Barco XVS-2 User guide
Below you will find brief information for XVS Operate. This user manual guides you through the setup and use of the Action Manager, enabling you to define messages, live actions, and playlists. Learn to manage queues, trigger immediate actions, and control multiple displays. Discover how to create categorized and fixed actions, set priorities, and assign hotkeys for efficient operations.
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14/03/2007
XVS Operate
Reference manual
Action manager
R9852227
Product revision
Software version: 2.3
Barco nv Media
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XVS-2 update
The following features are no longer supported by XVS-2. Any and all references to these features, related setup, and hardware information should be disregarded.
- Standby operate including support for a separate Data Server
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- Content storage installation (for Operate systems only Operate, XML Blaster, Live Data, and Data Services installs are needed and supported)
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- Live video capture for both Operate and Playback systems.
- Digital Audio - support to play audio files or audio embedded in video files is still supported though as analog audio.
May 2010
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Table of contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction .........................................................................................3
2. Categories ...........................................................................................9
3. Display specific actions ........................................................................ 15
4. Fixed actions ...................................................................................... 69
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5. Queue Control .................................................................................... 71
6. Actions content tree ............................................................................. 77
Glossary................................................................................................ 79
Index .................................................................................................... 81
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1. Introduction
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1
General
Overview
The Action Manager allows setting up messages, live actions and playlists to run them individually or as part of a group. An action is always created for a single display and even for a channel within that single display.
Besides the normal way of scheduling, System Manager, a queue of actions can be built on each channel in a layout. This queue can be controlled in the Action Manager. The queue can be held, paused, blanked or looped.
Next to queuing actions, one of the most important functions for the Action Manager is interrupting a queue and executing a triggered action immediately or as next playing item. This functionally is very handy when e.g. during a game, when a goal is scored a typical message can be sent to one or all displays.
Actions can be created as categorized actions for a display and they become available only when that specific queue is selected, or actions can be created as fixed actions that are available throughout the whole system. These fixed actions can trigger other channels than the actual selected channel.
The System tab allows creating actions for any display. An action can trigger its associated channel on a display in the complete system without selecting that display and channel.
1.2
Start up the Action Manager
How to start up?
1. Double click on the XVS Operate icon on the desktop
Or, click on Start → All Programs → Barco → XVS → XVS Operate
The XVS Operate framework starts up. A splash screen appears. (image 1-1)
When the complete setup is finished, the red XVS Operate icon will be added to the system tray.
2. Shortly after that, the XVS Operate icon appears in the system tray.
Right click on the XVS Operate icon (a) to display the menu selection. (image 1-2)
A pop-up menu appears.
3. Select Action Manager (b).
The Action Manager window starts up.
Or,
Click on the Action Manager icon on the XVS toolbar. (image 1-3)
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Image 1-2
Start up Action manager
Image 1-1
Start up window
Image 1-3
General toolbar
The Action Manager window starts up with the same look and feel as it was closed before.
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1.3
The Action Manager window
Overview when System is selected
1. Introduction
Image 1-4
Action window for System
A Menu bar
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Display selection tabs. One system tab plus one or more display tabs controlled by XVS-2.
Queue control functions for all displays at the same time.
Content tree with all created actions for the complete system
Actions organized by category for any channel or any display. The content of the gray area changes when another category is selected.
Fixed actions for any channel or any display. The content of the gray area changes when another category is selected.
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Overview for a typical channel selected
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Image 1-5
Action window
A Menu bar
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Display selection tabs. Each created display has one tab, plus a system tab.
Queue control functions for the selected display.
Play timers. The actual item timer and the total queue timer for selected channel.
Current playing item on selected channel/cluster of the selected display.
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F Queue for the selected channel/cluster on the selected display.
G Layout structure on selected display
H Actions for selected display organized by category and per channel or channel cluster. The content of the gray area changes when another category (tab) is selected.
Fixed actions, organized by category at anytime accessible. The content of the gray area changes when another category is selected.
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1.4
Basic principles of the Action Manager
Action
An interactive command to the system which changes the state of the display, e.g. show a media file, turn the display on/off, start a playlist, etc.
Type of actions
Actions can be organized in display related actions and fixed actions.
A display specific action is associated with a display. Each channel and/or channel cluster within the active layout on that display 3 category banks represented by a, b and c. Each category bank contains
15 categories, 56 actions can be created.
A fixed action can be associated with any display and any channel, and is always accessible even if the associated display is not selected. Fixed actions are also grouped in categories. 5 different categories are available and each category can hold 16 actions.
E.g. Take a display with 3 channels.
The following actions can be created or are visible when that display is selected.
Channel 1
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45 categories each with 56 actions
Channel 2
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45 categories each with 56 actions
Channel 3
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45 categories each with 56 actions
+ the fixed actions, 5 categories each with 16 actions
How to use these categories and actions practically?
There are many different ways to organize all actions so that it is easy to find them back again.
The examples given below are only to show what is possible. Use your own creativity to create your own system.
Fist example:
Organizing by type of action, e.g. by advertisements, by different sports, score board types etc.
Second example:
E.g. you have a small system with only 2 displays. It is possible to create all your actions in the System tab instead or in one of the display tabs.
Use the category buttons to make a difference of the displays, e.g. as follows:
Category 1
Category 2
Category 3
Category 4
Advertisement 1
Advertisement 2
Messages 1
Messages 2
Use the fixed actions to create hot red actions for any display and categorize them as:
Category A
Category B
Red hot 1
Red hot 2
Now, it is easy to activate any actions without switching to other display tab.
About actions
As the name indicates, actions will do something. When an action is activated, triggered, it can have different priorities. The priority determines the immediate effect of the action.
E.g. Normal priority: Add the content of the actions as the last one in the queue, so that it will only be displayed when all contents before it have finished.
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Or the sent content must be started immediately after finishing the current playing item. That means that the current item will continue playing till the end and then the action will start. So the action must be sent with hot priority.
Or the sent content must start immediately to playing. The actual playing content will be stopped and the action will start playing. The action must be send with a red hot priority.
The following action types are possible:
• Content action
• Queue control action
• Display control action
• Compound action
1.5
About the use of a redundant playback system
Introduction
A redundant playback system is a system with 2 playback computers (active playback and a standby playback). The complete system acts as one display. And all rules and guidelines explained in this manual can be used on a redundant playback system as it acts as normal display.
