Plasson IGBT Dimmer User manual

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Product Features
Main Features of Plasson LED Dimmer are as follows:
●Fully integrated digital control
system
●Input
Power Supply System: Automated
Voltage Detection and Switching
●120VAC / 50HZ(or 60Hz) Allowable
voltage uctuation range: 90-
140VAC
●220VAC / 50HZ(or 60Hz) Allowable
voltage uctuation range: 170-
260VAC
●Output
Two Zones: Zone1 and Zone2
Output voltage control range
●0-120V/50Hz (or 60Hz)
●0-220V/50Hz (or 60Hz)
Each Zone Output current range:
●0-9A(in 110VAC system)
●0-4.5A(in 220VAC system)
●Control input:
●Keypad Control in Manual Mode
●Analog Voltage Control of 0-10VDC
in Slave Mode
●Program Lighting Control in
Master Mode
●I GBT Control
●User interface:
●Keypad on front
●LCD display
●Status LEDs on front (normal,
alarm)
●No audible noise
●Protection
●Surge protection:
Lightning surge protection
●Overvoltage protection:
Dimmer will cut o output when
input voltage is over 160V or 260V
(in 110V/220V system).
●Short circuit protection:
Dimmer will cut o system
immediately when load current
ows over 30A
●Overload protection:
Dimmer will cut o output when
load current per Zone ows
over 9A
●Over Heat protection:
Dimmer will cut o output when
the temperature of dimmer is over
70° C (158° F)
●Allowable Loads:
Type: Incandescent bulbs, LED bulbs

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Mounting Instructions
W-A
50 mm
(2”)
Ø 4 mm
(Ø 5/32”)
Step 1: Using a level, set the wall
mount against the wall and mark the
screw holes on the wall.
Step 2: Drill pilot holes into the wall if
necessary.
Step 3: Install screw into the wall and
tighten to within 3 to 5mm from the
wall
Step 4: Align the top hole of the wall
plate to the screw in the wall and lower
the wall plate until the screw is seated
in the upper area of the teardrop
mounting hole.
(For clarity, the outer cover is not
shown)
Step 5: Install the other screw and level
the wall plate, then tighten all screws
for security.
W-A
50 mm
(2”)
Ø 4 mm
(Ø 5/32”)
Installing the wall plate to the wall
W-A
50 mm
(2”)
Ø 4 mm
(Ø 5/32”)
W-A
50 mm
(2”)
Ø 4 mm
(Ø 5/32”)

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Attaching the Dimmer Attachment Plate
(which is already attached to the dimmer) to the Wall Mount
Use a screwdriver to tighten the screws from the top of the attachment plate into
the wall mount which is hung on the wall.
wall
Push or pull from the top
or bottom of the display to
obtain a desired angle.

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Connection Method
Fig. 1 The LIFELAMP Dimmer-Controller
ZONE 2 Analog Command Input -
ZONE 2 Analog Command Input +
ZONE 1 Analog Command Input +
ZONE 1 Analog Command Input -
Fig. 3a LifeLam
Fig. 3
Before starting to connect the wires
to the dimmer, install the connector
terminal frame over the connectors
with the four screws provided. The
installed frame should look like the
image below in Figure 3a.
ALL Wires which will be connected
to the dimmer should be threaded
through the connecter bladders found
on the terminal frame cover. These
bladders will accept up to a Romex
12-3 cable. Each bladder accepts a
Romex cable for main power (right
side), light line 1 (left Side) and light line
2 (Center). Figure 3b below shows the
light line 2 ROMEX threaded through
the center frame cover bladder.
Fig. 1: The Plasson Dimmer-Controller
AC Input
Earth GND
Zone 1 Output
Zone 2 Output
z + z + z +
Overload Protector
Fig. 2: The connection of AC Power lines.
Fig. 3: Connection of slave
analog command voltage.
Fig. 3a: Connector frame
Fig. 3b: Connector frame cover with bladders

