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Master Control (ITX-MC)
User Guide
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.
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
Cue Next
button to manually cue the next scheduled items before pressing the
Take Next
button.
When
Cue Next
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
Ready
; 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.
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
Note:
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
Cue Next
button to manually
cue the next scheduled items and then check that all required items are cued
before performing a subsequent
Take Next
operation.
Note:
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
Cue Next
button to manually
cue the next scheduled items and then check that all required items are cued
before performing a subsequent
Take Next
operation.
