grandMA3 User Manual
- About the Help
  - Open the help in the console
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  - Navigate in the help
- Device Overview
  - grandMA3 consoles
    - grandMA3 full-size
    - grandMA3 full-size CRV
    - grandMA3 light
    - grandMA3 light CRV
    - grandMA3 compact XT
    - grandMA3 compact
  - grandMA3 extension
  - grandMA3 replay unit
  - grandMA3 processing units
  - grandMA3 nodes
  - grandMA3 nodes DIN-Rail
  - grandMA3 I/O Node
  - grandMA3 I/O Node DIN-Rail
  - grandMA3 onPC command wing XT
  - grandMA3 onPC command wing
  - grandMA3 onPC fader wing
  - grandMA3 onPC rack-unit
  - Screen allocation
  - Keyboard shortcuts
  - Keys
    - . [Dot]
    - <<< [GoFastBackward] | Black
    - >>> [GoFastForward] | Flash
    - - [Minus]
    - + [Plus]
    - / [Slash] | * [Asterisk/Multiply]
    - At
    - Assign
    - Align
    - Blind
    - Clear
    - Channel
    - Copy
    - Ctrl
    - 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
    - Command area
    - Master area
    - Custom area
    - Dual encoders
    - Level wheel
    - Grand master
    - Executor elements
  - Connector pin assignment
  - UPS battery
- 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 devices
  - Connect DMX
  - Connect Audio In
  - Connect MIDI
  - Connect LTC
  - Connect Ethernet
  - Connect DC Remote In
  - Connect grandMA3 extension
  - Connect grandMA3 fader wing
  - Turn on the device the first time
- grandMA3 onPC
  - System requirements
  - Windows™® installation
  - Optimize Windows™®
  - macOS® installation
  - Optimize macOS®
  - onPC Terminal App
  - onPC settings
- Show File Handling
  - Load show file
  - Save show file
  - New show file
  - Backup, demo and template show files
  - Organize show files
- Workspace
  - User interface
    - Configuration of displays
    - Desk lock
    - User-defined area
    - Command line
    - Control bar
    - View bar
    - Tables in general
    - Trackpad window
  - Gestures
  - Command area
  - Oops overlay
  - Master controls
  - Playback controls
  - Displays in grandMA3 onPC
  - Encoder bar
    - Feature group control bar
    - Encoder toolbar
  - Calculator
  - Playback bar
  - Command wing bar
  - Colors
    - System
    - Markers
    - Color theme
    - Compare tool
- Command Syntax and Keywords
  - Syntax rules
  - Parent child concept
  - General keywords
    - ; [Semicolon]
    - / [Slash]
    - . [Dot]
    - = [Equal]
    - <<< [GoFastBackward]
    - >>> [GoFastForward]
    - - [Minus]
    - * [Asterisk]
    - % [Percent]
    - + [Plus]
    - Absolute
    - Acceleration
    - Action
    - ActivationGroup
    - Agenda
    - Align
    - AlignTransition
    - Appearance
    - Assign
    - At
    - Attribute
    - AutoCreate
    - Black
    - Blind
    - Block
    - BPM
    - Call
    - CancelSoftwareUpdate
    - Camera
    - Capture
    - ChangeDestination
    - Channel
    - ChannelSet
    - Chat
    - ChatJoin
    - ChatLeave
    - CleanUp
    - Clear
    - ClearActive
    - ClearAll
    - ClearSelection
    - Clone
    - CommandDelay
    - Collect
    - Collection
    - Color
    - ColorDefinition
    - ColorTheme
    - Configuration
    - Console
    - Cook
    - Copy
    - Cue
    - CueAbsolute
    - CueDelay
    - CueFade
    - CueInDelay
    - CueInFade
    - CueOutDelay
    - CueOutFade
    - CueRelative
    - CueUpdate
    - CurrentEnvironment
    - CurrentUser
    - CurrentUserProfile
    - Cut
    - DataPool
    - Deceleration
    - Decimal8
    - Decimal16
    - Decimal24
    - Default
    - Delay
    - Delete
    - DeleteOtherVersions
    - DeleteGlobalVariable
    - DeleteUserVariable
    - Dismiss
    - Display
    - DMXAddress
    - DMXLayer
    - DMXReadout
    - DMXUniverse
    - DoubleSpeed
    - Down
    - DumpLog
    - Drive
    - DropOwnership
    - Echo
    - Edit
    - EditSetting
    - Eject
    - Effect
    - EncoderPage
    - EndIf
    - Environment
    - Exchange
    - Executor
