User Manual Owner manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- What's New?
- 1. Introduction
- 2. User Interface
- 3. Managing Channels
- 3.1. Introduction
- 3.2. Assigning a Player
- 3.3. Assigning a Recorder Channel
- 3.4. Locking a Channel
- 3.5. Channels Modes
- 3.5.1. Introduction
- 3.5.2. Ganging Recorder or Player Channels
- 3.5.3. Associating Player Channels in PGM/PRV Mode
- 3.5.4. Associating Channels in Fill and Key Mode
- 3.5.5. Associating Player Channels in Timeline Mode
- 3.5.6. Defining a Channel Group for the AB Roll Playlist
- 3.5.7. Removing the Link between Channels
- 3.6. Managing the Links with a Video Router
- 4. Starting / Stopping an Ingest
- 5. Displaying Information on the OSD
- 6. Operations on Servers
- 7. Channel Explorer Shortcuts
3. Managing Channels
3.1. Introduction
From the Channel Explorer, recorder channels can be assigned to Recorder Panels,
player channels can be assigned to a Control Panel or a Playlist Panel, and a default
player channel can be defined. Some of the operating procedures are described in the next
sections. Please refer to the manuals related to the modules a channel can be associated
with for more information.
3.2. Assigning a Player
3.2.1. Introduction
There are several ways to assign a player channel to a Database Explorer window, a
Control Panel, an IPLogger window or a Playlist Panel. See section "How to Assign a
Player Channel or the Software Player" on page 15 .
If a default player channel has been defined from the Channel Explorer, this channel will
automatically be assigned to the Database Explorer,IPLogger and the IPDirector main
window when you open the application.
See section "Setting the Default Player Channel" on page 13 for more information on how
to set and how to clear a default player channel.
3.2.2. Setting the Default Player Channel
Purpose
A default player can be defined from the Channel Explorer or from the IPDirector main
window. It will automatically be assigned to the IPDirector main window at opening.
When the user will open the Database Explorer or the IPLogger, the default player will
automatically be assigned to these windows, and displayed in the Associated Channel
zone, as shown in the next screenshot in the case of the Database Explorer:
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