2022-05-17 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
* Updated the 'Running Logs with RDAirPlay' chapter of the Operations Guide. Signed-off-by: Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
@ -23077,3 +23077,6 @@
|
||||
2022-05-16 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
|
||||
* Updated the 'Generating and Maintaining Logs with RDLogEdit'
|
||||
chapter of the Operations Guide.
|
||||
2022-05-17 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
|
||||
* Updated the 'Running Logs with RDAirPlay' chapter of the
|
||||
Operations Guide.
|
||||
|
@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ OPSGUIDE_IMAGES = rdadmin.audio_resource_information_dialog.png\
|
||||
rdairplay.rdairplay_screenshot.png\
|
||||
rdairplay.select_a_log_dialog.png\
|
||||
rdairplay.soundpanel_widget.png\
|
||||
rdairplay.user_logo.png\
|
||||
rdairplay.wallclock_widget.png\
|
||||
rdairplay.where_to.png\
|
||||
rdcastmanager.delete_item_dialog.png\
|
||||
|
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BIN
docs/opsguide/rdairplay.user_logo.png
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@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<mediaobject>
|
||||
<imageobject>
|
||||
<imagedata align="center" fileref="rdairplay.rdairplay_screenshot.png" scale="45"/>
|
||||
<imagedata align="center" fileref="rdairplay.rdairplay_screenshot.png" width="163mm" depth="124mm" />
|
||||
</imageobject>
|
||||
<caption>
|
||||
<para>The RDAirPlay Main Window</para>
|
||||
@ -55,35 +55,137 @@
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<mediaobject>
|
||||
<imageobject>
|
||||
<imagedata align="left" fileref="rdairplay.wallclock_widget.png" scale="60"/>
|
||||
<imagedata align="left" fileref="rdairplay.wallclock_widget.png" width="44mm" depth="13mm" />
|
||||
</imageobject>
|
||||
</mediaobject>
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
In the upper left-hand corner is the wall clock indicator, which
|
||||
indicates
|
||||
the current system date and time. The style used for displaying times
|
||||
throughout RDAirPlay can be toggled between 24 hour “military” format
|
||||
and the traditional “AM/PM” presentation by clicking once on this
|
||||
display. If the system administrator has enabled it, this display
|
||||
will also flash RED to indicate possible clock inaccuracy due to loss
|
||||
indicates the current system date and time.
|
||||
If the system administrator has enabled it, this display
|
||||
may also flash RED to indicate possible clock inaccuracy due to loss
|
||||
of master clock synchronization.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
</sect2>
|
||||
<sect2 xml:id="sect.rdairplay.the_mode_indicator">
|
||||
<title>The Mode Indicator</title>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<mediaobject>
|
||||
<imageobject>
|
||||
<imagedata align="left" fileref="rdairplay.mode_widget.png" width="44mm" depth="13mm" />
|
||||
</imageobject>
|
||||
</mediaobject>
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
Directly beneath the wall clock indicator is the mode indicator,
|
||||
showing the current automation mode of the log machines. Three
|
||||
different modes are possible:
|
||||
<computeroutput>Automatic</computeroutput>, in which all log features,
|
||||
including <computeroutput>PLAY</computeroutput> and
|
||||
<computeroutput>SEGUE</computeroutput> transitions and hard times
|
||||
are fully
|
||||
enabled; <computeroutput>LiveAssist</computeroutput>, in which no
|
||||
automatic transitions or hard start
|
||||
times are executed but automatic crossfades are done between
|
||||
elements; and <computeroutput>Manual</computeroutput>, which is
|
||||
very similar to LiveAssist except
|
||||
that not even automatic crossfades are enabled (thus permitting
|
||||
fully manual crossfade control by means of an external console).
|
||||
To change RDAirPlay to a different mode, simply touch the mode
|
||||
indicator until the desired mode is indicated.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
<note>
|
||||
The System Administrator may have configured RDAirPlay to allow
|
||||
each log machine to have its mode independently set, in which case
|
||||
touching the mode indicator will only change the log of the
|
||||
<computeroutput>Main Log</computeroutput> log machine.
