ADC Broadcast Supervisor

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1 ADC Broadcast Supervisor v May-2015 Revision: Release

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3 Contents Contents Application Overview... 6 About Broadcast Supervisor... 6 Functions and Features... 6 Broadcast Supervisor functions include:... 6 Broadcast Supervisor features include:... 7 System Requirements... 7 Computer... 7 Operating System... 8 ADC Device Server Version... 8 Display Overview... 9 About the Main Display... 9 Quick Access Toolbar... 9 Main Display Tabs... 9 Connection Status Home Tab Ribbon Menu Bar Standard List Window Error Grid Event Alert Windows Multi Lists Window Device Status Window Hardware Monitor window System Time Window Appearance Tab Ribbon Menu Bar Help Tab Ribbon Menu Bar Installation and Setup To install Broadcast Supervisor Configuring Broadcast Supervisor Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 3

4 Contents Modify your Quick Access Toolbar To Add Icons to the Toolbar To Remove Icons from the Toolbar To move the Toolbar Manage Ribbon Menu Bars To Minimize a Ribbon Menu bar To Maximize a Ribbon Menu bar Customizing Ribbons and Toolbars Configuring the Multi Lists Window Multi Lists window right-click menu Configure Style Attributes of Events Configure Priority of Fields Configure Cell Color Configure the Display of Fields Configuring Multiple Device Server Connections Set Colors for Error Settings To Set Colors for Error Types To Set Error-Triggered s To Set Persistence Properties for the Error Log Customize Grid-based Windows To Sort Content in Grid Controls To Group Content in Grid Controls To Filter Content in Grid Controls To Setup Column Visibility in Grid Controls To Customize Columns in the Error Grid Setting Time Zones To Set Time Zones To Configure a Time Zone to a Playlist Managing Windows Layout To Manage Windows Color Scheme To Manage Windows Layout To View the Windows List To Save Desktop Settings To Retrieve Desktop Settings Getting Started To Start Broadcast Supervisor To Stop Broadcast Supervisor Stop Broadcast Supervisor with the Exit icon Stop Broadcast Supervisor with the keyboard Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 4

5 Contents Stop Broadcast Supervisor with the Application exit box View Information about Broadcast Supervisor Launch Broadcast Supervisor Help Broadcast Supervisor Managing Playlists To Insert a Playlist To Reorder a Playlist To Remove a Playlist To Change the Current Timeline s Position Export Playlist for Display on a Serial Device (i.e. VT-100 terminal) Managing Secondary Events To Hide Done Events To Configure Secondary Events to Show To Configure Colors for Shown Secondary Events Opening Broadcast Supervisor Windows To Open a Standard List Window To Open an Air Event Window To Open a Next Event Window To Open the Next Event and On Air Event setup window To Open a Missing Media Window To Open the First Missing Media Window To Open the First Missing Media and the Missing Media setup window To Display the System Time Window To Display the Multi Lists Window To Open a Device Status Window To Open a Hardware Monitor Window Server Management To Add a Server To Edit a Server To Remove a Server To Connect to an Available Server To Disconnect From a Server Error Purge To Purge Selected Errors To Purge all Errors SNMP Settings Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 5

6 Application Overview Application Overview About Broadcast Supervisor Broadcast Supervisor enables the monitoring and management of software and hardware elements of ADC Playout Automation systems and provides enhanced monitoring, logging, tracking, management, error messaging, and status reporting. Broadcast Supervisor permits a single operator to monitor multiple ADC Playout Automation implementations from a single workstation. Its graphical user interface (GUI) enhances the ability of operators to intuitively grasp the status of operational activities across all monitored automation implementations. Functions and Features Broadcast Supervisor is available through a client installed on the same workstation on which Air Client is already installed, or on a separate workstation. Installation on the Air Client workstation eliminates the need for additional hardware and enhances operator productivity. Broadcast Supervisor functions include: System configurability. Broadcast Supervisor can be configured to: Provide remote access Continually display using dual-monitors. This configuration makes it possible for an operator to view and manage multiple applications by toggling between screens. The ability to monitor and diagnose multiple ADC Transmission Lists simultaneously. Connecting across an automation local area network (LAN), one instance of Broadcast Supervisor can monitor 2 different ADC Device Controllers, up to 100 devices, and 8 Transmission lists per Device Server for a total of 16 monitored Transmission lists Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 6

7 Application Overview Enables the viewing of all aspects of the broadcast operation under automation control, including on-air operations as well as related transfer and media prep. The easy-to-read, highly configurable display gives access to Errors and Device Status Windows simultaneously for multiple lists. Error messages are displayed by category and by severity, as required by the operator. The ability for Broadcast Supervisor to monitor hardware problems. MultiServer Login. (For this functionality Broadcast Supervisor needs a special version of ADC Server.) Broadcast Supervisor features include: The ability to display vertical list and multi-list (timeline-based) window of all lists with Time Zone support. The ability to simultaneously display the device controller status windows. Support for the overhauled ADC Error Messages (with IDs up to 32 characters). Support of persistence of error messages. Link the error to the event. Broadcast Supervisor makes it easy to link the error to the event that was running when the error occurred. For example: When an operator double-clicks on an Error Message associated with a playlist in the Error Grid, the Transmission List to which the error belongs is automatically shifted to the top screen, and the Event that was running is highlighted. Customers can configure the application so that errors trigger messages, an alarm or an alert sound. This ensures problems are reported quickly to the right points of contact. It is possible to connect several Broadcast Supervisors to one Device Server. The Broadcast Supervisor instances: Are displayed with "Diagnostic Monitor" type of login in the Device Server. Display the client name in the main window caption of the Broadcast Supervisor. System Requirements Computer Processor Intel Pentium III 1 GHz, (recommended Pentium GHz or greater) RAM 1 GB 30 GB of free Hard Drive Space. Intel Network Interface Card (Pro 100S) GigE Gigabit NIC and Ethernet switch is required Network Interface Card Use GigE for both client and server. Mixed server GigE and 10/100 in client is not recommended! When communicating via NETBIOS over TCP/IP a Gigabit NIC and switch are required.100mb/1gb 2015 Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 7

