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Obey 40 D-Fi 2.4
Users Manual
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Chauvet DJ Obey 40 D-Fi 2.4 Users Manual

User Manual
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Before You Begin .................................................................................................................................... 11
Claims ............................................................................................................................................................................. 11
2. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 13
Mounting Dimensions .................................................................................................................................................... 13
Front Panel Control s ...................................................................................................................................................... 16
Control Descri pti on s ...................................................................................................................................................... 16
Back Panel Ports ........................................................................................................................................................... 18
DMX Polarity .................................................................................................................................................................. 18
3. Setup ......................................................................................................................................................... 19
Configuration Note s ....................................................................................................................................................... 19
DIP Switches .................................................................................................................................................................. 20
DIP Switch Table ........................................................................................................................................................ 20
Using Manual Channel Selection ................................................................................................................................. 21
Using Auto-Sync Channel Selection ............................................................................................................................ 21
D-Fi™ Si gnal I ndi cato r .................................................................................................................................................. 21
DMX Cabling Diagram ................................................................................................................................................... 22
D-Fi™ Communication .................................................................................................................................................. 22
D-Fi™ Diagram .............................................................................................................................................................. 22
DMX Addressing Chart.................................................................................................................................................. 23
Creating A Fader Assignment ....................................................................................................................................... 24
Copying A Fade r A ssign ment ....................................................................................................................................... 25
Creating A Fade r Rev e r sal............................................................................................................................................ 25
4. Programming ........................................................................................................................................... 26
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Entering Program Mode ................................................................................................................................................ 26
Exiting Program Mode ................................................................................................................................................... 26
Programming Two Products ......................................................................................................................................... 27
Creating A Scene ........................................................................................................................................................... 28
Deleting A Scene ........................................................................................................................................................... 29
Deleting A Bank of Scenes ........................................................................................................................................... 29
Deleting All Scenes ........................................................................................................................................................ 29
Creating A Chase From Individual Scenes .................................................................................................................. 30
Creating A Chase From A Bank Of Scenes ................................................................................................................ 31
Modifying A Chase ......................................................................................................................................................... 31
Adding A Step To A Chase ....................................................................................................................................... 32
Deleting A Step F rom A C hase ................................................................................................................................. 33
Deleting A Chase ........................................................................................................................................................... 33
Deleting All Chases ....................................................................................................................................................... 33
5. Playback ................................................................................................................................................... 34
Manual Scene Play ba c k ................................................................................................................................................ 34
Auto Scene Playback .................................................................................................................................................... 35
Auto Scene Playback Using Tap-Sync ..................................................................................................................... 35
Music Scene Playback .................................................................................................................................................. 35
Auto Chase Playback .................................................................................................................................................... 36
Auto Chase Playback Using Tap Sync ..................................................................................................................... 36
Music Chase Playback .................................................................................................................................................. 36
MIDI Map ........................................................................................................................................................................ 37
6. Technical Information ............................................................................................................................. 39
Returns ......................................................................................................................................................... 40
Contact Us ................................................................................................................................................... 41
1. Antes de Empezar ................................................................................................................................... 42
Reclamaciones .............................................................................................................................................................. 42
2. Introducción ............................................................................................................................................. 44
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Dimensiones de Montaje ............................................................................................................................................... 44
Controles del P anel Fron tal ........................................................................................................................................... 47
Descripciones del Control ............................................................................................................................................. 47
Puertos del Panel Posterior .......................................................................................................................................... 50
Polaridad DMX ............................................................................................................................................................... 50
3. Configuración .......................................................................................................................................... 51
Notas de Configuración ................................................................................................................................................. 51
Conmutadores DIP ........................................................................................................................................................ 52
Tabla de Conmutadores DIP ..................................................................................................................................... 53
Usar la Selec ción de Ca nal M anu al ............................................................................................................................. 54
Usar la Selec ción de Ca nal d e Si n croniz a ción Au to máti ca ........................................................................................ 54
Indicador de .................................................................................................................................................................... 54
Señal D-Fi™ ................................................................................................................................................................... 54
Diagrama de Cable ado DMX ........................................................................................................................................ 55
Comunicación D-Fi™ ................................................................................................................................................... 55
Diagrama D-Fi™ ............................................................................................................................................................ 55
Tabla de Asignación de Direcciones DMX .................................................................................................................. 56
Crear una Asignación de Deslizado r ............................................................................................................................ 58
Copiar una Asignación del Desli zador ......................................................................................................................... 59
Crear una Inversión de De sliz ador ............................................................................................................................... 59
4. Programación .......................................................................................................................................... 60
Entrar en el Modo Programa......................................................................................................................................... 60
Salir del Modo de Programa ......................................................................................................................................... 60
Programar dos Productos ............................................................................................................................................. 61
Crear una Escena .......................................................................................................................................................... 62
Borrar una Escena ......................................................................................................................................................... 63
Borrar un Banco de Escenas ........................................................................................................................................ 63
Borrar Todas las Escenas ............................................................................................................................................. 64
