MagicQ Shortcuts
Link to the section in the manual:
https://secure.chamsys.co.uk/help/documentation/magicq/shortcuts.html
| New show | SETUP <View Settings> <New Show> |
| Save show | SETUP <View Settings> <Save Show> |
| Load show | SETUP <View Settings> <Load Show> |
| Save settings | SETUP <View Settings> <Save Setting> |
| Load settings | SETUP <View Settings> <Import Settings> |
| Save partial show | SETUP <View Settings> <SHIFT + Export Show> |
| Merge in show | SETUP <View Settings> <SHIFT + Import Show> |
| Load archived backup | SETUP <View Settings> <SHIFT + Load Backup> |
| Export patch list | PATCH <View Chans> <Export Patch> |
| Import patch list | PATCH <View Chans> <Import Head> |
| Import ASCII file | PATCH <View Chans> <Import USITT> |
| Reset console | SETUP, <SHIFT + QUIT> |
Patch 1 head at uni 1 address 1 =
1@1-1 <Patch It>
Patch 5 heads at uni 2 address 1 = 5@2-1 <Patch It>
Patch 5 heads at uni 2 address 1, head 100 = 5@2-1*100 <Patch It>
Patch 5 heads with offset 20 = 5/20 <Patch It>
Patch after uni 3 address 505@+3-50 <Patch It>
Reselect head Cursor to head <SHIFT + Choose Head>
Edit patched head Cursor to head <SHIFT + Edit Head>
Repatch selected heads without changing offset = 3-1 / ENTER
Patch 5 heads at uni 2 address 1 = 5@2-1 <Patch It>
Patch 5 heads at uni 2 address 1, head 100 = 5@2-1*100 <Patch It>
Patch 5 heads with offset 20 = 5/20 <Patch It>
Patch after uni 3 address 505@+3-50 <Patch It>
Reselect head Cursor to head <SHIFT + Choose Head>
Edit patched head Cursor to head <SHIFT + Edit Head>
Repatch selected heads without changing offset = 3-1 / ENTER
Table 53.3. Select Heads
| Select head 1 | 1 @@ |
| Sub Select element 2 | .2 NEXT HEAD |
| Select heads 1 to 4 | 1 THRU 4 @@ |
| Select heads 1 to 10, not 5 | 1 THRU 10 – 5 @@ |
| Deselect all heads | 0 @@ |
| Select all heads | NEXT HEAD + PREV HEAD |
| Reselect last heads after CLEAR | ALL |
| Select Group 1 | 1 * * |
| Select Groups 1 to 4 | 1 THRU 4 * * |
| Sub select 1st head | 1 NEXT HEAD |
| Sub select 1st and 2nd head in selection | 1 + 2 NEXT HEAD |
| Sub select 3rd, 4th and 5th head | 3 THRU 5 NEXT HEAD |
| Sub select element 2 | . 2 NEXT HEAD |
| Sub select pair | SHIFT + SINGLE |
| Sub select heads using palette above 0% | NEXT HEAD + Palette |
| Select all heads using palette | ALL + <Palette entry> |
| Select heads active in Playback | ALL + <S> |
| Select heads above 20% intensity | 20 ALL + INT |
| Select all heads active in prog | CTRL + ALL |
| Reselect last heads after CLEAR | ALL |
| Change selection order | Press and hold ALL |
| Pair Selection | SHIFT + SINGLE |
| Invert current sub selection of heads | 0 + NEXT HEAD |
Table 53.4. Lamp On / Lamp Off / Reset
| Lamp On entire rig | MACRO <Lamp on all> |
| Lamp Off entire rig | MACRO <Lamp off all> |
| Lamp On selected heads | SHIFT + LOCATE |
| Lamp Off selected heads | CTRL + SHIFT + LOCATE |
| Reset selected heads | CTRL + LOCATE |
| Lamp on selected heads | <select head> * + + |
| Lamp off selected heads | <select head> * - - |
| Reset selected heads | <select head> * / / |
Table 53.5. Setting Intensities
| Set head 1 to 100% | 1 @ FULL (Also 1 FULL) |
| Set head 1 to 50% | 1 @ 50 ENTER |
| Set heads 1 to 4 to 100% | 1 THRU 4 @ FULL |
| Set head 1 +10% | 1 @ + 10 ENTER |
| Set head 1 –1% | 1 @ - 01 ENTER |
| Set head 1 at 50, all others at 0% | 1 @ 50 - - |
| Set head 1 to 50% time 3 secs | 1 @ 50 / 3 ENTER |
| Set 2nd element from head 1 to 50% | 1 . 2 @ 50 |
