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2 . Patching - Page 27
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2. Patching
This chapter contains: patching dimmers; patching moving light
fixtures; checking the patching; changing the DMX address; deleting a
patched fixture; patching options.
Patching is the process where you tell the Pearl
• What type of lighting units you have connected to it
• What DMX addresses they are operating at
• Which DMX line (universe) each unit is connected to (there are 12)
• Which Preset Faders you want to use to access them
You should normally plan out the lighting rig in advance to allow the
DMX addresses on your fixtures to be set up before they are rigged.
The easiest way to do this is to patch the fixtures on the console, then
read off the DMX addresses from the console (using the DMX window
on the VDU) and use them to set up the addresses on the actual
fixtures.
Alternatively you can allocate the DMX addresses to the fixtures
yourself, and set up the console to match.
The Pearl’s key must be set to Program before you can patch.
2.1 Create
2.1.1 Preset faders (handles)
To control intelligent fixtures or
dimmer channels, they must be
patched to a Preset. These are
the faders, buttons and displays
located in 2 rows along the top of
the console. Each preset consists
of:
• a fader, used to set the
intensity of the fixture or
dimmer
• a blue Select button which is used to select the fixture
• a grey Palette button which is
used to store and select
Palettes, Groups and various
other things
The fader and buttons are together
referred to as a handle.
The fixture page buttons are
located just above the numeric
keypad. Fixtures 1-60 are on page
0--, Fixtures 101-160 on page 1--,
201-260 on page 2—and 301-360
on page 3--. You can change the
fixture page at any time.
Handles (Preset faders)
Pages of fixtures buttons