Electronic Theatre Controls

Elegant

Original

Sophisticated

The touchscreen-versus-mechanical-controls debate stops here. Eos provides touchscreen flexibility with the tactile response of buttons, so you can keep your eyes on the stage, not the desk. And we’ve got buttons. No mouse needed when you access commonly used programming functions. We don’t bury necessary features under layers either. What you need is right within reach.

Each device on the system has a discrete workspace: designers no longer have to sacrifice their needs for those of programmers. Partitioned control provides a safe and effective method for multiple programmers to build content into a show file.

Eos Product Features

• 5000 channels (devices)
• 4000 and 8000 outputs/parameters
• Dedicated master playback fader pair
• 10 definable motorized faders, with 30 pages of control
• 99 cue lists
• 200 submasters
• 3 programmable grand masters
• Dedicated pan/tilt or XYZ encoders, 4 pageable encoders
• 2 15” LCD touchscreens
• High-density live and blind displays
• Electronic magic sheets
• ACN and ETCNet2 native
• MIDI and SMPTE In
• Synchronized backup
• Offline programming
• Data-laundering from Obsession, Expression and Emphasis show files
• 12 discrete on-line users
• Import Lightwright™ files

Introducing Ion – Complete Control™ from ETC

With the ease, power and operational style of Eos in a small, affordable package, Ion’s small footprint – 19” wide only - is the perfect solution for space-challenged environments and small venues. Providing fully integrated control of conventional and moving lights, Ion packs a punch.

Elegant, highly intuitive and simple to use, Ion will satisfy the needs of beginners and pros alike. But you don’t need a PhD in Ion to use it! Start with the everyday (channel 5 at full) and let the full potential of Ion – like the powerful effects package, marking and timing functions – unfold with your experience. And it’s an easy step from Ion to Eos, so the knowledge gained will work for you professionally for years to come.

Ion sports a generous programming keypad, dedicated encoders for non-intensity parameter control, a grand master and blackout button, as well as a master split fader. For more hands on control, Ion hosts up to six USB fader wings – the 1x20, 2x10 and 2x20 - for a total of 240 additional submasters with paging controls. The desk can support one or two external high-resolution DVI monitors, which can also be touchscreens.

Ion is available in three basic configurations –1024 outputs, 1536 outputs or 2048 outputs. Each of these versions supports channel numbering from 1 – 5000. A networked Ion system can support four discrete control inputs, including a combination of Ion desks, Ion Remote Processor Units - for synchronized backup or stand-alone lighting applications, Net3 Remote Video Interfaces or PC’s running the Eos Client Software. Remote control is also provided with the Net3 Radio Focus Remote.

Use Ion in a stand-alone system or as a remote programming station for an Eos system. When Ion is used as a client in an Eos system, it supports the full output of that host Eos system.

Software:

• Available in 1024, 1536 and 2048 output configurations
• Dedicated master playback fader pair
• Dedicated grand master and blackout switch
• 999 cue lists
• 200 active playbacks
• 300 submasters
• 4 x 1000 palettes (Intensity, Focus, Color, Beam)
• 1000 presets, effects and macros
• 4 pageable encoders
• Channel summary or table views, user configurable in live/blind
• Blind spreadsheet views
• Offline programming on PC (Vista or XP) and native on Macintosh (OS X Power PC or Intel)
• Data import from ETC Obsession, Express/ion, Emphasis and Strand Show files via ASCII
• Show file compatibility with Eos
• Client/server networking and synchronized backup

Hardware:

• Supports up to two high-resolution DVI monitors
• Integral LCD for softkeys and non-intensity parameter control
• 2 x DMX512 outputs, RDM ready
• ETCNet2 and Net3 native
• Hard disk memory and USB compatible external storage
• MIDI In/Out (additional time code functions via external gateways)
• Contact Closure Triggers
• 5 multipurpose USB bus (pointing devices,printer, mouse, keyboard, touchscreens, flash drives)
• Audio In/Out
• Phone remote control

The basics of lighting control, redefined.

