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Harris ADC Device Server User’s Guide
Video Disk Configuration 3-11
Segments Tab
Segment Play and Record Options
Enable Segment Play/Record with ID . This is only enabled to play a part of an ID. It is similar
to playing segments of a program or show. Enable this function only if your video disk
server supports this function. When enabled, the disk port uses the event’s SOM (start of
message) to play or record individual segments of program material. For example, enable
this setting if you want to play a program or news item in several parts. However, the
different video disk devices implement this feature in various ways. For further details,
refer to the documentation on your video disk device. Default is disabled (unchecked).
This feature must be enabled to play or record individual segments of program material.
(The HP AMS can only start at the beginning of the file for play and record. The Profile
can start play or insert recording at any time into the file.) If the SEGMENT field in an
event is not blank then the video disk can only play or record that event if this option is
enabled. If you always want to start at the beginning of every ID, or your disk does not
support segments, then do not enable this feature.
Modify Segment IDs (# of Characters) . Up to two characters can be added to IDs. Useful for
multi-segment recording, this option causes the ID on a video disk to be appended with
either 1 or 2 characters to distinguish the segments.
Example :
If Modify Segment IDs (# of Characters) were set to 2, a 3-segment ID titled “spot” would
reside on the video disk as “spot01,” “spot02,” and “spot03.” If the disk has a maximum of
32 characters allowed for an ID, the ID is truncated on the disk if the ID takes up 30 or
more characters (2 characters are lost to allow for the 2 segment characters).