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Eos Family

(Eos Ti, Eos, Gio, Gio @5, Ion Xe, Ion Xe 20, and Element 2)

Operations Manual

Version 2.7.0

Part Number: 4250M1210-2.7.0 Rev A

Released: 2018-05

ETC®, Eos®, Eos Ti®, Gio®, Gio@ 5®, Ion Xe™, Ion®, Element 2™, Element™, ETCnomad®, and ETCnomad Puck®

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Table of Contents

Introduction 9

Using this Manual 10 Register Your Console 10 Online Eos Family User Forums 10 Helpfrom ETC TechnicalServices 11 Other Reference Materials 11 Important Concepts 12

Console Overview 19

Eos Ti Geography 20 Eos Geography 21 Gio Geography 23 Gio@5 Geography 24 Ion Xe Geography 25 Element 2 Geography 27 ConsoleComponents 28 Cleaning Your Console 34 ConsoleCapacities 34

System Basics 37

About System Basics 38 The Central Information Area(CIA) 38 Browser 41 Softkeys 44 Displays 44 Display Control andNavigation 48 Live and Blind Displays 56 Playback Status Display 68 Using Direct Selects 76 Encoders 82 Moving Light Controls 86 Fader Configuration 87 VirtualKeyboard 96 sACN Output Viewer 97

Managing Show Files 99

About ManagingShow Files 100 Create a New Show File 100 Open an Existing ShowFile 100 Merging Show Files 103 Printing aShow File 105 Saving the Current ShowFile 107 Importing ShowFiles 108 Exporting a Show File 110 Exporting Logs 111 Deleting aFile 111 FileManager 112

Patch 113

About Patch 114 Patch Main Displays 115 Patching ConventionalFixtures 116 Patching Moving Lights, LEDs, and Accessories 122 Patching MultiCellFixtures 124 Labeling 125 Using the Scroller/WheelPicker andEditor 125 Settings in Patch 132

Using Device List 136 Clearing the Patch 142 Update Library 143 Fixture Editor 143

Setup 151

About Setup 152 System 152 User 159 Device 162

Basic Manual Control 169

About Basic ManualControl 170 Using Channel Faders On Element 2 170 Selecting Channels 170 Setting Intensity 174 Manual Control of Non-intensity Parameters (NPs) 175 Home 189 Multiple Intensity Channels 190 Multicell Fixtures 190 Lamp Controls 192 Using [+%] and[-%] 193 Remainder Dim 194 Highlight and Lowlight 196 Sneak 197 Select Keys 198 ChannelCheck 200 Address at Level 200 Address Check 201 Flash 201

Using Groups 203

About Groups 204 Recording Groups Live 204 Selecting Groups 208 Opening the Group List 208 Using Groups as a Channel Collector 209

Using Fan 211

About Fan 212 Fanning Parameter Data 212 Fan From the Command Line 212 Fanning References 213 Fanning Timing and Delays 213 Using Subgroups with Fan 213

Using Mark 215

About Mark 216 AutoMark 216 Referenced Marks 217

Storing and Using Palettes 223

About Palettes 224 Palette Types 224 Palette Options 225 Storing Palettes Live 225

Recalling Palettes 228 Editing Palettes Live 230 Editing Palettes in Blind 230 Using By Type Palettes 234 Removing Channels from a Palette 235 Deleting Palettes 235

Storing and Using Presets 237

About Presets 238 Preset Options 238 Storing Presets Live 238 Recalling Presets 240 Effects In Presets 241 Editing Presets Live 241 Using the Preset List 242 Editing Presets in Blind 243 Using By Type Presets 244 Removing Channels From aPreset 245 Deleting Presets 246 Presets and Palettes Fader Properties 246

Working with a Single Cue List 251

About SingleCue List 252 Basic Cueing 252 Recording Cues in Live 252 Using [Cue Only / Track] 254 Selective Storing Cues in Live 255 Timing 256 Assigning Cue Attributes 259 Flags 265 Using ExternalLinks 267 Modifying Cues Live 268 [Update] 270 Recording and Editing Cues from Blind 274 Deleting Cues 277 Using The Cue List Index 278

Using Filters 287

About Filters 288 Record Filters 288 PartialFilters 288 Clearing Filters 289 Storing Data with Record Filters 289

Working with Multiple Cue Lists 291

About Working With MultipleCue Lists 292 Recording to a New Cue List 292 Using [Go To Cue] with MultipleCue Lists 295

Advanced Manual Control 297

About Advanced ManualControl 298 Using [Copy To] 298 Using [Recall From] 300 Using {MakeNull} 301 Using {MakeManual} 303 Using {MakeAbsolute} 303

Using [Capture] 303 Using [Query] 304 Using [Undo] 306

Cue Playback 309

About CuePlayback 310 Playback Controls 311 Selected Cue 311 Out-of-SequenceCues 312 VirtualFaders 315 Assigning Faders 315 Displaying Fader Pages With Content 316 Changing Fader Pages 317 Playback Fader Controls 317

Multipart Cues 325

About Multipart Cues 326 Record aMultipart Cue in Live 326 Storing aMultipart Cue in Blind 328 Deleting aPart from aMultipart Cue 329

Creating and Using Effects 331

About Effects 332 The Effect List 332 Effects Editor 333 Effect Status Display 337 Effect ChannelDisplay 339 Step Effects 340 Absolute Effects 343 Effect Background ValueModification 346 Beats Per Minute 346 Multiple Intensity HTPEffects 347 Relative Effects 348 Preprogrammed Rainbow Effects 350 Apply an Existing Effect 350 Editing Effects Live 350 Stop an Effect 351 Query and Group Effect 351 Using Offset 352 Replace With 352 Deleting anEffect 352 Recording an Effect to a Preset 352 Recording an Effect in a Cue 352 Effects on Faders 352 Delaying Effects 355

Using Park 357

About Park 358 Park Display 358 ParkedValues in Live 358 ParkedAddresses in Live 359 Park Values from the Park Display 360

Storing and Using Submasters 363

About Submasters 364 Paging Submasters 364

Recording aSubmaster 364 Submaster List 365 Submaster Properties 365 Submaster Information 371 Labeling aSubmaster 371 Loading Submasters 371 Using Bump Button Timing With Submasters 372 Execute List 372 Freeze and StopEffect on Submasters 373 Moving and Copying Submasters 373 ReleasingContent From a Submaster 374 Updating a Submaster 374 Deleting aSubmaster 374

Using About 377

About [About] 378 [About] 379 {What's New} 380 [About] System 380 [About] Channel 381 [About] Address 383 [About] Cuelist 386 [About] Cue 387 [About] Curves 387 [About] Effects 387 [About] Groups 388 [About] Submaster 388 [About] Macro 388 [About] IFCB Palettes 388 [About] Presets 389 [About] Color Path 389

Storing and Using Curves 391

About Curves 392 Creating a Curve 392 Editing Curves 393 Applying a Curve To ChannelsIn Patch 394 Curves Appliedto Cues 394 Applying a Curve To Scroller Fans 395 Delete a Curve 395

Storing and Using Snapshots 397

About Snapshots 398 Recording Snapshots 398 Recalling Snapshots 400 Editing Snapshots 401 Deleting Snapshots 401

Storing and Using Macros 403

About Macros 404 Store aMacro from Live 404 Using the [Learn] key 404 Macro Editor Display 405 Create a New Macro from the Display 407 Edit an Existing Macro 407 Play aMacro 408

Stop aMacro 409 Delete a Macro 409

Using Magic Sheets 411

About Magic Sheets 412 Magic Sheet Browser 412 Navigating a Magic Sheet 415 Creating and Editing Magic Sheets 416 Examples of Magic Sheets 431

Virtual Media Server 435

About Virtual Media Server 436 Media Content 436 Exporting MediaContent 437 Patching the V irtual Media Server and Layers 438 Creating a Pixel Map 438 Working with the Virtual Media Server 441 Effect Layers 446 PixelMapping in aMulti-ConsoleSystem 448

Using Partitioned Control 451

About Partitioned Control 452 How to UsePartitions 452 Setting Up Partitioned Control 452 Partition List 452 Creating New Partitions 452 Deleting Partitions 453 Using Partitions 453 Partitions in Playback 453 Partitions on Cue Lists 454 Flexichannelin Partitioned Control 454

Multi-console and Synchronized Backup 455

Overview 456 Multi-console Setup 456 Synchronized Backup 460 Mirror Mode 463

Eos Configuration Utility 467

Overview 468 Eos Configuration Utility Reference 468 General Settings 469 Network Settings 475 Maintenance and Diagnostics 483 Buttons 488 Local I/O 488 RFR 490

Show Control 493

About EosFamily Show Control 494 Show Control Settings 495 Show Control Display 501 TimeCode 505 RealTimeClock (RTC) 510 Analog Inputs 512 sACN Input 516

MIDI Show Control 518 String Interface 523 MIDI Raw 530 Open Sound Control (OSC) 539 Eos Family ShowControl Capabilities 560 Advanced OSC 562 Eos OSCKeys 579

Facepanel Shortcuts 609

Overview 609 Displays 609 Facepanel 610 Operations 610

Eos Family Hotkeys 612

Introduction

This chapter contains the followingtopics:

Using this Manual 10 Register Your Console 10 OnlineEos FamilyUser Forums 10 HelpfromETC TechnicalServices 11 Other ReferenceMaterials 11 Important Concepts 12

Introduction 9

Using this Manual

This manual is for use with the Eos Titanium, Eos, Gio, Gio @ 5, Ion Xe, Ion Xe 20, Element 2, Eos RPU, Ion Xe RPU, and ETCnomad Puck control systems. For topics that apply to all of the platforms, Eos will be used. When a topic pertains to specific consoles, 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 boldtext. For example: In the Filemenu, 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 <anglebrackets>, for example, <Cue> or <Sub>. Keys which are intended to be pressed or held simultaneously are indicated with the “and”

symbol. For example, [Load]& [TimingDisable]. 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 MoreSoftkeys until you find the required command.

References to other parts of the manual are indicated in underlined blue (for example, Intro-

duction (on theprevious page)). When viewing this manual electronically, click on the ref-

erence to jump to that section of the manual.

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

CAUTION: A Caution statement indicates situations where there may be undefined or

unwanted consequences of an action, potential for data loss or an equipment problem.

WARNING: A Warning statement indicates situations where damage may occur, people

may be harmed, or there are serious or dangerous consequences of an action.

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

Register Your Console

Registering your console 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 website that provides a more direct path of communication between you and ETC.

Online Eos Family User Forums

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

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To registerfor theETC FamilyUser Forum:

1. Go to ETC’s community web site (community.etcconnect.com).

2. You may register for the forum by clicking the “join” link in the upper right corner of the

page.

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

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 website at etcconnect.com. If none of these 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 (Paradigm®, other control devices, etc.)

Americas UnitedKingdom

Electronic Theatre Controls Inc. Electronic Theatre Controls Ltd. Technical Services Department Technical Services Department 3031 Pleasant View Road 26-28 Victoria Industrial Estate Middleton, WI 53562 Victoria Road, 800-775-4382 (USA, toll-free) London W3 6UU England +1-608 831-4116 +44 (0)20 8896 1000

service@etcconnect.com service@etceurope.com

Asia Germany

Electronic Theatre Controls Asia, Ltd. Electronic Theatre Controls GmbH Technical Services Department Technical Services Department Room 1801, 18/F Ohmstrasse 3 Tower 1, Phase 1 Enterprise Square 83607 Holzkirchen, Germany 9 Sheung Yuet Road +49 (80 24) 47 00-0 Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong techserv-hoki@etcconnect.com +852 2799 1220

service@etcasia.com

Other Reference Materials

Help System

A key help 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

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syntax examples for using the key (if applicable) links to topics in the manual

Note: Key help 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.

Note: As with hard keys, the “press and hold [Help]” action can be used with softkeys and

touchbuttons as well.

Show Control Resources

The chapter on show control in this manual is intended to provide basic information specific to the Eos Family show control system. You may want to explore additional resources to learn more about show control.

The following resources are recommended:

John Huntington, Show Networks and Control Systems, (Brooklyn, NY:Zircon Designs Press,

2012) The ETC Support Articles: http://www.etcconnect.com/Support/

Important Concepts

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

Channel Address RecordTargets Cues Cue List Ownership SyntaxStructure Parameters and Parameter Categories Trackingvs. CueOnly MoveInstruction ManualData MoveFade Block vs. Assert Live and Blind HTP vs. LTP

Channel

A channel is a single numerical name that is used by Eos to control a dimmer, a group of dimmers, a dimmer and a device, or a complete moving light fixture.

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Channel = Fixture

A fixture is defined as a group of related addresses that together control a device. An example 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.

When you select a channel number, all of the controllable properties or parameters of that channel are available through the keypad, level wheel, or the encoders.

Note: Multicell fixtures are handled differently. They are fixtures made up of multiplechan-

nels and addresses. See Patching MultiCell Fixtures (onpage124)and Multicell Fixtures (on

page190)for more information.

Address

Addresses are numerical identifiers set on the actual dimmers, moving light fixtures, or other devices you want to control. To connect addresses to channels, you will need to use the Patch function of Eos. For more information, About Patch (on page114).

Note: You can patch more than one address to a single channel, but you cannot patch mul-

tiple channels to a single address.

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 RecordTargets(onthe next page), the syntax is similar.

