Chauvet DJ Obey 40 Users Manual
User Manual
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Before You Begin ................................................................................................................................................... 10
What Is Included ............................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Unpacking Instructions ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Claims .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Conventions ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Symbols ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Disclaimer .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Product at a Glance .......................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Safety Notes ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
2. Introduction............................................................................................................................................................. 12
Features ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 12
Product Description .......................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Mounting ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 12
Mounting Dimensions ................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Programming Concepts ................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Front Panel Overview ....................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Front Panel Vi ew ............................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Front Panel Control s ................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Control Descri pti on s .................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Back Panel View ............................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Back Panel Ports ......................................................................................................................................................................... 16
DMX Polarity Switch Diagram .............................................................................................................................................. 16
3. Setup ........................................................................................................................................................................ 17
AC Power .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Mounting ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Setting Up The Board ....................................................................................................................................................................... 17
DMX Cabling ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
DMX Cabling Diagram ................................................................................................................................................................ 17
DMX Addressing ............................................................................................................................................................................... 18
DMX Addressing Chart ............................................................................................................................................................... 18
Faders and Pages ............................................................................................................................................................................ 18
Fader DMX Addresses ..................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Fader Customizations....................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Creating A Fader Assignment .................................................................................................................................................... 19
Copying A Fade r A ssign ment .................................................................................................................................................... 20
Creating A Fade r Rev e r sal ......................................................................................................................................................... 20
Resetting The Board ......................................................................................................................................................................... 20
4. Programming .......................................................................................................................................................... 21
Program Mode .................................................................................................................................................................................. 21
Entering Program Mode ............................................................................................................................................................. 21
Exiting Program Mode ................................................................................................................................................................ 21
I. Programming Lights ...................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Programming Two Products....................................................................................................................................................... 22
II. Programming Scenes ................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Creating A Scene ........................................................................................................................................................................ 23
Deleting A Scene ........................................................................................................................................................................ 24
Deleting A Bank of Scenes ......................................................................................................................................................... 24
Deleting All Scenes ..................................................................................................................................................................... 24
III. Programming Chases ................................................................................................................................................................. 25
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Creating A Chase From Individual Scenes ............................................................................................................................... 25
Creating A Chase From A Bank Of Scenes .............................................................................................................................. 26
Modifying A Chase ...................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Adding A Step To A Chase ................................................................................................................................................... 27
Deleting A Step F rom A C hase ............................................................................................................................................ 28
Deleting A Chase ........................................................................................................................................................................ 28
Deleting All Chases ..................................................................................................................................................................... 28
5. Playback .................................................................................................................................................................. 29
Playback Mode ................................................................................................................................................................................. 29
Scene Playback ................................................................................................................................................................................ 29
Manual Scene Play ba c k ............................................................................................................................................................. 29
Auto Scene Play bac k .................................................................................................................................................................. 30
Auto Scene Playback Using Tap-Sync ................................................................................................................................ 30
Music Scene Playback ............................................................................................................................................................... 30
Chase Playback ................................................................................................................................................................................ 31
Auto Chase Playback ................................................................................................................................................................. 31
Auto Chase Playback Using Tap Sync ................................................................................................................................ 31
Music Chase Playback ............................................................................................................................................................... 31
MIDI Operation .................................................................................................................................................................................. 32
MIDI Map ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Fog Control ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 33
Strobe Control ................................................................................................................................................................................... 33
6. Technical Information ............................................................................................................................................ 34
Maintenance ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Technical Specifications ................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Returns ........................................................................................................................................................................ 35
Contact Us ................................................................................................................................................................... 36
1. Antes de Empezar .................................................................................................................................................. 37
Qué va Incluido ................................................................................................................................................................................. 37
Instrucciones de Desembalaje ......................................................................................................................................................... 37
Reclamaciones ............................................................................................................................................................................ 37
Convenciones ................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Símbolos ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 37
Exención de Responsabilidad ......................................................................................................................................................... 37
El Producto de u n V i staz o ................................................................................................................................................................ 38
Notas de Seguri dad .......................................................................................................................................................................... 38
2. Introducción ............................................................................................................................................................ 39
Características .................................................................................................................................................................................. 39
Descripción del Producto ................................................................................................................................................................. 39
Montaje .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 39
Dimensiones de Montaje ............................................................................................................................................................ 39
Conceptos de Programación ........................................................................................................................................................... 40
Vista General del Panel F rontal ....................................................................................................................................................... 41
Visa del Panel F rontal ...................................................................................................................................................................... 41
Controles del P anel Fron tal ........................................................................................................................................................ 42
Descripciones del Control ........................................................................................................................................................... 42
Vista del Panel Posterior .................................................................................................................................................................. 44
Puertos del Panel Posterior ........................................................................................................................................................ 44
Diagrama de Conmutador de Polaridad DMX .................................................................................................................... 44
3. Configuración ......................................................................................................................................................... 45
Corriente Alterna ............................................................................................................................................................................... 45
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Montaje .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 45
Instalación de la Mesa ...................................................................................................................................................................... 45
Cableado DMX .................................................................................................................................................................................. 45
Diagrama de Cable ado DMX ..................................................................................................................................................... 45
Asignación de Direcciones DMX ..................................................................................................................................................... 46
Tabla de Asignación de Direcciones DMX ................................................................................................................................ 46
Deslizadores y Páginas .................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Direcciones DMX del Deslizador ..................................................................................................................................................... 47
Personalización del Desliz ador ........................................................................................................................................................ 47
Crear una Asignación de Deslizado r ......................................................................................................................................... 48
Copiar una Asignación del Desli zador ...................................................................................................................................... 49
Crear una Inversión de De sliz ador ............................................................................................................................................ 49
Reiniciar la Mesa .............................................................................................................................................................................. 49
4. Programación ......................................................................................................................................................... 50
Modo Programa ................................................................................................................................................................................ 50
Entrar en el Modo Programa ...................................................................................................................................................... 50
Salir del Modo de Programa ...................................................................................................................................................... 50
I. Programar las Luces ..................................................................................................................................................................... 50
Programar dos Productos .......................................................................................................................................................... 51
II. Programar Escenas ...................................................................................................................................................................... 52
Crear una Escena ....................................................................................................................................................................... 52
Borrar una Escena ...................................................................................................................................................................... 53
Borrar un Banco de Escenas ..................................................................................................................................................... 54
Borrar Todas las Escenas .......................................................................................................................................................... 54
III. Programar Secuencias ................................................................................................................................................................ 55
Crear una Secuencia a Parti r de Escen as Indiv iduale s ........................................................................................................... 55
Crear una Secuen ci a a Pa rtir de un B an co de E sc enas ......................................................................................................... 56
Modificar una Secuen cia ............................................................................................................................................................ 57
Añadir un Paso a una Secuencia ......................................................................................................................................... 57
Borrar un Pa so de una Se cue n cia ....................................................................................................................................... 58
Borrar una Secuencia ................................................................................................................................................................. 58
Borrar Todas las Secuencias ..................................................................................................................................................... 58
5. Reproducción ......................................................................................................................................................... 59
Modo Reproducción ......................................................................................................................................................................... 59
Reproducción de Escena ................................................................................................................................................................. 59
Reproducción Manual de Escena .............................................................................................................................................. 59
Reproducción Automática de Escena ....................................................................................................................................... 60
Reproducción Automática de Escena Usando Sincronización al Toque .......................................................................... 60
Reproducción de Escena por Músi ca ........................................................................................................................................ 60
Reproducción de Secuencia ............................................................................................................................................................ 61
Reproducción Automática de Secuencia .................................................................................................................................. 61
Reproducción Automática de Secuencia Usando Sincronización al Toque ..................................................................... 61
Reproducción de Secuencia por Música................................................................................................................................... 61
Funcionamiento MIDI ....................................................................................................................................................................... 62
Mapa MIDI ................................................................................................................................................................................... 62
Control de Niebl a .............................................................................................................................................................................. 63
Control de Estroboscopio ................................................................................................................................................................. 63
6. Información Técnica .............................................................................................................................................. 64
Mantenimiento................................................................................................................................................................................... 64
Especificaciones Técnicas ............................................................................................................................................................... 64
Devoluciones .............................................................................................................................................................. 65
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Contacto ...................................................................................................................................................................... 66
1. Avant de Commencer ............................................................................................................................................ 67
Contenu ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 67
Instructions de Déball age ................................................................................................................................................................. 67
Réclamations ............................................................................................................................................................................... 67
Conventions ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 67
Symboles ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 67
Clause de non Re spon s abil ité ......................................................................................................................................................... 67
Bref Descriptif de l'Unité ................................................................................................................................................................... 68
Consignes de Sé cur ité ..................................................................................................................................................................... 68
2. Introduction............................................................................................................................................................. 69
Caractéristiques ................................................................................................................................................................................ 69
Description de l'Appareil ................................................................................................................................................................... 69
Installation.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 69
Dimensions de M ont age ............................................................................................................................................................. 69
Concept de Programmation ............................................................................................................................................................. 69
Vue d'Ensemble du Panneau Frontal ............................................................................................................................................. 70
Vue du Panneau Frontal .................................................................................................................................................................. 70
Commandes du Panneau Avant ................................................................................................................................................ 71
Description des Commandes ..................................................................................................................................................... 71
Vue du Panneau A r riè re ................................................................................................................................................................... 74
Ports du Panneau Arrièr e ........................................................................................................................................................... 74
Schéma du Commutateur de Polarité DMX ........................................................................................................................ 74
3. Configuration .......................................................................................................................................................... 75
Alimentation CA ................................................................................................................................................................................ 75
Installation.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 75
Configuration de l a Con sole ............................................................................................................................................................. 75
Câblage DMX .................................................................................................................................................................................... 75
Schéma de Câblage DMX .......................................................................................................................................................... 75
Configuration des Adresses DMX ................................................................................................................................................... 76
Tableau d'Adressage DMX ........................................................................................................................................................ 76
Potentiomètres et Pages .................................................................................................................................................................. 76
Adresses DMX des Potentiomètres ................................................................................................................................................ 77
Personnalisations des Potentiomètres ............................................................................................................................................ 77
Création d'Une Affectation de Potentiomètre ............................................................................................................................ 78
Copie d'Une Affectation de Potentiomètre ................................................................................................................................ 79
Création d'Une Inversion de Potentiomètre .............................................................................................................................. 79
Réinitialisation de la Console ........................................................................................................................................................... 79
4. Programmation .......................................................................................................................................................
