Edward Z88

Hi Kevin, Sneaky. Has that always been the case or have you quietly made this work?! As far as I’m aware that has always worked. You’d be very welcome - would be to good to meet in person after these hundreds of forum posts! 😂 As I’m sure you’ve found before, a brief outline of what the sessions include can be found here... http://support.zero88.com/988886531 Edward

Glad to hear you sorted it. If you have any questions let us know. Edward

Hi both, Yes it sounds like there is position data stored in my example cue 3. The easiest way to remove this is to go into the cue, tap UPDATE, enable SmartTag, and tap the playback button. This will remove any data for fixtures at 0%. Alternatively Kevin’s method of: Is also perfectly acceptable. The neater way I think Kevin is referring to is press and hold POSITION and tap HOME, to tag all position parameters. It would be great to see you! Just drop us an email to training@zero88.com, if you decide on a session that suits you. Hope this helps and makes sense. Edward

Hi Tim, To move windows onto new desktops, you’ll need to use the SPECIAL -> Screen button. Therefore view desktop 3, tap Outputs, and if the Output Window doesn’t appear tap SPECIAL, and choose Screen from the MFKs. It should then appear. You can then use the Size button to resize the window. Hope this helps, Edward

Hello, Let’s say cue 1 is your effect. Cue 2 is movers off, cue 3 is a new state, cue 4 is movers used in a new position. We record cue 1, turn the fixtures off, record cue 2. As we have told the fixtures to go off, any further information given is ignored. The fixtures continue running the effect in dark. This is useful if you simply want the intensity to fade out, rather than fading and stopping at the same time. If you don’t want the effect to run in this cue, we can update it by turning SmartTag off, to give the fixtures a no effect command without intensity. You can therefore go into cue 2, select the fixtures, tap UPDATE, turn SmartTag off, tap the playback button. With Cue Only updates enabled, cue 3 will therefore look exactly how it was before - your movers were moving so they’ll continue to. You therefore will have wanted to update cue 2 with Track Forwards selected. As all you told them to do was stop their effect, move on dark will still be reading ahead for their next positions in cue 4. If it isn’t, you can remove any data for fixtures that are at 0%, by going into the cue, and updating it with SmartTag enabled. At this point you can revert back to Cue only mode if you wish, to ensure that any future records/updates don’t catch you out by tracking. If you just want to update the cue you are currently in, simply tap UPDATE -> GO of your playback. You don’t need to choose the update options or type cue numbers. Hope this helps, Edward

Hi Dave, I’d recommend sending us an email to support@zero88.com, with a description of the fault. If you have any questions let us know. Edward

Hi Vilhelm, What software version is your FLX S24 running? You can find out by tapping Z/Shift -> System Information. In this window is a line of text displaying the Software Version. The latest version is ZerOS 7.9.7. You should find that when you raise a fader, the fixture selects automatically. If you then apply a palette for example, and then push up another channel fader, this new channel selects and the old one is automatically deselected. Hope this helps, if you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hi both, As Kevin says, the reason for this is with SmartTag enabled on the console, when fixtures are at 0% all other functions are ignored. A quick way of getting around this is to hold SHIFT and press RECORD, for the cue which stops the effect. As you have a reduced set of Record/Update options, your console is in global cue only mode. To enabled the tracking options, press SETUP -> Settings -> Record & Update -> Tracking Options -> Enabled. Exit SETUP, and then press and hold RECORD. You should see more options in the window, including a SmartTag button, and tracking options. Make sure that Cue Only is selected, if you don’t want tracking enabled. I use the console as much as I can on events, and of course software test the console, and must admit I very rarely use the targets, as the ones you need are preselected. What situations do you find you have to use these? I’m not at all denying the UI needs improvement in the Update Options, it’s something we’ve got on our list. Hope this helps, if you have any questions let me know. Edward

This is the usual Zero 88 Library. V39 now contains over 11,000 fixtures. If you have any questions let us know. Edward

Hi Tim, Great, glad to hear it. Edward

Hello, No, the 96 faders both control 1-48. Sirius didn't have a "Wide" mode like you would find on the more recent 2-preset consoles. If you have any questions let us know. Edward

