Names and Functions of Parts of the Control Panel
• Press these to cut in the corresponding
downstream key 1 or 2.
• When the key is already inserted, pressing
the button cuts it out.
• Each button lights red when the
corresponding key is inserted in the
program output (final output from the
switcher), and lights amber at other times.
• The left button applies to DSK1 and the
right button to DSK2; press these buttons to
carry out an auto transition.
• The transition immediately starts, and the
button lights amber.
• When the transition completes, the button
goes off.
When this button is pressed, the signal
selected on the background B row of the
PGM/PST bank is selected on the edit
preview bus.
M/E 1 to
M/E 5, P/P
(M/E 1 to
M/E 5, P/P
preview)
The preview signal (M/E-1 PVW, M/E-2 PVW,
M/E-3 PVW, M/E-4 PVW, M/E-5 PVW, P/P
PVW) of the M/E or PGM/PST bank
corresponding to the pressed button is
selected on the edit preview bus.
For details of [M/E 4] or [M/E 5] button
assignment, see “Assigning a Button for M/E-
4 or M/E-5 Selection in the Setup Menu”
(page 396) in Appendix.
M/E 1K to
M/E 5K, P/P
K (M/E 1 to
M/E 5, P/P
key
preview)
The key preview signal (M/E-1 K-PVW,
M/E-2 K-PVW, M/E-3 K-PVW, M/E-4 K-PVW,
M/E-5 K-PVW, P/P K-PVW) of the M/E or
PGM/PST bank corresponding to the pressed
button is selected on the edit preview bus.
For details of [M/E 4] or [M/E 5] button
assignment, see ““Assigning a Button for M/E-
4 or M/E-5 Selection in the Setup Menu”
(page 396) in Appendix.
DME V
(DME
monitor
video)
When this button is pressed, the DME monitor
output video signal (DME MON V) is selected
on the edit preview bus.
When this button is pressed, the DME monitor
output key signal (DME MON K) is selected
on the edit preview bus.
Chapter
2
Menus
and
Control
Panel
g
Preview selection buttons
Press one of these buttons to select a signal on the edit
preview bus. Each of these buttons can be assigned to any
key in setup.
For details, see “Assigning Preview Output to Preview
Selection Buttons” in Chapter 19 (Volume 2).
c
K-SS (key snapshot) button
Pressing this button, turning it on, enables the key snapshot
mode. In this mode, you can save and recall key snapshots.
d
Key source name display/key snapshot buttons
Each column of two buttons relates to the corresponding
downstream key 1 or 2. The upper button displays the
name of the key fill signal selected for the key, and the
lower button shows the transition rate.
In key snapshot mode, these buttons correspond to
registers 1 to 4 of the keyer selected with the key
delegation buttons, and pressing a button recalls the key
snapshot. To save a key snapshot, hold down the [STORE]
button in the numeric keypad control block, and press the
button for the desired register.
e
FTB (fade to black) button
Press this button to fade to black the program output of the
PGM/PST bank, at the set transition rate. You can set the
fade to black transition rate in the menu.
f
AUTO button
When this button is pressed, the M/E or PGM/PST bank
preview signal selected on the edit preview bus is
automatically switched to the program signal depending
on the on-air status.
Transition Control Block (Compact Type)
The compact version of the transition control block shown
in the following figure has fewer buttons than the standard
type. Independent key transition operations can also be
controlled with the compact transition control block.