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trigger, State Variable trigger, or both (for menu descriptions see the Start
Trigger section).

Pause Trigger
A looping sequence can be paused by an Input and/or State Variable trigger if it
is
Loop Enabled
(the Pause Trigger has no effect on sequences that are not
Loop Enabled ). If the Pause Trigger is actuated, when the sequence reaches
the end it stops looping.
To set a Pause Trigger, right-click on the sequence name (or choose
Edit |
Sequence Properties from the main menu), and then click on the Pause:
menu item. When the
Edit Pause Trigger
dialog box appears, choose an
Input trigger, State Variable trigger, or both (for menu descriptions see the Start
Trigger section).

Reset Trigger
A sequence can be reset by an Input and/or State Variable trigger. Sequence
execution stops immediately and the event pointer is reset to the first event.
To set a Reset Trigger, right-click on the sequence name (or choose Edit |
Sequence Properties
from the main menu), and then click on the
Reset:
menu item. When the
Edit Reset Trigger
dialog box appears, choose an Input
trigger, State Variable trigger, or both (for menu descriptions see the Start
Trigger section).
Testing a Sequence
You can test how your Show Controller will handle a sequence by “single-
stepping”, or immediately starting, the sequence. Verify that the correct COM
port of your PC is connected to the Programmer Port of your Show Controller.
Then, download the script to the Show Controller (see
Compiling and
Downloading later in this chapter). Next, select the sequence you want to test
and press F7 , click the (green light) toolbar button, or choose Tools |
Online | Start Sequence Now
.
To reset the sequence while it is running, select the sequence and press
F8
, click
the (red light) toolbar button, or choose
Tools | Online | Reset
Sequence Now .
Editing Sequences
Sequences can consist of up to 32,767 events (depending on available show
memory) that occur at specific times after the sequence is started.
Opening a Sequence
To open a sequence for editing, double-click the desired sequence’s index
number in the
Sequence List or select it and press Enter (or choose Edit |
Sequence Events from the main menu).