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Express v3.1 Quick Guide
Select ML Fixtures
To control a moving light, you must select it. Selecting a moving light is done by the fixture
number you set in the patch. You may also use the
[And]
,
[Thru]
and
[Except]
keys to
select ranges of fixtures.
Select fixtures:
•
Press
[S8 - Fixture] [#]
.
•
To select a range of fixtures press
[S8 - Fixture] [#] [Thru] [#] [And] [#]
. When a range
of fixtures is selected, only the last fixture in the range is displayed in the Fixture Box.
Select a Fixture Attribute
Your console supports up to 64 fixture attributes. These attributes are numbered 1-64.
Though you can directly change attribute levels directly using the encoders, you may select
a particular attribute by selecting its number.
When selecting an attribute by its number, the attribute is highlighted in the Fixture Box. The
steps to follow to select a fixture attribute are illustrated below.
View the attribute numbers:
Step 1:
Press
[Setup] [1][5] [Enter]
to view the Moving Light Functions menu.
Step 2:
Press
[3] [Enter]
to view the Attribute Setup display. All attributes have a number
associated with them.
Select a fixture attribute:
Step 1:
Press
[S8 - Fixture] [#] [Only] [S6 - Attribute] [
x
]
, where [
x
] is the attribute
number you want to select.
Step 2:
Use the associated encoder to set a level, or press
[At] [
x
]
, where [
x
] is the level
you want to set for that attribute.
Select Attributes by Category
Each attribute is assigned by default to one of five categories: Position, Beam, Image, Color
or None. Often, you may want to adjust or record all the attributes in a category.
Select all the attributes in an attribute category:
Step 1:
Press
[S8 - Fixture] [#] [Only] [S1 - Position]
to select the position attributes.
You can substitute
[S2 - Image]
,
[S3 - Color]
,
[S4 - Beam]
or
[S5 - None]
for
[S1 - Position]
to select other attribute categories.
Step 2:
Use the associated encoder to set a level, or press
[At] [
x
]
, where [
x
] is the level
you want to set for that attribute.
Set Attribute Levels
After making ML fixture and attribute selections, set attribute levels using any of the
procedures below. Since attributes are associated with channels in Fixture Patch, you can
set attributes levels using the procedures given under
Set Channel Levels, page 8
. But
easier ways are available for ML fixtures that employ the Fixture Box and reference groups
called Focus Points.
Find out which device controls which attribute by selecting a fixture, then looking in the
Fixture Box. The attributes of the fixture and their associated level-setting devices are
highlighted. The devices are shown in the third row of the table, where E1–E5 are encoders,
X and Y are the two wheels, and TX and TY are the two axes of the pointing device. These
