About Patch; Clearing The Patch - ETC ION Operation Manual

About Patch

Ion treats fixtures and channels as one and the same, meaning each fixture is assigned a single
control channel number. Individual parameters of that fixture, such as intensity, pan, tilt, zoom, or
iris are also associated with that same channel number but as additional lines of channel
information.
You are required to enter only the simplest data to patch a device and begin programming your
show, such as the channel number, the device type (if needed), and address. When you provide
more information in the patch, you will have more detailed control and improved function during
operation.
One or more devices may be patched to a single channel. For example you may want to patch a
group of dimmers to the same channel. In addition you may patch multiple devices to the same
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channel for building a compound or accessorized fixtures. For example a Source Four with a color
scroller and a gobo changer may be patched to a single channel. This is referred to as a compound
channel.
Ion also allows you to create and edit the patch from the encoders and LCD. For details on this
method, see Patch Channels from the Encoder LCD, page 73.
When you open a new show file, Ion gives you the option of creating a 1-to-1 patch. This means that
the patch will automatically have channel 1 patched to output 1, channel 2 to output 2, and so on up
to the maximum channel count of your console.
C l e a r i n g t h e P a t c h
You can clear the patch entirely by accessing the clear functions from the browser. Select {Clear}
from the main browser menu. The clear functions window will open in the CIA.
To clear the patch, click {Clear Patch}. A confirmation is required before the patch will be cleared.
To exit the clear functions screen without clearing, press the [Displays] key at any time or select a
clear button and then select {Cancel} from the confirmation screen.
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