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2.
Depending on the orientation of the patched fixture on the rig, you can inverse the pan, inverse the tilt or
swap pan and tilt. This is a global setting for the fixture to make pan/tilt control with the joystick easier. As
you will see later in this manual, you can still invert channels for your show in the programmer.
Press the softkeys next to the options to toggle them on/off.
3.
You can choose to exclude a device from master and/or blackout. Exclude from master means the dimmer
or shutter of the fixture is not affected by the master fader. Exclude from blackout means the blackout button
does not affect the dimmer or shutter of the fixture. Press the softkey next to the options to toggle them
on/off.
You can see the status of every option by looking at the square next to it. A filled square means on, an
empty one off.
4.
Repeat steps 1-3 on other fixtures you want to edit.
5.
Press STORE to store your changes. If Xciter has detected changes, it will report that it has stored them
and ask you to press any key to continue.
6.
Press [ESC] to leave the fixture patch. If Xciter detects unstored changes to the patch, it will report this and
ask you whether you wish to store those changes. Press {Yes} to store and exit, {no} to exit without storing
changes.
8.2.4.3
Clear patch data
If you want to assign a different fixture model to a unit key or readdress it, you have to clear the unit key
first. If you remove a fixture from the patch permanently, that fixture will no longer take part in the show.
1.
Hold down CLEAR as you press the general-purpose number key(s) you wish to clear.
2.
Release CLEAR to stop deleting fixtures from the patch.
3.
If you want to delete another fixture, repeat steps 1-2.
4.
Press STORE to store your changes. If Xciter has detected changes, it will report that it has stored them
and ask you to press any key to continue.
Press [ESC] to leave the fixture patch. If Xciter detects changes to the patch that you have not stored, it will
report this and ask you whether you wish to store those changes. Press {Yes} to store and exit, {no} to exit
without storing changes.
8.2.5
Dimmer patch
Xciter permits up to 20 dimmer units. A single unit can contain up to 48 logical channels. If you compare
fixtures and dimmers, you will conclude that most of the differences lie in the behavior of the logical
channels:
•
A fixture control channel manipulates only one DMX channel. A dimmer control channel can manipulate
multiple physical channels.
•
Fixtures’ physical control channels are always grouped together (i.e. the DMX address and the channels
immediately above) when you patch them. The DMX Channels you patch to a dimmer control channel do
not have to be grouped; they can be anywhere on the DMX chain, provided they are not occupied by the
fixture or DA (Direct Access) patch.
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Fixture units have factory-defined channel names. The channel names of dimmer units are user-defined.
Note: logical channels in a dimmer unit are all HTP.
