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6. We will keep our promises. 7. We will treat the competition with respect. ii • Thank You For Choosing Ross — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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8. Do not install near heat sources such as to avoid personnel injury and to prevent radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other product damage. apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Document Information • iii...
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To reduce the risk of electric Phantom Power is turned off for the Analog shock, ensure that each individual supply cord Input unless you are connecting a microphone that requires phantom power. Connecting the iv • Document Information — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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When used charge while defective items undergo repair. in a home environment, there is a danger of Return packing, shipping, and special handling interference. costs are the responsibility of the customer. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Document Information • v...
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(+1)613-349-0006 your local or regional waste administration. Emergency: You can also contact Ross Video for more E-Mail (Support): techsupport@rossvideo.com information on the environmental performances of our products. E-Mail (General): solutions@rossvideo.com vi • Document Information — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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• Software Licenses (4841DR-502) — third-party software licences. • Carbonite Multilingual Safety Information (4802DR-503) — translated product safety information • Device Setup (help.rossvideo.com/carbonite-device) — setup information for controlling external devices from the switcher. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Document Information • vii...
To Turn on Role Based Access Control for Ross Transitions............33 Platform Manager............20 Performing Transitions............33 To Perform a Transition........33 SoftPanel............21 Cut Transitions...............35 Dissolve Transitions...............35 Menu Area................21 To Set Up a Dissolve..........35 User Area.................21 WhiteFlash................35 Control Area................21 viii • Contents — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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To Assign Audio Channels to Mix To Run a Sequence..........77 Layers...............57 Sequence Names and Mnemonics........77 To Configure the Analog Inputs......58 To Name a Sequence..........77 To Configure the ABU Input Audio Deleting a Sequence..............78 Delay..............58 Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Contents • ix...
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To Assign a Page to a Custom Page Button..............92 To Set the System Real-Time Time and Date....109 To Assign a Custom Page to Follow an Input..............92 Substitution Table..............92 To Set Up a Pre-Tiled Source........93 x • Contents — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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To Upgrade the Switcher Software........142 To Set the LiveEDL Behavior.......123 Timecode Setup..............123 To Confirm External LTC Signal......123 Specifications..........143 To Set the LTC Timecode Source......123 LiveEDL Data Capture............124 Resources................143 To Start Capturing EDL Data.......124 Hardware Weights...............144 Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Contents • xi...
Expandable I/O The Effects Dissolve feature allows you to interpolate from one memory to another using Ultra 60 is the first in the Carbonite family to a memory recall. The switcher will interpolate offer expandable I/O by installing up to two from the starting memory to the destination Ultra 60 I/O boards.
™ has keyer, graphics interface. background, and preset buses. Unlike a full ME, the MiniME ™ only supports dissolves and cuts. ™ The MiniME shares all the same sources as the 14 • Features — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
The MultiScreen is made up of a number of Canvas generators. Each Canvas breaks the scene up into separate outputs (MiniME ™ outputs) that can be sent to independent projectors or displays to make a unified picture. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Features • 15...
Tally Outputs The switcher has 24 assignable tally transistors located in the rack frame. Each tally can be assigned to any number of combinations of input and output or bus. 16 • Features — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
DashBoard for information on installing and launching DashBoard. Note: Ultra requires DashBoard v9.1, or higher. Note: The Ultra 60 frame does not have a serial port (SP). Tip: You can also connect to the switcher from an Ultritouch using DashBoard. Refer to Ultritouch...
CustomPanel that were added from that elements.. port will no longer function. • If you are connecting to the switcher using Caprica or Lightning you should set all menu 18 • DashBoard — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
• Audio Mixer — turn the Audio Mixer menu on or off. 3. Click Save to apply the changes to all DashBoard connections using the same port. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — DashBoard • 19...
3. Click a Role Based Access Control button to apply access control to the switcher. • Authorization not Required — RBAC is applied to the switcher, but not enforced. 20 • Role Based Access Control — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
Assist menu is selected, the sub-menus will Sel buttons to assign the key bus in the bus area follow actions in the bus area when PaneLINK to that key. is on. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — SoftPanel • 21...
Tip: Use the Hold On or 2Press buttons to emulate a press and hold of a button. This allows you to press and hold one button and then press another. 22 • SoftPanel — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
Status This tab allows you to view status information for various switcher components. These tabs are the same as the Switcher Status tab from a DashBoard computer. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Ultritouch • 23...
4. Press the mini-positioner to accept the value and move to the subnet mask. 5. Repeat these steps for subnet mask and 2. Select Done and press the mini-positioner. gateway. 6. Press the mini-positioner again. 24 • Front Panel Menu — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
2. Use the mini-positioner to select Upgrade 4. Wait for 20 seconds before removing the and Logs and press the mini-positioner. front door and powering the switcher off. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Front Panel Menu • 25...
