2.8
Completing the patch
When you have patched all your dimmers and fixtures, press the Exit
button on the numeric keypad to go back to normal mode. You have
now completed the setting up of the lighting system, and it’s time to
get to work on programming a show. But there’s one important thing to
do first…
2.9
Saving the contents of the DLC-C003 to disk
The DLC-C003 has a built in floppy disk drive which allows you to save
everything you have done. You should get into the habit of saving your
show regularly to guard against that unexpected moment when the
worst happens.
The disk drive is in the front left hand corner of the
console, beneath the master faders. If you’re using
the console in its flightcase, you might need to lift it
slightly to access the disk drive.
It only takes a minute or so to save the contents of
the DLC-C003 to disk. You can then reload it if you
mess up the show by accidentally changing
something, or if some helpful person steals the DLC-
C003 you can load your programming into a
replacement console and the show can go on.
Diskbutton
Backing up the DLC-C003 to disk
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Press the Disk button in the bottom right hand corner of the DLC-
C003
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Insert a blank formatted 1.44MB disk into the disk drive (anything
on the disk will be wiped).
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Select B [Save show to disk].
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The DLC-C003 will ask for a filename for the show. Type this on the
QWERTY keyboard then press Enter. If you don’t have a keyboard
connected you can just accept the default showname by pressing
Enter.
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The DLC-C003 will ask if you want to make the show compatible
with Sep 2048 software. Press B [No].
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The DLC-C003 will save your current show onto the disk. The
display will tell you when the DLC-C003 has finished.
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The DLC-C003 will not respond to any buttons or sliders while
saving or loading a show. The DMX output will be frozen in its last
state.
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If you need to reload the show, press Disk then A [Load show from
disk].
2.10
Examples
How do I patch a 6 channel DMX dimmer pack to faders 31-36?
Press Patch, then A [Dimmer]. Note the DMX address where the DLC-
C003 is going to patch (on the top line of the display). Hold down the
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