The menus
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The following keys are active:
LEFT
Decrement the start channel to the previous lamp
RIGHT
Increment the start channel to the next lamp
UP
Increment by one the start channel
DOWN
Decrement by one the start channel
TOGGLE
Select the next automatic test
The automatic tests consist of ramping the levels up then down between defined values for
the channels that relate to each lamp attribute. The Speed at which the ramp operates can be
defined in Mic-Edit.
The automatic tests function as follows:
Name Function
On
Point lamp at center of Pan & Tilt range with a full power white beam.
Int
Ramp up and down the lamp intensity. If a dimmer exists in the lamp it is
used, otherwise the mechanical shutter is used.
Pan
Pan the beam from one extent to the other
Tilt
Tilt the beam from one extent to the other.
P&T
Pan & Tilt the beam from one extent, diagonally to the other.
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Pan & Tilt are controlled by the cursor keys. This is particularly useful for
manually focusing a moving lamp.
COL 1-7
Exercise the colors available. This tests up to seven color attribute channels of
the lamp. Depending on the lamp type, the order will be either:
RED BLUE GREEN COLOUR-WHEEL 1-4 or YELLOW MAGENTA CYAN
COLOUR-WHEEL 1-4
GOB 1-7
Run through all the available gobos.
STRB
Test the Strobe effects.
ZOOM
Test the Zoom.
FOCS
Test the Focus.
IRIS
Test the Iris.
PRIS
Test the Prism.
EFFX
Test the Effects.
AUX 1-7
Test a further seven attributes as defined in the lamp library.
ALL
Run all of the tests listed above in sequence. When the ALL test is running,
the display alternates between ‘ALL’ and the current attribute.
The DMX512 output continues when ‘The Wife’ DMX Tester is in Receive mode. You can
download a copy of Mic-Edit from the Artistic Licence web site to inspect the detailed
channel allocations for each moving lamp.
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