Based on ETC’s award-winning Eos® control system but with a simplified feature set in a stand-alone console, Element was designed expressly for modest rigs and maximum hands-on fader control. Affordable and easy to use, Element packs in the fundamentals of lighting control. Element comes in two hardware versions, based on fader count, to suit your rig. Each supports either 250 or 500 channels and two full universes of DMX output:

• Element 40 – 250 Channels
• Element 40 – 500 Channels
• Element 60 – 250 Channels
• Element 60 – 500 Channels

Lighting control in your Element

• Channel Faders – Not just any channel faders – true LTP channel faders that you can use for simple shows directly or to build up looks for use as submasters or cues, or to actually edit levels stored in subs or cues live.
• Submasters – Turn a switch, and your channel faders become 40 Submasters for simple playback of live shows. Need subs all the time? The Element 60 provides 20 dedicated submaster faders in addition to the 40 switchable channel/submaster faders.
• Cue List – Record cues and fade times into Element’s single cue list for simple playback of more complex shows using a GO button. When you’re ready, use more complex timing functions like cue parts and follows to create more intricate lighting transitions.
• Effects – Record effects directly into cues or load them into Submasters for even more dynamic lighting looks.
• Accessory, LED and moving-light controls – At the press of a button, the On Demand ML Controls appear on screen with tools designed to control smaller numbers of non-intensity equipment like scrollers, gobo rotators and mirror heads for conventional fixtures. Color and Gel Picker tools let you apply just the right color to LEDs and color-mixing accessories and fixtures. Intensity, Focus, Color and Beam Palettes let you store commonly-used settings to buttons you can label yourself.
• ETC quality and support – From on-screen prompts to the Help system to video tutorials to ETC’s online Community Forums and acclaimed 24/7 Technical Support – ETC is in your Element.

The ideal element for Element

• Smaller venues like schools and houses of worship with a single console operator or volunteer staffers
• Rigs outfitted predominantly with conventional fixtures (spotlights, PARs, fresnels, etc. and their accessories – scrollers, mirror heads, gobo rotators, etc.)
• Rigs with some LED fixtures and/or a small number of simple moving lights

For 30 years ETC and Avab have been known for revolutionary lighting control design and a spirit of bold innovation.  Now those great minds have met, in Congo.

Melding together the engineering brilliance and experience of ETC and Avab systems, Congo maintains the simplicity of classic systems with the feature-rich functionality of a dedicated moving lights console. Clean functions for everyday theater work with conventional lights, plus advanced control of hundreds of moving lights, without mouse operations or computer menus. Like today's sophisticated but deadline-driven productions, Congo is high energy -- with short commands for fast results.

With Congo, you can move independent channels such as worklights, conductor lights, followspot and smoke machine control to a special section that isn't affected by the rest of the system. You have somewhere to put your screens without blocking your view of the stage. You see the important information, at any time, on the screens or in the console displays. And you can even have remote control of your rig with your own cordless phone. Simple, intuitive and innovative lighting control with a big brain for complexity wherever it arises. Congo handles the future without forgetting the past. Congo is designed for theater, broadcast, club systems, concert and special-event lighting. At the Eurovision Song Contest broadcast in Kyiv, Ukraine, Congo consoles controlled 300+ moving lights, 200+ conventionals and 16 media servers, among other devices. Complete with a theatrical-style main playback fader pair, 40 multipurpose Masters for group, submaster, effect and additional sequence control, 40 Direct Selects and a dedicated moving lights control section, Congo's hardware is suitable for any kind of playback situation. Over 200 moving-light templates and 30+ Dynamic Effects are provided within the console, with the ability to build and edit your own on the fly.

Software:

• Multiple Formats for all channel views including graphical channel layouts
• Channel purpose database with auto groups
• Special Jam Mode for busking with moving devices
• Direct Channel Mode
• Client/server networking & synchronized backup
• Electronic manual with User Profiles

Hardware:

• Supports up to three monitors starting at 1024 x 768 resolution
• Four graphical master displays 572 x 90
• LCD programming display
• Number Input and Channel Info displays
• Up to 3072 devices/channels and 6144 outputs/parameters
• 2 x DMX512 direct outputs, RDM ready
• Ethernet (Avab protocols, ETCNet2, ACN Draft 2.0)
• USB memory stick
• Hard disk memory
• Show import via ASCII
• MIDI In/Out
• Contact closure triggers
• 4 x USB multipurpose bus (memory, pointing device)
• APN Connector (Avab Peripheral Network)
• Audio In/Out Radio, pocket pc and phone remote control

ETC Congo jr

Congo jr is high energy -- with short commands for fast results

As with Congo, Congo jr lets you move independent channels such as worklights, conductor lights, followspot and smoke machine control to a special section that isn't affected by the rest of the system. You then see the important information, at any time, on the screens or in the console displays. And you can control your rig remotely, with your own cordless phone.