|
||||
</note>
|
||||
</sect2>
|
||||
|
||||
<sect2 xml:id="sect.rdairplay.the_audio_meters">
|
||||
<title>The Audio Meters</title>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<mediaobject>
|
||||
<imageobject>
|
||||
<imagedata align="left" fileref="rdairplay.audio_meter.png" width="24mm" depth="26mm" />
|
||||
</imageobject>
|
||||
</mediaobject>
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
Immediately to the right of the wall clock and mode indicator is the
|
||||
audio meter area, containing one or more audio meters (one for each
|
||||
configured audio output on RDAirPlay). Levels are referenced such
|
||||
that '0' level corresponds to -16 dBFS.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
</sect2>
|
||||
|
||||
<sect2 xml:id="sect.rdairplay.the_label_area">
|
||||
<title>The Label Area</title>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<mediaobject>
|
||||
<imageobject>
|
||||
<imagedata align="left" fileref="rdairplay.label_widget.png" scale="60"/>
|
||||
</imageobject>
|
||||
</mediaobject>
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
Immediately to the right of the audio meter area is the
|
||||
label area. Text messages can be made to appear here (by means of
|
||||
RML commands) to signal the operator concerning the state of the
|
||||
system or need to take some kind of action.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
</sect2>
|
||||
|
||||
<sect2 xml:id="sect.rdairplay.user_logo">
|
||||
<title>The User Logo</title>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<mediaobject>
|
||||
<imageobject>
|
||||
<imagedata align="left" fileref="rdairplay.user_logo.png" width="40mm" depth="30mm" />
|
||||
</imageobject>
|
||||
</mediaobject>
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
Immediately to the right of the label widget is the user logo. This
|
||||
image can be customized by means of a setting in RDAdmin.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
</sect2>
|
||||
|
||||
<sect2 xml:id="sect.rdairplay.the_button_log_widget">
|
||||
<title>The Button Log Widget</title>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<mediaobject>
|
||||
<imageobject>
|
||||
<imagedata align="left" fileref="rdairplay.button_log_widget.png" width="112mm" depth="139mm" />
|
||||
</imageobject>
|
||||
</mediaobject>
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
Occupying most of left hand side of RDAirPlay is the button log widget,
|
||||
consisting of several indicators above a column of seven or more
|
||||
large buttons adjacent to cart labels.
|
||||
This widget provides a specialized “view” of the
|
||||
<computeroutput>Main Log</computeroutput> log
|
||||
machine. Specifically, the first seven or more currently playing and/or
|
||||
next events in that log machine will always be visible here. Events
|
||||
visible in the button log will be shown in the full log widget as
|
||||
having a green background. Unlike the full log widget, the button
|
||||
log is always visible, regardless of which display has been selected
|
||||
for the right-hand side.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
<sect2 xml:id="sect.rdairplay.the_post_point_counter">
|
||||
<title>The Post Point Counter</title>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<mediaobject>
|
||||
<imageobject>
|
||||
<imagedata align="left" fileref="rdairplay.postpoint_ontime_widget.png" scale="60"/>
|
||||
<imagedata align="left" fileref="rdairplay.postpoint_ontime_widget.png" width="42mm" depth="15mm"/>
|
||||
</imageobject>
|
||||
</mediaobject>
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
Immediately to the right of the wall clock is the Post Point Counter.
|
||||
A post point is an attribute applied to a log event with a hard time
|
||||
type. The post point counter uses this information to display
|
||||
countdown and timing information.
|
||||
In the upper left-hand corner of the Button Log is the Post Point
|
||||
Counter, which provides timing information regarding the log's next
|
||||
post point (typically, the next event with a hard time attribute).
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
The counter can be in one of four possible states:
|
||||
@ -105,7 +207,7 @@
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<mediaobject>
|
||||
<imageobject>
|
||||
<imagedata align="left" fileref="rdairplay.postpoint_early_widget.png" scale="60"/>
|
||||
<imagedata align="left" fileref="rdairplay.postpoint_early_widget.png" width="42mm" depth="15mm" />
|
||||
</imageobject>
|
||||
</mediaobject>
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
@ -120,7 +222,7 @@
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<mediaobject>
|
||||
<imageobject>
|
||||
<imagedata align="left" fileref="rdairplay.postpoint_late_widget.png" scale="60"/>
|
||||
<imagedata align="left" fileref="rdairplay.postpoint_late_widget.png" width="42mm" depth="15mm" />
|
||||
</imageobject>
|
||||
</mediaobject>
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
@ -132,27 +234,23 @@
|
||||
much material would need to be removed to make the join on time.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
</sect2>
|
||||
<sect2 xml:id="sect.rdairplay.the_audio_meter">
|
||||
<title>The Audio Meter</title>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<mediaobject>
|
||||
<imageobject>
|
||||
<imagedata align="left" fileref="rdairplay.audio_meter.png" scale="60"/>
|
||||
</imageobject>
|
||||
</mediaobject>
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
Immediately beneath the wall clock and post point counter is the audio
|
||||
meter. The meter shows the current peak levels of audio being played
|
||||
out of RDAirPlay, with '0' level referenced to -16 dBFS.