Attention
As long as both systems are up and running in a normal way, there will be no problem. But there can be a case where the layout shown in the Action Manager is not the layout used by the Active playback system. This can happen when a layout is scheduled to a redundant system and e.g. the active system is not working properly, then the new layout is applied on the standby playback system but not on the active playback system. As a layout is scheduled to displays, the action manager will see the new layout.
Check the scheduler for possible errors.
About actions
When an action is sent to the display, it is automatically sent to both playback systems, the Active playback and the standby playback.
Queue control actions and Content actions are both processed and executed on both playback systems.
Display control actions however are also sent to both playback systems but only the Active playback will process and send the actions to the digitizer.
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2. Categories
2. CATEGORIES
Overview
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2.1
About categories
Category
A category is a collection of Actions that can be played on a display.
Overview
For display specific actions, a category is associated with a channel or cluster of channels of a display.
Each category can contain maximum 56 actions of any type. For each channel or cluster of channels are
45 different categories possible, divided in 3 banks and stored behind tab pages a, b and c.
For fixed actions, a category can contain actions for any display and any channel or cluster of channels.
5 different categories can be created and each of them can contain 16 actions of any type.
2.2
Create new category
The creation of a category is the same for display specific action as for fixed actions.
Via the context menu
1. Right click on a category button in the category bank (a). (image 2-1)
A pop-up menu appears.
2. Select New category (b).
Tip: ESC key cancels the edit mode.
The button changes to edit mode (c).
3. Enter a name with the keyboard and press ENTER to activate.
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Image 2-1
Create new category via the context menu
Via the menu bar
1. Click on a category button to select (a). (image 2-2)
2. Click Category → New category in the menu bar (b).
Tip: ESC key cancels the edit mode.
The selected category button changes to edit mode (c).
3. Enter a name with the keyboard and press ENTER to activate.
Image 2-2
Create new category with menu bar
2.3
Rename a category
Via the context menu
1. Right click on an existing category (a). (image 2-3)
A pop-up menu appears.
2. Select Rename (b).
Tip: ESC key cancels rename.
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The button changes to edit mode. The current name is highlighted (c).
3. Enter a new name with the keyboard and press ENTER to activate.
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Image 2-3
Rename a category
Via the menu bar
1. Click on an existing category (a). (image 2-4)
2. Click Category → Rename (b).
Tip: ESC key cancels rename.
The button changes to edit mode. The current name is highlighted (c).
3. Enter a name with the keyboard and press ENTER to activate.
Image 2-4
Rename a category via the menu bar
2.4
Remove a category
Via the context menu
1. Right click on an existing category (a). (image 2-5)
A pop-up menu appears.
2. Select Remove category (b).
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The selected category and all its actions are removed (c).
Image 2-5
Remove category via the context menu
Via the menu bar
1. Click on an existing category (a). (image 2-6)
2. Click on Category → Remove category on the menu bar (b).
The selected category and all its actions are removed (c).
Image 2-6
Remove category via menu bar
2.5
Reorganize the category bank
What can be done?
The order in a category bank can be changed by moving categories up or down.
Change the order via the context menu
1. Right click on a category (a). (image 2-7)
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A pop-up menu appears.
2. Select Move up or Move down (b).
The selected category jumps one higher or one lower (c).
3. Repeat the above steps until the selected category is on the desired location in the category bank.
Image 2-7
Move categories via the context menu
Change the order via the menu bar
1. Click on a category. (image 2-8)
2. Click on Category → Move up to move the selected category one up or click on Category → Move
down to move the selected category one down.
Image 2-8
Move Categories via the menu bar
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3. DISPLAY SPECIFIC ACTIONS
Overview
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Activate display specific actions
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3.1
Create an action
Overview
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Create an action via the wizard
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Create an action via the short way
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Action representation (button)
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Create a Display control action
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Display specific actions are always created for a channel on a display ! Therefore, always start by selecting the channel in the Layout structure pane.
3.1.1
Create an action via the wizard
Via the context menu
1. Select the desired channel in the layout structure pane.
2. Select a category where the action will be created (a). (image 3-1)
Or, create a new category
Or, continue with next step and a default category will be created.
3. Right click on an action button (b).
A pop-up menu appears.
4. Select New Action... (c).
The Action wizard dialog box starts up (d).
5. Select the type of action that must be created (e).
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The following actions types are possible:
- Content action
- Queue control action
- Display control action
- Compound action
6. Click Next to continue (f).
For a detailed description see,
- Content action, "Create a Content action", page 19.
- Queue control action, "Create a Queue control action", page 21.
- Display control action, "Create a Display control action", page 23.
- Compound action, "Creation methods", page 26.
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Image 3-1
Create action with wizard via the context menu
Via the menu bar
1. Select the desired channel in the layout structure pane.
2. Select a category where the action will be created (a). (image 3-2)
Or, create a new category
Or, continue with the next step and a default category will be created.
3. Click on a action button to select (b).
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4. Click on Action → New Action... on the menu bar (c).
The Action wizard dialog box starts up (d).
5. Select the type of action that must be created (e).
The following actions types are possible:
- Content action
- Queue control action
- Display control action
- Compound action
6. Click Next to continue (f).
For a detailed description see,
- Content action, "Create a Content action", page 19.
- Queue control action, "Create a Queue control action", page 21.
- Display control action, "Create a Display control action", page 23.
- Compound action, "Creation methods", page 26.
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Image 3-2
Create action with wizard via menu bar
3.1.2
Create an action via the short way
Via the context menu
1. Select the desired channel in the layout structure pane.
2. Select a category where the action will be created (a). (image 3-3)
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Or, create a new category
Or, continue with the next step and a default category will be created.
3. Right click on an action button (b).
A pop-up menu appears.
4. Select New action ... and move the cursor to the right (c).
5. Make the decision which type of action must be created.
For a detailed description see,
- Content action, "Create a Content action", page 19.
- Queue control action, "Create a Queue control action", page 21.
- Display control action, "Create a Display control action", page 23.
- Compound action, "Creation methods", page 26.
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Image 3-3
Create action manually via the context menu
Via the menu bar
1. Select the desired channel in the layout structure pane.
2. Select a category where the action will be created. (image 3-4)
Or, create a new category
Or, continue with the next step and a default category will be created.