Note: Not all actions must be entered from the command line, although many will result in

a command lineinstruction. Other actions bypass the command line entirely.

Enter

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]

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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

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.

Note: Throughout this manual, non-intensity parameters will be referred to as NPs.

Record Targets

A record target is any data location that you can store data using a [Record] command. Examples of record targets are cues, palettes, and macros.

Cues

A cue is a record target comprised of channels with associated parameter data, discrete (channel/parameter level) timing, cue timing, and cue attributes (such as preheat, followor hang instructions).

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 aparameter 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” in About Setup(on page152). This prevents changes from tracking forward into subsequent cues, unless overridden with a track instruction. See Track (onpage160)for more information.

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Eos also has a [CueOnly/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.

Tracking Mode

When you create a new cue, any unchanged channel parameter data from the previous cue is tracked into the new specified cue. Any changes in this new cue will also track forward into subsequent cues until a move instruction or a block flag is encountered. In the example below, the gray boxes indicate tracked values and the white boxes indicate move instructions.

When in tracking mode, edits made to an existing cue will track forward through the cue list until a move instruction is encountered. Changes made to Cue 3 will affect the cue list as shown below in bold.

Cue Only Mode

The [CueOnly/Track]key is an exception to this behavior. [CueOnly/Track] button combined with [Record] or [Update] modifies standard tracking behavior. When you record a cue in the middle of

the cue list, using the [Q Only] button will prohibit new information from tracking into the sub- sequent cue, and will protect the previously tracking levels by adding a move instruction into the next cue for those levels. When you rerecord or update a cue, the modifications will not track forward. Using [Record] <Cue> [3][Q Only] [Enter] would affect the cue list as shown below.

Using Trace

{Trace} works just like Tracking mode, except it allows changes to be tracked backwards though the

cue list, until it sees a move instruction. In the example below, the channel levels have been adjusted while cue 3 is live on stage. Using Trace will take those adjusted levels and update them into the cues

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as follows: channel 1's new level is recorded into cue 2, channel 2's level is recorded into cue 1, and channel 3's level is recorded into cue 3. This is because the move instruction for those channels are contained in those cues. In the case of channels 1 and 2, their new level will track into cue 3.Using [Record] <Cue> [3]{Trace} [Enter] would affect the cue list as shown below in bold.

To force that channel’s new value to go backward in the cue list, {Trace}{Trace} can be used.

For information on using [Update] and {Trace}, See UsingTrace (onpage273).

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

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 newinstruction manually.

For Example:

In cue 1, channel 1 has been given an intensity valueof 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 amanual 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

Note: Multiple cue lists are not available on Element 2.

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.

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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 ToCue], 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-ofsequence 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.

Assert is not available on Element 2.

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 (see Using[Format] (on

page56)).

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, unless auto playback has been disabled in Setup. See Auto Playback (onpage160)for more information.

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 achannel 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. Non-intensity parameters (NPs) are always LTP.

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Submasters can operate as HTP or LTP for intensity. The default is HTP. Eos’s default cue list setting for intensity is LTP.

HTP

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

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 HTPinput values that are higher than the LTP instruction. This is then finally modified by manual control.

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C h a p t e r 1

Console Overview

Inside this section you will find general descriptions of your console and various areas of theuser interface.

This chapter contains the followingtopics:

Eos TiGeography 20 Eos Geography 21 GioGeography 23 Gio@5 Geography 24 Ion XeGeography 25 Element 2 Geography 27 Console Components 28 CleaningYour Console 34 Console Capacities 34

ConsoleOverview 19

Eos Ti Geography

Below is a diagram of Eos Ti with references made to specific areas of use. The terms and names for each area and interface are used throughout this manual.

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Eos Ti Fuse Replacement

CAUTION: For continued protection against risk of fire, replace only with same type and rat-

ing of fuse.

CAUTION: Pour ne pas compromettre la protection contre les risques d’incendie, remplacer

par un fusible de même type et de mêmes caractéristiques nominales.

Fuse replacement information and additional electrical ratings can be found on this label located on Eos Ti’s rear panel.

Eos Geography

Below is a diagram of Eos with references made to specific areas of use. The terms and names for each area and interface are used throughout this manual.

ConsoleOverview 21

Eos Button Modules

Note: Button modules are only for use with Eos consoles.

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.

Button modules are available in a 50 button array for use with the direct selects. Button modules provide you with tactile feedback of each button press. The module is transparent allowing the text and graphics from the LCD to repaint each button. Up to three button modules may be installed on the console, two on LCD A and one on the top of LCD B, above the CIA.

LCD A (see Eos Geography (on theprevious page)) may be split into numerous sections using Eos button modules and customized views. The top portion of LCD B is also user-configurable while the bottom portion is reserved for the 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.

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.

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.

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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.

Gio Geography

Below is a diagram of Gio with references made to specific areas of use. The terms and names for each area and interface are used throughout this manual.

ConsoleOverview 23

Gio@5 Geography

Below are diagrams of the Gio @ 5 console with references made to specific areas of use. The terms and names for each area and interface are used throughout this document.

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Ion Xe Geography

Below are diagrams of Ion Xe and Ion Xe 20 with references made to specific areas of use. The terms and names for each area and interface are used throughout this manual.

Ion Xe

ConsoleOverview 25

Ion Xe 20

WARNING: This device contains alithium battery. Battery may explode if mistreated. Do not

recharge, disassemble or dispose of in fire.

CAUTION: For continued protection against risk of fire, replace only with same type and rat-

ing of fuse.

CAUTION: Pour ne pas compromettre la protection contre les risques d’incendie, remplacer

par un fusible de même type et de mêmes caractéristiques nominales.

CAUTION: Power cord must be connected using an earth ground connection.

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Element 2 Geography

Below is a diagram of Element 2 with references made to specific areas of use. The terms and names for each area and interface are used throughout this manual.

WARNING: This device contains alithium battery. Battery may explode if mistreated. Do not

recharge, disassemble or dispose of in fire.

CAUTION: For continued protection against risk of fire, replace only with same type and rat-

ing of fuse.

CAUTION: Pour ne pas compromettre la protection contre les risques d’incendie, remplacer

par un fusible de même type et de mêmes caractéristiques nominales.

CAUTION: Power cord must be connected using an earth ground connection.

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Console Components

This section discusses the various console components that were called out in the geography section.

Power Button USB Ports Touchscreens ExternalMonitors BacklitKeys ControlKeypad Navigation Keypad Fader Control Buttons Rateand FaderPage Grandmaster and Blackout LevelWheel Master Playback Controls Encoders CustomizableHardkeys Parameter andCategory Buttons LoadButtons Motorized Faders EthernetPorts Littlites® Outputting DMX

Power Button

The power button on the front of the console is used to power up or power down. A separate hard power switch, located on the rear panel, can be used to disconnect power from the console’s internal components.

CAUTION: It is recommended that you safely power down the console through the soft-

ware, Displays>PowerOffDevice, before disconnecting power from the console.

WARNING: Before servicing your console, you must switch off the power on the rear panel

and disconnect the power cord completely.

USB Ports

One USB port is provided on the front of the console to connect any USB storage device. Additional USB ports on the rear panel and in the keyboard tray of the console connect peripherals such as an alphanumeric keyboard, pointing device, or touchscreen control for external monitors.

Eos has two USBports on the frong of the console, and additional ports on the rear panel.

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CAUTION: The USB ports cannot be used for charging devices such as cell phones.

Touchscreens

Eos Ti

Eos Ti is designed with three internal LCD touchscreen displays. LCD touchscreens A & B may be used to display show data (with touchscreen interface), or they may be used as direct selects or a variety of other virtual controls and displays.

The touchscreen angle can be adjusted by pushing the button in the center top of the display and moving the panel up or down.

Eos

Eos is designed with two internal 15” LCD touch screen displays. Each LCD may be used to display show data (with touchscreen interface), or they may be used as direct selects, with or without the button modules. A variety of other virtual controls and any display may be placed on the internal touchscreens.

Gio

Gio is designed with two internal LCD touchscreen displays. Each LCD touchscreen may be used to display show data (with touchscreen interface), or they may be used as direct selects or a variety of other virtual controls and displays.

The touchscreen angle can be adjusted by pushing the button in the center top of the display and moving the panel up or down.

Gio @ 5

Gio @ 5 is designed with an internal LCD touchscreen display.The LCD touchscreen may be used to display show data (with touchscreen interface), or they may be used as direct selects or a variety of other virtual controls.

The touchscreen angle can be adjusted by pushing the button in the left side top of the display and moving the panel up or down.

Adjusting the LCD Brightness

The brightness level for the LCD touchscreens can be adjusted. This is done in Setup> DeskSettings> BrightnessSettings> LCD.The range for the brightness level is 5-100%, with 100% being the

default setting. See Brightness Settings (on page167) for more information.

You can control the brightness by using a Live Master. See LiveMaster (onpage167) for more information.

External Monitors

Eos, Eos Ti, and Gio support up to three external monitors. Eos supports DVI or SVGA. EosTi andGio support Windows 7 compatible display port monitors.

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Gio @ 5, Ion Xe, and Element 2 support up to two external Windows 7 compatible display port monitors.

Note: While it is possible to assign a resolution lower than the minimum (1280x1024), it is

recommended to be at 1280x1024 or higher.

For monitor configuration, please see Monitor Arrangement (onpage473).

Backlit Keys

Note: Backlit keys are not available on Eos and Element 2.

Backlit keys are provided on the facepanel. The brightness level for those keys can be adjusted in Setup> Desk Settings> Brightness Settings> Backlight. See Brightness Settings (on page167).

You can control the brightness by using a Live Master. See LiveMaster (onpage167).

When your console has been idle for 10 minutes, thebacklit keys will fade their intensity down by 10%. Any key press on either the facepanel keypad, an external keyboard, move of the mouse, or touch of a touchscreen will return the keys to their set intensity level.

Control Keypad

The control keypad area is divided into several sections including record targets, numeric keypad with modifiers, display, softkeys, navigation, and special function controls.

Display and navigation keys are used for quick access to common displays, format, paging, and navigation within displays.

Navigation Keypad

Used for quick access to the Live and Blind displays, tab selection, location, paging and navigation within displays.

Fader Control Buttons

Fader control buttons are provided for easy local control of fader behavior. Control buttons include: [ManualOverride], [Spread], [Release], [Off], [Assert], [Go toCue0], [Stop Effect], [Freeze], [Filter], and [TimingDisable]. Individual faders are provided with immediate controls including: Go, Stop and Back (for playbacks), bump and assert/ group control (when submasters), or blackout and blackout enable when configured as grandmasters.

On Element 2, the {Fader Control}softkey is used to access the fader control softkeys. Control softkeys include: {ManualOverride}, {Rate}, {Release}, {Off}, {Assert}, {Go to C ue0}, {Stop Effect}, {Freeze}, {Filter}, and {TimingDisable}.

See Playback Fader Controls (onpage317)for more information.

Rate and Fader Page

[Rate] and [Fader Page]buttons are provided for use with the faders. [Rate] is used for rate control of

a fader. See UsingRate Override(on page320)for more information. [Fader Page]is used to access additional pages of faders. See ChangingFader Pages (onpage317)for more information.

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On Element 2, {Rate} is part of the {Fader Control}options. Press [Live] to see the {Fader Control} softkey. To changethe fader page on Element 2, press {PageSubs}. See Paging Submasters (on

page364)for more information.

Grandmaster and Blackout

The grandmaster inhibits all live intensity values. If the grandmaster is set at 50%, all live intensities will be at 50% of their actual values.

Blackout sets all lighting levels to zero.

If a grandmaster is set to a value other than 100%, a grandmaster button with the set value will be shown at the top of each display. If blackout is currently on, a blackout button will be shown at the top of the displays.

Clicking on either button will open a new display which will allow you to turn off blackout and set the grandmaster to a different level.

Level Wheel

Adjusts intensity for selected channels. It also provides scrolling and zoom functions in various modes. SeeLevelWheel (on page175)for more information.

Master Playback Controls

The master playback fader pair is located to the left of the control keypad. The master is a split crossfader pair. The two buttons beneath the master fader pair are [Go]and [Stop/Back]. The[Load]but- ton is located directly above the fader pair and is used to load a specified cue onto the master playback.

Encoders

Note: On Element 2, you can access encoder control by using the MLcontrols display. See

MovingLight Controls (on page86) for more information.

Eos and Eos Ti Encoders and Parameter LCD

Encoders and an associated touch screen for control of non-intensity parameters are provided on the lower right of the console. The two larger encoders at the bottom are dedicated for pan and tilt control. The remaining four encoders on the right are pageable controls, which are populated on the LCD with the parameters used in your show.

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Gio Encoders

Encoders are provided above the control keypad. The four encoders are pageable controls, which are populated with the parameters used in your show. Current encoder mapping is indicated at all times, and the [Encoder C ontrol] button opens full control on LCD touchscreen B.

Directly under the middle two encoders are six hardkeys for encoder control. From left to right, these encoder paging keys control intensity, focus, color, shutter, image, and form. Pressing any of these will change the parameters controlled by the encoders. To view other available encoder pages, simply press the encoder paging keys to advance the pages.

