ETC Ion - Manual (Page 47)

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System Basics 31
Graphical User Interface (GUI) Display Conventions
Ion relies on many traditional ETC indicators which you may be familiar with, as well as some new
ones. This section identifies the graphical and colorful conventions used in Ion to indicate
conditions to you.
Indicators in the Live/Blind Display
This is the live/blind summary view.
Conventionals
Most of the channels in the above image are conventional
channels (intensity is the only available parameter).
Conventionals have a straight line beneath the channel
number. They also display only the top field, intensity, as
no other parameters are available on a conventional
channel.
Moving Lights or Multi-parameter Devices
Several channels in the image are moving lights
(possessing more parameters than just intensity).
Moving light channels have a wavy line beneath the
channel number as well as parameter category indicators
at the bottom of the channel.
This view also has additional data fields beneath intensity
(F, C, B). This information can be suppressed by pressing
and holding [Data] and any of the encoder paging keys
(Focus, Color, Image, Shutter, or Form). Doing so will
leave only the intensity field and FCB indicators at the
bottom of the channel.
Note: The color and text conventions described below apply regardless of the format of
live/blind being used (see Using [Format], page 39 ).
Channel Number
Straight line under
channel heading
Intensity data (I)
No other parameter
categories
Effect data
Wavy line under
channel heading
Intensity data (I)
Focus data (F)
Color data (C)
Beam data (B)
F, C, B icons
when collapsed