grandMA2
Version 3.9

Wing & Monitor Setup

Assign wings to an executor or assign external displays to internal screens in Wing & Monitor Setup. 

Requirements:

  • The resolution of the external screen has to be set to 1280 x 800 before assigning the internal screen to it.
  • The external screen has to be calibrated before assigning the internal screen. 

For more information on how to set the resolution see Change Screen Resolution for External Screens.

Open the Wing & Monitor Setup:

  1. Press Setup.
  2. Tap Wing & Monitor Setup in the column Console.
  3. The menu FaderWing and CommandWing Setup opens in the graphic mode. 
Display of a current surface in grandMA2 – graphic mode
  1. To remove the write protection and to add a new screen, tap Add Surface.
  2. Assign the internal screen to an external screen:
    -Tap and hold an external screen displayed in the menu above.
    -A pop-up opens displaying the screens. 
    Assign a screen to an external screen

    -Tap for example Screen 1.
    -The internal screen 1 is now assigned to an external screen.
  3. Tap and move an external screen to a favored position in menu.
    -If en external screen is moved to the side, using the tracking ball or a mouse moves the cursor to the side.
    -If an external screen is moved to the top, using the tracking ball or a mouse moves the cursor to the top.
    -When operating a console move an external screen using a wing. Use the encoder of the wing to navigate in the screen.
  4. Configure an internal or external wing:
    -Edit the command wing displayed at the bottom of the current surface.
    -A pop-up opens displaying the configuration.
    Configuration of wings

    -Tap to select a wing.
  5. To label the surface, tap Label on the right of the menu.
  6. Change surfaces:
    -To return to the previous surface, tap Previous Surface.
    -To jump to the next surface, tap Next Surface.

You can also call a surface using the command line. For more information see the Surface keyword

  1. To delete a surface, tap Delete Surface.

The settings are now applied.


Table Mode

  1. To display the settings in a table, tap Table Mode on the right of the menu.
  2. The menu opens.
Wing & monitor setup – table mode
  1. Add a surface:
    -Tap Add Surface or tap and hold the cell New in the column No. or an empty cell in the column Name
  2. Label the surface:
    -After adding a surface, tap the cell Surface.
    -A pop-up Edit Name opens. 
    -Enter the name.
    -The surface is now labeled.
  3. Apply a surface:
    -Tap Select Surface. The cell you have tapped is now applied. 
  4. Edit cells:
    -To edit single cells, tap and hold the cell.
    -A pop-up opens displaying the wings.
    -Tap to select a wing.
    -The wing you have selected is now applied. 
  5. To revert to the graphic mode, tap Graphic Mode

All settings are now applied.