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3. Basic operations
3-7. FTB (fade to black)
The user can fade out from a program image to the black screen or fade in to a program image from a black
screen.
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Set the duration of the transition.
On the TIME menu, turn [F1] to display the FTB sub menu.
As with a background transition, set the transition time.
See “3-1-6. Auto transition”.
FTB
ON
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When the [FTB ON] button in the transition area is pressed, fade-out to the black screen
is initiated.
During fade-out, the indicator of the [FTB ON] button blinks in red, and it lights in red
when the transition (fade-out) is completed, and the black screen is displayed.1
When the [FTB ON] button is pressed with the black screen displayed, fade-in to the
program image is initiated.
During fade-in, the indicator of the [FTB ON] button lights in red, and it goes off when the
transition (fade-in) is completed.
If the [FTB ON] button is pressed during the transition, the transition direction is reversed.
1: In the FTB status, the crosspoint button which is normally lighted in red lights in amber.