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CHAPTER TWO
2.
Patching
This chapter contains: Fixture handles; patching dimmers; patching
moving light fixtures; checking the patching; changing the DMX
address; moving a fixture to a different handle; deleting a patched
fixture; patching options.
Patching is the process where you tell the DLC-C003
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What type of lighting units you have connected to it
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What DMX addresses they are operating at
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Which DMX output line each unit is connected to (there are 4)
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Which “handles” (control sliders) you want to use to access them
You can either patch the DMX channels on your console to match your
lighting rig, or set up the console first and then set the lighting rig to
match.
The DLC-C003 must be in Program mode before you can patch.
2.1
Create
2.1.1
Fixture handles
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The DLC-C003 can control up to 240 intelligent fixtures or dimmer
channels. To do this it has 4 pages of 60 control “handles”. The handles
are located in 2 rows of 30 along the top of the console. Each handle
consists of:
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a slider, used to set the intensity of the fixture or dimmer
patchedto the handle,
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a “Swop” button which is used in
program mode to select the fixture
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a “flash” button which is used to
select Palettes and to flash the
channel in Run mode.
