User`s manual

VARI❋LITE® - VIRTUOSO™ / VIRTUOSO™ DX CONSOLE USER’S MANUAL
32 16-Apr-02 02.9651.0001B
Patch
Overview
Patching is the simplest way to manage the luminaires connected to the console. Patch
associates a single control channel with a single luminaire so that you can select one
channel at the console and have control of all the luminaire’s parameters (intensity,
color, beam, etc.). The patch operates by creating a look-up table that the console uses
to translate a luminaire’s associated thumbwheel address(es) into a single control
channel.
DMX Fixtures
DMX fixtures must be patched to the Virtuoso DX console using a profile in order to
be controlled. Patching connects the fixture to a DMX universe and allows its
thumbwheel address to be associated to a control channel. A DMX profile includes
the number of DMX channels required to operate a fixture and parameter mapping for
console control. Patching any fixture to the Virtuoso DX console requires a
thumbwheel address. The address is not a setting made at the fixture, but must be
included and must not be used by any other device in the system. This enables fixtures
to be accessed in PATCH OFF mode.
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❋LITE Series 300 Luminaires
VA RI ❋LITE Series 300 luminaires are patched directly by their thumbwheel address.
This address is determined by the port connection at the Smart Repeater™ unit. The
patch logically associates the "soft" thumbwheel address to the control channel.
Luminaire lamp power may be controlled by the SPC-36 interface. In this case, the
patch combines the thumbwheel from the Smart Repeater unit and the corresponding
thumbwheel from the SPC-36 interface to enable start, douse and standby lamp
functions, as well as, all parameter controls when the luminaire’s control channel is
selected.
Patch ON
Patch ON is the default setting when opening a
new show file. Patch must be turned on for
channel selection to operate by channel number
instead of thumbwheel address. The Patch ON
setting is available at the Patch menu.
The patch indicator lets you know whether patch is currently on or off.
If patch is turned off,
select “Turn Patch On”
to enable patch again.
Patch Indicator