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By default on MagicQ the keypad is used for many functions including selecting heads, settings times, editing fields in spread
sheets. This is different to some other consoles which primarily use the keypad for selection of heads. On MagicQ it is possible
to select heads directly form the keypad at any time by entering the head numbers terminated by @@.
9.3.1 Selecting Heads on the keypad using @@
To select heads 1 to 4 key in
1 THRU 4 @@
To select heads 1 to 4 and heads 8 to 11 key in
1 THRU 4 + 8 THRU 11 @@
To select heads 1 through 12 but not head 7 key in
1 THRU 12 - 7 @@
To select all heads of a certain type without specifying the entire range use
1 THRU @@
This selects all heads of the same type as head 1 starting at head no 1 in ascending head order until it reaches a head that is not
of the same type.
At any time you can select all of the heads of a particular type (regardless of head no) by selecting one of the heads and then
using SHIFT ALL
1 @@
SHIFT ALL
Note that on MagicQ PC you can use > to indicate THRU.
@@ 0 deselects all heads.
To sub select an element of a multi element head use the dot operator, for example head 1 element 2.
1 . 2 @@ . 3 @@ // Select 3rd element of currently selected heads . 1 > 3 @@ // Select 1st, 2nd and 3rd elements of currently
selected heads . 1 + 4 @@ // Select 1st and 4th elements of currently selected heads
9.3.2 Selecting heads on the keypad without @@
It is also possible to set the Setup Option “Keypad always select head”. In this mode entering numbers on the keypad always
selects heads – however, to perform other operations, like editing fields in the spread sheet views, you need to press the SET
button first.
An alternative to using @@ is to use @ ENTER. This is only supported if the Select heads on intensity set option is set. This
method works by detecting @ in the keyboard input and instead of passing the input to the active Window it attempts to parse
the input as setting intensities for / selecting heads.
When selecting Colour, Beam or Positions the @@ can be replaced by COL, BEAM or POS if you set the Select Heads and
Palettes from keypad] Setup option. For example:
1 > 4 COL 5 ENTER
Selects heads 1 to 4 and applies Colour Palette 5.
9.3.3 Remove Dimmer (Rem Dim) Function
The keypad now supports functionality to enable selecting of individual selections of heads and automatically setting all other
heads to zero intensity – this is similar to the “Rem Dim” function found in some other theatre consoles. After selecting heads or
setting intensities for heads, type - -.
For example, 1 THRU 4 @ FULL - - will set heads 1 to 4 at full intensity and all other heads in the programmer will have their
intensity set to zero.
4 THRU 8 – will bring heads 4 to 8 at full intensity into the programmer, whilst all other heads in the programmer will be set to
zero intensity.