Instruction manual

Adding Duplicates
A duplicate is defined as an additional
instance of a generic channel which is
patched to a different DMX address.
Up to 9 duplicates may be added and
patched to each generic channel.
1. Select the Manual Patch option
from the Patch Functions screen.
The LCD shows the following:
*** MANUAL PATCH ***
Channel 1: < 1>
Channel 2: < 2>
Channel 3: < 3> v
2. Use the up and down arrow keys
or use the SHIFT button and the
CHANNEL FLASH buttons to
select a generic channel.
3. Press the INSERT button on the
front panel. A duplicate for the
selected channel is added; the
cursor moves to the duplicate:
*** MANUAL PATCH ***
Channel 1 :< 1>
Channel 1 D1:< >
Channel 2 :< 2>v
4. Use the + and - keys to set the
DMX address. The LCD shows
the DMX address patched to the
duplicate:
*** MANUAL PATCH ***
Channel 1 :< 1>
Channel 1 D1:<101>
Channel 2 :< 2>v
5. To add and patch more duplicates
for a channel, repeat the above
procedure.
6. When all the required channels
have been patched, press the
ENTER key to exit the Manual
Patch window.
Notes - Duplicates
Duplicates can only be added to a patched
generic channel.
If an attempt is made to add more than nine
duplicates to a channel, an error message will
be displayed on the LCD.
To unpatch a duplicate, move the cursor onto
the duplicate’s DMX address and press the
CLEAR button.
Manual Patch - Fixtures
To manually patch each of the
assigned fixtures to the DMX:
1. Select the Manual Patch option
from the Patch Functions screen.
The assigned fixtures are listed
after the generic channels on the
LCD as shown below:
*** MANUAL PATCH ***
Channel 48: <148>^
Fixture 1: < >
Fixture 2: < > v
2. Use the up and down arrow keys
or the FIXTURE SELECTION
buttons on the front panel to
select a fixture to be patched.
The red light in the FIXTURE
SELECTION button and the
cursor on the LCD indicate the
selected fixture.
3. Use the + and - keys to set the
DMX address. Press the CLEAR
button to unpatch the fixture.
4. When all the required fixtures
have been patched, press the
ENTER key to exit the Manual
Patch window.
NOTES
Composite Fixtures
When manually patching a composite fixture
(eg lamp and scroller), the two different
parts of the fixture which require separate
DMX addresses, will appear on separate
lines of the LCD:
*** MANUAL PATCH ***
Fixture 2: <160> ^
Fix 3 Lamp: <170>
Fix 3 Scr: <171> v
Auto Patch
This function allows the user to patch
all or selected generic channels and
fixtures to the DMX in a single
operation.
1. Select the Auto Patch option from
the Patch Functions screen and
press the ENTER key. The LCD
shows the following:
**** AUTO PATCH ****
{All Channels}
{Selected Channels}
{Exit}
Patching All Channels and
Fixtures
This operation will patch all the generic
channels and all the assigned fixtures
(if applicable) to the DMX.
1. Select the All Channels option
from the Auto Patch screen and
press the ENTER key. The LCD
shows the following:
Auto Patch All:
Enter DMX, select OK
DMX address: < >
[OK] {Cancel}
2. Use the + and - keys to enter the
required DMX start address.
3. Press the down arrow key to
select the OK button, then press
the ENTER key.
All the generic channels and
assigned fixtures (if applicable)
will be patched to the DMX
starting at the specified address.
The LCD returns to the Auto
Patch screen.
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