19
Scroll to the channel number you wish to patch either using the
Up
or
Down
keys to change
pages or the
<>
keys to move in single digits. It is also possible to use the flash buttons as a
numeric entry tool. Once you have selected the relevant channel then select
Edit
. You can now
set the address for the channel using the
Up
or
Down
keys or by using the flash buttons for
numeric entry. Remember the
Speed, Fade
and
Master
keys are used as entries for
0
. The
console will not allow you to over patch a fixture.
4.5 Autopatch
You can assign all the fixtures without giving them a DMX address. Once you have completed
the selection of fixtures use the
AutoPatch
key from the
Assign/Patch
menu. This will
automatically patch the console. The first 18 channels will be for the generic fittings. The first
moving light will start at DMX address 19 and the others will be patched to according to the
number of channels used by the previous fixture. To check the DMX addresses for each fixture
select the
Fixtures
button from the
Assign/Patch
menu and then scroll through the fixtures
using the
+
or
–
keys. You can also use the flash buttons to select the relevant fixture. The DMX
address will be displayed in the window.
4.6 Auxiliaries
Auxiliaries can be used to control things like DMX strobes or smoke machines. There are four
auxiliary buttons. From the main
Assign/Patch
menu select the
Aux’s
key. This brings up the
Auxiliary
screen where you can select the various options associated with each key. Press the
Auxiliary button you want to change the settings for. The red LED will flash on the selected
button and that will be the header on the menu screen.
You can set the DMX level you want the device to turn on and off at. Please remember the
value is 0-255, 50% is 128. Selecting the
On
or
Off
screens will take you to a menu where you
can use the
Up
or
Down
keys to change values or use the flash buttons to enter a numeric
value.
You can select the DMX address for the device you are using. Select the
DMX
address soft-
key. You can use the
Up
or
Down
keys to change values or use the flash buttons to enter a
numeric value. You can use the
Unpatch
key to remove any address associated with the
auxiliary key.
You have two other options,
Normal
or
Solo
and
Latch
or
Momentary
. To select the options
use the associated soft-key to toggle between the two options for that key.
In
Normal
mode selecting an auxiliary button will add it’s outputs to the current output of the
console. In
Solo
mode selecting and auxiliary button will turn off all other outputs of the console
and only output the device associated with that auxiliary button, it is ideal for use with strobes.
In
Latch
mode pushing an auxiliary button will lock it on. In
Momentary
mode the auxiliary
button will only output while it is held down.
Auxiliary 1
Back
DMX---
On 255
Normal
Off 000
Momentary
