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Congratulations!
We at CentraLite Systems, Inc. appreciate your selection of the CentraLite Elegance
lighting control system. Your system should provide you with many years of trouble-free
service. Please read this guide carefully.
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Appendices: Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E Switch Placement Guide
Appendix F Low-Voltage Lighting Planning Sheets
Elegance
Owner's Guide

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Connector Pin Lists
Elegance Monitor (SST)
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Relay Driver Board (RDB)
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STAR Board
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Master Control Panel (MCP)
System Layout
Master Panel Description
Programming Guide
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    System ™ Owner’s Guide Congratulations! We at CentraLite Systems, Inc. appreciate your selection of the CentraLite Elegance lighting control system. Your system should provide you with many years of trouble-free service. Please read this guide carefully. Table of Contents Page(s)

  • Page 2: General Information

    I. General Information The Elegance system is a centrally controlled home lighting system which allows you to control any light in your home or all of your lights from a single location. The operation of the system is very simple. Any switch that controls a single light or grouping of lights is called a load switch.

  • Page 3: System Components

    1. Master Control Panel (MCP) IMPORTANT NOTE: The Master Control Panel has no user-serviceable parts. It should be removed from the wall by authorized CentraLite service technicians only. It does not contain high-voltage electricity. The Master Control Panel (MCP) is the system’s brain. It may be installed in a master bedroom, closet, mechanical room, basement, or other desirable location.

  • Page 4: Wall Switches

    CentraLite Systems for details. 5. Scene Control The CentraLite Elegance has standard scene control of up to 256 user-programmable scenes. All scenes are programmable by the installer or the homeowner, and may be changed at any time. A Scene is a way to turn on, off, or preset the dim level of any or all of the circuits on the system by pushing a single button.

  • Page 5: General Purpose Scenes

    Real-Time Clock Your Elegance system contains a real-time clock, which always knows the time and date. You may have Scenes which happen at certain times of the day. The clock will automatically take into account leap years and daylight savings time. Consult your dealer or the CentraLite factory for programming information.

  • Page 6: Owner's Troubleshooting Guide

    IV. Owner’s Troubleshooting Guide CAUTION! CentraLite switches are safe, but other switches in your home may contain dangerous 115-Volt AC electricity. Therefore, be very careful when removing any switch cover plate. ymptom olution System is completely non-functional. Check the green panel light. If it is on, the system is getting power.
  • Page 7 The MCP panel red LED will blink. Tap each of the switch buttons that control the circuit. If the problem persists, call your CentraLite Dealer, or call CentraLite directly. One or more sets of lights won’t work.

  • Page 8: System Specifications

    V. System Specifications The CentraLite Elegance system is a microprocessor-controlled centralized home lighting system. Maximum Number of Control Circuits Per MCP: 192 Power Input: Nominally 12-volts AC from a class II transformer Output to Relays: 5-volts DC (switched and phase controlled)
  • Page 13 Appendix B Elegance Up to: • 16 STARs per MCP in 4 chains • 24 switches per STAR • 8 dimmer panels per MCP STAR STAR STAR STAR STAR STAR STAR 2000 CentraLite Systems, Inc. Revised 10/00...
  • Page 14 Appendix C – Elegance Master Panel Description Error Light: Solid Red – System error System Master Reset Blinking Red – Stuck Switch System Status RS-232 Programming Port Green Light on if AC power available...
  • Page 15 Appendix D Systems Elegance Programming Guide © 2000 CentraLite Systems, Inc. Version 2.4 May 2001...
  • Page 16 Selecting Loads to be part of Scene Configuring Loads Transition Rate Dim Level Setting Clock Setup Receiving Current Time from Elegance Setting Elegance Time to PC Time Setting Elegance Custom Time Set Number of Rings Timed Event Configuration Astronomical Setup Support...

  • Page 17: Introduction

    PC for programming. The CentraLite Elegance Configuration Software uses a familiar Windows environment for configuring and programming your Elegance system. Each Elegance Master Control Panel (MCP) can handle up to 48, 96 or 192 controlled loads (depending on controller) and 384 switch inputs. If more loads are needed, multiple controllers can be connected via RS-232.

  • Page 18: Installing The Program

    Before you can communicate with the Elegance system, you must attach a straight-through RS-232 cable between the PC serial port (COM Port) and the Elegance programming port. You also need to know which COM Port setting is being used on the PC. Usually this is COM1. If you do not know which COM Port is being used, there is a setting to help you to detect the COM Port.

