Venus Displays: How do I switch display brightness between LED Automatic and Manual control in Venus Control Suite

Topic

Display brightness and dimming of LED displays in Venus Control Suite.
Automatic and Manual dimming in Venus Control Suite

LCD: Venus Display Control: How do I schedule changes for volume, power, brightness etc.

Environment

Product:
Components: LED displays
Control System: Venus Control Suite

🛠️Account administrators have access to change the display's settings.

Steps

Navigate to code compliance in Venus Displays App.

It is recommended to set your display to Automatic for brightness controls. All displays come with a photo sensor that measures the amount of light, depending on night, day and/or overcast.

Log into Venus Control Suite. See: Venus Accounts: How do I log in to Venus Control Suite?
Open Venus Displays App from the Apps Menu located in the top right of the VCS landing page.
Click on an existing display to Edit.
Click on the Code Compliance tab.

Set brightness mode

The brightness control is under the Brightness section.

Select the Brightness tile. A slide out menu will appear.
Pick the desired brightness mode from the dropdown menu.
Save changes.

Brightness Controllers for 6000 processors.

Dimming managers should be added under the Venus Displays app.

Navigate to the Venus Displays App > choose the display > select the Code Compliance tab.
Click on the + to add Dimming managers.
- - Name: Display Name (Match Control Riser Drawings)
  - Targeted Outputs: Select any Prolink or VMAX cards associated with that display. (NOTE: Each card may only be associated with one dimming manager)
  - Mode: TBD

Once associated, Venus saves a copy of configuration. Once associated, any changes need to be made in Venus.
Venus does NOT sync back with the device.

Changing the dimming to mode

Navigate to the Venus Displays App > choose the display > select the Code Compliance tab.
Click on the Dimming manager.
From the right side slide out menu, select Manual or Automatic for your dimming mode.

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