Patching and Managing Devices
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PATCHING AND MANAGING DEVICES
This chapter will explain how to patch and manage fixtures. For operation with the DMX MOVE PRO, you need to adjust
the DMX start addresses on your fixtures and you need to patch them, i.e. assign the DMX channels to the control
elements of the DMX MOVE PRO.
6.1 Step 1: Call the System Settings
After switching on, the controller is in manual mode and the display indicates "Manual" in the upper line. In order to
perform the following steps keep the MENU button pressed for 3 seconds to call the system settings. The display
indicates the first menu item 01. Patch fixture an (otherwise select it with the PAN wheel). All necessary DMX settings
can be made in this menu. Press the ENTER button to start the configuration. The display indicates "PLEASE SELECT
FIXTURE". After your settings, keep pressing the MENU button for 3 seconds to exit the system settings.
6.2 Step 2: Adjust the DMX Start Addresses of the Fixtures
If you do not want to use more than 15 fixtures, you can adjust the DMX starting addresses on your fixtures according to
the controller's default values, i.e. a multiple of 34 + 1. Set the first fixture to the starting address 1, the second to 35, the
third to 69 etc. If identical units are to be controlled synchronously, they can receive the same starting address; otherwise
each unit must receive an individual address. For further information, please refer to the unit's documentation.
No.
Fixture
Start address
1
2
3
4
A
5
6
7
8
Table 6.1 Default values for the starting address of the fixtures
6.3 Step 3: Assign the DMX Start Addresses Manually
It is possible to operate up to 24 spotlights with the controller. However, the fixtures have to be split to the 512 available
DMX addresses. Thus, it is reasonable to use only the DMX channels that the fixtures actually require.
1
Use the FIXTURE buttons at the lower left to select the first fixture of which the DMX start address is to be
assigned (button lights).
2
The 24 fixtures are split into 3 pages. If necessary, use the PAGE button to switch between the pages. The LEDs
A, B and C indicate which page is selected.
3
This menu item allows adjusting further characteristics. Use the button SWAP to switch between the options.
4
Select the option "DMX START ADDR" to assign the DMX start address. The display indicates "NO PATCH
ADDRESS" in case no assignment was made yet; otherwise it indicates e.g. "ADR:001".
5
Change the address with the PAN wheel and press the ENTER button to memorize your setting. To confirm the
memory procedure, all LEDs of the controller flash three times.
Usually the first device is assigned the address. 1 The second device receives the next free DMX channel as start
address. If the first device requires, for example, 14 DMX channels, the start address of the second device must be
assigned to the 15th channel. Proceed according to this scheme, until all spots receive a start address assigned to
the console.
If the display inserts an "!" behind the set start address, an overlap in the DMX addresses exists. Several spots
then try to access the same DMX address. This is usually the case, if you have already assigned the start
addresses, yet have not entered the lighting functions and thus also not the number of channels. To assign the
functions on the console, see the next section. However, if you edit the lighting functions and channels and an "!" is
still displayed behind starting addresses, entries are incorrect.
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No.
Fixture
1
9
35
10
69
11
103
12
B
137
13
171
14
205
15
239
16
Start address
No.
Fixture
273
307
341
375
C
409
443
447
511
46
Start address
17
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18
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19
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20
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21
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22
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23
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24
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