User Guide

3. Controlling dimmers and fixtures - Page 127
Pearl 2004 Manual v1 - 27th August 2004
3.1.3 Selecting attributes from the softkeys
You can directly set attributes from the softkeys.
1> Press E [Select an attribute or table] from the main menu
2> Select an attribute type to set. If the attribute is highlighted, a list
of possible settings will appear when you press it (for example, a
list of possible colours)
3> Select the value you want by pressing a
softkey.
4> Repeat from 1 to change other attributes
of the selected fixtures.
• The Wheel A and B windows display the
table of available values. You can also use
the wheels to scroll through the settings.
• If the attribute type is not highlighted,
there are no settings available. Pressing
the softkey for that attribute will change
the selected attribute button but not do
anything else.
• Selecting a value from a list will select
attribute banks 11-20. You’ll need to press
the Attribute Banks 11-20 button to get back to the normal
attributes.
3.1.4 Using groups
You can create groups of fixtures or dimmer channels, to make
selecting them faster. You can, for example, make a group for each
type of fixture, or group by left / right stage, etc.
1> Select the fixtures/dimmers you want in the group (the order in
which you select them will also be stored in the group)
2> Press ML Menu, then E [Record Group]
3> Type the group number you want to store it as, and press Enter
4> Repeat from 1 to store other groups
Other useful things to know about groups:
• To select all the fixtures/dimmers in a group, type the group
number on the numeric keypad, then press A [Recall Group]. All
other fixtures and dimmers are deselected.
• The order in which you select the fixtures takes effect when you
use the last fixture – next fixture functions described in the next
section, and when you use Shapes and Fan mode.
3.1.5 Stepping through selected fixtures one at a time
If you have selected a range of fixtures, or a group, the Pearl has
functions to step through the selected fixtures one at a time. This can
make it easier to program a range of fixtures because you don’t have to
select each one manually.
This mode uses the “Sequence Control” buttons which are normally
used for controlling chases.