ETC Ion User Manual

Lighting Control Console Operations Manual

Version 2.0

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Part Number:4310M1210-2.00 Rev A

Released: 2013-03

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Table of Contents

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

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

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

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

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

Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Record Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Move Instruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Manual Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 1

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

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

Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Remote Processor Unit (RPU). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Remote Video Interface (RVI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Radio Focus Remote (RFR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

iRFR and aRFR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Gateways. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Console Geography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

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

Littlites

Cleaning Ion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Outputting DMX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Console Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Output Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Channel Counts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Cues and Cue Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Record Targets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Faders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Chapter 2

System Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Setting Up the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Power Up the Console. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Power Down the Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Your First Interaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Single Monitor Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Dual Monitor Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

The Central Information Area (CIA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Parameter Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Collapse/Expand the CIA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Lock the CIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Favorite CIA Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Locking the Facepanel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Using the Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Virtual Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Fader Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Using Direct Selects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Direct Selects in Flexi Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Clear Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Display Control and Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Opening and Closing Displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Selecting Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Moving Displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Scrolling within a Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Expanding Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Zooming Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Graphical User Interface (GUI) Display Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . .31

Indicators in the Live/Blind Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

[Data] Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

[Time] Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

[Label] Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Using Flexichannel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Indicators in the Playback Status Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Using [Format] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Encoders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Encoder Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Locking the Encoders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Encoders in Blind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Flexi Encoders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Moving Light Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

ML Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Using Softkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Context Sensitive Softkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Changing Softkey Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

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Chapter 3

Managing Show Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Create a New Show File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Open an Existing Show File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Selective Partial Show Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Merging Show Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Printing a Show File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Saving the Current Show File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Using Quick Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Using Save As . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Importing Show Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Exporting a Show File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Deleting a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

File Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Chapter 4

Patch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

About Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Flexichannel Views in Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Patching Conventional Fixtures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Patching By Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Range Patching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Patching By Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Using Output Address vs Port/Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Replace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Helpful Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

{Address} [n] [/] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Dimmer Doubling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Moving and Copying Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Swapping Channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Unpatch a Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Deleting Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Using {Offset} in Patch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Creating multi-part and compound channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Using the Scroller/Wheel Picker and Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Using the Picker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Using the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Calibrating a Scroller Using the Encoders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Calibrating a Scroller Using the ML Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Patching Moving Lights, LEDs, and Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Display Pages in Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

{Patch} Display and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

{Attribute} Display and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

{Database} Display and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Using Device List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Dimmer List for CEM+, CEM3, and FDX 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

RDM Device List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Patching Discovered Dimmers and RDM Devices . . . . . . . . . .86

Errors and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Detaching Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Clearing the Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Reset Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Fixture Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Creating a New Fixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Copying a Fixture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Merging Custom Fixtures into a New Show File . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Importing a Custom Fixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Update Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Snap Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

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Chapter 6

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Opening Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Desk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Basic Manual Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Selecting Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Select Channels From the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Selecting Channels from Faders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Using Groups as a Channel Collector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Setting Intensity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Level Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Manual Control of Non-intensity Parameters (NPs) . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Parameter Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Setting Parameters with the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Adjusting Parameters Using + and - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Setting Non-intensity Parameters with the Encoders . . . . . . .116

Using the Color Picker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Select Last . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Multiple Intensity Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Using +% and -% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Channel Intensity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Non-intensity Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Remainder Dim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Highlight and Lowlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

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Lowlight Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Temporary Highlight Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Highlight/Lowlight Rem Dim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Sneak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Flip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Channel Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Address at Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Address Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Flash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Flash On & Flash Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Using {Move To}. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

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Chapter 8

Using Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Recording Groups Live. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Ordered Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Editing and Updating Groups in Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Selecting Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Deleting Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Group List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Open the Group List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Ordered View and Numeric View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Editing Groups from the Group List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Using Groups as a Channel Collector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Storing and Using Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

About Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Palette Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Intensity Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Focus Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Color Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Beam Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Palette Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

