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mini-max User Manual

1.2 Front Panel

AreaDescription
1.2.1 Function Settings+ 5.5" HD Touch Screen + SHORTCUTS Custom Function Rows + MENU/EXIT Button + Menu Browsing/Confirm Button (ENTER) + RECORD Button + ON AIR Button
1.2.2 Camera Control+ FOCUS knob with indicator + ZOOM Toggle + 5-Direction Joystick
1.2.3 Volume Control+ Volume Control Knob + AFV (Audio Follow Video) Button + Mute Button
1.2.4 Layer Settings+ PICTURE IN PICTURE: Layout Selection/AB Layers/Chroma Key Buttons + Views: View Saving and Recalling Buttons + Program/B: Program Signal Selection and Layer Setting Buttons PREVIEW/A: Preview Signal Selection and Layer Setting Buttons
1.2.5 Transition+ Transition Effect Selection Button (EFFECTS) + Transition Duration Selection Button (DURATION) + T-Bar (manual switching between PGM and PVW) + Fast Switch Button (CUT ) + Transition Effects Switch Button (AUTO)

1.2.1 Function Settings

AreaDescription
5.5" HD Touch Screen For showing input, output, recording and live streaming status, and displaying the menu content.
SHORTCUTS Button Button Definition + Shortcuts button, distributed via Web APP; + The 0 key serves as a shortcut to exit the menu when the device is not in keyboard input mode or when no custom shortcut function is assigned to it (V2.51 or later). Button Color Description + Button Unlit: no shortcuts saved + Button Lit White: shortcuts saved Button Operation + Short Press: to enable a shortcut function
MENU Button Button Definition + MENU Button + EXIT Button + LOCK Button: hold for 3s to lock/unlock
ENTER Knob Button Definition + Menu Browsing + Confirm
RECORD Button Press to Enable/Disable Recording + Press to start the recording. Button lit red to indicate normal recording process. + Recording cannot be initiated if there is insufficient space (less than 300MB). + Press button again to stop the recording. The Button blinks red to indicate the video-saving process.
ON AIR Button Network Status Display + Button blinks red to show failed streaming but normal communication. + Button illuminated red to show successful streaming and communication. Press to Enable/Disable Streaming + Press once again to stop streaming. + Button goes dark if streaming is completed.

1.2.2 Camera Control

AreaDescription
FOCUS Knob with Indicator Focus Status Display + Manual Focus: indicator unlit. + Auto Focus: indicator lit blue. FOCUS Knob + Rotate for manual focus. + Press for auto focus and enter the PTZ interface.
ZOOM Toggle + Size adjustment for Layer A and Layer B. + Zoom in/out for PTZ control. + Value adjustments.
5-Direction Joystick Move the joystick up, down, left and right + to adjuzt position for layer. + to set pan, tilt and zoom for a PTZ camera. Short Press + to enter PTZ Control Interface.

1.2.3 Volume Control

AreaDescription
Volume Control Knobs + Knob Number 1~4: volume control of HDMI/SDI embedded audio. + Other Six Knobs: volume control of MIC1, MIC2, XLR Inputs, Headphone Out and Program Out.
AFV Button Button Color Description + Button Unlit: AFV off. + Button Lit White: AFV on. Button Operation + Short Press: enable/disable AFV. + Long Press: to enter AUDIO.
Mute Button Button Color Description + Button Unlit: MUTE off. + Button Lit Red: MUTE on. Button Operation + Short Press: enable/disable MUTE . + Long Press: to enter AUDIO.

1.2.4 Layer Settings

AreaDescription
Layer A/B Button + Layer A serves as the main picture signal, and Layer B serves as the picture-in-picture (PIP) signal. These two layers can be combined to create a PIP layout. + Button Unlit: layer OFF or not be placed on PVW. + Short Press - Press the Button Unlit: the button turns blue to indicate an enabled and selected state, which allows the user to use the toggle and joystick for size and position adjustment. - Press the Button Lit Blue: to disable the selected layer and the button turns dark. - Press another layer button except the Layer A/B button: the button pressed turns blue and the Layer A/B button changes from blue to green. + Long Press: to enter LAYOUT.
Layout Selection Button + Short Press: to set the layout for the selected layer, and the button turns green. + Long Press: to enter CROP/SCALE.
Chroma Key + Short Press: to enable or disable Chroma Key (layer B is set by default). + Long Press: to enter the Chroma Key interface.
Preset Loading Button Button Color Description + Button Unlit: no view contained. + Button Lit Green: view contained. + Button Lit Red: view being loaded. Button Operation + Long Press: to save the current view or not. + Short Press the Button Lit Green: to place the view on Preview, after which this button turns red. + If you switch to another view, the button of the loaded view changes from red to green.
PROGRAM Source Row Button Definition + Signal Assignment: Configure via MENU > Input. + Buttons 1-4: Assign HDMI 1-4 or SDI 1-2 sources. Correspond to IN1~IN4 views. + Button 5:IN5,push to take IN5 to PROGRAM
PROGRAM Layer Button Icon Description + indicates BACKGROUND. + indicates FOREGROUND(LOGO). + indicates IN 6 Button Color Description + Button Unlit: no layer contained. + Button Lit White: layer contained. + Button Lit Red: Program out layer. Button Operation + Button Lit White: to place layer on PGM out, and the button turns red. + Button Lit Red: to remove the layer from the PGM out, and the button turns white.
PROGRAM FTB Button Button Operation + Press Button Unlit: to fade the current source to black, and the button turns red. + Press Button Lit Red: to act in reverse from black to the currently selected source, and the button goes dark.
PREVIEW Source Row Button Definition + Button 1~4: HDMI/SDI inputs. If you use a PTZ as an input, the TALLY light will turn green. + Button 5:IN5, push to take IN5 to PREVIEW.
PREVIEW Layer Button Icon Definition + indicates BACKGROUND. + indicates FOREGROUND(LOGO). + indicates IN 6 Button Color Description + Button Unlit: no layer. + Button Lit White: layer contained. + Button Lit Blue: Layer enabled on PREVIEWand selected. + Button Lit Green: Layer on PREVIEWbut not selected. Button Operation + Long Press: to enter Media Interface. + Short Press: 1. to enter Media Interface or not if no layer is contained; 2. to remove the layer from PVW, after which the button turns white. The button turns blue during the layer-adding process.
PREVIEW Clear Button Button Color Description + Button Lit Green: no layer on PVW. The button goes + dark after a layer is added. Button Operation + Short Press Button Unlit: to clear layer on PVW. The cleared layer will be saved as a view and the button turns green. + Press the Button with a View Saved: to load view to PVW.

1.2.5 Transition

AreaDescription
Transition Effect Selection Button + Default: MIX (crossfade). For more transition effects, tap the EFFECTS on the MENU to select. + Button Lit White: a transition effect selected.
Transition Duration Selection Button + Default: 1.0 second. + Button Lit White: a transition duration selected.
T-Bar PREVIEWand PGM views can be transitioned by pushing T-bar.
CUT Button Press to fast switch between PREVIEWand PGM views with no transition effect.
AUTO Button Button Operation + Press to automatically transition PREVIEWand PGM views according to the selected duration and transition effect. Button Color Description + Button Blinks Red: transition is being applied. + Button Goes Dark: transition completed.