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Position Finder

Easily calibrate and center your moving head fixtures

From the Stage you can open the channels for any fixture, and those which have Pan or Tilt channels will show a target icon next to them. Clicking on the icon will open the Position Finder for the fixture. It does not matter if you click on Pan or Tilt - the finder works for both together.

Position Finder icon in fixture channels
Note: Fixtures with Multiple Movers (e.g. a Chauvet Gigbar Move), require you to set each head separately!

The Position Finder Window

Once you open the Position Finder you will be presented with the following window.

From here you should follow the on-screen instructions to adjust the center point and pan/tilt limits for the fixture.

The center point is derived from the width and offset of the channel. We need these "limits" so that effects will work correctly with the head pointing in the right direction.

A digital interface for adjusting the pan and tilt of a moving head fixture with sliders for width and offset, and for tilt width and offset, along with options for light up, sending live DMX, and test limits.

How to Use

You can view the position of the mover live, by enabling "Send Live DMX" - this will send on-the-fly output to the selected fixture enabling you to adjust it until it is perfectly centred in the position you require.

You can also test the limits by activating the Test Limits option, this will let you drag the dot inside the limit box to see how far it can pan or tilt.

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