ETC Eos Titanium User Manual

Lighting Control System Operations Manual

Version 2.0

Product information and specifications subject to change.

Part Number: 4250M1210-2.0.0 Rev A

Released: 2013-03

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Table of Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Using this Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Help from ETC Technical Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Important Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Channel = Fixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Syntax Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Parameters and Parameter Categories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Tracking vs. Cue Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Move Instruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Manual Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Move Fade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Block vs. Assert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Live and Blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

HTP vs. LTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Other Reference Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Help System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Online Eos Family (Eos Ti, Eos, Gio and Ion) User Forums . . . .8

Chapter 1

Eos System Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Desk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Button Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Remote Processor Unit (RPU). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

RPU3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Remote Video Interface (RVI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

RVI3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Radio Focus Remote (RFR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

iRFR and aRFR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Gateways. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Console Geography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Littlites

Cleaning Eos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Outputting DMX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Console Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Output Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Channel Counts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Cues and Cue Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Record Targets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Faders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Chapter 2

Gio System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Desk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Console Geography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Littlites

Cleaning Gio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Outputting DMX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Console Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Output Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Channel Counts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Cues and Cue Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Record Targets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Faders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Desk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Console Geography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Littlites

Cleaning Eos Ti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Outputting DMX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Console Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Output Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Channel Counts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Cues and Cue Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Record Targets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Faders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

System Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Power Up the Console. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Power Down the Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

The Central Information Area (CIA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

The Command Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Parameter Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Collapse/Expand the CIA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Lock the CIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Favorite CIA Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Locking the Facepanel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Using the Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Virtual Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Clear Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Setting Up the Internal Touchscreens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Clearing the Touchscreens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

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Populating the Touchscreens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Organizing the Direct Selects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Direct Selects in Flexi Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Using Direct Selects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Display Control and Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Opening and Closing Displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Selecting Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Moving Displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Scrolling within a Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Expanding Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Zooming Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Graphical User Interface (GUI) Display Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . .50

Indicators in the Live/Blind Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

[Data] Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

[Time] Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

[Label] Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Using Flexichannel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Indicators in the Playback Status Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Using [Format] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Encoders On Eos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Encoder Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Encoder Touchscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Flexi Encoders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Locking the Encoders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Encoders in Blind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

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Encoders on Eos Ti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Encoder Touchscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Locking the Encoders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Encoders in Blind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Flexi Encoders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Encoders on Gio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Encoder Controls Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Mini Encoder Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Locking the Encoders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Encoders in Blind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Flexi Encoders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Moving Light Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

ML Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Using Softkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Context Sensitive Softkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Changing Softkey Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Managing Show Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Create a New Show File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Open an Existing Show File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

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Selective Partial Show Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Merging Show Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Printing a Show File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Saving the Current Show File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Using Quick Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Using Save As . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Importing Show Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Exporting a Show File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Deleting a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

File Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Chapter 6

Patch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

About Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Flexichannel Views in Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Patching Conventional Fixtures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Patching By Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Range Patching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Patching By Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Using Output Address vs Port/Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Replace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Helpful Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

[Address/Patch] [n] [/] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Dimmer Doubling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Moving and Copying Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Swapping Channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Unpatch a Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Deleting Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Using {Offset} in Patch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Creating multi-part and compound channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Using the Scroller/Wheel Picker and Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Using the Picker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Using the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Calibrating a Scroller Using the Encoders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Calibrating a Scroller Using the ML Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Patching Moving Lights, LEDs, and Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Display Pages in Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

{Patch} Display and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

{Attribute} Display and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

{Database} Display and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Using Device List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Dimmer List for CEM+, CEM3, and FDX 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . .106

RDM Device List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Patching Discovered Dimmers and RDM Devices . . . . . . . . .110

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Errors and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Detaching Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Clearing the Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Reset Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Fixture Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Creating a New Fixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Copying a Fixture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Merging Custom Fixtures into a New Show File . . . . . . . . . . .116

Importing a Custom Fixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Update Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Snap Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

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Chapter 8

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Opening Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Desk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Basic Manual Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Selecting Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Select Channels From the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Using Groups as a Channel Collector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Select Channels From the Direct Selects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Century Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Setting Intensity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Level Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Manual Control of Non-intensity Parameters (NPs) . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Parameter Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Setting Parameters with the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Adjusting Parameters Using + and - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Setting Non-intensity Parameters with the Encoders . . . . . . .143

