Specifications

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Glossary
L
atch - When the submaster flash
buttons are set to Latch mode,
one press will fade them up to 100%
in the Fade Up time, and a second
press will fade them down to 0% in
the Fade Down time.
Law - The curve of the dimmer,
which is normally set on the dimmer
itself.
LCD - Liquid Crystal Display, the
area above the PROGRAM/GO
button which displays basic cue
information.
LED - Light Emitting Diode. A
small electrical component which
emits light when a currentis passed
through it in a particular direction.
Littlite - A brand of desk lamps
specifically designed for the theatri-
cal marketplace.
M
acro - A series of commands
stored on a console which can
be easily replayed.
Matrices - Groups of lights arranged
in a grid format which can have
images overlayed.
Memory Stack - See Playback.
Memory Stick - Another name for a
Flash Disk.
MIDI - Musical Instrument Digital
Interface. A MIDI signal from a MIDI
instrument or other MIDI device
can be used to control your lighting
console.
Monitor - A VGA monitor. You can
use the desks without a monitor, but
it’s much easier to use with a monitor
connected.
MSC - MIDI Show Control. A stand-
ard protocol published by the MIDI
Manufacturers Association.
MSD - Mass Storage Device. See
Flashdisk.
Grab - The ability to push a fader
up or down to ‘grab’ the level of the
channel beforegaining control of it.
The function of the lighting console
when a DMX-input is added to the
memory data in program mode.
Group - The ability to combine
several auxiliary buttons to control a
single DMX device with several dif-
ferent on/off levels. This allows you
to control color scrollers via setting
each color up on a different auxiliary
button.
H
TP - Highest Takes Precedence.
The mixing method used on the
Jester, where activating a submaster
on top of a memory will result in ad-
ditive mixing.
i
Can - The standard communication
protocol for iLumin dimmers and
panels in North America and Europe.
IEC320-C14 - The type of mains
input connector on the inline PSU,
sometimes shortened to simply IEC,
or referred to as a kettle plug.
.IFT - The file extension used by Zero
88 for fixture profile information. The
format of the data is not published,
and is only compatible with PC ap-
plications supplied by Zero 88.
Inverse Channel - A fixture channel
which has ‘Invert Output’ set in it’s
Fixture Profile will output the inverse
value of what is programmed in
the desk. This is useful for certain
fixtures where the dimmer channel
is full at DMX value 0 and off at DMX
value 255.
J
ack - The connector used for the
Audio In connectors on your light-
ing console. The Jack used is the ¼
inch, stereo variety.
K
ey - Another name for a Button.
Fixture Library - This is stored on
the desk and contains the Fixture
Profile information for many different
fixtures from many manufacturers.
It may be updated in Setup with a
new version downloaded from the
Zero 88 website.
Fixture Profile - The information
needed by your Lighting Console to
describe the DMX channel allocation
of a fixture, together with the default
values of the parameters. This is
loaded from the Fixture Library
stored on the desk, or from user
supplied data (created with the Fix-
ture Type Editor) on a USB Memory
Stick.
Fixture Type Editor - This is a tool
(supplied on the CD shipped with
the desk, or available for download
from the Zero 88 website), which
runs on a Windows® PC, and allows
you to create Fixture Profile informa-
tion. Most commonly this is needed
for very new fixtures which are not
yet included in the Zero 88 Fixture
Library, or where you wish to modify
the settings from the library version.
Flash - Pressing the flash button
results in a temporary increase in
brightness of the output for the
duration of the flash button being
held. The intensity channels are sent
to 100% when the Flash button is
pressed. This is a temporary action
which is removed when the button is
released. Flash buttons can also be
set to Solo.
Flash Disk - A USB device with stor-
age capabilities.
Focus - Present focus
G
o - A function of the PROGRAM/
GO button. This triggers a fade
between one cue and the next, over
a pre-defined time.