Related Manuals for ETC EchoTouch
Summary of Contents for ETC EchoTouch
- Page 1 EchoTouch User Manual v2.5.0 Part Number: 7186M1283-2.5.0 Rev: A Released: 2018-11...
- Page 2 To view a list of trademarks and patents, go to etcconnect.com/ip. All other trademarks, both marked and not marked, are the property of their respective owners. ETC intends this document, whether printed or electronic, to be provided in its entirety.
-
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Introduction Help from ETC Technical Services Register Your Device Online User Forums EchoTouch Overview Zones Zone Map Pages Layout Mode Getting Started With Patching Patch Add Echo Zone Add Dimmer Add Device Identify Loading a Fixture Profile... - Page 4 Remove Default Show Files, Advanced Import Settings Update Firmware Install Extras Export Logs Installing Language Packs...
-
Page 5: Introduction
Introduction This manual is for use with EchoTouch. In order to be specific about where features and commands are found, the following naming and text con- ventions will be used: Buttons, Browser menus, and commands are indicated in bold text. For example: In the File menu, click Open. -
Page 6: Help From Etc Technical Services
Registering your device with ETC ensures that you will be notified of software and library updates, as well as any product advisories. To register your device, you will need to enroll in “My ETC,” a personalized ETC website that provides a more direct path of communication between you and ETC. -
Page 7: Echotouch Overview
EchoTouch is an all-in-one flush or surface mounted touchscreen that provides control of up to 16 Echo Zones and connectivity with other Echo control and output products. EchoTouch provides local control of a full universe of DMX and sACN or Art-Net outputs. It is also an RDM con- troller for compatible and enabled devices. - Page 8 This button is used to lockout other Echo devices in the shared space. The Lockout button will only display if Show Echo Space Lockout Control has been enabled in Settings: Echo Pages Pages are user configurable displays that can contain buttons for presets, sequences, off, and faders for zones. EchoTouch Overview...
-
Page 9: Layout Mode
Layout Mode for more information about customizing a page. Add Page Allows you to add a new page. You can have up to seven customizable pages on EchoTouch. The new page will be blank. You can use the Add Item button to configure your page. - Page 10 When configuring pages in layout mode, the following options are available: Add Item Edit Item Remove Item Press the Done button to exit the layout mode. Add Item Items are zone faders, presets, sequences, or additional buttons that can be added to a page. EchoTouch Overview...
- Page 11 Multi Space - allows you to trigger off or a preset with the same number in multiple spaces. Remove Item Allows you to remove a zone fader, preset, sequence, or off button from a page. You can only remove one item at a time. Note: There is no undo when removing an item. EchoTouch Overview...
- Page 12 EchoTouch Overview...
-
Page 13: Getting Started With Patching
Getting Started With Patching To be able to control the lighting fixtures in your system you need to assign each Echo Zone, dimmer, fixture a group of dimmers) to a zone. This is done in Patch. The zone can then be used to control a fixture. The zone also becomes a way to select that fixture for other types of control like color changes, or adjustment of other parameters (in the case of a moving light, for example). -
Page 14: Add Dimmer
EchoTouch. Studio- controls color temperature, tint, and intensity on devices patched to an Echo DMX Scene Controller or another EchoTouch. Color Temp - controls color temperature and intensity on devices patched to an Echo DMX Scene Controller or another EchoTouch. -
Page 15: Add Device
Patching a Dimmer or Single-address Device 1. Press Add dimmer.This will open the Patch Wizard display. 2. Select zone to enter the number. 3. Select Count to enter in the number of similar devices you are patching. If the quantity is more than one, each dimmer will occupy one DMX address, starting from the address you specify. -
Page 16: Rdm
Patching a Device 1. Press Add Device. This will open the Patch Wizard display. 2. Select the correct personality from the list provided. Select the make and type of device to match the actual connected device. Some devices have modes that must also match on the device and in the patch list. -
Page 17: Identify
There is a device editor application for Windows PCs called ColorSource Personality Edit, which is available for download at www.etcconnect.com. To request a fixture personality from ETC, please send your request along with the user manual, the required mode(s) and your need by date to ColorSourceConsole@etcconnect.com. -
Page 18: Invert Pan
Each cell shows the DMX address, the value in the range 0-255 and the name of the parameter for a device patched with a personality. Cells colored in light blue indicate the base address of the item, which is the address entered in the Patch screen DMX box. -
Page 19: Remove
Remove Select a zone, and press Remove to remove from the patch. The removed item will no longer display on the zone map. About RDM RDM is a two-way communications method built-in to ordinary DMX512 for lighting control. By using RDM, you can find lights, find out about them and their status, patch them, and set their operating mode without needing to go to the light itself. - Page 20 Getting Started With Patching...
-
Page 21: Controlling Parameters
Controlling Parameters Depending on the types of lights you have patched, you may have additional parameters that you can control. Those parameters may include color, position (focus), beam, and lamp commands. Parameter All the controllable features of an automated light, with the exception of the intensity, are known as the para- meters of the light. -
Page 22: Parameter, Position
Controls the parameters of the selected light(s). Only lights with parameters may be controlled here. Pick a parameter and swipe the value box up and down to change values. A green arrow will appear on the value box when you are swiping it. Pick the value box with one press to open a filmstrip view of the available settings. -
Page 23: Nudge
The second page displays a cross hair pan and tilt control. Tap the tab twice to get to the second page. A white dot is used to indicate the current location. The actual pan and tilt values will display above the Nudge button. - Page 24 The color picker is a diagram of the visible spectrum varying by hue from left to right and by saturation (pale- ness) from top to bottom. The color picker can be set to colors or whites mode. See Whites for more inform- ation.
