Dove Systems SM 6 - Manual (Page 4)

GROUNDING
The term "grounding" refers to a separate wire, usually with green insulation, which is connected
from the equipment case to earth ground. This is not the same as the neutral, or "common" and must
not be confused with it. The neutral is a separate, load-carrying conductor.
When the SM6 is connected to its power source by a flexible cable, this ground connection is made
through a third wire in the cable, and the ground prong on the plug. For maximum safety, and to
comply with electrical codes, this connection must be made. If you use an adapter, be sure the
ground wire is connected to a good ground such as a conduit or cold water pipe. The faceplate
screw of an electrical outlet MAY NOT BE ADEQUATE.
LOAD CONNECTIONS
The SM6 will dim any load from 1 watt through 1000 watts per channel. The load may be
incandescent, inductive or resistive. This includes conventional incandescent, quartz incandescent,
"rain lights", pin-beams, and similar "low-voltage" lighting loads containing transformers. Fluorescent
and neon loads can be controlled by the SM6 with no damage to the dimmer, but the nature of these
loads requires specialized circuitry to get full range dimming. Consult the factory if you need to dim
such loads.
To use, merely plug the load or an extension cord to the load into the outlet which corresponds to the
circuit you wish to use. Always use grounded cords. Loads may be single fixtures or combinations
of lights not exceeding 1000 watts per channel.
OPERATION
This controller has a pair of calibrated linear slide controls for each channel. these slide controls
make up the two scenes X and Y. When the X-Y crossfader is moved up to the X position, the X
scene is active and the scene X controls affect the lights.
The master control affects all channels in either scene. It is a true proportional grand master and
must be up to allow any channel full output. The bump buttons located between the faders will flash
each channel to full output regardless of the setting of the crossfader or the master. The red blackout
switch will black out all channels when activated (down) and will override all other controls.
The SM6 has a timer to allow a linear timed crossfade up to 2 minutes 40 seconds. When the timer
is set to zero (counter-clockwise) the crossfade follows the X-Y crossfader. If the timer is set fully
clock-wise and the XY crossfader is pushed quickly from scene X to scene Y, then a straight, smooth
linear crossfade will be completed in 2 minutes and 40 seconds. The crossfade can be stopped or
reversed at any time by moving the XY crossfader. The timed crossfade can be speeded up or
slowed down at any time by readjusting the timer control. The master is not affected by the timer in
the Y scene but is affected in the X scene. Therefore, a timed master fade-up or down is possible in
the X scene. The green LED light is the power indicator. The LED indicators next to the X-Y
crossfader track the crossfade. When the top LED is bright and the bottom LED is off, the X scene is
active. During a crossfade, one LED will become dimmer while the other becomes brighter. The
master control will fade both LED's just as it does the channels.
The SM6 has a footswitch option which plugs into the accessory jack in the back and allows remote
crossfades and remote blackouts. The crossfade timer is fully functional with this accessory. Note: