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1.3 General terms
The following terms are used in intelligent light programming.
Blackout
sets the shutter or dimmer value of all lights to "0", which causes all DMX
devices to go to state "OFF".
DMX-512
is an industry standard digital communication protocol used in
entertainment lighting equipment. For more information, refer to the DMX Basics
section in the Appendix.
Fixture
refers to your lighting device or other device such as a fog machine or
dimmer that you can control.
Scene banks
are a series of scenes stacked one after another. It can either consist
of a single scene or several scenes.
Scene
are static lighting conditions.
Fader
also known as slider
Chases
can also be called programs. A chase consists of a series of scenes that
have been saved one after the other.
Scanner
refers to a lighting device with a pan and tilt mirror. However, with the
HDO-16 Controller, it can be used to control any DMX-512 compatible device as a
generic device.
Stand Alone
refers to the ability of a device to operate independently of an external
controller and normally in sync with music, thanks to a built-in microphone.
Fade
sliders are for setting the time between scenes within a chase.
Speed
sliders are used to adjust the speed between scenes within a chase.
Shutter
is a mechanical device in the lamp with which you can block the light beam.
It is often used to reduce the intensity of the light output and to flash.
Patching
refers to the process of assigning fixtures to a DMX channel.
Playbacks
can be either scenes or chases, which are called directly by the user for
execution. A playback can also be used as program memory that can be recalled
during a show.