Edward Z88

Hi Don, There is no Zoom invert option available on the console. By default the zoom parameter will be controlled how the fixture manufacturer design it - whether that be wide at 100%, or spot at 100%. You can however choose the "Invert Output" check box in the Fixture Editor software for any parameter. You could therefore do this for the Zoom parameter of your fixture. Choosing a special of "Zoom" for a parameter, allows the console to apply it to the Zoom automatic effects. Hope this helps, Edward

Hi Don, As @kgallen explains, the Image Manager is part of the Fixture Editor, not a stand alone program. It can be used to show you all the images used by fixtures in the current fixture file. To edit the gobo images of a gobo parameter, go to the properties of the gobo parameter of a fixture, and then go to the details tab at the top. You can then edit the details, including loading images to a detail. Hope this helps, Edward

Hi Neil, No problem at all! You could do this, by triggering a cue using a macro, and then have a delay time on the cue you are triggering. See the Advanced section below... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/cues-playbacks/cue-settings/cue-macros Hope this helps, if you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hi Mac, Connecting a laptop to the console running the ZerOS Monitor app for windows, is done in exactly the same way as connecting an iPad running the ZerOS Monitor app. For more information see the link below... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/networking/using-the-remote-apps For more information on auto palettes, as opposed to palettes you record manually, see here... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/palettes/automatic-palettes Hope this helps, Edward

Hi Mac, No problem, look forward to seeing you on the training. Edward

Hi Mac, This is a bit of a spoiler for the training 😆 Firstly, as a prerequisite to most of this, I am assuming SmartTag is off. For most of this you're going to want to be pretty picky with what gets recorded where. For more information on SmartTag, see below... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/cues-playbacks/record-options/snapshot-smarttag If I have a completely fresh console, and have an event I need to light in very limited time, first thing I would do is get the rigged patch, preferably by RigSync if it is decent RDM kit. Otherwise, get all the info you can, and start patching. If you have a small Windows laptop (touchscreen even better!), get this connected to the console over Wi-Fi, and walk round the venue with it patching. Once patched, create all your auto palettes and groups as a base. I would then start to program my own custom groups, based on where the fixtures are in the rig, and how you wish to use them for your design. With these key groups, I would then aim to program 12 intensity masters. By this, I mean record just the intensity for 12 groups of lights onto separate playbacks, with nothing else. The reason 12, is I like to fill the first row of faders on page 1. As a general rule when operating, I try to avoid having manual intensity values, and have intensity controlled by playbacks only. If I have time, and know that when the event is running it will involve very quick changes, I will then program myself some macros. I will record a macro for each intensity master I have created, which selects their respective groups of fixtures. I will then trigger each macro with each playback, so that when I raise the playback of my "back light" for example, backlight are automatically selected, allowing me to then use my palettes desktop on the external monitor to apply my palettes. If you don't have time for this, I would probably live with my groups on the internal touchscreen, and then jump between other desktops on the external touchscreen. You may then want to have a think about custom defaults and home values - are there positions or colours that you are using more than any others, that could be used as the default for the fixtures? Rather than using the Home button as a way of "resetting" all your parameter adjustments, could the Home button instead just take the selected fixtures to a nice default lighting state? Custom default information here... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/controlling-fixtures/defaults Custom home information here... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/controlling-fixtures/home After groups, position palettes are by far the most important set of custom palettes to create. Remember - as a general rule always include all fixtures in all position palettes - it then doesn't matter which ones you select, they will work with your palettes. Start with the usual palettes; down stage, centre stage etc, but then create some "general" position palettes, which are more interesting looks. Then, I create some "all" palettes, using snapshot recording. This gives me some lighting states I can fade to with programmer time manually. I tend to store these in the Beam attribute, as I find I have the least palettes in this attribute. For more information on snapshot palettes see below... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/palettes/recording-palettes For more information on Programmer Time see below... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/cues-playbacks/special-playback-functions#programmer Then, create yourself a few lighting states, that will just work for most things. I would program 6, to fill another bank of faders. Raising these faders, and double tapping CLEAR, will then always guarantee to get you somewhere suitable. For UDKs, I like to have blinders on one for live events, house lights on another, and a "Clear Fixture" UDK, to allow you to clear manual values for the currently selected fixtures. If there is a group or position you are regularly using, stick this on a UDK too. For more on UDKs see below... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/user-definable-keys Always important to never forget - emergency lighting. If you aren't using the Master Playback for anything else, program house lights/ general light there. If something happens, bring that in. I hope this helps, and gives you some further pointers. Edward

