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are: [3] [At] [1] [At] [8] [0] [Enter].
To make fixtures appear to have equal outputs,
assign dimmers different output levels. But, you
must keep the same CHN (Channel/Fader) con-
trol. This is needed if you are running out of fix-
tures and have to use a 500 watt 6” fresnel and
an old 1,000 watt 8” fresnel to light an area. The
1000 watt is twice as bright as the 500 watt. But,
if you have them on separate dimmers and give
the dimmer controlling the 1,000 watt fresnel a
maximum output of 65%, it appears that both fix-
tures have the same output. By playing around
with different levels, you are able to make the
levels match exactly in intensity so that the one
channel of control works.
You may need to use different profiles for dim-
mers controlled by the same channel if using the
6” and 8” fresnels mentioned above. 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. To get the 1,000
watt fresnel and 500 watt filament to fade up at
the same time on the single channel of control
may require that you PREHEAT the filament
(refer to the NON-DIM section). To do this, assign
the two dimmers different profiles.
Example:
To give the dimmer a preheat profile, press:
[3] [At] [1] [At] [8] [0] [At] [2] [Enter].
Sometimes you may need to change only the
LEV (dimmer output level) or the PRF (profile) of
DMR (dimmers) or reassign DMR to CHN
(channels) without changing the LEV or PRF. To
do this, select the dimmer numbers to be modi-
fied.
Example:
[1] [Thru] [5] [Except] [4] [At] [At] [5] [5] [Enter].
This changes dimmers 1, 2, 3, and 5 output levels
to 55% but does not change the CHN (channel)
assignments.
Dimmer
Channel
Maximum
Level
Profile
Figure 34-Patch Screen Sample