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The default setting for when creating a fixture for Strobe is 255 but most fixtures want a default setting of zero. I set this default to zero when creating a new fixture, but occasionally forget to and have to go back and edit the default value for strobe to zero. The manual for your bar shows strobe as 0...255 Stroboscopic effect (o% to 100%)

I have a FLXS48 with the second universe and want to run shows on PhantomZerOS, how do you configure it to have 1024 channels please ?

I use a FLXS48 for most shows and run most shows from Master Playback which allows the desk to stay in Channel mode. If I make a change to side lights colour during a cue using channels control, I can save changes using Update > Master Playback or discard changes made by tapping Clear twice when I go onto the next Master Playback cue. If I am using my FLXS24, I use a laptop as external monitor so I can use the laptop to see the Faders screen for better viewing and control. I have a touch screen laptop.

Thanks kgallen and Edward, time to work on my colour palettes again !

The non availability of a colour swatch is something that I was not aware of until I last night. How do you make a colour palette available to all fixtures , is there a global apply to all or do I select one of each fixture type when building up my colour swatches? My question is why does the swatch colour appear on 21C L601 Silver but not 22C L332 Special Rose Pink or 22C, 23C, 24C, 25C. I tried shortening the colour name to one line but that did not make the colour swatch appear.

I was making up a colour palette for a show and was wondering why some colour swatches appear for some Mood Board colours, but not others ?

I was not able to find Delete Fixture using the ZerOS Online Manual using FLXS48 as the variant , I hade to use the left hand menu Patching > Fixture Schedule > Deleting Fixtures . Patching was on the second page of search results, which had Find Out More ... Fixture Schedule which had Click To Find Out More About These Fixture Schedule Subjects ... Deleting Fixtures Thanks for the help and quick replies.

Thanks Jon Yes it is in a better location, now to read through the release notes.

I searched for Delete Fixture FLXS48 in ZerOS online manual and did not get a direct result. The previous option of Delete is missing when you use Setup > Select Address and you only get an UNPATCH option. I am currently using Setup > Select Address (single or column) > Unpatch > OK then select Unpatched Fixtures > Delete Key > OK to delete What am I missing please ?

Finally got time to start looking at ZerOS 7.14 as I was curious if the DMX Input option allowed FLX S to act as a dmx merge. It is only working on individual channels at present so for fixture 1 which happens to have dimmer as channel 1, I can control intensity, but no colour change (sad emogi). Can DMX IN eventually be expanded so fixture 1 of one desk can control all attributes of fixture 1 on another desk ? I guess it have have to use the network port to allow handshaking to confirm that the fixtures are identical ? Thanks for OSC control and other improvements.

I have it on a tablet so I can use the hyperlinks.

Thanks Edward, I would not have found Add As Additional, but it works as described and will be a practical feature for future shows. What I was looking for is a discovery feature where RigSync can show what channels the fixture is using for what function, before the patching is done. It may not be practical as the Regal Theatre does not have RDM enabled to prevent their fixtures being readdressed, RDM has to be manually patched to the lighting bars.

I was not sure of a suitable heading, but here is the story. I did a Dance Festival on Sunday, two shows in one day, 22 items in first show and 24 items in second show. Sorting out music track submissions onto a thumbdrive in correct playing order took a lot of time and left me short of lighting prep time. The show was at the Regal Theatre in Subiaco, western Australia, where they use an etc Gio desk with several hundred fixture numbers, including 120 dimmer channels, that I wanted to fit onto 96 channel faders. I created a multicell fixture for two TourPro ZOOM PAR JNR in 8 channel mode, so I could control two high side lights on one fader, which worked well. I also created a multicell fixture file for three Ovation 915FC fresnels in 14 channel modes so I could control them on one fader. There are three Ovation 915FC on each of the four LX bars, used as top light, so I thought this would be an easy way of creating down stage chase effects, using four faders. Unfortunately this fixture file was not successful as I used the 14ch chart in Rev.8 manual which is very different to Rev10 manual. Is it possible to use Rigsync (RDM) on a FLXS48 to view the dmx channels of a fixture to see what they are ? It would have been nice to have my multicell fixture profile verified but I cannot see it being feasible as the fixture file name I used was 915FCx3, so it would not allow for a match to be found in the ZerOS library. The Ovation 915FC 14ch fixture in the current library is the same as the regal fixtures ! When we patched three Ovation 915FC to use as individual channel faders, we saw the different dmx channels and as I had 12 channel faders available, we were able to make of the stage chases. The multicell fixture is a useful desk feature and worked well for the TourPro ZOOM PAR JNR and Event Lighting Pixelbar12X12 LED Bars, I paired them also. I was reducing the fader count on my FLXS48 by making 3 and 6 channel multicel dimmer fixtures, but some of the dimmer channels I wanted to pair up were 2 channels apart, so were not consecutive. Is it feasible to patch multiple dmx channels under one fader ? This is done on a few conventional desks I have from Jands and LSC. Ovation_F-915FC_UM_Rev8.pdf Ovation_F-915FC_DMX_Chart_Rev5.pdf

