User's Manual

Once you have changed the setting, the change is made instantly and you don’t have to worry
about saving. Press the ‘home’ button to return to the home menu.
If you want to change the brightness of the buttons, press the ‘settings’ button to open the
general switcher settings LCD menu, then press the ‘panel’ soft button to reveal the
panel settings.
Rotate the settings knob under each setting until you see the desired brightness level.
Once you have configured all the button settings, press the ‘home’ button to return to the
home menu.
Performing Transitions using
ATEM Hardware Panels
Performing transitions on ATEM hardware panels is part of the fun and excitement of switching
a live broadcast! The buttons and knobs on the ATEM Advanced Panels follow the same M/E
layout, plus the system control blocks share the same functions. This means controlling your
switcher is intuitive when working with advanced panels because they operate your switcher in
exactly the same way.
The large LCD screens with soft control knobs and buttons which lets you adjust settings
dynamically as you control your switcher. This is a fast and convenient way of working with
your panel.
This section describes how to perform the various transition types on your switcher using an
ATEM hardware panel.
Cut Transitions
The cut is the most basic transition that can be performed on the switcher. In a cut transition the
program output is immediately changed from one source to another.
Program output for a cut transition.
A cut transition can be performed directly from the program bus, or using the CUT button in the
transition control block.
Program Bus
When a cut transition is performed from the program bus, only the background will be changed
and all upstream and downstream keys will maintain their current state.
To perform a cut transition from the program bus
On the program bus, select the video source that you want on the program output. The
program output will immediately change to the new source.
Press any of the source buttons on the program row to perform a cut transition from the program bus
102Performing Transitions using ATEM Hardware Panels