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Working with Sensor Backup Looks via ETCLink in Express

A backup look is a recording of a selected look on stage stored in the Sensor CEM. The Sensor system allows you to use either your console or any CEM to bring that look up on stage. You may save and use up to 32 backup looks.

Recording a backup look

To record a backup look, follow these steps:

Keystrokes: Actions:
1. Use your console to create the desired look on stage. Creates look on stage
2. Press [Setup]. Selects Setup display
3. Select [9], ETCLink Functions, and press [Enter]. Selects ETCLink Functions menu
4. Press [1], Dimming System Status, [Enter]. Selects System Status display
5. Press [S3], Record Backup. Prompt reads:
Select backup look to record, then press ENTER
6. Enter the backup look number (1-32) and press [Enter]. Advisory reads:
Record Backup processing has completed. Press [Clear] to continue.

Playing a backup look

Playing a backup look brings up the recorded look on stage. You may play back a backup look from the console or from a CEM.

Only one backup look may be on stage at a time. If there is a backup look on stage when you bring up a new one, the second look replaces the first.

Up and down fade times for backup looks are five seconds. They cannot be modified.

To use the console to play a recorded backup look, follow these steps:

Keystrokes: Actions:
1. Press [Setup]. Selects Setup display
2. Select [9], ETCLink Functions, and press [Enter]. Selects ETCLink Functions menu
3. Press [1], Dimming System Status, [Enter]. Selects Dimming System Status display
4. Press [S2], Play Backup. Prompt reads:
Select backup look to play, then press ENTER (Enter 0 to return to normal operation)
5. nter the backup look number (1-32) and press [Enter].a Advisory reads:
Play Backup processing has completed. Press [Clear] to continue.

To clear a playing backup look, enter [0] in step 5 as the backup look number. The currently playing backup look will be cleared from the stage.

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