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OPERATION GUIDE
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THE MAIN MENU
The main menu lets you access all the other menus for configuring C21/EC21 dimmer racks.
To access the main menu:
From any of the status displays, Press [<] or [>]
To return to the main menu
Press [ESC]
NOTE: If no dimmer event is registered, returning from the main menu brings you back to the display from
which you called the main menu. If a dimmer event is registered you will return to the dimmer events display.
RACK IDENTITY MENU
The Rack Identity menu allows you to configure the following settings for the dimmer rack:
VIEW RACK NAME. View or edit the name of the dimmer rack in this text field. Rack name shows on
the second line of the display.
VIEW RACK LOCATION. View or edit the location of the dimmer rack in this text field.
VIEW MAIN BREAKER ID. View or edit the name or location of the main breaker in this text field.
VIEW SERIAL NUMBER. View the C21/EC21 Processor serial number. The serial number is entered by
the factory and should not be changed in the field.
VIEW DEALER INFO. View Dealer Information text field. The information for this text field is entered
within the Factory Menu section.
SET DATE. View or edit the date field. Format: MM/DD/YY
SET TIME. View or edit the time field. Format: 24-hour (HH:MM:SS)
VIEW RACK SIZE. View the rack size (slot and dimmer count). The rack size is set in the Factory Menu
section. Default: 48 slot 96 Dims
VIEW SOFTWARE VERSION. View the current software version of the rack processor.
NETWORK CONFIG MENU
The Network Config menu allows you to configure the following settings for the network settings of the dimmer
rack:
SET IP ADDRESS. Enter the IP address for the rack processor. Default IP address is 192.168.0.72.
NOTE: Every rack processor is set to this default IP address. Make sure to create a unique number for each
dimmer rack in the system prior to adding the racks to the network.
SET SUBNET MASK. Set the SubNet Mask for the rack processor. Default SubNet Mask is
255.255.255.0.
NOTE: The default subnet Mask should not be changed unless instructed to do so by Strand.
VIEW HOST NAME. View the Host Name for the processor.
NOTE: This field is the name seen on the network and is dierent than the dimmer rack name created in the
Rack Identity Menu.
SET GATEWAY IP. Set the Gateway IP address for the processor. The default Gateway IP is: 192.168.0.1.
NOTE: The default Gateway IP address should not be changed unless instructed to do so by Vari-Lite.
VIEW MAC ADDRESS. View the MAC Address assigned to the C21 and EC21 processor. The MAC
address is set at the factory is not accessible.
IP PROT SUBNET. Used to modify the active Art-Net subnet.
RACK CONFIG MENU
Rack Config Menu allows you to set the configuration of the dimmer rack.
VIEW MODULE TYPES. Review the dimmer module type assigned to the dimmer slots, 6 dimmers at a
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