SCHEDULEBOX USER MANUAL

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1 SCHEDULEBOX USER MANUAL (Version: 1.3, December 2015) This guide explains how to use the basic functionalities of the ScheduleBox v

2 Legal notice The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without the prior written permission of ATHENSA LLC. The software, described in this manual, is owned by DMT Ltd and ATHENSA LLC. It is protected by Bulgarian Copyright Law, as well as by international copyright treaties, and may be used or copied only in accordance with the license agreement. ATHENSA LLC provides this manual as is without any warranty, either express, or implied. This publication may contain typographical errors or technical inaccuracies. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document, ATHENSA LLC assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Nor is any liability assumed for damages, resulting from the use of the information, contained herein. Changes are periodically made to the information herein. They will be incorporated in new versions of the manual. Please, check the ATHENSA website regularly for User Manual updates. DMT Ltd. and/or ATHENSA may introduce changes or improvements in the products, described in this manual at any time, without any special notice. Please, address your comments or questions to: ATHENSA LLC 2970 Clairmont Road NE, Suite 640, Atlanta, Georgia 30329, USA Tel. +1 (404) Fax +1 (404)

3 Contents Contents Legal notice... 2 Contents... 3 Preface... 5 Style Conventions... 6 QUICK START AND SETUP... 7 Interface Overview... 7 ScheduleBox Home... 9 TITLE BAR... 9 NAVIGATION TABS... 9 CHANNELS MENU MEDIA CONTENT SCHEDULE GRID ERROR LOG SCHEDULE CONTROLS Using ScheduleBox CUSTOMIZING VIEW CREATING AND EDITING SCHEDULES Saving schedule as template Publishing schedules Adding blocks Validating schedules Editing blocks Adding Block Items Edit Block Items Clip Trimmer TEMPLATES FILE UPLOADER STATISTICS Planned vs. Played by Category Most Planned / Played by Category Item statistics Managing ScheduleBox USERS USER GROUPS

4 CHANNELS General Info Media Folders Publish Folders Playlist Watch Folder DataBox Servers Custom Events Validation rules Categories Status STATISTICS ERRORS AND LOGGING

5 Preface Dear ATHENSA customer, Thank you for purchasing our product! We would like to assure you that you have chosen the most cost-effective and versatile TV automation system on the market. As always, we are trying to stay close to our customers needs, making sure they all receive adequate support and satisfaction. Your opinion about our product is an exceptionally valuable source of information for us. The ease of working with the ATHENSA products results mainly from the suggestions and comments of our current respected customers. This manual is structured into several sequential chapters, each aiming to ease the installation, fine tuning, and use of our products. We hope that you will enjoy working with it, and we are anxiously looking forward to receiving your feedback. Please, send your questions, suggestions, and assistance requests to: Helpdesk fax number:

6 Style Conventions File names, software, documents or terms are written in italics The data is written in the settings.ini file. The file is located in C:\Program Files\DMT\AirBox For further information, read Shortcuts reference book. The VTR is controlled via RS-422. Direct quotations from the computer screen are presented as follows: Menu Items and commands Tab/Page names Column names (i.e. in a playlist or another grid) Field names, check boxes Buttons Screen readings are written in [square brackets] The keyboard keys are enclosed in <> signs The arrows, used in the setting procedures mean as follows: A menu item follows; A page(tab) name follows; A field name, a check box name, or a value name follows. Except for arrows, you can distinguish between the relevant menu categories also by the styles, listed above 6

7 ScheduleBox is a web-accessible client-server application for TV program scheduling. ScheduleBox provides a customizable, user-friendly interface for short- and long-term schedule management for one or multiple TV channels. ScheduleBox is a multi-user access system, with an unlimited (yet license-dependent) number of users. System managers can set access rights individually for users, as well as globally - for customizable user groups. Program schedules are fully compatible with the playlist format of our p layout software, AirBox. Users can monitor and control a schedule through its whole lifecycle, from schedule creation to submission for broadcasting. Customizable status lists provide convenient description of the different program scheduling stages for a given channel. Schedule preparation is facilitated by the built-in templates for individual days of week and the custom template creation option. QUICK START AND SETUP To install ScheduleBox, run the ScheduleBox installer and follow the installation wizard. For further instructions on the installation, please refer to the ScheduleBox Installation Guide, available at: Once the installation is complete, go to the folder, where ScheduleBox is installed and open double-click on the PlayBox.ScheduleBox.Console.exe icon. This will start the ScheduleBox service and the application will be remotely accessible. The ScheduleBox console also displays your license limitations, e. g. the number of possible u sers (excluding the administrator), channels and active sessions, your license s expiration date, as well as the software version and port number of ScheduleBox. To access ScheduleBox open a web browser and enter the IP address of the machine, where you re the software is installed, followed by a : and the port number, i. e. [ScheduleBox_IP:PORT]. By default, the port number is EXAMPLE: If the IP address of the machine, where ScheduleBox is installed is and the port number used is 11240, enter the following in the address bar of your browser: NOTE: If you do not know your IP and/or port number, please contact your system administrator. NOTE: The default user name and password for the administrator account are administrator/administrator. Interface Overview ScheduleBox user interface is customizable and fully responsive. It includes two main pages the Home page and the System manager page. These pages are accessible from the Home and Manage System buttons at the top right corner of the window. The default starting page for ScheduleBox is Home. On the Home page, you can create, edit, remove and publish schedules for broadcast, based on the permissions, set for your account by the system administrator. 7

8 Typical view of the ScheduleBox Home page, displaying the day schedule for a channel To manage ScheduleBox users, channels and statistics, switch to the System manager page, by clicking the Manage System button in the top-right of the screen. NOTE: The Manage System button is visible only if you are logged in with an administrator s account. Refer to the Interface overview chapters for the Home and Manage system pages further in this manual for more details about each interface element. Got to Using ScheduleBox or Managing ScheduleBox for detailed feature descriptions and operation instructions. 8

9 ScheduleBox Home Title bar Navigation tabs Channel info bar Schedule controls Schedule grid Calendar Channel selection Media content Pane border Pane border Error log TITLE BAR The title bar occupies the topmost section of the browser window. It displays the ScheduleBox logo to the left and the current user name to the right. The navigation buttons are located below the name of the currently logged user. These include Help, Manage system and Logout. The Manage system button navigates to the System manager page of ScheduleBox. NOTE: The Manage System button is available only if you are logged in with an administrator s account. NAVIGATION TABS The navigation tabs provide quick access to the following ScheduleBox features: Schedules, Templates, File Uploader, Statistics, and Validation. The name of the current tab is colored in green. 9

