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POWER-UP AND PATCH : PATCH

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Patching DMX/Conventional Fixtures

The console provides for a maximum of 26 universes (labeled A thru Z), which are

assigned to DMX buses or "hosts" (hardware outputs within the system). This means

that the actual amount of buses available will depend on your system setup. The

Virtuoso DX console contains two DMX cards, each supporting four universes. Other

VA RI ❋LITE interfaces which include DMX buses are the UDM unit (one bus) and

the NIF unit (two buses). These buses and their starting thumbwheel addresses can be

configured using the DMX Setup window. The DMX Setup Window opens with a

default of eight universes, however, the DMX Host contains a "None" option to clear

this configuration.

To define DMX universes:

Step 1. If necessary, at Patch menu, select Enable Editing. (Must

be enabled to edit window.)

Step 2. At Patch menu, select DMX Setup.

Step 3. For each required universe, do the following:

a. Using cursor, select universe by letter (A-Z).

b. Select DMX Host. (If NIF is selected, also select Bus A or B.)

c. For NIF or UDM units, enter thumbwheel address.

d. Click Set.

* For instructions on using DMX diagnostics, refer to “DMX Channel Tests” on page 297.

DMX channel assignments

for selected universe

DMX Universe (A-Z) -

Must be assigned to a device

(UDM, NIF, etc.) by thumbwheel address

For use with DMX

diagnostics feature *

Bus

Assignment

DMX Output

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