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V8.5

7.4.1 Panasonic Wiring Configurations

Single Panasonic RS-422 Configuration:

Multiple Panasonic RS-422 Configuration:

Panasonic Controller Configuration:

Connect up to 5 cameras through the AW-RP655, then connect to the Broadcast Pix
with a RS-232 serial cable.

7.4.1

Screw terminal to RJ-45

RS-422 Serial Cable

Workstation

Com 1 or Com 2

USB A-B Cable

Workstation

Any USB Port

4/8 port Edgeport

DB-9 to RJ-45 Custom RS-422 Serial Cables

Workstation

Com 1 or Com 2

RS-232 DP-9 Male to Female Cable

Summary of Contents for Slate 5008G

Page 1: ...install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix Broadcast Pix V8 5 Slate 5008G 5016G 5032G 2ME HD SD Video Switchers Operators Manual Slate G Series Software Version 8 5...

Page 2: ...nufacturer Broadcast Pix will repair or at its sole option replace any component found to be faulty on any system returned to the service center of Broadcast Pix in the USA for repair The costs of any...

Page 3: ...agram 1 5 3 Slate 5032Gdd 5032Ghh Wiring Diagram 1 5 4 Multi System Control 1 5 5 Example Slate 5032G Slate 3032G Wiring 1 5 6 Optional Tally Box Wiring 1 5 7 Optional Remote Aux Panel Wiring 1 5 8 Ro...

Page 4: ...iew PixPad 2 4 4 PixPad Order Controls 2 4 5 Floating PixPads 2 5 Multi View 2 5 1 Overview of the Multi View 2 5 2 Sources on Multi View 2 5 3 Keyer on the Multi View 2 5 4 Program Preview on the Mul...

Page 5: ...ntent from the central Library 3 5 4 Adding a group of content from the central library 3 5 5 Importing Content 3 5 6 Importing a Content into a Subfolder 3 5 7 Fluent Watch Folders 3 5 8 Resizing and...

Page 6: ...3 Changing Effect Transition Rates 4 3 4 Reversing an Effect 4 3 5 Modifying an Effect 4 3 6 ME 2 Link 4 4 Keys 4 4 1 Key Controls 4 4 2 Assigning a Source to Keys 1 6 4 4 3 Direct Keys Controls 4 4 4...

Page 7: ...l 4 12 Integrated Memories 4 12 1 Saving a Mem 4 12 2 Recalling a Mem 4 12 3 Recalling a Mem by number 4 13 Fluent Macros 4 13 1 Opening the Macros Interface 4 13 2 Recording a Macro 4 13 3 Editing a...

Page 8: ...4 Modifiers for Rolls and Crawls 5 4 Updating CG Graphics On the Fly 5 4 1 Quick Scribe Editing 5 4 2 Overwriting a File 5 5 Animation Store 5 5 1 Creating an Animated Graphic 5 5 2 Creating Animatio...

Page 9: ...Counter 6 3 2 Clip Motion Controls on the Multi View 6 4 Clip Modifiers 6 4 1 Mark In and Out Points 6 4 2 Auto Start Clips 6 4 3 Auto Stop Clips 6 4 4 Auto Rewind Clips 6 4 5 Loop Clips 6 4 6 Cut Poi...

Page 10: ...Camera Numbers for Hitachi Camera Control 7 7 4 Panasonic Camera Control Settings 7 7 5 Telemetrics Camera Control Settings 7 8 Adding Camera Control to a Show 7 9 Selecting Camera Control in a Produc...

Page 11: ...Selecting Streamer Control in a Production 7 14 5 Controlling a Streamer Group Section 8 Team Operation 8 1 Optional Multi Panel Support 8 2 Opening a SoftPanel 8 3 Locking Panels Together 8 4 Viewin...

Page 12: ...ions A 3 Control Panel Internal Operation A 4 Broadcast Pix Slate Analog Video Connector Pin Outs A 5 Broadcast Pix Slate Analog Audio Breakout Cable A 6 RS 232 Serial Pin Out for Slate 5016 Slate 503...

Page 13: ...rols external audio mixers cameras and video servers There are a total of 10 Slate 5000G switcher models as shown below all of which use the same BPSwitcher software and control panel Take note to whi...

Page 14: ...accept S Video Y C connections or Composite and Component YUV YPrPb using the supplied breakout cables to BNCs Sources can be synchronous and or asynchronous to support a wide range of inputs from bro...

Page 15: ...ectors The DVI input uses input 4 on the HD card in slot 2 and input 8 on slot 3 Output D is in place of Out D on slot 2 and output E is in place of Out E on slot 3 hh ha hd NOTE On HD I O cards with...

Page 16: ...NC breakout cables provided by Broadcast Pix Composite cables are included with all Slate switcher models for each analog input and output One component cable is included with the Slate 5000G Addition...

Page 17: ...to two DVI I computer inputs and up to two DVI I outputs VGA adaptors are included to convert the signal through dual DMS 59 connectors This is ideal for corporate faith or event productions where a...

Page 18: ...oadcast Pix Slate 5008G is comprised of the following components Software BPSwitcher V8 Inscriber TitleMotion Pro Character Generator Microsoft Windows XP Broadcast Pix Software Showing the Multi View...

Page 19: ...o workstation 25 Pin to 6 XLR Audio Breakout cable for analog audio I O Inscriber USB Dongle installed internally in the workstation at the factory USB Keyboard USB Mouse Software Broadcast Pix Softwa...

Page 20: ...ot 6 File transfer for clips graphics SD SDI Output Program Preview Clean Feed or Aux SD SDI Output Program Preview Clean Feed or Aux Analog Output Program Preview Clean Feed or Aux Program Out w fail...

Page 21: ...nds to 0 on Tally Box First Input 2 on the Slate card corresponds to 1 on Tally Box I O Input 3 on the Slate card corresponds to 2 on Tally Box Input 4 on the Slate card corresponds to 3 on Tally Box...

Page 22: ...and needs to be plugged into an electrical socket with the supplied power supply NOTE The Tally Box does not supply any voltage for tally Voltage must be provided by your Camera Control Units or othe...

Page 23: ...open the install window as shown below left 3 Click on the Install button to install the drivers 4 Once the drivers are installed a pop up window will appear confirming the installation Click on the...

Page 24: ...boxes 1 Ensure that the Measurement Computing InstaCal software is installed as described in section 1 2 4 and open the InstaCal software by navigating to Start Menu All Programs Measurement Computin...

Page 25: ...e application is necessary for the changes to take affect To use analog audio Follow the same procedure as stated above and deselect Embedded audio and select Analog Audio in the Audio tab of System S...

Page 26: ...e top 2 On the Setup drop down menu select Slate IO assignments Note a show must be loaded to see this Go to File Load Show And the Slate IO Assignments window will appear as shown below 1 4 Slate I O...

Page 27: ...r HD SDI 1080i video If a DVI card is installed for inputs 4 and or input 8 select either HD SD SDI for SD SDI 486i 576i HD SDI 720p or HD SDI 1080i DVI D for DVI D digital computer signal or one of t...

Page 28: ...or high definition video through a DVI HDMI cable or any of the computer output resolutions from DVI VGA WUXGA 1920x1200 to DVI VGA VGA 640x480 Note you can not output HD SDI and DVI VGA simultaneousl...

Page 29: ...ideo when crossing aspect ratios causing people to look too wide or too thin To set the aspect treatment of a source 1 In the Broadcast Pix Switcher launch a show from the Multi View File Load show 2...

Page 30: ...atisfied click Save to close the Slate IO Assignments window 6 You may also set these settings from the control panel with Source Controls see section 4 6 NOTE When the show is set to the same aspect...

Page 31: ...f the following components Software BPSwitcher V8 Inscriber TitleMotion Pro Character Generator Microsoft Windows XP Broadcast Pix Software Showing the Multi View Keyboard Mouse and 10 100 Ethernet sw...

Page 32: ...les for private control network 9 Pin Male to Female Straight Serial Cable for fail safe control 25 Pin to 6 XLR Stereo Audio Breakout Cable for analog audio I O Inscriber USB Dongle installed interna...

Page 33: ...destinations Preview Output 2 to a preview monitor Auxes Output 3 8 to auxiliary outputs 4 Attach three network cables Cat 5 from the private Ethernet 10 100 switch to the Broadcast Pix components as...

Page 34: ...Slot 2 Slot 4 Slot 3 Slot 5 Slot 6 File transfer for clips graphics Analog Output Serial In Network In Ref In In 1 In 2 In 3 In 4 In 5 In 6 In 7 In 8 In 9 In 10 In 11 In 12 In 13 In 14 In 15 In 16 Ref...

Page 35: ...estinations Preview Output 2 to a preview monitor Auxes Output 3 24 to auxiliary outputs 4 Attach three network cables Cat 5 from the private Ethernet 10 100 switch to the Broadcast Pix components as...

Page 36: ...5 In 6 In 7 In 8 In 9 In 10 In 11 In 12 In 13 In 14 In 15 In 16 In 17 In 18 In 19 In 20 In 21 In 22 In 23 In 24 In 25 In 26 In 27 In 28 In 29 In 30 In 31 In 32 Ref Out Program Out 1 Preview Out 2 Aux...

Page 37: ...itions need to be less complex and they are also less forgiving when it comes to fast motion and smaller fonts The studio diagram below shows a Slate 5032G controlling a broadcast output and a Slate 3...

Page 38: ...S2 Prog Out 9 S2 Prev Out 10 S2 Aux Out 11 S2 Aux Out 12 S2 Aux Out 13 S2 Aux Out 14 S2 Aux Out 15 S2 Aux Out 16 Slate 2 Out 17 Slate 2 Out 18 Slate 2 Out 19 Slate 2 Out 20 Slate 2 Out 21 Slate 2 Out...

