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D3 Pro Interfaces View The design aspect of D3 Pro enables you to easily organize each lighting system into areas and rooms. To each room you can add user interfaces (selected from Crestron's extensive lineup of touchpanels, keypads, and hand held remotes).
Programming is accomplished using a simple yet powerful series of programming screens. Finally, D3 Pro allows you to document your project by creating attractive and easy to read reports. These reports are generated in HTML, meaning that they can easily be sent via e-mail or imported into another application such as Microsoft Word or Excel for inclusion in a larger document.
Engraver version 2.1.0.2 File Structure By default, D3 Pro lighting programs are saved in \Crestron\D3 Pro\Systems. The \Systems directory contains one subfolder for each program you create. Each program subfolder contains a system file with the name of the program and the extension .d3p, in addition to the following subfolders:...
The compressed files are saved in .zip format. To archive a D3 Pro system, open the system and click Export Archive on the D3 Pro File menu. Browse to the directory where you want to save the file and click Open.
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Crestron D3 Pro Load Wiring Report The Modules and Enclosures report gives a graphical representation of the slots on each Crestron enclosure, with the assigned modules and control system. Modules and Enclosures Report To print a report 1. Click Documentation on the File menu, or click the Generate Documentation 2.
Crestron software programs and databases. Live Update will compare the versions of the Crestron software on your PC with the latest versions available at Crestron. If a newer version of a program is available, that program will be checked off and "Update Available"...
Live Update Firmware Crestron Live Update Firmware allows you to determine the current firmware your Crestron control system and Cresnet devices should be using and update the firmware if necessary. To use Live Update Firmware, start your Internet connection and click Live Update Firmware on the Help menu.
Software Creating a New Lighting System Set System Properties 1. Start D3 Pro and select New on the File menu, or click the Create New System 2. Click the General tab and select a control system, i.e., the PAC2, Crestron's specially designed processor for lighting applications.
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Note that some processors do not provide a Compact Flash slot. Here both options will be disabled and all runtime data will go to NVRAM. D3 Pro supports the use of a "virtual" keypad called the Virtual CNX-B12. This keypad is included in the Interfaces toolbox and can be programmed just like a real keypad, except that the virtual keypad has no Network ID and does not exist physically on the network.
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7. When you are satisfied with your system settings click OK to begin designing your system. You can view or modify system properties at any time by clicking the System Properties 10 • Crestron D3 Pro™ Crestron D3 Pro button.
Description field. If you enter a description it will be included with any documentation that you generate. D3 Pro allows you to add areas and rooms from any of the system Views, except for the Finish View.
Cresnet ID and does not exist physically on the network. The virtual keypad provides a simple interface for a remote Crestron processor to control the lighting program. For example, suppose the only user interface in a room is a touchpanel, and that this touchpanel is connected directly to an AV control processor, which is separate from the lighting control processor.
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You can also add text by double-clicking engravable areas. If you select a room from the system tree on the left side of the D3 Pro screen, the program detail area lists all the interfaces that you have added to that room.
All Crestron devices have an internal Network ID set at the factory. This internal Network ID has to match the ID that is set for that device in the D3 Pro lighting program. Generally you have to change the internal Network ID of each device to match the ID assigned in D3 Pro (see page 86).
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ID, you should enter the IP address of the Ethernet touchpanel. With wireless interfaces, such as the MT-500C, the Network ID is an RF ID. Here the RF ID identifies the wireless receiver, such as the CNRFGWA. Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a Software Crestron D3 Pro™• 15...
When you set engraving attributes, those attributes are automatically saved to an .egr file in your system’s \Engraver subfolder. You can email the .egr file to engraving@crestron.com 16 • Crestron D3 Pro™ for processing and engraving. Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a...
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Crestron D3 Pro Crestron's CNX keypads provide 2, 4, 6, 8, or 12 buttons, while the C2N keypads come in 6, 8, or 12-button configurations. Only the buttons on the keypads are engravable. The CNX keypads also provide you with the option to exclude buttons from your order.
