Pathway DMX QConnect Software for CR Manual - Manual (Page 14)

DMXQConnect for CR - User Guide Getting Familiar with DMXQConnect
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Chapter 3: Getting Familiar with DMXQConnect
S UMMARY
Follow this Chapter to learn how to create, edit and save patch files and send
them to the DMXPathfinder. Station and Source configuration is covered here.
B EFORE W E G ET S TARTED
Our discussion assumes that you, the user, have at least a basic
understanding of Microsoft Windows 95, and how to navigate around its
various menus and controls using a mouse. We will also assume that the
DMXQConnect software has been properly installed on your computer's hard
disk, and that communication between the PC and the DMXPathfinder rack
has been set up to function correctly.
Make sure that power to the DMXPathfinder electronics has been switched on,
and check that all of the faceplate RUN LEDs are illuminated, but none of the
ERR LEDs are on. Also ensure that the BACK/NORM (backup/normal) switch
on the Master Control Module is set to the NORM position. If you need to
change the switch from backup to normal, you must also press the adjacent
RESET pushbutton to put the Pathfinder into Normal Mode. It's worth
remembering that when in Backup Mode the Pathfinder will not respond to any
commands from the PC. A Reset command from the front panel or from a PC
will always activate the mode selected by the position of the BACK/NORM
switch.
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HOW
Launch the DMXQConnect program by clicking on its program icon. A graphic
window will appear briefly, then the combination status screen and work area
screen will appear.
To get a fresh start, click on File, New Show. Enter the working title for the
show file (20 characters maximum) in the box marked Name. An optional
Description may be entered to provide additional information. When done click
OK.