Using the Color Picker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Multiple Intensity Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Using [+%] and [-%] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Channel Intensity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Non-intensity Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Remainder Dim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

Highlight and Lowlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Lowlight Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Temporary Highlight Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

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Highlight/Lowlight Rem Dim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Sneak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Flip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

“Select” Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

Select Last . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

Select Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Select Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Select All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Channel Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

Address at Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

Address Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

Flash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Flash On & Flash Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Using {Move To}. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

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Using Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Recording Groups Live. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162

Ordered Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162

Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

Editing and Updating Groups in Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

Selecting Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

Deleting Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

Group List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164

Open the Group List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164

Ordered View and Numeric View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164

Editing Groups from the Group List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164

Using Groups as a Channel Collector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Storing and Using Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

About Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Palette Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Intensity Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Focus Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Color Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Beam Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Palette Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

{By Type} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

{Absolute} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

{Locked}. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Storing Palettes Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

Storing Palettes with [Record] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

Storing Palettes with [Record Only] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

Storing Palettes to Direct Selects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

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Using Filters with Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

Recalling Palettes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

Editing Palettes Live. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Rerecord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Editing Palettes in Blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

Entering Blind Palette from Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

Editing in Blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

Editing Palettes in Spreadsheet View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

Editing Palettes in List View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

Deleting Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

Removing Channels from a Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

Using By Type Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Storing a By Type Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Editing By Type Palettes in Blind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Updating By Type Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

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Storing and Using Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Storing Presets Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

Storing Presets Using [Record] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

Storing Presets Using [Record Only] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

Preset Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

Recalling Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182

Editing Presets Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

Rerecord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

Using the Preset List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184

Opening the Preset List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184

Editing Presets in Blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185

Editing in Table View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185

Editing in Spreadsheet View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186

Deleting Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186

Removing Channels From a Preset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186

Using Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

About Fan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Fanning Parameter Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Fan From the Command Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Fanning References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

Fanning Timing and Delays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

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Using Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191

AutoMark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

Conditions Triggering an AutoMark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

Allowing a Live Move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

AutoMark and Timing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

Referenced Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193

Setting Referenced Mark Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193

Applying Flags as Channels are Marked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194

Reference Marks and Timing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

Mark Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

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Working with a Single Cue List . . . . . . . . . 199

Basic Cueing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200

Cue Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200

Recording Cues in Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201

Using Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201

Using Record Only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202

Using Selective Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203

Using [Cue Only / Track] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204

Timing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

Setting Cue Level Timing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

Non-intensity Parameter Category Timing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206

Delay Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

[Time][/] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

Discrete Channel/Parameter Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208

Assigning Cue Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209

Clearing Cue Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

Flags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Assert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

AllFade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Mark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Preheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Using External Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

Modifying Cues Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215

Using [At] [Enter] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215

Using Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215

Using Record Only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

Record and Record Only [+] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

Move To. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

[Update] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217

Recording and Editing Cues from Blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222

From Summary or Table Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223

From the Cue Spreadsheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223

Using Encoders in Blind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224

Deleting Cues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

In Track Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

In Cue Only Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

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Using Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Record Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228

Partial Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228

Removing Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229

Storing Data with Record Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229

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Working with Multiple Cue Lists . . . . . . . . 231

Recording to a New Cue List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232

Using Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232

Using Record Only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232

Using Assert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232

Using AllFade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234

Changing the Active Cue List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234

Using [Go To Cue] with Multiple Cue Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235

Using Go To Cue 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235

Using Go To Cue Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235

Using the Cue List Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236

Open the Cue List Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236

Cue Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239

Introduction to Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240

Playback Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241

Selected Cue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242

Live / Blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242

Out-of-Sequence Cues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243

Go To Cue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243

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Assigning Faders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245

With Auto Playback Enabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245

Assigning Playback Faders Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245

Changing Fader Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245

Playback Fader Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246

Go and Stop/Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246

Using Blackout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246

[GoTo Q0] on Eos [Go To Cue 0] on Eos Ti and Gio . . . . . . .246

Using Assert (Playback Button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248

Using Timing Disable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249

Using Freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249

Using Stop Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249

Releasing Content From a Fader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250

