Sony MCS-8M manual

* I - 4296438116 * Multi Format Compact Switcher Operati ng Instru ctions (V olume I Basic Operation) Before opera ting th e unit, please re ad thi s manual thorou ghly and retain i t for fut ure referenc e. MCS- 8 M Software Version 1 .00 4-296-438- 11 (1) © 2011 Sony Corporation[...]

I-2 Owner’ s Recor d The model and se rial numbers are l ocated on the b ottom. Record the se number s in th e spaces provi ded below. Refer to these number s whenever you call upon your Sony dealer re garding t his prod uct. Mod el N o. Serial No. T o reduce the risk of fi re or electric shoc k, do not expose this appa r atus to rain or moisture[...]

I-3 For th e cust omer s in Europe This produ ct with the CE mar king compli es with the EMC Directive issued by the Commission of the Eur opean Commun ity. Complia nce with th is directiv e implies c onformi ty to the following E uropean standards: • EN55103- 1 : Electr omagnetic Inte rference (E mission) • EN55103-2 : Electromagnetic Suscepti[...]

I-4 Um die Gefahr v on Bränden oder elekt rischen Schläg en zu verri ngern, darf dieses G erät ni cht Regen ode r Feuchti gkei t ausgesetzt wer den. Um einen el ektris chen Schlag zu vermeiden, darf da s Gehäuse nicht geöffnet we r den. Überlasse n Sie W ar tungsarbeiten stets nur qualifiziertem Fac hpersonal. DIESES GERÄ T MUSS GEERDET WERD[...]

Table of Content s I-5 Usage Precautions ............. ......... ......... ........ ......... ......... ... I-7 Chapter 1 Overview Introduct ion ............. ............. ......... ......... ........ ......... ......... ... I-8 Names and Function s of Parts ............. ......... ......... .......I-9 Chapter 2 Preparations Connecting Devices ...[...]

I-6 About This Manual About This Manual This manual d escribes the preparations necessary to use this unit a nd its b asic oper ations. Basic video switching and compositi on opera tions and audio mixi ng can be pe rformed by fol lowing the procedu re in this man ual. For details on adva nced settings and operations, see t he “Operating Instructi[...]

I-7 Usage Precau tions / Using th e CD-ROM Manual Usage Precaut ions Note o n F aulty Pixels on the LCD Pa n e l The LCD panel fitted to this unit is manufact ured wit h high precisi on technol ogy, givin g a functi oning pix el ratio of at least 99.9 9%. Thus a very sma ll prop ortion of pixels maybe “stuck”, ei ther always off (black), always[...]

Intro ducti on I-8 Chapter 1 Ov ervie w Chapter 1 Overview Introduction The MCS-8M Multi F ormat Compact Switc her is a compact switcher that can be used in SD, HD, and 3D systems. Thi s unit allo ws you to p erform vi deo switchi ng with added effects and audio mi xing via simple operat ions. System configuration e xam pl e: Live recor ding / pr o[...]

I-9 Names and Functi ons of Parts Chapter 1 Ov ervie w Names and Funct ions of Parts Fr ont P anel 1 A u dio Control Block a ACCESS/ PFL (access/ pre- fade liste n) but tons ( page I-33 , c Ad vance d Sett ings) b CH ON (channel on) buttons (page I-32 ) c DIM (di mmer) button (page I-33 ) d MONITOR SEL (monitor sele ct) button (page I-33 ) e MONIT [...]

I-10 Names and Func tions of Parts Chapter 1 Ov ervie w 2 Menu Contr ol Bloc k a Menu displa y b Menu se lect ion b uttons Display a menu that corresponds wi th th e button pressed. •K E Y b u t t o n (page I-29 ) Displays the [Key] menu. ( c Advan ced Settings ) • EFF (effect) button Displays the [Effect] menu. ( c Advanced Settings ) • FM ([...]

I-11 Names and Functi ons of Parts Chapter 1 Ov ervie w Menu operations When you press a menu sele ction but ton or a n ACCESS/ PFL bu tton, setti ng item s and value s appear in the parameters area at the bottom o f the screen. You can use the corre spondin g adjustment kn obs to per form adjustments and sel ections. Basi c adjustm ent knob operat[...]

I-12 Names and Func tions of Parts Chapter 1 Ov ervie w g Fader lever (page I-26 ) h KEY TRANS (key transition ) button ( c Adv anced Setti ngs) Using the next transition selection b utt ons Turn on (i.e., light) the buttons b y pressing t hem to specif y which par t of the vi deo is swit ched at the next t ransition . When the A UX 1 or AUX 2 butt[...]

