Operator`s manual

A very important feature to note is that Synergy MD supports up to eight banks of
Custom Control macros simultaneously. Up to eight macro buttons can be configured as
“shift” buttons that change the assignment of all of the other macro buttons. Installing
the mnemonics makes this feature considerably easier to use by instantly relabeling all of
the Custom Control buttons when a new bank of macros is selected.
All Custom Control macros can have names of up to eight characters, and can be
displayed in any of the formats outlined in S4MDX-x05: Mnemonics for MLE Sources
above.
Mnemonics can be displayed with green, yellow, or orange backlighting, chosen on a
macro-by-macro basis. Backlighting can also be turned off for macros that are empty.
Macro names can also be displayed in normal and inverted (“reverse video”) modes. These
extensive display appearance choices provide an excellent way of differentiating between
Custom Control buttons during a live production.
Note that S4MDX-005: Mnemonics Controller Board Set must be ordered to enable
mnemonics.
MediaCache™ for Global-Store™ S4MDX-010
MediaCache enables the playout of animated logos, moving graphics, and short
uncompressed clips from the Global-Store. Each output is capable of playing full
bandwidth clips independently and simultaneously.
The duration of the clips depend upon the size of the clips being used. Full screen 1080i
images will take 5 times the storage of a 480i clip. However, a small, animated logo in
1080i will take much less storage than a full screen 480i clip. Purchase of MediaCache for
Global-Store increases the RAM capacity from 256MB to 1GB. This allows storage of up to
4 seconds of uncompressed 1080i playout or 25 Seconds of 480i playout.
Clips and animations are loaded from the system hard disk to local Still Store RAM at
power-up or when new clips are requested. Clips are transferred from external computers
to Synergy MD-X via Ethernet using Ross ImageMover software. ImageMover software is
included with Synergy MD-X as a standard feature.
Note: MLE-Stores with MediaCache are also available as system options. Refer to S4MDX-
x44 and S4MDX-x45 for more details.
Proc Amps, System Wide S4MDX-012
Every MLE video input can have luma gain, chroma gain, and chroma phase adjustments.
Processing Amplifiers are configured “per input” for all 96 inputs.
This feature is particularly useful for correcting analog level and chroma phase errors
caused by system timing errors, transmission losses, and incorrect equipment calibration.
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