Chapter 5: Setting Up the Soft Patch
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ADVANCED TOPIC: For more information on the Patch: Parked
Dimmers subdisplay or the Patch: Non-Dim Dimmers subdisplay, see Chapter
20, Advanced Patching Options.
Patching Channels to Dimmers
In the Patch: By Channel display, you begin a patch command by pressing the
number of the channel that you want to assign, followed by the [@] key. At
this point, you can enter dimmer number assignment(s). The console
automatically inserts the word "Dimmer" into the Command Line when you
enter the first number after the [@] key. To assign more than one dimmer,
enter a dimmer list, which can contain a range of dimmers joined with the [+],
[-], and [>] keys. Execute the command by pressing the [ENTER] key.
? EXAMPLE: To patch channel 2 to dimmer 51 in the Patch display:
[2] [@] [51] [ENTER]
If you want to construct patching commands using the dimmer number(s) first,
use the [DIMMER] key to start the patching command.
? EXAMPLE: To patch dimmers 7 and 24 to channel 2 in the Patch
display:
[DIMMER] [7] [+] [24] [@] [2] [ENTER]
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BASIC RULE: In all patching commands, it is not necessary to
specify channel numbers or dimmer numbers with a channel or dimmer key;
the console automatically assumes that the channel is addressed in the first
part of the command and the dimmer in the second part, unless the [DIMMER]
key is used.
You can also patch ranges of channels to ranges of dimmers in a single
command. This is called range patching. Range patching commands require
that you specify consecutive ranges of dimmers and channels with the Thru [>]
key. The quantity of channels and dimmers must also be the same. This
feature can save you a considerable amount of time if you are patching large
groups of dimmers that are offset from their corresponding channel numbers.
? EXAMPLE: To patch channels 1 through 12 to dimmers 13
through 24 in a single command:
[1] [>] [12] [@] [13] [>] [24] [ENTER]
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