Table of Contents
FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT ......................................................................................................................... 3
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS ........................................................................................................................ 3
WARRANTY ............................................................................................................................................................. 4
S W TANDARD ARRANTY......................................................................................................................................................... 4
T YHREE EAR WARRANTY ....................................................................................................................................................... 4
DISPOSAL ................................................................................................................................................................ 5
RADIO AND TELEVISION INTERFERENCE........................................................................................................ 6
1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................. 7
1.1 P O RODUCT VERVIEW................................................................................................................................................ 7
1.2 FEATURES ............................................................................................................................................................... 7
1.3 WHAT IS A SWITCHER? .............................................................................................................................................. 8
1.4 WHAT IS A FRAME SYNCHRONIZER? ............................................................................................................................. 8
1.5 POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS ............................................................................................................................................ 8
2. INSTALLATION, CONNECTIONS, SET UP ..................................................................................................... 9
2.1 S G N IOME ENERAL OTES ON NSTALLATION 9....................................................................................................................
2.2 P SOWER UP TATE..................................................................................................................................................... 9
2.3 C V S ONNECTING IDEO OURCES.................................................................................................................................. 10
2.4 C A S ONNECTING UDIO OURCES ................................................................................................................................. 10
2.5 OUTPUTS AND MONITORS ....................................................................................................................................... 10
2.6 A M UDIO IXER ....................................................................................................................................................... 11
2.7 RS 232 - CONTROL .................................................................................................................................................. 11
2.8 T ALLY CONTROL..................................................................................................................................................... 11
2.9 MIDI CONTROL ..................................................................................................................................................... 11
3. QUICK START ....................................................................................................................................................12
3.1 500 SE- FRONT PANEL ............................................................................................................................................ 12
3.2 500 SE- REAR PANEL .............................................................................................................................................. 15
3.3 SELECTING VIDEO INPUT FORMATS AND ADJUSTING AUDIO LEVELS ................................................................................... 17
3.4 U V A M SING IDEO AND UDIO ONITORS........................................................................................................................ 17
3.5 C UTTING BETWEEN SOURCES.................................................................................................................................... 17
3.6 D ISSOLVING BETWEEN SOURCES................................................................................................................................ 17
3.7 OTHER TRANSITIONS BETWEEN SOURCES .................................................................................................................... 17
3.8 E FFECTS ............................................................................................................................................................... 18
4. CONTROLS AND OPERATIONS .....................................................................................................................19
4.1 V S IDEO OURCE ...................................................................................................................................................... 19
4.2 C P OLOR ROCESSOR ................................................................................................................................................ 19
4.3 MENU ................................................................................................................................................................ 21
4.4 A I , L , M ,UDIO NPUTS EVELS AND ETERS (FADERS BUS SELECTORS,) ................................................................................... 21
5. USING TRANSITIONS .......................................................................................................................................23
5.1 SELECTING A TRANSITION: FADE, WIPE ...................................................................................................................... 23
5.2 P LAYING A TRANSITION MANUALLY ............................................................................................................................ 23
5.3 P LAYING A TRANSITION AUTOMATICALLY..................................................................................................................... 23
5.4 LIST OF TRANSITIONS AND PARAMETERS (SUITABLE FOR PHOTOCOPYING) ................................................................ 24
6. USING EFFECTS ................................................................................................................................................26
6.1 E : QFFECTS UAD ..................................................................................................................................................... 26
6.2 E : S FFECTS PLIT ...................................................................................................................................................... 26
6.3 E : P PFFECTS ICTURE IN ICTURE ....................................................................................................................... 27
6.4 E : FFFECTS REEZE ............................................................................................................................................ 27
6.5 BORDER ............................................................................................................................................................ 27