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Configure the master console by setting the multi console setting “Show data sync type” to “Master Prog”.
On each of the slave consoles set the “Show data sync type” option to “Slave Prog” and set the “Show data sync IP” to the IP
address of the master show console.
There are hot keys on the slave consoles to enable and disable the show sync (as set up in Setup, View Settings, Multi Console).
Hold the left and right cursor keys and press ‘+’ to enable the show sync and hold left and right cursor keys and press ‘-‘ to
disable the show sync.
To turn off show synchronisation on the master console simply set the Show Data Sync Type to None.
29.4 Manual configuration of Selective Channel Control
From software version 1.5.9.4 we recommend you use network sessions to configure selective channel control. In a network
session all slave consoles can access channels from the master console by View DMX I/O, Multi Prog Select described in the
next section.
If consoles are manually set up for multi programming by setting Show data sync to Master Prog and Slave Prog then selective
channel control is automatically enabled.
Selective channel control can also be used without multi programming. This gives slave consoles access to control part of a
lighting rig (e.g. for a technician to test some lights) but does not give them the ability to change any of the stored show data. To
configure this mode, set Show data sync type on the master to “Master Control” and on the slaves to “Slave Control.”
Note that when network sessions are not in use, each console operates as a separate console in terms of the DMX I/O settings –
so for example if you were to enable the universes on each of the consoles then there would be a “fight” between the consoles.
Universes must be enabled / disabled manually on each console or set to hot takeover.
29.5 Automatic backing up of shows from other consoles
It is possible to set a MagicQ console or a MagicQ PC to automatically back up show files from one or more other consoles on
the network. Optionally, this console can be made to automatically run one of the shows.
Warning - if this option is configured incorrectly then your show files could get accidentally overwritten. Always back up your
show files to external media / computer systems.