Installation guide

Page 10 of 40 September 2005 Synergy 2 SD Ordering Guide, v16A
• Trigger a DigiCart
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audio server and tie sound effects to wipes and external DVE
effects.
• Any number of pauses can be added to any macro.
Custom Control macros can now be viewed and edited directly on the switcher menu.
When the S2-505: Mnemonics for Custom Control Macros option is installed, macro
names are presented directly above the buttons. This is especially useful when several banks
of macros are in use.
100 Event Memory System
The Synergy 2 comes standard with storage for 100 complete switcher snapshots. They’re
easily stored and recalled at the touch of a single button. If you don’t want to recall the
entire switcher at once (as this might have disastrous consequences on air) you can recall any
area of the switcher: MLE 1 or MLE 2 in any combination you want from a keypad
dedicated to that MLE.
All of these memories can be stored to disk providing custom tailored memories for every
operator and every show.
You can even give your memories names - such as “SPORTS”. An alphanumeric display in
each MLE will tell you what you’ve recalled - or what you’re about to recall.
10 Matte Generators
Each MLE has three simple color generators and two complex ones capable of multi-color
washes. Any one of the color generators can be assigned to COLOR BKGD1 or 2, key fill 1
or 2, key border 1 or 2, or wipe pattern edges. Note that each MLE has its own dedicated
COLOR BKGD video inputs to make memory recalls of individual MLEs simple and
predictable.
Lots of Displays and Indicators
The Synergy 2 always lets you know what’s going on. Bright red lights at the end of every
bus quickly show what’s on air. Yellow non-sync lights warn you that an input is untimed
and might cause problems. Lights under the key transition buttons and in the keyers glow
red when the key is on air or green when they are active but the MLE is not on air.
Every auto transition rate is constantly visible - including the main transition rates, the
dedicated keyer rates, and the fade to black rate. The last memory number recalled per MLE
is also displayed along with an associated eight-character memory name.
General Purpose Interface
The Synergy 2 is equipped with twelve dedicated GPI inputs and twelve dedicated GPI
outputs. The GPI inputs allow the switcher to interface with peripheral equipment such as
editors and DVEs. Each GPI input can be used to perform simple editing and switcher
functions such as fade to black or an auto transition on one of the switcher’s MLEs. For
more complex editing capabilities with the switcher, option S2-060: Editor Interface is
available. GPIs can also be used by DVEs to indicate Aux Bus on air status to the switcher.
For more complex DVE integration, refer to option S2-062: DVE Send and Remote
Control. GPI outputs are used to trigger remote events like “Still Store Next Page” and can
be tied to the switcher’s Custom Control buttons.