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Setup
Configurator, networking, video I/O setup, and signalling setup.
Video Outputs
Switcher outputs are routed to destinations in the router matrix.
FlexiClean Clean Feed
FlexiClean clean feed provides an additional output per ME that can show different keys than the program output.

Setup
Configurator, networking, video I/O setup, and signalling setup.
- MaxConfig Switcher Configurator
  MaxConfig creates the switchers, assigns SDPE blades to them, sets what roles each blade perform in the switcher, and sets the video mode that each switcher is operating in.
- Network Connections
  Setting up network connections to the switcher, as well as network storage and file transfers.
- System Access
  Enable or disable system access and control methods such as RossTalk and FTP.
- Video Reference
  The switcher uses the REF A or B input reference signal on the router directly as a reference clock. The switcher does not rely on the reference settings in Ultrix™ for a reference signal.
- Video Inputs
  Video sources come into the switcher from the router matrix. Depending on how you want to use these video sources, or where they come from, you may want the switcher to pair them together, or associate an external device with them. Pairing two video sources together is usually used for an auto select key where an external device, such as a character generator, outputs both a key video and key alpha. Associating a video source with an external device allows special control over that device to become active when you select the source on a bus.
- Video Outputs
  Switcher outputs are routed to destinations in the router matrix.
  - Video Output Setup
    You can assign a video source or bus to an output BNC. Some outputs can only be used for certain features
  - Ancillary Data
    Ancillary data is information such as closed captioning or embedded audio that is included in the non-active video portions of the video signal. These portions include the Horizontal Ancillary Data Space (HANC) and Vertical Ancillary Data Space (VANC).
  - FlexiClean Clean Feed
    FlexiClean clean feed provides an additional output per ME that can show different keys than the program output.
  - Key Priority
    Change the order in which keys appear relative to each other.
  - External Layer Mode
    The clean feed for an ME is used to create a composite alpha from the keyers on that ME that is then available as a single alpha source. This allows you to output both the video and alpha from an ME to an external switcher. The key video comes from the output of the ME and the key alpha comes from the clean feed of the ME.
  - ME Follows
    An ME or MiniME™ can be linked to another ME or MiniME™ so that actions performed on the first are duplicated on the following. Linking can only be set between areas of the same type. You cannot have a MiniME™ follow an ME.
  - On-Air Setting
    Some switcher outputs can be set to be considered on-air or not. This allows you to set which outputs are tallied, how resource allocation is divided, and how the Roll Clip feature works.
- MultiViewer
  The MultiViewer allows you to view multiple video sources from a single output BNC. Video inputs or outputs on the switcher, including Program, Preview, and Media-Store channels, can be assigned to any box on the MultiViewer.
- System Real-Time Clock/Date
  The switcher uses an internal clock to generate the time for the clock overlay for the MultiViewer.
- Audio Output
  Audio sources from the Media-Store can be sent out the AES outputs on each of the SDPE blades.
- Personality
  Personality settings allow you to configure how you interact with the control panel and switcher, as well as how the buttons on the control panel appear. All of these settings are stored in the Personality register.
- Licenses
  Software options allows you to expand the functionality or resources available to the switcher as well as operate in UHDTV1. These options can either be licensed at the time you purchase your switcher, purchased and installed later on, or temporarily licensed through the Ross Platform Manager (RPM).
- GPI Control
  General Purpose Interface (GPI) is a high/low voltage signalling protocol that allows the switcher to send simple commands to an external device, or receive commands from a device. Each pin on the GPI is set as either high (+5 Volts), or low (0 Volts), and it is the switching between high and low that sends commands to the external device, or to the switcher.
- Live Edit Decision Lists (LiveEDL)
  Edit Decision Lists are files used by non-linear editing (NLE) suites to aid in post-production. Your switcher can capture EDL data in a file that you load into your NLE suite.
- MultiPanel
  Each frame supports up to 3 independent control connections (Main, Satellite 1, and Satellite 2) as well as Satellite 3/SoftPanel. Each connection, with the exception of SoftPanel, can be from a control panel, DashBoard, or a combination of the two. All devices on the same control connection mirror each other.

FlexiClean Clean Feed

FlexiClean clean feed provides an additional output per ME that can show different keys than the program output.

Clean feed is typically used for bilingual and live-to-tape productions. It allows you to assign keys to the Background or CLEAN output of an ME independent from transitions. A frequent application is the recording of shows for later airing without call-in phone numbers inserted.

The background and clean feed for an ME can be set to include or exclude any keys. This allows to essentially have two program outputs for a single ME that can include different keys. For example, in the illustration below the Program Feed for the ME has keys 1, 2, and 3 and the Clean Feed for the ME has keys 4, 5, and 6. These keys can be transitioned on or off-air for the ME but will not impact the feed they are not assigned to.

Keep the following in mind:

Keep the following in mind when working with clean feeds:

Recalling a memory register using MemoryAI may cause the clean feed output to look different than expected. MemoryAI allows key elements to be recalled to other keys than originally resulting in different key layering.
Including a key in the clean feed does not force the key on-air. If a key is off-air, it will not appear on the clean feed even if it is included.

To Set Up Clean Feed

Click Navigation Menu > Configuration > System > ME.
Click an ME X Pgm Feed or ME X Clean Feed button to select the which keys can be included in that feed.
- Pgm Feed — the selected keys can be present on the program output of that ME.
- Clean Feed — the selected keys can be present on the clean feed output of that ME.
Note: The on-air status of the key does not change the inclusion of that key on the Program or Clean output. If a key has been excluded from the Program output of an ME then it cannot be taken on-air on that program output.