Sony MVS8000 User Manual

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Signal Selection

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When you select a signal in a switcher bank background A row or AUX bus 
control block which is set to be linked with the audio mixer, the program output 
of the audio mixer follows the signal selection.

• For details of audio mixers that can be connected, contact your Sony service 

or sales representative. 

• When the signal is switched with a snapshot, keyframe, and so on, the audio 

mixer is not linked. 

• When bus fixed mode is selected in setup (see page 45), the audio mixer 

program output is linked to the bus output as the background. 

You can attach a name (source name) to each signal assigned to a cross-point 
button, with a maximum of 16 characters.

• The source name displays in the cross-point control block and auxiliary bus 

control block show the source names of the video signals assigned to 
numbers 1 to 31.

• To display the source names for numbers 32 to 62, press the [SHIFT] button 

to the right of the source name displays.

• To display the source names of the key signals assigned to buttons, hold 

down the [SPLIT] button in the key control block or the [KEY] button in the 
auxiliary bus control block.

Colors of lit cross-point buttons
In a particular row of cross-point buttons, only the last pressed button is 
effective, and lights amber or red. The amber indicates the “low tally” state, 
and the red indicates the “high tally” state, to indicate whether or not the 
selected signal appears in the final output video.

Significance of colors of lit cross-point buttons

Amber

Low tally

Does not appear in final output video

Red

High tally

Appears in final output video