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i series e  &  i series Quad 

Dimmer Racks 

 
 

Users Guide 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Software  Version #1.50 

P/N: LIT-31903-00 

April 2003 

Summary of Contents for i 48e

Page 1: ...i series e i series Quad Dimmer Racks Users Guide Software Version 1 50 P N LIT 31903 00 April 2003 ...

Page 2: ...t notice Future software releases may change the features or operation of this product For current information please contact Leviton Lighting Controls Division Technical Services PO Box 2210 Tualatin Oregon 97062 or Leviton Lighting Controls Division Technical Services 20497 SW Teton Tualatin Oregon 97062 800 959 6004 voice 503 404 5601 fax Copyright 1998 2003 Leviton Manufacturing Company Incorp...

Page 3: ...TERMINAL LOCAL MODE 16 Getting Started 16 Help Screen 1 16 Help Screen 2 16 Hand Held Operation Test Verification 16 Main Local Menu 17 3 2 I SERIES E HHT LOCALMODE DISPLAY RACK VIEW 18 Display Rack Main Screen 18 3 3 I SERIES E HHT LOCALMODE EDIT CONFIG RACK 20 Config Rack Main Menu 20 Config Rack Change Rack Password 21 Return to Default Settings 21 3 4 I SERIES E HHT LOCALMODE HELP 21 3 5 I SER...

Page 4: ...ments The specific features added with this software release are as follows 1 Luma Net 3 Support 2 Additional Fluorescent Dimming Ballast Support a Advance Mark X b Lutron Tu Wire c Lutron Hi Lume Eco 10 d Low Voltage Magnetic Transformer 3 Configuration Security Features Password system This revise users manual includes configuration and usage information for all of the previous modified and new ...

Page 5: ...le For 120VAC systems i series e dimmer modules come in either dual or single channel module configurations with either 500micro second or 800 micro second rise times For 240VAC applications i series e dimmer modules come in either dual or single channel module configurations with either 350micro second or 500 micro second rise times For 120VAC systems i series quad dimmers are only available in 4...

Page 6: ...tches are the following Patch Assignments DMX 512 Luma Net Channel Numbers Address i96e i96Quad i48e i48Quad i24e w JP1 In i24e w JP1 Out 0 Custom Patch Custom Patch Custom Patch Custom Patch 1 1 96 1 48 1 24 361 384 2 97 192 49 96 25 48 385 408 3 193 288 97 144 49 72 409 432 4 289 384 145 192 73 96 433 456 5 385 480 193 240 97 120 456 480 6 481 512 241 288 121 144 481 504 7 LED solid on 289 336 1...

Page 7: ...lot Sequential Patch Phase Balanced Patch Phase 1 2 1 2 1 2 A 3 4 3 4 7 8 A 5 6 5 6 13 14 A 7 8 7 8 19 20 A 9 10 9 10 3 4 B 11 12 11 12 9 10 B 13 14 13 14 15 16 B 15 16 15 16 21 22 B 17 18 17 18 5 6 C 19 20 19 20 11 12 C 21 22 21 22 17 18 C 23 24 23 24 23 24 C With jumper JP6 on the backplane removed the rack responds as a sequential rack and with JP6 installed the rack responds as a phase balance...

Page 8: ...e level This led dims up and down proportionally with the dimmer control level LOAD LED OFF The control to this dimmer is off The dimmer is off LOAD LED s YELLOW Over temperature Warning LOAD LED s RED Over temperature Shutdown 1 4 Control Module Normal LED BOOT Sequence The LED s on the front of the control module can be used to determine the status of the dimmer rack boot process 1 PHASE A LED O...

Page 9: ... the DMX Analog control sources DMX OK LED OFF A valid DMX signal is not being received LED STUCK ON A valid DMX signal is being received but the thumbwheel Address is set too high to decode any dimmers For default patches the thumbwheel address starts at 1 and increments in 96 channel blocks for a 96 rack and 48 channel blocks for a 48 rack LED BLINKING Valid DMX 512 signal is being received VERY...

Page 10: ... When a button has been pressed on the Hand Held Remote When the control module is in DMX snapshot record mode and searching the analog inputs and the panic input to snapshot the DMX scene During this mode light levels drop to of their previous intensity When the control module is in Emergency Mode In Emergency mode the diagnostic LED flashes alternate the Panic LED LED OFF Normal operating mode R...

