Zero 88 SIRIUS 500, Operator'S Manual

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Macro Buttons /p37/3
Programming Macros
The five MACRO buttons can record a
sequence of button pushes from
anywhere in the desk, thus providing
the operator with a way of consistently
performing the series of button pushes.
Macros are replayed instantaneously
as there is no timing element stored
within a macro.
1 Press and hold the MACRO button
until the red light in the button
flashes .
2 Press those buttons to be recorded
(except a MACRO button) in the
correct sequence. (A MACRO
button cannot record a MACRO
button push.)
3 Once finished, press and hold the
MACRO button until the light goes
out. The macro is now recorded.
4 If the macro has been incorrectly
recorded or requires
reprogramming, follow
points 1 to 3.
Programming Auxiliary Control
Buttons
Each of the eight buttons on the Sirius
500 and four buttons on the Sirius 250
may be programmed to flash or toggle
one or more DMX channels to a
programmed level.
For more details please refer to the
section on setting the Auxiliary controls
in Desk Set-Up, see page 5-15. The
buttons may also be remotely activated
from within CueLine
.
Playing a Macro
Once recorded macros can be played
back at any time and in any mode.
However, care must be exercised.
For example, a macro that achieves
the desired effect using submaster
FLASH buttons in RUN will not
generate the same result in PRESETS
ONLY as the submasters are not active
in PRESETS ONLY mode.
NOTE
Wheel Movements
The internal electronics treat wheel
movements as button pushes, hence wheel
movement is recorded into a macro.
However, replay may seem erratic, and this
method is therefore not recommended as a
means of control.
Saving Macros
MACRO buttons are primarily programming
aides, and hence are not saved onto floppy
disk during backup. Consequently they are
not reloaded from the floppy disk. Macros
are retained after the power has been
switched off and back on.
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Figure 3-25: Macro buttons
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Figure 3-26: Auxiliary Control
buttons
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