Leprecon LP-2000 - Manual (Page 26)

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LP-2000 CUE PLUS: USING THE CUE STACK
The Cue Stack features of the LP-2000 Cue Plus offer a powerful
arrangement of color-changer controls with programmable change rates,
automated cue-to-cue fades triggered by the operator in a sequential
order, automated cue-to-cue fades in any scripted order with
programmed delay times (the show essentially runs itself), and even
the capability of programming "triggers," where moving preset fader 3,
for instance, will start a chase, crossfade into a new scene, and
scroll color changers simultaneously. These lists of cues are called
a "Cue Stack."
Even though "Cue Stack" is an option in the main menu of the standard
LP-2000 with the SoftPatch option, an error message will appear when
this is selected since these features require the Cue Plus hardware to
operate. This section of the manual only applies to LP-2000 consoles
with the Cue Plus option installed.
When the cue stack is being used, scene changes and color changes are
run concurrently, but independently. In other words, there are always
two cue lists operating at once, one controlling the intensity of
lamps, the other controlling the scrolling of color changers. A
specific command initiates a scene change (pressing the GO button),
and a separate command initiates a color change (pressing the ADVANCE
button). Note that when operating in Scripted mode (see page [27]),
these separate cues can be programmed to occur simultaneously.
In the Cue Stack section of the panel, the CROSSFADE slider offers
manual control of scene-to-scene transitions, and the accompanying
column of LEDs acts as a bar graph for displaying the progress of
crossfades. The green GO button initiates the automatic control of
crossfades with programmed fade times. The MASTER slider controls the
overall brightness level of the scenes, indicated by the green LED
above the fader. Scenes are recorded into cue memory by using the
black SELECT button; the LED next to it flashes when the console is in
Record mode.
In the Color Scene section, the gray ADVANCE button is used to step
through color changer presets. Color settings are recorded into the
Color Scene memory using the black SELECT button; the LED next to it
flashes when the console is in Record mode.
From the main menu of the Cue Plus panel, selecting "Cue Stack" then
pressing the right SCROLL button will display the Cue Stack menu. The
available options here are: Mode, Control, Seq Times, Script, Colors,
and Triggers.