Focus MX-4 - Example: Changing the Routing; Routing Audio through Color or Background Channels

FUNCTIONS EXAMPLE: CHANGING THE ROUTING
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a IN1, IN2, IN3 and IN4 can be either mono or stereo sources: you can select the left chan-
nel, the right channel, or both.
b Select
MUTE if you do not want audio routed to this channel.
c Press SHIFT+NEXT/BACKGROUND to route to the Background Audio channel.
d Press
OK or ROUTE to exit the Route Menu.
5 You can select a foreground or background graphic. Once you select this feature, press
OK and
the MX-4 will guide you into either the foreground or background graphics menu to select the
imported graphic of your choice. When you make the selection, press
ROUTE to return to the
Route menu.
Example: Changing the Routing
In this example, you will change the Routing for Channel C, make video come from IN1: (S), and
make Audio come from IN1: (R+L).
1 Press
ROUTE to display the Route menu.
2 Select the channel by pressing
NEXT/C. Verify that channel C is highlighted.
3 Select the Video. Use the UP ARROW/DOWN ARROW keys to move the red highlight bar to the
Video row, then use the
LEFT ARROW/RIGHT ARROW keys to select IN1: (S).
4 Select the Audio channel. Use the
UP ARROW/DOWN ARROW keys to move to the Audio row,
then use the
LEFT ARROW/RIGHT ARROW keys to select IN 1: (R+L).
Routing Audio Through Color or Background Channels
Don’t forget that you can route audio through the Color and Background Channels. These are use-
ful for fading to colors while maintaining the same audio source or mixing words with a music
background.
To route audio through the Color or Background Channels:
1 Press
NEXT/BACKGROUND or SHIFT+NEXT/BACKGROUND to select the Color or Background
channel. Refer to “Using the Audio Mixer” on page 109.
2 Use the
LEFT ARROW/RIGHT ARROW keys to select the audio of your choice.