Handy Hints

Use the "Lamp On All" and "Lamp Off All" soft buttons in the Macro Window to make turning on/off an entire lighting rig easier.

Use a pan offset and/or tilt offset in Patch to adjust all the programming for some heads.

Use SHIFT or CTRL and the cursor keys to carry out actions on multiple items in a Window.

When recording items, type in a name for the item on the external keyboard before pressing the REC button.

To force a minimum look on stage (e.g. during a changeover) whilst allowing full programming capability got to Intensity, View Preset and set up a minium look.

When using encoders, to bump to the next range value (e.g. next colour), press the button associated with the encoder. To bump back, hold SHIFT and press the button.

To modify a playback, press and hold the SELECT button associated with the playback and then use the encoders or key in new values.

If your CMY colours are coming out inverted – i.e. red is cyan, green is purple, blue is yellow, then you need to set the CMY Invert option for that personality in the Head Editor.

To restart the look in the programmer press BLIND twice.

If you find yourself constantly changing Windows to perform an action, try sizing the required Windows and recording it as a Layout.

After you have cleared the programmer you can reselect the heads that were selected when you pressed CLEAR by pressing the ALL button.

To remove attributes from an entire Cue Stack (e.g. position information) activate those attributes in the programmer and use the RECORD REMOVE option.

To add attributes into an entire Cue Stack (e.g. position information) activate those attributes in the programmer and use the RECORD MERGE option.

To Record Merge the current contents of the programmer into the current Cue on a Cue Stack, press and hold the Select button of the playback and press RECORD.

Copy palettes to Playbacks to make Cue Stacks of palettes.