Specifications

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Action Wait
All actions let you specify a Wait time of up to 100 seconds for
the action to wait before firing. This can be useful for synchroniz-
ing the timing of multiple external devices, or to build timed se-
quences of actions.
To configure action Wait (Delay):
1 Double-click the action to edit it.
2 Click the Wait value box to highlight it and enter the desired
time.
Selecting Actions
Actions can be selected using the same methods as used when se-
lecting items in the Event list. For more information, see “Select-
ing Events” on page 217.
Managing Actions in the List
Actions can be moved, renamed, duplicated, and deleted by
right-clicking them and choosing the desired operation, just as
you can with triggers. For instructions on managing items in the
Actions list, follow the instructions for triggers in “Managing
Triggers in the Triggers List” on page 220.
Testing Events
An event can be manually triggered to test it, regardless of its cur-
rent status or enabled/disabled state. Use this feature to verify ac-
tion properties and confirm proper operation of devices con-
nected to GPI output ports.
When an event is in Test mode, it is effectively considered true
until the event is manually reset. An event in test can be re-tested
at any time by again pressing the Test button. You do not have to
reset in-test events to re-test them.
Incoming triggers are ignored when events are in Test mode. For
example, if a footswitch event is being tested and you acciden-
tally hit the footswitch at some point during the test, the event
does not revert to Active the moment Test is canceled.
Events always return to their ready state following a Reset.
Events won’t re-fire until the trigger logic re-asserts itself as true.
To test events:
1 Select one or more events in the Event list.
2 Click the Test button. Or, right-click an event and choose Test
from the pop-up menu.
3 When you're satisfied the event is behaving correctly, click the
Reset button. Or, right-click an event and choose Reset.
Resetting Events
You can use the Reset features to quickly reset Active or in-Test
events to “ready.” You can also use the Reset All command (in
the Events Commands buttons) to immediately reset all events in
the list.
The current status of each event is shown in the Status column in
the Event list:
To reset an event:
1 Select one or more events in the Event list. (See “Selecting
Events” on page 217.)
2 Click the Reset button. Or, right-click an event and choose Re-
set
to reset an Active or in-Test event back to a Ready state.
To reset all events:
 Click the Reset All button.
When events are reset, the following rules are applied:
 Latching or pulsed actions which have already occurred are
unaffected. For example, reset doesn’t unlatch a previously
latched function.
 All action delay timers (Wait) are immediately canceled.
 Actions configured for While Active behavior are immedi-
ately canceled.
 Events will not occur until the trigger logic again evaluates as
true.
For example, let’s say you have an event configured to close a
GPI Output whenever Channel 3 is muted (its behavior property
is While Active). Resetting the event opens the GPI Output, even
though Channel 3 might still be muted. The event will re-trigger
the next time the channel goes from an unmuted state to a muted
state.
Event list Status indicators
Status Description
Active Event is currently true (triggered)
Ready Event is currently false (not triggered)
Disabled Event is disabled and can not be triggered
Test Event has been manually triggered