Antex electronics SX-22 Manual de usuario

The Operation Handbook for the SMARTCASTER Digital Audio Automation System

Operations-10 Continuous (Music on Hard Drive) "The Music on Hard Drive systems use the SMARTCASTER in a different way. The Breaks Screen bec

Operations-100 This allows the system date to be changed without exiting the program. There are occassions where the date might be off.

Operations-101 Clock - The Clock Setup Screen The Clock Setup Screen is used to create respective hour formats for the various network serv

Operations-102 Note: These Clocks are scheduled in Set Active in the Super Menu or in Assign Satellite Clocks under PROGRAMMING on

Operations-103 8 8x2, 66 8x2 Audio Switcher, 64, 66, 74, 77 A a + 123, 112 a + 124, 112 a + 226, 112 a + 251, 112 a +C, 105 a +D, 106 a +F, 106 a +I

Operations-104 Global Inputs, 78 Green Bar, 106 green box, 106 I Import Traffic Log, 110 Inputs ON/OFF (in TIMED EVENTS), 63 J JIB, 12, 60, 63 JIB ON

Operations-105 Start Date, 31 Starting (Unattended Record) on a Relay and Ending on a Relay, 89 Starting (Unattended Record) on a relay and ending on

Operations-11 Getting started... To begin SMARTCASTER operation, the user chooses option 1 from the "SMARTCASTER Digital Audio" main menu.

Operations-12 SMARTCASTER Loading Guide % Operation What to do if an error occurs: 0% Loading

Operations-13 The Main Screen... The blue screen is the first screen to show when the SMARTCASTER program loads. One "set" or "break

Operations-14 Live Assist was the predecessor to the Live Show and was used extensively in the early days of the SMARTCASTER. Th

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Operations-16 "Editing The Edit Screen allows the user to make quick changes to the current break. This allows the program to remain in automat

Operations-17 The advantage to the first method is that pauses can be pre-programmed on the log. However, if the user is doing a Live Show with soun

Operations-18 To delete a cut from the break, use the arrow keys to move the highlight bar to the spot desired. Then press the k key. The SMARTCAST

Operations-19 The Audio Section The Record Screen The Record Screen is where the user manually records audio into the SMARTCASTER. Almost all audio

Operations-2 Operations Handbook for the SMARTCASTER Digital Audio Automation System Overview:...

Operations-20 └────────────────────┴─────────────────────┴─────────────────────┴─────────┘

Operations-21 The user is prompted for a Start and Stop Date. This is the time period that this audio cut runs. The SMARTCASTER can be configur

Operations-22 @ EDIT CUT DATA Pressing this button allows the user to change all but one of the fields assigned to the Script numbe

Operations-23 ^!RECORD TIME/TEMP This option allows the user to enter Time and Temp Checks into the system. For Time Checks, at 12:47 PM, if the

Operations-24 like it can with a Time Check. Neither Temperature nor Time Checks contribute to the total length on a break when played back. This ca

Operations-25 ║ ║ ║

Operations-26 This option exists to allow users the ability to record Functions specific to each station from one site. Only Functions beginning wit

Operations-27 Cut Manager Cut Manager is the method used to inspect and manipulate the stations’ audio inventory, be it commercials, music, jingles

Operations-28 SORT Any particular column can be selected by using the arrow keys wx to highlight the column of choice. The text in each column br

Operations-29 Either name or number may find an audio cut. Use the wx arrow keys to select which field to use and then press F to Find. When promp

Operations-3 % TIMED STOP ON 22 ^"RECORD TIME/TEMP 23 &"AUTO START ON/OFF 24 * NET TRANSFER 24 ("BACKUP ON/OFF 25 ) CHANGE P

Operations-30 that disk taken to another computer which has a printer. Selecting “disk”, the prompt shows the path, i.e. the floppy drive and the nam

Operations-31 This screen does not deal with the breaklog. To transfer a breaklog into the SMARTCASTER, select Import Traffic Log

Operations-32 3.) VIEW LOGS To view a log, the user selects which day of the week to view. Then use the arrow keys yz, h, g, p and q to scroll thro

Operations-33 4.) DELETE LOGS This operation is rarely necessary since the SMARTCASTER automatically deletes the old Verification Log for