Crear una Secuencia a Parti r de Escen as Indiv iduale s .............................................................................................. 64
Crear una Secuencia a Parti r de un Ban co de E sc ena s ............................................................................................ 65
Modificar una Secuen cia ............................................................................................................................................... 65
Añadir un Paso a una Secuencia.............................................................................................................................. 66
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Borrar un Pa so de una Se cue n cia ............................................................................................................................ 67
Borrar una Secuencia .................................................................................................................................................... 67
Borrar Todas las Secuencias ........................................................................................................................................ 67
5. Reproducción .......................................................................................................................................... 68
Reproducción Manual de Escena ................................................................................................................................ 68
Reproducción Automática de Escena .......................................................................................................................... 69
Reproducción Automática de Escena Usando Sincronización al Toque............................................................... 69
Reproducción de Escena por Músi ca .......................................................................................................................... 69
Reproducción Automática de Secuencia ..................................................................................................................... 70
Reproducción Automática de Secuencia Usando Sincronización al Toque ......................................................... 70
Reproducción de Secuencia por Música ..................................................................................................................... 70
Mapa MIDI ...................................................................................................................................................................... 71
6. Información Técnica ............................................................................................................................... 73
Devoluciones ............................................................................................................................................... 74
Contacto ....................................................................................................................................................... 75
1. Avant de Commencer ............................................................................................................................. 76
Réclamations ................................................................................................................................................................. 76
2. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 78
Dimensions de M ont age ............................................................................................................................................... 78
Commandes du Panneau Avant .................................................................................................................................. 81
Description des Commandes ........................................................................................................................................ 81
Ports du Panneau Arrièr e .............................................................................................................................................. 84
Polarité DMX .................................................................................................................................................................. 84
3. Configuration ........................................................................................................................................... 85
Remarques sur la Configuration ................................................................................................................................... 85
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Interrupteurs DIP ............................................................................................................................................................ 86
Paramétrage des Interrupteurs DIP .......................................................................................................................... 86
Utilisation de la Sél e cti on Man uell e d e Can al .............................................................................................................. 87
Utilisation de la Sélection de Canal par Synchronisation Automatique (Auto-Sync) ................................................ 87
Voyant du Signa l D-Fi™ ................................................................................................................................................ 87
Schéma de Câblage DMX ............................................................................................................................................ 88
Communication D-Fi™ ................................................................................................................................................. 88
Diagramme D-Fi™ ......................................................................................................................................................... 88
Tableau d'Adressage DMX ........................................................................................................................................... 89
Création d'Une Affectation de Potentiomètre .............................................................................................................. 91
Copie d'Une A ffectation de Potentiomètre ................................................................................................................... 92
Création d'Une Inversion de Potentiomètre ................................................................................................................. 92
4. Programmation........................................................................................................................................ 93
Entrer Dans le Mode Programmation........................................................................................................................... 93
Sortir du Mode Programmation..................................................................................................................................... 93
Programmation de Deux Appareils .............................................................................................................................. 94
Créer une Scène ............................................................................................................................................................ 95
Supprimer une Scène .................................................................................................................................................... 96
Supprimer une Banque de Scènes .............................................................................................................................. 96
Supprimer Toutes les Scènes ....................................................................................................................................... 97
Création d'un Chenill ard à Par tir des S cènes Indivi duelles ........................................................................................ 97
Création d'un Chen illa rd à Pa rti r d'une Ba nqu e d e S c ènes ....................................................................................... 98
Modifier un Chenillard .................................................................................................................................................... 98
Ajouter un Pa s à u n Che nillar d ................................................................................................................................. 99
Supprimer un Pas d'un Chenillard ......................................................................................................................... 100
Supprimer un Chenillard ............................................................................................................................................. 101
Supprimer Tous les Chenillards................................................................................................................................. 101
5. Lecture .................................................................................................................................................... 102
Lecture Manuelle de Scène ....................................................................................................................................... 103
Lecture Automatique de Scène ................................................................................................................................. 104
Lecture Automatique de Scène en Utilisant la Fonction Tap-Sync ..................................................................... 104
Lecture de Scène par la Musique .............................................................................................................................. 104
Lecture Automatique de Chenillard ........................................................................................................................... 105
Lecture Automatique de Chenillard avec Utilisation de la Fonction Tap-Sync ................................................... 105
Lecture de Chenillar d avec Musiqu e ......................................................................................................................... 105
Configuration MIDI ...................................................................................................................................................... 106
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6. Informations Techniques ..................................................................................................................... 108
Renvois....................................................................................................................................................... 109
Nous Contacter ......................................................................................................................................... 110
1. Erste Schritte ......................................................................................................................................... 111
Schadensmeldung ...................................................................................................................................................... 111
2. Einleitung ............................................................................................................................................... 113
Montage-abmessungen ............................................................................................................................................. 113
Steuerungs-mögl i ch kei ten v o rde res Bedi en feld ....................................................................................................... 116
Beschreibungen der Steuerungsfunktionen ............................................................................................................. 116
Anschlüsse des rückwärtigen Bedienfelds ............................................................................................................... 119
DMX-Polarität .............................................................................................................................................................. 119
3. Einrichten des Geräts ........................................................................................................................... 120
Hinweise zur Konfiguration ........................................................................................................................................ 120
DIP-Schalter ................................................................................................................................................................ 121
DIP-Schaltertabelle ................................................................................................................................................. 121
Verwendung der manuelle n Kanala uswahl .............................................................................................................. 122
Verwendung der Auto-Sync-Kanalauswahl .............................................................................................................. 122
D-Fi™-Signalanzeige ................................................................................................................................................. 122
Übersicht DMX-Verkabelung ..................................................................................................................................... 123
