LSC Lighting maXim MP - Manual (Page 55)

maXim MP L(P) XL(P) XXL(P) Advanced Fixture Programming
Operator Manual V3
LSC Lighting Systems (Aust) Pty. Ltd. Page 49
To store your current filter settings, press;
[store], [filter], [f/a] (filter memory number).
This also stores a list of the fixture numbers that
have filters applied. This can be recalled with the
filters. See below.
To recall a filter memory, press;
[filter], [f/a] (filter memory number).
To combine multiple filter memories, press;
[filter], [f/a], [f/a], [f/a] etc (filter memory
numbers).
To load the PaTPaD with all fixtures in a
selected filter memory including all of the filter
selections in the filter memory, press;
[get], [filter], [f/a] (filter number).
16.8.8 NAMING FILTER MEMORIES
To name a filter memory, HOLD [function], tap
[f/a] (name).
The display says “Pick Object to Name”.
Press: [filter], [f/a] (filter number).
Either rotate the EDIT wheel or press the yellow
bank [f/a] buttons for the desired characters or the
red bank [f/a] buttons for numbers 1 to 10 (0) as
labelled below the buttons. Where several
characters are printed below each button, multiple
presses select the next character in a similar
fashion to a mobile telephone keypad. Press [<]
or [>] to move the cursor and press [remove] or
[add] to remove or add characters or spaces.
When finished, press [ok].
16.8.9 COPY FILTER
To copy a Filter, press;
[assign/copy], [filter], [f/a] (source filter number),
[f/a] (Destination filter number).
16.9 HI-LIGHTS
Hi-lights are a powerful tool that you can use to
select which Fixtures on the PaTPad will be
involved in PaTPad operations. A Fixture must be
Hi-lighted to be included in any store operations or
preset or palette recall. Also, when [all] mode is
active on the pad, all hi-lighted fixtures of the
same type as the currently selected fixture will be
controlled simultaneously.
When a fixture is loaded it is automatically Hi-
lighted. To exclude a loaded Fixture, clear its Hi-
light.
To CLEAR the Hi-light of a fixture press;
[clear], [f/a] (fixture number).
To clear the Hi-lights of all loaded Fixtures, press;
[clear], [Fixture Displayer] (Hilts).
To clear the Hi-lights from a range of fixtures,
press;
[clear]. HOLD [f/a] (first fixture in range), then tap
[f/a] (last fixture in range). Both selected fixtures
and all fixtures in between them have their Hi-
lights cleared.
To Hi-light a fixture again, press; [get], [f/a]
(fixture number).
16.9.1 CONTROLLING HI-LIGHTS
USING GROUPS
Groups provide a powerful method of controlling
fixture Hi-lights. When you use the group button,
all hi-lights are firstly cleared, then only the
fixtures in the group or groups that you select are
Hi-lighted.
To exclusively Hi-light a group press;
[group], [f/a] (group number).
To exclusively Hi-light several groups;
HOLD
[group], then tap;
[f/a], [f/a], [f/a], etc.
To exclusively Hi-light a range of groups, press
[group].
HOLD
[f/a] (first group in range), then tap [f/a]
(last group in range). Both selected groups and all
groups in between them are Hi-lighted.
Hint: When you have stored some groups, get
ALL of your patched fixtures onto the PatPad,
[get] [all], then use the groups to quickly
change the hi-lights of the fixtures that you
want to control, to store, or to which you want
to apply a preset or palette. Only hi-lighted
fixtures will be included in your operations.
16.10 PRESETS
A preset is a special type of scene that can be
stored and recalled from the PaTPad. A preset
contains specific Fixture Numbers and is usually
stored with only specifically Filtered parameters
(for example, only focus parameters). When a
preset is applied to the PaTPad, all fixture
numbers
that are both stored in the preset and
currently hi-lighted on the PaTPad, will move to
the parameter settings stored in the preset if their
parameters are flashing as set by the filters.
The rule is, if a parameter is flashing, it can be
changed by the loading of a preset.
When a preset is applied, a P is displayed for
each affected parameter on the Pad View video
screen.
If a scene is now recorded or stored (without
altering any “P” parameters), then a link to that
preset is included in the scene.
Many different scenes can include a link to the
same preset. Editing a single preset will
automatically change all scenes that are linked to
that preset.
For example.
Some Fixtures are focused onto the centre
rostrum on stage and their focus (position) is
Filtered and stored as the centre rostrum preset.