How to Program a Mini Moving Head: Simple and Cheap

[@ridingHIACEeveryday]

I am Japanese but your English is so easy to listen. Thank you !

[@LearnLizard]

Thats nice to hear! Thanks for those kind words and I appreciate you watching my Channel.

[@CHGOfficial512]

sadly the prices have gone up on these

[@vesnakofficial8170]

done sub.. sir req for using dmx240.. pleaseee🎉🎉

[@joseacolon3365]

Mr. Steve, Thank You so much for your tutorial videos. I'm a seasoned DJ that has started to switch alot of his analog lighting. I have purchased more Chauvet lighting and you are a big help! Could you do a video on the Chauvet Obey 10? That is the control I have and with this video I'm going to try programing my Chauvet moving heads next!

[@LearnLizard]

Appreciate the kind words and thanks for your suggestion. A lot of people have asked for videos on the different variations of the Obey 40, (3,4,6,10,70, wireless, etc.) so I will definitely consider that. Good luck with your light shows!

[@lukast3163]

Great! Just ordered some lights like this thanks for showing me how to use it.

[@LearnLizard]

Thanks for watching and enjoy your new lights!

[@kendem6533]

Hi sir how to set a v shape light just like in miss universe when they announce the final two ?

[@LearnLizard]

To get that kind of effect you need a moving head that produces a narrow beam (as well as some haze in the air to see it) You can see a light effect like that at the end of this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/laKTi6x9iJWJjbM Thanks for watching!

[@Strangerthingsvehicles]

What is open 240-255?

[@campdejourboscoscb7767]

I bought 2 of them but I dont know how to put it in 9 Chanels mode or 12 chanels mode. Can you explained me?

[@campdejourboscoscb7767]

9 or 14 sorry

[@LearnLizard]

Hi- If you first press the Menu button then the Up and Down buttons will cycle through the menu items. When you get to the display that says 14CH-9CH, press the Enter button and then you can cycle between the 2 modes. Hope that helps and thanks for watching.

[@campdejourboscoscb7767]

@@LearnLizard yes! I finally found it! You are the best! Thanks!!

[@lukast3163]

LearnLizard also I’m getting some moving head gobos. if you have any please can you do a tutorial or something on them? Thanks

[@LearnLizard]

Hi - Well thats a coincidence because I just got these moving head gobo's: bit.ly/3bUfEY5 I'll be demonstrating them in one of my next videos. Thanks for the suggestion and hope you stay tuned :)

[@ltezza13]

Thank you very much for the tutorial Mr. Steve. I have an LM70S that I use to do voice and guitar shows, but it doesn't turn on the light fan, only the one underneath, would you know if that's the case? Hugs from Brazil!

[@stevemcneill9727]

Hi, can you connect 4 together with dmx leads and have them all run synchronised in sound mode without dmx controller, if so how, please. Also can the pan and tilt arcs be set .

[@LearnLizard]

Hi Steve- If you place the first fixture (master) in sound mode and the other 3 in slave mode they should all synchronize. (all 4 must be set to the same 9 or 14 channel mode) You can adjust the pan and tilt arcs in the menu settings: Pan Angle: PA54--PA36--PA18 Tilt Angle: Ti18--Ti09 Thanks for the great question.

[@stevemcneill9727]

@@LearnLizard Hi Lizard, thanks so much for the info and your prompt response, will follow your instructions, thanks again.

[@user-gi3xj8nz3s]

I think I’ve got to order 2 for a new year’s party. They look good and for that price not bad thank you for all the info on dmx lights.

[@fac_t]

Hey; no idea if you respond to comments still. Is there anyway to program these lights in the “fast auto mode” via DMX and choose the colour? I have a show I want to use these for but I need to turn the lights on only for certain moments so need DMX control, the fast auto mode is perfect, but I need it to only operate on one colour. Is this even possible?

[@ytjakeplayz4984]

Hey Lizard, What are the cheapest lights I could get because I’m a little kid that wants to do lighting when I’m older I wanna get practising now

[@LearnLizard]

Hi- You can buy this set of 2 PAR DMX lights for $28 with free delivery. Thats pretty cheap! www.tomtop.com/p-i4742-eu.html Thanks for watching - I hope you have a good career ahead as a lighting designer :)

[@sebasfonseca7655]

outstanding video Steve! thanks for the help!

