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  1. hello a friend of mine had this same strange issue his iiyama ProLite T1731SR-B1 worked fine for about 3 months; one day this summer (and without upgrading anything !!) he had an issue (touch functionality won't work anymore)... okey , he bought a new touch-screen (exactly the same) but it didn't work neither...! frustated he sent the whole stuff back to the seller (Solution desk and touchscreen under guaranty) they tested and confirmed that the thing does not work but sent the stuff back to my friend without fixing it, pretending that the touchscreen is not compatible => no guaranty, no fix !! but : what about this topic => click ?? the Zero-Team uses exactly this same touchscreen !!!! (and what about the fact that the first touchscreen worked fine before ?? (nobody changed any component in it !! nobody changed the software in the console !! the thing just stopped working from one day to the other !) last week we had a show together (with my friend) and we used my own touchscreen (exactly the same : iiyama ProLite T1731SR-B1) on his console ! my touchscreen works fine on his console... so what is this funny issue ?? (I couldn't try yet with the other touchscreens of my friend on my own console, but we will do that one of these days)
  2. hello Steff pour discuter, contacte moi par mon mail (dans mon profile) - discuter ici en français n'avancera pas les 99,5% restant anglophones...) - sinon pour répondre à tes questions; pour le Firmware, je fais partie du groupe "beta-testeur"; donc j'ai dû faire cette année déjà une vingtaine d'aller-retours pour divers firmwares... et encore en ce moment plusieurs versions de Firmware Beta sont sorties depuis la dernière version officiel (et je travaille actuellement avec une telle version Beta non encore officialisée); et je pense que vous verrez très bientôt la 7.8.3 officielle qui est dans les tuyaux (histoire d'arrondir encore quelques angles...) enfin, je suppose que tu es en 7.8.2 ?!! si c'est pas le cas je te le conseille vivement pour les chases, ben oui, biensûr que j'en ai fais (c'est une des bases pour travailler en éclairage scénique... du moins à mon avis perso !...)
  3. hello Steff et bienvenue sur le Forum; si tu as des question et si je peux aider (je ne suis pas un très grand spécialiste...) ce sera avec plaisir.... ciao et à bientôt
  4. I just tested the iiayma T2252MTS Touch-Monitor and it works fine with Solution Desks... no worries
  5. Hello a friend of mine tried my solution console and decided to buy one himself (some months ago) same console and same touch-screen (IIyama T1731SR-B1) and all worked fine for a couple of months (he uses the latest official firmware 7.8.2, as I do myself) but two month ago he lost the touch-function of the screen (without doing anything special) ! just from one moment to the other there were no more touch-possibility - and no way to calibrate the thing !!!! => when trying to calibrate, the first cross illuminates but nothing more happens (no other crosses are appearing...)... and in the "system-info" one can see that the the screen is recognized correctly (and the mouse is working) after some tests , changing cables and reinstalling the firmware etc etc..., he supposed that the touch-screen was in failure and bought a new one (exactly the same!!) but it would not work either so he sent the console back to Axente (our french distributor where he bought it ) who kept the console for about 6 weeks they saw the problem but couldn't fix it and they pretend now that this is just a problem of screen-compatibility - and customers fault (because the T1731SR-B1 is not in the list of the official manual) and they refuse to take this problem in guaranty and/or to fix the thing (they sent the console back without resolving the problem) this is really not acceptable !! for sure the T1732SR-B1 does not appear in the list of compatible touch-screens (but the T1531SR-B1 does !!!!); but anyway : this T1732SR-B1 worked fine for a couple of months on this same console !! it works fine also for myself since already a long time , without any hassle and it works fine with other users.... does any user on this forum had already such problems ? we wrote to Zero88 but no answer....
  6. thanks Jon in this case you can delete this topic here...
