ETC Expression User's Manual Supplement

Expression

Lighting control systems

User Manual Supplement

Version 3.1

This document supplements the version 3.03 user manuals previously

released for Expression, Express, Insight and related lighting control systems.

Inside, you will find explanations of the new features found in software release 3.1

for these control systems. This information is also integrated with previously

released information in the version 3.1 user manuals for Expression-family products.

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Contents

Real time programs

Real time programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Real time programs Real time programs

Subroutine jump-to-cue

Subroutine jump-to-cue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Subroutine jump-to-cue Subroutine jump-to-cue

Configuring DMX512

Configuring DMX512 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Configuring DMX512 Configuring DMX512

About Dimmer display

About Dimmer display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

About Dimmer display About Dimmer display

Recording using Solo

Recording using Solo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Recording using Solo Recording using Solo

Express LPC autocontrols

Express LPC autocontrols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Express LPC autocontrols Express LPC autocontrols

Operating with ETCNet2 devices

Operating with ETCNet2 devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Operating with ETCNet2 devices Operating with ETCNet2 devices

Expression Off-Line

Expression Off-Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Expression Off-Line Expression Off-Line

Creating real time programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Referencing sunrise or sunset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Referencing a date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Editing real time programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Using Solo to record into a cue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Using Solo to record into a focus point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Astronomical clock data

Astronomical clock data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Astronomical clock data Astronomical clock data

United States cities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Cities outside the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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Real time programs

Part of setting the conditions under when your real time program will run,
you were able to specify days of the week. Now, in version 3.1 software,
you can specify a particular date instead.

Set a date or days of the week.

Creating real time programs

The procedure and two sub-procedures below replace the two
procedures given under Creating real time programs under Control
Interfaces in your User Manual. The following procedure sets specific
days of the week and absolute times. If you prefer to cite a specific date
rather than days of the week or referencing sunrise/sunset times rather
than absolute times, substitute using the sub-procedures provided.
Footnotes to this procedure explain where to make those substitutions.

Keystrokes:

1. Press [Setup].

2. Press [1][2] [Enter].

3. Press [S1], Select
Program, [1] [Enter].

4. Press [8][0][0] [Enter].

5. Press [1] [And] [3] [Thru] [5]
[Enter].

6. Press [5] [Enter].

7. Enter a label, then press
[Enter].

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Action:

Selects Setup display mode

Selects Real Time Programs display

Prompt reads:

Enter time (12 hour clock)
Press [+] to enter AM or PM

Enters time to run macro.
Prompt reads:

Enter days of week (1=Mon, 2=Tue,
3=Wed, 4=Thu, 5=Fri, 6=Sat, 7=Sun)
or press [Days/Date] softkey again
for date

Enters days to run macro
Prompt reads:

Enter macro number

Creates real time program 1
Prompt reads:

Type program label (F6 = clear to end,
F7 = previous program label,
F8 = next program label)

Labels the real time program

a) To reference sunrise or sunset rather than absolute time,

b) To reference a date rather than days, substitute the steps under

c) Labels are allowed in Express showfiles but cannot be assigned

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substitute the steps under Referencing sunrise or sunset, page 5,
for step 4. Then continue in this procedure.

Referencing a date, page 5, for step 5. Then continue in this

procedure.

there. To assign labels for Express showfiles, see Express LPC

autocontrols, page 8.