Mode Programmation ....................................................................................................................................................................... 80
Entrer Dans le Mode Programmation ........................................................................................................................................ 80
Sortir du Mode Programmation .................................................................................................................................................. 80
I. Programmation des Projecteurs ................................................................................................................................................... 81
Programmation de Deux Appareils ............................................................................................................................................ 82
II. Programmation des Scènes ........................................................................................................................................................ 83
Créer une Scène ......................................................................................................................................................................... 83
Supprimer une Scène ................................................................................................................................................................. 84
Supprimer une Banque de Scènes............................................................................................................................................ 85
Supprimer Toutes les Scènes .................................................................................................................................................... 85
III. Programmation des Chenillards ................................................................................................................................................. 86
Création d'un Chenill ard à Par tir des S cènes Indivi duelles ..................................................................................................... 86
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Création d'un Chen illa rd à Pa rti r d'une Ba nqu e d e S c ènes ..................................................................................................... 87
Modifier un Chenillard ................................................................................................................................................................. 88
Ajouter un Pa s à u n Che nillar d ............................................................................................................................................. 88
Supprimer un Pas d'un Chenillard ....................................................................................................................................... 89
Supprimer un Chenillard ............................................................................................................................................................. 90
Supprimer Tous les Chenillards ................................................................................................................................................. 90
5. Lecture ..................................................................................................................................................................... 91
Mode Lecture .................................................................................................................................................................................... 91
Lecture de Scène .............................................................................................................................................................................. 91
Lecture Manuelle de Scène ....................................................................................................................................................... 92
Lecture Automatique de Scène .................................................................................................................................................. 93
Lecture Automatique de Scène en Utilisant la Fonction Tap-Sync ................................................................................... 93
Lecture de Scène par la Musique .............................................................................................................................................. 93
Lecture de Chenillar ds ...................................................................................................................................................................... 94
Lecture Automatique de Chenillard ........................................................................................................................................... 94
Lecture Automatique de Chenillard avec Utilisation de la Fonction Tap-Sync ................................................................. 94
Lecture de Chenillar d avec Musiqu e ......................................................................................................................................... 94
Fonctionnement MIDI ....................................................................................................................................................................... 95
Configuration MIDI ...................................................................................................................................................................... 95
Commande du Brouillard ................................................................................................................................................................. 96
Commande de Stroboscope ............................................................................................................................................................ 96
6. Informations Techniques ...................................................................................................................................... 97
Entretien ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 97
Spécificités Techniques .................................................................................................................................................................... 97
Renvois ........................................................................................................................................................................ 98
Nous Contacter ........................................................................................................................................................... 99
1. Erste Schritte ........................................................................................................................................................ 100
Packungsinhalt ................................................................................................................................................................................ 100
Anweisungen für da s Au spac ken .................................................................................................................................................. 100
Schadensmeldung .................................................................................................................................................................... 100
Konventionen .................................................................................................................................................................................. 100
Symbole ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 100
Haftungsausschluss ....................................................................................................................................................................... 100
Produkt-überblick ............................................................................................................................................................................ 101
Sicherheits-hinweise ....................................................................................................................................................................... 101
2. Einleitung .............................................................................................................................................................. 102
Eigenschaften ................................................................................................................................................................................. 102
Produkt-beschreibung .................................................................................................................................................................... 102
Montage ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 103
Montageab-messungen ............................................................................................................................................................ 103
Programmier-ungskonzepte .......................................................................................................................................................... 103
Übersicht Bedienfeld Vorderseite .................................................................................................................................................. 104
Ansicht des vorderen Bedienfelds ................................................................................................................................................. 104
Steuerungs-mögl i ch kei ten v o rde res Bedi en feld ..................................................................................................................... 104
Beschreibungen der Steuerungsfunktionen ............................................................................................................................ 105
Ansicht des rückwärtigen Bedienfelds .......................................................................................................................................... 107
Anschlüsse des rückwärtigen Bedienfelds .............................................................................................................................. 107
DMX-Polaritätsschalter – Diagramm ................................................................................................................................. 107
3. Einrichten des Geräts .......................................................................................................................................... 108
Wechselstrom ................................................................................................................................................................................. 108
Montage ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 108
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Einrichten des Mi schpults............................................................................................................................................................... 108
DMX-Verkabelung .......................................................................................................................................................................... 108
Übersicht DMX-Verkabelung.................................................................................................................................................... 108
DMX-Adressierung ......................................................................................................................................................................... 109
Übersicht DMX-Adressierung .................................................................................................................................................. 109
Fader und Seiten ............................................................................................................................................................................ 109
DMX-Adressen der Fader .............................................................................................................................................................. 109
Benutzerdefi-nierte Einstellung der Fader .................................................................................................................................... 110
Erstellen einer Fad er-Zuweisung ............................................................................................................................................. 110
Kopieren einer Fader -Zuweisung ............................................................................................................................................ 111
Erstellen einer Fad er-Umkehrung ............................................................................................................................................ 111
Zurücksetzen des Mi schpults ........................................................................................................................................................ 111
4. Programmierung .................................................................................................................................................. 112
Programm-Modus ........................................................................................................................................................................... 112
Aufrufen des Programm-Modus ................................................................................................................................................ 112
Beenden des Programm-Modus ............................................................................................................................................... 112
I. Programmier-ung der Leuchten ................................................................................................................................................... 112
Programmierung von zwei Geräten ......................................................................................................................................... 113
II. Programmier-ung von Szenen ................................................................................................................................................... 114
Erstellen einer Sz ene ................................................................................................................................................................ 114
Löschen einer Szene ................................................................................................................................................................ 115
Löschen eines Multiplexers von Szenen ................................................................................................................................. 115
Löschen aller Szenen ............................................................................................................................................................... 116
III. Programmierung von Chases ................................................................................................................................................... 117
Erstellen eine s C ha se au s ein e r e inz elnen Szene ................................................................................................................. 117
Erstellen eine s C ha se au s ein e m Mul tiplexer von Szenen .................................................................................................... 118
Ändern eines Chase ................................................................................................................................................................. 119
Hinzufügen eines Schritts zu einem Chase ...................................................................................................................... 119
Löschen eines Schritts aus einem Chase ......................................................................................................................... 120
Löschen eines Chase ............................................................................................................................................................... 120
Löschen aller Chases ............................................................................................................................................................... 120
5. Wiedergabe ........................................................................................................................................................... 121
Wiedergabe-Modus ........................................................................................................................................................................ 121
Szenen-Wiedergabe ....................................................................................................................................................................... 121
Manuelle Szenen -Wiedergabe................................................................................................................................................. 122
Automatische Szenen-Wiedergabe ......................................................................................................................................... 123
Automatische Szenen-Wiedergabe mit Tap-Sync ............................................................................................................ 123
Musikgesteuerte S z enen -Wiedergabe .................................................................................................................................... 123
Wiedergabe von Chases ................................................................................................................................................................ 124
