Grass Valley K2 Media Client User Manual v3.3 - Manual (Page 178)

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Chapter 9 Using Channel Suites
Taking over a channel
While you are using a channel, another user can commandeer it. When this happens
the channel says “in use” in the title bar of the clip and includes information on the
current user, computer, and application.
If you click on an application drop-down list in a channel that another user has
assigned an application to, a pop-up message asks you to confirm that you want to
take the channel over.
For example, if user1 has designated Channel 1 to run a Player application on Control
Point PC1, user2 can go into Channel 1 in his channel suite on Control Point PC2 and
select Recorder from the application drop-down list. User2 will see this message:
‘Channel1:K2 system’ is currently used by ‘user1’ running ‘Player’ on ‘PC1’.
Are you sure you want to eject this clip and launch a ‘Recorder’?
Clicking Yes will allow the second user to begin the new application on this channel.
Channel suites and channel configuration considerations
While you can separate the channels on a single K2 Media Client for operation by
using one or more channel suites, the channels on a K2 Media Client are always
combined in one interface when you use Configuration Manager. This means that it
is possible to open Configuration Manager from within a channel suite and configure
a channel that is not present in that channel suite. Therefore, make sure you know the
control and operating status of a channel before you modify its configuration.
Likewise, if your channel suite has channels from multiple K2 Media Clients, it is
possible to open Configuration Manager on each of those K2 Media Clients from
within the one channel suite. Therefore, make sure you select a channel from the K2
Media Client with the channel you intend to configure before you open Configuration
Manager.
When you modify channel configuration in Configuration Manager, the changes are
saved in a configuration file on the K2 Media Client, not on the network-connected
Control Point PC.
Administrators can set user permissions for each channel. Depending on your security
settings, you could be denied permission to operate a channel. For more information,
see the K2 Media Client System Guide.
Take special care when modifying a channel configuration as follows: