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11-10. KEY IN/OUT Using Cut or Fade
Key transitions can be performed not only through the BKGD AUTO button and fader lever, but also
through key ON AIR and key AUTO buttons. (See figure below.)
KEY1-4 ON AIR buttons (HVS-492WOU)
Pressing a button cuts in a key onto
the PGM image.
Pressing the button again cuts out
the key from the PGM image.
KEY1-4 AUTO buttons
Pressing a button fades in a key onto
the PGM image.
Pressing the button again fades out the key from
the PGM image.
KEY AUTO and KEY ON AIR buttons and DVE lamp Indications
The KEY AUTO and KEY ON AIR buttons turn on while On-Air and turn off when Off-Air.
The light color for FLEX1-4 KEY AUTO varies depending on the output bus.
11-10-1. Setting the KEY AUTO Button Function
The KEY AUTO buttons are set to AUTO (MIX) as factory default.
To change the KEY2 AUTO button function on M/E2 so that CUT transitions can be performed
by briefly pressing the button and KEY2 AUTO (MIX) transitions can be performed by pressing
and holding down the button, proceed as follows:
(1) Open the [PANEL > TRANS CONTROL > AUTO/CUT] menu PAGE 2.
(2) Turn F1 to select LINE1 KEY2 under SELECT.
(3) Turn F2 to select CUT/AUTO.
PANEL > TRANS CONTROL > AUTO/CUT
KEY AUTO Button Function Settings
Always performs MIX transitions regardless of how long the button is
pressed.
Performs Cut transitions when button is briefly pressed.
Performs MIX transitions when button is pressed and held down.
Disables the button function.
The transition time for MIX transitions can be set under TRANS RATE in the [M/E FLEXaKEY
> M/E2 > TRANS > TRANS] menu. See Sec. 11-12-1. "Transition Rate" for details.
Buttons turn on while On-Air.
(Light color varies depending on
output bus)
Buttons turn off while Off-Air.
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USE R BUT TON
KE Y1 KEY2 KE Y3 KEY4
DVE DVE DVE D VE
ON AIR
FADER LI MIT
TRANS
RATE
PATTE RNNOR/REVREV
DIRE CTION
Lit orange when 2.5D DVE is being used.