I asked Edward about using a custom fixture to control multiple dimmer channels with one channel fader. This is Edwards reply to my email However, you may find it easiest to use a multicell fixture for this. There are several multi-intensity multicell fixtures already in the ZerOS Library. The Filtering in Add Fixtures can be used to find one that’s suitable. For example, tap SETUP -> Add Fixtures -> Add Filter. I have then added a filter to show all 24-channel fixtures, where each channel is an intensity parameter… could not embed picture As can be seen, 2 fixtures meet this criteria. Please see the link below for more information on filtering… https://www.zero88.com/manuals/zeros/patching/add-fixtures/searching-filtering#filtering Once you have added a filter, click OK, and then choose a fixture to patch. Once patched, it can then be renamed in the Fixture Schedule if required. You could also even export the fixture with a custom name if required. Please see the link below for more information… https://www.zero88.com/manuals/zeros/patching/add-fixtures/edit-export I will be trying this out in the venue tomorrow morning. Using multicell fixtures saves channel faders, allows you to treat the dimmer rack as a group but still allows individual access to each dimmer when required. I will be busking a dance festival with 60 items in one day so I will have to prerecord everything into playbacks and groups, as there is no time to plot on the day.

Very useful thank you Edward.

Thank you Edward, it certainly does help. I tried searching for this but did not find a direct answer, so I have a word document to keep track of these useful snippets.

Can you determine what channel mode a fixture is patched at ? It is easy to determine if there are several patched by looking at the Address in Fixture Schedule, but it is not obvious if it is the last fixture, unless I patch something after it to see the Addresses.

As a test can you load ZerOS 7.11 into your desk and see if the touch screen is working again ? I use a Dell P2418HT 24 inch touch screen monitor with my FLX S48. The five point touch did not work on the external monitor with ZerOS 7.12, 7.13 but works with the Beta 7.14. I was able to use single point touch on the external monitor and the monitor calibration worked for each version of Zeros with my Dell P2418HT monitor.

Or even Recording a show file as we don't really work at code level.

Is it possible to find out what version ZerOS was used when recoding a show file on a FLX S desk please ?

There is no mention of USB Thumbdrive limitations in the software release notes. There is a mention in this recent FLX forum post https://www.zero88.com/forum/topic/7320-usb-memory-sticks-compatible-with-flx/

I have used the eDMX4 Configuration utility to set my eDMX4 PRO IP Address to 192.168.0.1, Subnet Mask to 255.255.0.0, which is my FLXS48 settings, Default Gateway to 192.168.0.1 , then connected the eDMX4 PRO to my FLXS48 network port. In Setup > Universes > IP Address I have set Static IP Address. I have patched a device to universes 1, 2, 3 and 4 in Art-Net 4 settings, but I do not have any data to my eDMX4 PRO yet and none of the four port led's are lit. Any suggestions on what step I have missed out please ? eDMX4 PRO User Manual (EN).pdf

I am using a zoom wash LED mover to light actors walking along an aisle for entrances and exits in a music hall. The home position of the mover is at the foyer end of the aisle and it has been rigged so positive tilt moves it along the aisle towards the stage steps. Using times movements is not working so I need manual control of tilt. How do I put tilt onto a playback fader to allow manual position to light the actor? I need two faders, one to move the light towards the stage steps for entrances, and one to move the mover towards the foyer exits? Thanks for your suggestions.

I find the FLXS24 needs an external monitor for easier use, this forum article may help Monitor for Flx 24 . It is for the FLXS24. I use a laptop with a cross connect cable. You can use a monitor with a mouse and keyboard connected to the FLXS24 USB port.

There are training videos on the Zero88 Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/zero88 , some cover FLX and FLXS. I have attached a quick guide I wrote for year 10 production students that covers most used items when they are starting to use a FLXS24. FLXS24 SHOW GUIDE.pdf