ETC ColorSource Console User Manual page 19

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lengthy process to complete. You should expect at least several seconds of delay to discover a light
on a small system and much longer delays on a very large system.
Addressing and Mode
RDM allows you to set the DMX address and the operating mode of a light remotely.
Setting the operating mode may change the footprint, which is the number of DMX addresses occupied by the
device. If you change the mode of a device adjacent to some other device or dimmers in patch, the new mode
could be larger than the available space and overlap already used DMX addresses. When this happens, the
affected ones are indicated in the patch list in red, and you will need to take corrective action and re-patch.
The Patch system knows how to match the chosen mode with the correct personality.
Universe
You cannot change the Universe part of the DMX patch for a Device found by RDM. RDM can only operate on
the one universe it is connected to. To change the universe a light is patched to, you must physically re-plug the
light to another DMX cable.
Getting Started With Patching
Discovery takes place during short periods of rest of normal DMX transmission and is a
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