| Set 2nd element from head 1 to 10 to 50% | 1 THRU 10 . 2 @ 50 |
| Set element 2 and 3 from head 1 to 50% | 1 . 2 THRU 3 @ 50 |
| Heads 1 to 10, 100% split delays 4s to 1s, 1s fade | 1 THRU 10 @ FULL / 4 THRU 0 / 1 |
PC Keyboard THRU = ‘>’ FULL = ‘#’
Table 53.6. FX
| Add FX | Select heads, FX <ADD FX> |
| Convert chase to FX | CUE STACK <SHIFT + Make FX> |
| Force Cue to have no FX | Select heads, <SHIFT + Add FX 0 Size> |
Table 53.7. Playback
| Step through Cue Stack | > |
| Step back up Cue Stack | II or also SHIFT + > |
| Go to next step without time | >> |
| Go back a step without time | << |
| Reassert Playback | S + FLASH button |
| Take manual control of Playback | S + move manual fader |
| Change chase / FX speed live | S + turn encoder X |
| Go to Cue ID 2 | S 2 ENTER |
| Release Playback with 3 sec time | S 3 REL |
| Release all Playbacks | SHIFT + RELEASE |
| Release heldover Playbacks | ALT + RELEASE |
| Release all test Playbacks/Cues/Cue Stacks | CTRL + RELEASE |
| Enter/exit Blind with 3 sec time | 3 BLIND |
| Make Cue Stack default all pages | Change to Page 1, PLAYBACK, <Default Cue Stack> |
| Transfer a Cue Stack to other playback | SHIFT + SEL select source > select target |
Table 53.8. Loading Values into the Programmer
| Default all attribs | Select heads, LOCATE |
| Default position attribs | Select heads <POS + LOCATE> |
| Default colour attribs | Select heads <COLOR + LOCATE> |
| Default beam attribs | Select heads <BEAM + LOCATE> |
| Default intensity attribs | Select heads <INT + LOCATE> |
| Make active all attribs | Select heads, <* + SET> |
| Make active pos attribs | Select heads, <POS + SET> |
| Make active colour attribs | Select heads, <COLOR + SET> |
| Make active beam attribs | Select heads, <BEAM + SET> |
| Make active int attribs | Select heads, <INT + SET> |
| Make hard all attribs | Select heads, <* + MOVE> |
| Make hard pos attribs | Select heads, <POS + MOVE> |
| Make hard colour attribs | Select heads, <COLOR + MOVE> |
| Make hard beam attribs | Select heads, <BEAM + MOVE> |
| Make hard int attribs | Select heads, <INT + MOVE> |
| Load Cue from Playback | INC <S> |
| Load Cue ID 2 | INC 2 <S> |
| Load Cue ID 2 on current Cue Stack | INC CUE 2.5 ENTER |
| Load Cue at 40% | INC @ 40 <S> |
| Load Cue at current level | INC @ <S> |
| Load entire state of Cue Stack | ALL + INCLUDE |
| Load selected heads from Cue | <* + INC> <S> |
| Load int from Cue | INC INT <S> |
| Load pos from Cue | INC POS <S> |
| Load colour from Cue | INC COLOR <S> |
| Load beam from Cue | INC BEAM <S> |
| Load FX from Cue | INC FX <S> |
| Load heads from Cue | 101 INC <S> |
| Load Group of heads from Cue | GROUP 8 INC <S> |
| Load Group of heads from Cue ID 2 | GROUP 8 INC / 2 <S> |
| Load from DMX | Select heads, <CTRL + INC> ENTER |
| Snapshot output cues | PROG, <Snapshot> |
| Snapshot active values | THRU RECORD |
| Snapshot selected heads | * + SET |
| Copy Heads | <from Head No> COPY <to Head No> ENTER |
| Copy Groups of Heads | GROUP <from Group ID> COPY GROUP <to Group ID> ENTER |
Table 53.9. Removing Values from the Programmer
| Clear all values | CLEAR |
| Clear with 3 sec time | 3 CLEAR |
| Clear selected heads | Select heads, SHIFT + CLEAR |
| Clear to default vals | CTRL + CLEAR |
| Clear to 0 vals | SHIFT + CTRL + CLEAR |
| Remove attrib | <REM + turn encoder> |
| Remove attrib | <soft button + REM> |
| Remove position attribs | <POS + REM> |
| Remove colour attribs | <COLOR + REM> |
| Remove beam attribs | <BEAM + REM> |
