FOCUS Enhancements MX-4DV manual Cutting Between Sources, Borders and Solid Color Backgrounds

QUICK START CUTTING BETWEEN SOURCES

Cutting Between Sources

•Press CUT/A.

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When you press a CUT button, the small light below the button glows steadily to indicate it is the CURRENT source.

When you press a NEXT button, the small light above the button blinks to indicate it is the NEXT source.

The light below the A button comes on and the Output monitor displays the signal from what- ever device is plugged into the inputs labeled IN 1. The yellow highlight above preview image A tells you it is the currently active input.

•Press CUT/B.

The light below the B button begins flashing (indicating B is both the CURRENT and NEXT source) and the Output monitor displays the signal from whatever device is plugged into the inputs labeled IN 2. The yellow highlight above preview image B tells you it is the currently active input.

•If you have anything plugged into IN 3 or IN 4, press CUT/C and CUT/D, respectively, to display their signals.

Borders and Solid Color Backgrounds

•Press CUT/BACKGROUND.

The MX-4 DV highlights the speaker, headphone, or color block above the channel indicator, but does not show the channel letter. The Output monitor shows a solid color screen.

•To change the color, press BG COLOR.

Each time you press the button the color changes in the background color sample and at the Output. Continue pressing the button until you see a color you like.

•You can also define a border color and style to use at the edge of most transitions and PIPs. Press BORDER COLOR and the color around the background color sample shows you the new choice. Press BORDER STYLE to select from different styles for the border.

Setting up a Transition

To set up a transition you need to select the sources you want to use and the transition you want to use when switching between them. Here’s how to transition from source A to source B using a hor- izontal wipe.

•Press CUT/A to set A as the CURRENT source. The MX-4 DV shows a steadily glowing light below the CUT button you press.

•Press NEXT/B to set B as the NEXT source (the one you want to see after the transition finishes running). The LED light above the button you press flashes to indicate it is the NEXT source.

•Use the ARROW keys to highlight the Wipe transition in the Transitions Menu, as shown in the following example.