Express Console Specifications and Functions

Electrical

Voltage input 100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz
Maximum current 0.8 amps

Built-in interfaces

1,024 DMX512 outputs
Parallel printer
Remote Focus Unit
Remote Macro control
Remote Trigger option
MIDI Time code control
ETCLink
Console lights

System capacity

600 cues per show
125 or 250 control channels
Proportional patching of up to 1,024 DMX512 dimmers
Eight-part multipart cues
Thirty-three dimmer profiles, all but one of which are editable
500 groups
99 focus points
2,000 macros
24 overlapping submasters
Ten pages of submaster memory
Two timed/manual fader pairs

Options

Parallel printer
Remote Focus Unit
Lighting Playback Controller
Remote Interface Unit
Remote Video Interface
Remote Macro controls
Console lights

Size and weight

35 x 15 x 6 inches
21 pounds

Console memory

Information in console memory is preserved by an electronic backup system for approximately 28 days. Within the limits of this system, if power should fail or if you shut down and then re-power, all programmed elements should be the same as they were. For additional security, ETC recommends that you routinely save to diskette as you go along and before shutting down.

CAUTION: The electronic backup maintenance system must be recharged periodically to function as intended. You must have the processor on for at least seven hours every 28 days to maintain the necessary charge.

Fader functions

Fade times programmable from 0.1 seconds to 99:59 minutes
Manual override of upfade and/or downfade
Rate override
Split time fades
Manual fades
Background fades with LTP channels
User selectable default fade times
Hold/Back functions

Playback controls

Two timed/manual fader pairs
Two [Go] buttons
Two [Hold] buttons
Two [Back] buttons
Two [Rate] buttons
Two [Clear] buttons
24 submasters
Programmable Master on 100mm potentiometer
Blackout function
Trackpad
Eight softkeys to streamline operations

Timed control

Internal or external clock
12-hour or 24-hour timing
References sunrise and sunset with astronomical clock
Up to 500 user-created, Real Time Programs

Display functions

VGA video output
Extensive online Help displays available for all functions
Stage
Blind
Fader
Effects
Spreadsheets: Cues, Submasters, Groups and Focus Points
Patch
Park
Setup
Flexichannel (displays only recorded channels)
Channel attributes

Submaster functions

Ten pages of recorded submasters each
Fully overlapping channel assignments
Proportional channel levels
The bump buttons for all submasters may be enabled, disabled or placed in solo mode as a group or individually
Integral LEDs on all submasters
Programmable fade and wait times
Live and programmed rate control
Submasters either overlapping pile-on or inhibitive
All submasters programmable with effects
Update function
Control keypad features
Spreadsheet editing
Submaster list

Channel functions

8-bit and 16-bit data types
Both highest level (Highest Takes Precedence) and last action (Latest Takes Precedence) channel types
Group function to proportionally manipulate channels
[And], [Except], [Only], and [Thru] functions for selection of control lists
[Full] function
[Level] sets a channel to an editable default value
Independent channels
Flip channel
Link List allows channels to be linked together for control by the trackpad

Moving light functions

Fixture personalities may be loaded from diskette
Patch fixtures by assigning personalities, starting channels, starting DMX512 address, remote dimmer, swap focus, pan or tilt flip
Five attribute categories
Fixture box level adjustment
Fixture focus with Solo

Cue functions

Up to 600 cues in the range 0.1 to 999.9
Discrete upfade and downfade times (00:00-99:59) for each cue
Linked cue sequences
Effect cues
Split wait times
Follow time
Link to cue or macro
Eight-part multipart cues
Selective cue recording
Update cue command
Attribute range editing
Subroutines, with cue or style steps
Spreadsheet editing
Cue list

Group functions

Up to 500 groups
Any cue or submaster may be accessed as a group
Spreadsheet editing
Group list

Focus point functions

up to 99 preset focus points
Hard key for quick access
Update cues and submasters when focus point changes
Record level of focus point without link
Available in effects
Printout available
Spreadsheet editing
Focus point list

Diskette functions

3.5-inch high-density diskette drive for show storage
One show per disk
Software updates installed through diskette drive
Retrieve show and configuration contents separately or together

Macro functions

Up to 2,000 macro selections for programming
Macros may activate any key except [Enter Macro]
Live Learn mode
Macro editing
Macros programmable for Macro wait
Can include in real time programs
Can include in time code events
Four macros operated by remote switches
Powerup macro
Remote Trigger function

Effects functions

Effects may be recorded as cues or submasters
Up to 100 steps each
Live effects recording
Spreadsheet editing
8-bit and 16-bit data types
Variability of rate during playback
Step times
In/Dwell/Out Step fade times
High/Low Levels
In/Dwell/Out Effect fade times
Range editing of effect attributes and step values

Profile functions

Profiles may be assigned to dimmers
Ten preset profiles, nine of which are editable
Twenty-three additional profiles that may be programmed