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Modifying Step Timing and Levels of Effects in Express

Once all steps are defined for an effect, you can either accept the defaults or you can change one or more settings in a single operation.

The step defaults are as follows:

  • Step Time    0.2 seconds
  • In Time     0 seconds
  • Dwell Time     0 seconds
  • Out Time     0 seconds
  • Low Level     Zero
  • High Level     Full

Set step timing and levels of a recorded effect with the following procedure.90

Keystrokes: Actions:
1. Press [Blind] [Cue] [1]. Go to the effects display for a previously recorded effect cue
Prompt reads:
Select cue number
To write effect, press STEP
2. Press [S1], Step, [5]. Specifies step 5
Prompt reads:
Select step number(s)
(To clear step(s), select step number(s), then press CLEAR)
3. Press [S7], More Softkeys, [S2], Step Time. Selects step time field
Prompt reads:
Select step time
4. Press [1][0] [Enter]. Sets step time to 10 seconds and advances to the next field
Prompt reads:
Select step in time
5. Press [2] [Enter]. Sets step in time to 2 seconds and advances to the next field
Prompt reads:
Select step dwell time
6. Press [6] [Enter]. Sets dwell time to 6 seconds and advances to the next field
Prompt reads:
Select step out time
7. Press [2] [Enter]. Sets step out time to 2 seconds and advances to the next field
Prompt reads:
Select low level
8. Press [1][0].a Sets low level to 10 and advances to the next field
Prompt reads:
Select high level
9. Press [9][0].b Sets high level to 90 and advances to the next field
Prompt reads:
Select step number(s)
(To clear step(s), select step number(s), then press CLEAR)
10. Press [] or [] and repeat steps 3-9 above. Make changes to another step
11. Press [Record] [Enter], Records your changes to the cue

A one-digit entry must be followed by [Enter] and is interpreted as the digit times 10.
b  A one-digit entry must be followed by [Enter] and is interpreted as the digit times 10.
90  Press [] or [Enter] without a number to skip any selection.

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