LSC Lighting Redback Operators Manual - Manual (Page 17)

Redback Dimmer DMX512 Explained
Operator Manual V1.1
The Right „ arrow key activates the Curve
menu and displays the currently selected
dimmer and its assigned fade curve.
C 1 S C U
In this screen:
The
ƒ Left and Right „ arrow keys select the
dimmer for curve assignment (Range 1-6 for 6
channel dimmers or 1-12 for 12 channel
dimmers).
The
Up and Down † arrow keys allocate the
fade curve (Range SCU, SQR, NON, RLY, 120).
The [ADV] menu indicator LED double-flashes in
the default status screen if any dimmer is set to
a curve other than the default S Curve (SCU).
6.4 Setting Minimum Dimmer Levels
M I N L V
The Minimum Level menu sets the level of the
dimmer output when the control signal is set to
zero. Setting this value slightly above zero is
useful to "Pre-Heat" lamp filaments where a
rapid fade up is required.
The Right „ arrow key activates the menu and
displays the currently selected dimmer.
C 1 L 0
In this screen:
The
ƒ Left and Right „ arrow keys select the
dimmer for adjustment.
The
Up and Down † arrow keys increase and
decrease the minimum level for the selected
dimmer.
The default minimum for all dimmers is Zero.
The [ADV] menu indicator LED double-flashes in
the default status screen if any dimmer is set to
a minimum above Zero.
6.5 Setting Maximum Dimmer Levels
M A X L V
The Maximum Level menu sets the highest
possible level of dimmer output when its control
signal is set to maximum.
Setting this value to slightly less than full mains
voltage has little impact on light output from
most lamps, but gives a significant increase in
the operational life the lamp.
Setting the maximum to zero effectively locks
the dimmer out of use. (But make a note so you
won't be wondering why the dimmer isn't
working next time you need to use it.)
The Right
„ arrow key activates the menu and
displays the currently selected dimmer.
C 1 F L
In this screen:
The
ƒ Left and Right „ arrow keys select the
dimmer for adjustment.
The
Up and Down † arrow keys increase and
decrease the maximum level for the selected
dimmer.
The default maximum for all dimmers is Full.
The [ADV] menu indicator LED double-flashes in
the default status screen if any dimmer is set to
a maximum below Full.
6.6 Soft Patch
S P A T C H
The Soft Patch option allows any dimmer to be
allocated to any slot in the DMX universe
(including the possibility of multiple dimmers
sharing the same DMX slot).
The Right
„ arrow key activates the menu
option and displays the current soft patch mode
of the dimmers.
If DMX channel allocation has been set from the
Basic [ADDR] sequential address option, the
screen will display:
1 T O 1
If the Softpatch is enabled, the display reads:
P A T C H D
In this screen:
The
Up and Down † arrow keys switch DMX
addressing between the Basic sequential and
Advanced soft patch modes.
The
ƒ Left and Right „ arrow keys step
between:
• displaying the current address mode
1 T O 1
• selecting a dimmer for addressing
2 D 1 8 1
In the address screen:
The
Up and Down † arrow keys increment
and decrement the DMX address allocated to
the selected dimmer (Range 1-512).
Soft patched address allocations are retained in
system memory, irrespective of Redback's
current address mode.