Beckman Auditorium Lighting
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Control • Circuits • Lighting Positions • Color • FX • Standard House Plot • Power
Control
An ETC ION XE20 is located in a booth at the rear of the balcony level.
A remote focus unit is available for set-ups.
Winches for the lighting bridge and the upstage electric can be activated only from the stage manager's console backstage.
Auditorium house lights can be controlled from both the lighting console and the stage manager's console.
92 ETC Sensor dimmers. (Dimmer Per Circuit).
System Capacity
- 2,048 or 12,288 Outputs
- 32,768 Control Channels (mapped to any number from 1 to 99,999)
- 100,000 Cues
- 999 Cue Lists
- 999 Submasters
- 100 Fader Pages
- 4 x 10,000 Palettes (Intensity, Focus, Color, Beam)
- 10,000 Presets (all palette)
- 10,000 Groups
- 10,000 Effects (relative, absolute or step)
- 99,999 Macros
- 10,000 Snapshots
- 10,000 Curves
- 10,000 Color Paths
- 99 discrete users
- Partitioned control
- Show import from Obsession, Express™, Expression®, Emphasis®, Congo®, Cobalt®, Grand MA 1, Grand MA 2, Safari and Strand 500/300 Series
- Augment3d 3D programming and visualization environment, with support for augmented reality features via connected phone or tablet app
- Magic Sheets suite for customized user programming and displays
- Virtual Media Server function for pixel-mapping effects, images, and animations
- Support for multiple languages, including English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)
Hardware/Interfaces
- Supports two external display port monitors (1920x1080 minimum, 3840x2160 maximum), with optional single-touch or multi-touch screen control and DDC/IC support
- Twenty 45mm standard faders, 100 10-fader pages for configurable faders, for channel, submaster and palette/preset, timing and effect rate/speed playback control
- Two internal monochromatic LCD displays for fader content
- Main Playback with two 100mm standard faders
- Four encoders for non-intensity parameter control
- Dedicated high-resolution intensity level wheel
- Backlit Eos keypad
- Included USB keyboard
- Solid-state hard drive
- IEC power input (100-240 VAC at 50/60Hz), fused mains power switch, locking regionalized power cable included
- Two individually configurable Gigabit Ethernet ports, RJ45 connectors
- One 802.11ac WiFi Ethernet adapter (to be enabled with future software)
- Bluetooth 5.1 for connecting input accessories (to be enabled with future software)
- sACN and Art-Net network output protocols
- Four DMX-512 / RDM 5-pin XLR ports
- Contact closure triggers via D-Sub connector
- USB 3.1 ports, for flash drives, pointing devices, keyboards (5 USB-A ports, 2 USB-C ports)
- One Littlite XLR port
- One Kensington lock port
- Multiple MIDI and/or SMPTE timecode inputs, MIDI In and Out, Analog/Serial Inputs, OSC transmit/receive, UDP transmit/receive through network interface or Response Gateways
Sensor's modular design lets you slide 96 channels of 2.4kW dimmers in and out of single rack without tools, or unequaled dimmer density and convenience.
ETCLink communications report system status directly to your console or computer. Advanced Features saves time by identifying lamp burn- outs, dimmer failures or control interruptions before you send for an electrician.
Features
- 6, 12, 24, and 48 module installation racks
- Dual 1.8kW, 2.4kW and single 6kW and 12kW dimmer modules
- Standard and high rise time dimmer choices
- Assisted faultfinding
- Readily accessible line, load and control terminations for simple installation
- Advanced Features (AF) option records and monitors dimmer-specific load information
- Supports ETCLink system status communications
- Versions available for all world markets
- Supports ETC Dimmer Doubling Technology
Circuits
Stage circuits are 20-amp, 115 volt.
Stage connectors are 20-amp twist-lock.
Adaptors are available for converting to pin block or Edison connectors.
Lighting Positions
Instruments in soffit are in a fixed position.
There is a bridge position and an upstage electric, both of which are motorized.
Two 30-foot towers are located just behind the proscenium on both sides of the stage for side lighting.
4- 8' tall movable trees are available. Each tree contains 2 lighting instruments (Altman Shakespeare's 40'). 1 additional light may be added though lights from the rig will have to be removed to accommodate. Dimmer Per Circuit.
A drivable manlift capable of extending 20 feet high is available for focusing instruments on stage.
Color
An ample supply of Lee and Roscolux colors are stocked.
FX
1-Martin Magnum Hazer / Smoke Machine located off Stage Right
POWER: Circuit 153
Standard House Plot
The standard lighting plot consists of:
4- Front Washes (8- Altman Shakespeare's 20' comprise each wash)
1-FOH Gobo Stage Wash (2- Altman Shakespeare's 40' comprise the wash)
12-FOH Specials (Altman Shakespeare's 40')
3-Down Light Washes over stage (6- ETC S4 50' comprise each wash)
1-Down Light Wash Sea Changer Colour Changing Units (6- ETC S4 50' comprise the wash)
2- High Side Washes (6- Altman Shakespeare's 40' comprise each wash)
1-On Stage Gobo Wash (4- Altman Shakespeare's 40' comprise the wash)
3-Colour CYC WASH Strand Coda Cyc Cells (500w)
2- Stark Lite Model 1271 1200w HMI Follow Spots are located in the rear soffit.
Please see Plot and Magic Sheet for additional stage lighting and specials
Power
A direct feed from the building's power supply is available if needed, consisting of,
- 1 ea. 3 phase 5 wire 100-amp 120/208v Disconnect Panel with CamLoc's - approx. 50 feet from stage left.
- 1 ea. 3 phase 5 wire 200-amp 120/208v Disconnect Panel with CamLoc's - approx. 55 feet from stage left.
- 1 ea. 50-amp Disconnect Panel with 250v Twist Lock - approx 55 feet from stage left.
- 1 50-amp 250v Portable power panel with 12 individual 20-amp Edison circuits, with 100 feet of feeder cable.