ETC Congo Family v6.4.0 - Manual (Page 66)

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System Overview
Congo is a control system for conventional lights, moving devices, scrollers and media
servers. It controls up to 3072channels and 6144 outputs.
Consoles and main accessories
1. Congo
2. Congo Jr
3. Congo Light Server, Net3 RVI & Client
4. Radio Remote
5. Congo Jr Master Playback wing 2x20
6. Universal
Fader Wings 1x20, 2x20, 2x10
7. Net3 Node
8. Congo Kid (new) See Facepanel - Congo Kid
For 30 years ETC has been known for revolutionary lighting control design. For 30 years
Avab products have been known for a spirit of bold innovation. Now those great minds have
met, in Congo. Melding together the engineering brilliance and experience of ETC and Avab
systems, Congo maintains the simplicity of classic systems with the feature-rich functionality
of a dedicated moving lights console. Clean functions for everyday theatre work with
conventional lights, plus advanced control of hundreds of moving lights, without mouse
operations or computer menus. Like today's sophisticated but deadline-driven productions,
Congo is high energy -- with short commands for fast results.
With Congo, you can move independent channels such as worklights, conductor lights,
followspot and smoke machine control to a special section that isn't affected by the rest of
the system. You have somewhere to put your screens without blocking your view of the
stage. You see the important information, at any time, on the screens or in the console
displays. And you can even have remote control of your rig with your own cordless phone.
Simple, intuitive and innovative lighting control with a big brain for complexity wherever it
arises. Congo handles the future without forgetting the past. Congo is designed for theater,
broadcast, club systems, concert and special-event lighting. At the Eurovision Song Contest
broadcast in Kyiv, Ukraine, Congo consoles controlled 300+ moving lights, 200+
conventionals and 16 media servers, among other devices. Complete with a theatrical-style
main playback fader pair, 40 multipurpose Masters for group, submaster, effect and
additional sequence control, 40 Direct Selects and a dedicated moving lights control section,
Congo's hardware is suitable for any kind of playback situation. Over 200 moving-light