GeniusPro/Lightpalette Operator's Manual - Strand Lighting

PC Software
lightp (for GeniusPro software) or lightp (for Lightpalette software)
In Window 9X double click on the shortcut or open Windows Explorer and double click on
geniusp.exe, or lightp.exe in the geniusp or lightp directory.
Note: The dongle will allocate 100 channels to the software. You will require to upgrade the
number of channels according to the number of channels purchased with the Backup PC Kit.
Refer to Adding Additional Channels or Applications to Version 2.2 or Later Software or Adding
Additional Channels or Applications to Version 2.1 or Earlier Software
To simulate the console keys and controls, refer to Keyboard Map or use the appropriate
template at the back of the Operator's Manual.
Before using the PC to backup a console, the Networker On/Off field in the The Network
Window of the Console Screen must be set to ON. Refer also to Tracking Backup in the
Networker section of this manual.
Notes on Running Offline Editor and PC Software
1. If you run the software with Networker in a Windows DOS box, you need to run:
WINPKT 0x7e before starting Windows, so that the interrupt service routine in the
packet driver remains at a fixed address. This is assuming that the packet driver has
been attached to the 0x7e software interrupt vector (normal case in os.bat). WINPKT is
a Windows utility, located in your Windows mdirectory. If you can’t find it, you can
download a copy from Strands Web Site (http://www.strandlight.com/).
2. If you run the software under Windows 9X, and other applications complain that they are
short of memory, you can reduce the amount of memory which the program uses by
changing the DOS environment variable 220maxmem in userinit.bat, for example: set
220maxmem=64 This sets the number of 16k memory pages the program uses for its
read cache. The program will allocate up to 256 pages (4 Mbytes) for fastest operation,
but this total can be reduced to as low as 11 pages, with some performance reduction.
The above example restricts the read cache to 1 Mbyte.
3. It is best to run in full screen mode, otherwise certain screen font characters and colours
are incorrect in a reduced DOS box, although the software runs correctly.
4. When running the software, you may get an error message saying you do not have
enough memory. You must have at least 16M bytes of ram fitted in your PC to run the
software. However if you are running smartdrv, it may use up too much memory, giving
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