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Note: Now it is time to connect the wires. Remember that the center Romex/
wire connects to Light Line 2 (shown in Figure 3c. on right, The right Romex/wire
connects to power and the left Romex/
wire connects to Light Line 1. It is critical
that you connect the positive and neutral
wires to the same terminal connections
for the AC in Zone 1 and Zone 2. The
left terminal connection is ALWAYS the
neutral connection and the right terminal
connection is ALWAYS the positive
connection. DO NOT MIX THESE UP WHEN
CONNECTING THE DIMMER!
START BY CONNECTING THE GROUND
WIRE!
Connections are shown in Figure 2.
After all the wires are connected to the dimmer, now slide the connector fame cover
and bladder assembly over the connection terminal frame and screw the cover into
place. At this time all of the wires will be coming out of the bottom of the dimmer
as shown below in Figure 3d.
Figure 3d: Final connected dimmer
Fig 3 Li
Fig. 3

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The Keypad
Negative
Positive
Negative Positive
0-10 vsc control Zone 1
0-10 vsc control Zone 2
Light Line Zone or Circuit 1
Power In
110-240 Volts
Light Line Zone or Circuit 2
Cannot have common
Neutral between
Light Lines and
Dimmer/Controller
Dimmer
Plasson
Controller
Hot Neutral Ground
Hot
Neutral
Hot
Neutral
ENTER
POWER
EXIT PROGRAM
BACK
ENTER
EXIT
POWER
BACK
PROGRAM
Normal
Alarm
Fig. 5: Keypad
Fig. 6: Leds
Power
on/o key
Back key
Exit key
Program key
Up key
Down key
Left, right key
Entry key
Fig 4: Full installation wiring
for Plasson Dimmer-Controller

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Programming Methods
Initial Startup
When input power is supplied, previous
operating state is loaded. In other
words, the previous operating state (On
in Manual/Slave/Master Mode or Power
O )is restored as long as the operating
temperature of the dimmer is less than
70° Celsius.
●If the dimmer is overheated above
70° C, overheat error state is
displayed in LCD and alarm LED on
the front panel will blink.
●If the previous state is in "Power o"
state by power button, then normal
LED on front will blink and LCD is
not powered on. In this state, output
is turned o.
In this case, user must press power
button in order for Dimmer to run.
●If the previous state is in one of the
three modes "Manual/Slave/Master"
power on state, then the previous
state is restored and the normal LED
on the front panel comes on. In this
state, output is turned on.
Normal Operation
Assuming the dimmer/controller does
not sense an overvoltage, overcurrent
or overheat error it will start up in its
normal operational state. There are
three modes of control: Manual Mode,
Slave Mode, Master Mode.
●Manual Mode
In Manual Mode, the lighting intensity
of the Plasson LED Bulbs is controlled
manually.
The main screen of the Manual Mode
display looks like Figure 7.
anual
Fig. 7: Main Screen of Manual Mode
"Mode: Manual" means that the
dimmer is in manual operation mode.
"xxx xx/xx xx:xx am" displays present
DAY OF WEEK/MONTH/DAY/TIME.
"Z1:xxx% Z2:yyy%" displays the lighting
intensity level of Zone 1 & the lighting
intensity level of zone 2.
Programming Dimmer in
Manual Mode:
The user will use the "LEFT" and "RIGHT"
navigation buttons to change the
selected Zone to modify. The user will
use the navigation "UP" and "DOWN"
buttons to set the desired lighting
intensity level. This can be anything
between 0 and 100%. 0% is lights o
and 100% is lights 100% on. You can set
this level at anything in-between using
the navigation up and down buttons.
Press the "LEFT" Key in the main
window of Manual Mode, then Zone
1 "xxx%" will blink. In this state, if you
press the "UP/DOWN" key, the lighting
intensity level of Zone 1 "xxx%" will
increase or decrease accordingly.

