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MagicQ User Manual 97 Version 1.3.0.0
14 Advanced Programming
14.1 Handy Hints
· Use SHIFT and the cursor keys to carry out actions on multiple items in a Window.
· When recording items, type in a name for the item on the external keyboard before pressing the
REC button.
· To force a minimum look on stage (e.g. during a changeover) whilst allowing full programming
capability, set the minimum value of one or more channels in the Patch Window to a non zero
value.
· When using encoders, to bump to the next range value (e.g. next colour), press the button associated
with the encoder. To bump back, hold SHIFT and press the button.
· To modify a playback, press and hold the SELECT button associated with the playback and then
use the encoders or key in new values.
· If your CMY colours are coming out inverted – i.e. red is cyan, green is purple, blue is yellow, then
you need to set the CMY Invert option for that personality in the Head Editor.
· To restart the look in the programmer press BLIND twice.
· If you find yourself constantly changing Windows to perform an action, try sizing the required
Windows and recording it as a View.
· After you have cleared the programmer you can reselect the heads that were selected when you
pressed CLEAR by pressing the ALL button.
· To remove attributes from an entire Cue Stack (e.g. position information) activate those attributes in
the programmer and use the RECORD REMOVE option.
· To add attributes into an entire Cue Stack (e.g. position information) activate those attributes in the
programmer and use the RECORD MERGE option.
· To Record Merge the current contents of the programmer into the current Cue on a Cue Stack, press
and hold the Select button of the playback and press RECORD.
· Use the “Lamp On All” and “Lamp Off All” soft buttons in the Macro Window to make turning
on/off an entire lighting rig easier.
· On the MagicQ PC use F1 to F10 to toggle Playbacks PB1 to PB10 on / off. Use ESC to turn all
Playbacks off.
14.2 Keyboard macros
Keyboard macros enable you to record sequences of key presses and to replay the sequence at the press
of a single button. To record a keyboard macro, go to the Macro Window, press RECORD and select a