How it works
Sometimes an understanding of how a system works can greatly assist in learning its
abilities.
Light Symphony is a radio (wireless) lighting system. The remote control transmits a wire-
less signal when a button is pressed, which the outdoor Lighting Control Module
receives and in turn switches the lighting circuit.
The remote control sends on/off command-codes from 0 to 9, which are referred to as Are-
as. Area code 0 is a special case and used as a master on/off for the whole garden. Each
Lighting Control Module (receiver) can be configured to respond to Area codes 0 to 9 or to
ignore them. This allows groups or zones of circuits to be assigned to each Area key on the
remote control. By default,
all
Lighting Control Modules will respond to master on/off
commands (Area 0) , although this too can be changed.
The Lighting Control Modules allow two different types of system to be created. In a small
garden, it makes sense to simply assign each lighting circuit to an Area key on the remote,
thereby offering the client full control of each circuit. The 9 (+all) area codes provide up to
9 individual channels of control.
For larger projects, with more than 9 circuits, individual control becomes confusing, so
Light Symphony allows circuits to be grouped into zones or scenes. The remote control’s
area keys can now be used to select sections of the garden (zones) or recall a complete
lighting mood (scene). The number of controllable lighting circuits is limited only by the
number of Lighting Control Modules in the system.
The system’s wireless range is improved by the use of repeaters, which echo any
commands received from any of the transmitters. Up to 5 repeaters may be installed each
with a range of 1 Kilometre. The repeaters are assigned number codes and will echo
received commands in sequence based on this code. To avoid repeaters interfering with
each other and to ensure the commands are echoed by all repeaters, its important that
repeaters are each assigned a unique number and are within reliable wireless range of their
adjacent numbered unit. For example, repeater #3 must be in good range of #2 and #4. Pro-
vided the repeaters are uniquely numbered they cannot interfere with each other, even if all
5 are in very close proximity.
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How it works