[Encoder Paging Keys]+ [#]will take you directly to a page. [Flexi] +[Encoder Paging Keys] will toggle the flexi encoder states. See Flexi Encoders (on page86) for more information. To post a parameter category to the command line, use the parameter category buttons located in the CIA above the Mini Encoder display. To post beam to the command line, double press the shutter, image, or form parameter category buttons.

Gio @ 5 and Ion Xe Encoders

Encoders are provided above the control keypad, below the touchscreen. The four encoders are pageable controls, which are populated with the parameters used in your show. Current encoder mapping is indicated at all times, and the [Encoder Control] button opens full control on thescreen.

Customizable Hardkeys

Eos Ti Customizable Hardkeys

Eos Ti has twenty customizable hardkeys. They are located between the two main touchscreens. They will default to being macros 801-820.

Functionality for the hardkeys can be defined in ECU> Buttons> TiFacePanel Buttons. See for con- figuration instructions.

Gio Customizable Hardkeys

Gio has nine customizable hardkeys. Eight are located between the two touchscreens and one is between [Label/Note] and [About] on the facepanel. The eight between the touchscreens will default to being macros 801-808. The ninth key defaults to macro 821.

Functionality for the hardkeys can be defined in ECU> Buttons> GioFace Panel Buttons. See for con- figuration instructions.

Gio @ 5 Customizable Hardkeys

Gio @ 5 has twenty customizable hardkeys. They are located beside the main touchscreen. They will default to being macros 801-820.

Functionality for the hardkeys can be defined in ECU> Buttons> Gio@ 5 FacePanelButtons. See for configuration instructions.

Parameter and Category Buttons

Parameter buttons are posted in the Central Information Area (CIA). When certain functions need to be accessed, a group of related parameters will populate in the parameter category display.

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Load Buttons

Load buttons are located above the faders and are used to load the specified target to the associated fader or place special conditions on that fader.

Element 2 uses a combination of both bump buttons beneath the faders as load buttons for submasters, presets, and palettes.

See AssigningFaders Manually (on page316) for more information.

Motorized Faders

Note: Ion Xe and Element 2 do not come with motorized faders.

One dedicated main playback and ten motorized faders are provided. The faders may be configured as playbacks, submasters, or grandmasters. A hundred pages of 10 faders each are provided. The bottom of the touchscreen shows fader status information and provides a load button for each fader.

Gio @ 5 has one dedicated main playback and five configurable motorized faders. The faders may be configured as cue playbacks, submasters, grandmasters, or other record targets. A hundred pages of 10 faders each are provided. Gio @ 5 has a small fader LCDdisplay that shows information for the five motorized faders.The bottom of the internal touchscreen shows fader status information for the current fader page.

Ethernet Ports

Ethernet ports are for connecting to a network switch, network gateways, and accessory devices. Each port is on a separate NIC.

Eos has Ethernet ports that have Power-Over-Ethernet for connection to a network switch, network gateways, and accessory devices. All four ports share the same NIC.

For configuration of your Ethernet ports, please see Network Settings (on page475).

Littlites®

You may connect Littlites to the back of your console.

Dimming Littlites

Desk lamps, such as Littlites, can be dimmed from within the software application. They can also be dimmed using the desk lamp control knob on the rear panel.

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Note: Eos does not have a desk lamp control knob.

Desk lamp controls are found in Setup> Desk> Brightness Settings>LightLevels. The {Desk Lamp} slider has a range of 0% (dimmest) to 100% (brightest). The default setting is 0%. The console will set the desk lamp to this setting on startup of the application. See Brightness Settings (on page167)

The desk lamps can also be controlled by holding down [Displays] and rolling the level wheel.

Outputting DMX

In order to output control levels from your console, you can use the DMX ports on the back of the console and/or you may connect a Net3 gateway or Net2 Node. If your device receives Net3 or ETCNet2 directly, no gateway or node is required.

Note: In order to output levels from your Eos console, you must connect a Net3 gateway

or Net2 node. If your device receives Net3 or ETCNet2 directly, no gateway or node is required.

Eos Ti, Gio, Gio @ 5, Ion Xe, and Element 2 have DMX ports. To output, connect one 5 pin XLR cable per port. The first port will default to outputting the first universe of DMX, addresses 1-512, the second port to the second universe, outputting addresses 513-1024, the third port to the third universe, outputting addresses 1025-1536, and the fourth port to the fourth universe, outputting addresses 1537-2048. Configuring the DMX ports to something other than the defaults is done in ECU>Local I/O>LocalDMXOutputs.

See Local DMX Outputs(onpage489)for information on reconfiguring the DMX ports.

Gateways will function with your console out of the box without previous configuration. However if custom configuration is required, you will need to use Net3 Concert or GCE (Gateway Configuration Editor). Concert is installed by default and can beaccessed in ECU>Settings>Maintenance>Net3 Concert. Concert is available for download from our website, www.etcconnect.com. GCE software can also be downloaded from the ETC website.

For more information on Net3 gateways, see the product literature that accompanied the hardware or download it from our website, www.etcconnect.com.

Cleaning Your Console

Should the exterior of your console require cleaning, you may gently wipe it with a dampened (not dripping), non-abrasive paper towel or soft cloth.

If this does not clean the console sufficiently, you may apply some window cleaner (containing ammonia is fine) to the cloth and repeat the process until clean.

Console Capacities

Output Parameters

4k (Min) 24k (Max) - Eos Ti, Gio, Gio @ 5 2k (Min) 12k (Max) - Ion Xe 1k (Min) 6k (Max) - Element 2

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Channel Counts

32,768 channels (can be any number from 1 to 99,999)

Cues and Cue Lists

Up to 999 cue lists Up to 10,000 cues

Record Targets

1,000 Groups 1,000 x 4 Palettes (Intensity, Focus, Color and Beam) 1,000 Presets 1,000 Effects 99,999 Macros 1,000 Snapshots 1,000 Curves 1,000 Color Paths

Faders

Eos, Eos Ti, Gio, and Gio @ 5 have 1 dedicated Motorized Master Playback pair, with Go and Stop/Back

Eos, Eos Ti, and Gio have10 motorized faders x 100 pages for configurable cue lists, submasters, grand masters, IFCB Palette/ Presets lists, or individual instances

Gio @ 5 has 5 motorized faders x 100 pages for configurable cue lists, submasters, grand masters, IFCB Palette/ Presets lists, or individual instances

Ion Xe and Ion Xe 20 have 1 dedicated Master Playback pair, with Go and Stop/ Back Ion Xe 20 has 20 faders with 40 configurable buttons. Element 2 has 1 dedicated Master Playback pair, with Go and Stop/ Back Element 2 has 40 faders with 80 configurablebuttons. a maximum of 200 configurable cue playbacks, with Go and Stop /Back (Not on Element 2) a maximum of 1000 configurable submasters, with Bump and Assert/ channel select

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C h a p t e r 2

System Basics

This chapter contains the followingtopics:

About SystemBasics 38 TheCentral Information Area (CIA) 38 Browser 41 Softkeys 44 Displays 44 DisplayControland Navigation 48 Live and BlindDisplays 56 Playback StatusDisplay 68 Using Direct Selects 76 Encoders 82 MovingLight Controls 86 Fader Configuration 87 Virtual Keyboard 96 sACN Output Viewer 97

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About System Basics

This section explains the base level procedures for setting up, navigating, and understanding howto operate your console.

Power Up the Console

1. Attach the appropriate power cable to the IEC connector on the rear of the console.

2. Press the I/O switch (I is “on”) next to the IEC connector on the rear of the console to turn power on. This will provide power to all internal electronics.

3. Press the power button, located on the face panel. The button LED will illuminate blue to indicate the console is running. The console will boot up into the Eos environment. The system is now ready for use.

Note: You can go straight to the welcome screen by adjusting a setting in the ECU. See

Open inShellE.C.U (on page471)in the ECU appendix.

Power Down the Console

1. After saving your show (see SavingtheCurrentShowFile (on page107)), in the browser menu select Power OffDevice. A dialogue box opens asking you to confirm.

2. Confirm this command by pressing {OK} in the dialog box. The console will power down.

Note: These are persistent storage systems. Therefore if you shut down your system

without saving the show file, you will return to the same place in your show when you reboot.

Note: The console will display an improper shutdown message on the next power up if the

console was not powered down from the browser menu or welcome screen.

The Central Information Area (CIA)

The Central Information Area (CIA) is the lower portion of the screen. By default, the CIA consists of three primary areas: the command line, the parameter display, and the browser. Softkeys are also contained within the CIA.

Note: Gio and Gio @ 5 have a mini encoder display as part of their CIA. See Mini Encoder

Display(on page85)for more information.

On Element 2, the CIA looks like this:

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CIAIcons

There are three icons located above the CIA.

Favorite CIA Display

You can select a favorite default display for the CIA that will show when [Displays]is pressed. The standard default display for the CIA is the Browser.

The favorite display will show a goldstar icon at the top of the CIA by the arrow and lock icons. Dis- plays that can be selected as a favorite, but are currently not, will show a graystar at the top of the CIA. Click on the graystar to make that display your favorite. That display will now be the new default display for the CIA. Displays that show up in the CIA but cannot be the default display will not show the star icon.

Collapse/ Expand the CIA

It is possible to collapse the CIA from view. To do this, you can click the arrow icon above the CIA. The CIA will collapse from view, exposing a larger viewing area of whatever display is visible above the CIA. The arrow will move to the bottom of the screen.

To expand the CIA into view again, click the arrow at the bottom of the screen. The CIA will reopen.

Lock the CIA

You can lock the CIA in place to prevent it from being collapsed or viewed.

To lock the CIA, click on the lock above the browser. The arrow above the CIA will disappear and the lock will “lock”.

To unlock the CIA, click the sunken lock again and the arrow will reappear.

The Command Line

This is the area where commands appear when entered. When in Live, this line is bordered in gold. The command line will display in blue when in Blind.

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Note: Press [Clear] to remove commands from a terminated command line. Use [Shift]&

[Clear] to remove commands from a command line that is not terminated.

See Syntax Structure(on page13)for more information on using the command line.

Command Line Prompt

Note: This feature is only available on Element 2.

Directly above the command line, you will see gold text that will prompt you for an action. The prompts will change between different displays and actions, and provide useful information to aid you in programming.

Command line prompts can be disabled in Setup. See Display HelpPrompts(onpage166)for more information.

Command Line Search

Command line search allows you to search your recorded targets and channels. The search window will display the object, it's number, and any label you have given it.

Press the Search icon at the end of the command line or use [Shift]& [About] to open the command line search window.

Parameter Display

This display shows the parameters available for patched channels. It is also where you can select which parameters to view in the Live and/or Blind displays, or select parameters for command line control. The parameter display will dynamically change depending on the channel (fixture) selected and its applicable parameters.

For more information on using the parameter display, see Using theParameter Display(on

page175).

Parameter Category Button Labels

These labels correspond to thebuttons directly beneath the Parameter display. They indicate the six buttons; Intensity, Focus, Color, and the three Beam categories (Form, Image, and Shutter).

Collapsing the Parameter Display

The parameter display can be collapsed when working with some displays that use the CIA, such as About and Query. A collapse/ expand arrow will display in the last column where this option is

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available.

When collapsed, only the {All NPs}, {All Speed}, and {Expand Arrow} buttons will be displayed.

Labeling

[Label] is used to attach an alphanumeric label to an object such as cues, channels, submasters, etc.

[Label] [Label]when appended to a record target command, clears the current label. This includes

show file labels.

Editing Labels

The page arrow keys on the console or an external alphanumeric keyboard can be used to move the cursor within a label to aid in editing.

[Page p] - takes the cursor to the beginning of the label. [Pageq] - takes the cursor to the end of the label. [Paget]- moves the cursor to the left. [Pageu]- moves the cursor to the right.

Browser

The browser is the interface for numerous functions including saving a show, loading a show, opening displays, and many other functions. Press [Displays] to open the browser. See UsingtheBrowser

(below)

To learn more about saving and loading a show file, see About ManagingShowFiles (on page100) for more information.

Using the Browser

To use the browser, you must first draw focus to it by touching anywhere in the browser area of the CIA. If the browser is not visible, pressing [Displays]>{Browser}will bring up the browser.

When focus is on the browser, the window border highlights in gold. The paging keys will now control selection in the browser.

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Use the page arrow keys to move the selection bar up and down the list. You may also use the level wheel to scroll through the list.

When the bar highlights the desired menu, press [Page u] to open the menu. Continue pressing [Pageu] to open submenus. Scroll to the item you wish to open using [Pagep]or [Pageq] and then press [Select]or

doubleclick on it. You may also touch the item you wish to open and then press [Select]or doubletap.

If you wish to close a submenu scroll to that item and press [Paget]. Additional presses of [Displays] will minimize or restore the CIA. To draw focus to the browser at any time, press any area within it or press the [Displays] but-

ton.

Note: File folders display with a folder icon beside their name.

Note: Previous versions of a showfile will be displayed in dark gray text. To see previous ver-

sions of a showfile, you must click on the arrow to the left of the showfile name or use

[Page u] .

Note: The [Select]key can be used to confirm a choice in the browser.

Browser Color Coding

The following color coding for selected items is used in the browser:

Save - green Save As - green Open - red Merge - yellow New -red Clear -red

Clear Functions

You can access the various clear options from thebrowser by selecting {Clear} from the main browser menu. The clear functions window will open in the CIA.