{By Type} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

{Absolute} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

{Locked}. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Storing Palettes Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Storing Palettes with [Record] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Storing Palettes with [Record Only] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Using Filters with Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

Recalling Palettes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

Editing Palettes Live. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

Rerecord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

Editing Palettes in Blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Entering Blind Palette from Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Editing in Blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Editing Palettes in Spreadsheet View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

Editing Palettes in List View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

Deleting Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

Removing Channels from a Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

Using By Type Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Storing a By Type Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Editing By Type Palettes in Blind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Updating By Type Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Storing and Using Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Storing Presets Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Storing Presets Using [Record] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Storing Presets using [Record Only] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Preset Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Recalling Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

Editing Presets Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Rerecord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Using the Preset List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Opening the Preset List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Editing Presets in Blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

Editing in Table View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

Editing in Spreadsheet View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Deleting Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Removing Channels from a Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Using Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

About Fan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Fanning Parameter Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Fan From the Command Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Fanning References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Fanning Timing and Delays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

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Working with a Single Cue List . . . . . . . . . 163

Basic Cueing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164

Cue Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164

Recording Cues in Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Using Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Using Record Only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166

Using Selective Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

Using [Cue Only / Track] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Timing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Setting Cue Level Timing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Non-intensity Parameter Category Timing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

Delay Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

[Time][/] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

Discrete Channel or Parameter Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

Assigning Cue Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

Clearing Cue Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

Flags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

Assert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

AllFade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

Mark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

Preheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

Using External Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Modifying Cues Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179

Using [At] [Enter] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179

Using Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179

Using Record Only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

Record and Record Only [+] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

Move To. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

[Update] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

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Chapter 13

Recording and Editing Cues from Blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186

From Summary or Table Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

From the Cue Spreadsheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

Using Encoders in Blind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Deleting Cues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

In Track Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

In Cue Only Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Using Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Record Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200

Partial Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201

Removing Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201

Storing Data with Record Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201

Chapter 14

Working with Multiple Cue Lists . . . . . . . . 203

Recording to a New Cue List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204

Using Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204

Using Record Only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204

Using Assert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204

Using AllFade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206

Changing the Active Cue List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206

Using [Go To Cue] with Multiple Cue Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

Using Go To Cue 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

Using Go To Cue Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

Using the Cue List Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208

Open the Cue List Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Multipart Cues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

About Multipart Cues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Record a Multipart Cue in Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Creating a New Multipart Cue in Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Setting Multipart Cue Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Using Update in Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Storing a Multipart Cue in Blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

Changing a Single Part Cue to a Multipart Cue. . . . . . . . . . . .214

Changing a Multipart Cue to a Standard Cue . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

Deleting a Part from a Multipart Cue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

Cue Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215

Introduction to Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

Playback Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

Selected Cue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217

Live / Blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217

Out-of-Sequence Cues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218

Go To Cue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218

Slider Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220

Assigning Faders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220

Changing Fader Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220

Playback Fader Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221

Go and Stop/Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221

Using Blackout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221

[Go To Cue] [0] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221

Using Assert (Playback Button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224

Using Timing Disable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224

Using Freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224

Using Stop Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

Releasing Content From a Fader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

Using Rate Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

Manual Master Cue Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226

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Chapter 17

Advanced Manual Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Using [Copy To] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228

Using [Recall From] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229

Using {Make Null}. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230

In Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230

In Blind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230

Using {Make Manual} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231

Using {Make Absolute} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231

Using {Query} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232

Using [Capture] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233

Using [Undo]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234

Command History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234

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Chapter 19

Using Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Using Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236

Park Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236

Parked Values in Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236

Scaled Parked Values in Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237

Parked Addresses in Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237

Park Values from the Park Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238

Creating and Using Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

About Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240

The Effect List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240

Effects Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241

Effect Status Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244

Step Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245

Program a Step Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246

Absolute Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248

Program an Absolute Effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249

Multiple Intensity HTP Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250

Relative Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250

Focus Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250

Color Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251

Linear Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251

Define a Pattern Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252

Program a New Relative Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252

Apply an Existing Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253

Recording an Effect in a Cue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253

