3. Patching - Page 51
TitanUniversal_Man_v8-0_TT.doc 05 August 2014
• To show the DMX address for fixtures, press View then Patch.
To show patch details for a single fixture press
View then the
fixture select button. On touch buttons the DMX address is
displayed on the top right of the button in the format {DMX
line}.{Address} (this display can be disabled using the context
menu).
• If a patch goes over the capacity of a DMX line, the console will
patch at the beginning of the next line. For example if you try
to patch a Mac500 at channel 1.510, it will actually be patched
at 2.1.
3.1.4 Visualiser Auto Patch
If you want to use Visualiser, start it by pressing the Visualiser button
above the numeric keys, or press
View then [Open Workspace
Window] then [Visualiser]. Visualiser will open in one of the
workspace windows with an automatic representation of your patch.
If you have another monitor connected, you can move the Visualiser
window to it by pressing View then [Window Options] then [Move
Screen], or by holding Avo and pressing Size/Position.
You will see the fixtures laid out on screen in handle number order.
You can then use the Visualiser controls to reposition the fixtures if
you wish.
3.1.5 Patching fixtures with multiple cells (sub fixtures)
Some fixtures have multiple cells of control within a single fixture (for
example an RGB LED batten). To avoid having to patch every cell as
a single fixture, you can patch the whole fixture as one “super
fixture” and each cell will then appear as a “sub fixture”. This is very
useful when laying out fixtures for use with the Pixel Mapper as it
allows you to move and rotate the fixture as a single fixture, but keep
individual control over the cells.
If you access the fixture using the handle it is patched on, all cells of
the fixture will be controlled together. To access the sub fixtures
independently, press Unfold then the select button of the fixture. In
the Fixtures workspace, the current page of fixtures will be replaced
by select buttons for each individual fixture cell. You can also select
subfixtures from the numeric keypad. See section
4.1.4 on page 68
for more details of working with fixture cells.
To go back to normal, press Unfold then [Exit Unfold].
The Sub fixtures feature requires an updated personality
file. If sub fixtures does not work on your fixture you
may need to obtain the latest fixture personality from
Avolites.
3.1.6 Patching by RDM
RDM (Remote Device Management) is a system which allows the
console to interrogate the lighting rig to find out what’s there. It can
then patch itself to match the existing DMX addresses. You can also
remotely change modes and other settings on the fixture.
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