Edward Z88

Hi Carsten, The easiest way to sync chases, is to trigger them both from a playback. To do this record a blank cue onto an empty playback. View this playback (press and hold VIEW and tap the playback's button), and then tap "Settings" at the end of cue 1. From the Cue Settings choose Macros... -> Trigger Playbacks, and choose your first chase, either by tapping the chase's button on the console, or tapping the playback number on screen. Then choose Trigger playbacks again, and choose your second chase. Then click OK on the macros window, and then OK again on the Cue Settings window. Now when you trigger this playback, either by pressing its button or raising its fader, the chases will fade in using the trigger cue's fade up time. You can then stop the chases running either using their faders, or record a second blank cue onto the trigger playback, and configure release commands from the cue settings. To configure the chase's to run at the same speed, you can go into their settings, and define a set BPM. Alternatively, you can choose "Use global BPM" on both. Then tap Z/Shift, and the third encoder wheel can be used to speed up an slow down these chases. Global BPM can be configured to be controlled by a fader if you wish. For more information see the article below... http://support.zero88.com/1011580981 To create a new playback with the two originals combined, go into cue 1 of both chases, by holding SHIFT and tapping their playback buttons. Then tap RECORD and choose an empty playback. Then go into cue 2 on both playbacks, again by holding SHIFT and tapping their playback buttons, and record this onto the same playback. Choose Create Chase from the options. You can then repeat this for the remaining steps. There is no Park function on FLX S consoles - this is something the full-size FLX console has. What you could do however is record a playback with your moving heads in their home positions, and trigger this playback whenever you need the fixtures to go home. Hope this helps, if you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hi Ethan, There are a couple of options available. The first option is to enable Fader Controls Effect. Doing this means the fader level will control the intensity, and also the speed and size of any programmed effects. To do this hold SETUP and tap the playback's button. Then tap "Effect" under "Fader Controls...", so that it is enabled, indicated with a red stripe. Click OK, and now you'll find as you lower the playback fader the effect stops, however the fixtures stay in position. Another way to do this, you could program a second cue onto the playback, which simply stops the effect running. That way you can lower the playback fader (with release on lower still disabled), press the playback button, and the movers would stop moving. You can then tap the playback button again to start the effect, and fade the intensity over the top. The easiest way to do this is push the playback up, select your fixtures with the effect running, and then hold EFFECT and tap HOME to stop all effects. Then tap RECORD -> tap your playback's button -> Choose Create Cue 2. Hope this helps, if you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hi Carsten, No worries - any questions just let us know. Edward

Hi Ethan, Yes, to stop fixture’s going back to their defaults when the playback fader is lowered, you can disable “Release on Lower”. To do this hold SETUP and tap the playback’s button. Then tap Raise & Lower, and then choose disable Release on Lower. Then click OK. You will find when you next lower the fader, the effect continues to run. To manually stop it running, hold CLEAR and tap the playback’s button. Hope this helps, if you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hi Erics, I’m confident there isn’t an issue here with FLX nor ArtNetominator. In the ArtNet 4 protocol, FLX won’t start transmitting ArtDMX until a device asks for an ArtNet universe. ArtNetominator is purely acting as a “sniffer”, and is therefore not requesting a specific universe. You should find however if you have an ArtNet device on the network the ArtDMX would be shown in ArtNetominator. Any devices that are receiving ArtNet, will be shown on FLX in Setup -> Devices. Hope this helps and makes sense, if you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hi Carsten, Rather than running the cues as a chase, you could configure auto follow-on in the cue settings so that they follow after each other with custom timings. To do this, view the playback that contains these 2 cues by pressing and holding VIEW and tapping the playback's button. Then go into the settings of cue 1, and from the Trigger drop down choose auto after. You can then configure a wait time. This is the time cue 2 is active before cue 1. You can then click OK. Then go into the settings of cue 2, and again set an auto after of the time you wish cue 1 to output before cue 2. Hope this helps, if you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hi Wai, Could you elaborate on what you mean by When you go from cue 1 to cue 2, unless the fade times are set to 0 seconds, you will see an overlap as you fade from one cue to the other. If you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hi Wai, When you go from cue 1 to cue 2, you should see your LED fixture fade from red into blue, through magenta. If the fixture isn't changing colour in cue 2, it hasn't been recorded correctly. To update cue 2, firstly go into it, so that cue 2 is displayed green in the cue list window. Then select your fixture that you wish to be red, and make it red. Then tap UPDATE, followed by pressing the playback button these cues are stored on. The cue will be updated. Hope this helps, Edward

