2. Basic operations

2-1. Transitions

2-1-1. Selecting the bus

Press the crosspoint switches to select the material which will be targeted for the background transition. By pressing these switches, the signals are selected, and the indicators of the selected switches light. The color in which the switch indicators light differs depending on the operation status.

Lighting in red: When the selected input signals are output to PGM.

Lighting in green: When the selected input signals are not output to PGM.

Lighting in red

Lighting in green

For details on how to select the key source bus and key fill bus, refer to “2-3-1” and “2-3-4”. For details on how to select the AUX bus, refer to “3-2-2”.

2-1-2. Selecting the bus mode

Select the A/B bus system or flip-flop system (PGM/PST system) from the setting menu.

1Press the [FUNC] switch to light its indicator, and then press the [SETUP] switch to display the SETUP menu.

2 Turn [F1] to display the BUS menu.

3 Turn [F2], and select the A/B or P/P (PGM/PST system) using the MODE item.

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With the flip-flop (P/P) system, the PGM/A bus selected signals are always output as PGM images, and the PST/B bus selected signals are always output as PVW (PST) images.

System

Video output

Before transition

During transition

After transition completion

A/B

PGM

PGM/A

PGM/A, PST/B

PST/B

 

PVW (PST)

PST/B

PST/B

PGM/A

With an A B transition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lighting in red

 

 

 

 

Lighting in green

System

Video output

Before transition

During transition

After transition completion

Flip-flop P/P

PGM

PGM/A

PGM/A, PST/B

PGM/A

 

PVW (PST)

PST/B

PST/B

PST/B

 

 

 

 

Lighting in red

 

 

 

 

Lighting in green

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Philips AV-HS300G manual Basic operations, Transitions, 11, Selecting the bus mode

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