EVS IPDirector Version 5.9 - January 2011 Part 6 User’s Manual - Manual (Page 20)

IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel
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On-Air Display
This functionality is used to show that the player channel is on air and to inform
other users that they should not perform any action on the on-air channel.
To activate the on-air status, right-click the Channel Name field and select On Air
from the menu. The field background will then flash alternately red.
To deactivate the on-air function, right-click the Channel Name field and uncheck
On Air from the menu. This only provides a visual warning that the current playlist
is On Air.
This can be selected manually on the Playlist Panel or can be set using a GPI. For
more information on setting this parameter using a GPI, see the section ‘Settings
– Input GPIs’ in part 1 of the user manual.
Channel Contextual Menu
Right-clicking the Channel Name field displays the channel contextual menu.
This menu makes it possible to perform the following actions:
Option Description
Software Player Allows selecting the Software Player to display the
loaded Playlist element.
2ND Controller Allows toggling the control between the Playlist Panel
and the secondary control device. Refer to section
below for more information.
Mode Gives access to a sub-menu allowing operations in 1
PGM mode or in PGM/PRV mode.
ON AIR Activates the on air display.
Set Channel to IDLE Unloads the playlist from the player channel.
None Allows the user to work on a playlist without associating
a player channel to it.
Workstation Channel Corresponds to the linked channel assigned to the local
IPDirector workstation.
Assigned in the Channel Management area of the
Remote Installer.
“List of the available
channels” Gives the list of all the player channels available on the
XNet network, and visible to the current user
Secondary Control mode
Exclusive control of any channel by a third party protocol (switcher, editor
controller or 3
r d party device) can be achieved using the 2 n d Controller feature of a