Sony MLS-X1 Users Guide - Page 106

Pattern Limit When a wipe or DME wipe is selected as the transition type, you can specify the transition execution limit. When the pattern limit function is enabled, the following transitions occur, depending on the execution limit settings. • When the execution limit is set to 50%, the result at the completion of the transition is the same as if the fader lever is at the center position with the pattern limit function disabled. • When the execution limit is set to the minimum of 0%, the image is not switched even when the transition is executed. • When the execution limit is set to the maximum of 100%, the image changes in the same way as if the pattern limit function is disabled, but when the transition is completed, the cross-points on the background A bus and B bus do not interchange. The pattern limit is configured using the transition control block, simple-type transition type control block, or the menu. Notes • When the operation mode of the switcher bank is set to multi program mode, pattern limits can be set only when the background transition type is a wipe or DME wipe. If a key is selected for a next transition, the pattern limit settings are reflected in the wipe or DME wipe selected for the background transition type. • The buttons used for configuring and executing pattern limits must be assigned to the transition control block/ transition control block (simple type) beforehand. For details about assigning buttons, see "Assigning Control Panel Buttons" (page 402). To set a pattern limit while checking a transition preview Press the [TRANS PVW] button, turning it on, in the transition control block. You can adjust the pattern limit while checking the transition status on a monitor set with the preview output. For details, see "Transition Preview" (page 108). Setting a Pattern Limit Setting a pattern limit (transition control block) You can set a pattern limit using the transition control block/transition control block (simple type) of the target switcher bank. Note Check that the [PTN LIMIT] button is off. 1 Move the fader lever to the position corresponding to the desired pattern size. 2 Press the [LIMIT SET] button. This sets the current fader lever position as the pattern limit. Setting a pattern limit (menu) This section describes the M/E-1 menu as an example. 1 Open the pattern limit setting menu. When the transition type is a wipe, open the Home > M/E-1 > Bus/Transition > Wipe > Pattern Mix/Edge/ Direction menu (11109.33). When the transition type is a DME wipe, open the Home > M/E-1 > Bus/Transition > DME Wipe > Edge/Direction menu (11109.44). 2 Set the [Pattern Limit] button to the on state and set the following parameter. No. Parameter 1 Pattern Limit Adjustment Pattern limit range (0.00% to 100.00%) Executing a Pattern Limit 1 Press the [PTN LIMIT] button, turning it on, in the transition control block/transition control block (simple type). The [PTN LIMIT] button is lit amber. 2 Execute a transition. The transition progresses as far as the set pattern limit. 3 Execute the transition once again. The state existing before executing the transition is restored. Releasing a pattern limit When the state existing before executing the transition is restored by performing step 3, press the [PTN LIMIT] button to release a pattern limit, turning the [PTN LIMIT] button off. To release a pattern limit in pattern limit state, execute a transition using the following procedure. 106