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MagicQ User Manual 334 / 357 Chapter 45 Handy Hints • Use the “Lamp On All” and “Lamp Off All” soft buttons in the Macro Window to make turning on/off an entire lighting rig easier. • Use a pan offset and/or tilt offset in Patch to adjust all the programming for some heads. • Use SHIFT or CTRL and the cursor keys to carry out actions on multiple items in a Window. • When recording items, type in a name for the item on the external keyboard before pressing the REC button. • To force a minimum look on stage (e.g. during a changeover) whilst allowing full programming capability got to Intensity, View Preset and set up a minium look. • When using encoders, to bump to the next range value (e.g. next colour), press the button associated with the encoder. To bump back, hold SHIFT and press the button. • To modify a playback, press and hold the SELECT button associated with the playback and then use the encoders or key in new values. • If your CMY colours are coming out inverted – i.e. red is cyan, green is purple, blue is yellow, then you need to set the CMY Invert option for that personality in the Head Editor. • To restart the look in the programmer press BLIND twice. • If you find yourself constantly changing Windows to perform an action, try sizing the required Windows and recording it as a Layout. • After you have cleared the programmer you can reselect the heads that were selected when you pressed CLEAR by pressing the ALL button. • To remove attributes from an entire Cue Stack (e.g. position information) activate those attributes in the programmer and use the RECORD REMOVE option. • To add attributes into an entire Cue Stack (e.g. position information) activate those attributes in the programmer and use the RECORD MERGE option. • To Record Merge the current contents of the programmer into the current Cue on a Cue Stack, press and hold the Select button of the playback and press RECORD. • Copy palettes to Playbacks to make Cue Stacks of palettes.