8 Application Overview Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit) IPV6 Network Protocol (installed separately) About Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPV6): ADC1000 supports IPV6 for networking. IPv6 (IPng) is an upgrade to the Internet Protocol, that is designed to rectify the addressing problems in IPv4, and to provide a way to interpret, assign, and use addresses in a way more in line with modern internetworking. It will coexist with the older IPv4. Ensure the Windows default Firewall is DISABLED on the Device Server, Air Client, Media Client and Config Tool, and Broadcast Supervisor Client. Important Device Server Connection Note: When running Microsoft Windows 7, a TCP/IP connection to the Device Server is not supported. Only a NetBIOS connection is supported. This restriction applies to the Device Server connection only. ADC Device Server Version Use Broadcast Supervisor v or higher with ADC Device Server v12.19 or higher. IMPORTANT: Please check with Technical Support prior to installing Broadcast Supervisor in a v12 environment as it is important to verify compatibility with the end user s ADC v12 configuration Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 8

9 Display Overview Display Overview About the Main Display The main display of the Broadcast Supervisor application is comprised of a standard toolbar and 3 operation selection tabs. Quick Access Toolbar These icons provide quick access to system functionality. Icons can be added to the bar from the menu ribbon on each tab. Right click on a ribbon icon option and from the popup menu select Add to Quick Access Toolbar. The following graphic is an example: The icons that can be displayed here are smaller versions of the icons displayed on the Tab Ribbon Menu bars. The Demo icon The demo icon is the one unique icon on this toolbar. Typically, the demo button is unavailable. If required, it can be turned on via the application s.ini file. : Demo Main Display Tabs There are three operations tabs that can be selected: Home: Select this tab to perform standard Broadcast Supervisor operations Appearance: Select this tab to define the appearance of the display Help: Select this tab to view information about the Broadcast Supervisor Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 9

10 Display Overview Connection Status Server Status messages appear in the lower left corner of the Main Screen. They indicate the server and the connection status. Home Tab Ribbon Menu Bar This action selection bar groups operation buttons into the following categories for easy selection: File, View, Servers, Error grid, and Properties. Group Menu Icon Tip Select this button to File Exit Close and Exit the application. Error File Browse for and open an error file. View System Time Launch a System Time Window that displays the current time of a server connected to Broadcast Supervisor Standard List Multi Lists Window Launch a Standard List that displays the events and status of a channel s playlist. Each event in a playlist is listed in rows and columns, such as title and time, are listed in columns. New grids with rich embedded grouping, and use the qualifiers to differentiate all the errors generated in a color coded way. Launch a Multi-Lists window that displays up to 16 playlists in a single window. Consolidating playlists into one window reduces screen clutter caused by opening a standard list window for each playlist Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 10

11 Display Overview Group Menu Icon Tip Select this button to Device Status Window First Missing Media Launch a device status window that allows an operator to check the connection status of devices assigned to a specific device server and helps identify the source of event errors. Launches the First Missing Media window that displays the first event from any playlist that is missing media. Servers Connect to Servers... Connect to a server available to Broadcast Supervisor. Opens the Connect to Server dialog. Disconnect From Server Edit Available Servers Hardware Monitoring Remove access to transmission lists and device status windows on a server connected to Broadcast Supervisor, disconnect the client from the server. Configure multiple Device Servers server connections. Opens the Edit Available Servers dialog. Monitor the status of connected devices. Error Grid Error Settings Column Chooser Purge Select color for different error types for the Error Grid, settings, Persistence and enabling Sound when Error occurs. Customize columns in the Error Grid. Columns can be hidden by dragging them from the Error Grid to the active customization form. If a column is displayed within the customization form, it is not visible within the Error Grid view. To make the column visible in the Error Grid view, drag them from the customization form to Error Grid. Purges all the errors checked in the Purge column of the Error Grid. Properties Time Zone Define Time Zones in Broadcast Supervisor for Standard Lists and the Multi Lists Window, with offsets compared to the Time Code reference used by the Device Servers, and to set a Time Zone to a given List. The time zone offset is added to the time value of each event in the List. In the Multi Lists window, you need to click on a particular list to see the time (offset) of that list Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 11

12 Display Overview Group Menu Icon Tip Select this button to SNMP Client Save Desktop Retrieve Desktop The SNMP icon represents functionality that is not supported with Broadcast Supervisor. SNMP Monitoring functionality was never implemented and will Not be implemented in current or future releases of Broadcast Supervisor. Save the current Window configuration. Using this option ensures window configuration appears exactly as saved every time Broadcast Supervisor is launched. Load Window configuration previously stored using Save Desktop button. Standard List Window Standard lists display the events and status of a channel s playlist. Each event in a playlist is listed in rows and fields, such as title and time, are listed in columns. Error Grid Error information is displayed in columns. New grids with rich embedded grouping, filtering, and sorting features are used in this display Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 12

13 Display Overview IMPORTANT: The Error Grid window cannot be closed. Error Grid Column Fields Following is a description of each field column in Error Grid: Local Time: Time when the error occurred. Date: Date when the error occurred. Server: Name of the Server in which the error occurred. Type: Specifies the error type.( Fatal Error, Error, Warning, Diagnostics) Category: Specifies the error category. Device Channel: Specifies which port a device is connected to. Device Minor Type: Head of the device. Play List #: Specifies to which playlist the error belongs to. Source: Specifies the error source. (Device, List, Network, System, NDCP, etc.) Device Name: Displays the device name. Data: Specifies error specific message (like the event id). Purge: Allows selecting the error messages that need to be purged from the error grid. To check/uncheck all the events, use the right click menu of the Purge column. Offset Time: If Time Zone is configured for a playlist, the time zone offset is added to the "Offset Time" value of each error belonging to that playlist and is displayed in this column. Event Alert Windows Event alert windows are available for all Standard lists. They can display the event that is currently on air, the event that will play next, and the first event whose media is not yet available Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 13