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To save a manual setting press the
"ENTER" key, and the present lighting
intensity Zone 1 will be saved.
Press the "RIGHT" key in main window
of Manual Mode, hen Zone 2 "yyy%"
will blink. In this state, if you press the
"UP/DOWN" key, the lighting intensity
level of
Zone 2 "yyy%" will increase or decrease
accordingly. To save a manual setting
press the "ENTER" key, and the
present lighting intensity Zone 2 will
be saved.
●Slave Mode
In Slave Mode, the lighting intensity
of the Plasson Bulbs is controlled by
an analog control signal (1-10VDC). The
main screen of Slave Mode displays
like this:
Slave
Fig. 8: Main Screen of Slave Mode
"Mode: Slave" means that the dimmer
is in slave operation mode.
"xxx xx/xx xx:xx am" displays the current
DAY OF WEEK/MONTH/DAY/TIME.
"Z1:xxx% Z2:yyy%" says that the
lighting intensity level of Zone 1 is
xxx% and the lighting intensity level
of Zone 2 is yyy%. In Slave Mode, the
lighting intensity is controlled by an
external analog signal, so the "UP/
DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT" keys don't aect
the operation and program of the
dimmer.
●Master Mode
In Master Mode, the lighting intensity
of the Plasson Bulbs is controlled by the
on board program. The main screen of
Master Mode displays Figure 9.
Fig. 9: Main Screen of Master Mode
"Mode: Master" means that the dimmer
is in master operational mode.
"xxx xx/xx xx:xx am" displays the current
DAY OF WEEK/MONTH/DAY/TIME.
"Z1:xxx% Z2:yyy%" says that the
lighting intensity level of Zone 1 is
xxx% and the lighting intensity level
of Zone 2 is yyy%. "Program Day xxx"
means that present date in master
mode is "xxx".
Keypad Control if Dimmer-Controller
is in normal operational state:
●You can select the "POWER" button
to turn the system on and o. If the
unit is in power o state, the LCD is
also turned o.
●You can always select the ""BACK" key
on the front panel of the dimmer if
you wish to go back one level within
the interface.

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●You can select "EXIT" key to go to the
main display screen (Manual/Slave/
Master).
●You can select "ENTER" key in main
display screen (Manual/Slave/Master)
to go to the product information and
statement display screen (Product
version display › statement display
(input voltage, frequency and
load current) › error (overvoltage,
overcurrent, overheat) history
display).
Programming
Select the "PROGRAM" Button on the
front panel of the dimmer. The rst
screen that will appear is as follows:
Program Time
Program Lighting
Program Mode
Fig. 10: Program Mode Menu
In the "Program Time" section, you can
set and/or correct the present time.
In the "Program Lighting" section,
you can program the Master Mode
operation. In the "Program Mode"
section, you can select the operation
mode you want (Manual/Slave/Master).
With the "UP" and "DOWN" buttons
on the navigation cluster scroll to the
programming method you wish to
congure and select "ENTER".
●Program Time
You can set the present date and time.
The 12 Hour time clock comes up to
view along with date.
04:31 pm 01-24-14
Fig. 11: Time edit window
Use the "RIGHT' and "LEFT' navigation
buttons to scroll through each time
eld. When over the eld you wish
to modify, use the navigation "UP"
and "DOWN" buttons to change the
value. Once you are nished with the
changes you wish to make to the time
and date hit "Enter" and the changes
will be saved.
●Program Lighting
The rst screen that appears when
you select "Program lighting" from
the main programming screen is the
zone screen. When the user enters
the Program Lighting Menus, they
are Programing the Dimmer to be
controlled under the "Master" Mode
●The rst screen to appear when
selecting the Program Lighting
function is found below:
Zone 1
Zone 2
Program same
Fig. 12: Program Lighting window

