GigBar 2 Strobe Default Set to On

Hi, what channel mode are you using for the Gigbar 2? There is a best channel mode where it has better strobe control.
Also anything with a dimmer channel will always be ON as the default for all lights with a dimmer channel is on. so the strobe channel at 0 means no strobe as it should be, but if you move the strobe channel above 0, it most likely is a real slow strobe, try leaving it on value like 15 and just wait, and i bet it will strobe, and if so this means that the behaviour is normal as we default strobe channels to off, which in the manual for this fixture is 0 value as it is in the profile.   

Thank you for the reply. I am using the GigBar in 23 channel mode. I think you are correct that the value increases the strobe pattern, but the bigger issue is that the strobe lights are default to on. Those 4 lights are really bright and are just default to on. When the strobe function is triggered, they do strobe as expected, but they revert to a default value of always on. It's hard to look anywhere near the DJ booth as these lights are blinding since they are always on.

For the time being, I have gone through each of my presets and increased the value from 0 to slightly above 0 just so I can not have them at full blast the entire time. So, the strobe functionality works, but the lights should not be on all of the time and should only go on when strobe functionality is triggered.

There is some issue where the value is set to 0 but the lights are on. They do not strobe, they just stay lit full white and it is very bright.

If you check the videos I linked, you can see that once I release the strobe button, the strobe lights come back on and stay on until I press the strobe button again. They should not be on unless the strobe button is pressed.

• First video you can see when I release the strobe button at 0:14 and the strobe lights stay on.
• Second video, lights are shown on as default without pressing button, button gets released at 0:13 and the lights stay on

Yes, so the dimmer channel for the strobes or overall is ON by default, this is why they are always on. its how the DMX was made for this fixture and our default settings. This is how it is. The GO doesn't handle multi-part fixtures like the gigbar very well.

Would it work better if I added each fixture on its own as opposed to adding the entire Gigbar?

Possibly, it comes down to if there is a dimmer channel assigned to JUST the strobe LEDs, then it will ALWAYS be on, unless you custom make your own profile and edit it to be defaulted to off, but even on the profile builder it will give you an error, but you maybe able to save it.
If you are on facebook there is a user group for the GO and lots of users have tweaked their profiles and would be happy to share them with you.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/mydmxGOofficial