14 Display Overview On Air Event Window The On Air Event window shows which event is currently playing on a particular list. To open an On Air Event window, click On Air Event Window on the right-click menu of any standard list window. Next Event Window The Next Event window displays information about the next event in the playlist. To open a Next Event window, click Next Event Window on the right-click menu of any standard list window. Missing Media Window The Missing Media window displays the first event in a particular list whose media is not available. To open a Missing Media window, click Missing Media Window on the right-click menu of any standard list window. First Missing Media Window The First Missing Media window displays the first event from any playlist that is missing media. Unlike the Missing Media window, the event information in the First Missing Media window displays the first missing media event from any playlist Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 14

15 Display Overview Multi Lists Window The Multi Lists window is helpful when monitoring multiple playlists for critical event statuses, such as missing media. Too many standard list windows may result in a critical event status being overlooked. For example, a missing media event status in one playlist may be covered by another playlist if several standard list windows are open. The Multi Lists window displays up to 16 playlists in a single window. Consolidating playlists into one window reduces screen clutter caused by opening a standard list window for each playlist. To display the Multi Lists window, click the Multi Lists Window button ( ). Multi Lists Ribbon bar These icons provide quick access to functionality on the Multi Lists Window. The following graphic is an example: 2015 Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 15

16 Display Overview Ribbon Menu Bar Buttons on this bar simplify list navigation. Group Menu Icon Tip Select this button to Navigation Insert List To insert a List from a Device Server. Remove List To remove a list Zoom In To magnify events in the Multi Lists window. The zoom line is the focal point of the zooming functions. Zoom Out To de-magnify events in the Multi Lists window. The zoom line is the focal point of the zooming functions. Current Time Relocate the current timeline to the server s system time. Go To Go to an operator-specified time. Multi Lists Desktop Save Multi Lists Desktop Save Multi Lists Window configuration colors and opened playlists. Restore Multi Lists Desktop Restore previously saved configuration. Playlists and Events In the Multi Lists window, playlists are displayed horizontally with each event contained in a cell. Each cell lists up to three lines of fields. Visibility of fields will vary according to the number of lines in a cell, the number of fields and the size of the cell. Timelines Timelines help track an event s start and end times. An event s position in a playlist is relative to the timelines. The left border of an event s cell corresponds with its start time on the timelines. For example, if the left border of an event s cell is aligned with 09:22:00 on the absolute timeline, then the 2015 Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 16

17 Display Overview event s start time is 9:22 a.m. The same principle applies to the right border of an event s cell, which represents the end time. There are three timelines in the Multi Lists window: absolute, relative and current. Absolute Timeline The absolute timeline displays the past, present and future time on a horizontal, auto-scrolling scale. The units of measurement range from one-minute to two-hour intervals. Relative Timeline The relative timeline starts measuring increments in time from the network server s system time, relative to the absolute time. The network server s system time is represented as 0:00 on the relative timeline. Current Timeline The vertical line intersecting playlists is the current timeline. On the absolute timeline, it is positioned at the network server s system time. When it intersects an event s cell, the event is playing. You can estimate how much of an event has played based on where the current timeline intersects it. Zoom Line To magnify (or de-magnify) events in the Multi Lists window, use the Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons. The zoom line is the focal point of the zooming functions. Using the zoom buttons reduces or enlarges the playlists from the zoom line. Move the zoom line by dragging it to another location on the absolute timeline with the mouse. Multi Lists window right-click menu Multi Lists window and event style attributes are configured on the Multi Lists window right-click menu, as well as field display. Assigning different style attributes to fields makes an event easier to identify when certain statuses apply. Click the right-mouse button on the Multi Lists window to display the rightclick menu. Device Status Window The Device Status window allows you to check the connection status of devices assigned to a specific device server and provides other device information to help you identify the source of event errors Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 17

18 Display Overview 1. To open the Device Status window, click the Device Status button ( ). 2. Choose a Server and click OK. 3. The Device Status window opens. Device Status Window Fields Device Status Fields are displayed in columns.. New grids with rich embedded grouping, filtering and sorting features and nice look and feel is used for the display. Following is a description of each field column in a device status window: Channel: Specifies which channel it belongs to. The status of a disk port is displayed on one line for each head. When playing, one line displays the status of the on-air event and the other displays the status of the next spot to air. Device: Displays the device name Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 18

19 Display Overview Status: Displays the status of a device. Owner: Specifies which playlist a device is assigned to. If the owner field is blank and you want to use the device, it must be configured in the device server with the exception of Switchers, Routers, and Floater devices. Pos: Displays the playlist position number of an event the device is playing. ID: Displays the ID of an event the device is playing. Duration: Specifies the duration of the cued or playing event associated with the device. Information: Displays the input and output ports of Switchers and Routers, if applicable. Status Bar: The status bar displays the time of a device server: P represents Time Source originating from a PC. T represents time from a Timecode Generator V represents reference video. DF (drop frame) and NDF (no drop frame) represent drop frame status for a broadcast facility. For example, when drop frame is off, NDF displays in the status bar. Hardware Monitor window The Hardware Monitoring window allows an operator to monitor the status of server connections. To display the Hardware Monitoring window, click on the Hardware Monitoring button ( ) Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 19

20 Display Overview System Time Window The operator can choose to launch a floating System Time window. This window provides an easy visual reference for the current time of a server connected to Broadcast Supervisor. To display the System Time window, from the Home tab click on the System Time button ( ). Appearance Tab Ribbon Menu Bar This action selection bar groups operation buttons into the following categories for easy selection: Color Scheme and Windows. Group Menu Icon Tip Select this button to Color Scheme Select Color Scheme Select desired color scheme from drop down list. Possible choices: Caramel, imaginary, Lilian, MoneyTwins, Black, Blue, Silver, Office2007Black, Office2007Blue, Office2007Silver. Windows Cascade Specify Application Window settings. Select this icon to cascade all open windows [screens] so that title bar lines will be visible. Tile Specify Application Window settings. Select this icon to view all open windows [screens] simultaneously in a tile view Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 20