Page 39: ...set of wires from each terminal in the Tally Box to each terminal on your camera camera unit one to Program and the other to the Ground as shown below NO Normally Open goes to Program and C Common goe...

Page 40: ...e programmed to any output see section 4 10 6 To wire the Remote Aux Panel 1 Connect a 75 Ohm BNC video cable from the X port of the router to the X port of the aux panel as shown below 2 Connect a 75...

Page 41: ...he Menu button 2 Click on the Menu button and select the Setup drop down menu and select Router assignments as shown below A show needs to be loaded to access this menu The Router Assignments window w...

Page 42: ...mum numbers of sources that can be tied is 4 5 Select the icon type for each input under the Type column Either Camera VTR or Other This icon will appear on the display row on each PixButton for each...

Page 43: ...ou may exchange input 4 and or 8 from the Slate HD SDI input card Under the Options menu deselect Connect Slate input 4 and or Connect Slate input 8 Once deselected you may activate those inputs in th...

Page 44: ...t the drop down menu and select which input you wish to route These settings will be saved as the default startup state each time a show is loaded For more information about Aux control see section 4...

Page 45: ...u and select Router assignments as shown below A show needs to be loaded to access this menu The Router Assignments window will appear as shown below 1 5 9 Optional Multi System Control Assignments Fo...

Page 46: ...fresh the Router Assignments window and add a new option labeled System as show below 5 On the primary Slate system select the System drop down option and select 1 6 On the secondary Slate system sele...

Page 47: ...n empty Multi View To run the Broadcast Pix system and to use the control panel a show must be loaded A show is running when the Multi View is filled with content video To Run a Show 1 Double click on...

Page 48: ...el ready Green Control panel is ready and has joined show Grey It is not Status message Computer message on what is currently happening The default Multi View always displays a status window bar with...

Page 49: ...6G 5032G Status of Light Indicates Slate genlock Green Slate board has reference Orange In process of locking to reference Red Slate has no reference Panel ready Green Control panel is ready Grey It i...

Page 50: ...art of the application will be necessary Asynchronous Inputs With a precaution the system will also accept and self time asynchronous sources such as a DVD player The precaution is to preview each asy...

Page 51: ...ossible 1 8 1 NTSC Synchronous Timed Sources NTSC Asynchronous Untimed Sources SD SDI or HD SD HD SD Analog SDI Card SDI Card In Out In Out In or Out If you re only using the HD I O card for input onl...

Page 52: ...t Load Show and a window will appear with the various saved shows Select the desired show and click on Open as described in section 1 6 1 9 Changing What Show is Running 1 In BPswitcher click on Setup...

Page 53: ...rop down window will appear then select System Settings as shown on the right The System Settings window will appear as shown below 2 In System Settings window click on the Video Tab which will bring...

Page 54: ...To change the show s Aspect Ratio 1 In BPswitcher click on Setup and a drop down window will appear then select System Settings as shown on the right The System Settings window will appear as shown b...

Page 55: ...menu as described below Be sure to add an aspect treatment to each input as well to each content element to ensure proper output as described in section 1 4 1 To enable DualAspect 1 In BPswitcher sele...

Page 56: ...itions in both M Es for example in news or sports production Traditionally the preview bus of ME 1 is not needed since the program bus and key layers of ME 1 feed into ME 2 all previewing of ME 1 will...

Page 57: ...ar 2 In System Settings window click on the 2ME tab 3 Under the the 2ME bus mode section select the desired mode it will highlight orange as shown on the right A status message will appear asking to r...

Page 58: ...elect one of the 3 factory presets Low Medium or High Low is the factory default which slightly enhances the overall video output Medium increases the HD video input source as well as increases the ov...

Page 59: ...The panel may also be recessed into a cut out of a table top or console If a cut out installation is desired then the following dimensions should be used to cut the hole in the console top 1 14 Tablet...

Page 60: ...clips are needed for multiple shows For example one set of drives could be for sports productions and other set for news In addition if a hard drive should fail the removable drive trays makes it eas...

Page 61: ...6 In the pop up menu select Import Foreign Disks as shown on the right This will pop up the Import Foreign Disks window 7 Ensure that a check mark is next to the Foreign disk group and click on OK 8 I...

Page 62: ...not the Video D drives Stills CGs and Logos will be backed up however Clips can not be backed up with this option New systems from Broadcast Pix will have both a factory restore point and a set of DVD...

Page 63: ...ing window select the Back up now radial button and then click on the Next button 11 In the summary window click on the Next button 12 In the Completing the Backup Wizard window click on the Finish bu...

Page 64: ...d X at the top right corner To restore a backup in Paragon 1 Quit all applications including Broadcast Pix Switcher 2 Double click the yellow Paragon icon on the desktop If the icon is not on the desk...

Page 65: ...ces in this window 8 In the Restore results window ensure that the Assign the following drive letter is set C Then click on the Next button 9 In the Completing the Restore Wizard window click on the F...

Page 66: ...reboot You are now ready to use your system To restore from a bootable DVD All Premium workstations come with a bootable DVD that allows you to enter a Linux partition to launch and restore a Paragon...

Page 67: ...e system drive in the system there wont be any other choices in this window 8 In the Restore Summary window click on the Next button This will begin the restore process During the restore process a Pa...

Page 68: ...he Delete button to permanently delete the backup file The file is erased from the backup capsule Since the Backup Capsule on the System drive is only 70GB the capsule may fill up with multiple restor...

Page 69: ...ersal keyers which are shared across both MEs Each Keyer has 2 dimensional DVEs reposition and cropping capabilities In addition one linear key can accept key cut and fill from an external CG which us...

Page 70: ...with the display row below them They are used to change key and aux assignments The middle and bottom of the panel consists of 2 ME banks each of which consists of 3 buses Display Function Row Progra...

Page 71: ...joystick is activated i e a keyer or camera control the button will automatically switch the device and display the device icon The bottom right section of the panel consists of Device Control A whic...

Page 72: ...ustration below the Character Generator CG is active as shown by the CG icon See Section 2 3 for all icons The remainder of the PixButton generally shows what individual content element is now active...

Page 73: ...content within a device and for modifiers 2 32 Source Displays To see what device is on each source and to modify controls 3 6 Direct Keys To see what is in each keyer and to take it on or off air in...

Page 74: ...ed for VTR and other sources HD Clip Store 2 channels Instant access to clips Import ingest and play out Use motion controls and time codes Plays uncompressed with embedded audio as well as compressed...

Page 75: ...d key inversion Aux Up to 24 Auxiliary outputs and can be assigned to ME 1 Program ME 1 Preview ME 2 Program ME 2 Preview Clean Feed or another internal external source PowerAux A standard feature tha...

Page 76: ...to select content like clips where as Device Control B is used for switcher functions like keyer modifications Each Device Control has a Hold button which in effect freezes or holds the PixPad and it...

Page 77: ...on buttons for CG Clips Stills and Logos 4 Wildcard Device PixButtons To control the optional camera and server control 14 Destination PixButtons 6 Key buttons Up to 8 Aux buttons 2 Effects PixButton...

Page 78: ...as in the clip store shown below or to the numeric keypad such as in the Still Store To quickly jump to the first page of the content in the PixPad simply select the device button you are using in the...

Page 79: ...h the mouse to change which device control that PixPad is linked to If None is selected then the PixPad will not automatically follow the panel this may be useful in a team operation where a PixPad is...

Page 80: ...down menu select Panel settings 2 In the following menu select Reorder PixPad and the PixPad order window will appear 3 Use the up and down arrows to move the highlighted selection to where on the lis...

Page 81: ...ge when the control panels changes for independent control 2 4 5 To open a new PixPad 1 In BPswitcher click on Panel drop down menu and click on New PixPad as shown on the right A PixPad will open To...

Page 82: ...itors a PixPad of thumbnails to correspond to the control panel PixPad keyer windows a status bar a clock timer clip counters as well as tally information The Multi View is also interactive so you can...

Page 83: ...i View Depending on the screen resolution the default layout may appear slightly different However the basic concepts apply to all of Multi View layouts Multi View PixPad Keyer Windows Preview Monitor...

Page 84: ...il Device Name Content Name To view more sources above the sources shown you may create your own custom layout and float up to all 32 inputs See section 2 5 9 2 5 2 Sources on Multi View 2 5 2 ME 1 Ta...

Page 85: ...from grey and indicates what modifiers are active in the mini display above the thumbnail Transitioning Keys individually with the Multi View To Manually Bring a Key On Program 1 Any key that is off a...

Page 86: ...review on the Broadcast Pix Multi View and use external monitors out of the Slate Router outputs to monitor ME 2 Program and ME 2 Preview If this is the case then ME 1 Preview needs to be selected as...

Page 87: ...sure no video graphics are cut off There are 3 overlays which may be selected on Preview and or Program Title Action Safe Zones Aqua colored lines 4 3 Video Safe Zone White colored lines and Center ma...

Page 88: ...s also provide Tally information Red letters On Program Orange letters On Preview White letters Selected in the Clip Store To set the clip counters to count down 1 Right click on the Clip Counter wind...

Page 89: ...ored to that specific show You may use the default layouts as a starting point and then modify save them to your needs To create a custom layout 1 In BPswitcher click the Multi View drop down menu 2 C...

Page 90: ...ions under the Layout Colors menu as shown on the right To change the background color select the Multi View menu and select Use Colored Background by default this option is selected on To change to t...

