ION 1.9 upgrade/key kap replacement and changes in the Net3 RFU

I just had the upgrade to 1.9 along with the key kap replacement done (from a service tech).

I was running the original 1.4 that came with the board...I was nervous about any upgrades, and now I'm finding out my fears were somewhat warranted.

The left thumbwheel on the RFU no longer functions (a feature we used a LOT). Now, once you enter a channel/channels with an intensity value and hit enter...any key you push afterwords releases all previous entries. (It's late and the night before opening night, so bear with me if I'm not making total sense).

On the old version, you could enter, say.... 31+45+60@35 <enter>, then enter, say...44+20@60 <enter> and you'd end up with the first three channels at 35% and the second two at 60%. Now, after entering the first set, any key you push takes out the instruments that are lit. Also, if you turn off the remote, all channels that  were active are cleared.This has left us with pretty much a very expensive paper weight.

Bottom line is, the new upgrade  took out many features that attracted me to the ION and left us with a whole lot that we'll never use in a hundred years.

 Is it possible to revert back to the old 1.4 system  and the original key kaps to get these features back again?

  • It sounds like you're meaning the RFR handheld remote.

    When you turn it on it automatically boots up in 'Channel Check' mode.

     

    It will say:

    ChanChk                             1/1

    Address                            Last

    Full                                     Next

     

    You probably want to be using it in 'Live' mode.

    Once it has booted, press and hold the [Mode/More SK] button.

    Then press the [S2] button. (Live)

    This then changes the RFR to 'Live' mode, showing:

     

    Live                                           1/2.

    Group       RemDim        Sneak

    Full            Out                  Macro

     

    Then your good to set various levels, record & update cues, and get on with the show...

    I hope this helps.

     

  • Hi CGriffin,

    I'm sorry you have been put in this frustrating situation. As Gern says above you just need to change the mode of your RFR to get the behavior you are used to.

    By upgrading from 1.4 to 1.9.12 (presumably) you have taken a fairly massive leap. Don't worry though, you won't have lost any functionality. The philosophy here is never to take away, only to add. So you will find that your Ion now has many more great new features, including a multitude of bug fixes and other improvements. I would hope that your service tech would have talked you through some of these at the time of upgrade.

    If that was not the case you might want to spend some time looking at the manual supplement here  - http://www.etcconnect.com/docs/docs_downloads/manuals/Eos_Family_v1.9.11_Operations_Manual_Supplement_revA.pdf

    This describes all the main changes since the last full update of the manual in v1.7.

    That manual can be downloaded here - http://www.etcconnect.com/docs/docs_downloads/manuals/Eos_v1.7_Operations_Manual_RevA.pdf

    Don't be put off by software upgrades, they are there to make your life better in the long run.

     

    Graham

  • In every update, we've added a few new features and fixed as many bugs as we can.

    Taken one or two updates at a time, these are easy and small - but take all of them between 1.4 to 1.9.12 at once, and it's a pretty huge leap.
    - It's also more likely that you'll miss some of the new features that you'd find really useful, buried in the avalanche of new stuff!

    So if you can update more often in the future (maybe once a year) you'll find that the additions are much easier to wrap your head around.
    (And put in the mental boxes "Don't really care", "Sounds useful", and "Wow!". We hope there's a lot of wow.)



    [edited by: Richard at 8:42 AM (GMT -6) on Sun, Nov 18 2012]
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