PRG VL6C+ User Manual

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VL6C+ ™ SPOT LUMINAIRE USER MANUAL

Intensity

A value placed on the relative brightness of a lighting fixture; 100% is considered "full," and 0% is considered "out."

Lamp

Light source consisting of filament or electrodes, base, and envelope or "bulb."

Lamp Cable

VARI

LITE cable that extends the fixture pigtail to a Smart Repeater unit.

Luminaire Calibration

The process of a luminaire finding its end stops for all parameters.

Mini-Stepping

Allows for smoother movement of color and gobo wheels in a VL6 spot luminaire.

Mode

Software contained within the Smart Repeater unit allowing for different control options for luminaires.

Modular (Mod) Rack

A power distribution and storage rack for SixPack chassis. The Mod Rack is fitted for 200A Cam-Lok input, with six
Epic connectors for individual outputs for up to four rack-mounted chassis and up to two auxiliary chassis. The Mod
Rack also has a space for one SPC-36 controller for control of the modules within the chassis.

Output Port

One of the six plugs on the long side of a Smart Repeater unit, with port one being closest to the Socapex connector.

Palette

Term for groups of groups; i.e. all the color groups would be considered the Color Palette, all the beam groups would
be the Beam Palette, etc.

Pan

The 360° movement of the luminaire around the axis of the yoke.

Parameter

An individual controllable aspect of a luminaire: pan, tilt, color, etc. Also known as "Attribute."

Part Cue

Basically a "cue within a cue." A portion of a cue with a time applied that is different than the cue time.

Patch

The act of assigning a DMX512 channel to a control channel on a console.

Pigtail

Input cable of a Series 300 luminaire.

Reply

Digital data signals transmitted from each luminaire to the console. Only one luminaire may transmit at a time, in
response to a request from the console.

Signal

Control protocol from a lighting console or interface.

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