Rack Palette - Operators Manual - Strand Lighting

Screen Layout
File Menu
The File pull down menu on the Menu Bar provides access to the following
functions.
• New - Use to create a new show. You will have to Save it to give it a name.
• Open – Use to access an existing show for playback or editing. The File Open
dialog box allows you to open Palette Show files, Checkpoint files and Backup files.
By default, the combo is set to open Palette Show files (*.spf).
• Close – Use to exit the show that is currently in use. If the show file has been
changed, it will ask you to save first.
• Save – Use to record the contents of the current show to disk. You can also press
[S8] on the main softkey toolbar. Once you save the show, the old file on disk will be
renamed YourShowFile.spb. The *.spb extension is used for backup files. The
current show file is automatically backed up at regular intervals to a Checkpoint file.
Checkpoint file use the same name as the show file, but has the extension *.spc. If
your system crashes or you lose power, when you recover the Checkpoint file will
be opened rather than the show file:
You will need to verify you want to continue working with the Checkpoint file or the real
show file. If you choose Yes to open the Checkpoint file, you will do a SaveAs the first
time you choose Save. You can manually Open checkpoint files by changing the "Files
of Type" combo in the File|Open dialog box to "Palette Checkpoint". Set the time
interval of how often checkpoint files are written in Show Options. (Check out Mirrored
Saves also found in Show Options) Checkpoint files are automatically deleted if you
exit Palette manually.
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