Page 91: ...or select the OK button The Use Granite option applies a subtle glow effect behind each window The Gray White Blue Font color option changes the font color of the under monitor displays on the Multi V...

Page 92: ...ayout window will appear as to the right 3 Enter the name you wish to give the layout in the Layout name field You may also save layouts in different sub folders Simply click in the Layout folder fiel...

Page 93: ...up clock or a countdown clock useful when timing out the end of your production To float a clock 1 Select the Multi View drop down menu 2 Select the Float option 3 Select the Clock option 4 From the...

Page 94: ...d pause the countdown left click on the green play triangle button in the lower right hand corner of the timer window You may also double click in the middle of the timer to start pause the countdown...

Page 95: ...the clock Color Changes the background face of the clock to either Blue Green Red White or Gray Offset from local time Time shifts the clock backwards or forwards both in hours and or minutes from th...

Page 96: ...modify and in the Screen Resolution section select the appropriate setting for your monitor 5 Select OK to save your changes 2 6 List of Screen Resolutions Computer monitors should always be square p...

Page 97: ...nnectors VGA adaptors are included as well The left connector A is monitor output 1 and 3 and the right connector B is monitor output 2 and 4 The Multi View output is in the fifth PCI card slot on the...

Page 98: ...tials are at your fingertips Even though you may not have a custom keyboard keyboard shortcuts can still be enabled and used on any Broadcast Pix Slate system with a standard keyboard 2 7 1 Enabling K...

Page 99: ...control panel When any settings window other application window or when Inscriber is launched to to edit an ICG file keyboard shortcuts will automatically be disabled in order for the keyboard to wor...

Page 100: ...ls Transition Controls Off White Preview Program Source Rows Black Knobs Shift The keyboard works just like a control panel To access any shifted source or secondary function of a key simply hold down...

Page 101: ...y folders on the C Drive for graphics each of which corresponds to a button on the panel They are Stills C graphics stills CG C graphics cg Logo C graphics logo 3 0 D clips Show 1 Pointers to clips Sh...

Page 102: ...on it is recommended to create a Generic Show that has all inputs sources mapped to the switcher and all devices pointed to the correct folders 3 1 To Create a New Show 1 Launch PixMaster by double cl...

Page 103: ...cher as well as the content assigned to each source You can then edit from that starting point You may want to create one or more default shows as your universal starting point 4 Give the new show a n...

Page 104: ...o single click on the show name and then press the Choose Show button From Switcher 1 Select the File menu as shown at the right and click on Edit Show The show that you have open with now open in Pix...

Page 105: ...up your 1ME show file Click on Yes to continue with the conversion 4 Once the show has been converted a pop up window will appear verifying the conversion Click on OK to complete the process 3 2 1 3 2...

Page 106: ...Settings to edit the show s switcher source assignments memories or extra devices assigned to the 4 wildcard buttons in the upper right corner of the panel 3 View and save the content summary for the...

Page 107: ...you click on Clips 1 its Content Window for this show will open Content Window The content window in this case for the Clips 1 clip store enables you to Reorder the clips in the show Import new clips...

Page 108: ...der in which it will be played out during the show again allowing for ease of use With the use of Fluent Watch folders you have the ability to automatically add clips and graphics to any show even one...

Page 109: ...d hold it down 3 Select the last item you wish to move and all the ones in between will highlight 4 Then click the up or down button one time for each position that you want the selected group to move...

Page 110: ...n the content window This will open the complete library folder that your device is pointing to as shown below To have PixMaster automatically show the entire library check the Always show entire libr...

Page 111: ...to the show by clicking on the show s content list on the right side In the illustration below Hurricane is selected and so the 04 Milwaukee Weather clip will be inserted after the Hurricane clip 4 Pr...

Page 112: ...sh to move and it will highlight 2 Hold down shift on the keyboard 3 Click on the last item of the group you wish to move and it and all the ones in between will highlight 4 Then select the area in th...

Page 113: ...t box is checked as shown above If you do not want this and instead just want to add it to the library but not the show then simply uncheck the box 4 Press OK A browser window opens 5 Use standard Mic...

Page 114: ...fill in its name on the blank line before you press OK This is handy for remembering a series of related clips especially when it comes time to clean excess media off your drives remember uncompresse...

Page 115: ...atch Folders enhances your workflow throughout your entire facility Watch Folders are show specific and each device and channel may have a watch folder enabled For any show the maximum number of watch...

Page 116: ...off air 6 Click on OK to save the Watch folder options 7 In the content window click on OK to save and enable the watch folder This will now create the enable watch folder on the C or D hard drive 8 R...

Page 117: ...The loaded show will be display as show on the right In this example 6pm News is the loaded show This text file is helpful when copying files from remote networked computers that may not be near the B...

Page 118: ...before see section 3 5 5 3 5 8 3 5 8 Resizing and Softening Images When content is imported it can either come in as is or the images can be resized and softened upon import This is particularly usef...

Page 119: ...sill image will appear 3 To close the still being previewed click on the red X in its upper right corner 3 5 9 3 5 9 Previewing Content At any time you can see a large thumbnail of any content element...

Page 120: ...ire Library button 2 Select the item you wish to rename in the Entire Library section of the window 3 Right click on the file and a drop down menu will appear with 3 options as shown below 4 Select on...

Page 121: ...brary as removing a content does not delete it from your system If you want to delete content from the hard drive see section 3 5 12 3 5 11 6 If leadings numbers are being used on content you have the...

Page 122: ...leted and it is not recommended To delete a Clip or Graphic from the library 1 Make sure your are viewing the entire library by clicking on the View entire library button and the content window will e...

Page 123: ...s Content Summary On the PixMaster window for the desired show click on View show contents The View Show Contents window will open To Save the Content Summary You can save this by clicking on Save Li...

Page 124: ...Windows for the Show will appear The Show Settings window enables you to edit Switcher Sources for re mapping adding and removing sources as well as assigning a fail safe source Memory Rows for assign...

Page 125: ...dow will open showing all 32 mapable input sources 2 Select the source number you wish to change by clicking on its name A drop down menu will appear with all your available source names created in ei...

Page 126: ...down menu Then when it goes into fail safe you can manually select the desired source from the switcher panel 3 7 2 Auto Fail Safe Setting The Broadcast Pix Slate 5016G 5032G Switchers have extensive...

Page 127: ...window 4 Click on OK to return to the Edit Show Settings window To remove a wildcard device 1 Repeat steps 1 2 above 2 Select remove from the drop down list 3 Click on OK to return to the Edit Show Se...

Page 128: ...lied to it See section 4 12 for more information about Macros There are 3 banks of Memories on a Slate 5000 System ME 1 MEM ME 2 MEM and Overall MEM all of which are assigned in this Memories section...

Page 129: ...to a show and organizing them this window works same way as the clip or still content window see section 3 5 The only difference here is that as you select each memory you can see its PixButton in the...

Page 130: ...mory window shown on the previous page 2 Click on Edit memory The Edit Memory window opens You may also double click the memory 3 Fill in the name you wish to give the Memory in the Name for memory x...

Page 131: ...ion the text with the 2 arrows and the position will show in the white preview window It is recommended to use the default font if desired you may select another by un checking the Use default font bo...

Page 132: ...ipe transitions and other frequently used effects without having the need to enter the MEM Device PixPad To assign MEMs to the Memory Rows 1 In the Edit Show Settings window select the gray Memory row...

Page 133: ...this option will continue to show the source name icon when in the memory mode 6 To view source names icons on unassigned memory buttons place a check mark next to Show source names on unassigned butt...

Page 134: ...vailable when the optional external tally box is installed as described in section 1 2 3 and 1 5 6 Since this is an advanced feature in large installations it is advised to contact Technical Support r...

Page 135: ...cribed in section 2 5 6 4 0 Switcher Controls When you launch Broadcast Pix Switcher and a show is loaded see section 1 10 the switcher controls fill in on the panel as shown below Source Controls To...

Page 136: ...section 2 5 2 On all Slate 5000G systems tally signals are sent out through the optional external tally and can be set to which ME is being tallied Panel Tally State Color Buttons PixButtons Selected...

Page 137: ...allations ME 1 and ME 2 are used to control two different outputs simultaneously in this case tally for both MEs is important To tally ME 1 to the external tally box 1 In BPswitcher select the Setup d...

Page 138: ...e 16 sources are arrayed in columns of 7 buttons each The same source is assigned to all 7 buttons in each column The displays on the PixButtons in the display row indicate what source and content ele...

Page 139: ...returns to orange at the end of the transition Different inputs can be assigned to the 2 preview rows on ME 1 and ME 2 at the same time Source Row The Source Row is used to select which source is used...

Page 140: ...ill change to the names of sources 17 32 There is no need to hold down shift since the panel will stay in the shifted state until it is deselected 2 Select a button from the Program Preview or Source...

Page 141: ...dly without the need of selecting shift every time for these occasions the shift function may be locked To turn on Lock Shift from the control panel 1 In the ME 2 Transition section double punch the S...

Page 142: ...ransition that uses a pattern or special effect to change from one picture to the next Effects include wipes pushes squeezes and other 2D DVE moves The Transition Control section of the panel manages...

Page 143: ...ecked 5 Click on the OK button to save and exit the System Settings window 6 To turn off Transition Preview repeat these steps 4 2 1 4 2 1 Transition Preview Transition Preview adds confidence by show...

Page 144: ...and it will illuminate orange 2 On the preview bus select the source you wish to transition to by pressing its button The button will light orange and the selected source is displayed in the preview...

Page 145: ...d source is displayed in the preview monitor 3 If not already lit press the Mix button which will illuminate orange The effects PixButton to the right of it will change to green 4 Press the Auto Trans...

