expression2x Lighting control system Version 2.0 expression2x Lighting control system Version 2.0 User Manual Copyright 1994-96 Electronic Theatre Controls 4031M1001 Revised May 1996 Limited Warranty Electronic Theatre Controls (ETC) warrants to the original The owner’s obligations during the warranty period under owner or retail customer that for a period of one year this warranty are to notify ETC at ETC’s address within from date of delivery of a portable system or energization one week of any suspected defect, and to return the of a permanently installed system (up to a maximum of goods prepaid to ETC at their factory or authorized ser- 18 months from delivery) its products will be free from vice center. defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service. Warranty is limited to 90 days for rental THIS WARRANTY IS CONTINGENT ON THE CUS- equipment. 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THE GOODS SOLD. ETC’s sole responsibility under this warranty shall be to This written warranty is intended as a complete and repair or replace at ETC’s option such parts as shall be exclusive statement of the terms thereof. Prior dealings determined to be defective on ETC’s inspection. ETC will or trade usage shall not be relevant to modify, explain or not assume any responsibility for any labor expended or vary this warranty. Acceptance of, or acquiescing in, a materials used to repair any equipment without ETC’s course of performance under this warranty shall not prior written authorization. ETC shall not be responsible modify the meaning of this agreement even though for any incidental, general or consequential damages, either party has knowledge of the performance and a damages to property, damages for loss of use, time, prof- chance to object. its or income, or any other damages. Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer’s Name: Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. Manufacturer’s Address: 3030 Laura Lane Middleton, WI 53562 USA declares that the product Product name: Expression 2 lighting control console Model: Expression 2x, Concept 2x, Insight 2x, Insight 2, Impression 2, Lighting Playback Controller Product Options This declaration covers all options of the above products. conforms to the following product specifications: Safety: EN 60950 EMC: CISPR 22/EN55022 Class B IEC 801-2:1984/IEC 1000-4-2:1995-01 8KV AD IEC 801-3:1984/ENV 50140, ENV 50204:1993 3 V/M 26-1000 MHz IEC 801-4:1988/IEC 1000-4-4:1995-01 .5kV Sig. Lines 1kV power line Supplementary information: The products herewith comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, as amended by Directive 92/31/EEC. Middleton, Wisconsin, USA 25 April 1995_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Jonathan R. Ide/Vice President of Research and Development European contact: Your local ETC Technical Services office, or ETC Ltd, 5 Victoria Industrial Estate, Victoria Road, London W3 6UU, UK, Tel: (+44) 181 896 1000 Fax: (+44) 181 896 2000 table of contents Chapter 1 Introduction . 1 Troubleshooting . 2 Using this manual . 3 Using Help. 3 Text conventions. 3 Output level conventions . 3 About Show . 4 Chapter 2 Monitor displays . 5 Channel colors. 6 Changing pages. 6 Stage . 7 Blind . 8 Fader . 9 Flexichannel . 10 Updating Flexichannel. 10 Tracksheet. 11 Patch . 12 Park . 13 Playback . 14 LED displays . 15 A/B display . 15 Next cue display . 15 C/D display . 15 Record display . 15 Channel/group display. 16 Rate/X display . 16 Level/Y display . 16 Chapter 3 System settings . 17 Setting number of dimmers . 18 Setting number of channels . 18 Setting default fade times. 19 Setting default Level . 20 Setting default fader clear time. 20 Setting default Sneak time . 21 Setting Designer’s Worksheet options . 22 Enable/disable Blackout key . 23 Enable/disable Flexichannel . 24 Updating Flexichannel. 24 Set Master type . 25 Set Channels/Submasters 1-to-1. 25 Setting time format . 26 Record Lockout . 26 Enable/disable Bump keys . 27 Setting clock . 28 Naming show . 29 Chapter 4 Patch . 31 Selecting one-to-one patch . 32 Creating custom patch . 32 Patching dimmers to channels . 33 Proportional patching . 34 Unpatching individual dimmers. 35 Labeling dimmers . 36 Assigning a profile to a dimmer . 37 Dimmer profiles . 37 Capturing channels in Patch . 38 Dimmer check. 39 About. 40 About Dimmer . 40 About Dimmer with ETCLink . 41 Multiplexed dimmers . 42 Patching to a Strand CD80 dimmer rack . 43 Chapter 5 Setting channel levels . 45 Channel modes . 46 Captured channels . 46 Selected channels. 46 Recorded channels . 46 Moving channels. 46 Tracked channels . 46 Channel Attributes display . 47 Independent channels . 48 Flipped channels . 49 Labeling a channel . 50 Selecting channels . 51 Selecting channels in Flexichannel mode . ..