Editing Effects Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253

Stop an Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253

Deleting an Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253

Effects on Submasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254

Configuring an Effect Submaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254

Recording an Effect to a Submaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254

Running an Effect from a Submaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254

Delaying Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255

Chapter 20

Storing and Using Submasters . . . . . . . . . 257

About Submasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258

Recording a Submaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258

Submaster Displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259

Additive, Inhibitive, or Effectsub. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259

Proportional vs. Intensity Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259

HTP vs. LTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260

Exclusive Submasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260

Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260

Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261

Submaster Background State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261

Changing Fader Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262

On Fader Wings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262

On the Slider Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262

Loading Submasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263

On Fader Wings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263

On the Slider Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263

Updating a Submaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264

Releasing Content From a Submaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264

Deleting a Submaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264

Using Bump Button Timing With Submasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265

Controlling Subfades Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Submaster List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266

Editing Submasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266

Using About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

About [About] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268

[About] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269

About System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269

About Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .270

About Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .272

About Cue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275

About IFCB Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275

About Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275

About Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275

About Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276

About Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276

Storing and Using Curves. . . . . . . . . . . . .277

About Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278

Creating and Editing Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279

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Creating a Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279

Editing Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280

Applying a Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281

To Channels In Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281

To Cues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281

To Scroller Fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281

Delete a Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Storing and Using Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . 283

About Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284

Recording Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284

Recalling Snapshots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285

Editing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285

Deleting Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285

Storing and Using Macros. . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

About Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288

Store a Macro from Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288

Using the [Learn] key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288

Macro Editor Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290

Create a New Macro from the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .292

Edit an Existing Macro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293

Play a Macro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294

Stop a Macro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294

Delete a Macro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294

Chapter 25

Using Magic Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

About Magic Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296

Magic Sheet Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297

Magic Sheet List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298

Display Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298

Navigating a Magic Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299

Creating and Editing Magic Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300

Quick Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300

Layout Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .301

Magic Sheet Object Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303

MS Object Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307

Editing Objects on the Magic Sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308

Examples of Magic Sheets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309

Chapter 26

Virtual Media Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311

About Virtual Media Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312

Media Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312

Patching the Virtual Media Server and Layers . . . . . . . . . . . .314

Creating a Pixel Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315

Working with the Virtual Media Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317

Effect Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .322

Pixel Mapping in a Multi-Console System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .324

Steps for Configuring a Multi-Console System . . . . . . . . . . . .324

Synchronizing Media Archives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Appendix A

Multiple Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

About User ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328

Assigning User ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328

Using Partitioned Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329

About Partitioned Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .330

How to Use Partitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .330

Setting Up Partitioned Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .330

Partition List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .330

Creating New Partitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331

Deleting Partitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331

Using Partitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .332

Partitions in Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .332

Flexichannel in Partitioned Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .332

Eos Configuration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

What the Utility Does . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

Eos Configuration Utility Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334

General Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340

Maintenance and Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351

Local I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351

RFR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352

Appendix B

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Facepanel Shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

Facepanel and Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354

Appendix C

Appendix D

Multi-console and Synchronized Backup . 357

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357

Multi-console setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358

Synchronized Backup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

Mirror Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365

Using the RPU and RVI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367

RPU Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367

Remote Processor Unit (RPU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368

Start Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

Software Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370

Basic Use Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371

Net3 Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .371

RVI3 and RVI Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372

Remote Video Interface 3 (RVI3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372

Remote Video Interface (RVI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373

Basic Use Guidelines for RVI3 and RVI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375

Appendix E

Appendix F

Remote Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .377

Remotes Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377

Phone Remote. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .377

Radio Focus Remote (RFR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .378

Console Section Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .379

Basic Use Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381

RFR Operation Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387

iRFR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .388

aRFR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .388

Universal Fader Wings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389

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

1 x 20 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389

2 x 10 and 2 x 20 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389

User Guidelines for Fader Wings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392

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Introduction

Welcome to the Ion Operations Manual. This manual is a comprehensive resource for users of the Ion control system.

