User's Manual
Macros Window Run Page
Recording Macros using an ATEM1M/E Broadcast Panel
You can record and run macros using an ATEM 1 M/E Broadcast Panel independently of ATEM 
Software Control. All actions on the ATEM Software Control switcher page can be performed 
using your hardware panel. If you need to mix audio, arrange graphics in the media pool, or 
adjust camera settings, simply access those settings using ATEM Software Control.
The buttons used to record and run macros on the ATEM 1 M/E Broadcast Panel are located in 
the system control soft buttons. The names of your macro buttons are displayed in short form in 
the source names display and you can view them by pressing the show names soft button. 
Macro names longer than 4 characters are shown in their entirety in the system control 
LED display.
Recording a macro is easy. After pressing the ‘macro’ soft button to enter the macro menu, 
select a macro slot by pressing any of the 10 macro buttons in the select bus. Shift select if you 
want a macro slot up to 20. To select macro slots above 20 use the numeric keypad. Simply 
type in a number between 1 to 100 and press the cam button to confirm your selection. Another 
method is by turning the knob under the system control LED display. The same methods are 
used to recall and run macros during your live production.
Recall and Run: 
Selecting the Recall 
and Run feature lets you 
instantly run a macro by 
clicking a macro button. 
Deselecting the Recall 
and Run feature lets 
you load a macro by 
clicking on your macro 
button. Run the macro by 
clicking the play button.
Play: 
When Recall and Run is 
deselected and you have 
loaded a macro by clicking on 
a macro button, click the play 
icon to start playing the macro.
Stop: 
Clicking the stop button will 
stop the playback of a macro, 
but will complete the current 
action first. For example, if 
you press stop half way into a 
transition, the switcher will finish 
the transition and then stop.
Loop: 
When the loop button is selected 
and you run a macro, your macro 
will run continuously until you 
click the stop button. When 
loop is deselected, your macro 
will run until it is completed.
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