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7.4.3 Renumbering Head Numbers
Pressing RENUM HEAD NOS and selecting BEST FIT causes MagicQ to use an intelligent algorithm to allocate heads starting
with numbers that you can easily recall. For example, if you patch 4 MAC500s and 4 HPEs then when you renumber using BEST
FIT it will number the MAC500s from 1 to 4 and the HPEs from 11 to 14.
If you would rather work with DMX channel numbers, then press the RENUM HEAD NOS soft button and select BY DMX.
This will configure the head number for all patched heads to be the DMX channel address of the head. You can then select heads
and set intensities using the DMX channel numbers.
Selecting HEADS (ALL START 1) sets the head numbers so that for each head the numbers start from 1 - this is the default
option. Selecting BY NAME sets the head numbers so that they use head name, gel and type to order the heads.
7.4.4 Patching to specific Head numbers
It is possible to patch direct to a specific head number using the * operator.
For example:
10 @ 7 – 2 * 201
This will patch 10 heads at channel 2 on Universe 7 starting at head number 201.
7.5 Gel name and number
For dimmers you may wish to configure the gel name or number. This makes programming easier – enabling MagicQ to auto
program cues for you.
The gel field uses gel numbers. For Lee colours enter the gel number directly (e.g. 181 for Lee 181). For Rosco colours enter the
gel number preceded by dot (e.g. .14 for Rosco 14). For no colour enter 0. If you would prefer to use colour names rather than
gel numbers then simply enter the colour name. MagicQ knows standard colour names.
7.6 Generating auto groups
MagicQ automatically generates groups for each of the different heads patched – e.g. “All Dimmers”, “All Mac500”.
MagicQ is also capable of generating groups based on gel colours and head names. Press the AUTO GROUPS soft button in the
VIEW HEADS view of the Patch Window and then select Dimmers and/or Heads.
When Dimmers are selected MagicQ will examine all dimmers patched and generate a group for each different gel colour and a
group for each different head name.
When Heads is selected MagicQ will generate a group for each different head type that has heads with a distinct head name.
Thus if you have named some of your Mac500s “front” and some of them “back” it will generate a “Mac500 front” group and a
“Mac500 back” group.
7.7 Multi Element Heads
For heads that have multiple attributes of one type – e.g. more than one dimmer or more than one red, green or blue channel
MagicQ uses multi element heads.
Multi element heads are patched in exactly the same way as normal heads, but MagicQ shows a * next to the DMX address to
indicate that it is a multi element head.
Multi element heads have a separate head number for each element in the head – therefore when patching several of these heads,
the head numbers will increase by more than one per head.