Dimmer patch – Leprecon LP-3000 Series User Manual
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Chapter Three
System Tools
LP-3000 Users Manual
Dimmer Patch
Dimmer Patch is the system used to interconnect conventional lights to board
channels. In the past, actual patch cords were used to connect board channels to
conventional lights using telephone-style patch bays. The LP-3000 allows you to
assign conventional lights to board channels using software controls. Up to twenty
custom patches plus the standard 1:1 default patch are available in the board.
Patching a DMX channel to a board channel also enters a value for proportional
patching.
The most common use of Dimmer Patch is to connect several conventional light
channels to a single board channel. Another common use is to allow the operator to
build a logical layout of the dimmers on the control board regardless of the dimmer
circuit that is used. For example, all lighting from the left side of the stage might be
assigned to board control channels 1 through 6, even if they were physically wired
to dimmer circuits 101 through 106.
NOTE: Before a conventional light can be patched to LP-3000 board channels, it
must be given a line assignment.
To View Patch Data
1.
From the Main screen, click Setup and then Dimmer Patch.
The LP-3000 displays the Dimmer Patch screen.