Theatrelight CUEMASTER, Quick Operation

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CUEMASTER OPERATION 63
CUEMASTER MEMORY CARD BACKUP
The entire memory (all the scenes, chases, and shows on all pages) of the Cuemaster can be saved to SD Card for backup or library
purposes, and restored later. Moreover each SD card can save 24 different copies (“volumes”) of the memory to the one card
SAVING TO SD CARD
You can save the entire Cuemaster memory to an SD card volume as follows (Record must be on):
1. Set the write protect switch on the SD card to Unlock (towards the contact end of the card)
2. Push the SD card, label uppermost, into the socket at the back of the Cuemaster
3. With the Record LED ON, hold [RECORD] and [UP], then press any Flash key on the top preset
After a short Mimic flash, the screen shows “Saving to card”. If you pressed flash key 1, the memory is saved to volume 1 in the card,
while pressing flash key 5 saves to volume 5 in the same card etc. You can then remove the SD card (push to remove). To prevent
accidental overwrites, set the write protect switch on the card to the Lock position. As each card can store up to 24 volumes in the same
card, it is advisable to
make a written note of the card and the volume numbers used .
RESTORING FROM SD CARD
You can restore the entire Cuemaster memory from a SD card volume (saved from the same size Cuemaster):
1. Push the SD card, label uppermost, into the socket at the back of the Cuemaster
2. With the Record LED ON, hold [RECORD] and [DOWN], then press a Flash key on the top preset of any previously saved
volume
After a short Mimic flash, the memory starts restoring from the card. If you pressed flash key 1, the memory is restored from volume 1 of
the card. If you pressed flash key 5, the memory is restored from volume 5 of the same card etc.
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A long flash of the Mimic display indicates an error. Error codes are shown in the screen display at the top of the page.
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Saved volumes can only be restored to the same model and channel size.
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As save and restore take a few seconds to complete, avoid SD card operations with lights live on stage.
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Each SD card volume may be written 100,000 times without degradation. Read operations are unlimited.
SD card size for Cuemasters can be from 32MB to 1GB. The Cuemaster saves its data to SD card addresses starting at 800000H (8MB)
so that if the card is no longer required for backup purposes, it may be re-used in a PC after re-formatting.