Activation and deactivation, Limitations, Channel field – EVS IPDirector Version 5.9 - January 2011 Part 5 User’s Manual User Manual
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IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel
EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011
Issue 5.9.B
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Activation and Deactivation
When a channel is locked, the icon displays a closed lock and the whole window is
dimmed.
You need to click again the Lock button to unlock the channel that you have
locked.
When you unlock a channel on the Control Panel, it remains locked to the other
users. You need to unlock it on the Channel Explorer to make it available to other
users.
Limitations
This Lock function is not available when using the Software Player.
You cannot use the Lock button, i.e. the button is dimmed, in the following
situations:
•
The loaded channel has been locked by another user.
•
You do not have the right to lock the loaded channel.
•
The Remote Panel has the control on the channel.
•
The EVS server to which the channel relates is shut down.
C
HANNEL
F
IELD
Purpose
This field either mentions the use of the Software Player:
or it displays the name of the player assigned to the Control Panel, i.e. the name
of the controlled channel:
For more information on how to assign a player channel, refer to section 1.3
‘Assigning a Channel or the Software Player’ on page 53.
If a name has been assigned to the channel on the EVS server, this name will be
displayed.
If no name has been assigned to the channel on the EVS server, the EVS factory
name of the channel is displayed.
The “Shuttle” icon
is shown on the left if the ShuttlePRO is associated with
this channel.
The BEPlay icon
is shown on the left if a BEPlay remote device is associated
with this channel.