User manual

6 Patch 45
Chapter 6
Patch
The Patch is used to associate a channel with an address. Once a channel is patched to an
address, 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
• Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
• Patching Conventional Fixtures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
• Patching Scrollers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
• Using the Scroller Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
• Calibrating a Scroller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
• Patching Moving Lights, LEDs, and Accessories. . . . . . . . .59
• Display Pages in Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
• Using Device List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
• Dimmer Doubling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
• Moving and Copying Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
• Swapping Channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
• Unpatch a Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
• Deleting Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
• Clearing the Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
• Update Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
• Fixture Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75