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Pathway Pathport Manager 5 User Guide User Manual

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Pathway Connectivity
Pathport Manager 5 v1 Manual

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Port Property Definitions

Name

Definition

Port Name

User-assigned port name – by default “Port x

Port Direction

Toggle input/output, regardless of connector gender

DMX Status

Informational – Active when port sees DMX activity

Patch Name

Output patch name (does not apply to input ports)

DMX Port Enable

Toggle enable/disable port

DMX Output Speed

Slow (31Hz), Med (36Hz), Fast (40Hz) or Max (44Hz)

E1.210 RDM Enable

Toggle enable/disable Remote Device Management

Quick Patch Enable

Allows backward compatibility with older firmware. Will
override source patching. Disabling is recommended

Quick Patch Universe

Sets Quick Universe number, if enabled

xDMX Status

Indicates presence of Pathport Protocol

xDMX Source Universe

Sets source patch universe – applies to inputs only
Not recommended as method of patching

E1.31 sACN Input Priority Level

Value between 1 (low) and 200 (high). Default = 100

E1.31 sACN Input Priority
Channel

Sets ‘magic channel’ for on-the-fly source selection when
using sACN. Range= 0-512. Default = 0 (disabled)

Crossfade enable

Allows crossfade between inputs on signal loss/gain

Crossfade time (ms)

Sets crossfade time

Signal Loss Hold Time (ms)

Sets time to hold last look on loss of input signal

Signal Loss Hold Forever

Holds last look forever on loss of input signal

Signal Loss Fade

Allows fade to zero when Hold Time expires

Signal Loss Fade Time (ms)

Sets time to fade to zero if Fade enabled

Signal Port Shutdown

If enabled, port stops sending DMX packets when fade
reaches zero. Will resume when signal restored

Bidirectional

Redundant - all ports are bidirectional

Gender

Reports gender of XLR connectors.

Physical

Reports if port actually exists

Terminated

DMX Manager Plus only. Reports if termination resistor
is enabled or not.