Loading A Fixture Profile; Remove; Show Universes / Show Stage Map - ETC ColorSource Console User Manual

For Example:
Your devices use 17 channels, but you would prefer to manually address them at logical starting numbers like
1, 21, 41 and so on. Use the Spacing cell to change the footprint to 20 so that those devices will automatically
patch at 1, 21, 41...
Patching places the items in a list in the upper part of the patch screen and on the topographical
the lower part of the screen in rising order starting in the top left corner. You may select one channel at a time
in the list or on the stage map.
Each channel may be edited in the boxes at the top of the screen for channel number, DMX Universe and
DMX address. You may also add
select screen.
Note:

Loading a Fixture Profile

If you have devices in your lighting system that cannot be discovered by RDM and are not included in the
onboard device library, you can create your own personality for that device and import it into your show file.
There is a device editor application for Windows PCs called ColorSource Personality Edit, which is available for
download at www.etcconnect.com.
To request a fixture personality from ETC, please send your request along with the user manual, the required
mode(s) and your need by date to ColorSourceConsole@etcconnect.com.
Note:
1. You will need to save the file onto the root directory of a USB drive to be able to read it from the device.
2. With the USB drive plugged into the device, go to Setup>Patch>Add Device.
3. From the Source dropdown, select User Library. A new library will display with your fixture listed by its
manufacturer's name.
Note:
your USB drive or on another computer for safe keeping.

Remove

Select a device or dimmer, and press Remove to remove from the patch. If you accidentally remove a device
or dimmer, you can use the
The removed item will no longer display on the stage map.
Note:
the recorded values will remain in the playback or cue, but they will no longer be connected to a
device.

Show Universes / Show Stage Map

The lower section of the
DMX addresses.
The DMX address chart is view-only and may not be edited. Scroll up and down to view all the addresses in the
selected Universe.
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tags to each item so that they may be conveniently grouped on the
Custom fixture profiles can be loaded. Please see
For the device to recognize the profile, the file name has to be userlib.jlib.
Custom device libraries are not stored on the device itself. Please store these custom files on
Undo function to restore it.
If you have recorded a device into
Patch screen may be set to display the topographical
Loading a Fixture Profile
playbacks or cues, and then remove it from the patch, all
stage map
quick
for instructions.
Stage Map or a chart of the
Getting Started With Patching
in