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If you want to learn more generally about what the presets are, then you can read the What are Presets help page.
Now we'll look at how to actually work with them.
Create some presets
I assume you have a show with some fixtures that have different types of attributes.
There are different preset types. The preset types change depending on what fixtures you have added to your show.
You can see the different preset types on the right side of the right screen.
You can make a Preset view on one the other screens using the view bar or you can open it on the right screen by
pressing the Preset key. It might make more sense to open the preset view on a screen that isn't the right one. Do
this and then see the title bar of the preset view change when you select the different Presets Types on the right
side of the right screen. Each Preset Type have it's own preset pool. This also means that you can only store Dimmer
values in a Dimmer Preset pool. The exception to this is the All preset type. The All type can store all values across
the different other Preset types.
Let's try to make some dimmer presets (I assume you have added some fixtures that have a dimmer channel).
Select some of your fixtures, give them a dimmer value in your programmer (if you don't know what the programmer
is then you should first learn about this - follow this link). Now press the Store key and then an empty pool object in
the Dimmer Preset pool. Now you can see that you have created a Dimmer Preset.
You can do the same with any of your available Preset types. Remember that you can only store Dimmer values in a
Dimmer Preset. The same is valid for each of the different Preset Types - except the All presets.
Try to have dimmer and color values in your programmer. Then tap All on the menu on the right screen. Press
Store and then one of the All Presets. Now you have stored a preset that have both dimmer and color values.
Notice that tapping the All button opens the All preset pool on screen 1. You can also open this All preset pool by
pressing + 0 .
Naming presets
If you start to type on an external keyboard directly after storing a preset, then you are labeling the preset. You might
also notice a label pop-up when you store a preset. Tapping this will open the naming window. If you need to label
a preset long after it's stored then you can press the Label key and then the preset you want to label. This also
opens the Naming window.
The dot2 will try to name the preset based on it's best guess. This doesn't work if there's no definite value. An
example is position presets. The dot2 simply doesn't know what the fixtures are pointed at, so auto-naming them
doesn't make sense.
Call/Use/Select a Preset
If you store a preset, then you get the link to the preset directly in your programmer. This allows you to store a cue
directly afterwards and have the preset in the cue.
If you need to use a preset, after you have created them, then you have the following options. If you don't have any
fixture selected, then you can tap the preset you want to use. The first tap selects all the fixtures that can use the
preset. You'll need to tap it again to actually get the preset in your programmer.
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