Roland PR-50 User Manual

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Ver. 1.2

Owner’s Manual

Thank you for your purchase of the PR-50 Realtime Video Presenter.

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Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” (p. 2), “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” (p. 3–4), and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (p. 5–6). These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit, Owner’s manual should be read in its entirety. The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference.

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CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

ATTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,

DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).

NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” 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 is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.

INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING - When using electric products, basic precautions should always be followed, including the following:

1. Read these instructions.

2. Keep these instructions.

3. Heed all warnings.

4. Follow all instructions.

5. Do not use this apparatus near water.

6. Clean only with a dry cloth.

7. Do not block any of the ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturers instructions.

8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. When the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

WARNING: IMPORTANT:

As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying

the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows:

The wire which is coloured GREEN-AND-YELLOW must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked by the

letter E or by the safety earth symbol or coloured GREEN or GREEN-AND-YELLOW.

The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK. The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED.

THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED THE WIRES IN THIS MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE. GREEN-AND-YELLOW: EARTH, BLUE: NEUTRAL, BROWN: LIVE

For the U.K.

10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

12. Never use with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table except as specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

For the USA

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Compliance Information Statement

Model Name :

Type of Equipment :

Responsible Party :

Address :

Telephone :

PR-50 Realtaim Video Presemter Roland Systems Group U.S. 425 Sequoia Drive, Suite 114, Bellingham, Washington 98226 (360) 594-4282

This product complies with the requirements of EMC Directive 2004/108/EC.

For EU Countries

Apparatus containing Lithium batteries

ADVARSEL!

Lithiumbatteri - Eksplosionsfare ved fejlagtig håndtering. Udskiftning må kun ske med batteri af samme fabrikat og type. Levér det brugte batteri tilbage til leverandøren.

VARNING

Explosionsfara vid felaktigt batteribyte. Använd samma batterityp eller en ekvivalent typ som rekommenderas av apparattillverkaren. Kassera använt batteri enligt fabrikantens instruktion.

CAUTION

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

ADVARSEL

Eksplosjonsfare ved feilaktig skifte av batteri. Benytt samme batteritype eller en tilsvarende type anbefalt av apparatfabrikanten. Brukte batterier kasseres i henhold til fabrikantens instruks joner.

VAROITUS

Paristo voi räjähtää, jos se on virheellisesti asennettu. Vaihda paristo ainoastaan laitevalmistajan suosittelemaan tyyppiin. Hävitä käytetty paristo valmistajan ohjeiden mukaisesti.

For Canada

This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

NOTICE

AVIS

For the USA

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. – Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. – Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. – Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Unauthorized changes or modification to this system can void the users authority to operate this equipment. This equipment requires shielded interface cables in order to meet FCC class B Limit.

WARNING

This product contains chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects and other reproductive harm, including lead.

For C.A. US (Proposition 65

)

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USING THE UNIT SAFELY

Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of death or severe injury should the unit be used improperly.

Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of injury or material damage should the unit be used improperly.

* Material damage refers to damage or

other adverse effects caused with respect to the home and all its furnishings, as well to domestic animals or pets.

001

• Before using this unit, make sure to read the instructions below, and the Owner’s Manual.

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002a

• Do not open or perform any internal modifications on the unit.

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003

• Do not attempt to repair the unit, or replace parts within it (except when this manual provides specific instructions directing you to do so). Refer all servicing to your retailer, the nearest Roland Service Center, or an authorized Roland distributor, as listed on the “Information” page.

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004

• Never use or store the unit in places that are:

• Subject to temperature extremes (e.g., direct

sunlight in an enclosed vehicle, near a heating duct, on top of heat-generating equipment); or are

• Damp (e.g., baths, washrooms, on wet floors);

or are

• Humid; or are

• Exposed to rain; or are

• Dusty; or are

• Subject to high levels of vibration.

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007

• Make sure you always have the unit placed so it is level and sure to remain stable. Never place it on stands that could wobble, or on inclined surfaces.

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008a

• The unit should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions, or as marked on the rear side of unit.

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008e

• Use only the attached power-supply cord. Also, the supplied power cord must not be used with any other device.

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The symbol alerts the user to important instructions or warnings.The specific meaning of the symbol is determined by the design contained within the triangle. In the case of the symbol at left, it is used for general cautions, warnings, or alerts to danger.

The symbol alerts the user to items that must never be carried out (are forbidden). The specific thing that must not be done is indicated by the design contained within the circle. In the case of the symbol at left, it means that the unit must never be disassembled.

The ● symbol alerts the user to things that must be carried out. The specific thing that must be done is indicated by the design contained within the circle. In the case of the symbol at left, it means that the powercord plug must be unplugged from the outlet.

009

• Do not excessively twist or bend the power cord, nor place heavy objects on it. Doing so can damage the cord, producing severed elements and short circuits. Damaged cords are fire and shock hazards!

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010

• This unit, either alone or in combination with an amplifier and headphones or speakers, may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss. Do not operate for a long period of time at a high volume level, or at a level that is uncomfortable. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, you should immediately stop using the unit, and consult an audiologist.

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011

• Do not allow any objects (e.g., flammable material, coins, pins); or liquids of any kind (water, soft drinks, etc.) to penetrate the unit.

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012a:

• Immediately turn the power off, remove the power cord from the outlet, and request servicing by your retailer, the nearest Roland Service Center, or an authorized Roland distributor, as listed on the “Information” page when:

• The power-supply cord, or the plug has been

damaged; or

• If smoke or unusual odor occurs

• Objects have fallen into, or liquid has been

spilled onto the unit; or

• The unit has been exposed to rain (or otherwise

has become wet); or

• The unit does not appear to operate normally or

exhibits a marked change in performance.

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013

• In households with small children, an adult should provide supervision until the child is capable of following all the rules essential for the safe operation of the unit.

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014

• Protect the unit from strong impact.

(Do not drop it!)

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015

• Do not force the unit’s power-supply cord to share an outlet with an unreasonable number of other devices. Be especially careful when using extension cords—the total power used by all devices you have connected to the extension cord’s outlet must never exceed the power rating (watts/amperes) for the extension cord. Excessive loads can cause the insulation on the cord to heat up and eventually melt through.

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016

• Before using the unit in a foreign country, consult with your retailer, the nearest Roland Service Center, or an authorized Roland distributor, as listed on the “Information” page.

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023

• DO NOT play a CD-ROM disc on a conventional audio CD player. The resulting sound may be of a level that could cause permanent hearing loss. Damage to speakers or other system components may result.

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026

• Do not put anything that contains water (e.g., flower vases) on this unit. Also, avoid the use of insecticides, perfumes, alcohol, nail polish, spray cans, etc., near the unit. Swiftly wipe away any liquid that spills on the unit using a dry, soft cloth.

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101a

• The unit should be located so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation.

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102b

• Always grasp only the plug on the power-supply cord when plugging into, or unplugging from, an outlet or this unit.

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103a:

• At regular intervals, you should unplug the power plug and clean it by using a dry cloth to wipe all dust and other accumulations away from its prongs. Also, disconnect the power plug from the power outlet whenever the unit is to remain unused for an extended period of time. Any accumulation of dust between the power plug and the power outlet can result in poor insulation and lead to fire.

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104

• Try to prevent cords and cables from becoming entangled. Also, all cords and cables should be placed so they are out of the reach of children.

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106

• Never climb on top of, nor place heavy objects on the unit.

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107b

• Never handle the power cord or its plugs with wet hands when plugging into, or unplugging from, an outlet or this unit.

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108a

• Before moving the unit, disconnect the power plug from the outlet, and pull out all cords from external devices.

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109a

• Before cleaning the unit, turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the outlet (p. 47).

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110a

• Whenever you suspect the possibility of lightning in your area, pull the plug on the power cord out of the outlet.

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IMPORTANT NOTES

Power Supply

301

• Do not connect this unit to same electrical outlet that is being used by an electrical appliance that is controlled by an inverter (such as a refrigerator, washing machine, microwave oven, or air conditioner), or that contains a motor. Depending on the way in which the electrical appliance is used, power supply noise may cause this unit to malfunction or may produce audible noise. If it is not practical to use a separate electrical outlet, connect a power supply noise filter between this unit and the electrical outlet.

307

• Before connecting this unit to other devices, turn off the power to all units. This will help prevent malfunctions and/or damage to speakers or other devices.

308

• Although the LEDs are switched off when the POWER switch is switched off, this does not mean that the unit has been completely disconnected from the source of power. If you need to turn off the power completely, first turn off the POWER switch, then unplug the power cord from the power outlet. For this reason, the outlet into which you choose to connect the power cord’s plug should be one that is within easy reach.

Placement

351

• Using the unit near power amplifiers (or other equipment containing large power transformers) may induce hum. To alleviate the problem, change the orientation of this unit; or move it farther away from the source of interference.

352a

• This device may interfere with radio and television reception. Do not use this device in the vicinity of such receivers.

352b

• Noise may be produced if wireless communications devices, such as cell phones, are operated in the vicinity of this unit. Such noise could occur when receiving or initiating a call, or while conversing. Should you experience such problems, you should relocate such wireless devices so they are at a greater distance from this unit, or switch them off.

354a

• Do not expose the unit to direct sunlight, place it near devices that radiate heat, leave it inside an enclosed vehicle, or otherwise subject it to temperature extremes. Excessive heat can deform or discolor the unit.

355b

• When moved from one location to another where the temperature and/or humidity is very different, water droplets (condensation) may form inside the unit. Damage or malfunction may result if you attempt to use the unit in this condition. Therefore, before using the unit, you must allow it to stand for several hours, until the condensation has completely evaporated.

Maintenance

401a

• For everyday cleaning wipe the unit with a soft, dry cloth or one that has been slightly dampened with water. To remove stubborn dirt, use a cloth impregnated with a mild, non-abrasive detergent. Afterwards, be sure to wipe the unit thoroughly with a soft, dry cloth.

402

• Never use benzine, thinners, alcohol or solvents of any kind, to avoid the possibility of discoloration and/or deformation.

Repairs and Data

452

• Please be aware that all data contained in the unit’s memory may be lost when the unit is sent for repairs. To avoid complete loss of your data should it be deleted, be sure to copy important recordings to an optional removable hard disk (DV-HD Series) as a backup. During repairs, due care is taken to avoid the loss of data. However, in certain cases (such as when circuitry related to memory itself is out of order), we regret that it may not be possible to restore the data, and Roland assumes no liability concerning such loss of data.

Additional Precautions

551

• Please be aware that the contents of memory can be irretrievably lost as a result of a malfunction, or the improper operation of the unit. Copy important recordings to an optional removable hard disk (DV-HD Series).

552

• Unfortunately, it may be impossible to restore the contents of data that was stored on a hard disk once it has been lost. Roland Corporation assumes no liability concerning such loss of data.

553

• Use a reasonable amount of care when using the unit’s buttons, sliders, or other controls; and when using its jacks and connectors. Rough handling can lead to malfunctions.

556

• When connecting / disconnecting all cables, grasp the connector itself—never pull on the cable. This way you will avoid causing shorts, or damage to the cable’s internal elements.

557

• A small amount of heat will radiate from the unit during normal operation.

558a

• To avoid disturbing your neighbors, try to keep the unit’s volume at reasonable levels. You may prefer to use headphones, so you do not need to be concerned about those around you (especially when it is late at night).

559a

• When you need to transport the unit, package it in the box (including padding) that it came in, if possible. Otherwise, you will need to use equivalent packaging materials.

562

• Use a cable from Roland to make the connection. If using some other make of connection cable, please note the following precautions.

• Some connection cables contain resistors. Do not use cables that incorporate resistors for connecting to this unit. The use of such cables can cause the sound level to be extremely low, or impossible to hear. For information on cable specifications, contact the manufacturer of the cable.

565

• Due to the structural design of this instrument, small pets or other animals could end up getting trapped inside it. If such a situation is encountered, you must immediately switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the outlet. You should then consult with the retailer from whom the instrument was purchased, or contact the nearest Roland Service Center.

Handling CD-ROMs

801

• Avoid touching or scratching the shiny underside (encoded surface) of the disc. Damaged or dirty CD-ROM discs may not be read properly. Keep your discs clean using a commercially available CD cleaner.

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IMPORTANT NOTES

Handling Hard Disks

Important Performance and Image Data

811

• Once a hard disk fails to function normally, all data that has been stored on it could be destroyed.

All hard disks eventually wear out.

consider the hard disk not as a permanent storage site, but as a place to store data temporarily. We also recommend that you back up important performance and image data that cannot be recorded again onto the external media that is supported by your device. For instructions on how to make such backups, refer to the owner’s manual for your device. Note that Roland assumes no liability whatsoever, including monetary compensation, for the loss of any recorded content in the event of the malfunction of, or physical damage to the hard disk, or for any direct or incidental damages resulting from the loss of such data.

Precautions Regarding Setup and Use

812

• Certain hard disk setup procedures and usage conditions may result in the corruption of recorded data, malfunctioning, or physical damage to the disk, so be sure to observe the following precautions.

• Do not subject the hard disk to vibration or shock, especially while the unit is in operation.

• Do not set up the unit in any location where it may be affected by vibration from external sources, or on any surface that is not stable and level.

• If the device includes a cooling fan, ensure that the fan and the side panel air vents remain unobstructed.

• Do not leave the unit in any environment subject to temperature extremes; for example, in a closed automobile in summer or outdoors during winter.

• Do not use the unit in conditions of high temperature and humidity or in any location subject to rapid temperature changes.

• Do not unplug the power cord or switch off any circuit breakers in the circuit to which the unit is connected while the power is turned on.

• Do not move the unit while the power is turned on or immediately after turning off the power. When transporting the unit, first turn off the power and confirm that the display screen has gone off, disconnect the power plug, then wait at least two minutes before moving the device.

Emergency Procedures

813

* The following procedures are to be used as emergency measures

only, and are not recommended for normal operation.

• If the device fails to respond to operational commands or does not complete operations, turn off the power. If the power does not shut off following normal shutdown procedures, disconnect the power plug. If the unit does not operate normally when the power is turned on again, it may mean that the hard disk has been damaged. In such instances, consult your dealer or the nearest Roland Service Center. Note, however, that it may not be possible to recover any data from the hard disk once it has been lost. If your device features drive check capabilities, use the drive check function to regularly confirm that there are no problems, even when the device is operating normally. For more detailed information on the shutdown and drive check procedures, refer to the Owner’s Manual.

We recommend that you

851

• Unauthorized recording, distribution, sale, lending, public performance, broadcasting, or the like, in whole or in part, of a work (musical composition, video, broadcast, public performance, or the like) whose copyright is held by a third party is prohibited by law.