DVE and back for video manipulation. Just before the video signal is sent to the output, the processing of the ancillary data is performed. Figure 3: Video Flow Through the Switcher Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Audio and Video Processing • 27...
Canvas there is an additional selection of the keyer, background, or preset bus that you want to select a source on. The chroma key and aux buses do not have these selections. 28 • Video Sources — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
ME onto another ME. Refer to FlexiClean Clean Feed on page 95 for 1. Set up ME 2 with a background and a key. information on setting up a clean feed. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Video Layering • 29...
Each MultiViewer head supports an integrated clock that can display time of day, timecode, or a countdown timer. The position, size, and color of the clock can be adjusted. 30 • Video Preview — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
You can select a custom color by clicking the color box to the right of the preset colors and selecting a new custom color. Toggle Live on to show the color changes live on the matte generator source. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Matte Source • 31...
2. Press the KEY 3 button in the transition area. resources are used by on-air keys, the copy will not take the resource. To Copy a Key Copy the contents of a keyer or layer to another. 32 • Copying — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
• If you turn the Transition Limit off when the transition has stopped at the transition limit point, the next transition starts from the Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Transitions • 33...
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Cut to abort the transition and return to the original source. • Roll Clip — select whether you want any video server clips assigned to a source 34 • Transitions — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
A Wipe is a gradual transition where one video selected WhiteFlash color. The color background signal is replaced with another according to a is then transitioned to the preset bus. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Transitions • 35...
3. Click a DVE Pattern button to select the DVE border. wipe pattern you want to use. • Border Color — select a color for the border. You can choose between the 36 • Transitions — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
1. Click Trans > Media, or press MEDIA in the 4. In the Media Selection area, click the button Transition area on the control panel. for the animation you want to assign to the Media-Store channel. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Transitions • 37...
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Cut at Fader Position. • Use the Start Trans At slider to select the point where the transition starts, or move the fader to the point in the animation 38 • Transitions — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
Canvas. You can use the same procedure for a MiniME ™ other graphics systems. 2. Click Key Fill and select the video signal you want to use for the key. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Keying • 39...
These shaped source. The Key Invert function internal video streams can be composited in an is disabled in this mode. ™ ME or MiniME keyer, or fed out two separate 40 • Keying — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
• Shadow Sensitivity — use this setting to 6. Click the Color button for the color of the adjust the level of dark image areas, background you are using for your chroma particularly in cast shadow areas. key. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Keying • 41...
3. Click Mask Invert to invert the masked area Tip: Click Auto Edge Luma to have the switcher automatically adjust the edge luminance. with the unmasked area. 42 • Keying — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
The DVE Freeze feature is only available in SD or HD video modes. 1. Click Navigation Menu > Live Assist > MEs and select the ME and key that you want to set up. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Keying • 45...
Fly Key. 1. Click Navigation Menu > Live Assist > MEs and select the ME and key that you want to set up. 2. Click DVE and click On. 46 • Keying — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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• Corner Gain — adjust the brightness of the corners of the border. 5. Use the Size slider to adjust the size of the border. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Keying • 47...
Canvas. region and adjust the size. At size 0 the • Select the keyer that you want to show the border is off. alpha for and press and hold the SHOW 48 • Keying — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
• Edge Softness — apply softness to the edges of the mask region. Tip: You can use the Positioner to adjust the size and position of the box mask. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Keying • 49...
If a memory register contains a memory for the area(s) selected in the Inclusions, the button glows purple and the areas that the register contains a memory for are listed 50 • Memory Functions — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
The time it takes to go the attribute was not set to be from the current elements to the stored with the memory. elements in the memory is set in the Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Memory Functions • 51...
• Key X Type — set whether the key type is recalled. 2. Click General and set the attributes as required. • Key X Mask — set whether mask settings for the key are recalled. 52 • Memory Functions — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
• Key X Mask — set whether mask settings Tip: You can clear all memories from the switcher from the for the key are recalled. control panel. (Press MENU > Reset > NEXT > NEXT.) 7. Click Scene. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Memory Functions • 53...
Background Click a Background button to select the color you want to apply to the background on the mnemonic. 54 • Memory Functions — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
• AFV Set (Main only) — the maximum audio source assigned to the fader. level that you want the audio to rise to when the associated video source is taken Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Audio Mixer • 55...
3. Uncheck the Visible box to hide a fader on Note: Each audio source is transitioned according to how the selected layer. the AFV transition is set. For example, if Audio 1 is set to Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Audio Mixer • 57...
