Specifications

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The background cue
Using the background cue
Click on the cue list tool bar to open the background cue control. Note that the
'LED' on the button changes it's color to green if any sequences are 'active' in the background cue. A
red 'LED' means no sequences are active.
The background cue is a construction quite similar to the cue as it allows multiple sequences to be
executed in parallel independently of other sequences also executing. The background cue holds up
to 5 sequences but does not offer most of the sequence loop- and trig options that regular cue does:
for example. any sequence that is a part of the background cue will always execute in a forward
direction. The background cue also differs from the regular cue as the output from the sequences
contained in the background cue has higher priority than both the contents of the regular cue and the
current sequence. This enables the background cue to run sequences that are always 'On'
independently of any modifications being done to the current sequence or cue. As with the regular
cue, the higher the number of the slot in the background cue the higher the priority of the sequence in
the background cue. The total number of background cues is limited to 99.
Note that fixtures programmed in the sequences running in the background cue are still controlled by
blackout and master intensity controls. To make specific fixtures (e.g. house lights) totally
independent of the blackout and master intensity controls, enable the Ignore Blackout and Ignore
Master Intensity switches in the Fixture configuration for the relevant fixtures. Alternatively, assign
the fixtures in question to a separate intensity sub-master and make this sub-master independent of
the intensity Master; this way it is still possible to regulate the intensity of those fixtures.
The background cue control
Assigning sequences to the background cue
To assign a sequence to the background cue, drag the it from the list of sequences to a slot in the
background cue control. Alternatively right click the sequence in the list of sequences and select add
to BG Cue
Removing sequences from the background cue
To clear one or more slots in the background cue, highlight the slot, right-click then select Clear
Sequence(s).
Clearing and saving the background cue
Click to clear the contents of the current background cue.
Click to open the save background cue dialog.