853

• Do not use this unit for purposes that could infringe on a copyright held by a third party. We assume no responsibility whatsoever with regard to any infringements of third-party copyrights arising through your use of this unit.

852a revised

• When exchanging video signals between the PR-50 and external devices via a digital connection, you can record without the limitations imposed by CGMS (Copy Generation Management System). This is because the PR-50 is designed wholly for the purpose of creating video images, with no restrictions on creating and working with material (such as videos you create yourself) in a manner that does not infringe on another’s copyright (CGMS is a function that limits copying through digital connections).

854 revised

• Even if the intended purpose is solely private, personal enjoyment (personal use), the unauthorized reproduction of any third-party copyrighted works, which circumvents CGMS or other technologies, is a violation of copyright and is prohibited by law.

855 revised

• Reproductions of works not protected by technological means, or reproductions made in conformance with CGMS are permitted, as long as the intended use is private, personal enjoyment.

Copyrights on material data

981a

• The copyrights for the material data supplied with the PR-50 are held by the creators of the materials. For more details, refer to the separate sheet “ARTBEATS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT.”

985

• The explanations in this manual include illustrations that depict what should typically be shown by the display. Note, however, that your unit may incorporate a newer, enhanced version of the system (material names, etc.), so what you actually see in the display may not always match what appears in the manual.

About the GPL/LGPL software used in this product

This product is using the GNU General Public License (GPL) / GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) software. You have the right to acquire, modify and distribute the source code for this GPL/LGPL software. You can obtain the GPL/LGPL source code used in this product by downloading it from the following website:

http://www.roland.com/support/gpl/

* Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft

Corporation.

* Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple

Computer, Inc.

* Mac OS is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.

* All product names mentioned in this document are trademarks or

registered trademarks of their respective owners.

* MMP (Moore Microprocessor Portfolio) refers to a patent

portfolio concerned with microprocessor architecture, which was developed by Technology Properties Limited (TPL). Roland has licensed this technology from the TPL Group.

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USING THE UNIT SAFELY......................................................................3

IMPORTANT NOTES ...............................................................................5

Before Using the PR-50 ..........................................................................9

Main Features.............................................................................................................................................. 9

About This Manual .................................................................................................................................. 10

When First Operating the PR-50 ................................................................................................. 10

Other Notes ...............................................................................................................................................11

About the Hard Disk ....................................................................................................................11

About the Shortcut Keys .............................................................................................................. 11

About the DV-7DLC Templates.................................................................................................. 11

Names of Things and What They Do .................................................................................................... 12

Front Panel ..................................................................................................................................... 12

Rear Panel....................................................................................................................................... 13

Setting Up and Connecting Equipment ................................................................................................ 14

Instructions for Connecting Digital Video Devices Equipped with DV Connectors.......... 15

Connecting to a Computer Over a Network............................................................................. 16

Examples of Using and Connecting the PR-50..................................................................................... 17

Usage Examples ............................................................................................................................ 17

Connection Examples ................................................................................................................... 19

Working with the Keyboard and Mouse ..............................................................................................26

About the Keyboard and Included Mouse................................................................................ 26

About Operations with the Mouse ............................................................................................. 26

Introduction to Use of the PR-50 .........................................................27

How the PR-50 is Organized .................................................................................................................. 27

Selector............................................................................................................................................ 27

Presenter......................................................................................................................................... 27

Basic Workflow......................................................................................................................................... 28

What is V-LINK? ...................................................................................................................................... 35

Names of Things in Screens/What They Do........................................................................................ 36

Selector............................................................................................................................................ 36

Play Mode ...................................................................................................................................... 37

Edit Mode....................................................................................................................................... 40

Utility .............................................................................................................................................. 43

System Preferences ....................................................................................................................... 44

Turning the Power On and Off .............................................................................................................. 46

Turning On the Power.................................................................................................................. 46

Turning Off the Power .................................................................................................................47

Creating and Opening Projects............................................................................................................... 48

What is a Project? ..........................................................................................................................48

The Relationship Between Materials, Clips, and Palettes ....................................................... 48

Creating Projects ........................................................................................................................... 49

Opening Projects ...........................................................................................................................50

To Copy or Delete a Project ......................................................................................................... 50

Playing Back Clips.................................................................................................................................... 51

Using the Mouse to Play Back Clips........................................................................................... 51

About the Video Output Monitor Display ................................................................................ 52

Switching the Palette ....................................................................................................................54

Transition Effects........................................................................................................................... 54

Turning Loop Playback On and Off........................................................................................... 55

Assigning Materials to Palettes .............................................................................................................. 56

Saving Projects .......................................................................................................................................... 58

Using V-LINK ........................................................................................................................................... 59

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Contents

Practical Use of the PR-50 ...................................................................61

Making the Settings for the Project........................................................................................................ 61

Editing Palettes.............................................................................................................................. 62

Making the Palette Settings .........................................................................................................63

Editing Clips ..................................................................................................................................64

Making the Clip Settings.............................................................................................................. 66

Changing Material Settings .........................................................................................................73

Setting Automatic Playback ........................................................................................................ 74

Importing Materials .................................................................................................................................75

Importing Materials from Another Project ............................................................................... 75

Capturing Video from a Video Deck or Other Device ............................................................ 76

Importing Materials Created with a Computer........................................................................ 77

Organizing Projects.................................................................................................................................. 79

Copying Projects ........................................................................................................................... 79

Deleting Projects............................................................................................................................ 80

Using Scheduler to Control Presenter ................................................................................................... 81

Adding Schedules ......................................................................................................................... 81

Deleting Schedules........................................................................................................................ 81

Setting the Schedule...................................................................................................................... 81

Activating Scheduler ....................................................................................................................82

Controlling Presenter with MIDI ........................................................................................................... 83

Using MIDI Devices...................................................................................................................... 83

Controlling Other Devices with the PR-50 ...........................................................................................92

Controlling Another Presenter.................................................................................................... 92

Controlling an Edirol Video Mixer............................................................................................. 93

Controlling AR Series Devices .................................................................................................... 96

Using Other Devices to Control Presenter............................................................................................ 97

Using a DV-7DLC ......................................................................................................................... 97

Using the RS-232C Connector ................................................................................................... 101

Using a Touch Panel Display ....................................................................................................101

Making the System Settings.................................................................................................................. 102

Eliminating Flicker in the Operational Display...................................................................... 102

Automatically Starting Up Presenter ....................................................................................... 103

Using an External Power Switch to Turn the Power On and Off ........................................103

Making the Network Settings ................................................................................................... 104

Making the Touch Panel Display Settings............................................................................... 106

Other System Settings................................................................................................................. 106

Specifications......................................................................................107

Keyboard shortcut keys......................................................................................................................... 107

When using the Play Mode of Presenter ................................................................................. 107

When using the Edit Mode of Presenter.................................................................................. 107

MIDI implementation (Presenter)........................................................................................................ 108

RS-232C command reference (Presenter)............................................................................................ 120

Command overview ................................................................................................................... 120

About the protocol ...................................................................................................................... 120

Commands sent from an external device to Presenter.......................................................... 121

Commands sent from Presenter to external device ...............................................................122

Main specifications................................................................................................................................. 123

About the Removable Hard Disk......................................................................................................... 124

Precautions to Note When Using Disks................................................................................... 124

Instructions for Installing the Hard Disk................................................................................. 125

Index.....................................................................................................126

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Before Using the PR-50

Main Features

Play Back High-Quality Video in Real Time

You can play back and switch high-quality DV-format video images in real time.

A Variety of Realtime Effects

Use a variety of video effects in real time, including switching effects for smooth transitions between video images, control of playback speed, resetting of retrigger points, and more.

A variety of External Control Functions

Not only can you use the keyboard and mouse, you can select from a number of different ways to control the PR-50. You can use the RS-232C port, optional touch screen, or use the optional DV-7DLC controller, a UM-1 or other UM Series USB MIDI interface, or the PCR-50 MIDI keyboard.

A Variety of Ways to Connect

You can use the V-LINK function to exhibit video during musical performances, create virtual clips of live video sources with the V-4 (video mixer) control, use the Presenter Control for simple and easy coordination of multiple PR-50s and DV-7PRs, work with multichannel audio sources with the AR (Roland AR Series control), and more.

Can Be Used with a Removable Hard Disk

You can use an optional removable hard disk (DV-HD Series) for transport and backup of your video data. This data is also mutually compatible with data from DV-7 Series devices.

Import Video Material Created on Computers

Using the CD-ROM or network functions and a digital video connection, you can import video material created on computers.

Simple Sequencer Function

You can play multiple clips in a specified sequence, or have a specified clip play automatically upon startup.

Automatic Operations with the Scheduler

You can use the Scheduler to have the PR-50 automatically perform a variety of functions, such as playing back data, stopping, synchronizing times over a network, or starting up at a predetermined time.

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Before Using the PR-50

About This Manual

This Owner’s Manual contains the following sections.

Before Using the PR-50

This section includes cautionary notes regarding use of this device, descriptions of the front and rear panels, and examples showing different ways to set up and connect the device.

Introduction to Use of the PR-50

This section goes over the procedural sequences used in operating the PR-50, provides descriptions of the different screens, and explains how to use the PR-50 to play back video images.

Practical Use of the PR-50

This section explains how to control the PR-50 with external devices and provides detailed instructions for using the PR-50’s functions, allowing you to gain full control of the device.

Reference

This section contains the MIDI Implementation, device specifications, and other data for the PR-50.

When First Operating the PR-50

• If operating the PR-50 for the first time, please read “Basic Workflow” (p. 28). This section provides a general overview of operations using the PR-50, from turning on the power to playing back and loading prepared data, in a manner that allows an easy grasp of how the PR-50 works.

• Most of the procedures involve using the mouse or keyboard while viewing the PR-50’s screens. If you find you do not understand something during an operation, you can check the buttons and features by referring to the descriptions of the various screens in “Names of Things and What They Do” (p. 12).

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Other Notes

About the Hard Disk

The PR-50 uses a hard disk for saving video and storing the system. Hard disks do have a limited lifetime, and thus are considered a consumable item. Depending on how the unit is handled, the hard disk may reach the end of its service life sooner than expected. Please be sure to observe the following points to prevent loss of your important creations.

• Back up your projects by using a removable hard disk (DV-HD Series).

• As much as possible, stop playback and keep access to the hard disk to a minimum whenever playback of video images is not required.

• If the unit is moved frequently, save projects to an optional removable hard disk (DV-HD Series), and transport the hard disk separately from the PR-50, in the box that it came in when purchased.

For more information regarding the removable hard disk (DV-HD Series), read “About the Removable Hard Disk” (p. 124).

About the Shortcut Keys

You can reconfigure the shortcut keys used for the PR-50’s keyboard shortcuts. Although this manual explains the keyboard shortcuts that use the Ctrl key, if the shortcut keys have been changed by means of the system environment settings (p. 44), you’ll need to substitute the names of the shortcut keys you have set while reading these explanations.

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About the DV-7DLC Templates

The DV-7DLC template included with this unit makes it easier to understand the functions assigned to the buttons when the optional DV-7DLC is used with the PR-50. Remove the detachable sheet on the back of the template and apply the template to the DV-7DLC control panel, then remove the protective sheet from the template’s front surface.

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Names of Things and What They Do

Front Panel

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a. CD-ROM Drive and Eject Button

Used for loading data from CD-R/CD-RW disks containing material created using computers and from future upgrade CD-ROMs. Press the eject button to open the disk tray.

b. Hard Disk Bay

The optional removable hard disk (DV-HD Series) is inserted here. In addition to the internal hard disk, use of the removable hard disk allows you to store projects on dedicated disks, back up data, and manage your data in the most suitable manner.

* You cannot make use of the internal hard disk and the

removable hard disk simultaneously on the same project.

* Always turn off the power to the PR-50 before inserting

or removing the removable hard disk.

* For a detailed explanation of how the removable hard disk

is installed, refer to “About the Removable Hard Disk” (p. 124).

c. Mic Jack [MIC IN] and Level Knob

[LEVEL]

Not used with the PR-50.

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d. DV2 Connector

Digital video input/output. Connect DV devices here.

* The transition effects and output fader are not applied to

the digital video output.

e. USB Connector

Connect an optional remote controller (DV-7DLC), MIDI interface (UM-1/UM-1S/UM-2/UM-4/UM550/UM-880), or a MIDI keyboard (PC-300/PCR-30/ PCR-50). Connect devices here only when the PR-50’s power is turned off. You can connect to either of the two connectors. However, you cannot connect two remote controllers simultaneously.

f. Headphone Jack [PHONES] and

Volume Knob [LEVEL]

Jack for connecting headphones and knob for adjusting the headphone volume level.

g. Hard Disk Indicator

Lights when the hard disk is being accessed.

h. POWER Indicator

Lights when the PR-50’s power is on.

i. [POWER] Button

Button for turning on the power to the PR-50.

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Rear Panel

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a. AC Socket

Connect the included power cord here.

b. LAN Connector

Connect a networking cable here. For more detailed information, refer to “Making the Network Settings” (p. 104).

c. Output Connectors [OUTPUT]

Connectors for output of video and audio signals. Use for connecting monitor television sets, video projectors, power amps, or other equipment.

d. Input Connectors [INPUT: S-VIDEO,

VIDEO, AUDIO]

Connectors for input of video and audio signals. Use for connecting video devices and other such equipment.

e. Mouse Connector [MOUSE]

Use for connecting the included mouse. Make sure the power to the PR-50 is turned off before connecting.

g. USB Connector

Connect an optional remote controller (DV-7DLC), MIDI interface (SMPU-64/UM-1/UM-1S/UM-1X/ UM-1SX/UM-2/UM-2E/UM-2C/UM-4/UM-550/ UM-880), or a MIDI keyboard (PCR-30/PCR-50/PCR80/PC-300) here. Connect devices here only when the PR-50’s power is turned off. You can connect to either of the two connectors. However, you cannot connect two remote controllers simultaneously.

h. RS-232C Connector [RS-232C]

Use this connector to connect the PR-50 and a computer and use the connection to exchange signals between the two devices. For more detailed information, refer to “Using the RS-232C Connector” (p. 101).

* You can also use this to connect a touch panel display. In

this case, RS-232C commands cannot be used for control functions. For more details, refer to “Using a Touch Panel Display” (p. 101). For more on the touch panel displays that can be used, contact your dealer.

f. Keyboard Connector [KEYBOARD]

Use for connecting the keyboard. Make sure the power to the PR-50 is turned off before connecting.

i. Display Connector [DISPLAY OUT]

Connect the display here. Use an XGA-compatible display (1024 x 768) equipped with a D-sub 15-pin connector.

j. DV1 Connector [DV 1]

Digital video input and output connector. Connect digital video devices here.

