GeniusPro/Lightpalette Operator's Manual - Strand Lighting

Archive Screen
console or PC.
Storing a show on the local disk is also a convenient and quick way to save and retrieve shows
that you use often. If you are running shows in repertory you can easily retrieve the correct
show for the day.
To load a show proceed as follows:
1. Press [ARCHIVE] to get to the LCD Archive menu.
2. If you don’t want to load the whole show, use [-] to turn the WHOLE SHOW field off.
Then use the Trackball or mouse to highlight each item you want to load and use [+] to
turn its SELECT field on. Type the desired numbers in the FIRST, LAST, and NUMBER
FROM fields as desribed under The Archive Selection Window.
3. Press {BROWSE FILES} to get to the LCD Browse menu.
4. Switch to the drive and directory containing the show you want to load as described
under Changing the Current Drive and Directory .
5. Use the Trackball to highlight the show.
6. Press [*] to request the load. You will be asked to confirm this action.
7. Press [*] again to load the show or [CLR] or [UNDO] to cancel the operation.
Once you load a show, if you don’t change the current drive and directory you can use
[ARCHIVE] {SAVE SHOW} {SAVE SHOW} to save the show periodically to the same drive
and directory.
Restoring or Deleting a Backup Copy of the Show
Each time you save the show to the local disk it makes a backup copy of the show. The
console automatically saves the last 10 copies of the show. (Only one backup is saved for 300
Series consoles). You can restore, or delete a particular backup copy of a show as follows:
1. Press [ARCHIVE] to get to the LCD Archive menu.
2. If you don’t want to load the whole show, use [-] to turn the WHOLE SHOW field off.
Then use the Trackball, or mouse to highlight each item you want to load and use [+] to
turn its SELECT field on. Type the desired numbers in the FIRST, LAST, and NUMBER
FROM fields, as described under The Archive Selection Window. You cannot delete
parts of a show.
3. Press {BROWSE FILES} to get to the LCD Browse menu.
4. Switch to the drive and directory containing the show you want to restore, as described
under Changing the Current Drive and Directory .
5. Use the Trackball, or mouse to highlight show name.
6. Press {BACKUP VIEW} to see a list of backup copies for the selected show.
7. Use the Trackball, or mouse to highlight the backup version you want to load or delete.
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