Sony DVS-9000 User manual

DVS-9000/9000SF System
(With CCP-8000 Series Center Control Panel)
User’s Guide
Production Switcher System
Volume 1 [English]
2nd Edition
Software Version 8.00 and Later

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3
Functions Newly Supported in Version 8.00
The functions newly supported in the DVS-9000 system version 8.00 are as
follows.
Functions relating to operability
Classification Functions supported Menu No. See page
Vol.1 Vol.2 Vol.3
Control panel
configuration
The CCP-6224 2M/E or CCP-6324
3M/E control panel can be
incorporated into the conventional
control panel configuration, including
the Multifunction Flexi Pad control
block and the auxiliary bus-
compatible cross-point control block.
- 103 - 1030,
1038
Menu operations A VGA monitor can be used for the
menu control block by using an USB
mouse.
- 127 - -
Router control The source for each destination can
be switched with the Router Control
menu.
5111 416 - 1054

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Table of Contents
Volume 1
Chapter 1 DVS-9000 Functions
Introduction ..................................................................................................26
Features of the DVS-9000 Production Switcher System...........................28
Basic Video Processing.................................................................................30
Transitions .............................................................................................30
Keys.......................................................................................................34
Wipes.....................................................................................................35
DME Wipes...........................................................................................35
Frame Memory ......................................................................................36
Color Backgrounds................................................................................36
Copy and Swap......................................................................................36
Video Process ........................................................................................37
Color Corrector......................................................................................37
Simple P/P Software..............................................................................37
Creation of Special Effects and Management of Data and Operations...38
Digital Multi Effects (DME) .................................................................38
External Devices....................................................................................39
Keyframes .............................................................................................39
Snapshots...............................................................................................40
Utility.....................................................................................................41
Shotbox..................................................................................................41
Macros ...................................................................................................41
Files .......................................................................................................42
Setup ..............................................................................................................43
Chapter 2 Menus and Control Panel
Names and Functions of Parts of the Control Panel .................................47
Control Panel: Example Configuration 1
(With Standard Transition Modules) .........................................47
Control Panel: Example Configuration 2
(With Simple Transition Modules) ............................................50
Control Panel: Example Configuration 3
(With Compact Transition Modules) .........................................52

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Cross-Point Control Block ....................................................................53
Transition Control Block (Standard Type)............................................57
Flexi Pad Control Block (Standard Type).............................................62
Key Control Block.................................................................................64
Device Control Block (Trackball).........................................................68
Device Control Block (Joystick) ...........................................................71
Device Control Block (Search Dial)......................................................72
Keyframe Control Block .......................................................................75
Numeric Keypad Control Block............................................................78
Fade to Black Control Block .................................................................80
Auxiliary Bus Control Block (for AUX Buses) ....................................81
Auxiliary Bus Control Block (for Router Control) ...............................83
Menu Control Block..............................................................................85
Memory Card/USB Adaptor Block.......................................................86
“Memory Stick”/USB Connections Block ............................................87
Utility/Shotbox Control Block ..............................................................89
Transition Control Block and Flexi Pad Control Block (Simple Type)90
Independent Key Transition Control Block (Simple Type) ..................94
Downstream Key Control Block ...........................................................96
Downstream Key/Fade-to-Black Control Block ...................................98
Transition Control Block (Compact Type) .........................................100
CCP-6224 2M/E Control Panel...........................................................103
CCP-6324 3M/E Control Panel...........................................................104
Cross-Point Control Block (CCP-6224/6324) in the AUX Operating
Mode ........................................................................................105
Multifunction Flexi Pad Control Block...............................................107
Basic Menu Operations..............................................................................109
Menu Organization..............................................................................109
About the Top Menu List ....................................................................109
Accessing Menus.................................................................................110
Displaying a Menu ..............................................................................118
Interpreting the Menu Screen ..............................................................119
Menu Operations .................................................................................120
Operation With a Mouse .....................................................................127
Switching Between the Main Menu Site and Subsidiary Menu Site ..133
Shortcut Menu .....................................................................................133
Chapter 3 Signal Selection and Transitions
Video Processing Flow ...............................................................................139

