Table of Contents

 

Chapter 1 Overview

 

Introduction .................................................

7

System Features .........................................

7

Options.........................................................

8

Chapter 2 Names and Functions of Parts

Control Panel Types ...................................

9

Control Panel Configuration ....................

11

M/E Cross-Point Control Block ..................

12

PGM/PST Cross-Point Control Block.........

14

AUX Bus Control Block .............................

15

M/E Transition Control Block.....................

16

PGM/PST Transition Control Block ...........

17

M/E Key Transition Control Block.............

18

Downstream Key/Fade to Black Control

 

Block.......................................................

18

Flexi Pad Control Block..............................

19

Effect/Wipe Control Block..........................

20

Utility Control Block...................................

22

Macro Control Block...................................

23

Menu Control Block....................................

23

Power Indicators, “Memory Stick” Slot, USB

Connector................................................

23

“Memory Sticks” .......................................

24

Usable “Memory Sticks”.............................

24

Handling “Memory Sticks”.........................

24

Chapter 3 Using Menus

 

Accessing Menus......................................

25

Accessing Menus From the Top Menu .......

25

Accessing Menus by Double Clicking ........

26

Accessing Menus by Single Clicking..........

28

Interpreting Menu Screens.......................

29

Basic Screen ................................................

29

Popup Windows ..........................................

32

Basic Menu Operations ............................

39

Selecting Menus ..........................................

39

Selecting Functions .....................................

40

Setting Parameters.......................................

40

Exiting the Menu System..........................

42

Chapter 4 Basics of Video Switching

Basic Operations (1): Video Switching on

the M/E Bank .........................................

44

Basic Operations (2): Video Switching on

the PGM/PST Bank — For 1.5 M/E

 

Systems .................................................

47

Chapter 5 Basic Operations

 

Selecting Video .........................................

49

Flow of Operations......................................

49

Selecting Video in the M/E Cross-Point

 

Control Block .........................................

50

Selecting Video in the PGM/PST Cross-Point

Control Block .........................................

51

Selecting Video in the AUX Bus Control

 

Block.......................................................

51

Selecting Transition Types ......................

53

Flow of Operations......................................

53

Selecting the Transition Type and the Next

 

Transition................................................

54

Selecting Effects .......................................

56

Flow of Operations......................................

56

Selecting Effects With the Flexi Pad Control

Block.......................................................

57

Selecting Effects From Menus ....................

58

Effect Types ................................................

60

Selecting Channels ......................................

61

Changing the Position and Size of Effect

Patterns .................................................

63

Flow of Operations......................................

63

Changing Pattern Position and Size With the

Joystick ...................................................

64

Changing Pattern Size and Position From

 

Menus .....................................................

64

Modifying Video Borders..........................

66

Flow of Operations......................................

66

Adding Borders to Video ............................

67

Softening Video Edges (Soft Edge/Soft

 

Border)....................................................

68

Preparing Transitions...............................

69

Flow of Operations......................................

69

Setting Transition Rates ..............................

69

Selecting Effect Directions..........................

71

Executing Transitions...............................

73

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