User`s guide

Chapter 2: Installation and Setup
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7. Type in the Number text box or use the up and down arrows to assign a number to the channel.
The number should be unique to this channel in this control room.
Note: If you plan to use tally control for playout and your switcher uses hard tally assignments, DekoMOS
virtual channel assignments should be fixed for each physical Deko channel.
8. In the Alias text box, type in a name that identifies this channel (e.g. Lower Thirds, OTS, Full
Screens, Other, or Channel 1, Channel 2, etc.). This name will display in the DekoMOS
Playback Controller.
9. In the Deko Machine area, enter information as follows:
• Type in or browse to the address of the Deko that will supply output for this channel. To browse,
click the button to the right of the Address field.
• Port number 10543 appears by default. Do not change this port number unless you receive an error
message.
• Click the Program A or Program B radio button to select the Deko program window for this
channel. For more information about Program and Preview windows, refer to your Deko User's
Guide.
• Click to check Allow Effects to automatically play associated effects when a graphic is brought to
air. Leave this selection unchecked to air the graphics without playing associated effects.
10. Click OK.
11. Repeat the procedure to add additional channels. When adding additional channels, you may
notice that DekoMOS automatically assigns a default channel based on the previously
assigned channel and the assumption that you are using dual-channel Dekos. For example, if
you enter Virtual Channel 1 as FXDeko II Program A, when you configure Virtual Channel 2,
it will automatically default to FXDeko II Program B. You may change this default.
12. Click OK at the bottom of the Configuration window.
Note: To configure within a grid in the DekoMOS Gateway, double-click on an existing item to edit the
item. Double-click on a blank area to add an item.
To control a rundown from more than one Playback Controller:
For each Playback Controller that you want to control a rundown, create a control room and
assign channels as in the procedure above, to suit your needs. The Control Room driven by a
Playback Controller is selected from the Playback Controller interface.
To modify a channel:
1. From the DekoMOS Gateway Configuration window, click the Control Rooms tab.
2. Select a Control Room from the dropdown Control Room list.
3. In the Virtual Channel Assignments area, click the Channel name to select it. The channel
appears highlighted in the list.
4. In the Virtual Channel Assignments section, click Modify or double-click on a channel to
modify it. The Virtual Channel Configuration dialog appears.
5. Change information as desired in the dialog, then click OK.