LSC Lighting Redback Operators Manual User Manual
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Redback Dimmer
Table of Contents
Operator Manual V1.2
LSC Lighting Systems (Aust) Pty. Ltd
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CONTENTS
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Meet the Redback....................................................2
1.1 Redback Layout .........................................................2
1.2 Power Supply .............................................................2
1.3 Control Panel .............................................................2
1.4 LED Display ...............................................................2
1.5 Status LEDs ...............................................................3
1.5.1 DMX DATA ..........................................................3
1.5.2 DMX ERR ............................................................3
1.5.3 ~1 ~2 ~3 (Mains power) ...................................3
1.6 SD flash memory slot.................................................3
1.7 Load Circuit Breakers ................................................3
1.8 DMX512 sockets ........................................................3
1.9 Load sockets ..............................................................3
1.10 Power supply entry ..................................................4
1.11 MIDI input (optional).................................................4
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Installation ...............................................................5
2.1 Mounting Options .......................................................5
2.1.1 Rack Mounting.....................................................5
2.1.2 Wall Mounting ......................................................5
2.1.3 Free Standing ......................................................5
2.2 Electrical installation ..................................................5
2.2.1 Safety...................................................................5
2.2.2 Power Supply ......................................................5
2.2.3 Load circuits.........................................................5
2.3 Connecting DMX512 and RDM .................................5
2.4 Connecting MIDI (optional) ........................................5
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Fast Track Guide .....................................................6
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Menu System ...........................................................7
4.1 Menu Structure...........................................................7
4.2 Control Pad ................................................................7
4.3 Menu LEDs ................................................................7
4.4 LED Screen ................................................................7
4.4.1 Text Mode............................................................7
4.4.2 Graphical Mode ...................................................7
4.5 Data Entry ..................................................................7
4.5.1 Wrap around ........................................................7
4.5.2 Single step entry..................................................7
4.5.3 Multi step entry ....................................................7
4.5.4 Jump to limit value...............................................7
4.6 Power Up Display.......................................................8
4.7 Default Status Screen ................................................8
4.7.1 Text Default Status Screen .................................8
4.7.2 Graphical Default Status Screen.........................8
4.7.3 Changing the Default Screen ..............................8
4.8 Locking the Menu system ..........................................8
4.9 Unlocking the Menu system.......................................8
4.10 Menu Structure.........................................................9
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Basic Menu ........................................................... 10
5.1 DMX Address Allocation [ADDR]............................ 10
5.1.1 Direct DMX address ......................................... 10
5.1.2 Bank address.................................................... 10
5.2 MIDI Address Allocation [MIDI]............................... 11
5.3 Scene Setting [SCENE] .......................................... 11
5.3.1 SCENE Menu LED ........................................... 11
5.4 Chase Mode [CHASE] ............................................ 11
5.4.1 CHASE Menu LED ........................................... 12
5.4.2 Chase effects patterns ..................................... 12
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Advanced Menu .................................................... 14
6.1 Accessing the Advanced Menus [ADV] .................. 14
6.2 Testing the Dimmers ............................................... 14
6.3 Fade Curve Selection.............................................. 14
6.3.1 S Law Curve ..................................................... 14
6.3.2 Square Law....................................................... 14
6.3.3 120 Volt............................................................. 14
6.3.4 Switching loads On and Off .............................. 14
6.3.5 Non Dim ............................................................ 14
6.3.6 Relay ................................................................. 14
6.4 Setting Minimum Dimmer Levels ............................ 15
6.5 Setting Maximum Dimmer Levels ........................... 15
6.6 Soft Patch ................................................................ 15
6.7 Redback's Advanced Scenes ................................. 16
6.8 Running a Scene..................................................... 16
6.9 Setting Scene Levels .............................................. 16
6.9.1 Excluded Mode ................................................. 16
6.9.2 Entering Excluded mode .................................. 16
6.10 Setting Scene Fade Times.................................... 17
6.11 Capturing a DMX Snapshot .................................. 17
6.12 About Redback...................................................... 17
6.13 RDM ...................................................................... 17
6.14 Setup ..................................................................... 17
6.15 Resetting Redback ................................................ 18
6.15.1 System Reset (
SYSRST) ................................. 18
6.15.2 Total Reset (
TOTRST) ..................................... 18
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DMX512 Explained ............................................... 19
7.1 Typical DMX Installations........................................ 19
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RDM Explained ..................................................... 20
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Specifications ....................................................... 21
9.1 Mechanical Specifications....................................... 21
9.2 Technical Specifications.......................................... 21
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Software (Firmware) Upgrades ........................... 22
10.1 Upgrading Redback's Firmware............................ 22
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Compliance Statements ...................................... 22
11.1 C Tick Compliance Statement .............................. 22
11.2 CE Compliance Statement.................................... 22
11.3 Product of Australia ............................................... 22
11.4 Disclaimer.............................................................. 22