If for any reason your system dies (read: 'power failure' or 'crash'), when it restarts it will be restored to the same state as it was just before it went down (i.e., in the right cues, looks etc.) If you were programming fixtures when the system went down, anything you had captured will be lost.
When the system initially restarts, the console's DMX ports and Ethernet outputs will be disabled:
Answering YES gives you the option to continue on from where you left off, or by answering NO, the outputs will remain static until you re-enable them using the Enable Outputs File Menu option. Whether or not the outputs are enabled are disabled is indicated by a check mark beside the menu text:
At any time during normal operation you can disable the outputs by clearing the check mark. You may want to disable the outputs if you want to run cues or looks off-line rather than working in Blind, leaving the stage unaffected. This mode of operation is equivalent to unplugging your DMX and/or Ethernet cables, but much more convenient.
Any time the outputs are disabled, the Hardware Status bubble will look like this:
There is a Hardware Setup - Console option called Force Outputs at Startup on Recovery that prevents this dialog box from appearing during recovery:
This option should be checked in architectural situations where there is no user intervention available to get back up an running.
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