Motorisation and Customisation

In the Programmer modes all changes affect the programmer just as if the heads had been selected from the keypad, encoders or palette windows. Pressing CLEAR resets all faders.

In Intensity mode the faders are used to control intensity of any of the patched heads starting from the lowest head number. Adjusting the fader sets the intensity for that head in the programmer. Pressing the GO button sets the intensity to 100% while pressing the PAUSE button removes the intensity for that head from the programmer. The PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN buttons are used to page through all the patched heads.

Selected Intensity mode operates like Intensity mode, but uses only the selected heads – in order of selection, enabling quick access to the intensities of selected heads by simple selecting those heads.

In Group mode the faders are used to control intensity of each group of heads starting from Group 1, one group per fader. Adjusting the fader sets the intensity for all the heads in that group in the programmer. Pressing the GO button sets all heads in the group to 100% whilst pressing the PAUSE button removes the intensity for all heads in that group from the programmer. The PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN buttons are used to page through all groups.

In Chans mode the faders are used to control the channels on the console starting from the first universe. Adjusting the fader sets the value of the channel in the programmer. Pressing the GO button sets the channel to 255. Pressing the PAUSE button removes the value for the channel from the programmer. The PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN buttons are used to page through all channels.

In all these modes pressing the FLASH button puts the level to 100% and then on release returns it to the level of the fader.

Selected Chans mode operates like Chans mode, but uses only the channels of the selected heads – in order of selection, enabling quick access to the channels of selected heads by simple selecting those heads.

In Intensity Master mode the faders are used to control the master intensity of any of the patched heads starting from the lowest head number. Adjusting the fader sets the master intensity for that head. The master intensity operates at the output stage modifying the level of the intensity coming from playbacks or the programmer.

Pressing the PAUSE button return the intensity master for that head to 100%. The fader is set to half way for 100% - therefore it is possible to increase the intensity up to 200% in situations where the playback/programmer intensity is less than 100%. The PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN buttons are used to page through all the patched heads. Master Intensities can also be controlled from the Intensity Window, View Masters.

Selected Intensity Master mode operates like Intensity Master mode, but uses only the selected heads – in order of selection, enabling quick access to the master intensities of selected heads by simple selecting those heads.

In Group Master mode the faders are used to control the master intensity of the group of heads starting from Group 1. Adjusting the fader sets the master intensity for all the heads in the group. The master intensity operates at the output stage modifying the level of the intensity coming from playbacks or the programmer.

Pressing the PAUSE button return the intensity master for all the heads in the group to 100%. The fader is set to half way for 100% - therefore it is possible to increase the intensity up to 200% in situations where the playback/programmer intensity is less than 100%. The PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN buttons are used to page through all groups.

In Master modes pressing the FLASH button puts the master level to 100% and then on release returns it to the level of the fader.

If both a Master Intensity for a head and one or more Group Masters for the same head are active then they multiply together - e.g. if the programmed value is 100%, but then the head intensity master is 50% and a Group intensity master containing that head is at 50% then the output will be 25%. This enables multiple levels of masters, just as with existing intensity master system - the difference is that now it is not neccesary to explicitly program intensity masters - access is available to intensity masters and group masters as soon as the heads are patched.

In Speed Master mode the faders and buttons control the global Speed Masters.

These modes operate in a similar way to the Intensities mode and the Sel Intensities mode - you can page through the different heads - but they operate on the Cue data rather than programmer data.

In Cue mode the intensities of the heads in the current Cue (from the current playback, or selected from the Cue Window) are placed on the motorised faders. Moving the faders immediately edits those intensities within the Cue.

In Selected Heads Cue mode the currently selected heads are shown. Any that are used in the currently selected Cue are shown active. Heads that are not in the currently selected Cue are non active. Moving a fader of a non active Head automatically adds that Head into the Cue at the level of the fader.

Pressing the GO button adds the intensity of that Head to the Cue at its current output level.

Pressing the Pause button in either mode removes the intensity for that Head from the Cue.

As with all changes to MagicQ show data, UNDO can be used to restore the Cue to its previous channel values if channels are accidentally added/changed/removed.

There is a shortcut to enter the Cue Fader mode - press and hold CUE and press the S button of the Playback. This makes that Playback the currently selected and also opens the CUE window showing the data.

Pressing PAUSE in the manual crossfade section returns to the normal Playback Fader mode, enabling quick return to playback.

The Cue Fader mode can also be entered/exited via the new UNFOLD CUE soft button in the Cue Window. The PREV CUE and NEXT CUE can be used to bump through Cues in a Cue Stack.

In Preset mode the faders are used to control preset intensities - as per the View Preset in the Intensity window. Preset intensities operate independently of the programmer and are used for setting fixed values - for example during changeovers or for background lighting.

Pressing GO puts the preset intensity to 100% - pressing PAUSE sets it to 0% (not active).

Presing FLASH puts the intensity to 100% and then on release returns it to the fader level.

The fader mode and bank can be selected from a pop up menu by pressing and holding the PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN buttons.

The current fader mode and bank can be recorded as items in the Execute window which can then be operated from the 4x3 Execute section enabling single button changing of fader mode or banks.

Press and hold NEXT PAGE or PREV PAGE and press RECORD. MagicQ will prompt "Record shortcut - plase press item". Select an item in the Execute Window or on the 4x3 Execute buttons (when in Execute Mode).

Alternatively in the Execute Window, select ASSIGN SPECIAL and choose Fader FN. The current fader bank mode and start item will be assigned to an item.

In Playback mode, ALT and the NEXT PAGE and PREV PAGE buttons can be used to change playback bank as an alternative to holding NEXT PAGE / PREV PAGE and selecting the Bank from the toolbar.

There are also inbuilt macros for NEXT BANK and PREV BANK which can be assigned to Execute grids for use in Execute windows or the 4x3 Execute section.

MagicQ can tell when users touch the motorised fader knobs. As an option this can be used to change selected playback or to pre-visualise that playback in MagicVis.

Motorised faders have moving parts which can wear out with excessive use. Users should avoid creating macros or tracks that cause motors to constantly move.

Individual motors can be disabled in Setup, View Settings, Hardware, Faulty Motor Mask and Faulty Wing Motor Mask. These are hexadecimal bitmasks - fader 1 is 0001, fader 2 is 0002, fader 3 is 0004.

All motors can be disabled in Setup, View Settings, Hardware, Motorisation.

In Playbacks mode the illuminated faders are used to indicate the function of the fader – blue for normal HTP level control, green for LTP faders, red for Intensity Masters and orange for FX Speed and FX size masters.

The faders can be configured to use the custom colour tags in the Cue Stack (set Setup, Windows, Playback Col Tag option to Cue Stack) thus enabling complete user control.

In Intensity and Selected Intensity mode the illuminated faders are set to white.

In Group mode the illuminated faders are set to yellow.

In Master modes (Int Master, Group Master, Sel Int Master) the illuminated faders are set to red.

In Channels and Selected Channels mode the illuminated faders are set to cyan.

In Presets mode the illuminated faders are set to green.

The overall brightness for the faders can be set by holding CTRL and using the encoders/soft buttons.

In Playbacks mode the illuminated encoders are used to indicate the function of the encoder – blue for normal HTP level control, green for LTP faders, red for Intensity Masters and orange for FX Speed and FX size masters. The encoders can be set to use the custom colour tags in the Cue Stack thus enabling complete user control.

In other modes the illumination follows the same colour as the faders.