Automatische Chase-Wiedergabe ........................................................................................................................................... 124
Automatische Chase-Wiedergabe mit Tap Sync .............................................................................................................. 125
Musikgesteuerte Chase-Wiedergabe ...................................................................................................................................... 125
MIDI-Betrieb .................................................................................................................................................................................... 126
MIDI-Zuordnung ........................................................................................................................................................................ 126
Nebelsteuerung ............................................................................................................................................................................... 127
Stroboskop-Steuerung ................................................................................................................................................................... 127
6. Technische Informationen .................................................................................................................................. 128
Wartung ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 128
Technische Daten ........................................................................................................................................................................... 128
Reklama-tionen ......................................................................................................................................................... 129
Kontakt ...................................................................................................................................................................... 130
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1. Voordat u begint ................................................................................................................................................... 131
Wat is er inbegrepen ...................................................................................................................................................................... 131
Uitpakinstructies .............................................................................................................................................................................. 131
Claims ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 131
Conventies ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 131
Symbolen......................................................................................................................................................................................... 131
Disclaimer ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 131
Product in het kort ........................................................................................................................................................................... 132
Veiligheidsvoorschriften.................................................................................................................................................................. 132
2. Inleiding ................................................................................................................................................................. 133
Eigenschappen ............................................................................................................................................................................... 133
Productbeschrijving ........................................................................................................................................................................ 133
Montage ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 133
Montageafmetingen .................................................................................................................................................................. 133
Programmeringsconcepten ............................................................................................................................................................ 134
Overzicht van he t v oo rp aneel ........................................................................................................................................................ 135
Voorpaneelweergave ..................................................................................................................................................................... 135
Bedieningselementen van het voorpaneel .............................................................................................................................. 136
Beschrijvingen van de bedieningselementen ......................................................................................................................... 136
Achterpaneelaanzicht ..................................................................................................................................................................... 138
Poorten op het achterpan eel .................................................................................................................................................... 138
Diagram van de DMX-polariteitsschakelaar ...................................................................................................................... 138
3. Instelling ................................................................................................................................................................ 139
AC-stroom ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 139
Montage ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 139
Instellen van het b ord ..................................................................................................................................................................... 139
DMX-kabels ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 139
DMX-kabeldiagram ................................................................................................................................................................... 139
DMX-addressering .......................................................................................................................................................................... 140
DMX-addresseringsdiagram .................................................................................................................................................... 140
Faders en pagina's ......................................................................................................................................................................... 141
DMX-adressen van de fader .......................................................................................................................................................... 141
Faderaanpassingen ........................................................................................................................................................................ 142
Creëren van eenfadertoewijzing .............................................................................................................................................. 142
Kopiëren van een fader toewijzi ng ............................................................................................................................................ 143
Creëren van een faderomkering .............................................................................................................................................. 143
Resetten van het bord .................................................................................................................................................................... 143
4. Programmeren ...................................................................................................................................................... 144
Programmeringsmodus .................................................................................................................................................................. 144
Naar de programmeringsmodus gaan .................................................................................................................................... 144
De programmerings modus afslui ten ....................................................................................................................................... 144
I. Programmeren van de lampen ................................................................................................................................................... 145
Programmeren van twee producten ........................................................................................................................................ 146
II. Programmeren van scènes ........................................................................................................................................................ 147
Creëren van een scène ............................................................................................................................................................ 147
Een scène wissen ..................................................................................................................................................................... 148
Een geheugenbank met s cènes wis sen ................................................................................................................................. 148
Alle scènes wissen .................................................................................................................................................................... 148
III. Programmere n v an a chter vol gi ngen ........................................................................................................................................ 149
Creëren van een achtervolging uit individuele scènes ........................................................................................................... 149
Creëren van een achtervolging uit een bank met scènes ...................................................................................................... 150
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Een achtervolging aanpassen .................................................................................................................................................. 151
Een stap toevo ege n aan ee n a chte rvol ging ...................................................................................................................... 151
Een stap wissen van een achtervolging ............................................................................................................................ 152
Een achtervolging wissen ......................................................................................................................................................... 152
Alle achtervolginge n wisse n ..................................................................................................................................................... 152
5. Afspelen ................................................................................................................................................................ 153
Afspeelmodus ................................................................................................................................................................................. 153
Scène afspelen ............................................................................................................................................................................... 153
Handmatig a fspelen v an scène s .............................................................................................................................................. 153
Automatisch afspelen van een scène ...................................................................................................................................... 154
Automatisch afspelen van een scène met tiksynchronisatie ........................................................................................... 154
Afspelen van een muziekscèn e ............................................................................................................................................... 154
Afspelen van ee n a cht erv olgin g..................................................................................................................................................... 155
Automatisch afspelen van een achtervolging ......................................................................................................................... 155
Automatisch afspelen van een achtervolging met tiksynchronisatie ............................................................................... 155
Afspelen van ee n muzie ka cht e rvol ging ................................................................................................................................... 155
MIDI-bediening ................................................................................................................................................................................ 156
MIDI map ................................................................................................................................................................................... 156
Nevelregeling .................................................................................................................................................................................. 157
Stroboscoopbediening .................................................................................................................................................................... 157
6. Technische informatie ......................................................................................................................................... 158
Onderhoud ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 158
Technische Specificaties ................................................................................................................................................................ 158
Retouren .................................................................................................................................................................... 159
Neem contact Op ...................................................................................................................................................... 160
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What Is
• Obey™ 40
• Warranty Card
Unpacking
Carefull y unpack the Obe y ™ 40 and ch eck that a ll the parts ar e in the pack age, and ar e in good
Claims
If the box, or an y of t he cont ents, appe ar damaged from shipping, save all the packa ging and fil e a
rier imm ediatel y, or failure to
For other issues, such as missing components or parts, damage not related to shipping, or
Conventions
Convention
Meaning
1—512
A range of values
50/60
A set of value s
Page A
An indicator light on the console
15
Information shown on the LCD display
Settings
A menu option
Menu > Settings
A sequence of menu options
<Enter>
A button
Symbols
Convention
Meaning
Disclaimer
The information and specifications contained in this User Manual are subject to change without
assumes n o responsib ility or liab ility for any errors or omissions , and reserv es the
be
1. BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Instructions
Included
• External Power Sup ply
condition.
claim with th e carrier immediat ely. Failur e to report dam age to the car
save all the p a ckagi ng, can invalidate a claim.
concealed damage, file a claim with Chauvet within 7 days of delivery. See Contact Us.
• User Manual
Critical information. Ignoring it can cause malfunction, damage the product,
or harm the operator.
Important information. Ignoring it can cause the product to malfunction.
Useful information.
notice. Chauvet
right to revise or recreate this manual at any time. The latest version of this manual can
downloaded from http://www.chauvetlighting.com.
© Copyright 2017 Chauvet. All ri g hts r eserved.
Printed in the P.R.C.
Electronically published by Chauvet in the United States of America.
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Product at a
Use on Dimmer
x
Auto Pro gra m
x
Outdoor Use
x
Auto-Ranging Power Supply
P
Sound-Activated
P
Replaceable Fuse
x
DMX
P
User-Serviceable
x
Master/Slave
x
Safety Notes
These notes include important information about the mounting, use, and maintenance of this
• Always connect the product to a grounded circuit to avoid the risk of electrocution.
• The product i s fo r indoo r u se only! It is rated at IP 20.
Keep this User Manual for future reference. If you sell the product, give this manual to the next
Glance
product. Read these notes before using the pr od uc t.
• Make sure the power cord is not crimped or damaged.
• Always disconnect the product fr om the powe r sour ce before cl eaning it or replac ing the fuse.
• Never disconnect the product fr om the powe r source by pulling or tugging on the cord.
• If mounting the product overhead, always secure it using a safety cable.
• Make sure there are no flammable materials close to the product when it is operating.
• Do not expose the prod uct to rai n or moistur e.
• Make sure the voltage of the power source used for the product is within the range stat ed on t he
label or on rear pa nel o f the p r odu ct.
• Never connect the product to a dimmer or a rheostat.
