
3. Patch
3.1 Create
3.1.1 Patch dimmer
1) Press and hold <Patch>, then, press <A>[Patch Dimmer].
2) An address will be displayed at Line 2 on the screen for patching.
Roll <Wheel Value> to change the address; Press <D>[Auto
calculate Addr.] to automatically achieve a suitable address.
3) To patch a single dimmer, press a handle Fixture button. To patch
a range of dimmers, hold down the Fixture button for the first
dimmer in the range, then press the last Fixture button in the range.
The range of dimmers will be patched to sequential DMX addresses.
4) To patch another dimmer to the same handle, enter the new DMX
channel and press the Swop button again
3.1.2 Patch moving light fixtures
1) Press and hold <Patch>, then, press <B> [Patch Fixtures]. If the
libraries you need aren’t inside the controller, copy the libraries files
(*.R20) from computer to your u-disk root path.
2) Select a library from the controller or from a USB memory.
3) Press <Up> or <Down> to browse into the library; Press the soft
key to select. When a library in USB memory is selected, the library
will be added or updated into the controller.
4) An address code will be displayed at Line 2 on the screen for
patching. Roll <Wheel Value> to change the address code; Press
<D> [Auto calculate Addr.] to automatically achieve a suitable
address code..
5) Press a desired <Fixture> button to patch an intelligent fixture.
You can patch a range of fixtures by holding down the first and last
Fixture buttons of the range, the same as for dimmers. Unlike
dimmers, you cannot patch more than one fixture onto a fixture
button. If the fixture button is already used, the patch will fail. Use
a different fixture button or delete the fixture already on the fixture
button if you don’t want it any more.
3.1.3 View the patching
Press <E>[Patch Information] to view the patching info.
3.2 Edit
3.2.1 Changing the DMX address
You can re-patch a fixture to a different DMX address or a different
DMX output line. All programming is kept.
1) If not in the Patch menu, press <Patch> to enter.
2) Press <C> [Re-patch Fixture].