Pathway Pathport Manager 3 User Guide - Manual (Page 25)

Pathport Manager User’s Guide
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ETTING
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TARTED WITH
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ATHPORT
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ANAGER
If you've plugged your PC into your Pathport network and the available nodes
appear in your Network Tree in Pathport Manager, you are ready to start using
Pathport Manager right away. If you don't see any nodes, you ll have to be a bit
more patient and carry on with Setting Up your Computer.
If you can see nodes in Pathport Manager's Network Tree, here's what you need
to know for a quick start.
You will see 5 windows on your initial start up:
System Tree
Pathport Properties
Input Map
Patch
Available Output Ports
The System Tree indicates your connected network and nodes, and your show is
the configuration of nodes you want to use at this time. Shows can be saved to
disk for future use or backup and archiving. To configure or patch Pathport
nodes, they must have already been added to your Show. Right click on any
node in the Network section of the System Tree and select "Add All Nodes to
Show". Now you will be able to patch and configure your nodes.
The Input Map will show how all of the Input ports (DMX Sources) connected to
your system are configured.
The Patch window shows all of the possible xDMX or "Quick" Universes
generated by DMX sources in your show. This will also show how all of the
Output Ports are currently configured.
NOTE: As of the writing of this manual, Pathport Manager will not import
the patch from a system on first run. If a system has been patched
previously to custom universes, the previous show file must be loaded in
order to view the current patch.
The "Available Output Ports" window displays all of the un-patched Output Ports
in your show. They disappear from this window and reappear in the Patch
window when patched.