PRG Controlling VARI-LITE Equipment Using DMX 512 - Manual (Page 170)

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Lamp Light source consisting of filament or electrodes, base, and envelope or "bulb".
Lamp Cable Vari-Lite supplied cable that extends the fixture pigtail to a Smart Repeater unit.
Luminaire
Calibration The process of a luminaire finding its end stops for all parameters.
Mini-
Stepping Allows for smoother movement of color and gobo wheels in a VL6 spot luminaire.
Mode Software contained within the Smart Repeater unit allowing for different control options for luminaires.
Modular
(Mod) Rack A power distribution and storage rack for SixPack Chassis. The mod rack is fitted for 200A Cam-Lok input,
with six Epic connectors for individual outputs for up to four rack-mounted chassis and up to two auxiliary
chassis. The mod rack also has a space for one SPC-36 controller for control of the modules within the
chassis.
Output Port One of the six plugs on the long side of a Smart Repeater unit, with port one being closest to the Socapex
connector.
Palette Term for groups of groups; i.e. all the color groups would be considered the Color Palette, all the beam
groups would be the Beam Palette, etc.
Pan The 360° movement of the luminaire around the axis of the yoke.
Parameter An individual controllable aspect of a luminaire: pan, tilt, color, etc. Also known as "attribute."
Part Cue Basically a "cue within a cue". A portion of a cue with a time applied that is different than the cue time.
Patch The act of assigning a DMX512 channel to a control channel on a console.
Pigtail Cable found at the top of a Series 300 fixture.
Reply Digital data signals transmitted from each luminaire to the console. Only one luminaire may transmit at a
time, in response to a request from the console.
Signal Control protocol from a lighting console or interface.
SixPack
Chassis Case used for lamp power distribution. Each chassis can contain up to six modules - APS6 and/or C3 in any
combination. Each slot in the chassis corresponds to an output port on the Smart Repeater unit. The SixPack
Chassis connects to the Smart Repeater unit through an APS Cable or standard Socopex cable (if no APS6
modules are used).
Show File A file containing all programmed cue data.
Shutter A mechanism which controls the douser or strobe action of luminaires capable of this function.
Smart
Repeater The Smart Repeater unit is the hub for up to six Series 300 luminaires. The Smart Repeater unit s also an
interface between the control system and the luminaires. It consolidates the three things necessary to run
Series 300 luminaires into one lamp cable: Control Signal, Lamp power and Motor/Control power.