Expression 3 - ETC

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Expression Off-Line When you want to create or modify a program but are not near your console, consider working off-line with Expression Off-Line. This handy program runs on a pc computer and emulates the function of Expression, Concept and Impression consoles running version 3.03 system software. With Expression Off-Line, you can do everything in the computer you could do at your console keyboard except run a show. When the show you produce in Expression Off-Line is ready, merely store it on a diskette, transfer the diskette to your console, read it and run it. Or, if you want to modify a show stored in the console, you can do it in Expression Off-line as well and free the console for other purposes. One advantage of using Expression Off-Line is that you can print lists from your show without attaching a printer to the console. Another advantage is that you can label elements in your show without the need to attach a keyboard to your console. Expression Off-Line is available without charge from ETC. It can be ordered through your dealer or directly from ETC at 800-775-4382. You can also download Expression Off-Line from the ETC website at www.etcconnect.com. 324 Chapter 25 Accessories
Appendix A Installation This appendix includes instructions for installing your console and optional accessories. Chapter 3 System settings and Chapter 4 Patching channels include instructions for entering the software settings you will probably update before you begin a new show. Appendix A includes the following installation procedures: • Installing your console • Installing your monitors • Installing a mouse or other pointing device • Connecting your dimmers • System configuration • Installing the alphanumeric keyboard • Installing a printer • Installing Designer’s Worksheet • Installing Remote Focus Unit • MIDI • SMPTE • ETCNet • Installing remote video monitors • Installing Full Tracking Backup • Installing Remote Macros An illustration of the console’s back panel is shown on the next page. Operating instructions for optional accessories are included in Chapter 25 Accessories, page 313. Expression 3 User Manual, v.3.1 325
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Expression 3 Lighting control syste
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Chapter 3 System settings . . . . .
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Chapter 7 Cues . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 13 Submasters . . . . . . .
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Chapter 17 Subroutines . . . . . .
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Resetting loop time . . . . . . . .
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xiv Contents
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Using this manual This manual provi
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Output level conventions The consol
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Effects LTP channels may be used to
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The Only command Only is a particul
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Help from ETC Technical Services If
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Colors in displays The colors in wh
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Stage The Stage display shows you t
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Tracksheet The Tracksheet display s
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Park Press [Park] to bring up the P
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Time Code List display You may togg
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22 Chapter 2 Monitor displays
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Setting the number of dimmers Your
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Setting default fade times The cons
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Setting default sneak time The snea
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Enabling the template The procedure
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Set grandmaster type You may set th
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Setting the clock The console clock
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Latitude, longitude, time zone Choo
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About Show About Show provides you
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Selecting one-to-one patch The one-
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Proportional patching Normally, dim
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Labeling dimmers The console allows
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Assigning a profile to a dimmer You
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Clear All For a selected profile, C
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About Dimmer The About Dimmer displ
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Setting dimmers to Dimmer Doubling
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Chapter 5 Setting channel levels Se
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Channel Attributes display The Chan
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Channel data type Channels normally
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Selecting channels Using the keypad
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Sneak Sneak is a softkey that you c
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About Channel The About Channel dis
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Chapter 6 Adding moving lights to t
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Personality Setup You may find that
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Viewing a personality 1. From the P
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Patching one fixture or a fixture r
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Attribute Setup Personalities may h
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Encoder Setup Level setting control
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Change individually 1. Select an en
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Working with fixtures Following are
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Fixture focus with Solo Solo provid
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Chapter 7 Cues The console allows y
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Recording functions Viewing cues Th
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Working with cues in Stage When rec
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Recording a cue with a single fade
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Recording a cue with a wait time Wa
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Follow [Follow] allows you to play
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Linking a macro to a cue [Link] all
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Labeling cues The console allows yo
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Modifying cue attributes If all you
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Updating a recorded cue You need no
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Copying cues You may want to use a
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Chapter 8 Track Track record functi
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Recording modified cues The differe
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Inserting cues If you insert a cue
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Pulling channels in Blind If you in
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If cue 5 is an allfade, the console
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Chapter 9 Multipart cues A multipar
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Converting a standard cue to a mult
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Editing a multipart cue Once you ha
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Modifying fade and wait times If yo
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Chapter 10 Playing back cues The co
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Fader keys Clear Each fader is equi
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Fader Status display The fader stat
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Controlling fades manually The cons
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Quickstep Quickstep allows you to r
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Chapter 11 Groups The console allow
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Recording a group using Solo You ca
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Working with groups in Stage Displa
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Updating a recorded group You need
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Deleting groups Delete a group from
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Modifying cues or submasters You ca
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Chapter 12 Focus points When workin
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Recording a focus point using Solo
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Updating focus points Update allows
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Editing a focus point in Blind You
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Deleting focus points Delete a focu
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Chapter 13 Submasters Expression 3
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Changing type You can change a subm
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Playback Submaster List The Playbac
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Submaster LEDs Each submaster bump
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Adding fade and dwell times You can
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Adding a rate to a submaster Rate a
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Inhibitive submasters Creating A re
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Modifying submasters in Blind To mo
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Updating a recorded submaster You n
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Labeling submasters The console all
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Copying cues or groups to submaster
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Chapter 14 Command display lists an
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Submaster List The Submaster List o
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7. Press [5] [Enter]. Specifies 5 s
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Deleting a group Follow this proced
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Working in spreadsheets Cues, subma
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Replacing channel level As a conven
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Deleting submasters After entering
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Editing groups You may edit a group
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Editing focus points You may edit a
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Chapter 15 Park Park allows you to
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Unparking dimmers Unparking one dim
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Unparking channels Unparking one ch
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Parking fixtures You can park fixtu
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Chapter 16 Effects An effect is a c
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• Out - The Out Time, the meaning
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Notes on working with steps in Blin
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Adding grouped channels The procedu
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Adding groups or focus points The p
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Modifying the effect You can set ch
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Deleting channels Delete channels f
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Deleting steps You may delete any s
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Modifying step timing and levels On
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Changing upfade, dwell and downfade
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Setting a random effect rate An eff
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Chapter 17 Subroutines A subroutine
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Style steps The following playback
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15. Press [S1], Step, [6] [Enter].
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Chapter 18 Macros A macro allows yo
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Follow these steps to create a macr
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Using submasters in macros Submaste
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Modifying macros Editing mode In th
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Auto channel check This macro autom
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Chapter 19 Link lists Console chann
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Setting up a link To set up a link,
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Moving a link Use [S7], Move Link,
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Chapter 20 Diskette functions This
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Contents of the showfile When you w
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Read show components only Frequentl
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Chapter 21 Printing The console sup
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Printouts available Following is a
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Chapter 22 Clear functions This cha
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Clear and reset options Following i
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Chapter 23 Dimmer monitoring ETC co
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Error messages ETCLink provides mes
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ETCLink displays Dimming system sta
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Dimmer status The Dimmer Status dis
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Page 291 and 292: Working with Sensor backup looks A
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Page 329 and 330: Designer’s Worksheet Designer’s
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Page 347 and 348: Configuring the DMX512 ports Once y
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Page 379 and 380: Setup - System Settings (1) [Setup]
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Page 383 and 384: Appendix F Time and location United
Page 385 and 386: Appendix G Specifications Electrica
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Profile functions • Profiles may
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Appendix H Declaration of Conformit
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Appendix I Limited Warranty Electro
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and one-half percent) per month lat
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Index Numerics 16-bit About Channel
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Delete Cues . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Category. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Macros, Designer’s Worksheet Clea
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Remote dimmer, patching . . . . . .
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Fixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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