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Session Files
Session files are text files with the suffix
.ses
.
Pressing
Save on the Monitor Control panel saves
the current console settings and source selections
as a new session file in the SesFiles folder on the
BMX
digital Server (
storage card/DATA/
SesFiles
).
There is no limit to the number of session files
saved, however, since every session saved to the
SesFiles folder is listed in alphanumeric order on
the Session Selector, only active session files should
be keep in this folder. Periodically use the setup
computer to delete old or unused session files from
the folder using FTP Voyager. Old sessions and
engineering test sessions could be kept in a folder
created inside the SesFiles folder since session files
in this folder are not seen by the operator.
To create a new session, set the console’s as-
signment buttons to reflect a particular console
function (e.g., a morning show, a midday program,
an interview show, etc.). The button settings and
source selections are then saved into a new ses-
sion by pressing
Save on the Session module.
Each time
Save is pressed, all of the current in-
put module button settings and source names are
saved to a new session file. If no session was loaded,
the new session has the default filename:
undefined.ses
with a numeric suffix (e.g.,
undefine01.ses,
undefine02.ses
, etc.).
If a session was previously loaded, then the name
used is the current session name with a numbered
suffix. Since session names are limited to 10 alpha-
numeric characters, the original session name will
be truncated as required (as in
undefine01.ses
)
to add the numbered suffix.
EDITING SESSION FILES
Once a session is saved, any LAN-connected com-
puter can retrieve and edit the
.ses
file as required.
Use a text-only editor (Windows® Notepad) to add
or update any session settings (e.g., adding labels,
changing the channel source, adding button lock-
out information, etc.). This same computer could
also be used to perform other session management
duties like renaming or deleting session files.
MAKING A TEMPLATE SESSION
To simplify creating new sessions, it’s recom-
mended that a session file be created with the most
common settings used on the console including
channel source selections, labels and button lock-
outs. This session file, placed in the SesFiles folder,
is then selected and taken on the console as the
basis for creating new sessions by adjusting the
channel settings and then pressing
Save to create
a new session file. Rename the session file, using
the setup computer, as required.
LOADING A SESSION FILE
Use the Session Selector on the Session module
to list the session files in the SesFiles folder. Files
are listed in alphanumeric order in the bottom line
of the session display. Turn the selector clockwise
(CW) to move up through the list or counterclock-
wise (CCW) to move down through the list. Once
the desired session name is in the bottom line of the
Session display, press
Take to load the session.
For example, to recall and load the “undefined”
session file, which is a session file that ships with
the BMX
digital:
Monitor Control panel,
Session File Controls
Session Currently loaded
Selected Session
Session Selector
Take button
Save button