10 NOTE: By default, the link to the File Uploader page opens in a new tab of the browser. CALENDAR In the ScheduleBox calendar, click a date to select it. If the schedule grid (to the right) is in daily view, you wil l see the schedule for the selected day (if available) or a blank schedule if no schedule for the day has been prepared. The current date is highlighted in yellow on the calendar. Use the arrows to the left and right of the month name to move to a previous/following month. CHANNELS MENU The Channels menu displays the currently selected channel. Use the drop-down list to switch to another channel. NOTE: You can access channels only if you are authorized by the system administrator. MEDIA CONTENT The Media content window provides quick access to the media folders and items available to the channel. All media folders, as signed to a channel by the system administrator can be accessed from this section. Each media folder is displayed in a different tab. Use the arrows in the top-left/top-right of the section to browse through the tabs. Tabs are color-coded with the category colors, set by the system administrator for each content category. Click the Refresh button at the top-right corner of each tab to refresh the list of media items in the window below. Media content is displayed in tree view. Different types of media item are marked with different icons. Nested media folders are closed by default. Click the white/black arrow before the icon of a nested folder to open/close it. Click and drag a media item into the schedule grid to add it to the schedule for the day. Control + click titles to select mu ltiple media files and drag them into the grid. 10

11 Media tabs Refresh Nested media folder Open/Close nested folder Media items CHANNEL INFO The channel info bar contains the name of the channel, date of the current schedule (displayed below). Use the arrows to the left to move to the previous/next day. Use the buttons to the right to switch to/from monthly, weekly or daily view. When the schedule for the current date is displayed, the Today button to the left of the channel name is disabled. If you navigate to another date, you can always return to the schedule for the current day by clicking Today. SCHEDULE GRID The schedule grid is a basic playlist editor. It displays the schedule for a day in a table with color-coded, editable blocks and sub-blocks. You can customize the columns of the table and create schedules quickly, by dragging and media items directly into the grid. Quick-access buttons provide control options for each block/sub-block. Click the black arrow in the top-left corner of each block or sub-block to expand/collapse and see/hide its content. 11

12 Grid icons and buttons are explained in detail in the Using ScheduleBox section further in this manual. ERROR LOG The error log is located at the bottom of the ScheduleBox window. It displays four types of system messages errors, warnings, successful operations and information messages. Each message is listed on a separate row, preceded by the date and time at which the d escribed event has occurred. Messages are color-coded. The ScheduleBox version is displayed in the top-right corner of the window. Use the icons to the left of the error message log to select which types of messages are displayed. Click an icon to show /hide messages. When a message type is disabled, the icon will turn grey. You can select from the following types of system messages: Error messages (cannot be turned off) Warning messages Successful operation messages Info messages SCHEDULE CONTROLS The schedule control bar contains buttons for adding, saving and deleting schedules, as well as for manipulating schedule blo cks and other items. Unavailable options are greyed out. 12

13 Sch edule controls The basic view of the bar includes the following buttons: New schedule Delete schedule Save as template Validate schedule Publish schedule as single playlist Publish schedule as multiple playlist Settings Add block When a block from the schedule is in Edit mode, the schedule control bar is extended with block control buttons. Unavailable options are greyed out. Block controls Schedule controls The extended view of the bar includes the following buttons: Append item to block Insert item in block Remove item(s) from block Move item(s) up Move item(s) down 13

14 Edit item properties Clip trimmer NOTE: The extended control options are available only for selected item(s). If no item is selected, the icons will be greyed out. All buttons and their functionality are described in detail in the Using ScheduleBox chapter further in this manual. 14

15 CUSTOMIZING VIEW Using ScheduleBox ScheduleBox provides several options for customizing the workspace. To change pane height/width, click on the pane border and drag. To collapse/expand a pane, click the dark-grey marker in the middle of the pane border. TIP: When you point your mouse at the marker, it will turn yellow and an Open/Close callout will appear. To customize the schedule grid, click Settings in the Schedule controls bar. Click the eye icon/empty space before each column to toggle View/Hide. Click and drag titles to change column order. Click the Add column button at the bottom of the dialog to add a custom column to the grid. Settings Toggle visible/hidden Add grid column Restore defaults TIP: You can add custom columns for important metadata properties. NOTE: Only system administrators can customize category/status colours. For more information, go to Managing ScheduleBox. 15

16 CREATING AND EDITING SCHEDULES When the schedule of a given day is empty, the New Schedule button is active. Press this button in order to create a schedule for the selected day. In the dialog that appears you can select the desired template to be used. Use the radio buttons, in order to select from suggested templates or custom templates. Suggested templates include a list of already saved templates, which are most appropriate for the date, selected for scheduling. EXAMPLE: If you are making a new schedule for Friday, January 4th, 2013, the system will automatically suggest that the user selects a template for Friday, for the 4th day of any month, for January 4th, or for January 4th, Pressing the Delete Schedule button from the top left corner will remove the whole schedule, which exists for the currently selected day. Saving schedule as template If you press the Save as Template button, the following dialog will be invoked: If you select the Template valid for date(s) radio button, you have the following options: you can make the template valid for a certain day of the month (like the 4th), a certain day of a certain month (like the 4th of January) or a specific date (like January 4th, 2013). 16

17 If you select the Custom template option you can add your own name to the template. This option is very useful for holidays, for example. Selecting the Overwrite existing template option allows you to overwrite the information of a currently existing template. If you select the Overwrite existing template button, simply choose the desired template to overwrite from the drop-down list, containing the names of the existing templates. Publishing schedules The Publish Schedule as a Single Playlist button allows you to publish the schedule for the currently selected day as a single *.ply file. The file will be saved in the form of a daily playlist with the naming rules of AirBox daily playlists. Each new block will have a fixed start time, same as the time, set in ScheduleBox. NOTE: Any conflicts, which might occur due to fixed times, like gaps or overlaps, will be resolved in accordance to the rules, set in AirBox. For further details, please refer to the AirBox User Manual, available at The Publish Schedule as a Multiple Playlist button allows you to publish the schedule as a set of *.ply files, containing the individual blocks. Here the files will also be saved in the form of daily playlists in accordance to the AirBox daily playlist naming rules. NOTE: When you publish a schedule, only the blocks, which have a status ready to be published will be saved in a playlist a nd moved to the publish folder. Please, refer to the channel options in the System Manager for more details on which statuses are ready for publishing. NOTE: Published schedules can be opened via ListBox for further editing. Adding blocks The Add New Block button allows you to create a new block. Pressing the button will invoke a dialog, where you can define the name, start time and category of your block. Check Use the name of the first item with category option to set an automatic name for the block the name consist of the title of the first item in the block and the name of its category. 17

