Instruction manual

Preset Operation
Solution & Solution XL Operating Manual – Issue 1.0 Page 77
The CHANNEL FLASH buttons below the PRESET A or PRESET B faders
are then used to latch individual channels.
Successive presses of the CHANNEL FLASH buttons latch the channel on
and off.
When a channel is latched on, the LED in the CHANNEL FLASH button is on.
When a channel is latched off, the LED in the CHANNEL FLASH button is off.
Wide Operation
Outputting scenes from the preset faders or stored scene, manual or timed
crossfades between scenes (faders and stored). Flashing, soloing and
latching of channels.
In Wide Mode you are able to crossfade between, or combine two full width
scenes, ie 48 channels on the Solution desk or 96 channels on the Solution
XL desk.
A scene is set up using the PRESET A and PRESET B faders to set all the
dimmer levels. The scene is then stored in memory by pressing the PRESET
CONTROL button.
A second scene is then set up on the PRESET A and PRESET B faders. The
A MASTER and B MASTER faders are then be used to crossfade between
the two scenes.
The PRESET CONTROL button and accompanying LEDs are used to control
and indicate whether the A MASTER or B MASTER has control of the preset
channel faders, and which master has control over the stored scene.
Setting Up and Storing Scenes
Ensure that the GRAND MASTER fader is at full (100%) and BLACKOUT is
off. The Crossfade Time should be set to Manual.
If not already in Wide Mode, set the preset mode to WIDE using the Key on
Special Page 1 or by holding down the SHIFT key and pressing the PRESET
CONTROL key.
On selecting Wide Mode, the PRESET faders will be assigned to the A
MASTER, and the stored scene assigned to the B MASTER. The LEDs in the
PRESET CONTROL key indicate this. The stored scene is cleared (all
dimmer channel levels set to 0%).
If the A MASTER and GRAND MASTER are set to full, and the B MASTER to
zero, moving any of the PRESET faders will cause the corresponding output
to change. The level is equal to that on the PRESET fader. The scene is then
set up as required using the PRESET faders.
To store the scene press the PRESET CONTROL button. The levels of the
PRESET faders are saved into the „stored‟ scene and the LED in the PRESET
CONTROL key changes. The A MASTER is now assigned to the stored scene
and the B MASTER assigned to the preset faders.
The PRESET faders can now be used to set up the next scene without
affecting the channel outputs. To output the scene set up on the PRESET
faders, simultaneously move the A MASTER from full to 0% and the B
MASTER from 0% to full. A dipless crossfade occurs with the stored scene
fading out and the scene set on the preset faders fading in.
If the PRESET CONTROL button is now pressed, the levels of the PRESET
faders are saved into the „stored‟ scene (overwriting the previous values) and
the LEDs in the PRESET CONTROL button change. The B MASTER is now
assigned to the stored memory and the A MASTER assigned to the PRESET
faders. This procedure can then be repeated as required to effectively
produce a two preset desk controlling all the dimmer channels.
Manual and Timed Crossfades
Crossfading between the preset scene and the stored scene in Wide Mode
works in the same way as crossfading between PRESETS A and B in Two
Preset mode.
With the Time on Special Page 1 set to 0.0, the crossfade time is determined
by the speed at which the A MASTER and B MASTER faders are moved.
If the Time is not set to 0.0, the transition time from one end of the master
fader travel to the other will be the internal Time.