* The transition effects and output fader are not applied to

the digital video output.

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Mouse

Keyboard

AC power outlet

Display for monitor/output

Video

Audio

S-Video connectorRCA pin connector

Display for operation

VGA cable

Setting Up and Connecting Equipment

Start by connecting the devices you will be using, such as video and audio devices used for output and monitoring and the displays used for your operations. Whenever connecting devices, always be sure to have the power turned off first. Connecting equipment with the power turned on may cause malfunctioning and other problems. The PR-50 comes with a DV (digital video) cable for use in connecting video devices equipped with DV connectors to the PR-50’s DV connector. Use the included DV cable when connecting to the DV connector. When connecting video tape recorders to the S-Video or video (composite) connectors, use a commercially available video cable. We recommend connecting to the S-Video connector if a VCR equipped with an S-Video connector is to be connected to an analog connector. This provides higher quality video than that available with the normal (composite) video connector.

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• To prevent malfunction and/or damage to speakers or other devices, always turn down the volume, and turn off the power on all devices before making any connections.

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Other device (such as a video deck)

Front Panel

Rear panel

DV Input/Output

Connector

DV Input/Output

Connector

DV Input/Output

Connector

the included DV cable

Instructions for Connecting Digital Video Devices Equipped with DV Connectors

When connecting digital video devices equipped with DV connectors, use the included DV cable and connect as shown in the following figure.

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• Electromagnetic interference produced by using the PR-50 near a television or radio may cause unevenness in the TV screen picture color or produce noise in the radio.

• If connecting to a computer’s IEEE1394 connector (also called i.LINK or FireWire), be sure to use a DV cable that is compatible with your computer.

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Rear panel

Router, hub, etc.

LAN cable

LAN Connector

ComputerComputer

LAN Connector

Connecting to a Computer Over a Network

Connect using a LAN cable. Connecting to the computer over a network allows you to copy data from the computer to the PR-50 and access a network time server to adjust the PR-50’s timing. Whenever making these connections, always make sure that the power for all devices is turned off. Connecting equipment with the power turned on may cause malfunctioning and other problems

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Examples of Using and Connecting the PR-50

Usage Examples

Presenting Video Performances on Stage

You can utilize the PR-50’s high-quality video and superb responsiveness to add the effects of video to concerts and other stage events.

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PR-50

V-4

Projector

Video camera, etc.

Exhibits and Other Presentations

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DV-7DLC

V-Synth

You can insert still images, video, narration, and other material as clips, with no need to make changes to the material and with full freedom to play the clips at whatever point desired.

PR-50

Power amplifier

Projector

Speakers

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Display

PR-50

Power amplifier

Speakers

Power amplifier

Speakers

Power amplifier

Speakers

Touch panel display

AR-3000

Video at Facilities

It’s a breeze to set up a system that allows visitors to museums or individual booths at conventions and the like to see and hear video and audio descriptions when they want. You can also use the Scheduler to have video play automatically.

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Connection Examples

Standalone Use

The PR-50 is controlled with the keyboard and mouse. For more detailed information, refer to “Playing Back Clips” (p. 51).

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Display for operation

PR-50

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Display

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Power amplifier

Keyboard

Mouse

Using the PR-50 with the Optional DV-7DLC

Using the DV-7DLC provides the kind of operability you can get only with a dedicated controller. For more detailed information, refer to “Using a DV-7DLC” (p. 97).

Display for operation

Display

PR-50

Speakers

DV-7DLC

Mouse

Power amplifier

Speakers

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PR-50

UM-880

MIDI

USB

MIDI

PR-50

UM-1

V-Synth

Display

Mouse

Using the PR-50 with MIDI

Using the optional UM-1 or other USB compatible (UM Series) MIDI interface enables you to control MIDI devices with MIDI signals. Additionally, you can connect a V-LINK compatible device and use the V-LINK feature to enjoy a variety of video effects that bring visual element of expression to your performances. For more detailed information, refer to “Using V-LINK” (p. 59) and “Using MIDI Devices” (p. 83).

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PR-50

Display for operation

PCR-50

USB

Projector

Keyboard

Mouse

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You can use a MIDI keyboard to control the switching of effects with retrigger playback and velocity, control the playback speed, and produce other advanced playback effects intuitively.

Display for operation

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UM-1

V-Synth

PR-50

Keyboard

Mouse

Projector

You can also use an optional PCR-50 or other USB keyboard (PCR Series or PC-300), connecting the keyboard directly to the PR-50 with no MIDI interface necessary.

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PR-50

RS-232C

VGA

Speakers

Power amplifier

Touch panel display

Display

Using the RS-232C Connector

Connecting with the RS-232C cable allows you to control the PR-50 with a computer or other external control device. For more detailed information, refer to “Using the RS-232C Connector” (p. 101).

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Using a Touch Panel Display

You can connect a touch panel display using an RS-232C cable and VGA cable and then control the PR-50 by directly touching the touch panel display screen. For more detailed information about setting up touch panel displays, refer to “Using a Touch Panel Display” (p. 101).

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Projector

PR-50

Power amplifier

Speakers

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Power amplifier

Speakers

Power amplifier

Speakers

Power amplifier

Speakers

PR-50

UM-880

USB

MIDI

AR-3000

Projector

Display for operation

Keyboard

Mouse

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Controlling AR Series Devices

You can use the PR-50 for MIDI control of the AR-3000 and other models in Roland’s AR (Audio Recorder) Series. This allows you to switch playback of AR Series phrases by switching clips with the PR-50. For more details about setting up the PR-50 to control AR Series devices, refer to “Controlling AR Series Devices” (p. 96).

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PR-50

Display for operation

UM-880

USB

MIDI

PR-50

DV-7PR

UM-1

Projector

Keyboard

Mouse

Controlling Multiple Presenters

You can control multiple other Presenters (such as other PR-50s or DV-7PRs) with the PR-50. You can make settings for starting and stopping playback of clips, selecting palettes and clips, and setting switch effect times. For more details about setting the PR-50 to control other Presenters, refer to “Controlling Another Presenter” (p. 92).

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Controlling a Video Mixer

Using a video mixer, you can work with video input from an external device connected to the video mixer as PR-80 clips. Additionally, you can use an external MIDI device to control the video mixer’s effect settings and fade the final video output. For more details about video-mixer control settings, refer to “Controlling an Edirol Video Mixer” (p. 93).

V-4

Display for operation

PR-50

Keyboard

Projector

MIDI

Video camera, etc.

UM-1

Mouse

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Working with the Keyboard and Mouse

About the Keyboard and Included Mouse

After reviewing the material in “Setting Up and Connecting Equipment” (p. 14), be sure to connect the keyboard and included mouse. Operations with the PR-50 are primarily performed with the mouse. For more on how to use the mouse, refer to“About Operations with the Mouse” (p. 26). The keyboard is used for entering titles and changing the names of data materials and projects.

Notes to Observe When Using the Keyboard

• Do not place objects on top of the keyboard.

• Do not turn on the power to the PR-50 while pressing and holding down any of the keys.

• After turning on the power to the PR-50, do not press any of the keys on the keyboard until the Selector screen appears. Pressing certain keys at this time may call up a system maintenance screen that is not required for normal operation of the unit.

• If an unfamiliar screen showing alphabetic characters appears, press the [POWER] button on the PR-50’s front panel and hold the button down more than 5 seconds to turn off the power. After checking to make sure none of the keyboard’s keys is pressed down, press the [POWER] button again to turn on the power.

About Operations with the Mouse

PR-50’s operational screens appear on a monitor similar to those used in personal computers. The mouse also performs operations similar to those of a personal computer mouse. The following describes the four common options performed by the mouse.

Mouse Pointer

The mouse cursor on the screen moves in sync with the mouse movement in your hand. Move the pointer to the desired position on the screen, click the left or right mouse button to select a menu, then click to perform the function.

Single Click

The mouse is equipped with two buttons. The left button is the main button used in most operations. Move the pointer to the desired point on the screen, then press the left button once. You can use this when pressing buttons such as [OK] and [Cancel], selecting menus, and for other such tasks.

Drag and Drop

This refers to “dragging” an item on the screen and “dropping” (releasing) it at the targeted point. This operation is used for transferring, arranging, and copying materials. Move the mouse pointer to the location where the desired icon is, then press the left button to select it. Now continue to hold down the mouse button as you move the mouse to a different point. The selected object moves along with the pointer. When the icon reaches the intended point, release the left mouse button.

Right Click

Press, or “click” the right mouse button one time only. This enables you to call up various editing functions.

* Use an attached mouse pad when using the mouse.

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How the PR-50 is Organized

The PR-50 consists of the two main sections below.

Selector

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This is what first appears when the PR-50 is turned on. Various different functions use this as their starting point.

Presenter

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Included here are functions used in playing back and switching video materials.

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Basic Workflow

Most of the PR-50’s operations are performed using the mouse and keyboard as you look at the screens. The following guides you through the basic workflow, while making use of samples that were supplied with the PR-50. For details of individual operations, see the cited reference pages.

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Turning the Power On (Off)

→

“Turning On the Power” (p. 46)

Selector appears.

[Presenter]

Presenter starts up. Presenter features two screens, one for “Play mode” and another for “Edit mode.”

Play Mode → “Play Mode” (p. 37)

In this mode, you arrange and switch materials during playback. You can also add a variety of different effects.

Edit Mode → “Edit Mode” (p. 40)

In this mode, you load data and arrange the materials in palettes (p. 56).

[Utility] → “Utility” (p. 43)

Use this to copy and delete projects (p. 48).

[System Preferences] → “System Preferences” (p. 44)

This is where screen, time, mouse, keyboard, and other system-related settings are made.

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Starting Up Presenter

Click [Presenter] in Selector. The Presenter Play mode screen appears, after a few seconds.

• Play Mode Screen → (p. 37)

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Select a disk Click [Open]

Select a project

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Opening a Project

Click [Open] on the screen, and the following dialog appears. Click “Internal HDD,” then click “Artbeats Sample” and “Open” (the project “Artbeats Sample” is used as the example procedure in “Basic Workflow”). This calls up the project entitled “Artbeats Sample.”

Projects are the most basic unit managed with the PR-50. Clips are played back and materials are saved in project units.

• What is a Project? → (p. 48)

• Creating Projects → (p. 49)

• Opening Projects → (p. 50)

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Select a palette Program output monitor Image effects

Palette (select a clip) Transport control

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Playing Back the Clip

The area in the Play Mode screen where the thumbnail video images are shown is called the palette, and each of the video images is called a clip. You select the clip to be played back from the palette. You can also switch and play video from other palettes.

Click on a clip with the mouse to start playing the clip. Clicking on the transport control allows you to start and stop playback, and to play back clips one frame at a time. You can check the images being played back with the video output monitor. Clicking on the palette list with the mouse switches the palette. You can work with the controls in the upper right of the screen to select from a number of different playback methods and add effects.

• Play Mode Screen → (p. 37)

• Using the Mouse to Play Back Clips → (p. 51)

• Using the Keyboard to Play Back Clips → (p. 53)

• Viewing the Video Output Monitor → (p. 52)

• Switching the Palette → (p. 54)

• Setting the Switching Effects → (p. 54)

• Turning Loop Playback On and Off → (p. 55)

• Setting the Palette’s Loop Mode → (p. 63)

• Making Clip Loop Mode Settings → (p. 71)

• Setting Projects to Play Automatically When Loaded → (p. 74)

• Setting the Scheduler → (p. 81)

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Clips list Program output monitor

Palettes list (select a palette)

Materials list (select materials)

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Editing the Palette

This is done in the Edit Mode screen. You can display the Edit Mode screen by clicking the [Edit Mode] button in the upper right of the Play Mode screen.

Here you can change clip sequences and names and assign new materials to the palette as clips. You can easily assign materials to the palette just by dragging them with the mouse. The materials list shows the materials that are saved to projects. The content edited in this screen is carried over in Play mode, with no further changes necessary. Just click “Play Mode” at the upper right to immediately play back the edited data.

• Edit Mode Screen → (p. 40)

• Assigning Materials to Palettes → (p. 56)

• Making the Palette Settings → (p. 63)

• Editing Palettes → (p. 62)

• Making Clip Settings → (p. 66)

• Editing Clips → (p. 64)

• Changing the Material Settings → (p. 73)

• Setting the Scheduler → (p. 81)

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Select a disk Select materials

Material preview monitor

Select a project Import button

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Importing Materials

This is done in the Edit Mode screen. You can import new materials. When you click the [Import] button at the lower right of the screen, the following dialog appears; you can then import materials from another project, disk, or other source.

• Importing Materials from Another Project → (p. 75)

• Importing Materials Created with a Computer → (p. 77)

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Start button Capture button

Select an input source

Preview monitor Stop button

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Capturing Video from a Video Deck or Other Device

You can capture video from a video deck or a similar device connected to the PR-50. When you click the [Capture] button at the lower right of the screen, a “Capture” screen for capturing video appears.

In the Preview monitor you can see the video from a video deck. Click the [Start] button to captures the video. You can capture each video frame separately, and separate a video into materials at any desired point using [Frame] button and [Auto-cut] button.

Click [Close] button in the “Capture” screen to return to Edit mode.

• Capturing Video form a Video Deck or Other Device → (p. 76)

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What is V-LINK?

V-LINK ( ) is a function that allows music and images to be performed together. By using MIDI to connect two or more V-LINK compatible devices, you can easily enjoy performing a wide range of visual effects that are linked to the expressive elements of a music performance. With V-LINK, you can easily control the PR-50 with a V-LINK compatible MIDI device.

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Remote control (V-LINK)

Image export

V-Synth

Remote control (V-LINK)

MC-909

For more detailed information on how to use the V-LINK function, refer to “Using V-LINK” (p. 59).

UM-1

PR-50

Image export

PR-50

Projector

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Names of Things in Screens/What They Do

Selector

This is what first appears when you turn on the power to the PR-50. The Presenter starts up from here. Also shown here are screens for managing projects on hard disks

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and for setting the PR-50 system preferences.

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a. [Presenter] Button

This starts up the Presenter. The Presenter features two modes, Play mode (p. 37) and Edit mode (p.

40).

b. [Utility] Button

This calls up the Utility screen (p. 43). This is used for organizing the projects on the hard disk.

c. [System Preferences] Button

This calls up the System Preferences screen (p. 44). These settings affect the PR-50’s overall system environment.

d. [Power off] Button

This shuts off the power to the PR-50 (p. 47).

