User guide
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Using Lamp Groups
A Lamp Group provides a convenient way of selecting a number of
different Lamps at the same time.
Ventura can store or recall up to 40 Groups via the Group Select Buttons.
When used alone, these buttons give access to Groups 1 to 20; to gain
access to Groups 21 to 40, use the same buttons in conjunction with the
shift button.
To assign Lamps to a Group...
Using the Lamp Select buttons (or by using other Groups), select
the Lamps that you want to put into a Group. These may be on any
of the five Lamp Pages and be selected either in Controlled Mode
or Included Mode.
If required, a Lamp can reside in more than one Group. However, you
should ensure that all Lamps within a Group are set-up as the same
Lamp Type; since colour, beam and effects availability will vary
between different Lamp Types, mixing them will cause unpredictable
results.
Decide which Lamp Group you wish to define, and then hold down
the corresponding Group Select button.
If a particular Group has already been defined, its button LED will be lit
dimly. Storing to one of these Groups will overwrite the previous
settings.
Whilst holding down the Group Select button, press the save
lamps button; the current Lamp selection will now be stored as
that Group.
HELPFUL HINT
You can also set- up, view or modify Lamp Groups using the Group Entity
Screen (see page 83).
To recall a Lamp Group...
Lamp Groups that have been programmed will have their Group Select
button LED lit dimly.
Press the required Group Select button (either on its own or in
conjunction with the shift button); the Group Select button LED will
light- up fully to indicate that the Group is now selected. You may
select more than one group at a time if required.
If auto clear is OFF...
... all Lamps within that Group will
be selected in Controlled Mode.
If auto clear is ON...
... all Lamps within that Group will
be set to Controlled Mode.
(Any Lamps previously in
Controlled Mode and not in the
Group will be set to Included
Mode).
Use the next and prev buttons to
select one Lamp at a time to
Controlled Mode; all other
selected Lamps will be in Included
Mode.
Press the all button to deselect all Groups and Lamps.