Sony DMX-R100 - Manual (Page 9)

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Automation Operation
1
Touch {SET 2 CUES} in the CUE GUI and it turns
green.
2
Under the NUMBER column, touch the first Cue
number and it highlights white.
3
Touch the Cue number for a second Cue, later than
the first. {SET 2 CUES} will return to grey,
indicating that the two Cues have been accepted.
4
Touch {CYCLE CUES} in the CUE GUI and it turns
green. The LOCATE button above the transport
keys on the panel also lights green.
5
Press the front panel LOCATE button and the
system will play between Cues set up in step 3, and
repeat until the
p transport key is pressed.
6
After pressing p, press LOCATE again to
continue Cycle Cues.
7
De-select {CYCLE CUES} when finished.
Note
When LOCATE is pressed for the first time or to continue
Cycle Cues, the system will always play from the beginning.
Press the z transport key to continue from the current point.
Overview of Automation of Controls
General
The DMX-R100 allows virtually all controls and
switches to be automated. That is to say, movements
of faders, knobs and switch operations can be recorded
and replayed with reference to timecode. Snapshots of
the controls can also be restored with reference to
timecode.
Controls first have to be set or armed into an
automation ‘ready’ mode, much like arming the tracks
of a recorder in readiness for recording audio material.
Once armed, they can be ‘dropped in’ to record
automation data, control by control individually, on a
channel basis, or all ‘ready’ controls simultaneously.
This process will be described in more detail later in
this supplement.
Automatable Controls
Dynamic automation is possible on the following
controls and groups of controls that can be automated:
• Channel Faders, Cuts & Pans
• M/T Faders, Cuts & Pans
• Aux Send Levels & Cuts
• Routing Assignment Buttons
• Equaliser Knobs & Switches
• Dynamics Knobs & Switches
• Master Faders
Static settings and I/O assignments will be stored when
a Title is saved, independent of automation operations.
Saved static settings do not include the CR MONITOR
level knob and SELECT MACHINE buttons.
Automation set-up
The following section describes how to turn the
automation functions on, and the options included.
The actual operation varies according to control type
and therefore the detail will be described in separate
sections later.
Automation data is recorded in two basic modes: ABS
(absolute) where the exact settings are recorded for the
first time or overwrite previous data, and TRIM, which
allows previous data to be trimmed and modified.
The way controls are dropped into automation record
varies according to control type. The following brief
summary assumes controls are already set to
automation ready:
• FADERS
Individual faders drop into automation record when
they are touched and drop out when released. (This
applies so long as ‘Touch Hold’ and ‘Write Hold’ are
not enabled.)
• SWITCHES
An individual switch drops into automation record
when it is pressed and remains so until automation
timecode ceases.
• KNOBS
An individual rotary knob drops into automation
record when its numeric indicator in the CHANNEL