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the fixture will automatically loop after playing back all programmed
scenes.
Playing Back a Loop
To play back a loop, set preset playback ON for each fixture, see “Playback Mode
Menu” on page 3-8. When preset playback is on, the fixture automatically begins
playing back the first scene and continues through the loop.
Note: Program Scene 1 to enable preset playback.
If power is removed during playback, when power is reapplied, the fixture will home
and begin playback at the first scene. To stop playback, manually set playback mode
to OFF, see “Playback Mode Menu” on page 3-8.
Synchronizing Preset Playback
After creating one or more scenes for fixtures on a link, preset playback for all
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HX, HXi, or FX fixtures in the link can be synchronized.
Note: Synchronizing preset playback is applicable for fixtures operating in stand-
alone mode only. Do not include a DMX controller in the link while
synchronizing preset scene playback.
The fixture assigned DMX Start Channel 1 becomes the master fixture.
Synchronizing playback sets all applicable fixtures to a “master clock” so that all
fixtures have a definite, synchronized starting point when playing back their
sequences (or loops). The master fixture determines the sequence length for all the
other fixtures in the link (slave fixtures), regardless of the number of programmed
scenes or the sequence length of the individual slave fixtures.
When the master fixture reaches the end of its last scene, all fixtures will restart at
scene 1 (regardless of whether the slave fixtures have finished playing their scenes)
and all the “clocks” will be reset to zero. For example, if a slave fixture has a shorter
sequence length, it continuously repeats its sequence until the master fixture resets
all the clocks (see Figure 4-1). If a slave fixture has a longer sequence length, it
restarts at scene 1 before completing its entire sequence.
Figure 4-1 Synchronized Playback Example
Master Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Scene 4 Scene 5 Scene 6 Scene 7 Scene 8 restarts
Slave 1 Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Scene 1 Scene 2 scene not finished
restarts
Slave2 Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Scene 4 Scene 5 not played
restarts
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