[@LearnLizard]

I appreciate you watching!

[@stanswiniarski3277]

Thanks for all your videos, they really helped me get started with lighting my duo. I wanted to mention that I bought 4 of those moving heads you recommended, and one of them is defective. If I try to blend red into white I only get white then all red, nothing in the middle. I've been going back and forth with Tomtop support, they are not willing to replace it so far. Frustrating! So, beware!

[@LearnLizard]

Appreciate the info and thanks for the heads up. Sorry you are having a problem with your mover. I assume that you have gone into the menu controls and tried doing a factory reset? (this fixed an issue on I was having with one of my spider beam fixtures) Good luck and I really hope you are able to get it all sorted out.

[@stanswiniarski3277]

@@LearnLizard Thanks for the tip, I will try that!

[@jamesharris9772]

Going to come grab that rug cleaner and use it for the next day or two ifthat that's okay

[@calvin3286]

What will happen if we connect this control panel into ETC DMX?

[@trash357xx]

Nice tutorial man...i just bought 4 moving heads amd i want to use with dmx...will be able to program them?? Can a dmx include the standar feature of sound mode?

[@LearnLizard]

Hi- Almost all modern moving heads have DMX compatibility so you should definitely be able to program them to any look you want. Some lights let you access their sound active functions via DMX control and it makes a great way to turn that on via a DMX controller.

[@trash357xx]

@@LearnLizard thanks man..can u recomend a cheap and easy to use dmx? I just want to make some standard programs for wedding and gigs

[@BC-gq7bw]

Anybody have a troubleshooting site? i cannot get the DMX to control the light

[@Antweezy]

When you put the controller in music mode, will all the lights move and react the same because they are connected? Would this work with wireless dmx signal as well (donor dmx)?

[@LearnLizard]

Yep- as long as all the lights are set to the same DMX starting address and daisy chained together, they will move in unison to whatever command is sent to them. (doesn't matter what kind of controller you are using - hard wired, wireless, etc.)

[@andatibi]

hi can u tell me how to setup with dmx laser and moving head lights together tnx

[@BARFMEDIA]

Best tutorial for beginners thanks a lot

[@LearnLizard]

Appreciate you saying that and thanks for watching

[@momogunsabah]

I was buy 2 and so far, I'm learning how to control manually because i don't have dmx controller yet

[@LearnLizard]

You will be able to do a lot more with these when you get your DMX controller.

[@HarmonicaMustang]

Nice video. You could invert the pan and tilt on two of them to have a more interesting symmetrical look, without the need to program two separate fixtures.

[@LearnLizard]

Exactly right (someone else made a similar comment) Appreciate your advice and thanks for watching.

[@tinderbox218]

Oh interesting! I was wondering about this 👍

[@JoseChavez-fg9ri]

Can you set the color without the DMX?

[@calixaguilar516]

How do you control moving lights individually? I’ve been struggling with that

[@LearnLizard]

You need to set each fixture to a different starting address. For example with the Obey 40 you would set the first to starting address 1, the second to a starting address of 17, the 3rd to a starting address of 33, etc. Then select each fixture on the controller (remember to turn off the other ones) and you will have individual control. Hope that helps!

[@calixaguilar516]

@@LearnLizard Thank you! I am gonna try that. This works if the lights are identical right?

[@LearnLizard]

Thats right, they can be the same or different lights. All that matters is what each one's starting address is set to.

[@coachmatt5245]

Hi Steve, I have 2 turning heads with a DMX console - I plug a DMX cable from the console to my light - setup my turning lights as per instructions - When I plug and power everything up - my console doesn't make my light move at all - why is this not working ?

[@LearnLizard]

First I would try to get just one light working. Make sure it is in dmx mode with a starting address of 1 and that it is connected with a good cable. Then make sure the controller is in "program mode" and you have "fixture 1" selected. Now you should see the light reacting when you move the faders. I hope that helps!

[@dannybaloi]

God this are some of the best videos about lights I ever saw. Thank you very much ! keep up the good work.

[@LearnLizard]

I really appreciate your positive words and hope they have been some help!

