How do I keep lights on?

[Denise York]

Newbie just getting lights out and everything hooked up. I've skimmed the how to's but just want to know how to keep the lights on without playing a sequence? I know it's probably something simple I'm missing.

thanks

[Darryl Lambert]

Use your hardware utility. There you will be able to control anything connected to the network.

Darryl

[Brian Mitchell]

Are you talking about keeping lights on in between musical sequences or shows?

[Denise York]

Yes, I am talking about keeping lights on between shows. Is this still controlled in the Hardware utility?

I appreciate the help.

[Brian Mitchell]

The simplest way.

You will need to write an animation sequence with your lights on and insert it between your musical sequences.

Hint: You can put an animation sequence in the musical tab.

[Denise York]

Thanks Brian. There's so much to figure out :?.

[RobDaddy]

If you go into the hardware utility you can turn on all of your lights but only the ones connected to the selected hardware. I have four controllers and I wish there was a way to turn all four controllers on at once.

[Darryl Lambert]

Denice sorry I misunderstood your initial Question.



RobDaddy wrote:

I wish there was a way to turn all four controllers on at once.

There is! In the hardware utility if you select all on for unit #1 then go to unit #2 and turn them on as long as you haven't turned off unit #1 both controllers will be on.

At least that's how I've been doing it.

Darryl

[beeiilll]

Check out this thread and see if this helps.

http://lightorama.mywowbb.com/forum74/20401.html

I am running some items as static in my display this year since I will not have time to get them into my sequences and want to run them as "always on" during the show for now.

I plan to redo my sequences as soon as I get everything set up so that the elements will "flashy-blinky" with the music , but for now this will get me running and it seems like a way to have things on whenever the show is running.

[John]

You could build your animation sequence short and use a "loop" to get the desired time. For instance... make a 5 minute animation sequence and loop it 2 times for 15 minutes of lights. ( 5 for the original time through + 5 + 5 for the two loops )