# DMX Profiles

Source: https://help.malighting.com/grandMA2/en/help/key_dmx_profiles.html
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DMX profiles are used in attributes or in DMX channels. They can be displayed graphically with the help of the graph editor.

Open the the menu DMX Profiles:

1. Press Setup.
2. Tap Patch & Fixture Schedule.
3. **EditSetup **opens.\
   For more information on patching see [Adding fixtures to your show](/grandma2/key_patch_add_fixtures/). 
4. Tap DMX Profiles on the right of the menu.
5. The menu **DMX Profiles** opens. 

![](/img/grandma2/menu_dmx-profiles_v3-3-c6cd20.png)

_Creating DMX profiles_

6. To add DMX profiles, tap Add or tap and hold the row **New** in the menu.\
   -A new row appears displaying DMX\_Profile.
7. Label the newly created row:\
   -Tap and hold the row DMX\_Profile.\
   -The **pop-up Edit Name** opens.\
   -Label the DMX profile.\
   -Press Please or Enter on the keyboard of your PC.
8. Edit a DMX profile:\
   -Select a row you would like to edit.\
   -Tap Edit. \
   -The graph editor opens. 

![](/img/grandma2/menu_dmx-profiles_graph-editor_v3-3-a327d4.png)

_Graph editor – graphic mode_

9. Make settings in the DMX profile graph. 

**Hint:**\
The general settings Add Point, Delete Point, Graphic Mode, Table Mode, Load Predefined, and Label are set in the same manner as in the graph editor in the form pool. For more information on these settings see [Settings in the Graph Editor in Create effect forms](/grandma2/key_effects_create_forms/#settings_graph_editor). 

10. After the general settings were made, select the mode of display:\
    -To display the DMX profile graph in percentage, tap Readout Decimal to toggle it to Readout Percent.\
    -The graph is now displayed in percentage.\
    -To display the graph in decimal digits, tap it once again to toggle it back to Readout Decimal.

The settings are now applied.

Now, close the graph editor:\
-Tap the ![](/img/grandma2/icon_close_small_v3-2-1c8fff.png) in the upper right corner of the window.