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UDC-8625A Series User Manual (Iss. 11) Appendix A. DashBoard Menus • 9–29
On Air Control Menus
Table 9.22 summarizes the On Air Control options available in DashBoard.
Table 9.22 On Air Control Menu Items
Menu Title Item Parameters Description
Background
Image
Displays a thumbnail
image Displays a thumbnail image that represents the
BKGD source
Program
Black Assigns Black as the output
Input #
• Assigns the selected input source as the BKGD
output
• Input 1 assigns SDI IN 1 as the BKGD
• Input 2 assigns SDI IN 2 as the BKGD
Backup
Black Assigns Black as the backup output
Input #
• Assigns the selected input source as the backup
output
• Input 1 assigns SDI IN 1 as the BKGD Backup
source
• Input 2 assigns SDI IN 2 as the BKGD Backup
source
Loss Of Input
Preview Disables this preview feature
Preview: ON AIR (Red)
The BKGD output now shows an example of
what the card would output during a loss of input
signal as selected using the Config > Video >
Loss Of Input menu (
Table 9.4 ).
You must click this button again to stop the
preview.
Auto Change Over
Selected
• Enables the Auto Change Over feature where
SDI IN 1 is the primary source and SDI IN 2 is
the backup source.
• If SDI IN 1 is lost, the card automatically
switches to SDI IN 2; the card stays on SDI IN
2 until SDI IN 1 returns for 30 seconds, at
which time the card switches back to SDI IN 1
• The Cut and Auto buttons are disabled
Cleared*
Disables this feature; transition control is manual
using the Cut and Auto buttons. This setting is
recommend when the card is used for
SmartConversion.
Cut Cut
Performs an instantaneous transition between the
Source and the Backup . A V-Fade is performed
between audio sources.
Auto Auto
Performs the transition, as specified in the Auto
Trans Type menu, between the sources selected
in the Source and Backup areas, at the specified
Bkgd rate setting