Specifications
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• Either type in the number 12 and ENTER.
• Press EXIT to quit.
5.3 Patching terminology
5.3.1 Handles
A Handle is a vertical set of two Preset Faders, an ADD button and a
SWOP button used to control a Fixture.
5.4 Patching Conventional lights
• Turn the Key to Program.
Puts you in LIVE PROGRAM MODE.
• Press the blue PATCH button on the Program Select bank.
Puts you in the
PATCH DIMMER OR DEVICE menu.
If you have the VGA option the colour Screen will automatically change to show which DMX
addresses are in use
.
• Check that the grey LAMPS button on the Preset Bank is selected. (Its
LED should be lit - if it isn’t, press the LAMPS button.)
• Press Softbutton A [DIMMER].
Screen asks you to enter a DMX number and
patch it on an ADD or SWOP button.
• Using the Numeric Keypad type the number of the lowest DMX channel
you are going to use.
The Screen suggests the lowest DMX channel number
available (1), but you can type over this.
• Press a grey Preset ADD button to patch a DMX address on Faders 1 to
30 or a blue Preset SWOP button to patch a DMX address on Faders 31
to 60.
The DMX address automatically increments each time you patch a channel. This
allows you to easily patch sequential addresses. You can type over the incremented
values if you need to.
⇒ If you intend to add Intelligent Fixtures to the patch later on, put your
Dimmer Channels onto the SWOP buttons as Intelligent Fixtures are
normally patched onto ADD buttons.
• Continue patching in this way until you have patched all your Dimmer
Channels. If you are only patching a sequential series of Channels, this
should simply involve pressing the ADD or SWOP buttons of the
destination Preset Faders.
• Press the EXIT button or Softbutton F [QUIT THIS MENU] to leave the
patch.
Puts you in the PATCH DIMMER OR DEVICE menu.
• Press EXIT again.
Puts you back in LIVE PROGRAM MODE menu.
⇒ EXIT as soon as you have finished patching since it is easy to leave the
desk in patch and then to inadvertently patch a Dimmer or Fixture when
meaning to recall a Preset Focus! (See Chapter 8 Preset Focuses.)
⇒ Once patched handles are immediately active and so can be used to
bring up Channels straight away to check your patch.
5.5 Patching Intelligent Fixtures.
• Turn the key to Program.
Puts you in LIVE PROGRAM MODE menu.