ETC Element User manual

Element

User Manual

Version 2.9.0

Part Number: 4330M1210-2.9.0 Rev: A

Released: 2019-08

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents i

Introduction 1

Using this Manual 2

Online Eos Family User Forums 2

Help from ETC Technical Services 3

Other Reference Materials 3

Important Concepts 4

Console Overview 11

Element Geography 12

Console Components 12

Cleaning Your Console 16

Element Console Capacities 16

System Basics 19

About System Basics 20

The Central Information Area (CIA) 20

Browser 23

Softkeys 25

Displays 25

Display Control and Navigation 30

Live and Blind Displays 37

Playback Status Display 49

Using Direct Selects 53

Moving Light Controls 59

Fader Configuration 60

Virtual Keyboard 67

sACN Output Viewer 67

Managing Show Files 69

About Managing Show Files 70

Create a New Show File 70

Open an Existing Show File 70

Merging Show Files 73

Printing a Show File 75

Saving the Current Show File 77

Importing Show Files 79

Exporting a Show File 81

Exporting Logs 82

Deleting a File 82

File Manager 83

Patch 85

About Patch 86

Patch Main Displays 87

Patching Conventional Fixtures 88

Patching Moving Lights, LEDs, and Accessories 94

Patching Multicell Fixtures 95

Labeling 98

Using the Scroller/Wheel Picker and Editor 98

Settings in Patch 104

Using Device List 109

Clearing the Patch 115

Update Profile 115

Fixture Editor 115

Setup 131

About Setup 132

System 132

User 140

Device 142

Console Status Display 146

Basic Manual Control 149

About Basic Manual Control 150

Using Channel Faders 150

Selecting Channels 150

Setting Intensity 154

Manual Control of Non-intensity Parameters (NPs) 155

Home 164

Multiple Intensity Channels 165

Multicell Fixtures 165

Lamp Controls 167

Using [+%] and [-%] 168

Remainder Dim 168

Highlight and Lowlight 170

Sneak 172

Select Keys 172

Channel Check 174

Address at Level 174

Address Check 175

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Flash 175

Using Groups 177

About Groups 178

Recording Groups Live 178

Selecting Groups 182

Opening the Group List 182

Using Groups as a Channel Collector 183

Using Fan 185

About Fan 186

Fanning Parameter Data 186

Fan From the Command Line 186

Fanning References 187

Fanning Timing and Delays 187

Using Subgroups with Fan 187

AutoMark 189

About Mark 190

AutoMark 190

Storing and Using Palettes 191

About Palettes 192

Palette Types 192

Palette Options 193

Storing Palettes Live 193

Recalling Palettes 196

Editing Palettes Live 198

Editing Palettes in Blind 198

Using By Type Palettes 201

Removing Channels from a Palette 202

Deleting Palettes 202

Storing and Using Presets 203

About Presets 204

Preset Options 204

Storing Presets Live 204

Recalling Presets 206

Effects In Presets 206

Editing Presets Live 207

Using the Preset List 207

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Editing Presets in Blind 208