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Play Mode

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This is displayed when you select [Presenter] in the Selector screen (p. 36), or when you click the [Play Mode] button at the upper right of the Edit Mode screen (p. 40).

a. [EXIT] Button

This quits Presenter.

b. Clock

This indicates the current time. You can click the mouse to open the Schedule Editor. This is also lit when the Scheduler is operational.

c. [V-LINK] Indicator

This lights up when a V-LINK device is connected (p. 59). You can turn V-LINK off by clicking this while it is lit.

d. [MIDI Preferences] Button

This is used for setting the MIDI preferences. For more detailed information, refer to “Using MIDI Devices” (p. 83).

e. EDIROL Logo

Click this logo to display the version number and other information about Presenter. Clicking on the displayed information clears it from the screen.

f. Project Name

This indicates the name of the current project.

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g. [Open] Button

The “Open” dialog is displayed, and the project to be used opens. For more details about working with this, refer to “Opening Projects” (p. 50). You can also perform the same tasks, like copying and deleting projects, as you do in the Utility screen (p. 43).

h. [Color Bar] Button

Click this button to show and hide the color bar.

i. [Stop] Button

This stops playback.

j. [Edit Mode] Button

This switches the PR-50 to Edit mode (p. 40).

k. Palette List

This displays 20 palettes. You can switch palettes by clicking here. For more details about working with this feature, refer to “Switching the Palette” (p. 54).

l. Video Output Monitor

This is used for monitoring the video output. The monitor’s perimeter lights in red when effects are switched (p. 54) or at other times when the system is busy. You can also have information such as playback status and remaining clip time be displayed here. For more details about viewing the monitor, refer to “About the Video Output Monitor Display” (p.

52).

m. [Loop] Button

This turns loop playback of clips on and off. Click here to switch the function on or off. When this is turned on, each clip plays in accordance with its own Loop Mode setting. You can have the same clip play repeatedly (loop), play the subsequent clip, or play back another specified clip. When this is turned off, the clip stops playing at the last frame or at the out point. For more details about turning clips’ loop playback on and off, refer to “Turning Loop Playback On and Off” (p. 55). For more details about clip Loop Mode settings, refer to “Making the Palette Settings” (p. 63).

n. [Transition Time] Slider

This adjusts the time used for the transition effect. You can set this to any value from 0 to 4 seconds. You can reset to standard values by clicking the triangle at the position corresponding to the standard value. For more details about adjusting transition times, refer to “Transition Effects” (p. 54).

o. Volume Level Meter

This indicates the volume level.

p. [Audio] Slider

This adjusts the volume during audio playback. You can reset to standard values by clicking the triangle at the position corresponding to the standard value.

You can adjust the volume for each clip independently (p. 71).

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t-1

t-3

q. [Playback Speed] Slider

You can alter the playback speed. You can also change the range of speeds permitted in the MIDI preferences (p. 83). You can reset to standard values by clicking the triangle at the position corresponding to the standard value.

r. Transition Effect Type

This selects the type of transition effect used. For more details about selecting transition types, refer to “Transition Effects” (p. 54).

s. [Defaults] Button

Restores the three sliders to the standard values. The standard settings are shown below.

• [Transition Effect Time] Slider: 0.0 sec.

• [Audio] Slider: 0 dB

• [Playback Speed] Slider: 100%

You can reset the sliders to standard values by clicking the triangle at the position corresponding to the standard value.

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t. Palette Area

Displayed here are thumbnails of the clips contained in the palette and their settings. Clicking on a thumbnail starts playback of the clip, and the video images are displayed in the monitor. Also displayed are the clips’ Loop playback settings.

t-1. Keyboard identifier used when a clip is played back with the keyboard (p. 53).

t-2. Loop Mode setting, set separately for each individual clip (p. 71).

• : Playback stops at the final frame or the out point.

• : Clip plays repeatedly.

• : The next clip is played back.

• : The next clip is selected.

• : The specified clip is played back.

t-3. Length of clip from the In point to the Out point.

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Edit Mode

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This appears when you click the [Edit Mode] button in the upper right of the Play Mode screen.

a. [EXIT] Button

This quits Presenter.

b. Clock

This indicates the current time. You can click the mouse to open the Schedule Editor. This also lights up when the Scheduler is operational.

c. [V-LINK] Indicator

This lights up when a V-LINK device is connected (p. 59). You can switch V-LINK off by clicking this while it is lit.

d. [MIDI Preferences] Button

This is used for setting the MIDI preferences. For more detailed information, refer to “Using MIDI Devices” (p. 83).

e. Project Name

This indicates the name of the current project.

f. [Open] Button

The “Open” dialog appears, just as in Play mode. For more details about working with this, refer to “Opening Projects” (p. 50). You can also perform the same tasks, like copying and deleting projects, as you do in the Utility screen (p. 43).

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g. [Save] Button

This overwrites and saves the current project. For more details about working with this, refer to “Saving Projects” (p. 58).

You cannot change a project’s name and then save the project under the different name. For more on backing up projects, refer to “Copying Projects” (p. 79) and “Changing Project Names” (p. 79).

h. [Play Mode] Button

This switches the PR-50 to Play mode (p. 37).

i. [Project] Area

Here is where you can set up the automatic playback that is to take place when Presenter starts up. For more details about working with this, refer to “Setting Automatic Playback” (p. 74).

j. “Palettes” list

This shows the names of palettes and thumbnails of the first eight clips. Left-click to select the palettes. The clips included in the palette appear in the [Clip] list below. You can change palette names, change the sequence of clips in palettes, and perform various other editing functions. For more on palette editing procedures, refer to “Editing Palettes” (p. 62). You can also make the Loop Mode settings for each palette individually. For more details about making Loop Mode settings, refer to “Making the Palette Settings” (p. 63).

k. “Clips” list

This displays the clips contained in the palette currently selected in the “Palettes” list. You can left click to select a clip and play it back in Clip Preview. You can further edit the clips in various ways, such as changing clip names, rearranging clip sequences, and importing data for additional clips. For more details about procedures used in editing clips, refer to “Editing Clips” (p. 64). You can also make the Loop Mode settings and adjust volume levels for each clip individually. For more details about making clip settings, refer to “Making the Clip Settings” (p. 66).

l. “Parameters” Area

This is where the parameters and settings are made for clips selected in the “Clips” list. Here you can set each clip’s In point and Out point, Loop Mode settings, volume levels, and more. For more details about making the clip settings, refer to “Making the Clip Settings” (p. 66).

m. “Materials” List

This displays the materials included in the project. You can import materials from other projects as well as from video tape decks and other devices. You can also edit this material in various ways, such as changing material names and changing their sequence. For more details about these procedures, refer to “Changing Material Settings” (p. 73).

n. “Search”

You can use this to search for material in the “Materials” list by material name. The “Materials” list is searched for materials with matching names, starting from the beginning of the material names.

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o. “Information” Area

Displayed here is information about materials selected in the “Materials” list.

o-1. Thumbnail

Shows a thumbnail of the material.

o-2. Thumbnail Slider

Sets material thumbnails.

o-3. Material Information

Displays the following information about the materials.

• Material Name

• “Time” This is the material length.

• “Date Created” This indicates the date the material was imported into the PR-50.

• “Date Modified” This indicates the date the material was last edited.

• “Date Shot” For materials shot with digital video cameras, this shows the date recorded by the camera.

• “Video” This indicates the material’s video format.

• “Audio” This indicates the material’s audio format.

• “Memo” This shows notes entered in Editor of the DV-7 series.

• “Lock” “Locked in Editor” appears here if the data has been positioned on the timeline in Editor of the

DV-7 series.

p. “Capture” Button

This displays the “Capture” screen. Here you can import data from video decks and other devices. For more details about these procedures, refer to “Capturing Video from a Video Deck or Other Device” (p. 76).

q. “Import” Button

This displays the “Import material” dialog. Here, materials are imported from other projects, hard disks, or other such sources. For more details about these procedures, refer to “Importing Materials from Another Project” (p. 75) and “Importing Materials Created with a Computer” (p. 77).

r. [Share Disk] Button

This starts network sharing for shared folders. This lets you exchange moving-image material and mask data over a local area network (LAN). For more details about working with this, refer to “Making the Network Settings” (p. 104).

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Utility

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This is displayed when “Utility” is selected in the Selector screen (p. 27). This function is used for organizing the projects (p. 48) on the hard disk. For more details, refer to “Organizing Projects” (p. 79).

You can perform the same operation in the dialog displayed by clicking “Open” in the Play Mode or Edit Mode screens.

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a. “Disks” List

Select the hard disk you want to work with here. Information including the remaining free disk space is also indicated.

b. “Projects” List

Select the project you want to work on here. You can also drag and drop projects to other disks in the “Disks” list and copy projects from other disks. You can carry out the following operations by right-clicking.

[Duplicate]

This creates copies of projects on the same hard disk.

[Change Name]

This changes the name of the project.

[Move to Trash]

This transfers the project to the trash. To completely delete projects in the trash, right-click on “Trash” in the “Disks” list and select “Empty Trash.” You can also transfer projects to the Trash with drag and drop.

c. Project Information

This displays information about the selected project.

d. [Done] Button

This quits Utility and returns you to the Selector screen (p. 27).

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System Preferences

This is displayed when “System Preferences” is selected in the Selector screen (p. 36).

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These settings affect the PR-50’s overall system environment.

a. “Language”

This sets the language used for the display.

b. “Screen refresh rate”

This sets the screen refresh rate. For more detailed information, refer to “Eliminating Flicker in the Operational Display” (p. 102).

c. “Shortcut Key”

This sets the keys used for keyboard shortcuts. For more details about performing tasks with keyboard shortcuts, refer to “Keyboard shortcut keys” (p. 107).

d. “Time and date”

This sets the time and date. To make these settings, click the check box to check it, click the arrows above or below the numbers to change them to the values you want, then click the [Set] button. You can also use a time server to adjust the time and date automatically. For more details about time servers, refer to “Making the Network Settings” (p. 104).

e. “Bootup Method”

This sets the method used by the PR-50 to start up when the power is turned on. When automatic startup is selected, Presenter automatically starts up. For more details, refer to “Automatically Starting Up Presenter” (p. 103).

f. “Power On/Off”

This sets the method used to turn on and shut off the PR-50’s power. For more details about using this function, refer to “Using an External Power Switch to Turn the Power On and Off” (p. 103).

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g. “Network”

This setting is used when the PR-50 is connected to a computer network. Included here are settings for time servers used in adjusting the PR-50’s time and for copying material materials from computers to the PR-50 when the PR-50 is connected to a network. For more details about working with this, refer to “Making the Network Settings” (p. 104).

h. “Keyboard”

This is used for making the keyboard settings. Clicking the [Default] button restores the factory settings.

i. “Mouse”

This is used for making the mouse settings. Clicking the [Default] button restores the factory settings.

j. “Touch Panel Display”

This includes the settings utilized when a touch panel display is used. For more details about working with this, refer to “Using a Touch Panel Display” (p. 101).

k. “Automatic Disk Checking”

This determines whether or not the PR-50 will perform an automatic disk check at startup. When “Automatic Disk Checking” is checked, the hard disk is automatically diagnosed and repaired when the power is turned on, before Selector starts up. This function helps minimize hard disk failures resulting from improper system shutdowns and other problems. Depending on the number of files and the extent of any damage, if any, this function may increase the time needed to start up the system.

l. [Done] Button

This quits the System Preferences and returns you to the Selector screen.

m. [Latency] Slider

This sets the playback latency of Presenter. Playback timing will be delayed by the frames indicated (value is approximate and not exact). This is useful to adjust playback timing with slow-response video equipment.

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• Once the connections have been completed (p. 14), turn on power to your various devices in the order specified. By turning on devices in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction and/or damage to speakers and other devices.

Turning On the Power

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Refer to “Setting Up and Connecting Equipment” to confirm the connections.

Turn on the power to all of the peripheral devices connected to the PR-50.

Lower the volume on all audio equipment (amps, mixers, etc.) to their minimum level.

Press the PR-50’s [POWER] button.

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* This unit is equipped with a protection circuit. A brief interval (a few seconds) after power up is required before the unit

will operate normally.

Do not hold down the [POWER] button for four seconds or longer.

Selector is displayed. Select [Presenter].

The PR-50 can also be turned on by means of an external power switch. To turn on the PR-50 without pressing the PR-50’s [POWER] button, refer to “Using an External Power Switch to Turn the Power On and Off” (p. 103).

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Turn the volume levels down completely on any audio equipment (amps, mixers, etc.) connected to the PR-50.

Turn off the power to the PR-50.

When Using Selector:

Click the [Power off] button.

When Using Presenter:

2-1. Click the [EXIT] button at the upper left of the screen.

[EXIT] button

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2-2.

The message “Do you want to shut down?” appears; click the [Power off] button.

When Using [POWER] button:

2-1. Press the PR-50’s [POWER] button.

POWER

2-2. The message “Are you sure you want to shut down?” appears; click the [OK] button.

• If a project has not been saved, the message “Would you like to save the current project?” appears. If you want to save the project, click the [Save] button.

• Do not hold down the [POWER] button for four seconds or longer.

Turn off the power to all of the peripheral devices connected to the PR-50.

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Project

Material

Palette

Clip

Video Video Video

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Creating and Opening Projects

The PR-50 manages materials in what are called “projects.”

What is a Project?

Projects are the most basic unit managed with the PR-50. Materials are imported into projects, and the projects are played back in real time in Presenter using the imported materials. Furthermore, settings for realtime playback and the data for editing operations are also saved in projects.

The Relationship Between Materials, Clips, and Palettes

Each project contains the materials used in the project, palettes for arranging the sequence of the

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materials, and clips above the palettes to be played back in real time.

Materials are imported from external video decks or other devices using the capture function. Materials created on computers or other such data can be imported by writing them to digital video tape or by burning them to CD-Rs as digital video stream files. Using the network function, you can also copy materials to the PR-50 from computers.

A single project contains twenty palettes. You can arrange up to 32 materials in one palette using the imported materials within a project.

The materials arranged in a palette are called clips. You can play back video images in real time by selecting the clips. You can also make settings for individual clips that determine the segment to play back (In point and End point) as well as loop playback, mode, and other settings.

Projects can be transferred back and forth between the PR-50 and DV-7 Series devices.

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Creating Projects

This procedure creates a new project.

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Click the “Open” button in the upper part of the Play Mode screen (p.

37) or Edit Mode screen (p. 40).