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(click One Horizontal Field). Choose the latter if you want to use two different fonts within the same line. D3 Pro will verify that the text will fit within the margins of the button. If the text does not fit, an error message will be generated.
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2. Go to Field One and select a font from the Font list. As shown in the diagram on page 18, you can choose from two fonts: Arial, for readable text; and Crestron Transport Outline, which consists of symbols that represent standard device functions such as Fast Forward, Rewind, Volume Up and Volume Down.
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Software 2. Click OK to save your settings. D3 Pro will verify that the text you entered will fit within the margins of the engravable area. If the text does not fit, an error message will be generated. 3. You can right-click and select Show Lines on the submenu to display any lines you have drawn.
If you add a user-defined fixture to the Global Library, that fixture will be available to any D3 Pro project you design on your computer. If you add a user-defined fixture to the Project Library, that fixture is available only in the current project.
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You can right-click a room, point to New, and then point to the generic fixture category. Select the user-defined fixture from the submenu. • Use the methods described above to add multiple user-defined fixtures. 22 • Crestron D3 Pro™ Crestron D3 Pro Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a...
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Cove Lights 3-wire, 2-direction motor Drapes Any non-lighting load that can be turned Exhaust Fan full on or off only Pump Lighting Non-dimmable fluorescent ballasts Lighting 2-wire dimmable fluorescent ballasts Lighting Lighting High Intensity Discharge Software Description Crestron D3 Pro™• 23...
0%, at which point it will turn off. 24 • Crestron D3 Pro™ Crestron D3 Pro Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a...
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"Jog" command. That is, a rising edge of a Jog Open or Jog Close command will cause the motor to move in the indicated direction for <Jog Time> seconds. Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a Software Crestron D3 Pro™• 25...
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As shown below, once you have created a user-defined fixture You can right-click to edit its properties, copy, paste or delete, or add the fixture type to the Global library. 26 • Crestron D3 Pro™ Crestron D3 Pro Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a...
Ctrl+A. Finally, once you have connected a fixture to a control module (see Module and Enclosure Assignment View on page 32) you can click the light bulb icon to adjust Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a Software Crestron D3 Pro™• 27...
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Name – D3 Pro automatically assigns a unique name to each fixture. To rename the fixture you can 1) click the Name field and type the new name; 2) right-click the fixture in the system directory and select Rename from the submenu, or;...
95%, even if a button has been programmed to set that light to 100%. Similarly, Lower Limit is the minimum intensity prior to shutting off. If a Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a Software Crestron D3 Pro™• 29...
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Valid values for Lockout Time range from 0.2s to 2.00s. 30 • Crestron D3 Pro™ Crestron D3 Pro Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a...
Module Assignment Wizard The Module Assignment Wizard automatically sets up enclosures and attaches the controlled circuits in your load schedule to Crestron's CLX control modules. The Wizard divides this process into 5 screens: Start, Grouping, Enclosure, Processor, and Finish. (CLW wall dimmers and switches are connected manually, and so are ignored by the Wizard.
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PAC2. Here you will see a list of rooms containing an enclosure. Select the check box next to the room where you want to place the control system. 32 • Crestron D3 Pro™ Crestron D3 Pro Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a...
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If you select an enclosure, a graphic of the enclosure will be displayed in the center of the screen. If you select a module you will see the output connections. Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a Software Crestron D3 Pro™• 33...
Step 1: Determine the type and number of control modules your system requires Crestron's CLX and CLW control modules support different load types and provide dimmed and non-dimmed output circuits. The modules you select will be determined by different factors, including the number of input feeds and output connections, as well as the load type of each fixture.
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If you are adding third-party equipment you may have to assign a universal mounting plate to one or more spaces. Crestron manufacturers mounting plates of different sizes (located in the Accessories toolbox), as follows: •...
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Drag a control module from the Modules toolbox to the desired slot on the graphic detail or system directory. Alternatively, right-click the space on the graphic, point to New and select the module from the submenu. 36 • Crestron D3 Pro™ Crestron D3 Pro Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a...
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Step 6: Assign circuits to CLX modules In the system directory, select the control module you want to connect. This will display a list of outputs in the program detail area. Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a Software Crestron D3 Pro™• 37...
