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General Preferences

The General tab includes settings that affect Timed Events, user access level, and the interaction with the Browser.

Date/Time

Date and time settings affect Timed Events.

Week Start

Change the calendar view start day from the "Week start" setting. By default, the week starts on Sunday.

Date Format

Change the date format to display as DD/MM/YY (day/month/year) or as MM/DD/YY (month/day/year). By default, the date format is MM/DD/YY.

Time Format

Change the time format to display in a 12 hour clock (default), which displays a.m. or p.m. to denote the time before noon or after noon, or a 24 hour clock, which displays time from midnight to midnight and is divided into 24 hours, numbered 0 to 23.

LightDesigner Access Level

Three user access levels are available in the drop down, including "Basic", "Advanced" and "Developer". The "Developer" access level is for ETC Technical Services use only and is password protected.

In addition to an access level setting, you are provided a "Use color for Advanced access level items" checkbox and color picker. This setting is not enabled by default.

Basic

The Basic setting is intended to keep the program focused on more typical or common functionality for beginning and average users. A Basic user can utilize the full potential of Paradigm LightDesigner software but will not be burdened with specialized station management tools and advanced patching options that a more advanced system may require.

Advanced

The Advanced setting is intended to provide more options and settings for experienced users.

Use color for Advanced Access Level Items

It is a good idea to enable this checkbox when with an "Advanced" access level is set to show, in a user specified text color, which options and settings are based on a user's access level.

For example, actions that are displayed for a station control or macro event will display with color coding, to indicate the actions that are only available with "Advanced" user access level or greater.

You will notice this color coding throughout the LightDesigner application, including the Property Editor , if this option is enabled.

Misc.

The "Misc" section provides check boxes that relate to how LightDesigner interacts with the Browser and the plan workspace.

Enable the checkbox to "Always auto expand Browser tree to show selections". This is a useful feature when for tracking a selection made in the workspace to the Browser, etc.
Enable the checkbox to "Always update workspace to show channel and station selection".
Enable the checkbox to "Match the Browser tree order in sheets tab, editor spreadsheet, space patch view, network view, and preset directory".