18 NOTE: Blocks can be overlapped or they may contain gaps in between. In order to view if any gaps or overlaps exist in the sch edule of a given day, use the week view of the Schedule tab. Since this view is lined by the hour of the day, gaps and overlaps can be observed there. Validating schedules You can automatically check and approve a schedule/block from schedule against a predefined validation rule, or a set of vali dation rules. Validate NOTE: The Validate schedule button is located above the schedule grid. The Validate block button is located in the top-right corner of the block, for each block/sub-block. The button functionality and appearance is similar for both schedules and blocks. For more information on validation rules, go to the Validation rules section of this manual. Editing blocks The block editing icons are located at the top-right corner of each block/sub block. The icons include (from left to right): 18

19 Edit block header opens a dialog in which you can update some current block settings. To change the name of the block, enter a new name in the text-box and click Update. To set an automatic name of the block (consists of the title of the first item and the name of the category), check Use the name of the first item with category. To change the start time of the block, enter a new time (in HH:MM:SS:FF format) and click Update. To change the block category, select a new one from the drop-down menu and click Update. NOTE: You cannot change the start time of the default (first) block of the schedule. Edit block opens the block in Edit mode. In Edit mode, you can add new items to the block (by dragging and dropping them into the schedule grid or through the block control buttons above). NOTE: Blocks in Edit mode are locked. They cannot be deleted, or edited/deleted by another user. You will be prompted to save / discard the changes you have made to a block/sub-block before you can edit another, or move to a schedule for a different day. For more details about this mode, go to Block edit mode below. Validate block - checks the block against predefined validation rules and displays the result. For more information, go to Validating schedules below. Change block status update the block status (from a predefined list). NOTE: Available statuses depend on system settings and user access rights. 19

20 NOTE: In Month view of the Schedule tab you can see the lowest existing status of the blocks of a given day. Thus, if for a g iven day you have three blocks with the following statuses new, draft and ready, the status of the whole day will appear as new in the Month view. This is done for user convenience, so that one can easily see the days, in which the schedule is still not finalized. Delete block remove current block and all items in it (including sub-blocks). Block edit mode In edit mode, the block editing icons at the top-right corner of the block/sub block are substituted with the following icons (from left to right) Fill Gaps fills the gaps in the schedule with clips from a predefined category (if available). Clips can be randomized (optionally) or played in order. Enter time to fill only part of the gap. Leave zero for auto-fill of the whole gap. Change block name sets the name of the currently selected item as block name, overriding all previous names/settings. If no item from the schedule is selected, this icon will be greyed out. Save changes saves all changes and exits edit mode. Discard changes - discards all changes and exits edit mode. Adding Block Items In edit mode, click the Append/Insert item to playlist button to select from a list of playlist items. The following playlist items are available for appending/inserting: 20

21 Sub-block Nests a block within another. Sub-blocks can be used for commercials or music clips. Sub-blocks are displayed as in the image below: Main block Sub - block collapsed Sub - block expanded Media File This command opens a browser, from where you can select and add a new media file to the selected block. NOTE: You can browse through uploaded files only! For more information about file upload, go to File Uploader further in this manual. Live Stream In the Duration field of the Append / Insert Live stream dialog enter the Duration of the live stream. This will set the duration of the live stream in the playlist. You can also add an Estimated Duration (check the option first). In the Title field enter the name of the desired live input, as defined in the Live Inputs editor, used by all your AirBox instances (e.g., Live_1). The Live Inputs editor is accessible from the AirBox Settings menu > Live Inputs. Any live input that is defined there can be added via this option of the ScheduleBox. NOTE: The name of the Live Input is case sensitive. 21

22 Live UDP Stream This command allows you to add a UDP stream in the corresponding block. To do this, enter the Duration and optionally the Estimated Duration of the stream in the relevant fields. Use the Title field to enter the name of the desired live UDP stream, as defined in the Live I nputs editor, used by all your AirBox instances (e.g., Live_1). The Live Inputs editor is accessible from the AirBox Settings menu > Live Inputs. In the following fields enter the IP Address of the source machine and number of the Port, which receives the input. There are also two additional fields here, which are optional: Program ID if you check this box, you can choose which program to be output by AirBox, in case the stream has more than one channel. Source in case the source broadcasts more than one stream, use this field to enter the Source address of your desired stream. Dummy Clip This dialog is used for adding a dummy clip to your block. Dummy clips are "virtual" clips in the playlist. You can use the d ummy clip option when you want to build your playlist prior to receiving a clip, whose properties are already known. In order to add a dummy clip, it is mandatory that you fill in the following properties of the clip in the respective fields: Title, Source (could be a network path) and an In and Out Point, which will mark the start and end time of the newly created dummy clip. You also have the option to enter additional metadata: Category, Star, House ID, Tape ID, and Notes. If you do not want to ill in the optional fields you can disable the respective check-box. NOTE: Be aware that once your schedule is published in AirBox each dummy clip will appear as a missing playlist item until the actual file is present in the designated folder. For more information on how dummy clips are treated by AirBox, please check the AirBox User Manual, available at 22

23 Stop Event Inserting such an event in the playlist will stop the playback automatically at reaching this point of the playlist. This function is useful for news and other interactive sessions. StopCue Event Automatically stops the playback upon reaching this point of the playlist and shows the first frame of the n ext clip. Wait Event Temporarily stops the playback. A dialog box appears to specify the type of waiting : Wait means that playback will stop and standby for a certain period (hh:mm:ss). EXAMPLE: 00:01:00 means that the playback will wait for 1 min ute. Wait Until Event Temporarily stops the playback. A dialog box appears to specify the type of waiting : Wait Until means that playback will stop and automatically resume at a defined time (hh:mm:ss). EXAMPLE: 14:00:00 means that the playback will start at 14:00:00 o clock. Logo On/Off Event The Logo On event starts displaying the logo, set in the preceding Logo Preset event. If there is no preceding Logo Preset event, the first logo preset from the list in AirBox (in Settings > Logo > Logo Presets) will be displayed. Use the Offset in ms field if you would like to offset the event execution. The Logo Off event stops displaying the logo. 23

