Selecting Signals; Assigning Signals; Cross-Point Button Numbers - Sony XVS-G1 User Manual

Dual background bus mode
You can select the background A bus (3rd row) shifted-
state signal in the 1st row, and the background B bus (4th
row) shifted-state signal in the 2nd row.
To set dual background bus mode, press the [DUAL
BKGD BUS] button, turning it on.
Notes
• The [DUAL BKGD BUS] button must be assigned to the
function button section.
For details, see "Assigning Control Panel Buttons"
(page 317).
• Dual background bus mode is not available in the
following cases.
- In free assign mode
- When dual M/E is set
- When the switcher bank operation mode is DSK mode
Utility bus mode
The following buses can be assigned to the 1st row to 4th
row while the [UTIL] button assigned to the function
button section of the cross-point control block is pressed.
While the [UTIL] button is pressed, the function button
section displays buttons for utility bus mode, and you can
switch the assignment in the 2nd row by pressing the
[DME UTIL1] button or [DME UTIL2] button.
• 1st row: DME external video bus
• 2nd row: DME utility 1 bus (when [DME UTIL1] button
is selected) or DME utility 2 bus (when [DME UTIL2]
button is selected)
• 3rd row: Utility 1 bus
• 4th row: Utility 2 bus
You can change the bus assignments of the 1st row to 4th
row. The following bus assignments are supported.
• Background A bus, B bus
• Key 1 bus to key 8 bus
The [UTIL] button operation can be set to hold mode or
lock mode.
For details, see "Setting Utility Bus Mode" (page 321)
and "Setting the operation mode of the [UTIL] button in
the cross-point control block" (page 326).
Notes
• Utility bus mode is not available in the following cases.
- In key/AUX bus delegation mode
- In free assign mode
- When dual background bus mode is set
• If a key bus is assigned using the [UTIL] button, the key
source signal cannot be selected.

Selecting Signals

Assigning Signals

Signals input to the input connectors and signals generated
within the switcher can be selected using the cross-point
buttons.
Each button number has assigned to it a video signal and a
key signal, forming a pair.
The signal assignment and video signal/key signal
combination are set in the Home > Setup > Xpt Assign >
Main, V/K Pair Assign menu (19102.21).
For details, see "Creating a Cross-Point Assign Table"
(page 301).

Cross-Point Button Numbers

1 to 23 (1st button number: unshifted state)
24 to 46 (2nd button number: shifted state)
Number 1 (unshifted)
Number 24 (shifted)
Each cross-point button has two button numbers, and you
use the [SHIFT] button to switch between these numbers.
In the case of a 24-button row layout, the button numbers
are as follows.
Button Button number
when the [SHIFT]
button is off
1st (left side) to 1 to 23
23rd buttons
The rightmost (24th) button is used as the [SHIFT] button.
When selecting the signals of button numbers 1 to 23,
press the corresponding number button.
When selecting the signals of button numbers 24 to 46,
press the [SHIFT] button, turning it on, and press the
corresponding number button.
[SHIFT] button
The [SHIFT] button has two operation modes.
49
SHIFT button
Number 23 (unshifted)
Number 46 (shifted)
Button number
when the [SHIFT]
button is on
24 to 46