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From this menu you can select one of the available clear options by clicking on the desired button in the CIA. Eos will ask you for a confirmation before performing the selected clear. For {Clear Targets}, Eos will allow you to choose which record targets you want to clear.

CAUTION: Clear functions cannot be undone by using the Undo option.

From the {ClearTargets}screen you can select which record targets you wish to clear. The buttons at the center of the CIA represent all of the record targets that you can choose to clear. By default all components are selected (gray) and will be cleared. To withhold any targets from being cleared, simply deselect them in the CIA by clicking the respective button. To deselect all of the targets, click the {Deselect All}button.

To reselect all targets, click the {Select All}button and all buttons will return to gray (selected). To stop the process, click the {Cancel} button.

When you have selected or deselected all of the record targets you require, click {OK}.

After clearing, the CIA will return to the browser. If you want to perform additional clear functions, you must select {Clear} from the browser again.

To exit the clear functions screen without clearing, press the [Displays] key at any timeor select a clear button and then select {Cancel} from the confirmation screen.

Reset System vs Clear Show

Using {Reset System} will open a new show file and reset the Setup options to their defaults. Using {Clear Show}will only open a new show file.

Patch 1 to 1 vs Clear Patch

Using {Patch 1 to1} will clear your patch and set it to a 1-to-1 patch. Using {Clear Patch}will only clear out the patch.

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Locking the Facepanel

It is possible to lock out the facepanel, which prevents any actions from the command line or CIA. To lock out the facepanel, press [Shift]& [Escape]. To unlock the facepanel, press [Shift]& [Escape] again.

Note: This will also lock any wings or USB connected peripherals.

Softkeys

Some of the features and displays in Eos are accessible from the softkeys, which are located under the Browser. Softkeys are indicated in documentation with bold{braces}.

The softkeys are context sensitive, therefore they repaint to display softkeys relevant to the display or command you are working with. The white labels on the bottom row indicate the active softkeys. The gray labels in the top row indicate the second page of available softkeys, available by pressing the [More SK] button.

On Element 2, those softkeys correspond to buttons [S1] - [S6]and [MoreSK] on the facepanel.

For Gio, Gio @5, Ion Xe, and the Eos Programming Wing, you can hold down [MoreSK] & Encoder

CategoryButtonto access the second page of softkeys.

For Example:

With a channel on the command line, pressing [MoreSK] & [Intensity] will post Make Manual on the command line.

Changing Softkey Pages

When there are more relative softkeys than the six available buttons, both gray and white softkey labels will be visible. The white labels on the bottom row of the label window indicate the active softkeys. The gray labels in the top row indicate the second page of softkeys.

To access the second page of softkeys, press the [MoreSK] button. To access the previous softkeys, press [More SK] again.

Displays

There are several terms that are useful to know when discussing the displays on your console:

Monitors - refers to any physical monitor or touchscreen device connected to your console. The monitor number will display in the upper left corner of the screen.

Workspaces - offers independent display control on all of your connected monitors. Every monitor can have up to three workspaces.

Frames - offers layout options to your workspaces. Tabs - offers the ability to view multiple displays in one frame. Displays - are the individual views or tools available for use in programming your console. They

are viewed in tabs.

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Eos has the ability to have one of three different workspaces active on individual monitors, as well as to have up to four frames in use in any workspace. Each frame can hold multiple tabs. Each tab contains one display.

Workspaces

Workspaces offer independent display control on all of your connected monitors. Every monitor can have up to three workspaces, identified by the workspace icons in the upper left corner of any monitor (including any integrated touchscreens with your console).

You can use [Tab] &[Page▲ ] and [Tab] & [Page▼ ]to cycle through the workspaces. This will incre- ment or decrement the current workspace and will then force all of the other workspaces to match the current workspace’s number (1, 2, or 3). This is so you can quickly step through the workspaces.

Workspaces 1, 2, and 3

These three monitor icons are used to switch between each monitor’s available workspaces. Each can be set up to include any of the desired layout, displays, and controls options offered on the

HomeScreenor the DisplayControls Screen.

Workspace Access From the Command Line

A {Workspace}softkey is available by pressing [Displays]. Press {Workspace}and then type 1, 2, or 3 to go to that workspace.

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Note: From an alphanumeric keyboard, hold down either of the bracket buttons ([ or ]) and

type in the number of the workspace you wish to view. For examples, hold down [ and press 2 to view workspace 2.

Frames

Each workspace can have up to four frames in its layout. The number of frames in a workspace layout is determined by choosing the layout options offered in the HomeScreenor the DisplayControls

Screen.

Tabs

Any framecan have multiple tabs open. Tabs are broken down into two categories: Control and Display. Control tabs are the virtual control options, such as the color picker and the virtual keyboard. Display tabs are the various displays available on the console, such as the playback status display and the park display.

You can open or close tabs using the Display Icons, Control Icons, or typing the [Tab] & the tab num- ber. Pressing [Shift]& [Tab] once will clear all tabs on the selected monitor but tabs in locked frames will remain. Pressing [Shift]& [Tab] twice will clear all tabs on all monitors but tabs in locked frames will remain. Pressing [Shift]& [Tab] a third time will clear all tabs on all monitors including those in locked frames.

White text in the tab indicates a Display Tab, and magenta text indicates a Control Tab.

All Display and Control Tabs have fixed TabNumbers under which they open (for example, “Live” opens under Tab 1, “Patch” under Tab 12, and “Color Picker” under Tab 27).

These numbers are identified on the Home Screen in each icon. For multiple instances of the same display, the tab number will be followed with a decimal number. Additional tabs will start their numbering with n.2. When you press [Tab], active focus will move numerically through all open tabs on active workspaces.

Note: Single clicking on a Controls Tab will bring it to the front of the frame but will not

move focus to that tab unless the tab’s frame already has focus. Double clicking on a Controls Tab will bring it to the front and grab focus. Single clicking on a Display Tab will bring it to the front and grab focus.

Tab Numbers

The following table lists the tab number for each of the Control and Display tabs:

1 Live/ Blind 11 Show Control 21 Curves 31 Lamp Controls

2 PlaybackStatus 12 Patch 22 Intensity Palettes 32 Channels In Use

3 Magic Sheet 13 Effects 23 FocusPalettes 33 Color Path

4 Direct Selects 14 MagicSheet List 24 Color Palettes 34 Not Currently Used

5 MLControls 15 Submaster List 25 Beam Palettes 35 Fader List

6 Effect Status 16 Cue List 26 Presets 36 Fader Configuration

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7 Keys 17 Groups 27 Color Picker 37 sACN Output View

8 Effect Channels 18 Macros 28 Virtual Faders 99 Diagnostics

9 PixelMaps 19 Snapshots 29 About 100 User Manual

10 Pixel Preview 20 Park 30 Command History

Display Tabs

The following displays can be selected, and they will open in a new tab in the selected frame:

The following displays can have multiple instances open:

Channel (Summary) Channel (Table) Split Channel Playback Status Display Magic Sheet Display Effect Channels Park

For multiple instances of the same display, the tab number will be followed with a decimal number. Additional tabs will start their numbering with n.2. If you have only one instance, there will be no decimal number.

Control Tabs

You can select from the following list of virtual controls, and they will open in a new tab in the selected frame:

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Tab Tools

Every frame has a tab tools menu in the lower left corner of the frame. Selecting this menu icon will open the tab tools menu, which provides options for opening and closing tabs in that frame.

You can left click with a mouse or double tap a tab in focus to also seethis menu.

The following is a list of menu options. Not all options are available for every tab.

CloseTab - closes the selected tab. Replace Tab- allows you to close the current tab and choose from the Home Screen which dis-

play to replace it with. Pressing escape will return you to the previously selected tab.

CloseAllTabs But This - closes all of the tabs except the selected one. CloseAll Tabs - closes all of the tabs including the selected one. Reset Columns - resets all of the column widths in the selected tab to Eos defaults. This option

will only be availablefor displays with columns.

Lock Frame- prevents any additional tabs from being opened in the selected frame. Open NewTabs In This Frame- specifies that any new tabs opened will automatically open in

the specified frame. Only one frame can have this option selected at a time.

Zoom Outand ZoomIn- zooms the selected tab.

Note: If the selected display has a configuration menu, it can be accessed from the tab

tools menu.

Display Control and Navigation

Opening and Closing Displays

Displays can be opened and closed in different ways, depending on the display. Many displays are accessible from the browser, while other displays are accessible from the softkeys. Theblind displays

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of record targets (also called “lists”) can be quickly accessed by double pressing the record target button (for example, [Cue][Cue] opens thecue list index).

The Live/Blind display is open as tab 1. The playback status display is always open as tab 2. Neither of these displays can beclosed. Multiple instances of Live/Blind and PSD can be opened.

Every display has an assigned tab number. Tab numbering is useful for navigating to views. See Tab

Numbers (on page46) for alist of displays and their tab numbers.

From the Home Screen

The Home Screen(onthenext page)shows all of the available displays for quick selection. Click on the {+}button by the tabs to access the home screen.

From the Browser

Open and navigate the browser as described in UsingtheBrowser (on page41). You can open record target lists, such as the preset list or cue list index, by navigating to Browser> RecordTarget

Lists.

Note: Any time you wish to return to the browser, simply press [Displays].

From the Hardkeys

You can open list views of any record target by double-pressing the key for the desired record target (for example, [Cue][Cue] opens the cue list index).

From the Softkeys

To open any displays accessible from the softkeys, press [Displays]. The softkeys will repaint to dis- play:

Effect Status Color Picker Patch Setup Browser Magic Sheet Workspace Command History Curves Pixel Maps Show Control Mirror

Any of these softkeys will open the associated display with a single press.

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Closing Displays

To close any tab display, select the display by using the [Tab] key or other means of navigation. When the desired display is active, press [Escape]to close it.

To close a display in the CIA, press the [Displays]key and the browser will reappear.

To close all displays except for the live/blind display and the playback status display (tabs 1 and 2), press [Shift]& [Tab].

You can also close tabs by using the Tab Tools. See TabTools (onpage48)for more information.

Home Screen

Upon start up or creation of a new show file, any connected monitor that is not already displaying the Live (Tab 1) or Playback Status Displays (Tab 2) will show the Display Management Home Screen.

This screen consists of four general areas, each offering different display-related options:

Layout Options

These tools offer you greater flexibility in the number of tabs you can view in any given workspace. A workspace can have up to four frames. Selecting a layout icon will assign the frame layout identified in the icon. Once a layout is assigned, you can select which displays and controls will be in which frames.

See Displays (onpage44)for more information.

Display and Control Icons

Clicking on an icon will open the appropriate display or control in a new tab.

DisplayTabs

ControlTabs

Single Monitor Snapshots

The snapshots displayed here are single monitor-only snapshots recorded for the visible workspace. For information about snapshots, see AboutSnapshots (on page398). These snapshots can be

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recalled from any selected monitor from the Home Screen or the Display Controls menuscreen. You can recall a monitor-only snapshot from the command line by using the syntax [Snapshot] [n][Enter]. When recalled from the command line, the selected snapshot will only affect the monitor from which it was originally recorded.

To record a monitor-only snapshot, press the {New Snapshot} button on the Display Controls menu screen. [Delete] [Snapshot] [n][Enter][Enter] will delete a monitor-only snapshot.

All snapshots can be viewed on the snapshot list display, which can be opened by pressing [Snap-

shot][Snapshot] or from the home screen.

Updating aSingle Monitor Snapshot

A single monitor snapshot can be updated or deleted by right clicking on its icon in the Snapshot area of the Home screen.

Display Controls Screen

Selecting the display controls icon will grant you access to the Layout Options (on theprevious

page). Choose the layout icon for the arrangement and number of frames you want to use on the

monitor.

This screen also offers options for opening and closing tabs as well as resizing and resetting the monitor(s).

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Resize Frames

Select this icon to resize frames in any of the workspaces on the monitor. After selecting, resizing tools will appear between frames of the workspace and you can select and drag the resize tool icons to adjust sizing as needed.

Monitor Mapping

Select this icon to arrange your monitors without having to go into the ECU. This function allows you better control of your snapshots (About Snapshots (on page398)).

Click on a monitor to display the available numbers, and then click on the number to assign it.

Note: On-board touchscreens are locked, and their arrangement cannot be changed.

Note: A left to right arrangement is recommended.

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Close All Tabs in This Workspace

Select this icon to close all of the tabs in the active workspace on this monitor only.

Reset This Display

This icon will close all of the tabs and frames and will reset the layout for the active workspace to a single frame displaying the Home Screen, from which you can select new tabs to open.

Reset All Displays

This icon will close all of the tabs and frames on all monitors, reset all layouts to a single frame, and return their workspaces to the Home Screen, from which you can select new tabs to open.

Using Expand With Displays

[Expand] allows you to quickly create additional frames on a monitor.

To add frames, press [Expand] & [Pageu] or [Expand] & [Pageq] .

To collapse frames, press [Expand] & [Paget] or [Expand]& [Pagep] .

Scrolling within a Display

By default the page keys will advance/retreat a display by one page per press. However, to scroll through displays you may press the [ScrollLock] key on the keypad. The LED on the button illu- minates red when in scroll lock mode.

Scroll lock is a toggle state. When scroll lock is first pressed:

[Page q] - scrolls table, spreadsheet and channel views down,

[Page p] - scrolls table, spreadsheet and channel views up,

[Page u] - scrolls table and spreadsheet views right,

[Page t] - scrolls table and spreadsheet views left.

