elektraLite CP100xt Manual Part Two - Manual (Page 21)

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GROUPING YOUR DIMMERS
You are also able to group your conventional dimmers as well. This becomes particularly useful
when adding dimmers to submasters.
Dimmer Groups are different from Fixture Groups and the commands for adding each to their
respective groups don’t need specifying. The following command should help explain.
1) Press: ADD-DIMMER-x-THRU-y-TO-GROUP-n-ENTER
This will add the specified dimmers to a specific Dimmer Group without you having to say
“ADD-
DIMMER-x-THRU-y-TO-DIMMER-GROUP-n”. The controller automatically knows to add
conventional dimmers to their own groups. Fixtures 1 & 2 may comprise Fixture Group 1. If you add
dimmers to “Group 1” it’s not going to put them into the Fixture Group but rather in it’s own Dimmer
Group.
Once you’ve made your Dimmer Groups you can then add them to Dimmer Submasters.
See the Command Set of the manual for more information on: DIMMERS.
ADDING THOSE DIMMERS TO DIMMER SUBMASTERS
Dimmer Submasters allow you to set your dimmer levels with the faders instead of the rotaries.
To add Dimmers to Dimmer Submasters:
Press: ADD-DIMMER-x-TO-SUBMASTER-n.n-ENTER.
This will add the selected Dimmer to a specific Dimmer Submaster page and fader. Likewise you
may add your Dimmer Groups to specific Dimmer Submasters.
Press: ADD-DIMMER-GROUP-n-TO-SUBMASTER-n.n-ENTER
These commands will add the dimmers to faders at their full percentage. You can limit the maximum
output that a dimmer fader will have by specifying it at the end of your command line. Let’s say you
wanted to add dimmer number 1 to Dimmer Submaster page 2, fader 3 with a maximum output of
75%.
Press: ADD-DIMMER-1-TO-SUBMASTER-2.3-@-75-ENTER
Now when you raise Fader 2.3 all the way up it will only output Dimmer 1 at 75%.