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Signal Selection ...........................................................................................141
Basics of Signal Selection ...................................................................142
Bus Selection.......................................................................................142
AUX Panel-less Function....................................................................145
Signal Assignment and Selection ........................................................146
Signal Name Display...........................................................................149
Transitions...................................................................................................151
Selecting the Next Transition ..............................................................151
Transition Types..................................................................................151
Procedure for Basic Transition Operation...............................................154
Key Priority Setting....................................................................................157
Setting the Key Priority in the Transition Control Block....................157
Setting the Key Priority by a Menu Operation....................................159
Display of the Key Output Status and Key Priority ............................161
Selecting the Transition Type by a Menu Operation ..............................162
Super Mix Settings .....................................................................................163
Color Matte Settings...................................................................................164
Executing a Transition ...............................................................................167
Transition Indicator Function..............................................................167
Setting the Transition Rate..................................................................168
Pattern Limit........................................................................................173
Executing an Auto Transition..............................................................176
Executing a Transition With the Fader Lever (Manual Transition)....177
Combinations of Auto and Manual Transitions ..................................178
Non-Sync State....................................................................................178
Fader Lever Operation in Bus Fixed Mode.........................................179
Transition Preview .....................................................................................181
Independent Key Transitions ....................................................................183
Basic Independent Key Transition Operations....................................186
Setting the Independent Key Transition Type by a Menu Operation..188
Setting the Independent Key Transition Rate......................................189
Fade to Black...............................................................................................193
Fade to Black Operation......................................................................193
Setting the Fade to Black Transition Rate...........................................194
Simple Transition .......................................................................................195
Basic Operations for Simple Transitions.............................................195
Display of the Key Output Status and Key Priority ............................197
Split Fader ...........................................................................................198
Independent Key Transitions With a Simple Transition Module........198

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Chapter 4 Keys
Overview......................................................................................................202
Key Types............................................................................................202
Key Modifiers......................................................................................204
Key Memory........................................................................................207
Key Default .........................................................................................208
Key Setting Operations Using Menus.......................................................209
Key Setting Menus ..............................................................................209
Key Type Setting.................................................................................210
Chroma Key Composition...................................................................212
Chroma Key Adjustments ...................................................................213
Selecting Key Fill and Key Source .....................................................219
Key Edge Modifications......................................................................222
Masks...................................................................................................229
Applying a DME Effect to a Key........................................................233
Specifying the Key Output Destination...............................................235
Key Modify Clear................................................................................236
Blink Function.....................................................................................236
Video Processing.................................................................................237
Key Setting Operations With the Key Control Block .............................238
Operations in the Key Control Block ..................................................238
Key Edge Modifications......................................................................242
Masks...................................................................................................246
Applying a DME Effect to a Key........................................................247
Other Key Setting Operations .............................................................249
Key Adjustment Operations With the Multifunction Flexi Pad Control
Block .................................................................................................252
Key Snapshots.............................................................................................259
Key Snapshot Operations ....................................................................259
Key Snapshot Operations Using a Simple Transition Module............262
Chapter 5 Wipes
Overview......................................................................................................266
Types of Wipe Pattern.........................................................................266
Basic Procedure for Wipe Settings ...........................................................267
Wipe Settings Menu ............................................................................267
Wipe Pattern Selection ........................................................................267
Pattern Mix ..........................................................................................269

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Setting Wipe Modifiers .......................................................................274
Wipe Modify Clear..............................................................................291
Wipe Settings for Independent Key Transitions .....................................293
Basic Procedure for Independent Key Transition Wipe Settings........293
Setting Independent Key Transition Wipe Modifiers .........................294
Wipe Snapshots...........................................................................................298
Wipe Snapshot Operations With the Flexi Pad ...................................298
Wipe Snapshot Operations With the Menus .......................................301
Wipe Pattern Operations in the Multifunction Flexi Pad Control Block ...
304
Recalling a Wipe Snapshot..................................................................304
Selecting the Wipe Pattern ..................................................................305
Editing the Wipe Pattern .....................................................................305
Saving, Canceling, and Deleting Edited Wipe Patterns ......................308
Chapter 6 DME Wipes
Overview......................................................................................................312
Types of DME Wipe Pattern ...............................................................312
DME Wipe Pattern Variation and Modifiers.......................................320
Relation Between DME Wipes and Other Effects ..............................321
Basic Procedure for DME Wipe Settings .................................................323
DME Wipe Settings Menu ..................................................................323
DME Wipe Pattern Selection ..............................................................323
Setting DME Wipe Modifiers .............................................................326
DME Wipe Modify Clear....................................................................333
DME Wipe Settings for Independent Key Transitions ...........................334
Basic Procedure for Independent Key Transition DME Wipe Settings....
334
Setting Independent Key Transition DME Wipe Modifiers................335
DME Wipe Snapshots ................................................................................338
DME Wipe Snapshot Operations With the Flexi Pad .........................338
DME Snapshot Operations With the Menus .......................................339
Creating User Programmable DME Patterns .........................................340
User Programmable DME Transition Mode .......................................340
DME Wipe Pattern Operations in the Multifunction Flexi Pad Control
Block .................................................................................................345
Recalling a DME Wipe Snapshot........................................................345
Selecting the DME Wipe Pattern ........................................................345
Editing the DME Wipe Pattern ...........................................................346

