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Fixture profile

A console’s structured definition of a lighting device’s control channels, ranges, defaults, and parameter behavior.

Also known as: fixture personality, device profile

Reviewed

Setup

  • Use the profile matching manufacturer, model, software, and mode, then verify pan, tilt, color, intensity, macros, and reserved channels before programming.

Venue contexts

  • Theatre, concerts, festivals, broadcast, and corporate events, as applicable

Signal flow

  • Confirm the source, patch, transport, control, and destination for the system involved.

In practice

Use the profile matching manufacturer, model, software, and mode, then verify pan, tilt, color, intensity, macros, and reserved channels before programming.

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