Blackmagicdesign ATEM Installation And Operation Manual page 85

Using the ATEM Television
Studio HD Front Panel
The ATEM Television Studio HD model includes a fully functioning front panel that lets you
operate the switcher from the front panel. However, due to space limitations on the small 1 rack
unit front panel, the panel is different to the other hardware and software control panels that
ATEM switchers use. In this section we will show you how to use your switcher from this
front panel.
Performing a Transition
The first step in using the front panel is to perform a transition. You can see the row of 8 large
buttons, which represent the inputs into the switcher. The first 4 buttons are for HDMI inputs,
and the second 4 buttons are for the SDI inputs. When you first turn on the switcher, you will
see input 1 is the button illuminated red. This means that input 1 is on air, and if you have a video
source connected to input 1 it should appear on the program output.
But unlike a normal hardware or software control panel, the row of input buttons is really the
preview row, with the active program source also shown on this same row of 8 buttons. This is
because of the small size of the control panel and there is not enough room to have two rows
of buttons like a normal program/preview switcher control panel has.
To perform a transition, use the following steps. In the example below, we have input 1 on air,
and we want to transition to input 4.
ON ON
AFV AFV
1 2
1 Select the next source by pressing button 4. The button will now illuminate green to
show it's selected on the preview bus.
2 Now press the cut or auto buttons.
If you press cut, button 4 will now illuminate red as it's on air. Input 4 will also be switched to the
program outputs. If you select auto, then the currently selected transition will be triggered and
for the transition duration, you will see both buttons 1 and 4 illuminated red, because during the
transition both sources are on air.
ON ON
AFV AFV
1 2
Press the 'auto' button to perform an auto transition
ON ON ON ON ON ON
AFV AFV AFV AFV AFV AFV
3 4 5 6 7 8
ON ON ON ON ON ON
AFV AFV AFV AFV AFV AFV
3 4 5 6 7 8
Camera 4
DSK 1
FTB
MIX
MP 1 MP 2
CUT AUTO
+2.3dB
Camera 4
DSK 1
FTB
MIX
MP 1 MP 2
CUT AUTO
+2.3dB
Using the ATEM Television Studio HD Front Panel
AUX
MENU
SET
AUX
MENU
SET
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