  7. the other topic is locked; so I create a new one here just for information (and this is not mentioned in the main-topic) : => when installing the new Beta version of Phantom ZerOS, this will replace (and erase) any older version of Phantom-ZerOS => this particular version (PhantomZerOS 7.8.2.16 MD Beta.zip) contains only the FLX editor, so there is no Solution and no ORB etc in it for people who just want to have a look onto it (and give a virtual try to the FLX...) but who are working usually with Orb or Solutions desks, be careful : it would be a good advice to install this Beta version in a "special place/folder" because otherwise you are loosing your ordinary PhantomZerOS version....
  8. hello I just had a similar bug on the default Trigger-Time (which did not change) and now I know how this "Bug" comes up ! I use most of the time an external touch-screen; and I also use several Desktop-views for my workflow: one desktop for the DMX-Output view, another one for pallets, another one for my Cue lists (memories and Subs) a.s.o. the Setup Monitor screen has to be on Desktop-view1; now I saw the following : when a Desktop-view other than number 1 is actif and I go into the Setup and than Desk-Setup, some of the changes that I do on the MFK-Buttons are not done and are not recorded when I leave again the Setup ! the same problem happens when I disconnect the external screen while it is on a desktop-view other than Desktop-view1 !! => some setting-changes in the "Desk-Setup", made on the MFKs are not recorded into Setup !!
  9. thanks very much for these precious informations, Jon ... the FLX is very competitive in pricing (and very exciting new features) and I am just thinking to maybe resell my Solution and get a FLX.... may be maybe but for instance I am waiting to see the further development of the Soft and Firmware (because it seems not really "finished" yet..!) I just had three weeks working on Congo/Cobalt a fader could be very useful in some cases; example color pallets (without having to create Submaster for global fader-action) that works really good !! ; other possibilities of using a fader in effect or beam or global pallets for some particular attributes ; fader control on attributes is very common on other desks (and useful) !! => in ZerOS you offer some simular for your Submasters with the "behaviour option" - Color, Beam and Focus; but its only restricted to recorded Submasters and always tied to intensity and is not working globally on pallets, neither independent of Intensity using a group on Submaster is (normally) : selecting a group of fixtures/dimmers, than give to those fixtures Intensity (max)value and record it into a Submaster; when changing the number of fixtures or dimmers or change the max intensity value we have to update those Submasters => because the Submaster records directly the reference of each fixture (= the selection is recorded , not the group!!) and the DMX value for Intensity Avab does it otherwise : groups are (a bit) like pallets; => select the fixtures (or dimmers) you want, give them a max-intensity and record as group ! now, when charging a group into a Master; this master just acts as the Submaster above (flash1 is selection, flash2 can be Flash or toggle or...; and fader is intensity) but there is no fixture-numbers or selection recorded in this particular master (neither DMX adresses) but just the reference to the group-number => so editing the group edits directly the Master behaviour - and also the Cues where it is used (for example changing the number of fixtures or their max intensity values) => a bit the same as with pallets and you have the choice anyway : you can record the group to a Master or the selection of a group ! another exemple : a chase can be created just in having 2 or more groups into the same Master (creates a sequence - CueStack) flash does GO or tap-tempo; and editing is very flexible; because each chase-step is in fact nothing else than an existing group with intensity data....
