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Applications
The Explorer is suitable for inclusion in specification for Television, Theatre, Conference, Multi-purpose, Cruise Liners and the Performing Arts. The console is suitable for both installation and touring applications.

Engineers' and Architects' Specification
The console shall include, but not be limited to the following components. A welded steel chassis and base, with aluminium front panel. Single card integrated electronic circuitry. An external 100% duty cycle power supply. An external QWERTY layout moving keyboard. Dimensions of the console shall not exceed 1120mm wide, 75mm high and 440mm deep. Weight of the console shall not exceed 18kgs. All controls shall be accessible from the operating position, and all connectors shall be mounted on the back panel.

The console shall clearly display information via two integral LCD displays. Each display will be able to display information about channel/cue number, channel/cue level, assignments, operating modes, limit levels and fade times. This information shall be echoed in a large format on an external SVGA colour graphics monitor on Explorer 2.

The console shall be able to individually control 120 channels of which up 96 shall be of conventional (highest takes precedence) configuration and 24 shall be intelligent (latest takes precedence) configuration. Each channel shall be able to be patched onto any of 512 dimmers via a DMX output port. The output port shall conform to the USITT DMX512 1990 specification.

The console shall have 240 internal and 240 external cues each of which can contain 120 channels. Any mixture of LTP and HTP channels shall be able to be stored in each cue, as well as a sequence. A cue shall be able to be programmed with individual up and down fade times for HTP channels and a move time for LTP channels. These times will be in the range of 0.3 to 18 minutes.

The console shall have the capacity to store 10 stacks with 99 entries in each, an entry can contain any cue. Stack playback shall be via dedicated stack playback controls, which will allow both manual operation via a stack fader, and automatic operation via a single press 'GO' button. Stacks shall be able to be instantly created via a Stack Maker function.

The console shall have the ability to store up to 30 sequences with up to 99 steps per sequence, each step may contain any or all of the 120 channels in any combination. Sequences shall be replayed by assigning them to one or more cue playbacks. A sequence shall be able to be instantly created using the Chase Maker function, and then formatted by one of, but not limited to, the following templates: Negative, Build, Two On Two Off, Stepper.

Programmed sequences shall be able to be modified by one of, but not limited to, the following modifiers: Wild Step, Wild Speed. Audio Step, Audio Speed, Volume Chase.

The console shall have an assignable Sound-to-Light feature. Any cue shall have the ability to be programmed to respond to the following sound samples when 'in view'. Bass soft and Bass Hard, Middle Soft and Middle Hard, Treble Soft and Treble Hard.

Show data shall be able to be stored to a removable memory card which will also save all the configurations of the console. data in the internal memory shall be able to be swapped with data in the removable card to double the capacities of the console. Show data shall also be able to be archived to 1.44Mbyte, 3.5inch floppy disk via an internal drive unit on Explorer 2.

The console shall be able to operate in temperatures of the range 0 thru 40 degrees Celsius and in humidities up to 95 percent, non-condensing.

Technical Specification