Using the X-keys Jog/Shuttle Controller

The X-keys controller allows you to simplify your workflow. For example, you can use the default layout to easily navigate between different channels or between the Playlist and Clip Browser windows.

Any commands you send using the X-keys controller apply to the currently active channel or window, which is considered to have focus. When a channel has focus, you can perform tasks such as navigating through a clip or trimming a clip. When a window has focus, you can scroll through the clips or the playlist. Always bear in mind that you need to give focus to a channel or window before you can apply the X-keys controller commands to it.

The following table describes the pre-configured keys on the X-keys Jog/Shuttle controller.

Setting	Description
Enable X-keys	Enables or disables the X-keys Jog/Shuttle controller.
Layer	Indicates whether you are configuring the Red or Green layer.
Reset All Keys	Resets all the keys on the particular layer that you are configuring. Reset All Keys does not affect keys that shift between the layers, i.e. the Toggle, Red, and Green keys.
Toggle	While you are using the X-keys controller, Toggle switches between the Red and Green layers.
Focus PL	Gives focus to the main GV STRATUS Rundown Playlist window, that is, makes the Playlist window active. X-keys commands such as scrolling will apply to the window that has focus.
Focus CB	Gives focus to the Clip Browser window, if open. X-keys commands such as scrolling will apply to the window that has focus.
Scr Up , Scr Down	When the focus is on the Clip Browser window, you can press the Scroll Up or the Scroll Down button to select a clip in the Clip Browser. When the focus is on the main Playlist window, you can press the Scroll Up or the Scroll Down button to select a clip in the Rundown.
Focus 1-6	Gives focus to the specified channel. X-keys commands such as those related to playing, shuttling, or trimming a clip in a channel will apply to the channel that currently has focus.
Focus Next	Gives focus to the next channel. All X-keys commands will apply to the channel that currently has focus.
10 Back	Jogs the clip backward 10 frames.
10 Fwd	Jogs the clip forward 10 frames.
1 Back	Jogs the clip backward 1 frame.
1 Fwd	Jogs the clip forward 1 frame.
Rew	When the focus is on a channel, you can press the Rew button to rewind the clip in that channel.
FF	When the focus is on a channel, you can press the FF button to fast forward through the clip in that channel.
Tab Key	In message dialog boxes, functions in the same manner as the Tab key on a computer keyboard.
Enter Key	In message dialog boxes, functions in the same manner as the Enter key on the computer keyboard.
SH/VS	Toggles between Shuttle and Varispeed modes.
Mark In	Marks a new In point for a clip. After trimming, the clip must be recued to apply the new Mark In.
Mark Out	Marks a new Out point for a clip. After trimming, the clip must be recued to apply the new Mark Out.
Clear	Clears the trim marks of a clip.
Out Cue	When a channel has focus, you can use the Out Cue key to activate Out Cue Preview for that channel. This allows you to preview the end of a clip by playing the last few seconds, followed by a recue to the beginning. The duration of the preview can be configured by going to the Tools menu and selecting Options, then changing the Out Cue Preview field on the Playback tab.
VAR -1; VAR 1; VAR -3; VAR 3; VAR -5; VAR 5; VAR -7; VAR 7	These seven speeds correspond to whatever values are typed into the fields in the Variable Speed Presets section of the X-keys Configuration dialog box. When you press a VAR key, the clip plays at the preset speed for that key until you press the Stop key. You can move the wheel to the left to access the negative (backward) speeds, move the wheel to the right to access the positive (forward) speeds.
Recue	Recues the clip.
Play/Stop	Plays or stops the clip.
Variable speed presets	Preset speeds that you can access by using the shuttle/varispeed wheel of the controller or by using the VAR keys. You can modify these to your own settings.