Sony MVS-8000X System User manual

MVS-8000X System
(With CCP-9000 Series Center Control Panel)
User’s Guide
Multi Format Switcher System
Volume 1 [English]
1st Edition (Revised 1)
Software Version 10.00 and Later

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Functions Newly Supported in Version 10.00
The functions newly supported in the MVS-8000X system version 10.00 are as
follows.
Functions relating to operability
Functions relating to the switcher
Classification Functions supported Menu No. See page
Vol.1 Vol.2 Vol.3
Control panel Assignment of keys 1 to 8 to region
selection buttons in the device
control block (trackbal)
7321.17 71 – 961
Classification Functions supported Menu No. See page
Vol.1 Vol.2 Vol.3
Signal inputs and
outputs
Format converter – 110 – 910
Premium inputs – – –
Increased number of primary inputs – – –
Wipe Random / diamond dust wipes
(pattern numbers 273 and 274), and
dust mix
1151 233,
417
––
Frame Memory Support for 1080P format – 298 – –
Extended clips – 299 – –
Reposition function 2531 304 – –
Support for external hard disk drives 2561, 2562 338 – –
FM Data Port support 7312.2 – – 907
M/E capacity
expansion
Use of the M/E-4 bank – 458 – –
Key availability
expansion
Use of keys 5 to 8 – 459 – –

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Functions relating to setup
Classification Functions supported Menu No. See page
Vol.1 Vol.2 Vol.3
System Support for SD format 7313 – 472 908
Support for 1080PsF/24, 1080PsF/
25, and 1080PsF/29.97 formats
7313 – – 908
Support for switcher Resume mode 7314 – – 914
DME input/output signal format
setting
7316.8 – – 931
Control panel Assigning functions to transition
control block buttons (standard type)
7321.9
7321.33
7311.34
51 – 953
Assigning functions to key control
block buttons
7321.29 67 – 957
Switcher Setting the re-entry button operation
mode
7336.4 – – 1055
Tally Additional matrix size 7361 – – 1100
Selecting the serial tally data size 7367 – – 1115

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Volume 1
Chapter 1 MVS-8000X Functions
Introduction ..................................................................................................26
Features of the MVS-8000X Multi Format Switcher System...................28
Basic Video Processing.................................................................................30
Transitions .............................................................................................30
Keys.......................................................................................................34
Wipes.....................................................................................................35
DME Wipes...........................................................................................36
Frame Memory ......................................................................................36
Color Backgrounds................................................................................36
Copy and Swap......................................................................................37
Video Process ........................................................................................37
Color Corrector......................................................................................37
Side Flags ..............................................................................................38
Multi Program 2 ....................................................................................38
Creation of Special Effects and Management of Data and Operations...40
Digital Multi Effects (DME) .................................................................40
External Devices....................................................................................41
Keyframes .............................................................................................41
Snapshots...............................................................................................42
Utility.....................................................................................................43
Shotbox..................................................................................................43
Macros ...................................................................................................43
Files .......................................................................................................44
Setup ..............................................................................................................45
Chapter 2 Menus and Control Panel
Names and Functions of Parts of the Control Panel .................................48
Example Control Panel Configuration ..................................................48
Cross-Point Control Block ....................................................................50
Transition Control Block.......................................................................51
Device Control Block (Joystick) ...........................................................56