[@kermitthefrog975]

Not cheap

[@LearnLizard]

Inexpensive?

[@davidrojas3753]

Can you make half of them do the same thing but opposite from the other two

[@LearnLizard]

Yes - you can invert both the pan and the tilt in the menu settings on the half that you want to be opposite as ESC SLOVENIA mentioned. Thanks

[@shalva098]

Is it possible to program separately in the same DMX Controller Beam light on channel address #1 , Wash light on address #17 and laser light on address #33 ?

[@LearnLizard]

Yes- as long as each fixture has 16 channels or less it doesn't matter what kind of light is being used.

[@RichStrelak]

Hey Steve, just checking into DMX, quick question, I am looking at an effect that looks like a prison search light pattern. Sort of an infinity sign pattern that I want to just loop constantly running 4 or hours hours. Is this doable?

[@LearnLizard]

You could do this by programming multiple "scenes" on your DMX controller with the light being in the different positions along the path of the infinity sign. Then you would program those scenes into a "chase" or sequence and you should get the results you are looking for.

[@dunamisjaystudios]

THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE LECTURE, PLS CAN I USE D DMX FOR BOTH BEAM LIGHT AND PAR LIGHT AT THE SAME TIME CONNECTED TOGETHER

[@LearnLizard]

Yes you can- just daisychain the dmx out from one of the lights to the dmx in of the other light and make sure they are set to their own unique dmx starting address.

[@faminefest7944]

My set of lights will not perform the tilt option and more than a quarter of an inch. This is the case with my obey 40 and 70 controller. It also is limited in this same way on the manual tilt mode. Any ideas on how I can correct these issues.

[@LearnLizard]

If you go into the menu controls on the 6th and 7th pages you will see an option to change the Pan angle and tilt angle range. Set them to highest number (54 for Pan and 27 for Tilt) Hope that helps and thanks for watching!

[@dougweaver1792]

I have six of the DMX LED par lights and four of the moving heads. Can they all be controlled by the same controller?

[@LearnLizard]

Yes- The Obey 40 can control up to 12 fixtures (each with up to 16 channels) so you should be good. Appreciate you watching!

[@Mati12ful]

Can you help me.... Do you know why when i plug my moving head into controller all my menu settibgs on moving head are up side down? And how can i fix it?

[@LearnLizard]

Many lights (including these) have an "invert display" or similar setting in their menu functions. Look for that.

[@stephenm28]

Hi, I’m new to dmx & I’ve got a coupe of pairs of moving heads like yours. I want mine to face the dance floor & not turn around blinding me. Is it a matter of simply having to program each scene & using the sliders to keep the pan & tilt facing forward?

[@LearnLizard]

Hi- You definitely could program each scene with the pan and tilt positioned how you want them. There is another parameter in the menu set up that lets you set maximum Pan angles (54, 36, 18) and Tilt angles (27, 18, 09) as well as well as a setting that lets you reverse the Pan and Tilt. Changing these could possibly keep them from pointing in your face without having to reprogram each scene. Hope that helps and thanks for watching.

[@omniuniversal8846]

MAN THIS IS GOOD!

[@LearnLizard]

Thanks so much!

[@wireguy123]

$45 bucks??? I wish..they have more than doubled in price

[@LearnLizard]

I know! ...and that price was just a little over 2 years ago. I wish I had bought more. I've watched the price fluctuate (both up and down) since then. I think Covid really messed up the supply chain. Hope the price goes back down but probably never as low as $45 again sadly.

[@CHGOfficial512]

got to get two of these and hang them on my DIY T-bar Edit: can't get 2 fixtures that soon, as student i don't have big budget since the price is now 120 dollars each

[@LearnLizard]

It’s amazing how effective a light show you can create with just two of them programmed well. Would love to see that DIY T-bar!

[@SAIKIUTO]

i have 4 halo - which DMX controller should i get/for my fun church activity. thank you

[@LearnLizard]

As long as your lights can be controlled by DMX you can use any DMX controller. For the simplest solution, a hardware controller (like the Chauvet Obey 40) should meet your needs. Appreciate you watching!

