Preset focuses on a Pearl 2000, How do I edit them?
Posted: 22 Mar 2004, 10:37
Arrgh!
I've been through the manual step by step, several times, and I can't seem to edit preset focuses on the Pearl successfully,
I seem to be struggling with the recall part. Let's say I've programmed a focus for one fixture, specifying PAN/TILT, IRIS/SHUTTER and COLOUR focus masks (focus mask hasn't been changed from the Wipeall default).
If I change all of these parameters, and then recall the preset focus via the lamps bank: the look is as I required it to be.
If I change the parameters back to some other setting, then try and edit the preset focus: (in program mode)
select LAMPS bank
hit the blue EDIT FOCUS key (all banks' lights illuminate)
hit the relevant Focus/Add button for the preset focus
.... and the Pearl recalls only PAN/TILT and IRIS/SHUTTER, but not colour - even though it recalled this successfully when I wasn't editing!
I've also had problems where the TILT values are recalled too high when editing, compared to a straight recall!
...and I've also had problems where parameters not in the original preset focus are recalled, for example, I create a blue preset focus, and store only colour information on the focus/ add button. When I recall this normally (via the lamps bank), I only see a colour change. When I recall this focus to edit it, the PAN/ TILT bank is modified as well as the colour!
The (hired) Pearl is running SP1.2 Sep22 2000
Cheers,
Tom
I've been through the manual step by step, several times, and I can't seem to edit preset focuses on the Pearl successfully,
I seem to be struggling with the recall part. Let's say I've programmed a focus for one fixture, specifying PAN/TILT, IRIS/SHUTTER and COLOUR focus masks (focus mask hasn't been changed from the Wipeall default).
If I change all of these parameters, and then recall the preset focus via the lamps bank: the look is as I required it to be.
If I change the parameters back to some other setting, then try and edit the preset focus: (in program mode)
select LAMPS bank
hit the blue EDIT FOCUS key (all banks' lights illuminate)
hit the relevant Focus/Add button for the preset focus
.... and the Pearl recalls only PAN/TILT and IRIS/SHUTTER, but not colour - even though it recalled this successfully when I wasn't editing!
I've also had problems where the TILT values are recalled too high when editing, compared to a straight recall!
...and I've also had problems where parameters not in the original preset focus are recalled, for example, I create a blue preset focus, and store only colour information on the focus/ add button. When I recall this normally (via the lamps bank), I only see a colour change. When I recall this focus to edit it, the PAN/ TILT bank is modified as well as the colour!
The (hired) Pearl is running SP1.2 Sep22 2000
Cheers,
Tom