elektraLite CP1 - Manual (Page 13)

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model nº c p 1
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Elektralite
PERFORMANCE
Live performance of the CP-1 for the most part involves calling scenes, chases, and macros. The easiest method of
performance which doesn’t require an operator, is to call a macro or chase and let it loop continuously. The macro or
chase will continue to run until it is interrupted by a call to another macro, chase, or scene, or by pressing “Black”. A
macro can be paused by pressing the”-” key,” +” will continue after the pause, and “Go” will advance the macro to the
next step.
An operator can also choose to call scenes directly by pressing “Scene”, then the keyswitches to select the desired
scene number, then “Go”. The next scene number will automatically be displayed so that the operator can continue to
press “Go” to call one scene after another in ascending order. The”+” and”-” keys can also be used to select the next
scene.
Direct Control of Instruments
During performance an operator can take direct control of any instrument or group of instruments using the joystick and
control faders. To select which instruments to control press “Instrument”. The display will read:
SELECT INSTRUMENT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
In the above example all 8 instruments are active. To enable or disable any instrument press the corresponding
number keyswitch. Its number in the display will toggle on or off. Pressing “0” will toggle all instruments off. The current
instrument selection is saved in battery backed memory so that when the CP-1 is turned off it will always power up as
you left it.
Instruments whose numbers are displayed will respond to any movement of the joystick or control faders (iris, color,
gobos or strobe). This gives the operator the option of live performance control even if a macro or chase is running. Of
course if there is a fast chase in progress the operator will be fighting with the chase by trying to override any of the
controls. The CP-1 uses “latest takes precedence” which means that the last control signal sent to the instruments sets
the control.
Black
Pressing the “Black” switch sets all control channels to 0 which turns off all of the instruments. It also turns off any
currently running chase or macro. The blackout will crossfade at whatever speed the “Xfade Speed” fader is currently set
to.
Xfade Speed
If a crossfade is in progress it can be overridden by moving this fader. If the “select scene” or “black” displays are active,
a bar graph is displayed showing the progress of the crossfade. If a chase is running, the crossfade for every scene
in the chase if affected. Remember that if the crossfade time is set too long, scenes in the chase won’t reach their
destinations before the next chase step is called. If this happens, shorten the crossfade time until the scenes move to
their correct locations and the gobos and color wheels snap to their proper settings.
Chase Speed
If a chase is running, its speed can be adjusted by moving this fader. If audio is controlling the speed of the chase, this
fader will have no effect until the audio signal stops, then the speed will revert back to the adjusted fader speed. If “latch”
is on, only the latest chase will be affected by the speed control.