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6 . Cues - Page 59
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time, the Pearl has to have rules on how it combines the output from
different cues. These are called HTP and LTP rules.
6.2.1 HTP and LTP
The Pearl treats control channels in two ways:
• Dimmer or intensity channels work on the principle of “Highest
Takes Precedence” (HTP). If an HTP channel is active at different
levels in several cues, the highest level will be output. When you
fade out a cue, the HTP channels fade out with it.
• All other channels work on the principle of “Latest Takes
Precedence” (LTP). The latest change takes over from any other
values, so the most recent cue to be turned on is the one which is
output. When you fade out a cue, LTP channels retain their values
until changed by another cue.
6.2.2 Playing back a cue
To fire (play back) a cue, raise the fader. (Make sure there are no
values in the programmer by pressing the Clear button, because
anything in the programmer will override the playback).
• You can fire several cues at once.
• The HTP levels in the cue will be mastered by the fader level; for
example if you set the fader at 50% then all HTP levels will be
50% of their programmed values.
• LTP channels are triggered as soon as the fader goes above 0%. If
a fade time is programmed the LTP channels will start to fade; if
there is no fade time they will snap to position (unless the cue is
set to Mode 2; see the timings section 6.7 on page 63 for details
of modes).
• You can Flash the cue by pressing the grey flash button. You can
Swop (solo) the cue by pressing the blue Swop button (all other
active cues will turn off while the button is pressed). Flash and
Solo only work when the key is set to Run mode.
• You can Preload the cue by assigning the Preload function to the
blue or grey buttons using Key Profiles. Preload sets the attributes
of fixtures in the playback which are not currently active in any
other playbacks. This is useful to avoid the fixtures visibly moving
into position or changing colours or gobos when you raise the
fader of the cue. To assign Preload, hold Avo Shift and press C
[Edit Key Profile], then press the button you want to assign (also
see section 11.1.4 on page 102.) Note that this will assign the
function to all buttons of the same type. Also if you are using one
of the system key profiles, which are not editable, you will need to
select or create an editable key profile first.
6.2.3 Changing playback pages
You change playback pages using the Roller.. Each roller has 3 pages
set using the Roller Page buttons just above the left hand roller.
If you have stored cues on the preset faders, you select different pages
of preset faders using the Pages of Fixtures buttons above the numeric
keypad.
• Playbacks which are fired when you change page remain active. If
you want to fire a cue on a fader which is already on from a