Board Test

Board Test can be used to check for proper function of all buttons, encoders and the Touchscreen on any Magic Q hardware

Board Test Can Be Found in the Magic Q software on consoles and on PC in Setup>View System>View Wings>Board Test

On PC or Mac:

go to Setup>View System>View Wings
Choose Board Test from the top soft buttons
press and release each button on your wing one at a time and watch for the corresponding box to turn green showing proper behavior of the button
run each fader up and down slowly from 0-100% one at a time confirm the corresponding box turns green
you can choose LED Test 1 or LED Test 2 to check the LED button lights
to exit board test use the mouse to press the "Close" soft button on the top right

MQ 100, 200, 300 Consoles"

Hold Both of the yellow shift buttons on either side of the top of the touch screen to enter board test
press and release each button on your console one at a time and watch for the corresponding box to turn green showing proper behavior of the button
run each fader up and down slowly from 0-100% one at a time confirm the corresponding box turns green
turn each encoder slowly with a constant speed to the left to see the box turn grey, then slowly at a constant speed to the right to see the corresponding box turn green (Note: it is normal for the numbers in the command line for the encoders to have some fluctuation, if the box turns grey then green the encoder is working properly)
touch the touch screen and drag your finger around to see X,Y, coordinates to check touch screen functionality
To test LEDs, enter button test mode and then press CTRL 1 and CTRL 2 to test the different color LEDs. Press CTRL 0 to go back to normal state of the LEDs
to exit Board Test press both yellow shift buttons at the top by the touch screen again

MQ500 & Compact series Consoles:

Press Ctrl+Alt+Shift to enter Board Test
press and release each button on your console one at a time and watch for the corresponding box to turn green showing proper behavior of the button
run each fader up and down slowly from 0-100% one at a time confirm the corresponding box turns green
turn each encoder slowly with a constant speed to the left to see the box turn grey, then slowly at a constant speed to the right to see the corresponding box turn green (Note: it is normal for the numbers in the command line for the encoders to have some fluctuation, if the box turns grey then green the encoder is working properly)
touch the touch screen and drag your finger around to see X,Y, coordinates to check touch screen functionality
To test LEDs, enter button test mode and then press CTRL 1 and CTRL 2 to test the different color LEDs. Press CTRL 0 to go back to normal state of the LEDs
Press Ctrl+Alt+Shift again to exit board test