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Saving, Canceling, and Deleting DME Wipe Snapshots ....................349
Chapter 7 Frame Memory
Overview......................................................................................................352
Still Image Operations ...............................................................................355
Preparations .........................................................................................355
Interpreting the Frame Memory Menu................................................356
Selecting an Input Image.....................................................................359
Selecting Outputs and Target Frame Memory ....................................360
Capturing and Saving an Input Image.................................................361
Recalling Still Images .........................................................................365
Image Processing.................................................................................367
Image Output.......................................................................................372
Continuously Capturing Still Images (Record)...................................373
Recalling a Continuous Sequence of Still Images (Animation)..........375
Frame Memory Clip Function ..................................................................378
Frame Memory Clip Operations...............................................................379
Preparations for Operation ..................................................................379
Recalling Clips ....................................................................................379
Clip Playback ......................................................................................381
Clip Creation .......................................................................................385
Creating and Handling Frame Memory Folders..................................387
Clip Output ..........................................................................................388
Clip Transition Operations........................................................................389
Image Data Management...........................................................................392
Pair File Processing .............................................................................392
Moving Files........................................................................................393
Deleting Files ......................................................................................394
Renaming Files....................................................................................395
File Backups ........................................................................................395
Restoring Files.....................................................................................396
Chapter 8 Color Backgrounds, Copy and Swap, and Other Settings
Color Background ......................................................................................398
Color Background Settings Menu .......................................................398
Basic Color Background Setting Operations.......................................398
Copy and Swap ...........................................................................................402
Copy and Swap Operations .......................................................................406
Copy and Swap Menu Operations.......................................................406

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Copy by Button Operation ..................................................................407
Misc Menu Operations...............................................................................409
Port Settings for Control From an External Device ............................409
Editing Keyboard Settings...................................................................410
Safe Title Settings ...............................................................................411
Displaying a List of Transition Rates and Changing the Settings.......412
AUX Menu Operations ..............................................................................414
AUX Bus Settings ...............................................................................414
Status Menu ................................................................................................415
Router Control Menu Operations.............................................................416
Checking the List of Inputs for Each Destination ...............................416
Switching the Source for Each Destination.........................................417
Video Process ..............................................................................................418
Video Process Adjustments of a Primary Input Signal .......................418
Video Process Adjustments on a Particular Bus .................................418
Video Process Memory .......................................................................419
Video Process Settings................................................................................420
Chapter 9 Color Corrector
Preparations................................................................................................422
Overall Color Corrector Operations ........................................................424
Enabling Color Corrector ....................................................................424
Copy and Swap Operations .................................................................424
Color Corrector Functions ........................................................................426
Input Video Processing Operations.....................................................426
Primary Color Correction Operations .................................................427
Secondary Color Correction Operations .............................................431
RGB Clip Operations ..........................................................................432
Luminance Processing Operations ......................................................432
Spot Color Adjustment........................................................................435
Output Video Processing Operations ..................................................438
YUV Clip Operations..........................................................................438
Chapter 10 Special Functions
Simple P/P Software ...................................................................................442
Overview .............................................................................................442
Restrictions on Use..............................................................................442

