Using Presets

A preset is like a snapshot of a module’s parameters. You can create a preset from one module, and then load it onto another module of a similar type.

For example, if you have a frame full of XD1 modules that you want to configure with the same settings, you could configure one, and then create a preset from that module. You could then load that preset to each of the other identical modules, applying the same settings.

Presets can be shared between modules designated to be similar types. Presets can be shared between the following modules:

SEL-ENC1 and SEL-ENC2
SEL-DEC1 and SEL-DEC2
SEL-MDX1 and SEL-MDX2

If a preset was made for a module that is not sufficiently similar to the selected module, then that preset will not be available to that module.

Presets are saved on the SEL-MCP3 controller module, and can be backed up to a computer, USB key, etc.

Note: When a module is in Failsafe mode, you cannot load presets to the module. The Module Presets option does not appear for any module in Failsafe mode.

Presets can be created for the following parts of a SEL-MCP3 system:

Device preset—Contains the parameters for the selected node. The device can be any module within the frame, including the controller module.
System preset—Contains parameters for all devices in the frame, including the controller module and all regular slot modules.

There are two types of presets stored on the controller module:

System Presets —includes all parameters on the controller module and all parameters across all modules installed in the frame
Module Presets —all parameters for an individual module or modules that are combined together

The controller has 20 memory locations for system presets and 100 memory locations for module presets. System presets may be recalled on another frame if the module types and slot locations are identical.

Module presets may be recalled even though the configuration of the module may be different for the saved presets. For matching parameters, the parameter will be recalled from the preset. A preset from a different module cannot be recalled by a different module (for example, you cannot recall an XD1 preset to an FS1 module).