Chapter
 
8
 
Color
 
Backgrounds,
 
Copy
 
and
 
Swap,
 
and
 
Other
 
Settings
 
Misc Menu Operations 
 
In the Misc menu, you can carry out the following
 
operations. 
•
 
Enabling and disabling operation from an external
 
device, System Manager, or an editing keyboard. 
•
 
Enabling and disabling side flags on the background bus
 
of each of the M/E-1 to M/E-5 and PGM/PST banks.
 
For the side flag function, see “Side Flags” (page 250). 
•
 
Switching the safe title function on or off for each
 
switcher output. 
•
 
Displaying the transition rate, independent key transition
 
rate, and fade-to-black transition rate for each of the M/
 
E and PGM/PST banks, and changing the settings. 
•
 
Setting the AUX mix transition rate. 
DME override 
1 
In the menu control block, press the top menu
 
selection button [MISC], then select VF1 ‘Enable’ and
 
HF1 ‘Port Enable.’ 
The Misc >Enable >Port Enable menu appears. 
2 
In the <DME Override> group, select the DME
 
override mode. 
DME Override: When a switcher snapshot or effect
 
using a DME is recalled, forcibly select the DME
 
that was used when saving. 
On Air Protect: The operation is the same as the
 
DME override function, except that a DME being
 
used by an M/E bank or P/P bank that is on air will
 
not be forcibly selected. 
 
Port Settings for Control From an
 
External Device 
 
Enabling or disabling control from an 
external device 
1 
In the menu control block, press the top menu
 
selection button [MISC], then select VF1 ‘Enable’ and
 
HF1 ‘Port Enable.’ 
The Misc >Enable >Port Enable menu appears with
 
the status area showing the settings of the following
 
ports. 
•
 
Switcher Remote1 to Remote4 ports (RS-422A, D-
 
sub 9-pin) 
•
 
Switcher GPI port (parallel, 25-pin) 
•
 
DME1/DME2 Editor ports (RS-422A, D-sub 9-pin) 
•
 
DME1/DME2 GPI ports (parallel, 25-pin) 
When the signal format is 1080P, you can also make
 
settings for DME3/DME4. 
2 
In the <Switcher> or <DME> group, press on the
 
name of the port for which you want to disable control
 
from an external device, turning it off. 
To re-enable control for the port, press on its name
 
once more. 
 
 
 Notes  
For the AUX bus operation from the Remote 1 to
 
Remote 4 ports of the switcher, the setting (Enable/
 
Disable/Manual) in the Setup menu takes precedence.
 
Only when the setting is “Manual,” the settings made
 
in the Port Enable menu apply. 
For details, see “Interfacing With External Devices
 
(Device Interface Menu)” in Chapter 19 (Volume 2). 
 Notes  
If effects using the same DME channel are selected
 
simultaneously in two or more regions, the DME is
 
selected with the order of precedence P/P >M/E1 >M/
 
E2 >M/E3 >M/E4 >M/E5. 
 
 
Enabling or disabling control from System 
Manager 
By installing the BZPS-8000 System Management
 
Software (System Manager), you can use a computer
 
connected on a network for management of some switcher
 
data and control operations. 
To enable or disable this function, use the following
 
procedure. 
1 
In the menu control block, press the top menu 
selection button [MISC], then select VF1 ‘Enable’ and 
 
   
HF1 ‘Port Enable.’ 
The Misc >Enable >Port Enable menu appears. 
2 
Press [System Manager]. 
Each time you press the button toggles between enable
 
and disable. 
 
 
Editing Keyboard Settings 
 
Notes 
The following operations are only possible when a license
 
for the BZS-8050 Editing Control Software is activated. 
 
For details of license registration, see “Installation and
 
Device Setup (Install/Unit Config Menu)” in Chapter 18
 
(Volume 2).