Grass Valley Xnews Vertigo Suite v.5.0 - Manual (Page 142)

Xnews User Manual 11-9
Playing out rundowns using Xplay
Automatic playout mode
A UTOMATIC playout mode allows you to output the playlist’s content sequentially according
to the time specifications set out in the O FFSET column (figure 11-7 ).
Figure 11-7. Playing out a rundown in automatic mode
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Once the playout of the rundown has begun in Automatic mode, updates cannot be made
to the rundown until the playout has stopped.
To play out a playlist in Auto mode:
1.
Open the rundown in Xplay (see page 11-4 ).
2. Verify that Xplay is in Automatic playout mode (see page 11-8 ).
3. Verify that Xplay is connected to the desired playout device(s) (see page 11-7 ).
4. Select the desired starting point for the playout by double-clicking on the playlist item
that will be first to go to air.
The playlist item is cued is displayed in the Preview pane on the right-side.
5. Use the following buttons to control the playout of the rundown:
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Select the A CTIONS >C LEAR A LL command from the Xplay menu to clear the playlist (remove
the current cued and/or on air status). Similarly, you can clear the Preview and device panes
by clicking the C
LEAR / U NCUE override buttons above each of the display panes.
Click the P LAY button to start the playout of the playlist from the currently
cued playlist item. If no item is currently cued, then playout will be begin with
the first item in the playlist. As the playlist is being played out, the clock
counts down the time until the next playlist item is brought to air and the
playlist item is displayed on the device’s display pane.
Click the P AUSE button to temporarily halt the playlist’s playout. Clicking the
P AUSE button again resumes the playlist from where you paused.
Click the S TOP button to terminate the playlist’s playout. Clicking the P LAY
button after the playlist has been stopped restarts the playlist’s playout from
at the cued playlist item.