Multi-format Live Switcher
Operating Instructions
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Safety precautions
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Safety precautions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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For USA-California Only
Features
Contents
Precautions for use
Description
4. Input/output signal settings
Contents
Description
Features
Compact design, wide variety of input/output signals
Multiple formats supported
Power off before connecting or disconnecting cables
Precautions for use
Maintenance
Precaution to be observed during production
1-1. Control panel
1. Functions in each area
Power indicator POWER
2Alarm indicator ALARM
1. Functions in each area
1-2. Crosspoint area
3 PGM/A bus crosspoint buttons PGM/A 1 to
4 PST/B bus crosspoint buttons PST/B 1 to
Pattern page indicator LEDs
1-3. Wipe area
Freeze status indicator LED
1. Functions in each area
1. Functions in each area
1-4. User button area
= User buttons USER 1, USER
USER
1. Functions in each area
1-5. Transition area
BKGD button
When the R indicator is lighted
When the R indicator is off
When the N/R indicator is lighted
1. Functions in each area
Adjust 2/9
1-6. LCD menu area
1. Functions in each area
Clip 0.0
1. Functions in each area
1-7. Positioner area
N Positioner X/Y
O Rotary encoder Z
Q SD memory card access LED
1-8. SD memory card area
1. Functions in each area
PSD memory card slot
R SDI signal input connectors SDI INPUTS 1 to
1-9. Rear panel connections area
U SDI signal output connectors SDI OUTPUTS PGM, 1
X Reference input connector/BB output connector REF
Z RS-422 interface connector RS-422 D-sub 9-pin, female, inch screw
Y LAN connector LAN RJ-45 10BASE-T
Tally output connector TALLY D-sub 15-pin, male, inch screw
\ GPI input connector GPI 3.5 mm diameter stereo mini jack
2. System
2-1. Configuration
AV-HS400AN
Table of optional boards
2-2. Connections
Connections when implementing gen-lock frame synchronizer OFF
Power cord AC 100 V to 120 V, 50/60 Hz
Multi-Format Live Switcher
Example where the optional board is used
Connections when not implementing gen-lock frame synchronizer ON
Live Switcher
2. System
3. Basic operations
3-1-2. Selecting the bus mode
3-1. Background transition
3-1-1. Selecting the bus
3-1-4. Manual transition using the fader lever
3-1-3. Selecting the transition mode
3-1-5. Auto transition
3-1-6. Cut transition
3-2-1. Selecting the wipe pattern
3-2. Wipe
How to select the wipe patterns
3. Basic operations
3-2-3. Wipe decorations border, soft effect
3-2-2. Selecting the wipe direction
When the R indicator is off
When the R indicator is lighted
X-Pos, Y-Pos setting range
3-2-4. Setting the wipe start position
3. Basic operations
Menu display
Setting the lighting effect
3-2-5. Modifying wipe
Setting the trimming
3. Basic operations
KEY PinP DSK
3-3. Key
HS400A
HS400A
3. Basic operations
3-3-1. Selecting the key type
Menu display
Lum luminance key/self key
Selecting the key fill and key source signals
3-3-2. Selecting the key material
Selecting the key fill signal
Selecting the key source signal
3. Basic operations
3-3-3. Key transitions
Pattern examples
3-3-4. Key preview
3-3-5. Adjusting the luminance key and linear key
Description of setting
Setting range
3. Basic operations
3-3-6. Adjusting the chroma key
Executing auto sampling
Menu display
Tips for chroma key adjustments
Adjusting the chroma key
3. Basic operations
Menu display
3. Basic operations
Making other adjustments
Menu display
Setting the key edge
3-3-7. Key decorations
Setting the edge color
To call the preset color
3. Basic operations
3-3-8. Masking the key signals
+50 TOP +25 0 BOTTOM
50 -25 0 +25 +50 LEFT RIGHT
PinP combinations using the flying key
3-3-9. Flying key
3. Basic operations
Menu display
3-4-1. Selecting the PinP material
3-4. PinP picture in picture
3-4-2. PinP transitions
3-4-3. PinP preview
Adjusting the PinP position and size
