Specifications

Avolites Rolacue Operators Manual - page 10
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• Press CLEAR to empty the Programmer. (See Section 1.5 The
Programmer for more details.)
• Make sure all the Master Faders are at full and all the Playback Faders
are at zero.
• Turn the Roller to the page you wish to record onto.
• Select Roller Page one, two or three. On the Pearl, use the Roller Page
Buttons located to the left of the Roller. On the Sapphire, use Softbutton
G followed by typing 1,2 or 3 on the Keypad
. There is no need to press ENTER.
• Press the blue CHASE button on the Program Select bank.
Its LED will light
up and you can see which Playback Faders are free because their SWOP button LED’s
will flash.
• Press the flashing SWOP button of the Playback Channel you want to
record the Chase onto.
All the other Playback Fader LED’s will stop flashing.
• Using the Preset Faders set up the scene you wish to use for Step 1 of
your Chase.
• Press the flashing SWOP button of your Playback Channel to record the
step.
The prompt line on the Screen tells you your next step number.
• Repeat the previous two directions for as many steps as you wish to
record.
There is no limit to the number of Chase Steps provided that there is enough
storage memory left in the desk.
• Press the CHASE button again.
The Chase is now recorded. The LED on the
Playback Channel will light to indicate it has something recorded on it and the LED on the
CHASE button goes out.
• Press CLEAR to release Channels from the Programmer.
If the Playback Fader is raised, you must lower it before you raise it again to
recall the Chase.
It is very important to get into the habit of pressing CLEAR. You may
end up recording Channels into your next Memory or Chase which you
do not intend.
2.5.1 Connecting a Chase
You can alter aspects of the Chase by CONNECTING it.
• Turn the Roller to the correct position and select the Roller Facet of the
Chase you wish to Connect.
• Raise the Chase Playback Fader above the Trigger Point
. This is the point
at which the Chase will start to run
.
• Press the blue CONNECT button in the Sequence Control area
. The LED’s
of all the Chases on this page of the Roller will flash
.
• Press the SWOP button of the Chase you want to Connect.
The Chase
LED’s stop flashing.
We say the Chase is now CONNECTED.
2.5.2 Adjusting the Speed and Crossfade of your Chase
Connect the Chase. You can now control the Speed and Crossfade times of
your Chase using the two Wheels on the Pearl. On the Sapphire, the EDIT
button toggles the single Wheel between Speed and Crossfade control.