Copy Fixture; Pan And Tilt Invert - Robe DMX Control 512 User Manual

CHANNELS is the total number of channels for the fixture. This can be any number from 1 to 32. When
you change the number of channels be aware that other things such as fixture addresses and number of
multi fixtures can be automatically changed if you drastically change the number of channels for a fixture
that has already been set up and is in use. Fixture attributes such as black channel, pan or tilt will be
automatically disabled if you select a number that is smaller than the channel numbers that are already
assigned to those attributes. For example if you have already assigned pan to channel 8 and you reduce the
total number of channels for the fixture to 4, pan will automatically be set to "none". Likewise if you
increase the number of channels from 8 to 9 and you had previously set up 4 multi fixtures using all 32
channels, the multi fixture setting will automatically be reset back to 1.
BLACK CHANNEL is the channel that will be affected when the "black" switch is pressed. You can
choose any available fixture channel as well as "ALL" which will force all channels to the selected black
value.
BLACK VALUE is the DMX value that will be sent to the selected black channel(s). This will
accommodate fixtures that use the gobo wheel for blackout and that use a value other than 0 to set the
gobo wheel to black. You may also want to blackout all channels to a value other than 0 since this is used
as a reset by some fixtures. For some fixtures a value of 1 achieves the same result as a value of 0 for
blackout.
PAN CHANNEL is the channel used by the fixture for pan. This can also be set to "none" if the fixture
does not have a pan feature. This is also the pan coarse channel or pan high byte channel for those fixtures
that use two channels to control pan. This directs the joystick output as well as other pan functions.
PAN FINE is for fixtures that use two channels to control pan. This is also referred to sometimes as the
pan "low byte" channel. Set this to "none" if the fixture uses only one channel for pan. The joystick will
control this channel with "fine" mode turned on.
TILT CHANNEL is the same as described above for pan channel except that it controls tilt.
TILT FINE is the same as described above for pan fine except that it controls tilt.
FADE MODE is used to set the crossfade method for each of the fixture's channels. Use the + and -
switches or data wheel to select the desired channel, then move the cursor to the value to select the
crossfade mode. The choices are "crossfade", "snap before fade" and "snap after fade". You must
press "enter" after each channel has been programmed.
"Crossfade" will cause a channel to smoothly fade from one setting to another when changing scenes.
The crossfade time will vary from scene to scene depending on how that scene was programmed. Use this
setting for channels that control functions like pan and tilt or dimming to achieve a smooth transition from
scene to scene. If you use this setting for gobo or color wheel channels, this will cause the wheels to step
through all positions between the start and end positions of a long fade. This is usually the default setting
for pan, tilt and dimmer channels.
"Snap before fade" will cause the channel to jump immediately to the next scene level as soon as the new
scene is called. Use this setting for channels that control motor speed so that pan and tilt will move at the
correct speed during the fade. You can also use this setting for wheel channels that you want to change at
the start of long crossfades. This is usually the default setting for speed and mode channels.
"Snap after fade" will cause the channel to jump immediately to the next scene level at the end of a
crossfade. Use this setting for wheels and effects that you want to take effect after a long crossfade is
complete. This is usually the default setting for color and effects wheels.

4.5.COPY FIXTURE

This is used to copy the fixture type from one fixture number to another. This feature saves time by letting
you copy the fixture selection rather than searching through the list when setting up a group of fixtures
that are all the same type. Select a fixture number to copy from and to. Press, "enter" to complete the
copy process. If auto patch is enabled you will be given the warning that some addresses may change.
Press "yes" to continue or "no" to exit. If a fixture is already set up at the "copy to" location, you will
be asked if you want to copy over the existing fixture, press "yes" to copy over it or "no" to exit.

4.6.PAN AND TILT INVERT

The joystick can be used to control pan and tilt if a fixture has a pan and tilt feature. Sometimes a fixture is
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