Using Rate Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250

Manual Master Cue Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251

Advanced Manual Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

Using [Copy To] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254

Using [Recall From] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255

Using {Make Null}. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256

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In Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256

In Blind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256

Using {Make Manual} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257

Using {Make Absolute} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257

Using [Query] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258

Using [Capture] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259

Using [Undo]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260

Command History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260

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Multipart Cues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261

About Multipart Cues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262

Record a Multipart Cue in Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262

Creating a New Multipart Cue in Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262

Setting Multipart Cue Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263

Using Update in Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263

Storing a Multipart Cue in Blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264

Changing a Single Part Cue to a Multipart Cue. . . . . . . . . . . .264

Changing a Multipart Cue to a Standard Cue . . . . . . . . . . . . .264

Deleting a Part from a Multipart Cue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264

Creating and Using Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

About Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266

The Effect List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266

Effects Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267

Effect Status Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .270

Step Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271

Program a Step Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .272

Absolute Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274

Program an Absolute Effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275

Multiple Intensity HTP Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276

Relative Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276

Focus Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276

Color Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277

Linear Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277

Define a Pattern Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278

Program a New Relative Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278

Apply an Existing Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279

Recording an Effect in a Cue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279

Editing Effects Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279

Stop an Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279

Deleting an Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279

Effects on Submasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280

Configuring an Effect Submaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280

Recording an Effect to a Submaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280

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Running an Effect from a Submaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280

Delaying Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281

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Using Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Using Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284

Park Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284

Parked Values in Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284

Scaled Parked Values in Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285

Parked Addresses in Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285

Park Values from the Park Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286

Storing and Using Submasters . . . . . . . . . 287

About Submasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288

Recording a Submaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288

Submaster Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289

Additive, Inhibitive, or Effectsub. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289

Proportional vs. Intensity Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289

HTP vs. LTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290

Exclusive Submasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290

Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290

Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .291

Submaster Background State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .291

Loading Submasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .292

Updating a Submaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .292

Releasing Content From a Submaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293

Deleting a Submaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293

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Using Bump Button Timing With Submasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294

Controlling Subfades Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294

Submaster List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295

Editing Submasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295

Using About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

About [About] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298

[About] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299

About System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299

About Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300

About Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302

About Cue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305

About IFCB Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305

About Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305

About Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305

About Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306

About Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306

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Storing and Using Curves. . . . . . . . . . . . .307

About Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308

Creating and Editing Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309

Creating a Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309

Editing Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310

Applying a Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311

To Channels In Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311

To Cues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311

To Scroller Fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311

Delete a Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311

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Storing and Using Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . 313

About Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314

Recording Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314

Recalling Snapshots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315

Editing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315

Deleting Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315

Storing and Using Macros. . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

About Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318

Store a Macro from Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318

Using the [Learn] key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318

Macro Editor Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .320

Create a New Macro from the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .322

Edit an Existing Macro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323

Play a Macro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .324

Stop a Macro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .324

Delete a Macro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .324

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Using Magic Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325

About Magic Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326

Magic Sheet Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327

Magic Sheet List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328

Display Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328

Navigating a Magic Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329

Creating and Editing Magic Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .330

Quick Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .330

Layout Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331

Magic Sheet Object Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .333

MS Object Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .337

Editing Objects on the Magic Sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .338

Examples of Magic Sheets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339

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Virtual Media Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341

About Virtual Media Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .342

Media Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .342

Patching the Virtual Media Server and Layers . . . . . . . . . . . .344

Creating a Pixel Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .345

Working with the Virtual Media Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .347

Effect Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .352

Pixel Mapping in a Multi-Console System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .354

Steps for Configuring a Multi-Console System . . . . . . . . . . . .354

Synchronizing Media Archives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .355

Multiple Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357

About User ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .358

Assigning User ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .358

Using Partitioned Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359

About Partitioned Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .360

How to Use Partitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .360

Setting Up Partitioned Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .360

Partition List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .360

Creating New Partitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .361

Deleting Partitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .361

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Using Partitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .362

Partitions in Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .362

Flexichannel in Partitioned Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .362

Eos Configuration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363

What the Utility Does . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363

Eos Configuration Utility Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364

General Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366

Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370

Maintenance and Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376

Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381

Local I/O (Eos Ti and Gio Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382