Note:

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

This chapter contains the following sections:

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

• Register Your Ion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

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

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

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

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

Introduction 1

Using this Manual

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

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

• Browser menus, menu items, and commands you must perform are indicated in bold text. For example: In the File menu, click Open. Or: Press [Record] [Preset] [Enter].

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

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

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

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

Note:

CAUTION:

WARNING:

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

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

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

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

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Register Your Ion

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

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

Help from ETC Technical Services

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

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

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

• Dimmer manufacturer and installation type

• Other components in your system (Unison

, other control devices, etc.)

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Introduction 3

Important Concepts

Before using Ion, you should read and familiarize yourself with the concepts defined below. You will find that understanding these terms and concepts will improve your efficiency with Ion.

Channel = Fixture

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

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

Output

Outputs are the method by which level changes to channels are conveyed to attached devices. These outputs are patched to channels. In its simplest form, an output is the data signal sent from the console to turn on a light or modify a fixture parameter.

Record Target

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

Move Instruction

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

Manual Data

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

Syntax Structure

Most instructions can be entered into Ion through the command line. The Ion 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 and 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 are working with, determining what parameters of those channels you are impacting, and what value you want them to assume. When working with record targets, the syntax is similar.

Note:

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Not all actions on Ion must be entered from the command line, although many will result in a command line instruction. 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 Ion know when you have completed your instruction in the command line. This is done with the [Enter] key.

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

•[Out]

• [Shift] & [+]

• [Shift] & [-]

• [Full] [Full]

• Actions from the direct selects

Parameters and Parameter Categories

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

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

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

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

so on).

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

Tracking vs. Cue Only

Ion 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, and track forward through subsequent cues, until a new instruction is provided or until it is removed from the cue list using filters or null commands.

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

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

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

Introduction 5

Move Fade

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

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

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

Cue List Ownership

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

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

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

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

Block vs. Assert

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

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Live and Blind

Live and Blind are methods to view and edit data in your show files. When you press the [Live] key, the screen will show you the live display. When you press [Blind], you will see the blind display. In either case, you may use the [Format] key to alter how the data is displayed (see Using [Format], page 39).

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

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

HTP vs. LTP

HTP (Highest-Takes-Precedence) and LTP (Latest-Takes-Precedence) are terms used to define the output of a channel parameter that is receiving data from multiple sources. In HTP, the highest level of all sources will be executed. In LTP, the most recent level received will be executed. Cue lists and submasters can operate as HTP or LTP for intensity parameters only. Non-intensity parameters (NPs) are always LTP. Submasters can operate as HTP or LTP for intensity. The default is HTP. Ion’s default cue list setting for intensity is LTP (see HTP/LTP, page 209). Ion’s default submaster setting for intensity is HTP.

HTP

LTP

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

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

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

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Other Reference Materials

Help System

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

• the name of the key

• a description of what the key enables you to do

• syntax examples for using the key (if applicable)

Note:

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

As with hard keys, the “press and hold [Help]” action can be also used with softkeys and clickable buttons.

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

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

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

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

page to the online community will open.

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

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

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

). This gives you access to an

). An introduction

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Chapter 1

System Overview

Inside this chapter you will find general descriptions of your Ion control console, how it fits into a network control system, and the various areas of user interface.

This chapter contains the following sections:

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

• Console Geography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

• Cleaning Ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

• Outputting DMX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

• Console Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

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System Components

Console

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

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

Remote Processor Unit (RPU)

The RPU can be used as the primary, backup processor for the system, a client, or for primary playback in installations that do not require a facepanel after initial programming is completed.

For more information, see the appendix Remote Processor Unit (RPU), page 383.

