12 PDS • User’s Guide
2. Hardware Orientation
PDS Front Panel
~ If “Black Auto Take” is On:
• Press BLACK to immediately transition to/from black.
– If the transition is “to” black, the button blinks fast
during the transition, then lights solid when black is on
Program.
– If the transition is “from” black, the button blinks fast
during the transition, then turns off when the selected
source is on Program.
In Chapter 4, refer to the “Using Black
” section on page 83 for details.
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Press TAKE to mix the pending (blinking) source to Program, at the current transition rate.
Using the Setup Menu, you can adjust the transition time from 0 to 12 seconds. If the
transition time is set to 0, the transition is a cut. Please note:
• Each time TAKE is pressed, the current source on Program and the pending
source flip-flop. In Chapter 4, refer to the “Flip-flop Mode” section on page 78 for
additional details.
• The TAKE button is also used to transition to/from black, when the “Black Auto
Take” function is On in the User Preference Menu.
In Chapter 4, refer to the “User Preference Menu” section on page 60 for details on the
User Preference Menu.
Important
Regardless of the current Black Auto Take mode, if you
select (or pend) BLACK, the system will not transition to the
selected “next” source until black is fully on Program.
