PRODUCTION
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A more detailed explanation follows:
Comm #
Command name
Command description
0
System reset
Erases setups, sequences, and do command 1 (for
protection, CLEAR must also be held down)
1
Command reset
Reset commands to boldface and underlined
2
Time display mode
SSFF/FFFF
(SS=secs, FF=frames)
Rates can optionally be displayed in frames. Two and a
half seconds would appear as 2:15 if displayed as
seconds and frames, or as 75 if displayed as frames
(assuming NTSC).
3
Set source names
default: Cam1 - Cam10
When, for example, input 1 is pressed on any bus,
"Cam 1" is displayed. This display can be changed to
any four characters by use of Command 3. Enter 3
COMM, select the input source to be renamed with
the numeric keypad, use the + and - keys to change the
current character, and use the 0 key to step to the next
character. Press the CLEAR button to terminate the
process.
4
Display revision and
options
Software revision number and options installed.
Option cards will be interrogated by the computer and
displayed.
5
Lines of vertical blank
16 thru 23 (default 20)
This can be adjusted to allow vertical interval test
signals to pass through the switcher.
6
Set sync source
This command controls the genlock sync board.
Internal
uses the internal RS-170A sync generator.
Subcarrier
mode locks this generator to an external
subcarrier reference plugged into the genlock input,
with internal horizontal and vertical used, and
Genlock
locks all signals to the video signal plugged into the
Genlock input.
7
Auto pattern centering
Patterns are normally brought in centered; they can
also be brought in at the joystick position.
