Blackout; Tips And Tricks; Tips - Chauvet Obey 6 User Manual

4. Operation | Blackout

Blackout

Tips and Tricks

Tips

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Blackout stops all signals from the board to the lights. It is useful for quickly, and temporarily,
stopping all lighting. Blackout does not affect the settings in the board. When blackout is cancelled
the lights begin again.
Blackout is activated at any time by pressing <Blackout>. The Blackout LED turns on when
blackout is active.
Blackout is cancelled by pressing <Blackout> again. The Blackout LED is off when blackout is not
active.
The tips and tricks listed below are a good resource for when the board or lights are not behaving as
expected.
The state of the faders affects the transitions from mode to mode.
·
If the <Speed Time> and <Fade Time> faders are all the way down, the lights will respond very
slowly to the <Master Dimmer>. They will move very slowly through chases and fades. And, in
Auto mode, the lights can seem as though they are not responding at all. Try moving the
<Speed Time> and <Fade Time> faders up to halfway.
·
If <Speed Time> and <Fade Time> are all the way up, the lights will respond very quickly to the
<Master Dimmer>. They will move very quickly through chases and fades. And, in Auto mode,
the lights can seem as though they are not responding at all. Try moving the <Speed Time>
and <Fade Time> faders down to halfway.
·
Sometimes, when switching from Manual mode into another mode, the <Master Dimmer>
needs to be reset by bringing it up and then back down again.
·
When the board is first turned on it defaults to full intensity, so the first time a mode is activated
the selected lights will come on at full. Move the <Master Dimmer> fader up and down again to
gain control of the lights.
The Strobe function works the same in all modes, except Manual mode. In Manual mode the Strobe
function can be exited and entered as often as necessary, so the colors can be changed while the
lights are strobing. See Strobe Function In Manual Mode
Each mode holds its configuration, so, for example, if a light is set to:
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Lime in Preset mode, and
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Purple chase in Chases mode, and
·
Amber in Manual mode,
the light can be switched between modes and it will be:
·
Lime colored in Preset mode
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Going through a purple chase in Chases mode, and
·
Amber in Manual mode.
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Strobing remains active across all modes.
·
Sound mode remains active only when switching selected lights between modes that
use sound—Auto, Color Fade, and Chases. See
for more information.
Sound Mode.
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