Edward Z88
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13 minutes ago, Trapdoor said:
So I factory reset the desk and now it’s working as expected again.
Thanks very much for the update.
Please keep an eye on this. If the issue happens again, this could suggest the console's internal battery is going flat. In which case, we can provide instructions on how to replace the battery.
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Hi @Trapdoor
12 hours ago, Trapdoor said:Is there a way that window assignments to the various desktop tabs can be saved? Running 7.14.2
It’s a bit frustrating after setting up say Colour Pallets on Monitor 2 and Effects on 3 (as an example) that on desk reboot they’re all unassigned again.
When you switch on the console, the custom desktop layouts that were present when the console was last used should be recalled.
Please rearrange your desktop layouts how you'd like them. Then tap SETUP twice to enter and exit Setup, which will force the show file to be saved to the internal storage.
If you then switch the console off and on again, are the custom desktop layouts recalled?
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Pour abaisser le fader d'une lecture et revenir à l'état d'éclairage sous-jacent, vous pouvez activer les « Contrôles du fader » pour cette lecture. Pour ce faire, maintenez SETUP et appuyez sur le bouton de lecture. Cliquez ensuite sur les attributs sous « Contrôles du fader » pour lesquels vous souhaitez effectuer un fondu enchaîné avec le fader de lecture. Cliquez sur OK et vous devriez constater que vous pouvez désormais effectuer un fondu enchaîné de ces attributs avec le fader de lecture, plutôt que de les accrocher lorsque la lecture est relâchée.
J'espère que cela t'aides.
To lower a playback's fader, and transition back to the underlying lighting state, you could enable "Fader Controls" for this playback. To do this hold SETUP and tap the playback's button. Then click the attributes under "Fader Controls" that you would like to be crossfaded with the playback's fader. Click OK, and you should find you can now crossfade these attributes with the playback fader, rather than them snapping when the playback is released.
Hope this helps.
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Bonjour Jean-Stéphane,
Si vous souhaitez passer d'un état d'éclairage à un autre et vous assurer que l'état d'éclairage précédent est "désactivé", vous souhaiterez peut-être enregistrer deux cues sur une seule lecture, puis utiliser le bouton Go de la lecture pour basculer entre eux. Cela garantira que vous n’aurez jamais les deux états d’éclairage actifs en même temps.
Hi Jean-Stephane,
If you want to transition from one lighting state to another, and ensure that the previous lighting state is "deactivated", you may wish to record two cues onto a single playback, and then use the playback's go button to switch between them. This will ensure you never have both lighting states active at once.
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Welcome to the forum.
On 2/3/2024 at 7:22 PM, noteningenieur said:The following problem is occurring with my new Zero88 FLXS48 console (2 DMX universes):
One of the devices connected via DMX flashes briefly at irregular intervals.
The error occurs regardless of which devices are connected, i.e. with conventional dimmer channels as well as with multi-channel devices (LED bars or moving heads).I believe I have replied to your email about this today. Please let us know if you have any questions.
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On 2/3/2024 at 3:18 PM, Techie_v2 said:
I thought this would record everything I had done into that pallete but the pallete only had a S in it, not BS as I had altered both beam and shape parameters
On 2/3/2024 at 4:08 PM, Techie_v2 said:So if I record into a shape pallette, it will only record the parameters that fall under the shape category, even with smarttag on.
That is correct - when you record a palette, by default only that attribute's parameters will be included in the palette. More information here...
https://www.zero88.com/manuals/zeros/palettes/advanced-palettes
On 2/3/2024 at 3:18 PM, Techie_v2 said:If I recorded it as a snapshot, then chose and empty pallete it did as I expected and I got ICBSPE in the pallete window.
More information here...
https://www.zero88.com/manuals/zeros/palettes/recording-palettes
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On 2/3/2024 at 3:52 PM, Trapdoor said:
I’d be happy to stick a Solution front panel on if one was available but I guess that’s not an option either.
If you would like to see what options there may be regarding front panel metalwork, please send us an email to support@zero88.com including your console's serial number.
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4 minutes ago, thierry said:
Of course "red 100%" and not 0%, sorry about that.
So if i want it to work, i have to create a chaser each time dedicated to the "base colour" involved in the other submaster ?
That is correct.
4 minutes ago, thierry said:If i understand better, there is no way to create a chase which works regardless of the "base colour" in background of an other submaster.
There is, but it is a little more involved. You could do this by recording each of the colour steps of the chase as single cues on separate playbacks. You would then need to record a chase onto a separate playback, that includes no colour data (it could include the fixture's intensity data). Each step of this chase playback, would then trigger one of your "colour step" playbacks, and simultaneously release the previous. This would allow you to run a colour chase "over the top" of any existing colour. You may want to temporarily change the default cue fade times to 0 if you'd like to do this, to make things easier.