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Appendix (Volume 1)
Wipe Pattern List .......................................................................................447
Standard Wipes....................................................................................447
Enhanced Wipes ..................................................................................448
Rotary Wipes.......................................................................................449
Mosaic Wipes ......................................................................................450
Random/Diamond Dust Wipes............................................................452
DME Wipe Pattern List .............................................................................453
DME Wipe Patterns Available in One-Channel Mode .......................453
DME Wipe Patterns Available in Two-Channel Mode.......................461
DME Wipe Patterns Available in Three-Channel Mode.....................466
Menu Tree ...................................................................................................467
Recalling Menus..................................................................................467
M/E-1 to M/E-3 Menus .......................................................................467
PGM/PST Menu ..................................................................................470
Frame Memory Menu..........................................................................472
Color Bkgd Menu................................................................................473
AUX/MON Menu................................................................................473
CCR Menu...........................................................................................474
Copy/Swap Menu ................................................................................475
Misc Menu...........................................................................................475
Status Menu.........................................................................................475
DME Menu..........................................................................................476
Global Effect Menu .............................................................................477
Device Menu .......................................................................................477
Macro Menu ........................................................................................478
Key Frame Menu.................................................................................479
Effect Menu.........................................................................................480
Snapshot Menu ....................................................................................481
Shotbox Menu .....................................................................................482
File Menu ............................................................................................483
Engineering Setup Menu .....................................................................484
Diagnostic Menu .................................................................................488

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Volume 2
Chapter 11 DME Operations
DME.............................................................................................................495
Three-Dimensional Transformations...................................................496
Transformation Operation Modes .......................................................501
Graphics Display .................................................................................504
Three-Dimensional Parameter Display ...............................................507
Three-Dimensional Transformation Operations.....................................508
Basic Operations..................................................................................508
Three-Dimensional Parameter Display ...............................................513
Entering Three-Dimensional Parameter Values..................................515
Graphics Display Operation ................................................................516
Canceling Virtual Images....................................................................518
DME Special Effect Operations ................................................................519
Special Effects.....................................................................................519
Operations Common to All DME Special Effects ..............................533
Border Settings ....................................................................................533
Crop Settings .......................................................................................535
Beveled Edge Settings.........................................................................537
Key Border Settings ............................................................................539
Art Edge Settings.................................................................................540
Flex Shadow Settings ..........................................................................548
Wipe Crop Settings .............................................................................555
Color Mix Settings ..............................................................................559
Defocus Settings..................................................................................560
Blur Settings ........................................................................................563
Multi Move Settings............................................................................565
Sepia Settings ......................................................................................566
Mono Settings......................................................................................566
Posterization and Solarization Settings ...............................................567
Nega Settings.......................................................................................568
Contrast Settings..................................................................................568
Mosaic Settings ...................................................................................569
Sketch Settings ....................................................................................570
Metal Settings......................................................................................572
Dim and Fade Settings ........................................................................573
Glow Settings ......................................................................................574

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Mask Settings ......................................................................................575
Freeze Settings ....................................................................................578
Nonlinear Effect Settings ....................................................................580
Lighting Settings .................................................................................606
Trail Settings .......................................................................................611
Motion Decay Settings ........................................................................615
Keyframe Strobe Settings....................................................................617
Wind Settings ......................................................................................619
Spotlighting Settings ...........................................................................621
Background Settings............................................................................636
Separate Sides Settings........................................................................637
Shaped Video Settings.........................................................................638
Invert Settings......................................................................................640
Key Density Settings ...........................................................................640
Key Source Selection ..........................................................................641
Interpolation Settings ..........................................................................642
Global Effect Operations ...........................................................................644
Combiner Settings ...............................................................................645
Brick Settings ......................................................................................653
Shadow Settings ..................................................................................656
Chapter 12 External Devices
Control of External Devices.......................................................................660
Shared Functions for External Device Control ...................................661
Control of P-Bus Devices ...........................................................................663
Creating and Editing the P-Bus Timeline............................................663
P-Bus Trigger ......................................................................................666
Control of GPI Devices ..............................................................................668
GPI Timeline Creation and Editing.....................................................668
Control of VTRs, Extended VTRs, and Disk Recorders ........................672
Manual Operation................................................................................672
Controlling the Tape/Disk Transport ..................................................673
Checking VTR/Disk Recorder/Extended VTR Information ...............679
Cueup & Play ......................................................................................680
VTR/Disk Recorder/Extended VTR Timeline ....................................688
Disk Recorder/Extended VTR File Operations...................................695
Chapter 13 Keyframe Effects
Regions.........................................................................................................701