Operations-34 system to a halt until it receives either a local break closure or an [F1] keypress. [ALT]+[R]

Operations-35 CLOCK Users: Break Screen run in CLOCK mode: (Newer versions do not display zeros) ╔═══════════════════════════════════Breaks═════

Operations-36 ║ :55│88964 52541 66635 01254 81873 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000│ 3:20 3:30║ ║1a :10│99999 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00

Operations-37 Continuous Users: ╔═══════════════════════════════════Breaks═════════════════════════════════════╗ ║HR BRK Fri 12/ 9/94

Operations-38 " " Keys:" " Operation/Comm and:" " Clock" ""JIB"""""Continuous

Operations-39 Break Number/Time - in CLOCK mode only, this option changes the break times shown on the left side of the screen to the break numbers.

Operations-4 Announcers... 46 Time

Operations-40 As an example, the system is using CLOCK and has a 03:00 minute break at 10:00 after the hour. The break looks like this in the Breaks

Operations-41 When the user enters this option, they are prompted for which Function number to enter. When the SMARTCASTER sees a FUN command

Operations-42 Functions A Function is a liner, jingle, ID, sweeper, etc. Functions make a station sound local and live. On the

Operations-43 The Functions Screen...!╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Function 0 Mut

Operations-44 sees the first Stop it goes back to the top of the list. Any additional STOPS or cut numbers are meaningless and are completely ignore

Operations-45 fired. In other words, if Function 4 has mute turned on, whenever the satellite service triggers the Function 4, satellite audio is mu

Operations-46 Announcers ╔══════════╦══════════╦═══════╡Announcer Schedule╞═════╦══════════╦══════════╗ ║ SUN ║ MON ║ TUE ║ WED

Operations-47 • Press the i key. • Enter the announcer letter. • Enter the time of day (in military format), in hours, minutes, and seconds. • W

Operations-48 ""Time Based Events ╔══════════════════════════╦═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ F1

Operations-49 It is not possible to edit an entry once it is made. When an entry needs changing, the user must delete that entry and re-make it from

Operations-5 Using the SmartTouch... 89 Fill Rotation...

Operations-50 Adding a Timed Event... To add a Timed Event press !. The following appears in the lower-left hand corner of the screen:

Operations-51 After typing in the days and time the event is to occur, the user must select the "type" of event. The

Operations-52 Types of TIMED EVENTS... About halfway through the process of adding a Timed Event, the screen looks like the following: 1. Relay

Operations-53 2. Local Event The Local Event category is chosen when the SMARTCASTER needs to fire commercial spot sets or Funct

Operations-54 Why rejoin 50 seconds early? The SMARTCASTER mutes any network while spots play. So, when the 60 seconds of commercials are finished

Operations-55 Each of these options is explained separately. Most likely, only some of these will be used by each station. Jump to Break This com

Operations-56 Relay 5 fires at the end of the newscast, to turn off CBS News, and the SMARTCASTER continues playing where it left off

Operations-57 _MTWTF_ 11:59:58 Clock off _MTWTF_ 11:59:59 Continuous On _MTWTF_ 12:00:00 Fire a Break _MTWTF_ 12:00:01

Operations-58 4. SMART (RIDZ) SWITCHER This category is used to route audio with the SMART (RIDZ) SWITCHER 8x2 Audio Switcher. This

Operations-59 The screen for the RIDZ category is shown below. To route an input to an output on the 8x2 Audio Switcher, simpl

Operations-6 Overview: The SMARTCASTER is one of the most sophisticated automation systems ever developed. It is versatile and powerful. This hand

Operations-60 command removes all inputs from the record output. The 'Clear Both' command removes all inputs from all outputs at the approp

Operations-61 It is obvious that the Timed Events list can grow to be a long and confusing list. Using subroutines can alleviate some of the perple

Operations-62 The system now prompts the user to select events for deletion. The user places the cursor on an event he/she wishe

Operations-63 After typing in a name, "CBS News" appears at the top of the Subroutine Screen: CBS News

Operations-64 After the user enters the next two events to fire a break at 00:04:00, and pulse Relay 5 at 00:04:10, the user must press # to quit

Operations-65 16. Network 8 Record 33. Clear Bank 1 17. Network 1 on Bank 3 34. Clear Bank 2 Enter Selection _____ To renam

