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Wrong fixture assigned to channel

Hi, our church uses an Element console.  Our lighting system was professionally installed, but there is one fixture that is unintentionally coupled with another fixture on the same channel.  Although the patch list indicates that channels 63 and 64 are supposed to control different fixtures, in reality channel 63 controls both and channel 64 controls none.  The addresses assigned to channels 63 and 64 are unique, fwiw.

Is this something I can easily change somehow?  Are there wires crossed somewhere? Do we need to call the installer back in? (I'm a lowly church volunteer, not a lighting pro).  

FWIW, the fixtures on the opposite side of the room (mirror image) are controlled on two separate channels, which is how both sides should be working.

Thanks,

Kevin

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    I'm not familiar with the element.  I know the Ion.

    Before you do anything here, save the show file.  if something goes horribly wrong, then you can re-load the file and start again.

    also, if the Element has an UNDO button, that will be a good thing to find.

    You need to get into Patch.

    type 63 enter.

    the screen should move to show both lamps as part 1 and part 2 of channel 63.  64 should be empty.

    type:    63 [part] 2 [copy to] [copy to] 64 [enter].

    pressing Copy To twice puts Move To on the command line.

    that should MOVE all the data (instrument type and address information) from 63 to 64.

    If that cross patches the 2 lamps (so 63 comes on when you want 64 to come up, and 64 comes up when you want 63 on):

    type: 63 [swap] 64 enter.  the addresses will change between the 2 channel numbers.

    Andrew

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    I'm not familiar with the element.  I know the Ion.

    Before you do anything here, save the show file.  if something goes horribly wrong, then you can re-load the file and start again.

    also, if the Element has an UNDO button, that will be a good thing to find.

    You need to get into Patch.

    type 63 enter.

    the screen should move to show both lamps as part 1 and part 2 of channel 63.  64 should be empty.

    type:    63 [part] 2 [copy to] [copy to] 64 [enter].

    pressing Copy To twice puts Move To on the command line.

    that should MOVE all the data (instrument type and address information) from 63 to 64.

    If that cross patches the 2 lamps (so 63 comes on when you want 64 to come up, and 64 comes up when you want 63 on):

    type: 63 [swap] 64 enter.  the addresses will change between the 2 channel numbers.

    Andrew

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