System

 

System preferences are divided into General, Display, Time Zone,  Astronomical and Advanced sections, along with the following options:

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General

Number of Lights

This option sets the size of the SELECT grid. The maximum number of lights is 600, regardless of fixture type. Setting the number of lights to match the number used in the show is recommended.

 

Controller Name

Allows the user to set a unique name for the  controller.  This name will be shown in Pathport Manager and be the name displayed by the neato™ iOS app.

 

Language

Allows you to change the user interface language. A reboot will be necessary. 

Set Time Button

Allows you to manually set the date and time on the controller.  

 

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Touch the upper half of the screen (background will turn red), then use the arrows to set the date.  Touch the bottom half of the screen (background will turn red) and use the arrows to set the time.  Changing the time zone (see below) will change the time accordingly.  Daylight savings time is applied automatically, if applicable in the chosen time zone.

 

Get Time Button

Allows Choreo to retrieve the current time from an Internet-based clock service.  This only works if the console is connected to the Internet.  Changing the time zone (see below) will change the time accordingly.  Daylight savings time is applied automatically, if applicable to the chosen time zone.

 

Lock

Pressing playback_arboards_lock.pngputs Choreo into Wall Station Mode.

Display

LCD Brightness

Valid backlight brightness levels are between 5% and 100%.  When the screen saver is active, the backlight is lowered to 20% of this value.

Screen Saver Timeout

Set the value in minutes. The minimum value is 1 minute. Below that there is an option to Never show the screen saver.

Screen Saver Password

If the value is not set, just touching the screen will turn off the screen saver. If you set a password, touching the screen will present you with a keyboard to enter the password. Cues, Scheduled events and other show control triggers will still function when the screen saver is active.

 

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If you forget your password, contact Technical Support.

 

Screen Saver Text

By default the screen saver text is "Choreo". You can change it to whatever you'd like here.

 

Time Zone

Continent

Select from a list of geographic areas and coordinated universal time (UTC) zones.  The selection here affects which Regions are made available in the next selection.

 

Region

Choose from a list of zones, regions or cities, dependent on the Continent selection.  The selection sets the time zone Cognito uses when displaying time, either as set by the user or as retrieved from an Internet time service.  The Region also determines whether or not Choreo will apply Daylight Savings Time as required.

Astronomical

Sets the geographic location where the console is being used.  These settings are used by the Play Scheduled task.

 

Continent

Choose from Africa, Asia & Middle East, Australia & Oceania, Caribbean, Europe, North America or South America.

 

Region

Set your country.  For some countries, a state, province or territory may also be chosen.

 

City

Choose from a list of cities and towns located in the specified region.

 

Latitude and Longitude

You may also set your location by specifying your exact latitude and longitude.  This method may be necessary if your city is not listed.

Advanced

Record Changes Only

Choreo normally records the current on-stage “look”, so that a Cue or Memory captures all active intensities and other attributes.  However, some situations (and some operators) prefer that only any updated or altered attributes are recorded in a Cue or Memory.  If more than one Playlist is in use at one time, this feature records updates to that Playlist without including information from other Playlists or active Memories.