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MagicQ recognises three kinds of multi element heads – those which simply have a repeated element, those that have a main
element followed by a repeated element and those that have repeated elements followed by a main element.
When multi element heads are patched MagicQ generates the “All” group which contains both the main and repeated elements.
MagicQ will also generate separate groups for the main “Mn” part and the repeated “Ele” part.
The separate elements of the head can also be sub selected using the dot operator from the keypad – for example for head 2 you
can select 2.4 to sub select the 4
th
element.
7.8
Inverting and Swapping
In VIEW HEADS you can invert the pan and tilt channels of moving heads and also swap the pan and tilt channels. Pressing
ENTER in the appropriate field changes the field value.
Individual channels can also be inverted in VIEW CHANS if required.
7.9
Pan and Tilt Offsets
To add a Pan or Tilt offset then enter the offset in degrees in the Pan offset or Tilt offset in the Patch Window. The offset affects
all programmed values.
7.10
Applying Offsets using Update
MagicQ supports a quick method of applying an offset to channels such as a pan or tilt offset, or an offset on a colour scroll.
To apply an offset, playback the Cues and then override only the parameters you wish to offset in the programmer. Then press the
Update button. The Update options have been modified to include an extra option “Patch Offset”. Selecting this option applies a
permanent offset to the channel in the Patch rather than modifying the individual Palettes and Cues.
To remove the offset go to Patch, View Chans and remove the offset from the appropriate channels.
Offsets apply only to LTP channels, not to HTP (Intensity) channels.
The Outputs window shows channels with offsets in green colour.
The Patch window shows offsets applied to Pan and Tilt in the Pan Offset and Tilt Offset field.
7.11
Minimum and Maximum levels
You can set minimum and maximum levels for each patched channel from the VIEW CHANS view. This is useful for setting
pre-heat on dimmers or for limiting output values of certain lamps where power is tight.
The minimum and maximum levels have absolute over-ride over all other playback and programming. Master faders and the
DBO button do not affect the minimum and maximum levels.
Minimum levels can be useful to force a minimum light level on a stage, for example during a changeover.
7.11.1
Limits and Offset.
It is possible to set limits and offsets on channels using the Limit and Offset dimmer curves.
Limit enables a maximum level to be set for the channel whilst retaining the normal linear dimming curve. When dimmer curve
is set to “Limit” the channel has a linear curve up to the maximum value rather than using the normal linear curve and then
stopping at the maximum value.
Offset enables an offset value to be applied to a channel – this can be useful if a moving light is not calibrated correctly or it has
been moved. When dimmer curve is set to “Offset” then the minimum value specifies the offset to be applied. When a channel
value exceed 255 then it wraps back to 0.
