Panasonic Multi Format Live Switcher Av Hs400an Operating Instructions

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2. System
 Connections when not implementing gen-lock 
(frame synchronizer ON)
• Example where the optional board is used
POWER
1 REF
GPI
SLOT2
2
SLOT
4
2 34
SLOT1
1
SLOT2 8
～IN
SDI  INPUTS
TALLY
6
6
INPUTS
SIGNALSDI  OUTPUTSGND
IN
OUT3
IN
OUT2
IN
OUT1
IN
OUT
OUTPUTS
15 7
SLOTOFF2
SLOT1 5
SLOT
SLOT
PGM RS-422
LAN ON
ANALOG INPUTS
Y Pb PrY Pb
Pr
DVI INPUTS
ANALOG OUTPUTS
Y Pb PrY Pb
Pr
DVI/ANALOG OUTPUTS
Y Pb PrDVI-IDVI-IDVI-I
VTR PC monitor
HD Component HD component monitor
HD SDI monitor
Multi-Format  
Live Switcher
AV-HS400AN
DVD player HD Component HD Component
HD component monitor
PC
DVI or VGA
HD camera HD Component Power cord
(AC 100 V to 120 V, 50/60 Hz)
HD SDI
VTR HD SDI
HD camera
HD SDI
HD camera
HD SDI
HD camera
HD SDI
PC
DVI or VGA HD SDI
DVI or VGA 
						

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3. Basic operations
3-1. Background transition
3-1-1. Selecting the bus
Press the crosspoint buttons to select the material which will be targeted for the background transition. 
By pressing these buttons, the signals are selected, and the indicators of the selected buttons light. 
The color in which the button indicators light differs depending on the operation status.Lighting in red: 
   When the selected input signals are output to PGM.
  (However, the indicator lights in amber during FTB operations.)
Lighting in green:  When the selected input signals are not output to PGM.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
PGM/A
PST/B
 Lighting in red
 Lighting in green
3-1-2. Selecting the bus mode
Select the A/B bus system or flip-flop system (PGM/PST system) from the setting menu. 1 
 Press the [FUNC] button to light its indicator, and press the [SYSTEM] button to display the SYSTEM menu.
2 
  Turn [F1] to display the System sub menu.
3 
  Turn [F2], and select the A/B or PGM/PST (flip-flop system) using the Bus\
Mode item.

System BusMode LCD-BL EditEN
  2/16 PGM/PST      On      On
    A/B
    Off    Off
With the flip-flop system (PGM/PST), the PGM/A bus selected signals are always output as PGM images, and the 
PST/B bus selected signals are always output as PVW (PST) images.
System Video output Before transition During transition After transition completion
A/B PGM
PGM/A PGM/A, PST/B PST/B
PVW (PST) PST/BPST/B PGM/A
 With an A  B transition
1 2
PGM/A
PST/B
1 21 2 Lighting in red
 Lighting in green
System Video output Before transition During transition After transition completion
Flip-flop 
PGM/PST PGM
PGM/A PGM/A, PST/B PGM/A
PVW (PST) PST/BPST/B PST/B
1 2
PGM/A
PST/B
1 21 2 Lighting in red
 Lighting in green 
						

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3. Basic operations
3-1-3. Selecting the transition mode
Press the [BKGD] button in the transition area so that its indicator lights in amber. 
When the [BKGD] button and [KEY] button are pressed at the same time, both buttons are selected.
Use the [MIX] and [WIPE] buttons in the transition area to select the background transition mode. 
The indicator of the selected button lights in amber.
3-1-4. Manual transition (using the fader lever)
Operate the fader lever to execute transitions manually.
If the fader lever has been operated during auto transition, auto transition will be switched to manual operation as 
soon as the fader position overtakes the amount of the transition being executed.
The bus tally LEDs on the left of the fader lever indicate the program bus output status.Top LED only lights:  PGM/A b
 us output
Top and bottom LEDs light:  dur
 ing the transition
Bottom LED only lights:  PST/B output
3-1-5. Auto transition
   When the [AUTO] button is pressed, the transition is executed automatically using the transition time which has 
been set.
 
  When the [AUTO] button is pressed while the fader lever is at an interim setting, the transition is executed in the 
time remaining from the interim setting.
  The auto tr
 ansition time is set using the menu.
1  Press the [FUNC] b
 utton to light its indicator, and press the [TIME] button to display the TIME menu.
2  T
urn [F1] to display the BKGD sub menu.
3 T
urn [F4] to select the display unit using the Unit item.
4 When fr
ames (F) have been selected as the unit, turn [F2] or [F3] to set the transition time.
5 
 When seconds (Sec) have been selected as the unit, turn [F2] to set the second units or [F3] to set the 
frame units.
  