24 Show Logo Preset Event Sets a logo preset, depending on the number you enter in the Logo number field. The logo displayed will coincide with the preset with the same number AirBox. Here you can also add an Event offset, which will activate the logo before or after the beginning of the following clip with the corresponding number in milliseconds. Set Logo Preset Event Sets a logo preset to be used in the next Logo On event. The Logo number will coincide with the preset with the same number in AirBox. Here you can also add an Event offset, which will activate the logo before or after the beginning of the following clip with the corresponding number in milliseconds. Fill Event Opens a dialog, which allows you to insert a Fill event. Here you can set the Duration of the fill event in seconds and an Auto-fill category name. The category name is optional and it depends on the categories, set in AirBox in the Settings menu > Auto-fill dialog. Return Event This event will return the playback at the position before a previously executed Jump. EXAMPLE: If you have a movie in your playlist, and at a certain time you decide to jump to a block of commercials somewhere in the playlist, and then go back to the same position in the movie, you can insert a Return event after the commercials you would like to play. Thus, the movie playback will resume after the end of the commercial break from the point before the jump. Automation On/Off Event This event allows you to enable/disable the incoming external triggers (GPI input, DTMF tones) in the AirBox. When Automation is OFF, the incoming commands will be ignored. 24

25 Note Use this option to add a custom note in the playlist. DTMF Output This command inserts a line in the block to activate the DTMF signal. In the dialog that appears enter a DTMF Preset as it is defined in the Modules > Remote Control > DTMF output section of AirBox. For more details, refer to the AirBox User Manual, available at In the Time Offset field enter how many milliseconds earlier or later to execute this event. GPI Output This command inserts a line in the block, which activates the GPI Output. In the dialog select the desired output GPI command, as set in the AirBox Settings > Modules > Remote Control tab > GPI Output configurations. For more details, refer to the AirBox User Manual, available at The time for execution of a GPI event is defined via the surrounding items in the playlist. You could configure a time offset via the respective field. Simply enter how many milliseconds earlier or later to execute this event. 25

26 Relay GPI Switch Output This event inserts a line in the playlist to activate the GPI Relay Output. In the dialog that appears select the desired command - GPI, Tally On/Off or Pulse. In the Output field enter the number of the desired GPI output, as set in the AirBox Settings > Modules > Remote Control tab > GPI Output configurations. For more details, refer to the AirBox User Manual, available at In the Time Offset field enter how many milliseconds earlier or later to execute this event. Use the Pulse offset field in case you have selected a Pulse command. Enter the length of the pulse in milliseconds in this field. Custom Events This event is used for applying a set of external event commands, already defined for the current channel in the dedicated fi eld of the Channels section of the System Manager. Selecting this command from the menu will invoke an additional context menu, from which you should choose the desired custom event to be added in the Block. Available only when custom events are set. Edit Block Items Pressing the Edit Selected Item Properties button allows you to invoke the clip properties for the currently selected playlist item. A dialog will be invoked, containing the following tabs: 26

27 Source The Source tab contains a basic clip description information. The Type fields shows whether the selected item is a File, a Live, or a UDP source. If the input is a File, the Parameters field shows the file Path. If it is a Live source, then the Address of the source is indicated in the field below. This Address corresponds to the Name of the live stream, as it is defined in the Settings > Live Inputs in AirBox. When the Type of the source is UDP, by default, and the user can enter the IP Address of the source machine and the number of the Port, which receives the input. There are also two additional options for this type of input: Program ID if you check this box, you can to choose which program to be output by AirBox, if the stream has more than one channel. Source check this box if the source broadcasts more than one stream, to be able to enter the Source Address of your desired stream. 27

28 General The first line in the General tab contains the Title of the selected playlist item. The IN, OUT and Duration strings contain the IN point, OUT point, and clip duration data. You can change these values in order to make your clips shorter. The Duration is calculated automatically from the IN and OUT values. Furthermore, if you change the Duration, the OUT point will adjust accordingly. If there is information about the time-codes of the first and last frame in the clip, you can check the TC Value check-box and then into the IN and OUT strings you will see these time-codes. The TC field is necessary when there are subtitles to be displayed together with the clip, as the time code is the reference for displaying them. If you change the TC value, it will be saved in the playlist for future use. When you use subtitles, you should also enter a TapeID value read more about this value in the SubtitleBox User Manual, available at You can view and edit the HouseID, Star, and Category information in the relevant strings. The colored square next to the Category string represents the color, which will be displayed in the Category column of the block. You can change this color by using the drop-down list. Use the Notes string to type your notes about the clip. NOTE: Content metadata fields, like Category, Star, Notes, could be filled directly into the AirBox playlist. In this case, the information is saved only for the current playlist. If you use the same file in the new playlist, you have to enter metadata again, unless you have saved it via the Settings preset field. Keep in mind, that if you change some metadata inside the block, the change will be valid only for the current block. The changes will NOT be transferred back to the original database. 28

29 Program ID is checked when the stream is MPTS (it could be a live MPEG2 stream coming from the network or a file). Type the Program ID (for example, 12060), not the number of the program (i.e., not 1, 2 or 3). If you are going to playback a clip while it is being captured, check the Live (delayed) file check-box. If necessary, specify the Estimated duration of this live playback. NOTE: Enable the Estimated duration option ONLY when your source video is a live stream. Otherwise, an error will most likely occur in AirBox. Most of the properties in this window will be displayed in the playlist grid of the block. If you publish the schedule, these values will be published as well. For more details, please refer to the Clip Properties section in the AirBo x User Manual, available at NOTE: Clicking Previous, OK or Next will apply all changes you have made to the current clip properties! If you want to discard them, please click Cancel. Fixed-time The Fixed-time tab allows for setting an exact start time for the particular clip. NOTE: If you do not choose any of the Custom settings for the fixed-time event, the Default settings of AirBox will apply. A detailed description of the default settings is available in the Fixed Time event Settings section in the AirBox User Manual, available at NOTE: When using fixed time events, the daily schedule should start and end within the same calendar day (i.e., the playlist should not go beyond midnight). Otherwise, we cannot guarantee the proper operation of the fixed time logic. 29