| Remove intensity attribs | <INT + REM> |
| Remove all attribs | <* + REM> |
Table 53.10. Recording Cues
| Record Cue on Playback | REC S |
| Record Cue ID 2.5 | 2.5 REC S |
| Record Cue to current Playback | REC ENTER |
| Record to Playback 2 | REC 2 ENTER |
| Record to Cue ID 2.5 Playback 2 | REC 2 / 2.5 ENTER |
| Record to Cue ID 2.5 on current Cue Stack | REC CUE 2.5 ENTER |
| Record sel heads only | <SHIFT + REC> <Sel Only> S |
| Record sel heads only | * + REC |
| Record sel attribs | <SHIFT + REC>, select attribs, S |
| Record entire state of programmer | ALL + REC |
| Record Cue Only | / + REC |
| Record Snapshot | THRU + REC |
Table 53.11. Record Merging / Removing
| Record Merge | <+ + REC> S |
| Record Merge current Cue | S + REC |
| Record Merge current Cue | REC UPD |
| Record Merge selected head only | Hold * and + and press REC |
| Record Merge all Cue Stack | <SHIFT + REC> <Record Merge> S |
| Record Merge Cue Id 2 to 4 | <+ + REC> 2 THRU 4 S |
| Record Remove | ← + REC> S |
| Record Remove selected head only | Hold * and - and press REC |
| Record Remove all Cue Stack | <SHIFT + REC> <Record Remove> S |
| Record Remove Cue Id 2 to 4 | ← - REC> 2 THRU 4 S |
| Record Select Heads | * + REC |
| Record into current cue | REC 0 ENTER |
| Set Head 2 at 50% into current cue | S + <2 @ 50> |
| Set Head 2 at +10% into current cue | S + <2 @ + 10> |
| Set Head 2 at 50% all cues | S + <2 @ 50 THRU> |
| Set Head 2 at +10% all cues | S + <2 @ + 10> |
Table 53.12. Editing Cues
| Edit in Programmer | INC S, make change, UPDATE |
| Record merge current cue | Change vals in Prog, <S> + REC> |
| Record Merge all cues in Stack | <+ + REC><S> |
| Record Merge all cues in Stack | <SHIFT + REC> <Rec Merge> <S> |
| Remove Cue Stack | REM S |
| Remove Cue ID 2.5 | REM 2.5 S |
| Remove Intensity from Cue | Hold S + Enter Level e.g <S> 1 @ 20 ENTER |
| Remove Cue 2 from current Cue Stack | REM CUE 2 ENTER |
| Move Cues | Move CUE <Cue ID> @ <Cue ID> |
| Copy Playback | COPY <source S> <dest S> |
| Copy Playback unlinked | <SHIFT + COPY> <Unlinked> <source S> <dest S> |
| Copy Cue to end of Cue Stack | COPY CUE <Cue ID> @ |
| Copy Multiple Cues | COPY CUE <Cue ID> THRU <Cue ID> @ <Cue ID> |
| Copy Heads in Cues | <from Head No> COPY <to Head No> <S> |
| Copy Groups of Heads in Cues | GROUP <from Group ID> COPY GROUP <to Group ID> <S> |
| Copy Heads in Cues | Hold + and COPY or SHIFT COPY select COPY HEADS |
| Replace Palette in Cues | Hold - and COPY or SHIFT COPY select REPLACE PALETTE |
Table 53.13. Palettes
| Record Palette | Select heads, REC, select item |
| Palette using keypad | POS <palette number> ENTER |
| Re-record Palette | Select heads, REC, select item |
| Name Palette | Type name, SET |
| Name Palette (no keyboard) | SET SET, type name, sel item |
| Edit Palette | Select heads, INC, select item, make changes, UPD |
| Copy Palettes to Playback | <SHIFT + cursor> to select Palettes, COPY S |
| Set icon for a Palette | SHIFT + SET |
Table 53.14. Palette Times
| Palette with 3 secs | 3 select item |
| Palette with 3 secs fanned | 3 * select item |
| Palette with 3 secs reverse fan | 3 * / select item |
| Palette with 3 secs into centre fan | 3 * + select item |
| Palette with 3 secs centre out fan | 3 * - select item |
| Palette with 3 secs Random fan | 3 * . select item |
| Palette with 10 secs total 2 secs per Head | 10 / 2 * select item |
| Palette with 10 secs into centre total 2 secs per Head | 10 / 2 * + select item |