3. Click on a action button.
4. Click on Action → New Action... on the menu bar and move the cursor to the right.
5. Make the decision which type of action must be created.
For a detailed description see,
- Content action, "Create a Content action", page 19.
- Queue control action, "Create a Queue control action", page 21.
- Display control action, "Create a Display control action", page 23.
- Compound action, "Creation methods", page 26.
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Image 3-4
Create action manually via menu bar
3.1.3
Action representation (button)
Overview
Image 3-5
Action icon
The following properties are visible on the action representation (button):
A
B
Thumbnail of the content of the action
Duration of the content
C
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Access counter, number of times the action is triggered
Priority setting
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Background color
Name of the action
G Hot key, to start up the action
3.1.4
Create a Content action
Content action
An action that sends content to a display when triggered.
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What can be done?
Two types of content actions can be created:
• A content action with a single content.
• A content action with a playlist.
Both types can be created in the same way. When creating a content action, the play duration can be set up. For a playlist, the play duration is determined by the sum of the durations of the individual items inside the list, no changes are possible.
How to create
1. Create a new action via the Action wizard or manually, select Content move the cursor to the right and
select Media or Playlist. (image 3-6)
2 types of content actions are possible:
- Content action with a media item
- Content action with a playlist
2. Select the desired type (a).
The action wizard dialog box opens and it contains a tree with only the possible items.
3. Browse to the desired item and click to select (b).
4. When a media action is selected, the play duration can be edited. Click in the text box of the spin box next to Set playtime and select hours or minutes or seconds. Enter the new value with the keyboard or click on the up down control (c).
5. Click Next (d).
The Create action dialog box opens.
6. Click in the Name field and edit the name for the new action (e).
7. Click in the Description field and enter a description for the action (f)
8. Select the default priority (g).
The following priorities can be set and are used when a action is triggered:
- Normal (default value) : action is added as last one in the action queue.
- Hot : action is added as next to play item in the action queue.
- Red hot : action stops the currently playing content and it executes its own content.
9. If another thumbnail is desired, click on Load to open the thumbnail selection dialog box (h). Browse to the desired thumbnail file and double click on it to open or click on it to select and click then on Open.
10.Click Finish to create the action (i).
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Image 3-6
Create content action
3.1.5
Create a Queue control action
Queue control action
Queue control actions can manipulate the behavior of a queue on the display.
Queue control actions have the same function as the Queue Control functions on top of the Action Manager.
Queue control actions are always created with a Red hot priority.
What is possible?
With queue control actions it is possible to manipulate the actions queue for a typical display. Queue can be stopped, blanked, looped, etc. .
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How to create
1. Create a new action via the Action wizard or via the short way, select Queue controls and move the
cursor to the right to select a queue control. (image 3-7)
The following queue controls are possible:
- Blank: the currently playing item in the queue is stopped and removed from the display, and the queue is put on hold.
- Clear queue: all items in the queue are removed.
- Hold queue: queue stops playing when currently playing item is finished.
- Loop first: first item in the queue is continuously repeated.
- Loop last: last item in the queue is continuously repeated.
- Loop queue: complete queue is repeated.
- Pause content: currently playing item is frozen.
- Resume content: currently frozen item is continue playing.
- Skip content: currently playing item is stopped and the next one in the queue starts playing.
2. Select the desired queue control (a).
The action creation dialog box opens (box buttons differ depending the queue control selection).
3. Edit the name of the action (b) and/or enter a description for the new action (c).
4. To change the proposed thumbnail, click on Load (d) to open the thumbnail selection dialog box. Browse to the desired thumbnail file and double click on it to open or click on it to select and click then on Open.
5. If a loop action was chosen, press NEXT (e), otherwise continue to step 7.
6. Set loop queue parameter. Click on the radio button to set function On or Off (g).
7. Click Finish.
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Image 3-7
Create a queue control action
When activating a queue control action, this action is not visible in the queue. The status is only visible in the Queue control bar.
3.1.6
Create a Display control action
Display control action
This action manipulates the behavior of the display, such as switching on/off, changing the contrast.
What is possible?
With a display control action, it is possible to update the contrast of a display, or to switch a display On and Off, or to switch the input configuration.
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• contrast of a display: the contrast of the active display can be adjusted via an action.
• switch a display on/off: the selected display can be switched on or off via an action.
• switch a display input configuration: the input configuration of a display can be switch to one of the preset configurations created with Director Toolset. This makes it possible to display external sources on the display without using the XVS software or in combination with the XVS source. Once the action is created and the preset is changed in Director Toolset, these changes are not reflected in the created action. Therefore, the action has to be created again with the changed preset.
How to create
1. Create a new action via the Action wizard or manually, select Display controls and move the cursor to
the right to select a display action. (image 3-8)
The following display actions are possible:
- Set the display contrast (b1)
- Switch display input configuration (b2)
- Switch display On/Off (b3)
2. Select the desired Display control.
The Action wizard parameter dialog box opens.
3. For a Set display contrast action, click on the slider and move the slider to the left or the right until the desired contrast value is reached (c1).
For a Switch display input configuration, click on the drop down box and select the desired configuration
(only configurations, presets created with Director Toolset are visible) (c2). If a description was entered in Director Toolset, this description becomes visible in the detail pane.
For a Switch display On/Off action, click on the desired radio button (c3).
4. When parameters are set, click on Next > to continue (d).
The Action creation dialog box opens.
5. Edit the name of the action (e) and/or enter a description for the new action (f).
6. To change the proposed thumbnail, click on Load (g) to open the thumbnail selection dialog box. Browse to the desired thumbnail file and double click on it to open or click on it to select and click then on Open.
7. Select the default priority (h).
The following priorities can be set and are used when a action is triggered:
- Normal (default value) : action will be executed when queue is finished playing.
- Hot : action will be executed when currently playing items is finished.
- Red hot : action will be executed immediately.
8. Click Finish to create the action (i).
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Image 3-8
Create new display action
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3.1.7
Create a Compound action
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Remove an action from the action list
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Edit an action in the action list
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What can be done?
With a compound action it possible to create a list of actions which can be directed to different channels or even to a different displays. A compound action can contain existing actions together with newly created actions. Within a compound action the order of the separate actions can be changed or a specific thumbnail of one of the embedded actions can be given to this action.
