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Executing a Transition
Chapt
er
3
Sig
nal Se
lec
tion and
T
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itions
Transition control block
Setting the pattern limit with the fader
lever
For assignment of buttons for pattern limits,
Transition Control Block Button Assignments” (p. 221)
.
1
Move the fader lever to the position corresponding to
a particular pattern size.
• First make sure that the [PTN LIMIT] button is off.
• To check the pattern size on the preview monitor,
first press the [TRANS PVW] button, to select the
transition preview mode
.
2
Press the [LIMIT SET] button.
This sets the current fader lever position as the pattern
limit.
Setting the pattern limit by a menu
operation
1
When operating from the M/E-1 bank, for example,
open the following menu.
• When wipe is selected, M/E-1 >Wipe >Edge/
Direction menu (1154).
• When DME wipe is selected, M/E-1 >DME Wipe
>Edge/Direction menu (1164).
2
Press [Pattern Limit], turning it on.
3
Adjust the following parameter.
Executing a pattern limit transition
1
Press [PTN LIMIT], turning it on.
The button you pressed lights amber.
2
Execute the transition.
The transition progresses as far as the set pattern limit.
Even if the transition completes, the cross-point button
assignments of the background A and B buses do not
interchange.
3
Carry out the transition once again.
The status before the previous transition is restored.
To cancel the pattern limit
To cancel the pattern limit after completion of step
3
in the
previous procedure, press the [PTN LIMIT] button,
turning it off.
If after carrying out step
2
in the previous procedure, the
pattern limit has been reached, carry out the following
procedure.
1
Press the [PTN LIMIT] button.
The button you pressed lights green.
2
Execute the transition.
The [PTN LIMIT] button turns off, and the pattern
limit state is released.
Depending on the way in which the transition was
executed, the action will be as follows.
• When you press the [CUT] button, the pattern limit
is immediately released, and the image switches
instantaneously.
• When you press the [AUTO TRANS] button, until
the state of the next transition, the transition is
carried out over the duration given by the transition
rate.
• When you move the fader lever, the transition is
carried out from the pattern limit state to the state
before the pattern limit transition was carried out.
Moving the fader lever even a little synchronizes the
fader lever position with the transition state, and you
can move the fader lever either in the forward
direction or in the reverse direction.
Depending on the Setup settings, the transition may be
executed at the instant you press the [PTN LIMIT]
button, and the button will turn off. In this case,
PTN LIMIT button
TRANS PVW button
LIMIT SET button
No.
Parameter
Adjustment
1
Pattern Limit
Pattern limit
