Zero 88 FLX Series, Manual

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If Tracking is enabled, every cue programmed behaves in a Tracking methodology. This means that each cue only
programs the changes between two states – channels are told to fade up, fade down, change colour, beam, shape
and position, or if no instructions are programmed, the channel will stay the same. This is a powerful programming
method as it allows advanced manipulation of the cue stack and updates can be filtered through entire sequences
without having to update each cue individually.
Choosing Track Forwards allows the change to flow through into the following cues. For example, add a new light into
a cue, and it will then stay on through subsequent cues, until it is next told to change. If you choose to update with
Track Forwards enabled, remember to “undo” the change you made in one scene when you move to the next –
particularly if the next cue is a blackout. With Track Backwards, rather than the console making your changes to the
cue you are working on, it will instead send your change back up the cue stack, to just after the previous instruction
that fixture had been given. With Track Both, this change also continues to filter down the cue stack too.
Cue Only
When Cue Only is enabled, only the cue you are working on will be affected. In the background, this is because the
console undoes any changes you made in the next cue, to ensure the next cue looks exactly how you left it. This is
useful when recording a cue out of sequence, or when updating a cue, to ensure the update you make doesn’t affect
any subsequent cues in the cue list. This is therefore the default option, to ensure the cue you record, doesn't affect
other cues.
Take a look at this quick video for an explanation of Cue Only.
Global Tracking Options
Changing settings in the Record Options, will affect what gets stored,
and what doesn't. Therefore some users, like to hide the majority of
the Record Options, to prevent any accidental change in options. To
hide the majority of the Record Options, tap Setup -> Settings, and tap
the "Cue Only" Tracking Option under "Record & Update".
When this global Record & Update option is set to Cue Only, the
console's functionality remains exactly the same as having the
Tracking Options set to enabled, however with "SmartTag" and "Cue
Only" chosen in the Record Options. The downside to setting the
console to global Cue Only, is if you do need to be specific with what
parameters get stored into your cues, or need to configure your
fixture's home or default values for example, you cannot simply use
the Record Options window. You have to first go into Setup ->
Settings, enable the Tracking Options again, to give yourself access to
the Record Options.
When the Record & Update tracking options are set to Cue Only
globally from Setup -> Settings, "Cue Only" will then be displayed with
a red background, bottom right of the Cues window on the external
desktop. The Record Options will then have a reduced set of options.
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