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Page 42 Solution & Solution XL Operating Manual – Issue 1.0
Fixture Location
The Location field shows where each Fixture is located (MFK, Preset or DMX-
In).
If a Fixture‟s Location is specified as DMX-In, you cannot change the DMX-In
field for that fixture, it will be locked at the same value as its location. Clicking
on an entry in the Location column will allow you to change (move) the
location of the fixture.
Figure 26 - Fixture Locations in Edit Fixtures
DMX Input Functionality
The new DMX In functionality allows you to add additional dimmers to the
desk beyond the 48 or 96 that are provided by default on the Solution and
Solution XL desks.
Once you have selected the required fixture type and optionally entered a
DMX start address, you can then specify how many fixtures of that type are in
the schedule and which DMX Input Channel you wish to assign them to.
During the Add Fixtures assignment, pressing a flash button on a DMX-In
channel will assign the Dimmer or Fixture to that DMX-In channel, just as if a
preset fader or MFK had been pressed. Pressing it again will unassign, as
per MFK or Preset fader.
The DMX In assignment of dimmers and fixtures may also be adjusted, if
required via the Edit Fixtures – Patch function (see later in this section).
DMX In Operation on the Desk
When assigned, DMX-In will read a level from the DMX In as the dimmer or
fixture intensity.
Tagging etc will happen as per the existing Presets and MFKs (if a value is
changed, it is tagged - holding CLEAR and changing a value doesn't alter the
value but instead reverts the tag status).
Where DMX-In Fixtures or Dimmers exist on the desk, the desk Fixture
Number is used to access them numerically.
Where a DMX-In Dimmer exists only on the DMX-In, the default fixture
numbers will start at 1001 onwards, relative to the DMX address of the fixture
assigned (eg DMX 24 would be 1024).
Flashing, Soloing and Latching a DMX-In channel will work as if it were on the
desk itself (a snap change from < 95% to 100% can be assumed to be a
button press). If a change is detected below 95% (to allow for dodgy Grand
Masters, etc), the desk will assume that the flash button has been released
and that the desk is now reading fader levels again (for example, a flash to
100%, move the fader to join it, release the flash button, and fade down).
The DMX-In Dimmers will behave as per MFK intensity channels (that is, they
are excluded from 2-preset/Wide mode operations).
The DMX-In Field
The DMX-In field in the Patch table shows the DMX In address assigned to
the fixture (if applicable). The DMX In channel is used to control the
brightness of the fixture.