GeniusPro/Lightpalette Operator's Manual - Strand Lighting

Archive Screen
Before you store your show, you should name it so that you can easily identify it when you
need to load it back into the console.
Press [ARCHIVE] to see the Archive display. Ensure that the required disk (local or floppy) is
highlighted in red and that the correct directory is shown to the right of the highlighted disk. If
you require to change directories or create a new directory, refer to Changing the Current
Drive or Directory before naming the show.Type [TEXT] show name [*] entering the show
name from the external keyboard. To clear a name, type [TEXT] [*].
The name you set here willl appear at the very top of each screen, to the right of the display
name.
Now that you have set up the show name, you can save the show as described below.
Saving a Show
When you save a show, the current show is saved in the current drive and directory. All data,
including the setup, is saved.
Before you save a show, ensure that the correct disk and directory that the show will be saved
into is shown in the Local Disk/Floppy Disk field above the show list. If you require to change
the drive or directory, proceed as described below, before saving the show.
To save a show to the current drive and directory, press [ARCHIVE] to display the Archive
Screen, if it is not already displayed then press {SAVE SHOW} and press {SAVE SHOW} to
confirm action or [CLR] or [UNDO] to cancel.
Note: Some show files are too big to fit on the floppy disk. At DOS, use the msbackup
command to create a compressed backup of the file on a new floppy. Select the show
file as the file to backup, and do a full backup. You must use msbackup to restore the
file from floppy. Or you can connect a ZIP drive to the parallel printer port, and add the
necessarydevice driver line to the USEREXEC.BAT file (not AUTOEXEC.BAT).
Changing the Current Drive and Directory
Shows are always saved to the current drive and directory. The first time you turn on the
console the current drive is set to Floppy Disk (drive A:) if there is a disk in the floppy disk
drive. Otherwise it is set to Local Disk. The console saves to the current drive and directory
setting when you shut down and tries to use the same drive or directory when you turn the
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