The “Open” dialog appears.

Disks list Projects list

New Open

Select the disk to which you want to save the project from the “Disks” list.

Click the [New] button.

“New Project” appears highlighted in the “Projects” list. Use the keyboard to enter the project name.

After entering the name, confirm it by pressing the [Enter] key on the keyboard.

Click the [Open] button.

The created project opens.

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Opening Projects

This opens projects already saved to the PR-50.

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Click the “Open” button in the upper part of the Play Mode screen (p.

37) or Edit Mode screen (p. 40).

The “Open” dialog appears.

Disks list Project information

OpenProjects list

Select the disk containing the project from the “Disks” list.

Select the desired project from the “Projects” list.

The information for the selected project appears at the right.

Click the [Open] button.

The selected project opens. If you select [Cancel], the selection is no longer highlighted, and the original screen returns to the display.

To Copy or Delete a Project

When you right-click to select a project in the screen above, a context menu appears, allowing you to copy or delete the project or change the project’s name. These operations are performed the same way as in the Utility screen. For more details about these operations, refer to “Organizing Projects” (p. 79).

You cannot delete or change the name of a project that is currently open.

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Playing Back Clips

When you turn on the power to the PR-50 and click the [Presenter] button in the Selector screen, Presenter’s Play Mode screen appears, and the most recently opened project opens.

Using the Mouse to Play Back Clips

Click on a clip thumbnail in the palette area to start playback of the clip. The clip that is currently playing is singled out in green.

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[Stop] button

Transport control

Palette area (select the clip)

Stopping Playback

Click the [Stop] button or press the “Esc” key on the keyboard. When playback stops, the video output screen goes black.

If the transition effect time settings have been set, the video then fades in accordance with the settings (p. 55).

Pausing Playback

Right-click on the clip being played back or click in the transport control. Playback resumes when you left-click on the paused clip or click in the transport control.

Selecting a Paused Clip

Use the right mouse button to select the clip. The first frame of the clip is displayed.

Moving by One Frame

Click in the transport control to move to previous frames one by one; click to advance to

later frames one at a time.

Moving by Ten Frames

Click in the transport control to move back ten frames at a time; click to advance ten frames

at a time.

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Transport control Progress bar

Clip current time and length

Clip remaining time

Shifting a Clip’s In Point and Out Point

The point at which a clip starts playback is called the In point, and the point where it stops playing is

called the Out point. Click in the transport controls to shift to the In point, and click to shift to the Out point. When you click this while the clip is playing, playback continues after the shift; if

you click this while the clip is paused, the clip remains paused in the shifted position. You can set the In point and Out point individually for each clip (p. 66).

You can display the clip’s current and remaining time in the video output monitor. You can also turn display of the transport controls on and off. For more detailed information about the video output monitor display, refer to “About the Video Output Monitor Display.”

You cannot click blank portions of clips.

About the Video Output Monitor Display

In the video output monitor you can display the clip as it is played back as well as the clip’s current

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time and remaining time, the clip length, and a progress bar.

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Using the Progress Bar

You can use this to confirm the clip’s In and Out points and the current playback position. You can also move playback to any desired point by clicking on the point with the mouse or dragging in the bar, regardless of whether playback is paused or not.

Reducing Flicker in the Screen During Pause

You can make settings for playback mode during pause to reduce the amount of flickering in the screen while playback is paused. The settings menu is displayed when you right-click on the video output monitor.

When “Pause at fields” is checked, only one of the fields is displayed. Although this allows pausing with nothing being played during rapid interlaced recording, it results in only half the vertical resolution. Check this item only when it is required (both odd and even fields are displayed when this is not checked).

You can also cut flickering from interlacing of still images when importing materials (p. 78).

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Turning Displays On and Off

You can turn the video output monitor display on and off. The settings menu is displayed when you right-click on the video output monitor.

Checked options are displayed in the video output monitor display. Unchecking an item removes it from the display.

Turning Automatic Palette Switching On and Off

This determines whether the palette display remains as is or switches in accordance with the clip being played when an external control device or automatic clip playback is used to trigger clips in palettes other than the palette currently displayed. The settings menu is displayed when you right-click on the video output monitor.

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Checking “Change palette view automatically” turns automatic palette switching on.

Using the Keyboard to Play Back Clips

You can also play back clips using the keyboard. The number row on the keyboard (1, 2, 3, 4, ...) corresponds to the first row in the Palette Area, the next row (Q, W, E, R, ...) to the Palette Area’s second row, the next row (A, S, D, F, ...) to the Palette Area’s third row, and the next row (Z, X, C, V, ...) to the Palette Area’s fourth row, and each clip is played back when the corresponding key is pressed.

The corresponding keys are displayed

Corresponds the row of keys [1, 2, 3, ...]

Corresponds the row of keys [Q, W, E, ...]

Corresponds the row of keys [A, S, D, ...]

Corresponds the row of keys [Z, X, C, ...]

The key corresponding to each key appears in the clip’s lower left corner. You can also select clips with the cursor key (the clip shown in white is selected) and start playback with the space key. In addition, you can play clips in sequence with the [+] and [-] keys in the numerical keypad.

[+] Key:

[-] Key:

Plays the clip following the clip selected but not currently playing (shown in white), or the clip currently being played back (shown in green). Plays the clip before the clip selected but not currently playing (shown in white), or the clip currently being played back (shown in green).

You can disable direct playback control with the keyboard by pressing the [Caps Lock] key.

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Switching the Palette

Clicking on a palette in the palette list switches the palette.

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You can change the sequence of palettes, change palette names, and perform various other editing functions in Edit mode (p. 40). For more on palette editing procedures, refer to “Editing Palettes” (p.

62) and “Making the Palette Settings” (p. 63).

For instructions on how to assign materials to palettes, refer to “Assigning Materials to Palettes” (p.

56).

Palettes list

Switching Palettes with the Keyboard

You can also switch palettes using the keyboard. You can select palettes 1–12 by pressing the corresponding function keys on the keyboard (F1, F2, F3, ...) and palettes 11–20 by holding down the Shift key while pressing the relevant function keys (nothing is selected when the “F11” and “F12” keys are pressed while the Shift key is held down).

Transition Effects

This setting determines the time used to switch from a currently playing clip to playback of the next clip. You can also select the type of transition effect to be used.

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[Transition Time] slider

Transition effect time

Transition effect type

Move the [Transition Effect Time] slider to adjust the transition effect time.

You can set this to any value from 0 to 4 seconds.

You can also increase or decrease the transition effect time with the keyboard’s [Page Up] and [Page Down] keys.

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[Loop] button

Select the type of transition effect to be used.

Selects the transition effect type you prefer.

• : The current clip fades to black, then the next clip fades in from black.

• : The current clip fades to white, then the next clip fades in from white.

• : The current clip fades to black, then the next clip starts playing back immediately.

• : The current clip fades to white, then the next clip starts playing back immediately.

Click one clip in the palette area to start playback.

When you click the clip again, the transition effect begins.

Turning Loop Playback On and Off

You can turn the Loop Mode settings on and off to have the same clip play repeatedly, play clips in sequence, or play back another specified clip.

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Click the [Loop] button to switch the setting.

When the [Loop] button is lit, the clip plays according to its loop mode setting and the automatic playback settings. When setting the loop mode, you can either assign the same setting to clips of the entire palette, or to each video clip individually.

To assign the same setting to clips of an entire palette, refer to “Making the Palette Settings” (p. 63). To set each clip, refer to “Setting Loop Mode for Each Clip” (p. 71). To set the automatic playback, refer to “Setting Automatic Playback” (p. 74). When the [Loop] button is not lit, playback will stop at the last frame or the out point of the clip (automatic playback will not be available).

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Assigning Materials to Palettes

Clips in the palette can be arranged in any order you like. You can assign materials to the clips. Select materials from the Materials list.

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This procedure is carried out in the Edit Mode screen (p. 40).

Palletes list Materials list inside project

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Clips list

Switch to Edit mode.

The Edit Mode screen is displayed when you click the [Edit Mode] button in the upper right of the Play Mode screen.

Click one palette from the “Palettes” list to select the palette.

The “Clips” list for the selected palette appears.

Assign materials to the palettes as clips.

Select and drag one material from the “Materials” list and drop it in the position in the “Clips” list to which you want the material assigned. You can confirm the clip in the video output monitor and the material in the thumbnails.

Clip preview monitor

Thumbnail

When you drop a material in a position where a clip is already assigned, the earlier material is replaced by the one you drop there.

When you select multiple materials (select materials while holding down the Shift key) and drop them into the “Clips” list, the materials are assigned in order of the material list, starting from the position where they are dropped.

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Importing Materials from Another Project

Not only can you use materials within a project, you can also import materials from other projects. For more details about these procedures, refer to “Importing Materials from Another Project” (p. 57).

Using video sources connected to the V-4 as clips

By connecting the V-4 (Video mixer), you can also use signals via external devices connected to the V-4 such as video decks as materials. These data will appear in the Materials list with names like “V4 INPUT2” (only when the V-4 control function (p. 93) is on). You can assign these materials as video clips to a palette, so that you can play the signals from external videos like any other clips in Play Mode. For more information regarding the V-4 operation, refer to “Controlling an Edirol Video Mixer” (p. 93).

Importing Materials from External Media

You can import materials from videos, CD-Rs, and other sources. For more details about these procedures, refer to “Capturing Video from a Video Deck or Other Device” (p. 76) and “Importing Materials Created with a Computer” (p. 77).

Editing Palettes and Clips

You can change palette and clip names, change their sequence, and perform various other editing functions. For more on palette and clip editing procedures, refer to “Editing Palettes” (p. 62) and “Editing Clips” (p. 64).

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Saving Projects

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Click the [Save] button in the upper part of the screen. The project is updated and saved.

[Save] button

When You Want to Remake the Project Settings

If you want to revert the settings for a project (restoring the settings as they were when last saved), click the [Open] button to open the project again. At this point a message asking whether or not you want to save the project appears. Select “Discard.”

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Using V-LINK

V-LINK ( ) is a function that makes it easy to exhibit video material during musical performances. Connecting a V-LINK compatible MIDI device to the PR-50 and pressing the V-LINK button on the MIDI device provides you with easy control of Presenter.

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Remote control (V-LINK)

Image output

V-Synth

Connect using an optional UM-1 or other USB-compatible MIDI interface. Connect the USB interface to the [USB] connector on the PR-50 using a USB cable. The USB MIDI interfaces that can be used for this function are shown below.

S-MPU64, UM-1, UM-1S, UM-1X, UM-1SX, UM-1EX, UM-2, UM-2E, UM-2C, UM-4, UM-550, UM-880, PCR-30, PCR-50, PCR-80, PCR-M30, PCR-M50, PCR-M80, PCR-M1, PC-300

The driver software included with these units is not used by the PR-50. In addition, when connecting multiple interfaces and using interfaces with multiple ports, set all inputs to merge (mix) and all outputs to parallel (whereby the same signals are output).

Make these connections only with the power to all devices turned off.

Presenter must be started up before the MIDI device’s V-LINK button is pressed. When V-LINK is turned on, you can have the set up be made in accordance with the MIDI device rather than the PR-50’s MIDI preferences, and functions appropriate for the MIDI device can be assigned.

UM-1

PR-50

Mouse

Projector

You cannot save changes to the PR-50’s MIDI settings made when V-LINK is active.

The main Presenter functions that can be controlled with MIDI are shown below.

• Selecting palettes

• Starting and stopping playback of clips

• Changing the retrigger point

• Changing the playback speed

• Changing the transition effect time

• Changing audio levels

• Controlling Time Trip

• Controlling output fades

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The functions that can be controlled may vary with the V-LINK compatible MIDI device.

Refer to the owner’s manual for each MIDI device for more information on the device’s compatibility. In addition, for details on controlling with MIDI without using the V-LINK function, refer to “Controlling Presenter with MIDI.” When Presenter receives a MIDI System Exclusive V-LINK ON message, the V-LINK function switches on, allowing you to set up and control Presenter using V-LINK messages. For more detailed information on these messages, refer to the MIDI Implementation and the V-LINK Message List. V-LINK compatible MIDI devices set up both Presenter and the MIDI device, without necessitating any user awareness of V-LINK messages, providing easy control of Presenter during musical performances.

The same MIDI messages are received whether the V-LINK function is on or not.

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Making the Settings for the Project

You can make more detailed settings for projects in Presenter’s Edit mode. In this case, you can make the following settings.

Editing Palettes → “Editing Palettes” (p. 62)

You can alter names, rearrange palette sequences, delete clips in palettes, and perform other editing functions.

Making the Palette Settings → “Making the Palette Settings” (p. 63)

You can make the Loop mode settings for all of the clips in a palette simultaneously.

Editing Clips → “Editing Clips” (p. 64)

You can edit clip names, rearrange the sequence of clips, and copy and delete clips.

Making the Clip Settings → “Making the Clip Settings” (p. 66)

Here you can set each clip’s Loop Mode settings, In point and Out point, volume levels, and more.

Changing the Material Settings → “Changing Material Settings” (p. 73)

You can edit material names as well as copy and delete materials.

Setting Automatic Playback → “Setting Automatic Playback” (p. 74)

You can have specified clips play back automatically when projects are loaded.

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Editing Palettes

Here you can change palette names, rearrange palette sequences, delete clips in palettes, and perform other editing functions. To edit a palette, right-click on the palette and work from the context menu that is displayed.

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Context menu

Clips list

Changing Palette Names

Right-click on the name of the palette whose name you want to change in the “Palettes” list.

A context menu appears.

Select [Rename] to highlight the palette name.

Enter the new name using the keyboard.

When you have finished typing the name, press the [Enter] key to confirm it.

3. Rearranging Palette Sequences

Drag and drop the palettes you want to reorder right inside the “Palettes” list. The palettes are inserted where dropped. You can also do this with the following procedure.

Right-click on a palette whose position you want to change in the “Palettes” list.

A context menu appears.

Select [Swap with previous] or [Swap with next].

The palette switches positions with the one before or after it.

Deleting Content from the Palette

Right-click on the name of the palette whose content you want to delete in the “Palettes” list.

A context menu appears.

Select [Clear palette].

The palette’s content is deleted.

Displaying the Palette Window

You can edit clips and perform other operations in the Palette window. For more details about the procedures, refer to “Editing Clips in the Palette Window” (p. 65).

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Making the Palette Settings

You can make the Loop mode settings for all of the clips in a palette simultaneously. You can have the same clip play repeatedly, play the subsequent clip after the current clip is finished, or specify another clip to play back. This function is convenient in situations such as when you need the clips in a palette played back automatically one after another.