[@Realfilmstudios]

Good evening from here sir, please sir I'm in Nigeria, how can I by DMX cable on your side because the ones I have been buying here are not working on my light's, please help me out sir

[@LearnLizard]

Hi- I got mine on Amazon here: amzn.to/3iOd2ii Does Amazon deliver to your country?

[@annelisevanderberg8513]

Hi I need to know if this light can stand still to one side with the light on, not moving when you clap your hands or hearing music. Basically I need this light to be fixed to one side so that I can just change the colours accordingly

[@LearnLizard]

The auto and sound active functions are hard programmed in, so I don't believe there is any way to separate the color functions from the movement (unless you use a seperate DMX controller with a sound active mode to trigger custom scenes)

[@stevenpalm9484]

Currently $124.35, inflation hits hard.

[@LearnLizard]

Yes- Inflation and supply chain issues have really affected the price of these. Here's essentially the same thing for less than $80. amzn.to/3RGUrEV Although I can't vouch for them myself, most of the reviews are fairly positive. Appreciate you watching.

[@blerinad5259]

Can you program the lights without the board? I don't have the board and I'm having a difficult time to get to use the lights on learning how to change colors have them on different positions. Is there any other way to program them?

[@LearnLizard]

With some lights you can make simple programming changes in the settings menu (like color) but with these lights you really need a DMX controller to do anything other than putting them in auto or sound active mode. You can get DMX controllers for very little money like this one: amzn.to/3r2Eu02 and its definitely worth it to get the most out of your lights. Good luck and thanks for watching!

[@MarKo10s]

Hey, I have 4 of these, suddenly none of then gives the blue led, neither on dmx channel nor auto mode, you know how can I fix it??

[@LearnLizard]

That's very strange. Seems really unlikely that the blue is a hardware malfunction on all 4 lights. Are they set up in a master/slave configuration? Have you removed the DMX cables and tried them individually in auto mode? This particular model has a Factory reset function in the menu settings called "LoAd" I would try that if the other steps don't help. Good luck and I hope you get them working properly...

[@princelyang724]

Our Church wished we have those things but we always out of budget😫😅

[@LearnLizard]

Even a couple of them can create a great effect. Hopefully your church will get a few someday. Thanks for watching!

[@Jacob-on5zh]

I have a few questions if you could help me out: 1. Do you have to plug the light into an outlet or can you just used the DMX cable that's linked to the control board? 2. If you do need to plug it in to an outlet, do you have to plug multiple lights into an outlet if they're connected by DMX daisy chains or just the 1st one and the power will carry through?

[@LearnLizard]

Good question- unfortunately you have to plug every light into an outlet. The DMX cable transmits data but not power. Appreciate you watching...

[@raymondameel321]

Is it possible to have the 2 lights on the right side, mirror the 2 on the left side, while on the same channel ?

[@LearnLizard]

Yes- you just need to go into the settings and configure the lights on one side to "Inverse Pan" and "Inverse Tilt" and it should work perfectly. Thanks for watching!

[@djalejandromartin3992]

Love the way you clean the cables very professional and clean looking. Also like to thank you for all your tutorial videos.

[@LearnLizard]

Thanks for the kind words- I use velcro tape to keep my cables neatly organized- I don't like having loose wires hanging down from above lol!

[@deejayrepeattvofficial]

Excellent video and easy to follow bro..

[@LearnLizard]

I appreciate the kind words. Thanks for watching!

[@grantjames3226]

Quick question, is there a way to make the moving heads move slower or faster changing between scenes?

[@LearnLizard]

Yes- you can control pan & tilt speed by sending a value between 0-255 on Channel 5 (in 14 Channel mode) or Channel 8 (in 9 Channel mode) Appreciate you watching.

[@grantjames3226]

@@LearnLizard thank you so much

[@neildunichand6813]

Steve what did you use to hook these up to the tbar? my lights did not come with any kind of attachement

[@LearnLizard]

Hi- Here's a video that shows exactly how I hang my lights. Hope it helps! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZLIcpSQmcejebc

[@kaycee9337]

I love the light but sensitivity is set too high you have to scream or literally touch the box so it could move I need to said it to be more sensitive and it looks like it doesn't have that option. Correct me if I'm wrong please help how to set sensitivity

[@LearnLizard]

I know- unfortunately on this fixture there is no way (that I know of) to adjust the sensitivity. I think they set it up to perform well in very loud venues.