RFR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383

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Facepanel Shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

Facepanel and Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386

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Appendix D

Multi-console and Synchronized Backup . 389

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389

Multi-console setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390

Synchronized Backup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393

Mirror Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397

Using the RPU and RVI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399

RPU3 and RPU Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399

Remote Processor Unit 3 (RPU3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400

Remote Processor Unit (RPU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402

RPU3 and RPU Start Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403

Software Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403

Basic Use Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404

Net3 Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .404

RVI3 and RVI Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405

Remote Video Interface 3 (RVI3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405

Remote Video Interface (RVI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406

Basic Use Guidelines for RVI3 and RVI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408

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Radio Focus Remote (RFR) . . . . . . . . . . . 411

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411

Console Section Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .412

Basic Use Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415

LCD General Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415

RFR Operation Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421

iRFR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422

aRFR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422

Phone Remote on Eos Ti and Gio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422

Appendix F

Universal Fader Wings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423

Connecting Wings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424

User Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426

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Introduction

Welcome to the Eos Titanium (Ti), Eos, and Gio Operations Manual. This manual is a comprehensive resource for users of the Eos Ti, Eos, and Gio control systems.

Note:

For information on using show control with your system, see the Eos Family Show Control User Guide, which is available for download at www.etcconnect.com

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Using this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

• Register Your Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

• Help from ETC Technical Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

• Important Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

• Other Reference Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

• Online Eos Family (Eos Ti, Eos, Gio and Ion) User Forums .8

Introduction 1

Using this Manual

This manual is for use with the Eos Titanium, Eos, and Gio control systems. For topics that apply to each of the three platforms, Eos will be used. When a topic pertains to specific desks, their names will be used.

In order to be specific about where features and commands are found, the following naming and text conventions will be used:

• Browser menus and commands are indicated in bold text. For example: In the File menu, click Open.

• Alphanumeric keyboard buttons are indicated in all CAPS. For example, ALT or CTRL.

• Facepanel buttons are indicated in bold [brackets]. For example, [LIVE] or [Enter]. Optional keys are indicated in <angle brackets>, for example, <Cue> or <Sub>.

• Keys which are intended to be pressed or held simultaneously are indicated with the “and” symbol. For example, [Load] & [Timing Disable].

• Softkeys and direct selects are indicated in bold {braces}. A note about <More SK> (more softkeys): this command is always indicated as optional, and is only indicated once in an instruction regardless of how many pages of softkeys exist. This is because there is no way to predict what softkey page you are on at any given time. Press <More Softkeys> until you find the required command.

• References to other parts of the manual are indicated in italics. When viewing this manual electronically, click on the reference to jump to that section of the manual.

Note:

CAUTION:

WARNING:

Please email comments about this manual to: TechComm@etcconnect.com

Notes are helpful hints and information that is supplemental to the main text.

A Caution statement indicates situations where there may be undefined or unwanted consequences of an action, potential for data loss or an equipment problem.

A Warning statement indicates situations where damage may occur, people may be harmed, or there are serious or dangerous consequences of an action.

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Register Your Console

Registering your Eos Ti, Eos, or Gio system with ETC ensures that you will be notified of software and library updates, as well as any product advisories.

To register your console, you will need to enroll in “My ETC,” a personalized ETC Web site that provides a more direct path of communication between you and ETC.

Help from ETC Technical Services

If you are having difficulties, your most convenient resources are the references given in this user manual. To search more widely, try the ETC Web site at www.etcconnect.com resources is sufficient, contact ETC Technical Services directly at one of the offices identified below. Emergency service is available from all ETC offices outside of normal business hours.

When calling for assistance, please have the following information handy:

• Console model and serial number (located on back panel)

• Dimmer manufacturer and installation type

• Other components in your system (Unison

, other control devices, etc.)

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Important Concepts

Before using your console, you should read and familiarize yourself with the concepts defined below. These concepts are important for understanding both how Eos functions as well as how you, as a programmer, will interact with your system to produce a successful show.

Channel = Fixture

A fixture is defined as a group of related addresses that together control a device. An examples of a fixture would be an ETC Revolution. This moving light contains 31 parameters that together allow you to perform various functions such as pan and tilt. Each of these attributes is addressed by a different output.