5. Click a Phantom (48V) button to apply 48V Outputs. to the analog input XLR jack (On) to power a microphone (condenser microphone). Click Off to not have phantom power applied to the analog input. 58 • Audio Mixer — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
ABU as well as embedded in the video SDI-Audio Note: The noise gate is the first audio processing that is applied loop. to the signal. 1. Click Navigation Menu > Configuration > Outputs. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Audio Mixer • 59...
Hold Select the amount of time (s) between when the noise gate is triggered to close (level is below the Depth) and the Release is applied. 60 • Audio Mixer — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
(Talkback ducking except there is no threshold or depth. button held). When talkback is active for a channel the Mute button is replaced with Talkback. When the Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Audio Mixer • 61...
Click Back to Mix to return to the mixer page. (20kHz to 1kHz). 3. Click Bypass to turn bypass off and have the equalizer applied to the selected audio channel. 62 • Audio Mixer — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
Tip: Click Default and click All Channels to default the compressor for all channels or Current Channel to default it for only the currently selected channel. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Audio Mixer • 63...
• Personality — store only the personality sets can be created if you rename the sets on the USB from a separate computer. registers to the set. 6. Click Yes. 64 • Switcher Sets — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
Carbonite the ME numbering will be different. In Carbonite the highest numbered 3. Select where you want to load the switcher ME is the program ME. In Ultra 60 ME P/P is set from. the program ME. • Internal — load the set from the internal •...
• ME 2 -> ME 1 on the USB. • ME 3 -> ME P/P • When a set is imported to Ultra 60 from Carbonite some outputs (such as PGM, PRV, and CLN) are not available and must be re-assigned.
• You can only change the X and Y position of a media item that is smaller than the full size of the screen. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Media-Store • 67...
A media item can only be removed from the cache if it is Loading Stills or Animations not currently loaded into a Media-Store channel. Stills or animations can be loaded into Media -Store channels by navigating to the file in 68 • Media-Store — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
If you have added media items to a folder but they do Note: Playlists are not supported by MediaManager in not appear on the menu, click Refresh to scan the folder DashBoard at this time. for any new files. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Media-Store • 69...
Click Delete File to delete the selected media item. Tip: At the top of the Item Details frame the title indicates if the information shown applies to the media item loaded into 70 • Media-Store — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
( ). Files or folders that start with a period ( ) are hidden. 7. Click a Capture button to capture the still to the internal drive. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Media-Store • 71...
• When a custom control is running, the button The switcher can be set so that each command on the custom control bus is red, a red border is automatically separated from the previous Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Controls • 73...
The custom control starts to play deleted to remove unused customs to free up immediately. space for new custom controls. To Delete a Custom Control Deleting a custom control from the switcher. 74 • Custom Controls — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
3. Click the custom control that you want to copy. 4. Click Copy. 5. Select the custom control that you want to paste into. 6. Click Copy. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Controls • 75...
6. Click Done when you are finished editing the sequence. Tip: Remember that sequences run one event at a time. Use the Memory Recall or Transition Action events to perform complex actions. 76 • Sequencer — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
2. Use the Up, Down, and Next buttons to run through the sequence. Tip: You can also name a sequence from the Editor page. 1. Click Navigation Menu > Live Assist > Sequencer > Sequencer Mnemonics. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Sequencer • 77...
1. Click Navigation Menu > Live Assist > Sequencer > Editor. 2. Click the sequence that you want to copy. 3. Click Copy. 4. Select the sequence that you want to paste into. 78 • Sequencer — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
2. Click Navigation Menu > Live Assist > the Name field. UltraScene > Store. Foreground Click a Foreground button to select the color you want to apply to the text on the mnemonic. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — UltraScene • 81...
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Setting Description Background Click a Background button to select the color you want to apply to the background on the mnemonic. 82 • UltraScene — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
Change the IP address of the frame from on the same port mirror each other. DashBoard. Note: The frame supports a maximum of 20 DashBoard connections at any one time. If there are already the maximum Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Network Connections • 83...
4. Enter the password password You can use the FTP connection to copy still images and animations to and from your switcher as well as copy Edit Decision List (EDL) files from your switcher. 84 • Network Connections — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
Note: You must use an interlaced reference source to have the 1080p 25Hz 576i switcher operate in an interlaced reference format if you are 1080i 50Hz using an external reference. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Video Reference • 85...
3. Click on the reference format you want to field, either even or odd output from the switcher. The available output reference formats depend on the video format that the 86 • Video Reference — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
For example, High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Wide Color Input 2:4 is input 4 on the Ultra 60 I/O board in slot 2. Gamut (WCG) Conversion on page 113 for more information.