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Keyframe Control Block .......................................................................57
Numeric Keypad Control Block............................................................60
Auxiliary Bus Control Block.................................................................63
Menu Control Block..............................................................................64
“Memory Stick”/USB Connections Block ............................................65
Key Control Block (MKS-8035 Key Control Module, Option) ...........67
Device Control Block (MKS-8031TB Trackball Module, Option) ......71
Device Control Block (MKS-8036A Search Dial Module, Option) .....74
Utility/Shotbox Control Block (MKS-8033 Utility/Shotbox Module,
Option) .......................................................................................78
Downstream Key Control Block (MKS-8032 DSK Fader Module,
Option) .......................................................................................79
Basic Menu Operations................................................................................81
Menu Organization................................................................................81
About the Top Menu List ......................................................................81
Accessing Menus...................................................................................81
Displaying a Menu ................................................................................87
Interpreting the Menu Screen ................................................................88
Menu Operations ...................................................................................90
Switching Between the Main Menu Site and Subsidiary Menu Site ..102
Shortcut Menu .....................................................................................102
Chapter 3 Signal Selection and Transitions
Video Processing Flow ...............................................................................106
Signal Selection ...........................................................................................108
Basics of Signal Selection ...................................................................108
Bus Selection.......................................................................................109
Signal Assignment and Selection ........................................................110
Signal Name Display...........................................................................114
Transitions...................................................................................................116
Selecting the Next Transition ..............................................................116
Transition Types..................................................................................116
Procedure for Basic Transition Operation...............................................119
Key Priority Setting....................................................................................122
Setting the Key Priority in the Transition Control Block....................122
Setting the Key Priority by a Menu Operation....................................125
Display of the Key Output Status and Key Priority ............................126
Selecting the Transition Type by a Menu Operation ..............................129
Super Mix Settings .....................................................................................130

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Color Matte Settings...................................................................................131
Executing a Transition ...............................................................................134
Transition Indicator Function..............................................................134
Setting the Transition Rate..................................................................135
Pattern Limit........................................................................................137
Executing an Auto Transition..............................................................140
Executing a Transition With the Fader Lever (Manual Transition)....142
Combinations of Auto and Manual Transitions ..................................142
Non-Sync State....................................................................................142
Fader Lever Operation in Bus Fixed Mode.........................................143
Transition Preview .....................................................................................146
Independent Key Transitions ....................................................................148
Basic Independent Key Transition Operations....................................151
Setting the Independent Key Transition Type by a Menu Operation..152
Setting the Independent Key Transition Rate......................................152
Chapter 4 Keys
Overview......................................................................................................156
Key Types............................................................................................156
Key Modifiers......................................................................................158
Key Memory........................................................................................161
Key Default .........................................................................................162
Key Setting Operations Using Menus.......................................................163
Key Setting Menus ..............................................................................163
Key Type Setting.................................................................................164
Chroma Key Composition...................................................................166
Chroma Key Adjustments ...................................................................168
Selecting Key Fill and Key Source .....................................................174
Key Edge Modifications......................................................................178
Masks...................................................................................................185
Applying a DME Effect to a Key........................................................189
Specifying the Key Output Destination...............................................190
Key Modify Clear................................................................................191
Blink Function.....................................................................................191
Video Processing.................................................................................192
Key Setting Operations With the Cross-Point Control Block................194
Applying a DME Effect to a Key........................................................194
Key Setting Operations With the Key Control Block .............................197
Operations in the Key Control Block ..................................................198

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Key Edge Modifications......................................................................201
Masks...................................................................................................205
Applying a DME Effect to a Key........................................................206
Other Key Setting Operations .............................................................207
Resizer .........................................................................................................210
Two-Dimensional Transformations of Keys.......................................210
Resizer Interpolation Settings .............................................................214
Resizer Crop/Border Settings..............................................................215
Applying Resizer Effects.....................................................................218
Key Snapshots.............................................................................................224
Key Snapshot Operations ....................................................................224
Chapter 5 Wipes
Overview......................................................................................................228
Types of Wipe Pattern.........................................................................228
Basic Procedure for Wipe Settings ...........................................................229
Wipe Settings Menu ............................................................................229
Wipe Pattern Selection ........................................................................229
Pattern Mix ..........................................................................................231
Setting Wipe Modifiers .......................................................................236
Wipe Modify Clear..............................................................................253
Wipe Settings for Independent Key Transitions .....................................254
Basic Procedure for Independent Key Transition Wipe Settings........254
Setting Independent Key Transition Wipe Modifiers .........................255
Wipe Snapshots...........................................................................................259
Wipe Snapshot Operations With the Menus .......................................259
Chapter 6 DME Wipes
Overview......................................................................................................262
Types of DME Wipe Pattern ...............................................................262
DME Wipe Pattern Variation and Modifiers.......................................270
Relation Between DME Wipes and Other Effects ..............................271
Basic Procedure for DME Wipe Settings .................................................273
DME Wipe Settings Menu ..................................................................273
DME Wipe Pattern Selection ..............................................................273
Setting DME Wipe Modifiers .............................................................276
DME Wipe Modify Clear....................................................................283
DME Wipe Settings for Independent Key Transitions ...........................284

