Channel Display Tab

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These settings affect the Main Display window only. Custom colors can be chosen for several features of the display plus the other settings described below.

General Settings

Language – Default: English – Select an available language from the pulldown menu. Click “Apply” to set the new language.

Fixed Column Count – Sets the number of columns in the channel grid. This can be changed from the “View” menu of the Main display also.

Skip Over Unpatched Channels – With this option on the software will not draw a cell for every channel unless it is patched. Unpatched channels will be ignored. When turned off the unpatched channels will appear as a grey cell in the channel display.

Return Focus to Channel Grid when Opening Fixture Control – When an intelligent fixture is selected the fixture control window will appear automatically. This option determines if the focus is retained in the channel display or moved to the new fixture control window.

Show Help Balloon for Keyboard Shortcuts – If checked, a list of keyboard commands available for the Channel Display when the CTRL key is pressed will be displayed.

Auto Switch the Sidebar when Selecting Fixtures – If you have chosen to display the sidebar in the channel display, it will have tabs labelled “Current Playback” and “Fixture Control”. Setting this option will cause the sidebar to switch automatically to the “Fixture Control” tab when an intelligent fixture is selected.

Expanded and Compact View Options

Colors and Font – Allows the colors and font style/size of the channel grid to be set. Click on “Reset Colors” to return the grid to defaults.

Show Color Block for RGB Fixtures – By default, a color-only fixture will not display an image of the fixture like other intelligent fixtures but rather a block representing the color set. Turn this option off to show the image instead of the color. The color will still be shown but in a small bar below the image.

Show Pan and Tilt Position within Fixture Image – By default, NEO will draw a small crosshair inside the image of fixtures having pan and tilt capabilities to represent their position. Turn this option off to disable this feature.

NEO Notes & Tips: This only applies if the option “Show Picture of Intelligent Fixtures” (see below) is set.

Show Graphic Bar Representation of Dimmer – The “fade bar” is a blue (default) bar that displays the current channel level and appears just under the text in the “Expanded (Verbose)” and “Compact” views. Toggle this option to determine if the software displays this bar.

Show Picture of Intelligent Fixtures – If you have patched an intelligent fixture you can display a picture in each cell of the channel view. Toggle this option to turn this on or off.

Show Picture of Basic Fixtures – A basic fixture is a fixture with only a single dimmer attribute. Use this option to toggle if the software will display a picture in each cell of the channel view.

Make Active Color Proportional to Dimmer Level – Use this option to make the active channel color’s intensity proportional to the current output level. When the channel is at full the background will be the defined active channel color. At 50% the background will be a half shade of the defined color.

Classic View Options

Display fixture name on every channel – Default: Off – If set, adds a line displaying the patched name of each fixture in the grid. For conventional channels, the label “Dimmer” is displayed.

Show 3rd line of text – Default: Off – If set, displays a 3rd line of information from the patch detail or fixture attributes. If set Off, each channel shows only 2 lines making the cells smaller so more can be displayed within the grid space.

ML (Intelligent) View Options

ML View will show Simple Color Fixtures (RGBs) - If you have a lot of RGB-type fixtures patched into your show, you can choose not to include them in the “Intelligent Lights (ML)” view by setting this option Off.

Use Minimal Text in ML View - When set to On, minimizes the column labels in the “Intelligent Lights (ML)” view so more columns are visible on screen.

Magic Sheet Options

Magic Sheet Channel Text Scale - The size of the channel number text displayed for each fixture shown on a magic sheet can be adjusted to make them more visible.

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