Stack & Crossfader; General Crossfader Controls; Stack Functions - ETC SmartFade User Manual

Stack & Crossfader
The Crossfader can be used to play back the Stack with up to 199 steps, or for single-scene
operation (depending on the state of the STACK and NEXT buttons).
G e n e r a l C r o s s f a d e r C o n t r o l s
The Crossfader consists of a Live (A) and Next (B) fader, plus the Crossfade transport
buttons. A crossfade is done by moving the crossfaders from the down position to the up
position. This can be changed,
The Crossfade transport buttons are these:
Action
Start a crossfade
Pause a crossfade
Go Back
Go to first step
N o t e :
DIPLESS: SmartFade provides dipless crossfades as long as both faders are moved in
parallel. This means that active channels which remain unchanged in both scenes will not
'dip' to 50% of their level as you move the crossfaders from one scene to the next, making
for much better-looking scene transitions. To create a blackout between two steps, move
only the Live fader to it's end position.
S t a c k f u n c t i o n s
By pressing STACK, the Stack is activated (lit at full) and connected to the Crossfader
controls.The cue stack is loaded onto the Crossfader at step 0 (a non-existent step before
step one) so that pressing GO, or starting a manual fade, will fade to step 1.
STACK
The LCDs will show the current state of the Stack.
If STACK is off the Crossfader operates only the Single Scene Crossfading function (except
when in Backup Mode).
If there is nothing stored in the Stack, the button will be off completely when not activated.
otherwise it will be dimmed.
60
See "Crossfade faders" on page 25.
Console
and
and
CLEAR
See "Single Scene Crossfading" on page 63.
Feedback
Starts a crossfade. The button will blink
during the fade.
The current crossfade is paused. It can be
resumed with GO, or reversed with PAUSE.
Hold PAUSE and press GO to fade to the pre-
vious step (only when STACK is active).
Hold CLEAR and press GO to clear the
output of the Crossfader. If STACK is active it
will jump to the first step of the Stack.
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