The Dmx Input Patch; Patching Input Channels - Compulite Spark User Manual

The DMX Input patch

The Input Patch Table is located in the Channel Patch menu. The extent of the patch table
depends on the DMX input configuration.
Access the Input Patch Table by pressing F3 Input Patch, on the second page of the
Channel patch menu.
Each row of the Input Patch Table contains 4 lines.
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CHAN – the console's DMX channels.
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INPUT - the input channel controlling the DMX channel.
•
MACRO - the macro number appears, if there are macros assigned to the DMX input
channels.
•
% - the execution threshold for Macro operation.
Color key for input assignments:
•
DMX input channel patch assignments - red on a white field.
•
Macro assignments - yellow.

Patching input channels

DMX Input channels can be assigned to control channels in the Spark.
Example 1: DMX input channel 10 is patched to control channels 1 through 10, and 15.
Keypresses
1. Go to the Channel Patch
menu.
2. Press F6 More and F3
Input Patch
3. Press F1 Assign Input
4. Enter 10 on the numeric
keypad.
5. Press F2 To Channel
6. Enter 1 on the keypad.
7. Press F1 Thru Channel
8. Enter 10 on the keypad.
9. Press F2 & Channel
10. Enter 15 on the keypad
11. Press F3 Store
The DMX Input patch
Results/Comments
The Input Patch Table is displayed.
Spark prompts for an input channel number
The prompt To channel #: appears.
Spark prompts for a channel number.
The input assignment appears in red on a white
field below the channel number.
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