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5.4 MIDI crossfade mode
When you recall a scene or chase, the controller will set the crossfade time using the
MIDI key velocity; if you hit the key hard you will get a fast crossfade time, and if you
hit the key gently you will get a slow crossfade time. You can turn this option off if you
don’t like it, in which case the default settings will be used.
5.5 Output test
The numeric keys on the controller turn into a piano to allow you to check your MIDI
output connections. If you connect a MIDI sound module or a sequencer, you should
hear or see notes being played when you press the number keys. The bottom row
are the white keys and 2,3,5,6,7 are the black keys.
6: Product information
The controller will display some information about itself, including the control
software version number and date of last update. You might need this information if
you run into difficulties and contact Abstract for technical support.
7: Reset all options to factory defaults
You can use this command to return all option settings to their factory defaults. Unlike
the complete reset, which you get by holding down Cancel while turning the power
on, this does not affect any scenes or chases you have programmed. However, all
user-settable options are returned to their factory default settings.
You might want to use this option if someone else has used the controller and you
don’t know what state all the options are in, or if you just want to go back to
“standard” operation.
8: Output calculation mode
If you select two chases to run together, or a scene and a chase together (if the
controller is set up to allow this), the controller will has to combine the DMX values
in the two chases, or the DMX values in the scene and the chase. This option tells it
how to work out the values.
Output calc mode
1.Add 2*Use highest
The controller can be set to add the values together, or to take the highest value and
ignore the others.
9: Gobo only blackout mode
If this option is set to “on”, when you press blackout only the Gobo channels of
heads are set to zero. This gives a faster response when you take the controller out of
blackout. Normally all channels are set to zero when in blackout.