Patch
Patch Window
To patch dimmers or intelligent fixtures to channels, open the patch window by clicking the Patch button on the main display or pressing < F7 > on your keyboard. NEO Notes & Tips: An option under the…
Command Line Patching
To patch channels/fixtures using the Command Line Method: Use Encoder 4 to select the desired model from the tree view under the title “Fixtures”. To aid in locating a fixture brand and model, you ca…
Drag & Drop Patching
This is an alternative method of patching using the mouse or other pointing device. Patching Standard Dimmers. By default, the “Standard Dimmer” fixture is selected. Standard dimmers use only one add…
Patch Detail Pane
Adding Other Information. In addition to the “Fixture #”, “Patch Address” and “Fixture Make/Model” columns, the Patch Detail pane allows more information about the patch to be stored. Some of the fie…
Options Menu
A drop-down menu at the top of the patch window provides access to various miscellaneous options. Insert (Move all fixtures down a channel). Use the insert if you need to add a fixture to the patch a…
RDM
RDM is an extension to the DMX protocol that provides bi-directional communications with RDM compatible devices and fixtures. Clicking on the RDM button will bring up a separate window for RDM contro…
Edit Menu
The edit menu provides access to the following windows: Edit Fixture Library. The fixture library is the list of all available fixtures that can be patched in the software. Each fixture has an associ…
Soft Keys
When clicked, displays a menu of tapable keys that can aid in entering commands on the command line.
MUTE Output
The mute button will temporarily stop all DMX output from NEO at the hardware level. If you want to use another DMX controller temporally you can mute NEO so that the output streams do not fight for…
Visible Columns
This pull-down menu lists all of the columns that can be displayed in the Patch Detail pane. Columns that are visible have a check mark preceding the name. Unchecking a name removes that column from…
Search Bar
The search bar at the bottom of Patch Detail pane (if displayed) can be used to locate cells in the grid by row number or text. As entries are made in the edit boxes, the first row to contain the mat…
DMX Outputs Pane
The DMX Outputs pane shows a grid of the DMX addresses for the selected universe (tabs along the top). The squares in the grid show the patch status of each address and can be used to capture and set…
Fixture List Pane
The fixture list pane is where you can select profiles for the fixtures you are patching into your show. NEO comes with a library of profiles that represent the available fixtures at the time of rele…
Patch Encoders
Display the patch window by pressing the [PATCH] key. The level wheel and encoders can be used to navigate sections of the page: Level Wheel – Scroll patch detail pane (can also use [PAGE] & {SHIFT]…