Using By Type Presets 210

Removing Channels From a Preset 211

Deleting Presets 211

Presets and Palettes Fader Properties 212

Working with a Cue List 217

About Cue List 218

Basic Cueing 218

Recording Cues in Live 218

Using [Cue Only / Track] 220

Move Fade 221

Selective Storing Cues in Live 221

Timing 222

Assigning Cue Attributes 225

Flags 230

Using External Links 232

Modifying Cues Live 233

[Update] 234

Recording and Editing Cues from Blind 238

Deleting Cues 241

Using The Cue List Index 241

Using Filters 249

About Filters 250

Record Filters 250

Partial Filters 250

Clearing Filters 251

Storing Data with Record Filters 251

Advanced Manual Control 253

About Advanced Manual Control 254

Using [Copy To] 254

Using [Recall From] 255

Using {Make Null} 257

Using {Make Manual} 258

Using {Make Absolute} 258

Using {Query} 259

Using [Undo] 260

Cue Playback 263

About Cue Playback 264

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Playback Controls 264

Selected Cue 264

Out-of-Sequence Cues 265

Virtual Faders 267

Changing Fader Pages 267

Playback Fader Controls 267

Multipart Cues 273

About Multipart Cues 274

Record a Multipart Cue in Live 274

Storing a Multipart Cue in Blind 276

Deleting a Part from a Multipart Cue 276

Creating and Using Effects 279

About Effects 280

The Effect List 280

Effects Editor 281

Effect Status Display 285

Effect Channel Display 287

Step Effects 287

Absolute Effects 290

Effect Background Value Modification 293

Beats Per Minute 293

Multiple Intensity HTP Effects 295

Relative Effects 295

Preprogrammed Rainbow Effects 297

Apply an Existing Effect 298

Editing Effects Live 298

Stop an Effect 298

Query and Group Effect 299

Using Offset 299

Replace With 299

Deleting an Effect 299

Recording an Effect to a Preset 299

Recording an Effect in a Cue 300

Effects on Faders 300

Delaying Effects 302

Using Park 303

About Park 304

Park Display 304

Parked Values in Live 304

Parked Addresses in Live 305

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Park Values from the Park Display 305

Storing and Using Submasters 307

About Submasters 308

Paging Submasters 308

Recording a Submaster 309

Submaster List 309

Submaster Properties 310

Submaster Information 315

Labeling a Submaster 315

Loading Submasters 315

Using Bump Button Timing With Submasters 316

Execute List 316

Freeze and StopEffect on Submasters 317

Moving and Copying Submasters 317

Releasing Content From a Submaster 317

Updating a Submaster 317

Deleting a Submaster 318

Using About 319

About [About] 320

[About] 321

{What's New} 321

[About] System 322

[About] Channel 323

[About] Address 325

[About] Cue 327

[About] Curves 327

[About] Effects 328

[About] Groups 328

[About] Submaster 328

[About] Macro 328

[About] IFCB Palettes 328

[About] Presets 329

[About] Color Path 329

[About] Live 329

Storing and Using Curves 331

About Curves 332

Creating a Curve 333

Editing Curves 333

Applying a Curve To Channels In Patch 334

Curves Applied to Cues 334

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Applying a Curve To Scroller Fans 335

Delete a Curve 335

Storing and Using Snapshots 337

About Snapshots 338

Recording Snapshots 338

Recalling Snapshots 339

Editing Snapshots 340

Deleting Snapshots 340

Storing and Using Macros 341

About Macros 342

Store a Macro from Live 342

Using the [Learn] key 342

Macro Editor Display 343

Create a New Macro from the Display 345

Edit an Existing Macro 345

Play a Macro 346

Stop a Macro 346

Delete a Macro 347

Using Magic Sheets 349

About Magic Sheets 350

Magic Sheet Browser 350

Navigating a Magic Sheet 353

Creating and Editing Magic Sheets 354

Limited Expand Mode 369

Examples of Magic Sheets 370

Virtual Media Server 373

About Virtual Media Server 374

Media Content 374

Exporting Media Content 375

Patching the Virtual Media Server and Layers 376

Creating a Pixel Map 376

Working with the Virtual Media Server 378

Effect Layers 384

Pixel Mapping in a Multi-Console System 386

Using Partitioned Control 389

About Partitioned Control 390

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How to Use Partitions 390

Setting Up Partitioned Control 390

Partition List 390

Creating New Partitions 390

Deleting Partitions 391

Using Partitions 391

Partitions in Playback 391

Partitions on Cue Lists 391

Flexichannel in Partitioned Control 392

Multi-console and Synchronized Backup 393

Overview 394

Multi-console Setup 394

Synchronized Backup 397

Mirror Mode 400

Eos Configuration Utility 403

Overview 404

Eos Configuration Utility Reference 404

General Settings 405

Network Settings 411

Maintenance 418

RFR 423

Show Control 425

About Eos Family Show Control 426

Show Control Settings 427

Show Control Display 434

Time Code 437

Real Time Clock (RTC) 441

Analog Inputs 443

sACN Input 447

MIDI Show Control 449

String Interface 454

MIDI Raw 461

Open Sound Control (OSC) 469

Eos Family Show Control Capabilities 491

Advanced OSC 493

Eos OSCKeys 509

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