Grass Valley iMC-Panel-100 User Manual v.7.0.9.0

Master Control

iMC-Panel-100 Operator’s Guide

(for Imagestore 750s)

Miranda Technologies Inc.

3499 Douglas B. Floreani

Montreal, Quebec

Canada H4S 2C6

Operator’s Guide for Imagestore 750

• Revision: 1.0

• Software Version: 7.2.0.0

• Part Number: UG0069-00

• Copyright: © 2011 Miranda Technologies. All rights reserved.

• No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form by photocopy, microfilm, xerography or
any other means, or incorporated into any information retrieval system, electronic or mechani­cal, without the written permission of Miranda Technologies, Inc.

• The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice or obligation.

• All title and copyrights as well as trade secret, patent and other proprietary rights in and to the
Software Product (including but not limited to any images, photographs, animations, video,
audio, music, test, and “applets” incorporated into the Software Product), the accompanying
printed materials, and any copies of the Software Product, are owned by Miranda Technologies,
Inc. The Software Product is protected by copyright laws and international treaty provisions.
Customer shall not copy the printed materials accompanying the software product.

Notice

The software contains proprietary information of Miranda Technologies, Inc. It is provided under a
license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure and is also protected by copyright
law. Reverse engineering of the software is prohibited.

Due to continued product development, the accuracy of the information in this document may
change without notice. The information and intellectual property contained herein is confidential
between Miranda and the client and remains the exclusive property of Miranda. If you find any
problems in the documentation, please report them to us in writing. Miranda does not warrant that
this document is error-free.

FCC Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which
case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

Declaration of Conformance (CE)

All of the equipment described in this manual has been designed to conform with the required
safety and emissions standards of the European Community. Products tested and verified to meet
these standards are marked as required by law with the CE mark. (See Symbols and Their Mean-

ings on page v.)

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When shipped into member countries of the European Community, this equipment is accompanied
by authentic copies of original Declarations of Conformance on file in Miranda GVD offices in
Grass Valley, California USA.

Trademarks

Miranda is a registered trademark of Miranda Technologies, Inc.

Brand and product names mentioned in this manual may be trademarks, registered trademarks or
copyrights of their respective holders. All brand and product names mentioned in this manual serve
as comments or examples and are not to be understood as advertising for the products or their man­ufactures.

Software License Agreement and Warranty Information

Contact Miranda for details on the software license agreement and product warranty.

Technical Support Contact Information

Miranda has made every effort to ensure that the equipment you receive is in perfect working order
and that the equipment fits your needs. In the event that problems arise that you cannot resolve, or
if there are any questions regarding this equipment or information about other products manufac­tured by Miranda, please contact your local representative or contact Miranda directly through one
of the appropriate means listed here.

• Main telephone: [phone] (9 am to 9 pm PST)
Fax: [phone]

In the Americas, call toll-free: [phone] (9 am to 9 pm EST)
In Europe, the Middle East, Africa, or the UK, call [phone] (9 am to 6 pm, GMT)
In France, call [phone] (9 am to 5 pm, GMT + 1)
In Asia, call [phone] (9 am to 5 pm, GMT + 8)
In China, call [phone]

• Emergency after hours: toll-free: [phone]
Tel: [phone]

•E-Mail:

In the Americas, [e-mail]
In Europe, the Middle East, African or the UK, [e-mail]
In France, [e-mail]
In Asia, [e-mail]
In China, [e-mail]

• Website: http://www.miranda.com

• Mail Shipping

Miranda GVD Miranda GVD
P.O. Box 1658 125 Crown Point Court
Nevada City, CA 95959, USA Grass Valley, CA 95945, USA

Note Return Material Authorization (RMA) required for all returns.

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Change History

The table below lists the changes to the iMC-Panel-200 Operator’s Guide (for Imagestore 750).

• Part # UG0069-00

• Software version: 7.2.0.0

Rev Date ECO Description Approved By

1.0 29 Nov 11 17941 New document. D.Cox

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Important Safeguards and Notices

This section provides important safety guidelines for operators and service personnel. Specific
warnings and cautions appear throughout the manual where they apply. Please read and follow this
important information, especially those instructions related to the risk of electric shock or injury to
persons.

Warning

Any instructions in this manual that require opening the equipment cover or
enclosure are for use by qualified service personnel only. To reduce the risk of
electric shock, do not perform any service other than that contained in the
operating instructions unless you are qualified to do so.

Symbols and Their Meanings

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle alerts the user to the pres­ence of dangerous voltages within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to
constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle alerts the user to the presence of important
operating and maintenance/service instructions.

The Ground symbol represents a protective grounding terminal. Such a terminal must be connected
to earth ground prior to making any other connections to the equipment.

The fuse symbol indicates that the fuse referenced in the text must be replaced with one having the
ratings indicated.

