Top Panel Controls - Extron electronics RCP 2000 User Manual

Operation Operation, cont'd

Top Panel Controls

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LAMP
PICTURE CONTROLS
DIMMER
COLOR CONT
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TINT BRIGHT
PROGRAM
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
FREEZE BLACK
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
FREEZE BLACK
PREVIEW
COMMUNICATION
Tx
Rx
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Figure 3-1 — RCP 2000 top panel
XLR lamp socket — Allows a Littlite
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to be connected for low intensity illumination of the control
panel.
Lamp dimmer control — Rotating this knob adjusts the
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intensity of the lamp (
Program input selection buttons — Allow the system operator
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to view the image switch as it happens. The button lights for
the currently selected program input.
Freeze — Locks the output display to the image that is currently
displayed on the program output.
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When a program image is frozen, a switch can still occur.
When the output is switched, the freeze command stays in
effect.
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To unfreeze the image, press the Freeze button.
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If an image is frozen when a different input is selected, or
if the unit loses power, the image unfreezes.
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H
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SIZE CENTER DETAIL
V
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ADJUST
WIPE
DISOLVE
CUT TAKE
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Black — Causes a black screen to be displayed. The black
screen can be switched by applying a cut or another effect.
A black input cannot be frozen.
1 – 12 — Selects the corresponding input to be displayed.
Normally, you will not use these buttons during a show. If
a program input selection button is pressed, the resulting
switch is not seamless.
Preview input selection buttons — Allow the system operator
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to view the image before switching it to the program output.
The button for the currently selected preview input lights.
Freeze — Locks the preview image that is currently selected.
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When a preview image is frozen, a switch can still occur.
When the output is switched, the freeze command stays in
effect.
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To unfreeze the image, press the Freeze button.
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If an image is frozen when a different input is selected, or
if the unit loses power, the image unfreezes.
Black — Causes a black screen to be selected for preview. The
black screen can be switched by applying a cut or another
effect. The black input cannot be frozen.
1 – 12 — Allow you to select the preview input device. The
button is lit while the input is active.
Transmit and Receive LEDs — These LEDs flicker whenever
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Ethernet data is being transmitted or received by the RCP 2000.
The data traffic is between the RCP and the SGS 408 or the
ISS 108/408.
Menu adjustment knob — Allows adjustment of menu
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selections. See Applying and Changing a Switching Effect, later in
this chapter.
LCD display — Displays status information and menu screens.
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Switching effect buttons — Control the type of switch that will
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occur between program and preview inputs. Unless otherwise
indicated, the buttons affect both the ISS and SGS switchers.
Cut button — Initiates an immediate seamless switch between
the program and preview images.
Dissolve button — Causes the program input to fade out while
the preview input fades in. The dissolve duration is
adjustable.
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