Page 11: ...essor U19 not booting properly Blinks at least once Repeats LED s blink briefly then RED Main Processor booting properly Phase A LED comes on Analog Led B Processor booting properly blinks Phase B LED comes on Analog LED blinks at least once C Processor U28 not booting properly Repeats After All three processors boot Feeder Line voltage is too high One or more of the power led s flash above 135VAC...

Page 12: ...onnects to 12VUR of TB1 on i series e Backplane T C of Remembrance station connects to T C of TB2 on i series e Backplane VOUT ofRemembrance station connects to PANICB MAINT of TB1 on i series e Backplane DMX Snapshot Record Mode for the Panic input Procedure Activate the scene to be recorded on the DMX 512 input port De activate the Analog Inputs and any Backup Scenes to make sure the scene is co...

Page 13: ...een DMX 512 channels 511 and 512 will cause the control module to treat the 2 levels as lighting levels as opposed to fade times Each analog input scene has its own fade time associated with it Fade times operate as a damping factor for analog pot station inputs but operate as a fade time when connected to the VOUT of an entry station Approximate Fade Times Full 100 seconds 98 30 seconds 95 30 sec...

Page 14: ...ave a rack 1 upper control module assigned in the system as this is the module that does most of the talking in the REMOTE mode It is a good idea at this point to check and or edit the other parameters within the Rack Configuration menu like the DMX dropout hold time When all the settings have been completed plug into a remote receptacle location The best location would be at the control booth Bri...

Page 15: ...global parameters applies to all dimmer positions Dimmer Configuration To view and edit the control module custom patch To softpatch any DMX 512 dimmer channel to any dimmer position in the rack To softpatch any Luma Net control channel to any dimmer position in the rack To view dimmer control levels and HTP source on a dimmer per dimmer basis To view and edit maximum and minimum levels To view an...

Page 16: ... there is no text in brackets on the bottom LCD row above the softkey then that softkey does not have a function for that particular menu Help Screen 2 L o w e r r o w L C D t e x t d e f i n e s f u n c t i o n o f S 1 S 2 S 3 P r e s s a n y k e y All text in the square brackets within the LCD menus refer to a key or softkey S1 S2 S3 entry Additionally throughout this users guide the convention ...

Page 17: ... and their functional descriptions Display Description i series e Product Identification V1 5 Current software version If it reads V1 0 or V1 1 then you need a software upgrade before proceeding further Rack Default rack number If no one has set up the HHT configuration before then this is what you ll see Don t worry It s only really applicable in remote mode for the HHT to operate properly If som...

Page 18: ...ll cause the control module to save the last dmx packet for 5 minutes and then fade to black A 9 minute hold time will cause the control module to save the last dmx packet for 9 minutes and then fade to black An i minute infinite fade time is set by the FL key when in configuration mode and will cause the control module to hold the last dmx packet forever Valid values are 0 9 minutes or i for infi...

Page 19: ...eedback The control module will dim as if the power were set at 120VAC The firing angles will not be affected by voltage fluctuations in the incoming line Press BACK or MORE allows you navigate through the remainder of the rack setting screens The additional status options on the rest of the screens are as follows System MAX Level or System MIN Level Shows the currently set maximum minimum output ...

Page 20: ... N T R O L M O D U L E 1 2 0 V O L T A C S Y S T E M M O R E H E L P B A C K The difference between configuration mode and display mode is that in configuration mode you have a cursor which is blinking at it s current location To move from field to field within the configuration screens press the ENTER button To change values either use the UP DOWN buttons to select from a list or enter the numeri...

Page 21: ...actory default settings 1 Enter rack configuration mode as discussed above 2 Press the MORE soft key until you get to the factory default setup screen 3 Press the FACTORY softkey I n i t i a l i z e E E p r o m F A C T O R Y f o r d e f a u l t s y s t e m s e t t i n g s F A C T O R Y B A C K 4 You will now see the following screen If you chose FACTORY the HHT will display the following E E p r o...

Page 22: ...0 0 1 M K X L U M 0 0 0 1 E D I T F O R C E B A C K This is the current level that the dimmer is at 0 to 100 100 is indicated by FL for FULL D I M 0 1 V I E W L V L 0 0 D M X f M A X F L s M I N 0 0 s D M X 0 0 1 M K X L U M 0 0 0 1 E D I T F O R C E B A C K This indicator field shows where the controlling source is coming from for a particular dimmer Please note that all the control source inputs...

