Shows - Elation SHOW DESIGNER 2CF User Manual

SHOWS

A show is a list of up to 255 scenes that can be played back at preprogrammed times or played
back manually by pressing "go" at each step in the list. This is sometimes referred to as a stack or
cue list by other controllers. Show Designer 2CF lets you record up to 24 pages of 48 shows for a
total of 1152 shows. Shows are good for running the controller without an operator or for
productions that never require changes on the fly. To create simple effects and repetitive
movements use chases rather than shows.
RECORDING SHOWS
Before recording a Show, you must first record the scenes that will be included in the show.
Consult the previous chapters on how to do this.
To start recording a show press "record", the "record" LED will flash. Next press "show", the "show"
LED will also flash. The page number will display the current Show page and any locations that
already contain Shows will be lit.
The display will show the current step that is ready to be recorded along with the scene page and
scene number in that step. The word "Empty" will appear in place of the scene number if there is
nothing recorded at this step. The hold time for the step is displayed in minutes and seconds. The
minutes and seconds are separated by colons ":" with seconds having a decimal point allowing
tenths of a second resolution.
When you first start the record process, step 000, scene "Start" will be displayed. Step 0 is used
to add a delay to the start of a timed show before the first scene is called. No scene can be
recorded at step 0. If you don't want a delay at the start of the show, leave the hold time as 00:00.0
and move on to step 1 by pressing the "+" switch, the "enter" switch or by incrementing data wheel #1.
To record a show step, press the "scene" switch, the "scene" LED will be lit. Next, choose a scene
for this step by selecting the page and pressing the desired scene number. Next, select the hold
time for this step (if you plan to have the show run on the timer). If you plan to step the show
manually, you do not need to enter a hold time. The time that you select is the time that this scene
will be held until the next step is called. You can select a new time by moving the cursor to the
minute or second number then press the + or - switch or use data wheel #3 to change the time.
Once a scene has been selected and the hold time set, press "enter". The step number will
automatically advance to the next step. You can enter up to 255 steps in the show. If you press
"enter" without selecting a scene, the step number will advance leaving the step empty.
As you are recording a show you can select any step by moving the cursor under the step number
and using the + or - switch or data wheel #1 to select a new step. You can edit the scene number or
hold time for any recorded step this way. Pressing "enter" when on the last recorded step will add
an additional step to the end of the show. If you press "enter" while the step number is not at the
end you will advance to the next step number, the same as if you incremented the step number
using the data wheel. After programming the last step of the show, don't press "enter" as this will
add an extra step to the end.
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