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Basic Procedure for Independent Key Transition DME Wipe Settings
..................................................................................................284
Setting Independent Key Transition DME Wipe Modifiers................285
Resizer DME Wipe Setting ........................................................................288
DME Wipe Snapshots ................................................................................290
DME Snapshot Operations With the Menus .......................................290
Creating User Programmable DME Patterns .........................................291
User Programmable DME Transition Mode .......................................291
Chapter 7 Frame Memory
Overview......................................................................................................298
Still Image Operations ...............................................................................301
Preparations .........................................................................................301
Interpreting the Frame Memory Menu................................................302
Selecting an Input Image.....................................................................306
Selecting Outputs and Target Frame Memory ....................................306
Capturing and Saving an Input Image.................................................307
Recalling Still Images .........................................................................311
Image Output.......................................................................................313
Continuously Capturing Still Images (Record) ...................................315
Recalling a Continuous Sequence of Still Images (Animation)..........317
Frame Memory Clip Function ..................................................................320
Frame Memory Clip Operations...............................................................321
Preparations for Operation ..................................................................321
Recalling Clips ....................................................................................321
Clip Playback ......................................................................................323
Clip Creation .......................................................................................327
Creating and Handling Frame Memory Folders..................................329
Clip Output ..........................................................................................330
Clip Transition Operations........................................................................331
Image Data Management...........................................................................334
Pair File Processing .............................................................................334
Moving Files........................................................................................335
Deleting Files ......................................................................................336
Renaming Files....................................................................................337
External Hard Disk Drive Access .............................................................338
Hard Disk Formatting..........................................................................338
Saving Files .........................................................................................339
Recalling Files.....................................................................................340

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Managing Images Using a DDR/VTR.......................................................342
Using a DDR/VTR for High-speed Backup and Restoring.................342
Extracting Images from Video Tape ...................................................344
Chapter 8 Color Backgrounds, Copy and Swap, and Other Settings
Color Background ......................................................................................348
Color Background Settings Menu .......................................................348
Basic Color Background Setting Operations.......................................348
Copy and Swap ...........................................................................................352
Copy and Swap Operations .......................................................................356
Copy and Swap Menu Operations.......................................................356
Copy by Button Operation ..................................................................357
Misc Menu Operations...............................................................................358
Port Settings for Control From an External Device ............................358
Editing Keyboard Settings...................................................................359
Safe Title Settings ...............................................................................360
Displaying a List of Transition Rates and Changing the Settings.......361
AUX Menu Operations ..............................................................................364
AUX Bus Settings ...............................................................................364
Status Menu ................................................................................................365
Router Control Menu Operations.............................................................366
Checking the List of Inputs for Each Destination ...............................366
Switching the Source for Each Destination.........................................367
Video Process ..............................................................................................368
Video Process Adjustments for Each Input Signal .............................368
Video Process Adjustments on a Particular Bus .................................368
Video Process Memory .......................................................................369
Video Process Settings................................................................................370
Chapter 9 Color Corrector
Preparations................................................................................................372
Overall Color Corrector Operations ........................................................374
Enabling Color Corrector ....................................................................374
Copy and Swap Operations .................................................................374
Color Corrector Functions ........................................................................376
Input Video Processing Operations.....................................................376
Primary Color Correction Operations .................................................377
Secondary Color Correction Operations .............................................381
Luminance Processing Operations ......................................................381

