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
Register Your Console 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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