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Connecting System Components
Connecting an External DME Switcher
You can do the following with a system configured as
shown below.
• Do linear editing using materials stored on tape and
VCR playback.
• Use the DFS-300/300P/500/500P to apply effects and
switch between scenes.
• Record the edit results as analog component video
signals.
Setting the editor selection switch on the DME
switcher
When connecting a DFS-300/300P/500/500P DME
switcher, set the editor selection switch on the DME
switcher as follows.
DFS-300/300P: PVE-500
DFS-500/500P: BVE-900
Types of editing that can be done
The only kind of editing that can be done with a
system configured as shown below is linear editing of
analog video signals. Non-linear editing and editing of
digital signals are not possible.
Signal connections, settings, and limitations
• When you connect an external DME switcher, the
outputs of the MONITOR OUTPUT and PROGRAM
OUTPUT connectors of the ES-7 are as follows.
MONITOR OUTPUT connector: The output is
always the component key fill signal of the
internal titler of the ES-7. Connect to the DSK
VIDEO IN connector or the INPUT-4 connector
of the DFS-300/300P/500/500P.
PROGRAM OUTPUT connector: The output is
always the key source signal of the internal titler
of the ES-7.
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• When inputting the key fill signal to both the DSK
VIDEO IN and INPUT-4 connectors, an external
signal distributor is required.
• When you connect an external DME switcher,
connect the output of the PGM OUT connectors of
the DFS-300/300P/500/500P to the AUX INPUT
connectors of the ES-7.
• The correspondence between VCRs and the INPUT 1
to 4 connectors of the DFS-300/300P/500/500P is as
follows.
INPUT-1: PLAYER-1
INPUT-2: PLAYER-2
INPUT-3: AUX
(INPUT-4: Titler key fill)
Set the input signal formats with the input signal
format selection switches on the AD board of the
DFS-300/300P/500/500P. You cannot set the format
from the ES-7 editing software.
• Connect the video monitor that you will use for
previews to the VIDEO OUT connector of the
recorder VCR.
• In the EditStation editing software, select Options
from the Settings menu, and set Preview Mode to PB/
EE.
• When you connect an external DME switcher, you
cannot use the function that superimposes status
information on the output of the MONITOR
OUTPUT VIDEO connector.
• You can operate the DFS-300/300P/500/500P from
the control panel supplied with the DFS-300/300P/
500/500P. However, these operations will not be
reflected in the screens of the EditStation editing
software.
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