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If at any time you wish to exit record mode without recording anything, press the record switch
and its LED will stop flashing.
RECALLING SCENES
To play a scene, press the scene switch and turn on its LED. Select the scene page if necessary
and then press the number switch for that scene. When a scene is called, any fixture channels
as well as any conventional dimmer channels that are included in the new scene will crossfade
to the new scene values using the fade time that was recorded when you created the scene.
Any chases and presets that are part of the scene will also be called.
There is no limit to the number of scenes that can be running at one time as long as each scene
is controlling different channels. A scene’s LED will remain lit until any new scenes have
overridden its channels. When a scene is called, channels that are not part of the scene will be
left at their current levels and any chases that were running will keep running as long as the
new scene does not override the channels in the chase. This method of playback allows
channels from previous scenes to track through to the next scene. Some controllers refer this to
as pile on.
You can use this to combine several scenes into one scene. To do this, call any number of
scenes then press record and save it all as a new scene.
RECALLING SCENES (solo mode)
To stop channels and chases from tracking through from one scene to the next, use the solo
switch. Turn on the solo LED before calling the scene and any channels that are not included in
the new scene will be set to 0 and any other scenes that are currently on will be turned off.
RECALLING SCENES (preview mode)
Preview mode lets you see the name and adjust the fade time of a scene before starting it. The
go switch is used to start the scene. Activate preview mode by pressing the preview switch
turning on its LED. While in preview mode, you can select the next scene with an external
keyboard, the + or – switches or the wheels. You can also adjust the fade time before calling
the scene. If you are using an external keyboard to select scenes, move the cursor on the
display using the left or right arrow keys to choose the page, scene or fade time. You can enter
numbers from the keyboard and then use the enter key or press the go switch on the SD3 to
call the scene. The go LED will light up when a valid scene number has been selected
indicating that the go switch is ready to call the scene.
RECALLING SCENES WITH PLAYBACK MASTERS
You can assign a scene to a playback master then use the playback fader or its flash button to
call the scene. The playbacks offer several different playback modes. Read the chapter on
playbacks for more detailed information on how they work.
TURN OFF SCENE
You can turn a scene off by pressing its button when lit. Any channels that are included in the
scene will return to 0.
ERASE SCENE
To erase a scene from memory, press “record” then “scene” then “erase”. As when recording a
scene, all number LEDs that contain a scene will light. Next select the scene number to erase.
That scene name will appear in the LCD along with the message “Erase this scene?”. Press “yes”