BACK LIGHT
With a range of 0-‐10 and a factory default of 9, this adjustment controls the
brightness of all menu screens, except the main “run” window.
MAIN SCREEN BACK LIGHT
Range is 1-‐10, with a factory default of 1, this adjustment if for the main “run”
window. Generally this channel is adjusted to dim the screen while running.
FACTORY RESET
If you get lost and prefer to start over, FACTORY RESTART will return all
settings to a factory default that works well for most types of lights.
ADVANCED OPERATION
The FF-‐301 will work right out of the box with no adjustments as mentioned in the
QUICK START section. However, you can customize some of the settings to optimize
the system to better fit your needs.
LEVEL
adjustments should be set so that lights react to subtle sounds, yet lights
aren’t on solid during a lightning strike. For the dimmer channel, the
LEVEL
will
determine the depth of dimming or how dim the light will become during a strike.
THRESHOLD
controls are one of the most important settings. Set too high, the lights
will always glow. If set too low, the system will still work, but the lights will seem
more “choppy” and they will lose sensitivity to subtle sounds. Always adjust this
control until your lights just begin to glow, then back it down a step or two.
MAXIMUM DIMMER LEVEL
allows you set the maximum brightness of the lights
connected to the dimmer channel. You can now dim those lights, while still having
the FF-‐301 flicker and dim them more during a “lightning strike”. This adjustment is
purely a matter of preference.
AUDIO SOURCE
defaults to internal, so no adjustment is necessary to operate the
FF-‐301 out of the box. However, you may prefer your own thunder track audio. If so,
you can select EXTERNAL and connect your CD/DVD deck, portable CD player, MP3
player, iPod, iPad, laptop or other line level or earphone level audio source. Most of
these sources will require their levels to be set fairly high, then you can tweak the
level using the level controls within the FF-‐301.
You may also like the idea of lightning on demand. When the AUDIO SOURCE is set
to triggered and you have connected a Lights Alive brand Intelligent Sensor or
trigger through our proprietary LADC connection, there will be a 40-‐second burst of
thunder and lightning each time the sensor is tripped. Most third party sensors may