• Always install th e produ ct in a lo c ati on with adequate ventilation , and le ave at le a st 20 in ( 50 cm)
between the product and adjacent surfaces.
• Be sure that no ventilation slots on the product’s housing are blocked.
• Do not operate the product in an ambient temperature higher than 104 °F (40 °C).
• Always carry the product by its mounting sides.
• In the event o f a seri ou s op era tin g p r oble m, sto p u sing t he p rodu ct immediately.
• Never try to repair the product. Repairs carried out by untrained peopl e can l ead t o damag e o r
malfunction.
• If repairs are require d, contact the nea rest auth oriz ed techni cal assis tance cent er.
See Contact Us for more information.
• To eliminate unnecessary wear and improve its lifespan, during periods of non-use completely
disconnect the product from power via breaker or by unplugging it.
owner.
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Features
• Controls up to 12 lights, or types of lights, with up to 16 channels each
Product
The Obey 40 (the board) is a small, yet compact and powerful controller with several playback
o 12 groups, whic h are
buttons. E ach fixture contains 1 6 predeter mined DMX channels.
. This
Mounting
The Obey 40 has openings for rack mounting into a standard 19-inch rack. It also has rubber feet so
Mounting
Programming
The Obey 40 uses DMX addressing and values to control products. See DMX Addressing and
looks are saved into
chases. The scenes an d chases ar e p layed back a t
2. INTRODUCTION
• Controls multiple li ght s simultane ously
• Stores and plays back 240 scenes in 30 banks of 8 scenes each
• Stores and plays back 6 chases of 240 steps each
• Accepts fader customizations
• Plays back multiple chases in sequential order
• Controls lights in Play bac k mode
• Triggers chases and scenes with music, tap sync or auto-run
• Accepts MIDI input to trigger scenes and chases
• Controls fog machine s and strobe s with dedi cated buttons
Description
modes. It can c ontrol up to 192 channels. These channels are arranged int
accessed us ing the <FIXTURES>
These 16 ch ann els ar e br ok en d ow n in to 2 gr oups , wh ich ar e acc es sed us ing <Page Select>
allows 8 physical fade rs to cont rol 16 chann els.
it can be placed on a table top.
Dimensions
Concepts
DMX Addressing Chart for information.
Looks are created by using the faders to send DMX values to the products. The
scenes and the scenes are saved as steps into
different speeds and with different types of triggers.
• Looks are created in Program mode. The products are selected wi th the fi xture but tons. The
faders are moved to control the products and create looks. Then the looks are saved to scenes
with the scene buttons, and the scenes are saved to steps in chases with the chase buttons.
See 4. Programming for more information.
• Scenes and chases are played back in Playback mode. The scenes are triggered with the
scenes buttons and the chases are triggered with the chase buttons. Timing of playback is set
with the speed and time faders, the tap -sync function, or MIDI input. See 5. Playback for more
information.
Looks can be created in playback mode, but they cannot be saved.
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Front Panel
The board is la id out with t he <FIXTURES> b uttons to t he left, the DMX faders in th e center a long
The rear panel of the board has
front
Front Panel
Front Panel
The front panel controls provide access to a ll the board’s progr amming and playback operations.
provide information about the current selections and
Overview
View
Fixture Buttons
And Indicator LEDs
Fog Button
And
Indicator LED
Fader LEDs Page LEDs Channel Faders Page Select
with the <SCENES> buttons, and the playback con trol s on the right . the ports and the power connection. See Front Panel View for deta iled inform ation ab out the panel and its control s.
See Back Panel View for information about the back panel and its ports.
Strobe
And Indicator LED
Scene Buttons LCD Display
Speed Time
And
Fade Time
Faders
Bank Up And
Bank Down Buttons
Program
Midi/Add
Auto/Del
Music/Bank Copy
Tap Sync/Display
Buttons
Chase
Buttons
Blackout
Controls
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The LCD display and the indicator LEDs
operations.
• The LCD display shows different types of information in Program mode and Playback mode.
• The fixture button LEDs indicate when <FIXTURES> buttons and corresponding lights are
selected.
• The page LEDs indicate which fader page is active.
• The fader LEDs indicate that fade rs have custom assignment.
• The fog LED indicates that the fog machine is at the correct temperature to make fog.
• The strobe LED indicates that the strobe is on and the rate at which it is st robing.
The Control Description s table provides detailed in fo rmatio n a bou t ea ch front p anel con trol .
Control Descriptions
Button or Fader
Description
Buttons that select lights to control and set the default DMX ad dresse s of the channel fader s. The
Button that controls one or more strobe s, and its LED that indicates the strobe is on and the rate at
<SCENES 1>–
<SCENES 8>
Display that shows various types of information about current selections and whether it is in Program
<Bank Up>
Button that moves up through banks of scenes, or up through the steps in a chase.
<Bank Down>
Button that moves down th rough banks o f scene s, or down th rough the step s in a chase .
<Chase 1>–
<Chase 6>
Button that controls one or more fog mac hines and its LED tha t i ndi cate s w hen t he fog machine i s at
LEDs that indicate tha t the current fixture s election’s faders has a custom assignment (Fade) or
Page LEDs
LEDs that indicate which page of faders is active.
<Channel 1>–
<Channel 16>
Channel fa ders that sen d DMX values to the products. Used in co njunction with <FIXTURES 1>–
<Page Select>
Button that t oggl e s betw ee n fade r Pa ge A and fade r Page B.
Fader that adjusts the playback speed time—the time of the entire chase including all steps.
<FIXTURES 1>–
<FIXTURES 12>
<Strobe>
LCD Display
corresponding LEDs indicate when a light is sele cted.
Note: These buttons are inclusive. Pressing one, then another, selects both lights. To
deselect a light, press it again and make sure the LED indicator is off.
which it is strobing.
Buttons that select a scene to save to, or playback from. These are used in conjunction with
<Bank Up> and <Bank Down>.
or Playback mode:
• Step/Time - shows the current chase and scene , excep t when the fade rs are movi ng. Then it
shows the value o f the fade r tha t i s moving .
• Blackout - indicates that blackout is active and the board is not sending DMX signals.
• Step – shows the current scene in th e current step of the cu rrent cha se in Play back mode or
shows that the boa rd is adding steps to a cha se i n P rog ra m mode .
• Program - indicates that the board is in Program mode.
• Music Trigger - indicates that the board is in Music Trigger mode.
• Auto Trigger - indicates that th e board i s in Auto Trig ger mode.
• Chase - shows the current ch ase in Playback or Program mode.
• Scene - shows the current sce ne in Playback or Program mode.
• Bank - show s the current bank in Playback or Program mode.
Buttons that select a chase to save to or playback from.
<Fog>
Fader LED s
<Speed Ti me>
full temperature.
reversal (Rev Ch ann el ).
<FIXTURES 12>.
Playback speed times ra nge from 10 minu tes to 0.1 second. The LCD display show s s p eed times in
minutes and seconds while the fader is moving , but ret urns to sh owing the c urren t chase, scen e and
bank after the fader is moved.
The display shows time for the fader as follows:
• XX XX - with the dot at the top, shows minute s and second s.
• XX.XX - with the dot at the bottom, shows seconds and 10ths of seconds.
Fader is also used to adjust select and set options in Program mode.
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Control Descriptions
Button or Fader
Description
Fader that adjusts the playback fade time—the time of the change between each step of the chase.
<Program>
Button that toggles the board in and out of Program mode.
Button that adds scenes and steps to chases in Program mode, and allows selection of a MIDI
Button that selects auto playback mode, in which playback timing is controlled by the
Button that selects the music trigger, in which playback timing is controlled by mu s i c. Button also
Button that sets the tap sync trigger in w hi ch pl ay ba ck i s co nt rol led by bu tt on tappi n g. B utt on is also
Toggle button that stops all DMX transmission. Makes the lights go black. Stops the strobe and the
<Fade Tim e>
Playback spe ed times ra nge from 0 seco nds to 30 second s. The LC D display shows fade ti mes in
seconds while the fader is moving, but returns to showing the current chase, scene and bank after
the fader is moved.
The display shows time for the fader as follows:
• XX.XX - with the dot at the bottom, shows seconds and 10ths of seconds.
Fader is also used to adjust, select, and set options in Program mode.
<Midi/Add>
<Auto/Del>
<Music/Bank Copy>
<Tap Sync/Display>
<Blackout>
channel in MIDI mode.
