ISS 506 Integration Seamless Switcher • Operation
3-2
Operation
Front Panel Controls and Indicators
All of the switcher’s controls and indicators, with the exception of the Reset
button, are on the front panel (figure 3-1). The buttons can be set to provide amber
background illumination all the time or the background illumination can be turned
off (see “Toggling background illumination on and off”, on page 3-37. The program
and preview input selection buttons can be labeled with text and/or graphics. The
16 x 2 LCD window indicates the switcher status, menu selections, the data rate,
and the status of additional system features.
ISS 506
Integration Seamless Switcher
VOLUME
ADJUST
ADJUST
TRANSITION
PICTURE
ADJUSTMENTS
CONFIG
PROGRAM
PREVIEW
EFFECTS
MENU
NEXT
DETAIL
ZOOM
BRIGHT/
CONT
COLOR/
TINT
SIZE
POSITION
TAKE
CUT
PIP
TITLE
WIPE
DISSOLVE
LOGO 2
/BLACK
LOGO 1
/BLACK
1 2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
LOGO 2
/BLACK
LOGO 1
/BLACK
FREEZE
FREEZE
1
1 4 85
11
2
2
3
3 96
7
10
Figure 3-1 — ISS 506 front panel
Freeze, input selection, Logo/Black, and Cut/Dissolve controls
a
Freeze buttons — The two Freeze buttons lock the program output or
preview output display to the currently selected input image. When the
freeze function is enabled, these buttons light green. Press the Freeze button
again to unfreeze the image.
N
The freeze function has no effect on the audio output.
b
Input selection buttons — The two sets of Input 1 through 6 buttons select
the associated input to scale and display on the program and preview
monitors. The input buttons light amber when video and audio are selected.
N
Input selections can be made with audio broken away under RS-232/RS-422 or
Ethernet control only. See chapter 4, “SIS
Programming and Control“; chapter
5, “Switcher Software“; and chapter 6, “HTML Operation“.
The input button lights green when video only is selected.
The input button lights red when audio only is selected.
N
Video and audio outputs can be muted under RS-232/RS-422 or Ethernet
control only. See chapter 4, “SIS
Programming and Control“; chapter 5,
“Switcher Software”; and chapter 6, “HTML Operation“.
The Input button blinks, alternating between red and amber when video is
muted.
The input button blinks, alternating between green and amber when audio is
muted.
The input button blinks amber when both video and audio are muted.
c
Logo/Black buttons — The four Logo/Black buttons (two buttons, Logo 1
and Logo 2, for both the program output and the preview output) switch the
program output or preview output to a black screen or superimpose one of
two stored logos on top of the selected input.
d
Cut button — Pressing the Cut button causes the ISS to immediately switch
the input selected as the preview output to the program output, with no
switching effects added. The Cut button flashes when selected to indicate the
switch taking place.