2. Click the TSL button for the input you want Audio Follow Video (AFV) control from the switcher where the audio channel is to assign a TSL ID to. brought up when the video it taken on-air. 88 • Video Inputs — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
To Customize Mnemonics for TouchDrive The TouchDrive control panels support RGB color mnemonics and icons. 1. Click Navigation Menu > Configuration > Inputs > External if you are setting up a Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Video Inputs • 89...
GPI input • BK — assign internal black as a key alpha trigger. • BG — assign the matte generator as a key alpha 90 • Video Inputs — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
Keep the following in mind when working with assigned to that button. substitution tables: 4. Click on the name field for the custom page button you are assigning a page to and enter 92 • Video Inputs — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
5. Click the Substitution button and select source you want to substitute for the selected one. Repeat for any addition substitutions you want to create. 6. Click Save. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Video Inputs • 93...
• MMXPst — source on preset output of sources of the switcher (ME, MiniME ™ ™ MiniME chroma key outputs, etc.). • MMXKYV — key Y video of MiniME ™ • BK — black 94 • Video Outputs — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
• Any format conversion on the input video System > ME. signal. Note: The number of keyers depends on whether the • Setting ancillary data to be stripped. switcher is operating in a 4-Key or 6-Key mode. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Video Outputs • 95...
Tip: Setting an output to be always on-air tallies sources MiniME ™ that are selected on that bus, or are going to be taken on-air with the next transition. 96 • Video Outputs — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
1080p 23.98Hz 1080p 23.98Hz • Label — red or green boxes are shown 1080p 24Hz 1080p 24Hz inside the label area of the Video Processor MultiViewer box 1080p 25Hz 1080p 25Hz Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — MultiViewer • 97...
Turn the border around the I/O MultiViewer box off (Off), white (White), or black (Black). When the border is turned off, some distortion may be visible around the edges of the box. 98 • MultiViewer — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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Option Description Green Turn the preview (green) tally for the Tally I/O MultiViewer box on or off. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — MultiViewer • 99...
• 12 hr AM/PM — time is displayed in 2. Click Clock > Timecode. 12-hour format with am/pm. 4. Click the Position tab. 100 • MultiViewer — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
0 and then starts counting up until stopped. Tip: You can manually control the countdown timer using the Start and Reset buttons, or assign these commands to custom controls. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — MultiViewer • 101...
As the key moves source is fed into the switcher for each tile. In from one tile to another, the keyer for that the example below, tile 1 is fed the video source 102 • MultiScreen — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
4. In the Canvas Size area, enter the Width provide the keys and outputs. As a key and Height of your display in pixels. crosses from one tile to the next, a key from Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — MultiScreen • 103...
Click Navigation Menu > Live Assist > MEs > Canvas X > BkgDVE to control the size and position of the background DVE used by the selected Canvas. 8. Click OK. 104 • MultiScreen — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
BNC. Refer to the Output 2:2 represents inputs 13-24 in I/O Group 2 menu for the mapping of physical outputs to mnemonic on the board in slot 2. names. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — I/O Processors • 105...
Converted using either a simple line-doubler or 4-line interpolater and may 480i 59.94Hz result in lower quality video. • Converted by dropping frames and may result in lower quality video. 106 • Frame Sync and Format Conversion — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
3. Click an Output button to select the video output that you want to assign the FC to. Tip: Click Off to take the FC out of the video path for the selected input. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Frame Sync and Format Conversion • 107...
2. Click the Configure button for the input you want to apply a delay to. 3. Click Delay. 4. In the Frame Delay field enter the amount of delay to apply to the input. 108 • Frame Delays — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
2. Click Edit Date and Time. 3. Click on the Date field and select the current date. 4. Click on the Time field and select the current time. 5. Click Save. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — System Real-Time Clock/Date • 109...
1. Click Navigation Menu > Configuration > System > Global. 2. Click a Num RAVE ABMs button to select the number of 1RU Audio Breakout Units connected to the system. 110 • 1RU Audio Breakout Unit (ABU) Setup — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
• Silence — embed silence. • MX — the audio from Media-Store X is assigned to the output. • MEXMW — the audio from the MediaWipe on ME X is assigned to the output. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Audio Output • 111...
3. Click an Enable button to turn the Proc Amp on (On) for the selected video. Note: Only those sources with an I/O Processor assigned to them will be shown on the list. 112 • Color Correction — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) BT.709 will not precisely reproduce the original image colors 1200 dynamic range to the Standard again. Dynamic Range (SDR). Note: The switcher uses the color correctors for conversion. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Color Correction • 113...
3. Click the Color Gamut button for the video 1. Click Navigation Menu > Configuration > input that needs to be converted and select Reference. the color gamut of the input video signal. 114 • Color Correction — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
• BT.709 (HD) — color gamut recommended for HD video signals. • BT.2020 (UHD) — wide color gamut recommended for UHDTV1 video signals. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Color Correction • 115...
