Recalling A Macro Register And Executing A Macro; Creating And Editing A Macro - Sony MVS-8000X User Manual

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Recalling a Macro Register and
Executing a Macro
To carry out a macro operation, recall a macro register.
Recalling an empty register allows you to carry out macro
editing operations. Recalling a register holding a macro
executes the macro immediately.
To recall a macro register, use the following procedure.
1
In the numeric keypad control block, press the
[MCRO] button, turning it on.
This assigns the numeric keypad control block to
macro operations, and the [RCALL] button lights.
2
Enter the number of the register (1 to 250) to be
recalled with the numeric keypad buttons.
To search for an empty register, instead of entering a
number, press the [.] (period) button.
The display shows the corresponding register number.
A letter "E" after the number indicates that the
corresponding register is empty.
3
Press the [ENTER] button.
When you recall an empty register
This assigns the numeric keypad control block and
keyframe control block to macro editing.
For details of macro editing, see "Creating and Editing a
Macro" (see below).
When you recall a register holding a macro
This immediately executes the macro. While the macro is
executed, the [RCALL] button flashes.
AUTO INS button
PAUSE button
Edit point specification
buttons
Editing buttons
Macro Operations in the Numeric Keypad Control Block and the Keyframe Control Block
Notes
• It is not possible to execute more than one macro at a
time.
• If the same register is recalled again during macro
execution or when the macro is paused, the following
operation depends on a setting in setup.
For details of the settings, see "Setting the Macro
Execution Mode" (page 201).
• Individual events stored in a macro are executed
according to the settings in setup. If you change the
settings in setup, a saved macro may not have the
expected effect.
• During macro execution, if you switch the control panel
to macro editing mode, the macro being executed stops.
• During macro editing it is not possible to execute a
macro.
• While executing a macro with the Flexi Pad control
block, or with a button with a macro attachment set, if
you recall another macro with the numeric keypad
control block, the following operation depends on a
setting in setup.
For details of the settings, see "Setting the Macro
Execution Mode" (page 201).

Creating and Editing a Macro

Use the numeric keypad control block and keyframe
control block to create and edit a macro.
After carrying out creation and editing, be sure to carry out
a save operation (see page 98), using the numeric keypad
control block.
Switching auto insert mode on or off for
macro creation/editing
In the auto insert mode, when creating or editing a macro,
an operation carried out on the control panel is
automatically registered as an event.
When this mode is off, it is necessary to press the [INS]
button in the keyframe control block for each operation to
register the event.
To switch auto insert mode on or off, press the [AUTO
INS] button in the keyframe control block.
Notes
When you start macro editing using the numeric keypad
control block with the macro execution mode set to
"Normal" (page 201), the auto insert mode is
automatically on. When "Step" is selected as the macro
execution mode, the auto insert mode is automatically off.
Creating a new macro
1
Recall an empty register (1 to 250) (see page 95).
95