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Dimmer Operation 4-2
WMX SERIES DIMMER OPERATING MANUAL
The display will halt at 505 in the up direction and at 1 in the down direction, but if the
button is released and pressed again the menu will wrap around from 505 to 1 (or from
1 to 505 in the other direction).
Once selected, the start channel is retained in memory if the power is switched off.
4.1.2 Test mode
In this mode, the WMX’s internal controller is used to drive the selected dimmer
channels. No DMX control is necessary, but a control signal may be left connected if
desired.
Pressing the “Menu/ ” button displays the first menu item. The menu items are listed
in Table 4.1.
Display Description
Turn selected Channel on full
Turn Phase channels on at set level
Turn on all channels sequentially at set rate
Table 4.1: Menu Items
Pressing the “
−
” button when the display shows
Chn
changes it to
CHS
; pressing the
“+” button when the display shows
CHS
changes it to
Chn ,
ie. the menu wraps around.
Pressing the “Exit/C” button returns the dimmer to normal operation, displaying the
previously set DMX start channel.
4.1.2.1 Chn
Pressing “Menu/ ” while
Chn
is displayed moves into the Channel Test menu. The
display shows the last channel tested (
C 1
…
C12
) and immediately turns it on full.
The “+” and “
−
” buttons may be used to select a different channel. The channel is
output live and there is no need to press “Menu/ ”. The display (and output) remains in
that state until the “Exit/C” button is pressed, even if power is disconnected; ie. when
power is restored the dimmer will continue to drive the selected channel to full.
Pressing the “
−
” button when the display shows
C 1
changes it to
C12
. Pressing the
“+” button when the display shows
C12
changes it to
C 1
; ie. the menu wraps around.
When “Exit/C” is pressed, the dimmer returns to the menu displaying flashing
Chn
. If
no button is pressed within 3 seconds the dimmer returns to normal operation,
displaying the previously set DMX start channel.
4.1.2.2 PHS
Pressing “Menu/ ” while
PHS
is displayed moves into the Phase Test menu, and the
display shows the last phase tested (
A, B, C,
or
ALL
). Pressing “+” or “
−
” and
then “Menu/ ” selects a phase to test. That phase is indicated on the display with a top,
middle, or lower horizontal bar in the left-most display digit, signifying phases A, B and
C respectively. The display initially shows a phase level of
0
. All channels fed from the
selected phase will be tested simultaneously.
ie. Phase A = Channels 1-4, Phase B = Channels 5-8, Phase C = Channels 9-12.