The presence of this symbol in or on Miranda equipment means that it has been designed, tested
and certified as complying with applicable Underwriter’s Laboratory (USA) regulations and rec­ommendations.

The presence of this symbol in or on Miranda equipment means that it has been designed, tested
and certified as essentially complying with all applicable European Union (CE) regulations and
recommendations.

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General Warnings

A warning indicates a possible hazard to personnel which may cause injury or death. Observe the
following general warnings when using or working on this equipment:

• Heed all warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions.

• Do not use this equipment in or near water.

• This equipment is grounded through the grounding conductor of the power cord. To avoid elec­trical shock, plug the power cord into a properly wired receptacle before connecting the equip­ment inputs or outputs.

• Route power cords and other cables so they are not likely to be damaged.

• Disconnect power before cleaning the equipment. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners; use
only a damp cloth.

• Dangerous voltages may exist at several points in this equipment. To avoid injury, do not touch
exposed connections and components while power is on.

• Do not wear rings or wristwatches when troubleshooting high current circuits such as the power
supplies.

• To avoid fire hazard, use only the specified fuse(s) with the correct type number, voltage and
current ratings as referenced in the appropriate locations in the service instructions or on the
equipment. Always refer fuse replacements to qualified service personnel.

• To avoid explosion, do not operate this equipment in an explosive atmosphere.

• Have qualified service personnel perform safety checks after any service.

General Cautions

A caution indicates a possible hazard to equipment that could result in equipment damage. Observe
the following cautions when operating or working on this equipment:

• When installing this equipment, do not attach the power cord to building surfaces.

• To prevent damage to equipment when replacing fuses, locate and correct the problem that
caused the fuse to blow before re-applying power.

• Use only the specified replacement parts.

• Follow static precautions at all times when handling this equipment.

• This product should only be powered as described in the manual. To prevent equipment dam­age, select the proper line voltage on the power supply(ies) as described in the installation doc­umentation.

• To prevent damage to the equipment, read the instructions in the equipment manual for proper
input voltage range selection.

• Some products include a backup battery. There is a risk of explosion if the battery is replaced by
a battery of an incorrect type. Dispose of batteries according to instructions.

• Products that have (1) no on/off switch and (2) use an external power supply must be installed
in proximity to a main power output that is easily accessible.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Chapter Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

The PDF Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Terms, Conventions and Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Chapter 2 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Purpose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Master Control System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

NV9000 Router Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Control Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Other Miranda Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Tally Processor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Intuition XG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Imagestore 750 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Conceptual Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Detailed Model. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Control Panel Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Chapter 3 Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Panel Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Button Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Display Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Panel Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Soft buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Panel Knobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Functional Sections of the Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Top Row Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Menu Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Configurable Button Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Audio Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

‘Program Out’ Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

‘Preset In’ Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

‘Over Ratio/Duck Level’ Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

On-Screen “Knobs” and the Slider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Audio Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Preset and Program Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Aux/User and Preview/User Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Button Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Source Button Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

“Hot Cuts” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Video Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Voice-Overs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Bottom Row Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Transition Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Definable Button Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

None . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Channel Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Channel Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

No Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Salvo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

System Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Panel Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Automation Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Fade to Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Fade to Silence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Group Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Audio Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Macro Arm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Fire Macro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

PGM DVE Enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

PST DVE Enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

KaleidoX Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Automation Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Transition Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Transition Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Button Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

USB Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

VGA Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

GPI/Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Touchscreen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Chapter 4 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Button Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Mounting the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

/ Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

GPI

Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Chapter 5 Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

About Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Other Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Menu Button Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Keypads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Audio Meters Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Audio Preview Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Automation Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

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Channel Select Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Sharing Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Preemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Edit/More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Channel Details Sub-Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Version Info Sub-Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

DSK Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Options Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

List Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Rates, CGT, Keying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Position, Size, Crop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

‘Options Saving’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

“EasyPlay” Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Macro Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Program Input Audio Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Gains and Mutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

“Phase Inverts”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Audio Channel Shuffle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Program Output Audio Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Gains and Mutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

“Phase Inverts”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Preset Input Audio Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Gains and Mutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

“Phase Inverts”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Audio Channel Shuffle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Voice-Over Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Gains and Mutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Phase Inverts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Audio Channel Shuffle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

XG Keyer Layers Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

XG Layer Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

A/B Mixer Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Adjust Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Sources Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Adding a Source to a Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Changing a Source within a Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Removing a Source from a Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Panel Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

IP Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Manage Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Set Date Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Version Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Panel Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Panel Test Sub-Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

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Chapter 6 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

About Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Colors on Physical LCD Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Colors on “Soft” Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Button Colors in the Menu Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Thumbnail Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

About Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

About the Button Rows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

About “Layer” Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

About Configurable Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Panels and Channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Sharing vs. Preemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Using the Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Performing Transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Basic Transition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Transition Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Working with Transition Type and Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Changing Transition Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Working with DSKs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Performing Key Transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Changing Key Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Rates, CGT, Keying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Position, Size, and Crop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Saving DSK Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Working with DVEs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Working with XG Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Working with Voice-Overs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Performing Transitions with Voice-Over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Voice-Over Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Gains and Mutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

