High End Systems DLHD High Definition Digital Light, User Manual

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CHAPTER 5
DMX Programming Basics and Quick Start
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Quick Start with a Wholehog Console
Hog4 consoles allow easy control of the many attributes associated with Axon and Digital Light
media servers. The Wholehog library groups these attributes as multiple “fixture types” for each
unit:
• Motion fixture type (available on Digital Light fixtures only) controls movement and camera
attributes
• Global fixture type controls attributes of the composit image
• Graphic fixture type controls attributes of an individual graphic objects
After setting up and configuring your media server as outlined in Chapter 2, use the following
steps to get to the point of displaying output.
Add one of each type in the Fixture Schedule, shown in the Fixture Window. After adding each
type, assign it to a DMX universe. The simplest setup would assign fixture types with no empty
channels between fixtures.
Each “fixture type” of an Axon or a Digital Light media server has an intensity setting.
• Motion Intensity to opens the physical shutter (Available on Digital Light Fixtures only)
• Global Intensity sets the intensity of the composite image.
• Graphic Intensity sets Layer Opacity.
To view the projected output, set the intensity value of each type to 100%
If you are having trouble viewing output, double check that all default setting are being sent to
the fixture. If you are using a different control board, please ensure that all DMX channels
patched for the fixture match the default values.