ETC Expression 2.0 Manuel utilisateur

Table of Contents i

expression

Lighting control system

Version 2.0

User manual

4030M1006 • Revised 3/99

ii Expression 2.0

Electronic Theatre Controls (ETC)

warrants to the original owner or retail

customer that for a period of one year

from date of delivery of a portable

system or energization of a perma-

nently installed system (up to a

maximum of 18 months from delivery)

its products will be free from defects in

materials and workmanship under

normal use and service. Warranty is

limited to 90 days for rental equipment.

Warranty does not cover any product or

part of a product subject to accident,

negligence, alteration, abuse or misuse

or any accessories or parts not supplied

by ETC. Warranty does not cover

“consumable” parts such as fuses,

lamps, color media or components

warranted directly to the owner by the

original manufacturer. ETC’s warranty

does not extend to items not manufac-

tured by us. Freight terms on warranty

repairs are FOB ETC factory or desig-

nated repair facility. Collect shipments

or freight allowances will not be

accepted.

ETC’s sole responsibility under this

warranty shall be to repair or replace

at ETC’s option such parts as shall be

determined to be defective on ETC’s

inspection. ETC will not assume any

responsibility for any labor expended or

materials used to repair any equipment

without ETC’s prior written authoriza-

tion. ETC shall not be responsible for

any incidental, general or consequential

damages, damages to property,

damages for loss of use, time, profits or

income, or any other damages.

Limited warranty

The owner’s obligations during the

warranty period under this warranty are

to notify ETC at ETC’s address within

one week of any suspected defect, and

to return the goods prepaid to ETC at

their factory or authorized service

center.

THIS WARRANTY IS CONTINGENT ON

THE CUSTOMER’S FULL AND TIMELY

COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF

PAYMENT SET FORTH IN THE

“TERMS AND CONDITIONS”. THIS

WARRANTY IS EXPRESSLY IN LIEU

OF ANY AND ALL OTHER WARRAN-

TIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED

INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF

MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS

FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND

OF OTHER OBLIGATIONS AND

LIABILITIES ON OUR PART. THE

OWNER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT NO

OTHER REPRESENTATIONS WERE

MADE TO HIM OR RELIED UPON HIM

WITH RESPECT TO THE QUALITY AND

FUNCTION OF THE GOODS SOLD.

This written warranty is intended as a

complete and exclusive statement of

the terms thereof. Prior dealings or

trade usage shall not be relevant to

modify, explain or vary this warranty.

Acceptance of, or acquiescing in, a

course of performance under this

warranty shall not modify the meaning

of this agreement even though either

party has knowledge of the perform-

ance and a chance to object.

table of contents

Chapter 1

Introduction

␣ ...............................................................................................1 - 1

Expression

features ............................................................................1 - 2

Using this manual................................................................................1 - 3

Text conventions .................................................................................1 - 5

Pile-on convention ...............................................................................1 - 5

Getting help.........................................................................................1 - 6

Customer service ................................................................................1 - 6

Chapter 2

Installation

␣ ...................................................................................................2 - 1

Expression

back panel.........................................................................2 - 2

Installing your console and monitor ....................................................2 - 3

Installing two monitors .................................................................2 - 4

Monitor connectors and pinouts ...................................................2 - 5

Monochrome monitors (RS-170) ............................................ 2 - 5

Color RGB monitors ...............................................................2 - 5

Entering system configuration ............................................................ 2 - 6

Installing dimmers ...............................................................................2 - 8

Digital outputs DMX512, ETC/LMI, D192 dimmers.....................2 - 8

Analog wire-per-dimmer output (optional) ....................................2 - 8

Analog wire-per-dimmer input (optional)....................................... 2 - 9

AMX192 analog multiplex (optional) .............................................2 - 9

Installing printer.................................................................................2 - 10

Parallel printers ...........................................................................2 - 11

