Lightronics AB0302A User Manual

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AB-0602A ARCHITECTURAL BALLAST DRIVER

Version 0.10 OWNERS MANUAL 07/05/2012

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QUICK DMX ADDRESSING

The AB-0602A 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 used, the
remaining 5 channels 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 to 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 unit (A - F) to ANY DMX
address (000-512) by using the dimmer setup
(

dSEt)

menus. See

CHANNEL ADDRESSING

for

details.

CHANNEL TEST / LOCAL OPERATION

You can test the operation of each dimmer channel
by pushing

MENU/NEXT. The display will show

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

Use and 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.

The channel levels will remain when you set them.
The control console can turn off the circuits by
raising the channel fader to full then back down. A
useful feature of the channel test mode is that the
display shows the current intensity level of the
channel regardless of the control signal source.

CHANNEL ADDRESSING (SOFTPATCHING)

In order to invoke the softpatching settings you must
first set the pack address (

PACA

) to

P000

You can set the channel DMX softpatch addresses at
any time but they will be ignored if

PACA

is not

P000

TO SET CHANNEL SOFTPATCH ADDRESSES

Push

SELECT at the

dSEt

menu. The display

will toggle between the

dA-A

and the current

DMX address assignment number.

Use to set the desired DMX address (000 - 512)
for the channel. Push

SELECT to save the change.

Push

MENU/NEXT to advance to the next channel

or hold down

MENU/NEXT for aprox. 5 seconds

to exit from the menus

CHANNEL DROPOUT POINT

Many fixtures cannot operate reliably at very low
levels of intensity. The AB-0602A can cut off a
circuit when a low level threshold is reached to
prevent flickering and other undesired effects. The
dropout point can be set for each of the 6 circuits.

Push

SELECT at the

dSEt

menu. Then push

MENU/NEXT until the display toggles between

dd-A

and the current dropout value setting.

The

range is from 5 to 255. 5 is the lowest.

Use and to set the desired value for that
channel. Push

SELECT to save the change.

Push

MENU/NEXT to advance to the next channel

or hold down

MENU/NEXT for aprox. 5 seconds

to exit from the menus.

RESPONSE CURVE SELECTION

Each AB-0602A channel has a selection of response
curves to match a variety of lamp and fixture types:

DIM:

nn) Used for incandescent lamps.

LINEAR:

nr)

Used for some CFL fixtures..

LED1:

(Led1)

Used for many LED

fixtures.

FLUORESCENT:

(FLUO) For dimmable

fluorescent ballasts

The menu used to select curves includes 4 additional
items which are not currently supported. They are

LED2, LED3, CUR6, and CUR7

They can be selected but will be ignored.

PACA

P001

A - 0 0

d A - A

0 0 1

d d - A

0 3 5

This manual is related to the following products:

AB0602A