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Registers ......................................................................................................703
Keyframes ...................................................................................................705
Effects..................................................................................................705
Saving and Recalling Effects ..............................................................705
Effect Attributes ..................................................................................705
Effect Editing ......................................................................................706
Time Settings.......................................................................................707
Paths ....................................................................................................711
Effect Execution ..................................................................................717
Master Timelines.................................................................................717
Sequence of Keyframe Operations......................................................717
Displaying the Timeline Menu ..................................................................719
Interpreting the Timeline Menu ..........................................................719
Settings in the Timeline Menu ............................................................721
Recalling a Register....................................................................................723
Specifying the Region and Edit Points......................................................732
Selecting the Region in Which Editing Applies..................................732
Setting the Edit Points .........................................................................735
Creating and Editing Keyframes ..............................................................737
Creation ...............................................................................................737
Insertion...............................................................................................738
Modification ........................................................................................738
Deletion ...............................................................................................742
Movement............................................................................................743
Copying ...............................................................................................744
Pause....................................................................................................744
Keyframe Loop (Repeated Execution of a Specified Range) .............745
Undoing an Edit Operation..................................................................748
Duration Mode Setting ........................................................................748
Transition Mode Settings for User Programmable DME....................749
Keyframe Creation and Editing in the Multifunction Flexi Pad Control
Block ........................................................................................749
Time Settings...............................................................................................752
Setting the Keyframe Duration............................................................752
Setting the Effect Duration..................................................................753
Setting the Delay .................................................................................754
Path Setting .................................................................................................755
Basic Procedure for Path Settings .......................................................755
Executing Effects ........................................................................................759

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Executing Effects in the Keyframe Control Block..............................759
Setting the Run Mode..........................................................................761
Executing an Effect in the Flexi Pad Control Block ...........................762
Executing an Effect in the Multifunction Flexi Pad Control Block ....762
Saving Effects..............................................................................................764
Creating and Saving a Master Timeline...................................................766
Creating and Saving a Master Timeline Using the Buttons in the Numeric
Keypad Control Block .............................................................766
Creating and Saving a Master Timeline Using the Buttons in the
Multifunction Flexi Pad Control Block ...................................768
Creating and Saving a Master Timeline With the Menu.....................770
Register Operations in the Menus.............................................................773
Effect Attribute Settings......................................................................773
Effect Status Display ...........................................................................774
Effect Register Editing ........................................................................774
Displaying a List of Effect Registers for Editing ................................779
Chapter 14 Snapshots
Overview......................................................................................................784
Snapshot Types....................................................................................784
Snapshot Attributes .............................................................................785
Snapshot Operations From the Numeric Keypad Control Block ..........788
Saving and Recalling Snapshots..........................................................788
Snapshot Operations in the Flexi Pad Control Block .............................793
Banks and Registers ............................................................................793
Saving and Recalling Snapshots..........................................................795
Snapshot Operations in the Multifunction Flexi Pad Control Block.....799
Saving and Recalling Snapshots..........................................................799
Snapshot Operations in the Menus ...........................................................806
Selecting a Region or Reference Region in a Menu............................806
Setting Snapshot Attributes.................................................................806
Snapshot Status Display ......................................................................809
Setting Key Snapshot Attributes .........................................................810
Creating and Saving a Master Snapshot..............................................811
Snapshot Register Editing ...................................................................812
Displaying a List of Snapshot Registers for Editing ...........................812
Operations in the Misc >Snapshot Menu ............................................813