Selecting Displays

When a display is selected, the screen is highlighted in a gold border and the display name (such as “1. Live Channel”) will be in gold as well. When a display is not selected, there is no border and the tab name is gray.

If a display is already open, it can be selected in the following ways:

Press [Tab]to change focus from the currently selected tab to the tab immediately to the right. If no tabs are to the right, the selection moves to the first tab on the left of all available monitors.

Press [Tab]& [n], where “n” represents the tab number of the desired tab. Press [Live] or [Blind] to automatically bring Live/ Blind into focus. If there are multiple

instances of Live/ Blind, pressing [Shift]& [Live]/ [Blind] brings the next Live/ Blind tab into focus.

Double press a record target button (such as [Preset] or [Submaster]) to either open the asso- ciated display or select it if it is already open.

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Zooming Displays

You may zoom in and out on displays. To do this, press and hold the [Format]button and scroll the LevelWheel to alter the display. Scrolling the wheel up zooms in. Scrolling the wheel down zooms

out. Zooming the channel summary display when it is in 100 channel mode is not supported. You can also zoom by holding down the left mouse button and rolling the scroll wheel on a mouse.

Moving Displays

To move the active display from one monitor to another, press and hold the [Tab] key and use the page arrowkeys to move the display in the direction of the desired screen. One press of the left or right page keys will move the display to the next screen in that direction. To move it back, press the opposite arrow key.

Clickable Displays

Several displays have click supported cells. Clicking on a cell will select and place it on the command line. You can click on multiple cells to select a range of items. Double-clicking a row header will select that row and deselect any other rows. In-Cell editing must be enabled in Setup>Device>Displays. See

In-CellEditing (onpage166)

The following displays have clickable support:

Show Control List Cue List Playback Status Display Palette Lists Sub List Preset List Effect List Group List Snapshot List Curve List Partition List Pixel Map List Magic Sheet List Park Address List Patch Display Spreadsheet Display Macro List

Quick Access

Quick Access tools are available at the top of each display.

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There are three icons:

Wand - popup magic sheet Moving Light Beams - popup moving light controls Camera -popup snapshots

Popup Magic Sheet

This option allows you to view a favorite magic sheet in a small popup window over your current display. The popup magic sheet functions just like a traditional magic sheet and is interactive. .

Press the wand icon to close the display when opened.

A popup magic sheet can be assigned in Setup>User>Displays>Popup Magic Sheet. If a magic sheet has not been assigned in Setup, when you first click the popup magic sheet icon, you will be able to select a default magic sheet from a list of the available ones.

In Setup>User>Displays>PopupNavLock, you can enable or disable the zoom and scroll navigation for popup magic sheets. This option is enabled by default.

See About Magic Sheets (on page412)for more information

Popup MLControls

This option allows you quick access to theMLcontrols display in a small popup window over your current display. See MovingLight Controls (on page86)for more information about this display.

Press the moving light beams icon to close the display when opened.

Popup Snapshots

This option displays your favorite snapshots in a small popup window for quick access. Select a snapshot to recall it. Favorite is an option that can be selected or deselected when recording a snapshot.

Press the camera icon to close the display when opened.

See About Snapshots (on page398)for more information.

[Time] Key

Pressing and holding [ [About]& [Time]]allows you to view discrete timing data behind any channel parameter. [Time]exposes channel or parameter specific timing for any channels in the current cue. The first value is thedelay time. If “--” is displayed, there is no delay. The value to the right of the / is the transition time.

You can lock this mode by pressing [About] & [Time]. When in display time mode, “Display Timing” will display in the upper left of the live display. To exit this mode, press [About] again.

[Data] Key

Pressing and holding [Data]allows you to view the values behind any referenced or marked data. [Data] exposes the next lower reference level. So if you view a palette reference and press [Data], the

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absolute data will be displayed instead. If you are viewing a preset, absolute or palette data will be displayed, depending on what is contained in the preset.

You can lock this mode by pressing [Data] twice. When in display reference values mode, “Data Latched” will display in the upper left of the live display. To exit this mode, press [Data] again

View Reference Labels

Pressing and holding [About]& [Label] toggles the view to show reference labels or numbers depend- ing on what display setting is being used. See Show ReferenceLabels (onpage165)

Live and Blind Displays

The Live/ Blind display is open as tab 1. This display cannot be closed. Multiple instances of Live/ Blind can be opened.

While in blind, the background color of the displays will be blue, the title bar will be bright blue, and the word “Blind” will display in the top left corner of each monitor. You can click on “Blind” to go back to live.

For more information on Live and Blind, see Liveand Blind(onpage17)

Using [Format]

Live / Blind has multiple formats. When first opened, it opens in its default view, which is the Table

View(on thefacing page). The default view can be set in the Liveand Blind ConfigurationMenu(on page65). When the default format has been changed, those new settings will be used whenever the

display is changed back to that format.

Press [Format] to rotate through any available formats.

Live and Blind share formatting. When you change from one format to another format, you are always working with the same format until you changeit. The exception to this is Spreadsheet (Blind

Only) (on page60), which is only available in blind. If you are working in blind spreadsheet, when you

return to live you will be working with the table or summary view, based on which one you were last using.

Summary View

The summary view displays the largest number of channels of any of the formats. This format is best used to see large numbers of channels’ intensity data and/or parameter category data. Individual parameters are not visible in this view.

FCB icons will appear at the bottom of the channel area for channels that have those parameters patched to them. See Indicators in theLive/Blind Display (on page60)for more information.

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To collapse the summary view, hold down the [Params]key and press any parameter category key.

On Element 2, to collapse the summary view, hold down [Data] and any of the parameter category key in the parameter display (Focus, Color, Image, Shutter, or Form).

When the summary view has been collapsed to show only intensity data, you may include focus, color, or beam data in the summary view by holding down the [Params]key and pressing any para- meter category key. This displays all categories again. On Element 2, you will need to use [Data] .

Table View

Table view is available in Live or Blind. Unlike summary view, table view displays the fixture type associated with channels and details about each channel’s category and parameter levels.

In Live, table view displays all active channel data being output from Eos. In Blind, it will display all data for a single record target (cue, preset, palette) depending on what is viewed. In table view, focus, color, and beam information can be viewed in either a summary of these three categories or an expanded view to show all parameter data.

To expand a category to show detail, press the [Data]or [Params]key and the associated parameter key. On Element 2, you will need to use [Data] . For example, [Data] [Color] will change the color cat- egory from a summary view to a detailed one. To collapse a category. press the [Data] or [Params] key and the associated parameter key. You cannot hide a category from view.

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When a category has been expanded, to hide or reveal only certain parameters, press and hold [Data] or [Params]and then select the parameter buttons of the appropriate parameters in the CIA. The parameters will be displayed or suppressed depending on the current view.

Notice that when you hold down the [Data] or [Params] button, the buttons of parameters that are currently selected for viewing will be highlighted in the CIA.

In the table, a slight space is provided between fixture types, giving a clear delineation between them. The name of the fixture type is displayed at the top of the section for that fixture.

Channels with only intensity parameters will display the same as in summary view.

Preview Mode in Live

A {Preview} softkey is available when in Live Summary.

Note: {Preview}is not available in Live Table.

{Preview}allows you to display the intensity values for another cue under the current values in the

Live Summary tab. An indicator of what Preview mode you are in will display in the upper left hand corner of the Live Summary display.

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In {Preview} mode, the following softkeys are available:

{Previous}- previews the last cue run from the selected cue list. {Pending} - previews the pending cue from the selected cue list.

The following examples show other functions that are available in Preview:

{Preview}[Next]will allow you to preview the cue higher than the one currently selected. If there is no cue already selected in preview mode, [Next] will behave the same as {Pending}.

{Preview}[Last]will allow you to preview the cue lower than the one currently selected. If there is no cue already selected in preview mode, [Last]will behave the same as {Previous}.

{Preview}<Cue>[5] will preview cue 5.

Channels in Use

To open the Channels in Use display, click on the {CIU} icon in the home screen or press [Tab] &[3][2].

A Channels in Use display shows the following information for each channel:

Number of cue lists the channel appears in. Number of cues the channel appears in. Number of cue moves from zero. Number of submasters that channel appears in. Maximum channel level.

Note: Right-click on the CIU tab to limit see which channels are used with a specified cue

list.

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Spreadsheet (Blind Only)

Spreadsheet format is available only in blind mode. It is useful for viewing channel data and trends for multiple cues, submasters, palettes, or presets at one time. Cues/ record targets are displayed on the vertical axis and channel/ parameter data is visible on the horizontal axis.

Note: Since this is a blind-only view, changes made in this vieware immediate and do not

require a record or update.

As with table view, spreadsheet format allows you to choose exactly which parameters you want to view. Parameters can be expanded/ suppressed by holding [Params]or [Data] and pressing the desired parameter buttons in the CIA. Category data is not available in spreadsheet, but you may hide all parameters of a specific category by holding [Params] or [Data] and pressing the desired para- meter category button. On Element 2, you will need to use [Data] .

To toggle between viewing just the intensity information and other parameters, press [Shift]& [Format].

The label column can be hidden by checking the Suppress Target Labels option in the Live and Blind configuration menu. For more information, see Liveand Blind ConfigurationMenu(on page65)

Indicators in the Live/ Blind Display

Eos relies on many traditional ETC indicators which you may be familiar with, as well as some new ones. This section identifies the graphical and colorful conventions used in Eos to indicate conditions to you.

This is the Live/ Blind summary view. Please note examples of color and text indicators in the fol- lowing graphic:

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Note: The color and text conventions apply regardless of the format of Live/ Blind being

used (see Using [Format] (onpage56)).

Note: When manual channels are used, there will be an advisory that says "Manual Chan-

nels" in red in the upper left hand corner of any Live display.

Most of the channels in the above image are conventional channels (intensity is the only available parameter).

Several channels in the image are moving lights (possessing more parameters than just intensity).

Conventionals

Conventions display only the top field, intensity, as no other parameters are available on a conventional channel.

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Moving Lights or Multi-parameter Devices

This view also has additional data fields beneath intensity (F, C, B). This information can be suppressed by pressing [Params]and any parameter category (Focus, Color, or Beam) in the CIA. Doing so will leave only the intensity field and FCB indicators at the bottom of the channel.

Multicell Devices

Parameter data can also be suppressed in the same way as moving lights.

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You can use flexichannel modes to hide cells or master channels. See UsingFlexichannel(on

page66)for more information.

Note: A decimal will display at the end of a master channel when flexi cells off is on.

Color Indicators

Eos uses color to indicate the selection state and information about channel/parameter levels.

Channel Numbers/Channel Headers

Graynumber Unpatched channel number. Whitenumber Selected channel number. Bright Whitenumber Channel is parked. Gold number Channel is captured. Gold outlineSelected channel. Number with nographic Deleted channel.

Channel/Parameter Levels

Bright RedManual Data (any data that has been set but not yet stored to an active cue or sub-

master) on all consoles using the same user ID. When manual channels are used, there will be an advisory that says "Manual Channels" in red in the upper left hand corner of any Live display.

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DarkRedManual Data (any data that has been set but not yet stored to an active cue or submaster) from other consoles that are using different user IDs.

BlueThe intensity value is higher than in the previous cue. Non-intensity parameters (NPs) are in blue when any move instruction has occurred. Unmarked.

Green The intensity value is lower than in the previous cue. Also used in reference marking to indicate a channel is marked.

MagentaValue is unchanged from the previous cue (tracked). WhiteThe value is blocked. Whitewith anunderscoreValue is auto-blocked. GrayDefault or the value is a null value (from either {MakeNull}or a filter). When nulled, a

gray “n” appears next to the value.

YellowData set from a submaster.

Note: When data is in transition (moving), it will appear in a lighter version of its color. This

includes up/down fades for intensity, non-intensity moves from cues, submaster, and timed manual changes.

Text Indicators in Live/Blind

Text indicators are used to show additional channel data.

Note: Color indicators also apply to text indicators.For example, red indicates a manual

value that must be stored. See Color Indicators (on the previous page)

_ Underlined value (white) indicates a system-applied block (also called an auto-block). + Found in place of parameter data in summary view. Indicates that not all parameters in that

category are at the same value. This indicator is found only in the summary view or in table views when the parameters are collapsed into a category view.

! Indicates an ACN, RDM, or dimmer warning. ? Indicates an ACN, RDM, or dimmer error. A Indicates thechannel or parameter is asserted. B Indicates the channel or parameter is manually blocked. This block must be stored. C Captured channel if in yellow. Color Path if in any other color. I Channel is controlled by an inhibitive submaster or grandmaster. When displayed in the

Block flag, “I” indicates a cue level intensity block. IP, CP, FP, BPIndicates that the value is referenced to a palette (Intensity, Color, Focus, or

Beam). This text is followed by a number, indicating which palette is being referenced. This can be substituted with the palette label if the “Show Reference Label” setting is activated (see Show Reference Labels (on page165)). Holding down [Shift]& [Label]will toggle between the palette label and palette number.

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M Indicates a mark is placed, but manual, and must be stored. Is blue when stored.”m” indicates cue is not marking.

MKIndicates the channel is marked for a later cue. The cue number is indicated in the other categories (see “Q” below).

