Joystick Block - Sony DFS-900M Operating Instructions Manual

When you press this button, lighting it, and then execute a
transition with the fader lever, the video of the transition is
output to the preview screen.
Notes
• A transition preview is not output when you execute the
transition by using an AUTO TRANS button.
• A transition preview is not output when you execute a
DME wipe.
b Next transition selection buttons
Select the layer (BKGD, KEY1 to KEY4) to be used in a
transition. You can select multiple layers. Pressed buttons
light in orange. When a key is turned on, the Key On
indicators (red) above the KEY1 to KEY4 buttons light.
When DME effects are set for a layer, the DME indicator
(green) above that layer lights.
c Transition type selection buttons
MIX button: Press this button, lighting it, to select a mix
transition. The Rate menu appears in the display panel,
allowing you to specify the transition rate.
WIPE (FAM (full additive mix)) button: Press this
button, lighting it, to select a wipe transition. The
Wipe Pattern menu appears in the display panel,
allowing you to select the wipe pattern.
To select FAM, press this button while pressing the
MIX button. Both buttons light.
DME (NAM (non-additive mix)) button: Press this
button, lighting it, to use DME in a transition. The
DME Pattern menu appears in the display panel,
allowing you to select a DME wipe pattern.
To select NAM, press this button while pressing the
MIX button. Both buttons light.
d Transition execution block
CUT button: Executes a cut transition. The current video
changes instantly to the next video.
AUTO TRANS (auto transition) button: Executes an
automatic transition. The video changes according to
the currently specified transition rate.
Fader lever: Allows you to control a transition manually.
The video changes according to the position of the
fader lever as you move it up and down. You can limit
the effective range of the fader lever, so that the
transition is ended before you move it all the way to
the top or bottom.
For information about how to limit the range, see
"Limiting the effective range of the fader lever" (page
112).
e DSK (downstream key) transition buttons
DSK1 ON and DSK2 ON buttons: Instantly inserts or
deletes a downstream key. The button is turned on
when a downstream key is inserted.
AUTO TRANS (auto transition) button: Executes a
transition using a downstream key.
f FTB (fade to black) button
Executes a transition in which the video changes to black.
The transition rate is specified by a special fade-to-black
setting.
g Transition range and direction buttons
FADER LIMIT button: Limits the effective range of the
fader lever. The range limitation is enabled when this
button is pressed, lighting it. When you press the
button twice to turn it on, the Fader Limit menu
appears in the display panel. This menu allows you to
specify the effective range of the fader lever as a
percentage value. When you press the SHIFT button at
the right side of the DME/SETUP block, the effective
range is limited to the current fader lever position.
NOR/REV (normal/reverse) button: Press this button,
lighting it, to reverse the direction of the transition
each time a transition is executed.
REVERSE button: Press this button, lighting it, to
execute a transition in the reverse direction.
h Key priorities block
This block allows you to change the priorities of the four
keys.
For information about how to change the priorities, see
"Changing Key Priorities" (page 127).

6 Joystick Block

This block allows you to make settings related to positions
on the screen.
4 FINE button
6 WIPE POS button
5 DME ROT button
3 DME POS button
2 AUTO CK button
1 DEFAULT button
7 X, Y, Z buttons
8 Joystick
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