21 Display Overview Group Menu Icon Tip Select this button to Arrange Icons Minimize All Restore All Docking View Windows Specify Application Window settings. Select this icon to arrange icons on your desktop. Use Arrange Icons to arrange the icons of minimized MDI child forms so they are evenly spaced and don't overlap. Specify Application Window settings. Select this icon to minimize all the open windows. Specify Application Window settings. Select this icon to restore all original window settings. Specify Application Window settings. Select this icon to arrange all child windows inside main application window with great flexibility. Display opened windows list. Select window from list to switch or close it. Help Tab This tab provides information about the current version of Broadcast Supervisor software and access to Broadcast Supervisor Help System. Ribbon Menu Bar This action selection bar groups the operation buttons into the following category for easy selection: Help Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 21

22 Display Overview Group Menu Icon Tip Select this button to Help About Opens the about Broadcast Supervisor dialog. Presents version and copyright information. Broadcast Supervisor Help Broadcast Supervisor Help Launches the Broadcast Supervisor Help System Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 22

23 Installation and Setup Installation and Setup To install Broadcast Supervisor Broadcast Supervisor is installed using an installation wizard. 1. Run the installation wizard provided for this application. 2. Follow the prompts to install the application. If doing an initial installation, accept the default selections. If doing an upgrade, ensure Repair is selected Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 23

24 Configuring Broadcast Supervisor Configuring Broadcast Supervisor Modify your Quick Access Toolbar Icons on the Quick Access Toolbar provide quick access to system functionality. To Add Icons to the Toolbar Icons can be added to the bar from the menu ribbon on each tab. 1. Select a tab (Home, Appearance, Help) 2. Ensure the Ribbon Menus are displayed. 3. Right click on the ribbon icon want displayed on the toolbar. 4. From the popup menu select Add to Quick Access Toolbar. To Remove Icons from the Toolbar 1. Right click on an icon on the Quick Access Toolbar. 2. From the popup menu select Remove from Quick Access Toolbar. To move the Toolbar The Quick Access toolbar can be specified to appear above or below a Tab Ribbon Menu bar. 1. Right click on either the Quick Access toolbar or the Ribbon Menu bar. 2. From the popup menu select to: Show Quick Access Toolbar above the ribbon OR Show Quick Access Toolbar below the ribbon Manage Ribbon Menu Bars Use the popup menu toggle Minimize the Ribbon to minimize or maximize a Ribbon Menu bar. To Minimize a Ribbon Menu bar To increase screen real estate, the Tab Ribbon Menu bar can be minimized (or hidden). 1. Right click on either the Quick Access toolbar or the Ribbon Menu bar. 2. From the popup menu select: Minimize the Ribbon. A check appears in front of the entry to indicate it is selected Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 24

25 Configuring Broadcast Supervisor To Maximize a Ribbon Menu bar If desired, a Ribbon Menu bar can be maximized for full view. 1. Right click on either the Quick Access toolbar or the Ribbon Menu bar. 2. From the popup menu deselect: Minimize the Ribbon. The check is removed from in front of the entry to indicate it is deselected. Customizing Ribbons and Toolbars The Quick Access toolbar and Ribbon bars can be customized. 1. Right click on toolbar/ribbon bar and then select the More Commands... menu item. 2. Select the Toolbars tab. Use Toolbars tab of Customize dialog to add new toolbars/ribbon bars and show or hide existing toolbars/ribbon bars Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 25

26 Configuring Broadcast Supervisor 3. Select the Commands tab. Choose desired Category from the left list, drag command from the right list and drop it on toolbar/ribbon bar. Drag button from toolbar and drop it out of toolbar/ribbon bar to remove button. A Customization example is depicted below. Servers tab is hidden, Save Desktop and Retrieve Desktop buttons are removed from Properties tab. Added new custom toolbar/ribbon bar with View Windows, Purge and Standard List buttons. Configuring the Multi Lists Window The Multi Lists window and event style attributes are configured on the Multi Lists window right-click menu, as well as field display. Assigning different style attributes to fields makes an event easier to identify when certain statuses apply. Click the right-mouse button on the Multi Lists window to display the right-click menu Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 26

27 Configuring Broadcast Supervisor Multi Lists window right-click menu Configure Style Attributes of Events The Font, Zoom line color...,cell color and Current time line color... menu options allow you to customize the appearance of events or elements in the Multi Lists window. Configure Priority of Fields Assign colors to status that are critical to provide instant recognition of events requiring immediate attention. Choosing red for the missing media status, for example, will change an event cell whose media is missing to red, making it more noticeable than other events in the playlists. For multiple status events, prioritize the most critical statuses to display over other statuses that are less critical. Configure Cell Color Click Cell color on the Multi Lists window right-click menu to view the Multi lists - Setup Color dialog box Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 27

28 Configuring Broadcast Supervisor Multi lists - Setup Color dialog box To change the color of a status Use the following procedure to change the color of a status from the default color to a different color. 1. Click the status on the "Events with default color" field and use the arrow buttons accordingly to move a selected event from the "Events with default color" field to the "Events to color field". 2. Click a status on the "Events to color" field and click the Color... button. Choose a color from the palette. To prioritize which status color will be displayed Use the following procedure to prioritize which status color will be displayed. 1. Click on the status in the "Events to color" field and use the Up and Down buttons. 2. Position the status with the highest priority at the top of the "Events to color" Field. Configure the Display of Fields In the Multi Lists Setup dialog box, you can choose up to three lines of fields in each event cell. To modify the display of fields in a playlist Use the following procedure to modify the display of fields in a playlist Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 28

29 Configuring Broadcast Supervisor 1. Right-click on the Multi Lists window and from the popup menu select Setup... The Multi Lists Setup dialog box is displayed. 2. Use the Multi Lists Setup dialog box to perform the following tasks: 3. Use the arrow buttons on the Number of lines field to specify how many lines of fields you want to display for each event in the playlist. 4. A maximum value of three lines can be specified. For each line added, a tab will appear that corresponds with the added line. Configuring Multiple Device Server Connections You can configure Broadcast Supervisor to connect to up to eight device servers on the same network. Buttons "Connect"," Disconnect from Server" and "Edit Available Server" are used for this purpose. Set Colors for Error Settings Use the following procedures to select color for different error types for the Error Grid, settings, and Persistence and enabling Sound when Error occurs Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 29