NDIndicates that a channel has been patched as a non-dim fixture type. N Indicates thevalue is null (from either {MakeNull} or a filter). P Indicates the channel is parked. Ph Indicates the channel is at a preheat level. Pr Indicates that the value is referenced to a preset. This text is followed by a number, indic-

ating which preset is being referenced. The preset label may also be shown if this setting is enabled (see ShowReferenceLabels (onpage165)). Holding down [Shift]& [Label]will toggle between the preset label and preset number.

Q Found in the non-intensity categories of a marked channel. The “Q” is followed by a number indicating which cue the mark is in preparation for.

t The channel has discrete (parameter/category-specific) timing. S Indicates that a channel is stored to a shielded submaster. R Indicates a manual reference override. Manual changes have been made that override a pre-

viously stored reference (such as to a palette or preset). Once recorded, the reference will be broken. If updated, the referenced target will be updated as well, unless otherwise instructed.

Live and Blind Configuration Menu

The Live/ Blind displays have a configuration menu. The configuration settings are available by selecting the display tab and then double clicking on the tab to open the menu. With the Live/ Blind display selected, you can also select the gear icon, which is located to the left of the tabs, to open the configuration menu.

Note: Each instance of Live/ Blind may be configured individually.

The following options are available:

Suppress Target StatusBar - Hides the target status bar from the display. The target status bar displays at the bottom of the Live/ Blind displays.

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MC Line Wrap- When enabled, this option keeps all of the cells together of a multicell fixture when viewing it in Live summary viewinstead of breaking them up across multiple rows.

Suppress Target Labels - Hides the Label column in Blind spreadsheet view. Show ReferenceLabels - When enabled, referenced record targets (such as presets or

palettes) with labels will have their labels displayed rather than their target type and number. This setting will only affect the selected instance of Live/ Blind. There is an option in setup, which determines the default that will be used when tabs are opened. It is modified from there in the configuration menu. See ShowReference Labels (onpage165).

Note: [About]& [Label] can be used to temporally toggle between views.

GroupChannels By5 - When enabled, five channels are grouped together with space sep-

arating each group of five. This setting is enabled by default. HighContrast - When enabled, high contrast brightens the magenta used to show tracked val-

ues. This setting is enabled by default. Disable100 Channel DisplayMode- By default, 100 channels are displayed at a time in the live

summary view. Enable100 ChannelDisplay Mode- 5x20 - This is a variation of the 100 Channel Display

Mode, which displays 5 rows of 20 channels. Enable100 ChannelDisplay Mode- 4x25 -This is a variation of the 100 Channel Display

Mode, which displays 4 rows of 25 channels.

Default

You can save your settings as a default state for Live/Blind. The default is identified with parentheses.

Reset toDefault - Will restore the settings to the default state. Live/ blind tabs will normally default to the settings for Tab 1.0, if no other tab has been assigned as default.

Set Current as Default - Allows you to set a Live/ Blind tab other than 1.0 as the default. The default tab will be shown in parentheses , for example (Tab 1).

Reset toEos Default - Restores the settings to Eos defaults.

Using Flexichannel

Flexichannel (use of the [Flexi]key) allows you to view only channels meeting a certain criteria in the Live/ Blind display, therefore removing unwanted data from view. Press and hold [Flexi]to see and select from a list of available states and modes in the CIA. Flexichannel has several available states which include allowing you to view only:

All channels All patched channels Manual channels All show channels (any channels that have data stored in a cue or submaster) Active channels (channels with intensity above zero or a move instruction) In Use Channels (channels with intensities that are above zero or fading to zero, running

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effects, non-intensity moves, or marking.) Selected channels

There are three Flexichannel modes, which can be used along with the Flexichannel states:

Cells off (displays only the master channels for multicell fixtures. Master channels will display with a "." after the channel number to indicate that they have cells hidden.)

Masters Off (displays only the cells for multicell fixtures) Partitioned (displays only those channels defined in the current partition)

Note: The multicell fixture views can beused in combination with other flexichannel states.

Note: You can use [Flexi]& [.]to quickly toggle cells on and off.

In flexi, selected channels (including the last channel selection) are always included in the view. Gaps in channel numbers are indicated by a vertical line between the channels where a gap in numbering occurs.

To change flexi states in the Live/Blind display, press [Flexi] to cycle through the views listed above. When [Flexi]is held down, the softkeys change to represent all of the available flexi states and modes. You can select the desired flexi view from those keys.

[Next/Last] can be used to select the next or last channel in the current flexi state.

[Thru]can be used to view only channels in the current flexi state (except for selected channels) as

long as either the first or last channel in the [Thru] range is included in the current flexi state. To include channels not in the current flexi state, [Thru] [Thru] can be used.

View Channels

You may select specific channels to appear in another flexichannel state called “View Channels”. This state does not exist until you select channels to view. After view channels is activated, it will appear in the rotation of flexichannel states when [Flexi]is pressed.

To select channels to view:

1. Select channels on the command line (do not press [Enter]).

2. Press and hold [Flexi].

3. Press {ViewChans}. The “View Channels” flexi state will be created and the channels you selected will be visible in it.

The channels you selected will be visible in this flexi state until you select other channels and press {View Chans} again. At any time, you can access the last channels you defined for this state by pressing [Flexi]until this state is visible.

To redefine the selected channels in the state, simply follow the steps above again.

Flexichannel with Timing

You may also engage a “Channels with Timing” flexichannel state by pressing [Flexi]& [Time]. This will display all channels that have discrete timing in the current cue and will remove channels without discrete timing from view.

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You may still hold [Time]on Eos or double press [Time]on Eos Ti and Gio to view the discrete time behind any parameter or category.

The display will remain in this state until you disengage it by pressing [Flexi] again.

About & Display Toggles

While in Live/Blind, you can use the [About] key to view additional information.

When in an [About]mode, the mode type will display in the upper left hand corner of the Live/ Blind display.

The following is a list of the [About]modes available in the Live/ Blind displays:

Note: Double press [About] & [key] to latch the mode.

[About]& [Data]- displays the background level information. [About]& [Park] - displays the parked levels. [About]& [Part] - displays the cue part number for each parameter. [About]& [Cue] - displays the source target type and number. For cues, the cue list and cue

number that contained the last move will display.

[About]& [Mark] - displays the mark cue used by the channels. [About]& [Next]/[Last]- displays the next cue with that the channels move in or the last cue

with that the channels moved in.

[About]& [Label]- displays the reference labels. [About]& [Time]- displays the discrete time. [About]& [Path]/{Color Path} - displays the color paths.

Note: To page while in these modes, release the second button while keeping [About] held

down.

Playback Status Display

The playback status display (PSD) allows you to view a range of cues in the current cue list, all cue attributes for those cues, and a view of the fader configurations for 10 pages of 10 faders each (for a total of 100 visible faders.

On Element 2, the playback status display (PSD) allows you to view a range of cues in the cue list and all the cue attributes for those cues. Fader information can be viewed in the fader statusdisplay.

The PSDopens on Tab 2. This display cannot be closed, but you can have multiple instances of the PSDopen on different tabs.

Holding down [Time](the one by [Data]), while a cue is fading, will display the cue category times counting down in the cue list display area. The default action is to show the total timenot the countdown.

To always show the countdown, a {PSD TimeCountdown}option is available in PSD configuration menu (see Playback Status Display Configuration(onpage74)). When the {PSD TimeCountdown} is enabled, the cue category times will countdown as acue is fading. To see the total time, hold down the [Time]key. {PSD TimeCountdown} is “disabled” by default.

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An optional command line for the playback status display is available. The optional command line must be enabled to use. See Playback Status DisplayConfiguration(onpage74).

There are three formats for the playback status display on all consoles except Element 2:

Expanded CueListFormat(on thenext page) Split Playback Status Display (on page71) Fader Display Format (onpage71)

By default, it will be an expanded cue list format. When the focus is on the playback status display, press [Format] to toggle between the formats.

On Element 2, the PSD looks like:

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Expanded Cue List Format

Pressing [Format]with the playback status display active will access this format. In expanded cue list, the view of the active cue list increases to the full size of the display. The current fader page is visible at the bottom of the screen.

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Fader Display Format

Pressing [Format]with the playback status display active will access this format, which shows a view of the fader configurations for 10 pages of 10 faders each (for atotal of 100 visible faders.

Each fader is color coded based on its assigned target type. Grandmasters and inhibitive submasters are in red, additive submasters are yellow ,playback faders display in green ,and presets and palettes are orange.

Split Playback Status Display

Pressing [Format]with the playback status display active will access this format. With the playback status display split, two different cue lists can be displayed at the same time. This is set in the configuration menu (see Playback StatusDisplay Configuration(onpage74)for more information).

Note: The first time you access the split playback status display, you may need to adjust

the splitter bar between the two lists to see the second list.

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Paging the Playback Status Display

[Page ▲] or [Page▼ ] will page the display up or down.

Note: To page the Playback Status Display (PSD) if focus is on a Live/Blind tab, use [Shift]&

[Page ▲] or [Shift]& [Page ▼].

Note: This action will page the PSD that is showing the currently selected cue list. If there is

no PSD visible showing that cue list, nothing will be paged.

Indicators in the Playback Status Display

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Color indicators

Cue List

Gold - Any item (cue, list, page) highlighted in gold indicates “current”.

Outlined in gold indicates “selected”.

Red - Cue fade is in progress

Fader Ribbon /Display

Red - Grandmasters and inhibitive submasters Yellow- Additive submasters Green - Playback faders

Orange- Presets and palettes

Text indicators

+ (see cue 6) - Indicates that there is discrete timing within the associated cue. Found in the

cue display “Timing” area. * (see cue 4) - Indicates the cue has an allfade command. Found in the cue display “Flags”

area.

* - Indicates a link to a non-existent cue. Found in the cue display "Link" area. D - Indicates a dark move, a cue that has any non-intensity parameters moving on channels

whose intensity is at 0. Found in the cue display “Flags” area in the move column.

x - Indicates that a mark has been placed, but the mark is broken. A or a(see cues 3 & 4) - Indicates an asserted cue. “A” indicates theentire cue is asserted. “a”

indicates a channel or parameter assert only. Found in the cue display “Flags” area. B or b (see cues 2 & 5) - Indicates a blocked cue. “B” indicates the entire cue is blocked. “b”

indicates a channel/ parameter block only. Found in the cue display “Flags” area.

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F1 - F10 - Indicate faders numbered 1 through 10 on the console. Found at the bottom of the fader display.

F5 (see in cue 1) - Indicates a follow time associated with the cue (in this case, 9 seconds). Found in the cue display. Notice the arrow on Cue 2.

H3 (see cue 2) - Indicates a hang time associated with the cue (in this case 4 seconds). Found in the cue display. Notice the arrow on Cue 3.

I - Indicates an intensity blocked cue. Found in the cue display “Flags” area. L - Indicates a live move. A “+” is used to showthat both types of moves are in that cue. M or m (see cue 1) - Indicates a marked cue. “M” indicates an AutoMark or a reference mark

that is used by a subsequent cue. “m” indicates a reference mark that is currently unused by any subsequent cue (see About Mark (on page216)). Found in the “Flags” area.

P (see cue 3) - Indicates the cue will preheat. Found in the cue display “Flags” area. R (see cue 8) - Indicates the source cue which refers back to an earlier mark (see Referenced

Marks (onpage217)). Found in the cue display “Flags” area.

Number inthe FXcolumn (see in cue 1) - Indicates a cue level effects override. M1(see in cue 3) - Indicates a linked macro. Q2/1 (see in cue 6) - Indicates a linked cue. S1 (see in cue 1) - Indicates alinked string. The string will display here. Relay1/1 (see in cue 8) - Indicates a linked relay.

Note: The playback status display will show a red counter for sneak time.

Note: If any show control options are currently enabled in Setup>System>ShowControl,

they will display at the top of the Playback Status Display.

For more details on information contained in the playback status display, see Playback Status Display

(on page68).

Playback Status Display Configuration

Playback Status Display (PSD) has a configuration menu, which is accessed by double clicking and then clicking on the PSD tab, or by selecting the gear icon, which is located by the tabs, and then pressing PSD.

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The following options are available in the PSD Configuration Menu:

Target Grid - this option is only available when the PSDis split, and is used along with the Lock Status option. Target Grid allows you to select either the top or bottom display. Press [Format] to split the PSD.

Lock Status- allows you to lock the PSD to a certain cue list. When the PSD is split, you will use Target Grid to first select top or bottom of the display, and then you can use Lock Status to select the cue list.

Note: Phantom cue lists will display but cannot be locked to. See CueListProperties

(on page281)to learn more about phantom cue lists.

DisplayCue Parts- displays the individual parts of a part cue. When not enabled, the number

of parts for that cue will display as a superscript number beside the cue's number.

DisplayCue Links - displays the Link/Loop (on page261)information. DisplayScenes - displays cue sceneinformation. DisplayPSD TimeCountdown- displays the cue category times countdown in the PSD as a

cue is fading.

DisplayMaster Playback Status - displays the current cue's status information. DisplayFader Ribbon- displays the fader ribbon, which shows the current fader page under

the Master Playback Status. Not available on Element 2.

DisplayNotes - displays the CueNotes (on page263) in a horizontal bar at the bottom of the PSD.

DisplayCommand Line - displays an optional command line on the PSD. Not available on Element 2.

