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About Groups
Groups are channel selection devices used for fast recall of specific channels. Once recorded,
they are accessible from the keypad, direct selects, and through the displays.
Recording Groups Live
Record groups of channels that you want to have available for fast recall later. Groups can be
stored as whole numbers (such as Group 5) or as decimals of tenths, hundredths, or
thousandths (such as Group 2.5, Group 7.65, Group 3.131). Only whole number groups can
be stored using the direct selects; any decimal designations for groups must be stored using
the keypad.
All groups may be labeled. These labels are then displayed on the direct selects as well as in
the group list. Group numbers will not display in either until the groups have been created.
The following syntax examples illustrate the various methods and features available when
recording groups:
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[1] [Thru] [5] [Record] [Group] [7] [Enter] - records only channels 1 through 5 to group
7.
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[4] [Thru] [8] [.] [Record] [Group] [2] [Enter] - records only the cells of the selected
multicell fixtures, channel 4 through 8, to group 2.
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[Record] [Group] [7] [Enter] - records all channels with non-home values to group 7.
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[5] [Thru] [9] [Record] {Group 7} - records channels 5 through 9 to group 7 using the
direct selects.
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[3] [Thru] [8] [Record] [Group] [8] [.] [5] [2] [Enter] - records channels 3 through 8 to
group 8.52.
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[-] [3] [Record] [Group] [7] [Enter] - records all channels, except channel “3,” to group
7.
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[Group] [7] [+] [5] [Record] [Group] [9] [Enter] - records groups 7 and 5 into group 9.
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[Group] [8] [Group] [9] [Record] [Group] [1] [0] [Enter] - records groups 8 and 9 into
group 10.
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[Record] [Group] [7] [Label] [name] [Enter] - records as above and adds a label to the
group.
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[Record Only] [Group] [7] [Enter] - records channels with manual data to group 7.
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[Record Only] {Group 7} - records channels with manual data to group 7 using the direct
select.
Ordered Channels
When recording groups, channels are ordered in the group based on their selection order
when the group is stored. This ordering is useful when combined with [Next] and [Last]
functions, and when applying effects to groups.
Example:
If you record a group by selecting channels in the following order:
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[1] [+] [3] [+] [5] [Thru] [9] [Record] [Group] [1] [Enter]
Later you select Group 1 and press [Next], the channels will be accessed, one
at a time, in the same order in which they were initially selected.
If new channels are added to an ordered group using an update command, those channels are
added to the end of the channel list from an ordering perspective.