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Hmmm that's really weird. Even if the fixture is not on the desk before you reload the show, it should come back in with the showfile. Can you still see the fixture profile available if you go into Setup->Patch Wizard? When you load the showfile can you see the fixture is patched and still has a DMX address (Setup->Edit Fixtures ->Patch)? Back to basics, if you do: <Clear><Clear><type channel number of scroller><Enter><Colour> does the middle button of encoder 1 not bring up your list of defined gel colours?

It shouldn't lose that information. I've built the same sort of fixture too for the same reasons. What software version is on the FLX? 7.8.5? In Setup -> System Settings, there is a Recovery Mode setting - what is that set to? (Not that it should make any difference!) When you say "Recording on USB" do you mean you saved a show to USB and that wouldn't restore the function either? That sounds very weird...

Certainly electrolytic capacitors can "dry out" although I'm not sure I'd go about changing them unless you see a problem, they look aged or you know they've had a an over-voltage event. I don't see any value in swapping out the voltage regulators unless you think they are damaged. At 20 years of age maybe I'd be more concerned that the data retention of any non-volatile digital storage devices (EPROMs and the like) is well down the statistical tail of the expected retention life. Such devices of that era often had guaranteed retention of 10 years, and 20 year retentions were more unusual (generally military grade components). I have these 'worries' with my own Demux48 of a similar age! Other ICs of that era are built from a relatively large geometry silicon process, and failure modes due to electromigration were not the reliability concerns we now have with the ultra-deep sub-micron processes we use on today's digital devices. Maybe for now, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" (NiCd batteries excepted, but you've replaced that one). Kevin ETA: If you do change the electrolytics, I'd recommend ensuring a good margin on their voltage rating. If you can physically fit the replacement to the PCB, choosing one at double the voltage rating is always good for reliability, and a minimum rating of 16V is always a good rule-of-thumb even on 5V supplies.

Unfortunately memories can't reference subs as you wish (unlike palettes which can be referenced and subs that can reference memories, but not the other way round which is what you require). You can of course re-program a memory with a new look made up of your revised subs, but it's exactly that, a reprogram of a memory rather than a reference. Regards, Kevin ps What you want would actually be very complex to implement because you could record a memory from an arbitrary set of subs (possibly containing fixtures), plus faders plus additional fixtures and all that implies the possibility of a very complex tag state particularly if you were in tracking mode, tracking intensity channels as well as colour/beamshape/position parameters. Sorry it's beyond what the console is capable of! Manual (covers software to 9.0): http://zero88.com/support/index.php?/de/Knowledgebase/Article/View/51/58/frog-range-operating-manual-issue-6-en Release Notes (to software 10.12, for many extra features beyond what's in the above manual): http://zero88.com/support/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/GetAttachment/56/554

Hi Jon, When you get a moment could you explain how the AutoPalettes (Colour) are assembled from the data provided in the fixture profile? I've been looking at my fixture profiles (all built myself) and trying to see how the colour parameters and any "Details" translate into what is available in the Auto Colour Palettes. I can see correlation in the names, but I can see the Auto Palettes aren't the union of all e.g. Color1 parameters defined in the profile. Some colours are in the palette twice (e.g. "White" and "[W]") even though they have the same "Colour Defined" RGB in the fixture profile (R=G=B=255) whereas some are not in the Auto Palettes at all. I found an Amber (R=255,G=144,B=0) that was in the fixture profile detail but not in the palette. The closest other was an "Orange" R=255,G=128,B=0. I'm sure that of course you have to rationalise the palettes to avoid duplicates of near-identical RGB specs, but as I say above there were some apparent duplicates and some apparent omissions. This is just for "interest" to some extent, but it would be good to know how to structure the "Detail" section of a fixture profile to get that entry available under a palette button! Thanks, Kevin

??? Setup -> Load File Sorry - seems a strange question, is that not what you meant?

There is only FLX (and FLX 8 Universe) in the list of my PhantomZerOS start dialog box. Are you using this? http://zero88.com/support/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/GetAttachment/587/917 (There is a different release, 7.8.5 for FLX, from here: http://zero88.com/support/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/587/ ) Regards, Kevin

I'm on FLX and have the same problem. I've asked Jon to unlock the secrets with more detail in the FLX manual, but it seems like this is not an isolated usability weakness. Sorry I can't help you more other than to agree and sympathise! Kevin

Please link the manual and say what modes you want!

Check the date of the post (although I have to admit he did have me there for a moment, when I went "Wha????" )

p55 the Cue Settings screenshot shows a Cleanup... button. This isn't described that I could see.

Stefan - for clarification, you need to be logged in to see the "Software Testing and Beta Releases" forum ("guest" can't see it as it's a controlled forum). Kevin

I see why no-one else has volunteered for this one... http://www.arri.com/skypanel/assets/downloads/SkyPanel_DMX_Implementation_Table_V4.0.pdf Most of the modes are in here, for the RP and C versions. (Forum wouldn't allow me to upload the fixture file, so I've emailed it to Jon for him to attach).

For this manual: https://www.maxlight.ru/downloads/acme/falcon.pdf This fixture profile: acme_falcon.ift

This manual? http://www.kam.co.uk/media/file/product/manual/Kam%20KHM800%20manual%20V2%2006-11-12.pdf The '600 doesn't have DMX so no use at all. This fixture profile: KAM_KHM800v2.ift

Maybe try releasing all fixtures: Clear+Fader Function

So I haven't tried this through to loading the fixture into the FLX, but I can certainly attach an image to a DMX range. So - you have a beamshape attribute for say gobo. Details tab. Name=gobo1, End Value=23, Mid=15 Load - pick an image for the gobo Insert Name=gobo2, End Value=50, Mid=40 Load - gobo2 image Insert etc until you've gone all the way to End Value=255 Load/Insert OK This saves OK for me and attaches the gobo images to the ranges as above. Does this not work for you?

