Disabling the Trackpad on an ETC Express?

[Spader]

Is it possible?

Our board, an ETC Express 125/250 run by an Emphasis system, has a funky trackpad. Lately it has been constantly picking up ghost input and has made individual channel selection next to impossible (I had to tweak a cue using the cue sheet in Blind yesterday -- a workaround, but not a preferrable one).

So, I want to know if there is a way to just turn it off all together. We don't use it that much anyway, and it would save us plenty of headaches.

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This is a new one for me. You should be able to go to moving light encoders and take it off the tX and tY. I believe that will do it, though I am not certain. I am not sure if the trackpad has a back door into the intensity values beyond that setting.

[Spader]

Thanks, but what I am trying to do is COMPLETELY disable the trackpad. The problem is that it is picking up an input constantly, so instead of capturing channel 148, I capture channels 1, 4, and then 8. It is very annoying, and I'd like to just disable it completey.
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I have not been on and express in awhile, but I do not believe that you can disable it. Might be worth a call to ETC. Though I have never opened one up, and neither should you, a repair shop might be able to unhook it. I don't know if it is on its own PCB or not, so that they could be tricky.

[SteveB]

Originally Posted by Spader

Thanks, but what I am trying to do is COMPLETELY disable the trackpad. The problem is that it is picking up an input constantly, so instead of capturing channel 148, I capture channels 1, 4, and then 8. It is very annoying, and I'd like to just disable it completey.
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You can't disable it, you may well have a bad trackpad and will need service at ETC

One workaround, for when the Trackpad is configured for ML's (thus sometimes non-functional to set conventional levels) is "Ch - XX - AT - +/-" to refine levels.

Steve B.

[xander]

I have had the same issue with the Express trackpad and it is possible to disable it all together. However, I would assume it is a hardware thing, not a software thing. I wasn't the one that took care of it, so I don't know, but I know it's possible. I would call ETC and explain the problem, and if it needs a "costly" repair, ask them where the nearest ETC certified tech is so they can disable it.

-Tim

[Spader]

Thanks; I will definitely tell the "higher-ups" at my theatre that. Programming just hasn't been fun lately .

[bdkdesigns]

Funny, we just started experiencing the same problem two days ago with our old Express. We just firmly pushed down on the trackpad on each corner and it would start working again.

[Grog12]

Having had this issue recenlty myself I spoke with my local ETC repairman. Basically its a buildup of dust ect. The inside of the console needs to be cleaned and should be done by liscenced proffesional.

[MSLD]

Is the trackpad on a ribbon cable on the inside and you can just pull the ribbon cable to disable it?