 
BKGD TransTime Unit
  1/5     16s     39f     Sec
BKGD TransTime Unit
  1/5            999f   Frame
    Any time from 0 to 999f can be set. The time which can be set when seconds are used as the display unit 
differs depending on the video format.
59.94i: max. 33s09f,  59.94p: max. 16s39f
50i: max. 39s24f,  50p: max. 19s49f
3-1-6. Cut transition
When the [CUT] button is pressed, the transition is executed instantly. 
						

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3. Basic operations
3-2. Wipe
3-2-1. Selecting the wipe pattern
BKGD PATTKEY PATT FUNC
WIPE PATTERN / FUNCTIONON WIPE SQ
SL 3D
PAGE
TIME WIPE COLOR
KEY CHR KEY FREEZE
DSK PinP IN/OUT
MEMORY XPT SYSTEM
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
101112
The wipe patterns which are allocated to the 12 wipe pattern buttons are used as the basis for wiping, and each 
button has four pages — wipe, squeeze, slide and 3D — of patterns. (Refer to the table of wipe patterns.)
Displayed for each wipe pattern selector button are an image of the basic wipe pattern and a number.

1 
 Press the [BKGD PATT] button or [KEY PATT] button to select the page.
    Each time the button is pressed, the page is selected, and the indicator LED (WIPE, SQ\
, SL or 3D) for the 
selected page lights.
2 
  Select the button from among the 12 wipe pattern selector buttons for which the number of the pattern 
concerned is indicated.  
The selected pattern lights, and a wipe pattern image appears on the external monitor (OSD).
The pattern page indicator LEDs light only when the [BKGD PATT] button or [KEY PATT] button has been 
selected.

WIPE SQ (squeeze) SL (slide)3D (3 dimensions)
1231
SQ
2
SQ
3
SQ
1
SL
2
SL
3
SL
123
4564
SQ
5
SQ
6
SQ
4
SL
5
SQ
6
SL
456
7897
SQ
8
SQ
9
SQ
7
SL
8
SL
9
SL
789
10111210
SQ
11
No 
pattern 12
SQ
10
No 
pattern 11
No 
pattern 12
No 
pattern 101112
   
There are no corresponding patterns for 11 of SQ and 10, 11 and 12 for SL, therefore, they cannot be 
selected. 
						

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3. Basic operations
3-2-2. Selecting the wipe direction
Operate the wipe direction selector buttons to select the wipe direction for the background transition. 
(The key transitions are set by the menu. The direction which is set here will not be reflected.   See 3-3-3.)When the [R] indicator is off:
 
  Wiping proceeds in the normal direction.
When the [R] indicator is lighted:
 
   Wiping proceeds in the reverse direction.
When the [N/R] indicator is lighted:
 
   The normal direction is replaced with the reverse 
direction (or vice versa) when the transition is 
completed.  
(The lighted and extinguished statuses of the [R] 
button are also switched in line with the direction of the 
wiping.)
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3-2-3. Wipe decorations (border, soft effect)
A border effect or soft effect can be added to the wiping of background transitions (but not for key transitions).
 
 Setting the border and soft effect
1 
  Press the [FUNC] button to light its indicator, and press 
the [WIPE] button to display the WIPE menu.
2 
  Turn [F1] to display the Border sub menu.
3 
  Turn [F2] to set On (or Off) for the border using the 
Border item.
4 
  Turn [F3] to set the width of the border using the Width 
item.
5 
  Turn [F4] to set the amount of soft effect using the Soft 
item. The soft effect is OFF if 0.0 is set. 
Border Border Width Soft
  1/5     Off     5.0     0.0
     On
    0.1
     |
  100.0    0.0
     |
  100.0
   When “On” has been selected as the Border item setting, the ratio of the soft effect to the border width is 
indicated as the amount of soft effect.
 

  When only the soft effect is to be added to wipe, select “Off ” as the Border item setting.
 
  Setting the border color
1 
  On the WIPE menu, turn [F1] to display the BodrCol 
sub menu.
2 
  Turn [F2], [F3] and [F4] to adjust the Hue, Sat and Lum 
of the border color.
To call the preset color
Turn [F5] to select the preset color using the Load item, 
and press the [F5] switch.  
The Hue, Sat and Lum values are changed to the preset 
color values.
 
