Customising Locate Values And Default Values - ChamSys MagicQ User Manual

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In addition channels can be configured so that they are passed through transparently unless the console is
controlling the channel from the programmer or a playback. This provides a powerful over-ride mode.
To set a channel to output data received from another channel set the Merge field to "Input" and the From
field to the channel number you wish to get the data from.
You can easily set up a large number of channels by using SHIFT and the cursor keys to select multiple
channels.
You can also set up a channel so that it outputs data from an input channel except when that channel is
being controlled by a playback or the programmer. Set the Merge field to "Over".
To HTP merge the console output with the received input use the "Merge" option.
The "Mult" option enables another channel on the console to control the level of the output of the channel-
this is useful with RGB LED fixtures where you wish to make another channel control the overall level of
the RGB.
It is possible to set multiple channels all to copy or multiply by one channel. Use SHIFT and the cursor
keys to select all the required channels and enter <chan> / 0.

5.22 Customising Locate values and Default values

MagicQ allows the user to define the Locate and Default values for each attribute of each patched heads.
The Locate values are the values that are used when the Locate button is pressed. The Default values are
the values that are output when a channel is not in the programmer and no playback is controlling a
channel. Note that the Setup Window option "Chans default to Locate vals" must be enabled for this
mode of operation.
By default, the Locate values and Default values are taken from the personality of the patched head –
these typically put the position to centre, beam open, colour white and intensity at full.
These values can be re-programmed by creating a Cue that represents the desired Locate Values and/or a
Cue that represents the desired Default Values. Simply record a Cue into the Cue Store and then press the
SET LOC CUE or SET DEF CUE soft buttons. The Cue is indicated as Default or Locate by a D or L
after the Q number.
Only one Cue can be the Default Cue and only one Cue can be the Locate Cue – however one cue can be
both the Default Cue and the Locate Cue. A (D) and a (L) are used to indicate the settings respectively.
It is not necessary to program all the different attributes into the Locate Cue or the Default Cue – simply
program the values that you want to be different from the Locate vals in the Personality. For instance to
record a default position with all heads positioned towards FOH position, simply record a Cue with the
FOH position data and press the SET DEF CUE soft button.
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