Defining Devices - Compulite Spark User Manual

21-8 The Mix Output Menu
Enabling/disabling spot output
You can disable a spot's output from the console. This is useful in case a spot is
malfunctioning, so you can avoid physically disconnecting the psychotic device.
The output can be reinstated by reassigning the DMX address.
Keypresses
1. Press F1 DMX Address
2. Press F2 Select Spot
3. Select the connector
containing the selected spots.
4. Press F4 Disable Output

Defining devices

The Define Device option allows you to define DMX512 devices that are not included in
the Default Device List and edit existing definitions.
There is limited access to parameters of the L-Mix and S-Mix/High End devices.
A device definition includes:
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The device's full name (up to 10 characters).
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2 characters for the device's label. This is the name that appears in the Assignment
Table and the Stage Display.
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The output length is the number of DMX channels used by the device.
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The parameter names are represented by 2 characters.
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The parameter control channels.
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The Parameter type. Parameters can be defined as continuous, discrete step (D), or
mixed step (M) parameters.
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Other options available in the device definition are: I invert parameter, X (jump or
fade during crossfade), L (include or exclude from Library), include in Clear 1 or
Clear 2, and Home (assign Home values).
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Parameter to wheel assignments. This is a separate option in the Mix Output menu.
The parameter names and their DMX control channels are found in the manufacturers'
specifications.
Making room for a new device
To define a new device, you must overwrite one of the devices that appear in the Device
List. Select a device that you are not using at the moment and overwrite it. To save the
definition that you are overwriting, record it to a diskette. (See create a device library 21-
16).
Defining a new device
Define the device according to the information provided in the manufacturers'
specifications. After storing a new device definition, you should also record it to a floppy
disk, adding it to your Device Library. After Cold Start the Device List reverts to its
Spark
Results/Comments
A range of spots can be selected using the
key sequence # → #.
The output address is replaced by 3 dots.