Avolites Pearl Expert Titan, Operator'S Manual

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Page 74 – 7 . Chases
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7.6 Moving
7.6.1 Moving a chase
To move a chase to a different playback:
1> Press the blue PhotoCopy button
2> Press A to select [Move] option
3> Press the Swop button of the cue to be Moved.
4> Press the Swop button of the playback (or the Select/Swop button
of the preset fader) you want to Move it to.
• The ML Menu button keeps the Move mode active, so you can
keep Moving things without having to keep selecting the option.
Press Exit to leave Move mode.
• You can copy multiple cues by holding down the first button of the
range then pressing the last button of the range.
• B [Retain Layout] is used when moving multiple cues. If set to
[Bunch up] this option will remove any gaps in the cue selection.
• D [Swap Items if Required] will attempt to reposition any existing
handles which are in the way of the move. This is useful when
rearranging handles on a page which is nearly full.
7.7 Timing
7.7.1 Global timings for chases
When a chase is first programmed, each cue in the chase has identical
timing. This is called the global timing for the chase. If you want you
can then set each cue to have its own timings using Unfold. This is
described in the next section.
1> Press A [Edit Times] from the top level menu then the Swop
button of the chase.
2> Set the Cue Overlap, Crossfade, Speed, Fixture Overlap and
Attribute Overlap settings as described below.
3> Press Exit to finish.
• To set speed, press A [Speed] then type the new speed, then
press Enter. The speed can be set in Beats Per Minute (BPM) or
seconds depending on the user settings.
• To set crossfade, press B [Xfade] then type the fade from 0 – 100
and press Enter. 0=no fade (the chase will “snap”), 100=max fade
(the chase will move continuously from cue to cue)
• When in Run mode, you can set the chase speed of the connected
chase by tapping the [Tap Tempo] button in the main menu at the
speed you want the chase to run. (The option only appears when
a chase is connected). You can also assign the blue or grey handle
button to be a “tap tempo” button using the Key Profiles option
(see section 11.3.1 on page 106).
The Overlap functions allow you to offset and overlap the timing of
changes in the chase. This can create really amazing visual effects with