Glossary
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Glossary
This section of the manual contains a list of terms used with the
ORB desk:
802.11b
The wireless standard which most Wireless
Enabled devices can communicate with.
802.11b uses the 2.4GHz radio spectrum.
Wireless DMX systems often use 802.11b for
communication.
Alignment
A function in Setup which allows the user to
invert pan and/or tilt or swap pan/tilt
parameters for individual fixtures.
ArtNet
™
Artistic License network protocol. This is the Artistic
License DMX over Ethernet protocol.
Attribute
A group of fixture Parameters. On the ORB
these are Colour, Beam, Position and Effects.
Auto Group
A group that is automatically created by the
desk.
Auto Palette
A colour, beamshape, position or effect palette
that is automatically created by the desk.
Blind
Modifying the program data within the desk
without affecting the outputs.
Blackout
This key sets the outputs of all fixture intensity
channels to 0%.
Brightness
See
Intensity.
CD-RW
A rewritable CD, or a rewritable CD drive.
650mb of information can be stored on a CD.
Chase
A complete cue stack can be turned into a
chase. A chase is a series of cues which are
played back automatically. A Chase has a
number of
modifiers
which determine how it
runs.
Command Line
The area of the touch screen which displays
commands as they are entered by the user.
Commands can be entered using front panel
keys, soft keys, control wheels, external
keyboard or mouse.
Control Wheel
The three control wheels on the desk are used
to adjust fixture parameter and other data
levels. The parameters assigned to the control
wheels are shown on the touch screen.
Cue
The basic element for storing fixture
parameter levels and times. Cues can be
played back via manual or master playbacks or
they can be assigned to
UDK’s.
Cue Stack
See
Stack
.
Details
An option on the Preview and Output Windows
which allows the user to see fixture parameter
values as text descriptions rather than
percentage or DMX values.
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Generally DMX
over Ethernet systems should not use DHCP, but
should be manually configured.
Dimmer
One discretely controlled device or parameter of a
device out of 512 possible in the DMX512 protocol.
Sometimes also referred to as “Address”, “DMX
Channel” or “Output Channel”
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