Cadac SAM - Manual (Page 30)

4-4 Starting a show
Sound Automation Manager Revision SAM2005-2
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In locked mode, a few operational characteristics for the cursors change. The arrow
keys that were used to move the Edit Cursor will become non-functional. Instead,
use the PageUp and the PageDn keys to control the cursor movement. Pressing
these keys will also have the effect of recalling the cue to the console and thus, the
PageUp and PageDn keys take on the functions Previous and Next.
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When SAM communicates with the console, a number of commands may be issued
from the CCM (Central Control Module). Using the P and N buttons will recall the
previous or the next cue. Using the numerical buttons and the SVE and RCL buttons
will save or recall data to a specific cue. Any of these actions will move the Current
Cue cursor, irrespective of whether the cursor mode is locked or unlocked. There-
fore, when you want to edit a cue, always ensure the cursors are unlocked before you
start 1 . This allows you to have the console in the required operating mode, while
editing other cues.
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To start a new show, click on the New icon in the toolbar or click on the File option in
the menu bar and then select New Show. SAM then opens a dialog box, see
fig 4-6 .
Enter a suitable name in the white box provided at the top of the dialog box.
Windows ‘98, 2000, XP and XP Pro allows very long file names so you can be quite
explicit. Note that there is another box named Other Comments, in which you can
type in comments relating to the show. These comments will be displayed in the
Open Show dialog box when you are browsing the shows. For the benefit of other
users, it may therefore be a good idea to type in descriptive messages here.
The New Show dialog box also displays a brief résumé indicating the console type
and configuration being used. The résumé will be used later to check against the
active console configuration.
When you have entered a suitable name for the show, click the Create button to save
the current list of cues to the computer hard disk.
1. Alternatively, work in buffered editing mode, see section 7.4.
FIG 4-6. The New Show dialog box.