Hi Mac It sounds like you are not using the Primary ArtNet IP under SETUP -> Universes -> ArtNet on FLX. Under ArtNet IP you have static, DHCP, Primary and Secondary. Primary will be a predefined 2.x.x.x. For the purposes of this choose Primary, rather than a static IP. This Primary IP will have a subnet of 255.0.0.0 that cannot be configured. This will be good for your network. When PhantomZerOS takes over for the first time, you’ll have to choose the correct IPs. When the FLX takes back control, you will receive a pop up saying the show files are not synchronised. The reason for this is the network settings have been changed within Phantom. To save these, you therefore need to take the show from the Backup, not the master. If you choose to take the Master’s show file, the changes you made in Phantom will be lost, and therefore you will see the IPs on Phantom before you configured them. FLX will then take control. It now means future control transfer from Master to Backup, should be seamless and use the laptop’s Ethernet IP for ArtNet. Let me know how you get on. Edward

Hello, Yes that’s correct. If you have any questions just let me know. Edward

Hi Mac, I think it would be easier to discuss this over the phone. I have repeated my steps above with a real setup, and it is working correctly. Feel free to send me an email with a time that is convenient to discuss this over the phone. If you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hello, Welcome to the Zero 88 Forum. It all depends on the LED fixtures you wish to control, and the parameters that are available for each mode. Usually if you are no where near the DMX channel count limits on the console/ your DMX universe, you may as well operate the fixtures in the largest channel count mode possible, to have access to all of the fixture’s features. On FLX S24, for a 4 channel RGBW fixture there will actually be 5 controls available - RGBW plus a dimmer. The console gives access to the dimmer parameter and calculates how to scale the RGBW controls accordingly. For a 7 channel RGBW fixture, in most cases these are RGBW, plus a dimmer, strobe, and some sort of colour macro or mode channel. You therefore have to ask yourself whether you would use the extra channels for your lighting design. Consult your fixture’s manual/ patch it into the console to see what parameters each mode provides - this should help you decide. Hope this helps, if you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hi Alex, For a list of keyboard shortcuts, see below... http://support.zero88.com/998481801 You should find the SHIFT key on your laptop works on PhantomZerOS. If it isn’t trying closing and opening the Monitor 1 window. By default playback settings can be opened by simply clicking the on-screen fader in the MFF window. However if you right click on the SETUP button on the front panel, this will keep the button pressed, allowing you to then click the playback button. Right click SETUP again to release. Hope this helps, Edward

Hi Mac, Under ArtNet, there is the option for a Primary 2.x.x.x IP, or a secondary 10.x.x.x. Each FLX will generate a unique IP to transmit on either the 2. Or 10. Range. However, if you wish to define an IP, you can choose “Static”, and type any IP. You can also choose to use the DHCP address. Hope this helps, if you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hi Tony, Great, glad to hear it. If you have any questions let us know. Edward

