FOCUS Enhancements Bridge/Router MX-4DV User Manual
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S
OURCES
AND
O
UTPUT
Source and Output refer to the way you use devices with MX-4 DV.
Source — A source is an input device. Each source provides a video signal, audio signal, or both.
You use the MX-4 DV to combine and (optionally) animate these signals.
Output — An output is a device on which you record and/or broadcast a signal. The signal might
contain video, audio, or both. This signal is often a mix of signals coming into MX-4 DV from one
or more sources. The output device might be a VCR with an optional monitor attached, or it might
be a live broadcast.
P
REVIEW
AND
P
ROGRAM
M
ONITORS
The MX-4 DV designates monitors as either Preview or Program to indicate how a particular mon-
itor may be used. This manual uses the following picture to distinguish between the two monitors.
MX-4 DV
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Source
Source
Source
Output
Output