Control Fixtures with Recorded Cues

Cues may control fixtures. Cues contain recorded parameter values (Intensity, Position, Colour, Beam) and effects. Cues can be recorded and played back on one or more of:

  • Playbacks 1-10

  • Cue Faders, the multifunction faders, when they are in cue mode (Press the CUE mode button).

  • Execute Window.

Playbacks can have one or more cues recorded onto them to form a cue stack or a chase. Cue faders and Execute Window items only store a single cue. This cue can contain effects.

The fader level controls the intensity of the fixtures between zero and the maximum recorded into the cue.

The select buttons at the bottom of the fader now act as Flash Buttons and will instantly apply the maximum recorded intensity and activate the cue on the fader when pressed.

Activating Cues and Releasing Cues

Cues can be started and stopped from playing or outputting by raising and lowering the playback faders or the cue faders. When playing we consider them “active”, when not outputting we say they are “released”. Cues can released one at a time by returning their faders to the bottom of their travel or all at once from the (Action) menu and then (Release All). This does not affect values captured by fixtures directly selected. These, if being output, will only stop being output when Clear is pressed.