D-Fi™-Kommunikation ............................................................................................................................................... 123
D-Fi™-Schaltplan ....................................................................................................................................................... 123
Übersicht DMX-Adressierung .................................................................................................................................... 124
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Erstellen einer Fad er-Zuweisung ............................................................................................................................... 125
Kopieren einer Fader -Zuweisung .............................................................................................................................. 126
Erstellen einer Fad er-Umkehrung ............................................................................................................................. 126
4. Programmierung ................................................................................................................................... 127
Aufrufen des Programm-Modus ................................................................................................................................ 127
Beenden des Programm-Modus ............................................................................................................................... 127
Programmierung von zwei Geräten .......................................................................................................................... 128
Erstellen einer Sz ene ................................................................................................................................................. 129
Löschen einer Szene .................................................................................................................................................. 130
Löschen eines Multiplexers von Szenen................................................................................................................... 131
Löschen aller Szenen ................................................................................................................................................. 131
Erstellen eine s C ha se au s ein e r e inz elnen Szene ................................................................................................... 132
Erstellen eine s C ha se au s ein e m Mul tiplexer von Szenen ..................................................................................... 133
Ändern eines Chase ................................................................................................................................................... 133
Hinzufügen eines Schritts zu einem Chase .......................................................................................................... 134
Löschen eines Schritts aus einem Chase ............................................................................................................. 135
Löschen eines Chase ................................................................................................................................................. 135
Löschen aller Chases ................................................................................................................................................. 135
5. Wiedergabe ............................................................................................................................................ 136
Manuelle Szenen -Wiedergabe .................................................................................................................................. 136
Automatische Szenen-Wiedergabe ........................................................................................................................... 137
Automatische Szenen-Wiedergabe mit Tap-Sync ................................................................................................ 137
Musikgesteuerte S z enen -Wiedergabe ...................................................................................................................... 137
Automatische Chase-Wiedergabe ............................................................................................................................ 138
Automatische Chase-Wiedergabe mit Tap Sync .................................................................................................. 138
Musikgesteuerte Chase-Wiedergabe ........................................................................................................................ 138
MIDI-Zuordnung .......................................................................................................................................................... 139
6. Technische Informationen ................................................................................................................... 141
Reklama- tionen ........................................................................................................................................ 142
Kontakt ....................................................................................................................................................... 143
1. Voordat u begint .................................................................................................................................... 144
Claims .......................................................................................................................................................................... 144
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2. Inleiding .................................................................................................................................................. 146
Montageafmetingen .................................................................................................................................................... 146
Bedienings-elementen van he t v oo rpanee l .............................................................................................................. 149
Beschrijvingen van de bedieningselementen ........................................................................................................... 149
Poorten op het achterpaneel ...................................................................................................................................... 151
DMX-polariteit ............................................................................................................................................................. 151
3. Instelling ................................................................................................................................................. 152
Configuratie-opmerkingen .......................................................................................................................................... 152
DIP-schakelaars .......................................................................................................................................................... 153
DIP-schakelaartabel ................................................................................................................................................ 153
Gebruik van handmatige kanaalselectie ................................................................................................................... 154
Gebruik van au to mati sche sy nch roni sati e va n ka naalselectie ................................................................................ 154
D-Fi™-signaallampje .................................................................................................................................................. 154
DMX-kabeldiagram ..................................................................................................................................................... 155
D-Fi™-communicatie .................................................................................................................................................. 155
D-Fi™-diagram ........................................................................................................................................................... 155
DMX-addresserings-diagram ..................................................................................................................................... 156
Creëren van eenfadertoe-wijzing ............................................................................................................................... 157
Kopiëren van een fader toewijzi ng ............................................................................................................................. 158
Creëren van een faderomkering ................................................................................................................................ 158
4. Programmeren....................................................................................................................................... 159
Naar de programmerings-modus gaan ..................................................................................................................... 159
De programmerings-modus afsluiten ........................................................................................................................ 159
Programmeren van twee producten .......................................................................................................................... 160
Creëren van een scène .............................................................................................................................................. 161
Een scène wissen ....................................................................................................................................................... 162
Een geheugengebied met scène s wissen ................................................................................................................ 162
Alle scènes wissen ..................................................................................................................................................... 163
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Creëren van een achtervolging uit individuele scènes ............................................................................................. 163
Creëren van een achtervolging uit een bank met scènes ....................................................................................... 164
Een achtervolging aanpassen ................................................................................................................................... 164
Een stap toevo ege n aan ee n a chte rvol ging .......................................................................................................... 165
Een stap wissen van een achtervolging ................................................................................................................ 166
Een achtervolging wissen .......................................................................................................................................... 167
Alle achtervolginge n wisse n ....................................................................................................................................... 167
5. Afspelen ................................................................................................................................................. 168
Handmatig afspelen v an scène s ............................................................................................................................... 168
Automatisch afspelen van een scène ....................................................................................................................... 169
Automatisch afspelen van een scène met tiksynchronisatie ............................................................................... 170
Afspelen van ee n muzie kscèn e ................................................................................................................................. 170
Automatisch afspelen van een achtervolging ........................................................................................................... 171
Automatisch afspelen van een achtervolging met tiksynchronisatie ................................................................... 171
Afspelen van ee n muzie ka cht e rvol ging .................................................................................................................... 171
MIDI map ..................................................................................................................................................................... 172
6. Technische informatie .......................................................................................................................... 174
Retouren ..................................................................................................................................................... 175
Neem contact Op....................................................................................................................................... 176
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1. B
EFORE YOU BEGIN
What Is
• Obey 40 D-Fi 2.4
• Warranty Card
Unpacking
Carefull y unpack the Obey 40 D-Fi 2.4 a nd check that all the par ts are in the package , and are in