“Phase Inverts”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Audio Channel Shuffle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Performing Over Transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Working with Audio Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Audio Preview Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Working with Audio Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Working with Audio Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

‘Program Out’ Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

‘Preset In’ Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

‘Over Ratio/Duck Level’ Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Gains and Mutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Phase Inverts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Audio Channel Shuffle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Shuffling Audio Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Performing a Shuffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Working with Multiple Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Automatic Gang Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Channel Selection with Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Channel Selection in the Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

No Channel Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Sharing Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Preemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Monitor Wall Re-Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

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Working with a Monitor Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Working with the Aux Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

‘Aux Bus Follow’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Using the Panel Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Panel Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

View Version Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

View or Clear the Panel’s Log File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Set Time and Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Fade to Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Fade to Silence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Updating Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Panel Startup and Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Chapter 7 Misc. Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Button Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Control Inputs and Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Planar PT1945R Touchscreen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

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1. Preface

This is an operator’s guide that is intended for panel operators using the iMC-Panel-100 to control
Imagestore 750s. Operators who control MCEs (or MCPMs) may refer to the iMC-Panel-100
Operator’s Guide for MCEs and MCPMs.

Chapter 1 provides an introduction to this guide. It presents the following topics:

• Chapter Structure

• The PDF Document

• Terms, Conventions and Abbreviations

Chapter Structure

The following chapters provide information regarding the iMC-Panel-100 in the master control
system:

• Chapter 1, Preface
terms and conventions.

• Chapter 2, Introduction

• Chapter 3, Control Panel

• Chapter 5, Menus

• Chapter 6, Operation

• Chapter 7, Misc. Topics
information.

An Index

is also available for your reference.

, (this chapter) presents easy ways to use this guide and provides a list of

, describes how the panel relates to the master control system.

, discusses the features and functions of the panel.

, provides a detailed discussion of the panel menus.

, provides operating instructions.

, presents a glossary, specifications, and miscellaneous instructions and

The PDF Document

This guide is provided in PDF format, allowing you to use Acrobat’s “bookmarks” to navigate to
any desired location. You can also easily print a hardcopy. Please note:

• Use the Table of Contents or the bookmarks page to jump to any desired section.

• Many hyperlinks are provided within the chapters.

• Use the Index to jump to specific topics within a chapter. Each page number in the index is a
hyperlink.

• Use Acrobat’s ‘Go to Previous View’ and ‘Go to Next View’ buttons to retrace your complete
navigational path.

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Terms, Conventions and Abbreviations

• Use the ‘First Page’, ‘Previous Page’, and ‘Next Page’, and ‘Last Page’ buttons to go to the
first, previous, next, or last page within a PDF file.

Note

• Use Acrobat’s extensive search capabilities, such as the ‘Find’ tool and ‘Search’ tool to perform
comprehensive searches as required.

To display the navigation buttons, right-click the Tool Bar area, and check
‘Navigation’.

Terms, Conventions and Abbreviations

The following conventions are used throughout this guide:

• The symbol

• Entries enclosed in single quotes denote the names of control panel buttons and knobs, or menu
items.

Choose ‘Aux’ to ...

Press ‘Keyer 2’ button ...

The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout this guide:

• The term “MCPM” refers to any of several older models of master control processing modules.

• “MCE” stands for Master Control Engine. An MCE as a type of MCPM.

• “High tally” means that a button is brightly illuminated
that a button is illuminated at low intensity. Most buttons assume a low tally state until selected.
Some buttons are not illuminated.

S denotes either an example or a special message.

— at full intensity. “Low tally” means

Other terms, used occasionally, include the following:

• Intuition XG is a single- or dual-channel graphics processor. The term “Intuition XG” can
encompass all the hardware and software involved in the Intuition XG component of master
control.

• XMedia is a term that includes different software applications that create and manage images,
keyers, logos, etc. used by Intuition XG.

• Xplay and the XG Dashboard are software applications under XMedia. Both of these are used
to configure the Intuition XG processor.

• Xbuilder and Xstudio are creative software applications under XMedia.

• Oxtel is a division of Miranda. Its name is used to identify certain ports of the Intuition XG
hardware. The Oxtel protocol is used by the Imagestore 750 in the master control system.

• The terms “XG media clip” and “XG clip” refer to one of the video and audio sequences stored
in and played by the Intuition XG processor. The term “XG media” refers to the body of clips
available. An XG clip is a composition of video, static and animated graphics, audio, and text
(which can be obtained from live data).

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Prerequisites

Please observe the following important prerequisites:

• Equipment and software properly installed.

• Video monitors properly set.

• NV9000 requirements met.

• Channels properly configured.

• All control panels properly configured.

• User accounts for PCs used for master control set to ‘Standard User’ or better.

1. Preface

Prerequisites

Ensure that your control room’s program and preview monitors are properly set, according to
the requirements of your facility.

