Johnson Systems DPC-24-3000 Series Digital Pack Controller - Manual (Page 14)

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6. SNAPSHOT Record DMX levels into the backup scenes.
Provides a quick and easy way to save control channel levels into each of the 01 to 12
or 24 backup scenes using a DMX source.
Press EXECUTE to enter the menu and activate snapshot mode.
SAVE >01 Press MENU ( ) to select a different scene from 01 to 12 or 24.
SCENE>24 Press EXECUTE to store DMX levels in the selected scene.
SURE ??? Press EXECUTE if you are sure the DMX levels are set as intended.
DONE !!! DMX levels have now been saved in the selected scene.
NO RX! DMX is not being received on either input, so a snapshot is not possible.
Press ESCAPE to back-up within the menu, or exit/deactivate snapshot mode.
Press RESET to exit/deactivate snapshot mode.
7. DIM TEST Test the dimmer outputs one at a time, or all at once.
A technician’s best friend! Used for troubleshooting the dimmer outputs and field wiring
to the load.
Press EXECUTE to enter the menu and activate dimmer test mode.
D 01L>00 Displays the active dimmer (D) and the test level (L).
D 01L>50 Press MENU ( ) to select the desired test level.
D 01L>FF Press ESCAPE to toggle the test level from full-on (FF) and off (00).
D>01L FF Press EXECUTE to toggle between the dimmer (D>) and the test level (L>).
D>ALL FF Press MENU ( ) to select the active dimmer from 01 to 12 or 24 or ALL.
Press ESCAPE or RESET to exit the menu.
The menu will automatically timeout after 2 minutes of inactivity.
8. MONITOR View the control level to each dimmer output.
The dimmer control level is displayed as a 9-bit value from 000 to 512. This menu does
not timeout automatically and will continue to monitor indefinitely.
Press EXECUTE to enter the menu and activate monitor mode.
D>01L000 Press MENU ( ) to select the dimmer (D) output to monitor from 01 to 12 or 24.
D>24L512 Display shows dimmer 24 has full-on control.
Press ESCAPE or RESET to exit the menu.
NOTE: The control level value will not reach 512 when voltage output limiting is
activated, or when regulation is enabled and the line voltage is greater than
118VAC for 120VAC operation or 236VAC for 240VAC operation.
9. DMX MODE Configure the mode of the on-board DMX protocol manager.
There are five different mode settings for the DMX protocol manager.
Priority A (PTY A) and Priority B (PTY B) modes are intended for the implementation of a
backup DMX source. Priority A (PTY A) sets the DMX-A input as the priority, and ignores
the DMX-B input when the DMX-A input is active. Priority B (PTY B) sets the DMX-B
input as the priority, and ignores the DMX-A input when the DMX-B input is active.
Merge (MERGE) mode combines both DMX inputs with highest-takes-precedence (HTP)
operation. Merge mode allows for simultaneous DMX control of the dimmers from both
inputs, and is the default for the system.
Dual Universe DMX (DMX A+B) mode provides a method to combine two universes
of DMX within one system. It permits two independent DMX sources to be active on
the DMX inputs, with each having a separate DMX start address. The DMX inputs are
merged and DMX-B is offset by the number of DMX-A channels programmed via the
ADDRESS menu (see page XX for further details). This feature is typically used when
a system is at the end of one DMX universe (DMX-A) and the beginning of another
(DMX-B).
Two Room (2 ROOM) mode enables the room (A or B) assignment for each of the
dimmer outputs via the 2 RM SET menu.