FSN Series • User’s Guide
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3. Control Panel Orientation
Control Panel Descriptions
2) Key
Bus
The
Key Bus
is the M/E’s top layer, which is used to select sources that can be
keyed over the
BG
and
PST
buses. Please note:
~
Except for
SHIFT
, all buttons on the
Key Bus
are mutually exclusive.
~
On the M/E, the
Key Bus
is shared between
KEY 1
,
KEY 2
and
Custom
Control
functions. The
SEL
button chooses the active function, as
indicated by the LEDs to the right of the bus. Refer to the “
” heading on page 71 for details.
~
If a key is on, you can “hot cut” key sources on the bus, provided that the
bus is selected (using
SEL
).
3) Background
Bus
The
Background Bus
(BG)
is used to select the M/E’s bottom layer — the image
that is visually behind the M/E’s two keyers. Please note:
~
Except for
SHIFT
, all buttons on
BG
are mutually exclusive.
4) Preset
Bus
The
Preset Bus
(PST) is used to select the M/E’s next background. Please note:
~
Except for
SHIFT
, all buttons on
PST
are mutually exclusive.
~
When a
PST
source is taken to Program, the source “flips” to
PGM
. In
” section on
page 269 for details.
Refer to the “
” heading on page 72 for more information
about transition combinations.
5) Key Control Section
The
Key Bus
is a shared bus. The
SEL
button toggles the bus between
KEY 1
,
KEY 2
and
Custom Control
functions. The three LEDs indicate the active
function.
~
When
KEY 1
or
KEY 2
is selected, Key sources can be selected and
adjusted for the indicated keyer.
~
When
Custom Control
is selected, the entire row of programmable
displays changes to show the custom control functions that have been
mapped to the associated buttons. In this mode, pressing a button on
the
Key Bus
executes the assigned function.
6) SHIFT
Buttons
All
SHIFT
buttons are latching. Press
SHIFT
to access additional sources as
follows:
~
Sources 11 through 20 on the FSN-150.
In Chapter 7, refer to the “
” section on page 268 for a
discussion of video layers within the switcher.
Note
Custom control functionality on the
Key Bus
is not available
in release 1.0.