Channel-status indicators – Grass Valley iTX Desktop v.2.6 User Manual

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The Schedule Grid

Channel-status indicators

Indicators on top of the Schedule Grid show the status of the channel you are viewing:

Indicator

Description

In an Output Server 1 master/slave system, this indicator appears for the

master (main) channel.

In an Output Server 1 master/slave system, this indicator appears for the

slave (backup) channel.

In an Output Server 2 leader/follower system, this indicator appears for the

leader (main) channel.

In an Output Server 2 leader/follower system, this indicator appears for any

of the follower channels. This includes:

Backup channels

Simulcast channels

Simulcast backup channels.

In an Output Server 2 simulcast system, this indicator appears on simulcast

and simulcast backup channels, alongside the Follower label.

In a system with a matrix router, this indicator appears when the channel

output is routed to a destination to which the transmission system is

connected.

Note:

Channel control and schedule changes cannot be performed on Slave, Follower or

Simulcast channels.

Creating a schedule event by dropping an item into the Schedule Grid

When you drag an asset (or other schedule item) with an automatic time mode from the

Content Selector and drop it onto the Schedule Grid, iTX creates a new schedule event

immediately after the event onto which you drop the asset.

If you perform the same task using an asset that has a Fixed time mode, it does not matter

where you drop the asset – iTX creates an event at the schedule location determined by the

preset time of the asset. The preset time is retained as long as the start is in the future. You

can't add an item with a Fixed time mode to a schedule if it has a preset time that is in the past.

If you add an asset with a Fixed time mode to a live schedule where the current on-air event is

on hold, the playout of future events in the schedule may be affected. This happens when the

start time of the item with the Fixed time mode occurs during the playout of the event on hold.

The event on hold is trimmed when the Fixed event goes to air. iTX skips any events on the

Schedule Grid between the event that is on hold and the end of the Fixed event.

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