Cheat Sheet

EXPLANATION OF NOTATION DISPLAY FUNCTIONS

Bold Browser menus Press [Tab]…[Tab]… to change focus to the next displays
[Brackets] Facepanel buttons Hold [Tab] & press [#] to select / highlight a specific display
{Braces} Softkeys and direct selects Press [Escape] or [Live] / [Blind] to close or exit a display
Hold [Shift] & press [Tab] to close all displays except Live and the
<Angle brackets> Optional keys
Playback Status display
[Next] & [Last] Keys to be pressed & held simultaneously Press [Format] for summary or table view

PATCH A DIMMER: RECORDING A CUE

Press [Patch] or Add-a-Tab {+} [Record] <Cue> [n] [Enter]
[Record] <Cue> [Next] [Enter]
Patch by channel mode
Press [Format] to switch to patch by address [1] [thru] [5] [Record Only] [3] [Enter]
[Record Only] selectively stores only manually set
[5] [At] [33] [Enter] - patches channel 1 to address (red) values, or values set by the keypad
33.
Changing a cue’s timing
[1] [Thru] [4] [At] [1] [Enter] - patches channels 1
thru 4 to addresses 1 thru 4, sequentially. [Record] <Cue> [n] [Time] [x] [Enter] - record cue
n and sets up & down time. This sets all timing in
PATCH A MOVING LIGHT: the cue to x.
[2] [Enter] {Type} {Manu} {ETC Fixtures} [Record] <Cue> [n] [Time] [x] [Time] [y] [Enter] -
specifies split up/down times
{D40Lustr+} {Direct Str} [At] [101] [Enter] -
patches an ETC Desire 40 fixture to channel 2, [Cue] [n] [Time] [y] [Enter] - sets timing for cue to y
starting at address 101. Multiple instructions on one command line:
Use [Next] to get next available channel [Record] <Cue> [n] [Label] Name [Enter]
[Record] <Cue> [1] [Time] [3] [Time] [4] [Label]
SETTING CHANNELS AT LEVELS joe enters [Enter].
[1] [+] [3] [At] [5] [Enter] - sets level of 50%. Use
Deleting a cue
[0][5] for 5%
[Delete] <Cue> [n] [Enter].
[1] [thru] [5] [-] [4] [Full] [Enter] - excludes
Press [Enter] again to confirm.
channel 4
[2] [+] [5] [Enter] [level wheel] Using Go To Cue
[1] [Full] [Full] - takes channel 1 to Full / 100% [Go To Cue] [0] [Enter] - sets all intensity values to
[2] [At] [At] - default level as established in Setup zero for the selected cue list
[1] [thru] [4] [Out] - takes all channels to zero [Go To Cue] [Out] [Enter] - resets all parameters to
their default state and resets all cue lists active on
[Sneak] [Enter] - restores all selected or
faders to the top of their cue list.
highlighted channels with manual values to their
[Go To Cue] [5] [Enter]
background or home state
[Clear] [Sneak] [Enter] – clears the command line [Go To Cue] [Next] or [Last] [Enter]
and restores all channels with manual values to
their background or home state

CHANNEL CHECK
[1] [at] [70] {Chan Check} [Enter] - brings channel
1 to 70% intensity.
Press [Next] … [Next] … [Next] …

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SUBMASTERS SAVING A SHOW
Set the Fader Mode Switch to Submaster mode. Quick Save
Recording to a submaster Hold [Shift] and press [Update].
[Record] [Sub] [5] [Enter] - records the current Press [Browser]
stage state to sub 5. To save the show you are working on, File> Save>
Alternatively, press [Record] followed by the desired and press [Select].
submaster’s bump button To create a new show file, File> New> and press
Adding times to a sub [Select].
[Sub] [5] [Time] [5] [Time] [20] [Time] [5] [Enter] - To save an existing show to a different location or
sets up fade of 5, dwell (wait) time of 20 and a with a different name, File> Save As> and press
down time of 5 [Select].

Clearing a submaster EFFECTS (CHASES)

[Delete] [Sub] [5] [Enter] [Enter] - deletes the
contents of sub 5 Using Preprogrammed Effects
[1] [Thru] [10] [Effect] [915] [Enter] - intensity will
[Sub] [Sub] - opens the Sub List
ramp up and down for channels 1 thru 10
GROUPS Creating a step Effect
[1] [thru] [8] [Record] [Group] [5] [Enter] - records [Effect] [Effect] opens the Effects List
selection to group 5 [1] [Enter] creates a new effect number
[Group] [5] [Enter] - selects group 5. <Type> {Step-based} assigns the effect as a step
[Group] [Group] - opens the Group List effect
{Step} [1] [Thru] [6] [Enter] [Enter} defines the
PALETTES number of steps
Palettes are referenced data. Four palette types: Intensity, [Page►] or right arrow over to the Channel column
Focus, Color, and Beam.
[1] [thru] [12] [Enter] specifies the channels
Non-intensity parameters can be set by using either the ML
Controls or the buttons in the central information area (CIA) Use [Page►] to access “Step time”. Enter the
[ML Control] - opens virtual multi-parameter display. desired step time: [1]
Make changes per channel using your mouse (or [Page►] to the In Time column and enter a dwell
with a touchscreen, your finger or stylus) time: [1]
[Record] {Foc Pal} [1] [Enter] - stores all focus [Page►] to the Dwell Time column and enter a dwell
values for any channels that have non-default time: [1]
focus parameters to FP 1. [Page►] to the Decay Time column. Enter a decay
[Record] {Clr Pal} [3] [Enter] - stores all color time: [.] [25]
values to color palette 3. [Page►] to the On State column and enter the
[Group 5] {Bm Pal} [5] [Enter] - sets the channels percentage: [100]
in group 5 to Beam Palette 5. [Page►] to the Off State column and enter the
percentage: [5]
Adjust any of the other attributes from the CIA by
pressing or clicking on the appropriate detail button
in the properties display and making changes

[Live]…[1] [Thru] [12] [Effect] [1] [Enter] – runs

the effect on channels 1 thru 12