Productions form the top level for user data storage and store all the settings required to reset the system.

Every time you save or update a production, a special hidden snapshot (called the production snapshot) stores everything included in normal full snapshot, plus other lower level settings that are not included in snapshots.

It is good practice to have at least one Basic Setups or Default production which can be used as a common starting point for all new shows. You should load this production to reset the console, and then save a new production to store your own settings.

Productions are managed from the Production List display.

The Production List Display

1. Open the Production List on the Central GUI.

The display is divided into two halves:

  • Productions – lists all the productions stored on the internal user data flash card. This is where you can load, save, update rename, protect or delete a production.

  • Fallback – lists any fallback productions stored in temporary memory. Fallback productions provide a level of undo in case you update or delete your production accidentally.


    The active production (marked with an A) is also shown in the title bar of the Central GUI – in our example, Olympic Games. Therefore, you will always see the active production name across all displays.

    To the right of each production name you will see the date and time when the production was last saved or updated, and the size of the production file. You will also see a padlock icon if the production is protected.
    If the list of Productions or Fallback productions is longer than the available window space, focus on the list and use the rotary control on the SCREEN CONTROL panel to navigate up and down the list. You can also resize the windows and/or use the on-screen scroll bars.
    Operations are available from the dedicated screen buttons (Load, New and Save), the SCREEN CONTROL soft keys or by right-clicking on a production.

  • Load – loads the selected production settings to the console.
  • Save – creates a new production by saving the current console settings. ("Save As...")
  • Update – saves the current console settings into an existing production. ("Save")
  • New – clears all snapshots and cuelists, including their folders, and mixes to create an empty directory.
  • Protect – protects the selected production.
  • Delete – deletes the selected production.

Loading a Production

You can load stored settings to the console by loading a production.
This operation resets the console, so make sure that the current settings are saved if you wish to retrieve them later.
If you do make a mistake, don't panic! When a production is loaded, a backup of the current settings is created in the Fallback list, see Fallback Productions.


Productions store and recall low level settings which can cause a brief interruption to audio. Therefore, do not load a production during a live show. Instead, use snapshots to recall settings while live on-air.

  • To load a production:

1. Select a production from the Productions list (e.g. Football).

2. Select the on-screen Load button, press the LOAD soft key or right-click and select Load.
The console settings update and the title bar shows that Football is now the active production.

For additional confirmation, watch the status bar at the bottom of the Central GUI - a blue progress bar appears as the production data loads.

Saving a Production

You can save the current settings of the console into a new production using Save.
Please note:

  • Save keeps all of the current settings, including any snapshots, mixes and cuelists, and saves them under a new production name. i.e. this operation performs a "Save As".
  • New clears all snapshots, mixes and cuelists to create an empty directory. You should choose this option before you Save if you want to start with an empty snapshots, mixes or cuelists page.
  • To save a production:

1. Select the on-screen Save button, or focus on the list of Productions and press the SAVE soft key - a new file is created and given a default name (e.g. production 0009).
The production is date and time stamped, and automatically becomes the active production (A).

For additional confirmation, watch the status bar at the bottom of the Central GUI - a blue progress bar appears as the production data is saved.

Renaming a Production

1. To rename a production, click on its Name field.


Click once to select all the text, or twice to modify an existing name (you will see a flashing cursor).

2. Enter a new name using the console keyboard and press ENTER/OK. Or, to exit without making a change, press ESCAPE/Cancel.

Updating a Production

You can save the current settings of the console into an existing production using Update.
Please note that this will overwrite the production. Therefore, make sure you select the correct production to update.
If you do make a mistake, don't panic! When a production is updated, a backup of the "old" production is created in the Fallback list. See Fallback Productions.


If a production is protected, then it cannot be updated. Use Protect to safeguard important productions.

There are two ways to update a production: from the front panel or Production List display.

  • The UPDATE button


This button always updates the active production, marked with an A and named in the title bar. (i.e. this operation performs a "Save".)
You can use the button at any time; the Production List display does not need to be selected. But, remember that a protected production cannot be updated.
If the button flashes, then this indicates that there are snapshots or mixes in memory which are not saved.

  • Update from the Production List

From the Production List display, you can update any production, not just the active one.
1. Select a production from the Productions list (e.g. Opera).
2. Right-click and select Update, or press the UPDATE soft key. (Remember that a protected production cannot be updated.)

The selected production is overwritten with the current console settings. You can confirm this by looking at the new date and time stamp.
For additional confirmation, watch the status bar at the bottom of the Central GUI - a blue progress bar appears as the production data is saved.

New Production

New clears all snapshots, mixes and cuelists, including their folders, to create an empty directory. You should choose this option before you save if you want to start with an empty snapshots, mixes or cuelists page.
1. Select the on-screen New button, or focus on the list of Productions and press the NEW soft key.
The snapshots and mixes in memory are cleared. You can confirm this by looking at the title bar where you will see an empty Active Production and Last Snapshot field.

You can now save the current state of the console using either Save or Update.

Protect & Delete

Protect
A protected production cannot be updated or deleted. You can use this safeguard important productions which you do not want to overwrite or delete.
1. Select a production from the Productions list.
2. Right-click and select Protect, or press the PROTECT soft key - a padlock icon appears when a production is protected.
Delete
Delete removes a production and all of its contents – snapshots, mixes and cuelists - from the internal user data flash card.
To prevent accidental deletion, protected productions cannot be deleted.
1. Select a production from the Productions list.
2. Right-click and select Delete, or press the DELETE soft key.
3. Confirm by selecting OK. (Or, select Cancel to abort the operation).

Fallback Productions

When a production is loaded, updated, deleted or cleared (using New production), a temporary copy of the current console settings or overwritten/deleted production is created in the fallback productions memory. Five fallback productions are stored providing five levels of undo.
For example, whilst setting up for Racing, the operator forgets to update the production. He/she decides to load a different production to check the settings for Olympic Games. In the background, before the load is performed, the console automatically stores the current settings into a fallback production.
The name of the fallback production is taken from the active production when the mistake was made, in our example Racing. However, note that the fallback is not a copy Racing but a backup of the unsaved settings before the load operation was performed. You can see this from the different date and time stamp between productions called Racing in the Productions and Fallback lists.

  • To recover the unsaved settings:

1. Select the Racing production from the Fallback list.
2. Right-click and select Load, or press the LOAD soft key.

The fallback production settings are loaded and the operator's settings are restored!
3. To save these settings permanently, you must now save the settings into a new production, or update the original Racing production.


The fallback productions memory is a first-in first-out memory holding a maximum of 5 fallback productions.

Importing and Exporting Productions

A complete production, or elements of a production (such as a folder or snapshot) can be imported or exported to a USB interface, mxGUI computer or network drive. This allows you to archive or transfer productions between systems. In addition, you can use this function to copy elements from one production to another. See File Import/Export for details.