GeniusPro/Lightpalette Operator's Manual - Strand Lighting

Archive Screen
console on again.
If the current drive was set to Floppy Disk when you shut down, and there is no disk in the
floppy disk drive when you turn the console on again and open the Archive display, the current
drive is reset to the last local disk directory you used.
1. Press [ARCHIVE] {BROWSE FILES} to get to the LCD Browse menu. This menu lets
you select where you want the console to save shows to and load, copy, delete, and
restore shows from.
2. Use the Trackball or mouse to highlight a drive or directory. To change to the parent
directory of the current directory, highlight [..].
Press [*] to select the drive or directory. The new drive and directory appear in the Local Disk/
Floppy Disk field above the show list.
Before saving a show to a different drive or directory, set up the required drive and directory as
follows:
1. Press [ARCHIVE] {BROWSE FILES} to see the LCD Browse menu.
2. Switch to the drive and directory that you want to save to, as described above.
3. Press {BACK} to return to the LCD Archive menu.
4. Name the show, if it is a new show (refer to Naming the Show)
5. Press {SAVE SHOW} to request the save. You will be asked to confirm this action.
6. Press {SAVE SHOW} to save the show or [CLR] or [UNDO] to cancel the operation.
Now that you have set up the show name and the destination, you can use [ARCHIVE] {SAVE
SHOW} {SAVE SHOW} to save the show periodically to the default drive.
Note: When you save a show, all data including Setup information is saved, regardless of what
you check in the Archive display.
Loading a Show
You can store and load shows from floppy disk or local disk. Storing a show on floppy disk is a
good way to transfer shows between consoles or store a copy in another location.
Note: Show files from this version of operating software cannot be loaded into previous
versions. Before loading the software, ensure that version 2.4 software is loaded in the
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