-
Page 25: Parameter, Beam
For lights with fixed ranges of preset colors, such as color wheels or scrollers, use the parameter all tab. The filmstrip may be scrolled left or right to see all the choices. Whites The color picker can be set to either colors or whites. In whites mode, the picker will attempt to match the shade of white selected. -
Page 26: Parameter, Lamp Commands
Controls the parameters of the selected light(s). Only lights with parameters may be controlled here. Pick a parameter and swipe the value box up and down to change values. Pick the value box with one press to open a filmstrip view of the available settings. The filmstrip may be scrolled left or right to see all the choices. - Page 27 Home All Sends all or just the selected parameters of the selected lights to their home positions. The home positions are pre-recorded in the patching personality files, and may not be changed by the user. Generally, parameters home to useful settings. For instance, pan and tilt will be set to mid-way values. Gobos and beam control will be set so that the beam is unobstructed and visible.
- Page 28 Controlling Parameters...
-
Page 29: Recording Your Looks For Playback
Presets are a collections of all zones in a space set to defined values. Only one preset can be played back at a time. Presets can be played back from the EchoTouch itself or from additional Echo devices connected via EchoConnect. - Page 30 EchoTouch is in. You can also assign a button to control presets in other spaces not including the one that your EchoTouch is in. The Off button takes all outputs in a space to 0% level and non-intensity parameters to their home position.
-
Page 31: Record Sequence
Record Sequence Note: Sequences can only be used to control zones that are patched to DMX, sACN or ArtNet addresses. Sequences play back on sequence buttons on pages. A sequence may contain up to 99 steps with fade and step timing. Note: A sequence button must be available on a page... -
Page 32: Edit Sequence List
Active: Only zones with an intensity above zero are included. Selected: Only zones currently selected (surrounded by a green box on the zone map or brightly lit on the bumps) are included. All: All zones are included. Include: Intensity / Color: Only the intensity and color mixing zones are included. Position: Only the position (pan/tilt) zones are included. - Page 33 Delete Step Deletes the selected step. The sequence list will not be re-numbered, and the missing step will be skipped the next time the list is played. Edit Step Pressing Edit Step will cause only the content in the selected step to be live on-stage. Any presets or manual zone levels that are not part of the selected step will be suppressed while in Edit Step mode.
- Page 34 Recording Your Looks For Playback...
-
Page 35: System Settings And Setup
You can adjust the backlight for the touchscreen. 1 is the dimmest setting and 7 is the brightest. Settings: Network Note: The network tab is not available in the offline editor. From this tab you can configure the network for your EchoTouch. System Settings and Setup... - Page 36 Choose the network output protocol. Current options are Streaming ACN (sACN) or ArtNet. You can assign the internal network universe to any sACN universe number. In the Patch display, the internal universe number will be displayed first with the assigned sACN universe in parentheses. When Auto is enabled (the box will be yellow), the IP address and subnet will automatically be set via a DHCP server.
- Page 37 Echo Space - assigns the Echo Space used by your touchscreen. An Echo system can support spaces 1 through 16. Require Setup Passcode - when enabled, the touchscreen requires a four digit passcode be entered to access the setup options, such as patch and settings. ShowRecord Button - when disabled, the record button will be hidden.
- Page 38 System Settings and Setup...
-
Page 39: Showfile Management
Showfile Management This section explains how to create, save, open, delete, import, and export show files. Software upgrades creating a default show file are also covered. Files All filing operations: Open Save Save As Show files: Save as default Remove default Delete Import Export... -
Page 40: File, Save
File, Save Save the show by going to Setup>Files>Save. The show will be saved with the name you last gave it. If you have not yet saved the show with a name, you will be prompted to enter a show file name. Caution: All data is stored internally in non-volatile memory. -
Page 41: File, Delete
When the Export button is pressed, the following screen will display. Press Yes to export. If you want to leave this display without exporting, press No. File, Delete Delete an existing show file off your device by going to Setup>Files>Shows>Delete. When the Delete button is pressed, the following screen will display showing the available show files. -
Page 42: Save As Default
Update Firmware The main operating software can be updated here. The software must be obtained from ETC and placed in the root of the USB drive. Please make sure the software file is not inside any other folder or subdirectory, as this will hide it from the update function. -
Page 43: Export Logs
The files you wish to import must be obtained from ETC and placed in the root of the USB drive. The files will be named with the suffix .cspkg. Note: You cannot update the main operating software here, only support files. - Page 44 Tel +49 (80 24) 47 00-0 Service: (DE) techserv-hoki@etcconnect.com Hong Kong Tel +852 2799 1220 Service: (Asia) service@etcasia.com Web: etcconnect.com © 2018 Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. Product information and specifications subject to change. ETC intends this document to be provided in its entirety. 7186M1283-2.5.0 Released 2018-11...