Operator`s manual

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Page 82 – 6. Cues
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You can take this even further and set individual fade times for each
fixture. When you select the cue to be changed, you will see that all
the fixtures in the cue are selected. To set attribute times for only
certain fixtures, change the fixture selection using the Swop buttons.
The Cue View window will display when editing cue timings to help
you see what you are editing. You can touch fixtures or attributes in
the grid to select which items are going to be edited.
Press the ALL button to select all fixtures in the cue.
When you are in the Set Attribute Times menu you can only select
fixtures which are in the cue you are editing.
6.7 Advanced options
To set options for a cue, press [Playback Options] on the root menu,
then press the swop button of the playback to be edited.
These options are also available for Chases and Cue Lists.
6.7.1 Release mask
[Release Mask] lets you specify which attributes will be released to
the state they were in from a previously fired playback when this
playback is killed. You can also use the Attribute Bank buttons on the
right side of the console to set the mask. The default setting is to not
release any attributes.
6.7.2 Shape size/speed on fader
If the cue contains shapes, options B and C set how the shape
behaves when the playback fades in. You can set the size and/or
speed to be either fixed or to change with the fader.
6.7.3 Curve
[Curve] defines how the attribute values will change when the
playback is faded in. The various curves are illustrated in section
11.6
on page
132.
6.7.4 Handle Paging
This option allows you to lock the playback on a handle so that it
always appears on that handle no matter what page is selected. This
is useful if you have some general playbacks you want on every page,
without having to copy the playback onto each page.
If you select “Transparent Lock” then the playback will appear on the
current page only if no other playback is programmed in that
position.
6.7.5 Playback priority
This option allows you to configure how playbacks will behave if you
turn on two playbacks controlling the same fixture. The priority can
be set to Low, Normal, High or Very High. If a fixture is being
controlled by a playback and you turn on a playback of the same or
higher priority, then the new playback will take over. However, if the