Page 146: ...that is currently selected and ready to execute is shown in the effects PixButton in the transition section Its corresponding button in the PixPad will illuminated red and its name is shown in the LE...

Page 147: ...the following device controls to appear 4 Knobs for modifying effects LED Display shows selected device effect knob values and numeric keypad value Effects Device Controls Effects PixButton to turn on...

Page 148: ...t PixButton and the next 9 will appear 4 To see the 9 beyond that press the Next PixButton again You may press the Next button until PixPad runs out of assigned pages 5 To back up and look at the prev...

Page 149: ...reversed see section 4 3 5 Types of Transition Effects The Broadcast Pix Switcher supports many types of transitions each has its own style PixButton icon For example if there was currently a picture...

Page 150: ...w a black region where the foreground begins to enter and then a curved or diagonal arrow with the direction of the clock movement For example clock wipe Fx 115 has the following icon and creates the...

Page 151: ...t Number you wish using the numeric keypad As you enter each number it will appear in the display For example Fx 122 as shown below If you enter a wrong number press the UP PixButton which will bring...

Page 152: ...525 and 25 being equal to one second in PAL 625 The system defaults to 30 frames until another rate is selected Since there are two M Es with two transition controls you may have different transition...

Page 153: ...te OR 1 If the Device Controls are not already assigned to effects press the Effects PixButton 3 Press the Trans Rate PixButton and the following numeric keypad will appear 4 Enter the rate Number you...

Page 154: ...ll illuminate orange and the PixPad will display the available options as shown below 2 To adjust the transition rate in ME 1 press the ME 1 Trans PixButton the PixPad will change to a numeric pad sim...

Page 155: ...w start on the outside and go to the center etc To reverse an effect To Reverse the direction of all effects on the Effects PixPad press the Controls PixButton then press the Reverse PixButton To indi...

Page 156: ...o effects if they are not press the Effects PixButton in the transition section 3 Select the effect you want with either the numeric keypad or one of the Effect Pattern PixButtons 4 Click the Controls...

Page 157: ...inks the background and the background transitions none of the keyers can be linked In addition ME 2 Link can not be used if ME 1 is used in Program or Preview in ME 2 To activate ME 2 Link 1 In ME 1...

Page 158: ...Picture in Picture which can hold a camera clip or any other source including ME 1 Program One key can hold a Chromakey Luma Key and as an option a total of 8 sources can have Chromakey Luma keys con...

Page 159: ...ow Buttons For use with the Key Select Buttons to change which device is assigned to a key Key Select Buttons in the Destinations Row For assigning the Device Controls to a Key and for use with the So...

Page 160: ...rce you will be impacting the on air content The lit source button will illuminate orange if this key is not on air If a shifted source 17 32 is currently in the key it will blink on the Control Panel...

Page 161: ...tatus for ME 1 whereas the ME 2 Direct Key buttons show tally and content information To Manually Bring a Key On Program 1 Any key that is off green or orange can be brought on program by pressing its...

Page 162: ...s or with the Background All six keys can be used with each Transition Controls section in each M E This enables any effects such as a wipe or push off to be used for transitioning keys either with or...

Page 163: ...the transition section of the control panel by default the buttons layers are added selected one at a time leaving the previously selected layers enabled For most users this method is acceptable howev...

Page 164: ...as shown below Twist the L Knob for left crop the R Knob for right crop T Knob for top crop and B Knob for bottom crop Once any side has been cropped the display will read out Cr next to the key rate...

Page 165: ...he desired keyer to assign the Device Controls to that key in this example Key 3 is being used 2 Turn the 1st knob to the desired transition rate which will be shown after the letters Ra in the displa...

Page 166: ...Select Key 5 Select or Key 6 Select This will assign the Device Controls to the Keyer selected as described in section 4 4 2 3 Press the DVE OnOff PixButton on the Keyer Modifier PixPad in Device Con...

Page 167: ...u would like to feed into the DVE Box by pressing another Source button in the Sources Row When pressed the content will appear in the DVE Box on the preview monitor 7 Bring the previewed DVE Box to a...

Page 168: ...until the keyer icon appears 2 The position of the DVE Box may be modified by using the Joystick as follows 3 The size of the DVE Box may be modified by twisting the Joystick or The size may also be...

Page 169: ...reen Blue Turn the corresponding knobs until the desired color is reached 4 5 3 4 5 3 Multiple DVE Boxes Two DVE Boxes may be used at once one on Key 1 and the other on Key 2 This is known as dual box...

Page 170: ...activate source controls 1 Select a Source PixButton in the Display Row of ME 1 or ME 2 on the control panel or SoftPanel and it will illuminate orange as shown below 2 The display in Device Control...

Page 171: ...specific one as shown below 3 Select the native aspect ratio of the source either Native 4 3 or Native 16 9 in the PixPad 4 Now select the desired treatment effect either Auto Asp Box Auto Asp 14 9 o...

Page 172: ...am preview key aux etc The most important element to a successful Chromakey is even lighting Not only do you need to light your subject with standard 3 point lighting Key Fill Back light it is also im...

Page 173: ...urned on 5 Press the Chrma Cntrls button on the above PixPad to bring up the Chromakey controls on the PixPad as shown below The Chrma Cntrls button will not bring up these controls unless you have tu...

Page 174: ...r wheel in degrees Outside of the acceptance angle is opaque within has increasing transparency as you approach the exact hue The wider the angle the more colors are accepted as transparent 0 to 180 C...

Page 175: ...e colored edge around your subject is mostly keyed out 5 Press the Clip Shrink Spill PixButton in the Chrma Cntrls PixPad 6 Adjust the Clp value to reduce the amount of your background that is remaini...

Page 176: ...y all controls are accessed through the Source Controls PixPad Also when a Luma key is applied to a source the Luma key will appear everywhere that source is applied to i e program preview key aux etc...

Page 177: ...6 Adjust the Gain value by turning its knob under the display The Gain setting determines the overall amount of brightness that is cut out The greater amount of gain the harsher the edges will be too...

Page 178: ...The Fluent Controls window will appear as shown on the right Select the desired input to modify by clicking on the Adjust setting pull down menu This example will use Input 1 3 To turn on the Chromake...

Page 179: ...e Store button as shown on the right In the Adjust settings pull down menu select a different input and click on the Recall button Now all the values from the previous input are copied to this newly s...

Page 180: ...roduction On a Slate 5008G Select Setup Slate IO Assignments On a Slate 5016G or 5032G Select Setup Router Router Assignments 2 Name the Cut and Fill channels with a custom name as described in sectio...

Page 181: ...Keyer Modifiers discussed in section 4 are still available To operate the external keyer 1 Select the Key 4 Select PixButton in the Destinations Row it will illuminate orange as shown below 2 Select...

Page 182: ...the CG Fill source Key 3 will be disabled If Key 3 is selected in the Key Select or Key Transition sections the display will read out as shown below When Key 3 is on preview or program Key 4 can not b...

Page 183: ...ndow select the Video tab 4 In he External key cut offset section enter a number with the mouse and keyboard for the Horizontal and or Vertical offset as desired 5 To view the changes dynamically in r...

Page 184: ...r the Setup menu ME 1 Program ME 1 Preview or Aux 1 To assign an Output to Aux 1 in BPswitcher go to the Setup drop down menu to Slate IO Assignments and set an Output A E to Aux 1 Then click Save as...

Page 185: ...e If a 2ME bus mode does not have aux enabled then no Aux Tie is available see section 1 12 Any external source connected to the router can output to any Aux output at any time even if a 2ME Bus mode...

Page 186: ...le see section 1 12 Any external source connected to the router can output to any Aux output at any time even if a 2ME Bus mode has aux disabled To operate Aux 1 8 1 On the Control Panel press the Aux...

Page 187: ...bed in section 1 5 7 and multiple units can be connected to control various outputs through the X Y connections of the router Up to 128 unique panel IDs may be configured to the router with a maximum...

Page 188: ...w To install Router Mapper 1 Insert the Harris Router Mapper CD that came with the Remote Aux Panel in the CD tray of the workstation 2 Install the Router Mapper software by double clicking the setup...

Page 189: ...ed select them and click on Remove 6 Click on OK to save and exit the Communications Settings window 7 On the main Router Mapper window click on Discovery to locate the connected panel It is important...

Page 190: ...tputs or destinations In the Button column click and hold the red Dest button and drag to the desired destination as shown below 12 Click on the Download button at the bottom of the screen to save the...

Page 191: ...To Access PowerAux 1 Set up your Auxes as described in section 4 11 2 Controls for PowerAux reside inside each Aux Destination button Select the Aux 1 Aux 2 Aux 3 or Aux 4 PixButton in the Destination...

Page 192: ...he panel to save and whether to save just the set ups or the source assignments as well In contrast since the recalls of memories happen on air recall is streamlined and designed to be quickly accessi...

Page 193: ...he display will keep track of them so you know what you are going to save For example to save key 1 press the Mem Save Key 1 PixButton Press it once for the key set up and the display will say 1k For...

Page 194: ...oint preview source press again to save the content Pv or Pvc Mem Save Prog PixButton will save the cross point program source press again to save the content Pg or Pgc Mem Save Trans PixButton will s...

Page 195: ...g on off Key 6 D6 Mem Save Direct All PixButton is a short cut for saving Direct Keys 1 to 6 Press again and it clears all 6 Direct Keys from the display D123456 or blank Mem Recall Rate PixButton set...

Page 196: ...ux 3 PixButton will save the source assigned to Aux 3 off the router Only available on a 5016G 5032G A3 Mem Save Aux 4 PixButton will save the source assigned to Aux 4 off the router Only available on...