<Speed Time> and <Fade Tim e> faders. Button is used to delete chases and scenes in Program
mode.
copies an entire bank of scenes in Program mode.
used for various functions in program.
fog. When blackout is on the LCD display shows an indicator.
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Back Panel
Back Panel Ports
Port
Function
MIDI Control In
5-pin MIDI port for connecting to a MIDI board.
Toggle switch for changing DMX polarity. See Technical Specifications for data pin configuration.
information.
Strobe Control Out
¼-inch mono port for connecting to one or more strobes in a daisy chain.
Fog Control Out
5-pin DIM port for connecting to one or more fog machines.
Power On/Off switch
Toggle switch that turns the Obey 40 on and off.
DMX Control Out
3-pin DMX port for connecting to the products
Power DC In
External PSU port that co nnect s to the powe r source.
DMX Polarity Switch
View
DMX Polarity Switch
Note: Some products have reversed polarity. See the individual product’s User Manual for specific
MIDI Control
In
DMX Control Out
DMX Polarity
Switch
DC Power In
Fog Control Out Strobe Control Out
Power Switch
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Diagram
For more information about DMX, download the DMX Primer from www.chauvetlighting.com.
AC Power
The Obey 40 has an auto-ranging external power supply, that can work with an input volta ge range
as
• Always connect the board to a grounded circuit.
To eliminate unnecessary wear and improve its lifespan, during periods of non-use
Mounting
The Obey 40 may be mounted in any position; make sure adequate ventilation is provided around
Setting Up The
In order to use the controller it must be connected to the products with DMX cables and the products
DMX Cabling
DMX cablin g is re q uired to get DMX values f rom the boa r d t o th e products . C o nn ect the DMX cable
n of the next
DMX Cabling
3. SETUP
of 100 to 240 VA C, 50/ 60 Hz. It runs on 9 VDC, 500 mA.
Before turning on the power, make sure the line voltage is within the range of accepted voltages
listed on the label affixed to the product or as described in Technical Specifications in this document.
The listed rating indicates average current draw under normal conditions.
• Never connect the board to a rheostat or dimmer circuit.
completely disconnect the product from power via breaker or by unplugging it.
the product.
Board
must be addressed correctly. The sections below described DMX cabling and DMX addressing.
from DMX Out of the board to DMX In of the first product in the rig.
Then connec t an oth er D MX cab le f rom DMX Out of the f ir st product in t he r ig t o DM X I
product.
Continue connectin g until all the products are connected.
Diagram
DMX
In
DMX
Out
1st Product 2nd Product 3rd Product
DMX
In
DMX
Out
DMX
In
DMX
Out
Additional
Products
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DMX
The Obey 40 uses DMX add r es sing. The board controls li gh ts wi t h s pecific DMX addresses an d t h e
should
DMX Addressing
Address
Fixture Button
1–16
<FIXTURES 1>
17–32
<FIXTURES 2>
33–48
<FIXTURES 3>
49–64
<FIXTURES 4>
65–80
<FIXTURES 5>
81–96
<FIXTURES 6>
97–112
<FIXTURES 7>
113–128
<FIXTURES 8>
129–144
<FIXTURES 9>
145–160
<FIXTURES 10>
161–176
<FIXTURES 11>
177–192
<FIXTURES 12>
After the products are addressed, the board controls them with the <FIXTURES> buttons. For
Faders and
The Obey 40 has 8 channel faders on 2 fader pages for a total of 16 chan nel s .
control dif f erent DMX add r esses depen di n g o n which page is active and whi c h f ix t ure button
Pages are a method for contr ol ling 16 ch ann el s with only 8 ch anne l fad e rs. Togg ling betw een page s
the faders are numbered
LEDs indicate
is active, t he channel fader s control the sec ond 8 DMX address es of the selecte d
Fader DMX
The default f ader DMX ad dress es are det erm ined b y the com bin ation of <FIXTURES> buttons and
112.
Addressing
Chart
lights must be addressed correctly for the board to control them.
More than one light can have the same DMX address, but lights with the same DMX address
be the same type.
Below is a chart showing the Obey 40 DMX address ranges with their corresponding fixture buttons.
example:
• Any product or products addressed at 49 are controlled with <FIXTURES 4>.
• Any product or products addressed at 145 are contr olled with <FIXTURES 10>.
Pages
Addresses
Faders
is pressed.
toggles between two DMX addresses for the fader. When Page A is active,
1–8. When Page B is active, the faders are numbered 9–16.
The <Page Sele ct> button t oggles b etween act ive pag es. The P age A and Page B
which page is active.
When Page A is active, the channel faders control the first 8 DMX addresses of the selected light.
When Page B
light.
Page A or Page B. For example:
• When <FIXTURES 1> is selected, the default DMX addresses of the channel faders are 1–16.
DMX 1–8 when Page A is active and DMX 9–16 when Pag e B i s a ctiv e.
• When <FIXTURES 7> is selected, the default DMX addresses of the channel faders are 97–
DMX 97–104 when Page A is active and DMX 105–112 when Page B is active.
When 2 fixture buttons are selected each fader has 2 different default DMX addresses. For example:
• When <FIXTURES 1> and <FIXTURES 7> are selected, channel fader 1 has DMX addresses of
both 1 and 97.
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Fader
Fader customizations are very powerful tools, but are not required. The Obey 40 can control a
lights,
can be controlled
anuals for information about DMX channel
ader moves. In normal
mode a channel fader sends out a higher DMX value as it moves upward, sending out the value 0 at
it sends out the value 255 at the bottom
Creating A Fader
A fader assignm en t is when the d efault DMX ad dress of a fad er is ch anged . Fader ass ignm en t is a
The followi ng instr uctions d escribe h ow to cre ate a fader assignm ent for a s pecific f ader, but f ader
from 7
9 reassign f ader 5 to an u nus ed DM X addr ess, so that f ader 5 and f ader 7 are
<Program>
<Tap Sync/Display>
• Each channel fader within a fixture selection can send values to only one DMX address.
Customizations
Assignment
substantial lighting rig without any fader customization.
Fader customization is one of two things:
• Fader assignment which changes the default DMX address of a channel fader.
• Fader reversal whi ch reverse s the fader output.
Fader assignment changes the DMX address of a fader within a fixture button, so that 2
assigned to dif fer ent fix tur e butt ons and with different DMX channel configurations
from a single channel fad er. See C reatin g A F ade r for more information.
Note: Refer to the products’ User M
configurations.
Fader reversal changes the order of the DMX values sent out as the channel f
the bottom and 255 at t he top. W hen a fader is rever sed,
and 0 at the top. See Creating A Fader Reversal for more information.
The fader LED s indi ca te whe n a fade r ha s b een cu sto mized o r rever sed.
powerful tool that i s hel p ful i n ce rt ain situat ion s, b ut it i s not re qui red.
assignments can be creat ed for any fader within any fi xture button.
To create a fader assignment and change the DMX address of <FIXTURES 2><Channel 7>
to 5, do the following:
1. Press <Program> and <Tap Sync/Display> together to enter fader assignment customization.
2. Press <FIXTURES 2>.
3. Check that <FIXTURES 2> is the only fixture button selected and press any lit fixture buttons to
deselect them.
4. Move the <Speed Time> fader until the 0707 shows in th e L CD di s play .
5. Move the <Fade Time > until the 05 shows in the right side of the LCD display.
Note: The LCD display shows 0705 because 7 is the fader being customized, and 5 is the
DMX address that will be assi gned to fad er 7.
6. Press <Midi/Add> to save the customization.
7. Move the <Speed Time> fader until the 0505 shows on the L CD di spl ay .
8. Move the <Fade Time > fader until 0516 show s on t he LCD di splay.
9. Press <Midi/Add> to save the sett ing.
Note: Steps 7–
not both trying to send to DMX address 5.
10. Press
and
together to exit fader assignment customization.
So if a fade r’ s de fa ult DMX add res s is rea ssi g ned , t hat fade r must be g ive n anot he r D MX
address.
• Custom fader assignments can only be removed by performing a soft reset. However
resetting the board removes all other board customizations and programming. See
Resetting The Board for more information.
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Copying A Fader
Fader assignments can be copied from one fixture button to another.
Creating A Fader
A fader rev ersal is when the order of values sent by a fader is revers ed. Instead of sending t he
The following instructions describe reversing a specific fader, but any fader, within any fixture button,
Resetting the
Resetting the board clears out all c ustomizations and programming, and returns the boar d to its
factory default settings. The board should be reset for new shows that require new customizations
and configurations. Resetting the Board can be used to clear out odd behaviors after many
• Resetting the boar d er ases a ll sc enes , c ha ses , an d cu s tomi za tions .
