Additional Patching Features; Proportional Patching - ETC Expression 2.0 User Manual

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Additional patching features

The following patching features are described below:
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Proportional patching

• Dimmer profiles
• Capturing channels in softpatch
• Unpatching individual dimmers
• Softpatching to Strand CD80 dimmer rack
Proportional patching
Expression lets you proportionally inhibit individual dimmer levels from
the softpatch screen . You may want to inhibit an individual dimmer to
balance the wash in a channel or to limit a particular lamp . Dimmers
default to a full level setting unless you inhibit them.
To inhibit individual dimmers levels, follow these steps:
1. If Softpatch screen is not displayed, press [Patch].
2. Press [Dim] to indicate that next number entered will be a dimmer.
3. Enter desired dimmer number, or select a group of dimmers by
using [And] and [Thru] in conjunction with dimmer numbers.
4. Press [At], and enter desired intensity level for dimmer .
As long as dimmers are selected (highlighted on monochrome
monitor or displayed in yellow on a color monitor) you can adjust
their levels with [+] and [-].
Dimmer intensity levels set in softpatch function at full level on all other
screens . For example, if you enter a level of 60 for a dimmer on the
softpatch screen, when you set that channel to full in a cue or submas-
ter, the dimmer will output at 60 percent.
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