• grandMA3 User Manual
    • Introduction
      • About the manual
      • Symbols used in the manual
      • System requirements grandMA3 onPC
      • Installation of grandMA3 onPC
    • Device Overview
      • grandMA3 console
      • grandMA3 replay unit
      • grandMA3 processing units
      • grandMA3 onPC command wing
      • Keys
        • Keys Overview
        • . [Dot]
        • <<< [GoFastBackward] | Black
        • >>> [GoFastForward] | Flash
        • - [Minus]
        • + [Plus]
        • / [Slash] | * [Asterisk/Multiply]
        • At
        • Assign
        • Align
        • Blind
        • Clear
        • Channel
        • Copy
        • Cue
        • Down
        • Delete
        • Esc
        • Edit
        • Freeze
        • Full
        • Fixture
        • Group
        • Goto
        • Go+ [large]
        • Go- [large]
        • Go+ | Temp
        • Go- | Top
        • Help
        • Highlt [Highlight]
        • If
        • Learn | Rate1
        • List
        • MA
        • Menu
        • Move
        • Next
        • Numeric keys | arrows
        • Oops
        • On
        • Off
        • Pause [large]
        • Pause | Fix
        • Page+
        • Page-
        • Please
        • Power
        • Preset
        • Prvw [Preview]
        • Prev [Previous]
        • Select
        • SelFix [SelectFixture]
        • Sequ [Sequence]
        • Set
        • Solo
        • Stomp
        • Store
        • Thru
        • Time
        • Up
        • Update
        • U1
        • U2
        • X1 | Clone
        • X2 | Link
        • X3 | Grid
        • X4 | Layout
        • X5 | Step
        • X6 | TC
        • X7 | View
        • X8 | DMX
        • X9
        • X10
        • X11
        • X12
        • X13 | Phaser
        • X14 | Macro
        • X15 | Page
        • X16 | Exec
        • XKeys
      • Control elements
        • Dual encoders
        • Level wheel
        • Grand master
        • Executor elements
    • System Overview
      • Standalone device
      • Locally networked devices
      • World server
      • Parameters
        • Calculate parameters
        • Expand the amount of parameters
    • First Steps
      • Unpack the device
      • Check scope of delivery
      • Position the device
      • Connect power
      • Connect desk light
      • Connect external screens
      • Connect USB mouse and USB keyboard
      • Connect DMX
      • Connect Audio In
      • Connect SMPTE (LTC)
      • Connect Ethernet
      • Connect DC Remote In
      • Turn on the console the first time
    • Show File Management
    • Workspace
      • User interface
        • User-defined area
        • Command line
        • Control bar
        • View buttons
        • Grand master
        • Tables in general
      • Gestures
      • Command section
      • Master controls
      • Playback controls
      • Allocation of displays
      • Encoder bar
        • Feature group control bar
        • Encoder toolbar
      • Calculator
      • Colors
      • Icons
    • Command Syntax and Keywords
      • General syntax rules
        • Object keywords
        • Function keywords
        • Helping keywords
      • All keywords
        • / [Slash]
        • . [Dot]
        • .. [DotDot]
        • <<< [GoFastBackward]
        • >>> [GoFastForward]
        • - [Minus]
        • * [Asterisk]
        • % [Percent]
        • + [Plus]
        • Absolute
        • Acceleration
        • Action
        • Align
        • AlignTransition
        • Appearance
        • Assign
        • At
        • Attribute
        • Black
        • Blind
        • BPM
        • Camera
        • ChangeDestination
        • Channel
        • ChannelSet
        • Chat
        • Clear
        • ClearActive
        • ClearAll
        • ClearSelection
        • CmdDelay
        • Configuration
        • Console
        • Copy
        • Cue
        • CueDelay
        • CueFade
        • CueInDelay
        • CueInFade
        • CueOutDelay
        • CueOutFade
        • Cut
        • DataPool
        • Decimal8
        • Decimal24
        • Default
        • Delay
        • Delete
        • DelGlobalVar
        • DelUserVar
        • Dismiss
        • DMXUniverse
        • Down
        • Drive
        • Echo
        • Edit
        • EditOption
        • Eject
        • Effect
        • EndIf
        • Escape
        • Exchange
        • Executor
        • Export
        • Extract
        • FaderMaster
        • FaderRate
        • FaderSpeed
        • FaderTemp
        • FaderX
        • FeatureGroup
        • Filter
        • Fix
        • Fixture
        • Flip
        • Flash
        • Fog
        • Freeze
        • Full
        • Gel
        • GetGlobalVar
        • GetUserVar
        • Global
        • Go-
        • Goto
        • Grid
        • Group
        • Help
        • Hex8
        • Hex24
        • Highlight
        • Houselights
        • Hz
        • If
        • Insert
        • Integrate
        • Interface
        • Invite
        • Join
        • Label
        • Layout
        • Leave
