[SML] Blackout button on Gio?

[John Taylor]

OK, I am still mostly use the Express as most of the places I design for 
are still using theirs. A few have Elements or Smartfade's.

When I need something like that, what I do is create a Q and number it 
like 900. Then go to that Q and then record it as the new Q number where 
I need it.
It is not a physical BO button but it will do the job.

I am curious why you would use a BO button during a show instead of a Q 
on that type of console?

John "JT" Taylor
Semi retired LD
St Louis, MO

On 3/29/2016 12:56 PM, Mike Voytko via Stagecraft wrote:
> Following on Scott’s post about configuring a fader as a GM...
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> Per the Eos family operations manual (software version 2.0), under the “Using Blackout” topic:
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> "It is possible to blackout a physical fader that is configured to be a grandmaster by pressing the fader’s [Go] & [Stop/Back] buttons at the same time. Pressing [Go] & [Stop/Back] again will exit blackout."
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> Haven’t tried this on my Gio (we don’t usually use a GM or blackout button, and usually disable the physical ones on our Ions).
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> Hope this helps,
> Mike V.
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>> On Mar 29, 2016, at 11:09 AM, Scott Kearns Tusing via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
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>> If you go to the fader config menu (Setup > Show Setting > Fader Config) you can pick a fader to set as a Grandmaster.
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>> Hope this helps,
>> Scott
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>> On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 8:56 AM, Stephen Litterst via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>> On 3/28/16 4:53 PM, cpcroteau cpcroteau via Stagecraft wrote:
>> Hi Everyone,
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>> Having some trouble building a macro that will function as a blackout
>> button on the ETC Gio.  Our current designer is a bit flustered that the
>> Gio doesn't have one, and i'm hoping someone can help me figure out the
>> syntax to build a macro to create a blackout button?  I need to leave
>> non-intensity parameters alone and just take out intensity.
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>> As someone else suggested, you can build an object in the Magic Sheet that targets the "Blackout" console button. This works just like they physical button, toggling the Blackout state on then off.
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>> If the Magic Sheet is not an option, a simple macro would be "Clear_Cmd Select All Intens Out"  This, however, does not toggle like the blackout button does, you would need a second macro to release the channels -- "Clear_Cmd Sneak Time 0 <enter>"
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>> Hope this helps,
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>> Steve L.
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>> (I'm puzzled the Gio doesn't have the physical B/O button.  I mean, even my Ions have that.)
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