Clarity
Programmer
Operator Manual
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beside their names. Studio Colours 17 and 18 are selected but none of their attributes have
been altered. The * on the “T Beam F” tab indicates that some (or all) of these fixtures are also
grabbed in the current session.
If the same attributes are grabbed in both programmers, the current session programmer has
control of the attributes and the other programmer indicates “Overridden”. If only some of its
attributes have been overridden by the current programmer it shows “Part OVR”.
When you record a cue, Clarity only records the contents of the currently selected programmer.
Typically this is only the attributes that you have altered but there are options available.
21.7.2
Blind Programming
There are times when you might need to program or edit a cue without affecting the current
look on stage. This is known as blind programming.
To make the current session programmer blind, click
Blind
on the Programmer Toolbar
or press
Blind
in the Command Centre.
To make any programmer blind, right click on that programmer then select
Blind
.
When a programmer is blind, it has no effect on the output but any attributes that are in that
programmer are still recorded as usual.
21.7.3
Clearing a Programmer
Clearing a programmer removes all attributes from that programmer.
To clear the current programmer session, click
Clear
on the Programmer Toolbar.
To clear any programmer, right click on that programmer then select
Clear
.
To clear all programmers, click
Clear All
on the toolbar. Pressing
Clear All
a second
time clears the fixture selection.
21.7.4
Clearing a Fixture from a Programmer
To clear a fixture from a programmer, in the programmers
Attribute
tab, click the
Menu
button beside the fixture's Attribute Controller then select
Clear Fixture
.
21.7.5
Clearing an Attribute from a Programmer
To clear a single attribute from a programmer, in Universal or Direct mode, select that
attribute then hold
KO
whilst rotating it’s encoder wheel or, in the programmers
Attribute
tab, click the name of the Attribute Control or right-click anywhere on the
Attribute Control then select
Clear ###
(where “###” is the actual attribute name)
21.8
PROGRAMMER TOOLBAR
At the top of the Programmer window is the Programmer Toolbar. It provides additional
functions that you can use as you program as listed below:
Programmer Toolbar
21.8.1
Undo / Redo
You can undo and redo all operations that you have performed in the Programmer window. A
separate undo history is maintained for Programmer 1, Programmer 2 and any edit sessions.
Repeatedly click
Undo
or
Redo
to step through the programming that you have performed.
Hint: The Control Booth window has separate undo and redo commands for every cue-
list that is saved or edited.
Clicking
Toolbox
,
Show Undo View
, reveals the history list of all of the programming
commands. You can instantly undo or redo to any step in the list by clicking on that step.
21.8.2
None, Prev, All, Next
When more than one fixture is selected, you can refine your control to an individual fixture
whilst still maintaining you multiple selection by pressing
Prev
or
Next
. Clicking
All
restores
control to all selected fixtures.
Clicking
None
deselects all fixtures.
See “Selecting Fixtures” above for more details.