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Context menu

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Clips list

Right-click on the palette whose Loop Mode settings you want to set in the “Palettes” list.

A context menu appears.

Select [Set loop mode of all clips to].

A submenu appears.

submenu

Make the Loop mode settings.

• One shot Playback stops at the final frame in the clip or at the Out point set in the clip settings (p. 66).

• Loop The clips are played back continuously.

• Play Next Clip The current clip is played back to the end, and the next clip is played.

• Select Next Clip The current clip is played to the end, and then playback pauses at the first frame of the next clip.

• Play Target Clip When playback of the current clip is finished, the clip specified in the loop mode settings (p. 71) is

played back.

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Editing Clips

You can change clip names, rearrange clip sequences, copy and delete clips, and perform other editing functions. To edit a clip, right-click on the clip and work from the context menu that is displayed.

context menu

"Clip" list.

Changing Clip Names

You can change the clip names independently of the materials.

Right-click on the name of the clip whose name you want to change in the “Clips” list.

A context menu appears.

Select [Rename] to highlight the clip name.

Enter the new name using the keyboard.

When you have finished typing the name, press the [Enter] key to confirm it.

Rearranging Clip Sequences

Drag and drop the clips in the “Clips” list to rearrange the clip sequence.

Searching Clip Materials

This searches for materials assigned to the clips.

Right-click on the name of the clip containing the material you want to find in the “Clips” list.

A context menu appears.

Select [Find material].

The materials assigned to the clip are selected in the “Materials” list.

Copying Clips to Other Locations and Palettes

Right-click on the name of the clip you want to copy in the “Clips” list.

A context menu appears.

Select [Copy].

Right-click on the location (even in another palette) where you want to paste the clip copied

in the “Clips” list.

A context menu appears.

Select [Paste].

The copy of the clip is assigned to that location.

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Cutting and Moving Clips to Other Locations and Palettes

Right-click on the name of the clip you want to cut in the “Clips” list.

A context menu appears.

Select [Cut].

Right-click on the location (even in another palette) where you want to paste the cut clip in the “Clips” list.

A context menu appears.

Select [Paste].

The cut clip is assigned that location.

Removing Clips

Right-click on the name of the clip in the “Clips” list you want to remove.

A context menu appears.

Select [Clear].

The clip is removed.

* Materials are not deleted when clips are removed.

Changing the Size of the Thumbnails in the “Clips” list

Right-click on the “Clips” list.

A context menu appears.

Select [Appearance].

A submenu appears.

Select the display size.

Select “Large” to display larger thumbnails, “Medium” for normal size, or “Small” for smaller-size thumbnails.

Editing Clips in the Palette Window

You can edit clips in the Palette window.

Right-click on the “Palettes” list.

A context menu appears.

Select [Open palette window].

The Palette window opens.

Context menu

* You can also open the Palette window by double-clicking in the “Palettes” list.

Select and right-click on the clip you want to edit.

Select the parameter you want to edit.

You can rearrange clip sequences and load materials in the Palette window.

You can rearrange the sequence of clips by dragging and dropping them in the Palette window. You can also easily arrange materials in the Palette window by dragging and dropping from the “Clips” list or “Materials” list.

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Making the Clip Settings

Here you can set each clip’s Loop Mode settings, In point and Out point, volume levels, and more. Clip settings are made in the Parameter Area.

Parameters area

Setting the Clip Playback Segment

This sets the clip’s In point and Out point.

Click on the clip whose playback segment you want to change in the “Clips” list.

Use the time slider in the “Parameters” Area to move the preview cursor to the frames you

want to set as the In point and Out point.

Preview cursor

Current time

The current time is indicated beneath the preview cursor.

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You can move the cursor in the following ways.

Transport control

Dragging the Preview Cursor with the Mouse

You can play back scrubs by dragging the preview cursor with the mouse (p. 70).

Right-click the Time Slider with the Mouse

Time slider Context menu

A context menu appears, allowing you to shift to the following points.

• [Jump to top frame]

• [Jump to end frame]

• [Jump to in point]

• [Jump to out point]

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Using the Transport Control

• : Return to first frame • : Advance to last frame

• : Go back 1 frame • : Advance 1 frame

• : Go back 10 frames • : Advance 10 frames

• : Start playback • : Stop playback

Using the In Point and Out Point Settings Icons

Jump to out point

Jump to in point

• : Jump to In point

• : Jump to Out point

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Time slider Context menu

Using the Keyboard Shortcuts

• Shortcut key + [Shift] + [←]: Go back 10 frames

• Shortcut key + [Shift] + [

• Shortcut key + [←]: Go back 1 frame

• Shortcut key + [

Shortcut key is set in the [Preferences] in Selector. This is set to the [Ctrl] key at the factory. For more detailed information, refer to “System Preferences” (p. 44).

Using the Optional DV-7DLC

• JOG/Shuttle Dial

• : Return to first frame

• : Go back 10 frames

• : Advance 10 frames

• : Pause

]: Advance 10 frames

→

]: Advance 1 frame

→

•

: Go back 1 frame

: Advance 1 frame

: Advance to last frame

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• : Playback

After deciding on the frame, set the In point or Out point as shown below.

• Right-click the time slider

A context menu appears, and you can then make the following settings.

• [Set in point]

• [Set out point]

• : Play from In point to Out point

Using the In Point and Out Point Settings Icons

Out point

In point

• Sets the In point

• : Sets the Out point

• : Plays back from the In point to the Out point

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Deletes in point

Deletes out point

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Using the Optional DV-7DLC

• : Sets the In point

• : Sets the Out point

• : Plays back from the In point to the Out point

When you set the In point, the In point is then automatically assigned to each of the clip thumbnails. You can also right-click the time slider with the mouse and select [Set thumbnail frame] to assign the frame that appears at the preview cursor position to each of the clip thumbnails.

You can delete the In point and Out point in the following ways.

Right-click the Time Slider with the Mouse

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Time slider Context menu

• [Delete in/out point]

Using the In Point and Out Point Settings Icons

• : Deletes the In point

• : Deletes the Out point

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Setting the In Point and Out Point While Playing the Audio

You can set the In point and Out point as the audio is being played.

Select a clip in Edit mode.

Press in the upper left of the clip parameter Preview Area to switch on scrub playback

with audio.

The button changes to .

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When On

When Off

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Drag the time slider.

The audio track plays back in accordance with the time slider. When playback is paused, playback of the audio for that frame is looped.

Set the desired In point and Out point.

Press to switch off scrub playback with audio.

The button switches to .

Specifying Clip Thumbnails

You can specify the thumbnails for clips shown in the palette.

Drag the time slider with the mouse to the point where the image you want to specify as the thumbnail appears, then right-click.

Time slider Context menu

When you select “Set thumbnail frame,” the thumbnail switches to the currently displayed image.

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Setting Loop Mode for Each Clip

You can make separate Loop mode settings for each clip. When this is turned on, each clip plays in accordance with its own Loop Mode setting. You can have the same clip play continuously or play the next clip when the current one is finished. You can also have another specified clip play after the current clip is played back. These functions allow you to program the playback sequence of the clips. The Loop mode settings are enabled when Loop playback is on (p. 55).

Select the clip whose Loop mode settings you want to set in the “Clips” list.

Select the “Loop mode” setting.

• One shot

Playback stops at the final clip in the frame or at the Out point set in the clip settings (p. 66).

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• Loop

The clips are played back continuously.

• Play Next Clip

The current clip is played back to the end, and the next clip is played.

• Select Next Clip

Playback stops at the final frame in the clip or at the Out point set in the clip settings (p. 66).

• Play Target Clip

When the current clip is finished playing, the specified clip is then played back. Specify clips by selecting the palette number and clip number.

Each clip’s Loop mode appears in the clip’s image in the palette in Play mode.

Setting the Volume for Each Clip

You can adjust the volume level of each clip independently of the others. Adjust clip volume levels individually when, for example, there are discrepancies in the levels from one clip to another.

Select the clip whose volume setting you want to set in the “Clips” list.

Move the slider to adjust the volume level.

You can return the parameters to their standard settings by right-clicking the slider and then selecting “Defaults.” The setting items described below have been added to the Presenter’s Edit mode.

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Setting the Playback Speed for Each Clip

You can set the playback speed independently for each individual clip.

Click the Extended Parameters tab.

Move the Playback Speed slider to adjust the playback speed.

The number above the slider indicates the playback speed. You can make the setting for reverse playback by making this number negative.

Setting the Playback Start Point for Each Clip

You can set the point where playback starts independently for each individual clip.

Click the Extended Parameters tab.

Click to select either “Start Playback from In Point” or “Start Playback from Thumbnail” as the

point to start playback.

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Changing Material Settings

You can change material names, copy and delete materials, and perform other tasks. To change a material’s settings, right-click on the material whose setting you want to change and work from the context menu that is displayed.

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Context menu

Materials list

Changing Material Names

Right-click on the material whose name you want to change in the “Materials” list.

A context menu appears.

Select [Rename] to highlight the material name.

Enter the new name using the keyboard.

When you have finished typing the name, press the [Enter] key to confirm it.

3. Copying Materials to the “Clips” list

Right-click on the material you want to copy in the “Materials” list.

A context menu appears.

Select [Copy].

Right-click on the location in the “Clips” list where you want to paste the clip copied in the

“Materials” list.

A context menu appears.

Select [Paste].

The copy of the material is assigned to that location.

Deleting Materials

Right-click on the material you want to delete in the “Materials” list.

A context menu appears.

Select [Delete].

The material is completely deleted from the hard disk.

This procedure completely removes the material from the hard disk; always confirm that you indeed want to delete the material before you delete it.

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Project

Changing Material Thumbnail Images

Click on the material whose thumbnail image you want to change in the “Materials” list.

Move the thumbnail slider in the “Information” Area.

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Preview

Thumbnail slider

The thumbnail switches to the frame shown at the current slider position.

Setting Automatic Playback

You can have clips play back automatically when projects are loaded. These settings are made in Edit mode.

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Put a check in the check box in the “Project” Area.

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Select the palette number and clip number.

The selected clip plays back automatically when the project is loaded. If you check “Keep this clip running,” the screen does not go black when a clip is finished playing (this includes stopping playback with the “Stop” button or “Esc” key on the keyboard), but the specified clip is played instead. Clips do not play back automatically when Loop playback is off in Play mode (p. 55).

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Importing Materials

Select disk Select material

Select project

Import button

Cancel button

Importing Materials from Another Project

You can import materials from other projects.

Click the [Import] button at the lower right of the Edit Mode screen.

The “Import material” dialog is displayed.

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Select the import source disk in the “Disks” list and the import source project in the “Projects”

list.

Select the material you want to import, then click the [Import] button.

You can confirm the material in the Project Area to the right. To select multiple materials, hold down the [Shift] key as you select.

When you have finished importing, press [Cancel] to close the dialog.

When you use the above procedure in “Import material here,” which appears after you select a clip in the “Clips” list or Palette window, and then right-click, you can import and use the material as a clip at that position.

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Capturing Video from a Video Deck or Other Device

This procedure captures video from a video deck or other device.

Click the [Capture] button at the lower right of the Edit Mode screen.

The “Capture” screen appears.

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Select input Stop button

Monitor

Use the keyboard to enter the name of the material to be newly captured.

Select the connector to which the video deck or other device is connected.

Start playback of the external device.

You can see the playback in the monitor.

When you connect a deck to the PR-50 with a DV cable and select “DV” input, you can operate the deck with transport buttons in the screen.

Click the [Start] button to begin capturing.

Click the [Frame] button to capture a single frame.

If instead of the [Frame] button you press the [Auto-cut] button, the material is automatically segmented at the points where the scenes change and then saved. In this case, the materials are automatically given names such as “Title-0001” and “Title-0002.”

Click the [Stop] button to stop capturing.

It makes the captured video into a single material. If you click the [Cut] button, it segments the captured video at your click timing. In this case, the materials are automatically given names such as “Title-0001” and “Title-0002.”

Start recording button [CLOSE] button

Click the [Close] button to close the “Capture” screen.

The captured material appears in the material list in Edit mode.

The imported material is indicated by a name such as “Title-0001.”

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Importing Materials Created with a Computer

You can use CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs to import video materials created on computers into projects. You can also import data in the same manner from memory cards using an optional card reader. This feature is compatible only with systems meeting the following specifications.

• CD-ROM/CD-R/CD-RW Format

ISO9660 Level 2, HFS, or Microsoft Joliet Mode 1 format (not compatible with other operating systems’ extended formats)

• Memory Card Format

FAT16 or FAT32 format

• File Format

Animation: DV stream files Still: JPEG files

• Data Format (CODEC)

Animation: DV, NTSC/PAL (differing according to regional specification), 48 kHz,

16-bit PCM Audio

Still: JPEG (4:3 [Horizontal:Vertical] Aspect Ratio)

Use single-session, write-at-once for creating CD-Rs, CD-RWs, or CD-ROMs. This feature is not compatible with packet-write and multi-session methods.

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For more detailed information, refer to the owner’s manuals for your computer and video editing software.

You can import materials using video editing software on a computer with the capture function (p.

76). You can also use the network function (p. 104) to copy materials to the PR-50 from a computer.

Press the Eject button on the PR-50’s front panel to open the CD-ROM drive’s disk tray.

If using a memory card, insert the card into the card reader, then press [Import] at the lower right of the Edit Mode screen, and proceed to Step 4.

Place the disk containing the material or materials in the tray, then press the Eject button to

close the tray.

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After the sound of the drive spinning abates, click the [Import] button at the lower right of the

Edit Mode screen.

The “Import material” dialog is displayed.

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Select a disk

Select materials

Select a directory

If the disk does not appear in the screen, click the “Rescan” button in the dialog.

Select the disk you want to import from the “Disks” list.

Select the material you want to import in the “Materials” list, then click the [Import] button.

To select multiple materials, hold down the [Shift] key as you select.

You can cut down on interlacing problems when selecting still images by importing with “Apply field smooth to still images” checked at the bottom center of the dialog.

Select the disk in the “Disks” list and click the [Eject] button.

If you select a CD, the disk tray opens; remove the disk from the tray. Remove the card from the card reader.

If you want to continue importing from other disks, insert a disk as described in Step 1.2

above, and after the sound from the drive’s spinning abates, click the [Rescan] button.

When you have finished importing, eject the disk as described in Step 6 above, then press [Cancel] to close the dialog.

• When you use the above procedure in “Import material here,” which appears after you select a clip in the “Clips” list or Palette window and then right-click, you can import and use the material as a clip at that position.