Hi Joel, The way ZerOS works, is that a playback will always have its own physical fader. There is therefore no central pool these playbacks live in, prior to being assigned a fader, in the way that some consoles work. This ensures that playback number 2, will always live on playback fader number 2, for example. On FLX S24 you have 48 (plus the master) playbacks to play with. I don't know your exact configuration, but as a generalisation let's say the first 12 playbacks are general lighting, and the next 12 are for your intro songs. This leaves playbacks 25-48 on page two free, where the playbacks you are currently not using could live. When you need them, you could then copy them back across onto page 1, replacing a playback you no longer need. As @kgallen mentions, on FLX you have 10 pages of playbacks, so this gives you the flexibility to have "operation" pages that you use to run the show, and then "storage" playbacks you use to hold spares/extras of all the playbacks you may need for the show. You can then use copy to transfer these from one place to the other. Your other option, is to actually segregate the configuration completely, and only have the playbacks you need at any one time in a show file. You can then have multiple show files saved to a USB stick, each for a different application. You can then give the instructions to the operator to load in file "xxxx" when required, and this will give them all the lighting states they need, all labelled of course. I hope this helps, if you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hi Mac, The most time consuming part of these situations, is simply getting the fixtures patched, let alone thinking about starting to program them. If the fixtures are RDM, RigSync will sort this out, otherwise it will be a case of working out what fixtures you have, and if they are in an existing suitable address and mode, getting them patched in. Fixture swap-out/change/morph/replace is ultimately all the same thing - the ability for the console to replace an existing fixture in the show, with a different fixture, applying all information such as programming to the new fixture. With the addition of the new fixture library in ZerOS 7.9.8 and later, fixture changes are now far more detailed, due to the extra information in the fixture database. This will help ensure the new fixture uses the same positions, colours, intensities etc in all your cues and palettes. If you have existing fixtures in your show, which are not used in a venue, you can therefore use these as templates, and perform a change profiles to replace the existing fixture with the venue's fixtures. If you have more fixtures in a venue than you had programmed in an existing show, you have a couple of options. Either add the additional fixtures manually into key cues, or add additional addresses to the existing fixtures - you can then start to have pairs of fixtures doing the same thing. In some lighting designs this works really well. This is a great place to start. If you do at least know what fixtures the venue has, pop them into a visualiser, and then replace the existing fixtures in the show file with the venue's fixtures. Address them to match the visualiser, and see how your programming looks. On 3rd March, I'll be running a session dedicated to using the console with limited programming time. If you're free, see the link below... https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lceuhqz4iGtzxQIwfa5oaM0qzWOTRg67a If you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hello, No news on this unfortunately. The ZerOS Remote watch app currently remains incompatible with watchOS 7, due to the changes Apple introduced in watchOS 7. If you have any questions let me know. Edward

No problem at all. Edward

Couldn’t agree more. Fundamentally it is down to your particular system, and if there are benefits to powering the console after the devices you’re controlling then that makes sense. The only “rule” we would advise is to ensure the console is earthed prior to connecting other devices to it. If you get into more complex network systems, you can easily get into the situations where you may have multiple controllers, and so of course the order the system is powered will be down to the system design. If you are using DMX relays to power the fixtures in the rig, such as our RigSwitch cabinets, then these allow you to remotely power the rig on and off from the console. Edward

Hello, Thanks for you email, I will reply shortly. If you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hi Kevin, This list is no longer required. Any touchscreens which are plug and play with Windows 10, will be compatible with ZerOS. More information below... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/desktops-windows/external-display/external-touchscreen Hope this helps, Edward

Hi Rob, As best practice, it is usually best to power the FLX console first, and then the fixtures. If you have fixtures that without the presence of DMX will go into an auto mode, having the FLX powered first will mean they will boot straight into DMX receive mode, as there will already be DMX present when they boot up. From a safety point of view, connecting the console first prior to powering the system, will ensure that the console is earthed. This doesn't require for the console to be switched on though. For more information see below... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/quick-start Hope this helps, if you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hello, Thanks very much for emailing me your show file. I will reply to your email. If you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hello, Has this touchscreen worked with the console previously, or is this the first time trying it? Please plug in the touchscreen via USB, power the touchscreen, and then boot the FLX S48. Then tap Z/Shift -> System Information -> System Info. In this window is a "Input Devices..." list. Can you see whether the Acer touchscreen is listed? Feel free to email me a picture of this window. The Acer website seems to have fairly limited information... https://www.acer.com/ac/en/GB/content/model/UM.VT2EE.A01 I am struggling to see whether this states it works with Windows 10. If it needs special drivers to work and is not just plug and play with Windows 10, then unfortunately it sounds like it won't be compatible with FLX S. If you have any questions let me know. Edward

