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5.2 Trigger scenes and effects
The orange colour upon the scenes and the effect buttons, means that the buttons are triggered and their
content is playing. A click with the mouse starts or stops the scene. If you control your fixture with a com-
puter, instead of using stand alone mode, it is possible to trigger the buttons via mouse, keyboard, touch
screen, MIDI event, DMX input, compatible software, HTML link or HE10 connector. The interfaces with a
stand alone mode allow direct contact with the trigger via remote control contact(check the chapter for dry
contacts). It is possible to trigger several scenes together and synchronously with short cuts keys on your
keyboard, MIDI or DMX IN events and with the HE10 port.
5.3 LIVE mode options
The Live tool bar is located on the top of the screen. You can do these functions:
• Display the GROUPS of scenes.
• EXPAND or COLLAPSE the scene buttons.
• PAUSE all the scenes that are playing.
• Go to the previous button.
• Go to the next button for all the scenes that are playing.
• ENABLE FADE TIME, You can use a fade time between each scene, during scene-transition, that takes into
account the fade-time of the first step of the following scene. You enable the fade In and Fade Out time
of the scene.
The effect tool bar allows you these functions:
• Create a NEW EFFECT button.
• DELETE an EFFECT button.
• EDIT an EFFECT.
5.4 The Effect buttons
The live mode allows you to create additional buttons. These buttons use a direct triggering and send the
DMX values fast and instantaneously.
The effects buttons are used for quick and direct actions, for example when you wish to use the same colour
(red) for different fixtures that are not from the same family. An effect button can also play some audio files.
Note: there are no effect buttons when you create a new project. Just click on the button to start or stop it.
You can create many effects (no limit). An effect button can also trigger a scene or play an audio file (wav,
MP3, CD track, etc...). You can use a short cut or midi event to trigger the effects.
5.5 Create and program an effect button
Click on NEW EFFECT on the effect tool bar, a window appears and asks you the information below:
• Name of the effect.
• Create an empty effect, no DMX levels will be included at the beginning.
• Create an effect and INCLUDE LIVE FADERS, to include the DMX level that you previously used in the
control windows.
• Create an effect button and include the DMX values of another effect.
After confirmation, a blue button appears in Live mode after the list of the scenes. In addition, a new win-
dow appears to modify options (edit), parameters and content of the effects.
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