Special Functions - Sony MVS-6520 User Manual

Special Functions

Side Flags
Overview
The term "side flags" refers to the areas to left and right of
an image with aspect ratio 4:3 embedded within a 16:9
frame, when these areas are filled with a separate image
selected from the utility bus.
You can adjust the width of the side flag area.
Side Flag Settings
Input source aspect ratio, auto side flags,
and auto crop settings
Aspect ratio 4:3 setting
Set the input signal to aspect ratio 4:3. If set to 16:9, the
side flags are disabled.
Auto side flag setting
This function automatically applies side flags when a 4:3
signal is selected in the cross-point control block.
Auto crop setting
When carrying out a DME wipe, this function
automatically crops the image during transition to 4:3.
Adjusting the width of the side flag area
You can set the left and right sides separately.
For details about the above setting,
Flag Video Material and Operation" (p.
Enabling and disabling side flags with a
menu operation
You can enable or disable side flags for the backgrounds
(A and B) of each of the M/E and PGM/PST banks.
As an example, to enable side flags for background B row
on the M/E-1 bank, use the following procedure.
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To display a menu for the aspect ratio 4:3, auto
side flags, and auto crop settings
Press [Setup >SWER Side Flags].
To display a menu for assigning the side flags on/
off function to a cross-point button
Press [Side Flags Button Assign].
Enabling and disabling side flags with a
button operation
For example, to enable side flags for the background B row
of the M/E-1 bank, use the following procedure.
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Open the Misc >Enable >Side Flags menu (3213).
The status area shows the buttons for Bkgd A and
Bkgd B for each of the banks.
In the <M/E-1 Side Flags> group, press [Bkgd B].
In the Setup menu, assign the rightmost cross-point
button to the [SIDE FLAG] button beforehand.
For details about the assignment,
Cross-Point Button to Enable/Disable Side Flags"
(p. 333).
Press the [SIDE FLAG] button at the right end of the
background B row of the M/E-1 bank.
The button you pressed lights amber, and this enables
the side flags.
Notes
• The operations of enabling or disabling the side flags
by menu operation and by control panel button
operation are linked.
• When the auto side flags are on, selecting 4:3 video
material automatically lights the [SIDE FLAG]
button, but if you press this button, turning it off, the
side flags are temporarily disabled.
However, when you select different 4:3 video
material, the [SIDE FLAG] button automatically
lights once again, enabling the side flags.
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