3.1.7.1 Creation methods
Compound action
A group of individual actions which are sent at the same time, or delayed, and in parallel to one or more displays.
How to create via the context menu
1. Create a new action via the Action wizard or manually, select Compound Actions and move the cursor
to the right to select Parallel (a1) or Timed (a2). (image 3-9)
The compound action dialog box opens (b1, b2).
Note: a Timed actions is actually the same as a parallel action, except that each individual action inside a timed action can have a time offset.
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Image 3-9
Start creating a compound action
3.1.7.2 Add existing action
How to add
1. Click on Add (a1, a2). (image 3-10)
The content tree is displayed with only actions in it (b1, b2).
2. Browse to the desired action and click to select (c).
3. Click OK to add the action to the compound action (d).
4. Double click in the display field and select the display on which this component will be triggered (e).
5. Double click in the channel field and select the channel in the selected display for which this component
6. If creating a Timed action, double click in the offset time field and enter the offset for that specific action.
That specific action within the compound action will be launched with an offset.
7. If other existing actions must be added, repeat this procedure. If new actions must be added, continue with ’Create a new action’.
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Add existing action to compound action
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Image 3-11
Associate display to an action
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Image 3-12
Associate a channel to an action
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Image 3-13
Add an offset time to an individual action
An action is always added as last one in the list.
3.1.7.3 Create new action
Create new action
1. Click on New (a). (image 3-14)
The Action type selection window opens (b).
2. Select the desired action (c) and click Next > (d).
Depending on the selected action type, the next pop-up dialog box is different.
3. Follow the steps specific for the selected action.
For a:
- Content action, see "Create a Content action", page 19.
- Display action, see "Create a Display control action", page 23.
- Queue control action, see "Create a Queue control action", page 21.
4. Double click in the display field and select the display on which this component will be triggered (e).
5. Double click in the channel field and select the channel in the selected display for which this component is intended (f).
6. If other new actions must be added, repeat this procedure.
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Image 3-14
Create new action in a compound action
The new created action is added as last one in the list.
3.1.7.4 Reorganize the action list
Reorganizing the actions list for a compound action type Parallel or type Timed is the same.
How to reorganize
1. Click on an action in the list of actions (a). (image 3-15)
The action is highlighted.
2. Click on Move up or Move down to change the position of an action in the list (b).
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Image 3-15
Reorganize the Action list
3.1.7.5 Remove an action from the action list
Removing an action is the same for a Parallel or a Timed compound action.
How to remove
1. Click on an action in the list of actions. (image 3-16)
The action is highlighted.
2. Click Remove to remove the selected action.
The action is deleted out of the list.
When it was a created action inside the compound action, the action cannot be added again via the
Add button.
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Image 3-16
Remove action out of action list
3.1.7.6 Representation of the action
How to add
1. Click first on the desired radio button. (image 3-17)
The following representations are possible:
- Default: default icon, for a parallel action, parallel vertical lines, for a Timed action, a watch.
Continue by finalizing the compound action.
- Thumbnail: a specific thumbnail can be associated with the action. Go to step 2.
- Dedicated: not yet implemented. When selected, no thumbnail will be associated with the action.
2. For a thumbnail, click on the thumbnail radio button (a). (image 3-18)
3. Click Load (b) to open the browser window (c).
4. Browse to the desired picture (d) and click Open (e).
The selected picture is loaded as thumbnail for the compound action. Continue by finalizing the compound action.
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Image 3-17
Select action representation
Image 3-18
Load thumbnail for representation
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3.1.7.7 Edit an action in the action list
What is possible?
Each single action inside a compound action can be edited in the same way as to edit a single action.
How to edit
1. Click on the action in the list of actions which must be edited (a). (image 3-19)
The action is highlighted.
2. Click Edit (b).
The Edit action window opens.
The following items can be edited:
- Name of the action
- Description
- Representation
- Default priority
- Layer and channel
- Duration
3. Click in the name field (c) and edit the name with the keyboard or click in the description field (d) and enter a new description with the keyboard.
4. To change the thumbnail, click on Load (e1) to open the thumbnail selection dialog box. Browse to the desired thumbnail file and double click on it to open or click on it to select and click then on Open.
Or, select another content (e2) out of the list. The thumbnail of that new content is used.
Note: If another content is selected, the action will trigger that content as well.
5. To change the default priority, click on the corresponding radio button of the new priority setting (f).
6. To change the duration (g), click in the text box of the duration spinner box and select hours, minutes, seconds or hundredths of seconds. Enter a new value with the keyboard or click on the up down control until the desired value is reached. Repeat for the other time fields if necessary.
7. Click OK to apply the changes (h).
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Image 3-19
Edit action in a compound action
3.1.7.8 Finalizing a compound action
How to finalize
1. Click Next > (a). (image 3-20)
The Action wizard, create action dialog box opens (b).
2. Edit the name of the action (c) and/or enter a description for the new action (d).
3. To change the proposed or previous selected thumbnail, click on Load (e) to open the thumbnail selection dialog box. Browse to the desired thumbnail file and double click on it to open or click on it to select and click then on Open.
4. Select the default priority (f).
Note: A Timed compound action has always a Red hot priority. All actions inside the compound action are sent with this red hot priority.
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For a parallel compound action, the following priorities can be set and will be used when a action is triggered:
- Normal (default value) : action will be executed when queue is finished playing.
- Hot : action will be executed when currently playing item is finished.
- Red hot : action will be executed immediately.
5. Click Finish to create the action (g).
Image 3-20
Finalizing a create compound action
3.2
Load an action
What is possible?
Any action available in the system that matches the requirements of display and channel can be loaded.
Load action via the context menu
1. Select the category where the action will be loaded (a). (image 3-21)
2. Right click on an action button (b).
A pop-up menu appears.
3. Select Load action (c).
The Action manager, selection dialog box appears (d).
4. Click on the combo box (e) and select the desired action (f).
5. Click OK to load (g).
The selected action is loaded.
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Load action via the context menu
Load action via the menu bar
1. Select the category where the action will be loaded (a). (image 3-22)
2. Click on an action button (b).
3. Click on Action on the menu bar and select Load action (c).
The Action manager, selection dialog box appears (d)
4. Click on the combo box (e) and select the desired action (f).
5. Click OK to load (g).
The selected action is loaded.
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Load action via menu bar
3.3
Remove an action
What can be done?