[@aroby1973]

I followed the link, but it is showing $124 per light.

[@LearnLizard]

Hi- I appreciate you letting me know. When I first made this video they were an incredible bargain at $45. The price has been creeping up since then (and occasionally has gone down) but I think supply chain issues compounded by Covid have impacted the price. I'm hoping they go down again soon. Thank you for watching...

[@djjames6100]

You have such good videos I’m one of your biggest fans

[@LearnLizard]

Thanks for watching!

[@guyserman5623]

Great lights. Not 45.00, now 124.00

[@LearnLizard]

Yes- Unfortunately these (and many other DMX lights) have gone WAY up since I made the video a few years ago. Appreciate you watching...

[@Anton-du-Fleur]

I was trying to delete individual scenes.

[@LearnLizard]

To delete a scene on the Obey 40: 1) Enter “Program Mode” 2) Use the “Bank” buttons to go to the bank where the scene you want to delete is 3) Delete the scene using “Auto/Del” and then the scene button 4) Exit “Program Mode” Hope that helps and thanks for watching!

[@carlogarcia209]

Do you know how to erase all the program scenes on the DMX controller ?

[@LearnLizard]

Hi- Here's how: 1. Turn the board off. 2. Press and holdand. 3. Continue holdingandand turn the board on. 4. Continue holdinganduntil the LCD display and fixture button LEDs flash. 5. Releaseand.

[@eddy9664]

My light won’t change colors with Dax

[@LearnLizard]

Make sure the light is in DMX mode, and your controller is sending DMX data on the the correct channels. On this particular light: Ch7- RED CH8- GREEN CH9- Blue CH10- White

[@OfficialLilFonzie]

Where did you get the music from at the end at the smoke part?

[@LearnLizard]

I wrote that music (and all the music in my videos) I hope you like it!

[@cherylschofield3437]

he's suuuuch a good helper thankyou sooooooo much you sooooo helpfull!!!

[@LearnLizard]

Thanks very much for those kind words!!!

[@adamssirenadventures6574]

Hi I'm getting DMX for Christmas hopefully because I'm had a gobo moving head so I'm control it what ever I want.

[@LearnLizard]

That sounds cool- have fun! (and thanks for watching)

[@adamssirenadventures6574]

LearnLizard I had the led lighting but not the moving head kind just a regular spot led light but maybe also this or next year Christmas I might get another gobo color moving head that's the same like in the other video.

[@adamssirenadventures6574]

LearnLizard have you ever heard of realizzer?

[@hexum9449]

Now they are $125 for the exact same light

[@LearnLizard]

I know- it's crazy how much these have gone up in price!

[@nickharrison4626]

When I click on this link these lights are $120 apiece

[@LearnLizard]

I know. When I made this video a little over 2 years ago you could get them for $45 each. I've noticed that prices have gone up dramatically on a lot of the China direct budget lights. You can get these for $99 if you have them shipped from the China warehouse. Takes a little longer, but still free shipping...

[@siel.castillo]

Woah! The price has changed for the lights. It's now 124.35 dollars instead of 45!!!

[@LearnLizard]

I just checked the Tomtop website and it looks like you can get them right now for $80.69 USD with free shipping directly from China. Way more than the $45 when I made this video a few years ago but still better than $125. The price seems to fluctuate a lot on these --Covid related supply chain issues put pressure on pricing I'm sure. That said, unfortunately they may never drop to $45 again.

[@siel.castillo]

👍🏻

[@Jeroen045]

Hey i have a question is the lumeri moving head the same as this

[@LearnLizard]

Actually it's very similar to the mini gobo in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5zPdaeQgdB0hcU Thanks for watching!

[@nicolettedavila4018]

I’m confused how did you put it into a chase ?

[@LearnLizard]

Here are 2 different videos that go into detail on how to create a chase using this controller: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnu0co2pg9yWrJY kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIfFh59qqMSjh5Y Appreciate you watching!

[@johnkhrihs]

Mr. Steve Thank you so much

[@LearnLizard]

Thank you for watching!

[@lanphanh]

Could you please tell us how to program a chase?