Eos treats fixtures and channels as one and the same. Unlike former ETC consoles where a fixture occupied one channel for each parameter, Eos assigns each fixture a single channel number. Individual parameters are then associated with that channel as additional lines of channel information.

Syntax Structure

Most instructions can be entered into Eos through the command line. The command line expects instructions to be entered in a specific structure, or syntax.

Generally speaking, the order of syntax can be described as:

• What are you trying to affect? (Channel, group)

• What do you want it to do? (Change intensity, focus, pan/tilt)

• What value do you want? (Intensity at full, Iris at 50)

Naturally other commands will be used in the course of programming your show, but most other functions are modifiers of these three basic steps: modifying the channel(s) you are working with, determining what parameters of those channels you are impacting, and what value you want them to assume. When working with record targets, the syntax is similar.

Note:

Enter

Not all actions must be entered from the command line, although many will result in a command line instruction. Other actions bypass the command line entirely.

Since the command line can receive multiple edits and instructions at once, it is necessary to let Eos know when you have completed your instruction in the command line. This is done with the [Enter] key.

There are some commands which are self-terminating, and therefore do not require [Enter] to be pressed. Some (but not all) of these commands are:

•Out

•+%

•-%

• Level

• Actions from the direct selects

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Parameters and Parameter Categories

Eos divides fixture parameters into four major parameter categories: Intensity, Focus, Color, and Beam. These are the parameters in each category:

• Intensity . . . . . . . . . . Intensity

• Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . Pan and Tilt

• Color. . . . . . . . . . . . . All color parameters (such as color wheel, CMY, scrollers, and

so on).

• Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . Any parameter not covered in the other categories.

Tracking vs. Cue Only

Eos is, by default, a tracking console. This means two things. First, tracking relates to how cue lists are created. Once data is in a cue list, it will remain a part of that cue list, at its original setting, until a new instruction is provided or until it is removed from the cue list using filters or null commands.

Secondly, tracking relates to how changes to cue data are handled. Unless otherwise instructed by a Cue Only command, changes to a parameter in a cue will track forward through the cue list until a move instruction (or block command) is encountered.

It is possible to change the default setting of Eos to “Cue Only”. This prevents changes from tracking forward into subsequent cues, unless overridden with a track instruction.

Eos also has a [Cue Only/Track] button that allows you to record or update a cue as an exception to the default setting. Therefore, if the console is set to Tracking, the button acts as Cue Only. If console is set to Cue Only, it behaves as a Track button.

Move Instruction

A move instruction is any change to a parameter from its previous stored value. A change to a channel’s intensity is a move instruction. A change to a channel’s pan or tilt is a move instruction. A change to a channel’s color mixing is a move instruction, and so on.

Manual Data

Manual data is any value set for a channel via the command line. Manual data will remain at its value until a move instruction is provided for it.

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Move Fade

Move Fade is a lighting control philosophy which determines how cues are played back. Eos adheres to this philosophy.

In a Move Fade system, parameters do not change from their current setting until they are provided a move instruction in a cue or are given a new instruction manually.

For example, in cue 1, channel 1 has been given an intensity value of 50%. This value does not change until cue 20, where channel 1 is moved to 100%. Therefore, channel 1 has a tracked intensity value of 50% in cues 2-19. If the user applies a manual intensity value of 25% while sitting in cue 5 (for example), that channel will stay at 25% until Cue 20 is recalled - because 20 is the next cue in which channel 1 has a move instruction.

Cue List Ownership

Eos is capable of running multiple cue lists. Cue list ownership is determined by the cue from which a channel is currently receiving its value. In Live, a parameter is considered to be “owned” by a cue list when it is receiving its current value from that cue list.

When alternating between cue lists in sequential playback, an active cue list does not necessarily own a channel unless that list has provided the last move instruction for that channel. For example, assume a channel is owned by cue list 1 and is at a tracked value. If a cue from another cue list is executed and provides a move instruction for the channel in the new cue, the channel is now owned by the second cue list. It will not return to cue list 1 until that cue list provides a move instruction for the channel.

