Strand Act 6 Digital Locked

[mbthegreat]

Working somewhere at the moment with two Strand Act 6 Digital racks side of stage.

 

I can't get into the menu on either of them, both are displaying a key symbol on the LCD, so I'm assuming they are locked somehow, and there is some key combination required to unlock them.

 

However, the manual makes no mention of this.

 

Does anyone know how to unlock these dimmers?

[rich_lambe]

If you mean the Strand 6 Pack

 

 

"KEYLOCK

Lock by holding [ESC] and [OK] for3 seconds (5th digit dot is ON).

Repeat to unlock."

[alistermorton]

Working somewhere at the moment with two Strand Act 6 Digital racks side of stage.

 

I can't get into the menu on either of them, both are displaying a key symbol on the LCD, so I'm assuming they are locked somehow, and there is some key combination required to unlock them.

 

However, the manual makes no mention of this.

 

Does anyone know how to unlock these dimmers?

 

Do you mean it shows a lock symbol immediately after powering up?

 

IIRC you can only get into the menu for 3 seconds after initial power up, then the menu is locked out.

 

Manual here http://www.strandlighting.com/clientuploads/directory/downloads/Act6_DigitalUserMan.pdf

 

 

[mbthegreat]

Ok I will give that a go, haven't tried looking at them when they start up as they are switched from elsewhere, but easily overcome. Can't see where it mentions that in the manual?

[alistermorton]

It doesn't, but it's ringing a bell from when we changed the DMX base address on one of ours.

[phenry]

Sorry for showing up so late, this is from the last manual for the Act 6 Digital.

 

 

“Set Key Lock The control keys can be locked to avoid unauthorized or accidental changes of level or setting. To activate the lock function, press and hold the Esc key for 5 seconds and then press the Down key while still holding the Esc key. When the control keys are locked, a key symbol will be shown at the top right hand side of the LCD display. To unlock, repeat the about process until the key symbol on the display goes out. The control keys will also automatically be locked after they have been left idle for approx. 10 minutes. To unlock, simply repeat the above process. Please note that the key lock function does not inhibit the channel test buttons.”