High End Systems High End LCD Controller for Studio Color - Manual (Page 81)

Studio Color LCD Controller Using the Construct Keys 3-19
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Position Key (POS)
Use this key to select one of 99 user-programmable position
presets. (You do not need to press this key if you want to
manually position the beam as described below.)
Manual vs. Preset Positioning
There are two ways to position the beam: manually using the
joystick or automatically using preset positioning. Preset
positioning allows you to store pan/tilt values in the pages of
memory 9 for instant positioning.
Manual positioning: If you are programming a very simple
show which uses a small number of fixtures and beam
position is not expected to change with time (such as a
nightclub), you can use manual positioning. Manual
positioning consists of manually moving the beam with the
joystick and recording the position as part of the page.
Although slightly simpler than preset positioning, setting a
beam position manually makes the position more difficult to
change later because you would have to edit every page
containing the old position.
Preset positioning: If you are programming a more complex
show in which beam positioning is critical and can change
with time (such as a touring act), you should use preset
positioning. With preset positioning, you move the beam to
the desired location with the joystick and assign that position
to a page in memory 9 (from 1 to 99). You then recall the
same position preset by pressing the
<POS> key and
advancing to the page number containing the preset position
you wish to use.
The advantage of preset positioning over manual positioning
is that you can change your position presets when the beam
position changes, and all pages using that preset are
automatically updated.
Note The full set of 99 position presets is available for all
fixtures connected to the controller. For example,