Chapter 2  Menus and Control Panel
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Names and Functions of Parts of the Control Panel
the M/E bank (or the [DSK3] button in 
the PGM/PST bank) is off, then press 
the button assigned to the desired 
signal. To select the key 3 fill signal, 
press the [KEY3] button, turning it on.
While the [UTIL] button on the right 
hand side is held down, these buttons 
are assigned to the DME external video 
bus allowing you to select the signal on 
that bus.
Key 2 row: The buttons in this row select 
the key 2 or key 4 signals to be inserted 
into the video on this M/E bank or 
PGM/PST bank.
To select the key 2 fill signal, check 
that the right-hand [KEY4] button in 
the M/E bank (or the [DSK4] button in 
the PGM/PST bank) is off, then press 
the button assigned to the desired 
signal. To select the key 4 fill signal, 
press the [KEY4] button, turning it on.
While the [UTIL] button on the right 
hand side is held down, these buttons 
are assigned to the DME utility 1 or 2 
bus as follows.
• When the [KEY 4] button is off: 
DME utility 1 bus
• When the [KEY 4] button is on: 
DME utility 2 bus
Background A row: Press the desired 
button to select the signal as the current 
background video on this M/E bank or 
PGM/PST bank.
While the [UTIL] button on the right 
hand side is held down in Hold mode, 
these buttons are assigned to the utility 
1 bus, and can be used to select the 
signal on that bus.
Background B row: Press the desired 
button to select the signal as the 
background video after the transition 
on this M/E bank or PGM/PST bank. 
While the [UTIL] button on the right 
hand side is held down in Hold mode, 
these buttons are assigned to the utility 
2 bus, and can be used to select the 
signal on that bus.
Reentry buttons: These allow you to select 
the video created on another bank as 
background A or B or one of the keys 1 
to 4. For example, to use the video 
created on the M/E-1 bank as 
background B on the M/E-2 bank, press 
the reentry button [M/E 1] in the 
background B row of buttons on the M/
E-2 bank.
Cross-point button numbers
Cross-point button and reentry buttons are 
respectively numbered.
For details, see “Cross-point button 
control block button numbers” (page 151).
Assigning signals to button
You can assign a signal to each button using 
the Setup menu.
For details on the operation, see “Cross-
Point Settings (Xpt Assign Menu)” in 
Chapter 19 (Volume 3).
Visual indications on cross-point buttons
For details on the operation, see “Colors of 
lit cross-point buttons” (page 155).
b XPT (cross-point) HOLD buttons
Turning one of these buttons on enables 
you to recall a keyframe or snapshot while 
keeping the current cross-point selection 
unchanged.
Function of this button varies depending on 
the operation mode selected in the Setup 
menu.
For details, see “Selecting the Bank to 
Make the Settings” in Chapter 20 (Volume 
3).