30 Configuring Broadcast Supervisor To Set Colors for Error Types 1. Click on Error Settings... ( ). This displays the Error Properties dialog. 2. Select the Colors tab. This tab provides the capability to select color for different Error types: Fatal Error, Error, Warnings, and Diagnostic. 3. Click the rectangle box next to the Error type and open the color Palette to select a color. To Set Error-Triggered s Error messages can be set to trigger messages to ensure that all problems are reported quickly to the right points of contact. 1. Click on Error Settings... ( ). This displays the Error Properties dialog. 2. Select the tab. This Tab provides the capability to set notification for Error messages. 3. Set the following parameters: 4. Sender s Enter the address of the sender Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 30

31 Configuring Broadcast Supervisor 5. SMTP Server: Name of Mail Server. 6. SMTP Port: SMTP implemented internet Port usually UserID: sender s user id. 8. Password: sender s password. 9. Recipient address of the contact to whom the error messages should be reported to. 10. Click OK To Set Persistence Properties for the Error Log Use this procedure to set the persistence properties for the Error Log for each Server. 1. Click on Error Settings... ( ). This displays the Error Properties dialog. 2. Select the Advanced tab. This Tab provides the capability to set the persistence properties for the Error Log for each Server. 3. Set the following parameters: 4. Number of days: Specify the number of days to keep Error logs before they are deleted. 5. Start of Day: Enter a time value in the Start of Day: field to specify when the Error log feature should start a new log. 6. Path: Choose which directory to store Error logs. 7. (Option) Check "Sound Errors" to enable sound when an error occurs 8. Click OK Customize Grid-based Windows There are three grid-based windows in Broadcast Supervisor. Error Grid Standard List Window 2015 Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 31

32 Configuring Broadcast Supervisor Device Status Window All of these windows have grid control as a main element. This grid control is highly customizable. It has rich embedded sorting, grouping and filtering features. To Sort Content in Grid Controls Use the following procedure to sort content in a Grid window. Clicking on particular column header toggles the sort direction (ascending/descending) order. 1. Open one of the grid-based windows. For example open the Error Grid Window. 2. Choose a column for sorting; such as the Type column. 3. Click on the column header. This toggles the sort direction: ascending or descending order. In the following example, the grid content is sorted in ascending order. The shaded arrow in the header points up to indicate the sort direction. 4. Click on the header of column again (e.g. the Type column). This toggles the sort direction: ascending or descending order. In the following example, the grid content is sorted in descending order. The shaded arrow in the header points down to indicate the sort direction Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 32

33 Configuring Broadcast Supervisor To Group Content in Grid Controls Use the following procedure to group content in a Grid window. 1. Open one of the grid-based windows. For example open the Error Grid Window. 2. Choose a column for grouping, such as the Type column. 3. Drag the column header to the top area of the grid where the following phrase is written: "Drag a column here to group by that column". 4. On dropping the header, the grid content becomes grouped by the selected column (e.g. the Type column). The shaded arrow in the header indicates the group sort direction; ascending or descending. In the above example the shaded arrow in the header points up to indicate that groups are sorted ascending order. 5. Click on the header of grouped column. This toggles the sort direction: ascending or descending order. 6. To Expand/Collapse a groups content, click on +/- buttons. To Group by Multiple Columns The grid allows grouping by multiple columns Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 33

34 Configuring Broadcast Supervisor 1. Choose a second column for grouping. 2. Drag the column header to the top area of the grid where the following phrase is written: "Drag a column here to group by that column". For example: Continuing with the above example, drag the Category column to group area. The following would be seen after that: 3. To switch the priority of grouped columns, drag a group column in front of another group column. In our example, the Type column has major priority over the Category column. Dragging the Category column in front of the Type column switches the columns priorities: To Filter Content in Grid Controls 1. Open one of the grid-based windows. For example open Error Grid Window. 2. Use the following procedure to group content in Error Grid Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 34

35 Configuring Broadcast Supervisor 3. Choose a column for filtering, such as the Type column. Move the mouse cursor to the right side of the column header. The combo-box-like arrow button appears: 4. Click on this arrow button. The drop down list of filter options is displayed. The following filtering options are available: "Custom" for custom filter creation and a list of values to filter grid content (Diagnostics, Error, and Fatal Error). 5. Click on a value option in the drop-down list. The grid content is filtered by that selection and only rows where the column value equals the sort value are shown. In the following example, Fatal Error was selected. The grid content is filtered by that selection and only rows where the Table column value equals Fatal Error are shown. 6. Once the filter is applied the filter options panel appears on the bottom of the grid. There are 4 main controls in it. button is needed to remove current filer button is needed to enable/disable current filter label displays current filter button is needed to open the filter builder dialog for custom filter creation. 7. (Option) To remove all filters, click on button on the filter options panel Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 35

36 Configuring Broadcast Supervisor 8. (Option) To build a Filter, select on the filter options panel. This opens the filter builder dialog for custom filter creation. This filter dialog provides the ability to create complicated custom filters using multiple columns and conditions. 'Save As...' button allows you to save an active filter. Press this button to select the desired location and file name in the save dialog. The next time the application is started it is now possible to load a stored filter. 'Open...' button allows you to load previously stored custom filter. To load a custom filter after the application starts, execute steps 1 through 5, then press the 'Customize' button on the filter options panel, press the 'Open...' button in the Filter Builder dialog, select a previously stored filter, press open, and then press OK in the Filter Builder dialog. To Build a Custom Filter 1. Open one of the grid-based windows. For example open Error Grid Window. 2. Use the following procedure to group content in Error Grid. 3. Choose a column for filtering, such as the Type column. Move the mouse cursor to the right side of the column header. The combo-box-like arrow button appears: 4. Click on this arrow button. The drop down list of filter options is displayed. 5. The following filtering options are available: "Custom" for custom filter creation and a list of values to filter grid content (Diagnostics, Error, and Fatal Error) Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 36

37 Configuring Broadcast Supervisor 6. Click on the "(Custom )" option in the drop down list of filter options for the selected column (e.g. Type column). The dialog for custom filter creation is opened. 7. Select is greater than condition in the combo box. 8. Type F in the text field opposite to the condition combo box. 9. Click on the OK button. After that the grid content would be filtered by the selected column (e.g. Type column) Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 37

