Ion Interrupt a Cue Down time

You need to Assert Cue 102 - [Cue] [102] [Assert] [Enter].

Essentially this will force all channels to go to the levels defined in your blackout cue, in the time specified by that cue, even if a previous cue still has them under control and is fading them out slowly.

That's not a very good explanation of what Assert actually is however. The manual is quite good at this bit!

Edit: It may also be wise to Intensity Block your blackout cue. [Cue] [102] [Intensity] [Block] [Enter]. I believe you can get "Intensity" on the command line by hitting the "Custom" button on the top right of the console?..

On Ion, there is also an intensity encoder on the "Focus" page.  This is done just to make it easier to access the Intensity button found on the CIA category controls.  

The essential thing here is:

Block is an editing only function.  It takes tracked data and treats it like a move instruction for the purposes of show file edits.

Assert is a playback function.  It takes tracked data and treats it like a move instruction for the purposes of "go." 

On a Go, lights that do not have a new move instruction, but are still in motion from a previous instruction, will continue fading in their original time.  Assert is a way to force a new move command.

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On Ion, there is also an intensity encoder on the "Focus" page.  This is done just to make it easier to access the Intensity button found on the CIA category controls.  

The essential thing here is:

Block is an editing only function.  It takes tracked data and treats it like a move instruction for the purposes of show file edits.

Assert is a playback function.  It takes tracked data and treats it like a move instruction for the purposes of "go." 

On a Go, lights that do not have a new move instruction, but are still in motion from a previous instruction, will continue fading in their original time.  Assert is a way to force a new move command.

:-)

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