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Chapter 15 Utility/Shotbox
Utility Execution .........................................................................................818
Executing a Utility With the User Preference Buttons (Menu Control
Block).......................................................................................818
Executing a Utility in the Utility/Shotbox Control Block...................819
Executing Utilities With the Cross-Point Buttons in the Key 2 Row .820
Shotbox ........................................................................................................822
Shotbox Register Creation.........................................................................823
Creating a Shotbox Register in the Numeric Keypad Control Block..823
Creating a Shotbox Register in the Multifunction Flexi Pad Control
Block ........................................................................................825
Creating a Shotbox Register Using the Menus ...................................827
Shotbox Execution ......................................................................................831
Shotbox Execution From the Numeric Keypad Control Block...........831
Shotbox Execution in the Multifunction Flexi Pad Control Block or the
Flexi Pad Control Block...........................................................832
Shotbox Execution in the Utility/Shotbox Control Block...................834
Executing a Shot Box Function With the Key 2 Row Cross-Point Buttons
835
Shotbox Register Editing ...........................................................................837
Chapter 16 Macros
Macros .........................................................................................................841
Overview .............................................................................................841
Macro Creation and Editing ................................................................844
Macro Execution .................................................................................847
Macro Operations in the Numeric Keypad Control Block and the Key-
frame Control Block .......................................................................848
Recalling a Macro Register and Executing a Macro...........................850
Creating and Editing a Macro .............................................................851
Saving a Macro....................................................................................858
Macro Operations in the Standard Type Flexi Pad Control Block .......859
Recalling a Macro Register and Executing a Macro...........................860
Creating and Saving a Macro ..............................................................863
Macro Operations in the Simple Type Flexi Pad Control Block ...........867
Recalling a Macro Register and Executing a Macro...........................868
Creating and Editing a Macro .............................................................869
Saving a Macro....................................................................................872
Macro Operations in the Multifunction Flexi Pad Control Block .........873

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Recalling a Macro Register and Executing a Macro...........................873
Creating and Editing a Macro .............................................................875
Macro Editing Using Menus......................................................................877
Macro Register Editing .......................................................................877
Online Editing of Macro Events..........................................................877
Offline Editing of Macro Events .........................................................883
Macro Attachment Assigning....................................................................889
Setting and Canceling a Macro Attachment........................................892
Displaying the Macro Attachment List ...............................................896
Executing a Macro by Macro Attachment...........................................897
Menu Macros ..............................................................................................899
Recalling a Menu Macro Register and Executing a Menu Macro ......900
Menu Macro Creation and Editing......................................................902
Menu Macro Register Editing .............................................................908
Macro Timeline...........................................................................................910
Creating and Editing a Macro Timeline ..............................................912
Chapter 17 Files
Overview of File Operations......................................................................916
Operations on Individual Files ..................................................................920
Displaying the Individual File Operation Menus ................................920
Viewing Detailed File Information .....................................................920
Selecting Regions ................................................................................922
Selecting a Device for Operations.......................................................922
Saving Files .........................................................................................923
Loading Files.......................................................................................924
Copying Files ......................................................................................926
Renaming Files....................................................................................927
Deleting Files ......................................................................................929
File Batch Operations.................................................................................932
Displaying the Batch Operation Menu................................................932
Batch Saving Files...............................................................................932
Batch Loading Files.............................................................................933
Batch Copying Files ............................................................................934
Importing and Exporting Files..................................................................935
Displaying the Import/Export Menu ...................................................935
Importing Frame Memory Data ..........................................................935
Exporting Frame Memory Data ..........................................................936
Directory Operations..................................................................................937

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Displaying the Directory Menu...........................................................937
Creating a New Directory....................................................................937
Renaming a Directory .........................................................................938
Deleting a Directory ............................................................................938
Copying Files Between Different Unit IDs ...............................................939
Saving Files Recalled by Autoload............................................................941
Appendix (Volume 2)
SpotLighting................................................................................................944
Texture Patterns...................................................................................944
Shape Patterns .....................................................................................945
Functional Differences With Models of DME..........................................946
Macro File Editing Rules ...........................................................................949
Macro File Syntax ...............................................................................949
Syntax of Event and Continue Statements ..........................................950
File Name ............................................................................................951
Saving and Recalling a File.................................................................951
Errors ...................................................................................................952
Correspondence Between Events and Symbols ..................................952
Symbols and Parameters .....................................................................954
Example of File Contents ....................................................................961
About the Macro Attachment List Display ..............................................962
M/E and PGM/PST Banks ..................................................................962
Auxiliary Bus Control Block...............................................................966
Other Blocks........................................................................................968
Menu Operations Not Recorded in a Menu Macro.................................970
Volume 3
Chapter 18 System Setup (System)
Setup for the Whole System.......................................................................976
Network Settings (Network Config Menu)...............................................977
Making the Network Settings..............................................................977
System Settings (System Config Menu)....................................................978
Selecting the System Operation Mode ................................................978
Specifying the Switcher Controlled by the Control Panel ..................979
Specifying the DME Connected to the Switcher.................................980
Setting the Signal Format (Format Menu)...............................................981