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Spot Color Adjustment........................................................................384
Output Video Processing Operations ..................................................386
YUV Clip Operations..........................................................................387
RGB Clip Operations ..........................................................................388
Chapter 10 Special Functions
Side Flags.....................................................................................................392
Overview .............................................................................................392
Side Flag Settings................................................................................392
Wipe Action on Images With Side Flags ............................................394
DME Wipe Action for an Image With Side Flags ..............................395
Multi Program 2 .........................................................................................397
Overview .............................................................................................397
Sequence of Operations in Multi Program 2 .......................................398
Basic Operations (Required) ...............................................................399
Examples of Operations in the Multi Program 2 Mode (When Sharing a
Switcher Bank).........................................................................403
Optional Operations ............................................................................403
Functions Added in Multi Program 2 Mode .......................................407
Differences Between Multi Program 2 Mode and Standard Mode .....408
Restrictions on Using Multi Program 2 Mode ....................................409
Appendix (Volume 1)
Wipe Pattern List .......................................................................................412
Standard Wipes....................................................................................412
Enhanced Wipes ..................................................................................413
Rotary Wipes.......................................................................................414
Mosaic Wipes ......................................................................................415
Random/Diamond Dust Wipes............................................................417
DME Wipe Pattern List .............................................................................418
DME Wipe Patterns Available in One-Channel Mode .......................418
DME Wipe Patterns Available in Two-Channel Mode.......................426
DME Wipe Patterns Available in Three-Channel Mode.....................431
Resizer DME Wipe Pattern List ...............................................................432
Menu Tree ...................................................................................................434
Recalling Menus..................................................................................434
M/E-1 to M/E-4 Menus .......................................................................434
PGM/PST Menu ..................................................................................437
Frame Memory Menu..........................................................................439

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Color Bkgd Menu................................................................................440
AUX Menu ..........................................................................................440
CCR Menu...........................................................................................441
Copy/Swap Menu ................................................................................442
Misc Menu...........................................................................................442
Status Menu.........................................................................................443
DME Menu..........................................................................................444
Global Effect Menu .............................................................................445
Device Menu .......................................................................................445
Macro Menu ........................................................................................446
Key Frame Menu.................................................................................447
Effect Menu.........................................................................................448
Snapshot Menu ....................................................................................449
Shotbox Menu .....................................................................................450
File Menu ............................................................................................451
Engineering Setup Menu .....................................................................452
Diagnostic Menu .................................................................................457
Using the M/E-4 Bank................................................................................458
Assigning a Button for M/E-4 Selection in the Setup Menu...............458
Using Keys 5 to 8.........................................................................................459
Assigning Buttons for Selection of Keys 5 to 8 in the Setup Menu....459
Selecting Keys 5 to 8 for Next Transition...........................................460
Volume 2
Chapter 11 DME Operations
DME.............................................................................................................468
Three-Dimensional Transformations...................................................468
Transformation Operation Modes .......................................................474
Graphics Display .................................................................................478
Three-Dimensional Parameter Display ...............................................480
Three-Dimensional Transformation Operations.....................................481
Basic Operations..................................................................................481
Three-Dimensional Parameter Display ...............................................486
Entering Three-Dimensional Parameter Values..................................488
Graphics Display Operation ................................................................489
Canceling Virtual Images....................................................................491
DME Special Effect Operations ................................................................492

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Special Effects.....................................................................................492
Operations Common to All DME Special Effects ..............................506
Border Settings ....................................................................................507
Crop Settings .......................................................................................509
Beveled Edge Settings.........................................................................511
Key Border Settings ............................................................................513
Art Edge Settings.................................................................................514
Flex Shadow Settings ..........................................................................522
Wipe Crop Settings .............................................................................529
Color Mix Settings ..............................................................................533
Defocus Settings..................................................................................535
Blur Settings ........................................................................................537
Multi Move Settings............................................................................537
Sepia Settings ......................................................................................538
Mono Settings......................................................................................539
Posterization and Solarization Settings ...............................................540
Nega Settings.......................................................................................540
Contrast Settings..................................................................................541
Mosaic Settings ...................................................................................542
Sketch Settings ....................................................................................542
Metal Settings......................................................................................545
Dim and Fade Settings ........................................................................546
Glow Settings ......................................................................................547
Mask Settings ......................................................................................548
Freeze Settings ....................................................................................551
Nonlinear Effect Settings ....................................................................553
Corner Pinning Settings.......................................................................582
Lighting Settings .................................................................................585
Trail Settings .......................................................................................591
Motion Decay Settings ........................................................................595
Keyframe Strobe Settings....................................................................597
Wind Settings ......................................................................................599
Spotlighting Settings ...........................................................................601
Background Settings............................................................................619
Separate Sides Settings........................................................................620
Invert Settings......................................................................................620
Key Density Settings ...........................................................................621
Key Source Selection ..........................................................................621
Interpolation Settings ..........................................................................622

