Control/Dimming Jands Event 408 palettes

flash1322

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Hello all,

I recently rented a Jands Event 408 light board, I have a few questions about the pallets on it. Im using some Rosco Icue lights with it and I had to create the fixture file myself, how do i get the Pan and Tilt on the same page so i can save a pallet of it? Currently Intensity and Pan are on the "Position" tab and tilt is on the "beam" tab. The editor forces me to have an intensity even though it doesn't effect the fixture. All help is appreciated, Thanks.
 
I own an Event 408 and have written a few fixture files for it.
And although it's a while ago since I last wrote a file it definitely is a fault in the fixture file.

Normally you should write your fixture files with a windows only program but I find it easier to just make them in a text editor. (on the plus side you can do this on any OS, I have a 3.5" floppy reader that works on my mac so I can write or edit them on the road if necessary)

If you can open the file in a text editor and paste the contents here then we could help you better.
 
Here is the .fnt file.

Intensity = +
Pan = f
Tilt = f
PanFine = f
TiltFine = f
P/T Speed = b
Cyan = c
Magenta = c
Yellow = c
CMY Speed = b
Colour = c
Colour <> = c
Colour 2 = c
Colour2<> = c
Color = c
Color <> = c
Color 2 = c
Color2 <> = c
Colr1 Hue = c
Colr1 Sat = c
Colr2 Hue = c
Colr2 Sat = c
Focus = b
Zoom = b
Iris = b
Strobe = b
Frost = b
Speed = b
Control = b
Gobo = b
Gobo <> = b
Gobo 2 = b
Gobo 2 <> = b
Prism = b
Prism <> = b
Fx/prism = b
Fx/pris<> = b
Fx = b
Fx <> = b
Fx/Speed = b
Macro = b
Lamp Func = b
Lamp Rght = b
Lamp Left = b
Mode = b
Mode 2 = b
Xy rotate = b
Duration = f
FocusTime = b
ColorTime = b
Beam Time = b
Speed C G = b
Lens = b
Gobo 1 = b
Gobo 1 <> = b
Gobo Rot = b
Gobo Pos = b
Gobo mode = b
Gobo2 Rot = b
Gobo2 Pos = b
Gobo2 mod = b
Fx/pr Rot = b
Fx/pr Pos = b
Fx/pr mod = b
CTC = c
CT Blue = c
CT Orange = c
Red = c
Green = c
Blue = c
Amber = c
Colour 3 = c
Colour3<> = c
Color 3 = c
Color3 <> = c
Shape 1a = b
Shape 1b = b
Shape 2a = b
Shape 2b = b
Shape 3a = b
Shape 3b = b
Shape 4a = b
Shape 4b = b
Shape <> = b
Pan mode = f
Tilt mode = f
Focus mod = f
Tilt >> = f
Tilt << = f
Pan 1&4 = f
Tilt 1&4 = f
Pan 2&5 = f
Tilt 2&5 = f
Pan 3&6 = f
Tilt 3&6 = f
ColorMode = c
Gobo 3 = b
Gobo 3 <> = b
Rate = f
Edge = b
Frame 1A = b
Frame 1B = b
Frame 2A = b
Frame 2B = b
Frame 3A = b
Frame 3B = b
Frame 4A = b
Frame 4B = b
FrameRot = b

And here is the .lib file

version = 1.0
count = 1
This file is generated by Event4 Utility software
Last Modified Date: 12/19/2012

//-------------------------------------------------------
fixture = IQ
manufacturer = 53
product = 100
name = IQ

output = dmx

parameter = Intensity
default = 0
highlight = 255
type = htp8bit

parameter = Pan
default = 255
highlight = 255
type = ltp8bit

parameter = Tilt
default = 255
highlight = 255
type = ltp8bit
 
There now is officially something weird going on with this desk.

The files look good.
Maybe a software update would help? I run the latest non beta: V5.0.1.12.

Something else which might help you is this:
Code:
 version = 1.0
count = 1
This file is generated by Event4 Utility software
Last Modified Date: 12/19/2012

//-------------------------------------------------------
fixture = IQ
manufacturer = 53
product = 100
name = IQ

output = dmx

parameter = Intensity
default = 0
highlight = 255
type = htp8bit

output = dmx

parameter = Pan
default = 255
highlight = 255
type = ltp8bit

parameter = Tilt
default = 255
highlight = 255
type = ltp8bit

The second output = dmx gives you the possibility to patch the pan/tilt and the intensity parts to a different dmx addres. (Like the varilite VL5 or VL1000 without built-in dimmers)
 
The board is running the most recent software. is there a way to save all the tabs into one pallet?
 
The Event 4 series cannot make pallets with combined IFCB information, each type has its own page. (that's one of the big differences between the HOG 1000 I also own and the event 408)

I would try restoring the software on the board because something is not right, the pan and tilt should both show up on the position page.
 
Adding the "output = dmx" put pan and tilt on the same tab "Position" but I cant save the pallet. Can I save the position as a pallet?
 

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