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Working in Spreadsheet Views on Express

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Cues, submasters, groups and focus points each have their own spreadsheets. You can modify or delete in all spreadsheets and create in all but the submaster spreadsheet. Channels and groups may be added to all spreadsheets singly or in multiples or ranges. Channels may be set at focus points and focus points may be added, singly and in multiples or ranges, in all but the focus point spreadsheet.

In spreadsheets, it is not necessarily to press [Record] to record changes. These changes are made immediately, but they don’t update in any cue, submaster, group or focus point already displayed on stage until these are replaced on stage.

Cue spreadsheet

In the cue spreadsheet, you have the option of tracking any cues you create or modify. Press [Blind] [S3], Spreadsheet, to go to the cue spreadsheet.
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Creating cues

Cues may be created in the cue spreadsheet with or without tracking enabled.

After entering the cue spreadsheet as explained on the previous page, create a cue with the tracking option enabled as follows.

Keystrokes: Actions:
1. Press [S7], Enable Tracking.a Sets tracking enabled
2. Press [S2], Create Cue. Prompt reads:
To create a new cue, select cue number and press ENTER
To cancel, press CLEAR
3. Press [5] [Enter]. Selects cue 5. Prompt reads:
Select channel(s)
4. Press [5] [Thru] [1][0]. Selects channels to include
5 Press Full]. Sets channels 5 through 10 to full
Prompt reads:
Enter intensity
6. Repeat steps 4-5. Continue selecting channels and setting levels until done

a Use either the [Track] key or the cue spreadsheet softkey to toggle the tracking mode. Press once or twice until the yellow message in the upper right corner of the spreadsheet display confirms your choice.

Editing cues

Follow the procedure above for creating a cue in spreadsheet except press [S1], Select Cue, rather than softkey [S2] in step 2.

Deleting cues

In the cue spreadsheet, delete one or more cues as follows.

Keystrokes: Actions:
1. Press [S6], Delete Cue. Prompt reads:
To delete cue(s), select number(s) and press ENTER
To cancel, press CLEAR
2. Press [5] [And] [6] [Enter]. Selects cues 5 and 6
Prompt reads:
To confirm, press ENTER
To cancel, press CLEAR
3. Press [Enter] [Enter]. Deletes cues 5 and 6

Replacing channel level

As a convenient editing technique, you may specify a particular level to change for a channel or number of channels.

After entering the cue spreadsheet as explained earlier in this section, replace channel level as follows.

Keystrokes: Actions:
1. Press [S1], Select Cue. Prompt reads:
Select cue(s)
2. Press [5] [Enter]. Press [5] [Enter].
Selects cue 5
Prompt reads:
Select channel(s)
3. Press [5] [Thru] [1][0] [S3], Replace Level, [5][0]. Selects channels 5 through 10 at level 50 to change
Prompt reads:
Select level to replace and press ENTER
4. Press [Enter]. Prompt reads:
Select new level and press ENTER
5. Press [Full] [Enter]. Changes all channels in the range 5 though 10 with level 50 to level full

Submaster spreadsheet

Press [Blind] [Sub] [S3[, Spreadsheet, to go to the submaster spreadsheet.

spreadsheet submaster.png

Editing submasters

After entering the submaster spreadsheet as explained above, edit a submaster with the following procedure.

Keystrokes: Actions:
Press [S1], Select Sub. Prompt reads:
Select submasters
Press [5] [Enter]. Selects submaster 5
Prompt reads:
Select channel(s)
Press [5] [Thru] [1][0]. Selects channels to include
Prompt reads:
Select intensity
Press [Full]. Sets channels 5 through 10 to full
Repeat steps 3-4 Continue selecting channels and setting levels until done

Deleting submasters

After entering the submaster spreadsheet as explained above, delete a submaster as follows.

Keystrokes: Actions:
1. Press [S6], Delete Sub. Prompt reads:
To delete submaster(s), select number(s) and press ENTER To cancel, press CLEAR
2. Press [5] [And] [6] Selects submasters 5 and 6
Prompt reads:
To confirm, press ENTER
To cancel, press CLEAR
3. Press [Enter] [Enter]. Deletes submasters 5 and 6

Replacing channel level

As a convenient editing technique, you may specify a particular level to change for a channel or number of channels.

After entering the submaster spreadsheet as explained on the previous page, replace channel level as follows.

Keystrokes: Actions:
1. Press [S1], Select Sub. Prompt reads:
Select submaster(s)
2. Press [5] [Enter]. Selects submaster 5
Prompt reads:
Select channel(s)
3. Press [5] [Thru] [1][0] [S3], Replace Level, [5][0]. Selects channels 5 through 10 at level 50 to change
Prompt reads:
Select level to replace and press ENTER
4. Press [Enter]. Prompt reads:
Select new level and press ENTER
5. Press [Full] [Enter]. Changes all channels in the range 5 though 10 with level 50 to level full

Group spreadsheet

Go to the group spreadsheet as follows.

Keystrokes: Actions:
1. Press [Blind] [Group] [Enter]. Selects the group mode of the blind display
2. Press [S3], Spreadsheet. Shows the group spreadsheet

group spreadsheet.png

Creating a group

After entering the group spreadsheet as explained above, create a group as follows.

Keystrokes: Actions:
1. Press [S2], Create Group. Prompt reads:
To create a new group, select group number and press ENTER
To cancel, press CLEAR
2. Press [5] [Enter]. Selects group 5
Prompt reads:
Select channel(s)
3. Press [5] [Thru] [1][0]. Selects channels to include
4. Press [Full]. Sets channels 5 through 10 to full Prompt reads:
Enter intensity
5. Repeat steps 3-4. Continue selecting channels and setting levels until done

Editing groups

You may edit a group in the group spreadsheet. Follow all steps in the procedure under Creating a group on the previous page except Press [S1], Select Group in step 1.

Deleting groups

After entering the group spreadsheet as explained on the previous page, delete a group as follows.

Keystrokes: Actions:
1. Press [S6], Delete Group. Prompt reads:
To delete group(s), select number(s) and press ENTER
To cancel, press CLEAR
2. Press [5] [And] [6] [Enter]. Selects groups 5 and 6
Prompt reads:
To confirm, press ENTER
To cancel, press CLEAR
3. Press [Enter] [Enter]. Deletes groups 5 and 6

Replacing channel level

As a convenient editing technique, you may specify a particular level to change for a channel or number of channels.

After entering the group spreadsheet as explained on the previous page, replace channel level as follows.

Keystrokes: Actions:
1. Press [S1], Select Group. Prompt reads:
Select group(s)
2. Press [5] [Enter]. Selects group 5
Prompt reads:
Select channel(s
3. Press [5] [Thru] [1][0] [S3], Replace Level, [5][0]. Selects channels 5 through 10 at level 50 to change
Prompt reads:
Select level to replace and press ENTER
4. Press [Enter]. Prompt reads:
Select new level and press ENTER
5. Press [Full] [Enter Changes all channels in the range 5 though 10 with level 50 to level full
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