Elation Professional 1.15 manual Simple Flash Chase

The first thing to do when creating a shape chase is to select the fixtures to be included. When you select “shape chase” the fixture select LED is lit so that you can begin selecting fixtures right away. The current pan and tilt location of each fixture will be used as the center of the shape. You can use the joystick to move the centers at any time while recording the shape chase. If you are using more than one fixture in the shape, you might want to work with one fixture at a time so that you can position the center for each fixture individually. You can run the chase while you are doing this so that you can see the actual location and size of the shape. Once you have positioned the centers, go back and select all of the fixtures to be included in the shape. The order that the fixtures are selected will also determine the order when using the offset as explained below.

There are a number of parameters that you can adjust for a shape chase. The first field in the display is the shape type, use data wheel 1 to select from the list. The second field in the display is the step time, use data wheel 2 to adjust the speed of the chase. The wheel will increment the value in .1 second steps. Press “fine” to increment in .01 second steps or place the cursor under any of the digits and use the + or – switch to select the step time. Use data wheel 3 to adjust the X size. This is the width of the shape. Use data wheel 4 to adjust the Y size. This is the height of the shape. Press the right cursor switch until you can view the second page of the shape chase display. From there you can use data wheel 1 to select the direction of the movement. Use data wheel 2 to adjust the offset (explained next). Use data wheels 3 or 4 or an external keyboard to enter a name for the chase.

The offset adjustment lets you offset the timing of multiple fixtures across a shape. For example, a circle shape is made up of 48 segments. With an offset value of 1, each fixture will start its circle movement 1 segment ahead of or behind the next fixture, depending on the direction and the order that the fixtures were selected. You will have to experiment with different offset values and fixture orders to see the result. You can turn fixtures on and off in different orders to see what happens without losing any of the center positions. If the offset is set to 0, all fixtures will move in unison.

NOTE: The X and Y size settings as well as the direction settings affect all fixtures in the chase. The only individual setting for each fixture is the center of the shape.

After you have finished adjusting the shape chase parameters, turn off the fixture switch so that you can select the page and memory number to save the chase. Any locations that are currently occupied by other chases will be lit. Select an empty location or press a number that is lit if you want to overwrite it. After you have saved the chase, the record and chase LEDs will continue to flash, allowing you to continue to add to or edit the chase. This will allow you to save a slightly different version of the chase at another location. To exit record mode, press “record” and the LEDs will stop flashing.

SIMPLE FLASH CHASE

The simple flash chase is a quick and easy dimmer/shutter chase that flashes a single light fixture or a single conventional dimmer at each step. Begin by pressing fixture numbers or flex fader flash buttons in the order that you want them to be chased. The flex faders must be configured as conventional dimmers for the dimmer flash buttons to work and a light fixture must have a dimmer or shutter channel to be included in the chase.

Press the go switch to view the chase as you are creating it. You can adjust the step time and the fade time, which allows the dimmers to fade up and down rather than flash on and off instantly. You can also enable the speed lock, this prevents the beat or audio buttons from controlling the speed of the chase. In some cases when running many chases at once, you may

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