ETC Unison - Control station overview

Unison Station User Manual 11
Control station overview
Unison control stations include Fader stations, Preset Recall stations, LCD
stations, Wireless Transmitters and several types of connector stations.
Portable versions of Fader, Preset Recall and LCD stations are also available.
Button and Fader functions
Control stations are operated with buttons and faders. Below is a list of
standard button and fader functions.
[Record]
Press [Record] to toggle the station in and out of Record mode. The [Record]
LED illuminates when Record mode is active.
Record mode also works with lighting control consoles using the DMX512
connector station. After setting the lighting look with the console, pressing
[Record] and a Preset button “snapshots” the look as a Preset.
[Manual]
Press [Manual] to activate the faders on a Fader station. The LEDs in the
[Manual] button and the Master and Zone faders illuminate when they are
active. The LCD station does not require a Manual button.
Zone fader
Move an active Zone fader up or down to adjust the light intensity in its
assigned light zone. The Zone fader’s LED illuminates when it is active.
Master fader
Slide the Master fader up or down when it is active to proportionally adjust all
light zone intensities. The Master fader LED illuminates when it is active. The
LCD station does not have a Master fader.
Preset buttons (including [Off])
Press a Preset button to recall a recorded set of light zone intensities. Light
zone intensities adjust to the new levels within a set interval (the standard is
one second.) The [Off] Preset sets zone intensities to zero, or to other security
or walkthrough settings. A Preset button’s LED illuminates when it is active.
[Raise]
Press and hold [Raise] to proportionally increase Preset light zone intensities.
The [Raise] LED illuminates when zone intensities are higher than their original
Preset levels.
[Lower]
Press and hold [Lower] to proportionally decrease Preset light zone intensities.
The [Lower] LED illuminates when zone intensities are lower than their original
Preset levels.
Preset Fade times
Many control station functions involve activating and changing Presets,
recorded sets of light zone intensities. Unison assigns a standard fade time of
one second to Preset activations. Your system may have customized fade
times assigned to some Presets.