Page 23: ...r extending lamp life for chandelier circuits or other places where bulb replacement is awkward A maximum output setting of 85 will increase the lamp life of most incandescent lamps by a factor of 10 The standard patches address thumb wheel positions 1 15 force this value to full If you which to change this value then you must first enter a custom patch for the rack see section 2 31 When you are f...

Page 24: ...r in the case of thumb wheel address position 0 the DMX channel is determined from the custom patch stored on the eeprom of the back plane D I M 0 1 V I E W L V L 0 0 D M X f M A X F L s M I N 0 0 s D M X 0 0 1 M K X L U M 0 0 0 1 E D I T F O R C E B A C K This space containing MKX indicates the type of dimmer curve assigned to the dimmer indicated in this case Mark X If this space is blank the cu...

Page 25: ... screen F O R C E D I M M E R A T B A C K To force a dimmer to a control level follow the flashing box cursor 1 The cursor will first prompt you for the most significant dimmer slot digit After you enter the tens digit enter the ones digit Remember these are the dimmer positions within the rack not the DMX channels they are patched to Follow the prompt and enter the control level As soon as you en...

Page 26: ...M will be written to the EEPROM on the backplane which will keep the custom patch you created forever b NO then the changes you made stay in RAM and are available as long as the control module remains powered up but as soon as the control module is powered down the changes are lost Powering up the module will automatically load in the saved custom patch configuration from the EEPROM on the backpla...

Page 27: ...B A C K Stepping further through the EDIT screen to LUM aNet causes a special soft key to appear The default for Luma Net read back feedback is on as indicated by the f next to the Luma Net address In the lower left corner of the screen a soft key labeled DM FB OFF will appear Pressing this key will turn off feedback remove the f and change the key to DM FB ON This key will toggle 3 8 i series e H...

Page 28: ... first dimmer position other than 1 This has the effect of automatically renumbering every dimmer in the rack from the start address you enter This is a quick way to create a custom offset patch 3 9 i series e HHT Local Mode Status_____________________ From the main local menu there is a soft key option STAT that mimics the state of the control input LED functions and displays the current control ...

Page 29: ... The most convenient two positions for utilizing backup looks in a theatrical application is at control booth or the stage managers panel 1 Plug in the hand held terminal to a remote port near the control console The HHT should beep and display a flashing cursor box after initialization 2 Press the REC LOOK key The following menu shall be displayed 4 11 Record Look Menu RECORD LOOK 00 FADE TIME 00...

Page 30: ...centration than just pressing the GO key Please note that this DMX snapshot procedure is also detailed in section 2 3 of this manual When you are finished recording all of the backup looks with the cursor blinking on the most significant look number digit press the BACK soft key The following main menu will be displayed 4 13 Main Remote Menu i series e V1 1 REMOTE MODE rec goto look active Please ...

Page 31: ... time in the display window and not the display time recorded in memory This is done so that scenes may be played back with a different fade time or out of sequence with a different fade time Press the GO key The following screen will be displayed 4 24 Go To Look Menu Crossfading GO TO LOOK 01 FADE TIME 003 0 CROSS FADING BACK During the crossfade The STOP REV key may be pressed Pressing the STOP ...

Page 32: ...f 35 LIT 31903 00 When you are finished playing backup looks with the cursor on the most significant GO TO LOOK digit press the BACK key This will return the system to the main menu where either REC LOOK or GO TO LOOK may be selected ...

Page 33: ... door air filters should be cleaned by washing them To wash them first remove them as you would a household window screen push the bottom of the frame up then out of the track Clean the filters by spraying water through them If the filters are particularly dirty a soapy grease cutting cleaner may be used to remove the dirt but the filters must then be rinsed with water The air filters must be comp...

Page 34: ...um Feeder Size 800 Amp 400A for i48 rack Nominal Input 120V Circuits 120 208V 3Ø 4W 50 60Hz or 120 240V 1Ø 3W 50 60Hz Nominal Input 240V Circuits foreign service 240 415V 3Ø 4W 50 60Hz or 240 480V 1Ø 3W 50 60Hz Phase to Neutral Operating Voltage 100 127V 10 or 220 240V 10 Operating Frequency 47 63Hz Rack Enclosure NEMA type 1 for indoor use only utilizer dans un edroit a l arbi Specifications Beld...

Page 35: ...nufacturing or any authorized Colortran dealer Transportation charges to an authorized dealer or to the Leviton Manufacturing factory for repair shall be the responsibility of the owner All products returned to Leviton Manufacturing must have factory authorization for return prior to shipping Leviton Manufacturing Colortran Division is not liable for any incidental or consequential damages resulti...

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