Removing an action means that the link between the display, channel and action will be cut. The action icon will be removed from the action canvas. The action is also removed from the system.
Remove action via the context menu
1. Select the category where the action will be removed (a). (image 3-23)
2. Right click on the action that will be removed (b).
A pop-up menu appears.
3. Select Remove (c).
The action is removed from the action canvas and from the system.
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Remove action via the context menu
Remove action via the menu bar
1. Select the category where the action will be removed (a). (image 3-24)
2. Click on the action that will be removed (b).
A red border appears to indicate that the action is selected.
3. Click on Action on the menu bar and select Remove (c).
The action is removed from the action canvas and from the system.
Image 3-24
Remove action via the menu bar
3.4
Edit a single action
What can be done?
For each single action the name, description, default priority, thumbnail and the duration can be edited.
Edit via the context menu
1. Select the category where the action will be edited (a). (image 3-25)
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2. Right click on the action that will be edited (b).
A pop-up menu appears.
3. Select Edit (c).
The Edit action dialog box opens.
The following items can be edited:
- name of action
- description
- thumbnail
- default priority
- duration
4. Click in the name field (d) and edit the name with the keyboard or click in the description field (e) and enter a new description with the keyboard.
5. To change the thumbnail, click on Load (f1) to open the thumbnail selection dialog box. Browse to the desired thumbnail file and double click on it to open or click on it to select and click then on Open.
Or, select another content (f2) out of the list. The thumbnail of that new content is used.
Note: If another content is selected, the action will trigger that content as well.
6. To change the default priority, click on the corresponding radio button of the new priority setting (g).
7. To change the duration (h), click in the text box of the duration spinner box and select hours, minutes, seconds or hundredths of seconds. Enter a new value with the keyboard or click on the up down control until the desired value is reached. Repeat for the other time fields if necessary.
8. Click OK to apply the changes (i).
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Image 3-25
Edit action via the context menu
Edit via the menu bar
1. Select the category where the action will be edited (a). (image 3-26)
2. Click on an action that will be edited (b).
A red border appears to indicate that the action is selected.
3. Click Action on the menu bar and select Edit... .
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The Edit action dialog box opens.
The following items can be edited:
- name of action
- description
- thumbnail
- default priority
- duration
4. Click in the name field (d) and edit the name with the keyboard or click in the description field (e)and enter a new description with the keyboard.
5. To change the thumbnail, click on Load (f1) to open the thumbnail selection dialog box. Browse to the desired thumbnail file and double click on it to open or click on it to select and click then on Open.
Or, select another content (f2) out of the list. The thumbnail of that content is used.
Note: If another content is selected, the action will trigger that content as well.
6. To change the default priority, click on the corresponding radio button of the new priority setting (g).
7. To change the duration (h), click in the text box of the duration spinner box and select hours, minutes, seconds or hundredths of seconds. Enter a new value with the keyboard or click on the up down control until the desired value is reached. Repeat for the other time fields if necessary.
8. Click OK to apply the changes (i).
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Image 3-26
Edit action via menu bar
3.5
Edit a compound action
Overview
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Edit name, description, thumbnail and priority
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Edit the representation thumbnail
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Edit an action in the action list
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3.5.1
Start editing
Editing a parallel compound action or a timed compound action is almost the same.
Exception are mentioned next to the items.
Edit via the context menu
1. Select the category where the compound action is created (a). (image 3-27)
2. Right click on the compound action to be edited (b).
A pop-up menu appears.
3. Select Edit... (c).
The Edit compound action dialog box opens.
The following items can be edited
- name
- description
- thumbnail
- default priority (only for parallel compound actions)
- action list, actions can be added or removed, order can be changed and display, channel and offset time can be adapted.
- representation icon of action
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Edit compound action via the context menu
Edit via the menu bar
1. Select the category where the compound action is created (a). (image 3-28)
2. Click on a compound action to select (b).
A red border appears to indicate that the action is selected.
3. Click Action on the menu bar and select Edit... (c).
The Edit compound action dialog box opens.
The following items can be edited
- name
- description
- thumbnail
- default priority (only for parallel compound actions)
- action list, actions can be added or removed, order can be changed and display, channel and offset time can be adapted.
- representation icon of action
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Edit a compound action via the menu bar
3.5.2
Edit name, description, thumbnail and priority
How to edit?
1. Click in the input field next to Name. Enter a new name with the keyboard (a). (image 3-29)
2. Click in the input field next to Description. Enter a new description with the keyboard (b).
3. To change the thumbnail, click on Load (c) to open the thumbnail selection dialog box. Browse to the desired thumbnail file and double click on it to open or click on it to select and click then on Open.
4. Only for parallel compound actions, click next to Default priority on the radio button of the desired priority
(c).
The following priorities are possible:
- Normal
- Hot
- Red hot
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Edit compound action
3.5.3
Edit the action list
Possible action manipulations
The following manipulations can be done:
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Remove an action out of the list see "Remove an action from the action list", page 33.
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Reorganize the list, see "Reorganize the action list", page 32.
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Add an existing action to the list, see "Add existing action", page 27.
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Add a new action to the list, see "Create new action", page 31.
3.5.4
Edit the representation thumbnail
How to edit?
The representation thumbnail can be set to:
• default.
• a thumbnail, can be any image.
• a dedicated icon, one of the representations of the actions in the list can be used.
3.5.5
Edit an action in the action list
What is possible?
Each single action inside a compound action can be edited in the same way as to edit a single action.
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How to edit
1. Click on the action in the list of actions which must be edited (a). (image 3-30)
The action is highlighted.
2. Click Edit (b).
The Edit action window opens.
The following items can be edited:
- Name of the action
- Description
- Representation
- Default priority
- Layer and channel
- Duration
3. Click in the name field (c) and edit the name with the keyboard or click in the description field (d) and enter a new description with the keyboard.
4. To change the thumbnail, click on Load (e1) to open the thumbnail selection dialog box. Browse to the desired thumbnail file and double click on it to open or click on it to select and click then on Open.
Or, select another content (e2) out of the list. The thumbnail of that new content is used.
Note: If another content is selected, the action will trigger that content as well.
