Specifications

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'joystick' superimposed on the pan/tilt grid.
Note: Joystick mode has nothing to do with a physical joystick. The position grid cannot use an
attached Joystick to control position.
Right-click options
Use the preferences menu to select one of two right-click modes. Goto Position (default mode) - the
'dot' jumps to the position where the cursor is located. Note that relative movement (see below) does
not work with goto position. Lock Cursor in Grid - the mouse cursor locks to the 'dot' until the next
mouse click (handy option when using the follow spot option).Note: that if Left-click Touch mode is
selected, all right-clicks will be Goto Position regardless of setting.
Position presets
Apply or clear presets
Click Apply to the currently selected preset, clear to clear any assigned preset - see position presets
Absolute positioning vs. Relative movement
Use the absolute/relative button to toggle between 'Absolute Position' and 'Relative Movement' mode.
When in absolute position mode all selected fixtures are programmed with the same position
information (e.g. pan, tilt = -1234,1234). In relative movement mode all selected fixtures are
programmed with the same relative movement distance. This means that if the pan position of the
master fixture is moved 50 positions to the left, all selected fixtures are programmed to move the
position 50 positions to the left. The relative mode may be used to keep beams together, or held in a
specific pattern, when moving multiple fixtures around, although the usefulness depends on the
fixtures position and where the pan and tilt is pointed. See also follow spot function. Right-clicking on
the position grid or clicking the home button always uses absolute position mode.
Notes on relative movement
Since fixtures with 8-bit pan/tilt has much less resolution on pan and tilt positions than 16-bit fixtures,
moving both 8- and 16-bit fixtures in relative mode in a 16-bit position control (16-bit fixture as master
fixture) does not work properly. Small movement values are simply rounded off and possibly ignored
when sent to 8-bit fixtures. To move 8- and 16-bit fixtures together in relative mode, make sure an 8-bit
fixture is selected as master fixture.
The Options Menu
Position Options
The position options control
Mirror Pan - the pan position is mirrored over the vertical centerline (pan = 0) on the position grid.
Mirror Tilt - the tilt position is mirrored over the horizontal centerline (tilt = 0) on the position grid.
Swap Pan / Tilt - the fixture's pan and tilt coordinates are swapped.
Pan 360 - may be used to program fixtures with more than a 360º pan range (moving yoke fixtures) -
clicking the button will, if possible move pan a full 360 degree rotation.
Fan Out - see position fan out