30 Check the Use fixed start time box and enter the time. In the Day offset spin-box, enter the number of days to go prior to executing the fixed time event. Day offset zero means the date of the AirBox startup! When using fixed start times, two types of time conflict might occur overlapping of playlist items or gap in the playlist. In the first situation there is not enough time to playout all clips in the playlist before the fixed-time event starts. Therefore, you can choose between two Custom overlap resolving options: Skip currently running event when this option is selected, AirBox will skip all clips that cannot be played out as a whole. Let us assume that the time remaining till the fixed start is 2 minutes and all the clips before it are longer. AirBox will skip them and the 2-minutes gap will be filled with the Custom auto-fill category (see below). Truncate currently running event AirBox will playout as many clips before the fixed time event as possible. The currently playing clip will be truncated when the fixed time comes. In the second situation, when there is a gap in the playlist (either because the content is not enough or you have selected to skip the currently running events) you will need a Custom auto-fill category. Enter the name of the desired category to be used. Be aware that a category with the name that you enter has to be created in AirBox. Check the Auto-fill settings section of the AirBox User Manual, available at to learn how to create these categories. In case you can accept some deviation of the fixed time, check the relevant Custom tolerances box and describe it. In this way you can ease the complex operations when it comes to a few seconds differences. Everyday fixed time is needed in case you loop your playlists. If you leave this check-box empty, the fixed time will be executed only during the first loop. Transition The Transition tab accommodates settings, related to transitions between clips in the AirBox playlist. The transition settings are applied to the beginning of the currently selected clip. Check Transition to enable the transition. Specify the transition Duration (in frames) in the field below. The Type drop-down list contains all currently supported transitions. Choose the one you need from here. 30

31 Metadata The Metadata tab provides room for additional information fields related to the currently selected clip. You can view this information her e. Note that unlimited metadata can be added here. You can add and remove metadata in this tab. To add metadata, press the "+" button, click on the "New Key" text in the Name c olumn and enter the desired metadata name. To save changes press Enter. Then click on the "New Value" text in the Value column and type in the respective value. Press enter again to store the value. Removing metadata is done by clicking on the desired line to remove and pressing the "-" button. EXAMPLE: If the Name of a metadata category is [Producer] and the Value is [a person/ a company]. The producer s name is available in DataBox [Person]. If you map it to AirBox [Producer], that information will be transferred automatically when you add clips from DataBox to the playlist grid. NOTE: Make sure not to use tab characters in the metadata fields! Otherwise, the saved metadata will not be interpreted correctly. Clip Trimmer The Clip Trimmer is a simple tool for editing the duration of clips. To start the Clip Trimmer, select an item from the playlist and click the Clip Trimmer icon in the toolbar above the playlist grid. 31

32 Preview window Timecode fields Seek bar Add trim point Remove trim point Preview controls NOTE: To use the clip trimmer, you need proxy files (in MPEG format) of your original content. All trimming operations are timecode-based. In the In, Out and Duration fields below the preview window, you will see the default timecode values for the selected clip. If you change the In value, Duration and Out will be calculated accordingly. If you change the Out value, the Duration value will be calculated accordingly and vice-versa. Position indicates the current position of the marker in the clip. It will be set to 00:00:00:00 when you start Clip Trimmer. Click a place in the Seek bar below to see the position value. Click and drag to move the yellow marker to an exact timecode. To set the current position as an IN (i.e. start) point, click the In button below. The marker position will be fixed. You can click OK to accept changes and return to the schedule. In playout, the clip will start from the new In point. After setting a new In point, click a place further in the Seek bar and click Out. The clip will be played out from the new In point to the New Out point. Split the clip into several parts using the Add trim point button. Each section will be displayed as a separate item in the playlist. Use the Play/Stop and One frame back/forward buttons to preview and make precise selections. Total Duration displays the original untrimmed duration of the clip. NOTE: Items are trimmed only in the playlist! The original media file will not be changed. If you add the item in another schedule/block it will not be trimmed. 32

33 TEMPLATES The program template defines the broadcast scheme for one day as a group of program blocks. The template may be assigned to a specific day of the week (for example, every Monday), day of the year (specific date), day of the month (every 1st day of the month), special date (off icial holidays), or other. The blocks in the template may contain also content like video files, logo events, headers, etc. The Templates tab allows the user to view and edit the currently available templates. Be aware that templates are specific for the individual channels, defined in your system. The Templates section consists of a left pane and a right pane, which are described in detail. In the left pane of the Templates tab you can view a reference calendar, as well as a list of the available templates for the currently selected channel. To view the templates of another channel, click on the name of the currently selected ch annel and press the name of the desired channel. To the left you can also view a media file section, form where you can drag-and-drop files, which have already been uploaded through the File Uploader. NOTE: Files from the file uploader can only be added when a block's edit mode is enabled. If you want to view and edit a certain template, click on it and its information will appear in the right pane. 33

34 Here you can view and manage the currently available templates, as well as the blocks, belonging to them. You can also create a new template by pressing the New Template button. The following dialog will appear: NOTE: A template is practically not different from blocks. It can have exactly the same types of contents. If you select the Template valid for date(s) radio button, you have the following options: you can make the template valid for a certain day of the month (like the 4th), a certain day of a certain month (like the 4th of January) or a specific date (like January 4th, 2013). NOTE: Once you create a template valid for a certain weekday you cannot remove it. If you select the Custom template option you can add your own name to the template. This option is very useful for holidays, for example. Selecting the Overwrite existing template option allows you to overwrite the information of a currently existing template. You can also base your new template on an already existing one. To do that, simply select the desired template to be used from the drop-down list with the available templates. Templates management is similar to schedules management and it is explained in the corresponding section. Blocks can also be edited from here. Block management is described in detail in the respective section. FILE UPLOADER The File Uploader tab allows you to add files to the media library, which is visible in the Schedules and the Templates sections of the ScheduleBox Home. NOTE: Media folders are configured per channel in the Channel section of the System Manager. One channel can have more than one folder, configured for it. The File Uploader tab consists of a left pane and a right pane, as visible in the image below. Above the left and the right pane you can select the channel, which media folder(s) are visible in the left pane. 34

