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audio_preview — Audio/effects out of sync in the sequencer
audio_root — Is the sync issue happening in the xLights sequencer preview
audio_show — Audio/effects out of sync on the physical show
controller_conn_type — How is the controller connected to your computer/network?
controller_network_full — Have you already pinged the controller's IP address from you
controller_network_full_ping_fail — Controller doesn't respond to ping — network problem
controller_network_full_ping_howto — Ping the controller before going further
controller_network_full_ping_ok — Controller responds to ping but still isn't lighting up
controller_network_multi — Are the controllers that aren't working on the same network
controller_network_multi_diff_segment — Some controllers dark on a different network segment
controller_network_multi_same_segment — Some controllers dark on the same network segment as working
controller_network_partial — When the same dark spot shows up again, is it always the sam
controller_network_partial_fixed — A fixed section of pixels is always dark
controller_network_partial_intermittent — Dark spots that move around or flicker
controller_network_root — Is the entire controller dark, or does part of it work?
controller_no_power — Have you already tested the wall outlet/power strip with ano
controller_no_power_confirmed_outlet — Controller shows no power despite a confirmed live outlet
controller_no_power_test_outlet — Rule out the outlet/power strip first
controller_power_unsure — Checking whether a controller is powered
controller_root — Does the controller itself show any sign of power (status LE
controller_unsure — Identifying your controller connection
controller_usb_configured — USB port looks fine but controller still isn't lighting
controller_usb_no_port — USB controller not showing up as a port at all
controller_usb_port_check — In Windows Device Manager (or your OS's device list), does t
controller_usb_port_error — USB port listed but showing a driver error
crash_launch — xLights crashes on launch
crash_random — Random crashes during use
crash_root — Does xLights crash immediately on launch, or after you open/
crash_sequence — Crashes tied to a specific sequence/show folder
schedule_fpp — FPP / standalone player show won't run
schedule_root — Are you scheduling through the xLights Scheduler, or a separ
schedule_xlights — xLights Scheduler show won't run
seq_error — xLights shows an error on playback
seq_no_output — No output at all during playback
seq_partial_output — Only some props light up
seq_root — When you play the sequence in the xLights sequencer, what ha
start — What's going wrong?
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