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To disconnect a controlled circuit, right-click the output connection and select Detach Circuit from the submenu. The right-click submenu also provides a Realtime Control command. This allows you to adjust light levels in real time. 38 • Crestron D3 Pro™ Crestron D3 Pro Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a...
Note that if you add a controlled device in Controlled Devices mode, D3 Pro will automatically add any required network card or other auxiliary device to the appropriate slot on the control processor.
To add devices 1. Drag the device from the Crestron or User Databases toolbox to a room. Alternatively, right-click the room where you want to add the device, point to New and click Device.
This field is ignored if the Add Panel Pages check box is cleared. Some Crestron modules provide additional descriptions and help. Here you can click button to view the help. You can also click the file name to view the commands that the device uses.
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If the device is controlled serially, you can view or change the serial settings. The Properties tab lists parameters that are contained in the Crestron module that controls the device (not all devices have a Properties tab). Each parameter consists of a property with a corresponding default value.
Crestron D3 Pro Remote System Definitions D3 Pro is designed to create a standalone lighting system; that is, the lighting system program is not combined with other lighting programs, or with programs for audio/visual control. However, D3 Pro does provide communication and control methods that allow you to export specified devices to a remote Crestron processor via Ethernet.
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Communication symbol, which has to be the same in both the lighting program and the remote system program. 6. Click Done to close the Remote System Properties dialog box. 44 • Crestron D3 Pro™ Crestron D3 Pro Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a...
• You can assign functionality to button presses and other system inputs. • You can trigger actions at specified times of the day using the D3 Pro Scheduler. • You can create global presets and variables that can be used anywhere in the program.
An event occurs when a device’s output exhibits a certain behavior, such as, goes from low to high. Most events in a D3 Pro lighting system occur when a button on a keypad or touchpanel is pressed, released, or held for a certain time.
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The unaffected command is only generally used when you want to synchronize multiple events, but want to omit a particular device from a certain event. See the section on synchronizing events on page 60. Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a OMMANDS OMMANDS Software Crestron D3 Pro™• 47...
If the interface is a touchpanel you can access the touch screen page layouts by clicking the Launch VTPro-e button. This will start VisionTools Pro-e, Crestron's touchpanel design software, and generate the touchpanel project if it has not already been generated.
Crestron D3 Pro When you open VTPro-e, you can select a button and adjust its programming using the D3 Pro Programming dialog box. Keypad buttons are identified by their position, or button number, where "Button #1" is the top left position. The button numbers increase left to right per row and top to bottom.
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Each time the button is pressed, the same actions are executed. By default, this button model generates momentary feedback. Suggested feedback for lighting: ON when ALL LIGHTS are at PRESET level. 50 • Crestron D3 Pro™ EARNABLE IGHTING...
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80% and 0%. If the lights should subsequently be set to 0% by Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a ELEASE Software Crestron D3 Pro™• 51...
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By default, this button model generates momentary feedback while the button is pressed, and blinks once when the timeout occurs. The Timeout button model provides two events: Press and Timeout. 52 • Crestron D3 Pro™ RESS Crestron D3 Pro...
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A Master Raise button model will raise all the lights associated with the last button that was pressed on the keypad. Alternatively, if a control button group is selected Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a RESS AISE Software Crestron D3 Pro™• 53...
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Master Lower button, or until the level reaches 0%. With a touchpanel, the Master Lower button must be associated with a control button group. Suggested feedback: momentary. 54 • Crestron D3 Pro™ OWER Crestron D3 Pro Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a...
The invert option applies to all available feedback types. The Feedback tab also has radio buttons to determine the feedback behavior. These buttons are divided into three types: default, standard, and advanced. Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a OGGLE Software Crestron D3 Pro™• 55...
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Local Toggle - This feedback type pertains only to the Local Toggle button model. Here the button's feedback alternates between the active and inactive states with each press of the button. 56 • Crestron D3 Pro™ EEDBACK EEDBACK EEDBACK Crestron D3 Pro Reference Guide –...