[@LearnLizard]

Here's a video that shows how to program a simple chase on an Obey 40 controller like the one in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIfFh59qqMSjh5Y Thanks for watching!

[@kaycee9337]

I wish they were only $45 on the website it says $124

[@LearnLizard]

They were absolutely a bargain at $45 a few years ago (I wish I would have bought more!) The price has fluctuated up (a lot) and down (slightly) since then. If you select shipping from the China Warehouse you can get them for $99 (but it takes longer) Hopefully price will go down again.

[@Jackwafc]

How do I have them doing all the colours

[@LearnLizard]

If you set the light to 9 Channel DMX control mode and attach it to a controller (with a DMX cable) you can control the level of the red color on channel 4. the green on 5, blue on 6, and white on 7. You can mix the levels of each color together any way you want until you find the color you are looking for, Hope that helps and thanks for watching.

[@carlosngarcia209]

How do you control each moving head alone ?

[@LearnLizard]

Hi- You would go into programming mode and select just "fixture 1" to control that light alone, "fixture 2" to control the 2nd one alone, etc. Each light needs to have a unique starting address (1, 17, 33, etc) for this to work. Hope that helps and thanks for watching.

[@ronaldguy5474]

Where is the link for these lights? Great video.

[@LearnLizard]

You can buy them here: bit.ly/347bbiK Unfortunately they have gone up in price quite a bit since I made this video, but if you have them shipped from the China warehouse you can get them for $99 US (free shipping) Thanks for watching!

[@RegularTennesseeJoe]

The price has really inflated in 2 years.

[@LearnLizard]

I know. They were a real bargain at $45. I wish I would have bought more! If you have them sent directly from the China warehouse you can get them for $99 with free shipping last time I checked.

[@mrbrian0223]

Hey Steve! Thank you SO much for sharing these videos and a special thanks for sending this link for these Mini Moving Heads. I bought (4) of the and I used them at a NYE Party and they are GREAT!!! Thank again and keep up the great work!!

[@LearnLizard]

Thats great to hear that the moving heads worked well! Thanks very much for watching...

[@qves30301]

How you program the chase ???

[@LearnLizard]

Hi- I show you how to program a chase with an Obey 40 in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIfFh59qqMSjh5Y Thanks for watching!

[@anar5990]

Hey, Thank you! If i dont want synchronic, but mutual inverse, how can i do it? because its seems better

[@LearnLizard]

Hi- On these lights, you can go to the menu controls and press "menu" until you see "tiL". Press the "down" button and you will see "rliL" Press enter and this reverses the tilt. You can do the same with the pan by going to "PAn" Thanks for watching!

[@anar5990]

@@LearnLizard thx

[@Hey_you_guys]

How well does a light duty dress like you’re using handle moving headlights like this? Would you trust it to use slightly larger or more?

[@LearnLizard]

This truss is actually quite sturdy. I’ve had up to 8 lights lights like these with no problems. Here’s a video on a few different ways to mount smaller lights: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZLIcpSQmcejebc

[@Hey_you_guys]

@@LearnLizard thank you for the information, love your videos!

[@oneman49instruments]

Interesting one! Thanks

[@LearnLizard]

Appreciate you watching!

[@markkelvisar9544]

They are 80€ now that's 70$

[@LearnLizard]

Yeah, unfortunately Tomtop told me they are out of stock in their US warehouse (and maybe others) so the higher price reflects having to ship from China. They said the price will drop again when the warehouse receives their inventory.

[@manuelmaran6249]

Impossible to buy in that site today...!!!!! (Sorry I finally did it!)

[@LearnLizard]

Bummer, and sorry to hear. Curious to know what went wrong. I don't remember having issues when I bought mine.

[@manuelmaran6249]

@@LearnLizard I just ordered few minutes ago.. Some trouble with something.. Excuse me one question: if I drive my lights (just like yours) and I have a 8 ch like Stairville LED Foot 8 DMX, in you opinion, could it work great? What do I lose with that 1 ch less..?

[@LearnLizard]

@@manuelmaran6249 Hi- You wouldn’t lose any functionality of the 7 channel moving heads. That controller has the ability to control an 8 channel fixture so you would just have an extra unused channel. Hope that makes sense and thanks!

