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• You can assign the DME utility 1 bus using the 
[UTIL] button on the cross-point pad of the cross-
point control block (see page 79).
• You can assign a DME utility 1 bus delegation 
button to the 1st row or 2nd row of the AUX bus 
control block (AUX bus operation mode) in the 
Setup menu (see page 418).
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Select the fourth channel video signal.
Select using any of the following methods.
• On the cross-point control block, press delegation 
button [DME UTL2] on the cross-point pad and 
select a signal using the cross-point buttons.
• On the cross-point control block in key/AUX bus 
delegation mode, press the [DME UTIL2] button in 
the 1st row and select a signal using the cross-point 
buttons in the 2nd row.
• You can assign the DME utility 2 bus using the 
[UTIL] button on the cross-point pad of the cross-
point control block (see page 79).
• You can assign a DME utility 2 bus delegation 
button to the 1st row or 2nd row of the AUX bus 
control block (AUX bus operation mode) in the 
Setup menu (see page 418).
To check DME usage status
You can check the DME operating status in the Status 
>DME Status menu (3311) (see page 193).
Assigning a DME output signal as a 
monitor signal
1
In the M/E-1 >Key1 >Processed Key menu (1116), 
press [Monitor].
The Monitor menu (1116.1) appears.
2
Press [Monitor Set], turning it on.
3
In the <DME Select> group, select the DME channel 
(DME1 to DME4) to be used.
This assigns the selected DME output to DME MON 
V and DME MON K.
The lit colors of [DME1] to [DME4] indicate the DME 
assignment.
Lit green: DME currently being monitored
Lit amber: DME which can be monitored
Not lit: Unassigned DME
Specifying the Key Output 
Destination
Using a processed key keyer signal 
(external processed key)
To select key fill and key source signals for a processed 
key keyer on the AUX bus or edit preview bus, press [Ext 
Proc Key] in the M/E-1 >Key1 >Processed Key menu 
(1116), turning it on.
This assigns the key fill and key source signals, processed 
using key 1 on the M/E-1 bank, to re-entry signals PROC 
V and PROC K.
When DME is selected on the keyer, the key fill and key 
source signals with DME effect applied are assigned.
The PROC V and PROC K signals on each switcher bank 
cannot be selected using the cross-point buttons on the 
same switcher bank.
Using processed key keyer signals in 
frame memory (frame memory feed)
To select key fill and key source signals for a processed 
key keyer on the frame memory source buses, press [FM 
Feed] in the M/E-1 >Key1 >Processed Key menu (1116).
[Ext Proc Key] turns on, and the key fill and key source 
signals processed on key 1 of the M/E-1 bank are assigned 
to frame memory source 1 and 2 buses.
When DME is selected on the keyer, the key fill and key 
source signals with DME effect applied are assigned.
Blink
The following effects can be configured.
Key blink: The key is turned on and off at preset constant 
intervals. You can set the blinking cycle time, and the 
proportion of each cycle for which the key is on and 
off.
Edge blink: The key fill and key edge fill signals are 
interchanged at regular intervals. You can set the 
blinking cycle time, and the proportion of each cycle 
that the original state is replaced by the key fill and key 
edge fill state.
1
Open the M/E-1 >Key1 >Transition/Video Process 
menu (1117).
2
In the <Blink> group, select a blink effect.
Key Blink: Sets key blinking.
Edge Blink: Sets edge blinking.
Notes
Notes
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