You are using a master control system in conjunction with an NV9000 router control system.
Ensure that your master control system and NV9000 are communicating with each other and
configured as required.

Ensure that each Imagestore 750 has been configured (using the Imagestore 750 Configurator
or by using the Imagestore 750’s front panel). Refer also to the Imagestore 750 Reference Man-
ual for more information.

All control panels (and GUIs) should be configured and operational. Refer to the MCS Panel
Configuration Editor User’s Guide for details.

Master control software does not function properly when user accounts are set to ‘Restricted
User’ or its equivalent.

Options

The Master Control Tally Processor is an option. It provides 32 GPI inputs and 32 GPI outputs. It
can monitor master control events and trigger master control events.

Intuition XG is an option that adds rich branding to master control because it includes sophisticated
design tools, a powerful graphics processor, and storage for video clips, and access to “live” data.

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Options

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2. Introduction

Chapter 2 is an introduction to the iMC-Panel-100 as it applies to controlling Imagestore 750s. It
presents the following topics:

• Purpose

• Master Control System Overview

• Imagestore 750 Overview

• Control Panel Features

Purpose

The iMC-Panel-100 is one of the hardware control panels available in the Miranda master control
system. These are its distinguishing characteristics:

• Separate button panel and display. The display can be mounted anywhere with respect to the
panel.

• Compact and rack-mountable button panel. The panel is 19.0″ wide × 5.22″ high × 3.7″ deep.
The iMC-Panel-100 requires at least 2–3″ clearance at the rear for cables.

• Moderate price.

• Menu system that allows an operator to change parameter settings.

• A set of buttons that can be configured as sources, video effects, or voice-overs as required by
your facility. You can switch between several groups of sources.

Some of the buttons are present on the button panel and other buttons (“soft” buttons) are
present on the display.

• A set of customer-definable function buttons.

• Audio control knobs.

The iMC-Panel-100 can control Imagestore 750s, MCEs, and MCPMs and therefore its button
panel has silkscreen markings that refer to either Imagestore 750s or MCEs and MCPMs.

Master Control System Overview

Miranda’s combined master control system — a multi-channel switcher — might include one or
more Imagestore 750s, MCEs, and MCPMs. Imagestore 750s are independent 1RU transition pro­cessors (a.k.a. channel branding processors).

MCEs and MCPMs reside in NV5100MC frames. The frames are 8RU assemblies with 16 I/O card
slots that can operate in conjunction with other switchers, routers, an NV9000 router control sys­tem, and other products. Each frame holds one or more MCPMs, MCEs, and optionally a multi-for­mat router.

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2. Introduction

Master Control System Overview

Each Imagestore 750, MCE, or MCPM is considered a channel.

Imagestore 750s, MCPMs, MCEs, and control panels communicate on an Ethernet LAN. When an
operator presses control panel buttons (the ‘Transition’ button, for example), the control panel
issues commands to the attached channel (Imagestore 750, MCPM, or MCE). The channel
responds with status and (unless a problem exists) executes the command. When a command is suc­cessfully executed, the channel notifies the panel, which updates its displays and indicators accord­ingly.

Figure 2-1 shows the basic relationships in a master control system:

NV5100MC NV5100MC

M

M

C

C

P

E

M

Config

PC

Figure 2-1. Master Control Network

Control

Panel

M

C
E

Control

Panel

M

•••

C

E

GUI

LAN

Imagestore

750

•••

Imagestore

750

NV9000

System

Controller

•••

Other

Devices

Master control can work in conjunction with an NV9000 router control system. In such a configura­tion, a channel has access to the entire router input space, with the ability to select any router
source.

Most control panels can control one or more channels at any time

— but usually one at a time.

Operators can select which channel(s) to control. When you change channels, control panel updates
take about a second. We say that the panel attaches the newly selected channel, and the channel’s
own source layout, transition rates, and layer presets are available for use.

Each channel can also be operated under automation. A channel can be controlled by multiple con­trol panels.

The panel’s features when it is controlling an Imagestore 750 are quite different from the same
panel’s features when it is controlling an MCE or MCPM. (This guide discusses only the features
that support Imagestore 750s.)

NV9000 Router Control System

A master control system can be viewed as a part of an NV9000 system. Alternatively, the NV9000
can be regarded as a provider of inputs to the master control system.

In either case, master control allows router outputs as master control inputs and allows an operator
(or automation) to take router sources to the master control output.

The NV9000 system is a requirement for master control systems that use Imagestore 750s.

An NV5100MC frame used in conjunction with an NV9000 system must be connected to the
NV9000 (in the control section of the master control frame).

