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9.11.9
Sub selection of heads from Groups / Overall Selection
When you select heads using Groups or the keypad, MagicQ then enables the operation on a sub selection of the main selection
using the Next Head, Prev Head, Odd/Even, and All buttons. This enables the user to select a group of heads and work on heads
individually without reselecting the heads.
It is possible to sub select heads from within the main selection using the keypad and referring to heads using the index of that
head within the overall selection order – for instance, selecting the 1
st
and 3
rd
head within the selection, or selecting heads 1
THRU 4 in that selection. The numbers used are the index into the selection order, not the head numbers.
To use this method, select a group of heads, then type the index number followed by NEXT HEAD or PREV HEAD. So to select
the 1
st
and 2
nd
heads in the current selection:
1+2 NEXT HEAD
Or to the 3
rd
, 4
th
and 5
th
3 THRU 5 NEXT HEAD
You can select multiple groups as your main selection – so if you have a line of 4 spots and 4 washes you can make a group with
of all 8 heads and then access them using the numbers 1 to 8 regardless of their head number.
It is possible to invert the current sub selection - press 0 NEXT HEAD.
Using NEXT HEAD and PREV HEAD without entering a number, operates as normal, selecting the next or previous head within
the overall selection.
9.12
Highlight Mode
Highlight mode is used in conjunction with Single mode and Odd/Even mode. There are four possible modes of operation
depending on the setting in the Setup Window of the Highlight Mode - "Normal”, “Advanced (highlights/lowlight)”, “Advanced
Highlight only” and “Advanced, no reset”.
In “Normal” mode, the intensities of the selected heads are reduced except for the one (or ones in Odd/Even mode) that are being
controlled. Highlighting of the controlled head(s) makes programming of positions much easier.
In "Advanced (highlight/lowlight)” mode, all the attributes of the heads that are being controlled are set to the highlight values
from the personality. If Single mode or Odd/Even mode is in operation then only the subset of the selected heads is highlighted
– the rest are lowlighted.
“Advanced Highlight Only” is the same as above, but no lowlighting occurs.
“Advanced no reset” is the same as “Advanced (highlight/lowlight)” but is not cleared when you press CLEAR. Press Highlight
again to reset it.
When in Highlight mode the LED on the HIGHLIGHT button is lit - pressing the HIGHLIGHT button again or the ALL button
returns the head control area back to the default mode.
9.13
Lowlight function
A lowlight function is accessed by pressing SHIFT and HIGHLIGHT. When active the selected head is lowlighted to the value
in the personality. This allows each head in the current selection to be temporarily lowlighted to try to find a particular head –
without making a massive change to the current lighting state.
Highlight mode must be set to Advanced highlight/lowlight.
