Hazer

I would suggest making an Absolute Effect with 2 actions -

1st Action Time 0, Dwell 10, Level 100

2nd Action Time 0 Dwell 10, Level 0

Run this effect on your hazer and record that channel into a Sub. Make the Sub Priority Shielded (which by default becomes Exclusive too.

Voila. Use the bump button to start and stop Haze. You can't override this sub from anywhere else, nor can you record it into a cue accidentally.

You could set this up as an effect on a sub with locked presets.

1. Record two presets:

Preset 1: Hazer at full (or at it's "on" level)

Preset 2: Hazer Off (or at it's "off" level)

You can then Lock these presets to stop changes being made accidentally.

2. Create an Absolute Effect

Action 1 - TIme 0 - Dwell 10 - Preset 1

Action 2 - Time 0 -Dwell 10 - Preset 2

Duration/Cycle = Infinite

3. Apply the Effect to a Sub

Change the sub to a effect submaster via the {mode} key.

In live record the effect to the sub via
• [Select Channels] [Effect] [x] [Enter]
• [Select Channels] [Record] [Sub] [x] [Enter]

4. Make the Sub Exclusive and Shielded

[Sub] [X] {Priority} [Enter]

Page 279 - 290 of the new Eos Manual will give you some more useful bits about changing the mode and whether it is a proportional/intensity master. But the suggestion above should get you on the right tracks.

aww i thought i was gonna be the first to reply!

I use filters to keep my hazer from recording in to cues. 

as for cycling it on and off, can't you use a background macro to do the same thing?

Works great, thanks.