    - Export
    - Extract
    - Extension
    - Fade
    - FaderCrossFade
    - FaderCrossFadeA
    - FaderCrossFadeB
    - FaderMaster
    - FaderRate
    - FaderSpeed
    - FaderTemp
    - FaderTime
    - FeatureGroup
    - Filter
    - Fix
    - FixtureClass
    - FixtureLayer
    - Fixture
    - FixtureType
    - Flip
    - Flash
    - Fog
    - Freeze
    - Full
    - Gel
    - GetGlobalVariable
    - GetUserVariable
    - Go+
    - Go-
    - Goto
    - Grid
    - GridPosition
    - Group
    - HalfSpeed
    - Help
    - HelpLua
    - Hex8
    - Hex16
    - Hex24
    - Highlight
    - Houselights
    - Hz
    - If
    - IfActive
    - IfOutput
    - IfProgrammer
    - Image
    - Import
    - Index
    - Insert
    - Integrate
    - Interface
    - Invert
    - Invite
    - IP
    - JoinSession
    - Key
    - Keyboard
    - KeyboardShortcut
    - Kill
    - KnockIn
    - KnockOut
    - Label
    - Language
    - Layout
    - LearnSpeed
    - LeaveSession
    - Library
    - List
    - ListOwnership
    - ListReference
    - Load
    - Loaded
    - LoadShow
    - Lock
    - LogIn
    - LogOut
    - Lowlight
    - Lua
    - LuaFile
    - Macro
    - MArker
    - Master
    - MAtricks
    - Measure
    - Media
    - MemoryInfo
    - Menu
    - Mesh
    - Move
    - Multipatch
    - MyRunningMacro
    - MyRunningPreset
    - MyRunningSequence
    - MyRunningTimer
    - Natural
    - NDI
    - NewShow
    - NextY
    - NextZ
    - Next
    - NetworkNode
    - NonDim
    - Normal
    - Note
    - Off
    - Offset
    - On
    - onPC
    - OSC
    - Oops
    - OutputLayer
    - Page
    - Part
    - Park
    - Paste
    - Patch
    - Pause
    - Percent
    - PercentFine
    - Phase
    - Physical
    - Plugin
    - Preset
    - PresetUpdate
    - Press
    - Preview
    - Previous
    - PreviousY
    - PreviousZ
    - Programmer
    - Property
    - ProcessingUnit
    - Pyro
    - Quickey
    - Rate1
    - RDM
    - Readout
    - Reboot
    - Recast
    - Record
    - Relative
    - Release
    - ReloadAllPlugins
    - ReloadUI
    - Remote
    - RemoteHID
    - RemoteCommand
    - Remove
    - RenderQuality
    - Reset
    - Restart
    - Root
    - RealtimeChannel
    - RunningMacro
    - RunningPreset
    - RunningSequence
    - RunningTimecode
    - RunningTimer
    - SaveShow
    - ScreenConfiguration
    - ScreenContent
    - Scribble
    - Seconds
    - Select
    - Selection
    - SelectFixtures
    - Sequence
    - SendMIDI
    - SendOSC
    - Set
    - SetGlobalVariable
    - SetUserVariable
    - Shuffle
    - ShutDown
    - SnapDelay
    - SoftwareImport
    - SoftwareUpdate
    - SoundChannel
    - Solo
    - SpecialExecutor
    - Speed
    - Speed1
    - SpeedMaster
    - Stage
    - Station
    - StationSettings
    - Step
    - Stomp
    - Store
    - SwitchTograndMA2Software
    - SwitchTograndMA3Software
    - Swap
    - Temp
    - Thru
    - Time
    - Timecode
    - TimecodeSlot
    - Timer
    - Toggle
    - TopUp
    - Top
    - Transition
    - Type
    - UIChannel
    - UIGridSelection
    - Unblock
    - Universal
    - Unlock
    - Unpark
    - Unpress
    - Up
    - Update
    - UpdateContent
    - User1
    - User2
    - User
    - UserProfile
    - Video
    - Version
    - View
    - ViewButton
    - Width
    - World
    - Zero
  - Option keywords
    - /Active
    - /ActiveForSelected
    - /AddNewContent
    - /All
    - /AllForSelected
    - /Ask
    - /Auto
    - /CopyCueDestination
    - /CopyCueSource
    - /CreateReferenceObject
    - /CreateSecondCue
    - /CueOnly
    - /Date
    - /Default
    - /DiscardChanges
    - /DMX
    - /DMXProtocols
    - /Embed
    - /Enumerate
    - /File
    - /ForceGlobal
    - /GDTF
    - /Gaps
    - /Global
    - /GridMergeMode
    - /Indirect
    - /InputFilter
    - /KeepActivation
    - /LocalSettings
    - /Look
    - /MAtricks
    - /Merge
    - /MergeHighPriority
    - /MergeLowPriority
    - /MoveValues
    - /NoAutoClose
