LSC Lighting maXim MP - Manual (Page 51)

maXim MP L(P) XL(P) XXL(P) Advanced Fixture Programming
Operator Manual V3
LSC Lighting Systems (Aust) Pty. Ltd. Page 45
16.6 PARAMETER TIMES
In Time mode (HOLD the parameters PM button),
there are 3 pages of settings available for every
parameter. Tapping on the left or right ends of the
displayer will step through the three pages. When
a page is displayed, you can alter its settings by
mousing the central area of the displayer or if you
touch the central area on a displayer, its yellow
LED flashes and the EDIT wheel can also be used
to vary the value.
The 3 time pages are;
1. Mov
= 2.0s.
This is the time taken for the parameter to “move”
to the value that you store or record in a scene or
chase step. When you playback (trigger) the
scene or chase step, this parameter will take this
time to move to its value in the scene or step. This
is subject to the flag settings described below.
The move time is adjustable from 0 seconds to
more than 16 minutes. The default time is 2
seconds for pan and tilt and 0 seconds for all
other parameters. You can either “mouse” the
displayer, or if you touch the central area of the
displayer, its yellow LED flashes and the EDIT
wheel can also be used to vary the value.
See “LTP” in the “Terminology” section for more
details on when this time is triggered.
2. Dly
= 0.0s.
This is the “delay” time that must expire after a
scene or step is triggered before the Move time
(above) starts. This is subject to the flag settings
described below. The delay time is adjustable
from 0 seconds to more than 16 minutes with a
default time of 0 seconds. You can either “mouse”
the displayer, or if you touch the central area of
the displayer, its yellow LED flashes and the EDIT
wheel can also be used to vary the value.
3. Flags:- - -
When Flags:--- is displayed, tapping the centre of
the displayer selects the FLAGS menu. When the
FLAGS menu is selected, tapping either end of
the displayer steps through the available flags.
Tapping the centre of a displayer selects that flag.
The following flags are available;
As-Pan
. Tapping the centre of the displayer
toggles between N (No) or Y (Yes). When set to
N
, the parameter will use its own Move and Delay
settings. When set to Y, the parameter will move
when
and in the same move time as set for the
PAN parameter of the fixture. This flag is not
available for the Pan parameter.
PanEnd.
Tapping the centre of the displayer
toggles between N (No) or Y (Yes). When set to
Y
, the parameter will snap move (zero time) at the
end of the Pan movement. This flag is not
available for the Pan parameter.
As-Tilt . Tapping the centre of the displayer
toggles between N (No) or Y (Yes). When set to
N
, the parameter will use its own Move and Delay
settings. When set to Y, the parameter will move
when
and in the same move time as set for the
TILT parameter of the fixture. This flag is not
available for the Pan parameter.
Tilt-End.
Tapping the centre of the displayer
toggles between N (No) or Y (Yes). When set to
Y
, the parameter will snap move (zero time) at the
end of the Tilt movement. This flag is not available
for the Pan parameter.
As-Chase.
Tapping the centre of the displayer
toggles between N (No) or Y (Yes). When set to
Y
, this parameter, when played back as part of a
CHASE, will use the crossfade setting of the
chase.
The default setting for the “As-Chase” flag for Pan
and Tilt parameters is Y.
This means that when you record a chase and
then play it back, you can use the chase rate and
crossfade controls to easily adjust the pan and tilt
move times. If you want to create a complex
chase where every step uses the individual
parameter times, set the “As-Chase” flag to N and
set each individual parameter time for every step.
The default setting for the “As-Chase” flag for all
other parameters is N.
This means that parameters such as gobos and
colours will not be influenced by the crossfade
settings of the chase and use the individual
parameter times. Typically you would set gobo
and colour wheel parameter times to zero so that
they snap change on each step and use slow
times for colour mixing parameters so that colours
blend from step to step.
The Flags page shows exactly which flags (if any)
have been set to yes
Flags: - - - No Flags
Flags: - P - As Pan
Flags: EP - End Pan
Flags: - T - As Tilt
Flags: - - C As Chase
Hint: See “Previewing Times” later in this section
for more information.
16.6.1 DEFAULT PARAMETER TIMES
If you do not set any of the parameter times, the
default values will be used. There are separate
default times for Colour, Beam and Focus
parameters.
To set your own default times, press;
[menu], [TIMES].
The following choices are offered;
[COLOUR]
[BEAM]
[FOCUS]
[CLEAR?]