  10. the new concept of the Cobalt is really amazing; the Masters (are just containers) are in fact acting as the MFKs in ZerOS but with faders in option (plus a second flash-button) each Master-Strip has a fader and two flash buttons and a LCD-screen it is possible to get whatever you want onto this Strip : this can be a pallet, a submaster, a Cue/preset, a group, a chase an effect, a sequence, just a dimmer or whatever the screen shows up what we get on the strip/fader... the flash buttons can act as select, tap (for chases), flash, go, on/off, trigger; quick-access for pallets, or whatever... the fader acts on the intensity (example for a whole group of fixtures etc...) this is just incredible liberty to configure the desk for the personal workflow... so two of my questions concerning the FLX : is-it possible to charge a (previous created) fixture-group into a master and control the intensity and selection of this group ?? (the flash-button acts as group-selection and the fader act as master intensity) -> this is not the same than creating a Submaster with xx fixtures ! in my question-case the master don't record DMX values but only references to a group ! editing the group changes also the action of the master ! is-it possible to charge a sequence into a master and get it work by GO or by manual Crossfading or by chase (free choice !) -> this seems to be possible on FLX with the possibility of 241 sequence-stacks (if I understand well)
  11. Solution Desk and OS 7.8.2 I just did the test once again and just to be shure I did it with a brand new and empty show-file here is what I do : my external screen is connected but it shows not Desktop1 (it is on any other Desktop- 2, 3 ou 5, where I have usually my palettes or the DMX-Output-window etc etc) I hit SETUP than Desk-Setup, than Behaviour than PresetMixMode say it shows LTP I hit HTP and it goes back to the previous MFG-screens; I hit SETUP but when I come back, the preset Mode is always stuck on LTP (did not record my changing) I tried also the Back button and then Setup... same problem : it didn't record my changing I tried this : after changing to HTP it shows the PresetMixMode button; I hit it again and the MFG-screen shows HTP but when hitting SETUP to go back on the console it still does not record my changing (the preset mode is still on LTP) but when my external screen is on Desktop1; this desktop shows up the SETUP-window (and all other windows) and now the changing from HTP to LTP (or inverse) is operating and recording correctly !!
  12. hello Jon thanks for your answer yess I tried already the CSV-Export of the memory-Cue-list (that's okey for heaving a look into the Cue-List and would be nice to have that feature also for SubMaster and surely for the patch-file !!) I will try the ASCII import option (didn't see that...) I was working on Congo and Cobalt since a while and wondering if I can use/import some of my files (or parts of it) into my Solution Desk also wondering if there is a possibility to use D-Light show-files with Zero88 hardware (which is absolutely no problem with Avab and ETC hard or software) I am also used to edit sometimes things directly in the ASCi files in text-mode which is rather quick I just tried some Imprts seems not to work with shows coming from Congo neither Cobalt (no way to get anything out of it....) but it seems to work (at least partially a little bit)- with ETC showfiles and with D-Light (color-palettes and Cue-Lists are showing up) but generally lots of failed failed failed failed.... this kind of IMPORT does not really work !!! is there any documentation to see what could be possible ? (at least in theory !)
  13. Hello is there any ASCi code inside the ZerOS ?? is there any possibility to export a patch-file ? (text or ASCi....) is there any possibility whatever, to edit something (memories, groups, Subs etc etc) in text-mode (ASCi) ?? (I know that the console, Solution in my case, accepts some common syntax orders by command line; my question concerns the export-import-exchange facilities !! - and/or accessing the show-file in text-mode... as it is so easy with other brands, ETC, Avab and others....)
  14. did someone had a try on this issue ??? I am really wondering if this is a real bug, or if it's just me, who is doing something wrong..... thanks !
  15. Hello I never had a try on FLX, just reading some topics in the user-manual did I understand right that the Masters are now operating as Content-Masters ? and not like before as unique Sub-Master (like on Frog, Orb and Solution etc...) are these Masters on FLX as flexible as in the Cobalt desks/software ?? (possibility to get ANYTHING on a Master (groups, memories, presets, sequences, palettes, effects a.s.o.....) or is it only concerning presets (Subs and chases) and sequences (cue-stacks)
  16. Hello I just tried all these issues on my Solution with iiyama ProLite T1731SR and had no problems; all works fine as Jon described ! no need to re-calibrate after changing USB-port or starting with and/or without screen....
  17. Hello I just tried it again ! as I said : with external screen connected (and the screen must show up the Setup screen => it has to be on Desktop1 ! there is no problem...(to change Prest-Mix-Mode) but with no screen selected there is no way to change that Preset-Mix-Mode (=> Setup ->DeskSetup-> Behaviour-Menu) it always gets stuck on whatever it is configured (I tried also with several show-files and even with an empty template.... always the same problem - and easy to reproduce : just disconnect the external screen and try to change the "Preset-Mix-Mode".... each time you're hitting "Back" or you exit Setup, il will come back to where it was configured before ! could other Solution users try to do this on their desks ? just to be shure that it is really a bug ??