    - /NoConfirmation
    - /NoDependencies
    - /NoOops
    - /NoRefresh
    - /NoSave
    - /NoShowData
    - /NoSubfolders
    - /OriginalContentOnly
    - /Output
    - /OutputStations
    - /Overwrite
    - /PatchOffset
    - /Path
    - /PhaserData
    - /Programmer
    - /Release
    - /Remove
    - /Save
    - /Screen
    - /Selection
    - /Selective
    - /Single
    - /Tab
    - /Type
    - /Universal
    - /Wrap
  - Extended command line syntax options
- Windows, Views, and Menus
  - Add window
  - Rearrange
  - Store and recall views
  - Remove windows from a screen
  - Window settings
  - Title bar configuration
  - Menus
  - Change menu locations
  - Pool windows
    - Create pool objects
    - 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
    - Join a session
    - Leave a session
    - Invite to a session
    - Dismiss from session
    - Create a custom key
    - Session master selection
  - Web remote
- DMX In and Out
  - DMX port configuration
  - Ethernet DMX
    - Art-Net menu
    - sACN menu
    - Transmit DMX using Art-Net
- Single User and Multi User Systems
  - Create user
  - User settings
  - Object ownership
- Patch and Fixture Setup
  - What are fixtures
  - Add fixtures to the show
  - Add multipatch fixtures
  - MVR
  - Live patch
  - DMX sheet
  - DMX universes
  - Remove fixtures from the show
  - Position fixtures in the 3D space
  - 3D viewer
  - Render quality
  - Camera pool
  - Stages
  - Classes and layers
  - Attribute definitions
    - Activation group
    - Feature group
    - Deactivation group
  - Parameter list
  - DMX curves
- Operate Fixtures
  - Select fixtures
  - What is the programmer
  - Fixture sheet
    - Graphics
  - Encoder resolution
  - Using the color picker
  - Gel pool
  - Selection bar
  - Align
  - Selection Grid
  - Smart view
- Scribbles
  - Create scribbles
  - Edit scribbles
  - Assign scribbles
  - Delete scribbles
- Images
  - Screenshots
- Video
- Meshes
- Gobos
- Symbols
  - Import symbols
  - Delete symbols
- Appearances
  - Create appearances
  - Use appearances
  - Delete appearances
- Notes
- Groups
  - Create groups
  - Edit groups
  - Delete groups
  - Group masters
- Presets
  - Preset pools
  - Create new presets
  - Recipe presets
  - Use preset
  - Edit or Update presets
- Worlds and Filters
  - At filter
  - Create a world
  - Create a filter
  - Use a world or filter
  - Delete a world
  - Delete a filter
- MAtricks and Shuffle
  - Blocks
  - Groups
  - Wings
  - Widths
  - Shuffle
  - Transform
- Cues and Sequences
  - What is tracking
    - Tracking distance
    - Break
  - Sequence sheet
  - Content sheet
  - Sequence settings
  - Store cues
  - Update cues
  - Copy cues
  - Cue recipes
  - Store settings and preferences
  - Play back cues
  - Move in black
  - Cue timing
  - Renumber cues
  - Delete cues
- Executors
  - Assign object to an executor
  - Executor configurations
  - Running playbacks
  - Special executors
- Masters
  - Selected masters
  - Grand masters
    - Time control
  - Speed masters
  - Playback masters
- Recipes
- Phasers
  - Phaser editor
  - Create sinus dimmer phaser
  - Create circle phaser
  - Create circle phaser around position
  - Create color rainbow phaser
- XYZ
  - Activating XYZ for fixture types
  - MArker fixture
- Macros
  - Create macros
  - Edit macros
  - Assign macros to keys and buttons
  - Variables
  - Examples
- Agenda
  - View modes
  - Create an agenda entry
  - Edit an agenda entry
  - Agenda toolbar
- Timers
  - Stopwatch
  - Countdown
- Timecode
  - What are timecode slots
  - Timecode settings
  - Track groups
  - Time ranges and events
  - Toggle view mode
  - Record a timecode show
  - Record an external timecode show
  - Edit a timecode show
  - External sources
- Layouts
  - Create a layout
  - Assign multipatch fixtures
  - Edit layout
  - Layout view settings
  - Edit layout view
  - Edit layout elements
  - Layout encoder bar
- Plugins
  - What is Lua?
