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“Snap after fade” will cause the channel to jump immediately to the next scene level at the end of a
crossfade. Use this setting for wheels and effects that you want to take effect after a long crossfade is
complete.
COPY FIXTURE
This allows you to copy the fixture settings from one fixture number to another. Use the + and - switches
or the data wheel to select a fixture number to copy from on the top line of the display. Move the cursor to
the fixture number on the bottom line of the display to select a fixture number to copy to. You must press
“Enter” to record the change. If auto patch is enabled you will be given the warning that some addresses
may change. Press “Yes” to continue or “No” to exit. If a fixture is already set up at the “copy to”
location, you will be asked if you want to copy over the existing fixture settings. Press “Yes” to copy
over it or “No” to exit.
SET DMX SPEED
Some lighting fixtures are unable to accept a DMX512 signal at a fast refresh rate. This menu item allows
you to slow down the refresh rate by adding some extra time between each byte of channel information in
the DMX transmission. Use the + or - switch to select between fast and slow then press “Enter”.
Note:
There will be no noticeable difference in the response of the lighting fixtures between the fast and
slow settings. Try the slow setting if some fixtures appear to be losing the signal intermittently.
SET MIDI CHANNEL
This allows you to select the MIDI channel that Show Designer will receive on. Select from 1-16 using
the + or - switch and press enter. On the bottom line of the display you can also enable extra MIDI
channels by moving the cursor to the number and use the + or - switch to select from 0 - 9. Extra MIDI
channels will allow you to use more than one MIDI channel to call additional scenes and shows. If extra
is set to 0, only messages on the selected MIDI channel will be received. If set to 1 or higher, messages
can be received on the next consecutive MIDI channels as well. Read the section on MIDI for more info.
SET SHOW TM DISP
This is an abbreviation for “Set Show Time Display”. This allows you to select the type of timing display
when recording and playing shows. Use the + or - switch to select between “Real Time” or “Hold Time”.
“Real time” displays the show clock in hours, minutes and seconds from the start of the show. “Hold
time” displays the show clock as the length of time to hold the current step before calling the next one.
VIEW MEMORY SIZE
This allows you to see how much memory is left for scenes and shows. It is displayed in kilobytes
remaining. Memory usage varies depending on the size and complexity of the scenes.
SEND MEMORY FILE
This allows you to back up the memory to a PC using either the RS232 port or the MIDI port on Show
Designer. Pressing the + or - switch selects between computer port (RS232) or MIDI port. Pressing
“Enter” starts the data transmission. The contents of the memory are encoded in text format and can be
recorded using a MIDI sysex recorder attached to the MIDI port or by using Hyper Terminal in Windows
95 on a PC attached to the RS232 port. Read the sections at the end of this manual on how to back up the
memory.
LOAD MEMORY FILE
This allows you to update the memory from a backup that was made using the RS232 port and a PC.
Pressing “Enter” configures the port for memory read and waits for the file to be sent from Hyper
