Blackmagic ATEM Converters User Manual Using ATEM Talkback Converter 4K

Your ATEM Talkback Converter 4K’s front control panel features two rows of talkback buttons, including ‘PTT’ and ‘LTT’, or, ‘press to talk’ and ‘lock to talk’, for each of the camera inputs. Next to the talkback buttons are PGM and Mute buttons. All buttons are illuminated white and change to green when selected.

A numbered ‘press to talk’ button on the front panel of ATEM Talkback Converter 4K flashes red when a camera operator presses the ‘call’ button on the left side of a Blackmagic Camera Fiber Converter attached to a camera. This indicates when a camera operator needs to get your attention.

The ‘press to talk’ button illuminates red when a camera is on the ATEM Switcher’s Program output. You can see at a glance which cameras are on air because the numbered ‘press to talk’ buttons for those cameras are red.

PTT 1–8 The ‘press to talk’ buttons let you communicate with each camera operator independently. The PTT button illuminates green and activates your external or headset microphone while the button is pressed.

LTT 1–8 The ‘lock to talk’ buttons lock your external or headset microphone open until you press them again. You can even lock your microphone open for all cameras if you want to communicate with all camera operators simultaneously. Cameras can be communicated with independently using PTT even if all LTT buttons are selected.

PGM Pressing the program button enables program audio with talkback. When a camera operator uses talkback, your ATEM Talkback Converter 4K’s program audio level is decreased so talkback can be heard clearly. When PGM is deselected only talkback audio is heard.

Mute Pressing the ‘mute’ button will quickly fade the built in speaker to silence. Pressing mute again, or increasing the volume, will restore audio. This button only affects the speaker output and will not affect your program or talkback audio output.

ATEM Talkback Converter 4K’s control panel buttons are used for talkback, enabling or disabling program audio, and muting the speaker. The above illustration shows LTT buttons 5, 6, 7 and 8 activated.

You can communicate with a single camera operator even when LTT is selected for all cameras. All LTT buttons are deactivated while PTT is pressed.

Volume is easily adjusted by turning the volume control clockwise and anticlockwise.

Built in Speaker and Volume Control — You can hear program audio and talkback via the control panel speaker, or with headphones via the 1/4” TRS headphones input. Adjust the volume for the speaker or headphones by turning the volume knob on the control panel clockwise or counterclockwise.