User Guide

Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 69
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7.13.4 LINKING an Individual Chase Step menu
Pressing Softbutton G in the TIME INTO LIVE or TIME INTO NEXT menu
toggles the setting of the Link for the Chase Step.
7.13.5 Making an Individual Chase Step SIMPLE or COMPLEX
Pressing Softbutton H [Save as SIMPLE / COMPLEX] in the TIME INTO
LIVE or TIME INTO NEXT menu toggles making the Chase Step Simple or
Complex. The change is recorded on the Prompt line.
Making it Simple overrides all the Individual Step Time edits. It will then use
Global timing parameters.
Making it Complex uses the current times for the Individual Step.
If none have been entered, default is :
All Fades are 1 second.
All Waits are 0 seconds.
7.13.6 To REVIEW your changes
Pressing the REVIEW key sends your Edited Chase back to the Step before
your Edits in zero time, then sets the Chase running using any programmed
Times, so that you can review your changes. You can rerun the Edits as
many times as you like by pressing the REVIEW key again. The Chase does
not have to have stopped.
7.13.7 The SNAP BACK function
The SNAP BACK key goes backwards one Step at a time with zero timing
through a Stopped or running Chase, without reversing the direction of the
Chase.
7.14 Editing Chases using UNFOLD
UNFOLD is a wonderful function which takes a Chase and puts all its
individual steps onto individual Playback Faders for very easy editing.
To UNFOLD a Chase :
• Press the blue UNFOLD button. Its LED lights up.
• Press the SWOP button of the Chase to be UNFOLDED. The UNFOLD LED
remains on, LED’s appear on the Playback Faders occupied by the Chase Steps and the
Screen displays the UNFOLD menu.
7.14.1 Checking the steps
To check any of the steps, raise the Playback Fader as you would with a
Memory. The steps will replay with any Times assigned to them. You can
now edit the Chase steps using the UNFOLD menu.
7.14.2 The UNFOLD menu
The UNFOLD menu looks like this :