38 Configuring Broadcast Supervisor In the following example, the rows where Type column values are greater than F would be shown. The Filter options panel has drop down list with most recently used (MRU) filters. Any of the previously entered custom filters can be selected. To Setup Column Visibility in Grid Controls Use the following procedure to setup columns visibility in the selected window (e.g. Error Grid). 1. Open one of the grid-based windows. For example open Error Grid Window. 2. Move the cursor to button located on top left corner of the grid control. The following tool tip would be shown Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 38

39 Configuring Broadcast Supervisor 3. Click on button. The column visibility drop down list would be shown. 4. Check columns on this drop down list to make them visible and uncheck columns to hide them. Columns visibility is applied after each check/uncheck action so changes to grid look-and-feel can be immediately tracked. To Customize Columns in the Error Grid Use the following procedure to customize columns in the Error Grid. 1. With the Error Grid displayed, click on Column Chooser ( ). This displays the active Customization form. 2. Perform one of the following actions: To hide a Column, drag it from the Error Grid to the active customization form. If a column is displayed within the customization form, it is not visible within the Error Grid view. To make the column visible in the Error Grid view, drag it from the active Customization form to the Error Grid Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 39

40 Configuring Broadcast Supervisor Setting Time Zones It is possible to define Time Zones in Broadcast Supervisor for Standard Lists and Lists in the Multi Lists Window, with offsets compared to the Time Code reference used by the Device Servers. To Set Time Zones Use the following procedure to add, remove, and/or edit Time Zone settings. 1. Click on the Time Zone button ( ). This displays the Time Zones dialog. 2. (Option) To Add an offset, on the Zone List tab click Add, in the Time Zones dialog enter a Time Zone name, specify the offset, and then press OK. 3. (Option) To Remove an offset, on the Zone List tab highlight the entry then click Remove. 4. (Option) To Edit an existing offset, on the Zone List tab click Edit, in the Edit dialog modify the offset, and then press OK. 5. Press OK to accept the changes. The time zone offset is added to the time value of each event in the List. To Configure a Time Zone to a Playlist Use the following procedure to add, remove, and/or edit Time Zone Playlist settings Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 40

41 Configuring Broadcast Supervisor 1. Click on the Time Zone button ( ). This displays the Time Zones dialog. 2. Select the Playlists tab in the Time Zones dialog and click Add 3. OK the pop-up warning. 4. In the Time Zone dialog select the Device Server, Playlist, and desired Time Zone. 5. Click OK, and then OK again. NOTE! Any Time Zone that is configured on an Air Client must also be configured on the Broadcast Supervisor. Click on a Playlist that is configured for a Time Zone to see the Time Zone Timeline in the Multi Lists window. Managing Windows Layout To Manage Windows Color Scheme Use the following procedure to change the background color of windows on the display. 1. Select the Appearance tab. 2. On the Ribbon menu, from the Color Scheme group select the appropriate item from the dropdown list. Icon Tip Select this button to Select Color Scheme Select the desired color scheme from the drop down list Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 41

42 Configuring Broadcast Supervisor To Manage Windows Layout Use the following procedure to arrange windows on the display. 1. Select the Appearance tab. 2. On the Ribbon menu, from the Windows group select the appropriate icon: Icon Tip Select this button to Cascade Tile Specify Application Window settings. Select this icon to cascade all open windows [screens] so that title bar lines will be visible. Specify Application Window settings. Select this icon to view all open windows [screens] simultaneously in a tile view. Arrange Icons Minimize All Specify Application Window settings. Select this icon to arrange icons on your desktop. Use Arrange Icons to arrange the icons of minimized MDI child forms so they are evenly spaced and don't overlap. Specify Application Window settings. Select this icon to minimize all the open windows. Restore All Specify Application Window settings. Select this icon to restore all original window settings. Docking Specify Application Window settings. Select this icon to arrange all child windows inside main application window with great flexibility. View Windows Display opened windows list. Select window from list to switch or close it. To View the Windows List 1. Select the Appearance tab. 2. On the Ribbon menu, from the Windows group select the View windows ( ) icon. The following dialog is displayed: 2015 Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 42

43 Configuring Broadcast Supervisor 3. Click on a window from the list to select and highlight it. 4. Perform the required operation: Press Switch to close the dialog and bring the selected window to front. The same can be done by hitting Enter key. To close a selected window, press the Close button. To close the View Windows dialog press the Cancel button. To Save Desktop Settings To ensure the window configuration appears exactly as it is currently set each time Broadcast Supervisor is launched, save the settings. Click the Save Desktop icon ( ) in the Properties group on the Home tab. This saves the current Window configuration. To Retrieve Desktop Settings Click the Retrieve Desktop icon ( ) to restore the previously stored Window configuration Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 43

44 Getting Started Getting Started To Start Broadcast Supervisor Use the following procedure to start Broadcast Supervisor. 1. Ensure the ADC Device Server is started and running. 2. Click on the application shortcut icon created during installation. The Splash screen is displayed on startup. To Stop Broadcast Supervisor Stop Broadcast Supervisor with the Exit icon Use the following procedure to stop Broadcast Supervisor with the Exit icon. 1. Select the Home tab 2. From the File group menu, select the Exit button ( ). 3. Click Yes in the Confirm dialog. This Closes and Exits the application. Stop Broadcast Supervisor with the keyboard Use the following procedure to stop Broadcast Supervisor with the keyboard. 1. Hit the Alt + X keys on the keyboard. 2. Click Yes in the Confirm dialog. This Closes and Exits the application Stop Broadcast Supervisor with the Application exit box 1. Use the following procedure to stop Broadcast Supervisor with the Application exit box. 2. Click on the X in the upper right hand corner of the Broadcast Supervisor. 3. Click Yes in the Confirm dialog. This Closes and Exits the application 2015 Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 44

