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For a show last night the band brought a bunch of floor cans in as a mini floor package.

I noticed when I patched the dimmer channels in to the existing showfile on titan that in Patch view the User Number has a Lightning symbol through it.

The patched fixtures worked fine, but I was wondering what does that symbol mean and should I worry about it

I have noticed it before in another showfile.

I've attached a screenshot of the view. I can send the showfile etc if necessary.

Thanks,
John.

Multiple dimmers on the same handle.

Just a little bit more info : as you can see on your picture, dmx channels 1.20 ans 1.26 are both assigned to fixture number 27, and share the same location.
Note that changing the fixture number of one of them will also change fixture number of the other one to keep it identical.

You can also view which channels are assigned to a fixture handle by pressing the 'View' button of the fixture in the sixth column.

To get rid of unwanted dmx channels on a fixture handle, you must click on the dmx address in the patch view and press softkey D (Park).
You can also patch the unwanted channel on another fixture handle (you will of course be obliged to use the 'Park conflicting fixture' option for that) ; just make sure you exit patch mode before clicking/selecting/viewing anything in the patch view or fixture window, to avoid messing your patch with new multidimmers.

Thanks for the replies. One of those that when you see it you can't believe you missed it !