No problem. Edward

Hello, If you lower your colour mix intensity playback, it will release control of the fixtures. When you then next raise it, it then triggers, sending the fixtures to the values recorded in the playback. In this case, Red, Green and Blue at 0, giving black. To stop this happening, you can simply prevent this playback from releasing, which in turn means it cannot be re-triggered upon raising its fader. To do this, open the playback settings, by pressing and holding SETUP and tapping the playback's button. Then choose Raise and Lower, and then disable Release On Lower. If you ever want to manually release this playback, hold CLEAR and tap the playback's button. For more information see below... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/cues-playbacks/playback-settings/raise-and-lower Hope this helps, if you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hello, Great, glad you have managed to get your Zoom playback working. We have now retired our old support.zero88.com site, and so unfortunately many old forum links will now be broken. All the information has been migrated on to the main site, with all ZerOS articles now living within the ZerOS Manual. For information on RGB colour mixing on playbacks, see below... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/cues-playbacks/playing-back-cues/rgb-colour-mixing-on-playbacks Hope this helps, if you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hello, Ah yep you’ve got it. If you’re in Global Cue Only mode, the SmartTag button will be hidden. All the currently available Record options will be shown in the Record Options window, that can be opened on the internal touchscreen by pressing and holding RECORD. For more information on the Record Options, including the Global Tracking options, take a look at this section of the manual... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/cues-playbacks/record-options Hope this helps, if you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hello, To record just the Zoom parameter to a playback, ensure the programmer is cleared (double tap CLEAR), select the fixture, then dial just the Zoom parameter to the level you wish to record it at. Then press and hold RECORD, and ensure SmartTag is disabled, indicated with a blue stripe. There is no need to adjust any other Record Options. With SmartTag disabled, anything that is currently tagged will get recorded, which in this case is just Zoom. You can then choose a playback button to store this to. You can then configure the playback fader to control the beam parameters. Hope this helps, Edward

Hi Dimitri, No problem at all! If there's anything else you need just let me know. Edward

Hi Dimitri, Welcome to the Zero 88 Forum. Really glad to hear you have enjoyed a positive experience with FLX S48. For this, I would recommend taking a look at the "Fan V" offset setting. This allows you to achieve mirrored effects, such as intensity working out from the middle of a selection of lights. To configure Fan V, press and hold SETUP, and tap the Effect tab at the top of the touchscreen to open the Effect Settings. Then hold Z/SHIFT, and choose "Fan V" from the Wheel Mode options. Release Z/SHIFT, and press OK. You have now configured the shifted effect encoder function to be fan V. Now, if you select the fixtures, you can apply the effect you need. Then tap "No Offset" at the top, to allow you to create your own custom offset rather than an automatic one. Then hold Z/SHIFT, and dial the offset encoder. As you continue to dial the wheel, you will see the fixtures start to "chase" one another, in or out from the centre point. When you have achieved an offset you like, tap RECORD, and store the effect as your own custom effect palette. For more information on fan settings, see the link below... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/controlling-fixtures/attribute-settings For more information on effect parameters, see the link below... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/effects/effect-parameters For information on recording effects, see here... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/effects/programming-effect-palettes To adjust the sensitivity of the encoder wheels, again hold SETUP and tap Effect to open the Effect Settings, and in the window that opens is an option to adjust the Wheel sensitivity. Many thanks for the suggestion. I will make a note of this. I hope this helps, if you have any questions please let me know. Edward

Dear All, If you’re free, join us for a relaxed look into various FLX range lighting console topics, online during February and March. Follow along with your console, Phantom ZerOS, or just watch, with plenty of time to ask questions, to make sure you get the most out of the sessions with the Zero 88 training team. These sessions will cover FLX S24, FLX S48, FLX and ZerOS Server, but will also be applicable to other Zero 88 consoles running the ZerOS operating system. For a list of sessions, dates & times, and also to register, head to the training page below… https://zero88.com/training#eventdates If you have any questions, as always just let us know. Edward

Hello, If you come across links to support.zero88.com, this is our old knowledgebase that has now been retired. All information has now been migrated to the main website. If you are looking for information specifically for FLX S48, this can be found in the ZerOS manual below... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros?filter=2 For information on this, see the Desktops and Windows chapter below... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/desktops-windows Hope this helps, if you have any questions let me know. Edward