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28.4 Grabbing shows from other consoles
It is possible to grab a show that is running on another console onto the current console. Press the Grab Show soft button in the
View DMX I/O view of the Setup Window. Choose which console you wish to grab a show from. The show is copied from the
other console to the show folder on this console, and the show is loaded into memory.
Grabbing shows from other consoles requires “Enable remote access” in the Setup, View Settings, Network Settings to be enabled
on the consoles you are grabbing the show from.
28.5 Zoning
MagicQ supports Zones for controlling multiple rooms / areas in a venue. In Setup, View DMX/IO each Universe can be allocated
to a Zone, and then all the Universes in a Zone can be controlled together – e.g. for enabling / disabling of a Zone.
Special items in the Execute Window to enable easy control of zones, including enabling and disabling zones and setting and
clearing hot takeover in a zone. This allows complete control of a multi-room system directly from the Execute Window without
users needing to access the Setup Window.
28.6 Setting up Network Sessions
Software version 1.5.9.4 has made the configuration of multiple MagicQ consoles in a network by the introduction of the concept
of Network Sessions:
• A MagicQ console is made part of a network session by simply setting the Net Session Mode and choosing a Net Session ID
(0 is the default session).
• Within a network session only one MagicQ console is the Master, all others are Slaves to the Master console. Only the Master
console outputs universes (ArtNet/ACN/Pathport) on the network. All universes that have patched heads and are set to an
Output type of ArtNet, ACN or Pathport are controlled.
• It is possible at any time to change which console is the Master console by using the Take Control feature from the Slave
console.
• The Net Session Mode can be set to “Sync Auto Takeover” or “Sync Manual Takeover” – when set to “Sync Auto Takeover”
if the Master console fails then a Slave will automatically take over. In “Sync Manual Takeover” the user must manually use
Take Control.
Within a network session