User Guide

6. Memories - Page 33
Pearl 2004 Manual v1 - 27th August 2004
The Dimmer attribute will include all other attributes (the lights on
the buttons show which attributes will be loaded).
Î Press the Swop button for the memory you want to include.
Î The selected attributes of the selected fixtures will be loaded into
the programmer.
You can Include an entire memory by ensuring no fixtures are selected
and selecting the Dimmer attribute.
If the memory you are including contains shapes, the shapes and all
the fixtures they are applied to will be loaded, whether they are
selected or not.
Include is also useful when you are programming chases, which is
described in the next section.
6.11 Setting fade times for a memory
You can set a fade in and fade out time independently for every
memory. The fades only affect HTP (intensity) channels, and are set
using softkey C for fade in and D for fade out. There is also a separate
LTP timer which allows you to set movement times for fancy sweeps or
colour fades, set using softkey E.
Setting fade times for a memory
Î Press C [Edit Time].
Î Press the Swop button of the playback you want to set times for
Î The display shows you the times you can set.
Î Press C to set Fade In time, or D to set Fade Out time.
Î Use the numeric keypad to enter the new time. Press Enter to save
it.
Î Press Enter when you have finished. If you press Exit, the changes
you have made will not be stored.
There are some other timing functions available as well, which are
described in the reference manual.
6.12 Record by fixture, record by channel modes
Normally, if you change one attribute of a fixture, the Pearl records all
the other attributes of that fixture even if you haven’t changed those
attributes. So if you change the pan position, the Pearl will also record
the tilt, colour, gobo, iris, and so on. However, the Pearl also has a
more selective mode of operation where it only records the changed
attributes. You can choose the mode by holding down the Avo button
and pressing Softkey C. The display shows the current setting of the
option.
• Record by fixture: This is the normal mode of the Pearl. It
means that when you record a memory, all attributes of every
fixture that you have changed are recorded in the memory. So if
you change only the position of a fixture, the colour, gobo,
intensity and all other attributes of that fixture are recorded as
well. This is useful because you know that when you recall the
memory, it will look exactly as it did when you saved it. However,
it can be slightly inflexible if you want to combine memories.