Assignment
Reversal
To copy the fader customization from <FIXTURES 2> to <FIXTURES 11> d o the follow ing:
1. Press <Program> and <Tap Sync/Display> together to enter fader assignment customization.
2. Press and hold <FIXTURES 2>.
3. Continue holding <FIXTURES 2>, and press and hold <FIXTURES 11>.
4. Continue holding <FIXTURES 2> and <FIXTURES 11> an d p re s s and hol d <Midi/Add>.
5. Continue holding <FIXTURES 11> and <MIDDI/Add>, but release <FIXTURES 2>.
6. Continue holding <Midi/Add>, but release the <FIXTURES 11>.
7. Release <Midi/Add>.
8. Press <Program> and <Tap Sync/Display> together to exit fader assignment customization.
Copying a cus t om fa der ass i gnme n t wil l n ot co py a reverse f ader.
highest value when the fader is up, a reve rsed fad er sends th e lowest val ue when the fader i s up.
Fader reversals are a powe r ful t ool , but t hey a re no t requi re d.
can be reversed.
To reverse <Channel 12> on <FIXTURES 9>, do the followin g:
1. Press <Program> and <Tap Sync/Display> together 2 times to enter fader reversal
customization.
2. Press the <FIXTURES 9>.
3. Move the <Speed Time> fader until 12 shows in the LCD display .
4. Move the <Fade Time > all the way up to activate fader reversal. The character to the right of 12
in the LCD di splay will change.
5. Press <Midi/Add> to save the sett ing.
6. Press <Program> and <Tap Sync/Display> together 2 times t o exit fade r rever sal
customization.
Board
customizations.
To reset the board, do the following:
1. Turn the board off.
2. Press and hold <Bank Up> and <Auto/Del> together.
3. While still pressing <Bank Up> and <Auto/Del>, turn the board on. The LCD display flashes to
indicate a successful operation.
• Resetting the board can take up to 30 seconds.
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4. P
Program Mode
Program m ode is used to progr am for playback . In Program mode lighting looks are created and
modifying and
Entering Program
To enter Program mode do the following:
Exiting Program
To exit Program mode, do the following:
<Program>
Blackout act ivates whene ver the boa rd exits Prog ram mode. Bla ckout must be deactivat ed
I. Programming
Programm ing lig hts is co ntr ol ling th em with the fa d er s to set color s , positions , an d o p er a t in g modes.
and creating looks is the first part of programming for
Playback is when the programmed looks are played back for a show. The looks are played back
• Refer to the l ig ht’ s us er ma nual for information about the light’s DMX channel
ROGRAMMING
saved for playback. There are three parts to programming for playback.
1. Programming lights: selecting and controlling them to create looks.
2. Programming scenes: saving the looks into scenes.
3. Programming chases: saving the scenes into chases.
The next sect ion describes how to pr ogram lights , scenes, and chases, and how to
delete scenes and chases.
Lights can be programmed in Playback mode, but the looks created in Playback mode
cannot be saved.
Mode
Mode
Lights
1. Turn the board o n.
2. Press and hold <Program> for three seconds.
3. The program indicator light, in the lower left corner of the LCD Display, comes on.
4. Release <Program>.
1. Press and hold <Program> for three seconds.
2. The program indicator light, in the lower left corner of the LCD Display, goes out and the blackout
indicator light goes on.
3. Release
to see the lighting looks. See <Blackout> for more information.
The result of controlling lights is a look.
Programming lights in Program mode
playback.
from scenes and chases. See 5. Playback for more information. Lights can be controlled in Playback
mode, but looks created in Playback mode cannot be saved.
assignments. User Manuals for CHAUVET products are on the Chauvet website at
http://www.chauvetlighting.com/product-manuals-literature/.
• Programming for playback can only be done in Program mode.
• Fixture buttons are inclusive. More than one light can be selected at a time. Pay attention
to the fixture button LEDs because they indicate which lights are selected.
• Two fixtures can be programmed at the same time, but they sh oul d ha ve the sam e or
DMX channel assignmen ts.
• The instructions below use specific lights, scenes, banks, and chases, but the operations
can be performed on any light, scene, bank, or chase.
.
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Programming Two
Programming products is sending DMX values to them to cont rol the m and create a lo ok.
Products
The general steps for programming a product are as follows:
1. Enter Program mode.
2. Press one or more <FIXTURE> buttons to select one or more products.
3. Move the channel faders to control the product or products—use <Page Select> to move
between fader pages.
4. Repeat steps 2–4 as needed for other products.
5. Save the look into a scene. See Creating A Scene.
6. Exit Program mode.
Note: If the look is not saved to a scene it will be lost when Program mode is exited.
The specific ins tr uct ions belo w desc rib e pro gr amm ing a 12-channel product on <FIXTURES 3> and
a 15-channel product on <FIXTURES 5>.
1. Enter Program mode.
2. Press <FIXTURES 3>. Its LED comes on and it is selected.
3. Move any of the 8 channel fade rs to send DM X values to the fi rst 8 ch annel s of <FIXTURES 3>.
The light responds to the faders.
4. Press <Page Select>. The Page B LED comes on and the Page A LED goes out. Fader Page B
is now active.
5. Move any of the fir st 4 channel fade r s t o send DM X val ues to t he la st 4 cha nnels of
<FIXTURES 3> and the product responds to the faders.
6. Press <FIXTURES 5>. Its LED comes on and it is sele cted. Now bo th light s are select ed.
7. Press <FIXTURES 3>. Its LED goes out and it is no lon ge r sel ecte d. Now only <FIXTURES 5> is
selected.
8. Press <Page Select>. The Page A LED comes on and the Page B LED goes out. Fader Page B
is now active.
9. Move any of the 8 fad e rs to se nd DMX val ue s to t he fi rst 8 cha nne l s of <FIXTURES5>. The light
responds to the faders .
10. Press <Page Select>. The Page B LED comes on and the Page A LED goes out. Fader Page B
is now active.
11. Move any of the first 7 faders to send DMX values to the last 7 channels of <FIXTURES 5>. The
light responds to the fade rs.
12. Repeat steps 2–11 as needed for other products.
13. Save the look into a scene. See Creating A Scene.
Note: If the look is not saved to a scene it will be lost when Program mode is exited.
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II. Programming
Programming scenes is saving lighting looks to scenes.
for more
Creating A Scene
Creating a scene is saving lighting lo ok to sce ne butt on s o the look can b e pl a yed b ack in Pl a yback
Scenes
Programming scenes is the s ec o n d part of the programming for pl ayback. And it ca n be th e last part
because scenes can be played without being part of a chase. See Scene Playback
information.
The Obe y 40 has 30 ba nk s wit h 8 sc enes e ac h, so sa vi ng a sc ene in vo lves se lect in g th e b a nk an d
the scene.
In scene playback, sce nes are play ed back in num ber order, by bank. So whe n programm ing
for scene playback, make sure the changes from scene 1 to scene 2 to scene 3 make sense.
mode. The general steps for creating a scene are as follows:
1. Enter Program mode.
2. Program lights to make a look. See Programming Two Products.
3. Use the bank bu tto n s to select the ba n k i nto which the scene will be c reate d. The LCD di splay
shows the current bank just above the word Bank.
4. Save the look by pressing <Midi/Add> and then a scene button with in a b an k.
5. Repeat steps 2–3 as needed for other looks and scenes.
6. Exit Program mode.
7. Reset faders to 0 and deactivate blackout.
The specific instructions below describe saving a look as <SCENES3> of bank 15.
1. Enter Program mode.
2. Program one or more lights until the look is right. See Programming Two Products.
3. Press <Midi/Add>.
4. Press <Bank Up> or <Bank Down> until 15 shows in the LCD display just above the word
Bank.
5. Press <SCENES 3>. The LCD display and fix ture LE D s fla sh t o i ndicate a successful operation.
6. Repeat steps 2–5 with as needed for other looks and scenes.
7. Exit Program mode.
8. Reset all the channel faders to 0.
9. Press <Blackout> to deactivate blackout and allow DMX transmission from the board.
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Deleting A Scene
Deleting a scene is r emoving a look from a scene bu tton so it cannot be played back in Playback
Deleting a scene that has been save d as a step in a chase will also delete the step in the
The general instructions for deleting a scene are as follows:
<Blackout>
Deleting a B ank of
Deleting a bank of scenes is deleting all 8 scenes in a bank so they cannot be played back in
<Blackout>
Deleting All
Deleting all scene s is removing all the scene s th at have been saved in any one o f t he b an ks.
mode.
chase.
