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Mobility

"My only request is that there's some way I can watch my own show. I haven't seen one for years. I can't afford to look away from the switch, even for a second. The only way I can tell if my carefully-planned effects are working is to listen to the crowd, and when they go wild, I know I've hit it -- but I can't see it!"

The Firelinx Command Module is completely portable. No connections to the Command Module are required for operation. This is the concept that some users have the most difficulty in grasping. Imagine what your show would be like if you weren't head down flipping switches in the center of the fallout zone? The Command Module is small, lightweight, and totally portable. You can move around without losing connection with the modules. You can back off to the edge of the fallout zone and see your own show. Priceless.

"I still fire a lot of shows manually, just because it takes less preparation. All my big shows are choreographed and shot with our automatic system. I want to be able to do both, but what I really want to be able to do is take my eyes off the firing panel for once, and actually see what's going on."

When firing an automatic sequence, synchronization can be from user trigger, audio synchronization, or external trigger. Pressing the trigger or fire button creates the critical time point T = 0. The user may set this time manually by pressing the touch screen's FIRE button or pulling the trigger on the hand pickle switch, or it can be automatically synchronized to an external signal. When firing manually, the display shows the next cue to be fired, and the hand pickle switch can be used like a mouse to select or skip a given cue. For the most part, however, the user needs only to pull the trigger to fire the next cue in the sequence. While you're still going to want to pay attention to the screen, it's a much simpler experience than flipping toggles and banks in the middle of the show.

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