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DATA COPY AND MOVE
Copy Channel
The Copy Channel feature is used to copy current parameter settings from one luminaire to another (or to a group of
luminaires). All parameter settings, including any timing values, can be copied - as permitted by any filter settings at
the touchscreen. Cue data, however, will not be copied.
The luminaire from which data is being copied is referred to as the "source" luminaire. The luminaires receiving the
data are referred to as "target" luminaires. The target luminaires will immediately conform to the selected parameter
data (including spin properties) of the source luminaire. If the source luminaire does not have data stored for a partic-
ular parameter or the parameter has been filtered from the operation, then the target luminaires will not change their
current settings for those parameters. Once the target luminaires have conformed to the new parameter data, you
may store a new cue or continue to manipulate the luminaires via manual control and then store a cue.
How Data is Derived from Presets
If the source luminaire contains data provided by a Preset, then the system uses a hierarchy to determine how to
translate this data to the target luminaire. The system will first look for a matching Preset number. For example, if the
source contains data from Preset 2, then the new luminaire will look for Preset 2. If no matching Preset is found, then
it will look for a matching palette. If no palette is found, then the new luminaire will conform to the parameter(s) by
utilizing absolute data.
Copy a single channel:
Step 1. Select target channel(s).
Step 2. At touchscreen, set filters. (Refer to "Function Filter" on page 115.)
Step 3. At keypad, press [Recall] [Chan] [n] - where n is the number of the channel you wish to copy.
Multi-Channel Copy Channel
It is also possible to copy parameters from multiple channels to multiple channels. This can be accomplished as
follows:
+ The command [Recall] [Chan] <channel expression> will copy the filtered parameters of the specified channels to
the selected channels (using selection order). For example, if channels 1-6 are selected, the command [Recall]
[Chan] [11] [Thru] [12] will copy the parameters of channel 11 to channels 1, 3, 5 and the parameters of channel 12
to channels 2, 4, and 6.
+ Groups can also be used as a copy source. For example: [Recall] [Chan] [Group] [1].
Copy/Move
The Copy/Move feature allows manipulation of Preset, Color, Beam, Group, Macro, Snapshot, Effect, Dynamic, Stack,
Sequence, Set and Cue data. For example, the data content of Cue 1 could be copied to Cue 2 using this feature. In
this case, Cue 1 and Cue 2 are now identical. When data is moved, for example from Cue 1 to Cue 2, the content of
Cue 1 is moved to Cue 2 and there will no longer be a Cue 1 in the cue list.
Note: Moving channel data for a preset will now update any cues for that channel which reference that preset so they
point to the new location.
Pressing the [Copy/Move] button once activates the copy feature, while double-clicking activates the move feature.
Copy a cue to a new number:
+ At keypad, press [Copy/Move] [Cue] [1] [At] [201] [Enter] - copies Cue 1 data to Cue 201.
Copy a range of cues to a new number range:
+ At keypad, press [Copy/Move] [Cue] [1] [Thru] [5] [At] [201] [Enter] - copies Cues 1-5 to Cues 201-205.