User`s manual

VARI❋LITE® - VIRTUOSO™ / VIRTUOSO™ DX CONSOLE USER’S MANUAL
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Importing Palette Data
Importing beam and color palettes for DMX fixtures (using “Import Show Data” on
page 284) in software version 3.0 could lead to corrupted data if the patch was not the
same. Likewise, if palette data was imported prior to creating a patch, corrupted data
could occur. This corrupted data would result in incorrect values and parameters when
recalling some beam and color palette data. These corrupted palette entries could not
be deleted or edited in V 3.0.
This problem has been corrected and, in addition, commands have been added to
repair bad data in older palettes. (Any occurrence of 'Unk' in the data section of the
palette windows is considered bad data.). These commands are Cleanup Palette,
which removes "Unk" (unknown) fixture type data, and Revert to Defaults, which
deletes existing data and restores from profile (if present) for the selected luminaire
type. The correction is performed independently for the selected palette, so if cleaning
both beam and color, commands should be performed on both.
Cleanup Palette
This command can be used to remove any occurrences of "Unk" fixture types in the
palette window which may have happened in V 3.0 during a data import. (See screen
capture on next page.)
To cleanup a palette:
Step 1. To enable Cleanup Palette command, ensure that either
palette data window is open and at top level (in front of all
other windows).
Step 2. At Data menu, select Cleanup Palette. This will bring up
a confirmation alert.
Step 3. At alert window, click Cleanup. This action will remove
"Unk" fixture types.