Chapter
 
3
 
Signal
 
Selection
 
and
 
Transitions
 
If, in the Setup menu, you set insertion/deletion as
 
independent modes, you can set the transition rates for key
 
insertion and deletion independently. For example, with
 
the system in the state with the key not inserted, the
 
transition rate setting applies to key insertion. 
 
This section describes setting an independent key
 
transition for key 1 on the M/E-1 bank, as an example. 
 
 
Setting the independent key transition rate 
in the Flexi Pad 
1 
In the Flexi Pad, press the [TRANS RATE] button. 
The Flexi Pad switches to the transition rate setting
 
mode. 
2 
In the region selection buttons, select the switcher
 
bank. 
3 
Press the [TRNS SEL] button in the memory recall
 
section. 
You can select the type of transition for which to set
 
the rate. 
4 
Press the [KEY1] button. 
This enables setting of the independent key transition
 
rate for key 1 of the M/E-1 bank. 
5 
While viewing the alphanumeric display, enter the
 
transition rate you want to set with the memory recall
 
section button. 
If required, press the [TC] button to toggle the input
 
mode (frame input or timecode input). 
•
 
Enter a value of up to three digits. 
•
 
To cancel the input, press any of the mode selection
 
buttons. 
6 
Press the [ENTR KEY1] button. 
 
Setting the independent key transition rate 
by a menu operation 
1 
Open the M/E-1 >Key1 >Transition menu (1116). 
2 
Select any transition type in the <Transition Type>
 
group. 
If, in the Setup menu, you set insertion/deletion as
 
independent modes, make the settings for insertion in
 
the <On Transition Type> group, and the settings for
 
deletion in the <Off Transition Type> group. 
3 
Set the transition rate. 
 
 
Displaying the independent key transition 
rates in a menu and changing the settings 
For each of the banks, you can display the transition rate,
 
independent key transition rate and fade-to-black
 
transition rate, and change the settings 
(
1 
p. 150).
 
 
 
 
Fade-to-Black 
 
This function gradually darkens the program output video
 
of the PGM/PST bank, eventually cutting it to black. 
 
 
Notes 
•
 
In multi-program mode, it is possible to carry out a fade-
 
to-black on a number of programs simultaneously. 
•
 
Fade-to-black can be executed via GPI or a macro. It
 
cannot be executed from a control panel button. 
 
You can also make a Setup menu setting such that a fade-
 
to-
black does not apply to particular programs. 
For details about settings, 
1 
“Enabling or disabling the
 
fade-
to-black function” (p. 356). 
 
 
Setting the fade-to-black transition rate 
1 
Open the PGM/PST >Misc >Transition menu (1471). 
2 
Select [FTB]. 
3 
Set the fade-to-black transition rate. 
 
 
Displaying the transition rates in a menu 
and changing the settings 
For each of the banks, you can display the transition rate,
 
independent key transition rate and fade-to-black
 
transition rate, and change the settings 
(
1 
p. 150).