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2. Introduction

Imagestore 750 Overview

Control Panels

Presently there are 2 hardware control panels and 1 software control panel (GUI) that support
Imagestore 750s:

iMC-Panel-GUI A software control panel, also called the “GUI.” This panel also runs on a PC

and has a graphical user interface. This GUI is a software emulation of the
iMC-Panel-200. This GUI is designed to operate with (or without) a touch­sensitive screen.

iMC-Panel-100 A 3RU rack-mounted panel with a separate rack-mountable display. This

panel has reduced size (just over 3″ in depth) and reduced cost.

iMC-Panel-200 A compact hardware control panel that has a large LCD touchscreen, many

function buttons, and a joystick. The iMC-Panel-200 mounts on a desktop or
work surface. All buttons have LCD legends and color-coding.

iMC-Panel-300 A “full-size” control panel that has a large LCD touchscreen, many function

buttons, and a joystick. The iMC-Panel-300 mounts on a desktop or work
surface. All but 2 buttons have LCD legends and color-coding.

Other Miranda Products

Listed here are products that relate to master control.

Tally Processor

Miranda offers a third-party “tally processor”— a 1RU device that provides 32 optically isolated
inputs and 32 relay outputs, also optically isolated. The tally processor can sense master control
events such as main source selections and transitions, trigger master control events, and control
various devices in your system. A master control network can include multiple tally processors.

Intuition XG

As a master control subsystem, Intuition XG is a combination of the following:

• Intuition XG
media clips and transmits the clips (fill and key) when directed by an Imagestore 750, MCE, or
MCPM.

• XMedia software for configuration and for composing, rendering, and previewing graphics.
Panel operators will generally not need to understand or use this software.

— a single- or dual-channel HD/SD graphics processor. This processor stores XG

Imagestore 750 Overview

The Imagestore 750 is an independent transition processor (also called a “channel branding proces­sor”) that can operate as a stand-alone unit with or without automation, or as part of Miranda’s iMC
master control system. In the context of the combined master control system, it operates in conjunc­tion with an NV9000 router control system, that provides video and audio sources, and one or more
master control panels, such as the iMC-Panel-100, that provide commands. The Imagestore 750
issues switching instructions to the NV9000 when it receives commands from a master control
panel.

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2. Introduction

Imagestore 750 Overview

The Imagestore 750 is essentially an A/B transition processor that inserts video effects (DVEs and
DSKs) and voice-overs into its output. It has many configuration options.

This is a system block diagram of the Imagestore 750:

Video In

D (or Key 3)

GPIO, LTC, Metadata

C (or Fill 3)

Fill 1

Key 1

Fill 2

Key 2

Ref

A
B

Imagestore

750

LAN 1, 2 COM 14

Program Out

Preview Out

Clean Out

Monitor Out

AES In, Out

Video Out

Inputs and outputs of the Imagestore 750 include:

• Four SDI inputs, A–D. These accept HD or SD input.

• Two external keyer pairs (fill and key). Inputs C and D can be used for a third keyer pair.

• A GPIO connector that supports 16 GPIO ports (each configurable as an input or an output),
LTC, and Dolby metadata.

• 16 AES inputs and 16 AES outputs.

• Four SDI outputs (program, preview, clean-feed, and monitor).

There are also 4 COM ports and 2 Ethernet ports.

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Conceptual Model

This diagram shows the Imagestore 750’s native conceptual model:

(option)

Video

A

B

Video

A/B

Mixer

DVE 1

DVE2

DSK 1 DSK 2 DSK 3 DSK 4

(option)

DVE 1

DVE2

DSK 1 DSK 2 DSK 3 DSK 4

2. Introduction

Imagestore 750 Overview

Program
Output

FTB

Preview
Output

16

Program
Audio

Preview
Audio

16

Audio

Audio

A

16

A/B

Mixer

B

16

16

Gain,

Shuffle

Gain,

Shuffle

Audio

Clip

Audio

Clip

16

16 16

Gain,

Shuffle

16

16 16

Gain,

Shuffle

Audio

Clip

Audio

Clip

16

Gain,

Shuffle

16

Gain,

Shuffle

VO 1 VO 2

VO 1 VO 2

Gain,

FTS

Gain,

FTS

There are two video processing paths, program and preview. Each includes 4 downstream keyers
(DSKs) and an optional DVE processor.

After audio is disembedded, the audio processing path includes an A/B mixer for 16 audio channels
and two voice-over processors, also for the 16 channels. Audio is re-embedded in program and pre­view audio after processing.

The model also includes a clean-feed (video) output and a (video) monitor output. There are many
selectable tap locations for these outputs.