Page 197: ...a short cut for saving Direct Keys 1 to 6 in ME 1 Press again and it clears all 6 Direct Keys from the display ME1 D123456 or blank Mem Save ME1 Prev PixButton will save the cross point preview sourc...

Page 198: ...on the right Note that the display will now read out either ME 1 or ME 2 to signify which M E MEM you are controlling as shown on the right 2 Similar to the Overall MEM on the ME 1 or ME 2 MEM control...

Page 199: ...ike to save in the ME 1 or ME 2 MEM elements PixPad as shown on the right 4 Select the Mem Save More PixButton to access ME 1 or ME 2 Direct Keys and or a Recall rate 5 Select the Up PixButton to retu...

Page 200: ...the memory number and it s attributes plus the Status Bar on the Multi View will display which SnapShot MEM was recalled 4 12 3 To recall a MEM by number 1 Press the MEM or ME 2 MEM button in Device...

Page 201: ...igger pre made effects Macro Editor Overview Action List Displays the list of commands steps in a selected macro Fields include Time to show duration Hold time to show how many frames a specific actio...

Page 202: ...put trigger Up to 100 macros per bank can be assigned Counter Displays the running elapsed time of the active macro Display Shows the active macro file name and status information Details Panel Shows...

Page 203: ...13 3 To record a macro from the Macro Editor 1 Open the Macro window as described in section 4 13 1 2 If the Action List is blank proceed to step 3 if not click on the New button in the Toolbar as sho...

Page 204: ...recorded macro onto the hard drive Enter a name and click on Save All macros will have a tln file extension and all SnapShot Mems have a bpm file extension In order for Macros to be stored and recalle...

Page 205: ...g the counter in the lower right corner will start to move and the Play motion control button will illuminate red 7 When the macro is finished being recorded select the MEM button in Device Control A...

Page 206: ...step will highlight white and the Details Panel will display the editable fields of that command each command will have slightly different panel 2 Modify the top timing information in the Details Pane...

Page 207: ...he drop down menu Content selector displays a thumbnail and address bar for changing which clip or graphic is loaded in a specified store To select a different clip or graphic click on the Thumbnail o...

Page 208: ...ion should only be used in pre production when creating Macros To turn off Live Editing re click the Live Editing button and the button will turn to grey 6 To move a step up or down in the Action List...

Page 209: ...above the selected row the last inserted command will appear The Details Panel will display a list of available command groups as shown on the right The Switcher Content and DVEs Keys Edit Windows ar...

Page 210: ...Record or Insert Steps in the Control Bar as shown on the right Similar to the Record button the Insert Record will remember every button command selected and it s timing but will start recording abov...

Page 211: ...trol Bar This function will play out one step action for every button push Use Play Step for a manual confirmation that the action is occurring not for timing purposes 3 To run a macro from the middle...

Page 212: ...6 Assigning Macros in the Macro Player After a macro has been created edited and saved it needs to be assigned to the Macro Player to be triggered during a production There are 4 Macro Banks the firs...

Page 213: ...button numbers click on the desired button 1 100 The select Macro window will open 8 Select the desired tln Macro file or bpm SnapShot MEM file and click on Open The Assign Button X window will appear...

Page 214: ...2 To assign a custom name to the selected bank click on the Rename Bank button in the Toolbar 3 In the Rename Banks window enter the custom name in the Bank Name text field as shown on the right Only...

Page 215: ...ar Bank un assigns all the Macros in the specified bank Clicking this button will open a confirmation box click on Yes or No Compress Bank reorganizes the Macro buttons to the top of the bank Clicking...

Page 216: ...vate General Purpose Outputs GPOs the external tally box needs to be installed and enabled as described in section 1 2 3 Place a check mark next to Use External GPO Box as shown on the right Now a Mac...

Page 217: ...ns section as shown on the right 4 Click on the desired Macro Bank and it will illuminate white 5 To run a macro click on the desired Macro Button and the macro will start The Macro button will turn r...

Page 218: ...king red Paused button clicking on Paused again will resume the macro 5 To end the macro entirely click on the Stop button in the Control Bar To control a macro from the control panel 1 Select the MEM...

Page 219: ...s can also be trigger by the numeric PixPad similar to a SnapShot MEM as described in section 4 11 2 To control a macro from the 2ME Memory Rows As described in section 3 7 7 SnapShot and Macro memori...

Page 220: ...ated modified with a macro In this case the control panel will provide feedback of files not in a show to advise the user The Multi View on the other hand will display the correct file name and attrib...

Page 221: ...n animation is loaded into your show Fluent Macros is used to rapidly recall the animation assign it to a keyer bring the keyer on air switch the background when the animation is full screen and final...

Page 222: ...1 Fail Safe on Slate 5008G Fail Safe on Slate 5008G switchers offer basic relay outputs If the computer should fail lock up or be unplugged then Input 1 will be automatically sent out of the D output...

Page 223: ...hile the workstation recovers Redundant control panels can take over if any one panel stops see section 8 Redundant power is standard for the control panel router and workstation 4 14 2 Selecting the...

Page 224: ...cted to inputs 1 12 On a Slate 5016G Sources 13 16 are the Slate workstation outputs for Program Preview Aux Tie etc as assigned from the Slate IO Assignments window On a Slate 5032G press Shift to ac...

Page 225: ...l has been successfully captured It may take a few seconds for this window to appear In result a file named preview bmp or program bmp will be created in the Capture Folder 4 15 Capture of Stills 4 15...

Page 226: ...you would like to keep your captures In the example shown below the Select Folder window has selected a still folder that is used in a show When you choose the folder you want click on Select The defa...

Page 227: ...e section 5 4 5 1 CG Installation The Broadcast Pix system ships with the Inscriber TitleMotion GS software already installed The Inscriber box packed with the system includes a copy of the CG softwar...

Page 228: ...k This will act as a guide when creating graphics so your text does not get cut off on the edges of TV screens Canvas Workspace in which you create CGs Libraries Shortcut to customizable styles for te...

Page 229: ...t to On all non G Series workstations the canvas is always set to 720x486 576 When the Broadcast Pix Switcher application is opened it will automatically open TitleMotion and minimize it ready for use...

Page 230: ...ition the cursor over the letters and then type in what you want That is all there is to creating a professional title If desired you can modify your title by changing the font point size position col...

Page 231: ...is already in your Broadcast Pix show quickly and on the fly for immediate results see section 5 4 1 To Export a Still Graphic 1 On the Inscriber GUI at the top left click on the File menu and a drop...

Page 232: ...he right The Save As window will appear 3 Type in the File Name 4 Change the Save In storage location to the folder in which you wish to keep your titles In general all CG graphics are kept in the cen...

Page 233: ...72 pixels inch in an 8 bit RGB color mode and a Pixel Aspect Ratio of 1 2 SD or square pixels HD using a transparent background Prior to exporting you will need to prepare your Photoshop document in...

Page 234: ...annels Tab will show the new channel as shown below 6 Save your file by selecting the File Save As menu Change the file Format to Targa Select 32 bits pixel under the Options Window so the transparenc...

Page 235: ...he right 3 Type in the desired text Note that a scroll bar appears below the text or to the right to indicate where in the crawl roll you are The scroll bar appears after you pass the first page You m...

Page 236: ...and its timecode will show in the display 5 3 3 Motion Controls for Rolls and Crawls Ensure that the Device Controls are assigned to CG by checking in the top left corner of the display and seeing if...

Page 237: ...blank page at the beginning and or end setting it to loop setting it to auto start when taken to air changing the read direction changing the aspect ratio and changing its speed To modify a roll or a...

Page 238: ...ange a crawl to a roll press the Roll Crawl PixButton on the CG Modifier PixPad The C in the display will change to a R 6 Sometimes it is desired to have the roll or crawl start out of view This way w...

Page 239: ...cond will appear above the knob This illustration also shows a CG graphic with many modifiers set To make a roll crawl run faster turn the knob to the right to make it run slower turn it to the left Y...

Page 240: ...ting provides for rapid overwriting of files even if the file is on program or preview 5 4 To Activate Scribe Editing 1 Create an Inscriber file in TitleMotion GS and export it as a Scribe file as des...

Page 241: ...ed and saved The use of Watch Folders can assist in automatically replacing overwriting graphic files see section 3 5 7 for more information To Overwrite a File 1 Create a CG in either Inscriber or an...

Page 242: ...nimation by pressing the green button If you like it click on the Apply button 6 If desired you can move the animation movement points for the chosen animation by clicking on them in the large window...

Page 243: ...and then select Export All Frames as shown to the right 9 In the Save As insure that the file type is set to TGA Truevision and that the Compression check box is checked and enter the file name Save...

Page 244: ...e automatically detected by Broadcast Pix and in doing so are converted into one bpa file Broadcast Pix Alpha file It is recommended that animations not be imported while a show is on air and instead...

Page 245: ...ce as those files are no longer necessary NOTE If you want audio to play at the same time as your animation then create a wav file of the same name as the animation and store it in the same location a...

Page 246: ...the Still Store CG Store and Logo Store For example to operate the Still Store substitute Still for Clip and read section 6 2 To assign the device controls to Stills 6 3 To Select a Still by Name 6 3...

Page 247: ...ormat which are picture files ending in gif Joint Photographic Experts Group JPEG which are picture files ending in jpg The system accepts full screen stills at 720x486 pixels for NTSC and 720x576 for...

Page 248: ...lect the Languages Tab 2 Place a check mark in the box alongside Install files for complex script and right to left languages including Thai As shown on the right You will be prompted to insert the Wi...