45 Getting Started View Information about Broadcast Supervisor To open the About Broadcast Supervisor dialog, click the About button on the Help tab, or press Ctrl+A. Launch Broadcast Supervisor Help To launch the Broadcast Supervisor Help System, click the Broadcast Supervisor Help button on the Help tab, or press <F1> on the keyboard Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 45

46 Broadcast Supervisor Broadcast Supervisor Managing Playlists To Insert a Playlist Playlists can be added from any server connected to Broadcast Supervisor. To insert a playlist in the Multi Lists window, perform these tasks: 1. Click the Insert List button on the Multi Lists window or press the Insert key. 2. From the Choose List dialog box, click the server that contains the list you want to insert. 3. Then, click a playlist from the Available Lists field. 4. Click OK. 5. To insert additional lists, repeat steps 2, 3, and 4. To Reorder a Playlist You can rearrange the order playlists appear in a Multi Lists window. For example, Playlists could be manually sorted in alphabetical or numerical order. To relocate a playlist above another playlist, drag the playlist s title button on top of another title button. To Remove a Playlist Any playlist in the Multi Lists window can be removed. To remove a playlist from the Multi Lists window, click the playlist s title button, click the "Remove List" button or press Delete, and click OK in the Information dialog. To Change the Current Timeline s Position If the Multi Lists window is not large enough to see events far in the future or past, you can change the current timeline s position within the window to view these events in three ways: Use the arrow buttons left of the absolute timeline to move the current timeline either right or left. Use the mouse to drag the current time line right or left on the absolute timeline. Click the Go to... button and enter the time. If you move to a time on the absolute timeline and the current time is out of view, click the Current Time button or press the Home key to relocate the current timeline to the server s system time Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 46

47 Broadcast Supervisor Go to an operator-specified time 1. With a playlist open click the Go To icon ( ). The Go To dialog appears. 2. Specify the Time to go to, and then click OK. 3. The playlist focus goes to the specified time. Export Playlist for Display on a Serial Device (i.e. VT-100 terminal) Use this procedure for exporting Standard playlist data to a VT-100 terminal (or emulator) via a serial connection. 1. Click Standard List button ( ) in the View group on the Home tab. 2. In the Available servers field, click the server containing the playlist you want to view. 3. Then select the playlist you want to view from the Available Lists field. 4. Right click on the playlist and from the popup menu select "Playlist Serial Export". The serial Device dialog is displayed. This dialog allows an operator to configure the parameters for the serial connection, as well as view the transmission display. 5. Ensure the Serial Device parameters are correctly set. The communications port, baud rate, data bits, stop bits, parity and method of data flow control are all customizable through the Serial menu. The Number of Events to send... option determines how many events will be sent to the VT Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 47

48 Broadcast Supervisor 6. (Option) Click "Reset to defaults" to their original default settings. Broadcast Supervisor maintains a set of default parameters that are configured at installation. To undo any changes made to the serial connection parameters, click Reset to defaults on the Serial Device window s ribbon tab. 7. From the ribbon tab s Line group, you can open and close a serial connection. The default connection is offline whenever the serial device window is first opened. To open a serial connection, click On Line on the ribbon tab menu. Opening a serial connection immediately begins sending transmission list data to a VT-100 terminal (or emulator). To close a serial connection, click Off Line on the Line menu. Alternatively, closing the Serial Device window stop export of the transmission list and close the serial connection. 8. Select On Line to connect to the serial device begin sending transmission list data. Playlist Serial Export displays a playlist on a VT-100 terminal (or emulator). Managing Secondary Events To Hide Done Events Use the following procedure to hide done events on Standard Lists. 1. Right click on a Standard List and select Secondary Event Setup On the Secondary Events Setup dialog, enable (check) Hide Done Events. 3. Click OK. To Configure Secondary Events to Show Use the following procedure to configure which secondary events will be shown on Standard Lists. 1. Right click on a Standard List and select Secondary Event Setup Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 48

49 Broadcast Supervisor 2. Enable Show Secondary Events. 3. Highlight the Secondary Events to be seen and move them to the Shown Sec. Event field with the arrow(s). 4. Click OK. To Configure Colors for Shown Secondary Events Use the following procedures to configure colors for Secondary Events configured to be shown on Standard Lists. For Shown Secondary Events and Predefined Colors 1. Right click on a Standard List and then from the popup select Secondary Event Setup Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 49

50 Broadcast Supervisor 2. Click on the drop down arrow of the Secondary Event to color. 3. Scroll to the desired color and click on it. 4. Click OK. For Shown Secondary Events and Basic Colors 1. Right click on a Standard List and then from the popup select Secondary Event Setup Click on the ellipses button ( ) of the Secondary Event to color Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 50

51 Broadcast Supervisor 3. Click on the desired Basic Color. 4. Click OK. For Shown Secondary Events and Custom Colors 1. Right click on a Standard List and then from the popup menu select Secondary Event Setup Click on the ellipses button ( ) of the Secondary Event to color. 3. Click on "Define Custom Colors". 4. Create the desired Custom Color by clicking in the color pallet Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 51

52 Broadcast Supervisor 5. Click on "Add to Custom Colors". 6. Click OK. Note: To add more Custom colors click on another Custom colors field, click on the Basic color to be modified, and repeat steps 4, 5, and 6. Opening Broadcast Supervisor Windows To Open a Standard List Window To open a standard list window, perform the following tasks. Note: The maximum number of events displayed on standard list is limited to 132 events. 1. Click Standard List button ( ) in the View group on the Home tab. 2. In the Available servers field, click the server containing the playlist you want to view Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 52

53 Broadcast Supervisor 3. Then click the playlist you want to view from the Available Lists field. To Open an Air Event Window The On Air Event window shows which event is currently playing on a particular list. To open an On Air Event window, click On Air Event Window on the right-click menu of any standard list window. To Open a Next Event Window The Next Event window displays information about the next event in the playlist. To open a Next Event window, click Next Event Window on the right-click menu of any standard list window Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 53