  • Page 19: Main Page

    When you start the configuration program you will begin from the Main page. From the Main page you can open an existing customer file, connect to an Elegance system with RS-232, or connect with a modem. You can also jump to the other setup pages such as Loads, Inputs, Scenes or Clock.

  • Page 20: Load Configuration

    Real Time Programming icon. This will help you identify loads that were not included in the Rough- In plan. You can also configure loads offline and send the settings to the Elegance system all at once. The Loads page layout is shown in Figure 3. On the right side is a set of 24 loads. This set of loads corresponds to one relay controller.

  • Page 21: Dimmer, Soft On, Soft Off

    To set all load parameters at once you can select Global Parameters. Here you can select parameters for loads globally. The best time to do this is when you are first configuring an Elegance system. For example: If 95% of the loads in the home are dimmers, then you can set all loads to be dimmers from the start.

  • Page 22: Low Voltage Relay Board

    Low Voltage Relay Board (LVRB) (Figure 4) From the LVRB configuration page you can define controls by name and designate if it needs to be Press and Hold or Pulse. To designate Press and Hold or Pulse, select the radio button beside the corresponding action.

  • Page 23: Switch Input Configuration

    Switch Configuration Screen Set Input Label Select STAR Comm Status Select Input Address Graphical Setup Assign Input Function Figure 5 Switch Input Configuration (Figures 5 and 6) The Switch configuration page is where you assign switches and other inputs to Loads or Scenes.
  • Page 24 Switch over the Load you want to assign and drop it. The switch will now be assigned to that Load. This method is very useful when initially setting up a system in a home. One worker can operate the PC while another moves through the house identifying buttons and what they should control.

  • Page 25: Scene Configuration

    Scene Configuration (Figure 7) Before you begin programming Scenes, it is important to understand how Scenes work. When a Scene is activated, it dims a group of lights to different dim levels at independently programmed fade rates. This means that you can make lighting scenes as simple or as complex as you wish.

  • Page 26: Page Layout

    Scene Configuration Screen Current Scene Select Scene Select Load to Edit Edit Selected Select Load Loads to be part of Scene Triggered Scene Figure 7 Delay Time The far right side of the Scenes screen reveals the same layout as the Loads screen. You see a representation of all the Loads on one relay controller.

  • Page 27: Clock Setup

    Setting Elegance Time to PC Time To the left of the calendar, the current system time is displayed along with the Set Elegance to System Time button. You can press this button to synchronize the Elegance system time with your PC time.

  • Page 28: Timed Events

    Before or After and Sunrise or Sunset. Now set the time in 24-hour format if Absolute is selected. If Relative to Sunrise/Sunset is selected then set the relative time in hours and minutes. When finished, press Send to send settings to Elegance system.

  • Page 29: Astronomical Setup

    Click Calculate to see the rise and set times for the first days of each month. Use these to verify that the program is calculating these times accurately. When finished, click Send to send these settings to the Elegance system. Support...
  • Page 30 The process of locating switches generally begins with a review of the home’s electrical plan. Using standard Ambiance or Elegance switches, up to 4 different switches may be installed in a single gang plate, and up to 8 may be installed in a double gang plate.
  • Page 31 This table shows some of the scenes that we commonly set up in CentraLite installations. It is by no means a comprehensive list, but is meant to be used as a starting point. Scene name What it does Recommended Switch Location When Used...
  • Page 32 Scene name What it does Recommended Switch Location When Used Late night Dimly lights up hallways Master bedroom Fairly common to allow movement in the house without waking people Midnight path Used to illuminate a path Master bedroom and Common from the master bed to the kitchen or bathroom kitchen or bathroom...
  • Page 33 Appendix F - Low Voltage STAR Planning Sheet STAR Location: 4 STARs on each Is this STAR Chained? FROM: Chain Use this sheet for each STAR STAR can only control 24 individual buttons, not 24 Switch location STAR Switch Button Controls Load Button Name What It Does Location...
  • Page 34 Appendix F - Low Voltage Lighting Planning Sheet Location: Location: STAR #: STAR #: Switch Switch Load Load Scene Scene Switch Switch Load Load Scene Scene Switch Switch Load Load Scene Scene Switch Switch Load Load Scene Scene Put switch name in box. Put switch name in box.

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