Page 249: ...0 Click on OK to close the window 11 In the Text Services and Input Languages Window click on Apply and then click on OK to close the window 12 In the Regional and Language Options window click on App...

Page 250: ...igate Start Menu All Programs Harris TitleMotion GS Configuration Utilities and select the inscribe ini file A configuration file will open in Notepad 15 Under the Right to Left font processing option...

Page 251: ...Server on existing systems it may be installed using the installer program provided by Broadcast Pix Contact technical support for more information Rapid CG may not be installed on a remote PC When in...

Page 252: ...ill display Live output OFF This is useful when the selected file in Rapid CG is on air with Broadcast Pix but modifications need to be made to other files 5 9 3 Adding the RTX Tags Rapid CG updates t...

Page 253: ...and repeating this step 4 Once all the RTX tags have been entered click on the Red X button in the News Edit window to close the window 5 To view all the enabled RTX tags click on the Display Options...

Page 254: ...install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix Broadcast Pix V8 5 5 9 3 RTX Tags on Text Logo Fields News Edit Display Options TitleMotion GS Canvas Window...

Page 255: ...main panels as shown below The entire Rapid CG window is scalable Content A bin where Scribe template files can be added removed and allows for playback of all files in the bin Up to 100 files may be...

Page 256: ...right Click on Add Content to add Scribe files Click on Add Content from Folder to clear the bank and to add a folder of files The newly added files will appear in the bank showing its thumbnail and f...

Page 257: ...desired file to be removed and it will highlight blue 2 Right click on the thumbnail and a drop down menu will appear as shown on the right 3 Select the Remove From Bin option and the file will be re...

Page 258: ...This will show all the assigned RTX tags from TitleMotion GS All assigned text fields will appear in yellow and all assigned logo fields will appear in blue as shown on the right This step provides a...

Page 259: ...anel or use the Back and Forward navigation buttons at the button of the Editor Panel as shown on the right Selecting a new file will also update the output to the selected file if live output is turn...

Page 260: ...igure Clocks 1 Click on the Data Menu and a drop down menu will appear as shown on the right 2 Select the Clocks option and the Data Panel will change to view the Clocks properties 3 Click on the Cloc...

Page 261: ...the right 4 To change the display format click on the Format drop down menu A list of available display formats will appear as shown on the right Select the desired format The Countdown1 display will...

Page 262: ...different dates may be configured and linked to files 4 To change the display format click on the Format drop down menu A list of available display formats will appear as shown on the right Select the...

Page 263: ...e Titles drop down menu or the Previous or Next navigation buttons as shown on the right 6 To have the RSS Feeds cycle through the entire list of titles enter an update rate between 5 60 seconds at th...

Page 264: ...ipcode for a U S city as shown on the right 4 Click on the Get button to activate the weather feed The name of the city and state will appear in the display area plus list of weather conditions will a...

Page 265: ...erent names click on the Tables drop down menu and select the desired table If the database has multiple tables with the same name then the Search field may be used to search by a data field For examp...

Page 266: ...ave been configured as described in the steps above it is now time to link each data field to a tag field for each template file in the Editor Panel A data field is either a clock timer or a specific...

Page 267: ...shown on the right 6 Repeat steps 1 4 above to link other data fields Select other data sources by selecting the Data Panel and selecting another source 7 To add a TagLink to another template file sel...

Page 268: ...on as shown on the right 3 The Action Button window will appear as shown on the right Each text action button may have a value equal to added or subtracted from the current text To have a value equal...

Page 269: ...e applied to all the template files in the Content Panel This is useful for updating a score to multiple score pages in a sports production Select the Use on all pages with matching Tag Name checkbox...

Page 270: ...a caption The image may reside anywhere on the local area network The image is scaled to fit the size of the original file created in TitleMotion 4 If multiple pages use the exact same TagName the Act...

Page 271: ...enu will appear as shown on the right 2 To move the Action Button one space to the right select the Move to Next option 3 To move the Action Button one space to the left select the Move to Previous op...

Page 272: ...t button and the Action button will illuminate blue 5 To modify the running Timer you may access the Data Panel by right clicking on the Action Button to automatically open the properties in the Data...

Page 273: ...late Switcher systems support the recording of audio that is embedded in the SD SDI stream such as from a digital VTR In addition both HD and SD Slate switchers can support embedded audio playout of t...

Page 274: ...Audio All the SD SDI video inputs can accept embedded audio from a SDI stream The HD I O card can not record embedded audio Media Drive D name wav audio name bpv video Clip Inputs 1 8 on Slate 5008dd...

Page 275: ...g Stereo audio On a Slate 5008G 5016G and 5032G you need to connect your audio source with the provided break out cable as shown below The audio break out cable uses balanced line level XLR connectors...

Page 276: ...ion In BPswitcher go to Setup Engineering Settings and deselect Embedded audio enabled for more information see section 1 3 Since there is no audio adjustment when recording audio it is recommended to...

Page 277: ...mixer and delayed a couple frames to then be in time with the video leaving the Broadcast Pix system To advance the audio 1 In BPswitcher click on Setup drop down menu 2 Click on the System Settings...

Page 278: ...Failsafe PixButton in Device Control A and it will illuminate orange as shown below 3 In the Sources Row of the control panel select the desired Source button for the device you wish to record from a...

Page 279: ...re you click on to Clip Ingest icon below you need to have video present the video can be moving or paused Step 3 above will insure this video is present Video is monitored through the preview monitor...

Page 280: ...re ready to record press the Red Circle Record button to begin recording as shown on the left The window will display how much free disk space is left and how long you ve been recording that one clip...

Page 281: ...appear in the top left corner of the display 3 The number and name of the currently selected clip will be in the display 4 The PixPad will change to clips including the first nine clips which correspo...

Page 282: ...be in the the display as well as the Multi View 6 2 2 To Select a Clip by Number 1 Press the Clips Button if it is not already illuminated 2 On the Clip Store PixPad press the Controls PixButton which...

Page 283: ...ation buttons at the bottom of the PixPad the left and right arrows To modify clip settings click on the Controls button to bring up the Clip Controls PixPad as shown below 6 2 4 Viewing More Clips in...

Page 284: ...ernative you may specify the frame number of the clip you wish to capture by selecting the Use frame radio button and entering a frame number The desired image will then be captured and appear on the...

Page 285: ...g again 4 To return to the beginning of the clip press the l button 5 To jump to the end of the clip press the motion control 6 3 1 Clip Counter The runtime of the clip is displayed in lower right cor...

Page 286: ...Multi View PixPad either using the control panel or mouse This will bring up the Clip modifiers PixPad as shown on the right 2 By default the top of the PixPad has 4 wheels which corresponds to the 4...

Page 287: ...at its mark out point These are helpful for temporarily trimming off unused portions of a clip when ingested To set mark points on a clip 1 Select the Clips 1 or Clips 2 button in the Device Select se...

Page 288: ...ually started with the motion button Instead the auto start function may be set to automatically begin playing from its Mark In point or from the beginning if no mark in point is set when taken to air...

Page 289: ...n turned on for that clip 6 4 3 NOTE If a clip has audio associated with it the audio will cut off once the clip is taken off of program if it is desired to be able to keep playing the audio once tran...

Page 290: ...clip as illustrated below if mark in and out points are also set then LIO will appear 5 To remove the Loop point and to enter a new one select the Rem Loop Point 6 4 5 Loop Clips When a clip reaches...

Page 291: ...ow that a Cut Point has been turned on for that clip as illustrated below 5 To remove the Cut point and to enter a new one select the Rem Cut Point Only one cut point may be marked at a time per clip...

Page 292: ...he end whatever is in preview including keyers will flip flop to program and place the clipstore in preview 4 To turn off the Auto Trans select the Auto Trans PixButton until the display clears the T...

Page 293: ...until the display clears the N 6 4 8 Auto Next So far this section has described playing one clip at time using various attributes If you wish to string multiple clips together so they play out one af...

Page 294: ...w or vice versa Each piece of content in a channel can have its own aspect controls for greater flexibility For more information on AutoAspect see section 1 4 1 To change a clip s aspect 1 Select the...

Page 295: ...10 1 If the Clip button is not illuminated assign the device controls to clips by pressing the Clip button and it will illuminate 2 Put the desired clip on preview by pressing the Clip Store button in...

Page 296: ...on new systems or are installed through an update for existing customers For assistance please contact technical support To play compressed clips 1 Export your files out of your 3rd party software wit...

Page 297: ...To export from Final Cut Pro 1 On your Final Cut Pro computer select the File drop down menu 2 Select Export Using QuickTime Conversion as shown on the right 3 A Save pop up window will appear as show...

Page 298: ...compression settings Select either DV PAL DV DVCPRO NTSC DVCPRO PAL H 264 ProRes PX ProRes LT or ProRes 422 Choosing any other setting will not create a file recognizable in Broadcast Pix 7 Under the...

Page 299: ...p down menu The clip store will support any audio sample rate since it automatically converts all audio to 48 000 kHz 16 Under the Render Settings section select Best under the Quality drop down menu...

Page 300: ...rom the Edge Port to each channel of the DDR that you wish to control as shown below ensuring that you align Channel 1 with Port 1 Channel 2 with Port 2 and Channel 3 with Port 3 4 Ensure that the ext...

Page 301: ...ight 2 Select the Serial Ports option 3 Select Com1 from the Port drop down menu 4 In the Protocol drop down menu select VDCP as shown on the right Repeat steps 7 8 for each com port 5 Under the VDCP...

Page 302: ...uration screen click on the RS 422 Control button as shown on the right 4 For each Com Port 1 4 click on the Protocol drop down menu and select the Louth option as shown on the right 5 For each Com Po...

