Grass Valley GV STRATUS Playout v.2.0 - Manual (Page 10)

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Introduction
Getting Started as the designated system administrator
3 Synchronize the clocks with a time source so the SSP-3801 cards and GV STRATUS
Playout web clients are in sync with each other and with the GV STRATUS Playout
service. For more information, see
Synchronizing time between GV STRATUS Playout
and the SSP-3801 cards , on page 18.
Phase 2: Configuration of your GV STRATUS Playout account
The designated system administrator must configure the settings for the account:
1 Define the user groups. The user groups determine what functionality a user is allowed
to view in the interface and use. For more information, see Configuring user groups , on
page 18.
2 Create the user profiles. User profiles are the accounts for individual users. For more
information, see Configuring user profiles , on page 23.
3 Create the channel types. A channel type is a collection of settings applied as a group
to a number of channels with common characteristics. For more information, see
Creating a new channel type , on page 25.
4 Configure the channels. For more information, see Configuring channels , on page 35.
5 Create views. A view is a collection of channels that are viewed as a group. For more
information, see Grouping channels into a view , on page 41.
6 Register each SSP-3801 card as a device and assign it a channel, see Setting up devices
in GV STRATUS Playout , on page 43.
Phase 3: Preparation of assets and schedules
The designated system administrator or ingest operator must make sure that all the
elements for building a playlist are ready:
1 Prepare the media files for broadcast and register them as assets. For more information,
see Registering and Managing Assets , on page 51 and Registering media and
importing schedules using the GV STRATUS Playout Gateway , on page 59.
2 Prepare and import the schedules. For more information, see Working with Schedules ,
on page 101 and the BXF API specification.
Phase 4: Pre-production
The designated system administrator or system engineer must test the implementation to
ensure that the broadcast will run smoothly:
1 Add schedules to channels. For more information, see Appending a schedule to the
playlist , on page 87.
2 Monitor and control the channels. For more information, see Monitoring and
Controlling the Broadcast , on page 79.
Getting Started as the designated system administrator
When your customer account is created and the initial administrator user profile is created,
one person from your organization must be designated as the system administrator. This
person is responsible for the following:
• Creating user groups to provide the appropriate level of access to the functionality
available in the GV STRATUS Playout service and managing the user groups so they