Specifications

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configuration for potential problems (such as overlapping DMX addresses or a missing DMX start
address). If a potential problem is found a warning list will be shown - to save the configuration
regardless of warnings click Save Anyway.
Advanced Options
DMX address range limit
By default, it is only possible to set a fixtures DMX address within the range supported by the
installed and configured DMX transmitter hardware, e.g. a single USB/DMX interface allows fixture
addressing on link 1 only. If no hardware is configured all 4 links are available for addressing. In some
instances it may be useful to address fixtures outside the address space supported by installed DMX
hardware - the Preferences -> Disable Hardware address range check will temporarily disable
the hardware range check and allow addressing on all 4 links regardless of configured transmitter
hardware.
Copy from fixture
Use the copy from fixture function to copy all programmed data from one fixture to another fixture of
identical type (profile). The copy from fixture function only works if the configuration has been saved
first and only for identical fixture profiles that has been assigned a valid DMX address. The copy from
fixture function should also be used to change the DMX address of an already programmed fixture.
See copy from fixture for more details
Clear fixture data
By default, when a configuration including new fixtures is saved, LightJockey will prompt for "Clear
data for new fixtures" before saving. Clearing the data space for newly configured fixtures will ensure
that no 'garbage data' is present in data files from the previous configuration. Normally data for a new
should be cleared (re-initialized), but in some circumstances, such as when reconfiguring a fixture
with a very similar profile using the same DMX address space it may make sense not to clear data for
the new fixtures - in this case click cancel when the prompt appears. Data may be cleared for
individual fixtures after the configuration has been saved by highlighting the fixture in the configuration
list, right-click and then select Clear Fixture Data from the popup menu. See clear fixture data for
more details.
The import menu - see importing user defined fixture profiles
The preferences menu
The entries in the preferences/warnings menu can be used to enable or disable different warnings
when saving a modified configuration.
Warnings - enable or disable warnings
Prompt for clear new fixtures - when checked the user will always be prompted to clear data for newly
configured fixtures.
Always apply default DMX values - when checked, default DMX values for new/modified fixtures will be
applied automatically. If unchecked, the user will be prompted to apply default DMX data (see
applying default DMX values to new fixtures).
Disable hardware address range check - enable to be able to address a fixture on any of the 4 links
regardless of DMX hardware. This setting is temporary.
The print menu
The configuration may be sent either directly to a printer or exported to a text file for import and
beautification in any type of word processing application.
Configuration warnings
Before saving the configuration LightJockey will check for the following potential errors in the
configurations:
Fixtures # XX has no DMX address - while not a critical error, LightJockey will not attempt to control