Roland LVS-800 - Manual

7 Check the included items LVS-800 itself fig.LVS800-itself.eps AC Adaptor (PSB-7U) and Power Cord fig.PSB-7U.eps RCA-BNC adaptor plugs (four) fig.RCA-BNC-plug.eps Owner’s Manual (this document) fig.owners-manual.eps The following items are included. Please make sure that all items are present. If a...

8 Names of Things and What They Do fig.top-panel.eps 1. V-LINK Button This allows connection of V-LINK-compatible equipment from Roland. To operate the RSS-V-Mixer by remote control, press this button to switch it on. What’s V-LINK? V-LINK is a feature for performing video synchronized to music usin...

9 Names of Things and What They Do 6. A Bus/PGM Input Selectors (p. 16) These select the video to input to A Bus. *During use in the PGM-PST mode, you use these to select the video channel for program output. 7. B Bus/PST Input Selectors (p. 16) These select the video to input to B Bus. *During use ...

10 Names of Things and What They Do 1. PGM PVW Connector This outputs the DSK preview picture. Before performing DSK composition, you connect a monitor to check and verify the video displayed as the DSK foreground. You can then composite the background picture after first checking the logos, text, o...

11 Connecting Peripheral Devices To prevent malfunction or damage to video monitors or other devices, always turn off the power on all devices before making any connections. Channels 1 through 4 are exclusively for composite signals. S-Video can be connected to channels 5 through 8. Channels 5 and 6...

12 Connecting Peripheral Devices The LVS-800 is equipped with two sets of output connectors. These are the A/B MIX OUT connectors and the PGM OUT connectors. The A/B MIX OUT connectors output only the results of the mixed video of A Bus and B Bus (A/B MIX). The PGM OUT connectors output the results ...

14 Turning the Power On/Off Connect the AC adaptor to LVS-800. Place the AC adaptor so the side with the indicator (see illustration) faces upwards and the side with textual information faces downwards. The indicator will light when you plug the AC adaptor into an AC outlet. fig.connect-PSB7U.eps Ab...

15 Turning the Power On/Off *Once the connections have been completed (p. 14), turn on power to your various devices in the order specified. By turning on devices in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction and/or damage to monitors and other devices. *This unit is equipped with a protection ci...

16 Switching Between A Bus and B Bus Input sources are selected and switched between the A Bus and the B Bus. The unit has eight input selectors for each Bus,and you choose the input video for each bus before you perform the transition.With the LVS-800, you can switch between A Bus and B Bus in thre...

17 Switching Between A Bus and B Bus 3. Move the video fader. Move the video fader. Moving it toward the back of the unit makes more of the picture on A Bus appear, and moving toward the front displays more B Bus picture. *If you selected [CUT] in step 2, the picture is switched between A Bus and B ...

18 Switching Between A Bus and B Bus You can also perform switching simply by pressing the [AUTO] button for A/B MIX, without using the video fader. The video fader itself does not move, but movement between A and B is performed automatically. The location of the light on the TRANSITION indicator sh...

19 Switching Between A Bus and B Bus Changing the operation mode is accomplished using the menus. For more information about how to do this, refer to “Changing Settings Using the Menus” (p. 36). *The on-screen menu will only appear on a monitor connected to the A/B MIX PVW jack. 1. From the menu, se...

20 Switching Between A Bus and B Bus In the PGM-PST mode, before you perform a switch, you can check the video on the preview monitor, then use the buttons to execute the transition. The preview picture is displayed on the preview monitor connected to the A/B MIX PVW connector. 1. Choose the type of...

21 Switching Between A Bus and B Bus When no previewing is needed, you can perform switching by using only the input selector buttons. This lets you execute a transition more easily and rapidly. You can do this in the LVS mode. In the LVS mode, B Bus is handled as main video and A Bus is handled as ...

22 Switching Between A Bus and B Bus You can apply Picture-in-Picture to create a small window of one source superimposed over another source. The A Bus video is the inset screen, and is displayed over the B Bus video (the background). 1. Choose the picture to display in the inset screen. Choose the...

24 Switching Between A Bus and B Bus You can use Preview to check the video for inset-screen display first, then display it using the [AUTO] button. 1. Choose the background channel. Choose the channel of the video to display as the background with PST. fig.select-Ach.eps 2. Display the background. ...

27 Using the Downstream Keyer (DSK) 1. Choose the background picture. Use the three BACKGROUND buttons to choose the background video. If you want to use the results of the A/B mix as the background, press the [A/B MIX] button to make it light up. If you want to use source video directly from channe...