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
Failure to re port damage to th e carrier imm ediately, or fai lure 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 display
Settings
A menu option
Menu > Settings
A sequence of menu options
<Enter>
A button

Symbols

Convention
Meaning
Critical information. Ignoring it can cause malfunction, damage the product,

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
Included
Instructions
• External Power Supply
good condition.
claim with th e carrier immediat ely. 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.
Reset the Obey 40 D-Fi 2.4 before u si ng. For more infor ma tio n see Resetting The Board .
• User Manual
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. A ll ri g hts res er ved.
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 is for indoor use only! It is rated at IP20.
Keep this User Manual for future ref erence. If you sel l the product to anot her user, be sur e to give
Glance
product. Read these notes before using the product.
• 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 from the power 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 the p rodu ct in a lo cati on w i th ade qua te vent il ati on, and le av e at l e 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. Repair s car ried o ut by un trained people can lead t o damage or
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 wear and improve its lifespan, during periods of non-use completely disconnect from power via breaker or by unplugging it.
this manual to the next owner .
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2. I
NTRODUCTION

Features

• Built-in D-Fi™ transmitter
Product
The Obey 4 0 D-Fi 2.4 (the boar d) is a small, powerful controller w ith a built-in D-Fi™ trans mitter that
arranged int o 12 groups,
16
predetermined DMX channels. These 16 channels are broken down into 2 groups, which are

Mounting

The Obey 40 D-Fi 2.4 has openings for r ack mounting into a s tandard 19-inch rack. It also has
of the
products a nd where there are no s ignificant obstruct ions, such as concre te walls or large
Mounting
• Works wirelessly with all D-Fi™ compatible products.
• DMX Output
• Controls up to 12 different types of lights with up to 1 6 cha nnel s e a ch
• 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 light s “on the fly” in Playback 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
enables it to wireles sly cont rol all D-Fi™ compatible products. It has several playback modes and can control up to 192 channels of DMX
which are accessed using the <FIXTURES> buttons. Each <FIXTURES> button is linked to accessed using <Page Select> allowing 8 physical faders to cont rol 16 chann els.
rubber feet so it c an sit on a table top. The Obey D-Fi 2.4 board must be place d with in 300 ft D-Fi™ solid metal structures.
Dimensions
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Wireless D-Fi™
The Obey 40 D-Fi 2.4 uses a wireless frequency to send DMX signals to D-Fi™ compatible
300
Fi™ prod ucts and where th ere are no signific ant obstructions, such as concrete
more than 300 ft
through
Programming
The Obey 40 D-Fi 2.4 uses DMX addressing an d v al ues t o cont rol products. See DMX Addressing
looks are saved into
chases. The scenes an d chases ar e p layed back a t
Concepts
Concepts
products, eliminating the need for long DMX cabl e s. The Obey 40 D-Fi 2.4 board must be within ft of the oth er D­walls or large solid m etal structures. I n cases where some of the products are away, a D-Fi™ dis tribu tor, s uch as the CHAUVET D-Fi Hub or D-Fi™ Str eam 6, can be conn ected to the lights via DMX cables. The D-Fi™ distributor receives the DMX s ignals wirelessly D-Fi™ and sends them to the lights via DMX cables.
and 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 with th e fixtur e button s. 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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Panel
Overviews
The Obey 40 D-Fi 2. 4 is laid out wi th the <FIXTURES> bu ttons to the left, the D MX faders in the
For more i nformati on about
Front Panel
Fixture Buttons
And Indicator LEDs
Strobe And
Indicator LED
Scene Buttons
LCD Display
Bank Down Buttons
Chase
Buttons
Fog Button
Indicator LED
Fader LEDs
Page LEDs
Channel Faders
Page Select
Speed Time
Faders
Program
Music/Bank Copy
Buttons
Blackout
D-Fi™ Auto Sync Button
D-Fi™ Antenna
D-Fi™ Setup
Dip Switches
Audio Sensitivity
Knob
D-Fi™ Signal
Indicator LED
center along w ith t he <SCENES> buttons, and the playback con trols on the right. The back p anel of th e board has the ports and the po wer connec tion.
the rear panel , Se e Back Panel V iew
And
View
Bank Up And
And
Fade Time
Midi/Add Auto/Del
Tap Sync/Display
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Front Panel
The front panel controls provide access to the D-Fi™ functionality and all the Obey 40 D-Fi 2. 4’s
programming

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
Audio Sensitivity
D-Fi™ Setup DIP
<D-Fi™ Auto S y nc >
Button that syncs the Obey 40 D-Fi 2.4 with other D-Fi™ products.
D-Fi™ Signal LED
LED that indicates the state of the D-Fi™ signal.
<SCENES 1>–
D-Fi™ Antenna
Antenna that t ran smi ts D-Fi™.
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.
<FIXTURES 1>– <FIXTURES 12>
<Strobe>
Controls
programming and playback operations. The DIP switc hes are used to co nfigur e the D-Fi™ an d the D-Fi™ signal indicator provides information about the D-Fi™ signal. For more information, see D-Fi™ Set up.
The LED display and the indicator LEDs provide information about the current selections and operations.
• The LED 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 strobe LED indicate s that the strobe i s on and the rate at which it is strobing .
• The D-Fi™ signal LED indicates the status of D-Fi™ communications.
• 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.
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.
Knob
Switches
<SCENES 8>
LCD Display
Knob that adjusts the boa rds sen sitivi ty to sound and music.
DIP switches t ha t sel e ct t he D -Fi™ channels and modes.
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, except when the faders are moving. 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 board is adding steps to a chase in Program 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 chase 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.
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Control Descriptions
Button or Fader
Description
<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 indicat e whi ch p ag e of fa de r s i s ac tive.
<Channel 1>–
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. 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
Buttons that select a chase to save to or playback from.
<Fog>
Fader LED s
<Channel 16>
<Speed Ti me>
<Fade Tim e>
full temperature.
reversal (Rev Ch ann el ).
<FIXTURES 12>.
Playback speed times ra nge from 10 minu tes to 0.1 second. The LED display shows speed times in minutes and seconds while the fader is moving , but ret urns to sh owing the c urren t 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 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.
Playback speed times range from 0 seconds to 30 seconds. The LED display shows fade times 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>
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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 LED display show s an indica tor.
Back Panel

Back Panel Ports

Port
Function
MIDI Control In
5-pin MIDI port for connecting to a MIDI board.
DMX Polarity Switch
Toggle switch for changing DMX polarity.
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 D-Fi™ 2.4 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

should be set as
. Other m anufacture’s
MIDI Control
View
DMX Control Out
In
DMX Polarity
Switch
Strobe Control Out
DC Power In
Fog Control Out
Power Switch

All Chauvet ligh ts use a negative pin 2 and positive pin 3, so the polarit y switch shown above and in Back Panel View (towards the DMX Contro l Out port) products might be different. See the individual product’s User Manual for specific information

For more information about DMX, download the DMX Primer from www.chauvetlghting.com.
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3. S
ETUP

AC Power

The Obey 40 D-Fi 2. 4 has an auto-ranging ex ternal power s uppl y, that works with an input voltage
To eliminate wear and improve its lifespan, during periods of non-use completely disconnect
• Always connect the board to a grounded circuit.