        • Library
        • List
        • ListRef
        • Load
        • Loaded
        • LoadShow
        • Lock
        • Login
        • Logout
        • Macro
        • Master
        • Media
        • Move
        • NewShow
        • Next
        • Node
        • NonDim
        • Normal
        • Off
        • On
        • OnPC
        • OSC
        • Oops
        • Page
        • Part
        • Park
        • Paste
        • Patch
        • Pause
        • Percent
        • PercentFine
        • Phase
        • Physical
        • Plugin
        • Preset
        • Press
        • Previous
        • Programmer
        • PU
        • Pyro
        • Rate1
        • Readout
        • Reboot
        • Recast
        • Relative
        • Release
        • ReloadUI
        • Remove
        • Reset
        • Restart
        • SaveShow
        • Scribble
        • Seconds
        • Select
        • Selection
        • SelFix
        • Sequence
        • SendOSC
        • Set
        • SetGlobalVar
        • SetUserVar
        • Shutdown
        • SnapDelay
        • Solo
        • Station
        • Step
        • Stomp
        • Store
        • Temp
        • Thru
        • Top
        • Transition
        • Unlock
        • Unpark
        • Unpress
        • Up
        • Update
        • User1
        • User2
        • User
        • Version
        • View
        • Width
        • Wing
        • World
        • Zero
    • Windows, Views, and Menus
      • Add windows
      • Rearrange
      • Store and recall views
      • Remove windows from a screen
      • Window settings
      • Menus
      • Change menu locations
      • Pool windows
        • Create pool object
        • Label pool objects
        • Move pool objects
        • Insert pool objects
        • Copy pool objects
        • Lock and unlock pool objects
        • Delete pool objects
    • Networking
      • Interfaces and IP
      • Session
        • Create a session
        • Leave a session
        • Invite to a session
        • Dismiss from session
        • Create a custom key
    • DMX In and Out
      • DMX port configuration
      • Ethernet DMX
        • Art-Net menu
        • sACN menu
    • Single User and Multi User Systems
      • Create User
      • User settings
    • Patch and Fixture Setup
      • What are fixtures
      • Add fixtures to the show
      • Live patch
      • DMX sheet
      • Remove fixtures from the show
      • Position fixtures in the 3D space
      • 3D Window
      • Camera Pool
      • Stages
      • Classes and Layers
      • Attribute definitions
        • Activation group
        • Feature group
    • Operate Fixtures
      • What is the programmer
      • Fixture sheet
      • Using the color picker
      • Align
      • Selection window
    • Scribbles
      • Create scribbles
      • Edit scribbles
      • Assign scribbles
      • Delete scribbles
    • Images
      • Screenshots
    • Appearance
      • Create appearances
      • Use appearances
      • Delete appearances
    • Groups
      • Create groups
      • Edit groups
      • Delete groups
      • Group masters
    • Presets
      • Preset pools
      • Create presets
      • Assign input filter
      • Edit presets
      • Update presets
      • Preset pool settings
      • Embedded presets
      • Store values of multi steps
      • Delete presets
    • Worlds and Filters
      • At filter
      • Create a world
      • Create a filter
      • Use a world or filter
      • Delete a world
      • Delete a filter
    • Cues and Sequences
      • What is tracking
      • Look at cues and sequences
      • Sequence settings
      • Store cues
      • Store options and preferences
      • Play back cues
      • Cue timing
    • Executors
      • Assign object to an executor
      • Executor configurations
      • Running playbacks
    • Phasers
      • Step bar
      • Phaser editor
      • Create sinus dimmer phaser
    • Macros
      • Create macros
      • Edit macros
      • Assign macros to keys and buttons
    • Timecode
      • Toggle view mode
      • What are timecode slots
    • Layouts
      • Create a layout
      • Layout pool settings
      • Edit layout
      • Layout view settings
      • Edit layout view
      • Edit layout elements
    • System Information
      • Date and time
      • Clock
      • System info
    • Update the Software
      • Update grandMA3 consoles
      • Update grandMA3 xport nodes
    • Fixture Types
      • Import fixture types
        • Import GDTF
      • Build fixture types
        • Insert fixture types
        • Insert DMX modes
        • Insert geometries
        • Insert models
        • Link models to geometries
        • Link DMX modes to geometries
      • Export fixture types
        • Export GDTF
  • grandMA3 Quick Manual consoles
  • grandMA3 Quick Manual processing
  • grandMA3 Quick Manual nodes
  • grandMA3 Quick Manual DIN-Rail
  • grandMA3 Quick Manual onPC solutions
  • Release Notes
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grandMA3 console

