elektraLite CP3 - Manual (Page 7)

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PERFORMANCE
In the preprogrammed light show mode, the live performance of the CP-3 involves the calling
up of one of its three lightshows. Pressing one of the three buttons located on the front panel
can access one of the three light shows. The buttons are labeled “FAST”, “MED” and
“SLOW”. Once engaged, the light show will run continuously and loop until another lightshow
is engaged or by pressing the “BLACK” button.
You can also pause any lightshow in the middle of any particular program by pressing the button
a second time. This will not freeze the DMX output but rather pause on the particular program
that is currently running, looping it infinitely until the button is pressed again. The light show’s
LED will flash when in it is in a paused state.
In some instances, you may be required to perform a “lamp strike” on specific fixture types.
This is most commonly associated with fixtures that use discharge style lamps. There may also
be times when fixtures need to be recalibrated or “re-homed”. The CP-3 can perform these
operations for you without the need for powering down your lighting fixtures. See the sections
below on “LAMP STRIKE” and “RE-HOME”.
In the replay controller mode, the buttons labeled “FAST”, “MED” and “SLOW” are
‘perfect copies’ of what was on Macros 1, 2, and 3 of the CP-10xt that was used to do the
original programming. Please note, that at anytime you can change the speed of the program by
using the tempo button.
RE-HOME
There may be situations where the lighting fixtures will need to be re-homed. These situations
will usually be apparent when features of the fixtures seem to travel out of alignment (in other
words: color or gobo images from one fixture are projecting improperly as compared to the
others).
The re-home function is in-built into the preprogrammed light show mode only. Utilizing a re-
home function in the replay controller mode would be a function of the programming with the
CP-10xt.
To re-home the fixtures simply press and hold the “BLACK” button for 5 seconds. This will
automatically trigger a re-home cue in the CP-3. The amount of time that is required for
complete re-home will vary from fixture to fixture. Simply press one of the show buttons on the
CP-3 to restart the programs. Your fixtures will automatically resume normal operation after
their re-homing is completed.
If performing a re-home via the CP-3 does not solve the problem then there may possibly be a
more serious problem with the lighting fixture(s). Please refer to the fixture’s user manual for
trouble shooting and repair procedures.