace
- Image Pool
  - Import images and videos
  - Image limitations & guidelines for symbols
  - Supported file formats
  - Delete images and videos
- Layouts
  - Create a layout
  - Layout pool options
  - Edit layout
  - Layout view options
- Worlds, Filters and Masks
  - What are worlds
  - Create worlds
  - Auto create worlds
  - Use worlds when programming
  - What are filters
  - Create filters
  - Use filters when programming
  - Use temporary filters
  - What are masks
  - Create masks
  - Use masks in the sheets
  - Apply worlds or filters to executors and sequences
- MAtricks
  - MAtricks toolbar
  - MAtricks pool
  - MAtricks interleave
  - MAtricks blocks
  - MAtricks wings
  - MAtricks groups
- Chasers
  - Create a chaser
  - Chaser settings
  - Chaser mini executor
- Effects
  - Use predefined effects
  - Use template and selective effects
  - Create an effect in the programmer
  - Create an effect that uses presets
  - Create effect forms
  - Pool options
  - Effects in a cue
  - Assign effect to executor
  - Live edit an effect
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  - Update effects
  - Delete effects
- Bitmap Fixture
  - Import bitmap fixture
  - Apply bitmap fixture in the layout
  - Control bitmap fixture
  - Edit bitmap fixture
  - Example
  - Priorities for bitmap effects
  - Disable bitmap for fixtures
- XYZ
  - XYZ vs. pan/tilt
  - XYZ and pan/tilt in cues and sequences
  - Use stage markers
  - Link objects to stage markers in MA 3D
- Remote Controlling the System
  - Remote input
  - MIDI show control (MSC)
  - Web remote
  - Telnet remote
  - Decimal – hex table
- Timecode
  - What is timecode and timecode shows
  - Record a timecode show
  - Edit a timecode show
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  - Organize the show with multiple timecode shows
- Timer
  - Timer pool
  - Timer pool options
- Agenda
  - What is agenda
  - Create an appointment in the agenda
- Macros
  - What are macros
  - Manually create a macro
    - Use variables
    - Create pop-ups
    - Conditional expressions
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  - Record a macro
  - Edit a macro
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- Plugins
  - What is Lua
  - Edit plugins
- Partial Show Read
  - What is partial show read (PSR)
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- RDM
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- DMX Profiles
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- Advanced Fixture Types
  - Anatomy of a fixture type
    - Module manager
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- grandMA2 onPC Details
- Control the MA NDPs
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- Console Settings
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  - Local settings
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  - Date & time
- Shut Down the System
- Error Messages
- Technical Data
- Glossary
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Version 3.4

Executor Keyword

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Description
Syntax
Parameter
Examples

To get the Executor keyword in the command line press Exec.

You can also type Executor or the shortcut Ex directly in the command line.

Description

Executor is an object keyword acting as a control handle for other objects.

The default function for Executor objects is SelFix. This means that calling executors without any function specified selects the fixtures of the executor in programmer.

If you apply a function or reference a property not supported by the Executor object, the command will be passed on its child: Button/fader or the object assigned to the executor.

Syntax

Executor [ID]

Executor [Page].[ID]

Executor [Pagepool].[Page].[ID]

Assign Executor [ID] / [Parameter] = [Parameter Value]

Parameter

The following table displays the assignable parameters via command line.

Parameter	Parameter Value	Description
AutoFix	"on", "off"	Assigns if auto fix is on or off. Page changes will not affect the executor while it is on.
AutoStart	"on", "off"	Assigns if auto start is on or off. Executor will turn on as soon as the fader is above zero.
AutoStomp	"on", "off"	Assigns if auto stomp is on or off. Effects from other executors do not affect values in this executor.
AutoStop	"on", "off"	Assigns if auto stop is on or off. Executor will turn off as soon as the fader reaches zero (ignores off-time).
BreakingGo	"on", "off"	Assigns if Loop Breaking Go is on or off. For more information see Looping Cues.
Chaser	"on", "off"	Assigns if the executor is a chaser or not.
Crossfade	"on", "off"	on = AB XFade off = Split XFade Assigns if the executor is an AB XFade or a Split XFade. For more information see Advanced executor functionality - Executor options.
CmdDisable	"on", "off"	Assigns if CMD (= command) disable is on or off. For more information see Advanced executor functionality - Executor options.
EffectSpeed	"on", "off"	Assigns if "Link Effect To Rate" is on or off.
IgnoreExecTime	"on", "off"	Assigns if ignore exec time is on or off. For more information see Advanced executor functionality - Executor options.
KillProtect	"on", "off"	Assigns if kill protect is on or off. For more information see Advanced executor functionality - Executor options.
MasterGo	"on", "off", "go", "top"	Assigns the action that is executed if the master fader is above zero. For more information see Common executor options.
MIBAlways	"on", "off"	Assigns if MIB always is on or off. For more information see Advanced executor functionality - Executor options.
MIBNever	"on", "off"	Assigns if MIB never is on or off. For more information see Advanced executor functionality - Executor options.
OffTime	e.g. "3" (= 3 seconds)	Assigns executor off time in seconds.
OoO	"on", "off"	Assigns if off on overwritten is on or off. For more information see Executors - Common executor options.
PlaybackMaster	"1 - 50" 0 = No Playback Master	Assigns the executor to the specified playback master. For more information see Advanced executor functionality - special masters - playback masters.
Prepos	"on", "off"	Assigns if Auto Prepos is on or off. For more information see Advanced executor functionality - executor options.
Priority	"super" or 0 "swap" or 2 "htp" or 3 "high" or 4 "ltp" or 5 "low" or 6	Assigns the executor priority. For more information see Cues and sequences - Playing back cues.
RateMaster	0 - 16, 0 = Rate Individual	Assigns the rate master. For more information see Advanced executor functionality - Executor options.
Restart	"First" "Current" "Next"	Assigns the restart mode. For more information see Common executor options.
SoftLTP	"on", "off"	Assigns if soft LTP is on or off. For more information see Cues and sequences - Playing back cues.
Speed	"Mul2" "Mul4" "Mul8" "Mul16" "Mul32" "Normal" "Div2" "Div4" "Div8" "Div16" "Div32"	Assigns the speed factor. For more information see Advanced executor functionality - Executor options.
Speedmaster	0 - 16, 0 = Speed individual	Assigns the speed master. For more information see Advanced executor functionality - Executor options.
SwopProtect	"on", "off"	Assigns if swop protect is on or off. For more information see Advanced executor functionality - Executor options.
TriggerIsGo	"on", "off"	Assigns if trigger is go is on or not. For more information see Advanced executor functionality - Executor options.
Width	1 - 5	Assigns the width of the executor. For more information see Executors - Assign a function - Change the Width of Executors.
Wrap	"on", "off"	Assigns if Wrap Around is on or off. For more information see What is tracking.

Examples

To remove the fifth executor on the current page type in the command line:

[Channel]> Delete Executor 5

To set the fader of executor 5 to 50 % type in the command line:

[Channel]> Executor 5 At 50

To delete cue 3 of the sequence assigned to executor 5 type in the command line:

[Channel]> Delete Cue 3 Executor 5

To select the second executor on page 4 type in the command line:

[Channel]> Select Executor 4.2