1-WAY, 2-WAY & MULTI-WAY CIRCUITS
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2-WAY CIRCUITS
2- ay lighting circuits have t o s itches turning the same lights on and off
from 2 different locations (eg. at the top and bottom of the stairs). You must
only replace one of these s itches ith a dimmers itch or the lights ill
flicker. See Figures 2 and 3 hich sho typical 2- ay circuits. Remove your
old s itch and copy the iring configuration for the dimmer.
The ire(s) fitted in the "common" terminal of the old s itch should be fitted
into the "C" terminal of the dimmers itch. The ires fitted into the other t o
terminals of the old s itch should be fitted either ay round into terminals
"L1" and "L2" of the dimmers itch.
MULTI-GANG DIMMERSWITCHES
To fit 2 gang (or 3 or 4 gang) dimmers itches treat each group of terminals
at the back of the unit as a separate dimmers itch iring them into the
lighting circuits as described above. If required, one terminal from each
dimmer module may be joined together ith a short length of ire to copy
the iring configuration of the old s itch.
PROGRAMMING
OPTIMISING THE PERFORMANCE OF YOUR DIMMERSWITCH
When you first install the dimmer s itch it ill automatically default to
MODE 1. This mode is the best one for almost all types of LED lighting but
if the lights are flashing in MODE 1 you may be able to improve the
dimming performance by changing the driving mode. [See “Changing the
driving mode” belo .] You can al ays reset to MODE 1. Additionally, the
minimum and maximum brightness setting of the dimmer can be adjusted to
achieve the optimum dimming range for a particular load as follo s.
ADJUSTING THE MINIMUM BRIGHTNESS
If your lights are flickering hen they are dimmed to a lo level you can
increase the minimum brightness setting of the dimmer, hich may prevent
this from happening. If the lights are brighter than you ould like hen the
dimmer is set to minimum, you can try reducing the minimum brightness
setting of the dimmer.
1. S itch on and set the dimmer knob to the MINIMUM position (turn fully
anti-clock ise).
2. Press to turn the lights off and back on again at least 3 times [OFF–ON x
3], leaving approximately one second bet een presses.
3. The lights ill step up and do n in brightness, and stay at a lo light
level or go off, to sho that the dimmer is in CONFIGURATION MODE.
4. Turn the knob fully clock ise. The lights ill come on and allo you to
adjust the minimum brightness.
5. Adjust the brightness that you are happy ith as the minimum. Leave the
dimmer in this position.
6. After 3 seconds the dimmer ill notice that you have stopped adjusting
the minimum. The lights ill step up and do n in brightness to sho that
the dimmer has returned to normal operation.
7. Continue to use the dimmer as normal.
ADJUSTING THE MAXIMUM BRIGHTNESS
If your lights are flickering hen they are set to a high brightness level you
can decrease the maximum brightness setting of the dimmer, hich may
prevent this from happening. If the lights are not as bright as you ould like
hen the dimmer is set to maximum, you can try increasing the maximum
brightness setting of the dimmer.
1. S itch off and set the dimmer knob to the MAXIMUM position (turn
fully clock ise).
2. Turn the lights on and back off again. ON – OFF, roughly once per
second.
3. Set the dimmer knob to the MINIMUM position (turn fully
anticlock ise).
4. Turn the lights on and back off again. ON – OFF, roughly once per
second.
5. Set the dimmer knob to the MAXIMUM position (turn fully clock ise).
6. Turn the lights on.
7. The lights ill step up and do n in brightness to sho that the dimmer
is in CONFIGURATION MODE, then either stay at a lo light level or
go off.
8. Turn the knob fully anticlock ise. The lights ill come on and allo
you to adjust the maximum brightness.
9. Adjust the brightness that you are happy ith as the maximum. Leave
the dimmer in this position.
10. After 3 seconds the dimmer ill notice that you have stopped
adjusting the maximum. The lights ill step up and do n in
brightness to sho that the dimmer has returned to normal operation.
11. Continue to use the dimmer as normal, ith your ne maximum
brightness.
