ABLE OF ONTENTS Before You Begin ..........................3 What is included ..........................3 Unpacking Instructions ........................3 Safety Instructions ..........................3 Introduction............................4 Features ............................. 4 Product Overview (front)........................5 Product Overview (rear panel) ......................6 Common Terms ..........................6 Operating Instructions ........................7 Setup..............................
There are no user serviceable parts inside the unit. Do not open the housing or attempt any repairs yourself. In the unlikely event your unit may require service, please contact CHAUVET at: 954-929-1115. Obey™ 10 User Manual Revised: 2008-08-25 14:33:33...
NTRODUCTION The Obey 10 is a universal intelligent lighting controller. It allows the control of 8 fixtures ™ composed of 16 channels each and up to 6 programmable chases. Six chase banks can contain up to 999 steps. Programs can be triggered by music, automatically or manually. Channel assignments can be reprogrammed for ease of controlling different fixtures.
Introduction Product Overview (front) 15 16 Item Button or Fader Function Fixture select buttons Fixture selection Fixture indicator LED's Indicates the fixtures currently selected Channel faders For adjusting DMX values, Ch 1~8 can be adjusted immediately after pressing the respective scanner select button, Ch 9~16 after pressing the Page select button Page A Indicator LED Represents Ch 1~8 range selected Page B Indicator LED...
Product Overview (rear panel) Item Button or Fader Function Power On/Off switch Used to turn the power on/Off while it is plugged into the power adapter DMX polarity switch May be used to change signal polarity DMX output connector DMX control signal DC Input jack Main power feed Common Terms...
PERATING NSTRUCTIONS Setup SET T I NG UP T HE SYST E M Place the Obey™ 10 on a level surface. Note! The Obey™ 10 can also be rack mounted, occupying two rack spaces (2U). Plug the AC to DC power supply into the system back panel and into the mains outlet. Plug in your DMX cable(s) to your intelligent lighting as described in the respective fixture’s manual.
PHYSI CAL F ADER ASSI G NMENT (OPT IO NAL SET UP) Use this feature to combine or unify fixture control attributes for different fixtures. 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.
REVERSE CH ANNEL O UT P UT (O PT I O NAL SET UP) Action Notes You can permanently reverse the output of any Press and hold PROGRAM & STEP/DIS given channel on the controller. buttons together (2) times to access the channel assignment mode then press the FIXTURE button.
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F ADE ASSI G NMENT (O PT IO NAL SET UP) Use this feature to turn the fade slider on or off for a certain channel. This is most useful when you want the fade time to affect the pan/tilt of a fixture for smoother movements, but do not wish to use this function on things such as shutter or color or gobo, as these should switch very fast most times.
Programming A program (bank) is a sequence of different scenes (or steps) that will be called up one after another. In the Obey™ 10, 6 programs can be created with up to 999 steps each. ENT ERI NG PRO G RAM MO D E Press the PROGRAM button for 3 seconds until an LED dot next to the label PROGRAM blinks.
DEL ET E CHASE Action Notes ! This will erase all Steps in the Chase!!! Press the PROGRAM button for 3 seconds. Press and hold the AUTO/DEL button while pressing the Chase you want to delete. All LED’s will flash, indicating that the Chase was successfully erased.
Playback MAN U AL RUN CH ASE When power is first turned ON, the controller will be in manual scene mode. Action Notes If you are in programming mode you can also Make sure neither MUSIC TRIGGER nor press and hold the PROGRAM button until the AUTO TRIGGER LED's on the LED Program LED goes off.
Connect fixtures using shielded two conductor twisted pair cable with three pin XLR male to female connectors. The shield connection is pin 1, while pin 2 is Data Negative (S-) and pin 3 is Data positive (S+). CHAUVET carries 3-pin DMX compliant cables, DMX-10 (33’), DMX-4.5 (15’) and DMX-1.5 (5’)
Package must be clearly labeled with a Return Authorization Number (RMA #). Products returned without an RMA # will be refused. Call CHAUVET and request an RMA # prior to shipping the fixture. Be prepared to provide the model number, serial number and a brief description of the cause for the return.
Make sure connector is firmly connected to work device Stand alone mode All Chauvet lighting fixtures featuring stand- alone functions do not require additional settings, simply power the fixture and it will automatically enter into this mode Obey™ 10 User Manual...
Appendix Technical Specifications WEIGHT & DIMENSIONS Length ..........................19 in (482 mm) Width ............................ 3.5 in (89 mm) Height ........................... 3.5 in (89 mm) Weight ..........................3.9 lbs (1.78 kg) POWER Operating Range ....................... DC 12V 500mA max Adapter............................Provided THERMAL Maximum ambient temperature ....................113°...