Program Commands

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Use the following commands to structure a show script with more complex features.

Cmd	Name	Description
HOMESYS	HOME SYSTEMS	Begin and end every program with this command. It returns all devices to Home. (For slide projectors, Home = slot 0.)
FS#	FIND SLIDE #	ĽAlways precede this command with a LABEL cue line. ĽAt the beginning of every show, find the first slide each Ektagraphic projector will use.
LS	LOOP START	Defines the start of a repeat loop.
RP#	REPEAT LOOP	Ľ0 ˛ # ˛ 999 ĽDefines the end of a repeat loop, specifying how many times the loop will repeat.
W#	WAIT # SECONDS	Ľ00.01 ˛ # ˛ 99.99 ĽForces a delay of # seconds before the execution of the next command.
MQ	MANUAL CUE	Divides script into "cue blocks" for manual playback.
TIME	TIME CUE	Ľhh:mm:ss ĽDivides script into "cue blocks" for time-code automated playback

CUE BLOCKS:

Command lines in the same cue block execute simultaneously and independently.
If there are no MQ or TIME cue lines, the entire script is one single cue block.

MANUAL AND TIMED PLAYBACK:

Interactive automated-manual playback: An MQ line begins a new cue block, which will execute as a block in Real Time Mode when the Page Down key is pressed (located above the right arrow key; not on the numerical keypad).
A Time Cue line specifies the time at which the following cue block will execute.

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