Sneak; Flip - ETC ION Operation Manual

Sneak

The [Sneak] command (when a destination is not provided) removes manual changes from
selected channels and allows the channels to sneak back to their background states (cue or
submaster instruction, if any). For Expression users, this is similar to Release.
If there is no background state from the playbacks, the channel parameters will be set to their home
position. The sneak command follows the sneak timing default established in Setup (see Setup -
{Manual Control}, page
The sneak command can also be used to send a channel parameter to a specific destination, either
with or without timing. The following examples illustrate the various methods of using the sneak
command:
• [channel list] [Sneak] [Enter] - releases manual control, setting parameters to their
background state. If there are current values for those parameters from a playback, those are
the values that will be restored. If there are no values from a playback, the parameters are set
to home (or default) position.
• [channel list] [Color] [Sneak] [Enter] - sneaks color of the selected channels to the default
or background state.
• [Sneak] [Enter] - when no channels are selected, restores all channels with manual values
to their background state.
• [Sneak] [Sneak]- puts {AllNPs} [Sneak] on the command line, which sneaks out all non-
intensity parameters. [Sneak][Sneak] is a self-terminating command.
• [Sneak] <Time> [3] [Enter] - restores all channels with manual values to their background
state in 3 seconds.
• [Group] [5] <Color Palette> [9] [Sneak] [Enter] - selects group 5 and sneaks it to color
palette 9 using default sneak time.
• [Group] [3] [at] <Color Palette> [1] [Sneak] <Time> [7] [Enter] - selects group 3 and sneaks
it to color palette 1 in 7 seconds.
• [Sub] [4] [At] [5] [0] [Sneak] [2] [Enter] - selects submaster 4 and sneaks it to 50% in 2
seconds.
N o t e :
• [Chan][1] [Sneak] {Preset 1}- selects channel 1 and sneaks it to preset 1 using default sneak
time.
• [Chan][2][Sneak]<Time>[2]{Intensity Palette 3} - selects channel 2 and sneaks it to
intensity palette 3 in 2 seconds

Flip

The {Flip} feature is used to invert the pan and tilt values of selected channels to achieve the same
focus position from the opposite yoke position. This allows you to correctly focus a fixture that may
be at the end of its pan or tilt range or to correct a fade that may be moving in an undesired
direction. {Flip} is a softkey in the encoder LCD. To access it, press and hold either the "Pan" or
"Tilt" encoder, then press the corresponding softkey.
The following example illustrates the use of {Flip}:
• [channel list] {Flip}
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101), unless a timing value is provided as part of the sneak command.
When recalling a reference from the direct selects to use with the sneak
command, the sneak command has to be entered before the reference.
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