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FLX-S does not have a dedicated Blackout button. But you can assign any unprogrammed MFF to be a blackout fader (and possibly can the button be a blackout button?). Any unprogrammed / clean MFF, use Setup on it and Blackout should be one of the options. (Sorry this is a bit vague, I have FLX with the dedicated button/fader).

It's not free though. 400 of your finest Brexit pounds for the Solo version (I'm still smarting from that purchase...).

See this page: https://zero88.com/control/jester

Hi Rob, Welcome! I'm not aware of a setting to allow this. Edward will be along in a moment to correct me or offer a different solution! Kevin

Did the touch calibrate using the descriptions above? There are multiple drivers for Iiyama monitors - when on the calibrate screen if touch isn’t working then the screen tells you to press another key, Setup maybe, I can’t remember. Have you seen/tried this? Are you on latest software 7.9.7?

Once you're used to doing it, creating your own fixtures is pretty easy. I've created all of my own, just so I know what is in them and that they have all of the information like gobo images and Detail in them. Also it's not uncommon for the DMX map to not match the fixture behaviour (particularly on the more budget brands) and by writing the fixture definition I can play with the fixture and ensure it all matches. However at this point, sounds like you should get the Zero88 guys to write them, then you could load them into the Fixture Editor software and "reverse engineer them" to see how they are constructed from the information in the manual, then you're better educated to write your own. Good luck! Kevin

Unless you know the fixture definitions already exist in the ZerOS library for these fixtures in the modes you require, you should get this information to the Zero88 chaps ASAP otherwise you'll make unproductive progress until you have them. In library issue 40 I don't see the Asteroid or any Varytec Hero Spot60. See the following link. Unless you are already experienced creating your own fixture definitions you will use Option 3, and you will need to provide the product manual (including the DMX map) and specify which modes you require - the Zero88 guys may build them all but if you are in a hurry or they are complex, it's best to say which ones are a priority for you. https://zero88.com/library#support Here's a starter for you: http://cdb.s3.amazonaws.com/ItemRelatedFiles/8864/asteroid_1200.pdf

@kinous is it worth you elaborating a little more on this 64 channel fixture? Edward can give you some more targeted advice on handling such a device and the pros and cons of the different approaches. I’m suspecting it might be a multi-cell device.

An unexpanded FLX S24 is limited on fixture count (48) and number of DMX channels (512). So you could have one fixture that used all 512 DMX channels if you had such a perverse beast. Wing doesn't change how many fixtures/DMX channels the desk allows it just gives you more "control surface" i.e. knobs. So you could have up to 8 of your 64-channel fixtures - that due to the number of DMX channels limited to 512 (512/64=8). FLX S24 is upgradeable to 2 Universes (2*512=1024 DMX channels) - but this costs money. https://www.zero88.com/control/flxs

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Sounds like Keith has probably hit the nail on the head! Have you got the Frog Manual? Also make sure you have the latest software on there, 10.12. Everything you need is here: https://www.zero88.com/control/frog I highly recommend the FrogOS Release Notes document after you've got the general gist of the console from the main manual. And of course, just post on this Forum, there are plenty of experienced Frog-range users here (including me) who can help out. Good luck! Kevin

Yes it does since the battery regulates the voltage to the static RAM chip, whose supply will otherwise rise to around 15V when it should be 5V. Also you'll probably find that at least one of the PCB tracks under the battery has been eaten away so you'll need to reinstate the connection with some mod wire. Sometimes if the damage is bad these can be unrepairable though. Depends if you caught it quickly enough. There are some threads from me or Ian Knight on this somewhere on this Forum. I'll try to find... If you want a repair considered, then Ian is your man for this kit: http://www.serviceguy.co.uk/zero88-legacy-service-repair/ ETA: See this one for a start:

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This will be the case in all consoles, regardless of whether they have ‘sub fixtures’ or not. Agreed that such beasts are likely to be easier to assimilate if the console does support a sub fixture concept.

We have to be careful with that Iiyama page because not all of those monitors support DVI-D required by FLX. The following URL includes the filter for DVI, although it's still not clear to me if this implies DVI-D is supported, since FLX does not output DVI-A. Anyway, this gets us closer to picking a compatible touch screen: Iiyama Capacitive Touchscreens with DVI in Black BUT even with the DVI filter applied above, the page is listing monitors without DVI inputs. I just clicked on the T1732MSC-B5X for instance, returned by this search, and DVI is not listed as an input interface. BEWARE! Alas, when you find one with DVI, it seems the 15", 17" and 19" are the same price, if not more than the 22" Edward quotes above (in the UK at least).

Any "sub-fixture" support of a console is not going to change how many DMX channels are used. Number of DMX channels required is a function of which fixture features you want to be able to control from the console. Sub-fixture support is purely about how the console presents the elements of a fixture on the UI and how it can use them in e.g. effects engines. No console "saves" DMX channels by supporting the concept of "sub-fixtures".

Excellent, thanks!

Oooo, thanks Edward! However you might need to help me narrow it down a bit! They have a huge range of monitors don't they! Re 15.6", is it only the two 15.6" ones or would I just be looking for one with "P-Cap" or "Projective Capacitive" since there are quite a few 15" described like that. What about aspect ratio? Anyone want a lightly used Iiyama resistive touchscreen?! Thanks, Kevin

Is there a smaller version of this new capacitive touch screen more like the size of the resistive one? I don’t have desk space for a 22”. Kevin

I'll have filled it up by Monday morning 😈

I think I've had this "issue" before too. So, sorry to sound like a broken record Edward, but this it yet again a valuable nugget of information, so please make another of your KB "How To:"s 🙂 Also whilst I'm being a pain, and watching your "Programming cues onto playbacks" video - that tip to set your playback button to Go (Snap) to "prep in dark" the fixtures ready for raising the fader - that definitely needs to be a How To: too!

🤣 ... duly hidden away under Legacy Consoles -> Orb XF! 😂 Thanks!

Edward - you should start a "How To" list on the KB of "how to do kool things" and add this to it.

Cheers Edward. I would just bring the FLX into the house and plug into a spare port on a switch on my house network (192.168.x.x), so sounds like with DHCP it should be easy to play. Thanks for the article refs. Guess I need to work with it a bit more to get it "second nature". I think the bit I found hardest was setting up the stage environment - getting the pros in place, getting the bars in the right place, getting the tabs, cyc and wings into place and the right height. Placing the fixtures I agree is not so bad apart from the 3D aspect - I always seem to end up dropping a fixture onto completely the wrong bar! I think I need a trip over to Cwmbran some time when we're past this madness...

Yea you're spot on with the External Monitor - readable but a little broken up. Yes it's the front panel that is wholly unreadable - but even Phantom running on your PC, we know the front panel is pretty bad/unreadable. I have a paid-for Capture 2019 license - I really need to try hooking that up to FLX like you guys do (I need to find one of your videos). I do find that software a bit clunky to set up a rig on though. I've tried to demo ideas to our directors but it was a bit of a PITA. Not very intuitive I find and pretty clumsy to position and move stuff. Must have taken you hours to rig those 10 movers and that band on the YouTube demos I'm watching. Or maybe I'm just useless at that too...