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6

Patch

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C h a p t e r 6

Patch

The Patch is used to associate a channel with addresses and device types. Once a channel is
patched to an address or addresses, and the output is connected to a device (for example a
dimmer, moving light, or accessory), the channel will then control that device.

This chapter contains the following sections:

About Patch

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Displays

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Patching Conventional Fixtures

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Patching Scrollers

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Using the Scroller Editor

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Calibrating a Scroller

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Patching Moving Lights, LEDs, and Accessories

. . . . . . . . .65

Display Pages in Patch

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Using Device List

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Dimmer Doubling

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Moving and Copying Channels

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Swapping Channels

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Unpatch a Channel

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Deleting Channels

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Clearing the Patch

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Update Library

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Fixture Editor

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80