AndyJM Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 Hi there, I'm very new this whole LED lark. We have an FLX S48. I have half a dozen Ovation F55- FCs. When they are supposedly off, they continue to glow - since several of them are used for backlighting, this is quite annoying, as you can see the little bulbs glowing away even in a blackout (well, I can see them - hopefully my audience will be preoccupied with the action on stage!!). Any ideas? is this a board thing, or something to do with settings on the lanterns themselves? Thank you Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgallen Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 Sounds like dimmer preheat slightly too high assuming it’s tungsten lamps you’re seeing? If LED, you can confirm on the DMX Output window (under the Z key) that the desk is outputting 0 on the intensity channels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJM Posted March 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 They are all LEDs - Ovation F55-FCs. Everything is set to 0, nothing else is glowing, just those particular lanterns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Z88 Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 Hi @AndyJM Welcome to the Zero 88 Forum. 6 hours ago, AndyJM said: I have half a dozen Ovation F55- FCs. When they are supposedly off, they continue to glow - since several of them are used for backlighting, this is quite annoying, as you can see the little bulbs glowing away even in a blackout (well, I can see them - hopefully my audience will be preoccupied with the action on stage!!). Any ideas? is this a board thing, or something to do with settings on the lanterns themselves? What mode are you operating these fixtures in? Have any settings been changed on the fixture itself, such as Dimmer Curve? If you try addressing your fixture to something completely out the way of other fixtures (such as DMX address 401 if free), does the fixture continue to glow at a low level? Edward Quote Edward Smith Product Specialist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DALX Posted March 15, 2022 Report Share Posted March 15, 2022 Barndoors are very useful for any backlight Ovation F 3.25" Barndoor , rotate the barndoor so the wide flap is at the top. Although the other 3 flaps are not used, it helps stop most of the audience being distracted with the light source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJM Posted March 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2022 Thanks, Edward, No I haven't changed any settings on them - the "DMX" button on the menu says "linear" - as I say, I'm very new to LEDs. I've changed their addresses a number of times to no avail. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Z88 Posted March 15, 2022 Report Share Posted March 15, 2022 Hi Andy, 11 minutes ago, AndyJM said: Thanks, Edward, No I haven't changed any settings on them - the "DMX" button on the menu says "linear" - as I say, I'm very new to LEDs. I've changed their addresses a number of times to no avail. Andy Would you be able to confirm which mode you are using them in? Edward Quote Edward Smith Product Specialist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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