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To add more steps to the end of a macro, first load the macro into the edit buffer as explained above. Move
the cursor to the step number on the display and select the step number that is one higher than the last step in
the macro. The cue and hold numbers will be blank for that step. Move the cursor under "CUE" if you want to
change it to "CHS". Press "Enter". The cursor will automatically move to the next field so that you can enter the
cue or chase number and finally the hold time for the new step. After entering a hold time and pressing "Enter"
the display will automatically increment allowing you to enter more steps to the end of the macro. When you are
finished continue to press "Enter" or use the cursor keys to return the cursor to the macro number. Press
"Enter" again to overwrite the old macro or select a new location then press "Enter".
To delete steps from a macro, load the macro into the edit buffer as explained above. Select the step number
that you want to delete by putting the cursor under the step number in the display and selecting the desired one.
Press "Delete". That step will be deleted from the macro and any steps above that one will move down to the
next lower step number. The display will show that the values that were at the next step have now moved down
to the step that you have just deleted. If the step you deleted was the last step of the macro, the cue and hold
field will go blank showing that there is now nothing at this step. Finally you must store the edited macro as
explained previously.
To insert a macro step into the middle of an existing macro, first load the macro into the edit buffer as
explained. Call the step number where you want to insert the new step by moving the cursor under the step
number in the display and selecting the desired step. Press "Insert". A blank step will be inserted at this step
number and any steps above this one will be moved up one step number. Move the cursor over to the cue field
which will be blank. Select the cue, chase or blackout to insert at this location then press "Enter". Enter a new
hold time and press "Enter". The step number will automatically increment and you can insert another step by
moving the cursor back to the step number and repeating the previous operation. Finally you must store the
edited macro.
To erase an entire macro from memory press "Enter" then "Macro". Select the macro to erase then press
"Delete". The display will read:
ERASE MACRO 01?
+ = YES, - = NO
Press the "Æ+" key to confirm the erase or press "-Å" to escape.
Fast Hold Time
Programming a macro step with a hold time of 0 seconds will give you an actual hold time of .25 seconds. This
allows you to program macro steps which quickly refocus a fixture with the lamp off to achieve a dramatic
effect. To do this, program a cue which focuses the beam on the desired subject. Copy this cue to another cue
number but with the lamp turned off. In your macro call the cue with the lamp off with a hold time of 0. With
the next step of the macro call the cue with the lamp turned on giving it a longer hold time. This will create the
effect of a beam, which appears rather than moves across the stage.