Material Management Window - Control Tab

The Material Management window is used to manage the four types of materials, and the playlists.

The Control tab lists registered control commands used for PDPs (Plasma Display Panels) or other devices connected to the network players, as well as control commands for the network players themselves.

Control commands for external devices are included in the events of a playlist to control external devices along with playout. The control commands for the network players are used in the urgent playout procedure, and are sent to the network players to be run there.

List

Displays registered device control commands.

You can sort (ascending order) the device control commands by clicking the title of the desired column. New device control commands are listed at the bottom.

To modify the type and/or title of a command, double click the desired column, modify the text, then press the Enter key. To modify or delete a command, right-click the desired control command and select the desired command from the menu.

The BZNP-100 provides the following control commands for adjusting the audio volume of the network players. These commands cannot be inserted in the playlists. To adjust audio volume, select the desired network player group with the Destination drop-down list box, select the command corresponding to the desired volume, then click the play button in the Urgent section.

Command Name

Function

D0NspAlH

Audio level: High

D0NspAlM

Audio level: Middle

D0NspAlL

Audio level: Low

D0NspAl0

Audio muting

Hint

If an event type or title is longer than the width of the list, and thus it is not fully displayed, move the mouse pointer over the code, type, or title. The entire text pops up.

New Button

Opens the Edit Control (External Device/NSP-100) dialog box to create a new device control command.

The BZNP-100 accepts up to 50 device control commands.

Destination Drop-down List Box

Used to specify the destination network player group to which to send the selected device control command.

Urgent Section (Play Button)

Used for urgent playout in which the selected device control command is sent to the specified network player group, where it will run on the network players.

Note

The urgent playout function interrupts playout currently being carried out on a network player. Ongoing playout stops, and the selected control command will run on each network player.

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