just a querey about patching a star cloth

[labby]

i have a showtec star sky mk2 and it was operated using faders 31 onwards, having wiped the desk it is now not working. i tried to patch it back to the faders but no response at all, when i checked the dip switches they were set at 250 (2,4,5,6,7,8). how do i patch this back in to operate on the faders?  i have a leaprfrog 96 with latest software. many thanks

[Edward Z88]

Hi Labby,

What mode is the star cloth operating in? How many RGB sections of control does it require? Do you want it assigned as a fixture, or as fader per channel control?

To assign faders, first, you’ll need to unpatch channels 31 through to however many available fixtures you need. To do this tap SETUP -> Press and gold fixture 31 and tap the lady you wish to get rid of to multi select. Then tap DELETE. Then go to Add Fixtures, find the Star Cloth, and then click next. Press and hold 31, and tap the last fixture number. Set the DMX address to 250, and click finish. 

You will then be able to control your Star Cloth. Going to SPECIAL -> Button Function -> Select will enable you to control the Red, Green and blue cells of the fixture. 

Hope that helps and makes sense, any queries let me know. 

Edward

[labby]

Thanks for that I will give it a try tomorrow. 

[labby]

hi i tried to follow your instructions but still no luck, entered setup and selected faders 31-35 which is where it was before, pressed delete but nothing happened.  i have attached the manual that i think is the correct one for my cloth. everything else has patched in and is working its just getting this onto the faders that i cant do. i looked in the manual for the desk but still no luck. any help would be appreciated.

40342_MANUAL_GB_V2.pdf

[Edward Z88]

Hi Labby, 

Looking at the fixture's manual you will probably be best to control the star cloth as a fader per channel. Therefore to patch a single star cloth patch 5 dimmer channels onto your faders. If you went to Delete fixtures 31-35 and nothing happened, this means they are already unpatched, and ready for you to add new fixtures to. Therefore tap Add Fixtures, tap Next, and now press and hold fader button 31 and tap fader button 35. Enter the DMX address, and click finish. 

From the manual it looks like if you put channel 5 to full, channels 1-4 then become your 4 zone intensities. Therefore after coming out of Setup, push fader 35 to full, and you then should find 31-34 can control your zones. If you wish, you can configure channel 35 to stay at full by default. To do this push the fader to full, tap RECORD, press HOME, and choose "Defaults" from the MFKs. 

Hope that helps, 

Edward

[Nyx83]

Hi there. I'm trying to set up a Showtec Star Sky II model 40345 RGB with 6 channels to my new FLX S24. The fixtures library has a Pro Mk II but this has 7 channels and although the star cloth works, I have no control. No success with the Mk I option either. I have limited knowledge of this desk and i'm trying my best, so please be gentle! I would appreciate any help to get this working please.

[Edward Z88]

Hello,

If you have tried these fixture files in the library, and can confirm the address and mode on the star cloth matched those on the console, it sounds like your star cloth is slightly different to the one in the library.

Do you have a manual that came with this Star Cloth, or are you able to find one online?

If so please send this to FixtureSupport@zero88.com, and one of the team will be able to make you a fixture file.

Hope this helps, if you have any questions let me know.

Edward