  18. hello here is one of my show-file, some sort of a base-preparation for smaller live events; basicly with 4 LedWashMovers, 4 Spot movers, 8 Sunstrips and (less or more) LedCans and Bars (and also some traditional lights on dimmers) try to get the patch in one univers but sometimes I run it on 2 universes last year (and OS 7.8.0) I had terrible issues on screen refreshing, even with really small patches; with only 4 LedWashMovers and 4 Sunstrips running Subs and effects in the same time and/or with some selections and many fixtures changing parameters (very slow screen updating) all this problems are gone since OS 7.8.1.26 yesterday I tested with 12 movers patched (running subs memories and effects) and all looks fine here is the show file I use DMX-IN (for Subs and also for master-intensities), connecting or disconnect the cable doesn't change anything on screen behaviour !! in live work-flow I am using external touch-screen for most of my accesses (groups, palettes, memories FX etc) I use Effects via palettes but they are also recorded in memories and Subs one more little thing : when I was loading your show-file from the USB stick, my desk got very slow while loading and than stuck (never this happened before); while pressing several times on the enter key it finished finally the loading process ! but when I was reloading my own file, the desk got definitely stuck, and I had to restart it here is the debug file this may be interesting for Jon and the Team
  19. Hello I have a strange issue ...when trying to change "PresetMixMode" (in DeskSetup and Behaviour) Solution and latest OS ...say I am in LTP-mode and I want to change to HTP : doing the change on the Solution via MFG (and no external screen - or if the screen is on a desktop that doesn't show the Setup-Page => other than desktop1), after hiting the HTP key it shows up (and changes) the choice = HTP, but woun't record it (tried several things but always the same issue : after exit via Setup key it stays (come back again) always on the old value = LTP but here comes the mystery : when I do this same thing on the external touch-screen all works fine and it records immediately the change... what is this strange issue ?? Am I doing something wrong ?
  20. Hello I just had a quick look on your showfile the first thing I did is to configure "Small Font Size" in Display in your case with long names , the screens would otherwise refresh twice (and slow-down) personally I would also configure the values in % (easier to handle than real DMX-Values for 16bit parameters) I did just some tests (running submasters , changing groups, palettes fixtures a.s.o. and all seems to work normally... longest delay in some cases is about less than one second when all MFGs are filled no problems for me with the DMX-INs but very big problems are coming up when running Subs and simultaneously effects with a large selection of MovingHeads (two seconds, three or even more delay is coming up on screen refreshing !! ) ...didn't investigate further... but I did some tests on my own showfiles, running Subs and simultaneously effect with ten MovingHeads and I had no noticeable issue (no refresh delay !!) I think that Jon can certainly say more about this issue (very easy to reproduce with your showfile..!!)
  21. hello Gandalf welches OS hast du auf deinem Solution ? dein Touchscreen müßte eigentlich funktionieren...
  22. Hello with 7.8.0 I had horrible slow-down issues especially in Live shows when doing lots of things simultaneously... (and especially when running Subs or Mems with effects on it) therefore, I could not reproduce some of them while testing at home (it is terrible enough to wait a couple of seconds but 5 seconds is an eternity in a LiveShow -- !!) but all this issues are gone now (since Beta 7.8.1.26 and 7.8.2) - the refreshing is okey for me; although it is not instantly...but its okey !! I use lots of DMX-In channels (for submaster and also as group-intensity-masters); and in my case the use of DMX-IN doesn't seem to influence anything about screen-refreshing so cucolino, if you want to post your show-file here I am interested too, to test it on my solution desk
  23. hello in the fixture editor tool we get this option called "FIXED" (on the details-page in the parameter-window) what does this do exactly ?? couldn't find any explication in the manual.... in a first time I thought it fixes (glues) the DMX-Value on the Midpoint-value (for the wheel).... but that seems not to be the thing... thanks for any help
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