ChamSys MagicQ - Editing using Include and Update; Making Changes to Multiple Cues

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MagicQ User Manual 106 Version 1.4.9.0
12.2 Editing using Include and Update method
Cues can be edited using INCLUDE and UPDATE. This includes the Cue data into the programmer
where it can then be changed, before it is saved back to the Cue using Update.
First, clear the Programmer, then include the required Cue back into the Programmer. Modify the
required values in the Programmer and then use Update to re-record the Cue.
You can include multiple Cues into the programmer. When you press UPDATE, the last Cue that you
included will be modified. The Status Display shows which Cue was the last one to be Included.
12.3 Updating a Cue with the contents of the programmer (Record Merge).
You can quickly and easily merge the contents of the programmer into the current Cue on a Playback by
holding the S button for the playback and pressing REC. The programmer is merged into the current Cue
on the Playback.
To merge into a specific Cue on a Playback, hold + and REC to select Record Merge and then type the
Cue ID on the keypad before pressing the S button for the Playback.
12.4 Making changes to multiple Cues
Changes can be made to multiple Cues using the REC MERGE and REC REMOVE record options to
specify a change in the programmer which is then merged with or removed from a number of Cues.
There are some short-cuts for selecting RECORD MERGE and RECORD REMOVE
Hold ‘+’ and press REC for REC MERGE
Hold ‘-‘ and press REC for REC REMOVE
12.4.1 Changes to multiple Cues using keypad
MagicQ supports record merging / record removing to a range of cues using the keypad – for example, to
merge into Cue ids 2 through 4:
RECORD MERGE 2 THRU 4 S
This function also works for the shortcuts – e.g. holding S and then typing a range of Cue Ids before
pressing RECORD.
Both the THRU and the + and – operators are supported.
12.4.2 Changes to multiple Cues using Cue Stack window
To remove all the pan and tilt information for a group of heads from all the Cues in a Cue Stack on a
particular playback.
Clear the programmer.
Select the heads and modify the pan and tilt attributes.
Open the Cue Stack Window and select the playback with the Cue Stack to modify.
In the Cue Window, use cursor keys to select all the Cues (PG LEFT, HOME, SHIFT+END).