35 In the left pane you can view the contents of the currently selected media folder from the drop-down list above. Notice that each media folder can contain sub-folders. You can expand and shrink the contents of each sub-folder by clicking on the arrows to the left. Use the right pane to upload files. Note that files will be uploaded to the selected folder to the left. If one of the sub-folders is selected, files will be uploaded to it. Otherwise, they will be uploaded to the main media folder, as selected in the drop-down list. To add new files press the Add files... button. A file browser will be invoked, from which you can select one or multiple files for uploading. Press Open when you are done with your selection and notice that the file(s) appear in the list below. You can u pload each item separately by pressing the respective Start button next to the desired item or you can upload all items together by pressing the Start upload button above the listed items. If you would like to cancel the upload of an item from the list, press the Stop button next to the desired item. You can also cancel the upload of all items from the list by pressing the Stop upload button above the list. Uploaded files can also be deleted. Notice that a Delete button and a check-box appear once an item has already been uploaded. You can use the button next to the item to delete only the respective item. You can also delete multiple items by using the corresponding check-boxes. Once you are done selecting the items for removing press the Delete button above the list. To select/unselect all items from the list use the check-box above the list, next to the Delete button. STATISTICS This tab is used for comparing the scheduled and the broadcasted materials. Comparison is made by checking the schedules, cre ated in ScheduleBox against the AirBox system logs. This feature is extremely useful when you would like to check if commercials have been broadcasted accordingly, for example. In order to view statistics for a certain period of time, you should first select the desired channel, which statistics you would like to see. This is done in the uppermost part of the Statistics tab. After selecting a channel you should choose the From and To date and time, for which you would like the comparison 35

36 to be made. This is done by clicking on the respective fields and entering the time via the calendar that appears. When you are ready with these configurations, press the Apply button to the right. The desired statistics will appear on the screen. The following discrepancies can be viewed: planned but not played played but not planned played earlier/later (with threshold per category, set in the system setup) played with different duration - this may be displayed as another font color, not background color in both sides. NOTE: In the Statistics section of the System Manager you can define thresholds for the "played earlier/later" and the "played with different duration". The following comparison presets are available (click the links to the left to select): Planned vs. Played This preset displays all planned and played items for the selected period of time. Planned items appear to the left and playe d items - to the right. Planned vs. Played by Category Notice that when you select this preset, an additional Category field is available. Use this field to enter the category, for which you would like to view statistics. When you press apply, statistics will be displayed for planned and played items for the defined time period from this category only. Most Planned / Played by Category This preset also has an additional Category field. The idea here is to display the items from the selected category, which have been planned the most for the given period, as well as the items, which have been mostly played. Item statistics This preset displays statistic for a specific item. 36

37 Managing ScheduleBox The System Manager looks like the image below. It consists of a title bar, a system log, work area and links to the five main pages Users, User Groups, Channels, Statistics and Logs. USERS Selecting the Users section in the left pane of the System Manager invokes a list of the currently available users to the right. You can edit and remove the listed users via the respective buttons to the right. In order to Add a new user In the first two fields enter the user name and the full name of the newly created user. Use the following fields to type and confirm the password. click on the respective button in the top right corner. The following dialog will appear: In the Member of field press the Add button and select one or more of the predefined user groups, to which the newly created user belongs. Finally, in the Channels to operate field press the Add button and add one or more of the currently defined channels, which the user should be able to manage. NOTE: Be aware that the number of users and administrators is license-dependent. 37

38 You can also Edit and Remove users via the respective buttons. Use the arrows to the left of each existing user in order to expand the view and see additional user options: Collapse view Edit channel permissions Expand view Click Edit channel permissions, and in the dialog that follows, specify: Here you can enable/disable the following options for the selected user: File Uploader - use this option to edit the user permissions for the File Uploader, Template Manager use this option to edit the user permissions for the Templates tab. 38

39 Schedule Manager use this option to edit the user permissions for the Schedules tab. Block Editor use this option to edit the user permissions for editing blocks. Status Updater use this option to edit the user permissions for editing block statuses. All Categories use this option to edit the user permissions for using all categories, listed in the dialog. You can also select a custom set of categories from the list. In this case the user will be able to manipulate only the enabled categories. All Statuses use this option to edit the user permissions for using all statuses, listed in the dialog. You can also select a custom set o f statuses from the list below. In this case the user will be able to manipulate only the enabled statuses. For each of the above listed features, you have the following options permissions options: Allow If you enable this option, the currently selected user will ALWAYS have permissions for the corresponding features, despite the configurations for the user group(s), which he is a member of. Deny If you enable this option, the currently selected user will NEVER have permissions for the corresponding features, despite the configurations for the user group(s), which he is a member of. Inherit If you enable this option, the currently selected user will inherit the corresponding permission configurations from the group(s), which he is a member of. TIP: Double-click the name of a column (i.e. Allow, Deny, etc.) to set all permissions to its value. NOTE: Be aware that one user can be a member of more than one group. Then, depending on the permission combinations, different rules are applied, which are explained below. NOTE: In case a user is a member of more than one group and they have different permission configurations for the same feature, the deny option always applies. Thus, if the configurations for a given feature are allow and deny, deny will be applied. NOTE: In case a user's permission configurations for a certain feature are inherit and in the same time the permission configurations for the same feature in the group he is a member of are also inherit, then this user will NOT have access to the respective feature. NOTE: Keep in mind that if the inherit option is applied to one of the groups, the users of this group will NOT have access to t he corresponding feature, unless they are also a member of a different group, which allows the access to the same feature. NOTE: When you edit the permissions rights for a particular user, keep in mind that if no status and / or category is selected in t he Set permissions for channel dialog, then this user will not be able to create any blocks, even if their Block Editor rights are enabled! USER GROUPS Selecting the User Groups section in the left pane of the System Manager invokes a list of the currently available user groups to the right. You can Edit and Remove the listed users via the respective buttons to the right. In order to Add a new user group, click on the respective button in the top right corner. A dialog will appear, in which you should enter the name of the newly created user group. Use the arrows to the left of each existing user group in order to expand the view and see additional user options. 39

40 Add user group Edit user group Add user(s) to group Remove member Collapse group Expand group Remove user group Notice that some additional options are available here. Press the Add button to add new members to the selected group. Use the Remove member button to remove a particular user from the group. Below the list of users you can find the channels, which are available for operating by this group. To add more channels press the Edit group channel(s) button and in the dialog that appears select the desired channels via the Add button. You can also remove channels from the selected group via the Delete button in the same dialog. Pressing the Edit channel permissions button will open the following dialog: 40

