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  1. Brentgi

    ETC Source 4wrd & DMX Loss

    I recently installed some Source 4wrd retrofits. I am really happy with these fixtures and they perform as advertised. Great job ETC!However, one thing that I cringe to think about...When the S4wrd loses DMX, the light goes out. And there's no way to change DMX loss behavior.Just hope...
  2. soundtech193746

    How should i go about using a new control console?

    Hello everyone,This summer, I am working on "The Wizard Of Oz" as Lighting Operator. I was wandering if you all could give me some advice on using a new console, as the venue we are using this year is different than what we have used before. If it helps any, I am a ETC Eos programmer. The...
  3. Stevens R. Miller

    How to Set an ETC Unison/Paradigm

    Hey all, I've got yet another school system to cope with. This one has an ETC Element controlling its stage lights, and also a Unison (or is it Paradigm?) system to control its house lights. The latter are set with a small touch-screen, that looks like the picture below.The "House @ 50%" and...
  4. Stevens R. Miller

    Basic ETC Ion Question About Cues

    Amazingly, I have not been able to find the answer to this question in the oh-so-clear, 440-page pamphlet that comes with the ETC Ion.I have learned how to program basic cues and play them from a cue list. When I play a cue, channels set to specific intensities fade to those intensities...
  5. Sean McCarter

    ETC Obsession II Processor with OBSN-2 DMX Switcher. 4608 Channels.

    ETC Obsession II Processor with OBSN-2 DMX Switcher. 4608 Channels. Tested by the LightParts Team. No connecting or power cables included. Great for a backup. $200 OBO plus shipping to destination. Contact me direct [email protected]
  6. Jay Ashworth

    Control/Dimming Stupid Ion Questions 2

    In my previous post, Stupid Ion Questions 1, I don't think I ever quite got around to asking this, but having now spent some time programming there (finally, shut up) and on our Express 24/48, I now have one very specific, laser-focused question:When I build a look out of submasters and...
  7. Smatticus

    Control/Dimming Solais LR38 LED Retrofit with ETC Sensor CEM Classic

    Has anyone out there run into the Solais LR38 dimmable LED lamp? A high school I work at just replaced all of the incandescent lamps in the house light fixtures with these LED lamps. The fixtures are fed by ETC D20 Sensor dimmers controlled by a CEM Classic (five fixtures per dimmer). No...
  8. M

    Control/Dimming ETC Express LPC

    Hello all,Working on a quote for a few tweaks at a museum. I'm more of an audio guy so I 'll probably end up subbing out the LX stuff, but I'm trying to figure what kind of tools we'll need before I quote the job.It's a pretty simple setup: all conventional fixtures, probably ~50 dimmer...
  9. Max Garloff

    What console should I buy?

    Hello I am originally from Oregon but due to lack of work I moved to Las Vegas. I didn't find a criteria that really matched my skills. My profile currently says rep but there really isn't any rep in Vegas and it looks like my career is moving toward music and conventions however rep is my...
  10. R

    Replacing the floppy drive in an ETC Express

    We had an Express that was having some trouble with its disk drive. My boss purchased this floppy-drive emulator:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C4PCK9S/?tag=controlbooth-20This afternoon he installed it. So far, we've managed to "format" and "write all to disk," but are unable to "read...
  11. dvsDave

    ETC ColorSource Linear

    Jim Uphoff, ETC Fixtures Product Manager walks us through the new longer ColorSource Linear fixtures at USITT 2017.The colors are gorgeous and the dimming is smooth as could be.
  12. misspriddy

    Control/Dimming ETC Element cue transition/save issues

    Hello!Have been working with the same ETC board for a few years, the last year or so we've had the same problem occurring on and off:During tech we program cues with transition times and follows and save the show often.After tech the board will not playback the correct transition/follow...
  13. EHansenLX

    ETC Express & Moving Lights

    So I'm renting 2 Martin Mac 700 Profiles for an upcoming show and I was figuring on renting an Element as my control console. However, most of what I'm doing will be fairly simple and I'm wondering if just working with the Express 48/96 we already have would be sufficient.Anybody have any...
  14. Jay Ashworth

    Can a deep-clear on a SmartFade break anything?

    I'm back in an old venue in March, and I'm told that on their last show, their SF2496 -- which never really gave us any problems on any show I did there -- blew it's mind out in a car during intermission at one show, pushing them 15 minutes late (and possibly requiring them to run the rest of...
  15. fluentpc

    Multiple Consoles on ETC Net2

    Hello everyone, Our theater just finished settings up multiple consoles. We have an ETC Ion and Hog 4 PC on a Net2 lighting network. Everything works great except for moving lights. This is because the network works that the highest value for each DMX address is the value that is outputted...
  16. M

    Ion v2.5 - Changes to Calibrating Scrollers?

    Hey All,I'm doing a show with an Ion running v2.5 and some Forerunner 7" scrollers (powered by Apollo's Smart PSU if it matters).My ME just went to calibrate the scrollers and it seems the profile has changed? You can't wheel to the +/- of the frame and then hold down the encoder and hit...
  17. J

    Source Four Par Lens question.

    Hello, My name is Jim and I am the fixture product manager for Fixtures at ETC. I have a quick question for anyone that would be willing to take the time to answer. Our supplier for the lenses we ship with all S4 Par fixtures is stopping production of those lenses. We are being forced to...
  18. P

    Help with ETC Express

    Recently we have had issues with lights flickering and flashing and coming up and down by themselves which I suspect is the board (ETC Express 96). I thought I'd read in these forums that there was some sort of safe start to try using some combination of keys when turning it on. Does anyone...
  19. D

    LED House Lights Not dimming

    So my theatre installed a bunch of LED house lights 0-10V 1% dimming and gave me a few ELV10 dimmer modules and said it should work fine. Well surprise they don't dim. any ideas? The link to the units we have are below We are running 3 ETC sensor3 racks...
  20. Grant Strain

    Control/Dimming Issues with Dimming

    Hey everyone,I've been designing in a new space for a few months, and over that time, i've gone from 4 dimmers not dimming properly, to in excess of 8. The issue is that all the standard fixtures I have (ETC Source4, S4 PAR, Strand 6xX, Altman 6xX) will go to about 60% when I brung the...
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