Hog3 PC and Coemar I-Spot 575 EB automatic Lamp-on

Hi,
I have 6 Coemar I-Spot 575 EB's that are being controlled from a Hog3 PC. Every time I run the Hog3 software the I-Spot 575's Lamp-on. And I have 1 I-Spot 575 MB that doesn't Lamp-on, so that leads me to believe its only a problem with the "EB's". None of my other fixtures lamp-on when this happens, only the I-Spot 575 EB's. And I've made sure that the lamp settings on the fixtures are set to "strike" and not "on". Also, the color and gobo wheels don't seem to line up correctly when called up on, unless I manually go in and select them. This fells like a fixture library issue. Does anybody have a suggestion, or experienced what I'm going through.
Thank you!
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    Hi,

    With regards the auto lamping on issue, after looking at the latest protocol there appears to be a priority issue with the control channel. The control channel as well as having the lamp functions also has ranges for zoom lens selection/control. As the zoom lens control has a higher priority over lamp controls this DMX value is being asserted as the default. It also just so happens that the lens mode we have as default is also the same DMX range as lamp on, which is why the lamp strikes as soon as you start the HOG PC software app.

    However, our current library doesn't accurately match the latest protocol with regards zoom lens and focus control (channel 9). So we may be able to fix this issue within the library. Can you tell me what effect exactly is 'Iris Focus' refered to on channel 9?

    With regards the colour and gobo wheels not lining up correctly. I have double checked the protocol and can confirm that the ranges we are using for each colour and gobo slot appear to be correct. However, it may be a case that the protocol doesn't accurately reflect what the fixture is actually doing. If you have some time, I would greatly appreciate it if you could detail the DMX value (viewable from the DMX output window) that accurately crresponds with the mid point of each slot.

    Thanks,

    Steve
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    Hi,

    With regards the auto lamping on issue, after looking at the latest protocol there appears to be a priority issue with the control channel. The control channel as well as having the lamp functions also has ranges for zoom lens selection/control. As the zoom lens control has a higher priority over lamp controls this DMX value is being asserted as the default. It also just so happens that the lens mode we have as default is also the same DMX range as lamp on, which is why the lamp strikes as soon as you start the HOG PC software app.

    However, our current library doesn't accurately match the latest protocol with regards zoom lens and focus control (channel 9). So we may be able to fix this issue within the library. Can you tell me what effect exactly is 'Iris Focus' refered to on channel 9?

    With regards the colour and gobo wheels not lining up correctly. I have double checked the protocol and can confirm that the ranges we are using for each colour and gobo slot appear to be correct. However, it may be a case that the protocol doesn't accurately reflect what the fixture is actually doing. If you have some time, I would greatly appreciate it if you could detail the DMX value (viewable from the DMX output window) that accurately crresponds with the mid point of each slot.

    Thanks,

    Steve
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