Grass Valley iTX Emergency Alert Service v.2.3 - Manual (Page 19)

3-2 iTX Emergency Alert System User Manual
Playing Out an EAS Alert
EAS button - status, alerts and timer
As the primary user interface control for the iTX Emergency Alert Service, the EAS button’s
color and behavior is designed to provide operators with visual cues as to its current state
and whether operator interaction is required.
The color and behaviour of the EAS button indicates the following states:
• Non-Active (grey color)
The EAS button has no connection to the EAS service.
• Green, Not flashing
The EAS button is connected to the EAS service and channel.
• Red, Flashing
An EAS event has been received and the clock begins to count down until the alert expires.
• Red, Not flashing
The EAS event has been taken to air and the clock counts down until the alert is off air.
Below the EAS button is a count-down clock which displays the time remaining before the
EAS event expires. This alerts the operator that the EAS event must be added to a primary
event before the timer reaches zero.
iTX EAS service and iTX channel status
The colour of the two rectangular buttons on each side of the EAS button’s timer provide a
quick visual indicator of the status iTX Emergency Alert Service (left button) and the iTX
channel status (right button).
The colour of the buttons indicates the following statuses:
• Green - The EAS service or iTX channel is working properly.
• Yellow - The EAS service or iTX channel is in a Warning state. Double-click the button
and then click the Run Self Diagnostics button to troubleshoot the problem.
• Red - The EAS service or iTX channel is in an Error state. Double-click the button and
then click the Run Self Diagnostics button to troubleshoot the problem.
• Black - The EAS service or iTX channel is not working at all.
The examples below demonstrate that hovering over the buttons provides a more detailed
information about the iTX EAS service, the iTX channel and its current status.