Mounting

The Obey 40 D-Fi 2.4 may be mount ed in a ny pos ition ; m ake sure adequate ventilation is provided
Setting Up The
In order to us e th e Obey 40 D-Fi 2 .4 i t mus t be c onfigur ed f or wir eles s D-Fi™ use , or conn ected t o
Reset the Obey™ 40 D-Fi 2.4 before using it for the first time. For more information see
D-Fi™
The D-Fi™ is conf igur ed wit h the DIP switc hes on th e fron t pane l abov e the so und s ensit ivit y knob.
• Almost every use of the Obey 40 D-Fi 2.4 requires it to transm it D -Fi™.
Configuration
Transmitting D-Fi™ requires the following:
range of 100 to 240 VAC, 5 0/ 60 Hz . It runs on 9 VDC, 500 mA. Before t urn ing on the power, make sure the line voltage is within the range of accepted voltages as
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.
from power via breaker or by unplugging it.
• Never connect the board to a rheostat or dimmer circuit.
around the product.
Board
Configuration
Notes
the products with DMX cables. The pro ducts must also be conf igured for wireless D-Fi™ use, or connected with DMX cables. The products must also be set to the correct DMX addresses.

The sections below described D-Fi™ Configurati on, DMX Cabling, and DMX Addressing.

Resetting The Board.
The D-Fi™ channel can be selected manually or automatically. The Obey™ 40 D-Fi 2.4 can transmit D-Fi™ or receive D-Fi™.
• The only time the Obey 40 D-Fi 2 .4 should be configured to receive D-Fi™ is when another
system is controlling it.
• When the Obey 40 D-Fi 2.4 is configured to receive D-Fi™ it cannot transmit D-Fi™ and it
must be connected to the lights with DMX cables.
• The Obey 40 D-Fi 2.4 is configured to transmit.
• The products are D-Fi™ compatible and configured to receive.
• The Obey 40 D-Fi 2.4 and the products are all configured either to Auto-Sync, or set to the same
channel with Manu al Channel Selection.
• The Obey 40 D-Fi 2.4 is within 300 ft of the D-Fi™ lights.
• There are no large solid objects, such as walls, large pieces of concrete, or solid metal structures
between the Obey 40 D-Fi 2.4 and the lights receiving D-Fi™.
Manual Channel Selection mode is recommended, but either mode works.
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DIP Switches

