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Owner's Manual
Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and
“IMPORTANT NOTES” (Owner’s Manual p. 3-4; p. 5). These sections provide important
information concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured
that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit, Owner’s Manual
should be read in its entirety. The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient
reference.
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USING THE UNIT SAFELY The symbol alerts the user to important instructions Used for instructions intended to alert or warnings.The specific meaning of the symbol is the user to the risk of death or severe determined by the design contained within the injury should the unit be used triangle. In the case of the symbol at left, it is used for improperly. Used for instructions intended to alert The symbol alerts the user to items that must never the user to the risk of injury or
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USING THE UNIT SAFELY 012b 101b • Immediately turn the power off, remove the AC • The unit and the AC adaptor should be located so adaptor from the outlet, and request servicing by their location or position does not interfere with your retailer, the nearest Roland Service Center, their proper ventilation. or an authorized Roland distributor, as listed on .......................................................................................................... 120c the “Information” page when:
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IMPORTANT NOTES Power Supply Additional Precautions 301 s • This unit allows you to switch images at high speed. For • Do not connect this unit to same electrical outlet that is some people, viewing such images can cause headache, being used by an electrical appliance that is controlled by nausea, or other discomfort. Do not use this unit to create an inverter (such as a refrigerator, washing machine, video that might cause these types of health microwave oven, or air conditioner
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Contents Check the included items..................................................................................................................... 7 Names of Things and What They Do................................................................................................... 8 Top Panel ..................................................................................................................................................... 8 Rear Panel.........................................
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Check the included items The following items are included. Please make sure that all items are present. If anything is missing, please contact your dealer. LVS-800 itself RCA-BNC adaptor plugs (four) fig.LVS800-itself.eps fig.RCA-BNC-plug.eps Owner’s Manual (this document) fig.owners-manual.eps AC Adaptor (PSB-7U) and Power Cord fig.PSB-7U.eps 7
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Names of Things and What They Do Top Panel fig.top-panel.eps 2 3 1 12 4 13 14 5 15 6 16 17 7 10 11 8 9 1. V-LINK Button 2. SETUP Buttons (p. 36) This allows connection of V-LINK-compatible equipment from These are used for such tasks as displaying various menu items Roland. To operate the RSS-V-Mixer by remote control, press and making system settings. this button to switch it on. 3. TIME Dial What’s V-LINK? This sets the transition time when performing a switch using V-LINK is a feature for p
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Names of Things and What They Do 6. A Bus/PGM Input Selectors (p. 16) These select the video to input to A Bus. *During use in the PGM-PST mode, you use these to select the video channel for program output. 7. B Bus/PST Input Selectors (p. 16) These select the video to input to B Bus. *During use in the PGM-PST mode, you use these to select the video for preview output. 8. TRANSITION Buttons for A/B MIX (p. 16) These select the transition effect used during a transition between A Bus and B Bus.
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Names of Things and What They Do Rear Panel 124 5 6 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1. PGM PVW Connector 7. MONITOR OUT Connectors This outputs the DSK preview picture. Before performing DSK These output signals being input via the VIDEO INPUT composition, you connect a monitor to check and verify the connectors (composite or S-Video) without processing. video displayed as the DSK foreground. You can then " You can connect a monitor to each of these “loop-thru monitor composite the backgro
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Connecting Peripheral Devices Connecting Source Devices To prevent malfunction or damage to video monitors or other devices, always turn off the power on all devices before making any connections. Connecting Video Devices Channels 1 through 4 are exclusively for composite signals. S-Video can be connected to channels 5 through 8. Channels 5 and 6 can be used either for composite or S-Video, but S-Video takes priority when both types of signals are input. *When connecting a device that has an R
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Connecting Peripheral Devices Connecting Output Devices The Difference Between A/B MIX OUT and PGM OUT The LVS-800 is equipped with two sets of output connectors. These are the A/B MIX OUT connectors and the PGM OUT connectors. The A/B MIX OUT connectors output only the results of the mixed video of A Bus and B Bus (A/B MIX). The PGM OUT connectors output the results of the A/B mix plus your composited logos, text, etc (DSK composition). Final output fade is enabled only for PGM OUT. *In the
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Connecting Peripheral Devices Connecting Output Devices You can connect displays or capture devices to the A/B MIX OUT in order to view or capture the output of the A/B mix only (no DSK). You should connect displays or capture devices to the PGM OUT jacks in order to view or capture the final mix of A/B mix plus DSK. You can connect source monitors to the MONITOR OUT jacks to have at-a-glance monitoring of all your input sources. Monitors connected to the A/B MIX PVW or PGM PVW jacks will all
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Turning the Power On/Off Connecting the AC adaptor Connect the AC adaptor to LVS-800. Place the AC adaptor so the side with the indicator (see illustration) faces upwards and the side with textual information faces downwards. The indicator will light when you plug the AC adaptor into an AC outlet. fig.connect-PSB7U.eps Indicator About Cord Hook To prevent the inadvertent disruption of power to your unit (should the plug be pulled out accidentally), and to avoid applying undue stress to the AC
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Turning the Power On/Off Turning the power on *Once the connections have been completed (p. 14), turn on power to your various devices in the order specified. By turning on devices in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction and/or damage to monitors and other devices. *This unit is equipped with a protection circuit. A brief interval (a few seconds) after power up is required before the unit will operate normally. Turning the power on Make sure that the AC adaptor is correctly connected.
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Switching Between A Bus and B Bus Input sources are selected and switched between the A Bus and the B Bus. The unit has eight input selectors for each Bus, and you choose the input video for each bus before you perform the transition. With the LVS-800, you can switch between A Bus and B Bus in three different modes. Operation of each of these modes is described below. •A/B mode This performs switching using the video fader or the [AUTO] button for A/B MIX. •PGM-PST mode This lets you check the
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Switching Between A Bus and B Bus 3. Move the video fader. Move the video fader. Moving it toward the back of the unit makes more of the picture on A Bus appear, and moving toward the front displays more B Bus picture. *If you selected [CUT] in step 2, the picture is switched between A Bus and B Bus at the middle position of the video fader. *When the same input channel has been selected for A Bus and B Bus, moving the video fader does not affect the output. fig.move-Tbar.eps When the video fad
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Switching Between A Bus and B Bus Switching Using the AUTO Button You can also perform switching simply by pressing the [AUTO] button for A/B MIX, without using the video fader. The video fader itself does not move, but movement between A and B is performed automatically. The location of the light on the TRANSITION indicator shows the movement between A and B. 1. Choose the type of transition (transition effect). If you want to apply a transition effect, use a [TRANSITION] button to choose [MI
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Switching Between A Bus and B Bus Use in Other Operation Modes Besides the A/B Mode Changing the Operation Mode Changing the operation mode is accomplished using the menus. For more information about how to do this, refer to “Changing Settings Using the Menus” (p. 36). *The on-screen menu will only appear on a monitor connected to the A/B MIX PVW jack. 1. From the menu, select “Panel Mode Setup.” Press the [MENU] button to display the menu screen. From the list that appears, choose “Panel Mode
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Switching Between A Bus and B Bus Switching After Monitoring the Preview Picture (PGM-PST Mode) In the PGM-PST mode, before you perform a switch, you can check the video on the preview monitor, then use the buttons to execute the transition. The preview picture is displayed on the preview monitor connected to the A/B MIX PVW connector. 1. Choose the type of transition (transition effect). If you want to apply a transition effect, use a [TRANSITION] button to choose [MIX], [WIPE1], or [WIPE2].
