Activating and Deactivating Links
A special UPB command called “Link On” (activate) is used to command all of the devices that have the same Link to go to their preset light levels at their preset fade rates.
For instance, in our “All On” and “All Off” example, when “Link 50 On” is transmitted by Omni IIe, each UPB Wall Switch with Link 50 will go to 100% to achieve the “All On” effect. Other “Link On” (activate) commands may be transmitted that cause Wall Switch ‘1’ to go to a desired level at a specified fade rate and Wall Switch ‘2’ to go to a different level at a different fade rate. The ability to send more than one device to its preset level at a preset fade rate with a single command is known as activating a Link. Likewise, pressing a pushbutton on a
A special UPB command called “Link Off” (deactivate) is used to command all of the devices that have the same Link to go to 0% at their preset fade rate. For instance, in our “All On” and “All Off” example, when “Link 50 Off” is transmitted by Omni IIe, each Wall Switch with Link 50 will go to 0% to achieve the “All Off” effect.
Setting a Link (Lighting Scenes)
Lighting scenes are created by
Each UPB Wall Switch can hold up to sixteen different preset light levels (0% - 100%) that can be “linked” to the Omni IIe controller or to a pushbutton on a
Omni IIe can “set” each of the 250 possible Links. The “Link Set” command is used to set up lighting scenes for a lighting group. To set a “lighting scene” using Omni IIe, adjust all of the UPB Wall Switches with the
Executing Phantom Buttons
Omni IIe can turn on and turn off each of the 17 possible Phantom Buttons. Phantom Buttons must be
To issue Phantom Button commands, from the
ENTER BUTTON:
Enter the Phantom Button number
PHANTOM BUTTON 1 0=OFF 1=ON
When a Phantom Button is turned on, all of the devices that are
Executing CentraLite Scenes
Omni IIe can turn on and turn off each of the 255 possible CentraLite Scenes. To issue CentraLite Scenes commands, from the top level display or from the main menu, press the 4 (ALL) key on the console keypad, and then press the 5 (CENLIT) key. You are prompted to enter a Scene
ENTER SCENE:
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