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Global Effect Operations ...........................................................................625
Combiner Settings ...............................................................................626
Brick Settings ......................................................................................633
Shadow Settings ..................................................................................637
Chapter 12 External Devices
Control of External Devices.......................................................................640
Shared Functions for External Device Control ...................................641
Control of P-Bus Devices ...........................................................................643
Creating and Editing the P-Bus Timeline............................................643
P-Bus Trigger ......................................................................................646
Control of GPI Devices ..............................................................................648
GPI Timeline Creation and Editing.....................................................648
Control of VTRs, Extended VTRs, and Disk Recorders ........................652
Manual Operation................................................................................653
Controlling the Tape/Disk Transport ..................................................653
Checking VTR/Disk Recorder/Extended VTR Information ...............659
Cueup & Play ......................................................................................660
VTR/Disk Recorder/Extended VTR Timeline ....................................668
Disk Recorder/Extended VTR File Operations...................................675
Chapter 13 Keyframe Effects
Regions.........................................................................................................680
Registers ......................................................................................................682
Keyframes ...................................................................................................684
Effects..................................................................................................684
Saving and Recalling Effects ..............................................................684
Effect Attributes ..................................................................................684
Effect Editing ......................................................................................685
Time Settings.......................................................................................686
Paths ....................................................................................................690
Effect Execution ..................................................................................695
Master Timelines.................................................................................696
Sequence of Keyframe Operations......................................................696
Displaying the Timeline Menu ..................................................................698
Interpreting the Timeline Menu ..........................................................698
Settings in the Timeline Menu ............................................................700
Recalling a Register....................................................................................702
Specifying the Region and Edit Points......................................................705

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Selecting the Region in Which Editing Applies..................................705
Setting the Edit Points .........................................................................707
Creating and Editing Keyframes ..............................................................709
Creation ...............................................................................................709
Insertion...............................................................................................710
Modification ........................................................................................710
Deletion ...............................................................................................714
Movement............................................................................................715
Copying ...............................................................................................716
Pause....................................................................................................716
Keyframe Loop (Repeated Execution of a Specified Range) .............717
Undoing an Edit Operation..................................................................720
Duration Mode Setting ........................................................................720
Transition Mode Settings for User Programmable DME....................721
Time Settings...............................................................................................722
Setting the Keyframe Duration............................................................722
Setting the Effect Duration..................................................................723
Setting the Delay .................................................................................724
Path Setting .................................................................................................725
Basic Procedure for Path Settings .......................................................725
Executing Effects ........................................................................................728
Executing Effects in the Keyframe Control Block..............................728
Setting the Run Mode..........................................................................729
Saving Effects..............................................................................................731
Creating and Saving a Master Timeline...................................................733
Creating and Saving a Master Timeline Using the Buttons in the Numeric
Keypad Control Block .............................................................733
Creating and Saving a Master Timeline With the Menu.....................735
Register Operations in the Menus.............................................................738
Effect Attribute Settings......................................................................738
Effect Status Display ...........................................................................739
Effect Register Editing ........................................................................739
Displaying a List of Effect Registers for Editing ................................744
Chapter 14 Snapshots
Overview......................................................................................................748
Snapshot Types....................................................................................748
Snapshot Attributes .............................................................................749
Snapshot Operations From the Numeric Keypad Control Block ..........751