As an example, you could have the following playbacks:
- Playback 1 - fixture 1 blue
- Playback 2 - fixture 2 blue
- Playback 3 - fixture 3 blue
- Playback 4 - fixture 4 blue
- Playback 5 - 4-step chase, with the first cue triggering playback 1, releasing 4, second cue triggering playback 2, releasing 1, and so on.
- Playback 6 - fixtures 1 thru 4 in red
- Playback 7 - fixtures 1 thru 4 in yellow
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43 minutes ago, thierry said:
I'm absolutly okay with that.
So, if i create a "green" chaser for example (dedicated to run over a "red" submaster), I need to specify "red 0%" for all other fixtures at each step ?
Not quite. If you want to run a green chase, over a red base colour, you will need to ensure that fixtures are recorded with red @ full in each step where they are not green.
The key thing to remember is that colour levels will not mix Highest Takes Precedence.
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5 minutes ago, thierry said:
I want it working regardless of the colours used : your blue chase is builded to run with a full white submaster in background.
My answer is : is there a way to built one that works with any other submaster with same fixtures (whatever if it's white, red, green, or anything else..), and how to ?
When you raise your "base colour" playback, it is the latest instruction for the lights, and so they change colour.
If you then raise your chase playback, it then becomes the latest instruction for the lights, so the lights will be controlled by the chase, and will no longer be controlled by the "base colour" playback.
The "base colour" playback will not take back control, unless it is re-triggered.
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Bonjour,
Veuillez jeter un œil à cette vidéo pour des informations détaillées sur les options d'enregistrement...
Veuillez consulter cette section du manuel pour plus d'informations sur les options d'enregistrement...
Veuillez consulter cette section du manuel pour plus d'informations sur le blocage/déblocage des lectures...
J'espère que ça aide.
Hello,
Please take a look at this video for in-depth information on the Record Options...
https://youtu.be/--EeATsqH-o?si=LwLVMvYaEDw2ms2o
Please see this section of the manual for information on the Record Options...
https://www.zero88.com/manuals/zeros/cues-playbacks/record-options
Please see this section of the manual for information on Blocking/Unblocking playbacks...https://www.zero88.com/manuals/zeros/cues-playbacks/playback-settings/advanced
I hope this helps.
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Hi @thierry
If you are having difficulty performing the software update, please factory reset the console (Setup > Clear Options > Factory Reset).
Then, download a fresh copy of ZerOS 7.14.2...
https://vari-lite.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/software-firmware/ZerOS-7.14.2.exe
Please then install this in the usual way...
https://www.zero88.com/manuals/zeros/setup/load/zeros-software
Please let me know how you get on.
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Hi @thierry
Please take a look at this show file:
Playback 87 (Page 3, Submaster 27) is all LED PARs @ full in white.
Playback 88 (Page 3, Submaster 28) is the LED PARs running a blue chase. The key here is that every fixture is recorded into every cue of the chase - each cue contains 1 fixture in blue, and the rest of the fixtures in white. Playback 88 does not contain intensity information, as this comes from playback 87.
Does this achieve what you are after?
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Hi @SanCarlino
54 minutes ago, SanCarlino said:I'm still struggling to find the right fixture for 2 of my LEDs.
Please follow this guide to obtain a fixture file to control your fixtures…
https://www.zero88.com/manuals/zeros/patching/add-fixtures/missing-fixtures
55 minutes ago, SanCarlino said:Meanwhile I've found the product sheet.
Maybe you can help me with this referral.
If you’d like us to create a fixture file for you, please email a copy of the fixture’s English manual to fixturesupport@zero88.com.
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Hi @thierry
Thank you for sharing your show file.
The show file is from ZerOS 7.14.1 software. If you haven't already, I would recommend updating the console's software to ZerOS 7.14.2.
I am looking at playback 45 "scene chase". Move On Dark is enabled for this playback. To disable Move On Dark for this playback, hold SETUP and tap the playback's button to open the playback's settings. Then choose Move On Dark at the top, and disable Move On Dark. Please then run this chase, and you should find this improves how it mixes.
In step 3 of the chase, fixture 111 is @ 0, with Red @ full. If you wish to set Red to 0 in the step of this chase, hold SHIFT and tap the playback's button, to snap into step 3 of the chase. Then select fixture 111, and set Red to 0 using the encoders. Then tap UPDATE, and using the Update Options, disable SmartTag (so it has a blue stripe), and enable Track Forwards. Then tap the playback's button to save the changes. Red will then be @ 0 in this step and future steps up until Red is next told to change value.
Please try this and let me know how you get on.
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Hi @thierry
Apologies for the delayed response - I've been on holiday.
On 1/25/2024 at 8:27 AM, thierry said:I've created a chase with 4 Par Led and i wonder why, when the chase is running, the last step is not fading out before to loop to the first step ( crossfade is working well between steps 1, 2, 3) ?
