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Recording groups on Express consoles

Groups

The console allows you to record frequently used combinations of channels into units called groups. You may record up to 500 groups. Once you record a group, it can be combined with other channels and groups to create cues, submasters, effects, focus points or other groups. The principal difference between a group and a cue is that a group cannot be played back through a fader or slider. Consequently, it has no fade times, wait times or other playback attributes. Group numbers, which are independent of cue numbers, are whole numbers in the range of 1 to 999.

Recording a group from newly selected channels

Keystrokes: Action:
1. Press [Stage]. Selects the Stage display
2. Press [1] [Thru] [5] [Full] [And] [8] [And] [1][0] [At] [5] [Enter]. Select channels and set levels
3. Press [Record] [Group]. Prompt reads:
To record group, select number and press ENTER
4. Press [1]. Selects group 1 to record
5. Press [Enter]. Records group 1

Recording a group from a look on stage

Keystrokes: Action:
1. Press [Stage]. Selects Stage display mode
2. Press [Record] [Group]. Prompt reads:
To record group, select number and press ENTER
To cancel, press CLEAR
3. Press [2]. Enters the group number you want to record
Corner reads: Group 2
4. Press [Enter]. Records group 2

Recording a group using Solo

There are two ways to select channels with Solo: while clearing other independent channels such as other lights and while clearing ALL other channels, including non- independent ones. See Recording a cue using Solo, for the procedures to use, substituting the [Group] key where those procedures specify the [Cue] key.

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