User manual

chapter 4
patch
Before you begin creating cues for a show you should first create your
patch . The patch assigns individual dimmers to control channel numbers.
The Insight 2x Patch display allows you to assign up to 1,536 DMX512
dimmers to up to the maximum number of control channels your console
can address.
You can use Insight 2x's default one-to-one patch, or you may create a
custom patch. In addition, Insight 2x's proportional patching capability
allows you to set dimmer output levels and assign one of ten output pro-
files to dimmers.
If you are patching dimmers in a Strand CD80 dimmer rack, see page 41
for special instructions.
Before patching, be certain that the system settings reflect the total
number of available dimmers and channels. See
Chapter 3, Entering
system settings, on page 16 for information on setting the number of dim-
mers and channels.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• Selecting one-to-one patch
• Creating custom patch
• Proportional patching
• Labeling dimmers
• Assigning a profile to a dimmer
• Capturing channels in Patch
• Dimmer check
• About Dimmer
• Multiplexed dimmers
• Patching to a Strand CD80 dimmer rack