Rack Palette - Operators Manual - Strand Lighting

Macros and Show Control
Variables, Button Stations
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To patch an VISION.NET button station to a variable page, enter the button station
ID in the patch edit box using the syntax B# (for example B2 would connect the
variable page to Button Station 2 - the B must be capitalized). VISION.NET button
stations should be in Remote Keypad mode.
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• The optional VISION.NET Interface card connects a Palette product to an
VISION.NET network.
• VISION.NET 6-Button, 8-Button and AV-Contact Closure devices can communicate
with Palette when set to Mode 2: Remote Keypad mode
• VISION.NET devices must be addressed between 1 and 255
• VISION.NET 6-Button stations can also be assigned to IR Remote rooms A through
D for triggering Palette using the infrared hand-held device
• VISION.NET button events (down and up) are transmitted to Palette over the
VISION.NET network and can be used by Palette’s Variable (Display|Variables)
• Palette can have multiple Variable Pages
• VISION.NET devices can be ‘patched’ to Variable Pages. The syntax is B# (where
B is the capital letter ‘B’ and # is the VISION.NET device ID)
• Multiple button stations can be patched to a variable page by separating devices by
a comma (i.e. ‘B1,B2’)
• The order field can also contain comma delineated text, such as "B1.1,B2.5" which
would bind together button number 1 on Button Station #1 and button #5 on Button
Station #2
• As buttons go down, the corresponding variable (‘Order’ field) will be set to a value
of ‘1’
• As buttons go up, the corresponding variable will be set to a value of ‘0’
• If a variable’s value is non-zero, the button’s LED will be illuminated
• Variables can be set as:
o Momentary (only down as long as your finger is on it)
o Toggle (first press down, second press up)
o Radio (only one variable in radio group can be down at a time)
• Variable Pages can also be patched to Cue Lists and Look Pages (i.e. ‘Cue List 1’
or ‘B1,B2,Cue List 1’ or 'Main').
• When a variable leaves the zero state, the corresponding Cue or Look will be
activated
• Variable Pages patched to Look Pages will be 0 when the look handle is at the
bottom and 100 when the look handle is at the top (or the bump button is pressed).
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