Configuration Mode
21 iPlayer 3 User Guide
Example 1: Assigning a Preconfigured Show to Preset Button 3
1. Launch Configuration mode.
2. Access the
T
RIGGERS
menu from the Main Menu.
3. Select trigger number
3
.
4. Access the
S
HOW
T
YPE
?
menu item, then select
C
ANNED
E
FFECT
.
5. Access the
E
FFECT
T
YPE
?
menu, then make a selection. There are seven visual effect types from
which to choose:
F
IXED
C
OLOR
: Static display of a solid color
C
ROSS
F
ADE
: A smooth transition from one solid color to another
R
AINBOW
: A sequence of solid colors moving in one direction
R
ANDOM
C
OLOR
: A sequence of randomly generated solid colors at specified intervals
S
PARKLE
: Flashes of foreground color at random over a solid background color
C
OLOR
S
WEEP
: Progressive transition of a solid foreground color across a solid background
C
OLOR
S
TREAK
: An animated effect with narrow lines of color over a solid background
6. Press to access the next menu item, which is an effect-specific parameter, then enter
a value.
7. Continue navigating through the effect-specific parameters and entering values. At the
T
EST
E
FFECT
menu item, press to use the show tester, which runs a live preview of your show.
8. Select a transition type:
–
S
NAP
(no transition)
–
F
ADE
O
UT
& I
N
(fades to black)
–
C
ROSS
F
ADE
(effect morphing)
9. As needed, enter a value for the transition duration, then press to save your changes.
Note: Each effect type has unique parameters. For example, some effects use a background
color setting, whereas other effects display only foreground colors. See Appendix F:
Configuration Menus in Detail for iPlayer 3 menu system charts and descriptions of each
menu item.
Example 2: Assigning a Downloaded ColorPlay 3 Show to Preset Button 4
1. Launch Configuration mode.
2. Access the
T
RIGGERS
menu from the Main Menu.
3. Select trigger number 4.
4. Access the
S
HOW
T
YPE
?
menu, then select
D
OWNLOADED
S
HOW
.
5. Access the
S
HOW
F
ILE
?
menu, then select a .SHO file.
6. At the
T
EST
S
HOW
menu, press to use the show tester, which runs a live preview of
your show.