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Program features
Example: You are adjusting the pan/tilt of each fixture in a scene differently. When you adjusted the
current fixture and select the next, Xciter automatically deselects that fixture. This way you cannot screw up
your pan/tilt when you forget to deselect the previous fixture.
16.4 Device groups
To make device selection easier, you can create 8 groups of moving lights and 8 groups of generic lights.
The order of selection is also stored in the group. This means you no longer need to remember the device
order when you create effects with delay across devices (wave effects).
1. Press [FIX] to select fixtures (intelligent lights) or [DIM] to select dimmers (generic lights).
2. Select fixtures or dimmers.
3. Hold [SHIFT] and press a group button.
4. Release [SHIFT].
16.5 Fixture information
In case you have forgotten which fixture type and DMX address is assigned to a button, Xciter can also
display this information while you are programming.
1. Hold [SHIFT], hold [FIX] and release [SHIFT].
2. Keep holding [FIX] and press the NL buttons to view the fixture type and DMX address assigned to the
buttons.
3. Release [FIX] to exit fixture information mode.
16.6 The programmer
When at least one device is selected, the programmer pops up on LCD2. Use the programmer to create
scenes and to take manual control of devices during show.
16.6.1 Active versus transparent channels
The moment you modify a control channel, it becomes active. Untouched channels remain transparent.
Active channels are either in fade or snap. Fade means the channel's value changes gradually from scene
to scene according to the timings you specify in the scene editor. Snap means the channel's value changes
instantly from scene to scene. Fade and snap will be detailed in the editor section.
Only the active channels in a scene have the potential to change the DMX output. Whether an active
channel will actually change the DMX output, depends on process priority.
When you store a scene, Xciter only saves active channels.
16.6.2 Handling control channels
Use SCR2 to scroll through the control channels of a fixture (see select/deselect devices) in case there are
more than six.
Use SM faders to activate control channels and modify their values. To fine-tune a value, you can hold the
SM bounce button while you turn SCR2.
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