Sony 8000SF User Manual

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Dual Link Support
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Press [Set]. 
This assigns the signal. 
Restrictions when using a dual link
When using a dual link, the switcher and DME resources are linked in duplex 
(link A and link B), resulting in the following restrictions. 
a) When the simple P/P software is not installed
b) When the switcher is a 2M/E system only
Restrictions
Details
Functions that cannot be 
used in the system
Functions of the following items in the Engineering 
Setup >Switcher >Config menu
Single Simul, Dual Simul
Functions that cannot be 
used in the switcher
• Primary inputs numbers 41 to 80
• Outputs number 25 to 48
• Monitor buses 2/4/6/8
• M/E-2 bank a)
• M/E-3 bank
• DME utility 1 and 2 buses
• Color background 2 
b)
• Color corrector 2
• Frame memory
• Format converter
• Functions of the following items in the Engineering 
Setup >Switcher >Config menu
Switching Timing, M/E Config excluding Standard, and 
Logical M/E Assign
Functions that cannot be 
used on the DME
• DME channels 3, 4, 7, and 8
• Freeze in film mode
• “Freeze Timing” in the following effects
Input Freeze, Trail, Decay, KF Strobe (always set to 
Frame)
• Brick
• Editor ports 3 and 4 when the editor port operation mode 
is set to “Independent.”
Other restrictions
• Auto chroma keying operates on the image of link A.
• Tallies are generated for the link A signal. 
• Key frames are created in units of two frames. 
• It is not possible to change the interpolation method in 
the DME.