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Order code: 50705
ColorCue 3
Programming Mode
In this mode you can program and edit scenes and chases. The scenes and chases can be assigned to
the 24 PLAYBACKS buttons (A)–(B).
The programming mode screen provides information about the selected PLAYBACKS button number, the
step number, the direction of the chase, the playback speed of the chase in bpm (beats per minute)
and the fade percentage.
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To enter programming mode, press and hold down the MODE button (32) for 3 seconds. The LED on
the button will light up in blue.
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To exit programming mode, press and hold down the MODE button (32) again for 3 seconds. The LED
on the button will light up in red and the device will return to manual mode.
Note: Before exiting programming mode, make sure you clear the programmer. See Clear the
Programmer on page 11 for more information.
Record a Scene
01)
Create a scene:
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Double (12-fixture) mode – follow steps 2–6 from Create a Scene in Bank A on page 11. The
concept of Bank A and Bank B is not applicable in programming mode. Therefore the
connected fixtures can be selected only with the FIXTURES buttons and faders (01)–(12).
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Single (24-fixture) mode – follow steps 2–6 from Create a Scene on page 12.
02)
Press the RECORD button (36) to start recording. The LED on the button will light up.
03)
Press one of the PLAYBACKS buttons (01)–(24) to which you want to assign the scene. The LED on
button will start blinking.
Note: If a PLAYBACKS button (01)–(24) is not free and has a scene assigned to it, the LED on the button
will be on.
04)
Press the RECORD button (36) once again to store the scene. The LED on the button will turn off.
05)
Clear the programmer.
Record a Chase
A chase is a sequence of steps. Each step is a static scene.
01)
Create a scene:
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Double (12-fixture) mode – follow steps 2–6 from Create a Scene in Bank A on page 11. The
concept of Bank A and Bank B is not applicable in programming mode. Therefore the
connected fixtures can be selected only with the FIXTURES buttons and faders (01)–(12).
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Single (24-fixture) mode – follow steps 2–6 from Create a Scene on page 12.
02)
Press the RECORD button (36) to start recording. The LED on the button will light up.
03)
Press one of the PLAYBACKS buttons (01)–(24) to which you want to assign the chase. The LED on
button will start blinking.
04)
Make sure the parameter selection mode is enabled. Set the chase parameters: direction, speed
and fade. See Chase Parameters on page 14 for more information.
05)
Press the RECORD button (36) to record the step. The LED on the button will light up.
06)
Repeat steps 1 and 5 to create the next step in the chase.
07)
Continue repeating steps 1 and 5 to create all steps in the chase.
08)
Press the RECORD button (36) to finish recording. The LED on the button will turn off.
Note: Make sure you wait 1 second before you press the RECORD button (36) to finish the recording in
step 8. As the last step from recording a scene (see step 5 above) is pressing the RECORD button (36),
you need to wait 1 second before pressing the button again to finish the recording.
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