Specifications

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when disabled all level values are displayed and programmed as 8 bit values (0-255)
Grid Preferences
Auto Set Matrix Size - When disabled the channel matrix does not automatically resize when the
control is resized
Mouse Select Rectangles - When enabled the mouse selects cells in the grid in spread-sheet style
(rectangles), when disabled the mouse selects by 'painting' cells.
Auto-Scroll to first selected channel - when selected, the grid will always automatically scroll to first
selected channel whenever selections are changed.
Grid Size, Grid Font, Grid Colors - see Customizing the Grid above.
Keyboard Preferences
Show Command Line - toggles the visibility of the command line (see below)
Lock Cursor keys to grid - locks the keyboard cursor keys to selecting cells in the grid (should not be
used together with the command line interface).
Empty Command Clears Selection - When enabled, an empty command line followed by [Return]
clears the channel selection.
The keyboard command interface
In addition to the mouse programming interface, the generic DMX control also implements a keyboard-
oriented command interface. The keyboard interfaces uses the command line below the channel map.
The command interface may be enabled or disabled using the show command-line option in the
preferences -> keyboard preferences menu. The command interface implements a quick way to
access and program channels, and to minimize the number of keystrokes it uses different symbols for
various functions:
Note that in order to be able to accept keyboard commands the generic control must have the
Windows focus (must be the active window) and the keys must not already be assigned as standard
hotkey functions. When the [Enter] key is pressed, the command line is automatically cleared. Use
the Recall button to recall the last command non-empty command line (if any).
Selecting or de selecting channels
To select a (highlight) channel simply type in the cannel number followed by [Return]. To select
multiple channels, use a + between channels, e.g.; 1+3+5 selects channels 1,3 and 5. To add
channels to the current selection, precede the first channel with the + operator, e.g.: +1+3+5 adds
channels 1,3 and 5 to the current selection. If there is no + operator, the current selection will be
cleared before selecting the new channels.
To deselect channels, precede the channel with a -, e.g.: -1-3-5 will deselect channels 1,3 and 5
from the current selection.
To select a channel range use / between low and high channel number, e.g. 45/77 selects channels
45 through to 77.
The select (+), deselect (-) and through (/) operators may be combined, e.g. the command: 1/10-4/6
+12 selects channels 1,2,3,7,8,9,10 and 12.
Selecting groups
To select groups rather than single channels use the #[group no] symbol, e.g.: #1 selects all
channels in group 1. The +, -, and / operators may be used the same way as when used with single
channels. When using the / operator, do not add a second # to the second group number, e.g.: #1/5
selects groups 1 through 5 while #1/#5 is considered an input error. Note that the '.' or ',' keys present
on the numerical keypad of most full-size PC keyboards may be used for the # symbol as well.
Setting levels
To set the value of the selected channels, use the @ operator. For example, the command @10 sets
the value of all selected channels to 10 (% or 8-bit value, see later). Use the + or - operators to set the
values relatively, e.g.: @+10 will increase the level value for all selected channels, @-25 will decrease
the value for all selected channels with 25. Note that the * key present on most numerical keypads on