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Record cues and submasters – Dell Emphasis Lighting Control System User Manual

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Emphasis Control System Quick Guide

Record Cues and Submasters

Emphasis provides two basic recording functions – [Record] and [Track]. The [Record]

function saves all channels at their Stage levels in the cue, group or submaster you specify.

When you use [Record] for cues, only the cue you specify is affected. [Track], on the other

hand, can make changes across a series of cues (see the Emphasis Console User Manual

for more information on [Track]).

Record cues:

Step 1:

Select channels using the procedure described in

Select Channels, Dimmers

and Fixtures, page 23

.

Step 2:

Set levels using the procedure described in

Set Levels, page 24

and

Moving

Light Control, page 26

.

Step 3:

Press [Record] [x] [Enter], where [x] is the target cue number. If the

target cue number has already been recorded, a “Cue Recorded” message will

blink on the stage display. If you choose to record to a used number, the new look

will overwrite the old look.

N o t e :

Remember that the [Record] function will store all Stage levels in the cue, group or

submaster you specify. Make sure that you have cleared all unwanted channels before

recording your cues.

Cue timing is assigned as an upfade time and a downfade time. Upfade time is the amount

of time it takes channels at a lower level to fade to their new higher level when a cue plays

back. Downfade time is the amount of time it takes channels at a higher level to fade to their

new lower level when a cue plays back. These times may be the same, or they can be

different (known as a split-fade). The timing a channel follows is determined solely by the

level the channel is at when the cue is played back. You will only see the effect of timing

during the transition from one cue to another.

Assign fade time to a cue:

Step 1:

Record the cue (see above), or press [Cue] [x], where [x] is the cue number you

want to select.

Step 2:

Press [Time] [x] [Enter], where [x] is the upfade time.

Step 3:

Press <y> [Enter], where <y> is the downfade time, if it is different from the

upfade time.

Submasters

Recording a submaster is very similar to recording a cue. To play back a submaster, simply

raise the fader to the desired level, or press the submaster’s bump button to flash the

contents of the submaster to full.

Record pile-on submasters:

Step 1:

Select channels using the procedure described in

Select Channels, Dimmers

and Fixtures, page 23

.

Step 2:

Set levels using the procedure described in

Set Levels, page 24

and

Moving

Light Control, page 26

.

Step 3:

Press [Record] [Sub] [x] [Enter], where [x] is the target submaster number. If

the target submaster number has already been recorded, a “Sub Recorded”

message will blink on the stage display. If you choose to record to a used

number, the new look will overwrite the old look. You may also press [Record]

[Sub-Bump] to record a look directly to a submaster.