Christie ACT, User Manual

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Section 3: Operation
3.9.6 Adding an Operator Button
1. Select Editor: Operator Button tab.
2. Click Add to open the Operator Button window.
3. Type the Name and click the Subroutine button to open a list of Subroutine options.
4. Click OK to accept the highlighted subroutine.
5. In the Operator Button window, click OK to add your button to the Virtual Buttons list.
3.9.7 Adding a Property to a Library
To add a property you must have a library item. Refer to Section 3.9.1 Creating a Library .
1. Select the Editor: Library tab.
2. Highlight a library from the Device Types list.
3. Click Add Property to open the Add Property window.
4. Type the Name and Value properties.
5. Click OK to add the property to the Library items.
3.9.8 Editing a Device
1. Select the Editor : MyDevices tab.
2. Select the device name in the MyDevices list.
3. Click the Edit button.
4. The Your Device Name window appears.
5. Type the new device name.
6. Click
OK .
Events (applies to Script Cues only)
1. Select either the onDeviceStartup or onUserReset option.
• The OnDeviceStartup event is executed each time Christie ACT is powered on and booted up. It also runs each time
the user saves a script (used to set the box into a known state).
Warning!
DO NOT save a script during a show.
• The OnUserReset event is executed each time the user manually resets Christie ACT by holding down Buttons #1
and #5 for 5 seconds. Used to recover from a reset.
Device Cues
1. Any cues inside selected Device Libraries will also be available.
2. This includes cues within the ACT Buttons library, the Cues library, and any other devices added to the My Devices
page by end-users.
3. If the Library Device Cues already have actions associated (Functional Device Cues), and Library actions associated
with this cue will be overridden.
Note on using Device Cues:
If Cue actions are only defined in the Library tab (Functional Device Cues), the Library actions will execute.
If Cue actions are only defined in the Scripts tab, the Script actions will execute.
If Cue actions are defined in both the Script and Device tabs, only the Script actions will execute. A pop-up dialog will
display asking that you confirm overriding the library actions with the Script cue.
Adding Script Cues - Options and Commands