BreakLinkto Live/Blind - When selecting the Live/Blind display, the PSD will also come into view if it is currently hidden. This option allows you to break the link between the PSD and the Live/Blind displays so that the PSD will no longer come into view when selecting Live/Blind.

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Reorder Columns

Reorder columns allows you choose what data displays in the PSD and what order it displays in. By default, all columns except notes will be displayed. The arrow keys on the right can be used to move columns around. Columns are moved in groups. To select a column header to move, click or tap the name. The check boxes suppress or enable. When an item is enabled to display, a check mark will be in the corresponding box.

Default

You can save your settings as a default state for the PSD. The default PSD is identified with parentheses.

Reset toDefault - returns the settings to the default state that you created. Set Current as Default - uses the current settings to create a default state. The default tab will

be shown in parentheses , for example (Tab 2).

Reset toEos Default - returns all settings to the Eos defaults.

Using Direct Selects

Direct selects are buttons that provide quick access to channels and various other targets. Each type of direct select is colored coded.

To open the direct selects, press the direct select icon on the HomeScreen(onpage50)or use [Tab] [4]. Select a direct select type by pressing the corresponding button.

The following is a list of the types of direct selects available and their colors:

Channels -blue Groups - slate Intensity Palettes - yellow Focus Palettes - forest green Color Palettes - gray (A color swatch will display in the lower left hand corner if enabled in the

Direct Selects ConfigurationMenu(onthe facing page).)

Beam Palettes - royal blue Presets - aqua Macros - brown

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Effects - purple Snapshots - red Magic Sheets - magenta Scenes - green Custom - light gray

If there are more items than can be viewed at once, you may view subsequent pages by using the page touchbuttons ({p}, {q}) by the direct selects. Hold a page button down and type a number to jump to a specific direct select.

When storing to direct selects (groups, palettes, presets, and so on), you may store directly to them by pressing [Record] {Direct Select Key}.

When the direct select is chosen and on the command line, it will have a gold border around it. If content is available for selected channels, the tile is highlighted. An unrecorded direct select will have a dark background with dark gray text.

Note: To adjust the brightness of the direct selects, use the Color Brightness fader in

Setup. When the fader is set to 0, the color coding is removed. See Direct Selects Brightness

(on page168)for more information.

You can record decimal inserts to a direct select ({Group7.1}, {Color Palette15.5}, {Preset6.94}, and so on). Use the {Increment} setting in the Direct Selects ConfigurationMenu(below) to set how the numbers will display.

For Example:

Assume you have stored color palette 1 (button 1), color palette 1.1 (button 2), and color palette 3 (button 3). If you record color palette 2, it will appear in the slot just after color palette 1.1 and color palette 3 will be bumped one slot to the right. This will continue until an open slot can absorb the displaced target.

To change the direct select type, press the {Select}button. See Direct SelectsConfiguration Menu

(below)for more information about the {Select}button.

Direct Selects Configuration Menu

You have considerable flexibility in how you organize the direct selects by using the options in the configuration menu.

To access the configuration menu, right click or tap on the direct select's tab to see the configuration menu.

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The following options are available:

# ofBanks - sets the number of direct select banks that will display.

Layout

25, 50, 100, 200 - allows you to select the number of buttons that will display per bank. Rows - allows you to select the number of rows in the banks. Columns - allows you to select the number of columns in the banks.

Control Buttons

ControlButton Position - allows you to set if the control buttons will display on the left side or

the right side of the banks. UseRecord- displays the {Record}button. The {Record} button posts Record to the command

line. UseSelect - displays the {Select}button. The {Select}button will display the selected direct

select type. Pressing it will allow you to select a different direct select type.

UseFlexi- displays the {Flexi}button. See Direct SelectsinFlexiMode(onpage81) UseExpand- displays the {Expand}button. UseArrows - displays the page up and down arrows. UseMillennialButtons - displays the century and millennial buttons. These buttons allow you

to jump to pages in the hundreds and thousands.

{Page}- displays the selected page of direct selects.

Other

Increment - allows you to select if the direct select buttons will display as 1 (whole numbers),

.1 (tens), .01 (hundreds).

SkipEmpty FlexiSpace- will display a vertical bar instead of empty space between a range of

buttons when in Flexi mode. UseColor Swatch - displays a triangular color swatch in the lower left corner of a color palette

direct select.

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Maximize Button Size- sets the size of the direct select buttons to fill the available space. This is similar to Fit toScreen in previous versions of software.

Reset toDefault - will restore the settings to the default state. If no default state has been set, the Eos default settings will be used.

Set Current as Default - allows you to set the current settings to beused as a default state. Reset toEos Default - restores the settings to Eos defaults. {Reset Currant Bank} - restores the settings of the current bank.

Custom Direct Selects

{Custom} allows you to select multiple targets to display in the same bank of direct selects.

Assigning Targets toCustom Direct Selects

After selecting {Custom} as the direct select type, the direct selects will first display as being empty. To assign a target to a direct select or multiple direct selects, you can either tap on a direct select to open the configuration window, or you can use the command line.

From the configuration window, you can select the target type, and the starting and ending target numbers, which allows you to assign a range of targets.

From the command line, you can select a range of targets that you want to assign, such as [Presets]

[1] [Thru] [5] [Enter]. Then double click on a direct select to assign the selection.

Note: To assign a range of channels to the direct selects, you will need to use the con-

figuration window. From the command line, you can only assign one channel at a time.

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Scenes on Custom Direct Selects

Scenes can be assigned to custom direct selects. To assign a scene to a direct select, you can either tap on a direct select to open the configuration window, or you can use the command line.

From the configuration window, you can select the target type of scene, and the scene number. Only one scene can be assigned at a time.

From the command line, you can select a scene, such as [Cue][1]{Attributes}{Scene} [1][Enter]. Then double click on a direct select to assign the selection.

Clearing Custom Direct Selects

You can clear acustom direct select by using the [Escape]key. Hold down the [Escape]key and then press the direct select that you want to clear. To clear a range of direct selects, hold down the [Escape]key and press the first direct select in the range until a red X appears on it. With [Escape]still held down, press the last direct select of the range.

Scenes on Direct Selects

Scenes (on page263) can be selected from the direct selects. From the direct selects display, press

{Select} and then {Scenes}to view your scenes on the direct selects. The direct select will show the

scene's label and cue.

Pressing a scene direct select will post the cue number associated with that scene as a terminated command onto the command line.

Double pressing a scene direct select will fire the cue, if {DirSelDbl C lk}has been enabled in Setup>Device>Displays.

To post as an unterminated command, hold down [Shift]as you press the direct select.

Scenes on Custom Direct Selects

Scenes can be assigned to custom direct selects. To assign a scene to a direct select, you can either tap on a direct select to open the configuration window, or you can use the command line.

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From the configuration window, you can select the target type of scene, and the scene number. Only one scene can be assigned at a time.

From the command line, you can select a scene, such as [Cue][1]{Attributes}{Scene} [1][Enter]. Then double click on a direct select to assign the selection.

Selecting Channels with Direct Selects

Channel direct selects are highlighted when selected. Channel selection from the direct selects is an additive process, if channels 1 through 5 are selected, pressing {Channel6} adds channel 6 to the selection, leaving channels 1 through 5 also selected. Pressing {Channel 6} again will deselect the channel.

If you have labeled channels in patch, those labels will be displayed above the channel number when viewing channels in the direct selects.

Note: When usingthe button module, pressing and holding a channel button while press-

ing another channel button selects those two channels and all channels in between. This behavior is not supported when channel selects are used on the touch screens without the module. This applies to Eos consoles only.

{Channel1} - adds channel 1 to currently selected channels, if not currently selected. {Channel1} {Channel10} - adds channels 1 and 10 to currently selected channels. {Channel1} & {Channel10} - adds channels 1 thru 10 to currently selected channels (if button

modules areused (Eos Only)). {Page q} - pages direct selects down by one page.

{Page p}- pages direct selects up by one page.

Direct Selects in Flexi Mode

Direct selects can be placed into a flexi mode, which will remove empty tiles. {UseFlexi} needs to be enabled in the Direct Selects configuration menu. See Direct Selects C onfiguration Menu (on

page77).

When enabled, the {Flexi}button will display in the direct selects display.

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When in flexi mode, the {Flexi} button will be outlined in gold.

Note: A single empty direct select tile may remain if the adjacent direct select tiles are not

sequential. This is to allow an easy way to insert a new direct select between the existing ones.

[Shift] & Direct Select

Selecting record targets from direct selects will terminate the command line. To post a control to the command line without terminating it, hold down [Shift]while pressing the direct select. This allows multiple commands to be selected and executed at once, and an optional sneak time to be entered.

Encoders

The encoders are one of the ways to control the non-intensity parameters (NPs) of multiple parameter devices. For more information on using the encoders, see SettingNon-intensityParameters

withthe Encoders (onpage177) .

On Eos, the top four encoders are identified by the encoder LCD window, just to the left of the encoders. The bottom two encoders are always in control of pan and tilt respectively from left to right.

On Eos Ti, the top four encoders are identified by the encoder touchscreen, just to the left of the encoders. The bottom two encoders are always in control of pan and tilt respectively from left to right.

On Gio, Gio @ 5, and Ion Xe, the four encoders are identified in two ways, by the encoder controls display and the mini encoder status display.

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On Element 2, you can access encoder control by using the MLcontrols display. See MovingLight

Controls (onpage86)for more information.

Encoder Display on Eos and Eos Ti

The encoder display area will show the name of the parameter it controls, display stepped limits (if any) and also a {Home}button which allows you to set that parameter to its default position. You can also home any parameter.

Some buttons that may be available on the touchscreen are:

Min Max Next Last Home Mode

Buttons like {Next} and {Last}are used to step through ranges (such as colors in a color scroller) one step at a time. {Min} and {Max}allow you to send a parameter to its minimum or maximum limit with one press.

Modes allows you to switch between modes of a parameter (if any exist); for example, a rotating gobo wheel. If additional modes are available, their softkeys will display near the top of the encoder display.

Encoders can be switched from course mode into fine by holding down [Shift]while using an encoder will put it in fine mode for as long as [Shift]is held down. Once [Shift]is released, the encoder will return to course mode. See Face Panel(onpage163)for encoder options.

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Press {Expand} to see all of the information about any device with a frame table. Press again to col- lapse to the normal view. You may make selections from the Expand screen. The colors/images in the device are established in patch (see UsingtheScroller/WheelPicker andEditor(onpage125)).

To the left of the encoder touchscreen are six hardkeys (five on Eos) that are for encoder control. From top to bottom, these encoder paging keys control intensity, focus, color, shutter, image, and form. Pressing any of these will change the parameters controlled by the encoders. To view other available encoder pages, simply press the encoder paging keys to advance the pages.

[Encoder Paging Keys] + [#] will take you directly to a page. [Flexi]+ [Encoder Paging Keys] will toggle the flexi encoder states.

To post a parameter category to the command line, use the parameter category buttons.

To post beam to the command line, double press the shutter, image, or form parameter category buttons.

Some fixtures have more parameters than can be displayed on one encoder page. The number of. pages for each category is displayed at the top of the encoder touchscreen. To view the other pages, simply press the encoder paging button to advance the pages or hold the button and press a number key to go directly to the page you want to access.

Encoder Controls Display

The encodercontrols display is available on Gio, Gio @ 5, and Ion Xe consoles. Press the [Encoder Display]hardkey to open the encoder controls display.

Directly under the middle two encoders are six hardkeys that are for encoder control. From left to right, these encoder paging keys control intensity, focus, color, shutter, image, and form. Pressing any of these will change the parameters controlled by theencoders.

To view other available encoder pages, simply press the encoder paging keys to advance the pages.

[Encoder Paging Keys] & [#] will take you directly to a page. [Flexi]& [Encoder Paging Keys] will toggle the flexi encoder states. See Flexi Encoders (on page86) for more information.

To post a parameter category to the command line, use the parameter category buttons located in the CIA.

Note: To post beam to the command line, double press the shutter, image, or form para-

meter category buttons.

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Each encoder’s area will display the name of the parameter it controls, display stepped limits (if any) and also a {Home}button which allows you to set that parameter to its default position.

The encoder controls display allows you to cycle through parameter steps (if available). You can also home any parameter. Some buttons that may be available are:

Min Max Next Last Mode Expand

Modes allows you to switch between modes of a parameter (if any exist); for example, a rotating gobo wheel. If additional modes are available, their softkeys will display at the top of the encoder controls display.

Mini Encoder Display

On Gio, Gio @ 5, Ion Xe, or ETCnomad using a Programming Wing, information on what the encoders are currently controlling can always be found in the mini encoder status display, even when the EncoderControls Display (on the previous page) is closed. This display is found above the softkeys in the CIA.

Use the Parameter Category hardkeys to choose which parameters are currently available on the encoders.

Some fixtures have more parameters than can be displayed on one encoder page. The number of. pages for each category is displayed at the bottom of the Parameter Category softkey. To view the other pages, simply press the button to advance the pages or hold the button and press a number key to go directly to the page you want to access.

Encoder Navigation

Use the encoder page buttons (located to the left of the encoder LCD) to choose which parameters are currently available on the encoders. There are five usable buttons: Color, Custom, Shutter, Image, and Form. Pressing any of these will change the parameters controlled.

