elektraLite CP16/24 - Manual (Page 9)

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Some may ask why a programmer would use this. The use of transparent channels is very handy for
several different applications such as:
- on-the-fly changes of looks to other positions on a stage
- nightclub or rave style programming where the console is used in a different venue each week with the
same programs (you only need to update your position cues instead of re-programming the whole
show).
- Industrial or corporate shows where presenters or products need to be highlighted manually
- “flyaway” cues that take your existing stage looks and fly them out into the audience
- Creating preset focus cues.
This programming tool can be extremely powerful but is very often confusing to initially understand. We
highly recommend trying the programming examples that follow:
EXAMPLES OF “PILE ON” PROGRAMMING:
1) First you must specify whether the PILE ON function will be enabled.
Press: MENU , use the +/- keys to toggle to the “PILE ON” menu & hit ENTER. Use the +/- keys
to enable the PILE ON feature
.
2) Press BLACK to bring all DMX channels to 0%. This now also clears out all of the channel
information thus making it “transparent
”.
3) Press the FIXTURE button and call up some fixtures to work with.
4) While holding the DELETE key open up the fixture’s dimmer and shutters where applicable and
move the pan & tilt to a position that is easily seen.
5) Now create a color without touching the dimmer, shutter, pan or tilt channels and store it as a CUE.
6) Create a different color and store it as another CUE.
7) Press BLACK again to clear out all of the information and repeat step 4.
8) Now create a gobo look and store it as a CUE.
9) And create another gobo look for another CUE.
What you have now are two cues that contain ONLY color information and another two cues that
contain ONLY gobo information.
10) Now press BLACK and open up the dimmers and shutters WITHOUT holding the DELETE key.
11) Move the light beams all the way to the left and store this as a CUE with a 3 second XFADE time.
12) Move the light beams all the way to the right and store this as another CUE with a 3 second XFADE
time.
13) Move the light beams to the center and store this as yet another CUE with a 3 second XFADE time.
You now have three cues that contain only position information. It is now time to recall some of these
cues and see how transparent channels operate.
14) Press BLACK to turn all of the channels off.
15) Call up one of your position CUEs
16) Call up one of your gobo CUEs
17) Call up one of your color CUEs
You should be seeing your light beam staying in one position and piling on the other information.
5) Now call up another position CUE to see this newly created “look” move slowly to another position.