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168 Emphasis Console v1.4.0 User Manual
Create and Edit Real Time Programs
You may have up to 500 Real Time Programs recorded in your show file. Each program
executes a single macro. You can assign a specific or relative time and a day of week or
date for each program to play back on.
N o t e :
If you need a more complex series of events to play back from a Real Time Program,
remember that macros can fire other macros. See Create Macros, page 156 .
Emphasis automatically sorts the programs in the Real Time Programs display according
to time of day when you exit the display or when you move, copy or delete programs. You
can force a sort anytime you are in the display by pressing <S7 - More Softkeys> [S8 -
Sort] .
Create a Real Time Program:
Step 1: Press [Setup] [8] [Enter] to view the Real Time Programs display.
Step 2: Press <S1 - Select Program> [ x ] [Enter] to select program number [x] and
move to the Time column. Time follows the 12-hour or 24-hour clock setting in
the Clock Functions menu. To change the clock settings, see Setting the time
and location, page 166 .
Step 3: Enter the time of day:
•
Enter absolute time directly using the numerical keypad. The keypad corner
displays your entry as you type. Make sure the correct time is displayed in
the keypad corner before pressing [Enter] . When you press [Enter] , you are
moved to the Days/Date column.
• Enter time using the astronomical time clock by pressing [S3 - Astro Clock] .
You will need to enter the type of offset you want; [1] for before sunrise, [2]
for after sunrise, [3] for before sunset, [4] for after sunset, or [0] for none.
Press [Enter] and then enter the amount of time in hours and minutes. The
keypad corner displays your entry as you type. Make sure the correct time is
displayed in the keypad corner before pressing [Enter] . When you press
[Enter] , you are moved to the Days/Date column.