5. To change the default priority, click on the corresponding radio button of the new priority setting (f).
6. To change the duration (g), click in the text box of the duration spinner box and select hours, minutes, seconds or hundredths of seconds. Enter a new value with the keyboard or click on the up down control until the desired value is reached. Repeat for the other time fields if necessary.
7. Click OK to apply the changes (h).
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Edit action in action list
3.6
Action icon background
Overview
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What can be done?
Each action button (icon) can have a colored background. This background is only used in the Action
Manager and is not shown on the display.
This background makes it easy to recognize some categories.
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3.6.1
Start up background
Via the context menu
1. Select the category where the action is created (a). (image 3-31)
2. Right click on an action (b).
A pop-up menu appears.
3. Select Set Color (c).
The Color selection dialog box opens with 2 tab pages. Continue with "Color selection", page 53.
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Set background color via the context menu
Via the menu bar
1. Select the category where the action is created (a). (image 3-32)
2. Click on an action (b).
3. Click Action on the menu bar and select Set color.
The Color selection dialog box opens with 2 tab pages. Continue with "Color selection", page 53.
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Image 3-32
Set background color via the menu bar
3.6.2
Color selection
Select color via Swatches
1. Click on the Swatches tab if not yet displayed (a). (image 3-33)
2. Select a color for a preview (b).
This color is indicated in Recent. When other colors are selected for a preview, the color indication is also added in the Recent.
3. When the decision is made, select the desired color from the Recent list or out of the color pallet (b).
4. Click OK to apply the selected color (c) .
The background of the action is adapted (d).
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Image 3-33
Select color via swatches
Select color via RGB
1. Click on the RGB tab if not yet displayed (a). (image 3-34)
2. Move the sliders until the desired color is reached (b1)
Or, fill out the RGB values in the input boxes (b2).
3. Click OK to apply the selected color (c).
The background of the action is adapted (d).
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3.7
Set action priority
What is possible?
During the creation of an action a default priority setting is added. When the action is activated via double click, this default priority setting will be used to determine what should happen with the action. Even after creation it is possible to update this priority setting via the Set priority function.
An alternative way to change the priority is via Edit.
The following settings are possible
• Normal: the action will be added as last one in the queue.
• Hot: the action will be added as first one in the queue.
• Red hot: the action will be executed immediately.
How to set via the context menu
1. Select the category where the action is created (a). (image 3-35)
2. Right click on an action (b).
A pop-up menu is displayed.
3. Select Set Priority and move the mouse to the right (c).
4. Select the desired priority setting (c).
The current priority is indicated by a check sign in front of the priority setting.
When the priority is changed, the priority setting on the action icon is updated at the same time.
Image 3-35
Set action priority via the context menu
How to set via the menu bar
1. Select the category where the action is created (a). (image 3-36)
2. Click on an action (b).
3. Click Action on the menu bar and select Set priority.
4. Move the cursor to the right and select the desired priority.
The current priority is indicated by a check sign in front of the priority setting.
When the priority is changed, the priority setting on the action icon is updated at the same time.
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Set action priority via the menu bar
3.8
Action hot keys
Overview
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3.8.1
Assign a hot key to an action
What can be done?
Each action can be assigned a hot key which is used as a short cut. Once a hot key is assigned to an action, this action can be easily triggered from any place in the action manager.
A hot key can have 2 parts, a Modifier and a Character part. The modifier part is optional.
The following modifiers and characters or possible:
Modifier
Alt
Ctrl
Shift
Alt + Ctrl
Alt + Shift
Ctrl + Shift
Alt + Ctrl + Shift
Character
F1 → F12
0 → 9
A → Z add (+) sign
Down
Up
End
Enter
Escape (Esc)
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Modifier Character
Home
Left
Right minus (-) sign multiply (*) sign slash (/)
How to add a hot key
1. Select the category where the action is created (a). (image 3-37)
2. Right click on action (b).
A pop-up menu appears
3. Select Hotkey and move the cursor to the right.
4. Select New hotkey (c).
The Hotkey creation dialog box opens (d).
5. Do you want to use a modifier?
If yes, Click on the modifier combo box and select the desired modifier out of the list (e).
Note: A modifier is optional for a hot key.
6. Click on the characters combo box and select the desired character out of the list (f).
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New hotkey via the context menu
Add hot key via menu bar
1. Select the category where the action is created (a). (image 3-38)
2. Click on an action to select.
The border of the selected action becomes red.
3. Click on Action and select Hotkey.
4. Move the cursor to the right and select New hotkey.
The Hotkey creation dialog box opens.
5. Do you want to use a modifier?
If yes, Click on the modifier combo box and select the desired modifier out of the list.
Note: A modifier is optional for a hot key.
6. Click on the characters combo box and select the desired character out of the list.
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New hotkey via menu bar
3.8.2
Remove hot key from an action
Via the context menu
1. Select the category where the action is created (a). (image 3-39)
2. Right click on the action where the hot key will be removed (b).
A pop-up menu appears.
3. Select Hotkey and move the cursor to the right and select Remove hotkey (c).
The hot key is removed from the action.
Image 3-39
Remove hot key via the context menu
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Via the menu bar
1. Select the category where the action is created (a). (image 3-40)
2. Click on the action where the hot key will be removed (b).
3. Click Action and select Hotkey, move the cursor to the right and select Remove hotkey (c).
The hot key is removed from the action.
Image 3-40
Remove hot key via the menu bar
3.8.3
Edit hot key
What can be done?
An existing hot key can be changed to a new one.
Via the context menu
1. Select the category where the action is created (a). (image 3-41)
2. Right click on the action for which the hot key must be edited (b).
A pop-up menu appears.
3. Select Hotkey and move the cursor to the right.
4. Select Edit hotkey.
The Edit hot key dialog box opens.
5. Click on the modifier combo box and select the desired modifier out of the list.
Note: A modifier is optional for a action hot key.
6. Click on the character combo box and select the desired character out of the list.
7. Click OK (g).
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Edit hot key via the context menu
Via the menu bar
1. Select the category where the action is created (a). (image 3-42)
2. Click on the action for which the hot key must be edited (b).
3. Click on Action on the menu bar and select Hotkey.
4. Move the cursor to the right and select Edit hotkey (c).
The Edit hot key dialog box opens (d).
5. Click on the modifier combo box and select the desired modifier out of the list (e).
Note: A modifier is optional for a action hot key.
