Sony 8000SF Switch User Manual


 
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Misc Menu Operations
Chapter 10 Misc Menu, Etc.
Misc Menu Operations
In the Misc menu, you can carry out the following operations.
Enabling and disabling operation from an external device, System Manager,
or an editing keyboard.
Enabling and disabling side flags on the background bus of each of the M/E-
1 to M/E-3 and PGM/PST banks.
Switching the safe title function on or off for each switcher output.
Displaying the transition rate, independent key transition rate, and fade-to-
black transition rate for each of the M/E and PGM/PST banks, and changing
the settings.
Port Settings for Control From an External Device
Enabling or disabling control from an external device
1
In the menu control block, press the top menu selection button [MISC],
then select VF1 ‘Enable’ and HF1 ‘Port Enable.’
The Misc >Enable >Port Enable menu appears with the status area
showing the settings of the following ports.
Switcher Remote 1 to Remote 4 ports (RS-422A, D-sub 9-pin)
Switcher GPI port (parallel, 25-pin)
DME1/DME2 Editor ports (RS-422A, D-sub 9-pin)
DME1/DME2 GPI ports (parallel, 25-pin)
2
In the <Switcher> or <DME> group, press on the name of the port for
which you want to disable control from an external device, turning it off.
To re-enable control for the port, press on its name once more.
Note
For the AUX bus operation from the Remote1 to Remote4 ports of the
switcher, the setting (Enable/Disable/Manual) in the Setup menu takes
precedence. Only when the setting is “Manual,” the settings made in the
Port Enable menu apply.
For details, see “Interfacing With External Devices (Device Interface
Menu)” under “Setup Relating to Switcher Processor” in Chapter 16
(Volume 2).