Chapter 4 Basic operations
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Lesson 2
Display, channel and
record modes
This lesson describes display and channel modes and record functions available
with the
PSC. Display modes show channel and level settings for cues, groups
and faders
. Channel mode indicates how channels respond when they are in
different situations.
PSC’s record functions create cues differently. See Record
functions on page 33 for more information.
Display modes
You can work in any of four different modes to create and modify cues and
groups: Stage, Blind, Fader, or Track Sheet
. The first three modes have very
similar screens; the Stage screen is illustrated and described on the next page
.
The Track Sheet screen is illustrated and described on page 80.
Stage
Stage mode controls live channels. This mode allows you to adjust lighting levels
and save a look as a cue or group when you are satisfied with the look.
Blind
Blind mode allows you to work on cues or groups without affecting the stage
lights. Blind mode is useful when you know ahead of time what channels and
levels you want for most of your cues
. Blind also lets you jump ahead of the
action and make changes to recorded cues and groups without affecting live
lighting.
Fader
Fader mode lets you make live adjustments to channels that are in one fader
while another cue is currently running in other faders. Fader mode is not in-
cluded in this tutorial, but it is described in
Chapter 8, Reference.
Track Sheet
Track Sheet displays a specific channel’s level settings in all recorded cues. This
display is useful when you need to add or modify a single channel in several
cues
. Track is a blind mode; it does not give you live control of channels. Track
Sheet mode is included in
Chapter 5, Advanced techniques. You can modify
existing cues, but you cannot create cues in Track Sheet.