LSC Lighting Redback Wallmount Operators Manual - Manual (Page 28)

Menu System Redback Wallmount Dimmer
Operator Manual V1.3
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4.8.3 Auto Power
Many lighting fixtures such as LED’s and moving fixtures require a constant source of non
dimmed power when they are operating. Normally you would manually switch on the power
to these devices prior to a show and manually switch them off at the conclusion. Auto Power
is a feature that automatically switches selected Redback channels to full ON whenever
there is a DMX signal present on the input to the Redback and switches them OFF when the
lighting controller is turned off.
A “Hold Time” can be set to prevent fixtures being turned off if there is a short interruption
to the DMX signal and also to allow for a cool down period for the fixtures.
In the following example, the 3 moving fixtures require non-dimmed power plus DMX for
control. They are connected to a Redback “Switch” channel that is configured for “Auto
Power”. The 2 conventional fixtures are connected to Redback dimmer outputs. When the
lighting controller is switched on, the Redback detects the DMX signal and automatically
switches on the moving fixtures.
LSC recommends that fixtures requiring non-dimmed power should always be connected to
Redback channels fitted with the “Switch” output option. See section 1.4.2 for details.
Note: To make a channel switch On when DMX is present you must “Enable” Auto Power as
described below and also select “Auto Power” as the channel’s “Control Source”. This is
selected in the “Control Source” section of the “Channels” menu. See the “Channels Menu”
below for details.
To select the DMX Setup menu, press [Config] [DMX].
The “Auto Power” box has 2 buttons:
 Press [Disable] to disable the Auto Power function. The button then changes to
[Enable]. This is a global setting for all channels that have their control source set to
“Auto Power”
 Press [Hold Time] and enter a time from 1 to 60 minutes. This is the time that the
“Auto Power” channels will stay ON when the DMX signal is lost.
Dimmed
Power
DMX
DMX
Non-dimmed Power
Lighting
Controller
Redback
Dimmer
DMX Splitter