Re-Directing Input Signals - Videonics MXPro User Manual

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Re-directing Input Signals

Example...
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Repeat this process (if required) for any and all devices in your configuration.
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When finished, press ROUTE to exit from the Route menu.
If you do not see the proper image previews on the Preview screen, it might be that
your configuration is not set up correctly.
Use the Route function to re-direct signals coming from source devices to different
MXPro channels. This gives you the ability to create interesting special effects.
After routing a single input device (such as a VCR) into both the A and B channels on MXPro,
you can change the image to black and white at various times to add drama to the production
by assigning the B&W Input Effect to channel B. When you want the scene to change to black
and white, press CUT/B. When you want to switch back to the original, color version of the
scene, press CUT/A.
To carry this example further, suppose you also want to flip the image upside down, or apply a
red tint to a hot scene, or use any other effect. You can route the input VCR through channels
A, B, and C. The procedure is the same as above: just assign whatever effect you want to
channel C, then cut (or use any transition) to display the effect. And, of course, you can also
include channel D the same way you include the others.
Procedure
To re-direct a signal to multiple channels:
For this example, assume that the source device is properly set up for channel A — that is,
an S-Video VCR with stereo sound is directed to that channel. Your objective here is to set
channel B so that it also receives the same signal from the same VCR at the same time.
1 Make sure the VCR is turned on.
2 If necessary, turn on MXPro.
3 Press ROUTE to display the Route menu.
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Press NEXT/B to select the B channel.
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Press LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW as many times as necessary to highlight
the V (Composite Video connector) option under the IN 1 diagram. This routes
the video signal from the input 1 video jack to the B channel.
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Press the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW as many times as necessary to high-
light the R and L (Right and Left Audio) options under the IN 1 diagram. This
routes the audio signal from the input 1 audio jacks to the B channel.
The Route menu should look similar to the following when you complete these
changes.
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