[@manuelmaran6249]

LearnLizard thank you very much!! 😀

[@1danielmarva]

Sir, how do you set the moving head as either 9-channel or 14-channel mode?

[@LearnLizard]

Hi- First press the menu button repeatedly until you see "14CH>9CH". Then press the "Enter" button. Now you can use the "Up" and "Down" buttons to switch modes. Hit the "Enter" button one more time to save. Hope that helps and thanks for watching!

[@1danielmarva]

@@LearnLizard Thank you!!!

[@robertbarrise1515]

Steve: i have a eyourlife, but i dont have the fuses for the light, can you tell me the Volts and the amps for fuses

[@LearnLizard]

Which Eyourlife fixture do you have? If you can give me more info I can try to help.

[@robertbarrise1515]

@@LearnLizard PL-14

[@checox27]

Name of DMX Controller?

[@LearnLizard]

Its called a Chauvet Obey 40. You can buy one here: amzn.to/3jWoSpZ

[@FrankElDragon]

Nice tutorials, one question, on those lights ch 8 is xy speed mode, what does xy speed do?

[@LearnLizard]

When the XY speed is set to a high value the movements of the pan and tilt are fast. When it is set to lower values you get a very slow pan and/or tilt. Hope that helps and thanks for watching!

[@FrankElDragon]

@@LearnLizard Love your videos, I watched all of them, and thank you it helps a lot, im new in lighting and bought the lights and controller to learn and actually I just figure it out last night, i was programinig the fader in step one and specting to change the speed when it goes to step 2, but nothing ever happened, drove me crazy for some days, and then i realized that the speed changes when it goes from another step into step one (where the speed is proggramed)!! but thanks again you are the only one that responded to my question. by the way im having the same issue with sweetlight (show xpress) i created the fixture but xy speed doesnt change im confused, i tought my lights where not working properly since i had the same issue with both controller and programs but for now at least i figure it out on the controller.

[@NelsonVelazquez]

I just purchased an Obey40. I reprogrammed the faders to have control each individual light so I can have a fader per master channel (DMX Channel 1 on each device). I noticed that if I do that, scenes no longer work :( I reset the board back to default and scenes work again. I feel like scenes are "hardcoded" to the default channel/fader assignments. I don't see anything in the users manual talking about this. Any tips/ideas?

[@LearnLizard]

Hmm- that's an interesting question. The Obey 40 is set up with each "fixture" controlling 16 fixed channels. So if you made the 1st fader control Channel 1 on the first device, and the 2nd fader control Channel 1 on the second device, the 2nd fader would also be controlling Channel 2 on the first device (even though you didn’t want that) So if you are programming scenes with multiple fixtures on overlapping DMX channels, you will often get unexpected results. That might be whats happening in your case.

[@NelsonVelazquez]

@@LearnLizard Thanks for the response. I reprogrammed the channels for each device that wasn't the master to another fader on the other page so I would avoid those behaviors and that worked without fail. So, in my case, provided you're in page A, you get one fader to fixture operation. You can dig into the other functions of you want to assuming you know what you're doing and enjoy all of the fixtures' features via page B. I did get a hold of an engineer over at Chauvet and he confirmed my suspicion that the scenes only work with the default mappings on the board. At least I'm not crazy to what I'm seeing. It's just now I might have to rethink what I'm doing with the controller and consider more computer-based alternatives.

[@LearnLizard]

@@NelsonVelazquez Thats really interesting- thanks for the detailed explanation. Now I know a little bit more about how that controller works!

[@DJiMike1]

Thank you very much for this simplified video! Truly appreciate it.

[@LearnLizard]

Appreciate you watching!

[@DJiMike1]

LearnLizard I jumped on my board and connected my moving heads...worked flawlessly, as you instructed 😉

[@LearnLizard]

@@DJiMike1 Thats fantastic to hear!

[@gabinoedsonluxzapeta64]

That's very cool. 👍

[@LearnLizard]

Thanks for watching!

[@guambalati]

"...usually moving head lights look best when they're all synchronized and moving together." incorrect sir. they're actually better with reversed pan/tilt, individually scanning, etc. those who own moving heads know this. but yo, nice videos thus far. keep em coming

[@LearnLizard]

Thanks for the correction- I'm still learning!

