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Atom Operator Manual
Patch
LSC Lighting Systems (Aust) Pty. Ltd.
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12.3 Patching Dimmers To Channels
Hint: When patching dimmers to channels start with the fixture to be controlled, allocate the dimmer
output (DMX) number that is to control it, and then patch that dimmer output to the desired desk
channel. Keeping a written record of your patch will assist.
To patch a dimmer to a channel select the Softpatch (described above) then press; [PREVIEW/EDIT].
The Softpatch resides in a special “PAGE” of memory known as page “P” (Patch).
To select page “P”, press and hold [PAGE], tap [S/A] (Red 11).
HINT: When Previewing, you may also select page P by repeated presses of the PAGE key which will
step from page “1” through “9” then “C” (Channels), then “P” (Patch) and back to “1”.
When page P is selected, the display asks, “Edit Patch ?”. Press [YES].
To select the required dimmer number, press [
<
] or [
>
]or rotate the Edit wheel. If you hold down either [
<
] or
[
>
], they will auto repeat. Dimmer numbers are shown on the display as you select them and are also
highlighted in yellow on the optional VGA monitor.
To patch the selected dimmer to a channel press; [S/A] (Channel number).
The display shows the selected “d # (dimmer number) to c # (channel number)” patch and asks you to confirm
it. Press [YES].
The channel S/A key then lights to show the existence of the patch to the displayed dimmer number and on
the VGA monitor, the channel number appears in cyan below the dimmer number.
Select further dimmers and patch them to channels as required.
When scrolling through the dimmers, as each dimmer number is shown, if a channel is patched to it, that
channel’s S/A key will light. The VGA monitor shows all 99 dimmers with their patched channel (if any).
Each dimmer output may only be patched to any one channel. If a particular dimmer output is already patched
to a channel and you attempt to patch that same dimmer output to a different channel (by pressing that
channel’s S/A key) then the display will ask “Unpatch d # to c # ?” (the existing patch). If you press [NO], the
patch remains. If you press [YES], the patch is deleted and the display will ask “Patch d # to c # ?” (your new
channel selection). If you press [YES], the new channel is patched to the dimmer. If you press [NO], the old
patch is simply deleted. When finished patching, press [PREVIEW/EDIT].
Deleting A Patch
To delete a patch, select the dimmer as described above. The channel S/A key to which the dimmer is
patched will be lit. Press the lit [S/A] key and the display will ask “Unpatch d # to c # ?”. Press [YES].
Previewing The Softpatch
Channel Patched To Dimmer
To determine which channel is controlling a dimmer you must preview the Patch page (page P).
Press; [PREVIEW/EDIT], press and hold [PAGE], tap [S/A] (Red 11). (Or use the hint above).
When page P is selected, the display asks, “Edit Patch ?”. Press [YES].
Press [
<
] or [
>
]or rotate the Edit wheel to select the dimmer number (indicated on the display).
The S/A key of the channel patched to that dimmer lights to show the existence of a patch.
The VGA monitor shows all 99 dimmers (grey) together with their patched channel (if any) (cyan).
When finished previewing, press [PREVIEW/EDIT].
Dimmers Patched To Channel
Each channel may be patched to more than one dimmer. To determine which dimmers are patched to a
channel you must preview the Channel page (page C).
Press; [PREVIEW/EDIT], press and hold [PAGE], tap [S/A] (Red 10). (Or use the hint above).
Press [FUNCTION] and the “DIMMER” LED lights. Press [S/A] (Channel number).
If the channel is not patched to any dimmers, the display reads “---”.
If the channel is patched, the display reads the lowest patched dimmer number and the
>
key flashes if
patches to higher dimmer numbers exist. Press [
>
]or [
<
] to scroll through the dimmer numbers (indicated on
the display) that are patched to the selected channel.
The VGA monitor shows the selected channel and all dimmers patched to that channel are in yellow.
To see the dimmers patched to other channels simply press the desired channel’s S/A key and scroll through
the dimmers patched to it as above. When finished previewing, press [PREVIEW/EDIT].
Printing The Softpatch
The contents of the Softpatch may be printed or displayed on a computer screen. See “PRINT” in the
“UTILITIES” chapter for details.
Editing The Softpatch
Editing a patch is exactly the same procedure as patching and deleting above.