Signal Assignment And Selection - Sony MVS-8000X User Manual

Signal Assignment and Selection

Assigning signals to buttons
Each cross-point button has a button number, which you
use to assign a signal.
In addition to the signals input to the following connectors,
you can also select signals generated within the switcher.
• The input connectors on the rear panel of the switcher (1
to 144 on the MVS-8000X, 1 to 80 on the MVS-7000X)
Cross-point control block button numbers
1, 2, 3, 4, 
36, 37, 38, 39, 
On the M/E and PGM/PST banks, each cross-point button
has two button numbers, and you use the [SHIFT] button
to switch between these numbers.
In the case of a 36-button layout, the button numbers are as
follows.
Button Number when the
shift button is not
pressed (unshifted
state)
From left side to 1 to 35
35th
The rightmost (36th) button is used as the [SHIFT] button.
When selecting the signals of button numbers 1 to 35,
press the corresponding cross-point button number. When
selecting the signals of button numbers 36 to 70, press the
[SHIFT] button and the corresponding cross-point button
number.
Notes
• The [SHIFT] button functions in the mode (hold/lock)
set in the Setup menu.
You can also disable the [SHIFT] button function.
For details, see "Setting the [SHIFT] button operation
mode" (page 415).
• The premium input 1 to 20 connectors (MVS-8000X
only)
• The FC input 1 to 16 connectors (MVS-8000X only)
Each button has assigned to it a video signal and a key
signal, forming a pair. You can set the video and key
combinations in the Setup menu.
For details, see "Creating Cross-Point Assign Tables"
(page 413).
(first numbers)
(second numbers)
• You can use the rightmost button (36th) as a [SIDE
FLAG] button. In this case, the [SHIFT] button moves
one position to the left to number 35, and the button
numbers are offset by one.
For details about the [SIDE FLAG] button, see
"Assigning the [SIDE FLAG] Button" (page 416).
Number when the
shift button is
Button numbers in the AUX bus control
pressed (shifted
state)
block
36 to 70
The 1st row and 2nd row are used as bus selection
delegation button rows, and the 3rd row and 4th row are
used as signal selection cross-point button rows.
The button numbers vary depending on the state of the
[2ND DELEG] button (lit/unlit) in the cross-point Flexi
Pad.
When the [2ND DELEG] button is lit (second
delegation mode)
The bus selected by the delegation buttons in the 1st row is
assigned to the 3rd row, and the bus selected by the
delegation buttons in the 2nd row is assigned to the 4th
row.
In the case of a 36-button layout, the button numbers are as
follows.
73
SHIFT button
, 33, 34, 35
, 68, 69, 70
SHIFT button