Focus points in Stage on Express consoles

Placing a focus point on stage

You can place an entire focus point on stage with or without the focus point references, then record those channels into something else. If the references are present, you know the channels will automatically update where they were recorded if their levels change in the focus point.

Follow the procedure below to place a focus point on stage with the references. Note the footnote showing how to place the focus point channels on stage without the references.

Keystrokes:	Action:
1. Press [Stage].	Selects Stage display mode
2. Press [Focus Point] [2] [Focus Point] [2].^a	Selects the channels of focus point 2 and links them to the focus point itself Prompt reads: Select focus point and press ENTER
3. Press [Enter].	Prompt reads: Group mode – Press AT or use wheel or trackpad to alter levels, or select channel numbers to edit

^aTo drop the reference (and also the updating capability), you need only select the focus point channels and set a proportional level, such as press [Focus Point] [2] [Full] (no need to press [Enter] in step 3).

Modifying a focus point

Follow the procedure below to modify a recorded focus point in Stage:

Keystrokes:	Action:
1. Display focus point 2 in Stage as illustrated above.
2. Press [S8], Fixture, [3] [Thru] [8] [Full].	Sets the intensity of fixtures 3 through 8 to full
3. Press [Record] [Focus Point] [2].^a	Prompt reads: To record focus point, select number and press ENTER To cancel, press CLEAR
4. Press [Enter].	Records modifications into focus point 2

^aYou can record to the same or to a different focus point.

Updating focus points

Update allows you to modify previously recorded cues, groups, submasters or focus points in Stage. Update takes levels from all captured and selected channels, and those selected may be restricted with the Only command. ⁶⁴

Updating an active focus point

The following procedure illustrates how to update a focus point that has been placed on stage.

Keystrokes:	Action:
1. Press [Stage].	Selects Stage display mode
2. Press [Focus Point] [4] [Full].	Places focus point 4 on stage at full
3. Modify channel levels as desired.	Sets focus point levels or selects additional channels and sets their levels
4. Press [S2], Update.	Prompt reads: To update cue, select number and press ENTER To cancel, press CLEAR
5. To restrict channels in the update, use Only here.^a	Restricts channels in update Prompt reads: Select channel number(s) - To cancel, press CLEAR (Press 0 to reselect all non-zero channels)
6. Press [Focus Point] [4] [Enter].	Updates focus point 4

^aIf not restricted with Only, all captured and selected channels are included in the update.
⁶⁴For an explanation of captured channels, see Channel modes. For an explanation of Only, see The Only command.

Updating a recorded focus point

You need not place a focus point on stage to update it. The following procedure illustrates how to update any recorded focus point.

Keystrokes:	Action:
1. Press [Stage].	Selects Stage display mode
2. Press [S8], Fixture, [8], [Full].	Sets fixture 8 intensity to full
3. Press [Only] [Color] [At] [5][0].	Sets levels for fixture 8 color category at 50%
4. Press [S7], More Softkeys.	Returns to main Stage softkeys
5. Press [S2], Update, [Focus Point] [3].	Selects focus point 3 to update Prompt reads: To update focus point, select number and press ENTER To cancel, press CLEAR
6. To restrict channels in the update, use Only here.^a	Selects channels to update Prompt reads: Select channel number(s) - To cancel, press CLEAR (Press 0 to reselect all non-zero channels)
7. Press [Enter].	Updates focus point 3

^aIf not restricted with Only, all captured and selected channels are included in the update.