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Some fixtures have more parameters than can be displayed on one encoder page. The number of pages for each category is displayed at the top of the encoder touchscreen. To view the other pages, simply press the [Color], [Custom], [Shutter], [Image], or [Form] button to advance the pages or press the button with a number key to go directly to the page you want to access.

Encoders in Blind

The encoders and the level wheel are disabled by default when in the blind display. Pressing an [Encoder Page Keys], for example [Color], will enable the encoders and level wheel. When the encoders are disabled, trackball functionality for pan and tilt will also be disabled.

Flexi Encoders

Holding down [Flexi] and an [Encoder PageKeys], for example [Image], will put the encoders into Flexi mode. In Flexi mode, any empty locations for parameters not applicable for selected channels will be suppressed.

Locking the Encoders

It is possible to lock out the encoders. To lock out the encoders, press [Escape]& [Encoder Page Keys]. To unlock, press any of the [Encoder Page Keys].

Moving Light Controls

A display tool for controlling the non-intensity parameters (NPs) of multiple parameter devices is the ML Controls. The MLControls are on Tab 5.

On Element 2, the display can be opened in the CIAby pressing the [MLControls] button.

Note: A popup window version of the MLControls can be opened for quick access of

these controls. See Popup MLControls (onpage55)

You will need to have a multi-parameter device selected to properly view this display. The display will change based on the device selected. If you have a device that only has intensity and color parameters, the ML Control display will only show intensity and color parameters.

Note: Controls available in this display will change based on the fixture selected.

When there is room, multiple rows of parameters will display, and you can scroll the display vertically.

There are category shortcut keys on the left side of the MLControls display. Press a key to quickly access those controls.

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1. Category button (Clicking this button will put the category on the command line.)

2. Parameter button (Clicking the button will put the parameter on the command line.)

3. Home button allows you to home a specific parameter or attribute of a parameter.

4. Parameter attributes

5. Selects the color picker.

6. Scroll through a fixture’s available categories.

7. Collapses or expands categories.

8. Gives pan and tilt functionality to a mouse or trackball.

9. Virtual encoder (Click and hold close to thecenter line for slow movement, further away for faster movement.)

10. Opens the gel picker.

Fader Configuration

The fader configuration display is found on Tab 36 .TheFaderList (onpage90), which shows all of the faders and their assignments, can be found in Tab 35.

At the top of the fader configuration display, you can select thefader page, which has 100 pages of 10 faders each page.

You can configure the master fader pair at the top of the display. See Master Fader Configuration

(on page92)for more information.

The fader configuration display shows a virtual mockup of each fader and its buttons. The various parts of the virtual fader can be clicked or tapped to open configuration options.

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On Element 2, playback faders cannot be assigned.

Fader Configuration Window

Click on the fader header to open the fader configuration window.

Target

This setting allows you to map a cue list, submaster, intensity, focus, color, or beam palette, preset, global effect fader, manual time master, or grandmaster to a fader.

This sets the number of the target assigned to the fader, such as Cue List 2 or Submaster 5. For a list of available Target IDs, click or press the {...}button beside ID.

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Note: Content can also be loaded to faders from Live, using the command line and load.

Discrete Instance

This setting defaults to Yes and applies to cue lists. When a fader is discrete, it will track other faders that are running the same cue list, BUT if afader that it is tracking manually changes to a different cue list, a discrete enabled fader will not change its content. When set to No (or disabled), once a fader is in sync with another fader running the same cue list, it will stay in sync when content is changed. Discrete disabled is noted in the fader ribbon with a link icon.

Size

A fader can be mapped so its content takes up 1, 2, or 3 faders. 1x will take up 1 fader, 2x will use 2 faders, and 3x will use three.

Note: If a fader is mapped to 1x, the top button will be locked as a load button. When

mapped to 2x or 3x, the top left button will be locked as a load button.

Buttons &Slider

When set to Default Mapping, the button and fader configuration is drawn initially from the cue list or submaster list properties for that content. If changes are made to that mapping in Tab 36, it filters BACK to the cue or submaster list and changes any other instances where that content is mapped. If set to Local, any changes made in Tab 36 impact only that instance of the content. See CueList Prop-

erties and Submaster Properties (onpage365)for more information on default mapping.

Target List

If temporary fader mapping is being used, the list of content will display here. See Temporary Fader

Mapping(on page250) for more information.

Additional Configuration

Clicking on the configuration box will open additional configuration options that are dependent on the target type assigned to the fader.

For detailed information on these various options, please see the following topics:

Grandmaster Configuration (on page93) Cue List Properties (onpage281) Submaster Properties (onpage365) Presets andPalettes Fader Properties (onpage246) GlobalEffects Fader (onpage354) ManualTimeMaster (onpage93)

Indicators in the Element Fader Status Display

Each fader is color coded based on its assigned target type. Channel faders are orange. Grandmasters and inhibitive submasters are in red, additive submasters are yellow ,and presets, palettes, global effects, and manual time masters are brown.

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The fader status display can be disabled in Setup. See Displays (onpage165)for more information.

1. Orange box indicates a channel fader.

2. Current channel number controlled by fader.

3. Label (channel and target labels will display).

4. Current channel level. (Level will display regardless of control from fader or keypad.)

5. Up arrow indicates that there is a higher level currently set for the channel and that the fader needs to be raised to match.

1. Palette on a fader.

2. Current submaster number controlled by fader.

3. Red box indicates an inhibitive submaster.

4. Effect on a submaster.

5. Label (channel and target labels will display).

6. Grandmaster on a fader.

7. Up arrow indicates that there is a higher level currently set for the channel and that the fader needs to be raised to match.

8. Down arrow indicates that there is a lower level currently set for the channel and that the fader needs to be lowered to match.

9. Level of submaster currently.

10. Global Effects Fader

11. ManualTimeMaster

Fader List

The Fader List, which shows all of the faders and their assignments, can be found in Tab35.

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You can also make changes to a fader's configuration while in the fader list display by clicking on a column. A virtual fader will be displayed. Click on the appropriate area of the fader to access the configuration options. Selection can be done by clicking in the column or from the command line.

Range editing is possible in this display by selecting all the needed faders. Changes made to the configuration will be made to all of the selected faders.

With a fader selected, the CIAwill also display a virtual fader and the configuration options for that fader.

Fader Ribbon

The fader ribbon shows the fader color coding that is used in the fader configuration tools.

Grandmasters and inhibitive submasters are in red, additive submasters are yellow ,playback faders display in green ,and presets and palettes are orange.

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In the above screenshot, Fader 1 has discrete off . There is a link icon that displays to indicate that discrete is off.

Master Fader Configuration

Click or tap Master Fader to open the master fader configuration window.

Target

This setting allows you to map a cue list to a fader.

This sets the number of the target assigned to the fader, such as cue list 2. For a list of available Target IDs, click or press the {...}button beside ID.

Element 2 can only map to cue list 1.

Discrete Instance

This setting default to Yes and applies to cue lists. When a fader is discrete, it will track other faders that are running the same cue list, BUT if afader that is tracking manually changes to a different cue list, a discrete enabled fader will not change its content. When set to No (or disabled), once a fader is in sync with another fader running the same cue list, it will stay in sync when content is changed. Discrete disabled is noted in the fader ribbon with a link icon.

Size

Master fader is set to a size of 2 faders and cannot be changed.

Buttons &Slider

You can select to use default mapping for the fader, or you can use local mapping.

Note: When a user first joins a session, the master fader is unmapped. Once a cue list is

established for that user, any other devices joining the user group will have the same cue list automatically mapped to their master. If a device changes its user ID, the cue list on the master will be remapped accordingly.

Additional configuration options are available. Please see CueList Properties (onpage281)for more information.

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Grandmaster Configuration

When a fader is configured as a grandmaster, you can set the fader itself as a master or disable it. Fader size is set to 1x, and can not be changed.

The first button is locked as a load button, and cannot be configured. The second button is disabled and cannot be configured. The third button can be configured as a blackout button or disabled. When configured as a blackout, both buttons must be pressed to set the grandmaster to blackout.

Manual Time Master

A fader can be mapped as a manual time master.

Note: Manual Time Master applies to changes made manually, not to playback.

A manual time master can be used to impact any manual control timing. For a manual time master, you need to assign a minimum and maximum time settings to the fader. By default, the minimum is set to 0 seconds when the fader is completely down, and maximum is 5 seconds when the fader is at full. To change the timing, click on the box and enter the time from the popup number pad.

The fader buttons can be assigned as bump, disabled, or macro (see Submaster Fader andButton

Configuration(onpage369)). It is recommended that the bottom button be set to bump for turning

the fader on/ off. When turned on, the LEDwill be solid green.

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Note: The setting of the manual time master is ignore unless turned on. Changing the

manual timing master will not impact any manual changes already in motion.

The fader ribbon will display the label of M Time to indicate a manual time master fader.

Note: Channel and parameter filters can be assigned to a manual time master.

You can override a manual time master by using a command line entered sneak time.

Master Only

Master Only is a fader option that can be assigned in the fader configuration display (Tab 36) or in the fader list (Tab 35) for submasters, presets, and palette faders. Submasters can also be configured in the Submaster List (Tab 15).

Master Only faders are used to set alevel for content to fade to. The slider can be used to live adjust levels when the fader has been activated via the bump button.

Master Only faders default to Full.

To set the fader level from the command line, use [Fader][n][At][level] [Enter].

Note: If content is set to proportional, Master Only fades all content to the setting of the

fader when bumped. If set to I-Master, the fader masters the intensity, but non-intensity goes to the end state in time when the content is triggered.

Channel and Parameter Filters on Faders

Channel and Parameter Filters can be used to allow only specified data to be played back. These are playback filters, and do not impact how data is recorded.

Channel and Parameter Filters can be associated with the following targets for playback:

Cue lists Submasters Presets Palettes

Note: Channel and Parameters filters can also be used with Global Effects Faders. See

GlobalEffects Fader (onpage354)

Note: For presets and palettes, channel and parameter filters can only be assigned in the

fader configuration display (Tab 36) or in the fader list (Tab 35).

For cue lists and submasters, channel and parameter filters can be set in the following areas:

Cue List Index Submaster List Fader configuration display (Tab 36)

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Fader list (Tab 35) In Live using the {Properties}softkey

Tap or click on {Chan Filter}to assign channels or groups. Tap or click on {Param Filter}to open a list of available parameters that you can filter.

Note: Filters will travel with their assigned cue lists and submasters wherever they are

mapped.

When a filter has been applied, an indicator will display in the fader ribbon. C will display for channel filter, and F is for parameter filter.

Clearing Channel and Parameter Filters

Press the red [X] to clear the channel or parameter filters listed.

Virtual Fader Module

A virtual fader module can be opened from the home screen by selecting the Faders button or by pressing [Tab] [2][8].

The virtual fader module has a configuration menu, which is accessed by first selecting the module tab and then double clicking on the tab to open the menu. With the virtual fader module selected, you can also select the gear icon, which is located by the tabs, to open the configuration menu.

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The following options are available in this configuration menu:

Rows - sets the number of rows used for the module. Maximum number of rows is six. Columns - sets the number of columns used for the module. Maximum number of columns is

six. Show Sliders - shows or hides the slider portion of the fader. This is useful if you want a mod-

ule of just the configurable fader buttons.

For information about configuring your faders, see Fader C onfiguration (on page87)

Copying Faders Using Attributes Only

When copying faders, you can use {Attrs Only}to copy over all of the fader properties except levels, effects, and labels.

[Fader] [1][CopyTo][Fader] [4]{Attrs Only}[Enter] [Enter] - copies all of the fader properties from fader 1 and places it in fader 4. Levels, effects, and labels are not copied when using the

{Attrs Only} softkey.

Virtual Keyboard

It is possible to open a keyboard which mimics the hard keys found on the actual Eos keypad.

To open, you can select the virtual keyboard from the HomeScreen(onpage50)or use [Tab][7].

The virtual keyboard displays thealphanumeric keyboard shortcut for that hardkey in the lower right hard corner.

The abbreviations are:

Ca- CTRL + ALT S - SHIFT

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C - CTRL A - ALT

sACN Output Viewer

You can open the sACN Output Viewer by pressing [Tab]& [3][7]or selecting the sACNOutput Viewer icon from the home screen.

The sACNOutput Viewer is a place to check the current live outputs on a universe by universe basis.

The left side of the viewer is the universe grid. It displays 512 address cells. Cells outlined in a color are currently patched addresses. Each patched cell contains an address number and output value. Unpatched cells are black and only have an address level.

Output values are 0 through 255. 0 is displayed in black and 255 is in bright red. The red output value color will grow brighter as the output value increases.

If there is a channel or address selection on the command line, the appropriate address cell will be outlined in gold. You can also press on a cell to select it but it will not post to the command line. Information about the selected address will display to the right of the grid.

Any available sACN sources will be displayed in the right panel, and are color coded. The address cells will use that same color coding to indicate the device it is patched to.

Press {About} to open the About Address display in the CIA.

Press the {t} or {u} buttons to scroll through the available universes.

Configuration Menu

The output viewer has a configuration menu, which is accessed by first selecting the viewer tab and then double clicking on the tab to open the menu. With the output viewer selected, you can also select the gear icon, which is located by the tabs, to open the configuration menu.

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The following options are available in this configuration menu:

{FollowCommandLine}- when enabled, the viewer will follow the command line for selecting addresses. This is enabled by default.

Universe- you can select which universe to jump the viewer to.

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