Setting channel values
To set a range of values to a channel you use the following format <range> @ value where value is a percentage. Once you have finished typing your command press the Enter key to execute it. The channels specified in the range will then set to your entered value.
The On key can be used as a shortcut to @ 100 Enter, so simple entering a channel range and pressing On will set the range to 100%
Similarly the Off key can be used as a shortcut to @ 0 Enter.
IMPORTANT! Once you have set a channel value via the command line it will be captured. That is no matter what value it previously had, even if greater than your specified value, it will be set. What's more any other changes made to the value, except via the command line, will have no effect on the output of the channel until it is released.
Releasing captured channels
When a captured channel is released control of the channel is passed back to the application. Thus any value that the application has set for the channel (for instance via a direct fader value, or via a scene) will be output.
There is a 2 tier release mechanism built in. To release channels set in the last executed command line command simple press the Release button. Pressing Release a second time will release all channels that have been set via the command line.
Tip! To quickly release all channels press Release twice in quick succession.
In addition to the simple 2 tier release mechanism, you man release specific channels by entering a channel range and pressing release. This will not affect the 2 tier release, except in the event that you have released all the channels in the first tier. Then pressing Release will release all channels.
Soloing channels
When you solo a channel all other channels have their values set to 0. This can be useful if you want to see the output from just the one channel.
To solo a channel, or range of channels you simply enter the command to set a channel as above but instead of finishing the command with Enter you press Solo.
As a shortcut to soloing a channel at full value you can simply enter a channel range followed by the Solo key.
To release the Soloed channels (and thus also all the zeroed channels) press the Solo key without entering a range.