MA lighting dot2 User Manual page 53

dot2 User Manual - How to...
Version 1.5 – 2018-11-29
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This means that you take a copy out of the library and put it into your show. You can use the encoders to change
the drive. Internal is the internal drive of the dot2, If you have a USB drive connected, then you can change to the
library on the USB drive.
The other encoders are used to change the fixture manufacturer, the fixture type and if the fixture have more than
one mode, then you can use the right encoder to select the mode of the fixture.
You can also type something in the green search field. Here you can write the manufacturer or fixture name or
just some of it in any combination. The search is done on both the manufacturer and fixtures.
Once you have located and selected the fixture you want to add you can tap the Ok button in the upper right
corner.
Quantity
You can adjust the amount of fixtures you want to add. You can tap the input field and use the numeric keys to
change the number or you can use the - and + on the right side of the input field to adjust the number. You can
also turn the middle left encoder.
Set the quantity to the amount of fixtures you want to add.
ID
All fixtures in our show needs an unique ID number. Two fixtures can't have the same ID number and all fixtures
needs to have an ID number.
You can adjust the ID number the same ways as with the quantity. And you have an extra option. If you tap the
Select... button you open the
available and what IDs are used. Right now you have an empty show so there aren't any ID conflicts or already
used IDs. Let's return to this when we add fixture to a show that already have some fixtures.
Select the ID number of the first fixture.
Name
You can give your fixtures a name that makes it easier for you to remember what they are.
You can tap the small keyboard icon
you give it a name and then make a space and add a number then the fixtures will be enumerated from this
number, if you are adding more than one fixture.
The name doesn't have to be unique.
Patch
The fixtures we add needs a DMX patch address for us to be able to control them. The dot2 suggest the first
available address after the last patched fixture.
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Select Fixture ID(s) window. This can be used to visually see what fixture ID are
to open the onscreen keyboard or you can use an external keyboard. If
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