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1) Select the first page of fixtures (
1
-
12
) on the fixture panel. Press [F1] to select group
F1
and
you will see the on/off buttons for all the fixtures displayed in red - this is the default for
group
F1
on each page of fixtures until it is changed. We are only interested in grouping
fixtures
1
to
4
, so right-click on the on/off buttons for the other fixtures to remove them
from the group - their buttons will then revert back to blue.
2) Now, whilst the F1 group is turned on (a large
F1
is displayed) moving any one of the
function faders of the fixtures in that group will cause the other, same, function faders in the
group to move also to that value.
3) Press [F2] to select group
F2
which is where we will store the alternate (1 and 3) fixture
group, then right click on the on / off buttons for fixtures 1 and 3 and this will turn them red.
4) Press [F3] to select group
F3
which is where we will store the alternate (2 and 4) fixture
group, then right-click on the on / off buttons for fixtures 2 and 4 and this will turn them red.
5) Finally, press the
[F3]
key to turn that group off.
We have now set up three groups for fixtures on the first fixture panel, so now to record any scenes
using fixtures
1
to
4
simply press [F1] to select group
F1
, move one of the function faders in that
group to the required level (the other function faders will be set to the same), record the scenes (see
"Recording Scenes", p.61) and then press
[F1] again to turn the group off. To record scenes using
alternate fixtures
1
and
3
press
[F2]
to select group
F2
and so on.
Fixture grouping affects all the functions of fixtures contained within the group, so moving the
Color Wheel
function fader (or selecting one of its preset buttons) will select that function setting
for all other fixtures in that group. When initially setting up a desk, and assigning fixtures via the
patch screen, it is a good idea to arrange the assignments to make use of fixture pages as the page
group facility is specific to each page of fixtures.
Universal Groups
There is also a separate grouping function available where function keys [F1] to [F8] can be used to
store another eight ‘universal’ groups which can affect ALL the fixtures on the desk, not just the
selected page. To use one of these universal groups select a group (
F1
to
F8
) and then double-click
in the display above the trackball. ‘Universal group’ mode is then selected and
F1
to
F8
above the
trackball will be shown in pink rather than white. Double-clicking in the display above the trackball
again reverts back to page group mode and
F1
to
F8
will then be displayed in white to denote ‘page
group’ mode.
A quick way to include all 12 fixtures in a selected page group or universal group is to hold down
[Ctrl] and double-click on the group number above the trackball - all the fixtures on that page will
then be included in that group. A quick way to remove all 12 fixtures from a currently selected
group is to hold down
[Ctrl] and double-right-click on the group number - all the fixtures on that
page will then be removed from that group.
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