Instruction manual

Live Adjustment of Chase
Modifiers
It is possible to adjust the modifiers of
chases running on the Playback X.
This can be done globally or
individually.
Any live adjustments that are made to
chases are temporary changes and do
not change the programmed values of
the modifiers in the memories.
Global Adjustment of Chase
Modifiers
Global live adjustment of chase
modifiers affects all chases that are
currently running on the Playback X
and Submasters.
The lights next to each modifier button
indicate the selected option.
Direction - Press the DIRECTION
button on the front panel to select the
Direction modifier of all the chases.
Attack - Press the ATTACK button on
the front panel to select the Attack
modifier of all the chases.
Colour Action - Press and hold the
COLOUR button, then press the
ATTACK button on the front panel to
select the colour action modifier of all
the chases.
Beamshape Action - Press and hold
the BEAMSHAPE button, then press
the ATTACK button on the front panel
to select the beamshape action
modifier of all the chases.
Position Action - Press and hold the
POSITION button, then press the
ATTACK button on the front panel to
select the position action modifier of all
the chases.
Drive - Press the DRIVE button on the
front panel to select the Drive modifier
of all the chases.
Speed - Use the SPEED control to
‘pick up’ the current speed of the chase
and then adjust the chase speed by
turning the control anticlockwise to
slow down or clockwise to speed up.
If several chases are running with
different speeds, it is necessary to ‘pick
up’ each chase in turn by moving the
SPEED control to a position that
matches its speed.
Individual Adjustment of
Chase Modifiers
Individual live adjustment of chase
modifiers only affects the selected
chases running on the Playback X and
Submasters.
Entering Live Adjustment Mode:
To initiate individual live adjustment of
chases - press the F3 button on the
front panel. The light in the F3 button
will be lit.
Chase Selection - Playback X:
Press the MEMORIES button on the
front panel. The LED in the
MEMORIES button will flash.
Adjusting the Chase Modifiers:
Once the chase(s) have been selected,
the DIRECTION, ATTACK and DRIVE
buttons and the SPEED control will be
used to adjust the chase modifiers live.
This uses the same method as
described for global adjustment (see
above) but will only affect the selected
chases.
Exiting Live Adjustment Mode:
To end individual live adjustment of
chases press the F3 button on the front
panel. The LED in the F3 button will go
out.
NOTES
Selecting an Unprogrammed Memory
If an unprogrammed memory is selected and
the GO button pressed, an error message will
be displayed on the LCD.
Remote Switches
Pressing a configured Remote switch is
equivalent to pressing the GO button on the
front panel, or selecting a specific memory
then pressing the GO button.
Timecode Triggers
A memory with a timecode trigger will be
triggered when the incoming SMPTE or MIDI
timecode signal passes the specified start
time.
A memory with a timecode trigger can also
be triggered manually by selecting the
memory and pressing the GO button, or
remotely from a remote switch.
Chase Memories on the Playback X
When a chase memory is run on the
playback X, it starts when the memory is
triggered, and then runs for the programmed
number of shots, or continuously, if the Shots
parameter = zero.
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