• Off — pressing the memory number again does not undo the recall. • On — pressing the memory number again undoes the last memory recall. 116 • Personality — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
All buttons must be pressed at the same time. • Toggle — press a button to toggle it on or off as being included in the next transition. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Personality • 117...
Any video input can be mapped to any source button on the control panel using a bus map. panel. Each source button can have multiple inputs 118 • Personality — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
These buttons can be assigned to a number of functions, including ME and key selections, custom control, and memories. The number and position of the buttons on the control panel depend on the model of your control panel. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Personality • 119...
If you paste the license key into the field using a keyboard, you must click away from the field for the key to be validated and the Apply button to function. 6. Click Apply. 120 • Licenses — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
Each GPI pin on the switcher can be configured • Click an ME button to select the ME, ™ as either an input, or an output. By default, all MiniME , or Canvas. GPIs are set as inputs. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — GPI Control • 121...
2. Click Edit for the GPI that you want to configure as an output. 3. Click GPO. 4. Click a Level button to select whether you want the GPI to trigger low (Low), or high (High). 122 • GPI Control — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
3. Use the Triggr knob to select when the GPI switcher uses for the timecode that is stored in output is triggered. the LiveEDL file. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Live Edit Decision Lists (LiveEDL) • 123...
Press the Confrm knob to store the LiveEDL file to the USB drive. Keep the following in mind: Keep the following in mind when reviewing the EDL data from the switcher: 124 • Live Edit Decision Lists (LiveEDL) — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
Transition Area on the control panel. The bus selection buttons allow you to select the ™ different buses on different ME and MiniME outputs of the switcher. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — ViewControl • 125...
USB drive. display. 1. Click the button. Note: An input FSFC should be applied to the input you are using for ViewControl. 126 • ViewControl — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
Note: Only the Video Processor MultiViewer can be used for ViewControl. 1. Click Navigation Menu > Configuration > MultiViewers and click MV VP 1. The following connections are required for ViewControl: Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — ViewControl • 127...
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720p video format for ViewControl to operate. Note: Only the Video Processor MultiViewer can be used for ViewControl. 1. Click Navigation Menu > Configuration > MultiViewers and click MV VP 1. 128 • ViewControl — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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3. Click an NDI Quality button to select if you want to use the normal (High) or low bandwidth (Low) stream. Tip: Use the Low setting for best performance on a Macintosh ® computer. 4. Click Save. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — ViewControl • 129...
ME, MiniME ™ , or Canvas that the control panel does not have permission for. To Set Up MultiPanel Permissions Tip: MultiPanel permissions can also be set from the Ultritouch. 130 • MultiPanel — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
9. Repeat these steps to load the X-TOUCH-LayerB####.bin file and click 6. Enter the settings for the MIDI Controller: Dump B. • Display Name — enter a name for the controller Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — MIDI Controller • 131...
X-TOUCH Editor application. Refer to Audio 5 Audio 13 the documentation that came with your X-TOUCH Audio 6 Audio 14 COMPACT for more information. Audio 7 Audio 15 Audio 8 Audio 16 MAIN MONITOR 132 • MIDI Controller — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
If you want to start with a blank list, click Load > a) Locate the ID for the button you want Factory Default. to assign a function to. Refer to Custom Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — MIDI Controller • 133...
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DashBoard syncs with the panel. 5. Click Save. 6. Click Save again and select a file name and location for your custom controller file. 7. Click Save. 8. Click Done. 134 • MIDI Controller — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
• I/O 3 Hardware — the hardware revision of the Ultra 60 I/O board in slot 3. • Temperature — status of the ambient temperature in the frame. • Backplane — the hardware revision of the backplane. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Diagnostics and Maintenance • 135...
There is a three computer to save the logs file. (3) second delay between each tally being toggled on. Once the last tally has been 136 • Diagnostics and Maintenance — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
This test disrupts the functionality of the control panel. If you are running this test from a remote computer, ensure that the control panel is available before performing the test. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Diagnostics and Maintenance • 137...
Tip: Click the All button to select or de-select all the items in that category. 3. Click Save RState and Yes. 138 • Diagnostics and Maintenance — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
This DIP switch is unused and should be left in the default up (off) position. Installing Frame Boards Both of the Ultra 60 I/O boards and Ultra 60 Base board can be replaced. 2. Click a reset or clear button to return that...
9. Reconnect the power supplies and power 60 Base board. on the frame. The frame will automatically recognise the new board. To Replace the Base Board Replace the Ultra 60 Base board in your frame. 140 • Diagnostics and Maintenance — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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11. Repeat these steps to replace the Ultra 60 I/O board in Slot 2. 12. Reconnect the power supplies and power on the frame. The frame will automatically recognise the new board. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Diagnostics and Maintenance • 141...
