Installation guide

Page 14 of 40 September 2005 Synergy 2 SD Ordering Guide, v16A

Mnemonics Controller Board Set S2-005

This pair of circuit boards is a prerequisite for mnemonics on the Synergy 2. Together, they

control all of the mnemonic displays in the switcher. Note that this option only needs to be

ordered once per switcher to enable mnemonics.

Mnemonics for MLE Sources S2-x05

This option puts 17 mnemonic indicators for the display of source names directly above the

program (background) bus of the MLE selected. Note that “x” in the model number can be

1, or 2 corresponding to MLE 1 and 2. Any combination of MLEs can have mnemonics

installed either in the factory, or retrofitted in the field. (For the 2003 edition control panel

only).

Source names can be displayed in three formats, and all formats can be intermixed on a

single bus as desired:

• 8 character mnemonics. The full eight-character source name is displayed in two lines,

in either small or normal font. If the shift button is pressed, the display changes to the

shifted source name.

CHAR

GEN1

Custom

Normal Font

Small Font

8 Characters

• 1 or 2 character large font mnemonics. These large characters fill the entire display.

This is an ideal way to identify sources like cameras as 1, 2, 3 and VTRs as A, B, C.

1 C1

Large Font

• Dual six character mnemonics. This uses the small font to simultaneously display the

first six characters of the shifted and unshifted source names associated with a

crosspoint button. The shifted crosspoint appears in “reverse video” mode.

CAM 04

Studio

Shifted

Unshifted

Mnemonics can be displayed with green, yellow, and orange backlighting, chosen on a

source-by-source basis. Backlighting can also turn off for sources that have been

deactivated. Source names can also be displayed in normal and inverted (“reverse video”) in

all modes. These extensive display appearance choices provide an excellent way of

differentiating between source buttons during a live production.

When the S2-065: Routing Switcher Interface option is installed, switcher source names

are replaced by router source names!