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Panel Operation
All Ross® switcher control panels operate on the same basic principles for assigning a row to an ME and selecting sources on the buses of that ME.
Transitions
Transitions are used to change the background video and take keys on and off-air. A transition can include any combinations of background and keyers for an ME, MiniME™, or MultiScreen. The background and each keyer can be transitioned independently.

Panel Operation
All Ross® switcher control panels operate on the same basic principles for assigning a row to an ME and selecting sources on the buses of that ME.
- Bus Assignment
  Each row on the panel can be assigned to a different ME or resource of the switcher. How the row is assigned to the resource depends on the model of control panel you have.
- Video Sources
  The switcher has access to three basic types of video sources, external, internal, and follows.
- Transitions
  Transitions are used to change the background video and take keys on and off-air. A transition can include any combinations of background and keyers for an ME, MiniME™, or MultiScreen. The background and each keyer can be transitioned independently.
  - To Perform a Transition on TouchDrive (Memory Area)
    All transitions, with the exception of cuts on the background or key bus, have the same basic setup. The control panel offers physical buttons and mnemonics to setup and perform the transition. Some panels have a memory area that can be used to set the transition rates.
  - To Perform a Transition on TouchDrive (No Memory Area)
    All transitions, with the exception of cuts on the background or key bus, have the same basic setup. The control panel offers physical buttons and mnemonics to setup and perform the transition.
  - To Perform a Transition on Carbonite Black
    All transitions, with the exception of cuts on the background or key bus, have the same basic setup. The control panel offers physical buttons and mnemonics to setup and perform the transition.
  - To Override the Pre-Delay Setting
    During the pre-delay time, you can override the pre-delay count and cut the sources on-air immediately.
  - To Abort a Transition During the Pre-Delay
    During the pre-delay time, you can abort the transition completely.
- Keying
  Keying is the term used to describe when you insert (or electronically cut) portions of one scene into another, or place titles over background images. Keys are made up of two basic components, an alpha, that cuts the hole in the background video, and a fill, that fills the hole with different video.
- Memories
  A memory register is a snapshot of the current state of the switcher that can include one or multiple resources of the switcher.
- Custom Controls
  Custom controls record actions on the switcher. This allows you to create repeatable macros that can be used to automate some tasks.
- Panel Shortcuts
  There are a number of button combinations that allow you to reset, copy, or swap configurations.

Transitions

Transitions are used to change the background video and take keys on and off-air. A transition can include any combinations of background and keyers for an ME, MiniME™, or MultiScreen. The background and each keyer can be transitioned independently.

Transitions can be performed using either the control panel or menu, or some combination of the two.

Keep the following in mind:

Keep the following in mind when performing transitions:

If any of the sources going on-air have an assigned GPI output, the GPI output is triggered and the switcher then waits the configured pre-delay interval before performing the transition. If you perform a transition with the fader handle, the GPI output is triggered but the pre-delay interval is ignored.
If any of the sources going on-air are assigned to a video server, you can have the video server play when the source is taken on-air by toggling Roll Clip on.
If any of the sources going on-air are assigned to a video server, the switcher waits for the configured pre-delay interval before performing the transition. If you perform a transition with the fader handle, the pre-delay interval is ignored.
If the fader is moved during an auto transition, control of the transition is passed to the fader. You must complete the transition with the fader. This allows you to override any auto transition in progress with the fader.
The Cut and Auto buttons can be used to transition keys independently.
You can pause an auto transition by pressing the Auto Trans button during the transition. Press the button again to continue the transition.
If you turn the Transition Limit off when the transition has stopped at the transition limit point, the next transition starts from the transition limit point and goes forward to complete the transition, instead of going back to the start.