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2. Introduction

Imagestore 750 Overview

Detailed Model

This diagram shows a more detailed view of the Imagestore 750’s video processing:

Rectangular mask (8x)

SDI

SDI

SDI

SDI

SDI

SDI

SDI

SDI

test signals

test signals

test signals

test signals

test signals

test signals

test signals

test signals

Fill2

Key2

Fill1

Key1

A

B

C

D

Disembed Audio

A

A/B
Mix

B

Internal

Store

DVE1
(DVE2)

DVE1
(DVE2)

Fill1, Key1

Fill2, Key2

Fill3, Key3

Fill4, Key4

Ext. Fill3, Key3

Ext. Fill2, Key2

Ext. Fill1, Key1

Audio Processing

DSK1 DSK2 DSK3 DSK4

Test signals

Color Field 1
Color Field 2
Color Field 3
Test Pattern 1
Test Pattern 2

DSK1

DSK2 DSK3 DSK4

PGM A/B Mix

PGM DVE
PGM DSK1
PGM DSK2
PGM DSK3

Embed

Audio

PGM Out

PVW Out

CLN Out

MON Out

Each input (A, B, C, D, Fill1, Key1, Fill2, and Key2) can be individually selected as an SDI input
or one of 5 test signals. (Each SDI input can be subject to a rectangular clipping mask.)

Inputs C and D can be used as a (fill3, key3) pair. The Imagestore 750 can use any of its fill/key
inputs to receive clips from an Intuition XG processor. The Intuition XG processor produces up to 8
“XG keyer layers.” The Imagestore 750 sends commands to the Intuition XG processor that control
the playout of the clips.

Both the A and B side of the A/B mixers can connect to any of the inputs (A, B, C, D, Fill1, Key1,
Fill2, and Key2). Similarly, any of the DVEs can connect to any of those inputs.

The DVEs can also accept the output of the A/B mixer. The DVE output (either DVE1 or DVE2)
can be inserted in the processing path in one of 3 places: before DSK1, before DSK2, or before
DSK3. The DVE processing section is a purchase option. The DVE processor can be bypassed if it
is installed.

The Imagestore 750 has storage supporting internal keyers (logos, etc.). Inputs C and D can be used
as external keyer (fill3, key3).

The preview output can present video from one of several different tap points. Similarly, the clean­feed (CLN) output and the monitor (MON) outputs can present video from several different tap
points.

Audio is disembedded from SDI sources, sent to the audio processing section, and re-embedded on
output. The audio is re-embedded in the PGM, PVW, CLN, and MON outputs.

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Control Panel Features

The iMC-Panel-100 offers the following features. (In many cases, the features are those of the
Imagestore 750 under control.)

• Configurable function buttons.

All master control panels have a set of buttons whose functions can vary according to the needs
of the facility and the operator. When it is controlling an Imagestore 750, the iMC-Panel-100
has 5 sets of customer-definable buttons.

• Channel selection, including ‘no channel’ mode, and ganged channels.

Your panel will usually have a default channel which is the channel selected when the panel
powers up. Your panel might be configured so that its default channel is part of a channel gang.
That is called “automatic gang mode.” Whenever that channel is selected, all the channels in the
gang are selected.

The 8 buttons in the top row of the iMC-Panel-100’s display are meant to be channel selection
buttons, but are configurable for any function. As channel selection buttons, they can display
thumbnail images for the channels. (The thumbnails are static and do not change with the con­tent of the channel.)

• Salvos.

The iMC-Panel-100 can trigger a NV9000 control system salvo each time a channel change
occurs. For example, a salvo can be programmed to change your entire audio/video monitor
configuration instantly. Refer to the NV9000-SE Utilities User’s Guide for instructions on pro­gramming system salvos.

Salvos can also be assigned to panel buttons.

S Salvos are inhibited when a channel gang is in effect.

• Independent downstream keyers (DSKs). When it is controlling an Imagestore 750, the iMC­Panel-100 can control 4 independent (linear) DSKs, each with separate key and fill inputs.
Keyer parameters (e.g., clip, gain, and transparency) are configured independently in each
Imagestore 750.

The DSKs handle internal keys (stills and animations) as well as (up to 3) external keys.

• DVEs.

A DVE (digital video effect) is a sequence of operations that can dynamically scale and posi­tion a video image on the screen, overlaying the main source. A DVE might perform other
effects too. DVEs are created in the DVE Editor. DVEs are stored within the Imagestore 750.

The panel supports up to 4 independent DVEs. Not all Imagestore 750s have DVE processors.
If your panel is controlling such an Imagestore 750, its DVE buttons, if any, are disabled.

• XG layers.

An XG layer (or clip) is one of up to 8 outputs of an Intuition XG processor. When it is control­ling an Imagestore 750, the panel can control up to 8 XG layers. XG layers are processed by
one of the DSKs. Usually there is a default DSK assigned to XG layers.

• Fade to black. Master control provides a fade-to-black and a fade-to-silence function.

• General-purpose I/O (GPIO). Control panels have two optically isolated inputs that can sense
external events and two relay outputs that can trigger external events.

The Imagestore 750 has GPIs can be associated with Imagestore 750 macros.

2. Introduction

Control Panel Features

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2. Introduction

Control Panel Features

• Audio monitoring.

