Grass Valley iTX Master Control v.2.3 - Manual (Page 41)

iTX-MC User Guides 4-4
Using Automation Assist mode to manually control the iTX schedule
Next items are not cued (Take Next only)
If the next items are not already cued and they must go to air immediately, there may not
be enough time to perform a Cue Next operation. In such a case, pressing the iMC panel’s
Take Next button forces iTX to automatically cue the next primary item and any associated
secondary items that have the same start time and then plays out the items. This results in
a short execution delay before the actual items replace what is currently playing out on air.
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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.
Delaying the next scheduled primary event’s playout
Since live source events often have unpredictable start and end times, operators must be
ready at any time to take the next scheduled item without delay. A powerful technique for
achieving this is to put the next scheduled item on hold using the iMC panel’s Hold Next
button.
The Hold Next button temporarily suspends the item that follows the current on-air items
and continues to play the current on air items until a Take Next operation is executed.
There are two common scenarios for holding the next scheduled events:
•
“Delaying the start of a live source event” on page 4-4
• “Delaying the ending of a live source event” on page 4-5
Delaying the start of a live source event
When the next scheduled item is a live source event, the live content may not be ready to
go on air at the scheduled time. For example, the scheduled coverage of a live press
conference is delayed. In such a case, the operator will keep playing the current on air item
until the press conference is ready to begin.
To accomplish this, the operator presses the iMC panel’s Cue Next and then Hold Next
buttons to ready the next scheduled item (live source event), but prevent it from playing.
This puts a hold on the remaining items in the schedule until the live source event is ready.
When it is time to join the live source event, the operator simply presses the iMC panel’s
Take Next button and the iTX automation system resumes control of running the schedule
by playing out the subsequent events.