3. Click Rename (or press F2) to rename the button group to a meaningful term. To delete a button group, select it and click Delete. Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a EEDBACK button next to the Button Group list. Software Crestron D3 Pro™• 57...
"Unaffected." For example, if you assign the command "set light level to 85%" to the Press 1 event of a Toggle button, D3 Pro will automatically assign the command "set light level to 0%" to the Press 2 event. Conditional steps are not allowed within synchronized events. Adding a conditional step will warn you that doing so will turn off synchronization for the entire button.
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5. Select the target device you want the button to control, and then select an action from the Command list. The available actions differ depending on the type of device, and are described in detail in the next section. Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a Software Crestron D3 Pro™• 59...
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Press 2 event) should cancel any of those pending steps that have not yet started. Any step that has already started is not affected, i.e., lighting fades. 60 • Crestron D3 Pro™ Crestron D3 Pro Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a...
Value and Fade Time. In the following example, 100% is the target value and 5s is the fade time, meaning that this command will adjust the lighting level from its current value to 100% in 5 seconds. Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a DIMMED LIGHTS Crestron D3 Pro™• 61 Software...
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ACATION The D3 Pro Vacation Scheduler has three commands: Record, Play and Stop. The Record command sets the Vacation Scheduler to record light levels at specified intervals. The Play command plays back the recorded light levels, typically when the resident goes away.
You can also delete all logic from the button. D3 Pro also allows you to cut, copy, paste and delete individual steps or all the steps in the Event tab. This makes it convenient to move logic around in your program without need to re-define actions.
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To work with all the defined steps for an event, right-click a blank area of the event tab. In the example below, you could cut, copy or delete all the steps in the list. 64 • Crestron D3 Pro™ Crestron D3 Pro...
"All Room Lights" to store. For Toggle buttons, only the light levels assigned to the Tap 1 event can be dynamically changed by the end user. The light levels assigned to the Tap 2 event cannot be changed. Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a Software Crestron D3 Pro™• 65...
6. If you want to revert the preset levels back to the original levels programmed in D3 Pro, press and hold the button until the feedback indicator blinks (about 5 seconds), then continue holding for about another 10 seconds, until the feedback indicator blinks a second time.
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When the lights stop flashing, you can use the slider or the up and down arrows to set the light to the desired level. You can also turn the light off and on by clicking the light switch icon. Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a Software Crestron D3 Pro™• 67...
If <expression> Then <action 1> <action 2>, etc. [Else] <action x> <action y>, etc. End If Where <expression> is any logical expression that results in either true or false. 68 • Crestron D3 Pro™ Crestron D3 Pro Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a...
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3. Select the target device, and then select the value you want to test. Depending on the device, you can select a digital value such as On or Off, or Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a Software Crestron D3 Pro™• 69...
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Step dialog box. Edit the expression as desired and then click Apply or OK to accept the changes. (Both buttons do the same thing, except the OK button 70 • Crestron D3 Pro™ Crestron D3 Pro Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a...
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Edit Step dialog. In the example below, the Else command (Drapes Open) would be triggered if the expression "Chandeliers.Current Level > 50%" results in false. Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a Software Crestron D3 Pro™• 71...
Variables, and the other for Variable States. Click the New button under Variables. This will automatically create a new variable with two Variable States called Value 1 and Value 2. 72 • Crestron D3 Pro™ Crestron D3 Pro button. The Variable Editor shows two...
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At system startup, the value of all global variables defaults to the zero state. 6. To set the value of the variable, expand the "Variables" device in the Target list and select the variable. Then select the variable state from the Command list. Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a Software Crestron D3 Pro™• 73...
2. Click New to create a new, "blank" preset. To rename the preset, select it and press F2. 74 • Crestron D3 Pro™ Crestron D3 Pro Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a...
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(actions such as lighting fades that have already started are not affected). Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a Software Crestron D3 Pro™• 75...
Software D3 Pro Scheduler The D3 Pro Scheduler allows you to trigger events at a specific time of day and to create basic, periodic, or custom "by date" schedules. In addition, users can adjust the properties of scheduled events via a touchpanel.
