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Chapter 6
Playback controls
Playbacks’ LED color code
The colored LEDs are coded according to the type of object loaded to the playback and indicate the
playback status.
Control What it does
SELECT and ON/OFF
Note: This key is blank
• Load playbacks or store scenes and chase steps.
• The On/Off function turns the playback on or off for playing back
scenes and chases. See, Touch screen grid.
•Use with
SOLO to blackout all playback output except the selected
one.
Slider • Controls the dimmer level of fixtures in the scene or chase step.
• Moving the slider off its bottom end stop can turn the playback on
and initiate a fade. Slider on/off behavior is determined by the
PB
JUMP OFF ZERO setting in System Options. See “Behavior” on
page 164.
• When running QLists on a playback, the slider can be changed to a
crossfader. See “Playbacks as crossfader” on page 104.
Flash Key • When the playback is off, flash the scene loaded on the playback or
advance the chase step.
•
LATCH locks the flash keys. Pressing a flash key turns the playback
on and its output remains until pressing the flash key again.
• The system can be configured so the faders’ flash master will also
inhibit the dimmer level for the playback flash keys.
Touch screen grid In idle, the touch screen gird shows the playbacks. Tapping a playback
toggles it on or off.
Color What it means
Red A chase is loaded.
Red flashing A chase is running.
Green A scene is loaded.
A Qlist is loaded.
The playback is off.