• Materials copied from computers connected to a network (p. 104) are copied to the “IMPORT” folder in the “Disks” list. Load these materials from the “IMPORT” folder.

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Organizing Projects

You can create copies of projects on the hard disk and change their names. These operations are carried out in the Utility screen (p. 43).

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Disks list Project information

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Copying Projects

Duplicating Projects on the Same Hard Disk

Click Selector’s [Utility] button.

The Utility screen appears.

Select the disk you want to work with from the “Disks” list.

Right-click on the project you want to duplicate in the “Projects” list.

A context menu appears.

Select [Duplicate]. The project “~Project Name~copy” is created on the same hard disk.

Copying Projects From One Hard Disk to Another

Click Selector’s [Utility] button.

The Utility screen appears.

Select the copy source disk in the “Disks” list.

Drag the project you want to copy from the “Projects” list.

Drop the project in the copy-destination disk in the “Disks” list.

Changing Project Names

Projects list Done

Click Selector’s [Utility] button.

The Utility screen appears.

Select the disk you want to work with from the “Disks” list.

Right-click on the project whose name you want to change in the “Projects” list.

A context menu appears.

Select [Rename] to highlight the project name. Enter the name with the keyboard.

When you have finished typing the name, press the [Enter] key to confirm it.

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Deleting Projects

Moving Projects to the Trash

Click Selector’s [Utility] button.

The Utility screen appears.

Select the disk you want to work with from the “Disks” List.

Right-click on the project you want to delete in the “Projects” List.

A context menu appears.

Select “Move to Trash.”

You can also delete projects by dragging the projects and dropping them in the “Trash” in the “Disks” list.

You cannot remove a currently selected project.

Completely Deleting Projects from the Trash

Click Selector’s [Utility] button.

The Utility screen appears.

Right-click on “Trash” in the “Disks” list.

A context menu appears.

Select [Empty Trash].

When the message “Do you want to empty trash?” appears, click [OK].

Emptying the Trash with this procedure completely removes the project from the hard disk; always confirm that you indeed want to delete the project before you delete it.

Initializing a Removable Disk

Click Selector’s [Utility] button.

The Utility screen appears.

Right-click on a removable hard disk in the “Disks” list.

A context menu appears.

Select [Initialize].

A screen appears requesting you to confirm that you want to initialize the disk; follow the instructions to proceed.

Initializing the disk with this procedure completely removes the project from the hard disk; always confirm that you indeed want to delete the project before you delete it.

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Using Scheduler to Control Presenter

You can use the Scheduler function to play the clips you want at any time you like. You can also program it to stop playback and shut down the PR-50 at the desired time as well.

Use of Scheduler requires that the PR-50’s time be set. You can set the time in the “System Preferences” (p. 44).

You can also synchronize the PR-50 with the time data from a network time server and have the time adjusted automatically (p. 104).

You can click the [Clock] button to open the “Schedule Editor” screen and make settings for the schedule.

Adding Schedules

Click the [Add] button at the lower left of the “Schedule Editor” screen to create a new schedule.

Deleting Schedules

In the “Schedule Editor” screen, select the schedule you want to delete, then click the [Delete] button at the lower left of the “Schedule Editor” screen.

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Setting the Schedule

Click the [Clock] button at the upper left of the Presenter screen.

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The “Schedule Editor” screen appears.

Selects the month, Day, Week, Hour and minute

Selects the palette and clip

Selects the operation

[Scheduler] button

Click below “Month” and select the month.

If the month is not to be specified, select “*” (for example if you only want to specify the day of the week).

Select the “Day,” “Week,” “Hour,” and “Minute” in the same manner.

If this information is not to be specified, select “*” (“*” cannot be selected for “Minute”).

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Select the operation you want performed at the specified time.

• “Play”: Begins playback at the specified time.

• “Stop”: Stops playback at the specified time.

• “Shutdown”: Shuts down the PR-50 at the specified time.

• “Reboot”: Restarts the PR-50 at the specified time.

• “Time Adj”: Accesses the time server over the network at the specified time and

If “Play” is selected, also select the clip to be played back.

Select a palette, then select the clip.

You can set the clips’ Loop mode settings (p. 71) and program the clip sequence to have clips play back at any time you like.

Click [Save] to save the settings.

If you click [Close] here, the screen is closed without the settings being saved.

Activating Scheduler

corrects the time.

Click the [Scheduler] button at the bottom of the “Schedule Editor” screen to highlight it in orange.

The Scheduler function is switched on. The selected operation is then carried out at the time specified in the settings.

The Scheduler’s operational mode is indicated by the manner in which the “Clock” button lights.

Schedules set in Scheduler and Scheduler On/Off settings can be saved individually to different projects. Scheduler is stopped when the Selector screen is active (with no project being opened). You cannot play back and stop clips with Scheduler when Presenter is in Edit mode.

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Controlling Presenter with MIDI

In addition to the keyboard and mouse, you can also control Presenter in various ways using any of a number of different external control devices.

Switch Presenter to Play mode (p. 37) when controlling it with an external device.

Using MIDI Devices

Using an optional USB MIDI interface, you can control the PR-50 in a variety of ways from a MIDI device. Connect the USB interface to the [USB] connector on the PR-50 with a USB cable. The USB MIDI interfaces that can be used for this function are shown below.

S-MPU64, UM-1, UM-1S, UM-1X, UM-1SX, UM-1EX, UM-2, UM-2E, UM-2C, UM-4, UM-550, UM-880, PCR-30, PCR-50, PCR-80, PCR-M30, PCR-M50, PCR-M80, PCR-M1, PC-300

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Playing Clips

Set the MIDI preferences.

These settings are saved without regard to the project. With these settings made, you can use a MIDI device for the following operations.

Selecting Palettes

Palettes are selected with the Bank Select MSB. Values range from 0 to 19.

Playing Clips

Clips are selected and played back with Program Changes. Values range from 0 to 31.

Controlling the Playback Speed

This is set in Step 3.

Setting the Transition Effect Time

This is set in Step 4.

Adjusting the Volume

You can adjust the volume level. This is set in Step 5.

Setting the Time Trip Pad

You can make the settings for the Time Trip pad, featured on V-Synths and other instruments. This is set in Step 6.

Stopping Playback of Clips

Playback of the clips stops when an All Note Off message is received (followed by a black screen).

Resetting the Playback Speed Changes and Transition Effect Time

Reset All Controllers sets the playback speed to the standard default speed and the transition effect time to 0 seconds.

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Select a MIDI message

Click the [MIDI Preferences] button in Play mode or Edit mode.

Set the MIDI channel to be used for playback of the clip in “Rx Channel” in “Clip Control.”

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If controlling the playback speed via MIDI, set the MIDI message to be used in “Speed Control” (controls are not accepted via MIDI when this is set to [OFF]).

The playback speed is controlled with the selected MIDI message.

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Select the RX channel

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When controlling the playback speed, set the “Speed Control Range” (the value is set in terms of a range of multipliers that can be applied to the standard speed).

Speed Control Range

Numerals in the “Speed Control Range” indicate, from left to right, the minimum MIDI value (0), center value (64), and maximum value (127). When selecting a range starting from 0 in the “Speed Control Range,” playback is paused when the value is set at 0.

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If the transition effect time is controlled via MIDI, set the MIDI message to be used in

“Trans. Time Control” (controls are not accepted via MIDI when this is set to [OFF]).

The transition effect time setting is controlled with the selected MIDI message.

Select a MIDI message

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The transition effect time (0.0–4.0 seconds) corresponds to the MIDI value (0–127).

For more details about selecting the transition effect time, refer to “Transition Effects” (p. 54).

If you wish to control the volume from the MIDI device, set the MIDI message at the “Audio Level Control” pull-down menu (if “OFF” selected, it cannot be controlled using the MIDI device).

Control the volume with the selected MIDI message.

Select a MIDI message

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Select a MIDI message

Mark the checkbox

Set the MIDI messages for use with the Time Trip Pad featured on V-Synths and other

instruments (MIDI controls cannot be received if the check box is not checked).

The selected MIDI message is controlled with the Time Trip Pad. You can use the Time Trip Pad to play back clips. Simply press the pad to stop playback, rotate to the right to have the clip play back according to the speed with which you rotate the pad, rotate to the left to play back in reverse, and release the pad to resume ordinary playback. Set the Time Trip Pad’s horizontal axis.

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Select a MIDI message

Mark the checkbox

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Set the Time Trip Pad’s vertical axis.

Click the [Done] button

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Controlling Fades

Set the MIDI preferences.

These settings are saved without regard to the project. With these settings made, you can use a MIDI device for the following operations.

Controlling Fades

This controls fading applied to the final output video (output fade). This is set in Step 7.

Click the [MIDI Preferences] button in Play mode or Edit mode.

Set the MIDI channel to be used for the fade control with the “Rx Channel” setting in “Color/

Brightness Control.”

Select the Rx Channel

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The MIDI message that sets the fade applied to the final video output is set by means of

“Output Fade” in “Color/Brightness Control” (controls are not accepted via MIDI when this is set to [OFF]).

The fade applied to the final video output is set with the selected MIDI message.

Select a MIDI message

The range of MIDI values, 0–64–127, corresponds to the minimum to maximum values for the parameter. You can select the polarity of the control with the box on the right side. Select “+” to set the parameters targeted for MIDI control to [0: normal playback–64: 50% white fade–127: 100% white fade], “-” for [-127: 100% black fade—64: 50% black fade–0: normal playback], and “+/-” for [-127: 100% black fade–0: normal playback–127: 100% white fade].

Presenter’s output fade cannot be controlled with MIDI while the V-4 control function (p. 93) is on.

Click the [Done] button

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Using a MIDI Keyboard to Play Back Clips

You can use a MIDI keyboard as an intuitive user interface to directly select and play back clips. This is perfect for use in video performances. Not only can you connect a MIDI keyboard to the UM-1 or other USB MIDI interface using a MIDI cable, you can also connect an optional PC-300, PCR-30, PCR-50, or PCR-80 USB keyboard directly to the PR-50. Connect the PC-300, PCR-30, PCR-50, or PCR-80 with a USB cable to the [USB] connector on the PR-50.

Connect these keyboards only while the power is turned off. Set the POWER switch on the PC-300, PCR-30, PCR-50, or PCR-80 to [USB] (no AC adaptor is needed).

Set the MIDI preferences.

These settings are saved without regard to the project. With these settings made, you can use a 49-key MIDI keyboard for the following operations.

Selecting Palettes

You can use the black keys to switch palettes. Palettes are switched when a black key is held down for at least 0.5 seconds. Palettes 1–20 are assigned to the black keys, in order from left to right, starting from the far left.

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Playing Clips

You can play back clips with the white keys. Playback is started by Note On messages, so it is not necessary to hold down the keys. Clips 1 to 28 are assigned to the white keys, in order from left to right, starting from the white key at the far left (Note Number: 24H).

Controlling the Transition Effect Time

You can control the transition effect time with the force used to play the keys. Transition effects take effect quickly when the keys are pressed firmly, and they take effect slowly when the keys are pressed slowly (when the transition effect times is set in Play mode). This is set in Step 4.

Setting the Clip Retrigger Point

When the same white key is held down, the same clip is repeatedly played (retriggered) from the beginning of the clip (or the In point). You can preset the starting point at which the repeated playback begins (the retrigger point). For more details about making this setting, refer to “Setting the Clip Retrigger Point” (p. 90).

Click the [MIDI Preferences] button in Play mode or Edit Mode.

Settings determining the MIDI channels, control of the playback speed and transition effect

time, switching Insert Playback on and off, and other such settings reflect the settings from “Playing Clips” (p. 83) in “Using MIDI Devices.”

Check the “Note Mode” check box in “Clip Control” and then check “49-Key MIDI Keyboard.”

This switches on 49-Key MIDI Keyboard mode.

Mark the checkbox

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In 49-Key MIDI Keyboard mode, the clips are assigned to the white keys of the 49-key keyboard. The 4 x 8 display in the Play mode Palette Area and the Edit mode Palette window changes to 4 x 7, thus showing one octave per row. The corresponding note names are displayed in the clip thumbnails in Play mode.

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You can assign clips to all of the MIDI keyboard’s keys (p. 90).

Clips 29 through 32 cannot be played back in 49-Key MIDI Keyboard mode.

You can use the force with which the keys are played (velocity) to control the set transition

effect time. When the keys are played with maximum force (velocity = 127), the transition effect time is the product of the setting’s value multiplied by zero, and when the keys are played with minimum force (velocity = 1), it is the product of the setting’s value multiplied by one. This magnification curve is set with the “Velocity Curve Type” setting in “49-Key MIDI Keyboard mode.”

Select the Velocity Curve Type

Click the [Done] button.

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To Assign Clips to All of the MIDI Keyboard Keys

Check the “Note Mode” check box in “Clip Control” from Step 3 above, then check “Set Key Range.”

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Click “Set from MIDI” to highlight it.

Specify the range of notes with the MIDI keyboard connected to the PR-50.

Hold down the key for the lowest pitch and press the key for the highest pitch; the specified range is shown in the display. The clips corresponding to the notes within this range are assigned to the keys.

Mark the checkbox

[Set from MIDI] button

Range of notes

Setting the Clip Retrigger Point

Hold down a white key for at least one second.

View the clip as it is played back, then release the key when the clip reaches the point that

you want to set as the retrigger point.

The clip is played again either when playback reaches the end of the clip or when you

press the same key before switching to another clip.

The retrigger point is cleared when playback reaches the end of the clip or when you switch to another clip.

After setting a retrigger point, you can set it again by holding down the same key for at least one second.

Retriggering with the transition effect time setting enabled may result in fading out of the functions, making the effect unclear.

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About System Exclusive Messages

Presenter is capable of receiving System Exclusive messages from other MIDI devices. Using this function enables you to set the Device ID required for receiving these messages. In addition, when using the PR-50 to control another Presenter (such as another PR-50 or the DV-7PR), or when setting the PR-50 as the controlled device, make sure that the “Presenter Control” Device ID set in the MIDI preferences for the controlling device matches the PR-50’s Device ID.

Set the MIDI preferences.

These settings are saved without regard to the project.

Click the [MIDI Preferences] button in Play mode or Edit mode.

Set the PR-50’s Device ID to enable reception of System Exclusive messages.

Select a Device ID

Click the [Done] button.

For more details about this function and how to make the settings, refer to the “MIDI implementation (Presenter)” (p. 108).

Messages carrying Device ID 7FH are received regardless of the settings (Broadcast messages).

