Overview
The Running Books widget contains the list of created Books that can be recalled to become active. When a Book is recalled, the list of Chapters in the Book is displayed in the Running Chapters widget. Selecting which Book to recall can be controlled by using manual control in BlackTrax, or using DMX via Art-Net or sACN from a connected lighting console.
Running Books Widget
Manual Book Control
Manual control enables the control of Books from within the BlackTrax GUI.
To enable manual control of books
- In the center widget of Live View where the Icons are displayed, click on the drop-down menu at the bottom left-hand corner.
- On the drop-down menu, click Manual.
To select a book to be active using manual control
- In the Running Books widget, from the list of created Books, click the Book.
- Result: The selected Book will have an Active icon in the Active field to show it is currently active. The list of Chapters in the selected Book will be displayed in the Running Chapters widget.
DMX Chapter Control
With DMX control enabled, selecting which Book to recall can be controlled from a lighting console.
To enable DMX control of books
- In the center widget of Live View where the Icons are displayed, click on the drop-down menu at the bottom left-hand corner.
- On the drop-down menu, click DMX Input.
- Result: The connected lighting console has control over the selected Book and all the Chapters in the Book. The Universe and Address used to control the recalled Book and Chapters from the lighting console are displayed in the bottom left-hand corner of the center widget and in the Status Bar. The Book Control DMX value is also displayed at the bottom left-hand corner of the Running Books widget.
To toggle auto scrolling in the active chapter
With DMX Input enabled, the Auto Scroll feature becomes available for use. Auto Scroll will make the Books list always display the active Book when enabled.
- To toggle auto scrolling, in the Running Books widget, click Auto Scroll.