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This sets a flag (M) on a cue for later marking activity. In subsequent cues, when channels are
marked, they will preset for movement in this cue (unless told to mark elsewhere).
When you are building a cue containing channels that you want to mark, do the following:
[select channels] [Mark] [Enter]
Store the cue, following normal procedures. Ion will automatically look backwards in the cue
list for the first mark flag it encounters.
For Example:
Assume you had placed a mark flag on Cue 10 (this becomes the Marked Cue).
Later you store Cue 12 with a mark instruction on channels 1-10 (this becomes the Source
Cue).
Since no specific mark instruction was given to the channels in cue 12, the channels will
mark back to the first "M" encountered in the preceding cues of the cue list, provided that
the intensity for those channels is "out" throughout the duration of the mark.
When Cue 10 is played back, the non-intensity parameters of channels 1-10 will fade to the
values stored in Cue 12. Then in Cue 12, the intensity will fade up on those channels.
Mark Display Indicators
In the previous example, indications that a mark had been placed are as follows. Cue 10 would be
shown with a mark flag (M) in the cue list. In addition, when cue 10 is played back, channels 1-10 will
show a green "MK" in the intensity field, while the non-intensity parameters would show the source
cue number in green "Q12" (the MK in the intensity field is green if, in cue 10, the lights are fading
to zero and then the NPs are marking. If, in cue 10, channels 1-10 were already at zero, a magenta
"MK" will be displayed).
The source cue (cue 12) would include a green "M" next to the intensity level and any non-intensity
parameter values would be displayed in green. Also, in the cue list, cue 12 would have an "R" in the
mark flags field. If a mark has been placed on a cue, but that cue is not yet marking any lights, the
"M" will be represented as "m". You will also see an "m" if the mark is no longer in tact.
Priority Mark
When setting mark cues, you assign a priority marking using the softkeys {High Priority} and {Low Pri-
ority} . When marking, channels will attempt to mark to high priority cues first. Cues that are flagged
with just Mark are considered normal priority. Channels will attempt to mark to them second if a
high priority cue can not be used. Low Priority cues will be used last if a high or normal priority cue
could not be used.
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[Cue] [10] [Mark] [Enter]
[1] [Thru] [10] [Mark] [Enter] - Note that channels 1-10 are displayed with a red "M"
in the upper right corner.
[Record] <Cue> [1] [2] [Enter]
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