User Guide

7. Chases - Page 39
Pearl 2004 Manual v1 - 27th August 2004
Î Hold down the Flash button of the chase you want to copy.
Î Press the Swop button of the playback you want to store it in
Î You can change the Roller page while you are holding down the
Flash button, if you want to copy a chase to a different page.
The new chase will be a linked copy of the old one. If you want to
create a completely separate copy of the memory, press the Photocopy
button before you start the copy.
7.8 Deleting a chase
If you want to clear a chase so:
Deleting a chase
Î Press Delete
Î Press the Swop button of the chase you want to delete
Î Press the Swop button again to confirm the delete.
7.9 Timing, Stacks and sequence control
The most common use of a chase is as an automatic continuous
sequence. However, the Pearl lets you step chases manually using the
Go button, which allows you to use them for theatrical lighting cues or
“One shot” chases. When you use a chase like this, it is sometimes
known as a “Stack”.
The Pearl has a dedicated theatrical lighting mode which is described in
detail in the next chapter.
Creating a stack
Î Save each cue state as a step in a chase.
Î Press C [Edit Times]
Î Press the playback Swop button for the chase
Î Press G [Links] to set LINK = OFF for the whole chase
Î Press Enter to save the setting.
Î Raise the playback fader to activate the chase.
Î Press the Go button to run each cue.
You can set the fade in and fade out times independently for each cue
using the Live Time button.
Setting cue times on a stack
Î Start the chase by raising the fader.
Î Press the Live Time button to set the times for the current cue.
Î Use softkeys A-G to set the times you want
Î Press Enter to save the settings or Exit to abandon them.
Î Press the Go button to go on to the next cue.
You can also set a text label for each cue. The Pearl will show you the
label for the current cue and the next one coming up. The reference