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anything in this chapter, so if you already feel comfortable with fixture control, then feel free to jump to the next
chapter.
Dimmer
We have already looked at this view in chapter 5. If you have forgotten, then I suggest you go back and have a look -
there's a lot of nice information in that chapter.
Position
In position we usually have two faders. One for Pan and one for Tilt. Most fixture types are build with their default
position in the middle of their movement range. So the fader position is also in the middle. The values shown as a
scale for the faders are taken from the physical values in the fixture profile. Next to each fader is a button that resets
the position to the center position (usually 0 degrees).
On the right side you'll find some more buttons.
Flip is used when a moving head is pointed at a position using a set of pan and tilt values. Sometimes you can
reach the same position with a different set of values. The Flip button toggles between these possible value sets.
Home is like pressing the center button for both Pan and Tilt. It puts the fixture back to it's default position.
There are five buttons for each of the Align modes. And a Wings button that allows you split your selection of
fixtures into two groups (split in the middle) and then the second group mirror the values of the first group on the
Pan attribute. Wings only work on Pan.
Gobo
The Gobo Preset Type view allows us to see, select and control the Gobo wheels in your fixtures. This view can
change a lot depending on the fixtures you have patched. Some fixtures have many gobo and animation wheels. For
our Alpha Profile 700 we only have one gobo wheel.
On the left side there's a vertical scroll bar that allows us to select the gobo we want. Next to this is a group of
buttons. The top one is called Select . This allows us to select one of the gobos on the left side. Some fixture types
have continuous rotation of the gobo wheel. The Alpha Profile 700 doesn't. That's also why the next three buttons
are grayed out. They are used to control the direction of the rotation ( Spin > goes clockwise and Spin < goes
counter clockwise) and to stop it ( Stop ). The last buttons is available if the fixture have a Gobo Shake function.
If the gobo wheel have gobo rotation, then this is usually controlled by the second encoder and screen fader. Usually
the rotation have two modes. Index and rotation. This is selected by the buttons next the on screen fader. There's
Spin > and Spin < that rotates the gobo in the selected direction. The fader controls the speed. Stop stops the
the rotation where it is. Index changes the mode and now you can use the fader to precisely position the gobo the
way you want it. Center takes the gobo position back to the default center position.
Remember that pressing the encoders opens the Calculator view where you also can select the different
defined gobos.
Color
We looked at color control in chapter 11. I hope you haven't forgotten about it.
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