User`s manual

VARI❋LITE® - VIRTUOSO™ / VIRTUOSO™ DX CONSOLE USER’S MANUAL
50 23-Sep-02 02.9651.0001 C
Channel Select
Overview
When the patch was defined in the previous chapter, each luminaire was assigned to a
control channel. Selecting the channel will give you control of the luminaire’s
parameters in order to build cues or to store as groups of channels.
If the patch is disabled, luminaires must be selected for manual control using their
thumbwheel address. The procedure for selecting a thumbwheel address is the same
as channel selection. (For example, the procedure for selecting channel 301 would be
the same as the procedure for selecting thumbwheel 301.)
Note: We recommend using Patch Disabled mode only when VARI❋LITE luminaires
are present. This is not a recommended state for storing cues, presets, groups, etc.
In addition to the methods of channel selection covered in this section, channels can
also be selected in the Plan View and 3D Graphic windows. However, these methods
are covered along with the respective topics elsewhere in this manual:
• For selecting channels via the Plan View window, refer to “Plan View” on
page 45.
• For selecting channels via the 3D Graphic window, refer to “Using 3D Graphic
Window” on page 276.
Selecting Channels
Channel numbers (patch enabled) or thumbwheel numbers (patch disabled) can be
selected or deselected from the Channel Select window, command-line keypad, and/or
Channel Select panel. When selecting channels, the channels will light in the window
on the Channel Select panel and their respective icons will be highlighted in the Plan
View window.