User Guide

Page 56 – 4. Palettes

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keep pressing the Copy button. Press Exit to unlatch.

• [Retain Layout] or [Bunch Up] is used when copying a group of

palettes with empty handles in the group – you can either keep

the empty handles, or bunch up the used handles together.

• When in Copy mode, option [Copy Legends] can be changed to

[Don’t copy legends] so that the copied palettes are given

default legends.

• When in Move mode, [Swap Items if Required] will attempt to

reposition any existing handles which are in the way of the

move. This is useful when rearranging buttons on a page which

is nearly full.

4.5 Delete

4.5.1 Deleting palettes

You can delete a palette entry by pressing the blue Delete button,

then the grey Palette button to be deleted. Press the palette button

again to confirm the deletion.

Other ways to delete a palette:

• Press the Update Palette button, select a palette, use the

[Delete] softkey option.

• Press the Palette button above the numeric keypad and use the

[Delete] option in the [Palette Utilities] menu.

• Press Delete then [Palette], type the palette number, press

Enter.

4.6 Timing

4.6.1 Fading a palette and fixture overlap

A timed palette is a very useful tool allowing easy "busking" of shows.

When a palette is recalled in this way, a time is added and the palette

fades in over that time.

1> Select some fixtures

2> Type in the fade time for the palette on the numeric keypad

3> Press a preset palette button to recall the palette

Palette fading can be very useful when recalling a palette live during

a show, as you can smoothly move fixtures to a new position or

change colour slowly (on colour mixing fixtures).

Palettes applied with a fade time do not get put into the programmer,

so will not be saved in any cues; don’t use fade times when

programming. This is to ensure that when used in a live situation, the

next cue will override the palette and play back as intended.

Additionally you can set Fixture Overlap, which means that if you

recall the palette to a group of fixtures, the change will be applied in

sequence to each fixture in the group. This is a very quick way to

busk some amazing effects. Fixture Overlap=100% means that all

fixtures will change together. Fixture Overlap=0% means that each

fixture must complete its fade before the next will start its fade.

To set an overlap, type the overlap amount then press C [Set