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XC-40 COMPACT DMX DIMMER

Version 0.3 OWNERS MANUAL 02/21/2008

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OPERATION

SETUP AND OPERATING CONFIGURATION

All operating functions and settings for the XC-40 are
menu controlled using the LED Display and the 4
buttons located near it on the back surface of the unit.

FACTORY DEFAULT CONFIGURATION

The XC-40 is supplied with a factory default setup
configuration. The unit may be reset to this condition
by keeping the

SELECT button held down while

power is applied. The display briefly shows

FACt

while the reset is being performed. The XC-40 is set
as follows when a reset is performed:

1. The unit is set for DMX (

5Pin

) operation.

2. The DMX pack address (

PACA

) will be set to

address 1 (

P001

3. Softpatch is set to DMX addresses 1 - 4
4. All channels curves are set for incandescent
dimming

(

Dim

5. Channel limiting is turned off (

255

6. Chase functions are set as follows:
Pattern

Rate:

004

(1 sec. per step)

Fade:

050

(%)

Brightness:

100

(%)

7. The architectural Unit ID is set to

8. Power type is set to AUTO

DISPLAY STATUS INDICATORS

The LED display shows a dot near the upper left
corner when a valid DMX signal is being received.

If equipped with the wireless option, another dot at the
top of the display indicates the status of an active
wireless link.

MENU ACCESS AND USE

Hold the

MENU/NEXT button down for aprox. 5

seconds to gain access to the complete menu system.

If there is no button activity for 1 minute while inside
the menus then the unit will revert back to the normal
display (

PACA

To exit from anywhere in the menus - Hold down
MENU/NEXT for aprox. 5 seconds. The unit will
revert back to the normal display (

PACA

A flow diagram of menu/display operation is provided
at the back of this manual.

QUICK PACK ADDRESSING

The XC-40 has a quick DMX address setup which
enables you to set the starting address of the pack (the
address for channel "A") without accessing the rest of
the menu system. When this is used, the remaining 3
channels ("B", "C", and "D") are set to the next
consecutive addresses.

During normal operation the LED display toggles
back and forth between

PACA

and the current pack

address such as

P001

. Use the and buttons

to set different pack address. Push

SELECT

save the setting when done.

If you set the pack address to

P000

then the unit

will run in soft patch mode. In this mode you can set
ANY channel of the pack (A - D) to ANY DMX
address (000-512) by using the dimmer setup (

dSEt)

menus. See

CHANNEL ADDRESSING

for details.

CHANNEL TEST

You can test the operation of each dimmer channel by
pushing

MENU/NEXT. The display will show the

intensity of channel A (00 - 99%) as shown below.

Use to adjust the intensity to the desired level.
Push

MENU/NEXT to advance to the next channel

(Channel B). The dimmer will return to its normal
display when you go past the last channel.

P A C A

SELECT

DMX VALID

WIRELESS

STATUS

PACA

P001

A - 0 0