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17.6 The Setup Prefs Submenu
Press Setup and open the Prefs submenu to set various console preferences as
follows. Move the cursor to the more field to reveal the second screen.
Set Help Freeze Times Increment
Prefs Off On 0:02.0 1 More
Set PrevInt NextInt PTime
Prefs 15 100 0:01.0
17.6.1 Setup Prefs Help - Turning the Help Screen On and Off
Help Sets the left hand Assign master LCD to display context sensitive help
screens. This option is only available on Event 416 consoles.
17.6.2 Setup Prefs Freeze – Holding Active Outputs During Page
Changes
Freeze If Freeze is on, any Assign faders that are above zero % when the Page
was changed will continue to control the old Page Memory until the
faders are returned to zero at which time they will join the new Page. Any
'frozen' item's label will flash between its label and number to make it
easy to identify.
17.6.3 Setup Prefs Times - Setting Default In and Outfade Times
Before recording Memories it can be helpful to set default fade times to avoid the
necessity of setting times for each Memory.
Times Sets the default fade time for any memories. The time can be set from
0.1S to 9M 59.9S
Note: Default times will only be added to new Memories. It is possible to edit the
settings for any Memory at a later time.
17.6.4 Setup Prefs Increment - Changing the Increment between
Memories
The Event 4 defaults to advancing the Memory number by 1 each time a memory is
recorded. This increment can be changed to suit different recording styles.
Increment Sets the default increment between memories.
Can be set from 0.01 to 10
TIP: If the increment was set to 10 and the first Memory recorded was M10 the
Memory menu would advance to M20. The Memory number can still be set to any
intermediate value by typing the required number from the keypad.
17.6.5 Setup Prefs PrevInt – Customising the Next function
The Programmer Next button is used to quickly step through a number of Fixtures,
highlighting one at a time. When Next is pressed any selected Fixtures are deselected
and their intensity is set to the Previous Intensity level (default - 15%). Then the next
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