Inhibiting Operation Of Cross-Point Buttons - Sony MVS-8000X User Manual

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 bus/signals of button numbers 1 to 35,
press the corresponding cross-point button number. When
selecting the bus/signals of button numbers 36 to 70, press
the [SHIFT] button and the corresponding cross-point
button number.
Note
The [SHIFT] button functions in the mode (hold/lock) set
in the Setup menu.
For details, see "Setting the AUX Bus Block" (page 417).
When the [2ND DELEG] button is not lit
The bus selected by the delegation buttons in the 1st row
or 2nd row is assigned to the 3rd row and 4th row.
In the case of a 36-button layout, the button numbers are as
follows.
Button row Button
1st row, 3rd row From left side to
35th
36th
2nd row, 4th From left side to
row 35th
36th
The [SHIFT] buttons in the 1st row and 3rd row operate in
hold mode, and you can select a signal on the shifted state
of a button while pressing the [SHIFT] button.
The [SHIFT] buttons on the 2nd row and 4th row are
always lit, and have no effect when pressed.
Inhibiting Operation of Cross-point
Buttons
Inhibiting operation of each cross-point
button
For each cross-point button, you can temporarily inhibit
operations.
Note
Number when the
shift button is
This setting is cleared when you reset the control panel.
pressed (shifted
state)
To enable inhibit setting operation, assignment to the
36 to 70
[XPT INHBT SET] button and [XPT INHBT ALLCLR]
button in the cross-point Flexi Pad is required in the Setup
menu.
For details, see "Assigning a function to a cross-point
Flexi Pad button" (page 430).
Buses for which operations can be inhibited
You can specify the cross-point button rows in the cross-
point control block.
For example, if you inhibit one cross-point button in the
cross-point control block, this inhibits operation of all
cross-point buttons with the same number in the following
buses.
• Background A and background B buses
• Key 1 bus to key 8 bus
• Utility 1 bus and utility 2 bus
• DME utility 1 bus and DME utility 2 bus
• DME external video bus
Setting inhibit for a cross-point button
Press and hold the [XPT INHBT SET] button, and press
Button number/
the target cross-point button to inhibit.
[SHIFT] button
While the [XPT INHBT SET] button is pressed, the
1 to 35
inhibited buttons flash amber.
While the [SHIFT]
button is held down:
Notes
36 to 70
• Nothing is displayed on inhibited cross-point buttons.
[SHIFT] button (hold
mode)
• Even when you inhibit operation of a cross-point button,
36 to 70
macro attachment settings are still possible.
Releasing inhibit mode for a cross-point button
[SHIFT] button
Press and hold the [XPT INHBT SET] button, and press
(always lit)
the target cross-point button to release.
Releasing inhibit mode for all buttons
Press and hold the [XPT INHBT SET] button, and press
the [XPT INHBT ALLCLR] button.
Protecting operation of each cross-point
button row
For each cross-point button row on the cross-point control
block, you can temporarily inhibit button operations.
The [1-ROW PROT] to [4-ROW PROT] buttons used for
protecting rows are assigned to the cross-point Flexi Pad in
the Setup menu (see page 430).
Press the [1-ROW PROT] to [4-ROW PROT] buttons,
turning them on, to inhibit button operation in the target
button rows (1st row to 4th row).
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