ETC Element v2.1.0 - Manual (Page 206)

194 Element User Manual
Using Park
The park instruction allows you to set a channel or parameter to a specific value and have it remain
at that level on stage (live mode), prohibiting manual control override, cue or submaster playback
modification. Park may also be used to place a scaling instruction on the intensity output of a
channel.
Parked values are withheld from all record targets, but you can manually set levels for parked
channels and parameters and store those values into record targets. Keep in mind that the values
set and stored in live do not actually output to the system if the parameter is parked.
When channels or parameters are parked, the live display will indicate “Parked Channels” in the top
left corner. In addition, any parked channel or parameter will be indicated with a white channel
number and a “P” will be visible in the channel. When the parked channel or parameter is unparked,
it reverts to the level the console is currently providing, or its default value if there is no current
instruction.
Parked parameters set by radio focus remotes (RFR) will automatically unpark when the associated
device goes offline.
Channels, parameters and outputs can be parked and unparked from live and from the park display.
Park Display
You can access the park display by pressing [Park]. The park display shows all parked channels
and parameter values on the top half of the screen and all parked addresses (dimmers) on the
bottom half of the screen. Parked channels displayed on the top of the screen can be displayed in
the summary and table views seen in the live/blind display by using the [Format] key.
When a channel intensity is parked, the parked value will be indicated in white text. When a channel
has a non-intensity parameter that is parked, that parameter will also be indicated with white text.
When an address is parked, it will appear in the bottom half of the park display. The address, parked
value, affected channels, and parameters are indicated.
Parked Values in Live
Channels and parameters may be parked and unparked from the live display. To park from the live
display, you will use the {Park} softkey. Following are some examples:
To park a channel, parameter, or group from live:
• [2] [At] [5] [0] {Park} [Enter] - parks channel 2 intensity at 50%.
• [2] {Intensity} {Park} [Enter] - parks the intensity of channel 2 at its current value.
• [2] {Park} [Enter] - parks all parameters of channel 2 at their current settings.
• [2] [At] {Park} [Enter] - if channel 2 is unparked, this command parks intensity at the current
value. If the intensity for channel 2 is parked, this command unparks intensity.
N o t e : A parked channel intensity is not impacted by grandmaster or blackout operations.
N o t e : Parked values will only be displayed in the park display.
N o t e : If a channel list is constructed in which some channels are parked and some are
unparked, {Park} [Enter] will unpark them all.