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About scene timing
Each scene has a dynamic part -
the fade - during which effects
move to the scene’s programmed
positions, and a static part - the
wait - where effects do not change.
The duration of the fade and wait is
programmed individually for each
scene. The fade time may be 0 -
120 seconds; the wait time may be
0 - 600 seconds. The total time it
takes a scene to execute is the
sum of the fade and wait times.
When operating multiple fixtures synchronously, the wait time is determined
by the fixture that issues scene change commands. It does this when it
reaches the end of each scene wait time. Every other fixture fades and waits
at the its own rate and then remains in the “wait state” until receiving a start
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command. When programming in synchronous triggering
situations, keep in mind that in order to keep things as simple as possible
there are two rules of thumb that will make life much easier; try to ensure
that:
1 Every fixture has the same number of scenes.
2 Respective scene times are a few seconds longer on the fixture that issues
triggering commands.
The rules used in the algorithm are detailed in “Synchronous triggering
during Stand-Alone operation” on page 46.
Synchronizing scene changes for
multiple Exterior 200s
In situations where you are running multiple Exterior 200s on a data link it is
possible to synchronize scene changes.
It is important to note that each individual fixture must be programmed with
a show and that the only commands that are passed are scene change
commands. No data about the look of the scene is passed between fixtures.
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Summary of Contents for Exterior 200
Page 1: ...Exterior 200 user manual mar tinar chi tect ura l ...
Page 5: ...5 SECTION 1 GETTING STARTED ...
Page 27: ...General operation 27 SECTION 2 STAND ALONE OPERATION ...
Page 48: ...48 Synchronous triggering during Stand Alone operation ...
Page 49: ...Synchronous triggering during Stand Alone operation 49 SECTION 3 DMX CONTROL ...
Page 53: ...DMX Controller operation 53 SECTION 4 OPTICS ...
Page 57: ...Lens options 57 SECTION 5 SERVICE AND TROUBLESHOOTING ...
Page 65: ...SECTION 6 REFERENCE ...
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