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Select a Device ID

Controlling Other Devices with the PR-50

Controlling Another Presenter

You can control a number of other Presenters (such as other PR-50s or the DV-7PR) from the PR-50. With the PR-50’s control function enabled, you can make settings for transition effect times and for selecting palettes and clips. Set the PR-50 as the master, and the other Presenter as the slave. Connect the PR-50 and the Presenter functioning as the slave to a UM-1 or other USB MIDI interface, and use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT of the MIDI interface for the master PR-50 to the MIDI IN of the slave Presenter.

When controlling other Presenters, start up the slave Presenter first and set the Device ID in “System Exclusive Messages” in the “MIDI Preferences” (p. 91). Then make the settings for the master Presenter as described below.

Set the Device ID for the slave Presenter.

For instructions on how to set the Device ID, refer to “About System Exclusive Messages” (p. 91).

Click the [MIDI Preferences] button in Play mode or Edit mode on the master Presenter.

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Set the Device ID used for Presenter Control.

Match this to the slave’s Device ID.

When set to Broadcast, control messages can be transmitted, regardless of the slave device’s settings.

Check the “Presenter Control” check box.

The Presenter Control function is enabled, and the PR-50 is set as the master.

Mark the Checkbox

Click the [Done] button.

If you find the controls are not working well, try turning off the control function (uncheck the check box) and turn it on again (check the box again).

Response rates for DV-7PR and PR-50 Presenters differ.

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Controlling an Edirol Video Mixer

Using a video mixer from Edirol (such as the V-4 or V-440HD) in combination with the PR-50 lets you control the video mixer using the PR-50. When you do this, you can take the video input to the video mixer from the external source and work with it as clips using the PR-50. Additionally, you can use an external MIDI device to control the video mixer’s effect settings and fade the final video output.

Using MIDI cables, connect a USB MIDI interface to the PR-50 and connect the MIDI

interface’s MIDI OUT to the video mixer’s MIDI IN.

For more information about USB MIDI interfaces, refer to p. 83.

Input the video output from the PR-50 to the video mixer.

Turn on the power to the PR-50 and the video mixer.

When you’re making the connection, first turn on the power to the video mixer, then turn on the PR-50.

Set the Device ID for the video mixer.

For instructions on how to set the Device ID, refer to the owner’s manual that came with the video mixer.

If you’re in the Play mode, click the [Preferences] button and then the [MIDI Preferences] button. If you’re in the Edit mode, click the [Preferences] button.

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Use “Device ID” to set the Device ID for “Video Mixer Control.”

Select the same Device ID as the one you set for the video mixer in Step 4.

When set to Broadcast, control messages can be transmitted regardless of the setting for the video mixer.

Select a Device ID

Use “Presenter Connection Input” to set the input channel on the video mixer used to input

PR-50 video in Step 2.

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Set "Presenter => External Latency" Set "External => Presenter Latency"

Go to “Video Mixer Control” and use “VFX1 Control” to set the MIDI message that controls the

video mixer’s effects. (Controls are not accepted via MIDI when this is set to [OFF].)

The effects are controlled with the selected MIDI message. A MIDI value of 0 corresponds to “OFF,” and values 1 through 127 correspond to “ON” (or to changes in the parameter if the effect has variable parameters). Set “VFX2 Control” through “VFX4 Control” in the same way. Some video mixers may not support this feature.

Go to “Color/Brightness Control” and use “Output Fade” to select the MIDI message that

controls the fade applied to the video mixer’s final video output. (Controls are not accepted via MIDI when this is set to [OFF].)

Select a MIDI message

The fade applied to the video mixer’s final video output is controlled by the selected MIDI message. The range of MIDI values, 0–64–127, corresponds to the range of the minimum to maximum values for the parameter. You can use the box on the right side to select the polarity of the control. Select “+” to set the parameter targeted for MIDI control to [0: normal playback – 64: 50% white fade – 127: 100% white fade], “-” for [127: 100% black fade – 64: 50% black fade – 0: normal playback], and “+/-” for [-127: 100% black fade – 0: normal playback – 127: 100% white fade]. With the V-1/LVS-400/V-4/V-8, select “+/-.” With the V-440HD/V-44SW, select “-.” When you use the PR-50 as a slave of the presenter control, please set the polarity of the output fade control in the master presenter. This setting is shared with “Controlling Fades” (p. 87).

10.

To set the latency between the PR-50 and the video mixer, use the “Presenter => External

Latency” and “External => Presenter Latency” settings.

The latency (delay) for operations made from the PR-50 may differ from one video mixer to another. If video transitions under control from the PR-50 are corrupt, or if unexpected video is seen during such transitions, then adjust these two values to make video transitions smooth. Delay can also be applied to input switching on the video mixer, so adjusting this may also be a good idea. Ordinarily, both can be left at their initial values (i.e., “0”).

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Select the “Video Mixer Control” check box.

11.

This enables the Video Mixer Control feature.

Mark the checkbox

Click the [Done] button.

12.

For more details about operating the video mixer, refer to the owner’s manual that came with the video mixer.

Presenter’s output-fade cannot be controlled with MIDI while the Video Mixer Control feature is on.

If you find the controls are not working well, try turning off the control feature (clearing the check box) and turning it on again (selecting the check box once more).

13.

Input from the video mixer appears on the “Material” list with a name like “MIXER INPUT 1.” You can assign input from the video mixer to a clip by dragging material having such names to the “Clips” list.

“MIXER INPUT” data items from 1 through 8 are displayed. The video-mixer input you set in Step 10 is not displayed.

When you are connecting to the PR-50 a video mixer that has fewer than eight inputs, such as the V-4, never drag to the “Clips” list a “MIXER INPUT” item whose number exceeds the number of input channels on the video mixer. When a clip has been created by dragging a “MIXER INPUT” item whose number exceeds the number of input channels on the video mixer to the “Clips” list, selecting the clip while in the Play mode may cause the words “MIXER INPUT” to appear in the output video or result in a failure to switch the input channel.

In the Play mode, never rapidly switch clips created by dragging “MIXER INPUT” to the “Clips” list.

When you’re using Video Mixer Control, never try to operate the video mixer directly.

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Select the MIDI channel

Controlling AR Series Devices

You can control the AR-3000 and other models in Roland’s AR (Audio Recorder) Series via MIDI. When clips are played on the PR-50, Program Change and Note On messages are transmitted from the MIDI interface’s OUT in accordance with the clips as they play. You can have playback of the AR Series phrases switch by switching clips with the PR-50. Connect a USB MIDI interface to the PR-50, and connect the MIDI interface’s MIDI OUT to the MIDI IN of the AR Series device with a MIDI cable.

Click the [MIDI Preferences] button in Play mode or Edit Mode.

Check the “AR Control” check box.

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The AR Control function is enabled.

Mark the checkbox

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Set the MIDI channel to be used in controlling the AR in “Tx Channel” in “AR Control.”

The AR Series phrases correspond to the PR-50’s clips as described below.

Clip

Palette 1, Clip 1

↓

Palette 1, Clip 32 Palette 2, Clip 1 A0033

↓

Palette 20, Clip 32

Click the [Done] button

For more detailed information on operating the AR Series, refer to the Owner’s Manual included with the AR Series device.

Phrase

A0001

↓

A0032

↓

A0640

When controlling an AR, set the Note Trigger setting of the AR Series device to “Trigger.”

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Using Other Devices to Control Presenter

When controlling the PR-50 from an external device, set the PR-50 to Play mode (p. 37). In Edit mode, only the DV-7DLC transport control, In and Out point settings, and mouse and keyboard functions are enabled. No other controls can be controlled from an external device.

Using a DV-7DLC

You can use an optional DV-7DLC to control clips with the kind of intuitive operation that only a dedicated controller can provide. Use the cable included with the PR-50 to connect the DV-7DLC to the PR-50’s front panel or the [REMOTE] connector on the rear panel.

Connect devices only with the power turned off.

Do not connect more than one DV-7DLC.

Displaying the Color Bar, Switching Play Mode and Edit Mode, and Turning Off the Power

The following operations are common to each of Presenter’s modes.

Displaying the Color Bar

Hold down the [SHIFT] button at the lower right and press the [COLOR BAR] button. To stop display of the color bar, perform the same operation again.

Switching Play and Edit Modes

Hold down the [SHIFT] button at the lower right and press the [MODE] button.

Turning Off the Power

Hold down the [SHIFT] button at the lower right and press the [OFF] button near the center.

You cannot perform this procedure twice in rapid succession while holding down the [SHIFT] button at the lower right.

Making the Clip Settings

You can set the In and Out points in Edit mode. For more detailed information, refer to “Setting the Clip Playback Segment” (p. 66).

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Playing Clips

You can select palettes and play back clips intuitively in Play mode.

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Selecting Palettes and Playing Back Clips

This plays the clip right before or after a clip that is selected but not playing (highlighted in white), or the clip that is currently being played back (highlighted in green).

This provides direct playback of the clips in the selected row (highlighted in gray) in the Palette Area.

This plays the clip that is selected but not playing (highlighted in white). Retrigger Playback is enabled only when the selected clip is the one being played back.

This stops playback of the clip. This is followed by a black screen.

Rotate the ring to select the palettes. Palettes are switched each time the ring is turned one full circle.

Rotate the dial to select a clip (highlighted in white). Use (e) or (i) to start playback.

Controlling the Transition Effects and Volume

When the button is switched on, you can then use this slider to control the [Transition Time] slider.

When the button is switched on, you can then control the [Audio] slider with this slider. When the button is switched off, the standard default value (100) is restored.

This controls the output fade to black. When the lever is tilted towards you, the video output is 100%, while tilting the lever completely away from you switches the output to 100% black.

This corresponds to the [Defaults] button.

For more on assigning in Edit mode, refer to “Making the Clip Settings” (p. 66)).

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Using the DV-7DLC Like a Deck Controller

You can change the control assignments to make the unit function like a video-deck controller in the Play mode.

Click [Show Preferences].

A dialog box appears, asking you which preferences panel you want to display.

Click [DV-7DLC Preferences].

The DV-7DLC Preferences dialog box appears.

For “Control Type,” select “Deck Type.”

Select Type 2

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The following buttons are assigned to function like a video deck’s controls.

You can use this as a shuttle ring for fast forwarding and rewinding.

You can use this as a jog dial for single frame advance and other functions.

You can use these buttons for the following functions.

• : Return to first frame • : Go back 10 frames

• : Advance 10 frames • : Stop

• : Play • : Go back 1 frame

• : Advance 1 frame • : Advance to last frame

Buttons other than those listed above retain their normal functions.

For more on assignments in Edit mode, refer to “Making the Clip Settings” (p. 66).

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Changing the Functions Assigned to Sliders and Button

You can use the procedure described below to assign different features to sliders 1 through 4 and buttons 1 through 5 on the DV-7DLC.

Click [Show Preferences].

A dialog box appears, asking you which preferences you want to display.

Click [DV-7DLC Preferences].

The DV-7DLC Preferences dialog box appears.

Use “Sliders” or “Buttons 1–5” to make the setting for the feature you want to assign.

The features you can assign are as follows.

Slider Button Value name Effect Value name Effect Setting item

None (None) VFX1 Effect 1 VFX2 Effect 2 VFX3 Effect 3 VFX4 Effect 4 Color Hue Hue adjustment Color Saturation Brightness Lum Key Level Key-level adjustment Output Fade Output fade Volume Volume adjustment Transition Time Transition Time Playback Speed Playback Speed

Saturation adjustment Brightness adjustment

None (None) VFX 1 Effect 1 Toggle, momentary, VFX 2 Effect 2 VFX 3 Effect 3 VFX 4 Effect 4 VFX Enable/Disable Mask Toggle, momentary,

Transformer MAIN Transformer INSERT Play Reverse Reverse playback Toggle, momentary Playback Speed Playback speed Toggle, momentary,

Output Fade Output fade Toggle, momentary,

White Lum Key White luminance key Black Lum Key Black luminance key

Corresponds to [Main] button

Switch to MAIN Toggle, momentary Switch to INSERT Toggle, momentary

Value (depth of effects)

Toggle, momentary

(Mask type; 1--8 only)

Value

(64 - equivalent to

Value

centered Playback Speed slider in Play mode)

Value

(0 - black, 64 -

100% output, 127 - white) Value (Lum Key Level) Value (Lum Key Level)

100

Transition * Transition mode (None)

When you assign a feature to a button, you can specify how the button behaves when it is pressed. Toggle: Pressing the button switches the feature on or off.

Momentary: Pressing the button activates the feature, which stays on until the button is released. Value: The value passed to the feature when the button is pressed.

* The behavior settings you can make differ depending on the effect.

Setting any of buttons 1 through 5 to [Transition] makes the remaining buttons be set to [Transition] as well.

Roland PR-50 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

USING THE UNIT SAFELY

IMPORTANT NOTES

Contents

Before Using the PR-50

Main Features

About This Manual

When First Operating the PR-50

Other Notes

About the Hard Disk

About the Shortcut Keys

About the DV-7DLC Templates

Names of Things and What They Do

Front Panel

Rear Panel

Setting Up and Connecting Equipment

Instructions for Connecting Digital Video Devices Equipped with DV Connectors

Connecting to a Computer Over a Network

Examples of Using and Connecting the PR-50

Usage Examples

Connection Examples

Working with the Keyboard and Mouse

About the Keyboard and Included Mouse

About Operations with the Mouse

Introduction to Use of the PR-50

How the PR-50 is Organized

Selector

Presenter

Basic Workflow

What is V-LINK?

Names of Things in Screens/What They Do

Selector

Play Mode

Edit Mode

Utility

System Preferences

Turning the Power On and Off

Turning On the Power

Turning Off the Power

Creating and Opening Projects

What is a Project?

The Relationship Between Materials, Clips, and Palettes

Creating Projects

Opening Projects

To Copy or Delete a Project

Playing Back Clips

Using the Mouse to Play Back Clips

About the Video Output Monitor Display

Switching the Palette

Transition Effects

Turning Loop Playback On and Off

Assigning Materials to Palettes

Saving Projects

Using V-LINK

Practical Use of the PR-50

Making the Settings for the Project

Editing Palettes

Making the Palette Settings

Editing Clips

Making the Clip Settings

Changing Material Settings

Setting Automatic Playback

Importing Materials

Importing Materials from Another Project

Capturing Video from a Video Deck or Other Device

Importing Materials Created with a Computer

Organizing Projects

Copying Projects

Deleting Projects

Using Scheduler to Control Presenter

Adding Schedules

Deleting Schedules

Setting the Schedule

Activating Scheduler

Controlling Presenter with MIDI

Using MIDI Devices