ETC Element - Using Groups as a Channel Collector

Using Groups 183
switched (channels will appear in numeric order from lowest to highest).
This setting is important in defining next/last functionality within groups in live/blind. If left in
numeric format, when using [Next]/[Last] group selection channels will be selected in numeric
order. If left in ordered view, they will be selected based on their order of being stored to the
group.
Editing Groups from the Group List
An existing group can be modified without the need for recording or updating, as follows.
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Select the required group by pressing [Group] [n] [Enter], or using [Next] and [Last] to
navigate through the list.
The selected group is highlighted in gold.
The following actions are possible:
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[Label] [name] [Enter] - adds or modifies a group label.
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[Copy To] [Group] [7] [Enter] - copies the contents of the selected group to group 7.
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[2] {Insert Before} [9] [Enter] - inserts channel 2 into the group, placing it before channel 9
in the ordered view.
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[2] {Insert After} [5] [Enter] - inserts channel 2 into the group, placing it after channel 5 in
the ordered view.
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[2] [Delete] [Enter] - removes channel 2 from, the group.
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[+] <Chan> [1][0] [Enter] - adds channel 10 to the selected group.
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[-] <Chan> [5] [Enter] - removes channel 5 from the selected group.
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[+][Group] [1][0] [Enter] - adds group 10 to the selected group.
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[-] [Group] [5] [Enter] - removes group 5 from the selected group.
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{Random} [Enter] - rearranges the channels in the group randomly.
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{Reverse} [Enter] - reverses the order of the channels within the group.
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{Reorder} [Enter] - reorders the channels to numeric order in the group selected.
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{Offset} - see Offset (on page179) for more information.
Using Groups as a Channel Collector
[Group] can be used as a quick way to collect channels from submasters, cues, presets, and
palettes.
The following actions are possible:
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[Group] [Cue] [1] - selects all the channels in cue 1.
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[Group] [Sub] [3] - selects all the channels in submaster 3.
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[Group] [Int Palette] [5] - selects all the channels in intensity palette 5.