Macro Editing Softkey Anomaly

As a rule of thumb we recommend learning a macro first and then editing if necessary, rather than writing a macro from scratch.

In your case you should also be able to use the Lamp Control functionality in patch to do this instead of a macro. It's intended use is sending DMX values to control channels of fixtures, using a timed sequence. Which sounds exactly like what you're trying to do.

This is an urgent job. I've never used LCs. This is what I need:

ML "DJXLF1" is patched to Chan 127 using DMX 2/80 - 91.

We need to put "Full" into DMX 2/91 followed by a "0" four seconds later.

Help appreciated. 

In Patch, softkey Fixtures. On the left is the list of all your fixture profiles. Select your DJXLF1. On the right your parameters.

Softkey LampControls. The right half is now divided into two halves. The left of the two lists the timed sequences (currently empty, the right column shows the content of the sequence you selected on the left.

In the sequences column click the +, this will create a new one. You can change its name with the Label button.

On the right you enter how many seconds a certain address should do something. In your case you don't enter 2/91, you say 12 because it's the 12th address of your fixture profile.

And then you create a second step on the right because after the 4 seconds you want something else to happen, the address needs to go to 0. If after the second step you want to value to stay at 0 you choose Hold (like in my screenshot), if you want Full for 4 seconds and then 0 for another set amount you can enter that amount of seconds instead of Hold.

In Patch, softkey Fixtures. On the left is the list of all your fixture profiles. Select your DJXLF1. On the right your parameters.

Softkey LampControls. The right half is now divided into two halves. The left of the two lists the timed sequences (currently empty, the right column shows the content of the sequence you selected on the left.

In the sequences column click the +, this will create a new one. You can change its name with the Label button.

On the right you enter how many seconds a certain address should do something. In your case you don't enter 2/91, you say 12 because it's the 12th address of your fixture profile.

And then you create a second step on the right because after the 4 seconds you want something else to happen, the address needs to go to 0. If after the second step you want to value to stay at 0 you choose Hold (like in my screenshot), if you want Full for 4 seconds and then 0 for another set amount you can enter that amount of seconds instead of Hold.