|
||||
To start an event from the button log, simply touch an event's
|
||||
corresponding <computeroutput>Start</computeroutput> button.
|
||||
Touching the button of a running event
|
||||
will either (depending upon how the system administrator has
|
||||
configured RDAirPlay) stop or pause it. To modify an event's
|
||||
parameters (via the Edit Event dialog), simply double-click the
|
||||
event's cart label.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
</sect2>
|
||||
|
||||
<sect2 xml:id="sect.rdairplay.the_pie_wedge_widget">
|
||||
<title>The Pie Wedge Widget</title>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<mediaobject>
|
||||
<imageobject>
|
||||
<imagedata align="left" fileref="rdairplay.piewedge_widget.png" scale="60"/>
|
||||
<imagedata align="left" fileref="rdairplay.piewedge_widget.png" width="25mm" depth="25mm" />
|
||||
</imageobject>
|
||||
</mediaobject>
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
@ -177,7 +275,7 @@
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<mediaobject>
|
||||
<imageobject>
|
||||
<imagedata align="left" fileref="rdairplay.next_stop_widget.png" scale="60"/>
|
||||
<imagedata align="left" fileref="rdairplay.next_stop_widget.png" width="42mm" depth="15mm" />
|
||||
</imageobject>
|
||||
</mediaobject>
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
@ -192,50 +290,7 @@
|
||||
<computeroutput>Stopped</computeroutput>.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
</sect2>
|
||||
<sect2 xml:id="sect.rdairplay.the_mode_indicator">
|
||||
<title>The Mode Indicator</title>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<mediaobject>
|
||||
<imageobject>
|
||||
<imagedata align="left" fileref="rdairplay.mode_widget.png" scale="60"/>
|
||||
</imageobject>
|
||||
</mediaobject>
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
In the upper right-hand corner of the top area is the mode indicator,
|
||||
showing the current automation mode of the log machines. Three
|
||||
different modes are possible:
|
||||
<computeroutput>Automatic</computeroutput>, in which all log features,
|
||||
including <computeroutput>PLAY</computeroutput> and
|
||||
<computeroutput>SEGUE</computeroutput> transitions and hard times
|
||||
are fully
|
||||
enabled; <computeroutput>LiveAssist</computeroutput>, in which no
|
||||
automatic transitions or hard start
|
||||
times are executed but automatic crossfades are done between
|
||||
elements; and <computeroutput>Manual</computeroutput>, which is
|
||||
very similar to LiveAssist except
|
||||
that not even automatic crossfades are enabled (thus permitting
|
||||
fully manual crossfade control by means of an external console).
|
||||
To change RDAirPlay to a different mode, simply touch the mode
|
||||
indicator until the desired mode is indicated.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
</sect2>
|
||||
<sect2 xml:id="sect.rdairplay.the_label_area">
|
||||
<title>The Label Area</title>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<mediaobject>
|
||||
<imageobject>
|
||||
<imagedata align="left" fileref="rdairplay.label_widget.png" scale="60"/>
|
||||
</imageobject>
|
||||
</mediaobject>
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
Immediately below the next stop counter and mode indicator is the
|
||||
label area. Text messages can be made to appear here (by means of
|
||||
RML commands) to signal the operator concerning the state of the
|
||||
system or need to take some kind of action.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
</sect2>
|
||||
|
||||
<sect2 xml:id="sect.rdairplay.the_right_hand_side">
|
||||
<title>The Right-Hand Side</title>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
@ -253,7 +308,7 @@
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<mediaobject>
|
||||
<imageobject>
|
||||
<imagedata align="left" fileref="rdairplay.full_log_widget.png" scale="60"/>
|
||||
<imagedata align="left" fileref="rdairplay.full_log_widget.png" width="119mm" depth="138mm"/>
|
||||
</imageobject>
|
||||
</mediaobject>
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
@ -273,7 +328,7 @@
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<mediaobject>
|
||||
<imageobject>
|
||||
<imagedata align="center" fileref="rdairplay.select_a_log_dialog.png" scale="60"/>
|
||||
<imagedata align="center" fileref="rdairplay.select_a_log_dialog.png" width="129mm" depth="91mm" />
|
||||
</imageobject>
|
||||
<caption><para>The Select Log Dialog</para></caption>
|
||||
</mediaobject>
|
||||
@ -310,7 +365,7 @@
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<mediaobject>
|
||||
<imageobject>
|
||||
<imagedata align="center" fileref="rdairplay.edit_event_dialog.png" scale="60"/>
|
||||
<imagedata align="center" fileref="rdairplay.edit_event_dialog.png" width="142mm" depth="77mm" />
|
||||
</imageobject>
|
||||
<caption><para>The Edit Event Dialog</para></caption>
|
||||
</mediaobject>
|
||||
@ -322,37 +377,6 @@
|
||||
button "ON" (blue background).