CHANGING THE DRIVING MODE
Unless the lights are flashing it is likely that the best dimming performance
that the lamps can deliver is achieved in MODE 1.
If the lights are flashing then you may be able to improve the performance
of your lamps by manually changing the driving mode to MODE 2, or in a
small number of cases, MODE 3.
1. S itch on and set the dimmer knob to the MAXIMUM position (turn fully
clock ise).
2. Press to turn the lights off and back on again at least 3 times [OFF–ON x
3], leaving approximately one second bet een presses.
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3. The lights ill step up and do n in brightness to sho that the dimmer is
in CONFIGURATION MODE, then stay at a lo light level or go off.
4. To select MODE 2, turn the knob fully anti-clock ise or to select MODE
3, first turn the knob fully anti-clock ise then fully clock ise.
5. The lights ill FLASH 2 or 3 TIMES to sho hich mode the dimmer is
in.
6. The dimmer can no be operated normally in the ne mode.
To return the dimmer to MODE 1 follo the same procedure. In this case,
both options in step 4 ill cause the lights to FLASH ONCE to indicate that
you have successfully returned the dimmer to MODE 1. [To check which
MODE the dimmer is operating in omit step 4.]
DRIVE FUNCTION
Some LED lights require a large amount of po er to come on and so do not
illuminate at lo brightness levels. This dimmer is equipped ith a DRIVE
function to cater for LED lights that require more po er at start-up. To
enable the DRIVE function
1. S itch off and set the dimmer knob to the MINIMUM position (turn fully
anticlock ise).
2. Turn the lights on and back off again. [ON-OFF] roughly once per second.
3. Set the dimmer knob to the MAXIMUM position (turn fully clock ise)
4. Turn the lights on and back off again. [ON-OFF] roughly once per second.
5. Set the dimmer knob to the MINIMUM position (turn fully anticlock ise)
6. Turn the lights on.
7. The lights ill step up and do n in brightness to sho that the dimmer is
in CONFIGURATION MODE, then either stay at a lo light level or go off.
8. Turn the knob fully clock ise to s itch on the DRIVE function. The lights
ill flash once.
9. Continue to use the dimmer as normal ith your ne maximum
brightness.
To disable the DRIVE function, repeat the above but omit step 8.
RESETTING THE DIMMER
If you change your lights e recommend you reset the dimmer to the
factory default settings.
1. S itch on and set the dimmer knob to the MAXIMUM position.
2. Press to turn the lights off and back on again at least 3 times [OFF–ON x
3], leaving approximately one second bet een presses.
3. Wait for the dimmer to step the lights up and do n. Then press to turn
the lights off and back on again at least 3 more times [OFF–ON x 3],
leaving approximately one second bet een presses.
4. The dimmer ill reset all its settings to factory defaults. The lights ill
come on, then fade a ay to off.
5. Continue to use the dimmer as normal
CHILD LOCK
You can prevent your dimmer from accidentally going into programming
mode by follo ing these instructions. To enable the Child Lock feature
1. S itch off the dimmer and set the dimmer knob to the MAXIMUM
position (turn fully clock ise).
2. Turn the lights on and back off again t ice. ON – OFF – ON – OFF,
roughly once per second.
3. Set the dimmer knob to the MINIMUM position (turn fully anticlock ise).
4. Turn the lights on and back off again t ice. ON – OFF – ON – OFF,
roughly once per second.
5. Set the dimmer knob to the MAXIMUM position (turn fully clock ise).
6. Turn the lights ON – OFF – ON, roughly once per second.
7. The lights ill step up and do n in brightness to sho that the dimmer
has returned to normal operation.
8. Continue to use the dimmer as normal, ith your ne Child Lock setting.
9. To disable Child Lock, repeat the hole procedure again.
NB. It has been noted that some LEDs do not sho the programming as
ell as others. If you are having difficulty seeing the programming steps,
you can replace one LED lamp ith a halogen one for the duration of the
programming in order to see the steps more clearly.
