1004. Input/output signal settings4-1-3. Freezing the input signalsThe input signals can be frozen and used.While signals are frozen, the tally signals of the corresponding input will not be output.Setting freezePress the [INPUT] button to light its indicator and display the INPUT menu. Refer to “2-1-5. LCD menu area”.Turn [F1] to display the INPUT XX sub menu.(X: IN1 to IN16, A1, A2, B1 or B2)The input used to set the freeze function is selected for X.Turn [F2] to display the third menu of Freeze.INPUT XX|Freeze |Select |Freeze↓|| 2/15 | Frame| Off|Field OnTurn [F3] to select the freeze method using the Select item.Frame: The images are frozen frame by frame.Field: The images are frozen field by field.This is used to freeze moving images.With interlace signals, however, diagonal lines and moving parts appear jagged.Frame or Field can also be selected while an image is frozen.Press the [F4] switch to freeze the input image or cancel the freeze.If the [F4] switch is pressed while the display is “Off”, the video signal is frozen, and the display is set to“On”.If the [F4] switch is pressed while the display is “On”, the video signal freezing is cancelled, and the displayis set to “Off”.The “F” mark appears in front of the name of the material when the signals set for output of multi viewdisplays are frozen. When the unit is used with the frame synchronizer function OFF, the output images may be disturbed whenfreezing is executed, but the frozen images will not be adversely affected. If, when the switcher is used with the frame synchronizer function at OFF, “On” is set as the freeze setting,the frame synchronizer function will be automatically switched to ON.