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control the same channels, the channel levels from the
last one added will have precedence.
8.CHASES
NAVIGATOR PLUS allows you to record up to 256 cha-
ses and also provides 48 pre-recorded chases referred
to as "factory chases". A chase is a sequence of steps,
creating motion or quick repetitive changes on stage.
Each chase step is a recording of selected channel le-
vels and or presets. The steps are then played back in a
continuous loop at a preprogrammed chase speed.
Unlike scenes, chases do not affect the entire stage
but only the channels that you include in the chase.
This allows you to chase things such as colors, gobos
or beam positions. You can run as many as 8 chases at
the same time allowing you to combine them into one
scene.
8.1.RECORDING CHASES
Before recording a chase you must first do some pre-
paration. In order to be able to view features such as
colors or gobos or to be able to see beam positions for
moving lights, you will first need to set some channel le-
vels. Do this by selecting the fixture or fixtures to be used
and then turn up the dimmer levels or open the apertu-
res as needed. These channel changes will not be part
of the chase if they are done before recording.
To start recording a chase press "record", its LED will
flash. Next press "chase", the chase LED will also flash.
The page display will show the current chase page and
any number LEDs that already contain chases will be
lit. There are 16 pages of memory locations available.
Pages F1, F2 and F3 are reserved for factory chases and
can't be recorded on. The display will show the current
chase step, speed, and fade status. To start recording
the first chase step, move the channel or channels to
the desired positions by adjusting the faders or by using
the joystick. These adjustments will be recorded into the
step so take care not to move any channels that you
don't want included in the chase. You can at any time
press the fixture switch and turn fixtures on or off while
recording the chase step. You can also press the preset
switch allowing you to include presets in the chase step.
When using presets, only the fixtures that are currently
selected will be included.
After you have finished adding channels or presets to
the step, press "enter".
Note: The "fixture" LED must be turned off before pres-
sing "enter".
The step indicator on the display will automatically in-
crement to the next step. Repeat the previous actions
to record up to 256 steps. You can enter empty steps as
well by pressing "enter" before changing any channels.
These empty steps can be used to lengthen the time
between steps. You can record something into these
empty steps later if desired. As you are recording steps
you can at any time move from step to step by putting
the display cursor under the step number and use the +
or - switches or the data wheel to select a new step. You
can change or add more channels to each recorded
step this way.
Pressing "enter" when at the last recorded step of the
chase will always add an additional step to the end.
If you press "enter" while the step number is not at the
end you will advance to the next step number. If you
make a mistake while recording a chase step, press
"erase" and you will be prompted whether or not to
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erase the contents of the chase step. Press "yes" to
clear the step of all channel and preset data. If you
press "erase" a second time, you will be prompted whe-
ther or not to remove the empty step from the chase.
This will shorten the chase by one step.
At any time while recording the chase you can enter a
speed value, a fade value and a name for the cha-
se. Use the cursor switches to move the cursor on the
display under the item to be changed then use the +
or - switch or the data wheel to modify it. To get to the
name, continue to move the cursor to the right, past
the fade setting and the screen will change to show
the name and the speed lock status. To edit the name,
move the cursor under each character then use the +
and - switches or the data wheel to select the letters.
The chase speed (in beats per minute) will be the de-
fault speed for the entire chase. This means that when
you first call the chase this is the speed that it will run at.
You can change the speed while it is running and the
new speed can be recorded as part of a scene. This
allows you to use the same chase in several scenes but
at different speeds for each of those scenes.
The fade value is displayed as a percentage and is the
same for every step in the chase. You cannot set a se-
parate fade time for each step. This will be the amount
of fade time between steps. If set to 100% the crossfa-
de time will be equal to the time between each step
giving a smooth continuous motion between steps. If
the fade time is set to 0% the steps will be called with no
fade in between. Any settings between 0% and 100%
will give varying amounts of fade time depending on
the speed of the chase. As with speed, this is only the
default value. It can be changed before adding the
chase to a scene.
The speed lock feature which is displayed below the
chase name, allows you to tell the chase whether or not
to ignore the audio or beat switches when the chase is
running. When set to "No Beat" the chase will only run
at the programmed speed and will not be affected by
the beat or audio switches. This is useful when you have
a chase that must always run at a high speed to create
a certain effect.
After you have finished recording all of the steps for a
chase, set the speed, fade and lock status, then save
the chase by selecting a page and number. The "fixtu-
re" and "preset" LEDs must be off. If you select a chase
number that is already lit, a message will appear asking
if you want to write over the existing chase. Press "yes"
or "no". You can use the page switches to select from
pages 1 to 16 which will allow you to store up to 256
chases. Pages "F1-F3" are reserved for factory chases.
Note: It can take up to 30 seconds to overwrite or era-
se a chase depending on how much of the memory
is currently filled. After you have saved the chase,
the "record" and "chase" LEDs will continue to flash,
allowing you to continue to add to or edit the chase. To
exit record mode, press "record" and the LEDs will stop
flashing.
8.2.RECALLING CHASES
To run a chase, press the "chase" switch, and then press
the desired page and number switch. The chase will
begin to run at the speed that was selected when it was
recorded. Pressing the same switch again will turn the
chase off. You can run more than one chase (up to 8)
as long as they are chasing different channels.
You can adjust the speed or the fade rate of the chase
that is currently shown in the display. Place the underli-
ne cursor on the field you want to edit then use the + or
– switches or the data wheel to adjust the value. Place
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