Lighting Desk

Zero88 sirius 24

• Analog (0-10v)
• 24 channel
• 2 preset
• 99 memories
• 99 chases
  • each of 99 steps
• Output via DB25
• Two of them
  • The chaser section on the keyed desk one doesn't respond.

The On button!

Only turn the desk on or off when all the dimmers are off - the desk flashes everything to 100%, and if the bulbs are cold, you'll shorten their lives... The button is on the back of the desk, on the right.

Help! it's broke!

• No it isn't.
• Desk plugged in?
• On switch?
• DBO switch?
• Masters?
• Control cables in right dimmer sockets?
• Dimmers on?
• Dimmer electronics & preheat on?
• Dimmer outputs plugged into right patchbay place?
• Lights in correct ceiling sockets?
  • Diagram on wall - check that?
• Get help.

Master section

• Grand Master
  • overall control of desk, when this is down, nothing comes on.
• DBO
  • It's a flicky switch for cutting everything off
  • Don't play with it - if it breaks in OFF, then you've had it!
• Each row of faders has a master (with matching colour!)
• Flash master
  • when in RUN mode and "flash" is set to flash the buttons under each row of faders cause those respective items to go to 100%
  • The flash master controls the maximum value of the flash..
• Chaser master
  • controls the level of the chase

Basic States

• Push everything Down
• Desk in Run Mode
• Grand master up
• Preset master up (you choose which)
• Twiddle corresponding coloured rows faders, things happen.

To set a different preset (one per row), leave everything as it is

• Push the other preset master up, and the old one down
• Twiddle other row of faders.

Programming memories

The Zero88 desk allows you to pre-configure your lighting using memories. Heres how to program a memory:

• Using the Dial or keyswitch, put the desk into Program mode. (shown with red L.E.D on sides of dial / keyswitch).
• Set all the sliders to 0. Zero.
• Pull up the grand master(the very bottom, right slider).
• Pull up the "B" Master (The "presets" fader with the same colour as those of the 2nd top line of faders - red or blue.)
• Make sure you are using the 2nd row of presets for the above instruction. NOT doing this will mean all your states to be programmed won't be programmed!
• Set the required lighting state - fiddle with 2nd row of sliders until all looks good. etc.etc.
• On the lower part of the Desk, there are memory buttons. use them to select the memory you want to program - (1 to 99).
• are you sure you like that lighting state? OK, hit (gently!) the "program memory" button.
• Job done.

Transferring a memory to a "manual master"

• In program mode.
• choose the appropriate memory using memory up & down buttons.
• slide fully up, the "manual master" you want to transfer to...
• press that slider's "transfer".
• the memory you transferred's number will appear for that "manual master"'s fader.
• Job done. Test it by leaving all sliders down apart from grand master & that "manual master" - if lights are on, good! if not, try again!

Manual

• stapled together paper manual from Zero88 is ontop of dimmer rack.
• Zero88 have a copy, which is available at http://common.zero88.com/public/files/siriusmk1.pdf