  To save the values that were set before calling the 
preset color, refer to “3-10. Preset memory”.
BodrCol Hue Sat Lum Load↓
  2/5     0.0     0.0   100.0   White
    0.0
     |
  359.9
    0.0
     |
  100.0    0.0
     |
  108.0 Yellow
   Cyan
  Green
Magenta
    Red
   Blue
  Black
 
						

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3. Basic operations
3-2-4. Setting the wipe start position
Any start position can be set for wipe pattern WIPE and SQ #5. 
The start position has one set of values for a background pattern and another set for a key pattern.
1 
 Press the [FUNC] button to light its indicator, and press the [WIPE] button to display the WIPE menu.
2 
  Turn [F1] to display the WIPEPos sub menu or the SQPos sub menu.
  
 
WIPEPosSelect X-Pos Y-Pos CopyTo↓
  3/5    BKGD    0.00    0.00     KEY
    KEY
−100.00
     | +100.00−100.00
     | +100.00
3   Turn [F2] to select the pattern (background or key) to be set using the Select item.
4 
  Either operate the positioners or turn [F3] and [F4] to set the wipe start position using the X-Pos item and  
Y-Pos item.
 

  These settings can be established only when WIPE or SQ #5 has been selected as the background pattern 
or key pattern.
5 
  Either operate the fader lever or press the [AUTO] button to check the wipe operation.  
(When, for instance, –50 has been set for X-Pos and –50 for Y-Pos, the following screen (or key) appears 
from the bottom left and wipe is performed while the screen (or key) moves to the screen center.)
  
 Inside screen area
 Outside screen area
6 
  To copy the start position settings, press [F5].
    The copy destination appears under the CopyTo item. (It will not change even if [F5] is turned.) 
						

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3. Basic operations
3-2-5.  Modifying wipe
   Setting the lighting effect
Lighting effects can be added when the following wipe patterns have been selected:
  3D page:

 #1, #3, #7, #9
1 
  Press the [FUNC] button to light its indicator, and press the [WIPE] button to display the WIPE menu.
2 
  Turn [F1] to display the Modify sub menu.
  
 
Modify Light-B Light-K Trim 4:3Auto
  5/5     Off     Off    16:9     Off      On
     On    4:3
4:3Smth
    Off     On
3  Turn [F2] to select whether the lighting effect at the time a background transition is executed is to be added 
using the Light-B item.
  On:  The lighting eff
 ect is added.
  Off:  The lighting eff
 ect is not added.
4 
  Turn [F3] to select whether the lighting effect at the time a key transition is executed is to be added using the 
Light-K item.
  On:  The lighting eff
 ect is added.
  Off:  The lighting eff
 ect is not added.
 
  Setting the trimming
When SQ, SL or 3D has been selected as the wipe pattern, the trimming at the time a background transition is 
executed can be set.
The “4:3” and “4:3Smth” settings for the Trim item take effect when the HD format has been selected as the 
system format setting.
1 
  On the WIPE menu, turn [F1] to display the Modify sub menu.
2 
  Turn [F4] to set the trimming operation and transition operation using the Trim item.
  16:9 (On): 
   For trimming the edges around the material.
      This setting is used when a black border, for instance, can be seen around the material.
      When HD has been selected as the system format setting, “16:9” is displayed on the menu, but 
when SD has been selected as the system format setting, “On” is displayed on the menu.
  4:3: 
  
For trimming using the 4:3 aspect ratio and releasing the trimming when the transition is 
completed.
  4:3Smth: 
  
For trimming using the 4:3 aspect ratio and executing the transition to 16:9 images smoothly.
  Off: 
  
No trimming
3 
  Turn [F5] to select the setting for automatic trimming (4:3 or 4:3Smth) in accordance with the material using 
the 4:3Auto item.
  Off: 
  All input materials are targeted for automatic trimming.
  On: 
  Using the up-converter setting, the input materials for which EC (edge crop) is selected are targeted for 
automatic trimming. 
						

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3. Basic operations
3-3. Key
This operation combines the background image with another image. The key definition can be adjusted, and an 
edge can be added to the combined image.
Also available as materials besides KEY for combining with the background image are PinP (picture in picture) 
and DSK (downstream key). The figure below shows their priorities.
KEY
PinP
DSK
Background image
How key combinations work is shown in the figure below.
HS400A
HS400ABackground
Key source
Key fill Output image 
Invert 
						

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3. Basic operations
3-3-1. Selecting the key type
1  Press the [FUNC] button to light its indicator, and press the [KEY] button to display the KEY menu.
2 
  Turn [F1] to display the KEY sub menu.
3 
  Turn [F2] to select the Type item.
  