30 Applying Fade to the Final Output You can apply fade-in or fade-out to the output from the PGM OUT connectors (the program output).Pressing the [AUTO] button for PGM OUTPUT FADE makes the button’s LED flash and starts a fade-out. When the fade-out has been completed, the button stops flashing and...

31 Saving Settings to PANEL PRESET Buttons You can save the state of various controls to [PANEL PRESET] buttons. Saving lets you call up a variety of settings at the press of a button. The [PANEL PRESET] buttons are numbered from 1 to 12, and let you save up to 12 sets of settings. You can save the ...

32 Saving Settings to PANEL PRESET Buttons You can copy the settings saved from any Panel Preset button to another Panel Preset button. Use the menus to perform the copy operation. For information on how to use the menus, refer to “Changing Settings Using the Menus” (p. 36). *To view the on-screen m...

33 Saving Settings to PANEL PRESET Buttons You can exchange (swap) the settings saved at any button with the settings at another button. Use the menus to perform the exchange operation. For information on how to use the menus, refer to “Changing Settings Using the Menus” (p. 36). 1. Display the menu...

35 Switching Between NTSC and PAL The LVS-800 can switch to NTSC or PAL at startup. Switching to NTSC at Startup At the DSK section, under [BACKGROUND], hold down the [A/B MIX] and [7/PC1] buttons and turn on the power.Once set to NTSC, the setting persists in memory even after power off. fig.change...

36 Changing Settings Using the Menus Making changes to various settings, including the operation mode and the location and size of the inset screen for Picture-in-Picture, are tasks you perform after first displaying the menus. The menus are displayed in the preview monitor connected to the A/B MIX ...

37 Changing Settings Using the Menus Use the procedure described below to change various settings. 1. Display the menu. Go to SETUP and press the [MENU] button. The menu screen appears on the preview monitor. fig.press-MENU.eps 2. Choose the item whose setting you want to change. Use the up and down...

38 Menu List Going to SETUP and pressing the [MENU] button starts by displaying the menu items at the first level.For information on the menu items at the second level, refer to the following pages. fig.menu-top.eps *For more information about Factory Reset, refer to “Returning the Unit to Its Facto...

39 Menu List Wipe Setup Menu fig.wipe1-menu.eps When shipped from the factory, 05:Wipe03 is assigned to WIPE1 and 22:SWipe09 is assign to WIPE2 by default. MENU Wipe1 Setup 01:FAM Mixes A/B keeping the luminance levels unchanged during the transition. 02:NAM Mixes while showing areas that have high ...

40 Menu List PinP Setup Menu fig.PinP-menu.eps *In the “PinPx-Hposi” and other items described above, a number from 1 through 4 appears at the location shown by “x.” For example, a “1” is inserted when “PinP1 Setup” has been selected, and a “4” is inserted when “PinP4 Setup” has been selected. In th...

41 Menu List PC Input Setup Menu fig.PC-input-menu.eps DSK Setup Menu fig.DSK-menu.eps In the factory-default state, black is the key color for key composition. This produces attractive composition of white text or logos on a black background, as shown below. Edges are slightly blurred. fig.DSK-imag...

42 Menu List Output Fade Menu fig.out-fade-menu.eps In the factory-default state, this is set to black. Panel Preset Edit Menu fig.Panel-Preset-menu.eps *When a saved state is recalled by pressing a PANEL PRESET button, only items for which “Load” has been selected are called up. The saved state is ...

43 Menu List MIDI Setup Menu These settings are required when operating the unit by remote control. fig.MIDI-menu.eps Utility Menu fig.Utility-menu.eps *1 When Memory Protect is on, PANEL PRESET settings can be called up, but setting values cannot be changed or saved. It also becomes impossible to c...

44 Troubleshooting Power Supply The power does not come on when the POWER switch is turned on. • Is an AC adapter other than the included one being connected? Use the included AC adapter (Roland PSB-7U). Video Output No picture is output. • If the PGM OUTPUT FADE button illuminated? No video is outp...

45 Troubleshooting Others Menu settings are not saved. • Was the power turned off before you quit the menu display? The values of menu settings are saved in internal memory when you exit the menu. To save the values of settings after making any changes, first quit the menu display before you switch ...

46 Main Specifications fig.spec-sheet.eps *In the interest of product improvement, the specifications and/or appearance of this unit are subject to change without prior notice. For more information about remote control via MIDI, V-LINK, or the RS-232C interface, please download the separately availa...

47 Index A A/B MIX OUT ............................................................... 10A/B MIX PVW ............................................................... 10A/B Mode ...................................................................... 16AUTO Button ..........................................