Chauvet Obey 40 - Manual (Page 25)

Obey™ 40 User Manual Rev. 7 Page 25 of 160
III.
Programming
Chases
Programming chases is saving scenes as steps in chases.
Programming chases is the third part of the programming for playback. There must be scenes
already saved in the board before chases can be programmed.
Creating A Chase
From Individual
Scenes
Creating a chase from individual scenes is saving individual scenes into individual steps in a
chase—the scenes can be saved into the steps in any order.
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 LCD display shows the current bank just above the word Bank.
4. Press two times to save the scene into a step.
5. Repeat steps 3–4 to add more scenes into steps, or steps 2–4 to add more chases.
6. Exit Program mode.
7. Reset faders to 0 and deactivate blackout.
Note: Scenes are saved into steps in sequential order—the first scene saved to the chase
goes into step 1, the second scene saved to the chase goes into step 2, and so on.
The specific instructions below describe creating as a 3-step chase made up of
from bank 15, from bank 2, and from bank 1.
1. Enter Program mode.
2. Press .
3. Press or until 15 shows in the LCD display just above the word
Bank.
4. Press . The lights show in Bank 15.
5. Press 2 times. The LCD display and fixture button LEDs flash to indicate a
successful operation.
6. Press or until 2 shows in the LCD display just above the word Bank.
7. Press . The lights show in bank 2.
8. Press . 2 times. The LCD display and fixture button LEDs flash to indicate a
successful operation.
9. Press or until 1 shows in the LCD display just above the word Bank.
10. Press . The lights show in bank 1.
11. Press 2 times. The LCD 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 to deactivate blackout and allow DMX transmission from the board.