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OPERATION GUIDE
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SET DIMMER LEVEL RANGE. Set a range of dimmers to INPUT or to a local level between 0% and
FULL.
NOTE: Setting dimmer levels to something other than INPUT overrides the control inputs, including presets,
you can easily lose control of dimmers by forgetting to set them back to INPUT. The levels set in this menu are
remembered even when you shut down the rack.
You can use the Set Dimmer levels menu to set dimmer levels in order to record Backup Looks where there
is no conventional lighting control system.
STATUS REPORTING MENU
VIEW LIVE STATUS. View the Reporting Status of reporting modules. This can show temperature,
errors, curent dimmer level, voltage, current draw and power consumption.
VIEW RACK STATUS. View the status of the Rack. This shows the three input Phase Voltages, Line
Frequency, Rack Temperature, Fan Speed and number of dimmers.
VIEW SYSTEM UP TIME. View how long the system has been up without any resets or power cycles.
SET TEMPERATURE SCALE. Select Celsius or Farenheit.
VISION.NET CONFIG MENU
ENABLE BRIDGING. Enabling this will forward packets from the dedicated Vision.net Port to Vision.
net-over-IP and vice-versa. Default is Disabled.
SET UNIQUE ID. Sets a Unique ID for this system. Default ID is 0.
SET AREA ID. Sets the Vision.net Area to which this rack listens. Default is 1.
ENABLE REFRESH. When enabled, this system will request the current state of the Vision.net system.
Default setting is O.
VN PATCH. View or Change the Vision.net room and channel patch per dimmer.
FACTORY MENU
The Factory Menu configurable options are installation-specific which, once set, are not likely to ever change.
SET PHASE CONFIG. Configure between Single Phase and Three-Phase.
A-B-C-A-B-C
A-A-A-C-C-C
L1-L1-L2-L2-L3-L3 (EC21 only)
SET RACK SLOT ORDER. Configure whether the modules are labeled Horizontally or Vertically.
ADJUST ZERO CROSS. Configure the phase shift from zero-crossing to prevent the dimmer outputs
from flashing (in microsends).
VIEW SERIAL NUMBER. Serial number format: AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF
VIEW PROJECT NAME. View the Project Name.
VIEW DEALER NAME. View the Dealer Name.
VIEW DEALER CONTACT. View the Dealer Contact.
VIEW DEALER EXTRA INFO. View extra Dealer Info.
REVERT TO MFG CONFIG. Resets the configuration to factory defaults.
C21 / EC21 WEB PAGES
This section provides basic information on the C21/EC21 Web Pages.
MAIN SCREEN
STATUS
Select [STATUS] to gain access to the following options:
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