Hi Pete, I have had the 2004 software installed on two 2000's for some time now, during which I have used it on all sorts of shows. I have never encountered any of the problems reported. The wheels now have different response options. Shift+2 cycles through the various settings. Linear Fast is prett...

You may be in 'Record by Fixture'. You need 'Record by Channel'. This is selectable from user settings in System mode and possibly from Shift menu depending on software version. You can also achieve this in 'Record by Fixture' by use of the OFF function to turn off any attributes you do not want sto...

Good choice! Be aware that you need to buy the dongle to allow the simulator to communicate with the visualiser. It can be a little fiddly to use, simply because you are using the mouse to move around the console, but certainly will help with understanding the desk. It is also worth noting that the ...

Hi Ben, The 'E' in the display is a Bus Error. Switch key to System, press Softkey A (Service) followed by Softkey C (Display Bus Errors) and see what's listed. Clear the errors on exiting. The 'Attributes and Tables' screen is automatically displayed whenever an attribute is selected which has a 'P...

If you need flexibility, then the best way is to use 2 playbacks - one for the movement and one for the shutter chase. You would almost certainly want another as a dimmer for that particular fixture. You can combine the two with the latest software, but this doesn't give you the option of having no ...

It is not possible to mix chases unfortunately. The only solution is to create a new chase with both the pan/tilt and colours. The shape generator is available in later software. You need to email avo regarding software compatibility with your board as it is quite old. The very latest (2004) softwar...

When turned on you can apply palettes without selecting any fixtures.

If no fixtures are selected, all fixtures contained in the palette will be applied. You can still select fixtures in the normal way.

Hope that makes sense,

Nic.

Was reported here:
http://www.avolitesshop.co.uk/phpBB3/vi ... .php?t=130

Yes, unfortunately this is a bug in the new software. Palettes stored in PB's are not included correctly.

Workaround is to use Blind mode.

Nic.