Grass Valley iTX Master Control v.2.3 - Manual (Page 40)

iTX-MC User Guides 4-3
Using Automation Assist mode to manually control the iTX schedule
Next items are already cued (Take Next only)
Regardless of what type of event is currently on air, if the next primary item in the playlist is
already cued, pressing the iMC panel’s Take Next button immediately plays out the next
primary item and any associated secondary items that are cued by the same time.
If the Mixer Mapper is enabled for the channel, the changes to the previous and current
items’ timings and duration are immediately reflected on the iTX Desktop’s schedule grid
and timeline.
N
OTE
Operators should be aware that iTX does not wait for secondary items that cannot be cued
in time; nor does it cue the primary items following the item being forced on air. As such,
after an operator uses the iMC panel’s Take Next button, they should use the iMC panel’s
C
UE N EXT button to manually cue the next scheduled items and then check that all required
items are cued before performing a subsequent T AKE N EXT operation.
Next items are not cued (Cue Next & Take Next)
If the next items are not already cued, we recommend that the operator press the iMC
panel’s C
UE N EXT button to manually cue the next scheduled items before pressing the
Take Next button.
When C
UE
N
EXT
is clicked for a short item (one with a duration of less than 20 seconds),
iTX cues any following primary items that are due to start within the next 20 seconds and
have a status of R
EADY ; it also cues secondary items that are due to start within the same
period. This is to ensure all items are cued in time to play out. Any item that is unable to be
cued (i.e. if it is not ready) is not played out.
Once the items are cued, the operator must press the iMC panel’s Take Next button, which
immediately plays out the next primary item and any associated secondary items that are
cued by the same time.
If the Mixer Mapper is enabled for the channel, the changes to the previous and current
items’ timings and duration are immediately reflected on the iTX Desktop’s schedule grid
and timeline.
N
OTE
Operators should be aware that iTX does not wait for secondary items that cannot be cued
in time; nor does it cue the primary items following the item being forced on air. As such,
after an operator uses the iMC panel’s Take Next button, they should use the iMC panel’s
C
UE N EXT button to manually cue the next scheduled items and then check that all required
items are cued before performing a subsequent T AKE N EXT operation.