You can also upgrade from the USB. Click USB 1 and all upgrade files located on the USB are shown in the USB Upgrade area. Click the file you want to use and click Upgrade. 142 • Software Upgrade — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
Keyers per ME (+Trans) The total number of Inputs and Outputs Canvas Generators depends on the number of Ultra 60 I/O boards installed in the frame. Video Processor MultiViewer (Max) Table 7: Audio Mixer Available Audio Channels...
Formats Fs = 48kHz) HD Video Formats 1080p Signal to Noise Ratio -95dB 23.98/24/25/29.97/30/50/59.94/60 -98dB • "A" Weighting 1080pSF 23.98/24/25/29.97/30 -107dB • CCITT Weighting 1080i 50/59.94 720p 50/59.94 >93dB or <0.002% 144 • Specifications — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
For best performance it is recommended that the USB drive be formatted using the exFAT file system. • File System: FAT32/exFAT • USB 3.0: Type-A located on the front (×1) and rear (×2) of the frame. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Specifications • 147...
I/O Group they are located in and their linear count from the Ultra 60 Base Board in slot 1 (bottom slot). If the Ultra 60 I/O Board in slot 2 is missing, the count for the inputs and outputs will continue as if the board was present, skipping the missing I/O (e.g.
In the Value (%) field, enter the size of the border you want to apply to the Background DVE. When a border is set to 0 the border is not visible. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Control Events • 151...
Click the Bank button and select the custom control bank you want to resume a custom control on. Click the CC button and select the custom control you want to resume. 152 • Custom Control Events — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
Chroma Key Color Click the ME button and select the area that you want to perform the event on. Click Color and select the color you want to key out. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Control Events • 153...
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Click the Change Type button and select whether you want to set (Absolute) or reset (Reset) the parameter. Some selections will not be available when you reset the parameter. Enter an aspect ratio in the Value (%) field. 154 • Custom Control Events — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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Enter the amount of Left or Top cropping you want to apply in the Value % field. Enter the amount of Right or Bottom cropping you want to apply in the Other Value % field. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Control Events • 155...
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Click the Change Type button and select whether you want to set (Absolute) or reset (Reset) the parameter. Some selections will not be available when you reset the parameter. Enter a new size in the Value (%) field. 156 • Custom Control Events — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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Click the Target Keyer button for the key you want to copy to. Click the Source ME button and select where you want to copy the key from. Click the Source Keyer button for the key you want to copy from. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Control Events • 157...
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(Absolute) or reset (Reset) the parameter. Some selections will not be available when you reset the parameter. Click the Value button and select whether to invert the masked area with the unmasked area (On) or not (Off). 158 • Custom Control Events — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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Click the Change Type button and select whether you want to set (Absolute) or reset (Reset) the parameter. Some selections will not be available when you reset the parameter. Enter a new size in the Value (%) field. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Control Events • 159...
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(Absolute) or reset (Reset) the parameter. Some selections will not be available when you reset the parameter. Enter an amount of softness for the pattern or border in the Value (%) field. 160 • Custom Control Events — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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Click the Change Type button and select whether you want to set (Absolute) or reset (Reset) the parameter. Some selections will not be available when you reset the parameter. Enter a new position in the Value (%) field. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Control Events • 161...
Click the MediaStore Channel button for the Media-Store channel you want to perform the event on. Click Source and select the video source that you want to capture. 162 • Custom Control Events — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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Click the Parameter button and select Move To Frame. Enter the frame that you want to jump to in the media item in the Value field. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Control Events • 163...
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Click the Parameter button and select Shaped. Click the Value button and select whether the alpha of the media item is shaped (On) or not (Off). 164 • Custom Control Events — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
Select a preset matte color for the selected ME or aux. Matte Color (Preset) Click the Matte button and select Matte. Click the Color button and select the color you want to use. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Control Events • 165...
Click the Row button for the row on the control panel that you want to assign to an ME. Click the ME button as select the area that you want to assign the control panel row to. 166 • Custom Control Events — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
Click the Bank button and select the bank that you want to recall the memory on. Click the Memory button and select the memory that you want to recall. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Control Events • 167...
Enter a rate for transition in the Trans Rate (fr) field. A rate of 0 is performed as a cut. Click the Pattern button and select the wipe pattern you want to use for the transition. 168 • Custom Control Events — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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Auto Trans ME Trans Action Click the ME button and select the area that you want to perform the event on. Click the Action button and select Auto Trans. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Control Events • 169...
