© 2017 MA Lighting Technology GmbH | Dachdeckerstr. 16 | D-97297 Waldbüttelbrunn | GermanyPhone +49 5251 688865-30 | tech.support (at)malighting.com | www.malighting.comVersion 3.310. Using the Backup MenuThe Backup Menu is where show files are managed. It is also here shows are saves and loaded.What is show file managementShow file management is the handling of show files. Shows can be saved internally in the console, and there is alsothe option to save on USB sticks and file servers. Being able to save the show and load it again is a vital part ofmodern lighting consoles.Show files can also be deleted to make more room on the hard drive or just to clean the console.A show file can only be moved forward. A show saved on a USB stick that was programmed in a previous version canbe loaded in a newer version. If the show is then re-saved on the stick in this new version, then it cannot be takenback to the old software. If this is important then it is needed to load the show and save it with a new name. Thenthe old version is not saved as the new version and it can still be accessed by an older version.Show file contentThe show files contain all the data needed to run the show.This includes all the Users and User Profiles in the show.It also contains any 3D models that are used in MA 3D.If MA VPUs (= Video Processing Unit) are used, then the programming of the MA VPU is of cause store in the show,but the Media Files are not. Make sure they are backed up on an external device - just in case.The backup menu and the different tabsThe Backup Menu can be opened by pressing the Backup key or using the dedicated command:[Channel]> Menu "Backup"The Backup Menu is organized in two section. The top section is for manual show file management. The bottompart is the Backup Options.This is what it could look like:579