| Use last fan timing | * |
| Palette fan fade 0 to 3s | 0 THRU 3 select item |
| Fan delay 0 to 3s, 1s fade | 0 THRU 3 / 1 select item |
| Palette using keypad with time | <Palette type - INT/POS/COL/BEAM/FX> <palette ID> TIME <time> ENTER |
| Palette using keypad with time | <Palette type - INT/POS/COL/BEAM/FX> <palette ID> / <time> ENTER |
| Palette with 3 secs fade left to right across Group Grid | 3 * . . select item |
| Palette with 3 secs fade right to left across Group Grid | 3 * / / select item |
| Palette with 3 secs fade out to in on Group Grid | 3 * - - select item |
| Palette with 3 secs fade in to out on Group Grid | 3 * + + select item |
| Palette with 3 secs fade centre in to out on Group Grid | 3 * + - select item |
| Palette with 3 secs fade centre out to in on Group Grid | 3 * - + select item |
| Palette with 3 secs fade top to bottom across Group Grid | 3 * . . . select item |
| Palette with 3 secs fade bottom to top across Group Grid | 3 * / / / select item |
| Palette with 3 secs fade top out to in on Group Grid | 3 * + + + select item |
| Palette with 3 secs fade top in to out on Group Grid | 3 * - - - select item |
Table 53.15. Information Windows
| Additional Output Windows | 2 OUT 3 OUT 4 OUT |
| Programmer Info Window | CTRL + PROG or 2 PROG |
| Cue Stack Info Window | CTRL + CUE STACK or 2 CUE STACK |
| Send text message | ! delay , duration , ! message |
| Send text display 5 seconds | ! 0 , 5 ! message |
| Send text stay visible | ! message |
| Multiple Execute windows | 2 EXEC, 3 EXEC |
| Multiple Group windows | 2 GROUP, 3 GROUP |
Table 53.16. Net Session
| Resync SLAVE console | Hold Cursor Left Right Down + SET |
Table 53.17. Wing / Keypad short cuts
| Select position palette | <POS + S> |
| Select colour palette <COLOR + S> | Select beam palette <BEAM + S> |
| Select position palette 4 | POS 4 ENTER |
| Select colour palette 5 | COLOR 5 ENTER |
| Select position 4 time 5 secs | POS 4 / 5 ENTER |
| Select position 4 time 5 secs fan | POS 4 / 5 * ENTER |
| Default intensity attribs | <ALL + LOCATE> |
| Make active intensity attribs | <ALL + SET> |
| Remove intensity attribs | <ALL + REMOVE> |
| Enter/exit test mode PC/Mac | Type test and press CTRL + SHIFT |
Table 53.18. Console
| Start up | Start button on rear |
| Shut down | SETUP, <QUIT> |
| Soft reset | SETUP, <SHIFT + QUIT> |
| Calibrate touch screen | SETUP, <View Settings> <Cal Touch> or CTRL + SET |
| Hard reset | Hold rear reset button 5 seconds |
| Hard power off MQ100 MQ40/50/60/70 | Hold rear reset button 15 seconds |
| Hard power off MQ80 | Unplug powercon + Hold reset button 10 seconds |
| Reset graphics | SHIFT + DBO |
| Shut down console | CTRL + DBO |
| Lock/unlock console | <CTRL + SOFT button Encoder A> |
| Console lights on/off | <CTRL + SOFT button Encoder B> |
| Console screen save, stealth mode | SHIFT + BLIND |
| Home on Compact consoles | ALT + Lay 1 |
| End on Compact consoles | ALT + Lay 3 |
| Home on Stadium consoles | ALT + HEAD |
| End on Stadium consoles | ALT + TIME |
| Enter/exit test mode MQ100 | SHIFT + SHIFT |
| Enter/exit test mode MQ40/50/60/70/80 | ATL + CTRL + SHIFT |
| Text Search in current window(consoles) | CTRL + > (Right cursor key) |
| Text Search in current window(MagicQ PC) | CTRL + F |
Table 53.19. Cue Stack Macros
| Activate Playback | A <Playback no> |
| Activate playback at level | A <Playback no> / <Level> |
| Run Keyboard Macro | B <Macro no> (0 = stop all macros) |