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
</sect2>
|
||||
<sect2 xml:id="sect.rdairplay.the_button_log_widget">
|
||||
<title>The Button Log Widget</title>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<mediaobject>
|
||||
<imageobject>
|
||||
<imagedata align="left" fileref="rdairplay.button_log_widget.png" scale="60"/>
|
||||
</imageobject>
|
||||
</mediaobject>
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
To the left of the full log widget is the button log widget,
|
||||
consisting of a column of seven large buttons adjacent to cart labels.
|
||||
This widget provides another, specialized “view” of the
|
||||
<computeroutput>Main Log</computeroutput> log
|
||||
machine. Specifically, the first seven currently playing and/or
|
||||
next events in that log machine will always be visible here. Events
|
||||
visible in the button log will be shown in the full log widget as
|
||||
having a green background. Unlike the full log widget, the button
|
||||
log is always visible, regardless of which display has been selected
|
||||
for the right-hand side.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
To start an event from the button log, simply touch an event's
|
||||
corresponding <computeroutput>Start</computeroutput> button.
|
||||
Touching the button of a running event
|
||||
will either (depending upon how the system administrator has
|
||||
configured RDAirPlay) stop or pause it. To modify an event's
|
||||
parameters (via the Edit Event dialog), simply double-click the
|
||||
event's cart label.
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
</sect2>
|
||||
</sect1>
|
||||
<sect1 xml:id="sect.rdairplay.editing_a_log">
|
||||
<title>Editing a Log</title>
|
||||
@ -361,7 +385,7 @@
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<mediaobject>
|
||||
<imageobject>
|
||||
<imagedata align="left" fileref="trashcan-32x32.png" scale="60"/>
|
||||
<imagedata align="left" fileref="trashcan-32x32.png" width="7mm" depth="7mm" />
|
||||
</imageobject>
|
||||
</mediaobject>
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
@ -378,7 +402,7 @@
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<mediaobject>
|
||||
<imageobject>
|
||||
<imagedata align="left" fileref="rdairplay.edit_buttons.png" scale="60"/>
|
||||
<imagedata align="left" fileref="rdairplay.edit_buttons.png" width="75mm" depth="14mm" />
|
||||
</imageobject>
|
||||
</mediaobject>
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
@ -407,7 +431,7 @@
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<mediaobject>
|
||||
<imageobject>
|
||||
<imagedata align="center" fileref="rdairplay.where_to.png" scale="45"/>
|
||||
<imagedata align="center" fileref="rdairplay.where_to.png" width="163mm" depth="124mm" />
|
||||
</imageobject>
|
||||
<caption><para>RDAirPlay Prompting for a Location</para></caption>
|
||||
</mediaobject>
|
||||
@ -473,7 +497,7 @@
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<mediaobject>
|
||||
<imageobject>
|
||||
<imagedata align="center" fileref="rdairplay.delete_from.png" scale="45"/>
|
||||
<imagedata align="center" fileref="rdairplay.delete_from.png" width="163mm" depth="124mm" />
|
||||
</imageobject>
|
||||
<caption><para>RDAirPlay Prompting for a Cart to Copy</para></caption>
|
||||
</mediaobject>
|
||||
@ -489,7 +513,7 @@
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<mediaobject>
|
||||
<imageobject>
|
||||
<imagedata align="left" fileref="rdairplay.soundpanel_widget.png" scale="60"/>
|
||||
<imagedata align="left" fileref="rdairplay.soundpanel_widget.png" width="90mm" depth="113mm" />
|
||||
</imageobject>
|
||||
</mediaobject>
|
||||
</para>
|
||||
@ -539,7 +563,7 @@
|
||||
<para>
|
||||
<mediaobject>
|
||||
<imageobject>
|
||||
<imagedata align="center" fileref="rdairplay.edit_button_dialog.png" scale="45"/>
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<imagedata align="center" fileref="rdairplay.edit_button_dialog.png" width="60mm" depth="35mm" />
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</imageobject>
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<caption><para>The Edit Button Dialog</para></caption>
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</mediaobject>
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