NEW IN SOFTWARE VERSION "MASTERPIECE MAIN No.1.3" - 17-05-91 continued
Automatic Release and Replace
- when you Save Output To Scene (SOTS) or Save Environment of Channels,
Scenes and Chases (SESC), all sliders are RELEASED and all KeyBoard pads are turned off. The Scene or
Environment which you have just saved is switched on to REPLACE them.
Should you NOT want this facility to operate, hold your finger on SOTS or SESC until AFTER you have removed your
finger from the KeyBoard pad.
NEW IN SOFTWARE VERSION "MASTERPIECE MAIN No.1.4" - 01-06-91
Environment Chases
- The 6 Environment Chases are now available with Auto and Manual stepping. Each one may
have up to 124 steps. They are programmed in the same way as Scene Chases except that after pressing "Program
Chase Sequence", you select one of the 6 Environment Chases on Environment Keyboard No.3, Keyboard pads 1-6
and then the steps you enter are Environments rather than Scenes. Forward and Reverse Manual Step pads can be
used for editing just the same - see Page 5.6 of the Manual.
The
Black Out
key "b.O." may be used during Scene or Environment Chase programming to enter a
blank step
- it
too blinks to indicate availability if no key is pressed within 5 seconds.
Fine details:
Automatic Release and Replace no longer forces the Scene or Environment KB into latch but leaves the choice of
Keyboard Action to the user.
Improved blinking of KB LEDs when engaged to KeyBoard Master sliders.
The accessibility of the Memory to Card pad (only) is not updated during Card to Memory transfer which would
inevitably make it accessible.
NEW IN SOFTWARE VERSION "MASTERPIECE MAIN No.1.5" - 10-07-91
Environment Chases
- The 6 Environment Chases are now also operational in Real Time. Pressing the "Chase
Step Source" pad OR the "Record Environment Chase in Real Time/Step Times" pad when "Which Chase" is an
Environment Chase, will step through: Step Times, Real Time, Auto and Manual (Bass and Treble are not
appropriate).
There are two methods of recording the times for each step in Program Chase Sequence (PCS) for Environment
Chases:
1.
Real Time.
Normally used for recording and replaying a show. Perform your show, pressing the Environments
you require on cue. The Masterpiece records the moment when you entered each step, to a resolution of 0.02
seconds, ready to recreate your show on playback.
2.
Step Times.
Normally used to enter the longer step times needed for environmental control. After you enter
the Environment for each step of the chase, the step number is displayed for 2 seconds, then you can use the
Joy Stick to view (X axis) or adjust the time (Y axis) from this step to the next one. The maximum time per step
is 3 days, 21 hours, 12 mins, 24.30 secs. There are 124 steps available - over 15 months are possible before
repeating!
Continued...
Masterpiece
Software
Upgrades
Paul F. Mardon, Technical Director, 28-10-98
File: MPN.Sam
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