The 6 DIP switches that configure D-Fi™ on the Obey™ 40 D-Fi 2.4 are shown below:
in this man ual or the DIP switc h
DIP Switch Table
Set the D-Fi™
Channel
Auto-Sync or Manual
Channel Selection
Receive or
Transmit D-Fi™
D-Fi™ Channel
Auto-Sync
Transmit Or
Receive
D-Fi™ Channel
Auto-Sync
Transmit Or
Receive
• DIP switches 1 thru 4 set the D-Fi™ channel, bu t DIP switch 5 must be in the ON position for DIP switches 1 thru 4 to have any effect.
• DIP switch 5 toggles between t he D-Fi™ Channel Selection mode s: A ut o-Sync (OFF) and Manual (ON).
• DIP switch 6 toggles between Transmit D-Fi™ (ON) and Re ceive D-Fi™ (OFF).
For a list of DIP switch com binations, see DIP Switch Settings settings table affixed to the bottom of the Obey™ 40 D-Fi 2.4.
Or Manual
Or Manual
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Using Manual
Channel Sel ectio n
Manual Channel Selection is recommended. It t el ls th e Obey™ 40 D-Fi 2.4 which channel to use for
Using Auto-Sync
Auto-Sync Channel Selection triggers a negotiation between the Obey 40 D-F i 2.4 and all the other
CHAUVET® D-Fi™ products User Manuals can be found on the web site at
The Obey 40 D-Fi 2.4 must be w ithin 300 ft of the products receiving D-Fi™ and there must
• Set all the other products before setting the Obey 40 D-Fi 2.4.
D-Fi™ Signal
The D-Fi™ signa l indicator provid es information abo ut the D-Fi™ status of t he Obey 40 D-Fi 2.4.
Indicator LED
Mode
Meaning
Solid Light
Auto-Syncing
No connection yet. Waiting for Auto-Sy nc to fini sh
Slow Blink
Receive
Ready to receive
Receive
Receiving data
Transmit
Transmitting or ready to transmit.
Auto-Syncing
Connection establ i shed . A uto -Sync is finished.
D-Fi™ transmission. To use Manual Channel Selection for configu ring D-Fi™, do the following:
1. Turn on all the other D-Fi™ products and set them all to th e same chan nel. For instruct ions on how to do this see each produc t’s User Manual.
2. Turn off the Obey™ 40 D-Fi 2.4.
3. Set the board to the same channel as the products by setting the DIP switches. For more information, see DIP Switch Table.
4. Make sure DIP switch 6 is in the ON po sitio n.
5. Turn on the Obey™ 40 D-Fi 2.4. The Signal LED shows a fast blink.
Channel Sel ectio n
Indicator
D-Fi™ products to set tle on a c han ne l f or D-Fi™ transmission. To use Auto-Sync for c onf igur ing D­Fi™, do the following:
1. Turn on all the other D-Fi™ products and set them to Auto-Sync. For instructions on how to do this see each p rodu c t’ s User Manuals.
2. Turn off the Obey 40 D-Fi 2.4.
3. Set the board to Auto-Sync by setting DIP switch 5 to the OFF position.
4. Make sure DIP switch 6 is in the ON position.
5. Turn on the Obey 40 D-Fi 2.4. The Signal LE D show s a solid ligh t.
6. Press <Auto> and hold it down for at le a st 15 second s . The Si gnal LED will begin a fast fla sh when the board is communicating with the other products.
7. Continue holding <Auto> until all the other D-Fi™ products indicate that they are receiving. For information on this, see each product’s User Manuals.
http://www.chauvetlighting.com/product-manuals-literature/.
be no significant obstructions between the Obey 40 D-Fi 2.4 and the other products.
• Make sure the Obey 40 D-Fi 2.4 is off before changing the DIP switch settings.
The table below presents the various states of the indicator and what each state means.
Fast Blink
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DMX Cabling

DMX cabling can be used along with D-Fi™ transmission, or instead of D-Fi™ transm ission, for
ut
n of the next
DMX Cabling
D-Fi™
D-Fi™ communicati on can be used alone, or inc ombination with DMX c abling. Products th at are
, and products that
Fi™ Hub and
as shown
D-Fi™ Compatible
Products
Products Requiring
DMX Cables
D-Fi™
Distribution
Product
Obey 40 D-Fi 2.4
Diagram
products that are not D-Fi™ compatible. To use DMX cabling connect the DMX cable from DMX O 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.
DMX
In
1st Product 2nd Product 3rd Product
DMX
Out
DMX
In
DMX
Out
DMX
In
DMX
Out
Additional
Products
Communication

D-Fi™ Diagram

D-Fi™ compatible receive D-Fi™ signal directly from the Obey 40 D-Fi 2.4 require DMX cabling can be connected t o D-Fi™ distribution products, such as D­D-Fi™ Stream 6 which receive the D-Fi™ signal and send it out via DMX cables.

Products t h at require DMX cables can also be co n nected direc t ly to the Obey 40 D-Fi 2. 4 above in DMX Cabling Diagram.

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DMX
Addressing
The Obey 40 D-Fi 2.4 uses DMX addressing. The board controls lights with specific DMX addresses
same DMX address, but lights with the same DMX address should
corresponding

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 D-Fi™ 2.4 has 8 channel faders on 2 fader pages for a total of 16 channels.
aders contr ol dif f erent DMX add r es ses depen din g on which pag e is ac t i ve and which f ixt ur e bu tt o n
s with only 8 channel fader s. Toggl ing between 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.
Chart
and the lights must be addressed correctly for the board to control them. More than one light can have the
be the same type of light. Below is a chart s howing the Obey 40 D -Fi 2.4 D MX addresses ranges with their
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
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F is pressed.
Pages are a method for controlling 16 channel 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 pages. The Page 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.
Fader
Fader cust omizations are very powerful tools , but are not required. The Obe y™ 40 D-Fi 2.4 can
lights,
can be controlled
out DMX channel
sent out as the channel fader moves. In normal
mode a channel fader sends out a higher DMX value as it moves upward, sending out the value 0 at
tom
Creating A Fader
A fader assignm en t is when the d efault DMX ad dress of a fad er is changed. Fader assignment 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
• Each channel fader within a fixture selection can send values to only one DMX address.
Customizations
Assignment
control a 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 Assignment for more information.