54 Broadcast Supervisor To Open the Next Event and On Air Event setup window 1. Right click on the window and then select Show/Hide Fields from the popup menu. The "Select fields to show" dialog is displayed. 2. Move the desired fields to the "Show Fields" column. 3. Click OK. To Open a Missing Media Window The Missing Media window displays the first event in a particular list whose media is not available. To open a Missing Media window, click Missing Media Window on the right-click menu of any standard list window. To Open the First Missing Media Window The First Missing Media window displays the first event from any playlist that is missing media. Unlike the missing media window, the event information in the First Missing Media window displays the first missing media event from any playlist. To open the First Missing Media window, form the Home Tab ribbon menu > View group, select the First Missing Media icon ( ) Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 54

55 Broadcast Supervisor To Open the First Missing Media and the Missing Media setup window 1. Right click on the window and then from the popup menu select Show/Hide Fields. The "Select fields to show" dialog is displayed. 2. Move the desired fields to the "Show Fields" column. 3. Click OK. To Display the System Time Window The System Time window provides an easy visual reference for the current time of a server connected to Broadcast Supervisor. To display the System Time window, from the Home tab click on the System Time button ( ). To Display the Multi Lists Window The Multi Lists window is helpful when monitoring multiple playlists for critical event statuses, such as missing media. Too many standard list windows may result in a critical event status being overlooked. The Multi Lists window displays up to 16 playlists in a single window. Consolidating playlists into one window reduces screen clutter caused by opening a standard list window for each playlist Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 55

56 Broadcast Supervisor To display the Multi Lists window, click on the Multi Lists Window button ( ). To Magnify (or De-magnify) Events To magnify (or de-magnify) events in the Multi Lists window, use the Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons. The zoom line is the focal point of the zooming functions. Using the zoom buttons reduces or enlarges the playlists from the zoom line. Move the zoom line by dragging it to another location on the absolute timeline with the mouse. To Open a Device Status Window The device status window allows you to check the connection status of devices assigned to a specific device server and provides other device information to help you identify the source of event errors Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 56

57 Broadcast Supervisor To open the device status window, click the Device Status button ( ). To Open a Hardware Monitor Window The Hardware Monitor window allows an operator to monitor the connection status of the Device Servers. To display the Hardware Monitor, click on the Hardware Monitoring button ( ). The Hardware Monitoring screen is displayed listing the status of the Device Servers Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 57

58 Broadcast Supervisor Server Management The following procedures allow an operator to manage server connections to the Broadcast Supervisor. To Add a Server Use the following procedure to configure which Device Servers the Broadcast Supervisor can connect to. 1. Click the "Edit Available Servers " button ( ). The "Edit Available Servers" dialog box is displayed listing the servers a Client can connect to. 2. Click the Add... button. 3. In the Add Server dialog box, enter the name of the server in the "Enter Server Name" field. The name of the server cannot exceed 15 characters. 4. Click OK. The server is added to the "Available Servers" field and is now available for connection. To Edit a Server Use the following procedure to edit Device Servers the Broadcast Supervisor can connect to. Note: A Server must be disconnected before it can be removed Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 58

59 Broadcast Supervisor 1. Click the "Edit Available Servers " button ( ). The "Edit Available Servers" dialog box is displayed listing the servers a Client can connect to. 2. Click the Edit... button. 3. In the Edit Server dialog box, edit the name of the server in the "Enter Server Name" field. The name of the server cannot exceed 15 characters. 4. Click OK. The edited server is added to the "Available Servers" field and is now available for connection. To Remove a Server Use the following procedure to make a device server unavailable to Broadcast Supervisor. Note: A Server must be disconnected before it can be removed Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 59

60 Broadcast Supervisor 1. Click the "Edit Available Servers " button ( ). The "Edit Available Servers" dialog box is displayed listing the servers a Client can connect to. 2. Click on a server in the "Available Servers" field. 3. Click the Remove button. 4. Click OK in the Confirm dialog box. 5. Click OK in the "Edit Available Servers" dialog box. To Connect to an Available Server Use the following procedure to connect to a server available to Broadcast Supervisor. Note: The maximum number of servers Broadcast Supervisor can connect to is eight Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 60

61 Broadcast Supervisor 1. Click on Connect to Server... ( ). This opens the "Connect to Server" dialog. 2. In the "Connect to Server" dialog box, select a server in the "Available Servers" field. 3. Click OK. After successful connection the connected server is tagged with "=Connected". To Disconnect From a Server Use the following procedure to remove access to transmission lists and the device status window on a server connected to Broadcast Supervisor. 1. Click the "Disconnect from Server..." button ( ) to disconnect the client from a selected server. 2. Click on the server to be disconnected in the "Disconnect from Server" dialog box Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 61

62 Broadcast Supervisor 3. Click OK in the "Confirm" dialog box. Error Purge Use the following procedures to purge all selected errors checked in the Purge column of the Error Grid. To Purge Selected Errors Use the following procedure to purge specific errors that are checked in the Purge column of the Error Grid. 1. In the Purge column of the Error grid, select the specific entries to delete. 2. With the Error Grid displayed, click the "Purge" button ( ). This purges all the entries checked in the Purge column of the Error Grid. To Purge all Errors Use the following procedure to select all errors, so that they can be purged. 1. On the Error grid, right Click on the Purge column and from the popup select "Check All". (To deselect all entries, select "Uncheck All".) 2015 Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 62

63 Broadcast Supervisor 2. With the Error Grid displayed, click the "Purge" button ( ). This purges all checked entries in the Error Grid. SNMP Settings SNMP functionality is not supported with Broadcast Supervisor. SNMP Monitoring functionality was never implemented and will Not be implemented in current or future releases of Broadcast Supervisor. The following information is provided for completeness as the staged SNMP settings dialog can be viewed. Use the following procedure to launch the SNMP Settings dialog. 1. From the Home tab, in the Properties group, select the SNMP icon ( ). 2. Configure parameters as required. Community string: Enter text string. Trap destination: Specify the Trap destination IP address Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 63

64 Broadcast Supervisor As-Run: From the dropdown list select an available option: No as-run event notification Only as-run event errors are notified All as-run event are notified SNMP port: Specify the SNMP port number Trap Port: Specify the Trap port number. 3. To disable SNMP, click Enable. 4. To disable SNMP, click Disable Imagine Communications Corp. Proprietary and Confidential. 15-May-2015 Page 64