There are currently two versions of Status Cue available. Version 3.27 is the final release. Version 3.29 beta adds the following fixtures, but is a
beta version only. V3.27 should be used unless the following fixtures are required: Version 3.29 beta adds Studio Spot CMY, ES-1 CMY, and Studio Beam.
Downloading and
Installation Instructions for Status CueŽ for
Windows V3.27
Download all the disks from links at the end of this document. You may want to print this page as
you will need these directions after downloading the files. The downloaded files are in
self-extracting format, to produce the full install disks follow the instructions below:
You will need several BLANK FORMATTED DISKS (the
number depends on which type of download you select). If the disks are not blank, then the
install cannot be created properly.
On the computer that is used for the download, be
sure to note what directory you are downloading to. It is suggested that at
temporary folder be created for this purpose.
To create the install disks:
Windows 3.x:
Windows 95
1. Open the File Manager
1. Open Windows Explorer
Then using either version of Windows:
See above...
Insert a blank disk into the
drive.
Select the
folder that you downloaded the "Disk(x).exe" files to.
Double click on the file "Disk1.exe".
A WinZip self-extractor dialog box will pop up and make sure that it
specifies a:\ as the "Unzip to folder:".
Click on the "Unzip" button.
Click on the "Close" button.
Pull the disk out and label it "Disk 1" etc.
Follow this procedure for all disks
using each file name (disk2.exe, disk3.exe, etc). Be sure to label each disk.
Status Cue Install:
1. After following the above instructions,
you will have a full set of install floppy disks.
2. Now go to your Status Cue computer and start it up.
3. Close Status Cue and:
Windows 3.x
Windows 95
From Program Manager,
Click on File in the Menu Bar
Choose Run...
put Disk 1 into the drive
type a:\setup.exe and
press ENTER
From the Start button,
Choose Run...
put Disk 1 into the drive
type a:\setup.exe and
press ENTER
4. The Status Cue install program
will start. Now just click the NEXT button on the bottom of
the install box to proceed through the install. You will be prompted to enter the disks as
needed.
NOTE: If you receive an error
during installation that Setup is missing a file or files, then check to make sure that
you used BLANK disks when making the install disks.
DOWNLOAD STATUS CUE V3.27
UPDATE VERSION
updates from v3.21 through v3.25
(will NOT work with earlier versions)
2 DISKS
File
Description: Drivers for Both Rackmount and
Desktop units
MIDI Quest, Logitech Mouse, ATI Video
Milgray Rackmount / Desktop
This
model's rackmount version is very distinctive in it's appearance.
The rackmount version is recognizable from the flat black chassis.
These units are all powered by a Pentium 100 processor and 32Mb of
RAM.
File
Description: Drivers for Both Rackmount and
Desktop units
MIDI Quest, Logitech Mouse, ATI Video
Industrial Computer Source
This Status Cue
rack version is beige and brass chassis and is easily recognized.
There is a 486 version and a Pentium 100 version and the easiest way
there is to distinguish the two is that the Pentium version usually
shipped with a CDROM drive.
1. Plug the MIDI out on
the Status CueŽ to the MIDI in on the LCD Controller.
2. Turn on Dipswitch #3
(Personality B) on your LCD Controller.
3. Power up both the
Status Cue and the LCD Controller.
4. In the LCD Controller
menu, select "SETUP" and choose "DEVICE-ID" Set this
to a number not used by any other MIDI devices you have
5. In your Status Cue,
select "Configure"
6. Then select "Midi
Setup" (Screen should appear as shown below)
7. Enable the "MIDI
out"
8. Set the Redundancy to
Neither.
9. Click on
"OK"
10. Click on
"Configure"
11. Click on "Midi
Devices"
12. Click on "Add Device" (Screen
appears as shown below)
13. Name the device,
ex: Emulator
14. Set the MIDI ID
number. This should match the one you set your LCD controller to.
15. Click on
"OK"
16. Open a Cuelist.
17. Insert a new cue by
pressing the "INSERT" key in the Control sector of your StatusQ
18. Double click in the
"Device" column of this cue. Choose the MSC device you want (MSC
Emulator). Click on "OK"
19. Double click in the
"Command" column of this cue. Choose MSC GO from the menu. Click
on "OK"
20. Double click in the
"Data" column of the cue
21. Set the Cue number to
the Preset number you wish to fire on the LCD Controller(1-1024). Leave
the Cue List and Cue Path blank. (Screen appears as shown below)
22. When the Cuelist is replayed, the cues
should fire on your LCD Controller.
NOTE: You MUST take the LCD Controller out of Standby manually. There is no
way to send this command via MIDI.
This information is
provided for those who wish to trigger the Status Cue via Midi Show
Control Commands. The tables below list how to execute these commands to
control either a song or cuelist.
To Control Songs
Command
Data
Action
Go
[preset] [song]
Loads song and turns on
preset. To use the current song, omit [song] or use 0.
Stop
[preset]
Stops presets.