 
KEYType LumKey Fill PVW
  1/9  Linear ChrmOff     Bus    Auto
    Lum
 Chroma
   Full
 ChrmOn  Matte    Off
     On
 Lum (luminance key/self key):
      This is for creating the key signals from the luminance component or luminance and chroma component\
 
of the key fill signal.
  Linear (linear ke

y/EXT key):
      This is for creating the key signals from the luminance component of the key source signal.   
It is used when the key source signal and key fill signal are different.
  Chr

oma (chroma key/self key):
      This is for creating the key signals using a specific hue of the key fill signal as the reference.
  Full (full key/self key):
 

    This is for creating the key signals using the images on the full screen as the key source signals.
      PinP combinations are possible in conjunction with the flying key.    See 3-3-9.
Since the luminance and chroma keys are operated as self keys, the key fill signals are used as the key source 
signals. For the full key, the images on the full screen are used as the key source signals. 
When the luminance key, chroma key or full key has been selected as the key type, the key signals will remain 
unchanged even when the key source signals are switched.
Furthermore, when “Lum”, “Chroma” or “Full” is selected, the KEY button in the crosspoint area changes to 
lighting in amber (key fill bus selection status).
When using the linear key, use material with a black background and white characters or shape to be combined 
by the key as the key source signal. Material which is not black and white may not be combined clearly.
Material with a white background and black characters, etc. can be reversed using the key invert function for 
use.
4 
  When the luminance key has been selected, the chroma component can be included in the generation of the 
key signals in view of the self key application. (This does not apply to the linear key.)
 

  Turn [F3], and select the setting using the LumKey item.
  ChrmOn: 
  In addition to the luminance component, the chroma component is also tak\
en into account in the 
generation of the key signals.
 

    This is the setting for using a color with a low luminance component for the key signals (such as 
when defining blue characters).
  ChrmOff:  The k
 ey signals are generated from only the luminance component.
5 
  Turn [F4] to select the fill type using the Fill item.
  Bus:  The b
 us signal is used for the key fill signal.
  Matte:  The inter
 nal fill matte is used for the key fill signal. 
						

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3. Basic operations
3-3-2. Selecting the key material
   Selecting the key fill and key source signals
Press the KEY button in the AUX bus selection area, and switch the selection of the key fill signal (indicator 
lights in amber) and key source signal (indicator lights in green).

With the indicator of the KEY button lighted in amber, press one of the AUX bus crosspoint buttons 1 to 10 to 
select the key fill signal.
The indicator of the selected crosspoint button lights in amber. (It will light in red if the selected signal is being 
output from the PGM connector.)
 Lighting in amber
KEY DSK PinP AUX CLN PVW PGM
AUX SOURCE
AUX BUS DELEGATION
AUX
   AMB:FILL / GRN:SOURCE

With the indicator of the KEY button lighted in green, press one of the AUX bus crosspoint buttons 1 to 10 to 
select the key source signal.
The indicator of the selected crosspoint button lights in green. (It will light in red if the selected signal is being 
output from the PGM connector.)
Since the luminance and chroma keys are operated as self keys, the key fill signals are used as the key source 
signals. When the luminance key or chroma key has been selected as the key type, the key signals will remain 
unchanged even when the key source signals are switched.
 Lighting in green
KEY DSK PinP AUX CLN PVW PGM
AUX SOURCE
AUX BUS DELEGATION
AUX
   AMB:FILL / GRN:SOURCE
    Setting the fill matte color
1 
  Press the [FUNC] button to light its indicator, and 
press the [KEY] button to display the KEY menu.
2 
  Turn [F1] to display the FillMatt sub menu.
3 
  Turn [F2], [F3] and [F4] to adjust the Hue, Sat and Lum 
of the fill matte.
To call the preset color
Turn [F5] to select the preset color using the Load item, 
and press the [F5] switch.  
The Hue, Sat and Lum values are changed to the preset 
color values.
 
  To save the values that were set before calling the 
preset color, refer to “3-10. Preset memory”. 
FillMattHue Sat Lum Load↓
  3/9     0.0     0.0   100.0   White
    0.0
     |
  359.9
    0.0
     |
  100.0    0.0
     |
  108.0 Yellow
   Cyan
  Green
Magenta
    Red
   Blue
  Black