The iMC-Panel-100 has two audio monitor knobs, but they are not used when the panel is con­trolling an Imagestore 750s.

• Audio channel control.

The Imagestore 750 processes 16 audio channels.

The Imagestore 750 has 5 audio sections: program input audio, program output audio, preset
input audio, and voice-over 1 audio and voice-over 2 audio. The Imagestore 750 has gain con­trol, inversion, and 16-channel shuffles for each of these 5 sections.

The iMC-Panel-100 has 3 knobs for program audio output, preset audio input, and voice-over
level. (These are live controls.)

• Panel lock. You can use a ‘Panel Lock’ button to prevent accidental changes to the panel set­tings.

• Automation control. You can enable or inhibit automation with a button press. There are 4 auto­mation assist functions, such as ‘Cue Next’ and ‘Skip Next’.

• Source groups. The iMC-Panel-100 can have up to 16 source buttons. The Imagestore 750
allows the definition of multiple source groups. Each of those source groups can be mapped to
the source buttons of the iMC-Panel-100. The sources in a group are selected from the sources
defined in the NV9000 system. Thus, all NV9000 sources are potentially accessible.

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3. Control Panel

Chapter 3 describes the structure and functioning of the iMC-Panel-100as it applies to the Imag­estore 750. It presents the following topics:

• Panel Summary

• Functional Sections of the Panel

• Definable Button Functions

• Connectors

Panel Summary

The iMC-Panel-100 is a configurable master control panel. It has two parts:

• 3RU rack-mountable button panel, 19.0″ wide × 5.22″ high × 3.7″ deep.

You can also mount the button panel in a recess of a console surface.

The rear of the panel includes 2 USB ports, one VGA port, 2 (redundant) power supply connec­tors (Molex 4-pin), an Ethernet port, GPI/alarm connector, and fan outlet.

• VGA display.

The VGA display is third-party equipment you must purchase separately. We recommend, and
support, the Planar series of touchscreen monitors. This guide describes the Planar PT1495R
19″ monitor.

Touchscreen monitors from other manufacturers will probably not work as part of the iMC­Panel-100. However, most non-touchscreen VGA monitors will work as part of the iMC-Panel-

100. The monitor you use must have a screen resolution of at least 1280×1024 pixels. The iMC­Panel-100 supports resolutions up to 1920×1200.

A mouse must be used with a non-touchscreen monitor.

The display provides a menu and a number of “soft” function buttons.

Button Panel

At the front of the iMC-Panel-100’s button panel are 41 color-coded LCD buttons and 6 knobs
(a.k.a. rotary encoders). Each LCD button has a 64×32 graphic display that usually shows 3 lines of
text, 8 characters per line. Sometimes a button can show graphics, as does the ‘Transition’ button at
the lower right.

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3. Control Panel

Panel Summary

Three knobs at the far right control audio levels. Two knobs at the bottom of the panel control audio
monitor levels. The remaining knob (labeled ‘Scroll/Set’, at the bottom) is for adjusting parameter
values.

Figure 3-1. iMC-Panel-100 Button Panel (Front View)

At the rear of the panel are two power connections, an Ethernet port, a fan, two USB ports, a VGA
connector, and a GPI/alarm connector. See GPI/Alarm

on page 37 for more information.

Figure 3-2. iMC-Panel-100 Button Panel (rear view)

Display Unit

Miranda supports the Planar series of touchscreens. This is the Planar PT1945R:

It has a removable stand and can be wall-mounted.

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Panel Summary

The iMC-Panel-100’s separate display unit provide a set of menus and “soft” function buttons in
which you can do the following:

• Select a channel (i.e., Imagestore 750, MCE, or MCPM).

• Select a main source or an over source.

• Choose a router source.

• Select a video effect and alter its settings.

• Manipulate audio.

• Change transition rates.

• Perform panel maintenance and updates.

• View status and error messages.

Some menus have a scrollbar with which to select items. You can use an on-screen “slider” to
adjust parameter values or you can enter a value using a touchscreen keypad. In many cases, you
can use the ‘Scroll/Set’ knob of the button panel to adjust parameter values.

The recommended display unit is a touchscreen: you press or touch buttons on the screen itself to
perform menu selections.

S Your panel will operate with a non-touchscreen display. In that case, you’ll use a mouse. (There

is no need for a keyboard).

Panel Buttons

Buttons appear in several colors and 3 brightness levels: off, low-tally, and high-tally.

Buttons allow you to choose sources and video effects and to make menu selections. Some buttons
display status. Pressing a button usually selects something. However, nothing happens when you
push a button that is disabled or off and nothing happens when you push a button that merely dis­plays status.

The buttons on the panel display the following colors:

Low Green Low Blue Low Violet Low Orange Aqua High Red

High Green High Blue High Violet High Orange White High Amber

In addition to these 12 colors, a button can be dark (that is, off, or having no color). High red and
high amber usually indicate warnings.

