Changing Luminaire Channel Assignment

There are several ways that you may change a luminaire's Channel assignment.

Change Channel command

1. Click on the down-arrow next to the Change Channel button in the Luminaire Toolkit, or from the main menu bar, select Modify - Luminaire - Change Channel, and then select one of the choices listed: Single, Window, All, Polygon, or Within Entity.
   • Single: With the pick box attached to the cursor, click on one or more luminaires, and then right click when you are done selecting.
   • Window: Click two points defining opposite corners of a "window" the encompasses the luminaires you wish to select. Note: If the window includes any part of a luminaire's aiming line, iso-template, or Label information, that luminaire will be selected.
   • All: Applies to all luminaires that are present (visible in Model Mode), including those that are Switched Off.
   • Polygon: Click successive points to draw a polygon that encompasses the luminaires you wish to select. Note: If the polygon includes any part of a luminaire's aiming line, iso-template, or Label information, that luminaire will be selected.
   • Within Entity: This option allows you to select all of the luminaires that are within the boundaries of a Room or Object that was created in AGi32. With your pick box, click on the wireframe of the Room or Object, and then right click or press Enter to confirm the selection.
2. The Change Channel dialog will open. Click on the desired Channel and then click OK.
   • The other fields in this dialog are also active; you may Enable/Disable, Switch On/Off, and/or change Dimming factor.
   • You may only select from Channels that have already been defined; you may not create a new Channel from this dialog.

Notes:

• If the <Default> scene is active and there are no user-defined scenes define, "Scene_1" is automatically created and becomes the active scene.
• If the <Default> scene is active and there are user-defined scenes, the active scene is automatically switched to the last active user-defined scene.

Luminaire Edit command

1. Click on the down-arrow next to the Edit Luminaire button in the Luminaire Toolkit, and then select one of the choices listed: Single, Window, or All.
   • Single: With the pick box attached to the cursor, click on one or more luminaires, and then right click when you are done selecting. The Channel Selector dialog will open. (Skip to Step 3.)
   • Window: Click With the pick box attached to the cursor, click on one or more luminaires, and then right click when you are done selecting. The Edit Luminaires dialog will open.
   • All: Applies to all luminaires that are present (visible in Model Mode), including those that are Switched Off. The Edit Luminaires dialog will open.
2. In the Edit Luminaires dialog:
   • You may change the Channels individually by clicking on the down-arrow to see the Channels list.  Select the desired Channel from the list.
   • If you want to change all of the selected luminaires in the same way, click on the Bulk Modifications button. Next, select the General section, then select Channel, and finally click on the down-arrow and select the desired Channel from the drop-down list.

Project Manager command

1. Click on the Project Manager button.
2. Load the Project with the relevant luminaires.
3. Select Luminaire as the Entity type.
   • To change the Channel for just one luminaire, simply click on the down-arrow button in the Channel column. Select the desired Channel from the drop-down list.
   • To change the Channel for several luminaires, select (highlight) the relevant ones and then right-click in the highlighted area. From the menu provided, select Bulk Edit. Next, select Channel and then select the desired Channel from the drop-down list.

Identify Entity command

1. Click on the Identify Entity command and select the luminaire whose Channel you wish to change.
2. Select Change Channel, and then select the desired Channel from the drop-down list.
3. Click the OK button to complete the command.