Patching Dimmers To Channels; Patching Dimmers To Scrollers - Compulite Spark User Manual

Patching dimmers to channels

A single dimmer or a range of dimmers can be patched to a single control channel.
Keypresses
1. Press F1 Assign Dimmers
2. Select dimmer number.
3. Press F1 Thru Dimmer or [
4. Select the final dimmer
number in the range.
5. Press F3 To Channel
6. Enter the channel number on
the numeric keypad.
7. Press F1 Store

Patching dimmers to scrollers

Scrollers must be assigned DMX addresses in the Channel Patch menu. The assignments
must be identical with the local DMX address on the scroller. The number of scrollers in
the system is determined by the number of scrollers defined in the System Configuration
(Service Tools/Config System/F3 Control Capacity).
Dimmers assigned scrollers appear in yellow. This means that these DMX channels are
not under General Master control. Scroller assignments are automatically removed from
General Master control to avoid mishaps.
Keypresses
1. Press F1 Assign
Dimmers
2. Select dimmer number.
3. Press F1 Thru Dimmer
4. Select the final dimmer
number in the range.
5. Press F4 To Scroller
6. Enter the scroller number
on the numeric keypad.
7. Press F1 Store
The Channel Patch
Results/Comments
This can be a single number or the first of a
range of dimmers.
Æ Æ
] This allows a range selection. F2 & Dimmer
is used to select non-sequential dimmers.
Spark prompts for a channel number.
The soft patch channel number appears in
red on a white field.
Results/Comments
Spark prompts for a dimmer number.
This can be a single number or the first of a range
of dimmers.
This allows selecting a range of dimmers. F2 &
Dimmer is used to select non-sequential
dimmers.
The display jumps to the Scroller Patch menu.
The dimmer/s (DMX addresses) selected must
correspond to the scroller's local DMX address.
The display jumps back to the Channel Patch
menu. The DMX to scroller assignments are
stored and displayed in the patch table in the
Channel Patch menu and the Scroller menu.
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