Dove Systems Starport Win - Manual (Page 4)

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H// Saving Shows
To save a show click on the "Save" button. It is good practice to save
your show periodically while your working on creating a show in case
of a power failure. If you forget to save your show, you will be
reminded when you exit the program.
:SUBMASTERS
Submasters allow the user to "pile on" a "look" at any time quickly.
There are 24 submasters available and they show at the bottom of
the screen unless they have been disabled in "Preferences". Any dimmer,
group of dimmers, or any recorded cue may be recorded on a
submaster. To record a submaster right click on the submaster
number then click on "Record" button in the submaster window.
The on-screen fixture levels will be recorded. You may also type a
description in the "Name" box (example: all red lights). Submasters
levels will appear as purple and always "pile on" to the stage cue
until the submaster is set back to zero. Each submaster level is shown
in the level box just above the submaster number. Submasters may be
"bumped" to full by clicking on the level text. Click again to rest to
zero. Or left click on submaster number to access the submaster
slider pot.
:System Configuration
StarPort may be custom configured in several ways. Under the "Edit"
window, select "Preferences". The StarPort can accept a DMX manual
input. Any manual DMX controller may be used either for setting
dimmer channels or as submasters. Configuration can allow the
submaster panel to be dis6 played or not. The default fade times may
be changed. Select any changes and click "Save". Click on "Reset" to
restore default values. The default values are: no manual input,
show submasters, and fade time 4 seconds with no delay.
E// Recording a Cue
When levels have been set and you want to record a cue, click on the
XY Cue list, then click on "Record" in the XY Cue window. The next
higher cue number will be created. The fixture levels on the screen
will be recorded. A cue description may also be entered into the info
box for your created cue. Type in the description (example, act 1,
scene one) and click on "update" to record. Levels that have been
recorded in a cue appear yellow.
F// Fade Rate
There are three fade times, the current stage cue fading down, a delay,
then the next cue fading up. The default fade time will fade the stage
cue down and the next cue fade up in four seconds with no delay.
Fade times may be changed by clicking the cue pointer on the cue to be
updated, then clicking up or down on the fade times (up, delay, down)
in the cue info box, then click on "update" to save.
G// The XY Cue List
The cue list allows the user to create cues, edit cues, delete and
insert cues, as well as change fade times and descriptions. You can
move around in the cue list by clicking the cue pointer on the cue
and viewing the levels in the "live" or "blind" mode. When you click on
the "Blind" button, you can see what the levels will be but the stage
levels (stage cue) will remain active. When the "Live" mode button is
clicked, the stage cue levels will be replaced by the cue that the cue
pointer has selected. When "Live" is clicked again, the stage cue will
be returned. The cues may be stepped through by clicking on the Q+
and Q-. Any cue may be selected for the "Stage Cue" and any cue may
selected for the "Next Cue". The "Stage Cue" is highlighted in red and
the "Next Cue" is highlighted in green. The "Next Cue" will always be the
cue that the stage cue fades to when the "GO" is activated. Cues
may be inserted, deleted and copied. To change levels on a cue that
has been recorded or to change the "Cue Info", click the cue pointer
on the cue to be changed, then click “Live” or “Blind” make the
level changes, fade time changes and cue information changes, then
click on "Update". To play back your show click on the "GO" button in
the upper right corner of the cue window. The fade progress will
be shown as the red and green highlight bar graphs move. A fade may
be stopped by clicking on the "Stop" button. To continue the fade, click
again on "GO". See page 6 for other more Advanced Features for
the cue list.