User Guide

Page 12 - 2. Patching
Pearl 2004 Manual v1 - 27th August 2004
Displaying the DMX address for fixtures
Î Press the View button (next to the
numeric keys)
Î Press D [Fixture Patch]
Î The display will show a list of the
handles to which you have patched
fixtures or dimmers, with the DMX line
and address (e.g. A24 is address 24 on
DMX line A).
Î One handle on the list has an arrow next
to it. In the lower part of the screen,
more information is shown for this
fixture.
Î Use the Arrow keys to move the arrow
up and down the list, and show
information for the other fixtures in the
list.
Î You can also press View then C [DMX Patch] to display a list of
DMX channels and which fixture is patched at that address.
2.6 Changing what you have done
If you need to change the patching you have done, it’s possible to re-
patch a fixture to a different DMX address using the Repatch Fixtures
softkey. You can also move a fixture onto a different handle, and delete
a fixture from a handle, but this loses any programming for the fixture.
How to change the patching is described in detail in section 2 of the
reference manual on page 120.
2.7 Patch Utilities
You can invert the operation of channels and set various other fixture-
specific options using the Patch Utilities softkey. Inverting pan and tilt
channels can be useful to mirror fixtures on opposite sides of the stage,
or to correct for hanging a fixture the wrong way round. Section 2 of
the reference manual on page 121 describes how to set these options.
2.8 Completing the patch
When you have patched all your dimmers and fixtures, press the Exit
button on the numeric keypad to go back to normal mode. You have
now completed the setting up of the lighting system, and it’s time to
get to work on programming a show. But there’s one important thing to
do first…
2.9 Saving the contents of the Pearl to disk
The Pearl has a built in floppy disk drive which allows you to save
everything you have done. You should get into the habit of saving your
show regularly to guard against that unexpected moment when the
worst happens.