Expression 3 - ETC

Monitoring dimmers
When used in conjunction with Sensor Advanced Feature dimming
equipment, the console allows you to monitor individual dimmer loads in
your system. This can greatly simplify troubleshooting by identifying such
things as burned out lamps, and incorrectly lamped or unplugged fixtures.
When dimmer monitoring is in use, Sensor electronics constantly monitor
dimmer loads. Monitoring information is displayed by the dimming
system and also sent to the console.
To use this monitoring information efficiently, you must first determine
what constitutes a normal load. The console procedure for determining
normal loads is called Record Loads, and it is explained in the next section.
You may also perform a Record Loads procedure from the Sensor
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Load Management display
The Load Management lists dimmers for which load errors have been
detected, either by the Sensor system or by a Load Check you initiated. If
you have a printer attached to your system, you may print the data shown
in the Load Management display by pressing [S1], Print Screen. An
example of a Load Management display is shown below.
If load errors are reported for many dimmers, Use [Page +] and [Page –]
to page through the display.
• Recorded Load lists the loads determined for the listed dimmers
during a Record Loads procedure.
• Actual Load lists the current loads for the listed dimmers.
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Loads may not be recorded on Sensor systems without the AF option.
See the Sensor CEM Users Manual for more information on recording
loads from your dimming system.
272 Chapter 23 Dimmer monitoring