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Once you have patched the MAC 600s and assigned them fixture IDs, your patch screen will look
like this ("Default Universe" legend added):
Assigning the DMX address(es) to a fixture or a range of fixtures can be very rapidly
accomplished. This is done using the keypad and the syntax Fixture number(s) @ DMX
Address(es)
Note: It is not possible to patch the same DMX address to more than one fixture. That is to say
that DMX 1 of universe 1 can only belong to one fixture in the patch. If Maxxyz notes that the
patch is "overlapped," the following window will pop-up:
It is then possible to cancel the current patch command and re-enter it or to edit the current patch
command. To edit the current command, use the backspace arrow on the keypad to step back
through the command line and make the necessary corrections.
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In much the same way that the Maxxyz console will automatically assign fixture IDs, it can also
automatically assign DMX addresses. By using the keypad to select the fixture number or fixture
range and then pressing "@ Enter", the Maxxyz console will automatically patch the selected
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