Remote Video Interface (RVI)

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

For more information, see the appendix Remote Video Interface (RVI), page 379.

Radio Focus Remote (RFR)

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

For more information, see the appendix Remote Control, page 377.

iRFR and aRFR

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

page 388.See “aRFR” on page 388.

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Gateways

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

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

Note:

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

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

Net3 Gateways only support RDM when in Net3 mode.

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Console Geography

Parameter category/ encoder page buttons

Power button

USB port

Level wheel

Navigation keys

Paged encoders

Control keypad

Playback controls

LCD screen

Blackout and Grandmaster

Softkeys

VGA port

DVI video ports

IEC receptacle

MIDI Out and In

Hard power switch

Ethernet port

DMX ports 1 and 2

USB ports

Remote trigger port

Phone Remote Port

Current Ion Rear panel

Audio Ports

(not currently supported)

VGA port

(blue)

Dual DVI video port (white)

IEC receptacle

MIDI Out and In

Hard power switch

Ethernet port

DMX ports 1 and 2

USB ports

Remote trigger port

Phone Remote Port

Original Ion Rear panel

Audio Ports

(not currently supported)

Below is a diagram of the Ion console 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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Terminology

Power Button

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

WARNING:

Before servicing Ion, 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. An additional USB ports on the rear panel can be used to connect peripherals such as an alphanumeric keyboard, pointing device, or touchscreen control for external monitors.

CAUTION:

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

Encoders

Encoders and the LCD (see below) for control of non-intensity parameters are provided at the top center of the console. The four encoders are pageable controls, which are populated on the LCD with the parameters used in your show.

LCD

This display accompanies the CIA as an additional user interface. This LCD offers you softkeys, encoder information, and an additional view of the command line.

Load

The load button is located above the fader pair at the bottom of the LCD and is used to load the specified cue.

Control Keypad

The control keypad area is divided into three general sections including record targets, numeric keypad and modifiers, and special function controls.

Level Wheel

Adjusts intensity for selected channels. It also provides scrolling and zoom functions in various modes.

Navigation Keypad

Used for quick access to the live and blind displays, format, paging, and navigation within displays.

Parameter Category/ Encoder Page Buttons

Parameter buttons are used to select parameter categories and change encoder pages. To post a parameter category to the command line, use [Shift] & [Encoder Page Button].

IEEE Ethernet 802.3 Ethernet Port

Ethernet port for connection to a network switch, network gateways, and accessory devices.

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Littlites

Littlite XLR 3-Pin Female Connector

You may connect a Littlite to the side of your Ion console.

Dimming Littlites

Attached desk lamps can be dimmed either with the desk lamp control knob on the side of the console, or from the software.

Desk lamp controls are found in Setup>Desk>Brightness Settings. 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 108.

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

Cleaning Ion

Should the exterior or LCD of your Ion require cleaning, you may gently wipe them with a dampened (not dripping

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.

Outputting DMX

In order to output levels from Ion, you can either use the DMX ports on the back of the console, or to output over a network, you may connect a Net3 gateway or Net2 node. If your devices receive Net3 or ETCNet2 directly, no gateway or node is required.

Ion has two 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, and the second port to the second universe, outputting addresses 513-1024. See Local DMX Outputs, page 351 for information on reconfiguring the DMX ports.

Nodes and gateways will function with Ion out of the box without previous configuration. However if custom configuration is required, you will need to use either NCE (Network Configuration Editor) or GCE (Gateway Configuration Editor). GCE is installed on Ion by default and can be accessed in ECU>Settings>Maintenance>Gateway Configuration Editor (GCE). NCE can be installed on the console or a Windows

For more information on Net3 gateways or Net2 nodes, see the product literature that accompanied the hardware or download it from our website at www.etcconnect.com.

), non-abrasive paper towel or soft cloth.

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