1. Enter Program mode.
2. Use bank buttons to go to the ban k where the scene to be delet ed is sto red. The LCD display
shows the current bank just above the word Bank.
3. Delete the scene by pressing <Auto/Del> and then the scene button.
4. Repeat steps 2–3 as needed for other scenes.
5. Exit Program mode.
6. Reset faders to 0 and deactivate blackout.
Note: A scene ca n be de le te d in P ro gra m mo de when i t is active in Playback mode.
The specific instructions below describe deleting <SCENES 4> of bank 2.
1. Enter Program mode.
2. Press <Bank Up> or <Bank Down> until 2 shows on the LCD display just above the word Bank.
3. Press and hold <Auto/Del> and then press <SCENES 4>. The LCD display and fi xture LE Ds
flash to indicate a successful operation.
4. Repeated steps 2–4 as needed fo r othe r scenes.
5. Exit Program mode.
6. Reset all the channel faders to 0.
Press
to deactivate blackout and allow DMX transmission from the board.
Scenes
Scenes
Playback mode. The general instructions for deleting a bank of scenes are as follows:
1. Enter Program mode.
2. Use bank buttons to go to the bank to be deleted. The LCD display shows the current ban k ju st
above the word Bank.
3. Press and hold <Auto/Del> and < Music/Bank Copy> together. The LCD display and fixture
button LEDs flash to indi cate a suc cessful ope ration.
4. Repeat steps 2–3 as needed for other banks.
5. Exit Program mode.
6. Reset faders to 0 and deactivate blackout.
The specific instructions below describe deleting bank 30.
1. Enter Program mode.
2. Press <Bank Up> or <Bank Down> until 30 shows in the LCD display just above the word
Bank.
3. Press and hold <Auto/Del> and < Music/Bank Copy> together. The LCD display and fixture
button LEDs flash to indi cate a suc cessful ope ration.
4. Repeat steps 2–3 as needed for other banks.
5. Exit Program mode.
6. Reset all the channel faders to 0.
7. Press
To delete all the scene s in the board , but not delete the fade r customiz ation s, do the foll owing:
1. Turn the board o ff.
2. Press and hold <Bank Down> and <Program>.
3. Continue holding <Bank Down> and <Program> and turn the board on.
4. Continue holding <Bank Down> and <Program> until the LCD display and fixture butt on LE D s
flash.
5. Release <Bank Down> and <Program>.
to deactivate blackout and allow DMX transmission from the board.
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III.
Programming
Programming chases is saving scenes as steps in chases.
Programming chases is the third part of the programming for playback. There must be scenes
Creating a Chase
From Individual
Creating a chase from individual scenes is saving individual scenes into individual steps in a
the first scene saved to the chase
hase made up of
<Blackout>
already saved in the boa rd before chases can be programmed.
Chases
chase—the scenes can be saved into the step s in any orde r.
Scenes
The general instructions for creating a chase from individual scenes are as follows:
1. Enter Program mode.
2. Press a chase button to selec t the cha se to be crea ted.
3. Use the bank buttons and the scene buttons to locate the scene that will be saved as a step in
the chase. The LCD display shows the current bank just above the word Bank.
4. Press <Midi/Add> two times to save the scene into a step.
5. Repeat steps 3–4 to add more scene s into step s, or steps 2–4 to add more chases.
6. Exit Program mode.
7. Reset faders to 0 and deactivate blackout.
Note: Scene s are saved into steps in sequent ial order—
goes into step 1, the second scene saved to the chase goes into step 2, and so on.
The specific instructions below describe creating <Chase 1> as a 3-step c
<SCENES 3> from bank 15, <SCENES 4> from bank 2, and <SCENES 8> from bank 1.
1. Enter Program mode.
2. Press <Chase 1>.
3. Press <Bank Up> or <Bank Down> until 15 shows in the LCD display just above the word
Bank.
4. Press <SCENES 3>. The lights show <SCENES 3> in Bank 15.
5. Press <Midi/Add> 2 times. The LCD display and fi xtur e b utton LE D s fl ash to i ndi cate a
successful operation.
6. Press <Bank Up> or <Bank Down> until 2 shows in the L CD di s play jus t abov e the w o rd Bank.
7. Press <SCENES 4>. The lights show <SCENES 4> in bank 2.
8. Press <Midi/Add>. 2 times. The LCD display and fi xture b ut ton LE D s fla sh to i ndicate a
successful operation.
9. Press <Bank Up> or <Bank Down> until 1 shows in the L CD di s play jus t abov e the w o rd Bank.
10. Press <SCENES 8>. The lights show <SCENES 8> in bank 1.
11. Press <Midi/Add> 2 times. The LCD display and fi xtu re b ut ton LE Ds fla sh to i ndi c ate a
successful operation.
12. Repeat steps 3–11 as needed for other steps, or repeat steps 2–11 as needed for other steps.
13. Exit Program mode.
14. Reset all the channel faders to 0.
15. Press
to deactivate blackout and allow DMX transmission from the board.
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Creating A Chase
f
A quick an d ef f icient wa y t o pr o gr am is to create 8 look s i n 8 s cenes of o ne b ank and the n save the
From A Bank O
Scenes
entire ban k into a chase . The scene s will play back in number o rde r 1, 2 , 3, 4, 5 , 6, 7, 8, in a loo p.
The general instructions for creating a chase from a bank of scenes are as follows:
1. Enter Program mode.
2. Press a chase button to selec t the cha se to be crea ted.
3. Use the bank buttons to select the bank to be saved into the chase. The LCD display sh ows the
current bank just above the word Bank.
4. Press <Music/Bank Copy> and <Midi/Add> simultaneously.
5. Repeat steps 3-4 a s needed to add more banks to th e currently selecte d chase, or repeat steps
2–4 as needed for other chase s.
6. Exit Program mode.
7. Reset faders to 0 and deactivate blackout.
The specific instructions below describe creating <Chase 5> from the scenes in bank 12.
1. Enter Program mode.
2. Press <Chase 5>.
3. Press <Bank Up> or <Bank Down> until 12 shows in the LCD display just above the word
Bank.
4. Press <Music/Bank Copy> and <MIDI/Add> simultaneously. The LCD display and fixture
button LEDs flash to indi cate a suc cessful ope ration.
5. Repeat steps 3-4 a s needed to add more banks to the currently selected chase, or repeat steps
2–4 as needed for other chase s.
6. Exit Program mode.
7. Reset all the channel faders to 0.
8. Press <Blackout> to deactivate blackout and allow DMX transmission from the board.
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Modifying A
Modifying a chase is inserting a step into the middle of the chase, or removing a step.
Individual Scenes.
Adding A Step T o A
Adding a ste p to a chase is ins erting it in the m iddle of the ch ase. To add a step to the end of a
. The general instr uction
from bank 12 to the existing
Chase
Chase
Note: To add a step to the end of a chase, f ollow the inst ructions in C reatin g A Chase From
chase, foll ow the inst ructio ns in Crea ting A Ch ase From Individual Scenes
for inserting a step in the middle of the chase are as follows:
1. Enter Program mode.
2. Use the chase buttons to select the chase to which the scene will be added.
3. Use the bank buttons to select the ban k that has the s cene to be add ed. The LCD display shows
the current bank just abov e the wo rd Bank.
4. Press <Tap Sync/Display> so the display shows the steps in t he sele cted sce ne.
5. Use the bank buttons to select the step o f the chase afte r whi ch the new step will be inse rted.
The LCD display shows the current step just above the word Scene.
6. Press <Midi/Add> and then the scene button of the scene that will be saved into the step .
7. Repeat steps 3–6 as needed for other steps, or repeat steps 2–6 as needed for other chases.
8. Exit Program mode.
9. Reset faders to 0 and deactivate blackout.
The specific instructions below describe how to add <SCENES8>
<Chase 5>, and insert it after step 4.
1. Enter Program mode.
2. Press <Chase 5>.
3. Press <Bank Up> or <Bank Down> until 12 shows in the LCD display just above the word
Bank. The board is now in bank 12.
4. Press <Tap Sync/Display>.
5. Press <Bank Up> or <Bank Down> until 4 shows in the L CD di s play just above the word Bank.
The board is now at step 4 of <Chase 5>.
