The ETC Ion lighting control desk offers the power and operational style of Eos in a small, affordable package, making it the perfect solution for space-challenged environments and small venues.
It provides fully integrated control of conventional and moving lights in a way that makes it easy to use for both beginners and pros alike.
Ion can be used in a stand-alone system or as a remote programming station to support the output for an Eos system.
Ion Software Features
- Available in 1024, 1536 and 2048 output configurations
- Dedicated master playback fader pair
- Dedicated grand master and blackout switch
- 999 cue lists
- 200 active playbacks
- 300 submasters (via additional hardware)
- 4 x 1000 palettes (intensity, focus, colour, beam)
- 1000 presets, effects and macros
- 4 pageable encoders
- Channel summary or table views, user configurable in live/blind
- Blind spreadsheet views
- Offline programming on PC (Vista or XP) and native on Macintosh (OS X Power PC or Intel)
- Data import from ETC obsession, express/ion, emphasis and Strand show files via ASCII
- Show file compatibility with Eos
- Client/server networking and synchronized backup
Product Features
- Supports up to two high-resolution DVI monitors
- Integral LCD for softkeys and non-intensity parameter control
- 2 x DMX512 outputs, RDM ready
- ETCNet2 and Net3 native
- Hard disk memory and USB compatible external storage
- MIDI in/out (additional time code functions via external gateways)
- Contact closure triggers
- 5 multipurpose USB bus (pointing devices, printer, mouse, keyboard, touchscreens, flash drives)
- Audio in/out
- Phone remote control

