ETC Element v2.1.0 - Manual (Page 102)

90 Element User Manual
Offset
{Offset} is a feature used to select a range of channels from within a broader channel selection. For
the offset feature to function, you must first select a group of channels, then press {Offset}. When
{Offset} is pressed, the softkeys change to the following: {Even}, {Odd}, {Reverse}, {Random},
and {Reorder}. These keys, along with the numeric keys from the keypad are used to create
channel offsets.
The following examples illustrate how offset works:
• [1] [Thru] [10] {Offset} {Even} [Enter] - selects channels 2, 4, 6, 8, 10.
• [1] [Thru] [2] [0] {Offset} [3] [Enter] - from the selected group, this syntax would select
channels 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19 which is an offset of every third channel from the selection.
• [Group][5] {Offset} {Random} [Enter] - selects all channels in Group 5 and places them in
random order.
• [1] [Thru] [2] [0] {Offset} {Even} {Random} [Enter] - selects all even channels within the
range and puts them in random order.
• [Group] [4] {Offset} {Reorder} [Enter] - will reorder the preceding channel range to numeric
order.
• {Offset} [4] [Enter] -selects every fourth channel in the current channel selection.
• [1] [Thru] [2] [4] {Offset} [4] [/] [4] [Enter] - selects channels 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24. You
can select to offset by 2/2, 4/4, 3/3 etc.
Using Groups as a Channel Collector
[Group] can be used as a quick way to collect channels from submasters, cues, palettes, or
presets.
See “Using Groups and Intensity Palettes” on page 129.
The following actions are possible:
• [Group] [Cue] [1] - selects all the channels in cue 1.
• [Group] [Sub] [3] - selects all the channels in submaster 3.
• [Group] [Int Palette] [5] - selects all the channels in intensity palette 5.
Deselecting Channels
Channels are deselected when any action is taken on the keypad that is unrelated to manual
control, such as recording groups and cues, or updating a record target, etc. You can also press
[Clear] after a terminated command line to clear the channel selection.
Any manual control action taken while record or update is on the command line will automatically
reselect your last channel selection.
N o t e : Select Last is a fast way to regain your last channel selection.