grandMA3 User Manual
- About the Help
  - Open the help in the console
  - Open the help in the web
  - Open the help as pdf
  - 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
    - Framework 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
    - 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
    - Next
    - NextY
    - NextZ
    - 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
  - Network design
    - Protocol details
    - WLAN (WiFi)
  - Regulations and standards
- 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
  - Import 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
    - AddonVars
    - BuildDetails
    - ClassExists
    - CloseAllOverlays
    - CloseUndo
    - Cmd
    - CmdIndirect
    - CmdIndirectWait
    - CmdObj
    - ConfigTable
    - Confirm
    - CreateUndo
    - CurrentEnvironment
    - CurrentExecPage
    - CurrentProfile
    - CurrentUser
    - DataPool
    - DefaultDisplayPositions
    - DelVar
    - DeskLocked
    - DeviceConfiguration
    - DrawPointer
    - Echo
    - ErrEcho
    - ErrPrintf
    - Export
    - ExportCSV
    - ExportJson
    - FromAddr
    - GetApiDescriptor
    - GetAttributeByUIChannel
    - GetAttributeCount
    - GetAttributeIndex
    - GetChannelFunction
    - GetChannelFunctionIndex
    - GetClassDerivationLevel
    - GetDisplayByIndex
    - GetDisplayCollect
    - GetDMXUniverse
    - GetDMXValue
    - GetExecutor
    - GetFocus
    - GetFocusDisplay
    - GetObjApiDescriptor
    - GetPath
    - GetPathSeparator
    - GetRTChannel
    - GetRTChannelCount
    - GetRTChannels
    - GetSample
    - GetSelectedAttribute
    - GetShowFileStatus
    - GetSubfixture
    - GetSubfixtureCount
    - GetTokenName
    - GetTokenNameByIndex
    - GetUIChannelCount
    - GetUIChannelIndex
    - GetUIChannels
    - GetVar
    - GlobalVars
    - HandleToInt
    - HandleToStr
    - HookObjectChange
    - HostOS
    - HostSubType
    - HostType
    - Import
    - IncProgress
    - IntToHandle
    - IsObjectValid
    - KeyboardObj
    - MasterPool
    - MessageBox
    - MouseObj
    - ObjectList
    - Patch
    - PopupInput
    - Printf
    - ProgrammerPart
    - Pult
    - ReleaseType
    - Root
    - SelectedSequence
    - Selection
    - SelectionCount
    - SelectionFirst
    - SelectionNext
    - SerialNumber
    - SetBlockInput
    - SetLED
    - SetProgress
    - SetProgressRange
    - SetProgressText
    - SetVar
    - ShowData
    - ShowSettings
    - StartProgress
    - StopProgress
    - StrToHandle
    - TextInput
    - Time
    - Timer
    - TouchObj
    - 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
    - Environmental fixture types
  - 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

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Version 1.9

Update the Software

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Check for Updates and Download the Latest Version
Available Installation Packages
Store the Installation Packages
Download an Older Version

Every grandMA3 device is delivered with the latest version of the grandMA3 software.

All devices in a network with software versions higher than 1.0 can see and update each other.

This is to give you information on how to update or downdate the grandMA3 software if needed. For more information, see Network Update.

To check which version your device is currently running, use the Version keyword in the command line (does not work with PUs and Nodes).

Check for Updates and Download the Latest Version

To check if there is a new grandMA3 software update:

Go to www.malighting.com, click Downloads.

Click grandMA3 in the bar on the left.

Click Software + Release Notes to find the latest software version.

Click the current version to download the desired installation package. The download process starts.

Available Installation Packages

There are five installation packages available, as shown in the table below:

Software / Package	Device
grandMA3 Software x.x.x.x / grandMA3_stick_vx.x.x.x.zip	Console, RPU, processing unit, xPort Node, and I/O Node
grandMA3 onPC Software x.x.x.x for windows / grandMA3_onPC_win_vx.x.x.x.zip	Windows operating systems, e.g., PC or laptop, command wing XT, rack-unit, viz-key
grandMA3 onPC Software x.x.x.x for macOS / grandMA3_onPC_mac_vx.x.x.x.zip	macOS
grandMA3 Software x.x.x.x for grandMA3 viz-key / grandMA3_viz_key_v1.9.7.0.zip	viz-key only
grandMA3 onPC Windows Hardware Image x.x.x.x / grandMA3_Windows_Hardware_Image_vx.x.x.x.zip	Windows system recovery of command wing XT and rack-unit, including grandMA3 onPC

Important:
For network updates, the target software installation package must also be downloaded. For example, when updating a console via grandMA3 onPC.

Store the Installation Packages

All files for each device type are included in the corresponding zip-file.

To update the software via network from a onPC station:

Open the installation package zip-file.
Open the ma folder:

For Windows systems, copy the files from the ma folder into the directory C:\ProgramData\MALightingTechnology\installation_packages.
For macOS systems, copy the files from the ma folder into the directory ~/MALightingTechnology/installation_packages.

To create a USB flash drive containing all the installation files, see Update grandMA3 Consoles.

For information about windows grandMA3 onPC installation, see Windows™® Installation.
For information about macOS grandMA3onPC installation see macOS® Installation.

Follow all the onscreen instructions that appear during the update.

Download an Older Version

To downdate a grandMA3 device to an older software version, e.g. in a permanent installation, follow these steps:

Follow steps 1 through 3 above.
Scroll down and click Archive to find older software versions.

To open the folder, click the desired version, e.g. Version 1.2.0.2.

The download process starts.