User Guide Based of FW 103.
Lights On Overview “Lights On” is what you will see when the room is off and when pressed will activate the first lighting scene. 1. This screen is displayed when the room lighting is OFF, and the screen IR proximity sensor has been activated 2. If the LIGHTS ON screen is not pressed, it will dim and then go dark after a set period of time. This timeout can be adjusted within the MENU>SCREEN setup 3. The FRESCO logo page will display when the screen goes into time out. 4.
Home Screen Overview Turn room lighting on/off, activate scenes, master raise/lower lighting level, access to lighting zones, menu access for system setup, and current date/time 1. Controller name is unique and modified within MENU settings 2. Scrollable scene bar displays up to 6 programmable scenes per page. Up to 36 scenes can be created per fresco station 3. Master control room on/off state, raise/lower current scene, and access additional lighting zones ADJUST 4. MENU accesses system setup 5.
Lighting Channels Overview Control up to 36 individual zones of lighting using the sliders or rocker switch. Adjustments such as intensity, color and color temperature are also controllable here 1. Channels control individual areas of lighting. These can control zones or multiple zones (Groups) of lighting. Groups can be created within the system menu setup. The channel names can be personalized within the system setup settings 2.
DMX RGB Control Overview Control color intensity, hue, and saturation for DMX controlled RGB fixtures 1. Raise or lower overall intensity for the lighting zone 2. RGB values are displayed as colors change. Input specific values be pressing any of the RGB value fields 3. Change overall color (hue) by pressing anyway in the color field 4.
DMX Tunable White Control Overview Control intensity, color temperature and hue for DMX controlled tunable white fixtures 1. Raise or lower overall intensity for the lighting zone 2. Adjust color temperature by sliding the handle (range is specific to fixture) 3.
Scene Creation Overview Each fresco station supports up to 36 lighting scenes. Scenes can made up of multiple lighting channels, 1. Adjust individual channel intensity levels 2. If available adjust color and/or color temperature setting using by pressing the attribute icon 3. After making adjustments press EDIT SCENES 1.
Scene Creation (continued) Overview Each fresco station supports up to 36 lighting scenes. Scenes can made up of multiple lighting channels, 1. Create a new SCENE NAME 2. Set the transition time of the scene with FADE TIME 3. Select INCLUDED CHANNELS that allow specific lighting channels to be included/excluded within the scene 1. Choose which lighting channels will be included within the new scene 2.
Home Screen Menu Overview Menu provides access to system settings.
Menu>Users Overview User profiles can be setup to establish secured access to system controls 1. LOG IN to access system control and setup 2. If any buttons within the MENU are “greyed out” it indicates limited system access 1. Default administrator username is ACUITY and password is 1234 2.
Menu>Users (continued) Overview User profiles can be setup to establish secured access to system controls 1. 3 system access profiles are capable for setup A. Administrator- Full system access to control and configuration. Allows system profiles to be created B. Configure- Full system access to control and configuration C. Operate- Access to lighting controls only. No ability to create/modify scenes or access system configuration. Login is required to access fresco station 2.
Menu>Scheduling and Diagnostic Overview Scheduling stores system time clock control and scheduled lighting events. Diagnostic accesses system technical data that is used for troubleshooting system performance 1. Setting up SCHEDULING from the station is not currently supported. All schedules must be imported using the Fresco Studio PC tool 2.
Menu>Setup Overview Setup accesses system configuration 1. SETUP allows access to system configuration for: A. System firmware B. Screen adjustments C. Network IP settings D. Lighting channels E. nLight devices F. DMX fixtures G.
Setup>About Overview System information including device serial number, operating firmware, network settings, and system reset 1. Fresco firmware version 2. Station serial number 3. Network/IP settings 4. nLight firmware version 5. SET TIME sets date and time for station 6.
