ETC Emphasis Lighting Control System, User Manual

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System Settings 63
Modifying dimmer output
Normally, when you fade a control channel, patched dimmers will output the same level.
For example, if you set a channel to 50%, the patched dimmers will output at 50%. You can
modify this by applying a proportional level to individual dimmers, or by assigning a dimmer
profile. If desired, you can apply a proportion and a profile to any dimmer. You can select
channels and set them to levels while you are viewing the patch. This way you can see the
affect of applied proportions and profiles.
N o t e :
Do not apply proportions or profiles to 16 Bit channels. This will yield unexpected results.
Proportional Patching
A proportion applied to a dimmer caps the output to the assigned level. For example, if you
set a proportion of 80 to a dimmer, that dimmer will only output 80% when its patched
channel is set to full (100%). Because this is a proportional setting, when the channel is set
to 50, the dimmer will output 40% (half of 80).
Proportional patching can be used when you need to match dimmers with different wattage
lamps in them, or if you want to keep a dimmer or dimmers from ever reaching its full output.
Set a proportional dimmer output level:
Step 1: On your Emphasis Facepanel or from the virtual facepanel in Emphasis
Visualization, press [Patch] to access the Patch display.
Step 2: Press <Dim> [ x ] , where [ x ] is the dimmer number, to select the dimmer. You can
use [And] , [Thru] and [Except] to select ranges of dimmers.
Step 3: Press [At] [ y ] , where [ y ] is the two-digit proportional level. Enter a zero before
single-digit levels (i.e., 08 ). Use [Full] to remove a proportional level from a
dimmer.
Dimmer Profiles
You can assign a profile to a dimmer in the Emphasis Console Patch display. A profile
governs the output level of DMX in relation to the channel level. Profiles are often used to
match dimmers with different dimming curves, compensating for any mismatches in
dimmer output by adjusting the DMX level. Profiles can also be used to preheat lamps
(warming the filaments can extend lamp life or speed the time to full output on lamps that
are bumped to full).