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You can also test channels by moving to the appropriate channel and pressing the TEST SELECT CHANS soft button. The
channel will be set to the level of the Grand Master fader. Pressing TEST SELECT CHANS soft button again returns the channel
to zero. You can test multiple channels by using SHIFT and the cursor keys to select multiple channels and then pressing the
TEST SELECT CHANS soft button. Channels that are in test mode are highlighted in red.
Pressing Soft Button A (NEXT UNI or PREV UNI) soft button moves you up or down the window to the first channel of the next
or previous universe.
7.14 Changing the DMX address of heads
Heads (including Dimmers) can be moved to different DMX addresses as required. When they are moved all the programming
and palettes associated with them also moves to the new channels. In Patch, VIEW HEADS simply edit the DMX field with a
new address.
If you try and move to a location where there are already channels patched then MagicQ will prompt whether you wish to
continue and move the already patched channels aside. If you confirm YES the already patched channels will be moved to the
next free locations. If you confirm NO then no move will be performed.
Multiple heads can be moved at a time using SHIFT and the cursor keys. When making a change to multiple heads the change
defaults to an absolute change – the first head will be moved to the specified address and the next heads to the addresses
immediately following. To make a relative change enter a / after the new address - i.e. to move 4 heads from 1-1 to 2-1, but
keeping the relative DMX offsets between the heads, enter 2-1/. You can also specify an explicit offset to use, just like when
patching e.g. 2-1/20.
7.15 Patching a Head to multiple DMX addresses
The View DMX view in the Patch Window enables multiple DMX channels to be easily assigned to one head. Up to 5 additional
DMX channels can be set up for each Head in addition to the main DMX address. Remove additional channels by pressing
REMOVE and selecting the additional channel fields or by typing “u” (unpatch) instead of a DMX address.