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Version 1.9

DMX View

To go to the DMX View on screen 1: Press  DMX on the console.

To go to the DMX View on screen 2: Tap More... in the view bar and then DMX.

Figure 1: DMX View

This view shows the current output of the fixtures and the attributes. in the universes 1-8.
The universe 9 displays the DMX input and works only for DMX remote. For more information, refer to Remote Inputs Configuration.

To pin the view and deactivate the dynamic view mode, tap on the pin in the title bar.

To scroll in the DMX view, slide the vertical scroll bar.

During scrolling on the scroll bar, it is a bubble displayed which displays the address in the view.

You can also slide up and down in the view screen to scroll.

To show the DMX attributes the respective DMX address, press the view icon  in the title bar.

Figure 2: DMX View with Attributes

If an attribute has no DMX output, the value 0 and the cell is gray displayed.

If an attribute has a DMX output, the values starts with 1 (dark green) and goes up to 255 (neon bright green).

To search for a fixture in the DMX view and mark it: Select the fixture in the fixture view and the dynamic mode goes to the respective DMX address.

If one or more fixtures are selected in the fixtures view, the are displayed in the DMX view with a yellow frame around it.

Parked DMX channels are displayed with a blue background.

Hint:
To unpark DMX channels, open the tools window.

Figure 3: DMX View with parked DMX Channels

DMX tester values, entered via the DMX command, are displayed with a red background.

Hint:
To turn off the DMX tester, open the tools window or use the DMX command.

Figure 4: DMX View with active DMX Tester

DMX Address

Below the title bar and leftmost on the screen are the DMX address columns.

The horizontal address column shows the DMX address for the respective line in the sheet.

The leftmost vertical address column shows at first the universe and then with which address the first column starts.

One DMX universe has 512 DMX addresses.

Before the DMX sheet of an universe starts is the universe displayed and which XLR plug-in is used.

To show the DMX addresses in the DMX view, press the ma key.

Encoder Bar Functions

Figure 5: DMX View Encoder Bar on Screen 1

Scroll:
To scroll in the DMX view up or down, turn the encoder left or right.