Assert may be used to override this default behavior, allowing a cue list’s control over a channel to resume, even when the channel’s data is tracked.

This rule is not followed when executing an out-of-sequence cue. An out-of-sequence cue is any cue that is recalled via [Go To Cue], a Link instruction, or manually changing the pending cue. In general applications, the entire contents of the cue (both moves and tracks) will be asserted on an out-of-sequence cue.

Block vs. Assert

In previous ETC consoles, placing a block instruction on a channel was a way to treat a tracked value as a move instruction, both in editing and playback. In Eos, this behavior is now split up. Blocked channel data is an editing convention only, and it prohibits tracked instructions from modifying the associated data. Blocked data has no impact on playback; the channels will continue to play back as though they were tracks. Assert is used to force playback of a tracked/blocked value.

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Live and Blind

Live and Blind are methods to view and edit data in your show files. When you press the [Live] key, the screen will show you the live display. When you press [Blind], you will see the blind display. In either case, you may use the [Format] key to alter how the data is displayed (seeUsing [Format], page 58).

When in Live, the data displayed represents the data being sent from the console at that moment. In other words, the parameter data that is “live” on stage. When you edit data in live, those changes will become active and visible on stage as soon as the command line is terminated.

When in Blind, the data displayed represents data from the record target you choose to view (cues, presets, palettes, and so on). When you edit data in Blind, changes will not automatically appear on stage, since the data you are modifying is not live. This is true even if the record target you are modifying is active on stage. It is possible to play a cue in Live, then switch to Blind and edit that cue in blind without affecting levels on stage. Edits in Blind do not require a [Record] command to be stored. They are considered stored when the command line is terminated. Any display that is not the Live display is considered Blind, and the Blind LED will be illuminated. For example, if you open patch, the blue LED on [Blind] will be lit to show that you are in a Blind display.

HTP vs. LTP

HTP (Highest-Takes-Precedence) and LTP (Latest-Takes-Precedence) are terms used to define the output of a channel parameter that is receiving data from multiple sources. In HTP, the highest level of all sources will be executed. In LTP, the most recent level received will be executed. Cue lists can operate as HTP or LTP for intensity parameters only. Nonintensity parameters (NPs) are always LTP. Submasters can operate as HTP or LTP for intensity. The default is HTP. Eos’s default cue list setting for intensity is LTP (see HTP/

LTP, page 237).

HTP

LTP

HTP is only applicable to the intensity of a channel. HTP channels will output the level that is the highest of all inputs. HTP channels are also referred to as “pile-on”, because as control inputs are added (for example - you may bring up cues and multiple submasters that all have the same channel recorded at various levels), the system calculates which input has the highest level for that channel and outputs that level for the channel. As control inputs are removed (you pull some of the submasters down to zero), the console will adjust the channel level, if required, to the highest remaining level.

LTP is applicable to any parameter of any channel. LTP output is based on the most recent move instruction issued to the channel parameter. Any new values sent to the channel will supersede any previous values, regardless of the level supplied.

Eos determines the LTP value for a channel, which is overridden by any HTP input values that are higher than the LTP instruction. This is then finally modified by manual control.

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Other Reference Materials

Help System

A keyhelp system is contained within your system. To access help, press and hold [Help] and press any key to see:

• the name of the key

• a description of what the key enables you to do

• syntax examples for using the key (if applicable)

Note:

Keyhelp is included on most tangible action buttons on your Eos console. This includes most softkeys and touchbuttons as well as the traditional keys on the keypad.

As with hard keys, the “press and hold [Help]” action can be used with softkeys and touchbuttons as well.

Online Eos Family (Eos Ti, Eos, Gio and Ion) User Forums

You are encouraged to visit and participate in the ETC Eos Family (Eos Ti, Eos, Gio and Ion) User Forum, accessible from the ETC web site (www.etcconnect.com online community of Eos users where you can read about other users’ experiences, suggestions, and questions regarding the product as well as submit your own.

To register for the ETC Family (Eos Ti, Eos, Gio and Ion) User Forum:

Step 1: Go to ETC’s community web site (www.etcconnect.com/community

page to the online community will open.