Page 303: ...n the desktop as shown on the right Enter your username and password 10 Select the File System System Setup menu as shown on the right 11 In the Setup window place a check mark in the Remote column ne...

Page 304: ...as shown on the right 3 Click on the Player Configuration link in the Configuration section as shown on the right 4 Select the MediaDirector in the Player Configuration section as shown on the right...

Page 305: ...3 9 Assign the MediaPort to be controlled under the MediaPort Name drop down menu 10 Assign which channel A or B to be controlled under the Channel drop drop menu 11 Click on the Done button to retur...

Page 306: ...Configuration Utility This will bring up the window below If this utility is not installed on your Server it may be necessary to install the driver CD which came with your Edge Port contact technical...

Page 307: ...Devices to open the Add Device window as shown below 3 Assign the DDR Control device to a Device Button 1 4 by selecting the drop down menu and choosing DDR Control or Omneon Server Control 4 Click o...

Page 308: ...indow select the Devices tab 3 Select either DDR Control for 360 and Nexio control or Omneon Server Control for Omneon control It will highlight orange as shown on the right 4 Click on the Settings bu...

Page 309: ...not be visible See the next section for adding the server control to a show 8 Select the clips you wish to access from the panel by clicking on each clip individually and each it will highlight as sh...

Page 310: ...ll show the up to three channels for 360 Nexio and up to 4 for Omneon to select from as illustrated below The large display will also say External DDR in it s top left corner to let you know the devic...

Page 311: ...To rewind press the I button 3 Select the desired clip and by pressing its PixButton and the information for that clip will appear in the large display as shown below 6 6 5 Name of Clip Time code of...

Page 312: ...the clip name in the display to let you know that it has been set to loop as shown below 4 To turn off looping press the Loop Clip OnOff PixButton again and the L will be removed from the display To s...

Page 313: ...lustrated in section 6 6 5 To let you know which channel you are controlling the number of the channel appears in the large display and in the upper right corner of every PixButton as shown below for...

Page 314: ...tion enables control of the following features Sony Control up to 9 cameras with tilt pan zoom focus iris up to 6 preset positions per camera white balance and tally control Hitachi Control up to 9 ca...

Page 315: ...f the Broadcast Pix workstation are RS 232 connections Depending on which option is purchased the correct adapter is supplied either a RS 232 cable or a converter to RS 422 B B 422 PP9TB Sony PTZ came...

Page 316: ...several long runs to a set of cameras then connecting each camera in a daisy chain configuration In some installations this will reduce the amount of cable run See diagrams on next page It is importa...

Page 317: ...Up RS 422 Star Configuration RS 422 Star with Daisy Chain Configuration 7 2 1 Sony VISCA Cable Sony VISCA Cable Broadcast Pix RS 232 to VISCA Cable Workstation Workstation 4 8 port Edgeport USB A B Ca...

Page 318: ...splay Devices and others that need to be acquired before installation Parts supplied by Broadcast Pix Software Installation CD with option code comes pre installed on new systems This Operations and I...

Page 319: ...nto on the workstation s COM port if desired 3 Run a three wire cable from the converter plug to the 5 pin connector on the pan tilt head If a 24 AWG wire is used then the maximum length for communica...

Page 320: ...hree wires leaving the RS 232 to RS 485 converter need to be multiplied to go to each head This can be done with a multiplexer or by splicing wires together The 485 Multiplexer sends all 5 wires to ea...

Page 321: ...r is supplied either a converter to RS 422 B B 422 PP9TB or a 4 8 port USB extender Edgeport Panasonic PTZ cameras support star configurations using a USB to Serial Edgeport You may either connect 1 c...

Page 322: ...onfiguration Panasonic Controller Configuration Connect up to 5 cameras through the AW RP655 then connect to the Broadcast Pix with a RS 232 serial cable 7 4 1 Screw terminal to RJ 45 RS 422 Serial Ca...

Page 323: ...d to connect multiple serial cables Broadcast Pix control of the camera systems through the Telemetrics Studio Software CPS ST S This configuration allows for up to 50 cameras to be controlled through...

Page 324: ...Camera Telemetrics Configuration The Telemetrics STS 12 Control Transfer Switch is needed The STS 12 must be ordered with at least 1 RS 232 port if connecting directly to the Broadcast Pix workstation...

Page 325: ...must be set for RS 232 or RS 422 control The Controller Board is located on the same side as the connecters on the pan tilt head Unscrew the 2 screws and the board will swing open Dip switch labeled S...

Page 326: ...the Devices tab 3 In the list of enabled devices select Sony Camera Control and select the Settings button The Camera Control Settings window will appear as shown on the right 4 Click the Camera Numb...

Page 327: ...Setup menu and select System Settings as shown on the right 2 In the System settings window select the Devices tab 3 In the list of enabled devices select Hitachi Camera Control and select the Setting...

Page 328: ...ris knob 2 You may enter a number from 1 254 for focus and 1 10 for iris These values dynamically change the faster the knob is turned the maximum number is used the slower the the knob turns the mini...

Page 329: ...in section 3 2 Add camera control to that show as described in section 7 8 3 Decide what address each Pan Tilt Head is going to be In order to set the address of the head the panel sends out a command...

Page 330: ...the desired number 8 Press the Enter PixButton and the PixPad shown in the upper right will appear 9 Press the Change Address PixButton and the selected camera number will be assigned to the head that...

Page 331: ...anasonic controller like the AW RP655 This type of configuration is useful for having a secondary operator control camera shading but still have Broadcast Pix control camera presets and camera movemen...

Page 332: ...he Other option will control any non 100 300 model camera You may mix and match model numbers within a show Only the Panasonic AW series may be controlled from Broadcast Pix 7 To have dual control wit...

Page 333: ...Control Settings window will appear as shown on the right 4 In the Camera Control Settings window click the Camera Number drop down menu to select a camera 1 10 and change the Comm Port number to the...

Page 334: ...e Load Show 2 Open PixMaster by selecting File Edit Show 3 Click on Edit Show Settings and the Edit Show Settings window will open 4 Click on More Devices and the More Devices window will open as show...

Page 335: ...ol PixButton the active camera will be whichever camera was last used or Cam 1 if you are just starting To select a different camera to control press the camera number on the PixPad For example to con...

Page 336: ...y be manually controlled with the joystick and knobs To control camera 1 the display must show that it is active as follows 1 To manually control the active camera s pan and tilt position move the joy...

Page 337: ...the Camera twist the Joystick To the right to zoom in To the left to zoom out For a Slow zoom twist the joystick a little For a fast zoom twist the joystick a lot 3 To adjust the focus of the active...

Page 338: ...ou wish to move faster before touching the joystick press the motion button and it will illuminate Now when you move the joystick the motion will be at the fast speed specified in Camera Control Setti...

Page 339: ...functions Slow If you wish to move slower before touching the joystick or knobs press the motion button and it will illuminate orange The display will read out Slow controls as shown below now when yo...

Page 340: ...ls apply only to the Telemetrics Camera Control and not to Sony Hitachi or Panasonic To control the speed of manual camera functions Default If you wish to use the default normal speed for the joystic...

Page 341: ...tions when moved up and down The default state of the joystick is to control the Pan and Tilt commands on the camera head If a TelePod or TeleGlide system is install Pedestal and Dolly movements may a...

Page 342: ...d saved by Broadcast Pix this function must be done with the Studio Software CTS ST S Only snapshot presets can be saved from the Broadcast Pix Device Icon indicates Camera Control Camera Number Prese...

Page 343: ...you wish to save by using the Joystick and the Knobs as described in section 7 10 Bring the desired camera up on the preview monitor by pressing its source button in the preview row so you can see its...

Page 344: ...press Next button and the following PixPad will appear If desired keep pressing the Next button until you reach the Preset Position you wish to use On Panasonic cameras you may select the numeric PixB...

Page 345: ...ed To recall a preset position 1 Select the desired camera from the list available on the top level PixPad for camera control as shown on the lower left such as Camera 1 The Preset Positions PixPad fo...

Page 346: ...next 9 will appear as shown below On Panasonic cameras you may select the numeric PixButton to enter a preset number Keep pressing the Next PixButton to reach the preset you desire You can back up by...

Page 347: ...all speed either fast medium or slow When each preset position is saved it will automatically set this recall speed at whatever speed the system is currently set to To set the Recall Speed 1 On the ca...

Page 348: ...perator to go past the normal or usable limits There are 2 for Tilt Up and Down and 2 for Pan Left and Right all of which need to be set prior to saving any camera presets Travel limits must be set on...

Page 349: ...ystick to manually move the camera to each position For example move the camera to the upper limit you wish to set and then press the Save PixButton Repeat for any other limits you wish to set As soon...

Page 350: ...display will show what is illustrated below Turn the 3rd knob to select either Preset Memory 1 or Memory 2 2 To adjust the Shutter Speed Press the Shutter PixButton and the display will show what is...

Page 351: ...isplay will show what is illustrated below Turn the 3rd knob to display the color bars 7 To adjust Detail Press the Set Detail PixButton and the display will show what is illustrated below Turn the 3r...

Page 352: ...ther Auto for the camera to automatically set the Iris Remote for the middle knob on the Broadcast Pix panel to control Iris Manual for manual control of the Iris by the iris ring on the camera 10 To...

Page 353: ...vert Horz Motn PixButton as shown below and the large display will add the add H as shown below 7 12 2 NOTE When the camera is mounted upside down and so these two invert commands are applied care mus...

Page 354: ...ntrol the Focus Turn the first knob labeled Focus To set the camera to automatic focus press the Start Auto Focus PixButton in the PixPad The display will show Auto Focus On as shown below To turn off...

