Sony MLS-X1 Users Guide - Page 79

Timecode input mode Press [TC] in the numeric keypad window, turning it on, to select timecode input mode. Enter a value in "hh:mm:ss:ff" (hour:minute:second:frame) format. The ":" (colon) is inserted automatically. Example: To set 3 minutes, 7 seconds, and 15 frames, enter "30715". Frame number input mode When [TC] in the numeric keypad window is turned off, frame number input mode is selected. Enter a value in "fff" (frame) format. Entering a difference from a current value You can enter a value representing the increase or decrease from a currently set value to change the setting value. [Trim] in the numeric keypad window is used to enter a difference value. Enter a positive value and press [Trim] to increase the setting value. Enter a negative value and press [Trim] to decrease the setting value. Abbreviated display of long names When a file name is too long to be displayed in full on a button or in a list, "..." is appended to the name. Maximum number of valid input characters The maximum number of characters described in this document is the maximum number when using ASCII characters only. If characters other than ASCII characters are used, the maximum number of characters that can be entered is reduced. Selecting and Displaying Regions The term "region" refers to blocks classified by specific functions. In effect timelines and snapshots, you can select target regions to save/recall registers. You can also select multiple regions simultaneously. Types of Regions The regions are classified as follows. • Switcher bank regions: M/E-1 to M/E-5, P/P, M/E-1 Sub to M/E-5 Sub, P/P Sub • User regions: User 1 to User 8 • DME regions: DME 1 to DME 4 (including DME Global) • External device regions: Device 1 to Device 12, P-Bus, GPI, Macro, Router Notes • In an effect timeline, regions other than Router are the target. • In a snapshot, regions other than Device 1 to Device 12, P-Bus, GPI, and Macro are the target. User regions You can optionally assign the following regions to User 1 to User 8. The user regions shown in parenthesis are the default assignments. • Color Bkgd 1, Color Bkgd 2 (User 1) • Aux 1 to Aux 48 (User 2) • Clip Player 1 to Clip Player 4 (User 3) • Frame Memory 1 to Frame Memory 16 (User 4) For details about assigning a user region, see "Setting a User Region" (page 390). Reference regions When multiple regions are selected, the reference region is the display target in the menu. When a reference region is removed from the target, the reference region will be set according to the following order of priority. M/E-1 > M/E-1 Sub > M/E-2 > M/E-2 Sub > M/E-3 > M/E-3 Sub > M/E-4 > M/E-4 Sub > M/E-5 > M/E-5 Sub > P/P > P/P Sub > User 1 > User 2 > User 3 > User 4 > User 5 > User 6 > User 7 > User 8 > DME 1 > DME 2 > DME 3 > DME 4 > Device 1 > Device 2 > Device 3 > 79