amber. When the transition completes, the button goes off.
CUT button: Pressing this button carries out the transition as a cut (i.e. instantaneously).
dWipe direction selection buttons When you have selected a wipe or DME wipe as the transition type, press one of these buttons, turning it on, to select the wipe direction.
NORM (normal): The wipe proceeds in the direction from black to white as shown on the pattern in the lists of patterns (see the appendixes “Wipe Pattern List” and “DME Wipe Pattern List” (Volume 2)), or in the direction of the arrow.
When the VTR operation mode is enabled in setup, pressing this button plays the tape.
REV (reverse): The wipe proceeds in the opposite direction to that when the [NORM] button is pressed.
When the VTR operation mode is enabled in setup, pressing this button stops the tape.
NORM/REV (normal/reverse): The wipe direction alternates between normal and reverse every time a transition is executed.
When the VTR operation mode is enabled in setup, pressing this button cues the tape automatically to the start point.
eTRANS PVW (transition preview) button
When this button is lit, you can check in advance the video changes during the transition, on the preview output from the M/E or PGM/PST bank.
During the preview, you can use the fader lever, [AUTO TRANS] button, and [CUT] button. One of the following functions of this button can be selected in a Setup mode.
•When the transition completes, the system returns to the normal mode.
•The transition preview mode is maintained while this button is pressed.
•Switching is made between the transition preview mode and normal mode every time this button is pressed.
fPattern limit buttons
PTN (pattern) LIMIT: Pressing this button, turning it on, enables the pattern limit function.
When the VTR operation mode is enabled in setup, pressing this button plays the tape.
LIMIT SET: Use this button to set a pattern limit when the [PTN LIMIT] button is off.
Move the fader lever to the position of a particular pattern size, and stop it there, then press this button to set the pattern limit range.
When the VTR operation mode is enabled in setup, pressing this button stops the tape.
gKey status display
For each of keys 1 to 4, the corresponding ON indicator lights when the key is inserted. It also shows the priority (1 to 4) of each key.
hPRIOR (priority) SET button While this button is held down, you can set the key priority.
The setting mode when this button is pressed depends on whether or not the [KEY PRIOR] button is lit, as follows.
• When the [KEY PRIOR] button is off, the current key priority is set.
• When the [KEY PRIOR] button is lit, the key priority after the next transition is set.
Press the [KEY PRIOR] button as required, to switch between these two modes.
In either mode, hold down the [PRIOR SET] button, and press the button ([KEY1]
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