Page 355: ...cenarios press the White Bal A T W PixButton in the PixPad The display will show White Bal ATW as shown below To set the camera to an indoor 3200K color temperature preset press the White Bal Inside P...

Page 356: ...for that particular camera 7 14 1 Adjusting CCU Functions The Camera Settings PixPad can be accessed by selecting the Camera Control device select PixButton then selecting a Camera PixButton and sele...

Page 357: ...the amount of gain Depending on the Panasonic camera the range is 0db to 12db in step 15db 18db or AGC on 4 To control the White Balance There are 4 options for white balance from preset to manual to...

Page 358: ...own below Depending on which Panasonic camera is used the online menu has access to more advance CCU functions like color balancing genlock phasing and output formats Use the Next Menu PixButton to se...

Page 359: ...ce control must be done through a 3rd party controller or by using the Telemetrics Studio Software 7 15 1 Adjusting CCU Functions The Camera Settings PixPad can be accessed by selecting the Camera Con...

Page 360: ...edestal amount The display will update showing positive or negative Master Black numbers Master black only works when Telemetrics has a controller that can initialize the cameras or when using the Stu...

Page 361: ...d for Sony Camera Control For assistance about which connection to use please contact technical support 7 16 1 Enabling Audio Follow To use the Audio Follow Video the System Option needs to be install...

Page 362: ...Devices the Speaker Icon as shown below 2 In the MIDI Music Playback section Select your driver Either USB Device or the name of your mixer or other depending on the manufacturer 3 Check Use only defa...

Page 363: ...Program the On Air and Off Air commands in the table provided Sources 1 32 refer to the inputs on the Broadcast Pix Switcher The first 9 sources are shown scroll down to reach the shifted sources 17 t...

Page 364: ...scene change could recall a reverb effect and turn on fader 3 You need to first create and save your memories scenes from your audio mixer refer to your mixer s manual on how to save a scene change To...

Page 365: ...ble to disable a command temporarily without losing its settings This can be accomplished by pressing the Disable button Disabled commands are shown in the table with leading minus signs When a comman...

Page 366: ...ic Whenever a source goes on or off Program the appropriate command or commands is are sent On the control panel and the Multi View sources tally red when they are on program The Audio Follow window c...

Page 367: ...ViewCast users manual 7 17 1 Installing Streamer Control To use the Streamer Control the System Option needs to be installed On new systems this is preinstalled to enable this option after the initial...

Page 368: ...w 2 Open PixMaster by selecting File Edit Show 3 Click on Edit Show Settings and the Edit Show Settings window will open 4 Click on More Devices and the More Devices window will open as shown below 5...

Page 369: ...abled devices select ViewCast Streamer it will highlight orange and select the Settings button The ViewCast Encoder settings window will appear as shown on the right 4 Enter the IP Address of the View...

Page 370: ...streamer group was last used or the first top left group if you are just starting To select a different group to control press the Group name PixButton in the PixPad The display indicates 3 pieces of...

Page 371: ...oup 3 Select the motion control button it will illuminate orange as shown on the right The display will update with the words Started as shown on the right 4 To start more groups repeat steps 2 3 abov...

Page 372: ...used to control the show For example if the control panel is the one primarily used and should fail and lose its network connection then the SoftPanel can be used or visa versa Only 1 panel can be us...

Page 373: ...ate 5000G To access a 1ME SoftPanel 1 In BPswitcher click on the Panel drop down menu 2 Select 1ME Soft Panel 3 In the drop down menu that appears select either Internet Explorer or Flash The 1ME Soft...

Page 374: ...erent devices and operated independently while the fixed switcher control are still locked together For example it may be desirable for the graphics person to always be able control the CG no matter w...

Page 375: ...ght click and the following drop down menu will appear 3 Click on Zoom In and then just a portion of the panel will be shown The resulting portion of the SoftPanel can then be sized and positioned lik...

Page 376: ...s so complex that the primary operator wants help 8 5 1 Two Operators with Separate Graphics Operator and 1 Panel To enable this environment a second monitor should be added all Slate systems support...

Page 377: ...portion of the Broadcast Pix SoftPanel This enables the graphics person to view exactly what the state of the panel is on the show creator s system The graphics operator can use the portion of the co...

Page 378: ...e hub that comes with the system You will need to set a static IP address to each computer Do not use the same IP address as the one used for the control network 192 168 53 250 as this will cause perf...

Page 379: ...rds softpanel2me html to the end of the address for example 192 168 52 102 softpanel2me html 6 Click on return on the keyboard to launch the SoftPanel in the web browser 7 If at any time the SoftPanel...

Page 380: ...As illustrated below use the SoftPanel option and dual monitor option to attach a second SoftPanel for the back room operator In this illustration this SoftPanel has been reduced to just an aux panel...

Page 381: ...second control panel may be a 1ME panel to control ME 2 or a secondary 2ME panel although each panel needs to have a different IP address than the main control panel If a 1ME panel and a 2ME panel are...

Page 382: ...he subnet 5 When complete select the motion button in Device Control A This will save the new IP address to the control panel and change the PixPad back to the main Setup Test menu The panel is now us...

Page 383: ...NIC1 on the Broadcast Pix workstation which is the 1 GB Ethernet port via an appropriate Internet connection DSL is fine 2 In BPSwitcher select the Setup menu 3 Then select System Settings 4 In the S...

Page 384: ...ck on the Start menu of Windows right click on My Computer and select Manage in the pop up menu as shown on the right 10 In the Computer Management Window double click Services and Applications then d...

Page 385: ...r IP address will be displayed in the web browser for example 67 152 12 226 Enter that IP address followed by the Web Server Port number assigned for example http 67 152 12 226 26000 It is important t...

Page 386: ...n on the right The PixPad will change to a numeric PixPad 4 Select the Clear PixButton 14 times to clear the existing IP address The display will update accordingly until Workstation URL is left as sh...

Page 387: ...ndix Broadcast Pix V8 5 8 9 6 Press the back motion control button to save the new IP address and the display will update 7 If multiple panels are connected ensure that the Panel IP addresses are diff...

Page 388: ...he iPixPad is a free download from the Apple Application Store which can be accessed at http itunes apple com us app ipixpad id333188743 mt 8 The iPixPanel replicates a Broadcast Pix 1ME control panel...

Page 389: ...ve a Successfully Connected message If no wireless network can be found a message Cannot Connect to the Broadcast Pix Studio will appear Go to the wireless network settings on the iPhone iPod to confi...

Page 390: ...roadcast Pix splash screen will appear Enter the IP address of the Broadcast Pix system In the IP Address text box in this case 10 0 0 51 Click the Keyboard key on the virtual keyboard to hide the key...

Page 391: ...Home button on the iPad The multitasking tray will appear as shown on the right Slide the tray to the right until the Lock icon appears Select the Orientation Lock icon and a lock will appear as shown...

Page 392: ...not connect the Broadcast Pix system to the internet To Download New Software 1 Register your unit by going to http www broadcastpix com support html where you will have access to the customer downloa...

Page 393: ...as shown to the right and click on the Remove button It is important not to remove any other software as this may effect system performance 4 A pop up message will appear asking if you want to remove...

Page 394: ...d Click on the Next button 4 The next screen will ask to add the BPswitcher application to the Startup menu if desired check the Add Broadcast Pix Switcher to Startup box and click on the Next button...

Page 395: ...ast Pix V8 5 A 1 6 When complete the window will disappear and an Installation Complete window will appear Click on the Close button 7 Shutdown the Workstation by selecting the Start Menu and selectin...

Page 396: ...it is available from customer support by providing the Slate serial number of your system which is also displayed on the Installed Options menu 1 In BPswitcher select Setup menu 2 Then select Install...

Page 397: ...el always responds These keep alive ping messages let both the panel and the workstation know that the situation is normal A watchdog process in the panel software notices if these signals stop If the...

Page 398: ...e Cut button is also illuminated indicating that it can be used to perform cuts between program and preview When entering the Fail Safe mode program and preview are automatically connected to the inpu...

Page 399: ...and PixButtons Turn off Sleep Normally the panel falls asleep after 30 minutes of inactivity While asleep all panel buttons are extinguished and a single dot scrolls through the display A press of any...

Page 400: ...eo Connector Pin outs A 4 Composite Video single BNC connection Pin 6 Center Pin on BNC Pin 3 Shield Ground Component Video triple BNC connections Y Pin 6 Center Pin Pin 3 Shield Ground Green U Pin 9...

Page 401: ...3 12 AINR Clip Record Right Female 1 25 GND Clip 1 Left Male 2 4 Lilac A1OUTL Clip 1 Left Male 3 17 A1OUTL Clip 1 Left Male 1 5 GND Clip 1 Right Male 2 18 Green A1OUTR Clip 1 Right Male 3 6 A1OUTR Cli...

Page 402: ...10 ft cable is provided along with longer thread screws to secure the cable in place on both the control panel and Router ends If a longer serial cable is needed only 3 pins are necessary for operatio...

Page 403: ...ynchronous sources 3 frames of delay with HD 1080i genlocked sources Clip Audio Specifications Embedded in the SDI stream SD only SMPTE 272M Analog stereo audio I O balanced line level Workstation Sof...

Page 404: ...install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix Broadcast Pix V8 5 A 8...

Page 405: ...rt html for access to the latest software downloads and support information Support E mail support broadcastpix com Mailing Address 3 Federal Street Billerica Massachusetts 01821 USA Broadcast Pix wel...

Page 406: ...install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix Broadcast Pix V8 5 Notes...

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