Hi Tony, If you can't see the SmartTag button in the Record Options window, then it means the console is in global Cue Only mode. This means the console is in basic programming mode, which won't allow for more complex programming. To change the programming mode, press SETUP -> Settings -> Record & Update, and ensure Tracking options are enabled. You should then find when you press RECORD you have more advanced options in the Record Options window. If you don't wish to program cue stacks with tracking, ensure that "Cue Only" is selected in the Record Options window. What attributes are you trying to mix? For more information on Fader Controls, see below... http://support.zero88.com/1011405471 Hope this helps, if you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hi Tony, Welcome to the Zero 88 Forum. I believe it was Nathanael who ran your training session. Busking is the term used in the lighting industry for quickly controlling fixtures on the fly, not necessarily knowing what will happen on stage next. Therefore for these situations, cue stacks are not necessarily helpful, and instead using mixtures of various palettes and playbacks are helpful. This is quite a wide topic area. Was this to do with creating various looks on playbacks? If so this is a common busking technique, that means each playback are "building blocks" for lighting states. With different mixes of these playbacks you can achieve many varied looks on the fly. This is to do with what gets recorded on to playbacks and how. For more information on this, there is a whole article on our website regarding "tagging". If a fixture's parameter is "tagged" it means it will be stored when you record a playback or palette. The article is available below... http://support.zero88.com/1014189311 If you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hi Mac, The IP addresses can be whatever you wish. However, I've created a small example below: FLX: - ArtNet IP - Primary (2.x.x.x) - Tracking Backup Master - 2.1.1.10 - CITP (for Capture) 2.1.1.20 - Remote IP - 2.1.1.30 Laptop IP - 2.1.1.1 When you have configured your laptop's IP, and the console's IP addresses, open Phantom ZerOS. On Phantom go into Setup -> Devices -> Tracking Backup -> Mode -> Backup. Choose the 2.1.1.1 IP. If the master console isn't automatically detected, click Manual entry, and input the Master console's Master IP. Then click Fixture Schedule, and hold SHIFT + F10 to exit Setup. You should be offered to synchronise with the Master. Choose to take the show file from the Master. When synchronised, click Take Control on Phantom. Hold SHIFT and tap F10 to open Setup -> Universes -> ArtNet - you should find the FLX's ArtNet IP has been chosen, and is being reported as unavailable. Configure Phantom to use the laptop's Ethernet IP. Under CITP, you should find the console's CITP IP has been chosen, and is reported as unavailable. Change this to be the laptop's 127.0.0.1 loop-back IP address. Then go to Devices, and also ensure your Remote IP is the laptop's address. Then click Fixture Schedule, and hold SHIFT + F10 to exit Setup. Then click Take Control on the Master console. You will be given a pop-up, to state the show files are not synchronised. Ensure you choose to take the show file from the backup. When you have done this the console will have stored Phantom's IP settings. You should then find you can either switch FLX off, disconnect from the network, or manually take control using Phantom, and Phantom will take control. Hope this helps and makes sense, if you have any questions let me know. Happy to discuss this over the phone if that is easier. Edward

Hi Mac, So what ArtNet IP does Phantom seem to keep changing to? What is the ArtNet IP of the master FLX? This is correct. What are you finding is an issue with this? Edward

Hi Terry, Great, glad to hear you solved the issue. If you have any questions let us know. Edward

Hi Terry, If you are currently running fixture library v36, you'll need to load in the "BlankLib.ift" library file before loading in gft38. Once you have downloaded the blank library file from the article, are you extracting the file to the root of a USB stick? If you are simply copying it, it won't have been unzipped, and therefore the Jester won't be able to read it. Let me know how you get on. Edward

Hi Terry, If you are getting this error, please follow the guidance in the article below... http://support.zero88.com/1540160811 Hope this helps, if you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hi Mac, When Phantom ZerOS is opened, it should use the last selected IP for each protocol, if it is still available for the laptop's chosen NIC. If you haven't already, I would recommend restarting your PC. You should then find when Phantom is opened after restarting, the last selected IP is available. You will usually see 3 IP addresses in this window, the PC's Ethernet IP, the PC's WiFi IP, and the PC's loop-back IP, which will be 127.0.0.1. Which IP does Phantom seem to keep reverting to when opened? Edward

Hi Martin, Thanks for the comments. I have added this request onto our logging system. Reference number ZOS-9638. If you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hi Mac, The IP used for Capture visualisation software will have to be the same as Phantom ZerOS Tracking Backup. This is because they are both using the laptop's Ethernet port, which as Jon mentioned, can only have a single IP address. On your console, the IP addresses will of course have to be different to the IP of the laptop, however Tracking Backup and CITP may be the same IP if you wish. To quickly check the IP address of your laptop, on your laptop hold the Windows key and press R, then type "cmd" and click OK. Then type the command "ipconfig" and press enter. This will give you a break down of the IP addresses and subnets of the different NICs (Network Interface Cards) of the laptop, including the physical Ethernet port and WiFi. Hope this helps, Edward