Playbacks - ETC ColorSource Console User Manual

When the device is locked, the following operations will not be available:
Any record actions
All Setup options
Color chip setup
Layout Mode
When unlocked, all options will be available for use.

Playbacks

The faders can operate the levels of the playbacks. Playbacks can contain one lighting look, or they can con-
tain a sequence, which is made up of multiple lighting looks. Playbacks are mixed with Highest-Takes-Pre-
cedence (HTP) for both intensity and color. HTP means that the highest level of all sources will be used.
If two playbacks are up and contain the same
bination of the two. For example, if one playback has a channel set to green and another playback has the
same light set to red, when they are mixed the light will turn yellow.
When playbacks also carry parameter values for automated lights,
playback fader until another playback or
There are 10
diately to the new page and must be brought first to zero. Playback faders may also carry
99 timed steps.
Page 10 is a special case. It may be used in the same way as other pages, or it can be used as a temporary
store for remote recordings. Each time a remote recording is requested, the entire output state is stored as a
snapshot to a playback on page ten and the snapshot counter is incremented. If more than 20 (40) recordings
are made, the counter rolls round to playback #1.
Simple static playbacks are shown in mauve on the bump button, sequences are shown in yellow on the but-
ton.
The playbacks are all controlled by the playbacks
The Playback Toy display can be used to only run certain parameters of a playback. See
information.
Record Playback Memory
To record a playback, select Record Playback Memory and then pick a
contain one lighting look.
To record on a different page select a new
To choose which lights are recorded, select Include Options and pick Selected, Active or All. The default if
you do not choose is Active; only lights currently on at a level will be recorded.
When a playback recording is complete, the playback page will revert to its previous setting.
30
pages of playbacks. If the page is changed, playbacks that are currently up will not change imme-
channels with differing colors, the resulting color will be the com-
parameters
cue takes control of them.
master fader.
Playback Page before pressing the bump.
may be run up or down on a
sequences
Playback Toy
bump button. A playback memory can
Recording Your Looks For Playback
of up to
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