User's Manual

If this input is on air, the master audio output will be reduced because this input is being
lowered in level.
To go back to the master audio level:
1 Press the set button on the right side of the control panel and it will go back to master
immediately. If you don’t press ‘set’, the front panel will automatically switch itself back
to master after a few moments.
2 Now adjusting the knob will be adjusting the master audio output and the LCD has
master displayed.
This is a quick way to test audio channels when you setup your ATEM Constellation 8K. For fine
control of individual audio channel parameters during production, we recommend you use
ATEM Software Control.
Fading the Downstream Key 1
You can trigger the downstream key 1 from the front panel by using the DSK 1 MIX button. This
can be useful when you have a logo or bug and you want to bring it on and off again regularly.
For example you could have a ‘live’ logo that you want to fade on from time to time. You can set
up the logo in the downstream key 1 and then use the DSK 1 MIX button to bring it on and off air.
The duration of the transition when pressing the button will be set in the downstream key LCD
menu, or on a control panel.
You can feed a keyer with an input or a media player. This can be set up in the LCD menus or
on a control panel. If your switcher is new then you can use the software control panel to load
the media pool with some graphics or logos so you have sources to use.
Press the DSK 1 MIX button to fade the downstream key 1 on and off air
Fade to Black
When you start or finish a program, you want to be able to fade to black without worrying about
leaving a logo on the screen by accident. Your ATEM switcher has a lot of powerful features and
lots of layers that you can enable for transitions. What this means is you could have a complex
setup on the switcher with many layers but you really just want a single button to start your
program. This is what the FTB or fade to black button does.
If you press the FTB button, the whole program output of the switcher will fade to black. The
button will flash to indicate to you that it’s active. You can set the duration for the fade to black
transition in the LCD menu or on a software or hardware control panel.
37Using the ATEM Constellation 8K Front Panel