Chauvet DMX512 user service Programming, Entering Program Mode, Create a Scene, Edit a Scene

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Programming

A program (bank) is a sequence of different scenes (or steps) that will be called up one after another. In the Obey™ 40 30 programs can be created of 8 scenes in each.

ENTERING PROGRAM MODE

Press the PROGRAM button for 3 seconds until an LED dot next to the label PROG blinks. This indicates that the user is in programming mode.

CREATE A SCENE

A scene is a static lighting state. Scenes are stored in banks. There are 30 bank memories on the controller and each bank can hold 8 scene memories. The Obey™ 40 can save 240 scenes total.

Action

1)Press and hold the PROGRAM button for 3 seconds.

2)Select a FIXTURE (fixture) to program.

3)Compose a look by moving the FADERS. (Changes in fixture attribute such as colors and gobos.) Press PAGE SELECT to access Channels 9~16 on the faders.

4)To program another FIXTURE press the FIXTURE button you have just finished programming then select another FIXTURE button to program.

5)Repeat steps 2 ~ 4 until you have your look.

6)Move the SPEED and FADE sliders to adjust the speed and fade time of the scene.

7)Tap MIDI/ADD button to prepare to store.

8)Choose a BANK (01~30). Use the Up and Down arrow Bank buttons to change if necessary.

9)Select a SCENES button to store. All LED's will blink 3 times. The display will now display the bank and scene number that is stored.

10)Repeat steps 2 ~ 8 to record more scenes. ( Read Important notes on the right ->)

11)To exit program mode, hold the PROGRAM button for 3 seconds. The controller will default to a BLACKOUT when exiting the programmer.

EDIT A SCENE

Action

1)Press the PROGRAM button for 3 seconds.

2)Locate the scene in the program BANK. Use BANK UP/DOWN to navigate program banks.

3)Select the SCENE in the program BANK to edit.

4)Adjust FADERS to change the look.

5)Press the MIDI/ADD button then the SCENE button again previously selected for editing.

Notes

Deselect Blackout if LED is lit.

A FIXTURE button represents one lighting fixture.

You can access channels 9~16 by pressing the Page Select button. This is necessary for fixtures that use more than 8 channels of control. When switching pages it will be necessary to move previously moved faders up then down to activate.

Pressing the same Scanner button again will hold the parameters changed for that fixture in the program scene.

There are 8 scenes available in every bank.

Notes

Deselect Blackout if LED is lit.

!Remember the scene number on the controller that you will edit, otherwise, you could overwrite the contents of another scene.

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