Patching moving lights, Tutorial – ETC Eos v1.3 User Manual
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Eos Operations Manual
Patching Moving Lights
The process of patching moving lights requires more detail than patching a dimmer. Specific
information is required for more advanced control of the features offered by moving lights.
Tutorial
Step 1:
To patch a moving light you must first open the patch display. You may open the patch
display from the browser or by pressing [Displays]>{Patch}.
Step 2:
Enter a channel number or multiple numbers from the control keypad.
• When typing any number from the control keypad, and patch is in default
channel mode, channel is assumed and is placed on the command line. You
can use the [+], [-] and [Thru] keys to make your channel selection.
•
example: [1] [0] [1] [Thru] [1] [1] [0]
Step 3:
Press the {Type} touchbutton in the CIA.
Step 4:
Select a device type from the fixture library.
a: Press {Manufacturer} from the CIA to display the fixture library. The two
columns on the left are pagable and show manufacturer names.
b: Use the arrow touchbuttons to scroll the list of manufacturers. Selecting a
manufacturer repaints the device columns with all devices from that
manufacturer that are available for patching.
c: Scroll through the device list and make your selection. After the selection is
made, the fixture/device type will be placed on the command line after the
channel number and displayed in the box beneath the {Type} button.
Step 5:
Enter a starting DMX address for the selected channel or group of channels.
• Press [At] and enter the DMX address using the control keypad. The DMX
address may be entered in standard format ([1] [0] [2] [5]) or by using the port
and offset value ([3] [/] [1]).
N o t e :
Alternatively, when patch is in address mode, DMX address is assumed and is
placed on the command line. Channel mode and address mode are toggled using
the [Format] key in the patch display.
N o t e :
Notice the two softkeys {Show}, {Manfctr}, and {User} located beneath the CIA.
These softkeys provide you with the option of showing only the library of fixtures/
devices that are already patched in the show {Show} or all fixtures/devices
available in the library sorted by manufacturer {Manfctr}.
{User} displays user-defined devices. For more information, see
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