Basic Manual Control 173
Select Last
Select Active
Select All
Select Manual
Select Last
The {Select Last} softkey allows you to reselect whatever the previous channel selection was.
This includes multiple channel selections, groups, etc. Using {Select Last}, Element will recall
your last command line and leave it unterminated for further operation. This will work for a loop
of the last five commands.
Note: If any manual control action is taken immediately after a [Record], [Record
Only], or [Update] command, the previously selected channels will automatically be
reselected.
[Shift] & [At] and [Shift] & [Enter]
[Shift] & [At] - recalls last channel(s) and parameters without terminating; does a loop of
last five commands.
[Shift] & [Enter] - reselects the last command and leaves it unterminated; does a loop of
last five commands.
Select Manual
The {Select Manual} softkey is used to select all channels that currently have manual data. You
may use {Select Manual} combined with the parameter control keys to capture only certain
parameters of a channel with manual data.
The following examples illustrate the various methods to select channels using {Select Manual}:
{Select Manual} [Enter] - selects all channels with manual data.
{Select Manual}{Color Palette} [1] [Enter] - selects all channels with manual levels and
sets them to color palette 1.
{Color} {Select Manual}{Color Palette} [1] [Enter] - selects only channels with manual color
values and sets them to color palette 1.
[1] [Thru] [1] [0] [0] {Select Manual}[Enter] - selects channels between 1 and 100 with
manual data.
{Select Manual} [Record] [Group] [n] Enter] - records channels with manual data to the
target group.
Select Active
The {Select Active} key is used to select all channels that currently have intensity levels above
zero. Pressing {Select Active} once will capture all active levels. Pressing {Select Active} twice
will capture all active manual levels and those from playbacks except for submasters. Select
NonSub Active will post to the command line.
The following examples illustrate the how to select channels using {Select Active}:
{Select Active} [Enter] - selects all active channels with intensity levels above zero.
{Select Active} [Record] [Group] [x] [Enter] - records active channels to the target group.
{Select Active}[Sneak] [Enter] - selects all channels with intensity above zero and restores
manual control to the background state, using default sneak time, if enabled.
[1] [Thru] [1] [0] [0] {Select Active} [Enter] - selects channels between 1 and 100 with
intensity levels above zero.