Theatrelight CUEMASTER, Quick Operation

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CUEMASTER OPERATION 23
FADE-SCENE RECORDING AND PLAYBACK
Manual Scenes are not affected by the time fader. For applications requiring accurate fade times, the Cuemaster has provision for
changing any Manual Scene on the bottom preset to a Fade-Scene, allowing fade times from .5 second to 60 minutes duration.
CHANGING A MANUAL SCENE TO A FADE-SCENE
To use timed fade playback, you must first record a Manual Scene and assign it to a Scenemaster as described previously, then change
it to a Fade-Scene as follows:
> Hold [RECORD] and [MAN<<>>FADE] (the Chase Reverse Key), then press the Scenemaster Flash key.
After a short mimic flash the LED above the selected Scenemaster turns from Green to Yellow: the Manual Scene has now been changed
to a Fade-Scene, and on playback will be affected by the setting of the Scene Fade Master.
TIMED CROSS-FADING
You can play back a Fade-Scene recorded as above using a timed fade as follows:
1 Set the Speed fader to Step Mode, then set a suitable fade time, say 5 seconds, on the Scene Fade Master.
2 Set the Scenemaster with the Fade-Scene to Full: the Scene Fade LED (above the Channels Master) flashes to show a
fade in progress, and at the end of 5 seconds, goes off to indicate the fade is complete.
The Fade time can be changed during the fade—the fade will continue at the latest fade rate selected. Fade-Scenes can be cross-faded
by first pre-setting the time, then raising the new master QUICKLY to full, and then taking the last master QUICKLY to zero. A timed
scene playback will always give a dipless cross-fade, but where thermal lag of higher wattage lamps is a problem, the new scene can be
warmed by setting it at 10% for a few seconds, or raised a second before the last scene is taken out. Note that the Speed Master must be
down to use a manually selected fade time.
HOLDING A TIMED FADE
While the Hold key remains down, the action of the fade timer is halted, and the current output lighting state will be held until the key is
released. You can use the Hold key to stop a fade in progress, or to cue fades (and snap cross-fades) of scenes:
1 Set the Scene Fade master at Instant.
2 Set a Fade-Scene at Full.
3 While keeping [HOLD] down, set a new Fade-Scene at Full, and set the last one off.
4 On cue, release [HOLD]: the lighting will snap instantly to the new scene.
Fade-Scenes can be flashed instantly to full (in Add or Kill Mode), exactly as for Manual Scenes.