Dimmer Operation
4-1
WMX SERIES DIMMER
OPERATING
MANUAL
4.0 Dimmer
Operation
This section assumes the dimmer has been correctly connected to three phase power and
a source of DMX-512 control signal.
Figure 4.1: Control Panel Layout
o
Pressing “Menu/
" at any time moves up menu level or confirms a new setting.
o
Pressing the “Exit/C” button at any time moves back a menu level with no setting
change.
o
When adjusting a setting, the display will flash briefly once per second for three
seconds. If the “Menu/
" button is pressed within that three seconds, the new value is
retained and subsequently takes effect. If no button is pressed within that 3 seconds, or
if the “Exit/C” button is pressed within 3 seconds, the setting reverts to the previous
value.
4.1 Operating
modes
The WMX has two operating modes:
1.
DMX mode:
the dimmer is controlled from an external DMX-512 control
console,
2.
Test mode:
the dimmer is controlled by the internal microprocessor and the
front panel buttons.
4.1.1 DMX
mode
In this mode, the “+” and “
−
” buttons are used to select which bank of 12 channels
(from the 43 possible DMX-512 banks) will control the WMX.
By default the display shows the DMX start channel. The start channel can only be
changed in steps of 12. Pressing the “+” or “
−
” button results in the display increasing
or decreasing by one bank of 12 channels. Eg. 1, 13, 25, etc.
For example, if DMX Channels 25 to 36 are desired, set the start channel to “25”.
WMX Channel #1 is now DMX Channel #25. A WMX with this setting ignores DMX
Channels 1 to 24 and 37 to 512, and only decodes Channels 25 to 36 as its dimmer
information.
Pressing and holding the “+” or “
−
” button results in the display changing by one bank,
and after 0.5 seconds it will start changing automatically at a fast rate.
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