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The user can scroll through these
selections using the navigation "UP"
and "DOWN" buttons. Once you get
to your desired "Zone x" or "Program
same" then hit "ENTER".
●In this menu the user will select a
"Zone x" to program. (This controller
has two zones which can be
separately congured for control.)
●The user can select the "Program
same" selection in this menu for
convenience when they wish to
program the two zones to the same
settings.
Once you hit "ENTER" on one of the
zones you will be asked to select the
programming method.
The window which appears is below:
Program Day:001
Reset Prog Day
Keep Pre Day Pro
Zone 1
Fig. 13: Program window
The user can scroll through these
selections using the navigation "UP"
and "DOWN" buttons. Once you get to
your desired selection then hit "ENTER"
●Reset Prog Day
The controller will always leave o
at the last day programmed unless
the "Reset Program Day" selection is
chosen which will take the user back
to the rst programming day.
●Keep Pre Day Pro
If you wish to keep the same
programming from the previous day,
use the navigation "UP" and "DOWN"
buttons to select "Keep Pre Day Pro"
and then hit enter. This will save the
same Lighting Program from the
previous day and move the Program
Day one day forward.
NOTE: You must rst program day 001
before you can then begin using "Keep
Pre Day Pro" feature.
●Program Day: xxx
If you wish to program the "Program
Day: xxx'; use the navigation "UP" and
"DOWN" buttons to select "Program
Day: xxx" and then hit enter. The
Program Day interface appears like
this:
Program Day:001
Zone 1
Fig. 14: Program Day interface window
The "Program Day: 001" means that you
entered "Program Day 001 "to program
the rst program day and "Zone 1"
means that this device is ready to
program the rst day for Zone 1. There
are 999 consecutive days which can be
programmed.

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Step1. When you hit Enter on the
"Program Day: xxx" line using the "UP/
DOWN" keys as described above you
will come to a menu to program the
lighting period for that day. You may
program up to 99 unique lighting
periods in a single day. The Lighting
Period View/Interface will appear as
shown below:
Light Period:01
Zone 1
Fig. 15: Lighting Period window
Step2. When you hit Enter on the
"Light Period: xx" line using the "UP/
DOWN" keys as described above you
will come to a menu to program the
"Lighting Period" for that period of the
program day.
The Lighting Period Interface is shown
below:
Start Ti:00:00am
End Time:00:01am
Zone 1
Fig. 16: Lighting Period window
Start Time of day for the rst period of
each program day is a l ways 00:00am.
This will be the rst period start time.
Now you can use the navigation
buttons to change the period end
time for each period. You can use the
"LEFT" and "RIGHT" navigation buttons
to move from one number eld to
the next and the "UP" and "DOWN"
navigation buttons to change the
actual values. Once you are nished
setting the end time you hit enter.
When you come to the next time
setting the start time will now match
the end time for the previous period
setting that you entered.
Step3. Hit "ENTER" to move to the
setting the light intensity level for the
Lighting Period.
The lighting intensity menu interface is
found below:
Intensity :10%
Zone 1
Fig. 17: Lighting intensity setting window
You can use the navigation "UP" and
"DOWN" buttons to set the desired
lighting intensity level. This can be
anything between 0 and 100%. 0% is
lights o and 100% is lights 100% on.
Step4. Once you hit "ENTER" on the
Lighting intensity level the user will
now be prompted to set the lighting
period transition.

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This is where the user will select
the amount of time for the lights to
transition from the light intensity level
of the previous period to the light
intensity level of the new period.
The lighting period transition interface
looks like this:
Change Tim :00:01
Zone 1
Fig. 18: Lighting period transition
interface window
The user will use the ''LEFT' and "RIGHT"
navigation buttons to change the
selected time setting to modify. The
user will use the "UP" and "DOWN"
navigation buttons to move the time
up and down.
For example, if the user is going from
lights o or "0%" intensity level in one
lighting period, to a 100% level, then
they could choose a transition period
of 30 minutes so that the change from
0% lighting intensity to 100% lighting
intensity is a gradual one. In this
case, the controller will automatically
increase the lighting intensity level by
100/30 or 3% every minute.
Once the desired transition period
time is set the user should hit "ENTER"
to complete the programming of that
lighting period.
Then the program will automatically
take the user back to the "Lighting
Period"
Interface menu to set the next lighting
period. When any lighting period
which is being programmed for a given
program day is set with an END TIME
of 11:59 PM then the interface moves
to the NEXT PROGRAM DAY interface
automatically after the transition time
is set for that period: After the user hits
"ENTER" in the transition time window
when the period end time is 11:59 PM
then the interface will automatically
move to the next program day inter
face (as shown). The example shown
above assumes that the user has just
completed setting the transition time
for the light period ending at 11:59 PM
of Program Day 001.
Program Day:002
Keep
Reset Prog Day
Pre Day Pro
Zone 1
The user can always select the "EXIT"
button to exit the editing of any program
day.
●Program Mode
When selecting "Program Mode"
from the main screen, the screen that
appears looks like this:
Manual
Slave
Master
Fig. 19: Lighting period transition
interface window
Use the navigation "UP" and "DOWN"
keys to move to the selection you