Serial printers ..............................................................................2 - 12

Installing Designer’s Worksheet .......................................................2 - 13

Installing Remote Focus Unit ............................................................2 - 16

Installing Redundant Tracking Backup ..............................................2 - 17

Installing the alphanumeric keyboard ................................................2 - 18

Installing Infrared Remote Focus Unit...............................................2 - 19

Installing Remote Submasters and Macros ......................................2 - 20

ii Expression 2.0

Chapter 3

Entering softpatch and system settings

␣ ............. 3 - 1

Entering softpatch ...............................................................................3 - 2

Entering one-to-one softpatch ......................................................3 - 3

Creating custom softpatch ...........................................................3 - 4

Using channel zero ................................................................. 3 - 4

Entering numbers of channels and dimmers .........................3 - 5

Patching dimmers to channels ............................................... 3 - 6

Additional patching features .........................................................3 - 8

Proportional patching ............................................................. 3 - 8

Dimmer profiles ..................................................................... 3 - 9

Resetting factory dimmer profiles

and all dimmers to default setting........................................ 3 - 10

Capturing channels in softpatch ........................................... 3 - 10

Unpatching individual dimmers ............................................3 - 11

Softpatching to a Strand CD80 dimmer rack ........................ 3 - 12

Entering system settings .................................................................. 3 - 13

Setting default full level........................................................ 3 - 14

Setting default up and down fade times ..............................3 - 14

Setting default fader clear times ..........................................3 - 15

Enable/disable bump switches ............................................. 3 - 15

Enable/disable Flexichannel ................................................. 3 - 16

Chapter 4

Learning the basics

␣ .......................................................................... 4 - 1

Lesson 1: Display, channel and record modes....................................4 - 2

Display modes ..............................................................................4 - 2

Stage, Blind and Fader screens.............................................. 4 - 4

Channel modes .............................................................................4 - 6

Captured channels ................................................................. 4 - 6

Selected channels ..................................................................4 - 6

Recorded channels.................................................................4 - 7

Moving channels ....................................................................4 - 7

Tracked channels ................................................................... 4 - 7

Record functions...........................................................................4 - 8

Table of Contents iii

Lesson 2: Working with cues..............................................................4 - 9

Creating cues ..............................................................................4 - 10

Cue 1: Creating a cue in Stage ............................................ 4 - 11

Cue 2: Creating a cue in Blind ............................................. 4 - 13

Cue 3: Modifying up and down fade times ......................... 4 - 15

Cue 4: Linking cues .............................................................4 - 17

Cue 5: Creating a cue using Solo ........................................ 4 - 19

Inserting cues .............................................................................4 - 21

Deleting cues ..............................................................................4 - 22

Viewing cues .............................................................................. 4 - 23

Copying cues .............................................................................4 - 24

Lesson 3: Playing back cues ............................................................. 4 - 25

Selecting cues ............................................................................4 - 26

Timed faders and LED displays .................................................. 4 - 26

Playing cues back ....................................................................... 4 - 27

Go to a different cue ...................................................................4 - 28

Controlling fades manually.......................................................... 4 - 29

Level override.......................................................................4 - 30

Proportional rate override ..................................................... 4 - 30

Selecting fader operating mode ...........................................4 - 31

Manual control of linked cues ..............................................4 - 31

Modifying cues on stage ............................................................ 4 - 32

Update cue ................................................................................. 4 - 33

Back key ..................................................................................... 4 - 34

Clearing fader pairs .....................................................................4 - 35

Lesson 4: Working with submasters ................................................ 4 - 36

Submaster pages ........................................................................4 - 38

Creating pile-on submasters .......................................................4 - 39

Recording submaster on a different page .................................. 4 - 40

Adding fade times to submasters............................................... 4 - 41

Controlling submaster fades manually........................................ 4 - 42

Modifying pile-on submasters .................................................... 4 - 42

Creating inhibitive submasters ................................................... 4 - 43

