EVS IPDirector Version 6.0 - November 2012 Part 6 User's Manual - Manual (Page 38)

1.3.5. Enabling the On-Air Feature
Purpose
The On-Air status is used to show that the selected player is on air and to inform other
users that they should not perform any action on the on-air channel.
How to Set a Player Channel to On Air
The On-Air function can be enabled in two ways:
• The operator right-clicks the Player field, and select On Air from the contextual
menu.
• The operator fires an external a GPI trigger to which the Tally (On Air) action is
associated. This will automatically activate the On-Air function on the Playlist Panel.
The actions linked to the GPI keys are defined in the Input GPIs window available
from the IPDirector main menu Tools > Settings. Refer to section "Settings" in the
IPDirector user manual for more information on how to define Input GPI.
The Player field background will then flash alternately red.
Limitations
The On Air option is available when the Playlist Panel is linked to a player channel and if
the user has the control right on this channel and if this channel is not locked.
1.3.6. Controlling the Player from a Secondary
Controller
Exclusive control of any channel by a third party protocol (switcher, editor controller or 3
rd
party device) can be achieved using the 2 nd Controller feature of a Playlist Panel. This
feature allows switching the control between IPDirector and the other device, when the
port and protocol settings have been assigned to work in Exclusive mode.
You can toggle the control between the Playlist Panel and the secondary control device
via the 2
nd Controller option in the contextual menu available from the Player field.
The 2 nd Controller option is only available if the channel has been configured with the
IPDP protocol as the main controller in exclusive mode.
When the configuration has been set to parallel mode, the control of the channel is from
either IPDirector or the 3
rd Party device simultaneously and the second control feature is
inactive.
Note
To configure which protocol and port each channel can be controlled by, see the
chapter "Connection to EVS Video Server" in the Technical Reference manual.
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