AJA Ki Pro - Manual (Page 15)

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The front panel of Ki Pro operates in two modes: the “TRANSPORT” mode (default), and
the “MENU” mode. Some controls have different functions in these two modes. The
TRANSPORT mode (shown above) controls basic play, record, clip select, etc. functions.
The MENU mode is for set-up and configuration of Ki Pro. There are three menu groups:
STATUS, CONFIG, and MEDIA - these menus are accessed by depressing the
corresponding Menu buttons on the left of the panel.
Buttons
Power ON/OFF Button: Controls system power on/off and shows whether power is ON (when illuminated) or
OFF. To turn power on, press the button once. It isn’t necessary to press hard or depress
the button—it’s a “soft” button sensed by the processor inside. When OFF, and the
button is touched, it will begin powering up and display start-up progress on the
alphanumeric display.
To power down, you must press and hold the power button down for 2 seconds. This
action prevents accidental power-off during normal operation. When the unit is
powering down you can abort the power-down process by simply removing your finger
from the power button before 2 seconds have elapsed.
STATUS Button: Pressing the STATUS button, when not lit, enters the I/O Status menu. Pressing STATUS
when it is lit turns off the Status menu and returns you to Transport mode. STATUS menus
can be accessed at any time—including when the machine is in an active transport mode
(PLAY, RECORD, FF, REV). The ALARM state presented on the display shares functionality
with STATUS. The Select buttons can be used to cycle through alarms and I/O status. All
menus and front panel operations are described in Chapter 3.
CONFIG Button: Pressing CONFIG when not lit, enters the CONFIG menu. Pressing CONFIG when it is lit
turns Off the CONFIG menu (returning you to the default TRANSPORT menu). The
CONFIG menu can only be entered from the STOP mode. The CONFIG menu remembers
which parameter it is set to when exited, and will return to that same parameter when
the menu is re-entered.
MEDIA Button: Pressing MEDIA when not lit, enters the MEDIA menu. Pressing MEDIA when it is lit will
turn Off the MEDIA menu (returning to the default TRANSPORT menu). The MEDIA menu
can only be entered from the STOP mode. The MEDIA menu remembers which
parameter it is set to when exited, and will return to that same parameter when the
menu is re-entered.
Transport Control Buttons: The transport buttons are always active.
STOP : The STOP button has a dual function. When playing back a clip (PLAY, FF, or REV)
the first push of STOP acts as a “pause” mode: the playback is paused, the current point of
the clip is displayed, and the STOP button flashes. A second push of STOP completely
stops the playback and directs Ki Pro's outputs into an “E to E” mode (the currently
selected inputs bypass to the outputs). To determine at a glance if the STOP button is in a
“pause” mode, note that the stop button will flash if media playback is paused. The STOP
button is fully illuminated in “stop” mode.
PLAY : Press PLAY to begin forward playback of the current clip at normal speed.
RECORD : Press the red button to begin recording. Once in RECORD mode, all other
transport buttons are locked-out except the STOP button.
FFWD : Press button to begin fast playback of the current clip at 2x speed. Successive
pushes increase the speed to 4x, 8x, and 16x. (Pushing the button after 16x speed is
reached has no further effect.) When fast-forwarding, audio is muted.