GRASS VALLEY Encore, Configuration Manual

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348 Encore — Configuration Manual
Section 8 — Additional OUI Operations
Adding a Device
1. Highlight an empty slat.
2.
Click the
Add
button to display the devices list window.
• If
Use Object Database
is switched off in the Ancillary Options
window (the Button indicator shows black), the list shows all
devices (Video Disk Servers and VTRs) currently available on the
network.
• If
Use Object Database
is switched on (the Button indicator shows
green), the listed devices will be ones which are configured within
the object database; any given one of these may or may not be avail-
able on the network — the system will check when you select one.
3.
Select the device you require by highlighting it and pressing return.
Once a device is selected, the list window disappears and the new device
name is shown in the Devices panel.
Removing a Device
1. Highlight the slat displaying the device you want to remove.
2. Click the Remove button. The button then becomes blank and is free for
another device.
Automatic Control
Using automatic control it is possible to record from a live feed to more than
one Destination at once, or to transmit several clips simultaneously. It is
also a useful way of copying a clip to different locations.
Playing and Recording Clips
1. Add the devices you require to the Devices panel and Lock them.
2. Route the required Sources to the correct Destinations.
3. To record, you must create a clip for each device; to play, load a clip to
each device. You can execute both operations together providing the
resources required are available.
4.
Click the
Record
button to record, or the
Play
button to transmit.
5. Click the
Auto Start
button to automatically start all devices. The button
text changes to Auto Stop .
6. Click the
Auto Stop
button to automatically stop all devices.