6. Click on the character combo box and select the desired character out of the list (f).
7. Click OK (g).
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Edit hot key via the menu bar
3.8.4
View used hot keys
How to view used hot keys
1. Click System on the menu bar and select Hotkey List (a). (image 3-43)
The hot key list will be displayed (b).
This list contains:
- the hot key combination
- the action name
- the target, display and channel
2. To print the hot key list, click on Print (c).
The print setup window appears (d). As this window is printer dependent, follow the instructions typical for your printer.
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Hot key list
3.9
Reorganize the actions
What can be done?
Actions can be moved to another location in the same category.
Moving an action from one category to another is not possible. To move an action to another category, use the Load action function in the new category and the Remove function in the current category.
How to move
1. Click on an action (a). (image 3-44)
The border of the action icon becomes red.
2. Hold down the mouse button and move the cursor to the new location (b).
3. Release the mouse button (c).
The action is moved to this new location.
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Move action
When moving an action on an existing action, the existing action jumps to the nearest free place.
3.10 Activate display specific actions
Overview
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Activate actions with default priority
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Activate actions with specific priority
3.10.1 Activate actions with default priority
Each channel on the display has its own queue. Therefore, first select the channel in the Layout structure pane.
How to activate
1. For a typical action on a display, first select the channel to show the action categories for that channel.
2. Select the category where the action is created (a). (image 3-45)
3. Double click on the action (b).
The action is sent to the queue and its default priority is taken into account.
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3.10.2 Activate actions with specific priority
Each channel on the display has its own queue. Therefore, first select the channel in the Layout structure pane.
Via the context menu
1. For a typical action on a display, first select the channel to show the action categories for that channel.
2. Select the category where the action is created (a). (image 3-46)
3. Right click on the action that will be activated (b).
A pop-up menu appears.
4. Select Send Red Hot or Send Hot or Send Normal (c).
The action is sent with the selected priority ignoring the default priority.
Image 3-46
Send action with specific priority via the context menu
Via the menu bar
1. For a typical action on a display, first select the channel to show the action categories for that channel.
2. Select the category where the action is created (a). (image 3-47)
3. Click on the action that will be activated (b).
4. Click Actions on the menu bar and select Send Red Hot or Send Hot or Send Normal (c).
The action is sent with the selected priority ignoring the to default priority.
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Send action with specific priority via the menu bar
3.11 Action Send Dialog
Overview
This dialog gives an overview of the number of registered errors by the system (up to 50). When a new error is detected and not yet examined by the user, this will be recorded and shown in red.
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Count send errors
Send errors list
To view the complete error list, click on View.
The Send errors dialog opens.
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Send error dialog
The text is only red until the user gives focus to the dialog to examine the error. Then it returns to its original black state until a new error is recorded.
The errors in the dialog show the time the error was logged and the display that the Action tried to send to. These columns are sortable by time or display.
To clear the error list, click on Clear in the Send errors dialog or on the Error count panel.
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4. FIXED ACTIONS
4.1
About fixed actions
Overview
Fixed actions have the same properties as Display specific actions and can accomplish the same goal.
However fixed actions differ from display related actions in one way; they are always visible no matter which display, channel or category is selected.
Fixed actions are beneficial for those items that you use and re-use over and over within a certain time frame. For example, at a soccer game you may want the Goal message available regardless of the category currently selected. Loading the action in the fixed action area makes it always available.
Fixed actions are located at the bottom of the Action Manager and can be grouped in 5 categories. Each category can contain 16 actions, single or compound actions. It is possible to load, delete, edit or remove those actions, and to set the background color. All this can be done in the same way as for display related actions.
The only thing what should be done as extra is the display choice and the channel on that display.
E.g. for a content related action:
Image 4-1
Create fixed action
Select the display (a) and then the channel (b) before finishing the creation of the action.
A fixed action can be activated in the same way as a display specific action, except that there is no selection of the display or channel to be done as this information is stored inside the fixed action.
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5. QUEUE CONTROL
Overview
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Queue manipulations for a specific display
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Queue manipulations for System
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Queue behavior when receiving an action
5.1
About queues
Overview
A queue of actions is created for a typical channel on a display. If the display has a layout with 3 channels,
3 queues will be created. When activating an action, the action is sent to the corresponding queue.
For example, there is a display called Player with a layout Scoreboard which contains 3 channels. Each channel of this Scoreboard layout will have its own queue.
5.2
View the different queues
How to view a queue
1. Browse to the desired channel in the Layout structure pane. (image 5-1)
2. Click on that channel.
The corresponding queue and categorized actions for that channel are displayed. A queue of actions can be built now.
Image 5-1
Queue selection
5.3
Make a queue of actions
What can be done?
For a selected queue (channel), single actions can be sent to this queue just by double clicking on the action. When selecting a compound action, all sub actions which are for the currently selected queue are available.. Only those sub actions which are for the actual selected queue are visible.
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When a fixed action is activated for the selected queue, this action is also visible in the selected queue.
How to build a queue
1. Double click on a sequence of action in the action pane (a). (image 5-2)
All actions are sent to the queue with respect to its default priority (b). When the queue is running, the first sent action starts playing.
Image 5-2
Build actions queue
5.4
Queue manipulations for a specific display
Overview
The queue function on this window handles only the queue created for that specific display and channel.
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Queue functions for typical queue
Skip item
The current playing item stops. The next item in the queue starts playing.
When the function Loop queue was checked before Skip was pressed, the skipped item is added as the last one in the queue. In all other cases it is removed from the queue.
Blank
When blank is pressed, the currently playing item is stopped and the queue is put on hold.
When the function Loop queue was checked before Blank was pressed, the blanked item is added as last one in the queue. In all other cases it is removed from the queue.
Clear queue
When the Clear is pressed, the currently playing item continues till the end. The rest of the queue is erased.
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When one of the loop functions is checked, the currently playing item continues playing.
Hold queue
When Hold is pressed, the queue will be stopped but the currently playing item continues till the end.
When the function Loop queue was checked before Hold was pressed, the currently playing item, when finished, is added as the last one in the queue. In all other cases it is removed from the queue.
To resume the queue, Hold must be pressed again.
Pause queue
When Pause is pressed, the currently playing item is frozen.
To continue, Pause must be pressed again.
Loop first
When Loop first is checked, the currently playing item is repeated continuously until loop first is unchecked.