I-13 Names and Functi ons of Parts Chapter 1 Ov ervie w Rear P anel a Anti-the ft cable s lot Connect a commerci ally avail able anti- theft cable (3 mm × 7 mm) here to prevent the ft. b USB conn ector Connect a USB flash drive here. c A C IN (pow er inp ut) conn ecto r (p age I-1 6 ) d T ALL Y/GPI connect or (15-pi n D-su b, male) (page I-42 ) e [...]

I-14 Names and Func tions of Parts Chapter 1 Ov ervie w 3 Video Output Block a VIDEO OU T AUX (vi deo o utput auxiliary) connector ( BNC type) ( c Advanced Sett ing s) This out put is used f or confi rming vi deo. b D VI-D OUT (DVI-D output) co nnecto rs (D VI-D type) • MU L TI VI EWER conn ector (page I-23 ) • A UX (auxi lia ry) co nnec tor ( [...]

I-15 Connect ing Devices Chapter Chapter 2 Prepar ations 2 Preparations Connectin g Device s Connect e ach device t o the rear p anel of the unit. Connection exam ple: HD system OPEN CLOSE AF/MF Full MF 15 25 40 8 1.2 10 3 10 mm 5 10 3 0 ft 15 5. 8 C MANU AUTO MANU AUTO MACRO FOCUS PUSH AF IRIS OFF ON 8 5.6 4 2. 8 1. 9 16 AB 12 3 ASSIGN LENS INFO B[...]

I-16 Connect ing Devices Chapter 2 Prepar ations • When you are usi ng a refer ence signal gen erator, an d do not want t o perf orm lo op-throug h outpu t of th e refer ence signal i nput to o ne of the R EF IN connec tors of the unit, attach a 75 Ω terminator t o the ot her connector (see page I-14) . In additi on, be sure to inst all t ermina[...]

I-17 Configuring Sy stem Settin gs Chapter 2 Prepar ations Configuring Sys tem Settings Configure t he system mode, system date an d time, and other system setti ngs in the menu contr ol block. For details on operations, see “Menu ope rations” (page I-1 1). Configuring the Signal Format and Aspect Ratio Specify the i mage signal format and aspe[...]

I-18 Configuring System Setting s Chapter 2 Prepar ations • When the sig nal format is set to a n HD mode, th e 4:3 aspect ratio c annot be select ed. • To save eff ects, keys, and other set up configur ations, perform [Startup Define] in the [Setup] menu before turning off the unit (see page I-35) . • If you want to config ure other settings[...]

I-19 Configuring Video Signal S ettings Chapter 2 Prepar ations Configuring Vide o Signal Settings Configure se ttings f or handl ing vide o signals on the unit . Assigning Video Signals to the Cr oss-P oint Buttons Assign the v ideo signals t hat are inp ut to the video input connectors on the rear panel of t he unit and the u nit’s internal sig[...]

I-20 Configurin g Video Signal Set tings Chapter 2 Prepar ations The followin g assignments a re set unde r facto ry default settings. Configuring the Format of the Signal Input to the DV I-I Connector To use DVI video inputs, configure the format of the signal input to the D VI-I connector on the rear panel of the unit . 1 Press th e SETUP but ton[...]

I-21 Configuring Audio S ignal S ettings Chapter 2 Prepar ations Configuring Au dio Signal Settings Configure se ttings f or handl ing audi o signals on the unit . Assigning Audio Input Signal s to the Channel Faders Assign the a udio signals that are i nput to the aud io input connectors on the rear panel of t he unit to the channel faders (1 to 6[...]

I-22 Configurin g Audio Sign al Settings Chapter 2 Prepar ations Configuring the Mic/Line Levels for A udio Inputs Adjustment of mic/ line levels is necessary when the pe ak indicator s light r ed, or when th e input signal ind icators do not li ght whil e audio sign al in put exist s. When the peak indicators light red A channel fader ’s peak in[...]

I-23 Configuri ng Multi Viewer Settings Chapter 2 Prepar ations Configuring Mult i Viewer Settings The Mul ti Viewer allo ws you to displa y multiple video inputs, progr am video outputs, and pre view video outputs simultaneousl y on a monit or connec ted to the un it. A 4-screen layou t and a 10-screen lay out are availab le. (The numbers indi cat[...]

I-24 Configurin g Multi V iewer Set tings Chapter 2 Prepar ations Notes o n setti ng valu es Blac k: Black video SDI1 to 4 : Video input from t he SDI IN 1 to 4 connectors DVI: Video input fro m the DVI-I I N connector H/V1 to 3 : Video input from t he HDMI IN 1 to 3 connectors or VIDEO IN 1 to 3 connectors ColBg: Color backgrou nd video FM-V: Fram[...]

