Chapter 3:
Operation - Front Panel Controls
• If Field freeze mode is selected, the display panel will indicate which field of the
video is frozen (1, 2, 3, or 4). This will initially be the same as the value of the
Field Select menu option; the control knob changes the currently selected field
(and the Field Select menu option is updated accordingly).
• If Strobe freeze mode is selected, the display panel will indicate the current
strobe rate (number of frames per update) applied to the incoming video (1 to
255). This will initially be the same as the value of the Strobe Rate menu option;
the control knob changes the rate (and the Strobe Rate menu option is updated
accordingly).
• Pressing the Frz Mode button while Frame or Field freeze mode is already active
will toggle between Frame and Field freeze mode.
• The Mute In Freeze audio menu option (see Chapter 6, “Menus: Audio Setup”)
specifies whether or not audio output will be muted while the video is frozen in
Frame or Field mode.
Mode Selection
The mode selection controls provide direct access to Bypass, Test Signal Generator,
Keyer, and Noise Reduction functions.
Bypass
The Bypass key toggles between Process and Bypass mode. The Bypass key must be
held in for one second to activate Bypass mode; a normal press will return to Process
mode.Process mode is the normal mode of operation. In Bypass mode, no processing
is applied to the Composite In video signal; it is passed directly to Composite Out.
Similarly, in Bypass mode, no processing is applied to the analog and AES/EBU
audio inputs; they are routed directly to the outputs.
The light on the Bypass button flashes while the unit is in Bypass mode.
Composite In and the analog and AES/EBU audio inputs are also bypassed when the
power to the unit is off.
TSG
The TSG key sets the unit to Test Signal Generator mode. Pressing the TSG key
activates the Test Signal Generator, sending the currently selected test pattern to all
video outputs. This will initially be the test pattern selected in the TSG: menu option
of the Video Setup menu. When TSG mode is active, the light on the TSG button
flashes, and the display panel shows a list of available test patterns (and indicates
which one is active); you can change the displayed pattern by scrolling through the
list with the control knob, and pressing the Enter key to select a new pattern.
Pressing the TSG key again returns the outputs to the incoming video feed.
Keyer
The Keyer button provides access to the unit’s linear keyer. Pressing the Keyer button
once takes you directly to the Keyer Setup menu, from which you can enable the
keyer, and configure the keyer settings.
If a file (animation or still) to be displayed has been selected previously, pressing the
Keyer button a second time will fade in the animation or still over the live video;
pressing the Keyer button a third time will fade it back out. Note that if it is an
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