41 Edit group channels Edit channel permissions Edit channel permissions Here you can enable/disable the following features for the selected user group: File Uploader - use this option to edit the user permissions for the File Uploader, Template Manager use this option to edit the user permissions for the Templates tab. Schedule Manager use this option to edit the user permissions for the Schedules tab. Block Editor use this option to edit the user permissions for editing blocks. Status Updater use this option to edit the user permissions for editing block statuses. All Categories use this option to edit the user permissions for using all categories, listed in the dialog. You can al so select a custom set of categories from the list. In this case the user will be able to manipulate only the enabled categories. All Statuses use this option to edit the user permissions for using all statuses, listed in the dialog. You can also select a custom set of statuses from the list below. In this case the user will be able to manipulate only the enabled statuses. For each of the above listed features, you have the following options permissions options: TIP: Double-click the name of a column (i.e. Allow, Deny, etc.) to set all permissions to its value. Allow If you enable this option, the currently selected user will ALWAYS have permissions for the corresponding features, despite t he configurations for the user group(s), which he is a member of. 41

42 Deny If you enable this option, the currently selected user will NEVER have permissions for the corresponding features, despite the configurations for the user group(s), which he is a member of. Inherit If you enable this option, the currently selected user will inherit the corresponding permission configurations from the group(s), which he is a member of. NOTE: Be aware that one user can be a member of more than one group. Then, depending on the permission combinations, different rules are applied, which are explained below. NOTE: In case a user is a member of more than one group and they have different permission configurations for the same featur e, the deny option always applies. Thus, if the configurations for a given feature are allow and deny, deny will be applied. NOTE: In case a user's permission configurations for a certain feature are inherit and in the same time the permission configurations for the same feature in the group he is a member of are also inherit, then this user will NOT have access to the respective feature. NOTE: Keep in mind that if the inherit option is applied to one of the groups, the users of this group will NOT have access t o the corresponding feature, UNLESS they are also a member of a different group, which allows the access to the same feature. NOTE: When you edit the permissions rights for a particular user, keep in mind that if no status and / or category is selected in the Set permissions for channel dialog, then this user will not be able to create any blocks, even if their Block Editor rights are enabled! CHANNELS Selecting the Channels section in the left pane of the System Manager invokes a list of the currently available channels to the right. You can remove the listed channels via the respective button to the right. To add a new channel press the Add Channel button in the top right corner. The following dialog will appear: Add channel Login data Enter the name of the channel in the first field. Use the Start Time field to enter the time of the day, in which the channel starts broadcasting. By default, the start time is [00:00:00]. 42

43 Select the channel frame rate from the available list of presets. Select the channel Time Zone from the provided drop-down list. Log Watcher Folder - enter a folder path here if you would like to store the channel's schedule in the AsRunLog of the respective AirBox. The logged data will then be used for the Statistics option. Log Watcher Active - enable this option if you would like to activate the log option, described above. In this way you will be able to obtain the channel's Statistics. Allow publishing unfinished schedules - enable this option if you would like the Publish option of the channel's Schedules to be active even when its schedules are not finished, i.e., their status is different from "Ready". Enter the path, where the channel media is stored. Use the Login data button to the right of the field in order to enter the credentials for the corresponding server. In the dialog that follows, enter the do main name of the server, where the storage is located as well as the username and password, used to access the server. Finally, check Allow publishing unfinished schedules, if you would like to be able to publish schedules for his channel with a status, different from "ready for publishing." NOTE: Be aware that the number of channels you can have depends on your personal license. Click on the title area of a certain channel in order to expand the view and see additional user options: 43

44 General Info In the General Info field you can view the initial configurations of the channels, which are set when the channel is added to ScheduleBox, like start time, frame rate and storage location. Press the Edit general info button if you want to change any of these configurations. Media Folders The Media Folders field displays the currently used media folders by the selected channel. Press the Add media folder button to add a new folder for the respective channel. The following dialog will appear: In the Name field enter a user-friendly name, by which you will recognize this folder. The Map to field is used for entering a shortcut path of the folder. In the Path field enter the address of the folder. Make sure to use a network path if the folder is not located on the same machine as the ScheduleBox. Here you can also enter the user credentials via the Login data button if the access to the folder is restricted. The following dialog will appear: Add media folder Login data 44

45 Enter the domain name of the server, where the storage is located and type in the username and password, used for accessing t he server. Finally, in the Filters field you can list the file extensions, which you would like ScheduleBox to show for when displaying the contents of the folder. When you list file extensions, separate them with a semicolon (;) and NO spaces. Refer to the following example: EXAMPLE: If you want to add a filter for the following file extensions: mxf, avi and mpg. To do so, enter the following line in the Filters field: mxf;avi;mpg. Notice that there are no spaces between the extensions. NOTE: Make sure to enter the extensions of the files, as they appear in your folders, and not to confuse them with the file types. In this field you can also Edit and Delete the existing media folders via the respective buttons. Publish Folders The following field, Publish Folders has the same structure as the Media Folders one. However, here you add the folders, in which you would like your published schedules to be saved by ScheduleBox. NOTE: If you would like published playlists to be loaded automatically by AirBox, make sure that the publish folder for a particular channel is the same as the daily playlist folder, used by the corresponding AirBox. Playlist Watch Folder The Playlist Watch Folder field also has the same structure. This folder is used for daily playlists. In case AirBox daily pl aylist files appear here, the system will automatically create a block with the contents of the playlist. For more information, please refer to the AirBox User Ma nual, available at Use the provided fields to select the default Category and Status to appear for blocks, generated by any daily playlist in th is folder. Check/uncheck Active to activate/deactivate the watch folder. Use the Login data button to set credentials for accessing network folders. 45

46 Add watch folder Login data NOTE: If a block with the same start time already exists for the corresponding date, it will be automatically overwritten by the daily playlist from the Playlist Watch Folder. DataBox Servers In the DataBox Servers field you can add, edit and remove DataBox servers. Each DataBox servers would link the ScheduleBox to a storage database, which already exists in DataBox. For more information, please refer to the DataBox User Manual, available at To add a new DataBox Server for the respective channel, press the Add DataBox Server button. The following dialog will appear: Add DataBox Server 46

47 In the Name field enter the name of the new DataBox Server. In the DataBase File field enter the folder path, where the corresponding database file, used by DataBox is located. NOTE: Use a network path in case the file is located on a different machine from the one, where your ScheduleBox is installed. DataBase User Name - enter the user name, used for accessing the database. DataBase User Password - enter the respective password for the user name, entered in the field above. Character Set - enter the character set, used by the respective database. The character set can be found in the respective DataBox (Options dialog -> Database tab -> Charset field). For more information, please refer to the DataBox User Manual, available at NOTE: When ScheduleBox is properly connected to the DataBase you will see a green tick sign next to it. Otherwise, a red cross sign will appear. You can move your mouse pointer over the red sign in order to view the error type. Be aware that ScheduleBox can search DataBox for filenames, titles, and metadata. You can Refresh or Delete a Database via the corresponding buttons. Custom Events The Custom Events fields allows you to write custom commands to be executed in AirBox as external events. To add a new custom event for the currently selected channel, press the Add Custom Event button. The following dialog will open: In the Name field enter a name for the custom event, which will then be displayed in the Add/Insert menu. In the Commands field enter a set of commands which you would like to be executed for this event. 47

