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nature. Use generic profiles to control 'generic' fixtures such as dimmer or switch packs. There are
also generic profiles for controlling DMX smoke machines or Hazers as well as multiple packs of RGB
fixtures (e.g. LED banks). Generic DMX profiles are found under the "Generic" heading in the list of
available fixtures.
See also 
Generic DMX profiles
User defined profiles
The profiles listed under User definable heading are basically 'empty' profiles that may be used as a
starting point for creating a new profile (see 
user definable fixtures
).
Other Profiles
Profiles with an unlisted manufacturer (or no manufacturer) or for a specialized purpose are listed
under the 'Other' heading.
Find Profile Dialog
Find profile dialog
Use the Find profile dialog (click Find button below the list of avaiable profiles) to search the profiles for
a specific name or part of name. Enter the string to search for then click Find. The find dialog searches
both on manufacturer and fixture name and is not case sensitive.
No suitable Profile - what to do?
LightJockey does not ship with a profile for every fixture type in the world - there is a chance that there
is no matching LightJockey profil for a fixture.
Options:
* Make the profile yourself - see 
Defining the Generic Fixture 2
* Maybe the profile has been added after the release of the LightJockey version running - look for
profile updates at 
www.martin.dk/service/software/controller/lj/Userprofiles.htm
* Ask at the LightJockey end-user forum on the Internet (
http://www.martin.dk/forum
 ) - maybe
someone have already made a suitable profile or someone will help making one. Make sure to post as
much information as possible, manufacturer, model, prefered mode, relevant web site information etc..
* In case of a new Martin fixture, odds are that it will first be included in a LightJockey bete release -
see LightJockey end-user forum for latest beta release notes.
* As a last resort, use a Generic DMX profile to control the fixture.
User defined profiles 
exported
 from other installations must be imported to the current installation
before they can be used. See 
importing user defined fixture profiles
 for more details
.
See also controlling older Martin fixtures through the 
Martin DMX interface
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Fixture Configuration
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Adding fixtures to the configuration
Selecting the right profile
Since most modern fixtures have several modes available (e.g. 8 or 16 bit pan/tilt) wich may be
selected on the fixture itself, make sure to read the individual fixture profile notes (LJ profile notes tab).
The profile author has usually included notes on which fixture mode the profile is designed to operate
with. It may be necessary to change the mode on the fixture itself if a suitable profile is not available
(but a profile for another mode is).
To add a fixture to the configuration first locate the profile in the available profiles list, then drag it from
the list to an empty slot in the fixture configuration (or to an already occupied slot to replace the current
fixture). To add multiple fixtues at once highlight the profile, then click Add Fixture(s) and use the Add
fixtures dialog to add one or more fixtures.
Add fixtures dialog
Removing fixtures from the configuration
To remove one or more fixtures from the configuration, highlight the fixtures in the Fixture configuration
list and click Remove Selected Fixture(s).
Setting individual fixture information
Each configured fixture has a number of individual options. Select one or more fixtures in the
configuration list to set the individual options.
Individual fixture settings
Fixture DMX address
As a minimum the fixtures's 
DMX start address
 must be set. The DMX address range of individual
fixtures should be unique and not overlapped by other fixtures. Depending on DMX transmitter
hardware, one or more links may be available for addressing. Make sure to specify which link the
fixture is connected to. The Dipswitch setting is only shown for fixtures where the associated profile
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specifies addressing through a DIPswitch. Please refer to the fixtures documentation on how to set the
fixture DMX start address.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
When programming fixtures in LightJockey, the 'programs' and settings such as preset positon data
are stored in data files according to the fixtures DMX address. If the DMX address is changed for an
already programmed fixture it will invalidate the programs - changing the DMX address for a fixture will
prompt a warning if the configuration was previously been saved. To change the DMX address for an
already configured/programmed fixture use the copy from fixture function (see below).
When new fixtures are configured re-using a fixture number previsously used by another fixture, by
default, the program 'dataspace' for the new fixture will be cleared and re-initialized when saving the
configuration. To retain data, for example when replacing one fixture with another very similar fixture,
make sure to enable Prompt for clear data for new fixtures in the preferences menu (see clear
fixture data below). If not enabled, programmed data will be cleared without warning when the
configuration is saved.
Calculating addresses
Clicking the Calculate address button will open a dialog to calculate possible addresses for the
fixtures selected in the configuration list. The calculation is based on addresses already in use by other
fixtures as well as the number of addresses used by the fixture profiles with the following exceptions:
* Patches created with the 
global patch tool
 
will not be taken into account.
* 
User Definable Colors Scrollers
 that needs a separate address for the scroller unit The address
for the color scroller is not taken into account, and might be overwritten.
* 
Scanner 1 profiles
. I
f the actual fixture profile takes up less than the 8 of channels used by the
scanner 1 profile, the free channels are not re-used when  calculating addressing.
Note: this is calculation and suggestion only, LightJockey is not capable of setting the fixtures
addresses remotely so the address will still need to be set on fixtures themselves.
Pan/Tilt options
Only avaliable for fixtures with pan/tilt control. Check to invert control of pan/tilt or swap pan for tilt. The
pan and tilt inverting and swapping is performed by LightJockey just before  pan and tilt DMX values
are transmitted to the fixture - setting any of these switches does not affect the contents of
programmed positions.
Intensity control options
Not all options are avalilable for all fixtures.
Ignore Blackout - Fixture ignores 
blackout
 commands
Ignore Grand Master - Fixture ignores 
Grand Master
 settings
Link Strobe/Grand Master - Fixture stops strobing when 
Grand Master or associated submaster
 is
at 0
Fixture Username
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