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SUPERSLIDE INSTRUCTION MANUAL Page 10 of 19
AUTO GPI CONTROL
If in AUTO mode (AUTO LED lit), the channels will not play until one or more GPI goes active (by being taken on-
air at the switcher). Only those channels whose GPIs go active will roll, the others remain cued until their GPIs go
active or until they are taken out of AUTO mode. A flashing AUTO LED indicates that some enabled gang
channels are in AUTO and others are not. If two or more channels are selected on a switcher mix/effects bus,
when that M/E is taken on-air, both channels will roll in synch even while speed is changed via The SLIDE as long
as speed remains within the 0-100% range. To roll or cue channels offline, they must be taken out of AUTO (tap
the AUTO key to toggle the AUTO mode). You can jog (with the KNOB) and trim while AUTO is enabled, but
LOAD CLIP must be tapped before the trim takes effect.
SEQUENCE MODE
The SEQ mode, indicated by the SEQ LED, allows the same clip to be looped indefinitely, or multiple clips to be
played sequentially with seamless, frame accurate transitions from one clip to the next. If, while playing a loaded
clip, the SEQ mode is activated by tapping the SEQ key, the LOAD CLIP key prepares the selected clip (shown on
the menu display) to begin playing after the current clip reaches its last frame. If a child clip is used in gang mode,
and siblings exist (see CHILD CLIPS), then all enabled playback channels will act the same as the master, except
each will transition to its own sibling clip. If LOAD CLIP is not used to pre-load another clip, the last clip that was
loaded while in SEQ mode will loop forever. A flashing SEQ LED indicates that some enabled gang channels are
in sequence mode and others are not.
INSTANT REPLAY
The following scenario assumes a five VR300 Fibre Channel disk array system as shown in the SIMPLIFIED
BLOCK DIAGRAM on page 6. All settings are set to default (PERSONALITY REGS, RECALL DEFAULTS menu).
Channels 1-5 are enabled in gang mode (double-tap F1, hold HOME and tap F-keys until green LEDs 1-5 are
flashing). Channels 6-10 were put into record at the same time (hold REC, tap PLAY) using time of day timecode
(set in the MISCELLANEOUS MENU ITEMS, SET TIME OF DAY menu). The AUTO LED is lit (tap AUTO key):
Watch the record channel monitors and when you see action worthy of replay, count two seconds and tap MAKE
CHILD, then tap LOAD CLIP. Five different camera angles of the same moment in time appear on the replay
channel monitors. If you don’t think the moment shown is a good place to start the replay, turn the KNOB to a
better point and tap TRIM IN then LOAD CLIP. Tap the AUTO key and set The Slide to a good speed. Optionally,
tap the TRIM OUT key to set a point where replay should stop; otherwise, the child clip will end at the default
duration point (30 seconds unless changed in the CHILD SETTINGS, DEFAULT DUR menu). Tap AUTO again to
light the AUTO LED; the clips re-cue. When the T.D. punches-up a replay channel, it plays, and you can ride
speed with The Slide. As the T.D. transitions to another view, that channel will begin to roll at the same speed
while the first channel tails-out. As soon as the first channel goes off-air, it re-cues in case the Director wants to
show it again. You have the freedom to set different IN and OUT points for each view by exiting the gang mode
and trimming channels separately (however, this prevents the possibility of rolling multiple views in synch). You
can enter a clip description that helps VR300 user station operators identify clips by tapping CLIP DESC, F-keys
(with words stored in them) and/or number keys, then ENTER (see SETTING THE CLIP DESCRIPTION).
Remember:
1.
Put all record channels into record at the same time so MAKE CHILD in gang mode makes siblings.
2.
Keep all playback channels selected in gang mode and in AUTO.
3.
Tap MAKE CHILD only when you see something worth replaying, then tap LOAD CLIP.
4.
Test playback speed by tapping AUTO, then tap it again to reenter the AUTO mode and re-cue.
5.
Let the T.D. roll the channels; just ride the speed.
6.
While a replay is pending or playing, you can make more child clips if more worthy action happens.
7.
You can trim the IN point, even while in AUTO, by turning the KNOB and tapping TRIM IN.
8.
You don’t have to worry about rolling off the end of a recording because you are always in record!
9.
You can set an OUT point if you want playback to still frame on key action.
10.
Once the OUT point is reached, you can play after it by tapping STOP and turning the KNOB.
To prepare a preloaded clip for playback at the Director’s pleasure:
1.
Remove a playback channel from the gang (hold HOME and tap its F-key).
2.
Tap the channel’s F-key to exit the gang mode and select the channel independently.
