Leprecon LPC V3 User's Manual - Manual (Page 121)

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14 Glossary of Console Related Terms
A.C.
In Alternating Current, it is the flow of electricity that reverses polarity a number
of times per second.
Amp
The measurement used to describe the amount of electrical current flowing in a
wire or circuit.
Blackout
A switch that, when pressed, will blackout the entire show. It is very useful when
the operator wants to show external effects like pyrotechnics, video, or spotlights.
Board Channel
On a console a channel may only be represented by a number which is
assigned by the system to control any number of physical dimmers, color
scrollers, or other devices. Generally a control channel represents the smallest
easily divisible set of controls a designer has over groups of lighting instruments.
A soft patch or pin patch is used to assign dimmers or groups of dimmers to
individual control channels.
Bump Button
A switch used to quickly bring a board channel to full intensity. Pressing a bump
button is an alternative to using a fader. Bump buttons allow rapid manual control
over lighting control channels. On some consoles bump buttons can be put into
solo mode where all channels except those controlled by the bump button go
out.
Chase
A lighting design term referring to a group of lights which are turned on and off in
a sequence. A chase can be a complex multi-part cue affecting large groups of
lighting instruments, and can be manipulated by rate, intensity, and fadetime.