Sony MLS-X1 Users Guide - Page 98

Setting Key Priority Setting the key priority (transition control block) You can set the key priority using the transition control block of the target switcher bank. Note The buttons used for configuring the key priority must be assigned to the transition control block beforehand. For details about assigning buttons, see "Assigning Control Panel Buttons" (page 402). 1 Press and hold the [PRIOR SET] and press the [KEY PRIOR] button to select the target key priority (current key priority or key priority for after the transition) to set. When the [KEY PRIOR] button is lit green, the key priority setting for after the transition is selected. When the [KEY PRIOR] button is not lit, the current key priority setting is selected. 2 Set the key to display at the front. Press and hold the [PRIOR SET] button and press a [KEY1] to [KEY8] button. The selected key is set to be frontmost (priority 1). To set the key priority for after the transition to the same setting as the current setting, press and hold the [PRIOR SET] button and press the [BKGD] button. Note The [BKGD] button is enabled only when in the mode for changing the key priority for after the transition. 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to set the key priority, as required. Setting the key priority (menu) This section describes the M/E-1 menu as an example. 1 Open the Home > M/E-1 > Common > Key Priority/ Key Assign menu (11110.11). 2 Select the target key priority (current key priority or key priority for after the transition) to set. When setting the current key priority Press the [Edit] button for [Current Key Priority]. The [Current Key Priority] window appears. When setting the key priority for after the transition Press the [Edit] button for [Next Key Priority]. The [Next Key Priority] window appears. 3 Set the buttons for the keys to set to priority 1 to 8 to the on state in [Priority 1] to [Priority 8]. Note The priority options available for selection vary depending on the number of keys assigned to a switcher bank. 4 Press [OK]. Checking the key priority settings The key on/off status and priority status are shown on the display of the transition control block. Note In the transition control block of the ICP-X1000 series, the key on/off status and priority status are shown only while setting the key priority (while the [PRIOR SET] button is pressed). Key on/off status display When a key is inserted, [K1] to [K8] are displayed highlighted. Key priority display The numbers 1 to 8 (priority 1 to 8) are displayed under the on/off status indicators for each key. If the [KEY PRIOR] button is selected, the priority (1 to 8) of keys for after the transition are displayed highlighted on the right of the current priority. The key priority for after the transition is not displayed if the values are the same as the current priority setting. Note In the transition control block of the ICP-X7000, only the priority status for after the transition is shown while setting the key priority for after the transition. 98