User Guide

Pearl 2004 Manual v1 - 27th August 2004
9.1 Create 176
9.1.1 Connecting the tablet 176
9.1.2 Using the tablet 176
9.1.3 Selecting fixtures on the tablet 176
9.1.4 Changing the position of the fixtures 176
9.1.5 Changing colours and other attributes 177
9.1.6 Recalling palette entries (focuses) 177
9.1.7 Storing palette entries (focuses) 177
9.1.8 Programming functions on the tablet 177
9.1.9 Tablet status on the VDU monitor 178
9.2 Advanced options 178
9.2.1 Extending the tablet cable 178
10. RUNNING THE SHOW 180
10.1 Playback 180
10.1.1 Run modes 180
10.1.2 Master faders 180
10.1.3 Manual control during a show (“Busking”) 181
10.2 Options 182
10.2.1 Two-preset mode 182
10.2.2 Temporarily locking the console 182
10.2.3 Channel mimics 182
11. AUTOMATED PLAYBACK (SCRIPT FILES) 184
11.1 Create 184
11.1.1 Recording Script files 184
11.1.2 What is recorded in the script file 185
11.2 Playback 185
11.2.1 Selecting a script file for testing 185
11.2.2 Testing the script file 185
11.2.3 Using Script files in Run mode 186
11.2.4 Looping and running script files on power up 187
11.3 Edit 187
11.3.1 The script file edit display 187
11.3.2 Editing an action 188
11.3.3 Inserting a step into the script file 188
11.3.4 “On-the-fly” editing 188
11.4 Timing 188
11.4.1 Editing a timecode 188
11.4.2 Changing timecode for a group of steps 189
11.4.3 Changing the start timecode for the whole script file 189
11.4.4 Sorting the steps into time order 189
11.5 Copy 190
11.5.1 Copying a script file 190
11.6 Delete 190
11.6.1 Deleting a step 190
11.6.2 Deleting a script file 190
11.7 Options 190
12. SETUP 192
12.1 User Settings 192
12.1.1 The User Settings menu 192
12.1.2 Setting the Wheel acceleration 194