ETC Cobalt Family v7.0.0 - Manual (Page 62)

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The structure is simple
• Press a key
• Hold a key and press another key.
When a number is required, simply enter it before either of the key combinations above.
See Channels - Command Syntax .
Channel "handles"
Regardless if a lighting instrument is a conventional light, or some kind of moving device, the
intensity function of this device is assigned a unique Channel number in the patch.
Example
• Enter a number and move the level wheel to select the channel and change the intensity.
When you select this channel, all parameters are automatically mapped to the controls of the console.
All parameters are divided into three groups that have a dedicated key in the console.
• FOCUS (pan/tilt)
• COLOR (color mixing and color wheels)
• BEAM (gobos, shutters, iris, zoom, prism etc)
Example
• If a selected channel has a scroller, press COLOR. The scroller can be controlled from
one of the four parameter wheels by number (frame) or continously.
• If a selected channel is a moving device press FOCUS to get pan and tilt functions on the
parameter wheels.
See Devices - Control .
NOTE
If you are looking for a "RELEASE" function you are probably used to
working with a console that has a "programmer". There is no programmer
in Cobalt, instead you work directly in any playback.
Record (workflow)
If you press RECORD in LIVE, the default record target is the next free Preset, of the Sequence in the
Main Playback. You can record to any other target as well, using the various recording functions.
See
Presets - Record .