When the [AUTO INS] button lights in orange (this mode is off), it is necessary to press the [INS] button for each operation to register the event.
Note
When you start macro creation or editing with the macro execution mode set to “Normal” (see page 175), the auto insert mode is automatically on. When “Step” is selected as the macro execution mode, the auto insert mode is automatically off.
Creating a pause event
To create a pause event, use the following procedure.
1 Press the memory recall button [PAUS].
The Flexi Pad control block enters pause duration input mode, and the memory recall buttons appear as in the following figure.
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To include all information associated with an operation when registering a macro event When registering an auto transition operation as an event, you can register the auto transition event to include the transition rate and background A/B bus selection status. To use this capability, assign the following functions to buttons in the utility control block, and turn the relevant button on before you start an event to register.
Macro AT with Rate (Macro Auto Trans Event with/ without Rate): When registering an auto transition macro event, include the transition rate.
Macro AT with A/B Bus (Macro Auto Trans Event with/without A/B Bus): When registering an auto transition macro event in the transition control block, include the background A/B bus
For details of the method of assigning these functions to buttons, see “Utility Settings (Utility Menu)” (page 170).
Recalling a Macro Register and Executing a Macro
There are two macro execution modes.
Normal execution mode: When execution of an event is completed, the next event is executed automatically.
Step execution mode: When execution of an event is completed, macro execution is paused.
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2 Enter the pause duration (0 to 999 (frames)).
If you set the duration to “0,” macro execution will be paused at the position of this pause event.
3 Press the [PAUS ENTR] button.
This sets the pause duration, and inserts the pause event.
appearance The appearance of the memory recall buttons returns to the before execution of step 1.
Events requiring adjustment when creating a macro
The following event requires time for execution to complete, and therefore when executed within a macro sequence, a pause event must be inserted to adjust the timing.
• VTR/disk recorder/Extended VTR cue up
For a macro to cue up a VTR and then play back, for example, a pause event must be inserted between the cue up event and the playback event.
execution mode in the Setup menu. See “Macro Execution Mode Settings (Macro Menu)” (page 175).
When a macro is paused at a pause zero event or when a macro is paused in step execution mode, restarting such macro is referred to as a “macro take operation.”
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