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48 Emphasis Console v1.4.0 User Manual
Default Fade Time
Emphasis assumes a five-second default for cue upfade and downfade times. You can
change this default time to whatever you like. Each cue you record after you change this
default will have the new time recorded. Changing this setting will not affect cues recorded
prior to the change. See Cues, page 98 for more information.
Use the following guidelines when entering time values in Emphasis:
• Times can range from 0.1 seconds to 99:59 minutes. Zero timing is also available.
• Use a decimal point for times less than one second: 0.1-0.9 second.
• Two-digit entries are calculated in seconds: 42=42 seconds, 90=1 minute 30 seconds.
• Three- and four-digit entries are calculated in minutes and seconds: 330=3 minutes 30
seconds, 1075=11 minutes 15 seconds.
Change the default fade times:
Step 1: On your Emphasis Facepanel or from the virtual facepanel in Emphasis
Visualization, press [Setup] [1] [Enter] to display the Systems Settings menu.
Step 2: Press [3] [Enter] to choose Default Fade Time.
Step 3: Using the numeric keypad on the Facepanel or the virtual facepanel, type in the
desired default upfade time and press [Enter] .
Step 4: Using the numeric keypad on the Facepanel or the virtual facepanel, type in the
desired default downfade time and press [Enter] .
Default Level
The [Level] key can be assigned any level between zero and full (100%). The default
setting is full. Use this menu item to change it to whatever level you would like. See Set
Levels, page 75 for more information.
Change the default level:
Step 1: On your Emphasis Facepanel or from the virtual facepanel in Emphasis
Visualization, press [Setup] [1] [Enter] to display the Systems Settings menu.
Step 2: Press [4] [Enter] to choose Default Level.
Step 3: Using the numeric keypad on the Facepanel or the virtual facepanel, type in the
desired level. This entry self-terminates at a two-digit entry (you don’t have to
press [Enter] ), so use the [Full] key to enter 100%.
Default Fader Clear Time
The A/B and C/D fader pairs have a [Clear] key. To remove a cue from the stage output,
clear the fader pair containing that cue. Channels in that cue will be released to the next
highest control input (fader pair or submaster) or will fade out completely. See Fader
Controls, page 144 for more information.
The default fader clear time is zero seconds, causing cleared channels to drop to zero
immediately. If you would prefer that clearing a fader takes a longer time to achieve a
blackout, change the default fader clear time. The fader clear time can be set to anything
from zero to 99:59 minutes, following the guidelines in Default Fade Time, page 48 .
Change the default fader clear time:
Step 1: On your Emphasis Facepanel or from the virtual facepanel in Emphasis
Visualization, press [Setup] [1] [Enter] to display the Systems Settings menu.
Step 2: Press [5] [Enter] to choose Default Fader Clear Time.
Step 3: Using the numeric keypad on the Facepanel or the virtual facepanel, type in the
desired default fader clear time and press [Enter] .