Effects maXim MP L(P) XL(P) XXL(P)Operator Manual V3Page 56 LSC Lighting Systems (Aust) Pty. Ltd17.3 STOPPING EFFECTSThere are several methods of stopping an effect.To stop a running effect;• If in the effects menu, press [control],[stop?].• If not in the effects menu, either;Get the fixtures onto the PatPad thenpress;[home], [all] or• Playback a static scene that contains thefixture parameters that are in the effect.17.4 EFFECT MENUSEffects are programmed from the “Effects” menu.The Effects menu is only available when one ormore fixtures are loaded on the PatPad. Only Hi-lighted fixtures will be influenced by an effect.Press; [menu], [EFFECTs].The following menu choices are available……SHAPESIZEPHASEsRATECYCLEsCONTRLTo select one of the menus press either the centreof its displayer or the [PM] button beside it. Whena menu is selected, you can step through its sub-menus by pressing either end of that menu’sdisplayer. If a colon is displayed after a name,then you can mouse the displayer to vary thevalue. If you touch the centre of a displayer itsyellow LED flashes and you can also use theEDIT wheel to vary the value. If a question markis displayed after a word, pressing the centre ofthe displayer answers yes to the question. Forexample, the displayer reads “Start?” Pressing thedisplayer will start the effect.17.5 SUB MENUSThe following sub-menus are available undereach displayer menu;SHAPENoneCircleTriangleRectangleFlickP-Flick (Pan Flick)T-Flick (Tilt Flick)BounceP-Bounce (Pan Bounce)T-Bounce (Tilt Bounce)Shaper 1 (User defined shape)Shaper 2 (User defined shape)Shaper 3 (User defined shape)Shaper 4 (User defined shape)SIZESize: (overall Size)PSize: (Pan Size)TSize (Tilt Size)PHASEsPhase: (the point in the waveform where thePan and Tilt will start)PPhase: (the point in the waveform where thePan will start)TPhase: (the point in the waveform where theTilt will start)Spread: (the distance between each fixture inthe effect)RATERate: (Pan and Tilt Rate)PRate: (Pan Rate)TRate: (Tilt Rate)CYCLEsLast: (how many cycles until the effectstops)First: (how many cycles before the effectstarts)CONTRLStart? (or Stop? if effect is running)Reverse?(or Forward? if effect is reversed)Edge? (or Centre?. The position aroundwhich the effect occurs)Reset (Resets all effect settings to defaults)EditShp1? (Edit User Shape 1)(or CloseShp1? when finished)EditShp2? (Edit User Shape 2)(or CloseShp2? when finished)EditShp3? (Edit User Shape 3)(or CloseShp3? when finished)EditShp4? (Edit User Shape 4)(or CloseShp4? when finished)17.6 DETAILED MENU DESCRIPTIONS17.6.1 SHAPENoneNo effect is applied.CircleThe beam moves in a circle. Adjusting thePSize or TSize (below) will make an oval.TriangleThe beam moves in a triangle. You canchange the angles of the triangle byindependently adjusting PSize or TSize(below).RectangleThe beam moves in a rectangle. You canchange the aspect ratio of the rectangle ormake it a square by independentlyadjusting PSize or TSize (below).FlickThe beam moves out at the set rate thensnaps back. This effects both pan and tilt.P-FlickThe beam pans at the set rate then snapsback.T-FlickThe beam tilts at the set rate then snapsback.BounceThe beam moves out and back at the setrate. This effects both pan and tilt.P-BounceThe beam pans left then right at the setrate.