Rack Palette - Operators Manual - Strand Lighting

Hardware Setup
Hardware Setup - A/B C/D
The A/B and C/D faders have multiple purposes. On a new show file the A/B are
configured as Preset A/B Two Scene Masters (controlling intensity attributes on the
Top and Bottom Slider banks, see Slider Panels) and the C is configured as the
Intensity Master for the Cue List assigned to that Playback and D is configured as a
manual crossfader for that cue list. All the modes are described below.
Note: Regardless of configuration of the A/B and C/D faders, the [SELECT],
[HALT/BACK] and [GO] buttons will function as normal on the appropriate cue list.
Disabled
If you chose this option, the sliders will do nothing. If you are just doing a "GO
SHOW", this is the safest mode of operation as inadvertent moves on these faders
will have no affect.
Preset Two Scene Master
In either case (A/B or C/D), the faders will be the overall intensity masters for the A
and B Scenes. The B and D faders are inverted such that if you pull both handles
together you will execute a dipless crossfade between the scenes (i.e., Fader A is
full when pushed up, Fader B is full when pushed down).
PB Master + Crossfader
In this mode, the left hand fader is the overall intensity master of the cue list
assigned to this playback and the right hand fader is, at will, a manual cross fader.
The [GO] and [Halt/Back] buttons function as normal, but at any time you can grab
the fade and manually complete it using this handle. If you [Halt] the cue, you can
either press [GO] to complete it, or use the handle to manually complete the
transition to the next cue. If you are sitting in a cue, moving the handle will initiate
the transition to the next cue as seen in the Playback Bubbles:
All levels going up and down will be affected. All times will be re-scaled to the
distance the handle has to travel, with the greatest time in the cue being measured
using that distance and all others scaled to that. Wait times will be scaled too.
At any point before reaching the end of travel, you can move the handle backward
to reverse the transition. Once you reach the end of travel, the next cue in the cue
list will be pending. You do not have to physically reload a cue or move the fader
back to it's starting position. The next cue transition will begin by moving the fade off
the end of travel you just reached or by simply pressing [GO].
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