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Saving and Recalling Snapshots..........................................................751
Snapshot Operations in the Menus ...........................................................756
Selecting a Region or Reference Region in a Menu............................756
Setting Snapshot Attributes.................................................................756
Snapshot Status Display ......................................................................759
Setting Key Snapshot Attributes .........................................................760
Creating and Saving a Master Snapshot..............................................761
Snapshot Register Editing ...................................................................762
Displaying a List of Snapshot Registers for Editing ...........................762
Operations in the Misc >Snapshot Menu ............................................763
Chapter 15 Utility/Shotbox
Utility Execution .........................................................................................768
Executing a Utility With the User Preference Buttons (Menu Control
Block).......................................................................................768
Executing a Utility in the Utility/Shotbox Control Block (MKS-8033
Utility/Shotbox Module, Option).............................................769
Shotbox ........................................................................................................771
Shotbox Register Creation.........................................................................772
Creating a Shotbox Register in the Numeric Keypad Control Block..772
Creating a Shotbox Register Using the Menus ...................................774
Shotbox Execution ......................................................................................777
Shotbox Execution From the Numeric Keypad Control Block...........777
Shotbox Execution in the Utility/Shotbox Control Block (MKS-8033
Utility/Shotbox Module, Option).............................................779
Shotbox Register Editing ...........................................................................781
Chapter 16 Macros
Macros .........................................................................................................784
Overview .............................................................................................784
Macro Creation and Editing ................................................................785
Macro Execution .................................................................................788
Macro Operations in the Numeric Keypad Control Block and the Key-
frame Control Block .......................................................................790
Recalling a Macro Register and Executing a Macro...........................792
Creating and Editing a Macro .............................................................793
Saving a Macro....................................................................................800
Macro Editing Using Menus......................................................................801
Macro Register Editing .......................................................................801

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Online Editing of Macro Events..........................................................801
Offline Editing of Macro Events .........................................................807
Macro Attachment Assigning....................................................................813
Setting and Canceling a Macro Attachment........................................815
Displaying the Macro Attachment List ...............................................818
Executing a Macro by Macro Attachment...........................................819
Menu Macros ..............................................................................................822
Recalling a Menu Macro Register and Executing a Menu Macro ......823
Menu Macro Creation and Editing......................................................827
Menu Macro Register Editing .............................................................832
Macro Timeline...........................................................................................834
Creating and Editing a Macro Timeline ..............................................836
Chapter 17 Files
Overview of File Operations......................................................................840
Operations on Individual Files ..................................................................845
Displaying the Individual File Operation Menus ................................845
Viewing Detailed File Information .....................................................845
Selecting Regions ................................................................................847
Selecting a Device for Operations.......................................................847
Saving Files .........................................................................................848
Loading Files.......................................................................................850
Copying Files ......................................................................................851
Renaming Files....................................................................................852
Deleting Files ......................................................................................855
Converting Between Frame Memory Clips and Extended Clips ........856
Saving the list of frame memory files to hard disk or memory card...858
File Batch Operations.................................................................................860
Displaying the Batch Operation Menu................................................860
Batch Saving Files...............................................................................860
Batch Loading Files.............................................................................861
Batch Copying Files ............................................................................862
Importing and Exporting Files..................................................................863
Displaying the Import/Export Menu ...................................................863
Importing Frame Memory Data ..........................................................863
Exporting Frame Memory Data ..........................................................864
Directory Operations..................................................................................866
Displaying the Directory Menu...........................................................866
Creating a New Directory....................................................................866

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Renaming a Directory .........................................................................867
Deleting a Directory ............................................................................867
Copying Files Between Different Unit IDs ...............................................868
Saving Files Recalled by Autoload............................................................870
Appendix (Volume 2)
SpotLighting................................................................................................874
Texture Patterns...................................................................................874
Shape Patterns .....................................................................................875
Functional Differences With Models of DME..........................................876
Macro File Editing Rules ...........................................................................878
Macro File Syntax ...............................................................................878
Syntax of Event and Continue Statements ..........................................879
File Name ............................................................................................880
Saving and Recalling a File.................................................................880
Errors ...................................................................................................881
Correspondence Between Events and Symbols ..................................881
Symbols and Parameters .....................................................................882
Example of File Contents ....................................................................889
About the Macro Attachment List Display ..............................................890
M/E and PGM/PST Banks ..................................................................890
Other Blocks........................................................................................895
Menu Operations Not Recorded in a Menu Macro.................................896
Volume 3
Chapter 18 System Setup (System)
Setup for the Whole System.......................................................................902
Network Settings (Network Config Menu)...............................................903
Making the Network Settings..............................................................903
System Settings (System Config Menu)....................................................905
Specifying the Switcher Controlled by the Control Panel ..................905
Specifying the DME Connected to the Switcher.................................906
Enabling the FM Data Port of the Switcher ........................................907
Setting the Signal Format (Format Menu)...............................................908
Setting the Signal Format ....................................................................908
Switching the Input Reference Signal for HD System........................909
Setting Conversion Formats ................................................................910

