Theatrelight CUEMASTER II, Manual

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CUEMASTER II OPERATION 25
SUBMASTER MIMIC LEDS
For easy identification the type of recording under each Submaster is indicated by the colour of the LED above it:
OFF Empty
GREEN Manual Scene (as for Scenemasters 1-48)
GREEN FLASH Chase
AMBER Fade-Scene
AMBER FLASH Show
SCENEMASTER FLASH KEYS
If the Scenes LEDs are on, then the Scenemaster or Submaster flash keys can be used for instant flash to Full of any Manual Scenes,
Fade-Scenes, or Chases. To decrease the possibility of mistakes, Flash key playback of Shows is disabled, while all flash functions can
be optionally disabled. Scene Flash keys can also be set to two types of latched operation.
SCENEMASTER AND SUBMASTER FADERS
If the Scenes LED is on for any of the the three rows of faders, then those faders can play back recorded scenes. You can have any
number of Manual Scenes live on the top two rows of faders up at once, and any number of Manual Scenes or Chases live on the bottom
row of faders. Fade-Scenes are normally cross-faded in pairs—the new scene up with the old scene down. If you are running a Show
using the Cue Go key, only one Show fader should be up at a time.
SCENEMASTER PAGES
You can change the current Page of Scenemasters and Submasters by pressing the Page Up or Page Down keys. The Page memory
feature ensures that the playback of any Scenemasters or Submasters which are up remain unaffected, but the Page LED flashes to
show that masters are still live on the previous page. New masters can be faded up the on the new page to add to those from the
previous page. When all the previous page masters are returned to zero, the Page LED stops flashing.
RECORDING METHOD
Each time the Record Key is pressed, the current output channels levels and the time setting of the Scene Fade master are stored in
spare memory. Pressing Record again adds another Scene to that already in memory. In this way you can record either one or a number
of Scenes, each with a fade time. This single or multiple recording must then be assigned to a master for playback by holding Record and
selecting a master Flash key. Scenemasters 1-48 can store single recordings only. A single Scene is always assigned as a Manual
Scene, while multiple Scenes are always assigned as a Chase. Manual Scenes can then be changed to Fade-Scenes if required for auto
fade operation. Similarly Chases can be changed to Shows and vice versa for ease of editing levels, and inserting and deleting cues. All
recording operations can only be performed if the Record LED is lit.