Setup>Screen Overview Modify screen settings and display behavior 1. The screen behavior can be set to react in 3 steps when the room is active. These settings can be set to a timeframe (hours, minutes, seconds, or never) 1. First the SCREEN TIMEOUT IN will send the display to a logo screen 2. Next the BACKLIGHT DIM IN will dim the logo screen 3. Finally the screen will go dark with BACKLIGHT OFF IN 2. BACKLIGHT INTENSITY adjust the overall intensity of the screen during normal use 3.
Setup>Controller Overview Setup station and network settings 1. CONTROLLER NAME gives the station a unique name. Press the text box to access keyboard 2. ROOM defines the single space that accommodates the connected devices. Up to 8 individual rooms can be setup to be stand alone and also joined (room linking) 3. NETWORK ID is the local area Fresco network. This value should not be changed 4. CONTROLLER ID is the Fresco station number on the network 5. BAUD RATE is the data transfer rate.
Setup>Channels Overview Lighting channels are used to control the behavior of lighting devices. A lighting channel corresponds to the control slider. Up to 36 lighting channels can be assigned to a single fresco station 1. Create a new lighting channel by pressing (+) next to the channel location 1. Create a name for the channel that will appear above the channel slider 2. Determine the type of CONTROL to be ZONE, GROUP, or NONE 1. A ZONE can be a single or multiple fixture controlled together 2.
Setup>Channels (continued) Overview Lighting channels are used to control the behavior of lighting devices. A lighting channel corresponds to the control slider. Up to 36 lighting channels can be assigned and displayed on a single fresco station 1. Choose the ZONE that the channel will control. Choose an existing zone or add a new zone 2. There are 100 available zones available on each fresco station, but you can only have a maximum of 36 channel sliders.
Setup>nLight ® Overview Add up to 128 supported nLight devices to each fresco station for control 1. If you have nLight devices already connected to the station they will appear here 2. If you need to manually add devices press devices 1. After pressing a list of supported nLight devices will display 2.
Setup>nLight ® (continued) Overview Add up to 128 supported nLight devices to each fresco station for control 1. If the nLight device was auto identified or you manually entered it you now need to set it up* 2. Press the (+) next to the device to expand the device settings 3. You can change the NAME of the device 4. SERIAL should be populated already.
Setup>nLight ® (continued) Overview Add up to 128 supported nLight devices to each fresco station for control 1. Depending on the device it now needs to be configured for control. Press the (+) to setup the control for the device 2. Sensors/Wall Stations/Power Packs/Embedded Fixtures Devices 1. Change the NAME of the nLight device if desired 2. Choose the type of CONTROL it will affect (Group/Zone/Scene/Channel/None) 3.
Setup>DMX Overview One universe (512 channels) of DMX allows control of DMX/RDM fixtures 1. If you have RDM capable DMX devices already connected to the station they will appear here 2. If you need to manually add DMX devices press devices 1. After pressing choose the DMX fixture type that best matches the profile required 2. Choose the DMX start address 3. Next select the ZONE that it will be assigned to 4.
Setup>DMX (continued) Overview One universe (512 channels) of DMX for control of DMX/RDM fixtures 1. If the DMX fixture was auto identified or you manually entered it you now need to set it up 2. Press the (+) next to the device to expand the device settings 3. Verify the ZONE assignment and correct start ADDRESS is correct. Make the changes if necessary 4. RDM responding fixtures can be setup by pressing RDM DEVICE 1. DISCOVER will force a DMX signal to search for all RDM discoverable fixtures 2.
Setup>Groups (continued) Overview Multiple lighting zones can be linked together in groups for joint control 1. Create a new group by pressing 1. Set a new GROUP ID, start at 1 to keep it simple and easy to manage 2.
Setup>Groups Overview Multiple lighting zones can be linked together in groups for joint control 1. Press (+) to expand the group settings 2. Change the group NAME to make it easier to manage by pressing NAME=GROUP # 3. Press (+) to expand the ZONES that need to be added to the group 1. Select the zones that need to be added to the group.
Setup>Network Overview Network allows the setup and configuration for future fresco system devices 1.
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