Belden Grass Valley iTX Master Control, User Manual

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Using Automation Assist mode
Delaying the next scheduled primary event’s playout
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.
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 34
• Delaying the ending of a live source event , on page 35
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.
Figure 4-1 on page 34 demonstrates that the primary and secondary master control events
(IN-072 and N07) are cued, but placed on hold. The clip that is currently on air (BITC PAL SD)
keep playing and the schedule will keep bumping out until the operator executes a Take
Next operation.
Fig. 4-1: Delaying the start of the next live source event using the iMC’s Hold 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.