The X Playbacks function lets you automatically or manually fade between recorded lighting states, called cues, which contain intensity and/or attribute levels with associated fade, delay and wait times, profiles, and other attributes.
There are 2 X playbacks, labelled X1 and X2, each with its own keys and sliders. The console can be configured to use one or both of these. Each X playback runs cues in order from the cue sheet by fading from one cue to the next unless you explicitly load a cue out of order. By default, cue ordering is by cue number, but you can change the cue ordering by using links, subroutines, and loops. In this section, playback is used to mean one of the X playbacks
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Normally, cues can be run on either playback. They can however be assigned to a particular one. The other playback will then treat the cue as if it does not exist.
Records the levels on the current display into the specified cue and assigns the cue to the specified playback. If the cue already exists, an overrecord message gives you the chance to cancel the recording. To rerecord the cue, press [RECORD] [*] again. To cancel the recording, press [CLR] or [UNDO].
In multi-part cues, only the playback set in part 1 is used. If the console is set for two playbacks, cues will only run on their assigned playback. If the console is set for a single playback this assignment has no effect. To delete a playback assignment, omit the playback number.
The Playback Modes field in the Show Details
window on the Show Setup Screen configures the number of playbacks
and the playback mode.
SINGLE: There is only one position in the cue sheet. Playback assignments in the cue sheet are ignored, and all cues are run on the X1 Playback.
SPLIT SINGLE: There is only one position in the
cue sheet, which is advanced by running cues on either Playback.
Playback assignments in the cue sheet are ignored.
Note: Series 300 consoles do not support Split Single
Mode.
DUAL LTP: There are two independent positions (one
for each playback) in the cue sheet. Outputs of the two playbacks
are combined on a latest takes precedence basis. For example,
with cues numbered 1, 2, 3 etc., running three cues on Playback
1 would run cues 1, 2 and 3. Then running two cues on Playback
2 would also run cues 1 and 2, stealing the channels in common
with Playback 1, since latest takes precedence.
DUAL HTP: There are two independent positions (one for each playback) within the cue sheet. The outputs of the playbacks are combined on a highest takes precedence basis.
The X Playback Window (GeniusPro)
The X Playback window on the Live display State screen shows the position within the cue sheet for each of the playbacks. To show the Live display, press <LIVE>. If the default Live display does not show the X Playback window, hold down [SHIFT] and press <LIVE> repeatedly until it appears.
This window is mainly used when running the playback. Each playback has a title line followed by completed or currently running cues. This is followed by a blank line and then all unrun cues. The last recorded cue is shown at the bottom in all red. This disappears when the console is switched off and on again, or when it is disabled in the User Setup Screen by turning the Show Last Recorded Cue field to OFF.
The X Playback Window (Lightpalette)
The X Playback window on the Live display State screen shows the position within the cue sheet for each of the playbacks. To show the Live display, press <LIVE>. If the default Live display does not show the X Playback window, hold down [SHIFT] and press <LIVE> repeatedly until it appears.
This window is mainly used when running the playback. Each playback has a title line followed by a list of all recorded cues. A yellow bar across the screen shows the last cue completed. Cues in progress are shown with a red bar across the screen. You can disable the yellow and red bars across the screen in the User Setup display by changing the X Playback Colours field in the User Setup Screen to something besides LIGHT PALETTE INVERT.
Each playback has its own keys and soft keys and two sliders which are used to load, run and control cues. When the Playback Modes field in the Show Setup screen is set to SINGLE, only the left hand set of controls (Playback X1) can be used. When it is set to SPLIT SINGLE (not applicable to 300 series consoles), either set of controls can be used. When it is set to DUAL HTP or DUAL LTP, the left set is Playback X1 and the right set is Playback X2. There is also a Rate Wheel which can be used by either playback to control fade times.
The playbacks can be used from any display.
The X Playbacks window in the Live display State screen and the left LCD show the current state of each of the playbacks.
The X Playback LCD shows the current cue being run and the wait, delay or fade time for each playback. This information is duplicated from the Live display. In addition, the LCD shows the current playback mode as selected by the soft keys below the LCD. If the cue is fading it shows AUTO FADING, MAN TIMING, or MAN FADING. If the cue has completed it shows AUTO, MAN TIME, or MAN FADING. If the cue is stopped it shows STOPPED, MAN TIME STOP, or MAN FADE STOP.
X Playback in Manual Fade Mode
To change the playback to Manual Fade mode, press {MAN FADE}.
Normally cue fades progress automatically. Manual Fade takes the
current fade progress from the progress faders for the last fade
on the playback. The scale for fade progress is between the two
playback faders, and is marked from 0% to 100%. The left fader
controls up fades and the right fader controls down fades.
Going to Manual Fade mode stops
the fades. The fader must be moved to 0, then moved to pick up
the current position of the cue after which it moves the progress
between 0% and 100%.
When the fade reaches 100% the fader loses control of it. Moving both faders to 0% then starts the next cue running. Any cue wait or delay times are ignored. This automatic sequencing can be turned off.
To change to Manual Fade mode, press {MAN FADE} above the
playback. The up and down fade progresses are controlled by the
faders. The LCD changes to {AUTO}, {MAN TIME} and
{SEQ}.
To toggle automatic sequencing
of manually faded cues, press {SEQ}. When automatic sequencing
is enabled, a bar appears over the soft key.
To return the faders to automatic fade mode, press {AUTO}. New cues will use their recorded fade times and will be automatically sequenced.
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