| Release Playback | R <Playback no> (0 = release this playback) |
| Release playback with time | R <Playback no> / <fade time> |
| Release All Heldover Playbacks | R1000 |
| Release Heldover Cue Stack on this Playback | R999 |
| Activate Playback 100% | T <Playback no> |
| Release Playback 0% | U <Playback no> |
| Go on playback | G <Playback no> |
| Go to Cue id on playback (when <preload flag> is set to 1, cue is preloaded) | G <playback number> / <cue id> / <preload flag> / <fade time> |
| Go on current playback when the MagicHD layer is the given number of frames from the end | G 0 / 1 / <frames> / <layer> |
| Stop Playback | S <Playback no> |
| Choose Playback | C <Playback no> |
| Set level last Cue Stack activated | K <level> / <fade time> |
| Set level current Playback | L <level> / <fade time> |
| Set level of this Playback | M <level> / <fade time> |
| Jump to Cue id current Playback | J <Cue Id> |
| Activate Cue Stack (Stack Store) | E <Cue Stack ID from Stack Store> |
| Activate Cue Stack (Stack Store) at level | E <Cue Stack ID from Stack Store> / <level> |
| Activate Cue Stack (Stack Store) at level and Cue | E <Cue Stack ID from Stack Store> / <level> / <Cue ID> |
| Releases Cue Stack (Stack Store) | F <Qid from Stack Store> |
| Activate Exec Grid item | E 0/<Exec Page>/<Item> |
| Release Exec Grid item | F 0/<Exec Page>/<Item> |
| Change Page | P <Page no> (0 is next) |
| Open view (window layout) | V <View no> |
| Set decoded time code | O <Time code> |
| Enable/disable external time code gen | W <Enable> (1 enable, 0 dis) |
| Set current time code (gen only) | Q <Time code> e.g Q100 |
| Set current time code (internal) | I <Time Code> e.g. I100 |
| Activate Playback 18 on wing 1 | A1-18 |
| Go on Playbacks 3 to 5 | G3THRU5 |
| Set the level of Playback 6 to 60% | C6L60 |
| Lamp on all heads | H1 |
| Reset all heads | H2 |
| Lamp off all heads | H3 |
| Cancel screen save | H4 |
| Enable Zone | H5<zone number> |
| Disable Zone | H6<zone number> |
| Trigger 10Scene - Zone id 1 to 20, Button id 1 to 10, State is 0 for button release 1 for button pressed 2 for button activate and 3 for release | T0 / <Zone id> / <Button id> / <State> |
| Transmit data on the serial port | X <Data> |
| Transmit data on the network port over ChamSys Remote Ethernet Protocol | Y <Data> |
| Transmit data over MIDI | N <Data> |
| Transmit data over OSC | K <Data> |
| Audio Command, supported commands are stop, close, jump, dev, Param1,g (gain) | D <Audio command> |
| Scheduled Events Date | Z<DDMMYYYY>Z |
Table 53.20. Window Control
| Cue window positioned on attribute | <S> + Pos Beam Col Int or FX button |
| Open Playback Cue Stack Window | Double click S button playback |
| Open Playback Cue Stack Options | Triple click S button playback |
| Open Cue Window current playback | SHIFT + Double click S button playback |
| Close all Windows | SHIFT + CLOSE |
| All Windows to internal screen | SHIFT + EXT |
Table 53.21. Stadium Shortcuts
| Change Execute buttons function | SHIFT+NEXT/PREV Page |
| Move windows between monitors | ALT+SETUP |
| Change Faders mode | Hold Faders NEXT/PREV Page button |
| Change Faders mode on PC | SHIFT + Faders NEXT/PREV Page button |
| Page through one by one instead of pages | SHIFT + NEXT/PREV Page button |
| Deactivate all faders for the mode across pages | SHIFT + Big Pause button |
| Record current fader mode/state to an execute button | NEXT/PREV Page + Rec |
| Next/Prev Bank | ALT + NEXT/PREV Page |