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Setting the Screen Aspect Ratio (Format Menu).....................................913
Selecting the State After Powering On (Start Up Menu)........................914
Saving and Recalling Setup Data ........................................................915
Selecting the State at Start-up .............................................................916
Saving User-Defined Settings .............................................................917
Setting Automatic Loading of Register Data at Power On (Autoload
Function) ..................................................................................917
Reset and Initialization (Initialize Menu).................................................918
Installation and Device Setup (Install/Unit Config Menu) .....................919
Installing Software ..............................................................................919
Making Settings Required to Use the Software ..................................921
Adding User Texture Patterns .............................................................924
Setting the DME input/output signal format .......................................931
System Maintenance (Maintenance Menu)..............................................932
Setting the Date and Time ...................................................................932
Using a Memory Card .........................................................................933
Carrying Out the Primary Setting........................................................934
Reloading a USB Driver......................................................................934
Initializing the Hard Disk ....................................................................934
Locking the Setup Menu Settings .......................................................935
Locking File Loading Operations........................................................938
Chapter 19 Control Panel Setup (Panel)
Overall Control Panel Settings (Config Menu)........................................942
Panel Setup ..........................................................................................942
Interchanging the Bank Order or Disabling Operation .......................943
Assigning Two M/E Banks to One M/E Bank....................................944
Assigning the Key Delegation in the Downstream Key Control Block
(MKS-8032 DSK Fader Module, Option) ...............................945
Linking Switcher Bus and Router Destination....................................946
Linking Transitions Between Keyers ..................................................949
Linking the Next Transition Selection Buttons...................................949
Selecting the Module to be the Reference for Device Control Block .950
Assigning a Region to a Region Selection Button in the Numeric Keypad
Control Block...........................................................................951
Setting Transition Control Block Button Assignments.......................953
Setting the Assignment of Macro Operation Buttons .........................954
Assigning Keys to the DSK1 and DSK2 Buttons in the Downstream Key/
Fade-to-Black Control Block ...................................................954

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Assigning Keys to the Independent Key Transition Control Block
(Simple Type) ..........................................................................955
Assigning Functions to Key Control Block Buttons...........................957
Assigning Preview Output to Preview Selection Buttons...................958
Assigning Functions to the Device Control Block..............................960
Inhibiting Utility 2 Bus and Key Operations.......................................962
Inhibiting DME Channel Selection Operations...................................963
Assigning Functions to the Menu Control Block Top Menu and User
Preference Buttons ...................................................................963
Assigning Keys to the Cross-Point Control Block Key Delegation
Buttons .....................................................................................964
Cross-Point Settings (Xpt Assign Menu) ..................................................966
Creating Cross-Point Assign Tables....................................................967
Copying Cross-Point Assign Tables....................................................972
Selecting Cross-Point Assign Tables ..................................................973
Exporting Source Names and Destination Names...............................974
Making Settings for Audio Mixer .......................................................975
Assigning a Cross-Point Button to Enable/Disable Side Flags...........976
Auxiliary Bus Control Block Settings (Aux Assign Menu).....................978
Assigning a Bus to an AUX Delegation Button..................................978
Using the Auxiliary Bus Control Block for Router Control ...............979
Setting Button Assignments (Prefs/Utility Menu) ...................................983
Assigning Functions to User Preference Buttons................................983
Assigning a Function to a Memory Recall Button in the Utility/Shotbox
Control Block (MKS-8033 Utility/Shotbox Module, Option).988
Interfacing With External Devices (Device Interface Menu) .................995
Making Control Panel GPI Input Settings...........................................995
Making Control Panel GPI Output Settings ........................................998
Setting the Control Mode for P-Bus Devices....................................1000
Setting the SCU Editor Panel Port ....................................................1000
Making DCU Serial Port Settings .....................................................1001
Sharing Disk Recorder/Extended VTR File Lists .............................1002
Setting the AUX Bus Override Operating Mode ..............................1003
Operation Settings (Operation Menu)....................................................1004
Setting the On-Air Tally....................................................................1005
Setting the Transition Rate Display Mode ........................................1005
Making Settings Relating to Effects..................................................1005
Setting the First Keyframe When a Rewind is Executed ..................1006
Setting the Source and Destination Names .......................................1006