Patching By Channel; Range Patching; Labeling; [At] [Next] - ETC Element User Manual

P a t c h i n g B y C h a n n e l
Pressing [Format] while in the patch display will toggle the mode between patch by address and
patch by channel.
In patch by channel mode, [2] [0] [At] [1] [Enter] patches channel 20 to address 1. Pressing [At]
will post address to the command line while patching by channel.
Additional examples of patch by address:
• [5] [At] [1][0][0] [Enter] - patches channel 5 to address 100.
• [2][0][3] [At] [1][2] [Enter] - patches channel 203 to address 12.
R a n g e P a tc h i n g
Range patching using the [Thru] key allows you to quickly patch a group of channels.
[1][Thru][2][0] [At] [1] [0] [Enter] patches channels 1 through 20 to addresses 10 through 29.
You can also use the [+] and [-] keys. [1] [+] [4] [+] [8] [At] [1] [Enter] patches channel 1 to
address 1, channel 4 to 2, and channel 8 to 3.
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L a b e l i n g
To label a channel or address, press the [Label] key with the channel or address selected on the
command line. You can use the virtual alphanumeric keyboard or an external keyboard to enter the
desired label text.
[ A t ] [ N e x t ]
[At] [Next] [Enter] finds the next available address range large enough to accomodate the
selected device.
Examples of [At] [Next]:
• [At] [2] [/] [Next] [Enter] - finds the next available address range on universe 2.
• [At] [7] [7] [7] [Next] [Enter] - finds the next available address after 777.
• [At] [/] [9] [Enter] - patches address 9 on the same universe that was last used.
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Patch By Channel
Range patching only works with channels. If you try to range patch addresses,
parts for the channel will be created.
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See "Creating a compound channel" on
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