420 Hog 4 Operations Manual
24.3.3 Keystroke Macro Playback
Every time a Keystroke Macro is recorded, it will automatically recall the state of the
windows at the time of the recording. This assures that when a macro is run that the windows
are set up in the correct places for touch screen presses. At the time of macro playback, the
current onscreen windows will be replaced with that of the macro.
If the macro does not contain any specific touch screen presses, you can delete the Recall
View step from the macro list. See Comment Macros for editing information.
Caution: While macros provide users with increased functionality, they can also cause
severe problems if misused, even causing the console to lock up.
During macro playback, manual functions may become unavailable or interfere with the
macro playback. For instance, if you enter information on the command line as the macro is
doing the same, the resulting command line structure may become invalid.
Macros have no intelligence; avoid recoding sequences that access items that are likely to be
moved or deleted. For example, consider the macro sequence where a cuelist is opened and
some edit operations are then performed on this cuelist. The cuelist is then deleted from the
cuelist directory, and the macro replayed. No cuelist window will open since the cuelist no
longer exists, so all the subsequent edit operations will occur on whatever window was below
it, possible altering the contents of unintended items.
When opening a window it will appear in the position in which it was last used. This means
that unless the window is open when the macro is recorded, there is no guarantee that it will
open in the right place with the macro is replayed. For example, consider recording a macro
with a blank set of screens. The group window is opened and a couple of buttons are touched,
then recording is stopped. Move the group window to the other touch screen and close it.
When the macro is replayed, the group window will get opened on the other touch screen, but
all the touch screen presses will still be on the original (blank) touch screen.
It is also possible to speed up a macro so that it runs faster than the console can keep up
with. This problem tends to manifest itself as key presses being missed out when replaying
the macro. Increasing the amount of time in the Wait column of the macro will solve this
problem. The size of the wait required varies depending upon the number of things the desk is
trying to do at once, and the complexity of the task initiated by the preceding key presses.
To stop the playback of a running macro:
1. Macro + Release
2. Alternatively , Pig + Macr o.
Running a Keystroke Macro from the Macro Directory Window
1. Open the keystroke Macros directory window: Open + Macro -or- Macro, Macro
2. Make sure that the Guard button in the Macro Directory window is deselected.
3. Press a Macro button in the directory to play it. During Macro playback, the Macro LED
will illuminate green and the keystroke macro icon on the status toolbar will turn green
to signify that a keystroke macro is in playback. The Macro button in the directory will
also provide feedback to show the Macro's running status.
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