Patching - ETC Express 24/48 Quick Manual

Patching

Conventional lights are powered by dimmers, which in turn are controlled by console
control channels. You associate certain dimmers with certain channels by performing a
patch in the Patch display, and then record the channels into show elements such as cues,
groups or submasters. You may patch more than one dimmer to a channel, but dimmers
may only be assigned to one channel at a time. Your console is shipped with a default patch
that associates each dimmer with control channels on a 1:1 basis.
When there are moving lights in your show, you need to use the Setup menu Moving Light
Functions menu to patch the multiple attributes of those fixtures (see
Light (ML) Fixtures, page
Patch dimmers to channels:
Step 1:
Step 2:
N o t e :
If the LED on the [Channel] key is lit before you start, you must press [Dim] before
entering the first number. To unpatch, use the same procedure but press "0" for the
channel number, or press [Dim] [#] [S6 - Unpatch].
Patching
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Press [Patch] to go to the channel patch display.
Press {Dim} [#] [Enter] {Channel} [#] [Enter]. Repeat for all the dimmers you
want to patch.
Working with Moving
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