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If you select the Astronomic clock, enter an offset from Sunrise or Sunset. In the example below, the event will be fired 35 minutes after Sunset. (You can click the plus/minus button to toggle the offset mode.) Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a Software Crestron D3 Pro™• 77...
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Start Date is after the Stop Date, the event will run until the next year. 7. With Basic schedules you can select or clear specified days or months. 78 • Crestron D3 Pro™ Crestron D3 Pro Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a...
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10. Select the dates you want to include in the calendar. When you click a date, it will appear in red. If you click the date again it is de-selected and will appear in black. Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a Software Crestron D3 Pro™• 79...
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12. Once you have defined the schedule dates, you can program events by double-clicking the red text inside the Preset Actions tab. You can define actions, conditionals statements, and set global variables as usual. 80 • Crestron D3 Pro™ Crestron D3 Pro Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a...
Crestron D3 Pro Editing Scheduled Events D3 Pro provides Scheduler templates that allow the end user to edit the properties of a scheduled event via a touchpanel. Using these touchpanel pages, end users can press buttons to scroll through the list of scheduled events, suspend individual events, or change the time events occur.
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To program the Vacation Scheduler device, select a button and event and then select the Vacation Scheduler from the Global category in the Target list. Then select the desired command: Record, Play or Stop, or else Unaffected (see page 48). 82 • Crestron D3 Pro™ Crestron D3 Pro Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a...
Select the device, global preset or variable you want trace to display the controls associated with that component. Then select the programming source. Double-click the programming source to jump to Programming View. Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a Software button. Crestron D3 Pro™• 83...
COMPUTER port on the control system to one of the COM ports on the PC. RS-232 Connection Launch D3 Pro and click Communication Settings on the Communications menu. Select the connection type: RS-232. Then use the following settings to make the PC’s COM port settings match those in the control system: •...
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IP address, IP mask and default router address. Enter the values into the text fields and click OK to reboot the control system. When you start D3 Pro, you can connect to the control system at its newly assigned IP address: click Communication Settings, choose TCP/IP as the connection type and enter the IP address.
If the system names do not match, then no synchronization will occur. If a learnable preset has been modified in D3 Pro to the extent that a circuit has been added or removed, performing the Sync Learned Lighting operation will only synchronize those lights which are common to the preset at the time of the last upload.
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(Note that the other two options will eventually bring you to this screen as well). Make your selection and click Next. This will cause D3 Pro to poll the network and display a progress bar during polling. (If you select Setup a new system then you must first confirm that any existing network configuration should be deleted.)
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Set ID. D3 pro will then automatically set the internal Cresnet ID of that device. Some non touch-settable devices must have their IDs set manually according to the instructions in the user manual.
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The Unassigned devices on the network list displays all the touch-settable devices that D3 Pro has detected on the network. You can click Find All Unassigned Devices to poll the network again and refresh the list. The information here includes the current internal Cresnet ID of the device, its type, the type count and serial number.
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Touch list and the Unassigned devices on the network list and a new entry for that device will appear in the Assigned Devices list. When you have finished setting all Cresnet IDs, click Save & Exit to close the Wizard. Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a Software Crestron D3 Pro™• 91...
PC, click the Verify Hardware button at the bottom of the screen. This will cause the D3 Pro lighting software to poll the network and compare the devices in your lighting program with those it actually detects on the network.
For example, if the PAC2 is connected to the PC via TCP/IP, then you would select TCP/IP as the connection type for the PAC2, and enter its IP address. Reference Guide – DOC. 5998a Software Crestron D3 Pro™• 93...
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4. As files are transferred, first to the control processor and then to touchpanels, D3 Pro will display a progress bar. In applications that do not include wireless panels, D3 Pro will display the progress bar as it uploads each project to every selected touchpanel. In applications that do include wireless panels, D3 Pro will interrupt the upload 94 •...
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“wired” ID that is used solely for uploading, and is not used during normal program operation. 5. After transfer D3 Pro will display information about each file, including the filename and status, i.e., successful or not successful. If any file to be transferred matches what is currently in the device, the Status field will display the message: "No need to upload."...
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