Jands Vista I3, User Manual

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The Chooser window Using the detailed panels
About Custom values
Some fixtures have effects and other special features that can only be used by
setting a channel to a particular value. These features vary from fixture to fix
so they aren’t incl
ture
uded in Vista’s ‘generic’ controls.
have special settings for the Strobe channel that
e small Custom control panels
For example some fixtures
provide a random strobe effect. Moving the Vista strobe slider to the left or right
will never set the effect running because the slider only operates in the (generic)
range that sets the strobe to fast or slow.
To access the special channel features you use th
Custom panels
The small custom panels are divided into 3 sections:
•
the top section shows the name of the channel in a colour
coded bar.
•
the centre section shows the channel range. This will
normally be the same as the channel name but will change
if a s
•
the bottom section shows the channel value. Normally this
is shown
valu
You can set
click on the up and down buttons, in the bottom section, to
adjust the value by + or – 1 each time you click a button
•
click
valu
•
click while
hold r
chan
curso
pecial range is selected – see below.
as a DMX value (0-255) but can be changed to a %
e by de-selecting the DMX button.
a custom channel value in three way
•
s:
in on the value display to highlight it and type a new
e with the keyboard
in on the value display to highlight it and
ing the pen or mouse button down, not that the curso
ges to an up/down arrow. Now move the pen or
r up or down as though you were adjusting a slider.
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