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Remote control

You don’t have to stand at the Mac to run the show. LumenStage can be controlled from a phone or tablet browser, from lighting desks and show-control software that send OSC messages, and from MIDI foot pedals or keyboards. All of this is set up in Settings › Remote.

Web remote from a phone or tablet

The web remote is a page that opens in the browser on your phone or tablet. Nothing needs to be installed on the phone.

Turn it on

  1. Open Settings (⌘,) and click Remote.
  2. Under Web Remote, turn on Enable.
  3. To use a phone on the church Wi-Fi, also turn on Allow access from local network. The phone and the Mac must be on the same network.
  4. A PIN is always required for network access. If the PIN box is empty, press New PIN to make a random one. It must be at least 6 digits.
  5. Press Apply Port and PIN.
  6. Check that Status says Running. The address to open on the phone appears next to URL, with a QR code under it.

While the remote is running, its address is also shown at the bottom of the main window.

Connect the phone

  1. On the phone, scan the QR code with the camera, or type the address into the browser. It looks like http://192.168.1.20:8080.
  2. The page LumenStage Remote opens and asks for the PIN.
  3. Type the PIN and press Connect.

What the remote can do

The remote page has big buttons for:

  • ‹ Previous and Next ›
  • Blackout, Logo, Freeze and Clear
  • Go Live and Stop Live
  • A stage message box with Send
  • A Bible reference box with Show verse
  • Start timer, Stop timer and Reset for the service timer

If the PIN is typed wrongly too many times, the page says “Too many attempts. Try again in a minute.”

Tip: Change the PIN with New PIN from time to time, and after a visitor has used the remote. Then press Apply Port and PIN.

Port

The web remote uses port 8080 unless you change it. Change the Port only if another app on the Mac already uses that number, then press Apply Port and PIN.

Without Allow access from local network, the remote only works in a browser on the Mac itself. You can also choose Require PIN for that case.

OSC for lighting desks and show control

OSC lets lighting desks and show-control software trigger LumenStage over the network.

  1. In Settings › Remote, find OSC.
  2. Turn on Enable.
  3. If the OSC messages come from another computer, turn on Accept OSC from the local network.
  4. LumenStage listens on port 7777 unless you change the Port. After changing it, press Apply Port.

Tip: OSC has no password. With Accept OSC from the local network on, anyone on your network can control the output. Use it only on a network you trust.

Send these addresses from your OSC software:

Address What it does
/lumenstage/advance Next slide
/lumenstage/previous Previous slide
/lumenstage/jumpToSlide/3 Go to a slide by number, counting from 0 (3 is the fourth slide)
/lumenstage/blackout Blackout on or off
/lumenstage/clear Clear the screen
/lumenstage/logo Logo on or off
/lumenstage/freeze Freeze on or off
/lumenstage/goLive Start the show
/lumenstage/stopLive Stop the show
/lumenstage/message Show the text sent with it on the stage display
/lumenstage/bible/John 3:16 Show a Bible reference
/lumenstage/startTimer Start the timer
/lumenstage/stopTimer Pause the timer
/lumenstage/resetTimer Reset the timer

MIDI foot pedals and keyboards

A MIDI foot pedal lets a musician or the speaker turn slides without touching the Mac.

  1. Connect the MIDI device to the Mac.
  2. In Settings › Remote, find MIDI and turn on Enable.
  3. Turn on Learn mode.
  4. Press the pedal or key you want to use. LumenStage shows “Learned:” followed by the note or controller it heard.
  5. Choose what it should do from the menu next to it, for example Next Slide.
  6. Press Add.
  7. Repeat for other keys, then turn off Learn mode.

You can link keys to Next Slide, Previous Slide, Blackout, Clear All, Logo, Freeze, Present, Stop Show, Start Timer, Stop Timer and Reset Timer.

Your keys are listed in the MIDI section. To remove one, press the trash button next to it. If there are none, it says “No MIDI bindings.”

Planning Center

Planning Center plan import is not available yet. You can already enter your credentials in Settings › Planning Center. See Settings.

Check that remote control is running

Choose Help › Diagnostics. Under Services, you can see whether Web Remote, OSC and MIDI are Running or Stopped.