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Setting the Signal Format ....................................................................981
Setting the Screen Aspect Ratio (Format Menu).....................................983
Selecting the State After Powering On (Start Up Menu)........................984
Saving and Recalling Setup Data ........................................................985
Selecting the State at Start-up .............................................................986
Saving User-Defined Settings .............................................................987
Setting Automatic Loading of Register Data at Power On (Autoload
Function) ..................................................................................987
Reset and Initialization (Initialize Menu).................................................989
Installation and Device Setup (Install/Unit Config Menu) .....................990
Installing Software ..............................................................................990
Making Settings Required to Use the Software ..................................992
Adding User Texture Patterns .............................................................995
Switching the Color Correction Function .........................................1002
System Maintenance (Maintenance Menu)............................................1003
Setting the Date and Time .................................................................1003
Using a Memory Card .......................................................................1004
Carrying Out the Primary Setting......................................................1004
Reloading a USB Driver....................................................................1005
Initializing the Hard Disk ..................................................................1005
Locking the Setup Menu Settings .....................................................1006
Chapter 19 Control Panel Setup (Panel)
Overall Control Panel Settings (Config Menu)......................................1014
Panel Setup ........................................................................................1014
Interchanging the Bank Order or Disabling Operation .....................1015
Assigning Two M/E Banks to One M/E Bank..................................1016
Assigning the Key Delegation in the Downstream Key Control Block....
1017
Linking Switcher Bus and Router Destination..................................1018
Linking Transitions Between Keyers ................................................1021
Linking the Next Transition Selection Buttons.................................1021
Selecting the Module to be the Reference for Device Control Block .......
1022
Assigning a Region to the Region Selection Buttons in the Numeric
Keypad Control Block or Multifunction Flexi Pad Control Block
1022
Setting the Assignment of Transition Type Selection Buttons .........1025
Setting VTR Operation Button Assignment......................................1026

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Setting the Assignment of Macro Operation Buttons .......................1028
Assigning the Dual Background Bus Mode Switching Function......1028
Assigning the Utility/Shotbox Mode Switching Function ................1029
Assigning the Function to Disable Cross-Point Button Operations to a
Button.....................................................................................1029
Assigning the AUX Bus Control Mode Switching Function............1030
Assigning Keys to the DSK1 and DSK2 Buttons in the Downstream Key/
Fade-to-Black Control Block .................................................1030
Assigning Keys to the Independent Key Transition Control Block
(Simple Type) ........................................................................1031
Assigning Preview Output to Preview Selection Buttons.................1033
Assigning Functions to the Device Control Block............................1034
Inhibiting Utility 2 Bus and Key Operations.....................................1036
Assigning Functions to the Menu Control Block Top Menu and User
Preference Buttons .................................................................1037
Assigning Functions to the Buttons in the Multifunction Flexi Pad
Control Block.........................................................................1038
Assigning Operations to the Switcher Extension Interface Ports......1040
Cross-Point Settings (Xpt Assign Menu) ................................................1042
Creating Cross-Point Assign Tables..................................................1042
Copying Cross-Point Assign Tables..................................................1048
Selecting Cross-Point Assign Tables ................................................1049
Exporting Source Names and Destination Names.............................1050
Making Settings for Audio Mixer .....................................................1051
Auxiliary Bus Control Block Settings (Aux Assign Menu)...................1052
Assigning a Bus to an AUX Delegation Button................................1052
Using the Auxiliary Bus Control Block for Router Control .............1054
Setting Button Assignments (Prefs/Utility Menu) .................................1058
Assigning Functions to User Preference Buttons..............................1058
Assigning a Function to a Memory Recall Button in the Utility/Shotbox
Control Block.........................................................................1063
Assigning a Function to the Key 2 Row Cross-Point Buttons ..........1068
Interfacing With External Devices (Device Interface Menu) ...............1070
Making Control Panel GPI Input Settings.........................................1070
Making Control Panel GPI Output Settings ......................................1073
Setting the Control Mode for P-Bus Devices....................................1075
Setting the SCU Editor Panel Port ....................................................1075
Making DCU Serial Port Settings .....................................................1076
Sharing Disk Recorder/Extended VTR File Lists .............................1077