LSC Lighting NEXUS - Manual (Page 23)

NEXUS NexLan Software
Operator Manual V2.0
© 2011 LSC Lighting Systems (Aust) Pty. Ltd Page 17
Lock All sliders jump to the current received value and the fixture is
controlled with these values
If the Release and On button are pressed, the default fade time which is configured in the
Preferences is applied. If the Release and On button are pressed when holding the Cmd
(OSX) or Ctrl (Windows) button, no fade time is applied.
Also on the “Basic” tab are the Intensity and Pan/Tilt parameters (if available).
The “Colour” tab contains all the colour parameters, the “Beam” tab contains all the beam
parameters and the “Extra” tab contains the remaining parameters.
The “Test” tab features several test options.
Address Test Default the selected fixtures one by one.
Parameter Test First set all the fixtures in there default position (if not already
controlled), the tests all parameter one by one (if not skipped)
Test Custom tests which apply to the selected fixtures if they have
such parameters. These are defined in the test.txt file in the
Fixture Library folder.
In the list underneath the speed slider, parameters can be skipped or set to repeat.
If the Fixture is matched to a RDM Device, there is an extra “RDM” tab which holds the sensor
values and other information obtained via RDM.
5.11.3 Universe Control
In the Universe Control window the channels of the selected universe can be controlled by
entering commands in the Control windows command line.
For example:
1 Thru 36 Enter Set Channel 1 thru 36 at Full
-12 Thru 24 Enter Release Channel 12 thru 24
8 @ 0 Set Channel 8 at 0
Next Switches to Highlight mode. Select the first controlled channel and
keep the value of this channel as highlight value.
Release Release all channels
5.11.4 Network Item Control
In the Network Item Control window the selected network item can be controlled. Most
items feature an Identify button to identify the item and a Test Connection button to test
the connection to this item (requires firmware 2.07 or higher).
5.12 TOOLBAR WINDOW
The toolbar contains a couple of standard Tools:
• Update Network Items Sends all changed to the Network Items
• Detect sACN Universes Starts the Detect sACN Universes Wizard
• RDM Discovery Starts the RDM Discovery Routine
• RDM Additional Discovery Starts the RDM Additional Discovery Routine
• Capture Scene Starts the Scene Wizard
• Add Tool Starts the Tool Wizard
Tools added via the Tool Wizard will appear in the Toolbar.
The ToolBar Window can be hidden by clicking the close button in the upper right corner
and shown by the “View” menu in the menu bar.
5.13 PROPERTY WINDOW
In the Property Window the properties of the selected objects can be edited.
If the selected object have different value for a property, <..> is displayed. The Property
Window can be hidden by clicking the close button in the upper right corner and shown by
the “View” menu in the menu bar. Modifications are stored immediately for all items. To
send the modifications to the Network Items, press the Update button in the Tool Bar.