Hi Tim, Firstly, I'd recommend updating your console's software to ZerOS 7.9.6, which is currently the latest software for Solution. ZerOS 7.9.6 can be downloaded from our website below... https://zero88.com/zeros#download Also available from the link are release notes, detailing the installation instructions. HTP/LTP options are Intensity Mixing options, and will therefore not affect the way colour is mixed. From your description, I would recommend enabling fader controls colour on the second playback, and leaving the first playback in its default settings. You will then be able to push your first playback up, and have all LEDs on and in your programmed colours. You can then raise your second playback, and the colour will be controlled by the fader from the current colour to the second playback's colour. If you then play another colour from the first playback, this will override the second playback, as this then becomes the latest command to be sent to the fixtures. You therefore may find it useful to have 2 playbacks of colour states, one for the arch LEDs and the other for the remaining LEDs. Hope this helps and achieves what you're after. If you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hello, OK no problem, let us know how you get on. Edward

Hi Tom, I’m not sure of any cases in particular. A quick search on Amazon brings up a few aluminium iPad stands that look like they would be a good height. If you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hello, Yes we will look to revise this with the Record Options. Currently the logic is RECORD and tap a palette records just that attribute, without the need to define the attribute filters. RECORD -> attribute button and then filters tells the console what attribute you want to store this in, with your chosen filters. If you would like to have access to the beta forum, please send us an email requesting this to support@zero88.com, and we’ll add you to the group. If you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hello, You should find you can tap RECORD EFFECT, apply green filters, and then tap an empty palette, and the filters will still be used. You just have to define the palette type before applying filters. The Record Options window is definitely an area we want to revise, and this process can also be revised. Hope this helps, Edward

Hello, After your “press RECORD” step, you didn’t say you tapped the EFFECT button on the console. You should see RECORD EFFECT written in the command line. You can then choose your custom filters by giving attributes green stripes. If you give Intensity and Colour green stripes, and then store the palette, it will be stored as an ICE palette, not just E. If this isn’t working for you feel free to email us a video to support@zero88.com and we’ll take a look. Edward

Hello, If you want to edit a lighting state, play it back on stage, make your edits, tap UPDATE, and tap the playback’s button to store the updates. Edward

Hi Mina, Welcome to the Zero 88 Forum. FLX S24 cannot transmit/receive API commands. The only way of remotely controlling FLX S consoles is using the ZerOS Remote applications for Windows, iOS and Android devices. If you have any questions please let us know. Edward

Hello, To include other attributes into a palette, tap RECORD EFFECT, and then in the Record Options ensure SmartTag is disabled, and then double tap Intensity and Colour so they go green. Then type the effect palette number you wish to store to, followed by pressing ENTER. If you tap directly into the Effect window/MFKs, only the effect parameters will be stored, as this is that palette type’s filter. As Kevin says, to store everything into a palette, you can press SHIFT + RECORD and tap an empty palette. Hope this helps, Edward

Hello, Not quite. With SmartTag enabled, changes in intensity data will always be stored when RECORD or UPDATE is pressed. However, if a fixture is at 0% with SmartTag enabled, no attributes will be stored. This is to allow Move On Dark to work with the fixture off. The other main benefit to SmartTag, is it will automatically tag and record any playbacks that might be active into your cue. With SmartTag disabled, only tagged information will be recorded. This allows you to have a lighting state up, control lights with the programmer, record the lighting state, and only the programmer information will be stored. When you play your cue you therefore won’t get the same lighting state you saw when you pressed RECORD, just your manual controls. For more information on tagging, see below... http://support.zero88.com/1014189311 Hope this helps, if you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hello, Speed Override will control the speed of effects in the currently viewed playback. Therefore record your effect to a playback, and then hold MEMORIES and tap the playback button to view it. The Speed Override fader can then be used to speed up or slow down the effect. It will not adjust the speed of effects in the programmer. This can be done using the Speed encoder wheel. Fader Controls effect can be enabled on a playback with an effect recorded, so that the fader will scale the effect speed and size from the current state, to the programmed lighting state. Hope this helps, Edward

Hello, This can already be done by using DMX In. If your fixtures are patched to the MFKs rather than the channel faders, you can use the Channel faders for DMX In. To do this, tap SETUP to take you to the fixture schedule, and select all channel faders you wish to use for DMX In. Then change the universe of these faders to an empty one, and set the to start at DMX address 1. Then tap Universes, and ensure this desk universe is routed from one of the DMX Out ports. Then tap Triggers, and add DMX In to trigger a playback for each of the channel faders. The DMX In address is the DMX address of the channel fader configured in the Fixture Schedule. They can be assigned to control whatever playbacks you wish across other playback pages. Then all you need is a short DMX cable linking the DMX Out port your channel faders are assigned to to the DMX In port. Hope this helps, it you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hi Simon, Currently, ZerOS uses RGB, and W if present, for colour mixing. We’re planning to look into adding other chips in future, however there is currently no date on this. Hope this helps, if you have any questions let me know. Edward