Grass Valley iTX System v.2.6 - Manual (Page 354)

Configuring an iTX Desktop to accept commands from a keyboard or hard panel
Configuring an iTX Desktop to accept commands
from a keyboard or hard panel
There are two aspects of an iTX Desktop that enable certain operations to be controlled by a
keyboard or hard panel:
• Component inputs. These are connections on a layout component, such as the Playout
Controls, through which the component accepts commands to perform certain actions
(Cue Next, Take Next, etc.).
• iTX Desktop macros (small programs). These perform layout-selection tasks and
actions that are available through commands in iTX Desktop menus. For example,
switching to the next layout; or putting a layout in the editing mode.
To control component actions, you need to assign keyboard shortcuts or hard-panel controls to
the component inputs – we describe the process as input mapping. A number of layout
components support the process; see "Components that support input mapping", page 359.
This diagram shows an example of input mapping for the Media Viewer:
iTX Desktop macros are stored with the iTX Desktop and are available on all layouts. For the
actions that these control, you need to assign keyboard shortcuts or hard-panel controls to the
macros.
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