Vari Lite VLX3 User Manual

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O PERATION : DMX O PERATION302.97 03.000 1 A 1 7 Dec emb er 2 012 41Control Channel Functions - Mode 4VLX3 Wash Luminaire Operational Modes (from ControlChannel Settings)Display On / Off (All Modes)With the display on, the backlight timer will control how long the luminaire's display backlight willstay on. Also, the display LED indicators (Power, Tx, Rx and Error) will illuminate normally. Withdisplay off, the backlight will stay off as will the LED indicators.Reset All to Defaults (All Modes)Reset to defaults, when selected via control console and channel, will restore all factory defaultsettings but will not affect the starting DMX address.Quiet Mode (All Modes)Quite Mode lowers LED output levels for low noise operation. In Quiet Mode, LED junctiontemperatures are lowered and fan noise set to minimum. Fans will still vary in speed, but will notexceed the set (lower noise) limit.Level Light Mode (All Modes)Level Light Mode maintains a reduced LED output to keep various fixtures from operating at differentlevels depending upon thermal situations. The fans will run full speed, regardless of junctiontemperatures.Table 3-8: Control Channel Functions - Mode 4DMX Channel Control Channel Function Control Channel DMX Value12Default Setting on Console 0Display On / Off 3 - 4Reset All to Defaults** 5 - 7Quiet Mode† 11 - 13Level Light Mode† 14 - 16Constant Fans Mode† 17 - 19Normal Mode † 20 - 22Dimmer Curve LINEAR† 31 - 32Dimmer Curve SQUARE LAW † 34 - 35Full Luminaire Reset 81 - 87Color Calibration OFF† 116 - 117Color Calibration ON† 118 - 120Manual Color Adjust ENABLE† 121 - 122Manual Color Adjust STORE† 124 - 125Notes:** When resetting to defaults, the following will be enabled on the luminaire:• Normal Mode• Dimmer Curve SQUARE LAW• Color Calibration ON† These settings require the Command Lock in Menu to be set to OFF in order to change on Control Chan-nel. Resetting to defaults will turn Command Lock OFF.