With Congo jr’s unique optional Master Playback Wing, you gain full access of the 40 Master Playbacks and the Direct Selects. The Master Playback Wing can be connected directly to either side of the console, or it may be used independently via a USB cable, giving you the freedom to configure your control area any way you like.

Simple, intuitive and innovative lighting control with a big brain for complexity wherever it arises. Congo jr – like its parent Congo -- handles the future without forgetting the past. Congo and Congo jr are ideal solutions for theater, house-of-worship, broadcast, club-system, concert and special-event lighting.

Software:

• Multiple formats for all channel views, including graphical channel layouts
• Channel purpose database with auto groups
• Special Jam mode for busking with moving devices (with optional Master Playback Wing)
• Direct Channel mode (with optional Master Playback Wing)
• Client/server networking and synchronized backup
• Electronic manual with User Profiles

Hardware:

• Supports up to two monitors, DVI or SVGA
• Built-In LCD display for softkeys and moving light control
• Up to 3072 devices/channels and 6144 outputs/parameters
• 2 x DMX512 direct outputs, RDM ready
• Ethernet (Avab protocols, ETCNet2, Net3/ACN, ArtNet)
• USB memory stick
• Hard disk memory
• Show import via ASCII
• MIDI In/Out
• Contact closure triggers
• USB multipurpose bus (memory, pointing device)
• Audio In/Out
• Phone remote control

ETC’s Radio Remote Focus Units (RRFU and cRRFU) provide simple, wireless solutions for remote control. The RRFU is compatible with the ETC Express, Expression and Insight consoles and LPCs, Arri Imagine 3 and Focus consoles, and the Emphasis Control System. This small hand-held transmitter unit provides access to frequently used commands for dimmer and channel checks as well as macro and record functions. The small receiver unit plugs directly into and is powered by the RFU port on the console or nodes. The equally convenient and powerful Congo® Radio Remote Focus Unit (cRRFU) is compatible with ETC’s new Congo console system and provides comprehensive control functionality.

• Available in two configurations – RRFU (Expression style) and cRRFU (Congo style)
• Wireless communication with a generous radio range
• Commonly used commands for focus and basic record & playback
• Macro access for any other console commands
• Programmable Sleep feature
• On/off switch
• Supports multiple units on one receiver
• Supports multiple systems operating separately in same area
• Standard 9V alkaline battery powers transmitter
• Belt clip, and wrist strap/lanyard hanging point

The new super-compact moving-light control console, from ETC!

You want to control moving lights with professional features but without the traditional price tag. You need a portable system without a lot of peripheral gear and you want more than a disco controller. Meet the latest addition to the Smart Solutions line from ETC – the SmartFade® ML!

SmartFade ML provides professional features like palettes, parameter “fan” and built-in dynamic effects with an easy-to-learn direct-access style of operation. With a capacity for up to 24 moving lights and an additional 48 intensity channels (dimmers), and the ability to patch to two complete universes of DMX512A (1,024 outputs), SmartFade ML gives you all the control you need for smaller rigs.

SmartFade ML’s color-coded backlit keys make it easy to operate in the dark, without requiring additional worklights. The keys and built-in LCD displays also provide status feedback for the rig, without the need for an external monitor.

Get smart – get moving, with SmartFade ML moving light control.

Features:

• Direct access controls
• 24 groups, 24x3 palettes (focus, color, beam)
• Parameter “Fan”
• 144 24-step sequences
• 199-step Stack sequence
• Manual or timed fades
• Move Dark auto-marking function
• Built-in pan/tilt and linear effects
• “Snapshot” temporary memory storage
• Master fader and blackout button
• Bumps, master fader and solo
• Two complete DMX universes of output
• MIDI in and MIDI out

Way more than a two-scene preset board. A compact console with serious power under the hood. Take it to a gig or make it your back-up board in a DMX system. Smartfade gives you big ETC lighting control quality at a compact price. Easy to use, powerful to play with, including a rich special-feature set when you need it.

• 48 24-step sequences
• 99-step Stack sequence
• Manual or timed fades
• "Magic” button for random output
• "Snapshot” temporary memory storage
• Master fader and Black out button
• Bumps master, fader, and solo
• DMX in and DMX out
• MIDI in and MIDI out
• USB
• SD card slot
• English, French, German & Spanish LCD support
• CE compliant and UL tested