The following color scheme usually applies. Exceptions will be noted.

• Non-selected state: low tally

• Selected state: high tally

Some buttons are toggles. Pressing a deselected toggle button will cause it to become selected.
Pressing a selected toggle button will make it deselected.

Some groups of buttons operate as a mutually exclusive set. Pressing a deselected button will cause
it to become selected and all other buttons in the set to become deselected. There are two types of
mutually exclusive buttons:

1 Pressing a selected button makes it deselected. (All other buttons in the set remain deselected.)

2 Pressing a selected button has no effect: the button remains selected.

— green, blue, violet, orange, or white.

— green, blue, violet, orange, or red, or aqua.

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3. Control Panel

Panel Summary

Soft buttons

The display has 3 rows of button:

• Top row.

• Aux/user buttons.

• Preview/user buttons.

Panel Knobs

Turning a knob clockwise increases the associated value until the maximum value is reached. After
that, turning the knob clockwise has no effect.

There are 8 large buttons in this row. All are configurable buttons. However, the row is
designed to support channel selection buttons that have thumbnail images representing the
channels.

The aux/user row has 16 buttons. The leftmost buttons are source buttons that you can use to
direct a source to an auxiliary device. The rightmost buttons (if any) are customer-configurable
buttons.

S The source buttons are identical in all 4 button rows: the aux and preview rows of the dis-

play and the program and preset rows of the button panel.

The preview/user row has 16 buttons. All 16 buttons are customer-configurable buttons. (The
button row is used to control the preview bus of an MCE when the panel is controlling an MCE.

Turning the knob counter-clockwise decreases the associated value until the minimum value is
reached. After that, turning the knob counter-clockwise has no effect.

The function assigned to a knob might be disabled. In that case, turning the knob does nothing.

S The LED above the ‘Scroll/Set’ knob illuminates when scrolling is enabled.

S The LEDS above the audio monitor buttons illuminate when the monitor is “dimmed.”

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Functional Sections of the Panel

Figure 3-3 shows the location of the iMC-Panel-100’s touchscreen, function buttons, and controls.

Display

3. Control Panel

Functional Sections of the Panel

1

2

5

Button

Panel

8

9

11

Figure 3-3. Sections of the iMC-Panel-100

3

4

6

7

10

1412 13

1 Top row buttons 6 Aux/user buttons 11 Bottom row buttons

2 Menu area 7 Preview/user buttons 12 ‘Scroll/Set’ knob

Configurable buttons

3

4

Slider

8 Program buttons 13 Audio monitoring knobs

9 Preset buttons 14 Transition button

5 Knob “Proxies” 10 Audio level knobs

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3. Control Panel

Functional Sections of the Panel

Following are brief descriptions of each section:

1 Top row buttons

The 8 large buttons in this row are all customer-configurable buttons. However, the row is
designed to accommodate channel selection buttons that have thumbnail images representing
the channels.

2 Menu area

Using the menus of the display, you can adjust parameters and control system functions. Asso­ciated with the menu are 8 knob “proxies” for adjustment of parameters. See Menu Area
page 21 for detail.

3 Configurable buttons

The configurable button section includes 16 buttons, each of which may be programmed to per­form functions such as channel selection, menu selection, or source group selection. Some of
these buttons can function as status indicators. See Configurable Button Section
detail.

Buttons in other sections of the panel are also configurable.

4 Slider

The slider helps you make certain parameter adjustments such as changes to the size or position
of DSKs. See On-Screen

5 Knob “Proxies”

The 8 knob “proxies” under the menu area allow you to adjust menu parameters. Not all of
these “knobs” are active all the time. When a knob is active, the menu shows a colored indicator
near the knob.

Touch (or click) a knob proxy to select it. When you do, the knob proxy turns green and a slider
appears, to the right of the menu, and the ‘Scroll/Set’ knob of the button panel becomes
enabled. You can use either the slider or the ‘Scroll/Set’ button to perform parameter adjust­ments.

6 Aux/user buttons

When the panel is controlling an Imagestore 750, this button row contains source buttons and
customer-definable buttons.

The sources are the same sources as on the preset and program button rows. These buttons
allow you to direct a main source to an auxiliary device such as a waveform monitor.

S Imagestore 750s have an “aux bus follow” option. Depending on how this option is set,

your aux buttons might follow the program or preset bus or might remain independent.
When they follow the program bus, whatever source becomes selected on the program bus
is also selected on the aux bus. When they follow the preset bus, whatever source becomes
selected on the preset bus is also selected on the aux bus.

In any case, you can always use the aux buttons, normally, regardless of what was selected
on the preset or program bus.

S If the Imagestore 750 is not configured for controlling an auxiliary device, the aux button

row’s source buttons are disabled (dark).

on

on page 22 for

“Knobs” and the Slider on page 24 for detail.

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