Compulite Sabre User Manual page 336

Erasing devices from the device list
When you define a new device, you must make room for it in the device list. Select a
device that you are not using at the moment and erase it from the device list. Use the
Device Pool function to erase the device.
If the device you are intending to erase is one that you defined, you should store it in the
User Pool before erasing it. (See Copying to the User Pool page 27-20)
Keypresses
1. Press F4 Device Pool
2. Use the arrow keys and select
a device.
3. Press F5 Erase Device
Defining a device
After storing a new device definition, you should also store it in the User's Device Pool.
Keypresses
1. Press F2 Select Device
2. Use the arrow keys to select
"spare".
3. Press F5 Define Device
4. Using the alphanumeric
keyboard, type in the full name
of the device and a two-letter
label (short name).
5. Use ↓ to move the cursor to
the Nm column
6. Type the parameter name (X)
or select the parameter name
from the Name Pool
7. Repeat the procedure for Y.
8. If pan and tilt resolution is 16-
bit, assign DMX channels to x1
and y1. Then define a "high"
nibble or "low" nibble.
9. Continue to name parameters,
and assign DMX channels:
Hi – for 8 & 16-bit parameters.
Lo – for 16-bit parameters.
10. When the definition is
completed, press F1 Store
Mix Output Menu
Results/Comments
The selected device is highlighted in light
red.
"Spare" replaces the erased device.
Results/Comments
You can also position the cursor on a device
that will be replaced by the device you are
about to define.
The field of the definition table turns red,
showing that it is now active.
Use the arrow keys on the alphanumeric
keyboard or on the console to position the
cursor in the appropriate space.
The Name Pool window is displayed. Assign
the channel number specified for the X
parameter of the device.
Define the device according to the
information provided in the manufacturers'
specifications. See below for details on
parameter definition.
The device now appears in the device list
and can be assigned spot numbers. It is
expedient to save the device in the Users
Device Pool.
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