Specifications

The Status Menu
You can see the current state of every major function in the 8150 at a
glance by pressing the blue SHOW STATUS button below the softkeys
on the right of the menu display. This menu is continually updated in
real time, and shows the current state of all indicated parameters.
This menu displays status boxes that show the major system functional
areas: Wipes, System, Key 1, Key 2, DSK, Aux, Framestores, Color
Correctors, and Autotrans.
Wipes
This status box shows four icons: Primary, Secondary, Pgm/Pst, and
Matte. The Primary icon shows the selected M/E wipe pattern (or the
primary M/E pattern if the Advanced Wipe option is installed).
Secondary shows the selected secondary M/E pattern, and is present
only if the Advanced Wipe option is installed. Pgm/Pst indicates the
selected Program/Preset wipe generator. Matte shows the pattern
selected for the SuperMatte generator.
System
This box shows the status of the three RS-422 serial remote ports and the
GPI port. It also shows the Signal Chassis and Control Panel software
versions, plus the size of the DRAM memory: 4MB (standard) or 8MB
(Extended Memory option).
Key 1, Key 2, DSK
These three boxes show the current state of each keyer, including the key
type selected, the fill, key, and mask sources selected, the status of the
internal and external masking functions, and the selected border type.
Aux
This box shows the sources selected for each of the four Aux bus outputs,
whether these options are installed or not.
Framestores
Whether the option is installed or not, this box shows the current state
of each framestore, including its input source, and whether the
framestore is frozen, strobing, or in pass-through mode.
Color Correctors
Whether the option is installed or not, this box shows the current state
of the seven color correctors: Background A, Background B, Keyer 1 fill,
Keyer 2 fill, Program bus, Preset bus, and DSK fill. Unity indicates that
the color corrector is transparent, i.e., not modified. YUV indicates that
the color corrector is modified and set to YUV mode. RGB indicates that
the color corrector is modified and set to RGB mode.
8150 Technical Guide The Status Menu
9100-0212-04 - May 2000
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