Recording inhibitive submasters on a different page .................4 - 45

Modifying inhibitive submasters .................................................4 - 45

Using Update to modify submasters ..........................................4 - 46

Copying submasters ...................................................................4 - 46

Deleting submasters................................................................... 4 - 47

Submaster sheet ........................................................................ 4 - 48

iv Expression 2.0

Lesson 5: Saving your show on disk .................................................4 - 49

Naming shows ............................................................................4 - 49

Formatting disks .........................................................................4 - 50

Recording a show on disk........................................................... 4 - 51

Verifying a show on disk .............................................................4 - 52

Chapter 5

Learning advanced techniques

␣ .........................................5 - 1

Lesson 1: Working with multipart cues .............................................. 5 - 3

Wait times in multipart cues .........................................................5 - 3

Creating a multipart cue................................................................ 5 - 4

Converting a standard cue to a multipart cue ...............................5 - 6

Editing a multipart cue ..................................................................5 - 7

Lesson 2: Track record function ..........................................................5 - 9

Using record to create tracks...................................................... 5 - 10

Recording modified cues ............................................................5 - 11

Inserting cues .............................................................................5 - 13

Blackout cues and tracking .........................................................5 - 15

Lesson 3: Track Sheet.......................................................................5 - 17

Track Sheet screen .....................................................................5 - 17

Track sheet description............................................................... 5 - 18

Working with Track Sheet .......................................................... 5 - 19

Lesson 4: Using Group......................................................................5 - 21

Creating groups .......................................................................... 5 - 22

Displaying groups on stage......................................................... 5 - 22

Modifying groups ........................................................................5 - 23

Modifying groups in Blind .................................................... 5 - 23

Modifying groups in Stage ...................................................5 - 24

Modifying groups using Update ...........................................5 - 24

Deleting groups .......................................................................... 5 - 25

Copying groups ...........................................................................5 - 26

Using groups to modify cues or submasters in Blind .................5 - 27

Using Group Sheet to display groups .........................................5 - 28

Table of Contents v

Lesson 5 : Working with effects ....................................................... 5 - 29

Creating an effect .......................................................................5 - 30

Inserting and deleting steps ....................................................... 5 - 34

Editing steps ...............................................................................5 - 34

Effects shortcuts ........................................................................ 5 - 35

Lesson 6: Working with subroutines ................................................ 5 - 36

Styles ..........................................................................................5 - 36

Creating subroutines................................................................... 5 - 37

Deleting a step............................................................................ 5 - 40

Inserting a step ...........................................................................5 - 40

Lesson 7: Working with autoloads ....................................................5 - 43

Recording autoloads from Stage ................................................ 5 - 44

Recording, previewing and modifying

autoloads from Blind ...................................................................5 - 45

Playing back autoloads................................................................ 5 - 46

Lesson 8: Working with macros ....................................................... 5 - 47

Creating or modifying a macro.................................................... 5 - 48

Using submasters in macros ......................................................5 - 50

Running a macro .........................................................................5 - 50

Putting a macro on hold ..............................................................5 - 50

Cancelling a macro...................................................................... 5 - 51

Deleting a macro......................................................................... 5 - 51

Sample macros ...........................................................................5 - 52

Chapter 6

Using print and disk options

␣ ..............................................6 - 1

Print options ........................................................................................6 - 2

Cues..............................................................................................6 - 3

Cue sheet ..................................................................................... 6 - 4

Designer’s Worksheet ..................................................................6 - 5

Groups ..........................................................................................6 - 6

Group Sheet..................................................................................6 - 7

Macros ..........................................................................................6 - 8

Real time programs ......................................................................6 - 9

Softpatch ....................................................................................6 - 10

Stage display............................................................................... 6 - 11

Submasters.................................................................................6 - 12

Submaster Sheet ........................................................................6 - 13

