Sony MLS-X1 Users Guide - Page 105

Bus fixed mode Depending on the transition, the cross-points of the background A bus and background B bus do not interchange. When the fader lever is at the top of its travel, the background A bus signal is 100% output. When the fader lever is at the bottom of its travel, background B bus signal is 100% output. To execute a manual transition, operate the fader lever in the direction of the transition as shown below. Auto transitions are executed regardless of the fader lever position. Next transition Background Key 1 to key 8 Transition direction Fader lever movement A t B Top t Bottom B t A Bottom t Top On t Off (remove) Top t Bottom Off t On (insert) Bottom t Top Notes • When the background and one or more keys (1 to 8) are targets of a transition, the transition direction of all selected background/keys must be the same as the fader lever operation direction. • If as a result of an auto transition, the fader lever position does not match the background/key signal output state, a non-sync state occurs and LEDs light/flash at both ends of the transition indicator. Split fader Split fader is a function that splits a single fader lever into left and right, allowing you to control background A bus and background B bus transitions independently. The fader lever on the simple-type transition control block is split into two by pressing the lock button to unlock the two fader levers for use as split faders. The split fader levers support the following buses. • Right fader lever: Background A bus (main) • Left fader lever: Background B bus The split fader function can be enabled/disabled for each switcher bank. You can also change which is the main fader lever. For details about setting split fader, see "Enabling/ Disabling Split Faders" (page 394) and "Setting the main fader lever when using split faders" (page 419). The following conditions must be satisfied in order to use the fader lever as split faders. • Bus fixed mode is set. • Split faders are enabled. • Mix or NAM (non-additive mix) is selected for transition type. • If the transition type is a clip transition, Mix or NAM (non-additive mix) is selected for the background transition type. • If the switcher bank operation mode is set to multi program 2 mode, the switcher bank is set to main. If these conditions are not satisfied, only the main (background A bus) fader lever can be operated. Note When not using split fader lever operation, disable split faders. If enabled, a black image or super mix image may be output when the transition type is changed. Split fader operation The relationship between the position of the fader lever and the output for a mix transition type is given below. Fader lever position Right lever Left lever (A bus) (B bus) Top Top Top Bottom Bottom Top Bottom Bottom Center Center Output A bus 100% 100% 0% 0% 50% B bus 0% 100% 0% 100% 50% The A bus and B bus output for a NAM transition type is an image created using non-additive mixing. Note The transition indicator displays the progress of the background A bus. 105