Utility bus mode
The following buses can be assigned to the 1st row to 4th
row while the [UTIL] button is pressed on the cross-point
pad of the cross-point control block.
While the [UTIL] button is pressed, the cross-point pad
displays buttons for utility bus mode, and you can switch
the assignment in the 2nd row by pressing the [DME
UTL1] button or [DME UTL2] button.
• 1st row: DME external video bus
• 2nd row: DME utility 1 bus (when [DME UTL1] button
indicator is lit) or DME utility 2 bus (when [DME
UTL2] button indicator is lit)
• 3rd row: Utility 1 bus
• 4th row: Utility 2 bus
You can change the bus assignments of the 1st row to 4th
row in the Setup menu. The following bus assignments are
supported.
- Background A bus, B bus
- Key 1 bus to key 8 bus
The [UTIL] button operation can be set to hold mode or
lock mode.
For details, see "Setting Utility Bus Mode" (page 398)
and "Setting the [UTIL] button operation mode"
(page 394).
Cross-point control block button numbers
1, 2, 3, 4, ...
36, 37, 38, 39, ...
On the M/E and PGM/PST banks, each cross-point button
has two button numbers, and you use the [SHIFT] button
to switch between these numbers.
In the case of a 36-button layout, the button numbers are as
follows.
Button
Number when the
shift button is not
pressed (unshifted
state)
From left side to
1 to 35
35th
Notes
• Not available in key/AUX bus delegation mode.
• Not available when dual background bus mode is set.
• If a key bus is assigned using the [UTIL] button, the key
Signal Assignment and Selection
Assigning signals to buttons
Each cross-point button has a button number, which you
use to assign a signal.
Signals input to the input connectors (primary inputs 1 to
160) and signals generated within the switcher can be
selected.
Each button has assigned to it a video signal and a key
signal, forming a pair. You can set the video and key
combinations in the Setup menu.
For details, see "Creating Cross-Point Assign Tables"
(page 378).
(first numbers)
(second numbers)
The rightmost (36th) button is used as the [SHIFT] button.
When selecting the signals of button numbers 1 to 35,
press the corresponding cross-point button number. When
selecting the signals of button numbers 36 to 70, press the
[SHIFT] button and the corresponding cross-point button
number.
Number when the
shift button is
pressed (shifted
state)
36 to 70
73
source signal cannot be selected.
SHIFT button
..., 33, 34, 35
..., 68, 69, 70
SHIFT button