Unpatching Individual Dimmers - ETC Expression 2.0 User Manual

Chapter 3 Entering softpatch and system settings

Unpatching individual dimmers

[Dim] lets you select a single dimmer and bring it up independent of
other dimmers softpatched to the same channel . This is called
unpatching a dimmer . If a channel has more than one dimmer
softpatched to it, you may want to unpatch a single dimmer to check
individual fixtures, to turn on a work light, or to focus a single dimmer
from the channel . You must be in Stage mode to unpatch a dimmer.
To unpatch a dimmer, follow these steps:
1. Determine which dimmer you want to unpatch . You may want to
display the softpatch screen to display the current dimmer to
channel patching . To display the softpatch screen, press [Patch] .
2. Press [Stage] .
3. Press [Dim] .
4. Enter the dimmer number you want to unpatch . Unpatching does
not affect the level that other dimmers in the channel are set at . If
you want all other dimmers in the channel off, set the channel at
zero.
5. To set the unpatched dimmer at full intensity, press [Enter] . Or, to
set the unpatched dimmer at less than full, press [At], and enter a
two-digit level; then press [Enter].
6. Press [Dim] [Clear] to restore dimmer to patch . You can perform
most other console tasks with dimmer unpatched, then restore the
patch at any time . Entering the softpatch screen also restores patch.
Note: When you unpatch a dimmer and set it to full intensity, the output
is 100 percent of the potential output, not 100 percent of the level at
which it is softpatched.
Hint: To perform a dimmer check from Stage, press [Dim] [1] [Enter].
Then use [+] and [-] to step through remaining dimmers for dimmer
check.
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