6. Press <MIDI/Add>.
7. Press <SCENES 8>.
8. Press <MIDI/Add>. The L CD di s play an d fi xtu re butto n LE D s fla s h to i ndi cat e a succe ssful
operation.
9. Repeat steps 3–8 as needed for other steps, or repeat steps 2-8 as needed for other chases.
10. Exit Program mode.
11. Reset all the channel faders to 0.
12. Press <Blackout> to deactivate blackout and allow DMX transmission from the board.
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Deleting A Step
Deleting a st ep from a chase is removing a ste p from a chase, but it d oes not remove the scene
Deleting a step from a chase does not delete the scene in the step. The scene remains and
The general instructions for deleting a step are as follows:
Deleting A Chase
Deleting a chase is removing the entire chase, but not the scenes saved into the chase. The general
Deleting All
Deleting a ll c has es r em oves a ll the pr ogr am m ed ch ases fr om the bo ar d, b ut i t do es not r em ove t he
From A Chase
saved into the step..
can be saved into other chases, or played back on its own. See Deleting A Sce ne for
information on how to delete a scene.
1. Enter Program mode.
2. Use the chase buttons to select the chase from which t he ste p wi ll be de let ed .
3. Use the bank buttons to select the step to delete. The LCD display shows th e current step just
above the word Bank.
4. Press <Auto/Del> to delete the step.
5. Repeat steps 3–4 or steps for other steps, or repeat steps 2–4 as needed for other chase s.
6. Exit Program mode.
7. Reset faders to 0 and deactivate blackout.
The specific instructions below describe how to delete step 5 from <Chase 5>.
1. Enter Program mode.
2. Press <Chase 5>.
3. Press <Tap Sync/Display>.
4. Press <Bank Up> or <Bank Down> until 5 shows in the L CD di s play jus t abov e the w o rd Ban k.
5. Press <Auto/Del>. The LCD display and fixtu re b ut ton LE Ds fla sh t o i ndi ca te a su ccessfu l
operation.
6. Repeat steps 3–5 or steps for other steps, or repeat steps 2–5 as needed for other chases.
7. Exit Program mode.
8. Reset all the channel faders to 0.
9. Press <Blackout> to deactivate blackout and allow DMX transmission from the board.
instruction for deleting a chase are as follows:
1. Enter Program mode.
2. Use the chase buttons to select the chase that will be deleted.
3. Press <Auto/Del> and the chase button simultaneously.
4. Repeat steps 2-3 a s needed for othe r chase s.
5. Exit Program mode.
6. Reset faders to 0 and deactivate blackout.
The specific instructions below describe how to delete <Chase 3> .
1. Enter Program mode.
2. Press <CHASE 3>.
3. Press <Auto/Del> and <CHASE 3> together. The LCD display and fi xture butto n LEDs fl ash to
indicate a successful operation.
4. Repeat steps 2–3 as needed for other chases.
Chases
5. Exit Program mode.
scenes or any customizations. To delete all chases do the following:
1. Enter Program mode.
2. Press <Auto/Del> and <Bank Down> together.
3. Turn the board off while st ill holdi ng <Auto/Del> and < Bank Down> together.
4. Turn the board o n.
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5. P
Playback Mode
Playback is used to play back saved scenes and chas es. It is the mode to us e when the
the saved sc enes and chases ar e triggered to play
Scene Playback
Scene pla yback tr iggers a specif ic scen e or sce nes for p layback . A scen e can b e trigger ed
until another scene is
ith timing s et b y the
• The scenes play back i n numbe r or der wit hin a ban k.
Manual Scen e Play back
Manual scene playback is triggering a single scene by pressing the scene button. The
LAYBACK
show is happening. In playback mode
back. There are 4 playback types.
• Scene Playback - scenes can be triggered manually and automatically with timing set by
the <Speed Time> and <Fade Time> faders, the <Tap Sync/Display> button, or by
music.
• Chase Playback - chases can be triggered automatically, with timing set by the <Speed
Time> and <Fade Time> faders, the <Tap Sync/Display> button, or music.
• Live Playback - “on the fly” playback i s live contr ol of the lig hts, i denti cal to progra mming
lights, but the loo ks are not saved.
• MIDI playback - scene and cha se pl ay ba ck i s trigg er ed by MIDI input inputt the boa rd.
It is possible to use all four playback types at once.
manually by pressing a scene button, and it will stay selected
triggered. Scenes in a ba nk can be pl ayed o ne after an oth er in a loop w
<Speed Time> and <Fade Tim e> faders, or the <Tap Sync/Display> button, or by music.
The LCD display shows the current scene.
• Only one bank can be played back at a time.
• Only programmed scenes will play back.
• Empty scenes will be skipped during playback.
general instructions for manual scene playback are as follows:
1. Make Auto Trigger or Music Trigge r type play back is not sel ected.
2. Use the bank buttons to locate the bank of the scene that will be triggered.
3. Press the scene button . The lights will show the progra mmed scene .
The specific i nstruc tio ns belo w descr ibe ho w to play back <SCENES 2> in bank 2 and then
<SCENES 8> in bank 4.
1. Make sure that Auto Trigge r a nd Mu si c t rigge r type playback are not selected by
checking the LCD display to see if the AutoTrigger or the MusicTrigger indicators are on.
See LCD Display for more information.
2. If the AutoTrigger indicator is on, press <Auto/Del>. The indicator will go off.
3. I the MusicTrigger indicator is on, press <Music/Bank Copy>. The indicator will go off.
4. Press <Bank Up> or <Bank Down> until 2 shows in the L CD di s play jus t abov e the
word Bank.
5. Press <SCENES2>. The light s show <SCENES 2>.
6. Press <Bank Up> or <Bank Down> until 4 shows in the L CD di s play jus t abov e the
word Bank.
7. Press <SCENES 8>. The lights show <SCENES 8>.
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Auto Scene Play bac k
Auto Scene playback is the triggering of an entire bank of 8 scenes to play in order in a loop,
set
The general
playback all the scenes in bank 3, with a
The board can switch between Auto, Tap Sync, and Music at any time during
playback. Whatever button is pressed last determin es the type of trigger used from
Auto Scene Play back
Auto Scene playback usi ng Tap Sync i s the triggering of an ent ire ba nk of 8 sce nes to pla y
he length
<Fade
Music Scen e Play back
Music Scene pl ayback is the triggering an entir e ba nk of 8 s cen es t o pl a y in ord er in a lo op ,
the length of the scenes set
The
in other w or ds , scenes1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 1, 2, and so on , w ith the lengt h of the scenes
by <Speed Time> and the scene-to-scene fade time set by <Fade Time>.
instructions for Auto Scene playback are as follows:
1. Press <Auto/Del> to put the board in Auto Trigger type play bac k.
2. Use the bank buttons to select the bank of scene that will be played back.
3. Adjust the speed time of the loop with the <Speed Time>.
4. Adjust the fade time between scenes with <Fade Time>.
The specif ic instructions below descri be how to
speed time of 8 seconds and a fade time of 0, do the following:
1. Press <Auto/Del> and the Auto Trigger indicator comes on.
2. Move the <Speed Time> and <Fade Tim e> faders all the way down.
3. Press <Bank Up> or <Bank Down> until 3 shows in the L CD di s play jus t abov e the
word Bank. The lights will show either scene 1 in bank 3 or the currently selected scene
in bank 3.
4. Move the <Speed Time> fader until the LCD di splay shows 8.00. The lights will start to
move through the scenes in bank 3.
playback.
Using Tap-Sync
in order in a loop, in other wor ds, scenes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 1, 2, and so on, with t
of the scen es set by <Ta p Sync/Di splay> and the scene-to-scene fa de tim e set by
Time>. The general instructions for Auto Scene playba ck using Tap Sync are as follows:
1. Make sure the board is in Auto type playback by checking the Auto Tr igge r indicato r.
2. Use the bank buttons to select the bank of scene that will be played back.
3. Press <Tap Sync/Display> at least three times at the desired speed.
4. Use <Fade Ti me> to set the fade time between scenes .
in other words, scenes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 1, 2, and so on, with
by the timing of the music and the scene-to-scene fade time set by <Fade Time>.
general instructions for Music Scene play back are as follow s:
To playback all the scene s in bank 3, with ti ming set by the musi c:
1. Press <Music/Bank Copy> to put the board in Music Playback mode , and the Music
Trigger indicator comes on.
2. Use the bank buttons to select the bank of scene that will be played back.
3. Use <Fade Ti me> to set the fade time between scenes.
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