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MagicQ User Manual 118 Version 1.4.9.0
14 Playback
The console supports 10 main playbacks, situated immediately below the touch screen. In addition the
console supports up to 192 additional playbacks available on up to 8 expansion wings.
All playbacks have a fader, a FLASH button and a SELECT button.
The 10 main playbacks also have GO and STOP buttons for control of Cue Stacks.
Note that the lower bank of playbacks on each expansion wing have GO buttons only. Cue Stacks on
Playbacks without GO or STOP buttons can be controlled using the GO and STOP buttons in the manual
section.
14.1 Playback Display
The area above each of the main playbacks on the touch screen is used to provide information about the
status of the playback. This includes the name of the Cue Stack that is loaded on the playback, the current
Cue and the next Cue. The status of the Cue is shown as a percentage along with an indication of whether
the Cue is running or halted.
The LCD screen above each of the Playbacks on the expansion Playback Wings and Execute Wings
displays the name of the Cue Stack. The name can be up to 12 characters. When a Cue Stack is assigned
to Wing Playbacks that has multiple steps then the name of the Cue Stack is displayed on the first line of
the Wing Playback and the second line shows the current step. If no name is set for the Cue Stack then the
first line shows the current step and the second line shows the next step.
14.2 Activating and Releasing Playbacks
Playbacks are activated and released by pressing the associated buttons and raising the associated faders
depending on the options of the Cue Stack. Once a playback is activated it affects the output of the
console until it is released.
By default the Cue Stack on a playback is activated when the fader is raised above zero and released when
it is returned to zero. Similarly it is activated when a flash button is pressed and then deactivated when the
button is released.
However the Cue Stack options can be configured so that the flash buttons or the faders do not affect
activation or deactivation. In this case the playback can be activated by pressing the GO button. It can be
released by making the playback the current playback and then pressing the RELEASE button.
The Cue Stack can also be configured so that it does not reset to the first step when it is released.
A Cue Stack can be set so that pressing the FLASH button, activates and releases the playback on
alternate presses. Set the “Flash Button toggles” option.
A release time can be set for the Cue Stack in the Cue Stack options, so that when released the levels fade
out over a specified time.
At any time a playback can be released with time by pressing the SELECT button of the playback, typing
a time and pressing the RELEASE button.
Pressing SHIFT + RELEASE releases all playbacks simultaneously. It is also possible to enter a time
before doing SHIFT +RELEASE. Holding a single SELECT button and pressing SHIFT + RELEASE
releases all the playbacks except the one for which the SELECT is held.
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