About Dimmer in Express consoles
The About Dimmer display tells you about the characteristics, patch and use of individual dimmers. For the contents of the About Dimmer display when using ETCLink, see About Dimmer with ETCLink. For similar information about channels, see About Channel.
Go to the About Dimmer display as follows.21
| Keystrokes: | Action: |
|---|---|
| 1. Press [About] [Dim]. | Prompt reads: About: Select dimmer number, then press ENTER |
| 2. Press [3] | Keypad corner reads: Dim 3 |
| 3. Press [Enter] | About Dimmer window is displayed |
| Label | The dimmer’s label, if any.22 |
| Channel | The channel to which the dimmer is assigned. |
| Proportion | The dimmer’s assigned proportional level. |
| Profile | The dimmer profile’s number and name, if assigned.22 |
| Console dimmer level | The output level the console currently is sending to the dimmer. |
| Parked | Whether or not the dimmer is parked. |
| DMX512 Port | Port number / address on the port. |
21 Press [Clear] to remove the About window.
22 You can assign labels in Expression Off-Line. See Expression Off-Line.
About Dimmer with ETCLink
If your console uses ETCLink to monitor dimmers in an ETC Sensor dimming system, the About Dimmer window displays additional dimmer monitoring information. The following expanded About Dimmer window appears if dimmer monitoring is enabled.
- Label:
- The dimmer’s label, if any.22
- Channel:
- The channel to which the dimmer is assigned.
- Proportion:
- The dimmer’s assigned proportional level.
- Profile:
- The dimmer profile’s number and name, if assigned.22
- Console dimmer level:
- The dimmer output level the console is sending to the dimmer.
- Parked
- Whether or not the dimmer is parked.
- DMX512
- Port Port number / address on the port.
- Rack/Slot number:
- The rack and slot in which this dimmer is located.
- Rack dimmer level:
- The actual output level at which the dimmer is set.
- Dimmer level source:
- The source of the control signal which set the dimmer’s level. Possible sources include:
- DMX A
- DMX B
- Rack #
- The source of the control signal which set the dimmer’s level. Possible sources include:
The following information is available on Sensor Advanced Features dimming systems.
- Recorded lamp load:
- The load at which the selected dimmer was recorded.
- Load at full:
- The estimated load on the dimmer when the level is at Full.
- Actual load:
- The actual load currently on the dimmer.
- Scale/Boost:
- The dimmer’s scale or boost level. Scale is reported in volts (V) and Boost is reported in percentage (%).
- Dimmer errors:
- Describes errors, if any