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9.11 Selecting individual Heads
When programming it is often useful to be able to control one head out of a group of heads - for instance, in order to set up it’s
position on the stage. Alternatively you may wish to apply an effect to all the heads, such as fanning the position.
The head control buttons situated to the right of the touch screen enable the individual head to be selected quickly. Once a
number of heads have been selected for programming, the head control buttons controls how changes are applied to those heads.
By default changes are applied to all the selected heads.
On MagicQ you first select the overall selection of heads you want to control using Groups or keypad selection, then you use the
head control buttons to sub-select within that overall selection.
The title bar of the Group, Position, Colour and Beam Windows show the currently selected heads.
9.11.1 Single Mode
Pressing NEXT HEAD, PREV HEAD or SINGLE enters Single mode whereby only one head from the selected heads is sub
selected for operation on at a time.
When Single mode is first entered control is given to the first head within the selection – i.e. the first head within the group or
the first head the user selected after no heads were selected.
Single mode is indicated by a LED lit on the SINGLE button.
In Single mode changes made by the encoders or through selecting Palettes only affect the one sub selected head. The head is
indicated by a * by the head number.
Once in Single mode, the NEXT HEAD and PREV HEAD buttons are used to transfer control between the selected heads.
Pressing the ALL button returns the head control area to the default mode whereby all selected heads are controlled.
In Single mode, Locate only affects the sub selected head.
9.11.2 Pair
Pair mode is similar to Single mode except that instead of only a single head being sub selected, a symmetrical pair within the
selected heads is sub selected.
Pair mode is indicated by a LED flashing on the SINGLE button.
Pressing NEXT HEAD or PREV HEAD selects the next pair for sub selection. Pressing the ALL button returns the head control
area to the default mode whereby all selected heads are controlled.
The MQ1000 includes a dedicated PAIR button. On Compact consoles (MQ40/60/70) press ALT + SINGLE to get Pair.
9.11.3 Odd/Even
Odd/Even mode is similar to Single mode except that instead of only a single head, half of the heads are sub selected. Odd/Even
mode is indicated by a LED lit on the ODD/EVEN button.
Pressing ODD/EVEN selects the odd heads. Pressing NEXT HEAD or PREV HEAD toggles between the odd and even heads.
Pressing the ALL button returns the to the default mode whereby all selected heads are controlled.
Holding the ODD/EVEN button brings up the Odd/Even toolbar for quick selection of odd/even or 3s, 4s, 5s. On MagicQ
PC/Mac pressing SHIFT and ODD/EVEN opens the toolbar and keeps it open.