Theatrelight CUEMASTER, Quick Operation

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CUEMASTER OPERATION 17
SCENEMASTER MIMIC LEDS
For easy identification the type of recording under each Scenemaster 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
The Scenemaster flash keys can be used for instant flash to Full of any Manual Scenes, Fade-Scenes, or Chases. The flash operation of
Shows is disabled. To decrease the possibility of mistakes, all flash functions can be disabled. The Scenemaster flash keys can be set to
two types of latched operation, and are also used to assign recordings, and for various editing functions.
SCENEMASTER FADERS
The Scenemaster faders are used to fade up and down all Manual Scenes, Fade-Scenes, Chases, and Shows. You can have any
number of Manual Scenes or Chases (up to 24) up at once. 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 24 Scenemasters by pressing the Page Up or Page Down keys. The Page memory feature ensures
that the playback of any Scenemasters 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. 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.