Hi Red,
seeing as you are a newbie... i recommend you educate yourself on dmx..
you can download this brochure on DMX 101.
once you get that down then you can start programming.
http://www.elationlighting.com...ory=&ItemNumber=1560
The problem you are having is your not understanding what you are doing.
so when you read the manual it doesn't make any sense..
When it comes to programming any console you need to understand the nomenclature and what you need to do.
Programming comes down to 2 things..
1. is recording a snapshot of what your lights are doing... when you set the lights to a specific color and you want to save that color combination with the intensity you wish... this is considered a scene.
For other consoles a scene can also be known as a step or cue. However in the case of Magic 260 we refer to it as a scene.
2. when you are done programming all the different looks(scenes) you want you then want to put those scenes into a sequence.
In the case of Magic 260 we refer to this as a show.
A sequence can also be known as a chase or cue list.. or in the case of our Compu Live software its known as a cycle.
There you have it... taking these two programming concepts.. read the Magic 260 user manual to get you through those processes.
Best regards,