Installation

The installation is divided into three parts:

• Installation of the PC-program
• Connection with the grandMA, grandMA light or grandMA ultra light
• Connection with the grandMA off-line editor

Version of grandMA desk or grandMA Off-line

You can determine by means of the version number of grandMA 3D if the software version of the visualizer fits to the software version of the desk or off-line.

Version X.X

X.X represents the version number of the desk software. This number should correspond to the desk- or off-line software version !

The grandMA Off-line software can run on the same PC or on an external PC connected via Ethernet.

Program Installation

The software is available on a CD-ROM or it can be downloaded from the Internet.

Internet downloads:

Please extract the downloaded file into a temporary folder and run the setup.exe program.

CD version:

The installation program should start automatically after inserting the ‚grandMA 3D‘ CD.

If not, you can run the setup.exe program from the root directory.

Note:

You should have administration rights on the machine to install the program.

Before you install a new version of the program, please be sure that you have un-installed any old versions! You must un-install the application from the control panel under ‘add/remove programs’. It’s not sufficient to just delete the files.

IP Addresses

IP addresses are what allow the internet and most modern networks to work. It’s a way of identifying a computer by a unique set of numbers (an IP address). An IP address is made up of a set of four numbers. Each number can have a value between 0 and 255.

Your PC and the grandMA must have their respective IP addresses set up correctly.

The first three sets of numbers must be the same and the last set must be different.

For example:

To setup the IP address of the desk, please refer to the grandMA user’s manual.

How to set the IP Address of the PC

Please note if you are already part of a network please check with your network

administrator before changing your IP settings (you may not need to!) and before

connecting any device, such as a the lighting console, to an existing network.

Windows® 2000

• START – SETTINGS -NETWORK & DIAL-UP CONNECTIONS

• Double click on LOCAL AREA CONNECTION
• Click on PROPERTIES
• Select INTERNET PROTOCOL (TCP/IP) from the list of protocols.
• Click on PROPERTIES

In the properties window you will see either your existing IP address or a selection that says OBTAIN AN IP ADDRESS AUTOMATICALLY. In the case of the latter,

• click on the radial button USE FOLLOWING IP ADDRESS.
• Click OK once you have entered your required IP address.

This may prompt an error box to appear telling you that a SUBNET MASK is required, however, when you click “OK” you should see a default SUBNET MASK has already been input and you can just click OK to leave it.

Windows® XP

• START – CONTROL PANEL – NETWORK CONNECTIONS
• Double click on LOCAL AREA CONNECTION
• Select INTERNET PROTOCOL (TCP/IP) from the list of protocols.
• Click on PROPERTIES

In the properties window you will see either your existing IP address or a selection that says OBTAIN AN IP ADDRESS AUTOMATICALLY. In the case of the latter

• click on the radial button USE FOLLOWING IP ADDRESS.
• Click OK once you have entered your required IP address.

This may prompt an error box to appear telling you that a SUBNET MASK is required, however, when you click “OK” you should see a default SUBNET MASK (255.255.255.0) has already been input and you can just click OK to leave it.