3-4-4. PinP adjustments
Select the dot by dot mode
Adjusting the density
Setting the border color
3-4-5. PinP decorations
To call the preset color
3. Basic operations
3. Basic operations
3-4-6. Trimming settings
TOP +40
LEFT
3-5-1. Selecting the DSK type
3-5. DSK downstream key
3. Basic operations
Menu display
Selecting the DSK fill signal and DSK source signal
3-5-2. Selecting the DSK material
Selecting the DSK fill signal
Selecting the DSK source signal
3-5-3. DSK transitions
3-5-5. DSK adjustments
3-5-4. DSK preview
3. Basic operations
Setting the edge
3-5-6. DSK decorations
Setting the edge color
To call the preset color
3. Basic operations
3-5-7. Masking the DSK signals
+50 TOP +25 0 BOTTOM
50 -25 0 +25 +50 LEFT RIGHT
3. Basic operations
3-6. FTB fade to black
3-7-1. Setting the color background
3-7. Internal color signals
Adjusting the colors
Calling the preset colors
3-8-2. Setting freeze
3-8. Freezing the input signals
3-8-1. Displaying the freeze status
3. Basic operations
Selecting the output signals using the crosspoint buttons
3-9. Switching the AUX output
3. Basic operations
Table of stored preset memory
3-10. Preset memory
3. Basic operations
Initial value factory default
Description of setting
3. Basic operations
Chroma key
CLEAR This is used to clear contents in the preset memory
STORE This is used to store the panel settings in the preset memory
3. Basic operations
2 Turn F1 to display the PSMEM sub menu
3-11-1. Transferring images from the AUX bus
3-11. Frame memories
3. Basic operations
Menu display
SD memory card handling precautions
3-12. SD memory cards
3. Basic operations
Frame memory data still image data
3. Basic operations
3-12-1. Initializing the SD memory cards
Menu display
3. Basic operations
3-12-2. Saving data on SD memory cards
Menu display
3. Basic operations
3-12-3. Loading data from SD memory cards
Menu display
Characters which can be used for filenames
3-12-5. Displaying the SD memory card information
3-12-4. Deleting files on SD memory cards
3. Basic operations
Menu display
4-1. Setting the SDI input signals and analog input signals
4. Input/output signal settings
4-1-1. Setting the frame synchronizer
Menu display
4. Input/output signal settings
4-1-2. Setting the input mode
List of input modes supported
4-1-4. Setting the analog composite input signals
4-1-3. Setting the analog input gain
4. Input/output signal settings
Menu display
4. Input/output signal settings
4-2. Setting the up-converter option
Menu display
Input image
4-3-1. Setting the DVI input signals
4-3. Setting the DVI input signals option
4. Input/output signal settings
Automatic adjustment of the black level
DVI input scaling size table
4. Input/output signal settings
DVI format
Mode
4. Input/output signal settings
4-3-2. Adjusting the DVI input signals
Menu display
4-4-1. Types of output signals
4-4. Setting the output signals
4. Input/output signal settings
4. Input/output signal settings
4-4-2. Assigning the output signals
Menu display
Normal
4. Input/output signal settings
4-5. Setting the sync signals
BBSetup
Menu display
4. Input/output signal settings
4-6. Adjusting the output signal phase
Output video signal phase adjustment
Phase
4. Input/output signal settings
Phase adjustment setup
0H Output 1F delay for REF and in-phase output
Output Phase Variable Range
4. Input/output signal settings
Phases and delay amounts of input/output signals during HD format use
signals
Output signals
4. Input/output signal settings
Phase relationship between input signals and output signals
for 1080/59.94i format
Example
4-7-1. Setting the screen layout
4-7. Setting the multi view display
4. Input/output signal settings
Display modes 10-division mode
They cannot be set when the 4-division mode 4Split is selected. The default settings are PGM for Upper-L and PVW for Upper-R
4. Input/output signal settings
Menu display
1 to
4-7-3. Setting the tally displays
4-7-2. Setting the split frame and characters