Track Sheet .................................................................................6 - 14

vi Expression 2.0

Disk management .............................................................................6 - 15

Storing disks ...............................................................................6 - 16

Formatting disks .........................................................................6 - 16

Recording a show on disk........................................................... 6 - 17

Reading a show from disk ..........................................................6 - 18

Verify show on disk ....................................................................6 - 19

Erase show from disk .................................................................6 - 20

Chapter 7

Accessories

␣ ................................................................................................7 - 1

Alphanumeric keyboard.......................................................................7 - 2

Naming cues, submasters and groups .........................................7 - 3

Naming shows ..............................................................................7 - 4

Designer’s Worksheet ........................................................................7 - 5

Using the digitizer .........................................................................7 - 6

Programming regions ...................................................................7 - 7

Deleting regions............................................................................7 - 9

Infrared Remote Focus Unit (IRFU) ...................................................7 - 10

Remote Focus Unit (RFU) .................................................................7 - 12

MIDI .................................................................................................. 7 - 14

Interfacing with MIDI ..................................................................7 - 15

Message formats........................................................................ 7 - 16

Message definitions ................................................................... 7 - 17

Real Time Clock ................................................................................7 - 18

Creating or editing real time programs .......................................7 - 18

Setting Real Time Clock.............................................................. 7 - 20

Serial Button Protocol .......................................................................7 - 21

Redundant Tracking Backup..............................................................7 - 22

Remote Submasters and Remote Macros........................................7 - 24

Chapter 8

Reference

␣ ......................................................................................................8 - 1

And ......................................................................................................8 - 2

At.........................................................................................................8 - 3

Autoload ..............................................................................................8 - 4

Back ....................................................................................................8 - 5

Black out .............................................................................................8 - 6

Blind .................................................................................................... 8 - 7

Bump switches ................................................................................... 8 - 8

Captured channels ...........................................................................8 - 10

Table of Contents vii

Chan ..................................................................................................8 - 11

Clear ..................................................................................................8 - 13

Clear fader .........................................................................................8 - 15

Clear show from memory .................................................................8 - 16

Cue ....................................................................................................8 - 17

Delay time .........................................................................................8 - 20

Diagnostic system clear ....................................................................8 - 21

Dim....................................................................................................8 - 22

Dimmer profiles ................................................................................8 - 23

Effects keys ......................................................................................8 - 26

Enter..................................................................................................8 - 27

Except ...............................................................................................8 - 28

Expand ..............................................................................................8 - 31

Fader display ..................................................................................... 8 - 32

Fader wheel ......................................................................................8 - 33

Flash ..................................................................................................8 - 34

Flexichannel ......................................................................................8 - 35

Full.....................................................................................................8 - 36

Go......................................................................................................8 - 37

Grand Master ....................................................................................8 - 38

Group ................................................................................................8 - 39

Group Sheet ......................................................................................8 - 41

Help ...................................................................................................8 - 42

Hold ...................................................................................................8 - 43

Infinite wait times .............................................................................8 - 44

Inhibitive submasters ........................................................................8 - 45

Link....................................................................................................8 - 46

Macros .............................................................................................. 8 - 48

Minus (-) ............................................................................................ 8 - 49

Page .................................................................................................. 8 - 50

Patch ................................................................................................. 8 - 52

Plus (+) ..............................................................................................8 - 53

Potentiometers (Pots) ....................................................................... 8 - 54

Power ................................................................................................8 - 55

Rec ....................................................................................................8 - 56

Record ...............................................................................................8 - 57

Rel .....................................................................................................8 - 58

Setup .................................................................................................8 - 59

Solo ................................................................................................... 8 - 60

Stage .................................................................................................8 - 62

Step/Part ...........................................................................................8 - 63

Sub ....................................................................................................8 - 64

Submaster Sheet ..............................................................................8 - 65

System Settings Menu ..................................................................... 8 - 66

viii Expression 2.0

System setting options ..................................................................... 8 - 67

