Sony MVS-6520 User Manual page 295

Executing a macro assigned to a button
1
Depending on the location of the button you want to
use, press the [MCRO ATTCH ENBL] button (or the
button with the "Macro Attachment Enbl"
assignment), turning it on.
2
Press the desired button for which a macro attachment
has been set.
This recalls the macro register assigned to the button,
and the macro is executed as follows, according to the
operation mode.
Pre-macro mode: The macro is executed first, and
then the button function is executed.
Post-macro mode: The button function is executed
first, and then the macro is executed.
Macro only mode: The button function is not
executed, and the macro only is executed.
During macro execution, the button you pressed
flashes.
Notes
• It is not possible to execute more than one macro at a
time. Therefore, even if you simultaneously press
multiple buttons for which macro attachments are set,
only one macro is executed.
• If a button is pressed twice during macro execution or
when the macro is stopped, or if another macro is
recalled, the following operation (stop or continue)
depends on a setting in the Setup menu.
1 "Setting the Macro Execution Mode"
For details,
(p. 343).
• Individual events stored in a macro are executed
according to the settings in the Setup menu. If you
change the settings in the Setup menu, 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, pressing a button for which a
macro attachment is set does not execute the macro.
To disable macro attachment settings
Depending on the location of the button you want to
disable, press the [MCRO ATTCH ENBL] button (or the
button with the "Macro Attachment Enbl" assignment),
turning it off.
In this state, pressing a button for which a macro
attachment is set does not execute the macro.
Executing a macro assigned to a fader
lever
1
In the cross-point control block for the fader lever on
which you want to execute the macro, press the
[MCRO ATTCH ENBL] button, turning it on.
2
Move the fader lever from the start position to the end
position.
When the fader lever passes the position at which the
macro attachment is set, the macro register is recalled,
and the macro is executed.
Notes
• Unless you move the fader lever to the end position
(completing the travel), it is not possible to execute the
macro again.
• When the preset color mix stroke mode is Normal, the
first lever operation executes the macro, but the second
lever operation does not.
For details about switching stroke mode,
preset color mix" (p.
356).
• If a button is pressed twice during macro execution or
when the macro is stopped, or if another macro is
recalled, the following operation (stop or continue)
depends on a setting in the Setup menu
• Individual events stored in a macro are executed
according to the settings in the Setup menu. If you
change the settings in the Setup menu, 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, even if you operate a fader lever
with a macro attachment set, the macro is not executed.
To disable a macro attachment setting
In the cross-point control block for the fader lever on
which you want to disable the macro, press the [MCRO
ATTCH ENBL] button, turning it off.
In this state, operating a fader lever with a macro
attachment set does not execute the macro.
Menu Macros
The term "menu macro" refers to the function whereby a
sequence of menu operations is saved as data in memory,
so that it can be recalled as required to automatically
execute the same sequence of operations.
Using any of the menus in the following table, you can edit
menu macro registers and menu macro events.
1 "Setting a
(1 p. 343).
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Menu Macros