The Scroller Patch
Spark
20-13
Selecting a scroller
You must enter the number of the scroller at the prompt.
Enter the scroller number on the numeric keypad. It is displayed in yellow after the
prompt
Scroller #:
Or
Press + or - to move the cursor through the Scroller Patch Table. The scroller
number is displayed next to the prompt.
Clear channel to scroller assignments with F3 Clear Assign.
Patching scrollers to control channels
Patch a scroller to the channel number of its corresponding lighting unit, thus creating a
two-parameter channel: dimmer and scroller.
Example: Scroller 1 is mounted on a 5 kW. lighting unit controlled by channel 100.
Patching scroller 1 to control channel 100 allows you to access the dimmer of the fixture
and the scroller using only one channel selection.
Keypresses Results/Comments
1. Select scroller 1
2. Press F1 Assign To Chan
The scroller number is highlighted in the patch
table. The system prompts:
Assign to channel #.
3. Enter 100 using the keypad.
4. Press F1 Store
The channel number is displayed in the left
column. The scroller list arranges itself in
numerical order by control channels.
Patching a range of channels to a range of scrollers
Example: assign scrollers 1 – 16 to channels 101 to 116.
Keypresses Results/Comments
1. Select scroller 1
2. Press F1 Assign To Chan
The scroller number is highlighted in the patch
table. The system prompts:
Assign to channel #
.
3. Enter 101 using the keypad.
4. Press F2 Thru Channel
You are prompted for a channel number.
5. Enter 116 using the numeric
keypad.
6. Press F1 Store
The channels 101 – 116 are assigned
consecutively to scrollers 1 – 16.