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Using Assert
By default, channel parameters only respond to move instructions during playback (see Cue List
Ownership, page 6). The [Assert] function allows tracked or blocked data from a cue to be
replayed, even when another cue list has taken control of that channel or parameter.
Assert can be applied to cues, cue parts, channels, channel parameters, or to entire cue lists.
Asserted channels will play back their tracked and blocked values, regardless of cue list ownership,
when the associated cue is replayed.
At a Cue Level
When applied at a cue level, [Assert] ensures that all data in the cue - both moves and tracks - will
be played back at their stored values.
To place an assert on a cue press:
• [Cue] [x] [/] [y] [Assert] [Enter] - the cue will assert all of its channels upon playback. An “A”
will be displayed in the “A” column of the cue attributes (cue index, playback status, and so
on); indicating the cue has been asserted.
At a Channel Level
When applied at a channel or parameter level, assert ensures that the entire channel or the
specified parameter will be played back at its stored value.
To place an assert on a channel or group of channels:
Step 1: [select channels] [Assert] [Enter] - a red “A” will appear next to all of the channels’
parameters in the live/blind display. This indicates the assert is placed, but not yet
recorded to a cue.
Step 2: [Record] [x] [Enter] - the red “A” turns to blue in the live/blind display,
indicating the assert has been recorded. In the cue x row of the playback status
display or the cue list index, a lower case ‘a’ appears in the “A” column, indicating that
a partial assert is included in cue x.
You may also store this assert using [Update] or you can apply it in blind.
To place an assert on specific parameters:
Step 1: [select channels] {Intensity/Color/Focus/Beam or parameter buttons} [Assert]
[Enter] - places an assert on the specific parameters of the selected channels.
Step 2: [Record] [x] [Enter] - the assert is recorded to cue x. In the cue x row of the
playback status display or cue list index, a lower case “a” appears in the “A” column,
indicating that a partial assert is included in cue x.
Assert is a very useful tool allowing channels that have been seized by other cue lists to be
repossessed by the associated cue list, while still allowing the asserted channel data to be treated
as tracked instructions.
Assert can also be used from the command line to manually replay portions of a cue without having
to replay the entire cue. Assert in this mode can only be used with cues that are currently active.
To place an assert on a portion of a cue:
• [Group] [6] [Assert] [Cue] [4] [Enter] - asserts the instructions for the channels in group 6
in cue 4.
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