Panel Control and Menus 2 Chapter

eKF LOOP (keyframe loop) button Press this button, turning it on, to execute the effect the specified number of times through the keyframes in the specified range.

fPAUSE button

When this button is pressed, a pause is applied to the selected keyframe.

When editing a macro, press this button, turning it on, to include a pause event in the macro. The pause length can be set in the numeric keypad control block.

gEffect execution section

RUN: When this button is pressed, the effect is run from the first keyframe to the last keyframe. However, if a pause is set on a keyframe, the effect stops at that point. Press this button again to resume execution, and continue to the next pause point or the end of the effect.

Effect indicator: This comprises multiple LEDs, which show the progress of the effect.

Fader lever: Moving this up or down manually runs the effect.

REWIND: When this button is pressed, the currently recalled effect is rewound to the first keyframe.

FF(fast forward): When this button is pressed, the currently recalled effect is advanced to the last keyframe.

hEffect execution direction selection buttons

NORM (normal): When this button is lit, effect execution runs from the first keyframe to the last keyframe.

REV (reverse): When this button is lit, effect execution runs from the last keyframe to the first keyframe.

Pressing one of these buttons automatically turns the other off.

NORM/REV (normal/reverse): Press this button, turning it on, to reverse the direction of the effect when it reaches the last keyframe or first keyframe.

iSTOP NEXT KF (stop next

keyframe) button

When this button is pressed, turning it on, the effect execution range is from the current time to the next keyframe.

jEFF LOOP (effect loop) button

When the effect reaches the last keyframe with this button on, it returns to the first keyframe and repeats.

kAUTO INS (auto insert) button When editing a macro, press this button, turning it on, to enable the auto insert function, so that every control panel operation you carry out is added to the macro as an event.

Numeric Keypad Control Block

The numeric keypad control block is used for region selection, for saving and recalling snapshots, effects and shotboxes, for entering numeric values for trackball operation and keyframe operation, and for transition rate entry.

284 Names and Functions of Parts of the Control Panel