General Master; Menus; Accessing Menus - Compulite Spark User Manual

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General Master

General Master
The General Master controls the overall dimmer output of the console.
The General Master fader has a blackout key, which turns off all dimmer outputs in the
system. The GM blackout key can be disabled in the System Parameters menu.
The level of the General Master is displayed in the upper right corner of the display. The
maximum level of the GM can be set to 100 or 200, in Service Tools/Config sys/F3.
Channels can be removed from General Master control. This is useful when using
scrollers and DMX devices such as smoke machines. (See Chapter 27 Channel and
Scroller Management)

Menus

Menus provide tools for Patching, defining System Parameters, Memory Management,
Macros, and other special functions. The F (Function) keys are used to access the options
and functions in each menu. Easy to follow prompts guide you through all menu functions.
Once you have opened the selected menu, you will notice that the functions of the F keys
change according to the type of task currently being addressed.

Accessing menus

Keypresses
1. Press [MENU] to view the menu
list.
2. Enter a menu by either pressing the
appropriate F key, displayed at the
bottom of the screen.
Or
Select the number of the menu, as
it appears in the numbered list and
press [ENTER]
The prompt line asks all the relevant questions to guide you through the different tasks
and functions. .
If you make an error entering information while in a menu F6 Restart usually returns to
the beginning of the command chain. If you have made an error entering a number
selection, pressing [CE] usually clears the error.
Number selections in the menu mode are entered on the numeric keypad of the console or,
in some cases, the alphanumeric keyboard. Text is typed on an alphanumeric keyboard.
Many of the different menus have more than 5 functions available. It is generally assumed
that if you do not see the function under discussion, you will page until you see the option.
To view the next page of functions press: F6 More Function
Spark
Results/Comments
Once in the selected menu, you will
notice that the functions of the soft (F)
keys change according to the type of
task currently addressed.