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ERASE SCENE
To erase an existing scene, press “Record” then “Scene” then “Erase”. As when recording a scene, all
LEDs that contain a scene will light. Next select the scene number to erase. That scene will be called on
stage and its name will appear in the LCD. The message “Erase This?” will also appear. Press “yes” or
“no”. If you press “yes” the scene will be erased. You can then select additional scenes to be erased or
you can press “Record” again to exit record mode.
Note:
It can take up to 30 seconds to overwrite or erase a scene depending on how much of the memory
is currently filled.
RECALLING SCENES
Once a scene is recorded it can be recalled by turning on the “Scene” LED, and then selecting the desired
page and then selecting 1 of 16 number switches. Only one scene can be active at a time since a scene is
the state of the entire stage. Pressing the scene number that is currently lit will turn off that scene and set
all channels to 0. You can also call scenes using MIDI. Read the section later in this manual on MIDI for
more information.
PRESETS
A preset is a recording of selected channel levels within selected fixtures. Presets allow for fast and easy
programming giving you instant access to colors and beam settings without having to search through
channel levels with the faders. Presets also save scene memory because many scenes can reference the
same preset.
There are two sets of preset memories provided, “Color” and “Beam”. Show Designer allows you to
record up to 256 of each type and in addition provides 16 pre-recorded presets of each type referred to as
“factory presets”. The words color and beam are for convenience only, in actuality you can record any
type of effect or channel setting into each type of preset.
Unlike scenes, presets do not record the entire stage, they only record the channels that you select while
in preset record mode. This allows you to record things such as color only or gobo only or beam position
only. Once recorded they can be recalled and layered to make a scene.
Note:
Factory presets are not available for all of the fixtures in the Show Designer library. Some will be
added in later software updates.
RECORDING PRESETS
Before recording a preset you must first do some preparation. In order to be able to view features such as
color or gobo you will need to first set some channel levels in order to see the color or gobo to be
recorded. Do this by selecting the fixture or fixtures to be used and then position the beams and turn up
the dimmer levels. These things will not be recorded into the preset if they are done before recording.
To start recording a preset press “Record”, its LED will flash. Next press either “Color” or “Beam”, this
LED will also flash. The page display will light and any number locations that already contain presets will
also light showing you where there are already presets recorded. There are 16 pages of memory locations
available for each type of preset. Page 0 is reserved for factory presets and can’t be recorded on.
Next adjust the channel or channels that you want to include in the preset. These adjustments will be
recorded into the preset so take care not to move any channels that you don’t want included.