Thru ...................................................................................................8 - 68

Time .................................................................................................. 8 - 69

Timed fader pairs ..............................................................................8 - 70

Track..................................................................................................8 - 72

Track Sheet ....................................................................................... 8 - 73

Type ..................................................................................................8 - 74

Update...............................................................................................8 - 75

Appendix A

DIP switch settings

␣ ␣ ........................................................................ A - 1

Appendix B

Error messages

␣ ␣ ␣ ................................................................................... B - 1

Appendix C

Specifications

␣ ␣ ␣ ...................................................................................... C - 1

Index

␣ ......................................................................................................................I - 1

Appendix D

Keyboard illustration

␣ ␣ ................................................................... D - 1

Table des matières

Autres manuels ETC Équipement d'éclairage

ETC

ETC ColorSource CYC Manuel utilisateur

ETC

ETC fos/4 Panel Yoke Manuel utilisateur

ETC

ETC Source Four Revolution Rotating Wheel Module Manuel utilisateur

ETC

ETC Sensor IQ Contact Input Control Option Card Manuel utilisateur

ETC

ETC fos/4 Series Manuel utilisateur

ETC

ETC ColorSource Spot jr v2.0 Manuel utilisateur

ETC

ETC Source 4WRD Manuel utilisateur

ETC

ETC Source Four Mini LED Manuel utilisateur

ETC

ETC Source Four LED Series Manuel utilisateur

ETC

ETC ColorSource Spot VXT Manuel utilisateur

ETC

ETC High End Systems SolaPix 7 Manuel utilisateur

ETC

ETC Express 24/48 Manuel utilisateur

ETC

ETC Desire Fresnel Manuel utilisateur

ETC

ETC Source Four MultiPAR Manuel utilisateur

ETC

ETC Echo Manuel utilisateur

ETC

ETC Source Four LED Series Guide d'installation

ETC

ETC Source Four Mini CE Manuel utilisateur

ETC

ETC High End Systems SolaFrame 3000 Manuel utilisateur

ETC

ETC High End Systems SolaPix 19 Manuel utilisateur

ETC

ETC ColorSource Raceway Manuel utilisateur

ETC

ETC ArcSystem Pro Multi-Cell RDM Manuel utilisateur

ETC

ETC Lustr+ Manuel utilisateur

ETC

ETC Cyberlight LED Manuel utilisateur

ETC

ETC fos/4 Series Manuel utilisateur

Manuels Équipement d'éclairage populaires d'autres marques

Brizo

Brizo 8SP-MU-4 Manuel utilisateur

LUCE&LIGHT

LUCE&LIGHT BROM 1.0 Manuel utilisateur

IKEA

IKEA BJÖRKSPIREA Manuel utilisateur

Laserworld

Laserworld Evolution Series ES-400RGB Manuel utilisateur

Alien

Alien RG STAR Manuel utilisateur

EuroLite

EuroLite LED B-40 Manuel utilisateur

Qazqa

Qazqa Suplux SL 3 Black 103062 Manuel utilisateur

Commercial Electric

Commercial Electric 54568141 Manuel utilisateur

CREE LIGHTING

CREE LIGHTING 304 Series Manuel utilisateur

Goobay

Goobay 49867 Manuel utilisateur

ECOMAN ITALIA

ECOMAN ITALIA LED T8 Manuel utilisateur

Alkalite

Alkalite Krypton KT-81 Manuel utilisateur

Clas Ohlson

Clas Ohlson GU10 Manuel utilisateur

DTS

DTS DELTA 10 F Manuel utilisateur

ring

ring Solar Steplight Manuel utilisateur

One Stop Gardens

One Stop Gardens 57696 Instructions de montage

Chauvet DJ

Chauvet DJ COREpar UV120 ILS Manuel utilisateur

SIREM

SIREM Swimeo A2 Manuel utilisateur