Note: Refer to the products’ User Manuals for information ab configurations.
Fader reversal changes the order of the DMX values the bottom and 255 at t he top. W hen a fader is rever sed, it sends out the value 255 at the bot
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 fixture 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 the LED display.
5. Move the <Fade Time > until the 05 shows in the right side of the LED display.
Note: The LED 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 LED display.
8. Move the <Fade Ti me> fader until 0516 shows on the LED display.
9. Press <Midi/Add> to save the sett ing.
Note: Steps 7– not both trying to send to DMX address 5.
10. Press <Program> and <Tap Sync/Display> 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
Assignment
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
er, 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
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 .
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 fad er.
Reversal
Board
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 reversal s a re a pow e rful tool, but they are not r equir ed. The following instructions describe reversing a specific fad
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 LED display
4. Move the <Fade Time > all the way up to activate fader reversal. The character to the right of 12 in the LED display will change.
5. Press <Midi/Add> to save the sett ing.
6. Press <Program> and <Tap Sync/ Dis pla y> together 2 times to e xit fade r revers al customization.
factory default settings. The board should be reset for new shows that require new 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 LED 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 controlled 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 LED 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 LED Display, goe s out a nd th e bl a ckout 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
Products
Programming products is sending DMX values to them to cont rol the m and create a lo ok.
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 fader s to send DMX valu es to the fi rst 8 channe ls 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 firs t 4 ch annel fade rs t o send DM X v al ues to t he la st 4 channe l s of <FIXTURES 3> and the product responds to the faders.
6. Press <FIXTURES 5>. Its LED comes on and i t is sele cted. Now both li ght s are selected .
7. Press <FIXTURES 3>. Its LE D g oe s ou t and it i s no lon ge r sele cted. 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 er s to se nd DM X values to the first 8 channe l s o f <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 Obey 40 D-Fi™ 2.4 has 30 banks with 8 sce nes e ach, so savin g a s c e n e i n vol v e s sel ec t i ng t h e bank and the scene.
In scene playback, scenes are played back in number order, by bank. So when programming 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 buttons to select the bank into which the scene will be created. The LED display 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 bank.
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 LED display just above the wo rd Bank.
5. Press <SCENES 3>. The LED display and fixture LED s flash to indi cate a suc cess ful 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 sc ene is removing a look from a scene button s o it cannot be played back in Playback
mode.
Deleting a scene that has been saved as a step in a chase will also delete the step in the
The general instructions for deleting a scene are as follows:
Deleting A Bank of
Deleting a bank of scenes is deleting all 8 scenes in a bank so they cannot be played back in
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.
<Bank Down>
<Program>
chase.
1. Enter Program mode.
2. Use bank buttons to go to the ban k where the scen e to be delet ed is store d. The LED 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 can be deleted in Program mode when it 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 LED display just above the word Bank.
3. Press and hold <Auto/Del> and then press <SCENES 4>. The LED display and fixtur e LEDs flash to indicate a successful operation.
4. Repeated steps 2–4 as needed fo r other scene s.
5. Exit Program mode.
6. Reset all the channel faders to 0.
Press <Blackout>to deactivate blackout and allow DMX transmission from the board.
Scenes
Scenes
Playback mode. The general instructions for deleting a bank of scenes is as follows:
1. Enter Program mode
2. Use bank buttons to go to the bank to be deleted. The LED display shows the curr ent ban k just above the word Bank.
3. Press and hold <Auto/Del> and <Music/Bank Copy> together. The LED 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 LED display just above the word Bank.
3. Press and hold <Auto/Del> and <Music/Bank Copy> together. The LED 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 <Blackout>to deactivate blackout and allow DMX transmission from the board.
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 LED display and fixture bu tt on LEDs flash.
5. Release
and
.
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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
aved to the chase
step chase made up of
Chases
already saved in the board before chases can be programmed.
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 select the chase to be created .
3. Use the bank buttons and the scene buttons to locate the scene that will be saved as a step in the chase. The LED 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 steps , 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 sequential order—the first scene s 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<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 LED 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 LED display and fixture button LED s flash to indi cate a successful operation.
6. Press <Bank Up> or <Bank Down> until 2 shows in the LED display just above the w o rd Bank.
7. Press <SCENES 4>. The lights show <SCENES 4> in bank 2.
8. Press <Midi/Add>. 2 times. The LED display and fixture button LEDs flash to indicate a
successful operation.
9. Press <Bank Up> or <Bank Down> until 1 shows in the LED display just above the w o rd Bank.
10. Press <SCENES 8>. The lights show <SCENES 8> in bank 1.
11. Press <Midi/Add> 2 times. The LED display and fixture button LEDs flash to indicate 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 <Blackout> to deactivate blackout and allow DMX transmission from the board.
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