Step 2: You may register for the forum using the “register” link in the introduction or by

clicking the “join” link in the upper right corner of the page.

Step 3: Follow the registration instructions provided by the community page.

). This gives you access to an

). An introduction

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Chapter 1

Eos System Overview

Inside this chapter you will find general descriptions of your Eos control system and the various areas of user interface. For a system overview of Eos Ti, see Eos Titanium System Overview, page

27, and for a system overview of Gio, see Gio System Overview, page 19.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

• Console Geography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

• Cleaning Eos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

• Outputting DMX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

• Console Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

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System Components

Desk

Eos is designed from conception as a fully integrated controller for conventional lights and multiparameter devices (for example: moving lights, LEDs, color scrollers, gobo wheels) Attention to detail across all areas of the system design and architecture allows you the utmost flexibility and customization of use.

Eos allows designers and programmers to develop a mutual vocabulary for control. This implementation of simple and uniform syntax for control provides a solid foundation for both experienced and inexperienced users.

Integrated LCD touchscreens are customizable to each user’s preference. Optional button modules overlay the LCD touchscreens and provide tactile feedback of direct selects.

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Button Modules

The Eos button modules provide the ability for multiple simultaneous button presses with tactile feedback. The displays and text above each button change to reflect the current mapping of the button.

LCD 1 (see Console Geography, page 13) may be split into numerous sections using Eos button modules and customized views. The top portion of LCD 2 is also user-configurable while the bottom portion is reserved for the Central Information Area (CIA).

Button modules are optional and therefore not required for operation.

Installing Button Modules

Should you desire to use the button modules over your direct selects, follow the instructions below to install them. It is recommended that you install the button modules with the console power off.

Step 1: Place the left end of a button module in place over touchscreen area 1, 2, or 3. Align

the corner of the button module with the corner of the recessed touchscreen area.

Step 2: Lay the right end of the button module in place and gently press until it is flush with

the front of the console. The direct selects will automatically appear once it is installed and the console is powered up.

Step 3: To remove the module, slide the release latch (located to the right of the respective

module) upwards and pull the module out from right to left.

Remote Processor Unit (RPU)

The RPU can be used as the primary, backup processor for the system, a client, or for primary playback in installations that do not require a facepanel after initial programming is completed. With a mouse and alphanumeric keyboard attached, the RPU can be used as a remote programming station. The RPU provides support for a maximum of two DVI or SVGA monitors, 1280x1024 minimum resolution.

For more information, see the appendix Using the RPU and RVI, page 399.

RPU3

The RPU3 is like the RPU except that it supports up to three monitors.

Remote Video Interface (RVI)

The remote video interface allows remote interaction with the lighting control system. This can be for display purposes only. Additionally, with a mouse and alphanumeric keyboard attached, the RVI can be used as a remote programming station. The RVI provides supports for a maximum of two DVI or SVGA monitors, 1280x1024 minimum resolution.

For more information, see the appendix Using the RPU and RVI, page 399.

RVI3

The RVI3 is like the RVI except that it supports up to three monitors.

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Radio Focus Remote (RFR)

The RFR provides wireless control of key front panel functions.The base station for the RFR can be networked into the system, or can connect to a console or remote device using the USB interface.

For more information, see the appendix Radio Focus Remote (RFR), page 411.

iRFR and aRFR

The iRFR and aRFR provide wireless control of key front panel functions.See “iRFR” on

page 422.See “aRFR” on page 422.

Gateways

Eos is a fully networked system capable of direct output of both ETCNet2 and Net3. Gateways can be configured to listen to either ETCNet2 or Net3 and provide interface to devices in the lighting rig that do not accept network communication directly. Gateways are provided for DMX/RDM output, show control input and output, and analog input and output.

• Net3 to DMX/RDM gateways are provided with a maximum of four outputs, which can be male, female, or terminal strip.

Note:

• Show Control Gateway supports MIDI In/Thru and Out and SMPTE In.

• I/O Gateway supports 24 analog inputs, 16 SPDT contact closure outputs, and RS-232 serial protocol.

Net3 Gateways only support RDM when in Net3 mode.

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