Editing the Cuelist Cuelists
Monitoring
the
Cuelist
To see more information about the Cuelist you do this:
1.
From the Home window press the Cuelist button on the touchscreen. Stage
CL displays the Cuelist window with the ‘Control’ tab selected:
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This window shows you a list of the Cues, in the Cuelist, and their settings.
You can touch on a Cue name to select it and then use the buttons at the bottom of this window to control the Cuelist playback.
This button… does this…
Release
Releases the Cuelist. This means the cuelist stops playing and is reset to Cue 1
<< (Skip Back) Plays the previous cue – without any fade time.
>> (Skip
Forward)
Plays the next cue – without any fade time.
Jump
Crossfades to the selected cue in the fade time of the destination cue.
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For more detail on the information shown for each cue see the next section.
Editing
the
Cuelist
To edit the Cues in the Cuelist or view their settings you do this:
1.
From the Home screen press the Cuelist button on the touchscreen. Stage CL displays the Cuelist window with the ‘Control’ tab selected.
2.
Press the middle button above the touchscreen or touch the ‘Cuelist’ tab to open the Cuelist window
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The Cuelist window shows a table of all the cues you have recorded:
This column… does this…
#
(Cue number)
Name
Is the cue number.
Cues that have been played have a Green background
Cues that are playing have a Yellow background
Shows the Cue name and an icon representing the cue. Press the touchscreen dial to edit the name of the selected Cue.
Start
Sets the Cue start action:
Stop - the cue will play when the Play button is pressed
Play – the cue plays automatically after the previous cue
Wait
Fade
Sets the time, after the end of the previous cue that the cue plays (if set to automatically start).
A negative time means the cue will start while the previous cue is still fading in.
Sets the in fade time for the cue, in seconds.
Cues with a icon beside the time are set to follow the current setting of the fade time dial
Renaming
a
cue
in
the
cuelist
When you record a cuelist each cue is given a name (i.e. ‘Cue). If you’d like to give it a name that’s easier to remember you do this:
1.
Touch the name of the Scene you want to change or rotate the dial until the scene name is highlighted then press down on the touchscreen dial. Stage CL displays the on screen keyboard window
2.
Type a name for the scene and click the OK button
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Setting
a
Cue
Fade
time
When you record a cue it is automatically set to the default cuelist fade time. If you want to change the fade time for a cue you do this:
1.
On the Cuelist window press the ‘Cuelist’ tab button. Stage CL displays the
Cues list.
2.
Touch in the fade column of the Cue you want to change or hold shift and rotate the touchscreen dial until the fade setting is highlighted then press down on the touchscreen dial. The field changes colour to indicate that you are editing it.
3.
Rotate the touchscreen dial to set a fade time in seconds.
When you play this cue it will now fade in over the time you have set.
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You can change the default Cuelist fade time in the Setup > Preferences window.
See Preferences on page 11-3
Copying
a
Cue
You can copy and paste a cue to another location in the cuelist. To do this:
1.
Press the ‘Cuelist’ tab button. Stage CL displays the Cuelist list window.
2.
Touch the name of the Cue you want to copy or rotate the dial until the cue name is highlighted.
3.
Touch the ‘Copy’ button at the bottom of the touchscreen.
4.
To replace an existing cue touch on a cue name and press Paste OR
5.
To insert a new cue touch on the cue after the location you want to insert and touch Insert.
Updating
a
Cue
To update a cue you do this:
1.
Play the cue you want to update.
2.
Use the fixture faders and colour controls to change the look of the cue.
3.
Presss the ‘Cuelist’ tab button. Stage CL displays the Cuelist list window.
4.
Touch the name of the Cue you want to update or rotate the dial until the cue name is highlighted.
5.
Touch the ‘Update’ button at the bottom of the touchscreen. Stage CL displays the update confirmation window.
6.
Press Yes to complete the change.
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Deleting
a
Cue
If you don’t want to keep a scene you have recorded, you can delete it. To do this:
1.
Press the Cuelist’ tab button. Stage CL displays the Cuelist window.
2.
Touch the name of the Cue you want to delete or rotate the dial until the scene name is highlighted.
3.
Touch the ‘Delete’ button at the bottom of the touchscreen. Stage CL displays the delete confirmation window.
4.
Press Yes to complete the change
Previewing
the
contents
of
a
Cuelist
You can check what you have recorded into your cues with the Preview tab. To do this
1.
Press the ‘Preview’ tab button in the Cuelist window. Stage CL displays the list of cues:
2.
If the cue you want to see is not visible use the touchscreen dial to scroll up or down the list of scenes.
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The icons show the colour and intensity of each of the 12 fixtures for each scene that you have recorded. Fixtures with a ‘X’ icon are not included in the scene.
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