User guide

Using the Scheduler
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3. Select a previously-defined script and click Finish.
4. Verify the information and click
Create Schedule to add the new schedule to the
calendar.
Control Device
Control devices are video sources like DVDs or VCRs that can be controlled by end users
from the Portal Server. A control device is connected to a VBrick encoder. It allows client-
side control of the device and must be configured by a system administrator. (If no control
devices are configured,
Control Device is not shown as a Schedule Type.) Once configured, a
special icon on the Live Broadcasts page indicates that you can control a stream from the
device using a graphical control panel similar to the one shown here. This panel is displayed
when you launch the stream and you can use it for supported functions like
Start, Stop, Fast
Forward
, etc.
T To schedule a control device
1. Select a schedule name, dates, and (optionally) recurrence pattern (see Scheduling an
Event).
2. For
Schedule Type, select Control Device and click Next.