Transition Control Block - Sony MVS-8000X System User Manual

background video on this M/E bank or
PGM/PST bank.
Background B row: Press the desired
button to select the signal as the
background after the next transition on
this M/E bank or PGM/PST bank.
Cross-point button numbers
Cross-point button and reentry buttons are
respectively numbered.
For details, see "Cross-point button
control block button numbers" (page 111).
Assigning signals to button
You can assign a signal to each button using
the Setup menu.
For details on the operation, see "Cross-
Point Settings (Xpt Assign Menu)" in
Chapter 19 (Volume 3).
Visual indications on cross-point buttons
For details on the operation, see "Colors of
lit cross-point buttons" (page 114).
b Source name displays
These show the names of the signals which
can be selected on the cross-point buttons,
in two or four characters, or in auto mode.
While the [SHIFT] button or the [SHIFT]
button assigned to the column of cross-
point buttons is enabled, the source name of
the signal assigned to the column of cross-
point buttons in shift mode appears. You
can select green, orange, or yellow for the
background color of the source name

Transition Control Block

In the transition control block, you can
modify the output of the M/E bank or PGM/
PST bank, and perform transitions. Both
display, for each source separately. You can
set the source name display mode and
background color in a Setup menu.
c Key row delegation buttons
Use these buttons to assign buses to the key
row, copy keys, or assign DME to keys.
d XPT (cross-point) HOLD button
Turning this button on enables you to recall
a keyframe or snapshot while keeping the
current cross-point selection unchanged.
This function is valid for the background A
and B rows.
By means of setup settings, you can also
enable this for the following function
blocks.
• Background A and B rows
• Key buses
• Utility 1 and 2 buses
• External DME bus
• DME utility 1 and 2 buses
e SHIFT button
When this button is enabled, either the
source name displays show the shifted
signal names, or the shifted signals for all
buses in this M/E (P/P) bank are enabled.
You can select either mode in a Setup
menu.
Each press of the button toggles between
the enabled and disabled states.
Using a Setup menu operation, you can also
make this button function as the [SHIFT]
button for the whole cross-point control
block inclusive of the key row and
background A and B rows.
common transition and independent key
transition operations are possible.
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