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    Snapshot Ok on Dimmer Outdoor OK Sound Activated DMX512 Master/Slave 115V/230V Switch Replaceable Fuse User Serviceable Duty Cycle Obey™ 40 DMX Controller USER MANUAL Chauvet, 3000 N 2 9 th Ct, Hollywood, FL 3 3020 U.S.A. (800) 762-1084 – (954 ) 929-1115 FAX (954) 929-5560 www.chauvetligh ting.com[...]

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    T ABLE OF C ONTENTS BEFORE YO U BEGIN .............................................................................................................. ...................... 3 W HAT IS INCLUDED ............................................................................................................................... .......... 3 U NPACKING I NSTR[...]

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    B EFORE Y OU B EGIN What is included ¾ 1 x Obey™ 40 controller ¾ 1 x DC 9-12V 500mA, 110V Power Adapte r or 230V Power Adapt er ¾ 1 x Manual with warranty card Unpacking Instructions Immediately upon receiving a fixture, carefully unpack the carton, check the contents to ensure that all parts are present, and have been received in good conditi[...]

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    I NTRODUCTION The Obey™ 40 is a univ ersal intelligent lighting cont roller. It allows the control of 12 fix tures composed of 16 channels each an d up to 240 programmable scen es. Six chase banks can contain up to 240 steps composed of the saved scen es and in any order. Programs can be triggered by music, midi, automatica lly or manually. Chann[...]

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    Introduction Obey™-40 User Manual 5 Revised: 2008-06-13 15:54:24 Product Overview (front) 3 1 10 2 11 21 18 Item Button or Fade r Function 1 Fixture select butt ons Fi xture selection 2 Fixture indicator LED's Indicates the fixtures currently selected 3 Scene select buttons Universal bump buttons r epresenting scene location f or st orage an[...]

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    Obey™ 40 User Manual 6 Revised: 2008-06-13 15:54:24 Product Overview (rear panel) 26 27 28 29 31 32 30 Item Button or Fade r Function 26 MIDI input port For external tr iggering of banks, scenes, chases, and blackout using a MIDI device DMX polarity switch May be used to change signal polarity 27 28 DMX output connector DMX control signal DC Inpu[...]

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    Common Terms The following are common term s used in intelligent light programming.  Blackout is a state where all lighting fixtures’ light output are set to 0 or off, usuall y on a temporary basis.  DMX-512 is an industry standard digital communicati on protocol used in entertainment lighting equipment. For more information read Sections ?[...]

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    O PERATING I NSTRUCTIONS Setup SETTING UP THE SYSTEM 1) Place the Obey™ 40 on a level surface. Note! The Obey™ 40 can also be rack moun ted, occupying three rack spaces (3U). 2) Plug the AC to DC power supply into the system back panel and into the mains outlet. 3) Plug in your DMX cable(s) to your intelligent lighting as described in t he resp[...]

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    PHYSICAL FADER ASSIGNME NT (OPTIONAL SETUP) Use this feature to combine or unify fixture control a ttributes for different fixt ures. For example; if you were controlling 4 moving mirrors and 4 moving yokes, the color, gobo and dimmer channels may not line up ideally on the physical faders. Use this function to re-assign the dimmer, color and gobo [...]

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    REVERSE CHANNEL OUTPUT (OPTIONAL SETU P) Action  1) Press and hold PROGRAM & TAPSYNC buttons together (2) times to access the channel assignment mode then select the FIXTURE button. 2) Move the SPEED fader until you arrive at the controller channel you wish to alter. 3) Move the FA DE T IME fader all the way up until N changes to Y. If you w[...]

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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[...]

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    SCENE COPY Action  1) Press the PROGRAM button for 3 seconds. 2) Locate the scene in the program BANK . Use BA NK U P/D OWN to navigate program banks. 3) Select the SCENE in the program BAN K to copy. 4) Locate the destination scene in the program BA NK . Use BA NK UP/ DOW N to navigate program banks. 5) Press the MIDI/ADD button then the new SC[...]

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    Chase Programmi ng A chase is created by using previously creat ed scenes. Scenes become steps in a chase and can be arranged in any order you choos e. It is highly re commended that prior to program ming chases for the first time; you delete all chases from memory. See “Delete All Chases” for instructi ons. CREATE A CHASE A Chase can contain 2[...]

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    ADDING A STEP TO A CHASE Action  1) Press and hold the PROGRAM button for 3 seconds to enter programming mode. 2) Press the desired CHASE (1~6) button. 3) Press the TAPSYNC/Display and the display will display the scene and bank number. This displays the scene you will be adding ( STEP LED must be on), 4) Use the BANK UP/D OWN buttons to scroll [...]

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    DELETE ALL CHASE PROGRAMS CA UTI ON! This procedure will result in irrevocabl e loss of chase step memory. The individual scenes and program banks will be preserved. Action  1) Press and hold the BANK DOWN button and the AU T O D E L button while turning OFF the controller. Notes  Playback (Scenes) MANUAL RUN SCEN E When power is first turned[...]

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    Playback (Chases) MANUAL RUN CHASES This function allows the user to manually step through each individual step in a chase. Action  1) Press and hold PROGRAM button for 3 seconds to enter programming mode. 2) Start a chase by pressing any one of the CHASE buttons. 3) Press the TAPSYNC/DISPLAY button to manually step through the chase. 4) Use the[...]

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    Obey™-40 User Manual 17 Revised: 2008-06-13 15:54:24 Midi Operation The controller will only respond to MIDI commands on t he MIDI chan nel when it is set to full stop. All MIDI control is performed using Note on commands. All other MIDI instructions are ignored. To stop a chase, send the blackout on note. Action  1) Press and hold the MIDI/A [...]

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    A PPENDIX DMX Primer There are 512 channels in a DMX-512 connection. Channels may be assigned in any manner. A fixture capable of receiving DMX 512 will require one or a number of sequential channels. The user must assign a starting address on the fixture that indicates the first channel reserved in the controller. There are many different types of[...]

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    Appendix Returns Proced ure Returned merchandise must be sent prepaid and in t he original packing, call tags will not be issued. Package must be clearly labeled with a Return Au thorization Number (RA # ). Products returned without an RA # will be refused. Call CHAUVET and request an RA # prior to shipping the fixture. Be prepared to provide the m[...]

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    Appendix Obey™-40 User Manual 20 Revised: 2008-06-13 15:54:24 DMX Dipswitch Quic k Reference Chart DMX Address Quick Reference Chart Dip Switch Position DMX DIP SWITCH SET #9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0=OFF #8 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1=ON #7 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 X=OFF or ON #6 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 #1 #2 #3 #4 #[...]

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    General Troubleshooting Symptom Solution(s) Applies to Light s Foggers & Snow Controllers Dimmers& Chaser Auto shut off Check fan thermal switch reset 9 Beam is very dim or not bright Clean optical system or replace lam p Check 220/110v switch for prope r setting 9 Breaker/Fuse keeps blowing Check total load placed on device 9 Chase is too [...]

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    Appendix Obey™-40 User Manual 22 Revised: 2008-06-13 15:54:24 Technical Specifica tions WEIGHT & DIMENSIONS Length......................................................................................................................... 20.25 in (514 mm) Width ....................................................................................[...]