Load
[any
#] [song]
Loads a song. The first
number is ignored.
All Off
none
Turns off all preset.
[preset]
1-32
Instant presets 1-32
[preset]
33-48
Fader presets 1-16
[song]
1
First song
[song]
2
Second song
[song]
3
etc. etc. etc. and so on
and so forth
To Control Cuelists
Command
Data
Action
Go
[cue#] [cuelist]
Fires (cue number) in
(cuelist)
If (cue list) is omitted,
(cue#) is fired in all opened cuelists
If (cue#) is 0, and cue number 0 doesn't exist. Then the next cue
will be fired
(The cuelist is "Bumped" or "Stepped")
Load
[cue#] [cuelist]
Sets
(cue #) to be the next cue to be fired and sets the time equal to the
programmed timed for that cue
If (cuelist) is omitted, the Load command is applied to all opened
cuelists
Start Clock
[cuelist]
Starts clock for (cuelist).
Opens (cuelist) if not already open
Stop Clock
[cuelist]
Stops clock for (cuelist).
Opens (cuelist) if not already open.
Set Clock
[time] [cuelist]
Sets the current time for
(cuelist). Note that (time) is in the MSC time format and not the text
format used for (cue#) and (cuelist)
Turn
this feature on in the preference window, then when you create new
steps in a sequence, they are the same as the previous step.
Numeric
Timeout:
To
change the amount of time that Status Cue waits before accepting a
fixture number, change the Numeric Timeout setting in the Preference
window. The default setting is 1 second.
Programming
User
Definable Defaults:
Palette
128 contains the default settings for the console. This could prove
very useful for default colors, positions, and even focus values.
Set/Set:
After
"getting" a preset, you can press SET followed by another
SET to automatically record the preset back to the preset you
got it from.
Get/Get:
With
v3.1 and above a faster way of editing cues has been implemented.
Simply select the cue you wish to edit (it will be highlighted in
black) and press the GET button twice. Status Cue will then
"get" the preset associated with that cue and open it for
you to edit. You do not even have to be in the same Song as the Preset
you are getting. When finished editing just press the SET key twice
and the Preset will be re-set thus completing your edit of the cue.
All/All:
To
record a scene with no transparent values, press the ALL key in the
Fixture group followed by the ALL key in the Constructs group. This
will choose all constructs for all fixtures.
Constructs
Palette:
Choose
the ALL construct prior to storing your palette. This will create a
palette for all constructs.
X-fade/Delay
times:
To
enter a X-fade or Delay time in minutes, enter the number of
minutes followed by two periods. (Ex: 17.. will be 17 minutes).
Object
Name:
Names
the open Scene, Sequence, Step, Song, or Cuelist without having to
store it.
Recent
Fixture Selections:
Use
the period (.) key on the console keypad to toggle through the last
five fixture selections.
Next/Previous
Fixture Select:
Use
the Single UP/DOWN Arrow Keys on the console keypad to select either
the next or previous fixture when in Scene or Step mode
Scene
from a Step of a Seq:
DRAG
A STEP out of a SEQUENCE to create a SCENE - With a SEQUENCE open,
click on the STEP to be dragged and hold down the thumb hot key, drag
the ICON to the STATUS CUE Background (out of the Sequence window
entirely), & DROP the ICON b releasing the thumb key. A new SCENE
will be created automatically
Cuelists
SMPTE:
Set
your Cuelist Clock Source to MTC. Then patch your SMPTE in to the RCA
connector on the Music Quest MIDI card. It is the first RCA jack below
the MIDI 9-pin connector.
Drag/Drop:
DRAG/DROP
Scenes and Sequences onto Presets and Cuelists. Using the trackball on
the console, click on the Clapboard or Film Roll Icon in any open
Scene or Sequence, hold down the thumb hot key next to the trackball,
DRAG the icon onto any Preset or into any open CUELIST and drop it by
releasing the thumb hot key.
Song
Selection:
If
you make a Cuelist that only changes Songs, you can quickly change
Songs, or change the order they are played back. Doing this allows the
operator to run Presets manually, and change Songs via the
"go" button (mouse hot key). In addition, if you use
SNAPSHOT cues, you can change Songs and turn off/on specific Presets
for the next Song.
Playback
Fader
Rates:
For
people who have used the LCD and Universal controllers the rate
adjustment is a great fixture. You can assign each fader to control
rate instead of dim. Simply assign the Fader Preset to Rate or
Relative Rate and use the fader to control the rate of the sequence.
Song
Selection Banks:
With
SONG selected as the active object, press the Bank key. Notice the
LED's in the Instant Preset key group illuminate indicating the number
of Songs in your show. You can now use these keys to select songs.
This feature is an alternative, using the up and down arrows to scroll
through the songs
Console
Output:
Console
output is easily viewed while Presets are playing. To view the current
data, open a new Scene and leave the values transparent. Now when you
trigger a preset the data sent to the fixtures is shown in the Scene's
transparent values.
