User manual

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Chapter 6
Patch
The Patch is used to associate a channel with addresses and device types. Once a channel is
patched to an address or addresses, and the output is connected to a device (for example a
dimmer, moving light, or accessory), the channel will then control that device.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• About Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
• Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
• Patching Conventional Fixtures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
• Patching Scrollers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
• Using the Scroller Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
• Calibrating a Scroller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
• Patching Moving Lights, LEDs, and Accessories. . . . . . . . .65
• Display Pages in Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
• Using Device List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
• Dimmer Doubling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
• Moving and Copying Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
• Swapping Channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
• Unpatch a Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
• Deleting Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
• Clearing the Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
• Update Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
• Fixture Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80