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(Absolute) or reset (Reset) the parameter. Some selections will not be available when you reset the parameter. Click Flip-Flip. Click the Value button and select whether Flip-Flop is on (On) or not (Off). 170 • Custom Control Events — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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Click the ME button and select the area that you want to perform the Color (Preset) event on. Click the Color button and select the preset color you want to use. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Control Events • 171...
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Resets the transition limit point of the selected area. ME Trans Action Click the ME button and select the area that you want to perform the event on. Click the Action button and select Reset Limit. 172 • Custom Control Events — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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Click the Component button and select the HSL component you want to assign a value to. A value should be applied to all three components. Enter a value for the selected component in the Value (%) field. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Control Events • 173...
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Click the Change Type button and select whether you want to set (Absolute) or reset (Reset) the parameter. Some selections will not be available when you reset the parameter. Enter a new size in the Value (%) field. 174 • Custom Control Events — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
Click Recall Memory. Store UltraScene UltraScene > Store an UltraScene memory. UltraScene Click the UltraScene button and select the UltraScene memory location Recall/Store you want to store to. Click Store Memory. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Control Events • 175...
Click the ME button and select the area that you want to adjust the roll clip for. Click a Roll Clip button to select whether Roll Clip is always on (Force) or must be turned on manually (User). 176 • Custom Control Events — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
Click the Change Type button and select whether you want to set (Absolute) or reset (Reset) the parameter. Some selections will not be available when you reset the parameter. Enter the new gamma value in the Value field. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Control Events • 177...
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Click the Input button and select the input BNC that you want to set the Range dynamic range for. Click a Value button to select the dynamic range that the input is in. 178 • Custom Control Events — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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(Absolute) or reset (Reset) the parameter. Some selections will not be available when you reset the parameter. Click a Value button to select whether to enable the proc amp (On) or disable the proc amp (Off). Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Control Events • 179...
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Click the Output button and select the output BNC that you want to Rotation Mode apply rotation to. Click a Value button to select the amount of rotation to apply to the output. 180 • Custom Control Events — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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Field Dominance Click a Switch Field button to select whether video transitions are performed on field 1 only (Field 1), field 2 only(Field 2), or the current field (Both). Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Control Events • 181...
Click the Box button and select the box that you want perform the event Click a Border Mode button and select whether the border around the selected box is white (White), black (Black), or if there is no border (Off). 182 • Custom Control Events — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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Click the Change Type button and select whether you want to set (Absolute) or reset (Reset) the parameter. Some selections will not be available when you reset the parameter. Enter the amount of transparency in the Value (%) field. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Control Events • 183...
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MultiViewer Clock — MultiViewer > Clock > Reset the selected timer. Countdown Timer Countdown Timer Click the Timer Reset button and select the timer you want to reset. Reset Reset 184 • Custom Control Events — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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Click the Change Type button and select whether you want to set (Absolute) or reset (Reset) the parameter. Some selections will not be available when you reset the parameter. Enter the size of the clock in the Value (%) field. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Control Events • 185...
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Click a MultiViewer button to select which MultiViewer you want to perform the event on. Click a Follow button to select which Canvas the MultiViewer will follow or select Off to have the MultiViewer operate normally. 186 • Custom Control Events — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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(Absolute) or reset (Reset) the parameter. Some selections will not be available when you reset the parameter. Click a Value button to select whether ViewControl shows the shifted sources (On) or not (Off). Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Control Events • 187...
Click the InnerAudioMixerOutput button and select the mixer output that you want to send the command to. Click the InnerAudioMixerChannel button and select the channel you want to send the command to. 188 • Custom Control Events — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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Audio Mixer > Noise Default the NG for a selected audio channel. Gate > Default NG Click the InnerAudioMixerChannel button and select the channel you Selection want to send the command to. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Control Events • 189...
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Enter the new gain value in n the Gain (dB) field. Click the InnerAudioMixerChannel button and select the channel you want to send the command to. 190 • Custom Control Events — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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Mixer Ducking > Enter the new gain value in n the Gain (dB) field. Ducking Mode Click the InnerAudioMixerChannel button and select the channel you want to send the command to. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Control Events • 191...
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Turn on Talkback for the selected channel. Ducking > Ducking Click the InnerAudioMixerChannel button and select the channel you Mode want to send the command to. Click Talkback Mode. 192 • Custom Control Events — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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In the Frequency (Hz) field, enter the new frequency setting. Click the InnerAudioMixerChannel button and select the channel you want to send the command to. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Control Events • 193...
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In the Transition Time (ms) field, enter the new attack time setting. Click the InnerAudioMixerChannel button and select the channel you want to send the command to. 194 • Custom Control Events — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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Audio Mixer > Output Clear solo for an output. Click Clear Solo. Click the InnerAudioMixerOutput button and select the mixer output that you want to send the command to. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Control Events • 195...