Operations-66 different closures. Each of these inputs can be "mapped" to fire spot breaks, or Functions. In addition, the SMARTCASTER ca

Operations-67 Diagram of RIDZ 8x2 Switcher with example inputs. When the engineer hooked up the networks to the RIDZ Switcher, they als

Operations-68 To map the SMARTCASTER inputs to the different networks, press *. A list of the eight inputs for the RIDZ Switcher plus a

Operations-69 u to Exit yzxw to move. Right now, none of the 32 inputs are mapped. They all have 'N' under them. Look

Operations-7 CLOCK changed all that. Now the user has a CLOCK SETUP Screen that allows him/her to define when the breaks are, how long they are, and

Operations-70 Global Inputs Global Inputs are inputs that should be seen by the SMARTCASTER no matter what network is on the air. There are severa

Operations-71 Network 4 On Air N N N N N N N N 0 7 N N N X T* N Inputs 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Operations-72 Unattended Record ""┌───────────────────────────────UNATTENDED RECORD──────────────────────────────┐ │ OPEN WINDOW CLO

Operations-73 Generation 2000 Systems usually delegate recording to a production machine. Unattended Records must take place on a machine with recor

Operations-74 How does the SMARTCASTER know what network to record? The SMARTCASTER has one set of Record Inputs. So, whenever a network

Operations-75 applicable).

Operations-76 • The SMARTCASTER prompts the user to enter the days for the Close Window. When starting a recording on time, the us

Operations-77 Ending on a timed basis is done by providing either a Duration or an End Time. The Duration is the length of the recording. The End T

Operations-78 Note: The user should remember that the Duration question is asking for hours, minutes and seconds. This means that

Operations-79 an hour), then every time the start relay fires, the system records for the amount of time specified in the Duration fie

Operations-8 How CLOCK relates to Live Assist... When the user enters Live Assist, all of the CLOCK features disappear since they would

Operations-80 Starting on a Relay and Ending on a Relay... This is the "cleanest" method of Unattended Record. It virtually ensures no gap

Operations-81 • After the Duration comes the End Relay. Here the user enters the relay number that ends the recording session (for example, 06).

Operations-82 Since the show starts on time at 3 PM, the first segment uses the start on a time basis and end on a relay method. The user programs

Operations-83 The only "trick" to using the AMX digital inputs for Unattended Record is that in the Edit AMX Inputs sectio

Operations-84 Remotes The Remotes Screen is designed to work with the SmartTouch DTMF telephone interface made by SMARTS Broadcast Sys

Operations-85 Remote Screen Example: "╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ SMAR

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Operations-87 Doing Remotes from the keyboard... The user may wish to manually run a Remote by selecting option $. When the user selects this optio

Operations-88 Continuous systems "guess" at their location. Under normal circumstances, by the top of the hour, a jump takes place

Operations-89 Using the SmartTouch... When the Remote user calls the station he/she hears a tone for about a second. When the tone stops, the user

Operations-9 Sequential (or Non-CLOCK Satellite) Programming... CLOCK is not for everyone. Some people prefer the simplicity of the s

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Operations-91 The Live Show Screen What it’s for: The Live Show Screen is designed for the “mostly” attended operation of an air shift. It is speci

Operations-92 F1-Help F2-Add/Edit F3-Delete F4-Start Show ESC-Exit To setup a new show, press @. You will be prompted to Enter Sh

Operations-93 At this point you may completely hand enter an entire show. However, it is much easier to just press the ! key and load all the log in

Operations-94 You have now completed the steps necessary to setup a show. To run it, you may either press $ or just highlight the one you want and

Operations-95 k – Deletes the highlighted (purple) event. e – Makes the highlighted (purple) event next to play. If this is further down the list f

Operations-96 a + D – Known as the “cute” feature. Toggling back and forth will switch the VU meter from squares to musical notes and dollar signs.

Operations-97 To exit the Live Show smoothly, schedule a Join (described next to a +J). If no audio is playing, however, you may simply press v and

Operations-98 The Maintenance Section The MAINTENANCE section contains options to Change Time, Date, Break number, etc. on the SMARTCAST

Operations-99 When the user selects Change Break on a CLOCK system., the SMARTCASTER shows a list of the breaks for the current hour. The user is as