Specifications

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Figure 18 Patch at level, profile, ND, and park
The default Profile is 1, if you do not enter a profile for a
dimmer the system assumes Profile 1 and leaves the PRF
row (brown) empty. By leaving the LEV (white) and PRF
(brown) rows empty it is easier to find those dimmers where
you have specifically modified the output of the dimmer.
If you wanted to do the same thing but give the dimmer a
maximum output of 80% the keystrokes would be; [3] [At] [1]
[At] [8] [0] [Enter].
Assigning dimmers different output levels but the same
CHN (channel/fader) control is done when you need to make
fixtures appear to have equal outputs. This can be needed if
you are running out of fixtures and you have to use a 500 watt
6” fresnel and an old 1,000 watt 8” fresnel to light an area.
The 1,000 watt will be twice as bright as the 500 watt but if
you have them on separate dimmers and you give the
dimmer controlling the 1,000 watt fresnel a maximum output
of say 65% it will appear that both fixtures have the same
output. By playing around with different levels you should be
able to make them match almost exactly in intensity so your
one channel of control works.
You may need to use different profiles for dimmers
controlled by the same channel if you are using the 6” and 8”
fresnels we just discussed. The filament in the 1,000 watt
fresnel is substantially larger and takes more energy to get it
to start giving off light than the 500 watt filament does. So to
get them to fade up at the same time on the single channel of
control may require that you “Preheat” (see the next section)
the filament of the 1,000 watt fresnel so it will appear to fade
on at the same rate as the 500 watt. To do this you assign
the two dimmers different profiles.
If you wanted to give the dimmer a Preheat profile (see
the next section) the keystrokes would be; [3] [At] [1] [At] [8]
[0] [At] [2] [Enter].
Sometimes you need to change just the LEV (dimmer
output level) or the PRF (profile) of DMR (dimmers) or
reassign DMR to CHN (channels) without changing their LEV
or PRF. You can do this by selecting the dimmer numbers to
be modified, say [1] [Thru] [5] [Except] [4] [At] [At] [5] [5]
[Enter]. This will change dimmers 1,2,3 & 5 output level to
55% but not change their CHN (channel) assignments.
Another way to do the same thing would be to use the [F3]
Edit key in the sequence to select what you wish to change.
As you hit [F3] note that the Edit prompt box in the lower left
of the screen will change from Channel to Level to Profile with
each key hit. So if we wanted to change the LEV of DMR 6,
7, 8, 9, 10 & 12 to 75% without changing their CHN
assignments the sequence using the [F3] key would be; [6]
[Thru] [1] [0] [And] [1] [2] [At][F3] [7] [5] [[Enter].
To modify just the PRF (profile) the key strokes would be; [6]
[Thru] [1] [0] [And] [1] [2] [At] [At] [5] [[Enter].
Or if you wish to use the [F3] key the sequence would be; [6]
[Thru] [1] [0] [And] [1] [2] [At] [F3] [F3] [5] [[Enter]