Emergency Ballast Configuration

		Emergency Ballast Configuration

Notes:

You must be Online to start or stop Emergency Tests, or perform any other Emergency Test function.
You must be in Editor mode to configure a DALI emergency ballast.
Some DALI ballasts do not support some of the emergency lighting features displayed in Properties. If this is the case, the field states 'Not used' or 'Unknown'.

Tips:

You can automatically test emergency lighting using Scheduler. See Scheduled Emergency Function Test and Scheduled Emergency Duration Test.
The Emergency Test option comes equipped with some out-of-box, preconfigured scheduled Emergency Tests that are fully functional. See ‘Out-of-box’ Scheduled Emergency Tests.

Configure Item

Click on the Emergency Lighting ballast in the Devices View.
If the Properties view for the item is not already open, select View > Properties, or press F4.

Name

It is useful to name the item, e.g. according to its location or purpose:

In the Common section, click in the Name field.
Enter a name for the device.
Click . The device is renamed in the Devices view.

Assign to Group

Click in Groups field.
Enter the group to be assigned to the item. If you want to assign more than one group, insert a comma after each Group number e.g. 1, 3, 7 (or enter more groups in the Groups To Append field; see below).

Tip:

To assign more than one group, insert a comma after each group number, e.g. 1, 3, 7 or enter more groups in the Groups To Append field (see below).

Click .

Groups to Append

In the Loads section, click in Groups To Append field.
Enter the group to be assigned to the item. This will maintain the current grouping.

Tip:

To assign more than one group, insert a comma after each group number, e.g. 1, 3, 7.

Click .

Note:

For all other general control gear configuration instructions, see DALI Control Gear Configuration.

Prolong Time

Note:

The prolong time can only be entered in 30 second steps e.g. If you enter a prolong time of 1 min 29 s, this will be rounded down to 1 minute.

The prolong time is the time after power returns before the ballast returns to normal (mains) operation. This is useful as when mains power initially returns, it can be volatile and power surges can occur in the system, causing the lights to flicker.

To change the default prolong time, do the following:

Click in the Prolong Time field.
Enter a time (in mins).
Click .
The device is now configured and ready for use in the lighting system .