ETC Cobalt Family v7.1.0 User Manual
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4. IDENTIFY: Press MODIFY in the Identify cell to tell the light to "identify itself". Depending on
the type of device, this may mean the light flashes on and off, or the LCD display may flash its
backlight. Consult the user manual of the device to see how the device will identify itself using RDM.
5. PATCH: In the "Patched to channel" column, enter a channel number of Cobalt and press
MODIFY. You will get a dialogue that will show if the device is known and will match a template in
Cobalt, or if you wish to force a basic template from the data the device can provide over RDM. At
most times you will find that the template is known and matched in the extended library of Cobalt.
The advantage of using the known template is that it (usually) contains additional information, like
text names for ranges and color calibration data for use with the Color Picker and Gel Picker. If it
doesn't work the way you want you always have the option of creating a template manually.
RDM Indicators
RDM information about mismatches, communication, discovered devices and feedback is shown at
the top of all screens. It will blink during RDM communication.
Shows unpatched devices on top "RDM: #"
Error messages will show as a triangle with a number
Mismatch errors will show as "MISMATCH". Mismatch errors include patched settings not matching
device settings, patch overlaps, and so on.
RDM Device List
The RDM Device List is the main RDM Window. This is a standard list of purely standard RDM
information. It is the same for all devices.
This list allows you to identify devices, change basic settings of the device (like start address,
personality or mode) patch to Cobalt channels and access deeper settings of devices, if that
functionality is supported by those devices.
This list also shows conflict or mismatch states in red. In the case of overlapping device addresses,
you must solve these overlaps manually by choosing and entering new starting addresses for those
fixtures. RDM will send the new address setting to the fixture for you.