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EASyPLUS Encoder/Decoder - Operation Manual V8.09
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13. Select the Use Discontinuity Indicator check box to send a discontinuity
indicator at the beginning of each SCTE-18 transmission.
14. Select the Exclude Crawl Text check box to prevent the crawl text from being
included in the SCTE-18 message.
15. Select the Exclude Event Start Time check box to set the SCTE-18 event start
time field to zero.
16. Select the Determine Duration from the Audio check box to base the alert
message time remaining on the length of the audio.
17. Select the Disable Abort Messages check box to prevent abort messages from
being sent when an operator manually aborts a message.
18. The Settings Group control box is used to associate several SCTE-18 devices
so that their configurations can be managed as a group. Refer to the
Adding an
SCTE-18 Device to a Group section.
19. Set the
Repeat new messages
value as necessary to send multiple copies of
a new EAS message in order to establish an MPEG stream. The continuity_
indicator will be incremented for each packet sent.
20. Click the Locations button to select which counties will activate the
SCTE-18 device.
21. The Select All Serviced
Locations & Users window will
appear.
22. Select the location that, when
included in the EAS message,
should cause this device to
activate. This option will allow
each device to serve a different
geographical location, and
prevents unnecessary interruption
if the message is not intended
for the location serviced by the
device.
23. Select the
Enable All Locations
check box to enable the device
for all transmitted EAS messages.
24. Click the OK button to accept the changes.