Specifications

7.1 Principles
The Preset Focus system is an enhancement to the ‘Cue’ facility —
refer to section 6 — as controlled by the Cue Faders. It effectively
results in a Cue Fader not only controlling a Cue, but also
‘sub-Cues’, which are referred to as Preset Focuses.
The Navigator console supports up to 36 Preset Focuses, which are
programmed in a similar manner to Cues, i.e. each Preset Focus
contains a pattern of preset channel levels. When a Preset Focus is
attached, or assigned, to a Cue, and the Cue Fader for the Cue is
moved, the channel levels are set to a combination of the patterns
contained in the Cue and the Preset Focus.
Note Preset Focuses can only control LTP channels. Therefore, HTP
channels are controlled by the Cue, and LTP by the Cue and Preset
Focus combination.
Each Cue can have up to six Preset Focuses attached, and the
Preset Focuses can be attached to more than one Cue. This allows
channel settings common to a set of lighting Cues to be stored in a
Preset Focus.
7.1.1 Typicalusage
As the name implies, Preset Focuses, are principally used to
control moving lights. The typical arrangement is for the Cue
component to control the colour, gobo, etc., and the Preset Focus
component the position, i.e. pan and tilt. If any changes are
required to the positioning, such as when the trim height changes
from venue to venue, the Preset Focus is modified accordingly.
Example At a technical rehearsal — where the trim height is 7 metres —
three Cues are programmed, using one Preset Focus to control the
positioning.
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