
Page 160 - 7. Chases
Pearl 2008 Manual - 16th July 2007
• You can set a label for the chase by pressing D [Set Legend], then
pressing the Swop button for the chase, as with memories.
• There is no limit to the number of steps in a chase provided there
is enough free memory in the Pearl.
7.2 Playback
7.2.1 Running a chase
To run a chase, raise the fader of the
playback. (You can also use the Flash/Swop
buttons if you are in Normal Run mode).
The chase will start to run.
• The HTP (intensity) channels in the
chase will be controlled by the fader.
The other channels (LTP) will be set as
soon as the fader moves above zero
according to the LTP fade times
programmed in the chase. You can set
the point at which the LTP channels
activate from the User settings menu.
• The bottom part of the display shows the progress of the chase.
The Wait and Fade times are represented by bar graphs. The top
line represents the Fade in time; the middle line the Fade Out time
and the bottom line the LTP fade.
• Press View then Connect to show details of the chase steps on the
screen (this screen is described in the Timings section on page
165).
• You can preload the fixture settings to match the first step of the
chase so that there will be no unwanted movements when you
raise the fader. You must have the key set to Run mode to do this.
Lower the Add/Flash Master to zero and press the chase’s Flash
button.
There are many options you can set to determine the way the chase
runs and these are described in the rest of this chapter.
7.2.2 Connecting a chase to the controls
When you run a chase, the playback controls are automatically
connected to it. If you turn on a second chase, the controls are
connected to the newer chase.
• You can choose which chase is connected to the controls by
pressing the Connect button (next to the wheels), then the swop
button for the chase you want to control.
• You can turn off the “chase autoconnect” option in the User
Settings menu (hold down AVO and press C, then set Option 4) if
you don’t want the wheels to connect to a chase when you start it.
You will have to use the Connect button to control the chase if you
do this.
7.2.3 Setting speed, crossfade and direction
The wheels are normally assigned to control the Speed and Crossfade
Fade timer
Wait timer
Ste
time Crossfade
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