I-25 Switching Video Chapter Chapter 3 Basic Ope rat ions 3 Basic Operations Switching Video Switch be tween video signal s that are input t o the uni t, compose images, and output progra ms from the PGM output conn ector. This sectio n describes simple o perations f or switchin g video and applying ef fects while switc hing. Frequen tly used effec[...]

I-26 Switching Video Chapter 3 Basic Ope rat ions 3 Press th e CUT butt on in the transi tion control bl ock. The progr am video i nterchanges wit h the pr eview vide o. The lit PGM cross-po int and P ST/KEY cross- point buttons also intercha nge. Applying Effec ts while Swi tching (Mix/Eff ect) Instead of an instantane ous cut, you can grad ually [...]

I-27 Switching Video Chapter 3 Basic Ope rat ions Fader lever ( manua l exec ution ) The vide o switches over as you move the lev er. Move the l ever in the di rectio n of the li t transit ion indicator. The t ransition st arts, and proceeds according to the rate at whi ch you mo ve the leve r. When the lever is comp letely raised or lowered, t he [...]

I-28 Composing Im ages with Keys Chapter 3 Basic Ope rat ions 3 Select an effect in the numeric key pad block. 1 Pre ss th e EFF b utton to l ight it. 2 If the DIRECT /ESC butto n is not lit, press th e button to light i t. 3 Press the numeri c button to which the effect pat tern you want t o use is assig ned. 4 Execu te the t ransi tion. Speci fyi[...]

I-29 Composing Im ages with Keys Chapter 3 Basic Ope rat ions Composing Ima ges with Luminance K eys 1 Press th e KEY bus delega tion button. 2 Press th e PGM cross-poi nt butt on of th e video for prog ram o utpu t. 3 Press th e PST/KEY cro ss-point but ton of the key material (i.e., t he image to be sup erimposed on the progra m video out put). 4[...]

I-30 Composing Im ages with Keys Chapter 3 Basic Ope rat ions Selecting the key f ill and ke y sour ce separate ly Perfor m the foll owing be tween ste p 7 and 8 of the previo us procedur e. 1 Turn the V1 kno b to select [Key F ill/Src Select ], and turn the V3 kn ob to select [S plit]. 2 Press the P ST/KEY cross- point bu tton to be u sed for the [...]

I-31 Composing Im ages with Keys Chapter 3 Basic Ope rat ions 6 Press the KEY b utton i n the menu con trol bloc k to displ ay t he [Ke y] m enu. 7 Turn the V1 knob to sel ect [Key Type Select], and turn the V4 kno b to select [Ch r]. 8 Turn the V1 kno b to select [Key F ill/Src Select ], and turn the V3 knob to select [S elf]. 9 Turn the V1 kno b [...]

I-32 Mixing A udio Chapter 3 Basic Ope rat ions 12 Turn th e V1 knob to select [Auto Adjust E xecute], and press th e V4 knob. Auto chroma k eying is exe cuted using th e color specified with t he sample mark as a reference signal, and the c omposed ima ge is outpu t in t he PVW are a. After the aut o chroma key ing is execu ted, the sample mark di[...]

I-33 Mixing Audi o Chapter 3 Basic Ope rat ions Switching audio f or monitoring Press the MONITOR SE L butt on to sel ect [ PGM]. The butt on ligh ts orange f or a moment and the au dio for monito ring switche s in the fol lowing sequ ence with each press. The current selection appea rs at the to p right of the me nu screen. Audi o for mo nitor in [...]

I-34 Snapsh ots Chapter 3 Basic Ope rat ions Snapshots The snapshot f unction allows you t o save effect and key settings for spec ific scen es. By saving f requently use d settings as snapshots, you can quickl y recall settings when necessary. Up to 20 snapshot s can be saved. The following informatio n is stored in a snapshot. • Cross-point but[...]

I-35 Saving an d Selecting Set tings Chapter 3 Basic Ope rat ions To recall a snapshot without changi ng the cross-point, press the ENTER but ton while ho ldin g down the PGM cross-poi nt butt on and/or PS T/KEY cross- point butto n. Saving a nd Selecting Settings You can save the cu rrent settings for e ffects, keys, and setup. You can also select[...]

I-36 Saving and Sele cting S ettings Chapter 3 Basic Ope rat ions Selecting the Settings Rec alled at Startup 1 Press th e SETUP but ton to d isplay th e [Setup ] menu. 2 Turn the V1 kno b to select [ System], and press t he knob. 3 Turn the V1 knob to select [Star tup Mod e], tur n th e V4 knob to select t he mode, and press th e knob. Notes o n s[...]

