Jands HOG 1000, Operating Manual

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Groups and Palettes
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Groups and Palettes
In addition to the palettes created by Automenus, you can create custom groups and palettes to meet your
own specific needs. These may be combined with one another or manipulated in any way.
Creating and Modifying Groups
You can make your own groups for quick fixture selection. A group can include any number of fixtures and
any combination of fixture types.
To create a fixture group:
1
Select the fixtures for the group, such as
Cyber m2
1 Thru 3 +
Trakspot 1 Thru 3 ENTER.
2
Press Record.
3
Select the destination by pressing an empty space in the Group
menu bank (or type in a destination group number:
Group 13
ENTER ).
Naming a Group
To give the group a name:
1
Press Set .
2
Type in a name, like Stage Right, on an external keyboard or by
using the keyboard built into the right menu banks.
3
Press ENTER .
Changing an existing Group
To remove fixtures from a group or combine fixtures into a group:
1
Select the desired fixtures to add or remove
2
Press Record . The Programmer toolbar will be replaced by the
Options toolbar.
3
Choose an option from the Options toolbar:
Merge
to combine
fixture into the destination or
Remove
to eliminate them from the
destination.
4
Select the group to be changed.
5
Press ENTER .
You can also use Load and Update to modify a group
1
Press Load , followed by the group you want to change.
2
Either
Knockout
existing fixtures, or select new ones.
3
Press Update .
Finally, existing groups can be combined to make new ones.
Creating and Modifying Palettes
Palettes are a useful programming tool giving quick access to parameter levels. There are three types of
palettes: Position, Colour, and Beam. Position palettes are also referred to as preset focuses.
Why are palettes useful?
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They’re a quick way to retrieve common positions or colour mixes.