LSC Lighting maXim MP - Manual (Page 60)

Advanced Fixture Programming maXim MP L(P) XL(P) XXL(P)
Operator Manual V3
Page 54 LSC Lighting Systems (Aust) Pty. Ltd
When you use the store method, the parameter
settings of all of the Fixtures on the PaTPad will
be saved subject to one simple rule.
Only FLASHING parameters will be Stored.
When a Fixture is loaded onto the PaTPad it will
automatically be Hi-lighted and it will not have any
Filters so all of its parameters will be flashing. You
decide which parameters on which Fixtures you
want to store by selecting the appropriate Filters
and/or Hi-lights.
• Filters apply to parameters.
• Hi-lights apply to entire fixtures.
If one or more Filters are applied, only the Filtered
parameter will flash.
If a Fixture is not Hi-lighted, none of its
parameters will flash.
Be sure to always check the “Pad View” screen
before completing the store operation to see
exactly which parameters will be included.
16.17 NO STORE PARAMETERS
Any parameters defined in a fixture’s template as
“no store” will never be saved. This prevents
parameters such as “reset” or “lamp off” from
being recalled by a scene. These parameters can
only be manually controlled directly from the
PaTPaD.
See the LSC document on “How to write fixture
templates” for more details.
It is available on the LSC forum at;
http://forums.lsclighting.com.au
Go to “maXim Control Desks”, “Templates”.
16.18 CLEARING PARAMETERS
Selected parameters can be cleared (removed)
from a scene, leaving the other stored parameters
unaltered. This action does not set the parameter
to zero, but totally removes it from the scene.
To clear a parameter(s) from a scene, select the
Fixture(s) on the PaTPad and ensure that only
Fixtures to be included are Hi-lighted. Filter the
parameter(s) to be cleared so that they are the
only parameters flashing then press;
[store], [clear], [page] (optional), [f/a] (scene
number)
Only FLASHING parameters will be CLEARED.
16.19 STORING INTENSITY ONLY SCENES
When scenes are saved using the “store” button,
they do not include intensity. When you playback
these scenes you can fade up each fixture using
its individual fader but it can be cumbersome to
control a large number of fixtures and if fixtures
are patched to the red faders the maXim must be
in wide mode. It is easier to create a scene that
only controls intensity and use it as an “intensity
master”.
To store a scene containing only fixture
intensities
and no parameters;
Get the fixtures onto the PaTPaD.
The quickest method is to fade up the fixtures,
then press;
[get], [flash] (yellow master).
Clear all Hi-lights;
[clear], [fixture displayer].
With no fixtures Hi-lighted, none of their
parameters will be included.
To store the scene with its intensity levels, press
[store + level], [page] (optional), [f/a] (scene
number).
16.19.1 STORING ONLY ALTERED
PARAMETERS
To store a scene of only altered (a) parameters,
press;
[colour/beam/focus],
[store],
[page] (optional red or blue page),
[f/a] (scene number).
16.20 DIRECT ATTRIBUTE CONTROL
The maXim also provides an alternative to the
PaTPad
that allows you direct access to the
attribute values of a Fixture allowing you to adjust
them via the edit wheel with their values displayed
on “video 1” (Channel View) screen.
Note: Direct edit wheel control sets the level of
an attribute, not a parameter. See the
“Terminology” section for more details.
To directly control an attribute of a fixture, press;
[select], [f/a] (fixture number).
Video 1, (Channel View), is automatically
displayed with the selected Fixture highlighted by
a dark red background.
The attribute to be controlled is selected with the
[<]
and [>] buttons below the EDIT wheel and is
indicated by a dark grey background.
To alter the selected attribute, rotate the EDIT
wheel
.
When finished press; [select].