  - Handle
  - Interface functions
    - Progress bar
  - Variable functions
  - Functions - Object-Free API
    - BuildDetails
    - CloseUndo
    - Cmd
    - CmdIndirect
    - CmdIndirectWait
    - CmdObj
    - Confirm
    - CreateUndo
    - DataPool
    - DelVar
    - DefaultDisplayPositions
    - DeskLocked
    - Echo
    - ErrEcho
    - ErrPrintf
    - Export
    - ExportCSV
    - ExportJson
    - FromAddr
    - GetPath
    - GetShowFileStatus
    - GetSubfixture
    - GetSubfixtureCount
    - GetVar
    - GlobalVars
    - HandleToStr
    - HandleToInt
    - HookObjectChange
    - HostOS
    - HostSubType
    - HostType
    - Import
    - IncProgress
    - IntToHandle
    - MasterPool
    - MessageBox
    - ObjectList
    - Patch
    - PopupInput
    - Printf
    - ProgrammerPart
    - Pult
    - Root
    - SelectedSequence
    - Selection
    - SelectionCount
    - SelectionFirst
    - SelectionNext
    - SetProgressRange
    - SetProgressText
    - SetProgress
    - SetVar
    - SerialNumber
    - ShowData
    - ShowSettings
    - StopProgress
    - StartProgress
    - StrToHandle
    - TextInput
    - Timer
    - UserVars
    - Version
  - Functions - Object API
    - Addr
    - AddrNative
    - Children
    - Dump
    - Export
    - HasActivePlayback
    - Import
    - ToAddr
- Quickeys
  - Quickey editor
  - Use quickey pool objects
  - Example
- Data Pools
- System
  - Date and time
  - Clock
  - Desk lights
  - System information
  - System monitor
  - Info window
- Sound
- Remote In and Out
  - DC remotes
  - MIDI remotes
  - DMX remotes
  - OSC
    - Examples
    - TouchOSC
    - QLab
    - Open stage control
    - zactrack
    - Protocol viewer
  - PSN
  - MIDI
- RDM
- Control other MA Devices
  - grandMA3 nodes
  - MA network switch
  - RemoteHID
- Update the Software
  - Update grandMA3 consoles
  - Update grandMA3 Nodes
  - Update grandMA3 onPC windows hardware
  - Update grandMA3 viz-key
  - Network update
  - Delete update files
  - Troubleshooting
- Fixture Types
  - Import fixture types
    - Import GDTF
    - Conflicts in fixture types
  - Build fixture types
    - Insert fixture types
    - Insert DMXModes
    - Insert geometries
    - Insert models
    - Link models to geometries
    - Link DMX modes to geometries
  - Export fixture types
- File Management
  - SFTP connection
  - Import / Export menu
  - Folder structure
- Shut Down the System
- Troubleshooting
  - Clean start
  - Update does not work
  - Station does not connect
  - Panic macro
- Glossary
grandMA3 Quick Start Guide
grandMA3 Quick Manual consoles
grandMA3 Quick Manual processing units
grandMA3 Quick Manual Nodes
grandMA3 Quick Manual Nodes DIN-Rail
grandMA3 Quick Manual onPC command wing XT
grandMA3 Quick Manual onPC command wing
grandMA3 Quick Manual onPC fader wing
grandMA3 Quick Manual onPC rack-unit
grandMA3 Quick Manual viz-key
grandMA3 Quick Manual I/O Nodes
Release Notes

Version 1.9

grandMA3 User Manual

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