Stack – ETC SmartFade ML v3.0.1 User Manual

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SmartFade ML v3.0.1 User Manual

Stack

The Stack sequence is recorded and played back on the Crossfader. It is intended to be

the main cue list for a show. The Stack can contain up to 199 steps. Stack steps are

arranged as 199 incremental steps with up to 9 decimal insertions allowed between major

steps.

Each step of a Stack can contain one of three items:

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One single dimmer or device intensity channel from INT A, INT B or DEVICE INT.

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A memory from any of the 12 fader pages

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A unique Stack memory state or “cue”

Step Times

Stack steps can have three times; Up , Down and Wait time. These times are adjusted on

the wheels during playback. They can also be set in the Sequence Time menu afterwards.

Move While Dark

Every stack step can have a Move-While-Dark flag. This is a tag for the whole step. When

it is ON all devices will go to their positions BEFORE the next step is faded in - UNLESS

those devices have an intensity in the previous state - they will then go to their positions

when GO is pressed. The system Move Dark Time is used for the Move While Dark

parameters, and this is default set to zero.

The Stack button

When a Stack is recorded but not active, the STACK button will be dimly lit. Pressing

STACK will activate the stack for playback on the crossfaders and the button will light fully.

If there is no stack recorded, the button will be unlit.