CUEMASTER II OPERATION
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RESETTING TO A ONE-TO-ONE PATCH
The current Patch List may be set to a One-to-One patch at any time as follows:
1 Ensure the Record LED is on. If necessary enter the Record Code.
2 Hold [DM] and [AT], then press [F]. After a brief Mimic flash, the Patch List will be set to a One-to-One lookup list.
PATCH LIST ENTRY
While the Record LED is lit, you can enter any dimmer/level combination for a channel. The Edit LED will light to warn you that levels
entered will immediately modify the current Patch List. The following example sets both dimmers 10 and 12 at different levels on Channel
1, and sets Dimmer 1 off:
1 Ensure the Channel display is clear: press [CL] if necessary.
2 Press in order [CH] [1] [DM] [1] [0] [AT] [7] [5]. This sets Dimmer 10 at level 75 on Channel 1.
3 Press [DM] [1] [2] [AT] [F]. This sets Dimmer 12 at level Full on Channel 1.
4 Press [DM] [1] [AT] [0]. This sets Dimmer 1 at level 0 on Channel 1.
If you now raise Channel 1 to Full on a live preset of the Cuemaster, Dimmer 1 will not show, but Dimmer 10 will come up to level 75 and
Dimmer 12 to Full. The process may be repeated for any combination of Channels, Dimmers, and Levels. A dimmer may be driven from
any number of channels; in this case the final dimmer level is the highest level of any combination. Patched Dimmers and their levels
must be entered one at a time.
PATCH EDITING IN TEST MODE
As often happens in an `Off the Cuff' show, little time is left to plot levels, let alone plan a patch list. As an aid to fast patching, you can
test the dimmers or channels one at a time, and allocate them to a channel quickly and simply. This method is particularly useful if you
are presented with an unknown connection of circuits to dimmers.
1 Hold [DM] and [AT], then press [0]. This sets up a Zero patch on the current Patch List.
2 Press [CL] to clear the Channel display. Press [DM] [1] [TS]: the circuit on Dimmer 1 will light at Full.
3 To patch Dimmer 1 to Channel 27, press [CH] [2] [7]. Press [TS] to test the next dimmer.
Repeating the last instruction will enable you to quickly identify the dimmers and patch them to the channels at the same time.
Alternatively you can test channels and edit their patched dimmers live as follows:
1 Press [CL] to clear the Channel display. Press [CH] [1] [TS]: any dimmers patched to Channel 1 will light up.
2 Press [DM] [AT] to read the fist dimmer patched to Channel 1: enter a new level if required.
3 Press [AT] to read (and edit if required) the next dimmer level, or to test the next channel and edit its dimmers.
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For further help using Test mode see page 79.