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(Absolute) or reset (Reset) the parameter. Some selections will not be available when you reset the parameter. Click the Value button to turn phantom power on (On), or off (Off). 196 • Custom Control Events — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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Enter the new gain value in n the Gain (dB) field. Click the InnerAudioMixerChannel button and select the channel you want to send the command to. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Control Events • 197...
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(Absolute) or reset (Reset) the parameter. Some selections will not be available when you reset the parameter. Click the Value button to turn pad on (On), or off (Off). 198 • Custom Control Events — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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Click a Component button to select whether you are assigning the order for the EQ (EQ) or CL (CL). Click a Position button to select whether the EQ or CL processing is applied first (1) or last (2). Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Control Events • 199...
Click the Change Type button and select whether you want to set (Absolute) or reset (Reset) the parameter. Some selections will not be available when you reset the parameter. Enter the new pan level in the Pan Left/Right (%) field. 200 • Custom Control Events — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
(Absolute) or reset (Reset) the parameter. Some selections will not be available when you reset the parameter. Enter the shot number you want to store to in the Shot field. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Control Events • 201...
(Absolute) or reset (Reset) the parameter. Some selections will not be available when you reset the parameter. Enter number of the register you want to recall in the Register field. 202 • Custom Control Events — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
Send the Cue command to the selected device. Current (XPression) > Cue Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Control Events • 203...
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Enter the take item id of the item you want to perform the action on in the Take ID field. Enter the layer that you want to perform the action on in the Layer field. 204 • Custom Control Events — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to. Enter the take item id of the item you want to perform the action on in the Take ID field. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Control Events • 205...
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Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to. Enter the GPI you want to simulate triggering in the GPI field. 206 • Custom Control Events — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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(Absolute) or reset (Reset) the parameter. Some selections will not be available when you reset the parameter. In the Value field enter the camera angle you want to use from the clip loaded into the selected channel. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Control Events • 207...
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In the Value field, enter the direction +/- and amount, in frames, you want to jog in the clip loaded into the selected channel. 208 • Custom Control Events — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
Click the Video Server button and select the device you want to send the command to. Click a Channel button to select the channel you want to send the command to. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Custom Control Events • 209...
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Click the Video Server button and select the device you want to send the command to. Click a Channel button to select the channel you want to send the command to. 210 • Custom Control Events — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
An instantaneous switch from one video signal component from the output video signal. to another. Gamma Gamma corrections introduce non-linear corrections to a video signal. A gamma Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Glossary • 211...
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Depending on the offset applied, different parts or all of the video signal may be affected. Clipping occurs if applied offsets cause output signal values to fall outside the allowable range. 212 • Glossary — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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Shades of gray are translated into transparency levels, giving the key a soft edge. Unshaped Key alphas can also be considered true linear alphas. Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Glossary • 213...
CC Pause CL Clear Solo Chroma Key CL Compression Clean Feed 29, CL Default All CL Clear Custom Controls CL Default Selected CL Clear Memories CL Makeup Clock, MultiViewer CL Output Volume 214 • Index — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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EQ Default Selected EQ ME Follow EQ EQ Bypass ME Trans Rate EQ High Shelf Gain ME Trans Type EQ High Shelf Min Freq ME WhiteFlash Color EQ Low Shelf Gain ME WhiteFlash Offset Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Index • 215...
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Robotic Camera — Halt All MultiViewer Clock — Foreground Color (Preset) Robotic Camera — Recall Shot MultiViewer Clock — Format Robotic Camera — Recall Shot Fast MultiViewer Clock — Mode Robotic Camera — Store Shot 216 • Index — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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Camera Events Source Audio Channel CC Events Source Audio Input CC Pause Source Bus Substitution Combined Transition Events Source ME Substitution Copy/Paste Source Substitution, Delete DashBoard State, Insert Deleting Talkback Attack Editing Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Index • 217...
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QuadFS Delays SDI-FS Delete Media Item Delete Memory FTP Disable Delete Still Deleting a Still Device Control Diagnostics Gain, Audio Copy Logs Gate DIP Switches Glow Disable Audio Memories Disable FTP 218 • Index — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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Remove Media-Store Item swInfo.txt Reset Switcher Information File Custom Switcher Mode Switcher Status RGB Color Correctors Switching Field Ross Platform Manager System Real-Time Clock RossLinq RossTalk Port RState Talkback RState, Save 220 • Index — Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0)
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Bus Selection Buttons Button Setup Custom Control Buttons Keyer Transition Buttons UltraScene Transition Buttons Memories Scene Ultritouch Buses Custom Controls WCG Conversion 15, Whiteflash MultiPanel WhiteFlash Navigation Menu Status Wipe Transitions User Buttons Ultra 60 User Manual (v8.0) — Index • 221...
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