4. Input/output signal settings
Menu display
4. Input/output signal settings
4-7-4. Changing the material names
Preset type setting procedure
User type setting procedure
4. Input/output signal settings
4-8. Setting the on-screen display OSD
“” appears to the left of the selected menu
This indicates the wipe pattern for the background transition
4. Input/output signal settings
4-9. Setting the DVI output signals option
DVIOut Signal Mode↓ Size↓ Scale↓ 12/15 OUT3 Dig Auto Fit-V
Menu display
4. Input/output signal settings
4-10. Setting the ancillary data
Setting the V ancillary data
Setting the embedded audio data
4. Input/output signal settings
4-11. Setting the down-converter
Menu display
SQ squeeze
5-1. Selecting the video format
5. System settings
Setting the 169 squeeze mode
Menu display
5-2-1. Assigning signals to the crosspoints
5-2. Setting the crosspoints
5. System settings
Assigning signals to the crosspoints
5. System settings
5-2-2. Setting the crosspoint switching
Menu display
XPTSwch Timing 3/3 Any Field1 Field2
5-3-2. Setting the FTB button
5-3-1. Setting the user buttons
5-3. Button assignments
5. System settings
5. System settings
5-4. Setting the date and time
Setting the date
Setting the time
5. System settings
5-5. Network settings
Setting the IP address
Setting the subnet mask
5-6-1. Setting the LCD backlight
5-6. Other settings
5-6-2. Setting editor enable
5-6-3. Setting the protocol
5. System settings
5-6-4. Setting the GPI
Menu display
AUTO
5. System settings
5-7. Camera control
Functions that can be controlled from the unit
5. System settings
Example of connections when the unit and a controller are connected
Connection specifications
AV-HS400AN
Connection specifications
5. System settings
SIGNAL
Connections for AW-HE100N, AW-PH405N or AW-PH360N
AW-IF400G Switch settings
5. System settings
Connection specifications
Connections for AW-PH400P
Camera control settings
5. System settings
Control of lens focusing is possible when the
Control using the positioner is possible when
Middle Control is exercised at the medium speed
5. System settings
5-8. Status displays
5-8-1. Alarm status displays
5. System settings
Menu display
5. System settings
5-8-2. Displaying the version information and option information
Menu display
Control, Panel, Input, M/E
5. System settings
5-9. Initialization
Menu display
Menu display
6. External interfaces
6-1. RS-422 connector
Signal name
Description of signal
Initial setting
6-2. GPI connector
6. External interfaces
Control functions that can be assigned
IN1 to 8, ALARM
Pins 1 to 9 must satisfy the following conditions
Dielectric strength Max. DC 24
Current
7. Image transmission functions
Specifications
Connections
7. Image transmission functions
How to install the software
Setting the IP address
Operation
7. Image transmission functions
Startup
Transmitting images to the unit
7. Image transmission functions
Transmitting images from the unit
7. Image transmission functions
Parameter
8. Setting menu table
Parameter
Parameter
Parameter
8. Setting menu table
Parameter
Parameter
Parameter
8. Setting menu table
Parameter
Parameter
Parameter
8. Setting menu table
Parameter
Parameter
Parameter
8. Setting menu table
Parameter
Parameter
Parameter
8. Setting menu table
Parameter
Parameter
Parameter
8. Setting menu table
Parameter
Parameter
Unit inch mm
9. Appearance
Specifications
10. Specifications and standard accessories
Signal formats
Signal processing
Video delay time
10. Specifications and standard accessories
SDI outputs
Analog composite
Optional boards sold separately
Standard accessories
10. Specifications and standard accessories
temperature
Automatic Video Delayline
Appendix glossary
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Explanation
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Appendix glossary
Explanation
Frame Memory
Preset Memory
Preset Bus
Appendix glossary
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