Loop last
When the last item in the queue is reached and Loop last is checked, this item is repeated continuously until all loop functions are unchecked.
If e.g. next to loop last also Loop queue is checked, and Loop last is unchecked, then the playing item continues playing due to the loop queue function (there is still a queue of 1 item left, the currently playing item)
Loop queue
When Loop queue is checked, all items will be playing one by one. When an item is finished playing, it is added as the last one in the queue.
5.5
Queue manipulations for System
Overview
Image 5-4
System queue functions
The queue function on this window will handle all queues of all displays and all channels.
To use these buttons, first select the System tab.
Blank all channels
When Blank all channels is pressed, all content will be removed from any display in the system. All queues are set on hold.
Hold all queues
When Hold all queues is pressed, the currently playing items will continue playing till the end. No items out of the queue are started.
In the queues where Loop first is checked, the currently playing item loops continuously.
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Resume all queues
When Resume all queues is pressed, all queues continue with the behavior as before Hold all queues was pressed.
Pause all content
When Pause all content is pressed, the content playing on any channel and on any display in the system is frozen.
Resume all content
When Resume all content is pressed, the frozen content will continue playing on any channel and on any display in the system.
5.6
Queue behavior when receiving an action
Overview
Legend for the abbreviations used in the next table:
LQ
CP
IIQ
IP
EQ
HQ
LF
LL
NP
QI
CI
Empty queue
Held queue
Loop first ON
Loop last ON
Loop queue ON
Content paused
Items is queue (at least 1)
Item playing (current item exists)
Nothing playing (no current item)
Queue item
Current item
Some of the frequently possible situations:
Default priority →
Current state queue ↓
EQ
EQ, LF
EQ, LL
EQ, LQ
EQ, HQ
EQ, HQ, LF
EQ, HQ, LL
Red hot
Play
Play and loop
Play and loop
Play and loop
Play
Play and loop
Play and loop
Hot
Play
Play and loop
Play and loop
Play and loop
Item to top of queue
Item to top of queue
Item to top of queue
Normal
Play
Play and loop
Play and loop
Play and loop
Item to bottom of queue
Item to bottom of queue
Item to bottom of queue
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Default priority →
Current state queue ↓
EQ, HQ, LQ
IIQ, IP
IIQ, IP, LF
IIQ, IP, LL
IIQ, IP, LQ
IIQ, IP, HQ
IIQ, IP, HQ, LF
IIQ, IP, HQ, LL
IIQ, IP, HQ, LQ
IIQ, IP, CP
IIQ, IP, CP, LF
IIQ, IP, CP, LL
IIQ, IP, CP, LQ
Red hot
Play
Interrupt current playing item
Starts playing
Interrupt current playing item
Starts playing
Interrupt current playing item
Starts playing
Interrupt current playing item
Starts playing
Interrupt current playing item
Starts playing
Interrupt current playing item
Starts playing and loop
Interrupt current playing item
Starts playing
Interrupt current playing item
Starts playing
Interrupt current item
Starts playing
Interrupt current playing item
Starts playing and loop
Interrupt current playing item
Starts playing
Interrupt current playing item
Starts playing
Hot
Item to top of queue
Item to top of queue
Item to top of queue
Item to top of queue
Item to top of queue
Item to top of queue
Item to top of queue
Item to top of queue
Item to top of queue
Item to top of queue
Item to top of queue
Item to top of queue
Item to top of queue
Normal
Item to bottom of queue
Item to bottom of queue
Item to bottom of queue
Item to bottom of queue
Item to bottom of queue
Item to bottom of queue
Item to bottom of queue
Item to bottom of queue
Item to bottom of queue
Item to bottom of queue
Item to bottom of queue
Item to bottom of queue
Item to bottom of queue
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6. Actions content tree
6. ACTIONS CONTENT TREE
6.1
Creating folders
What can be done?
To organize the actions in the content tree, it is possible to create folders and sub-folders. Once these are created, actions can be moved in by simple drag and drop.
How to create
1. Click on the System tab to get the content tree with all actions.
2. Click on ’+’ sign to expand a folder, click on ’-’ tab to collapse an expanded folder.
Browse to the desired location.
3. Right click on the desired location. (image 6-1)
A pop-up menu appears.
4. Select New Folder.
A new folder is created.
5. Fill out a name for this new folder and press ENTER.
Image 6-1
Create new folder
6.2
Delete an action
What can be done?
Any action available in the system can be deleted. A deleted action is no longer available for further use.
How to delete
1. Browse to the action that must be deleted. (image 6-2)
2. Right click on that action.
A pop-up menu appears.
3. Select Delete.
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The selected action is removed from the content tree. The deleted action will also be removed from any category it is currently in.
Image 6-2
Delete action from content tree
6.3
Rename actions
What is possible?
This is another way to rename an action, next to edit action function where the name can be changed into a new name. The final result is the same.
How to rename
1. Browse to the action that must be renamed. (image 6-3)
2. Right click on that action.
A pop-up menu appears.
3. Select Rename (a).
The action name becomes editable (b).
4. Enter a new name with the keyboard and press ENTER to accept.
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Image 6-3
Rename actions in content tree
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Glossary
GLOSSARY
the display on/off, start a playlist, etc.
A category is a collection of Actions that can be played on a display.
displays.
An action that sends content to a display when triggered.
Queue control actions can manipulate the behavior of a queue on the display.
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Index
INDEX
A
Actions 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 26–27, 31–34, 36–38,
Create compound action 26–27, 31–34, 36–37, 49
Create display control action 23
B
C
Compound action 26–27, 31–34, 36–37, 49
Create 26–27, 31–34, 36–37, 49
Create 9, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 26–27, 31–34, 36–37,
Compound action 26–27, 31–34, 36–37, 49
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Index
D
E
F
H
I
L
Q
R
S
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Key features
Centralized action management
Queue control for displays
Immediate action triggering
Categorized action organization
Fixed actions for system-wide control
Hot key assignments
Compound action support
Frequently asked questions
The Action Manager allows setting up messages, live actions, and playlists to run them individually or as part of a compound action.
A queue is a series of actions built for each channel in a layout, which can be controlled in the Action Manager.
A compound action is a list of actions that can be directed to different channels or displays, either simultaneously or with time delays.
Fixed actions can be associated with any display and channel, always being accessible even if the associated display is not selected.
