Zero88 FROG 2, Operating Manual

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Page 4 Frog 2 Operating Manual – Issue 4.3
Introduction ............................................... 7
This Manual........................................... 7
Conventions .......................................... 7
The Frog 2 Lighting Desk ...................... 8
Front Panel Controls ........................... 10
The Frog 2 Development Team .......... 16
Quick Start Tutorial ................................. 17
Getting Started .................................... 17
Setting Up the Desk ............................ 17
Adding Fixtures ................................... 18
Patching Fixtures................................. 19
Editing Fixtures ................................... 21
Desk Setup.......................................... 23
Saving Shows ..................................... 24
Loading Shows.................................... 25
Clear Options ...................................... 25
Exiting Setup ....................................... 25
The Program Window.......................... 26
Controlling Fixtures ............................. 27
Cues.................................................... 31
Palettes ............................................... 34
User Definable Faders (UDF).............. 36
User Definable Keys (UDK)................. 37
Groups ................................................ 38
Setup ...................................................... 39
Patch ................................................... 40
Adding Fixtures ................................... 40
Patching Fixtures................................. 42
Patch Views ........................................ 44
Editing Fixtures ................................... 46
Auto Menus ......................................... 55
Absolute Addressing ........................... 56
Desk Setup.......................................... 57
Files..................................................... 66
Clear Options ...................................... 70
Network ............................................... 71
Groups.....................................................77
Group Window .....................................77
Master Groups .....................................78
Automatic Groups ................................78
User Defined Groups ...........................78
Naming Groups....................................79
Copying Groups...................................79
Moving Groups ....................................79
Deleting Groups...................................79
Programming...........................................81
The Program Window ..........................81
Selecting Fixtures ................................83
Controlling Fixture Parameters ............84
Tagging Parameters ............................86
Smart Tags ..........................................87
The Command Line .............................87
Record Options Window ......................88
Fade and Delay Times.........................92
Wheel Editing Modes ...........................95
Try Cue Function .................................97
Highlight Function ................................97
Home Function ....................................98
Active Key............................................99
Update Options Window ....................100
Knockout Function .............................102
Park Function.....................................102
Rem Dim Function .............................102
Clear ..................................................102
Cues, Stacks and Pages .......................103
Cues ..................................................103
The Cue Stack Window .....................104
Programming Cues ............................107
Naming Cues .....................................108
Editing Cue Output Levels .................108
Editing Cue Fade and Delay Times ...109
Editing Cue Triggers ..........................109