I-37 Effec t Patter n List Appendix Appendix Effect Pattern List Wipe Mix NAM (non -additive mix) Slide Squeez e Door Frame In/ Out Flip Tumb le 1) PinP (pictu re-in- picture) 1) Mosaic 1) Defocus 1) 1) Can only be use d for BKGD transitions. 123 456 789 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 900 901 1001 10 02 1003 1004 10 05 1006 1007 100 8[...]

I-38 Trouble shooting Appendix Troubleshoot ing Please verify t he problem agai n. If the problem persi sts, contact your local So ny represent ative. Proble m P ossible c ause Solution The vid eo out put is not dis pla yed and the disp la y is black . The FTB b utton is li t (on). T ur n th e FTB b utton o ff . The BKGD an d KEY ne xt trans ition [...]

I-39 Maintenance / Spec ifications Appendix Main tenance Remove dust from the ve ntilat ion holes o nce a mont h or whenever the hol es are dirty. Specificat ions General Support ed formats 1080i/ 50 Hz, 59.94 Hz 720p/ 50 Hz, 59 .94 Hz 480i/ 59.94 Hz 576i/ 50 Hz Power 100 to 240 V AC ± 10%, 50/60 Hz Power consu mption 100 V: 0.7 A, 240 V: 0.3 A In[...]

I-40 Specific ations Appendix Support ed input form ats • HD/SD system 1) WXGA (12 80 × 768) suppor ts only th e followin g formats. • 3D system (Single, Dual Stream) Video o utput SDI BNC (4), 75 Ω , 0.8 Vp-p ±10%, 1.5 Gbps, 270 Mb ps SMPTE-292M, SMPTE-299M, SMPTE- 259M-C, SMPTE- 272M-A DVI-D DVI (2) (AUX, M ULTI VIEWER) HDCP not supported [...]

I-41 Specifications Appendix Headphones out put Standard stereo PHONE (1) Max. output : 25 mW × 2 (16 Ω load) Other interfaces USB Typ e A (1) REMOTE 9-pin D-sub ( 1), male, R S-232C, 38.4 k Baud TALLY/GPI 15-pin D-sub (1) , male Input: 4 ch, output: 8 ch Open Corr ector (max. current 5 mA or less, max. voltage 5 V or less) Supplied accessories 7[...]

I-42 Specific ations Appendix Pin Configurations T ALL Y/GPI connector 15-pin D-su b, male REMO TE connector RS-232C, 9-pin D-sub, male Example Connection of GPI Input Switch or re lay co nnec tion Open co llector connec tion Example Connection of T a lly/GPI Output Pin No. Signal name Desc ri pti on 1 GPO1 GPI output 1 / tally 1 2 GPO2 GPI output [...]

Index I-43 Index Index Numerics 3D Mode II-4 1, II-4 8 3D Syst em II- 40 8/SHIFT I -11 A ACCESS /PFL Button I-9 , I-33, II-31 Adj ustme nt Kno bs 1 t o 4 I-1 0 Incremental Adjustm ent I-11 Aspect II-17 , II-26 , II-30 Aspect Ratio I-17 Audio I -21, I- 32 Mixing I -32 Monitoring I-33 Audio Ch annel Menu II-31 AUX OUT Assign II-33 Equalizer Hi gh II-[...]

I-44 Index Index Fine Key Adjust V II-25 Flip Tumble I-37 FM Butto n I-10, I I-34 Formatting USB Flash Drive II- 39 Frame In/Out I-26 , I-37 Frame Memory II -34 Frame Memory Freeze I I-35 Frame Memory Menu II-34, II-35, I I-36 Export II-36 Frame Memory Freeze I I-35 Import II-36 Input Freeze II -34 Select II -35 Freezing II-34 Front Panel I-9 FTB B[...]

Index I-45 Index O On Air Source II-46 Oscillator II-50 Output Level II- 50 P Pan II-3 2 Peak Indicat or I-9, I - 22 PFL I-33 PGM Assign II-33 PGM Cross-Po int Button I-11, I -19, I-2 5 Pin Conf iguration s I-42 PinP I- 37, II- 13 Port Enable II-8 POS Butt on I-10, II-11, II-13 Positio ner II-16, II-1 8, II-29 Position er Adjust II-16, II-18, I I-2[...]

I-46 Index Index XPT Shift Mode II-52 X-Y Pointer I-10, II- 11, II-1 3[...]

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