This topic describes the different sections on a grandMA3 full-size.

Front Panel

grandMA3 full-size front panel
  1. Left letterbox executor screen
  2. Screen 3
  3. Screen 2
  4. Right letterbox executor screen
  5. Screen 1
  6. Letterbox encoder screen
  7. Dual encoder section (see detailed description below)
  8. Power key
  9. Dual encoder key
  10. Left command screen
  11. Right command screen
  12. X-Knobs
  13. Level wheel
  14. Master section (see detailed description below)
  15. Right executor section
  16. Custom section (see detailed description below)
  17. Left executor section
  18. Executor key
  19. Executor fader
  20. Executor key
  21. Executor knob

Dual encoder section

Dual encoder section
  1. Dual encoder key
  2. Outer ring
  3. Inner ring
  4. Dual encoder 5
  5. Dual encoder 4
  6. Dual encoder 3
  7. Dual encoder 2
  8. Dual encoder 1

For more information, see Control elements - Dual encoders.

 

Master section

Master section
  1. Master knob 1
  2. Master knob 2
  3. Master key 2
  4. Master fader 2
  5. Master fader 1
  6. Master key 1

For more information see Control elements - Master section.

 

Custom section

Custom section
  1. Upper encoder key 1
  2. Upper encoder
  3. Upper encoder key 2
  4. Upper encoder key 3
  5. Lower encoder
  6. Lower encoder key 2
  7. Lower encoder key 3
  8. Wheel 2
  9. Wheel 2 upper key
  10. Wheel 2 lower key
  11. Wheel 1 lower key
  12. Wheel 1 upper key
  13. Wheel 1
  14. Lower encoder key 1

For more information, see Control elements - Custom section.

 

Rear Panel

grandMA3 full-size rear panel connectors
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To display the rear panel connectors on the letterbox screens, type:
User name[Fixture]> Menu "Connectorview"
  1. Desk light
  2. powerCON TRUE1 connector
  3. Power switch
  4. XLR 5pin A
  5. XLR 5pin B
  6. XLR 5pin C
  7. XLR 5pin D
  8. XLR 5pin E
  9. XLR 5pin F
  10. XLR 5pin G
  11. DisplayPort 4
  12. MIDI In
  13. MIDI Out
  14. DisplayPort 5
  15. LTC / SMPTE In
  16. USB 3.0
  17. Audio Remote In
  18. DC Remote In
  19. S/PDIF In
  20. Ethernet 1
  21. Ethernet 2
  22. Ethernet 3
  23. S/PDIF Out
  24. 3x USB 2.0

For technical specifications see Technical Data in the grandMA3 Quick Manual consoles


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