Lowel Light IR DMX Controller manual Buttons, All, Entering Sub-Menu Mode

Buttons

ON

Quickly press to turn the

Controller ON.

■To start or return to active operation press the ON button.

Shutdown

■To turn the IR DMX Controller OFF, hold the SET button for 2 seconds.

Auto Shutdown

■To extend the life of the batteries, the unit will shut down automatically after 5 minutes of no operation

(if no button is pressed).

MODE

a multifunction button.

Instant 100% ON / Instant OFF

■By clicking on it once, an asterisk will be displayed in the center of the unit’s LCD display.

■After this, if the + LEVEL button

is pressed, the level will be increased quickly to 100% (instant ON).

■If the – LEVEL is pressed, the level will be quickly decreased to 0% (instant OFF).

■Clicking singly on any other button will cancel the instant ON mode.

ALL

a toggle function.

ALL vs Single Fixture Command

■Pressing this button, allows the IR DMX Controller to send DMX-512 dimming commands to ALL fixtures connected in the circuit simultaneously.

■The Address field of the LCD display will read “ALL”, meaning that ALL 512 channels will receive the same level dimming level (%) indicated in the Level field.

■Clicking the ALL button again toggles it back to communicating with a single chosen addressed channel.

Entering Sub-Menu Mode

Pressing the MODE button for several seconds yields 5 sub-menu choices, see below chart.

MODE Sub-Menu List (scroll through sub-menus using –Level / +Level buttons)

1Scene Mode? This selection gives the option of entering the Scene Mode. To enter Scene Mode, press the MODE button again for several seconds. See pg. 7 for instructions Setting & Recalling Scenes.

2Enable IR/DMX? Press SET button in this mode to bypass a connected DMX console and enable Controller.

3Disable IR/DMX? Press SET button in this mode to bypass the Controller and enable a connected DMX console. Note: Powering down the fixture that the IR Sensor is connected to will also restore control of the DMX chain to the con- nected console.

4Set DMX Channels? This selection gives the option to enter a mode where you can determine the number of DMX channels (fixtures) the IR DMX Controller will communicate with. To enter, press the MODE button again for several sec- onds and the LCD screen will display the maximum channels the controller is set to control (min. 10, max. 512). Use –Address or + Address buttons to select total number. Press MODE again to store that number & exit mode.

5Software Version Number. This selection gives the revision number

of the software stored in the IR DMX Controller. It is important information in case technical support is needed.

Note: When in ALL mode, the ADDRESS and + ADDRESS buttons are not active. It is important to understand that once the ALL mode is turned off, all channels but the one indicated in the address field will revert back to their previously set dimming levels.

Example: if channel 15 is set to a level of 38%, selecting the ALL mode will take all fixtures in the DMX-512 line go to 38% intensity.

Once this mode is reverted back to single channel operation, ONLY address 15 will be set to 38%. The rest of

the remaining channels will revert to the intensity levels previously stored in memory.

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