Pathway Pathport Manager 3 User Guide - Manual (Page 26)

Pathport Manager User’s Guide
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To patch your nodes:
1. Click and hold on the universe you wish to patch in the Patch window.
2. Drag it over to the Available Output Ports window, until it's over the port
that you wish to connect to.
3. Let go. The output port you have chosen will disappear from the available
output ports window and reappear in the Patchwindow.
4. Alternatively, you can drag an Output Port to the DMX Universe you want
to patch to.
Either method achieves the same result. Use the one that suits you best.
To Label Nodes:
1. Click on any node in the Show section of the System Tree.
2. A Pathport graphic representation will change to reflect yur selection.
3. Right mouse click on the LCD display in the illustration and select
"Properties" in the popup menu. A properties frame will pop up.
4. Enter a new node name in the "Node Name" box and press enter.
5. You can also select each of the port tabs to access parameters for each
port, including port name, DMX Speed, and others.
Quick Configuration Tip!
Pathport nodes are shipped with a Quick patch that does not require
configuration from a PC. This can be used to quick start a system or troubleshoot
an installation.
If Pathport nodes have not been patched by Pathport Manager, they will default
to an A->A, B->B patch. That is, any active DMX source (console or tester) that is
plugged into the A port of a Pathport Input node, will automatically be routed to
all Output node A ports. Similarly, any B input port will automatically be routed
to all Output node B ports. If a second source is plugged into another A input
port when a valid DMX source is connected to an A input elsewhere, the A
sources will be HTP merged by the system. Any B input port will operate in the
same way. Both A and B may have up to 8 active sources each, at any time.
There are 64 Quick Universes available within Pathport Manager, each having
the same rules as above. By default, all A ports are patched to Quick 1 and all B
ports are patched to Quick 2.