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desire and then hit "ENTER" and that
will be the mode which will be in
current operation.
If Master Mode is selected the next
screen that you will see is found below:
Run Current Prog
Go to ProgDay:001
If you wish to run your current program
as you have been running it then just
select "Run Current Prog".
The current program is running in
the background when you are in the
Manual Mode. If you wish to jump
to another program day (any other
program day) you would SCROLL
DOWN WITH THE ARROW KEYS IN THIS
INTERFACE TO THE "Go to Prog Day" line
and use the arrow key to change the
program day that you wish to move
to. Hit the ENTER key when you are on
the program day you wish to move to
and then the Master Program is reset to
start running again from that program
day forward.
Protection
●Overcurrent Protection
If the load current exceeds the
overcurrent limit (9A in 110VAC
system, 5A in 220VAC system), then
the overcurrent error state is displayed
on the LCD and the alarm LED will
blink. The screen that displays the
overcurrent error state is as follows:
Over Current
Z1 is stopped at
AC 5A
Press Power Key
Fig. 20: Overcurrent error state window
If an overcurrent fault has occurred,
the Plasson Dimmer-Controller will
immediately cut o the output power
to the bulbs/lamps. If the cause of the
overcurrent is corrected then you must
push the "POWER" button and then
the dimmer will be recovered back to
normal operation.
●Overvoltage Protection
If the input voltage exceeds the
programmed overvoltage limit (160VAC
in 110V system, 260VAC in 220V system),
then the overvoltage error state is
displayed on the LCD and the alarm
LED will blink. The screen that displays
the overvoltage error state is as follows:
Over Voltage
InVolt is over
AC 260V
Check Input Volt
Fig. 21: Overvoltage error state window
If an overvoltage fault has occurred, the
Plasson Dimmer-Controller will cut o
the output power. If the overvoltage
issue is corrected, then dimmer will be
recovered in normal operation after 10
seconds.

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●Overheat Protection
If the temperature of dimmer is over
80° C (176 °F) then the overheat error
state is displayed on the LCD screen
and alarm LED will blink. The screen
that displays the overheat error state is
as follows:
Over Heat
80˚C
Wait for moment
Fig. 22: Overheat error state window
If an overheating fault has occurred, the
dimmer will cut o the output power.
If the temperature is reduced, then the
dimmer will be recovered in normal
operation after 10 seconds.
Statement display
You can select the "ENTER" key in main
display screen (Manual/Slave/Master) to
go to the product information screen.
Every Plasson Dimmer-Controller has a
specic serial number which is listed in
this interface.
LIFELAMP
V1.0
Product Number
DIM14000005
Fig. 23: Product information screen
You can select the "ENTER" key in this
screen to go to the statement display
screen (input voltage, frequency and
load currents).
In Volt:227V
In Freq:50Hz
Z1 Curr:0.0A
Z2 Curr:0.0A
Fig. 24: Statement display screen
You can select "ENTER" key in this
screen to go to the error history screen.
This will show the history of the errors
in over voltage or over current or over
heating that the Dimmer-Controller
has seen.
This can be helpful when dealing with
the power company or third party
electrical contractors.
Over Voltage
16:54
24/01/2014
Fig. 25: Error history screen

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