48 Validation rules Validation rules are predefined rules for control of scheduled content. You can set rules based on date, time, title, categor y and other custom metadata, depending on your workflow. Validation rules are conditions if conditions are met, the schedule/block is considered valid, i.e. can be processed further. All validation rules are listed in the channels section, as shown in the screenshot below: You can create different types of validation rules, based on your content and workflow. To add a new rule, click Add validation rule. In the dialog that follows, enter a name and short description of the validation rule. These will be displayed in the Channels section (see screenshot above). Check Enabled to activate the validation rule. Below, check the time when the conditions in the rule should be tested. You can select one or more of the following options: When files are added to the schedule When the user runs validation manually i.e. when the user clicks Validate schedule or Validate block When the schedule is published i.e. when the user clicks Publish schedule as a single playlist or Publish schedule as multiple playlists Automatically time of validation depends on additional automatic validation settings (further in this manual) 48

49 Add validation rule Validation settings Add new subrule Under Filters, select whether any or all conditions of the rule should be met to validate the schedule/block. To add conditions to your va lidation rule, click Add new subrule. You can add a number of conditions (subrules) to be met simultaneously or as a required minimum for action. 49

50 When you first add a new subrule, select the property to be checked from the drop-down list of available options: Title, Category, Time, Date, Day of the week, or Custom metadata. Your selection determines the options, as shown in the screenshot above. For titles, days of week and other metadata, the validation conditions include Is, Is not, Contains and Does not contain. For time/ date you can select from the Before and After options. Under Actions, specify the action which ScheduleBox should take if the conditions in the validation rule are met. You can select from the following options: Deny addition and/or notify exact action depends on the selected time for validation (i.e. Validate when) Stop processing other rules if a match is found will stop rule processing at the first matching condition A sample validation rule is shown in the screenshot below: EXAMPLE: In the sample rule, a channel has a policy not to play action movies on Friday night. The rule is active, i.e. the Is enabled option is checked. The name and description of the rule provide a short reminder of the rule s content for editors. The rule is applied on manual va lidation (i.e. the user clicks a button to trigger the rule) and when the schedule is published as a playlist to be used in AirBox. The Deny addition and/or notify option under 50

51 Actions (bottom of the dialog) is also checked. In combination with the options for time, this means that the user wi ll only be notified about illegal files in the schedule/block on manual validation or schedule publishing. As for the testing criteria, they are described under Filters. All listed filters should be matched, i.e. all criteria should be met. The following conditions are checked (for yes/no): 1. If the genre (custom metadata) of the item is Action 2. If the day of week is Friday 3. If the time of day is past 19:00 If all of the above are fulfilled, the user will be notified for illegal files in the schedule/block. Automatic validation settings These settings apply to rules, which are set to run automatically. You can select a period of time (ahead), for which the sch edules/blocks to be validated. The time is entered in days. You can also set an auto-validate interval and select the block statuses, which will be tested against the automated validation rules. EXAMPLE: If you set an auto-validate interval of 2 hours, schedules/blocks will be validated automatically at every 2 hours. Categories In the Categories field you can view and edit block categories for the currently selected channels. By default, you have the following categori es: Generic, Prime time, Morning, and Other. You can edit these categories via the Edit category button. You can also Add new custom categories via the respective button. The following dialog is used for adding and editing categories: 51

52 Enter the Name of the category and select its Color via the respective fields. NOTE: The category name cannot be longer than 64 symbols. Enable the Visible option if you want the category to be visible by the users. Status Finally, the Status field allows you to vie and edit block statuses. By default, you have the following statuses: New, Draft and Ready. You can Add and Edit statuses via the respective buttons. The following dialog is used for this purpose: Use the Name field to enter the name of the status. In the order field specify the order number of the status, meaning the level of the st atus relevant to the remaining statuses. Be aware that you cannot enter an existing order number here. NOTE: The status name cannot be longer than 64 symbols. Use the Color drop-down list to select a color for the status. Enable the Ready for broadcast option if you would like blocks with this status to be saved when a schedule is published. Remember that only blocks with a status Ready for broadcast are being published by ScheduleBox. Finally, enable the Visible option if you want the category to be visible by the users. 52

53 STATISTICS Selecting the Statistics section in the left pane of the System Manager invokes a list of the currently available channels to the right. You can edit the statistics thresholds for each of the channels. These thresholds will be then applied to the Statistics page in the Home view. To do this, expand the view of the desired channel and press the Edit button for the desired threshold to change. Notice that two types of thresholds are editable: Start Time Threshold (seconds) - define here the threshold to be applied for earlier/later playout discrepancy of a scheduled item. This value is in seconds. EXAMPLE: If you define a Start Time Threshold of 0.5 seconds. This means that in the Statistics page if a the difference between an item's planned Start Time and played (broadcasted) Start Time is less than or equal to 0.5 seconds, this will NOT be marked as a discrepancy. Duration Threshold (seconds) - define here the threshold to be applied for duration playout discrepancy of a scheduled item. This value is also in seconds. EXAMPLE: If you define a Duration Threshold of 0.5 seconds. This means that in the Statistics page if a difference between an item's planned Duration time and played (broadcasted) Duration time is less than or equal to 0.5 seconds, this will NOT be ma rked as a discrepancy. 53

54 ERRORS AND LOGGING Selecting the Logs section in the left pane of the System Manager invokes a list of the currently available system logs to the right. You can save locally each of the logs via the Save button to the right of the desired log file. Use the Refresh button to refresh the currently displayed logs. Notice that more than one log file is available here and that the files are numbered, except for the uppermost file. Each of the numbered files is 2 MB large. The un-numbered file is the file, in which the system saves its currently logged information. When this file reaches the size of 2 MB, i t is automatically numbered with 1 and the rest of the files are shifted (1 is added to their number). Thus, the oldest file (number 10) is removed and the un-numbered file is cleared and it continues to log the newest information. 54