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<grumpy> 'cos in Z88 land you can have whatever console you like - you just pop into stores and pull the beast you want! S24 for small shows, S48 for medium ones and FLX for large ones! However here in the real world we can only afford one console in 10 years and sometimes have to purchase add-ons incrementally as we can afford them! Bubba - technically I'm sure you're right, in fact both S24 and S48 probably have the CPU power to be a full FLX. But like most customer-facing companies, Z88 have a marketing department, and they have to have product differentiation. They want you to buy an S48 or a full FLX, not an S24 and get the equivalent functionality of the bigger desks with add-ons. Yes I know it's not exactly like that, there are differences to the surfaces, monitor support etc, but they won't want to have a mechanism to "short circuit" their product line. Having said that - a 96 fixture "upgrade" to S24 does of course appear a sensible and viable idea, but maybe not one that would fly "marketing wise" with the current desk line-up. Actually it doesn't even need the wing, but the lack of monitor support could be more of a challenge. </grumpy>

Mark is right - the headline spec for the FLX S24 says: Control up to 48 LED, moving lights and conventionals https://www.zero88.com/products/consoles/flxs/index.shtml I think with S24 you will still be limited to 48 fixtures though, regardless of DMX Universe upgrades. Edward will be here any minute to confirm... Kevin

Yea, but which one is which, Mr Smarty-Pants? Ha, got you stumped now haven't I... 😈

Ah I see, ETCs version of Leap Frog (FrogOS) and um.... Leap Frog (ZerOS). Both of you, your marketing departments are incompetent! (I'm just heading for the hills - the address you hold for me is bogus, no point sending me letter bombs Charlie! 😋)

Aha. I was thinking Eos and Ion were two hardware variants (like Solution and FLX). I guess you'd prefer my ignorance on ETC LX desks to me having a deep interest in them! 😁 Thanks!

Cheers Edward. Assuming for the purposes of this question, Eos/Ion are interchangeable (they use the ETC equivalent of ZerOS?), as I asked about Ion? Thanks for the tip about Nomad. Thanks! Kevin

It may well be that the keyswitch needs replacing. I think it's a fairly standard item - but Ian Knight is your man, he knows these desks inside out. Kevin

Possibly. If Zero88 can't help (I'm sure Edward or Tyler will reply shortly), then Ian Knight can probably help out one way or another: http://www.serviceguy.co.uk/zero88-legacy-service-repair/

Hi chaps, Urgent query, hope you can help... I know FLX can read some ASCII showfiles. Can FLX read a showfile from ETC Ion? I only need conventionals for a cut-down version of a larger show. Do I need to confirm the particular software version running on the Ion and do I need to get it exported any specific way - I need to get the producer to email the ETC Ion showfile to me so it would be handy if I could give them specific instructions on how to get the correct format for the FLX to use. FLX will be ZerOS 7.9.4. Anything else I need to know to facilitate this? Thanks for any help. Kevin ps, Yes I've seen this: http://support.zero88.com/Legacy-Products/Legacy-Consoles/Legacy-ZerOS/ORB-XF/1011408431/How-do-I-load-files-into-my-console.htm

I find it hard to believe that the LCD itself isn't replaceable, rather than the whole PCB assembly - ok it will require some soldering so Z88 might not offer that as a service (and that is a little disappointing). £500 seems a bit steep. Is the LCD a standard part that's available from an electronics supplier? Maybe you should have a chat with Ian Knight http://www.serviceguy.co.uk/zero88-legacy-service-repair/ to check feasibility. Kevin

Probably you have the Speed or Size settings such that the effect is too large or too fast for the mover to mechanically keep up. I experienced this the first time I used a mover (MAC250 in my case) with desk effects. Kevin

I think you will for a (fair) while until the ZerOS colour mapper improves support for such LED fixtures. At the moment it can map to R/G/B/W LED elements. Anything on top you'll have to dial in yourself and create a colour palette. Is it an ETC LED fresnel?

Hmmm, interesting. I posted a similar fixture request to the fixturesupport email on Monday at 10:04, got an auto-ack email at 10:05 and Tyler emailed on Tuesday at 16:24 to say someone would look at it within a day. Edward/Tyler usually look at the Forum daily so I'm surprised it's not been picked up by now. Could you try the email again and check you get the auto-ack email within a few minutes? Kevin

Hi Pete: Requesting new fixture profiles To requests new fixtures, please email us, ensuring you supply full details of the fixture (Make, Model, Mode) and a download link to the Operating Manual. FixtureSupport@Zero88.com

I looked on Facebook... the Elf thing?... You could have at least given us Tyler with jet-lagged panda eyes...

This is a constant topic of discussion. I don’t think either work well for position and colours should really have a palette name. Percentage only really works for intensity - for other parameters that have DMX ranges, percentage doesn’t really work as you lose 2.56x the precision and because of this a given percentage could be ambiguous on DMX range boundaries. Also fixture data sheets give the actual DMX value - the odd one I’ve seen that gives colour etc in percentage is a pain because this is not how the electronics decodes an 8-bit binary number, and the percentage rarely lines up correctly with the actual decoded binary value.

I don't believe so - would be interested to hear if it's possible - and if not I would like to see an enhancement request for ZerOS. (I believe consoles from the "other" major desk supplier supports the definition of a dimmer curve on the desk - an on/off switch at a user defined DMX/% threshold would be the simplest form of this).

Hi Edward, Could you write a short KB article on replacing the internal battery on FLX - specifically which screws need removing, and any other tricks to access the battery (ribbon cables etc!). I'm not in this position yet, but as my FLX is now just over 3 years old it might be a job I need to attend to at short notice... Thanks, Kevin

SETUP options on a playback can depend on whether the playback is programmed or not. For example an unprogrammed playback fader can be configured as a grand master, a programmed one can't, and the options under SETUP+P/B Button will reflect the available options. Edward's answer (3) should work regardless of whether the playback is programmed or not. Hope you find what you need... Kevin

Pah! Don't use such scum! Give us back our Advent Calendar!

Hi Martino, This is because of LTP (latest takes precedence) operation of the colour parameters. You need to record your submasters such that only one colour channel is recorded. See: http://support.zero88.com/Consoles/FLX/1014413041/RGB-Colour-Mixing-on-faders-FLX-Series.htm Regards, Kevin

Can you try <DELETE> <UDK3> ?

Unfortunately you can't upgrade to 7.9.4 on Frog2 hardware 😞 The last supported ZerOS for Frog2 is 7.8.2.39 (as you have). http://support.zero88.com/Legacy-products/Legacy-Consoles/Legacy-ZerOS/975204871/FROG2.htm This means you'll have to stick with an older ZerOS remote. Maybe Jon or Edward can help with which version and provide a pointer to that version...

You’d programme this as a sequence of cues recorded to a playback. You can’t record something like this to a palette as far as I know.

Many units have different mode options. Ensure the fixture is configured (probably via it's front panel menu) to the same mode as the fixture definition loaded into the desk. Kevin ETA: Doh, beaten to it by Edward!