ETC Element - Page 117

Patch 105
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Select the channel number using the control keypad or the direct selects.
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{Type} - Element defaults to patching dimmers. To specify a specific device type for the
selected channel, press the {Type} button from the CIA.
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The two columns on the left side of the CIA are pageable and show manufacturer names.
The four columns to the right of the manufacturer’s list are pageable devices that are
available from the selected manufacturer for patching.
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Selecting a specific manufacturer repaints the display with all devices that are available
from that manufacturer. After you select a device, the fixture/ device type appears in the
command line, in the {Type} box in the CIA, and in the “Type” field for that channel in the
patch display.
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{Label} - An optional user-defined label. You can use the [Label] key to display the virtual
PC keyboard on the CIA. Pressing {Label} or [Label], after a label has already been
assigned, will display the label on the command line for editing purposes. Pressing [Label]
[Label] will clear the text.
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[1] [At] [5] [Label] <S4 house right> [Enter] - patches channel 1 to output 5 and labels
channel 1 as “S4 house right”.
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{Address} - Required for DMXcontrol of devices. You may use the either the [At] or
[Address/Patch] key instead of the {Address} button.
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Use the keypad to define the starting address for the device (from 1 to 32,767,488) or a
port and offset value.You may enter a start address without defining an end address.
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Element will draw this information from the library data. If you wish to leave a larger
output gap than required by the library, use {Offset}. See Using {Offset} in Patch (on
page93) .
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If you specify a start address that conflicts with other channels already patched, the
conflicting channels will be unpatched after a confirmation is provided by the user.
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{Interface} - An optional field used to specify what protocols and interfaces should be used
for the output. When the field is left blank, the default data output is used as selected in
the {Network} section of the ECU and {Outputs} section of Setup. For more information
about setting defaults see Output Protocols (on page414) and Outputs (on page138) . The
interface options available are sACN, Net 2- EDMX, ArtNet, Avab UDP, and Local DMX,
depending on what has been enabled in the {Network} and {Local I/O} sections of the ECU
for the desk. If an output option is not enabled, it will appear grayed out in the {Interface}
list.
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{Preserve Native} - When Preserve Native is enabled, and you make changes to patch,
your cues' real world levels (like pan degrees) will be converted so that the DMX output is
preserved instead of the degrees. This is primarily useful for fixture substitutions.
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{Flash} - will bring a channel or address to full, and then every other second the level will
move to 15%. That will hold for 1 second, and then the level will return to full. The
channel or address will keep flashing until either the command line is cleared or {Flash} is
selected again.
{Attribute} Display and Settings
The {Attributes} page provides you with optional fields for additional information and details
about the configuration of your rig. Attribute settings include {Preheat}, {Proportion}, {Curve},
{Fan Curve}, {LD Flags}, {GM Exempt}, {Invert Pan}, {Invert Tilt}, {Swap P/T}, and {Color Path}.
With no channels selected, Scrollers / Wheels will display scroller and wheel parameters for any
patched fixtures. With one or more channels selected, only the parameters that apply to those
fixtures will appear. Press the desired attribute button and use the keypad to set the attribute
value.