NewTek TriCaster 2 Elite (3 RU) - Manual (Page 87)

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Two switches under the label Indicate Event Time allow you to configure Start and End times for your
upcoming show. Beside each of these is an editable time field. Enable the Start/End switches, then click
inside the field to modify the time value by direct entry, or drag left right to raise or lower the current value.
During live production, the Dashboard and as well as monitor panes and default Multiview layouts offer
Broadcast Clock displays based on the current timecode. Secondary clock displays show a useful countdown
to the (production) Start and End times when the corresponding switches are enabled in the Timecode
Configuration panel.
SECTION 7.6
NOTIFICATIONS
The last item at right on the Dashboard is the Notification icon (Figure 64 ). A ‘number bubble’ indicates how
many un-viewed entries have accumulated. Clicking the icon displays the Notification Pane , which provides
both helpful information and also some very useful tools.
The Notification icon can be colored white, green, amber or red. The color
indicates the type of messages available for review:
• A green icon denotes an informative message, as well as the
availability of new media.
• An amber icon indicates a warning message has been received.
• Higher priority alert messages are denoted by a red icon.
The highest priority (un-viewed) item in the list at the moment determines the Notification icon color. After
you open the panel to review the notifications in the list, the icon turns white.
Individual items can be cleared from the list using the context menu opened with the triangle gadget shown
at right when you roll the mouse over an entry, or you can empty the list with one click using the
Clear All
button in the footer of the panel.
Information appearing in the Notification Pane can include the following:
• Session name, format, and software build number (press Alt + b on the keyboard to update this item)
• Status messages pertaining to operations or system conditions; these may be benign notifications or
cautionary. For example, a message indicating that the connection to a control panel has been lost is
given an icon with an amber color. A higher priority warning triggers a message with a red icon.
FIGURE 65
• A special message is added if a clip or still image is added to one of the Session’s media file locations
(such as the session Clips and Stills folders). These entries show a thumbnail icon at left, along with
FIGURE 64