Anne: Hello, Everyone. Today we would like to introduce you to the newest
console in the Eos® family of products called Gio™
and to step you through what's new and different about this hardware is
Dennis Varian, our Senior Technical Controls Product Manager.
Dennis: Hi, I'm Dennis, and i'm going to tell you about the hardware on the new Gio console.
We've added a lot of new features to the Gio and we're really proud of them.
First and foremost is we've made the displays adjustable in angle.
So you can see a nice glare there. Don't like the glare?
You can adjust it anywhere you need it to be.
This gives you a nice access to adjust the viewing angle and to clear site lines for seeing the stage.
We've got two twelve-inch high-resolution touchscreen displays.
In between the displays we have four function keys and eight user-definable keys.
On this side of Gio here we have ten motorized faders that can be paged,
We have a primary playback pair. This section is similar to Eos.
We have a wheel here that can be used to page the motorized faders
or as a rate controller.
In the center we have keys like Eos for fader controls.
On the right side of the console the keypad is very similar to Eos,
but we added one big improvement:
we made it a backlit keyboard, so you can see the keys in the dark.
The basic keypad layout is very similar Eos,
the keys on the bottom section are identical in spacing and size and shape.
We added one row of keys across the top
to give direct access to Soft Keys,
functions like an Address key for doing Dimmer Check
and access to an Encoder Display.
Gio includes four tactile feedback haptic encoders.
The display functions for the encoders are displayed on the bottom half of the right-hand display
and accessed through the Encoder Displays key
which toggles open and closed the display for the encoders.
Then, of course, we have a level wheel.
Last on the front panel we have a USB port.
It can be used for saving show files and updating the software.
Now I'll describe the I/O on the back side of Gio console.
I'll start with some simple things like we have an IEC input and hard power switch.
We have two Littlelites, one on each side of the console
including a knob for adjusting the brightness of the Littlelites.
The brightness can also be controlled use in the face panel controls.
Next we have I/O's similar to the Eos console.
We have three DVI outputs for monitors,
we have audio input and output
six USB ports
and two Ethernet ports.
Each ethernet port can provide power for one P.O.E. device,
like an ETC NET3 Gateway or RFR remote.
They can also be independently addressed to allow
one on a NET2 network and one on the NET3 network,
or other network configurations.
The new I/O that's unique to Gio is
we've had accessory or convenience outlets for:
two DMX output ports,
MIDI in and out,
Remote Contact inputs,
and a Phone Remote.
These I/O's are similar to and function like the Ion and Element consoles.
Anne: So Gio fits into the family between Ion and Eos from a capacity standpoint.
The keyboard layout, as you can see, is almost identical to Eos.
Gio comes in four different output configurations: a 2K, a 4K, a 6K and an 8K.
It can integrate into an Eos or Ion system
as a primary console, a backup, or as a client.
We will have Gio at all of the fall trade shows this year
and if you'd like to get a demo drop by to see us
or you can contact to regional office or dealer. Thank you.