Press the fade to black or FTB button to perform a
fade to black on the whole program output, including
any graphics or keyers that may be in use
Using the Lock Button
The lock button prevents accidental switching and changes to settings for transitions and
media players. When the front panel is locked, the ‘lock’ button glows a dim red and if a button
is pressed it is ignored and the ‘lock’ button flashes bright red. The ‘lock’ button doesn’t affect
the LCD menus or the comms buttons such as ‘prod talk’ and ‘eng talk’.
To unlock the front panel, press and hold the ‘lock’ button for one second.
To lock the front panel, press and hold the ‘lock’ button for two seconds.
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It’s a good practice to lock the front panel of ATEM Constellation 8K while it’s on
air to prevent accidental switching.
Using the LCD Menus
The LCD menus make almost the entire operation of the switcher available. In the examples
in this section, we used the menus and it’s a good idea to explore the menus to see what’s
available. If you have used the software control panel on an ATEM switcher in the past, then
you will see that each menu is like a palette on the software control panel and each palette on
the software control panel has a menu page on the LCD. There are a few extra LCD menus for
configuring SDI outputs and the audio mixer and there is also a settings page for setting up
your ATEM Constellation 8K.
To use the menus:
1
Press the ‘menu’ button to display the menus.
2
Scroll with the knob through the menus to the menu you want.
3
Press the ‘set’ button and you will see the menu page will be selected to use.
4
Scroll down the list to the specific menu setting you want to change.
5
Select it by pressing the set button.
6
Scroll through the list of options for this menu item.
7
Press set when you want to make the desired setting active.
8
Press menu a few times to go back to the main video preview screen.
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Using the ATEM Constellation 8K Front Panel