grandMA2 User Manual
grandMA3 Mode2
grandMA2 Quick Start Guide
grandMA2 Quick Manual onPC solutions
MA 3D
MA VPU
- Introduction
  - Help from MA technical support
  - System requirements
- For your Safety
- Functions and Features
  - Transition from grandMA video to MA VPU
  - Teaser Mode
  - Comparison VPU plus / VPU basic / VPU light
- Main Features
  - Installation and Maintenance
    - Startup
    - Software update
      - Service Packs
    - Update of Fixture Types
    - Backup
      - Handling backups with the VPU
      - Start Acronis on VPUs with serial Numbers up to # 86 on
      - Start Acronis on VPUs with serial Numbers from # 87
      - Restoring an image with Acronis
      - Storing an image with Acronis
      - Backup the VPU content after shipment
    - Access VPU via Network
    - Version of grandMA desk or grandMA onPC (off-line)
    - IP Addresses
      - IP Address of the PC
      - Art-Net IP Address
    - EDID Manager
    - CITP / MSEX Protocol
- Communication with the grandMA Desk Series
  - Connection with the grandMA desk
  - Connection with the grandMA onPC (off-line) software
  - Connection States
- Data Management
  - Master slave
  - Principle function diagram
  - Layer Properties
  - Layer Reference
  - Virtual Outputs
    - Virtual Output: Configuration of a TripleHead2Go Digital Port
  - Predefined Constellation
- Several MA VPU applications in one grandMA show
- Quickstart with grandMA2
- Program surface
  - Internal Touch-Screen VPU plus
  - Internal Screen VPU light
  - Menu Bar
    - File...
    - View...
    - Render...
    - Help...
  - Toolbar
  - Status Bar
  - Preview
  - Multi Preview
  - Content Editor
    - Content: Image Pool (I-Pool)
    - Content: Text Ticker
    - Content: Eff1 Type...Eff4 Type
    - Content: 3D Objects
    - Content: Mask
  - Warper
    - Warper Fullscreen View
    - Warper Basic Operation
    - Warping
  - File Browser
- Features Attributes and Functions
- Order of Effect Execution
- Softedging
- Keystoning
- Pixel Mapper
  - VPU - Pixel Mapper Graphical View
    - Pixel Mapper Toolbar
    - Pixel Mapper Editor
  - VPU - Pixel Mapper Grid View
  - Console - VPU Pixel Mapper View
- Creation of customized 3D Objects
- Content Specifications
  - Rovi Total CodeStudio for converting your content into MPEG2
  - Hap Content Converter
- Warnings
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- FAQ and Troubleshooting
- Supplement MA Lighting
  - Intended use
  - Data
  - Symbols and warning labels
  - LIMITATIONS
  - Transport
  - General Safety Instructions
  - IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
  - Electric shock warning on the rear of the grandMA
  - Safety and Environment
  - Quickstart Connect VPU plus
  - Quickstart Connect VPU light
  - Switching the apparatus On/Off
  - Maintenance
  - Conformity
Release Notes

Version 3.9

Restoring an image with Acronis

In Acronis click on “Manage and Restore”. This will list you all available backups:

Recovery

If you are restoring an image from an external memory, click browse for backup to select the image from your memory. In some cases the Secure Zone image is not listed here automatically. You can rather click the „Refresh Backups“ button or recall the image out of the Secure Zone again if necessary.

Select your drive and image and click OK:

If you are restoring from Acronis Secure Zone do the same as described above, your Secure Zone is listed in the location tree as well. Select the file and click OK.

Now you see the wanted image listed.

A right click with the mouse on the image will give you several options.

Choose recover to proceed:

If you are recovering from a secure zone file, then you will be prompted with a new window:

Enter: “12345” as the password and proceed by clicking on Ok.

The next option is to choose whether to restore the whole partition / drive that may be stored in the file or only some files of it. In our case you may only want to restore the whole disk / partitions:

If your image does only contain one partition, you may see a picture like this in the next step. You should only choose to restore the partition, not the master boot record:

If you restore a complete hard disk, make sure that you select the whole disk including the Acronis Secure Zone:

Make sure to choose the right location (e.g. a secure zone file has always be recovered to System drive C:). If it is not the wanted one click on new location and choose the right place.

If you want to restore a complete disk, make sure to choose the right hard disk if your VPU does have more than one hard disk drives. Also check the right connection and naming of any external connected hard drive. If you are unsure, please contact MA Lighting to avoid any damage of your system.

In the next step you will see an overview of what you will restore. Click on proceed and start the recovery of the image:

Recovering process — *Operation process*