Hi Ollie, In the fixture editor, in the beamshape attribute, click the Details tab, then you can select the DMX range for the gobo and load the image against that range. Hope that helps. Kevin

Probably the battery. Do you know if this has ever been changed in the 12 years? If not, then you might have an early unit with a Varta cell which needs soldering... See: http://zero88.com/support/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/546/31/replacement-battery-information If your FF has black DMX sockets then see: http://zero88.com/forum/topic/7384-internal-memory-issue/#entry28968 If it has silver DMX sockets (hence the Varta cell), ring Keith at Zero88. Regards, Kevin

Hi John, I think a similar scenario came up recently with move-on-dark look-ahead with jump cues. Take a look at this topic: http://zero88.com/forum/topic/7386-move-in-dark-problems-when-jumping-cues/#entry28970 If it looks the same scenario as your needs then there is an enhancement request now in place: http://zero88.com/forum/topic/7386-move-in-dark-problems-when-jumping-cues/#entry29000 HTH. Regards, Kevin

You have to use an *active* DVI-D to VGA converter. The desk doesn't give analogue outputs on the DVI pins (it's DVI-D not DVI-A) so you can't just use a connector style converter. Kevin

For manuals, best to link as you have. To upload, need to click the "More Reply Options" tab at the bottom right when doing "Reply". Then you use "Choose file" and then remember to click "Attach This File"! I need to work out how to do those multiple quote boxes that Jon does on reply! I fiddled on my last reply but just couldn't get it to work! As you're a new member your Personal Messenger doesn't seem to work - maybe you need 10 or so posts before this gets enabled - bet you're about there now!

Hi Andy, Some questions not clear without the manual - can you link it? The 4 channel mode uses a dimming algorithm internal to the fixture. In theory this should be better (i.e. smoother) than the desk just scaling the R/G/B values. On a cheap fixture there might not be much difference, but on a "professional" fixture, the internal dimmer should be much better suited to dimming LED elements. Give it a go! I dont understand Channel 8 - would need to look at the manual. Sounds a bit awkward having a "config" setting at the top end of the dimmer channel - I try to avoid those! I see Jon's just posted - as he says, you can't just casually ignore DMX addresses the fixture will decode, because if you patch it and take 7 DMX addresses, then the fixture channel 8 will respond to DMX data you intended for another dimmer or fixture listening at that address. Define the parameter or use "DMX Allocate" to say you need 8 DMX addresses but are only defining the function of 7 of them. Personally I'd define it but not use it. Remember to allocate it to a wheel though. No idea what Ch7 is all about - again, would need the manual. Kevin I think this is the unit? http://www.farnell.com/datasheets/1685456.pdf Ch7 ID is a sub-addressing feature for controllers with limited DMX address range. Your LeapFrog has 2 DMX universes, I can't see you needing this feature unless you intend buying a lot of these fixtures (please don't!) Map it as a Beamshape parameter just to keep it under control, with Home=0. Ch8 I'd map as a "Beamshape" parameter, then at least you have control over that channel so there is no chance of it going haywire, and you can dial up the delayed-response feature if you fancied. ps - Good luck, I don't think you'll find those cheap LED units based on standard 5mm or 10mm LEDs much use. Maybe a bit of on-stage eye candy, but pretty much no use for lighting actors (no beam as such, multicolour shadows, poor overall brightness, horrible RGB white...).

The image is not of any use for LeapFrog, but show up during fixture selection on FLX (and probably the other higher-end Z88 consoles), so I like to include it :-) I'm glad you're using the Fixture Editor - it's really easy to put together your own fixture. The "defaults" that I've picked up from Jon along the way include: - Dimmer Special=Dimmer, Home=255 - For any fixture or mode that does not include a Dimmer channel as a mapped DMX address, then add a Dimmer and set it to "virtual" and mark all of the R/G/B/W/A/UV etc as scaled by virtual intensity. - Red, Green, Blue set the Special to Red-Positive etc and Home=255 (==RGB white) - White or Amber or UV set the Special to Other Colour and Home=0 - Cyan, Magenta, Yellow set Home=0 (==white as subtractive) - Hue set Home=0, Sat set Home=255 - Any generalised "colour macro" is named "Color1" - harks back to the MAC500 type fixtures I think. - Filling in DMX ranges and "colour defined" and "is dark" on the Detail tab is used on the FLX and higher consoles - Strobes and similar beam operations go under Beamshape - For the Frog and Jester series make sure you allocate parameters to 3-wheel groups. To support the Illusion series, allocate the 4-wheel groups too. - The "long name" of the fixture needs a constant root part then the channel variants after a colon - The "short name" is used by the Frog (and Jester?) consoles I tend to make the most complex mode first then copy and strip down for the other modes. Remember to correct the "DMX allocate" value for only the required number of DMX addresses. http://zero88.com/forum/topic/7375-spotlight-fresneled150-rgbw-fixture-profile/#entry28927 http://zero88.com/forum/topic/7329-fixture-request-flx/#entry28698

ZOS-6982 - tick ZOS-6983 - tick Predictable really, I know, sorry! (But all in good time, of course, there are plenty of things already on that "list" I'm sure!) Rob - looks like 3 releases away earliest, so could be around a year?