Quick start manual

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Recording
Recording a Cue
To record a look onto a Cue, first set up the look, then press RECORD and press the SELECT button of the Playback
to record the Cue onto.
To test the Cue, first clear the programmer by pressing CLEAR then raise the Playback fader or press the Playback
flash button.
Note that recording a Cue onto a Playback, generates a Cue Stack with a single Cue. However, as there is only one
step, it behaves as though it is just the Cue on the Playback.
To view a recorded Cue, press the SELECT button for the Playback, and then press CUE to open the Cue Window.
To configure options when recording, press SHIFT + RECORD and a toolbar of record options will be displayed.
Choose the options you require then press the SELECT button of the Playback as above.
Recording a Cue Stack (Chase or Theatre Stack)
Recording a Cue Stack is the same as recording a Cue - you simply record multiple Cues onto a Playback and you end
up with a Cue Stack.
So, for example to record a stack of two looks, the first yellow dots, the second blue triangles:
• Generate the yellow dots look.
• Press RECORD and press the SELECT button of the playback.
• Generate the blue triangles look.
• Press RECORD and press the SELECT button of the playback.
To test the Cue, clear the programmer by pressing CLEAR then raise the Playback fader or press the Playback flash
button.
View the Cue Stack by selecting the Playback and pressing CUE STACK to open the Cue Stack Window.
When you record more than one Cue onto a Playback the Cue Stack controls the transition from one Cue to another. In
Normal mode by default the Cue Stack operates like a chase - i.e. each Cue is executed in turn, with timing being
handled by a Chase Speed for the whole Cue Stack.