ETC Element v2.1.0 - Manual (Page 286)

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Recharge the Handheld Battery
A battery level indicator is found in the upper right corner of the handheld LCD. When the battery is
near to a complete drain, the indicator will flash. When charging, the indicator will depict increasing
power to verify that it is charging.
When the remote is not in use, set the switch to the “Off” position to guard against accidental key
presses and to conserve battery power.
Charge the battery using the USB Mini-B cable that shipped with your RFR. Connect the USB Mini-
B connector to the handheld remote and the other end to the USB charger adapter supplied with
your RFR. You may also attach the USB cable to a powered USB-hub, personal computer, or your
console. A full recharge may take up to 12 hours.
Provided there is enough battery charge, you may use the remote while charging.
Remotes Enabled/Disable
Remotes must be enabled before using. For more information, see {RFR Settings}, page 49 and
RFR, page 256 .
Remotes Enabled/Disable Via a Macro
A macro can be used to enable or disable all remote control (RFR, WFR, iRFR, aRFR) connections
in Setup. The macro can either be a toggle between enable or disable, or it can have an absolute
action of either enabling or disabling remote connections using the {Enable} and {Disable}
softkeys in the Macro Editor.
RFR Operation Modes
The RFR defaults to opening in Channel Check mode the first time. The next time it is connected,
the RFR will return to the last mode it was in. There are other modes available in the RFR, however.
To switch modes, hold down the [Mode/More SK] button and then select the desired mode from
those available by pressing the appropriate softkey. Mode options are: Check, Park, Live, Playback,
and Patch.
Check Mode
This mode allows you to perform channel and address checks. The default is Channel. Check will
automatically be placed at the end of every command while in this mode.
Softkeys
The following softkeys are available for Check mode:
• Address
• Last
• Full
• Next
The right thumbwheel acts as next and last buttons. The left thumbwheel doesn’t have a function in
this mode.
C A U T I O N : If you choose to charge the remote from the Element console, you should unplug
the base station before doing so.
The remote will be functional once it is connected directly to the console. If the
base station is still connected and a command is entered on the remote, multiple
iterations of the command may register and this may create errors in the Element
command line.