[@ONAWY]

Ok, so the scenes are programmed but how do you put it in to a chase...

[@LearnLizard]

Here's a video that shows how to program a simple chase on and Obey 40 like this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIfFh59qqMSjh5Y

[@ONAWY]

@@LearnLizard Thanks

[@shadracktandohtetteh2475]

How much does a set of dmx cost

[@LearnLizard]

Hi- the moving head lights now cost $125 each here: bit.ly/347bbiK and you can buy the controller here for $198 amzn.to/3jWoSpZ. Thanks for watching!

[@djmichaellx]

There 100 pound now 😢

[@LearnLizard]

Its crazy how much the price has gone up on many of these fixtures since I first made this video!

[@krista_komondor]

HI, I can't find a manual for this light anywhere. Just need to know how to put into master or slave mode. Please help. Thank you!

[@LearnLizard]

Hi- you need to go to the Menu Controls. (press menu button) The second option after DMX Mode (where you set channel) cycles through: 1-Sound Active 2-Stand Alone Mode 3-Slave Mode 4-Slow Auto Mode 5-Auto Run (Stand Alone Mode would be the same as Master) Hit Enter to confirm choice. Hope that helps and thanks for watching!

[@dylanpembleton2904]

If you turn off the dmx controller and the loghts and turn it back on are all the chases and light fixtures still programmed. I'm having trouble with my dmx's remembering their programming.

[@LearnLizard]

Yes- the controller will remember the scenes and chases after it is turned off and back on. But I have found that some of my DMX lights do not "remember" their starting addresses after they are turned off and I have to press "enter" (sometimes twice) to write that into memory. That might be what is happening to you. Appreciate you watching.

[@koontzman123]

Would you recommend the Cauvet Obey 40 over the Rockville ROCKFORCE 384 Channel Light/Fog DMX Lighting Controller + MIDI Control? The Rockville is about 50% more money.

[@LearnLizard]

Chauvet makes quality products and my Obey 40 has worked well for me for many many years. That said, the Rockforce 384 looks really cool and appears to have a few more functions that might make it easier to program- tough call :)

[@blakes100shorts3]

This helped a lot. But I have two questions. 1: how do I control the lights individually while in a daisy chain. 2: how do I change it from 9 channel range to 12 channel range.

[@LearnLizard]

It's easy to control different lights that are daisy chained together. You set each light to a different DMX starting address that matched the fixture # on your controller. For example on the Obey 40: Fixture 1 = DMX starting address 1 Fixture 2 = DMX starting address 17 (and so on) To change from 9 to 12 channel mode press the menu button repeatedly until you see "9CH" or "14CH" on the display. press the up and down buttons to change modes and then press "ENTER" Hope that helps and thanks for watching!

[@shergar2401]

I have a large project next thursday at school next week, and I have no idea how I make the lights stop moving automatically. Everyone in out group has barely any idea of what we’re doing, so would be nice with a simple explanation.

[@LearnLizard]

The easiest way to stop them moving is probably to put them in DMX mode. On these lights, go to the menu controls and cycle through the settings until you come to "d001" and they should stop. Good luck with your school project!

[@DM-rp7ps]

New here and have only recently gained interest in stage lighting while playing music for parties. Your video expanations have been terrific for a newb like me to consider what directions are appealing to me so I don't drag home useless equipment when I start piecing components together! Thank You!

[@LearnLizard]

I appreciate those kind words and thanks for watching!

[@scratchgonzo]

I know absolutely nothing about dmx so this was quite helpful, once you've programmed your scenes and activated a chase can you have that move in time with the music? I'm wanting to get some lights like this for a mobile dj setup. Thankyou

[@LearnLizard]

Yes- On the Obey 40 there is a function called "Music Chase Playback" First you press the "Music/Bank Copy" button. Then select the Chase you want to trigger with the music. You can use the Fade Time slider to adjust the time between scenes in the Chase. Hope that helps and thanks for watching!

[@wildmanworley]

$99 now for the light

[@LearnLizard]

Yeah, 3 years ago I got them for $45. I guess inflation effects even stage lights.