Please could you email a copy of your show file to support@zero88.com? We can then investigate further.
If a chase has a colour fade percentage, all steps of the chase should fade by this amount. The last step will fade back to the first using this percentage.
Please let us know if you have any questions.
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18 hours ago, LLuk said:
so is an active Go-Button just a dream or its something it will come.??
The requirements of ZOS-5803 were partially change during development, and this issue did not end up covering enabling the Go button with the “Manual Fade” options.
At the moment, there are no plans to enable the Go button when a playback is set to “Manual Fade”. This means cues are only advanced using the fader movement, rather than a mixture of both fader movement and go button press.
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50 minutes ago, SKLSKL said:
Will check but I think I have them on Basic Mode (using 19 channels?)
The ADJ Focus Spot 5Z has a "Basic" mode which uses 19-channels. This mode only features 8-bit Pan & Tilt.
The "Standard" mode (22-channels) or "Extended" mode (26-channels) both feature 16-bit Pan & Tilt, so I'd recommend using either of these modes to achieve smoother movement control.
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Hi @SKLSKL
Welcome to the forum.
16 minutes ago, SKLSKL said:However I am finding the movement quite jerky, is that just because I have slowed it down so much and there's nothing can be down to smooth it out or is there a better way to achieve what I need?
What fixtures are you using? If you are using fixtures with 8-bit Pan & Tilt, you may find that the movement is slightly jerky at very slow speeds. You shouldn't see this issue if your fixture has 16-bit Pan & Tilt.
17 minutes ago, SKLSKL said:Also I am limited to 1bpm being the slowest and even though its super slow it would be good if I had some way fo doing it where I could get even slower.
If you needed the movement to be slower than 1 BPM, I would revert the playback from a chase back to a cue stack. You could then configure both cues in the playback to follow automatically after the previous cue, so that they loop. You can view the cues in the playback by holding VIEW and tapping the playback's button. You can then set the position fade time of each cue to the amount of time you'd like the fixtures to spend transitioning from one point to another.
Please see the link below for information on automatic cues...
https://www.zero88.com/manuals/zeros/cues-playbacks/cue-settings/cue-triggers
Hope this helps.
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FLX repairs
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Hi @SimonH
4 hours ago, SimonH said:Where are people sending their desks for repair? Sub 24 has become very unstable and never reaching 100% .
If you have an intermittent fader, the first step is to try cleaning it with some switch cleaner. Please let me know if you’d like in-depth instructions on how to do this.
To get your console booked in for a service, and if necessary replace faders, @iank99 is an authorised independent service agent, who would be able to do this for you. Get in touch with Ian if you’d like to get your console booked in with him.
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Hi @Zebroid66
5 hours ago, Zebroid66 said:Could you please advise me on the model of potentiometers used on submasters?
@kgallen has kindly linked to the Solution webpage, which includes the order code for spare Solution faders. You can purchase these faders using this order code from any of our dealers.
If you’d like to source your own suitable fader, please drop us an email to support@zero88.com.
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Hi Simon,
On 1/20/2024 at 12:26 PM, Simonkbike said:Anyone else find their desk freezes on powering up? I get the old blue splash screen but it never progresses onto the black screen, then new black logo and so on. If I power off/on it goes through fine. Happens about 40-50% of starts.
Thanks for your description of the issue. This definitely isn’t the expected behaviour, so might be worth troubleshooting further. The console might need a new Compact Flash card, but we’d need to troubleshoot further to confirm.
To troubleshoot further, please send us an email to support@zero88.com. Please include your console’s serial number, and ideally a video of the console failing to boot.
Let us know if you have any questions.
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11 hours ago, Petera said:
Unfortunately I don’t know the zeros release buy can say it was at least two versions ago.
If you're not running the latest version, I'd recommend updating your console's software. ZerOS 7.14.2 is currently the latest version, available from the webpage below...
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8 minutes ago, Simonkbike said:
Yeah, it's there today. Yesterday I searched "non" & got nothing, but I must have mis-typed. Sorry.
No problem - let us know if there's anything else we can help with.
Recording Cue Updates
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Hi @SKLSKL
Most common cause of this behaviour, is if you did a Cue Only update, when you should have done a Track Forwards update.
Let’s say you update cue 10 “cue only”, to add in some new lights in a colour. Press Go to go into cue 11, and the lights that you added into cue 10 now do a weird colour transition into cue 11. This is because when you updated cue 10 “cue only”, the console also had to update cue 11, to ensure cue 11 reverts the fixtures back to the exact same values they had when the cue was initially recorded. This means upon transiting to cue 11, you see the console “undo” the changes that were made in cue 10. Therefore in this instance, you should have updated cue 10 “track forwards”. This would allow the colour data you’ve added into cue 10, to track forwards into cue 11, meaning you won’t see values changing as you transition to the cue.
Hope this helps.