Panasonic Multi Format Live Switcher Av Hs400n Operating Instructions

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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.
  (How

ever, 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 then press the [SYSTEM] button to display the SYSTEM 
m
 enu.
2   Turn [F1] to display the System sub menu.
3
   T urn [F], and select the A/B or PGM/PST (flip-flop system) using the BusMode \
item.

System BusMode BL EditEN
  2/13 PGM/PST      On      On
    A/B
    Off    Off
With the flip-flop (PGM/PST) system, 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 
						

							
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
T op and bottom LEDs light

:  during the tr ansition
Bottom LED onl
 y 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 [A UT
 O] 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 transition time is set using the men u.
1
  Press the [FUNC] button to light its indicator , and press the [TIME] b
 utton to display the TIME menu.
2  Turn [F1] to display the BKGD sub menu.
3  Tur

n [F4] to select the display unit using the UNIT item.
4  When frames (F) ha

ve been selected as the unit, turn [F] or [F3] to set the transition time.
5   When seconds (SEC) ha v
 e been selected as the unit, turn [F] 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. 39s4f,  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 1 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 P A
 TT] 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. (3D cannot be selected using the [KEY PATT] button.)
2    Select the b utton from among the 1
  wipe pattern selector buttons for which the number of the pattern 
concerned is indicated. The selected pattern lights, and a wipe 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)
131
SQ

SQ
3
SQ
1
SL

SL
3
SL
13
4564
SQ
5
SQ
6
SQ
4
SL
5
No 
pattern 6
SL
456
7897
SQ
8
SQ
9
SQ
7
SL
8
SL
9
SL
789
1011110
SQ
11
No 
pattern 1
SQ
10
No 
pattern 11
No 
pattern 1
No 
patter n10111
   
There are no corresponding patterns for 11 of SQ and 5, 10, 11 and 1 for SL and, 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 indicators are off:
   Wiping proceeds in the nor mal direction.
When the [R] indicator is lighted:
    Wiping proceeds in the re v

erse direction.
When the [N/R] indicator is lighted:
    The nor mal direction is replaced with the re

verse 
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 bor der and soft eff
 ect
1   Press the [FUNC] b utton to light its indicator
 , and press 
the [WIPE] button to display the WIPE menu.
2   Turn [F1] to display the Border sub menu.
3
   T urn [F] to set ON (or OFF) for the border using the 
Border item.
4

  T urn [F3] to set the width of the border using the Width 
item.
5

  T urn [F4] to set the amount of soft effect using the Soft 
item.
  The soft effect is OFF if 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 eff ect is to be added to wipe

, select “Off ” as the Border item setting.
    Setting the bor der color
1
   On the  WIPE menu, turn [F1] to display the BodrCol 
sub men
 u.
2   Turn [F], [F3] and [F4] to adjust the Hue, Sat and Lum 
of the border color
 .
3   To call a preset color, turn [F5] to select the preset color 
using the Load item, and press the [F5] s
 witch.  The 
Hue, Sat and Lum values are changed to the preset 
color values.
    (The v alues which ha

ve been set will not be stored in 
the memory until the [F5] switch is pressed.)
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] b utton 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 [F] to select the pattern (background or key) to be set using the Select item.
4   Either oper ate the positioners or tur
 n [F3] and [F4] to set the wipe start position using the X-Pos item and Y-
Pos item.
    These settings can be estab lished only when 

WIPE or SQ #5 has been selected as the background pattern 
or key pattern.
5   
Either oper ate the f
 ader 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
When 3D (1, 3, 7, 9) has been selected as the wipe pattern, a lighting effect can be added.
1 
  Press the [FUNC] b utton 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 Trim
  5/5     Off     Off
     On
    4:3
3   Turn [F] to select whether the lighting effect is to be added using the Light item.
  On:  The lighting effect is added.
  Off:  The lighting effect is not added.
    Setting the trimming
When SQ, SL or 3D has been selected as the wipe patter n, the tr

imming can be set.
The trimming setting takes effect only when the HD format has been set as the system format.
1    On the  WIPE menu, turn [F1] to display the Modify sub menu.
2
   T urn [F5] to set the aspect ratio to which the images are to be trimmed using the Trim item.
  On:

  No tr imming
  4:3:   The images are tr immed using the 4:3 aspect r
 atio.  Trimming is released when the transition is 
completed. 
						

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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.
HS400
HS400Background
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
   T urn [F] to select the Type item.
  
	
KEYType LumKey Fill PVW
  1/8  Linear ChrmOff     Bus    Auto
    Lum
 Chroma
 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 key/EXT ke y):
 

    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.
  Chroma (c hr

oma key/self key):
      This is for creating the key signals using a specific hue of the key fill signal as the reference.
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.
Furthermore, when “Lum” or “Chroma” 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 k e
 y 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.)
    Tur

n [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 
gener
 ation of the key signals.
     
This is the setting f

or using a color with a low luminance component for the key signals (such as 
when defining blue characters).
  ChrmOff:  The k
ey signals are gener
 ated from only the luminance component.
5   Turn [F4] to select the fill type using the Fill item.
  Bus:

 The bus signal is used f or the k
 ey fill signal.
  Matte:  The internal fill matte is used f or the k
 ey 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 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 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] b utton to light its indicator
 , and press the [KEY] button to display the KEY menu.
2   Turn [F1] to display the FillMatt sub menu.
3
   T urn [F] ,[F3] and [F4] to adjust the Hue, Sat and Lum of the fill matte.
4
   T o call a 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.
    (The values which have been set will not be stored in the memory until the [F5] switch is pressed.)

FillMattHue Sat Lum Load↓
  3/8     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
3-3-3. Key transitions
1  Select key in the transition mode.
    Press the [KEY] button in the transition area to light its 
indicator.
    To e

xecute a background transition and key transition at the 
same time, press the [BKGD] button and [KEY] button together 
to turn on both indicators.
   ON
MIX WIPE
BKGD KEY MIX
WIPE2   Select the transition type.
    Use the [MIX] button or [WIPE] button in the transition area to 
select the key transition mode. The indicator of the selected 
button lights in amber. At the same time, the MIX or WIPE 
selection status indicator LED lights.
    When  WIPE has been selected, press the [KEY P

ATT] button 
to light its indicator, and select the wipe pattern.
3   
Set the time of the tr ansition.
 
  
On the TIME menu, turn [F1] to display the KEY sub menu.
    As with a background transition, set the transition time.
   BKGD PATT
KEY PATT FUNC
WIPE PATTERN / FUNCTION
ON 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
1012114  Set the wipe direction.
    On the KEY menu, turn [F1] to display the Trans sub menu.
    Turn [F1] to set Nor (normal) or Rev (reverse) using the 
OutPatt item.
  Nor (normal):    The ke
 y out pattern moves in the same direction as the key in pattern.
  Rev (reverse):   The ke
 y out pattern moves in the opposite direction from the key in pattern.
    However, the operations in pattern example 3 are performed for WIPE 5, 10, 11 and 1, and the operations 
in pattern example 4 are performed for SQ 5, 10 and 1.

Pattern example 1 Pattern example  Pattern example 3
(WIPE5, 10, 11, 1) P
attern example 4
(SQ5, 10, 1)
K
ey in
SQSQ
Key out (Nor)SQSQ
Key out (Rev)
SQSQ
: This indicates the areas where keys are combined.